Allied ships crush more Porte forts and battle at Gallipoli
Allied fleets pummel Turkish fortifications along the Dardanelles with 60 warships led by the Queen Elizabeth. Fort L magazine explosion signals hard resistance as Turks mass troops on the Gallipoli peninsula to block landings. Constantinople fears grow as refugees stream from Marmara coast and the Sultan remains at risk while evacuations loom with British and French pressure increasing.
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Berlin
London
Great Britain
France
Dardanelles
Smyrna
Fort L
Galdpoll
Constantinople
Dardaneles
Daily Mail
Sofia
Bulgaria
Marmara
At & A
Aunk
Srardanellea
Elizaveth
Gulf of Saros
Chanak
Straits
Hamidieh
Sultanieh
Dardanus
Souain Dere
Darda-_ Tels
Alleged Triple Slayer Captured in Wilmington
J P Walker, 35, accused of killing Brunswick sheriff six years ago and escaping from jail, returning to see wife and child. He was armed and sought in a Western state for murder, with a Florida detective killing linked. A heavy reward is offered for his arrest here.
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Yevial
Washington Post
Wilmington
J. P. Walker
Brunswick County
Walker
Florida
British seize U S ship Pacific at naval base
London dispatch reports the American steamer Pacific from Galveston seized by a British cruiser and detained at a naval base. Earlier telegrams claimed the Pacific was freed at Falmouth and sailed toward Rotterdam.
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Pacific
Falmouth
Washington
London
Daily Chronicle
Pispatchea
Galveston
Rotterdam
Germans Slay 300 Turks in Cairo Dispatch
Telegraphed from Cairo, the Daily Mail reports German officers clashed with their Turkish allies during the retreat after Suez operations. About 300 Turkish soldiers were killed in a single affray near Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
London
Daily Mail
Suez
Ships to quit U.S. flag as seamen's bill blamed
Pacific and Robert Dollar lines weigh registry moves after Wilson seamen bill. Pacific Mail orders ships out of overseas trade citing 200 percent cost rise. Dollar Line may shift registry to China to meet crew language rules, as Chinese and Malay crews dominate.
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Pacific Mail Company
Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
Robert Dollar Company
China
Pacific
Robert Dotler
Blind 21 Years She Sees Miracle in Marblehead
Maud Emerson Lincoln, 21, born blind in Marblehead mass, suddenly regains sight after years of darkness. Her father William F Lincoln reports the moment came while she performed household duties and first restored vision in one eye then the other. Medical professionals note the sudden change as a remarkable case in a historical home setting.
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Washington Post
Marblehead
Mass
Maud Emerson Lincoln
William F. Lincolin
781,000 War Prisoners Held in Germany
Berlin reports the Prussian Diet heard that 781,000 war prisoners are interned in Germany. The number has increased by more than 260,000 since the end of 1914. Diet members visiting prison camps were informed of the current total.
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Berlin
Germany
Serbs Plan Invasion of Albania Reported
A wartime bulletin claims Serbia plans to invade Albania and advance toward the Adriatic. It states that Serbian forces have crossed the Albanian border at several points and outlines potential strategic consequences for the region.
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Serbia
Albania
Adriatic
Greece Faces War Plea as Venizelos Quits
The Times dispatches from Athens report King Constantine accepting Venizelos’s resignation and asking M. Zaimis to form a new cabinet, aiming for neutrality while the former premier argues his party will not support any new government. A grand council of ex-premiers met as Greece weighs whether to join the Allies or stay neutral amid Turkish upheaval and threatened massacres. The Athens press debates war vs neutrality as Greece’s leadership fractures.
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King
M. Zaimis
National Bank
Venizelos
Paris
Athena Aage
Salih Bey
Turkey
Greece
Porte
Count Mirbach
Austria
Germany
Constantine
Alliea
M. Venizelos
Ere
M. Zalmis
Crisia
London
Hleutherion Venizelos
Times
Athens
Yacht May Belle Sinks After Striking Wreck Off Fowey Rock
Miami March 7. E O Eshelby of Cincinnati and a party of prominent Cincinnatians escaped drowning when the yacht May Belle struck a submerged wreck near Fowey Rock lighthouse and sank in 18 feet of water. Rescued by a lighthouse tender and brought to Miami aboard the Dorothy, the craft valued at $10,000 was almost wrecked. the Corona wreck has long been a navigational menace. The party included Mrs Eshelby, Miss Belle Eshelby, and other Cincinnati guests.
