U S Sends Ultimatum to Carranza on Foreigners Protection
The United States warns Gen Carranza it will take necessary steps to safeguard aliens if conditions in Mexican territory do not improve. Obregon plans to evacuate Mexico City as diplomats note a shift in policy. Warships move toward Vera Cruz as the Atlantic Fleet hovers near Guantanamo and Mexico City faces growing unrest amid a looming crisis.
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Mexico
Huerta
Washington
Obregon
Mexico City
U. S
Carranza
United States
Atlantic
Wheeling
Nashville
Beng
Yeadiisas
Iaitiam
Dominican
Guantanamo
Vera Cruz
Danela
Disney Ivtire
Bryan
Tia Carranaz
Ver Cruz
Vealan Red Cross
British steamer Wavisbrook seized in Campeche port
The Mexican authorities at Progreso seized the British steamer Wyvisbrook and imprisoned Master Capt Muir on charges of violating navigation laws by entering Campeche without proper U.S. clearance papers. Gen Carranza reportedly ordered a heavy fine and threatened confiscation if not paid promptly. The ship had sailed from New Orleans February 23 bound for Progreso with general merchandise for Yucatan merchants.
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Wyvisbrook
Port of
Campeche
United States
Washington Post
New Orleans
Cam- Heche
Muir
Progreso
Carranza
Wavisbrook
Yucatan
Night riders threaten Kentucky farmers with punishment
In western Kentucky, two hundred fifty farmers found warnings in rural mailboxes or under doors. The notices threaten swift punishment unless crops such as tobacco are sold for at least 8 cents a pound. The handwriting varies, signaling a large night rider organization and a statewide probe with rewards to uncover the gang.
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Washington Post
Lexington
Western Kentucky
Creyieg
Kentucky
Italy Seizes Foods in Genoa Disembarkation Case
A Rome dispatch from Genoa reports 15,600 tons of rice oats and beans shipped from Seville and consigned to Germany have been seized at Tineglia seaport in the Gulf of Genog. The action involves amid wartime supply controls and port authorities.
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Rome
Genoa
Seville
Spain
Germany
Tineglia
Gulf of Genog
Bride to be Forages Check in Tulsa Forgery Case
Misa Florence Cogswell, about 2% years old, was arrested in Sapulpa for forging the signature of Tulsa philanthropist Charten Page on a $1,300 check. She claimed a man named Glendenning prompted the act, entered Page’s office to have him sign beneath her poem on a Bible fly leaf, then tried to cash at American National Bank of Sapulpa. Page consented to sign but the forgery was detected when only $1,000 was asked, with rest left as a time deposit. Cogswell confessed. She said she was to be married today in Ottawa, Kansas.
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Washington Peat
Tulsa
Okla
Misa Florence Cogswell
Sapulpa
Charten Page
Philanthropiat
Glendenning
Page
First National Bank
American National Bank of Sapulpa
Torpedo sinks a collier off Ilfracombe
The British collier Bengrove was sunk Sunday near Ilfracombe ten miles northwest of Barnstaple in Devon. The steamer was seen in distress six miles off shore and sank after a loud explosion. The crew boarded lifeboats quickly and orderly with no serious injuries reported.
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London
Admiralty
Bengrove
Ilfracombe
Barnstaple
County Devon
England
Atracombe
Fkingland
Censorship of American Mails Opposed in Commons
London March 8 in the house of commons Reginald McKenna opposed a proposal to censor the American mails. Sir Henry Craik asked to stop pamphlets from German sources in New York accusing Britain and allies of treachery over Belgium. McKenna called the pamphlets practically harmless.
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Jerman Pamphiets Harmiess
London
House of Commons
Home Secretary
Reginald McKenna
Henry Craik
New York
Great Britain
Belgium
McKenna
Russia Bombards Ports With Naval Firepower
London reports the Russian naval chief announces Sunday bombardment of Zun gulchak Kozlon and Kalimir on the Black Sea destroying coal shipment facilities. The attack silenced four batteries and destroyed eight steamers. Three sailors were wounded.
