British forces advance on the Western Front with gains
British Fourth and Indian corps pushed forward on a 4000 yard front, capturing intervening positions and trenches. More than 700 prisoners taken as contingents operated with success. aircraft destroyed railroad junctions at Ourtrai and Menin amid heavy fighting at Neuve Chapelle and in Champagne.
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Ourtrai
Menin
Berlin
War Office
West Flanders
Neuve Chapelle
Champage
Vosges
Pstrolenka
Przasnys
No Truth in German West Depletion Says Observer
An official observer at British headquarters reports there is no truth in claims that German ranks in the west have been depleted generally. He notes German forces remain extensive on a vast front and conduct large-scale operations, with morale in the east showing no weakening.
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London
Dardanelles bombardment fails again reports from Constantinople
A wireless from Washington to the German embassy states the Dardanelles bombardment yesterday was unsuccessful and Constantinople remains hopeful The enemy’s landing attempts on the outer Dardanelles failed and dispositions there are unchanged.
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Dardanelles
Washington
Constantinople
Governor vetoes seven bills including game measure
Boise march 11. Governor Alexander vetoed seven Thirteenth legislature bills. He disapproved house Intl No 250 and No 251 extending eminent domain, No 71 for water resource study, No 204 authorizing local taxes for fire protection, No 102 uniform partnership act, and No 87 uniform sales act. The fish and game bill No 35 was killed amid heated debate.
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Boise
Alexander
Hunt
Kiger
Hull
Koelseh
Conner
Committee On
Kootenai
Koelsch
Ada
Wandered Man Dies in Exposure at Oneida Narrows
Join McKinley, 32, hoisting engineer for Phoenix Construction Company, went missing from the Oneida Narrows camp and was found dead in the hills from cold and exposure after consuming bootleg liquor. A California man’s will left McKinley four thousand letters, signaling a noted friendship. McKinley belonged to the Moose order and has relatives in Scotland.
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McKinley
Phoenix Construction Company
Oneida Narrows
Merriam
Grace
California
Moose Order
Scotland
Indians Tie Up Drunk Man At Farmers Feed Yard Riot
An intoxicated Indian caused a disturbance at Farmers Feed Yard. Fellow tribesmen, angered by his loud behavior, tied him with ropes and hid him in the hay until he sobered. The bottle was claimed by others. police recovered it. He is believed to have fled toward Bannock Creek.
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Bannock Creek
Russians Improve Discipline View From Galicia Visit
Berlin reports Leonhard Adelt, Tageblatt war correspondent, observed stricter Russian army discipline in Neu Sandee after evacuation. He notes a soldier hanged for plundering, a thief beaten with fifty knout strokes, and a man who caused noise punished with thirty strokes. In Bukovina Russians dumped all strong liquor into gutters to enforce temperance.
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Berlin
Galicia
East Prussia
Leonhard Adelt
Berlin Tageblatt
Neu- Sandee
Dunajee
Adet
Bukovina
Man Guilty Plea in Federal Case Shifts Murder Status
In a crowded federal court session, Charles Meadows pled guilty to a liquor count and awaits action on the murder charge involving Deputy Sheriff Gene Taylor. Several Indians faced various charges with pleas and continuances, including a notable Brinson family counterfeiting case.
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Gene Taylor
Charles Meadows
Meadows
Idaho Falls
Jim
Henry Brinson
Peter Brinson
Joe Burk
Peter
Jim Brinson
Burk
Pizie
Tom LeSieur
Bob Oley
Jocosely
Thaw Testifies as State Ends Case in Conspiracy Trial
Harry K. Thaw took the stand at 3 20 p m to testify in his own defense in the Matteawan conspiracy case. The state closed its case before noon and Judge Page ruled out most sanity testimony, allowing only proof of mental capacity to form a conspiracy.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Page
Thaw
George Signs Council Order For Naval Reprisal
London March 11 King George signed the order in council to implement Great Britain's naval reprisal measures against Germany. The action formalizes Britain's planned retaliation as part of the wartime policy.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
George
Nurses Cottage Planned at County and City Hospital
Board plans a nurse quarters cottage east of the hospital to save rental costs. A $1000 loan would fund a $2590 project with grounds beautification and driveways. Commissioners and hospital board members discussed the plan, with work to begin after a later decision.
