Verdun Front Rages As Teutons Gain Ground Again
Paris dispatch reports two miles gained by German forces at Verdun with heavy infantry actions. French counterattacks drive Germans from Corbeaux as battle extends along a 20 mile front from Bethincourt to the Meuse. Berlin claims gains but notes continued fighting and major artillery duels. The crown prince reportedly redirects 160,000 fresh troops to Verdun and has captured or pressed inland at multiple positions, including Regneville, with 25,000 prisoners total in the Verdun campaign.
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Faris
Berlin
Crown Prince
Fresnes
Bethincourt
Douaumont
London
Verdun
Meuse
Cote de Talou
Bertin
Gopth
Ais
Forges
Regneville
Raben
Cumieres Woods
Cumieres Wood
Corbeaux Wood
Vardaumont
Cote du Talou
Cote du Polvra
Pepper Hi
Goose Hill
Deadman’s Hl
Moause
Woevre
Freanes
Alsace
Upper
Aisne
the Argonne
Metz-Sablons
War Office
England Blockaded by Anchored Mines
London reports England under threat of a mine blockade with anchored mines laid by German submarines along the Thames estuary toward the Gallower lightship. Ship crews risk disasters dodging submerged mines while daylight voyages falter. Copenhagen says Sweden protests to Germany over mine fields south of Falsterbo and seeks compensation for losses including the steamer Knipple.
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Holland
London
England
Germany
Thames
Gallower
Copenhagen
Sweden
Haa
Falsterbo
Adviéeg
Stockholm
Knipple
Iczar Will Abandon Offensive in Russia
Russia abandons plans for a great spring offensive against the Austro Germans and shifts energy to campaign against the Turks. The czar may relinquish Poland to Germany to offset this by pursuing Baghdad and potentially Constantinople. Fresh units from eastern Russia move to Galicia and Armenia with ammunition supplies.
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United Press
Stockholm
Russia
Poland
Germany
Bagdad
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Galicia
Armenia
Germany Will Oust Portuguese Envoy
United Press reports from London and Amsterdam say Germany will force Portugal to release seized German ships or the Portuguese minister will receive his passports. German ships Admiral Essen and Kronprinz Hol were seized in Lorenzo Marques with cargoes valued around $1.25 million amid tensions over German East Africa and colonial concessions.
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United Press
London
Frankfort
Portugal
Amsterdam
Germany
German East Africa
Admiral Essen
Kronprinz Hol
Lorenzo Marques
Portuguese East Africa
First American woman executed in Mexico amid Villa bandit killings
Special to The Washington Post El Paso March 8 reports that Mr and Mrs Wright Mormon colonists in northern Mexico and Franklin were executed by Villa men after being refused food. The two year old Wright boy was hidden by a nurse and escaped. The State Department ordered a rigid probe before Villa crossing the border. Concord New Hampshire March 8 Clarence Johnson former executive clerk of the United States Senate died at 65.
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Mormon Colony
Wright
U. S
Washington Post
el Paso
Tex
Villa
Mexico
Mountain District
Franklin
Pachu
Chhaco
Chaichupa
Hitle Wright
State Department
Thomas D. Edwards
Concord
N. H
Clarence Johnson
United States Senate
East Northwood
Piedras Negras
Torreon
Lerdo
Chihuahua
Temescahte
Rosales
Cases Grandes
Santa Barbara
San Isidor de Las Cuevas
Eliseo Arredondo
Etapanir
Japan May Quit War British Treaty Hinders Free Hand
Japanese papers urge reconsideration of empire policy as Tokyo seeks freedom in Asia and repairs ties with Germany amid resentment toward Allied stance on China. Government seen anxious to renew friendship with Berlin while Britain and allies frustrate aims.
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Germany
International News Service
Tokyo
Japan
China
Destrea To Pee
Japan Times
the Times
Eterna Arbre
Indicted Judge Gary in Youngstown Steel Case
In Mahoning County Ohio, judge Elbert H. Gary and six major steel firms were indicted for conspiring to fix labor wages and steel prices. Mayor Cunningham and six East Youngstown councilmen were charged with financial interest in village property. Gary denounced the move as an outrage while prosecutors plan trial within a month.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning County
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
4. M. Henderson
Biaten
Sree
Youngstown Sheet
Uhe
Republic Iron
Steel Company
United States Steel
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown Iron and Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Grand Jury
Iisits
Henderson
W. H. Cunningham
East Youngstown
Cunningham
New York
Utterly Foolish Rumor About Wilson and U Boat Policy
President Wilson rejected a rumor that he would change U boat policy and issue a warning against Americans sailing armed merchantmen. Representative Pou denied the claim on the House floor, calling it utterly foolish and untrue.
