German Submarines Sink British Vessels Off Scilly Isles
German U boats patrolled the English coast sinking the liners Flaminian and Crown of Castile while crews abandoned ships amid shellfire. A French cruiser reportedly rammed and believed to sink a submarine near Dieppe as shipowners urge arming merchant vessels.
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Laornden
Maren
Crermnan
England
Fiamintan
Crown of Vaattie
Ratiedine Evenine
Fife
Vlainichin
Joan
Itiz
Dieppe
Ross
Falaba
Aguila
Poe
Orme
Castis
Clergie
Tom Teslid Sims
Fulaba
Wei
Crown of Castile
Norwegian Ship Ranger Captured Near Falkland Islands
The Norwegian steamer Ranger captured by the British cruiser Bristol and taken to the Falkland Islands after leaving Baltimore in February and arriving at Montevideo on March 4. The Ranger was accused of carrying coal and provisions bound for the German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, violating neutrality.
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Baltimore
Puenos
Aires
Hristol
Falkland Islands
Ranger
Baltimoore
Montevideo
Buenos Air
Bangor
Kronpring Wilhelm
Plans to sell 120000 Krag rifles to ally blamed on zeal
Mrs Selma Lewis testified in a probe into pension schemes seeking to auction the 120000 Krag rifles stored by the U S government to foreign governments. She admitted several schemes to turn over the entire stock to an ally if she could buy them from Uncle Sam. Reported that she valued the rifles at 30 dollars each, far above their peace time value of about three dollars.
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New York
United States
Selma Lewis
Uncle Sam
English Royalty Slashes Meals To One Dollar Per Diner
Amid war economy Buckingham Palace cuts per person daily cost from prior levels. Dinner menus shrink from twelve courses to five with cold roast beef on certain nights. Windsor and Buckingham menus from 1914 1915 are cited while staff numbers and weekly savings reach about 350 dollars.
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Loadon
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Agneau
Real Dietzel Case Shows Passport Fraud in War Time
London reports a U S passport scam involving Adolph Dietzel. A man, 5 ft 4 in, used a passport issued in Washington, arrested at Aberdeen for failing to register in a prohibited area. The genuine Dietzel remains at home in New York claiming the passport was lost or stolen. The imposter traveled on the continent and had a Dutch consul affix his photo and stamp.
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Dietzel
New York
Washington Fort
London
United States
Adolph Dietzel
Washington
Aberdeen
Holland
Sinking of William P Frye cargo not American owned
State Department finds the wheat cargo of the American ship William P Frye was not American owned when sunk January 2% by the German cruiser Prinz Eugen. The United States will seek damages plus regret, noting no international law justification for the act. Counselor Lansing conferred with President Wilson about the forthcoming note to Germany.
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State Department
William PL Frye
South Atlantic
Pring Hitel Friedrich
Germany
Lansing
Wilson
Ertin
U S WienS 7 million dollar rolling stock order
London reports the United States secured a major rolling stock contract for the Russian government valued at 14 000 000 rubles about 7 000 000 dollars. A British syndicate had submitted higher tenders than the American bids according to the Daily Telegraph Petrograd correspondent.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Petrograd
United States
Lhat
French credit rises to 69 million as subs flood in
New York on March 31 reports the French government credit with the Morgan National City and First National syndicate fixed at 69 million dollars. Subscriptions for the bonds have been entered to a very large amount with principal subscribers including major financial institutions and some life and fire insurance companies. Many applications are coming from out of town.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
National City Bank
First National Bank
Fuading Iife
London 50 000 Workers Seek Pay Rise In War Time
London April 1 reports that the Allied Engineering Trade Unions will demand wage increases of six shillings per week or 13 percent on piecework. About 50 000 workers are affected including boiler makers iron founders stationary engineers tool makers brass molders blacksmiths and electricians.
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London
Suit Over War Horses Seeks 150000 Damages
A New York suit for 150000 damages alleges breach of a contract to furnish 6000 horses to France. Louis P. Roeder, for Anderson T. Herd, claims Robert T. Smith and William W. Ferguson of Portland, Oregon failed to secure horses or a bond, after Herd assigned the deal to them with Mayer and Carpenter of Washington and Tennessee respectively.
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Washington Post
New York
Louis P. Roeder
Anderson T. Herd
Robert T. Smith
Wiliam W.ferguson
Portland
Oreg
Herd
Francis R. Mayer
Washington, D. C
John H. Carpenter
Nashville, Tenn
France
Seaboard
Newport News
Atlantic
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Mayer and Carpenter
Vice President Works as Movie Extra in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 31 Vice President Merehall joined a film crew as an extra with party members present. He watched filming at Pagetian drama lot and was asked to pose before the camera as the director called action. The vice president earned one dollar for the appearance.
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Fom Angeles
Cal
Merehall
Wpen
Marshall
Protest by Great Britain over California teachers pay
Governor Johnson received a telegram from Secretary Bryan with British ambassador protests about California school teachers not being paid due to non citizenship. Bryan's message reportedly protested discharges of teachers. Johnson replied to Washington, but reportedly found no unpaid teachers on that ground as far as his information shows.