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London
Zungulchak
Kozlon
Kalimir
Black Sea
Yale Senior at Yale University Commits Suicide on Ferry
Richard Stivers 28, a Yale University senior, died by self inflicted gunshot on an Ohio River ferryboat while returning home. Ill health is believed the cause. He was the son of banker Frank A. Stivers. Riples, Ohio, March 8.
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Riples
Ohio
Richard Stivers
Yale University
Frank A. Stivers
Culebra slide bars Astors at Panama canal danger
The Culebra slide blocks the canal, forcing the Astor yacht Noma to turn back. Two ships wait for passage as steam shovels work to clear the cut. The Noma, eight draft, attempted to pass Saturday but could not.
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Panama
Washington Post
Culebra
Canal
Astor
Noma
Germans Talk June Peace In German Official Circles
A high foreign official connected with German sources says peace talks are active in Germany and that the war may end in June. It is believed Germany will not risk another winter campaign in Russia.
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Washington Post
Copenhagen
Zeppelin L-8 destruction confirmed in Belgium
Telegraf dispatch from Tirlemont reports Zeppelin airship L-8 was destroyed after forced descent due to motor derangement. It collided with trees, smashed its gas bag, and 17 of the 41 crew were killed. The incident occurred last Thursday near Belgium.
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Amsterdam
Telegraf
Tirlemment
Belgium
Britain Shares Neutrals Cotton Rules Amid War Cargo Clampdown
British embassy announces that no cotton will sail to enemies after March and neutrals may ship only under strict pre March 2 contracts. Neutrals may receive pre contracted goods, with three protections for cotton insured before March 2 and shipments needing consular certificates. Direct shipments to enemy ports barred. details outline deadlines of March 31 and March 16 for specific conditions.
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Great Britain
London
Undecided Crisis Rumor Spurs Allied Aid Claim
A disputed report claims a wily rule was invoked to permit a ruler to aid allied forces. The note suggests political maneuvering behind policy shifts during a period of international tension. Further corroboration is needed for full attribution.
Fire at Washington Hardware and Paint Co. injures none, adds $5,000 damage
A blaze in the Washington Hardware and Paint Company store at 1118 New York Avenue NW confined to the first floor. Four residents on upper stories escaped with heavy smoke. a mother and her two-year-old child and two others were rescued by Truck Company No. 3 using ladders. Paint and oils fueled the fire, with losses around $5,000 and little insurance. Fire officials praised confinement of flames and swift rescue.
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Washington Hardware and Paint Company
Washington Hardware and Paint Company, Inc
New York Avenue
Twelfth Street
Vincent Lanzillett
Truck Company No. 3
Painta
Oila
Mia
Lansillotti
Dixon
Posey
Smith
Thayer
Roltnes
Leavele
Fosey
Sullivan
Henry
C W. Rice
On Mission for Italy Landed in New York Tonight
Lieut Gen Felice de Chaurand of the Italian army arrived with Capt Mario Caccia aboard the Duca Degli Abruzzi from Naples and Genoa. They carried a letter from Thomas Nelson Page asking diplomatic courtesies. De Chaurand will report in Washington to the Italian Ambassador.
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New York
Felice de Chaurand
Mario Caccia
Firing Heard On North Sea After Long Silence
A dispatch from Hook of Holland reports heavy gunfire in the North Sea, first heard since Admiral Beatty met a German squadron in late January. The clue to the combat is not yet clear, but the noise indicates renewed naval activity and potential engagement in the area.
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M. Zaimis
Gounaris
Athens
Sir David Beatty
North Sea
Hook of Holland
Today’s Issue Index and Page References
Index to today’s issue lists sections on war updates including Carranza ultimatum and Turkish assaults, plus reports on finance, crime, theater notices, society and sports across pages 1 and 2, with a brief Alexandria news item. It notes police and court items such as a three year sentence for a plotter and a district fiscal probe in fall.
