Netherlands envoy pleads to modify action on Dutch ships
After months of delay and failed talks, the United States and Great Britain plan to seize all Dutch ships in allied ports by March 18 unless the Netherlands accepts an aid agreement. The move could add about a million tons to allied shipping, with compensation and bread export privileges for the Netherlands. Meat exports to the Allies are to rise by 50 percent and may double under food administration talks.
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Netherlands
Wilson
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Augustus Phillips
The
Hague
Germany
Holland
Food Administration
Railroad Control Bill Sent To Wilson
Congress approves the railroad control measure after House passage 303 to 25 and sends the bill to the president. The plan compensates railroads for wartime property use, limits federal control to 21 months postwar, allows rate initiatives with ICC approval, and funds the director general with 500.9 million dollars while placing short lines under federal control.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rainbow Division Repulsed German Raid March 5
American troops that beat back the German raid on March 5 were from the Forty-second Rainbow division composed of National Guardsmen. General Pershing reported the unit’s good conduct and received congratulations from General Gerard of the Eighth French army. The One Hundred Forty-ninth artillery, once the First Illinois artillery, is part of the Rainbow division.
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Washington
Forty-second
Rainbow Division
Pershing
Gerard
One Hundred and Forty-ninth Artillery
First Illinois Artillery
Huns Seize U. S. Men on Ship
State department reports from Stockholm say Americans who left Finland on a neutral ship after the German occupation were taken prisoners. It also notes 25 Americans who left Helsingfors are held by Finnish Red guards near Bjomesborg on the west coast, northwest of Helsinki.
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Washington
State Department
Stockholm
Finland
Helsingfors
Red Guards
Bjoemsborg
Coke Shipments Rise in Connellsville Region
Connellsville Pennsylvania reports a 37500 ton increase in coke shipments during the last fiscal week raising total shipments to above 330000 tons for the first time since November.
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Connellsville
Bomber Hits England Five Killed in London Raid
British reports say a Wednesday air raid in London resulted in five deaths. Details describe an airship raid and subsequent German air offensive with limited available specifics on targets or timing.
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England
London
Huns Take Odessa Amidze Teutonics Seizure Of City
German and Austrian forces push toward Odessa despite a Brest Litovsk treaty split. Odessa, a Black Sea port of 450 000, held by Bolsheviks with the Black Sea fleet, may fall as Kiev has already fallen and German aims shift to securing grain and reinforcing troops in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
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Odessa
Black Sea
Russia
Ukrainia
Teutonic League
Ukraine
Reichsrath
Austria
Muscovy
Petrograd
Kiev
Kaiserite
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Mehmed V
Three Killed on U S S Von Steuben During Target Practice
Three sailors died when a shell exploded during target practice aboard the U S S Von Steuben. Victims were Emmette Joseph Shields of Hannibal Missouri Valentine Przybylski of Buffalo New York and Ercell William Martin of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The ship served as an army transport and the incident occurred while the armed guard trained.
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Washington
von Steuben
Navy Department
Emmette Joseph Shields
Hannibal
Valentine Przybylski
Rother Avenue
Buffalo
Ercell William Martin
Philadelphia
Daylight Saving Plan Passed by House in Washington
Washington reports the daylight saving bill passed the house and moves to the president. The plan sets clocks forward one hour at 2 p m on the last Sunday in March and back one hour on the last Sunday in October each year.
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Washington
House
Probe Opens Into Subway Panic Fatalities in Paris
A judicial investigation was opened into the panic at a Paris subway station during Monday's air raid. Seven men, 29 women, and 30 children died in the crowds as people fled the shelter.
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Paris
First Hanging in 35 Years in Rock Island Jail Yard
Will Carter a negro was hanged in the local jail yard for the murder of Peter Jelvek a white man. It was the first hanging here in 35 years. Officials only were present.
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Rock Island
Will Carter
Peter Jelvek
Army draft on Washington March 14 details second call
Washington reports there will be no new date for the second draft as the current call for 95 000 men assembles during five days starting March 29. About 40 000 to 50 000 from the second increment will be drawn, with many original draftees remaining unused until camps can handle them. Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Indiana are assigned quotas, while Iowa and Minnesota have none.
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Washington
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
British Airmen Down 39 German Planes In March Push
The British air service reports ten days in March with strong activity. They destroyed 39 German airplanes and brought down 40 out of control, while 15 British machines were reported missing amid stormy early month conditions.
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France
Belgium
No Surplus Of Sheep In U S
Chicago reports government meatless Tuesday orders do not imply a sheep surplus. President W B Tyrrell of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau says the United States has 48 million sheep but should have 125 million, noting no surplus as wool consumption outpaces growth.
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Chicago
W. B. Tyrrell
National Sheep and Wool Bureau
United States
Americans and Britons Captured From Neutral Vessel
Dispatches from Stockholm report that several American and British citizens sailing from Finland on a neutral ship were captured by Germans. Those of military age will be taken to Germany for internment.
