English raid south of Acheville seizes prisoners in WWI clash
The official war office reported English troops raided south of Acheville and captured several prisoners with light losses to themselves. French reports note heavy air activity in the Vosges with raids driving off and capturing prisoners, while patrols near Zonnebeke and forward areas between Warneton and Zonnebeke saw enemy casualties.
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War Office
Prench
London
Acheville
Zonnebeke
Warneton
Patrol Raiders Silence German Gunners Near Toul
American intelligence reports possible espionage within lines northwest of Toul. A raiding party penetrated German trenches, gathered valuable data, and silenced a machine gun with grenades. Artillery bombarded billets and new works along multiple roads while air forces clashed with enemy planes.
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St. Boussant
Montsec
Riche Court
Quart de Reserve
Pannes- Monsard Road
Buxieres
Luneville
Meecklenburg
Chemin Des Dates
New England
Maassachusetts
Chicagoans in Food Probe Raises Senate Inquiry
Joseph P. Cotton chief of the food administration meat department and EL Dana Durand purchaser for allies under the food administration are summoned to Washington to testify before the senate agriculture committees. Durand testifies Tuesday and Cotton Wednesday about charges they advised packers to hold down live stock prices.
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Washington
Joseph P. Cotton
Food Administration
Meat Department
EL Dana Durand
Chicago
Senate Agriculture Committees
Belgian Troops Repel German Storms Near Nieuport Dixmudes Merckem
Paris reports Belgian forces halted German storm troop incursions in the regions of Nieuport Dixmudes and Merckem. Counterattacks restored positions after initial footholds. Artillery fighting continues in the Verdun sector with no decisive breakthrough.
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Paris
Nieuport
Dixmudes
Merckem
Verdun
Eight More Added to List of Deaths
Washington March 10 Forty four names appear on the casualty list issued by the war department including Capt James B Miller killed in action or captured by the Germans Lieut John G Kelly died from an accident Lieut Edmund D P Glover severely wounded and Lieuts John T Graham George T Pendleton slightly wounded The list shows eight killed in action six died of wounds twelve died of disease one died from accident five severely wounded eleven slightly wounded Electrician Oxcar Rudbeck drowned on duty on the U S Hull his body not recovered
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Washington
Oxcar Rudbeck
Park Avenue
New York
U.S. S. Hull
Navy Department
Four in New York Arrested for German Espionage Ties
Four suspects, two men and two women, holding French citizenship, are arrested in upscale New York hotels on German espionage links. They face deportation to France as authorities pursue potential French prosecutions. One pair fled to Cuba after a two day Washington junket. A cache of coded cables was seized from a Key West safe deposit box.
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New York
United States
Department of Justice
Charres DP
DeWoody
Mme, Despiny Davidovitel Storch
Baron Henri de Brieville
Cuba
Washington
Elizabeth Charlotte Nix
Count Robert de Claimmont
Count de Clairmont
Edmund Rousselot
Marquis de Castillot
J. P. Morgan & Co
Alfonso
Spain
Mime
Baron de Beville
Key West
Cubs
State Department
Deten
Baron and Baroness de Deville Spy Case Recalls Madrid Arrests
Officials link a group including Mrs Nix and Count von Bernstorff to German espionage. They stopped at distinct hotels or apartments while alleged to be involved in government unfavored activities. The Baron and Baroness de Deville, named Mine Storeh or Nezie and Baron de Reville, were arrested in Madrid in 1915 and later freed.
U. S. Cadet Flyer Killed in Bay Crash
Ralph T. Simpson of Pasadena California a U S cadet at the North Island Aviation School was killed when his airplane fell from a height around 500 feet into San Diego Bay near San Phen bee.
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Ralph T. Simpson
Pasadena
Cal
San Diego Bay
San Diego
North Island Aviation School
Son Phen
Sinn Fein Rally Clash With Police In Belfast
In Belfast a riot erupted when police moved to break up a nationalist outdoor meeting at St Marys hall. Rioters armed with hurley sticks and stones fought officers until military troops restored order. Sinn Fein leader Edward de Valera arrived with a guard and addressed a second gathering before police intervened.
