Swoboda Charged With Firing La Touraine While At Sea
Paris report says Raynold Swola, passenger on the French steamship La Touraine, was arrested amid a sea fire incident and charged with setting the vessel ablaze. The Matin notes suspected enemy ties and possible plans to blow up the Touraine. Swoboda, described as American, 38, financier, was taken to Lavre with no passport on file.
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Paris
Raynold Swola
Marcavith
Swoboda
Touraine
Lavre
British Steamer Victim of Diver
Berlin reports three French repulses on the west front with heavy losses and ongoing fighting in Leprete forest. A Belgian town was bombed with one killed and one wounded. Russian frontier near Memel cleared of enemies. Russians retreated after defeats near Tauroggen and Staukrandly with 720 captured near Krahnopol and Klimki.
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Berlin
War Office
Leprete
Belgium
Memel Jis
Tauroggen
Staukrandly
Krahnopol
Klimki
Ellerman Line Steamer Flaminian Sunk off Seil Islands
The Ellerman line steamer Flaminian en route from Glasgow to Capetown was sunk by German submarine U-28 off Seil Islands on Monday. The crew was saved.
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London
Ellerman Line
Flaminian
Glasgow
Capetown
Seilly Islands
Crown of Castle Torpedoed Off Scilly Island
The British steamer Crown of Castle has been torpedoed and sunk off Scilly Island near Cardiff according to a local paper report dated March 31.
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Cardiff
Wales
Scilly Island
Allied air raid hits German forces near Bruges base
Report says thirty German soldiers were killed and sixty wounded near Thourout Belgium on Saturday by Allied airmen dropping hazardous devices. The devices were dropped on a German submarine base near Bruges yesterday. The Tijid does not know the results.
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Gers
Thourout
Belgium
Bruges
Tijid
Serbs Eager to Face Austrians After Gains
Official cables from Serbia report improving sanitary conditions thanks to aid from friendly nations including the United States. The Serbian army seeks another clash with Austria, having added 200 captured Austrian cannon and stockpiled ammunition to last months.
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Rome
Mar
Serbia
United States
Mexico pays indemnity to McManus widow
Washington March 31 General Garza head of the Mexico City government paid 11300 dollars as indemnity to the widow of John B. McManus the American killed by Zapata troops according to the Villa agency.
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Washington, D. C
Villa
Garza
Mexico City
John B. McManus
Zapata
Building for Montana Opens at Panama Pacific Exposition
Montana's state building at the Panama Pacific exposition opened with dedicatory exercises in San Francisco. The lieutenant governor and Montana Society of California representatives joined other officials in the program.
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San Francisco
Montana
Montana Society of California
Japanese Diet Called in Extra Session
Tokyo dispatch reports the emperor has convened an extra session of the diet to begin May 17 and run for three weeks. The announcement comes from the East and West News bureau in New York.
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New York
East and West News Bureau Today
Tokio
Princess Marie Jose Named Honorary Head Of Belgian Youth Monument
Paris reports Princess Marie Jose of Belgium is named honorary president of a committee to erect a monument in Paris honoring the heroic Belgian children of 1914 and 1915. The effort highlights Franco-Belgian wartime ties and memorializing young victims of the early war years.
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Paris
Marie-Jose
Belgium
Death of Rothschild Family Leader in London
Lord Rothschild, head of the English branch of the Rothschild family, died in London today. He was born in 1540, marking the end of a long religious and financial lineage tied to the era’s noble families.
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London
Mar
Lord Rothschild
Banquet Honors Departing Y M C A Secretary A B Richardson
A banquet at the Commercial club last night honored A B Richardson and wife as they leave the city to pursue Y M C A work in New Mexico. President W A Jones presented a diamond ring. C W Pomeroy gave a gold watch. Prof W R Siders and officials voiced regret at his departure. International secretary A G Kneble and I B Rhodes attended and spoke toast.
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A. B. Richardson
Commercial Club
New Mexico
Association
W. A. Jones
Mr. Richardson
Board of Trustees
W. R. Siders
A. G Kneble
I. B. Rhodes
Oregon
Idaho
Germany Must Pay for American Wheat Cargo Hull Loss
Washington reports the wheat cargo of the American ship William P Frye was not American owned when sunk by the Prinz Eitel Freidrich. The state department seeks only hull damages from Germany after an American note and declares no international legal justification for the sinking. Officials expect Germany to agree to compensation and express regret.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel Freidrich
Germany
Frye
Seattle Street Car Strike Called Failure
Seattle officials report Puget Sound Traction Light and Power cars running as usual despite a strike backed by the Central Labor Union. Two of 2300 workers quit. others recalled. No arrests today. twenty yesterday for cutting wires. Mayor Gill blamed the Industrial Workers of the World. unionists cited a mob violence demonstration.
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Seattle
Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Company
Central Labor Union
Gill
Industrial Workers of the World
Death of J. T. Hyland in Pocatello Hotel
J T Hyland longtime Pocatello resident and bailiff for the district court died of apoplexy yesterday evening in his room at the Pocatello House. Police say no inquest. funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM from Vandar Schuit parlors. He leaves two brothers John Hyland a passenger conductor on the OSI and Edward P of Long Island NY.
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T. J. Hyland
E.E. Lowry
Mr. Hyland
Pocatello House
F. H. Poole
Poole
Hyland
District Court
Stroudsberg
Pocatello
John Hyland
Edward P
Long Island
N. Y
Vandar Schuit
May Wheat Peaks at 1.515 Price in Chicago Trade
Chicago wheat futures for May closed at 1.515 and opened Friday trading with modest gains amid steady demand. Market observers noted cautious activity as traders assessed weather outlooks and global supply signals.