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Stockholm
Finland
Germany
Kennon to Succeed Barry as Camp Commander
Brig. Gen. Lyman W. V. Kennon, commander of the 171st Infantry Brigade, will temporarily replace Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry as camp commander at Camp Grant Illinois. The change takes effect immediately during the current assignment period.
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Kennon
Barry
Camp Grant
Ill
Lyman W. V. Kennon
One Hundred and Seventy-first Infantry Brigade
Thomas H. Barry
Indictments Against 35 I W W Members Reported
Federal grand jury in Wichita Kansas returns indictments against 35 members of the Industrial Workers of the World. With one exception the accused are in custody or under arrest.
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W. W
Wichita
Kan
Industrial Workers of the ‘World
Cone
Guerrilla Warfare Reported in Polotsk District
Polotsk peasants conduct guerrilla actions against German forces while Russian staff move to Moscow from Smolensk. Bolsheviks ratify peace with Central Powers by 433 to 30 vote, ceding Poland Courland Livonia Württemberg Ukraine and parts of Armenia Batoum Kars Erivan to Turkey.
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London
Turkestan
Petrograd
Stockholm
America
Red Guards
Polotsk
Dyinsk
Vitebsk
Dvina
West Front
Moscow
Smolensk
Rozvozov
Berlin
Ukraine
Bachmach
Kiev
War Office
Congress of Soviets
M. Ryasonov
Russia
Poland
Courland
Livonia
Wsthonia
Asia Minor
Armenia
Batoum
Kars
Erivan
Isaac Stephenson Dies Former Wisconsin Senator Styles Lumber Pioneer
Isaac Stephenson eighty eight former United States senator from Wisconsin died at his Marinette home after a week of illness due to old age. He played a major role in northern Michigan lumber and mining development with large holdings still among the state’s biggest. Born near Fredericton New Brunswick June 18 1829 he grew up on a farm and in the woods. He filled Senator Spooner's unexpired term in 1907 and was elected to serve in 1909.
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Marinette
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
New Brunswick
John C. Spooner
Jesus Feeds Multitude by Learnt Sharing in Desert
A devotional piece on Jesus compassion and teaching in Mark 6 32 56. It explains the miracle of feeding the crowd with five barley loaves and two small fish and urges believers to give what they have, trust God to bless it, and serve others with spiritual bread.
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Jesus
John the Baptist
Carlyle
England
John
Phillip
Bethsaida
Moses
Andrew
Simon Peter
Maltbie Davenport
Babcock
Freight rate rise approved for Eastern territory 15 percent
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted a 15 percent general freight rate increase for Eastern territory trade. An additional 15 cent per long ton rise was approved for anthracite coal. The higher rate applies to regions outside the prior June increase and affects coal livestock meats petroleum and products grain cement lumber and related stock commodities.
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Washington
Eastern Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japan to Act in Siberia and Mediate in China Crisis
Tokyo reports suggest imminent Japanese intervention in Siberia as mobilization and indications mount. Allies favor action while American officials inch toward acceptance. Japan may mediate to unify north and south China in response to the Russian crisis.
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Tokyo
Siberia
America
Japan
China
Milwaukee Colonel Decorated for Gallantry in France
Col. Douglas MacArthur receives the croix de guerre for gallantry in action in France. The Milwaukee native was appointed to West Point from Milwaukee several years ago and is noted in dispatches.
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Milwaukee
Col
Douglas MacArthur
Beak
France
West Point
King George Thanks America for Red Cross Donation
London March 18 King George thanked Henry P Davison chairman of the American Red Cross war council for the United States contribution of one million dollars to the British Red Cross in a formal message.
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King
America
London
King George
Henry P. Davison
American Red Cross
Council
War Lord Salutes Farmers In Western Canada Immigration Drive
A wartime agricultural appeal lauds farmers for feeding the army as fields expand across the United States and Western Canada. It notes easier entry, cheap lands, free seed, tractor imports, and duty exemptions to attract settlers, with projected yields and profits guiding a large farming migration.
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United States
Europe
Western Canada
Canada
Dominion
Western
Brighten up the corner where you are motto quoted
An item from the Louisville Courier Journal presents a humorous exchange about wives and cheerfulness. It notes a wife’s motto to brighten the home, while joking that one cannot brighten a corner not present. The quip reflects domestic humor and social norms of the period.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Announces Free Samples
Soft clear skins are promoted with Cuticura Soap and hot water for morning and night cleansing. Pimples should be smeared with Cuticura Ointment. Free samples offered by mailing to Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Cipher Rim Reveals Questioning Gloom Over Star Player
Quotations depict a basketball figure described as a cipher. Critics note the player lacks impact, calling him a cipher with the rim off. The dialogue implies skepticism about his value to the team.
Congress and Garfield Ea End Strike Impasse
Congress works to settle the strike while Garfield Ea faces a subdued stomach, highlighting a political stalemate and health issue in a subdued public context.
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Congress
Garfield Ea
Government Controls Sought Over Ice Crop
A call emerges for government intervention in the ice crop sector as market volatility and supply concerns prompt calls for regulation. Supporters argue control would stabilize prices and ensure fair access for consumers and businesses.
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