British Hold Line as German Offensive Persists
British forces resist heavy German pressure in Picardy with firm positions on the northern front and center. Berlin reports claim advance toward Ypres and Suilly while Haig says Allied troops repelled fresh assaults near Peronne and Bapaume. U S engineers aid in the Cambrai front as Lt. Hansen, Pershing’s nephew, marries in New York.
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Somme
St. Quentin
Oise
Peronne
Bapaume
Field Marshal
Haig
France
Wancourt
Baptime
Courcelette
Neste and
Guiscard
Rumors Of Giant German Air Machines Reach Washington
Official Washington believes the German drive has failed to meet its aims and that new German positions offer counters. Estimates place German losses at about one hundred thousand per four days of battle, with total near half a million. London reports reports of giant multi engine planes on the western front, including four and six engine types in experimental stages.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
London
Nage Hans Volmolier
Mustard Gas Bombs and Valor Highlight WWI Front
American patrols in France report German gas shells including mustard gas and enemy aircraft shelling positions. A German flyer dropped gas over American guns while an American surgeon, Lieut. H R Davies, earned the Distinguished Service Cross for performing a life saving amputation under heavy fire with the British army.
French Send Aid as Allied Forces Engage Germans Near Noyon
Paris reports the French sent troops to assist the British on the British front. Heavy fighting continues in the Noyon region and on the right bank of the Oise as French troops take over a sector and clash with German forces. Artillery actions flare near Reims Courcy Loivre Arracourt Vosges Blenerey Badonviller.
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Paris
St. Quentin
Neyon
War Office
Berlin
Bettlhe
Noyou
Oise
Noyon
Reims
Courcy
Loivre
Champagne
Suppes
Tanure
Arracourt
Vosges
President Wilson Demands Up-to-Date War News
President Wilson receives every line of information on the German drive as it comes to Washington. He has called up officials at the War Department several times since Saturday seeking the latest news due to impatience over the information gap. He is thoroughly anxious about the outlook.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
War Department
Shell Kills Many In Church Suburb Amid Paris Bombardment
Paris March 26. The long range bombardment of Paris resumed at dawn with two shots then two more, gasping the city. An American Marine corporal was seriously wounded by shell splinters but survived due to a cigarette case deflection. A church in the suburbs reportedly struck during Sunday services killed several worshippers. Authorities and newspapers debate the use of new German guns and air reconnaissance while Parisians ignore alarms and resume daily life.
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France
Badenvillers
U. S
Toul
St. Boussant
Boqueteau
Tmpidnight
Paris
Matin
Figaro
Dungerque
Richard Arapu
L’couvre
Third Liberty Loan Plans For Three Billion At 4 1 2 Percent
Washington March 26 Secretary McAdoo announced the third Liberty loan would total three billion dollars with 4 1 2 percent interest. Bonds will be nonconvertible, acceptable at par, with a sinking fund and interest applied to United States inheritance taxes. Congress will be asked for authority to issue up to 45 billion more for allied aid in summer. McAdoo urged Americans to support the loan to defeat German militarism.
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Washington
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Representative Kitchin, Chatroan
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
United States
France
America
Soldiers Return to Quieter Pace After Somme News
The text notes a lull in bombardment with work resuming normally and transport lines operating. Crowds filled the streets discussing the new Somme battle, likened in intensity to Verdun, as focus on conflict shifted away from heavy bombardment.
Wood Urges Large Army for Overseas Service
General Wood, back from the European front, told the Senate military committee that the United States should maintain an overseas army of 2,000,000 and train a further 2,000,000. He praised General Pershing’s expeditionary forces and cited allied experts predicting the German offensive will fail and the lines will hold.
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Washington
General Pershing
Cgeneral Wood
General Wood
Senate Military Committee
German Prince of Reuss Killed on Western Front
London reports Prince Henry of Reuss head of the younger branch slain on the western front. Archibald Roosevelt, recently wounded, rests comfortably in a Red Cross hospital near the front and aids staff while cheering fellow patients.
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Henry of Reuss
Western Front
London
Prince Henry of Reuss
Reuss
Berlin
Roosevelt
Vaulis
Archibald Roosevelt
Red Cross
Allies Hold Front As German Attacks Intensify
Special to The Evening Journal from Paris reports heavy fighting along the front with British lines holding. Germans press hardest between Noyon and Chaulnes while French evacuate Noyon in orderly fashion. Left bank of the Oise remains in French hands as confidence rises that allies will strike at the right moment.
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Somme
Licourt
Brie
Peronne
Bapaume
Evening Journal
Paris
Noyon
Chaulnes
The
Oise
War Office
British Army Announces Ongoing Stand Against German Forces
From British Army Headquarters in France on March 26, reports say British forces hold the line while German troops fight desperately. Allies anticipate significant developments as events unfold in the next hours. German losses are pegged at about four hundred fifty thousand.
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France
Sinking of British siig sweepslooop reported
London reports the admiralty announced the sinking of a shipsweeper on Friday with heavy loss. One officer and sixty four men were lost. In another item Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes faced espionage act charges in Willow Springs Missouri with a $10,000 bond awaiting federal grand jury action.
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London
Admiralty
Ono
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