French trenches ablaze as Germans use burning liquid attack
Paris reports describe German incendiary liquid weapons scorching French trenches near Maisancourt. Soldiers and a nurse recount horrendous burns and uniforms scorched as the defenders retreat. The War Office notes the method, with jets of liquid sprouting through smoke and Germans penetrating the trench despite defenses.
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CALL CLUBMAN BANDIT IMPLICATED BY CHAUFFEUR
Philip T. White of the Crescent Club and Masury Paint Company faced an indictment for participation in the August payroll theft at Sackett and Wilhelms. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded after testifying as a witness for an acquitted co defendant. Police note chauffeur Daily implicated by statements, with other arrests abroad.
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John Neale
William T. Shepherd
T. H. D.” Cunnin
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Kings County
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Goldstein
San Francisco
Robinson
Moore
New Haven Charges Plea by 13 Directors and Former Directors
In federal court in New York on March 6, thirteen defendants including Towid Case Ledsard Robert W Taft Edward J Robbins Charles M Pratt and others pleaded not guilty to superseding indictments charging criminal conspiracy under the antitrust law. They face 21 directors and former directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and have until March 2 to demur or take other action.
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Charles M. Pratt Thomas Dewitt Cuyler
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Francis T Maxwell
Edward Milligan
George F. Raker
Charles F. Brooker
John L Billard
A. Heaton Robertson
James S. Hemingway
Boston and Maine Railway Extends $23 Million Short Notes
Boston and Maine Railroad announces a six months extension of nearly $23,000,000 in short time notes due this week. About 60 percent of note holders have forwarded signed extension agreements, averting receivership for now. Officials seek state legislation in Maine New Hampshire Vermont to permit consolidation and reorganization of leased lines.
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J HO Hyatis
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Vermont
President appoints Rublee to Federal Trade Commission
President Wilson yesterday named Crearge H Rublee of Cornish New Hampshire to the Federal Trade Commission. Rublee's nomination was not confirmed by the Senate at the last session, but the president's action completes the anchlarship of the trade commission, which will organize here this week.
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Chancellor Von Bethman-Holweg Speaks On Peace War
The interview portrays Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg as a blunt yet humane leader who defends Germany as the peace-loving nation. He argues the German emperor sought peace, criticizes England for provoking war, and recalls the night by night effort to avert European conflict while Europe teetered on destruction.
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Parisian Sage promised to beautify hair and scalp
A Victorian style advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a scientific tonic that nourishes hair roots, removes dandruff, and promotes long, soft, thick hair. It claims immediate effects and easy home use, available at ODonells Drug Stores or other drug counters.
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German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg Speech Interview
An exact copy of James Creelman interview with Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg. Dated Berlin February 10, 1915, Roeder certifies. The text portrays Germany’s war aims and the leader’s defense of a peaceful cultural and economic order under threat from Allied coalitions. It emphasizes Germany’s desire for security, the argument against British war responsibility, and the claim of inevitable German victory.
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German View of the War From the Staats-Zetung
Herman Ridder discusses a Hamburger Nachrichten translation debate about a Times editorial on German wartime morale. He argues Timely translations altered meaning, noting the Hamburg paper praised German unity and endurance while criticizing Allied moral pretense.
Channel Open to Relief Ship to Belgium Reported
Bates cites a State Department report that relief ships to Belgium may use the English Channel easing routes. The agreement between Germany and England aims to shorten the relief fleet voyage avoiding the north of Scotland. Hoover and the Belgian relief leader in London provided the cable update.
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State Department
Lindon M. Bates
American Relief Commission
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Herbert C Hoover
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England
Bates
Scotland
Passport plot in Brazil nets counterfeiting ring
Police in Rio de Janeiro investigate a counterfeiting case after a Netherlands consul complaint. German reservists in Brazil are accused of forging Dutch passports to gain safe conduct to Germany. Authorities say they have identified the person behind the fraud.
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Rio de Janeiro
Germany
Berlin suspends all bus traffic to conserve gasoline
Special cable from Berlin reports that all motor bus traffic in Berlin and other German cities has been halted to preserve fuel supplies. Government aims to stretch gasoline for essential needs as military and civilian mobilization continues.
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Bern
Berlin
Murat to Serve France in Navy Reserve
Montreal reports a group of French reservists departing for New York where they will board ships to France. Among them is 19 year old Emil Murat, great grandson of Joachim Murat and brother in law of Napoleon Bonaparte, who will serve as a private.
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Germans use neutral flag on merchant ships at sea
Three cargo vessels passing Gothenburg hoisted the Swedish colors but at Christiania they displayed the German flag. The report from Gothenburg dated March 6 notes Germany attempting neutral signaling while German ships operate under a neutral fiction in neutral waters.
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Washington Post
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Sweden
Christiania
Tobacco Habit Easily Conquered
A New Yorker with wide experience writes that tobacco or snuff habits can be banished in three days with a book mailed free by Edward J Woods of New York City. Benefits include calmer nerves, better digestion, steadier vigor, and improved health as nicotine poisons leave the system.
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