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Belfast
Nationaric
Sinn
Sinn Fenners
Edward de Valera
East Clare
de Valera
Threat Does Not Impress American Military Men
Washington reports that Germany’s spring offensive on the western front does not impress American military men. The war department review says the enemy will strike only if compelled by strategic pressures, while German divisions arrive and lines thicken, yet movements are framed as defensive. American troops fight on five fronts as inactivity grows elsewhere.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Atlantic
Veronor
Brescia
Invasion Strategy Notes Amid Wartime Trenches
The report notes limited value of minor engagements and warns the enemy will attack only under strategic pressure. It cites fresh German divisions in the west and cautions massing forces may clog communications, risking reduced maneuverability. Allied troops remain active in France, with trenches held at five points.
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France
White Sox welcomed by air fleet at Texas training camp
Mineral Wells March 19 a fleet of 35 airplanes greeted the White Sox arriving late for training. The parade followed the train toward Mineral Wells as players watched evolutions overhead. Chirenee Rowland and a trainload of fans narrowly avoided a ditch near Weatherford when the engine derailed. no injuries were reported.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Explosions Near Notre Dame Kill Dozens. U S Troops Aid Victims
Paris reports two blasts at a La Courneuve factory killed 16 but later said 30 dead. American Red Cross and army ambulances rushed to the scene aiding the injured and transporting them to Paris area hospitals. Nearly a thousand homeless as blast damage spreads.
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Paris
la Cour Veuve
Duball
Lurcher
la Courneuve
Cathedral
Notre Damme
American Red Cross
Seine
Therm
Langdon Seaplane Accident Claims Boston Student
Francis Elliott Langdon of Boston, a student observer at the naval aeronautic station, died at City hospital from injuries after his seaplane fell into Biscayne Bay Saturday.
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Minti
Fla
Francis Flliott Langdon
Boston
Naval Aeronautic Station
City Hospital
Biscayne Bay
Berman 61 Attacked by Our Planes
A successful Allied air raid in France targets the Berman 61 area. American aviators conduct the operation with emphasis on precision and impact.
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Berman
American Airs Bomb Metz. Troops Break German Trenches
American airmen struck Metz in German territory, dropping many bombs and drawing response from German forces. American infantry forced a first trench abandonment, then pierced a second trench as fighting intensified along the line.
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Evening Journal
France
Metz
Five German Planes Downed by Allied Forces
British naval planes from Dunkirk destroyed five German aircraft between Thursday and Sunday with five more shot down and two observers killed. All British planes returned safely. Italian aviators claim five hostile planes down. A naval airship bombed enemy ground targets. French pilots destroyed two German aircraft on Saturday and caused five more to fall inside German lines. Additional German planes were brought down on March 13 and 15.
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London
Dunkirk
Rome
War Office
Paris
Satuday
German POWs Form Large Army in Siberia
Tokyo reports a German army of about 40 000 prisoners of war in Siberia is being organized for future combat. German officers in Ukraine are also arranging a Ukrainian force, as Petrograd notes. The findings suggest renewed threats in the far East amid ongoing organization efforts by German leadership.
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London
Russia
Tokyo
Siberia
Far East
Petrograd
Ukrainia
Trail Spy in U S Lines Near Tuel In Am Army
American intelligence notes evidence of a potential spy activity northwest of Tuel near the American lines. An early morning sentry observed a signal light flare from a window toward enemy positions and fired but found no one.
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France
Ting
Toul
Kenny
Tuel
Windon
South to Push Ship Work
The Southern Commercial Congress plans an active campaign to increase output at southern and eastern shipyards. Delegates from all along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts attended the meeting in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Mareh
Southern Commercial Congress
South Amantic
Gulf Coast
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