American aviation camp visit thrills Baker Pershing in France
Secretary Baker and General Pershing visited the largest aviation camp in France where more than a hundred aircraft practiced formation flights. A nose dive by a trainee was hailed as training value and the Red Cross barracks were inspected. The visit featured a welcome from Russians and intense curiosity about pilot daring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Red Cross
Baker
France
General Pershing
Ed Cross Barracks
Given Wilson
New York
W Pershing
French Attack on West Front Battles near Verdun
The French attacked across a wide Verdun front west of the Meuse after ten hours of artillery prep but were repulsed. In Flanders activity rose after midday with German operations near Tahure and later raids near Epehy Cavrelle. The Meuse battles continued with heavy artillery and air activity. French prisoners and downed aircraft were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Berryau-Bae
Tahure
Avecourt
Verdun
Meuse
Waldeck
Saiegneux
Bezonyaux
Lomion
Epeby
Cavrelle
Cambrai
la Bassee Canal
Menta Road
Paris
War Office
Verdun Front
Secretary Baker Visit Ends in Train Accident
A student fell from a train car injuring both legs and a skull fracture while Secretary Baker’s party avoided the witness. The machine was badly smashed as they prepared to receive copies of the Plane News, and Baker praised the editor for quick journalism. The group then toured a storage center ready for incoming troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
General Scott Relieved From Seventy-Eight Division Command
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, former chief of staff, relieved of command of the Seventy-eight division at Camp Dix and assigned to oversee the camp as embarkation point. Brig. Gen. James T. Dean takes temporary command. Five other divisional leaders were already relieved for failing aging medical exams amid a war department shift away from officers near sixty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh L. Scott
National Army
Camp Dix
N. T
James T. Dean
War Department
Guns Active in Macedonia Front Frontline Fire Report
The war office reports artillery fighting along nearly the entire Macedonian front. The preceding night the enemy bombarded Monastir with devastating shells, causing civilian casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
War Office
Monastir
No Losses for Yankees in French Theater Action
American patrols engage enemy forces in No Man's Land near Toul. Germans retreat with some casualties as the raid and subsequent reconnaissance yield limited in-line contact. Heavy artillery fires across the line produce craters up to twenty feet deep amid continued gas shell activity in Toul and Lunéville sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teutons
U. S. Trenzghes
Toul
France
Marc
No Man’s Land
U. S
Laneville
Luneville
Trains Kill Six in Auto Crash Near Pendleton
In Anderson Indiana on March 18 Ralph P Gray 39 his wife Myrtle 37 their daughter Mary 15 and son Ralph 4 9 were killed when their car was hit by a Big Four passenger train near Pendleton. Gray was a local factory machinist. In Springfield Ohio another two were killed and three injured when a southbound Alton Limited struck a stalled auto in Auburn Indiana. The dead were Peter Mechelick 53 Decatur and Charlotte Decatoire 18 Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Ralph IP. Gray
Myrtle
Mary
Ralph
Sriatio
Pendleton
Gray
Springfield
Auburn
Alton Limited
Peter Mechelick
Ofty-thiree
Decatur
Charlotte
Bombs Kill Eight in England in German Raid
London reports eight dead and twenty two injured after a German air raid over Hartlepool. The article notes the home defense forces and a statement condemning the murder of a young girl. In Pittsburgh Edward Metutive was found guilty of murdering his fourteen year old cousin Frances Smith and received a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
T Hartlepool
Lord Frevch
Pittsbury
Edward
Frances Smith
A.e
American Tanker Fights U-Boat in Bristol Channel
In Bristol channel February 24 an American tanker of about 4000 tons Grose battled a German submarine after being torpedoed and shelled. The U-boat allegedly sunk. one crewman wounded, tanker lightly damaged, battles lasted about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Channel
Atlantic
Panishere
Vacuum O1 Company
Holland Agrees to All Demands on Dutch Shipping
