Turkish Coup Foiled As Turks Retreat From Mesopotamia
Forces report that Turkish troops on the right bank of the Shatt El-Adham have been driven back with prisoners and wounded. British units say they repelled a Deltawah flank, advancing from Delvy Abbas toward the Shart area, and now occupy the enemy positions with several counterattacks failing to dislodge them.
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Shoee-El-Adham
Deltawah
Pox
Millars
Mesopotamia
Enem
Delv
Delvy Abbas
Adhaim Waa
Shatt El-a Adhain
Ex Czar Isolated at Tsarskoe-Selo
Fetrograd April 1 reports say orders by the Husstar Provisional Government require the transfer to the fortress of St Peter and St Paul of all persons with the deposed emperor at Tsarskoe-Selo. The former emperor and empress will be completely isolated. A grand duchess and grand dukes linked to a Boris entourage plot are cited, aiming to crown Grand Duke Nicholas emperor. he is currently in the Crimea.
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Fetrograd
Sta
Husstar
St Peter and
St Paul
Nicholas
Russia
Crimea
Allen's Foot Base Ad Countermark During Easter Preparations
Fortify feet for long walks with Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder shaken into shoes and used in the foot bath. Advertises relief for swollen feet and tired walking, claiming 100080 packages used by Allied and German troops at the front. Offers a 20 cent pack and a free sample by mail.
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Trent
Allen
Vmexwan
Bere
Allen S Olmsted
Duffy Suttenit Died March 30 2917 Beloved Wife of William
Mary Duffy Suttenit long illness marked by family notice. funeral from Mia Foo Fang residence 1899 North Capital Street to Church of the Sacred Heart for requiem mass. Interment at Renom. relatives invited.
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Willism
H A Gould Agea
Mra
John Parsons
Atreet
Kayser
Oak HE
Montar
Cormick
Lauren Pulliam
Wright
Tenth Street Northwest
Calvary Rapist
Joan CT
Tewtenant
Plier Lee
St Matthew A
Teland Avenue
Tresdar
Roarida
Renaimy
Speare
Portrest
Marthweer Thomas
Grarnir
Intermma
Sevastian Thomas
Grace
John R Wright Company
Tenth Street Northweat
Glenwood Cemetery
Werden
Georgia
Arene
Charles W
Mead Werden
Dodson
Thirteenth Street
Rock Creek
Boy Prisoner 60 Hours Left to Die Rescued After Robber binds legs
A Philadelphia child Nathan Platt ten years old was bound with rope and left in a cellar for 60 hours by a man who lured him from his home on Carpenter Street. Neighbors Peter and Joseph Traficante heard cries, freed him, brought water and soup, and alerted police. Nathan survived despite freezing conditions and malnutrition. doctor says his lower body circulation is poor but improving with rest and nourishment. Police are tracing the kidnapper.
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Westington Post
Philadelphia
Nathan Platt
Carpenter Street
Peter Traficante
Peter Yan
Joseph
Joseph Traficantes
Nathan
Joseph Traficante
Harry Platt
Fernon
Nathan Plott
Mount Sinai Hospital
Carpenter
Little Nathan
Leon Comshe
Callar
Comshe
Fifty ships added to U boats toll for March Berlin officials say
Berlin officials report in a March tally that German submarines sunk 34 steamers 2 sailing vessels and 14 fishing ships totalling about 90000 gross tons. Among the losses were British ships including the Alnwick Castle and Pola. The report lists numerous vessels by name and tonnage, with several Dutch and Norwegian ships also noted.
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Berlin
Sayville
Admiralty
Coranda
Pola
Alnwich Castle
Cape Lawn
Clan Macmillan
Bugar
Java
Nantes
Bassia
William Martyn
Fencaer Carlew
Ph Lee Bom du
Alnwick
British Admiralty
Atlantic
Union Mail Steamship Company of
London
South Shields
Wer
English and American Shipping Company, Ltd
Vrevose
South Shield
Hai Steamship Company
St Tres
Foxton
West Hartlepool
Deddington Steamship Company Ltd
Halt
Antony
Booth Steamship Company Ltd
Liverpool
Newcasque
Dumbarton
Carter, Irvine & Co, Ltd
Glasgow
Achille Adam
Southeastern and Chatham Railway Company
American Marine Trading Company of London
Khewcastle
Leading German Papers Gratified At Constitutional Reform Move
Amsterdam April 1 via London German newspapers praise the appointment of a national liberals commission to discuss constitutional reforms. Veilische Ver?mung hails the event as foundational for a new German house while Tageblatt notes a Reichstag majority seeks to adapt Prussia to modern times and parlia mentarism. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg faces pressure on electoral law and reform pace, with mixed reactions inside the Reichstag. The Anzeiger calls for decisive moves, the Voerwaerts warns of loss if the committee is ineffectual, and the Voertwaerts urges the nation to demand self-respect like other civilized states.
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Amsterdam
London
Germany
Vossiche “Vertunge
Thia
Tageblatt
Reichstag
Prussia
Chanchellor
von Rethmann-Hollweg
Johal Anzetter
Deeda
Voerwaerts
Musterole Health Ad Claims Wide Cold Relief
A vintage style ad promotes Musterole as a ready white ointment made with oil of mustard. It suggests rubbing it on the chest before bed to loosen congestion and treat colds and coughs, claiming relief from sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis neuralgia headaches and various pains. It also implies prevention of pneumonia.
What Is an Internal Bath and Its Modern Use
An early 20th century health ad describes the Internal Bath as a modern warm water cleanse of the lower intestine. It promises health benefits, energy, and elimination of auto intoxication, urging readers to send for a free book and learn more with eminent endorsements.
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Ameaas
Ana
Lomandy
Slavs Recapture Lost Positions In Carpathians Front
Petrograd reports British admiralty wire that Austrian forces briefly penetrated Russian trenches near Kirlibaba in the southeastern Carpathians. A Russian counterattack restored the position as airships and artillery clash continue. Russian aviation strikes Braila and Danube approaches, with fires on piers docks and stores.
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Petrograd
London
British Admiralty
Kirlibaba
Carpathians
Odobechti
Moldavia
Teuton
Capul Mountain
Kurlibaba
Jacobeni
Val Putna
Braila
Roumania
Koatra
Danube
Germans Rescue Smugglers Near Dutch Frontier
Amsterdam reports German guards rescued a group of smugglers halted near the frontier after Dutch officials ordered them to stop. Dutch authorities fired their revolvers and rifles. the incident occurred about 60 yards into Dutch territory before Germans withdrew with the smugglers.
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Amsterdam
London
Sittard
Holland
Telegraaf
Adds
Danes Face Fuel Famine Amid Cold War Struggles
Denmark grapples with a looming fuel shortage as authorities warn of a potential winter crisis. Steps are being taken to conserve energy and secure supplies, with government and industry officials coordinating to prevent widespread cold and hardship. Copenhagen reports austerity measures and rationing plans under discussion by April.
Bill Aims to Exploit Home Resources Amid Fuel Crisis
Parliament debates a bill to seize and mobilize landowners unable or unwilling to work forests peat bogs and lignite deposits. Authorities may employ forced labor and troops to cut timber and mine fuels as the country nears a fuel famine despite meat rationing.
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England
Germany
Measure interned for winter to curb tracing Petrograd
The new measure confines activity for the coming winter to prevent tracing Petrograd. Grand Duchess Olga, formerly married to Nicholas and now married to Capt Koudkowski, is noted. Officers report Capt Koudkowski connected with the Romano family and have urged resignation due to this link.
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Petrograd
Olga
Nicholas
Koudkowski
Marne
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