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U. 3
Carranza
Grééco Ia
Smyrna
Washington
City News
J—Society
Latham
News of Alexandria
Admiralty hints Germans to face charges for torpedoing noncombatants
The admiralty says German submarine crews cannot be honored and will be kept under special restrictions until after peace. It cites possible murder charges over the U eight sinking and torpedoing of ships with civilians, including women, while noting 1000+ Germans saved previously. The U eight was destroyed by Gurkha and Maori with other destroyers aiding.
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Beresford
London
Admiralty
Dover
Lord Charlies Beresford
Straita
English Channel
Horace Hood
C. D. Johnson
Food riots in Spain as hunger rises across provinces
Dispatches report widespread food riots in Spain with grim shortages. In Canary Islands some households receive food only every other day. A woman and her children drowned amid privation at Lazaretos, and riot clashes in Lacele saw civil guards fire on crowds, causing deaths and injuries.
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Madrid
Spain
Canary Islands
Lazaretos
Pinchot Heads Relief Work for French Areas
London March 8 Gifford Pinchot about to take charge of relief work for the French in regions under German occupation. He will operate under the Belgian relief commission and sails tomorrow for Paris.
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Washington Post
London
Gifford Pinchot
Belgian Relief Commission
Picaves
Paris
Turks batter warships as allies destroy big forts in Mediterranean theater
Allied ships pound Turkish batteries as Russia presses for gains in East Galicia. A contingent of 4,000 Germans surrenders without a shot, twelve thousand men are sent to Siberia, and fighting rages around Constantinople as aeroplanes direct fire and Turkish defenses fight to hold positions amid advancing Allies.
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Russia
East
Galicia
Siberia
Constantinople
Germans three days without any food
A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily News reports Russians gaining ascendancy in the north and south, driving Eschborn's German right wing back toward the Augustowo forest. German surrender among fresh conscripts rises, with 700 of 10,000 prisoners from Przasnysz battles recently moved from the field base.
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Washington Post
London
Daily News
Petrograd
Eschborn
Niemen River
Grodno
Augustowo Forest
Przasnysz
Tirt
Silence Smyrna Guns Hit By Six Inch Projectiles
Vice Admiral Pierse reports Operations before Smyrna with battleship and cruiser taking six inch fire from multiple batteries near Paleo Tabia Point and Chieflik, all silenced after an hour. Cruiser Euryalus and a battleship were hit by minor shells, mine sweepers damaged, British casualties slight, operations continuing.
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Pierce
London
Admiralty
East Indies
Tuchard Pierse
Smyrna
Yen Kale
Paleo Tabia Point
Paleo Tabia
Pierse
Euryalus
Ex Sultan Plots Revolt Amid Prison Escape
News agency reports Abdul Hamid II the Sick Man of Europe escaped from Broussa prison and joined the Old Turk party. He allegedly plans a sensational return to Constantinople to seize power, potentially aiding the Allies by sparking a revolution against the Young Turks allied with Germany.
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Washington
London
Bucharest
Abdul Hamid II
Europe
Turkey
Broussa
Asia Minor
Old Turk Party
Constantinople
Rerma
Ottoman Empire
Warships Hit by Turkish Guns in Dardanelles Battle
British and French fleets hammer the Dardanelles near Constantinople with heavy guns. Turkish forts on the Asiatic shore are silenced while besieging ships suffer damage but none sink. Queen Elizabeth leads bombardment across Gallipoli and aerial actions plus Turkish claims and reports from Bucharest add to the day’s action. Smyrna shells resume as Rear Admiral Peirse presses fire with French units joining. Athenians flee the city as fighting continues.
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London
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Dardanellea
Gallippi
Asiatic
Rotte
Rumilf
Bucharest
Roumania
Abdul Hard
Turkey
Mure
Smyrna
Persian Gulf
Berlin
Majentia
Athens
Peirses
Athans
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Mentzelou
Serbia
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M. Bis
Crisia
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