London and Washington say the Dutch government has accepted Entente demands to use Dutch ships in the danger zone. The move aims to speed over the seizure of idle Dutch tonnage despite German pressure and prior delays in negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
London
Entente
Amsterdam
Reuters Limited
Germany
Netherlands
Pellieh
Washington
Germans Find Fifteen Warships In Odessa Harbor
A Berlin telegram reports German forces occupying Odessa uncovers fifteen Russian warships in the harbor. In Jassy, bolsheviks aboard steamers fled Sevastapo after the city fell, as General Muravieff reportedly ordered mass executions and racketeering demands against the city’s residents. In Colorado Philip Cohen of Sterling is found guilty of robbery in Adams County court for jewelry theft valued at $8,400 at the Model roadhouse with Rev. Burke present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Amsterdam
Berlin
Koelnische Volks- Zeitung
Jassy
Roumania
Sevastopo
Muravieff
Brighton
Colo
Philip Cohen
Sterling
Adams County
Cohen
Irene Nolan
Denver
Model Roadhouse
Garret J. Burke
British air squadron bombs Zweibrucken and inspects rail hubs
London report states a British air squadron bombed Zweibrucken on March 18 with fourteen heavy projectiles and ten fighter bombs hitting barracks and munition facilities. The aerial battle saw twelve enemy planes shot down and seven driven out of control, while twelve Allied machines were not lost. Night raids continued behind enemy lines with heavy tonnage dropped and German forces massing near a village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zweibrucken
Ba- Vaile
Germany
Hirsen
France
Kaiser Seizes American Property in Berlin
The Kaiser takes control of American holdings in Berlin as reprisals. The move targets business properties and signals intensified postwar pressure amid diplomatic tensions. Citizens assess potential impacts on trade and employment as authorities comment on confiscations.
Three More Russian Towns Seized in Grain Trade Row
Special to The Evening Journal reports from London on March 18 that Kaiser Wilhelm ordered all American property in Germany seized as retaliation for the U S move. The action mirrors Germany's recent seizure of German property in America and follows the same wartime retaliation pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Journal
London
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
United States
America
Germans seize three Russian towns near Odessa
The German advance continues with three more Russian towns captured in the Odessa region. Each town is said to yield substantial grain stores for the Kaiser. Reports claim Petrograd may be ceded in a proposed peace settlement between Russia and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
London
Odessa
Russia
Germany
Petrograd
Paris Factory Disaster Kills Thirty. U.S. Helps
A factory explosion in Paris killed thirty people and left thousands homeless. Americans rushed to aid the victims and support relief efforts amid the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Journal
Paris
Bombing of Village in Night Raid Disorganized by Germans
A village was bombed from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The German assault failed to develop due to severe disorganization among enemy forces.
49 in New Casualty List
Washington reports forty nine names on the casualty list issued by the War Department. One officer and several enlisted men are listed as died of disease or accident, while others are wounded. Names include First Lieut Harold M Hirsh and several privates, corporals, and sergeants with their statuses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Harold M. Hirsh
Robert Edward Byrne
William P. DeCunha
Herebert von Alt
James B. Stewart
John M. Crouch
Warren C. Hauser
Charles Besty
Steve Norman
Oliver J. Bufford
Torter Jones
Wareld ML Hirsch
Leutenant
Willard Bion Brown
Oy de Brayn
Robert HL Griffith
John Gurski
Stephen J. Hatta
James J. Murray
Wilbur Thomas
Theodore J. Barrett
Elmer J. Bell
Asa EB. Boat
Bakers Ordered to Cease Substituted Flour Bread March 20
Washington reports all bakers must use 20 percent wheat flour substitutes in bread and rolls. They may not resume baking these products until they conform to regulations, with penalties including license suspension for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dey Baker
Aviators
Fhelal
Memphis
West Front
Avocourt
Gen
Scott
N. J
Macedonia
Yankees
Switzerland
Ralph Gray
Anderson, Ind
Tage
Alr
Zweibruken
Kaiser Has
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!