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Chicago
Ill
German Raider May Make Dash
Newport News reports of 1600 tons of coal loaded on barges for the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, though port officials say they know of no purchase. Marine experts say the coal could fuel a voyage to a home port as Commander Thierichen plans to begin coaling, with a possible dash past the Virginia capes amid hostile cruisers.
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Newport News
Mar
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Hampton Roads
Thierichen
Virginia Capes
Protested Ordinance Delays City Walks Bid Review
A special city council meeting was held to reexamine the sidewalk district bids. Protesters argue the 14 to 15 cent per foot figure is too high and unfair to local contractors, though some owners may install their own walks under city supervision.
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Turner
Ahs
Generasmous
Snore General
FE. C. White
D. W. Chorch
Col. J. M. Ingersoll
Fletcher 2. Burrus
Express rate ruling hits fruit shipments to several Montana cities
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled rates on strawberries and cherries from Washington and Oregon to Helena, Butte, Great Falls, and Billings as unreasonable and discriminatory. Icing rates were deemed reasonable, and carriers must set new rates to the four Montana destinations.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Oregon
Helena
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
War letters sought to color a future history epic
Professor Witkop of the University of Freiburg calls for letters from soldiers and trench communications. He plans to collect these wartime writings from relatives and others to later reproduce excerpts, aiming to add a vivid, objective epic supplement to the war narrative.
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R. Witkop
University of Frieburg
Germany
Witkop
Resorts Sit in Segregated Districts Ordered Shut Down
Cleveland officials ordered the end of segregated district resorts today following a municipal decree. Prominent clubwomen urged leniency arguing the closures would push patrons into nearby districts. Police rejected the pleas and proceeded with the shutdown.
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Gleveland
Ohio
Andden
Turkish officers disciplined after insubordination claims
Turkish officers were disciplined for encouraging disorder among troops. German commanders arrested many involved. Aviators dropped bombs near an obscure house, triggering a local celebration.
Old Brewery Converted Into County Ice and Cold Storage Plant
After months of remodeling the Franklin-Hayes brewery became a modern ice and cold storage facility. A trial run cooled ice and storage rooms. full operation to begin with continuous running tomorrow, producing 300 pound ice cakes every twenty minutes and ten tons daily, with seven large cooling rooms and storage for eggs meats fruits and produce.
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Franklin-Hayes
Pocatello Transit Company
Pocatello Tre and Cold Storage Company
Troopers Protect Border Towns Near Brownsville
Three batteries of the United States third field artillery arrived at Brownsville to bolster defense as Matamoras is attacked. General Funston reports only desultory fighting across the Rio Grande last night.
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Brownsville
United States Third Field Artillery
Matamoras
Funston
Rio Grande
Tribesmen Fail to Finish Riot at Tochi
In Simla on March 31 a revolt by ten thousand tribesmen at Tochi led to a battle with government troops. The tribesmen were repulsed, about two hundred killed and three hundred wounded in the clash.
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Simla
India
Tochi
German Division Annihilated in Polish Maneuver
London dispatch cites Petrograd saying a German division was trapped and annihilated after a failed maneuver in northern Poland near the Niemen river. German retreat expected a Russian pursuit and flanking defeat, but the plan collapsed.
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London
Petrograd
Poland
Niemen River
Turkish army hampered by poor quality ammunition
A Constantinople dispatch reports Turkey has ammunition for now but of inferior quality. German supplied carts from March 1914 are exhausted, forcing reliance on inferior Turkish manufacture. Disorders and insubordination among troops are common and several Turkish officers are said to have been arrested for hostility to Germany.
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Geneva
Constantinople
Germany
Turkey
German Aerial Action Report From War Fronts
A Petrograd dispatch notes German aviators over Ostrolenka dropping bombs that missed a supposed Russian HQ. A German plane fell near Jedwabne with officer and mechanic captured. Libau bombardment kills three, wounds seven, damages fifteen houses. wires and Baltic in port damaged. Constantinople via Berlin says allied fleet resumes bombardment near Dardanelles. Turkish aviators conduct daily recon.
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London
A_ Petrograd
Ostrolenka
Jedwahne
Reuter
Libau
Constantinople
Berlin
Dardanelles
Russians Take Artvin Front Push Turks South
Petrograd reports the Russian Caucasus army occupying Artvin and pushing Turkish forces southward. Artillery duels continue on the Sart Kamysh front as the conflict presses on.
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Petrograd
Artvin
Sart-Kamysh
French cruiser drives German sub away near Dieppe
Paris March 31 The ministry of marine said a French cruiser forced a German submarine to dive off Dieppe. The cruiser sighted a periscope and oil on the surface and is believed to have struck the submarine. The war office added no change in the situation since the last notice.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Dieppe
War Office
State Department Objecting to Credit Arrangements
Secretary of State Bryan announced the department objects to credit arrangements with belligerent governments as brought to its attention. The department has taken no action and expresses no opinion on them.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Bryan Today
Hiryan
Passenger Thrasher Identified as American after Falaba Sinking
The passenger Leon Chester Thrasher born in Hardwick Massachusetts in 1854 was an American citizen. His family has appealed to Washington to learn the circumstances of his death after the British steamer Falaba was sunk.
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Hardwick
Mass
Leon Chester Thrasher
United States
Thrasher
Washington
Submarine F-4 to be raised in Honolulu harbor
Washington March 31 Rear Admiral Moore said a hawser parted on the sunken submarine F-4 and current gear is too light to lift it. An estimated fourteen days will be needed to raise the P-4 from forty five fathoms using pontoon methods after authorization of $20 000 by Daniels.
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Washington
Daniels
Honolulu
Moore
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