Allies Pool Reserves for Potential Grand Offensives in 1918
Washington March 20 reports that Allied leaders at Versailles plan to pool army reserves from all powers to launch coordinated offensives this year. The move aims to mislead the German high command about timing and target while readying attacks in France and Italy. The supreme war council would direct these operations, with Italy possibly becoming the main theater, and early moves expected in France and Flanders. Casualties listed include several officers and numerous enlisted men from ongoing actions.
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Supreme War Comel
Versailles
Paris
Channel
War Council
War Department
Italy
Theen Preme Council
France
Flanders
Supreme Council
Commmand
Supreme War Council
White
30 IN U. S. CASUALTY LIST
Washington March 20 The casualty list viewed by the war department contained only 80 names Capt. Phelps
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Washington
War Department
Phelps
Invited Neutral Correspondents to Western Front Drive
Touston reports German army heads invite neutral newspaper correspondents to witness the western front offensive. Copenhagen telegraph notes the party will depart for the front immediately. A separate item from Miami, Missouri says three men attempted a bank robbery, blew the vault door with an explosive, and fled when deputies arrived from Carrollton.
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Touston
Western Front
Copenhagen
Marshall
Maret
Miami
Here
Carroliten
Lenroot Leads in Wisconsin Senatorial Primary
Fragmentary returns show Irvine L. Lenroot leading James Thompson in the Republican Wisconsin primary with Lenroot at 1 057 to 248 in scattered precincts. Davies beats McCarthy four or five to one in rural districts. La Follette supporters show split results. Rural lines shifted vote totals amid heavy turnout and long lines at some city precincts.
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Wisconsin
Irvine L. Lenroot
James Thompson
la Follette
Lenroot
Thorpeon
Davies
MctCarthy
Berger
la Pollette
Joseph BE. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Lisbonnet
Charles McCarthy
McCarthy
Muidy
la Crosse County
Thompson
Lenreet
Necedah
Juneau County
Baltimore shipyard strike disrupts shipbuilding progress
Roughly 000 workers at the Baltimore Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Company walked off the job over wage demands. Minesweepers and merchant ships under construction were left unfinished as strikers sought 310.0% daily for chippers and enuikers and Twent y four 0 day for riveters, challenging the current eight hour day scale. Shipping board officials expect a local dispute and anticipate union leadership to resolve the issue without broader impact.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Baltinore
Baltore Dry Docks
Sod Shipbuilding Company
Navy
Shipyard Wage Dispute Prompts Government Contract Work Ban
A Baltimore shipyard proposes to bar striking workers from government contracts in other yards for 60 to 80 days. The firm argues government orders demand steady production and that high wages and labor terms are under government control, urging drastic measures to stop future incidents.
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Ers
Baltimore Company
Red Kuhn Loses Eye In Barracks Accident
Dallas report says Red Kuhn former White Sox and Coast League player was drafted into the army last fall. At Camp Travis San Antonio he became corporal, then injured by a towel fringe striking his right eye and ruining it. He received an honorable discharge.
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Tex
Tred Kuhn
Chicago White Sox
Camp Trav
San Antonio
Kubn
Army
Sweden Betrayed by the Germans
Dispatch from Washington reports Germany attempted to force Sweden into Brest-Litovsk talks and occupied the Aland islands with troops claiming Finns requested aid. The action alarms Scandinavia as Germany expands across Oesel and Ago and prepares ports for seizure, seen as a new German sea. Paris announces the French submarine Diane is officially lost after a long absence.
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Washington
Germany
France
Sweden
Brest-Litovsk
Baltic
Alandslands
Russia
Oesel
Aland
Schleswig
Paris
Diane
Payments to Lenine Bared in Secret German Funds
Paris reports a new set of secret documents showing German banks and mine syndicates paid large sums to Lenine and other revolutionaries. Letters from Deutsche Bank and Rhenish Westphalia assign funds to correspondents in Stockholm Copenhagen and more. Totals include 171750 to Lenine and 38500 to Maxim Gorky.
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Petit Parisien
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Rhenish-Westphalia
Stockholm
Copenhagen
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Trotzky
Trotsky
Scheidemann
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Switzerland
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Deutsche Bank
Furstenberg
Germany
Sweden
Geneva
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Decker
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Vorwaerts
Hiere
Rhenish Westphalia
M. Ruffer
Helsingfors
Diskonto Geselleknaft
M. Lenine
Kronstadt
M. M Hansen & Co
Nilandsweg
Metz Bombarded as American Air Strikes Hit Metz Line
American planes crossed into German airspace near Metz while artillery on the Toul front shelled enemy towns. German second line fortifications were reported strengthening as first lines fell back. Gas shells were used and shells hit Essey and Mont Lee with intermittent fire along the Luneville sector.
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France
Metz
Tuol
Essey
Montsee
Toul
Mont Lee
Luneville
Britain Pushes Dutch Ship Seizure If Terms Not Accepted
London reports no confirmation of Holland’s acceptance of allied terms on Dutch shipping. A fresh British notification to The Hague warns that without unequivocal acceptance the allies will proceed to requisition the vessels. Washington awaits word from London on Dutch ships in American waters.
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the Hague
Holland
Great Britain
Hague
Washington
American
Loudon Gad
JAP FORCES TO PROTECT COUNTRY
Japanese troops rushed to Amur Province to protect against rioters as unrest challenged regional security. The deployment aimed to safeguard civilians and maintain order amid widespread disturbances.
Japanese Forces Rush to Amur Province Front
Special to The Evening Journal reports Japanese troops moved into Amur Siberia to shield civilians from Bolshevik riders threatening the district. The dispatch notes bombardment and ongoing hostilities in the region.
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Evening Journal
Tokyo
Mar
Amur
Siberia
Fiei
American Army Bombards French Village and Cemetery Battery
In France in March 2018 American forces destroyed a Gere van Battery at Riche court Cemetery and shelled the village of Lahayville where two ammunition stores were blown up. Gas shells dropped into the American positions.
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Evening Journal
France
Mar
Richecourt
Lahayville
German air attack drops gas-filled balls on Americans
Reports say German planes last night dropped rubber balls filled with liquified mustard gas on American troops. The effect was minor but the incident enraged the soldiers and stirred anger.
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Evening Journal
France
Mar
Wilson Plans Proclamation for Requisition Ready
Officials indicated seizure would occur after the Netherlands government is consulted. All departments were ready to proceed the moment word was given. A proclamation announcing the requisition and its reasons was prepared and signed on Monday for issuance.
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Netherlands
Wilson
Air Raiders Cause Panic in Koblenz Bombing
A neutral listener in The Hague reports that on March 12 Allied air raids on Koblenz caused extensive destruction and panic. He said locals believed the attackers were Americans as whistles and sirens rang and workers sought shelters near Mulheim on the Rhine.
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London
Koblenz
Germany
the Hague
Times
Mulheim
Rhine
Spies Accuse Wire Taps Prompt Senate Resolution
Senator Owens of Oklahoma introduced a Senate resolution demanding information from the War Department on measures taken to counter alleged German wire tapping of telephone and telegraph lines. The resolution was referred to the appropriate committee without debate.
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War D Department
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War Department
Oklahoma
Senate
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