Raider Moewe Returns Safe From Eventful Cruise
Berlin reports the German cruiser Moewe has returned in safety after a months long voyage against German enemies shipping. The ship carried 190 prisoners and treasure valued at one million marks, including four British officers 29 British marines and sailors 168 crew from sunk or captured enemy steamers and 103 Indian soldiers. The Moewe captured or sunk fifteen steamers and is hailed as a national triumph with plans for a parade and honors from the emperor.
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Germans Mantain Terrific Assaults At Verdun Front
Paris dispatch reports continued violent fighting at Verdun with German assaults along the Douaumont sector and Haudremont woods repulsed by French forces. The German attacks, though heavy, failed to alter positions as French artillery hampered their mortars around Verdun. The battle persisted with unabated fury and speculation about the outcome.
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Paris
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Verdun
Moewe Raider Reaches Wilhelmshaven After Devastating Voyage
A dispatch from Amsterdam reports the German commerce raider Moewe arrived at Wilhelmshaven after a long voyage of destruction against Allied trade. Commander Count Vonderlina is to be honored with the Iron Cross first class, the crew with Iron Cross second class, and Vonderlina is ordered to meet Emperor Wilhelm at headquarters.
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Moewe
Wilhelmshave
Weiser River
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Vondahna
Emperor Wilhelm
Britain Drafts Married Men in New Proclamation
London reports a royal proclamation ordering conscription of all married men aged nineteen to twenty seven. The ban on drafting unmarried men begins soon while married men become eligible April seventeenth. Public reaction appears resigned though Labor opposition remains minimal.
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London
Diver Negotiations in Temporary Abeyance
Washington reports say talks on Germany submarine warfare are at a standstill due to differences between the president and Congress and will resume decisively once adjustments are made. Germany reportedly rejected latest proposals while Portugal asserts control of German and Austrian ships in its ports, hoisting its flag and interning German sailors.
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Washington
Lansing
Germany
Congress
United States
London
Madrid
Portugese
Republic
Teuton
Mormague
Panjim
Verdun Battle Continues Amidst Heavy German Losses
Paris dispatch reports Verdun ongoing as German forces reportedly sacrifice troops in large numbers. Wounded French soldiers describe brutal assaults and high casualties, with details of regimental losses and machine gun fire.
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Douamont Heights
Destruction of Allied Vessels Reported by Admiralty
Berlin reports two French auxiliary cruisers and a British patrol boat sunk by German submarine actions in French and British waters. Paris statements claim no submarine seen.救ed figures indicate heavy loss of life with about three thousand soldiers perishing.
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A. P. A. Service
Berlin
Admiralty
Paris
Turks Revolt Shakes Smyrna Amid Submarine Rumor
Salonika dispatch reports unrest spreading in Smyrna as rebels claim a submarine caused the loss of a cruiser Provence. German and French dispatches note turmoil in the province and growing anti- Allied sentiments among local Takish populations.
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P. A. Service
London
Salonika
Berlin
Miralty
Smyrna
Provence
I'le Dispatches
Zeppelins Raiders Hit English Coast Again
The War Office reports German Zeppelins crossed the northeast coast of England last night. The official statement gives no details on locations or damage while unofficial reports claim five towns were visited and a hard blow was struck, with censors trying to conceal details.
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A. P. A. Service
London
War Office
Beline
England
Oyvitte
Zeppelins Do Big Damage in raid over London
London reports three Zeppelins penetrated eighty five miles inland last night dropping forty bombs. Twelve people killed and thirty three injured as bombs hit a vigzae area. German airships returned to sea after the raid, with the war office believing their aim was to locate the English dreadnoughts now kept secret.
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London
War Office
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