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Board of Managers
Durses
Boand
I. Counerman Loux
Wotel
Viaus
Ed Jacobs
Sumner Pond
N.S. Pond
Fred Caldwell
Spur for a Warehouse Drive Near Salt Lake Firm
Developments in the warehouse district accelerate as Salt Lake Hardware moves into the five acres from the old brewery site. A substantial building project is planned while the Short Line begins laying a spur beside Salt Lake’s warehouse, with the concession granted this week.
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Salt Lake
Neil Boyle Hardware Company
Salt Lake Hardware Company
Mexicans Will Stick Together Amid Tense Mexico City Ties
Carranza promises foreign residents in Mexico City protection in a Vera Cruz version of his reply to U S representations. Spanish envoy reports four Spaniards killed and private homes looted in Mexico City outskirts. Gen. Funston arrives at Fort Bliss and heads to San Antonio after border tour.
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Washington, D.C
Carranza
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
State Department
Washington
Riania
Villa vows united resistance to foreign intervention
El Paso reports General Villa, in a Torreon message, says Mexicans will unite against any foreign troops if intervention occurs to subdue Carranza forces. He denies recent American interviews claiming he would not oppose intervention if made commander of the anti Carranza forces.
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el Paso
Tex
Villa
Torreon
Carranza
Havi
Eall
Suak
Utah utilities bill defeated in senate vote
The utilities commission bill failed in the Utah Senate by a 12 to 6 margin after a debate. Support came from Senators Frank Evans George Dern Joseph Crez and J W Funk while opposition was led by Don Colton Joseph Eckers ley and L Wight. Salt Lake March 11. The public records indicate the vote and debate details.
Prinz Eitel Frederick at Newport as German envoy investigates Frye sinking
The Prinz Eitel Frederick sits at anchor in Newport while the German embassy seeks details from Captain Kielhne about the sinking of the William P. Frye. The ship’s band plays German airs for Commander Thierichsen’s birthday as authorities order the vessel to depart within 24 hours.
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Frye
Eifel
Washington, D. C
White House
Wilson
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel Frederich
United States
Germany
Neutrality Board
Prinz Eitel Frederick
Kieline
Queenstown
Atlantic
Thierichsen
Pacific
Charens
Easter Island
Jean
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Newport News
IL. TE. Kielhne
Eitel
Kiehne
Treasury
Washington
Florida
Prinz Fitel Friederich Arrival Stirs Washington
News from Washington notes the German cruiser Prinz Fitel Friederich reached Newport News announcing six months as a commerce raider ending with the sinking of one American owned vessel flying the U S flag. Officials await full details of the sunken ship off South America as the affair is probed.
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Washington
Prinz Fitel Friederich
Newport News
United States
Ee P. Frye
South America
Eitel’s voyage threatened by delays and refusals
Newport News reports Captain Thierichsen saying the Eitel will press the voyage unless given time for repairs and restraint. The William P. Frye crew was freed from the fuel and ashore, twenty arrivals occurred, two Germans enlisted after responding to the colors. The Kitel heads to drydock as locals protest with immigration denying seventy Florida passengers entry as undesirable aliens.
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Newport News
Thierichsen
United States
William P. Frye
Florida
Charens Sunk While Heading for New York Registry
The Brit steamer Charens, possibly the ship sunk by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, was owned by the New York and Pacific Steamship Company. It was en route to New York to take American registry when it was destroyed.
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Washington
Charens
New York and Pacific Steamship Company
New York
Negro Faces Bad Charge In Davis Assault Hearing
In a preliminary hearing before Judge J M Knowles, William Davis was bound over to the district court on an assault with intent to commit murder charge after a white slave action emerged from testimony. Davis shot Lillian Banks four times and attempted suicide following a demand for more money. The woman testified she earned $1.50 to $10 daily from prostitution and that Davis attacked her when she refused further payments. County Attorney C Douglas Smith planned to file papers on a white slave proposition against a black slave basis based on the case.
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William Davis
Lillian Banks
Davis
J. M. Knowles
District Court
C. Douglas Smith
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Audbers
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Phoenix
Norfolk
Hamilton
Seattle
Prinz Kitel
North Atlantic
Frederick B. Funston
American Border Patrol
Western Frontier
Fort Bliss
San Antonio
Utah Utilities
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