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Miami, Fla
E. O. Esherby
Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Commercial Tribune
Eishelby
William Shattuck
Germany To Build Fifteen Small Submarines For Reconnaissance
Reports from Kiel claim Germany is constructing fifteen new type small submarines at Kiel to reconnoiter the Baltic coast. Each submarine will carry eight crew members and operate from Kiel.
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Germany
Copenhagen
Kiel
Baltic Sea
Outlines G C P Campaign Plans by Penrose
Pennsylvania business men campaign methods will be used by the Republican national committee to elect a business and prosperity president in 1916. Senator Penrose says the 1916 plan, including a protective tariff executive aim, is being mapped after the successful gubernatorial race in Pennsylvania and was discussed at Delmonico's in New York with national leaders.
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Pennsylvania
Penrose
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Republican National Committee
Business and Prosperity
Wilson
Delmonico
Germans Tax War Material Profits Bill In Reichstag
A Times dispatch from Berne reports Germany proposals a special tax on profits of war material makers. The bill is retroactive and tax commissioners are already collecting returns from firms supplying the army and navy since August.
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Reichstag
London
the Times
Berne
Switzerland
Liberals Lead in Chile Vote in General Election
Elections held across Chile for senate and chamber of deputies show liberals leading early. No disturbances reported as voters cast ballots nationwide.
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Liberals
Chile
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Santiago
Marcn i
Big Battle in Poland and Turkish Forts Fall
Summary of wartime dispatches notes heavy fighting in Poland with Turkish forts collapsing as allied plans to attack Greece unfold. Reports mention naval and air activity, shifting fronts, and strategic movements across the region.
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Poland
Greece
la Touraine
Mey
Carranza Wilson
Daniela
United States
Berlin
Greek Council For War
Italy
Houss
News of Society
China Wilson
News of Alexandria
Zeppelins Brought Down Near Bethune By Allied Airmen
Eyewitnesses report a Zeppelin appeared over French lines near Bethune on Wednesday and was brought down and captured. French and British airmen pursued the craft, dropped bombs from above, and the envelope was penetrated as the rear separated and the airship collapsed to the ground.
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Aeros
Bethune
Washington Pont
France
Slew Her Soul Mate Was Awaiting an Operation
A Denver woman Mae Beers testifies on the eve of a courtroom trial that she confessed to her husband Dr A B Beers about an affair with Will Hopkins at an Adventist colony near Hygiene. She recounts the liaison, her illness, and the pressure to name the lover, which she finally did under coercion.
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Denver
Witness Stand
Kimgno
Uae
Colo
Mae Bears
A. &. Bears
Dr. Beers
Will Hopkins
Ruth
Hygiene
Khim
Tam
Hittie
Will Hopking
New Battle Begins South of Warsaw and In Galicia
Dispatches from the eastern front report von Hindenburg's German forces turning on Russian armies south of Warsaw near the Pilica River, while Russians press offensives in North Poland and eastern Galicia. Austrians retreat in the Carpathians. Przemysl siege holds with heavy fortress fire. French operations in Champagne, Alsace, and near Beausejour gain trenches and shell Belgian coast batteries. Citations note ongoing battles in the Caucasus region and Tehoruk area with no broad changes elsewhere.
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Champagne
Belgian
London
East
von Hindenburg
Russia
Poland
Galicia
Carpathians
Pilica River
Warsaw
Przemysl
Preemyal
Saya
Artilery
Notre Dame du Lerette
Beausejour
Alsace
Wentende
French War Office
Hartmenns-Werlerkopf
Noted French Sleuth Jaume Dies at 69 in Paris
Pierre Fortune Jaume, famed detective, died in Paris at 69. He earned international fame for cases including Balti Goffe murder and the Pont a Mousson killings. He identified the Pont a Mousson killer by a trouser button after authorities stalled. He often used disguises.
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Paris
Pierre Fortune Jaume
Jaume
Balti Goffe
Baroness de Tart
Ponta-Mousson
M. Jaume
German Minister Von Muller Recalled From The Hague
Amsterdam dispatch to The Hague Telegraph Company reports Baron von Muller German minister to The Hague has been recalled to Berlin. The recall announcement comes amid diplomatic moves between Germany and Britain with no immediate replacement named.
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Hague
Berlin
London
Amsterdam
Hachange Telegraph Company
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