Germans gain near Harcourt northwest of Verdun
German forces report further successes around Harcourt northwest of Verdun. Infantry drives after heavy bombardment push enemy back along seven hundred meters. Swarm drives also drive French from Avancourt pens over two hundred meters. Heavy counterattacks repulsed as wedge presses toward Verdun. bombardments continue in the Verdun sector.
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P. A. Service
Berlin
Harcourt
Verdun
Avancourt
Swmy
Sty
Mexicans Closing on Villa Near Namiquipa
El Paso reports Carranza troops are closing in on Villa near Namiquipa aided by Americans. Villa is said to have made a stand in Santa Clara canyon but was driven out. A courier in Janesaz reports Villa surrounded by American and Carranzist forces at El Paso ranch five miles from Namiquipa and an attack is set for dawn.
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Villa
EL Paso
Carranza
Namiquipa
Santa Clara Canyon
Cours
Wiaru
Janez
el Qso Ranch
War Dept asks for Mexican troops reported special appropriation
The War Department asked Congress for an 8.89 million dollar rush appropriation to cover expeditionary costs in Mexico and the up‑to‑strength army. About 735,077 dollars funds recruiting to full strength, with the rest for extraordinary border expenditures and outfitting for Villa pursuit. A telegram notes Mexican troops massing near Douglas, Arizona, urging more troops to the border to prevent repeats of the Columbus massacre.
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WAR Dept
P. A
Washington
Mexico
Congress
War Department
Department
Ber
Columbus
Lower
Ariona
Arizona
Uneasiness grows over Mexican situation amid Villa uprisings
El Paso reports increasing concern over unrest in Mexico tied to Villa. Observers warn of possible U S involvement as Mexican troops resist orders aiding American efforts. Debate centers on General Pershing’s control of the railway south of Casa Grandes and use of force against Villa.
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AP. A. Service
EL Paso
Mexico
Villa
United States
Caranza
Casa Grandes
Preshing
Pershing
Sinister forces urged war claim shocks Senate
Senator Stone asserted in the senate that undeniable testimony shows that sinister forces seek to inflame the United States and Mexico toward war. Telegrams from the Texas and Arizona border were read, prompting sharp debate over the war department’s efforts to secure the boundary.
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A. P. A. Service
Washington
Stone
Senate
United States
Mexico
Texas
Arizona
War Department
Troops Leave for Border Move by Twenty-fifth Infantry
Vancouver March 24 The third battalion of the Twenty-fifth infantry entrained for passage to the lower border. They will be posted along the line at El Centro California under Major J T Dean. The first battalion is already en route to the boundary.
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Vancouver
Twenty-fifth Infantry
el Centro
California
J. T. Dean
Twenty-fifth
Czar removes Soukhomlinoff from Imperial War Council
March 24 Petrograd by imperial ukase the czar dismissed General Soukhomlinoff formerly minister of war from the council of the empire. Report says the action is driven by his criticism of imperial policies.
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Petrograd
Soukhom
Council of the Empire
Mjesty
Russian Fleet Active in Black Sea Report From Bucharest
Reports from Bucharest describe Russian submarines penetrating to Varna harbor and torpedoing ships. They claim three dreadnoughts and three ironclads passed Constantinople and destroyed a convoy of Turkish and German merchant vessels laden with petrol and grain. A second squadron bombarded Prehizard twice and Sinope sustained heavy bombardment.
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London
Bucharest
Black Sea
Roumanian
Run
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Berlin says Russian attacks repulsed on front near Dvinsk
Berlin reports two more trenches occupied by Hindenburg's forces on the Russian front and fierce attacks along the northern sector north and south of Dvinsk repelled. The war office says Russian assaults failed under heavy counter attacks and the enemy is halted at every point as field headquarters note their efforts to sever lines between Courland and Vilna fronts. Hindenburg has the situation under control and will soon bring the enemy to a standstill.
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A. P. A. Service
Berlin
Hindenberg
Dvinsk
Indiate
Courfan
Vilna
Berlin admits hard fighting near Vilna on Russian front
Berlin reports heavy fighting on the Russian front with the Courland army’s right wing near Dvinsk and Vilna under attack. Russians fired over fifty thousand shells in a single sector near Postavy, as waves sought to breach German lines.
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PLA
Berlin
Dvinsk
Postavy
Vilna
Army aviation chief survives three story fall
Lieut. Col. Samuel Reber, chief of the army aviation service, escaped death after a fall from a three story home. War department reports say his injuries are not serious.
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Army Aviation
Washington
Samuel Reber
Army Aviation Service
War Department
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