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Wilson
Pou
Five Mexican Generals Dropped From Ship Reported
Unofficial reports from the west coast of Mexico claim five rebel generals captured in Sonora were disposed of by being dropped overboard from a ship bound for Manzanillo. The men named Francisco Urbalejo Jesus Trujillo Frud juoso Mendez Juan Benderaa and Manuel Bachome. Villa reported on Palomas ranch near Columbus New Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico
Sonora
Manzanillo
Francisco Urbalejo
Jesus Trujillo
Frudjuoso Mendez
Juan Benderaa
Manuel Bachome
Villa
Palomas Ranch
Yuan Losing Power Amid Monarchist Push Desertion
Special Cable reports Yuan Shi Kai facing a crisis as Liang Shi Yili, promoter of the monarchist movement, appears to have deserted him. Anti Yuan sentiment grows as government troops seize Nachi in Szichuan and orders spread among rebel-held regions. General Chang King-yao leads efforts against the rebellion.
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Washington Post
Tokyo
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Liang Shi Yili
Peking
Nachi
Luchow
Szichuan
Warning on Armed Merchant Vessels Uplifts U S Attitude
State Department plans indirect warnings to Americans traveling on armed merchant ships. If ships entering U S ports carry offensive armament they may be treated as auxiliary cruisers and expelled within 24 hours. If a ship is sunk without a submarine, authorities will investigate armament effectiveness. Shipping passengers warned they travel at their own risk.
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International News Service
State Department
White House
Gore
McLemore
United States
Index to Today's Issue rage Germany and war notes
A fragment from an old issue lists items including Germany gaining west of Verdun and Japan possibly quitting the war, plus mentions of Wilson, U-boat strategy, Kaiser's fleet, and various society and sport sections. The text is an index page with scattered headlines.
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Germany
Verdun
Japan
Lansing
Americana
Wilson
Kaiser
North Sea
Aero
Baker
Bryan
Lova
OCON HELD AS SMUGGLER IN NEW YORK
Cecilia Ocon once Mexico’s wealthiest man, and Pablo A. Lopez were arrested in New York on a smuggling charge. They allegedly conspired to defraud the United States by concealing an $8000 diamond necklace and bringing it into the country without duty. Each man was held in default of $1000 bail.
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New York
Cecilia Ocon
Mexico
Felix Diaz
United States
Wheeling
Vera Cruz
Diaz
Huerta
Pablo A. Lopez
Ocon
Lopez
Day Aboard Tennessee Sets Sail for South America
International high commission members led by Samuel Untermeyer Secretary McAdoo and other notables sailed yesterday aboard the U S Tennessee for a two month South American voyage. Secretary Daniels signaled navy exams will prevent using armored vessels and will be observed as the trip proceeds.
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International High Commission
Samuel Untermeyer
McAdoo
South America
U. S
Tennessee
Daniels
Rie
Seek Freedom at Sea Sweden Suffers Most in War Trade
Copenhagen reports a conference of Swedish King prompted premiers and foreign ministers to meet to discuss war restrictions and Nordic neutrality. Sweden bears the heaviest blockade effects, while Denmark and Norway have trade pacts with England. Officials doubt any peace steps will be discussed, awaiting wider neutrality support and US involvement.
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Copenhagen
Sweden
Royal
Stockholm
Denmark
Norway
United States
Scandinavia
England
Europe
Germany Says It Will Follow Old Sea Rules If Britain Does
Germany has submitted a formal memorandum to President Wilson outlining its stance on armed merchant ships and submarine warfare. It asserts that international law does not regulate subs and offers to act under the rules in force at the war's outbreak if Britain and allies accept them. It lists alleged English violations and notes US awareness of long friendly ties.
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Germany
Berlin
Great Britain
Lingness
United States
England
Woman Slain in Flat Sees Doctor Arrested in Daze
New York report says Nellie Kiernan aged 35, found dead in an apartment on West Eleventh Street. Dr Benjamin F Searing, said to have introduced her two weeks earlier as his wife, was taken to Bellevue under guard then fainted. Coroner’s physician noted wounds above the waist and a possible struggle.
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Nellie Kiernan
New York
West Eleventh Street
Benjamin F. Searing
Phyeician
Lehane
Searing
Bellevue Hospital
Hospital
Hwee
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Captain Test
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Britain
Hands Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Gernbeny
Lusitania
Interna
Central Powers
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Count von Bernatorff
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