U-29 Sinks Six Ships Off Scilly In 15 Day Battle
London March 14 The German submarine U-29 operated off the Scilly Islands for three days sinking four British steamers and one French steamer and damaging three others. The commander towed lifeboats to passing vessels and warned crews to abandon ship within minutes before sinking. Affected ships included the coal carrier Auguste Conseil from Cardiff to Rouen and the liner New York which arrived safely at Liverpool amid rumors of torpedoing.
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Argonne Vauquois Falls to French After Desperate Fight
Paris reports that after fifteen days of intense combat French forces seized the Vauquois plateau and part of the village, gaining artillery control over valley approaches in the Argonne. German long-range guns had previously blocked French reinforcements, with fighting described as among the war's fiercest.
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Prisoner hanged in Philadelphia hotel prompts reform talk
A man identified as Johm Pradier hanged himself in a Philadelphia hotel room leaving a typewritten statement claiming affiliation with an international swindler gang. He described aliases, debts, and a demand to resume crime before March 14, with a final wish to die rather than return to crime. He appeared well dressed with little family ties and no known relatives in the city.
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Isney Cuts Road’s Profits In Memphis Schedule Revision
Special to The Washington Port Memphis Tennessee March 14 due to rising jitney patronage the Memphis street car company plans retrenchment under President T Tutwiler with shop and outside repair staff cut by 30 percent temporary layoffs and wage adjustments for retained workers salaries above sixty dollars monthly cut 10 to 26 percent conductors pay hours cut overall income expected to fall Tutwiler declined further discussion on retrenchment goals or future actions.
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After $50 000 Gems Shot Trapped Burglars in Jewelers Safe
New York detectives trap two burglars as they work on a safe with $50 000 in jewels. Albert Spitzer is shot in the breast, seriously wounded, and George Gordon is jailed for burglary. The incident followed their midnight basement entry on Clinton Street near Isadore Vanchak’s jewelry shop. Detective Birmingham fired, the bullet hitting Spitzer.
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French Win 15-Day Battle
Page 1 notes a 15 day battle cited as a French victory amid ongoing conflicts. Other items include naval losses, political maneuvers, and looming deficits as international tensions continue to shape the era.
Beachey Dies in Flying Exhibition at San Francisco
Thousands witnessed aviator Lincoln Beachey die during an exhibition at the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco. His monoplane collapsed at about 3,000 feet and plunged into San Francisco Bay as spectators watched in horror. Sailors from the Oregon aided in recovering the body. The sensational death ends Beachey’s career after a day of aerial feats.
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Leipzig's End Described By Captain Luce Aboard Glasgow
Captain Luce of the Glasgow recounted the Leipzig battle as German crew stood posts on a tilting deck and were swept by shells. The halliards failed, the ship burned, and 30 survivors remained after heavy casualty rates in the doomed cruiser Leipzig off the Falkland Islands.
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Von Der Goltz May Be Dead Special Cable Report
London dispatch from Athens says Wield Marshall von Der Goltz, commander of the Turkish army, arrived at Smyrna with a large escort to stay two months, then left by special train for an unknown destination. Since then no word has been heard and German officers fear he has died violently.
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AEROS WRECK ZEPELIN NEAR Tirlemont IN MARCH
A Zeppelin airship was destroyed near Tirlemont on March 14 by the combined effort of two French and two English aeroplanes. It was not fallen due to a storm. Nine crew members were aboard the craft and reported dead, with 239 badly injured. The next day the casualties were still unfolding.
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German coal depot ablaze at Strassburg
Geneva reports a major coal depot on the Rhine at Strassburg was set ablaze by a bomb dropped during a raid fifteen days earlier. Four thousand tons of coal destroyed and 2,0 tons more saved. fear the fire may threaten Strassburg as efforts continue to contain the blaze.
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