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Bryan
California
Sacramento
Cal
Gov
Johnson
Achotl
Gov. Johnson
Washington
Dope laws fail to curb narcotics. Stroud bandit shot
Public health service finds enforcement gaps and no funding in current anti narcotic laws. New York style disease approach praised as best measure. Guardian appointments allowed in some states. Meanwhile Oklahoma bank raid ends with 13 year old Pauli Curry shooting bandit Starr, who is wounded and captured as posse closes in.
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United States Public Health Service
Health Service
New York
Michigan
Tennessee
Washington
Publc-Health Service
United States
Washington Post
Stroud
Okla
Henry Sterr
Oklahoma
Pauli Curry
Starr
First National
Stroud National Bank
Crisis as Kaiser confronts Longwy assault by son's orders
Paris March 31 Figaro recounts the Longwy capture where German forces resisted, provoking Kaiser Wilhelm to demand accountability of a victorious general. The general blamed the crown prince for ordering the attack, and, enraged, shot himself after the meeting. A week later German postcards called the crown prince the conqueror of Langwy.
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Lengwy
Paris
the Figaro
Longwy
France
Luxemburg
Prince
Jwice
Germany
Langwy
Bombardment of Dardanelles Resumes as Allies Hit Turkish Coasts
Constantinople reports the allied fleet resumes bombardment near the Dardanelles with Turkish aviators carrying out recon flights. Petrograd says fog hindered ships on several days but notes bombardment of Zunguldak Koslu Kilimli and Eregli and sinking a steamer amid heavy anti aircraft fire. Turkey claims two thousand Russian projectiles caused no major damage and several Russian seaplanes were driven off by Turkish airmen.
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Aeros
Dardanelles
London
Reuters
Berlin
Petrograd
Bosphorus
Zunguidak
Koslu
Kilimli
Eregli
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Turka
Turkey
Zunguldak
Baron von Horst a "Dangerous Alien" Held by Britain
A cable from London reports Baron Louis von Torat, once American, detained as an alien enemy after taking a duchy title. Despite appeals by the American embassy and support from figures such as Gov. Jatingon and Sec retary Lane, Britain declines release. Washington offered bonds for his release with stipulations to stay in the United States until war’s end.
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Washington Post
London
Baron Louis von Torat
Duchy of
Saxe Coburg
America
Jatingon
Lane
State Department
von Horst
United States
Washington
Yon Horst
BOOM FOLK FOR GOVERNOR
A Missouri movement with about 1000 party leaders seeks to draft Joseph W Folk former Missouri governor and Interstate Commerce Commission counsel for 1916. W O D Vanderventer and Ewing Mitchell lead the effort with Folk weighing a possible U S Senate run and a gubernatorial bid if the Senate path fails.
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Washington Post
St. Louis
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. OD. Vanderventer
United States
Ewing ¥. Mitchell
Folk
United States Senate
Falk
Bar Caucus to Newporters Special to The Washington Pun
Newport March 31 Many prominent social figures were barred from Democratic caucus participation in the Fifth district. The city committee filed a list of 259 ineligible names with the clerk. Notables named include the Rev. Emery II Portner rector at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Gibson Wahnesstock De Lancer A Kana Edwin D. Morgan Hamilton Fish Webster A Livingston Mason and Daniel Leroy Dreaser. The move signals machine politics aiming to curb independent votes.
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Washington
Newport
A. K
Democratic Party
Democratic City Committee
Tey Fmery II
Portner
Emmanuel Tepiscopal Church
Gibson Wahnesstock
de Lancer
A. Kana
Edwin D. Morgan
Hamilton Fish Webster
A. Livingston Mason
Aniel Leroy Dreaser
Trix
Actress dies on stage during live performance
Mrs Myron C Leffingwell an actress from Washington DC collapsed and died on stage at the American Theater during the first act of It s a Long Way to Tipperary. Her son Ern est was in school in Washington as the audience mistook the moment for a plot development. Efforts to revive her failed as the curtain was lowered and stage hands attempted to restart the production.
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Washington Post
Plas
Utage
Alac J
Arthur Ritchie
Hitchiea
Lefingwell
Widow Dies After Fearing Operation On Anniversary
Ida W. Farber Warder, 59, leaped from a fourth floor window at 450 Hudson Ave West New York, a year after her husband James F. Warder, a Wall Street paper manufacturer, died after an operation for cancer. The incident follows her dread of an impending operation. Raymond W. Pullman, to become major and superintendent of police, will speak at the Park View Citizens Association meeting at Whitney Avenue Christian Church. A life-saving demonstration by Boy Scouts will be held.
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Washington Post
New York
Mia
Ida W. Farber
Hudson Avenue
West
James FH. Warder
Wall Street
Hubole
Raymond W. Pullman
Park View
Republicans Indorse Sherman for 1818 Cir Court Judge Nomination
Peoria March 3 Republicans in the Tenth judicial district assembled to nominate circuit court judgeship candidates and endorsed Senator T. V. Sherman for President on the Republican ticket in 1916.
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Peoria
RaiD Predicts Sunday Raid Threat Over Holland
Amsterdam reports say German airships aeroplanes and hydroseroplanes swarm the Dutch sky and waters around Holland are cordoned with warcraft. Observers think Easter Sunday warning may lead to a Hartlepool Scarborough style raid as in prior weeks. New York Stock Exchange and produce exchange to close on Good Friday after governors approval.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Hartlepool-Scarborough
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