German Drive Still Presses on Front Near Amiens
Reports from March describe German forces advancing on a wide front near Montdidier and Arras with gains west of Amiens and along the Somme. French counterstrikes south of Noyon push back German lines, while American artillery battles continue with no infantry action reported. London notes indicate renewed efforts to threaten channel ports as the war widens on the Western front.
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Ras
London
Noyon
Berlin
German prisoners in British uniforms executed in Paris
March 28 report states several German prisoners captured were found wearing British uniforms to sow confusion in Allied ranks. They were promptly shot.
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Paris
La Follette Expelled Call Dominates Senate Floor
Senator Williams of Mississippi charged on the senate floor that La Follette should be expelled. He also urged internment for Socialist candidate Victor Berger as Berlin sends word of Kaiser Wilhelm congratulating Krupp on a long range gun that shelled Paris from 76 miles away.
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Senate
La‘a Follette
Williams
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Victor Berger
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Krupp
Essen
Paris
Allied Offensive Looks For Soon In World War II
Washington reports continued defense strengthening fueling belief of an imminent major Allied offensive. Military experts expect significant movement within hours with American troops likely to take part.
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Washington
Newsy notes from our brave defenders at home and abroad
Letters from Oregon boys and Coos County servicemen reveal life aboard ship, U boat danger, and the welcome contrast of Scots and Irish hospitality. The author describes convoy rescues, the cold voyage to port, and hope for better news amid wartime trials.
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Newsy
Scotland
Ireland
German Loss Terrific and Allied Defense Strengthens
London reports a fierce engagement west of Roye and Noyon with French forces yielding ground to superior German troops. Reinforcements rush forward as the British hold a railway embankment near the town. Germans occupy Albert and plan new assaults northward. Ancre crossing repelled and Somme lines pushed south toward Roye.
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London
Roye
Noyon
Albert
Abbu‘equay
Somme
Ancre
Royart
German Casualties Estimated at Up to 400000
London reports official estimates placing German casualties at about half of eight to nine hundred thousand engaged. This would mean upwards of 400000 men killed wounded or missing in the recent offensive.
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London
Senate charges spies blamed for airplane program failure
Openly charged on the Senate floor in Washington D C on March 28 Senator Overman of North Carolina alleged spies caused the government airplane program failure and claimed spies were in the Curtiss company. In London reports March 28 say 28 ships were sunk by mines and submarines this week, the heaviest toll since September. British forces in Mesopotamia reportedly wiped out the Turkish army with over three thousand prisoners taken.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Senator Overman
Dem
North Carolina
London
Messopotamia
Senate Probes Airplane Production Report
Lt Col E Lester Jones testified the supply division shipped only one aircraft to Europe since entering the war. Senator New warned that instead of 12 000 planes to France by July 1 only 837 will be delivered amid alien enemy interference.
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Washington
E. Lester Jones
Cycle Corps
United States
Europe
Senate
Senator New
Indiana
France
French Officer Praises American Soldiers After Somme Battle
A wounded French officer arriving from the front says Americans are equal to the best veterans at the Somme. Paris dispatch dated March 28 notes the tribute to American troops who fought there.
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Paris
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Suni
Oregon
Coos County
Sinally
SM. Gurney
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War Office
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East Front
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Paar
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Curtiss
Jones
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