Belgians Press Front Along Yser as German Threat Grows
Belgian forces and allied warships push a slight advance along the Yser front as storms ease, with expected German counter attacks. French resume efforts at Notre Dame de Lorette while fighting continues in the Vosges and the Bukowina theater shows renewed Russian pressure near Tilsit.
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Austria Arming Frontier Behind Masked Batteries
Heavy guns are mounted on concrete platforms along the frontier as masked batteries are placed to deter a potential invasion. Russian prisoners and Galician refugees are enlisted to dig trenches and clear snow in Trentino while Austrian fortifications rise in the mountains. The premier announced a temporary adjournment of parliament.
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Submarine Sinks British Ship Off Beachy Head
The British steamer Glenartney of Glasgow was torpedoed off Beachy Head by a German submarine. In the scramble for boats one crewman drowned. about 40 others were rescued and landed at Newhaven. The 3,309 ton ship was bound from Bangkok with 8,000 tons of rice for London.
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German and British armed liners clash off Plate. Navarra sinks
The German armed merchantman Navarra fights the British cruiser Diana near the Plate mouth. After a brief exchange, Navarra sinks as small boats flee. Casualties are reported as few, with Navarra among ships in South American trade.
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Railroads Push for Higher Passenger Rates Amid War Outlook
Minnesota lawmakers hear testimony that rail passenger fares must rise from 2 cents to 2.1 cents per mile to avert rail line failures. Officials warned of harsher postwar conditions, with wheat near 70 cents a bushel and money costs rising as European hostilities wind down.
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Forged Five Year Sentence Man Escapes Tombs With Visitor Pass
Jacob Abrams was sentenced to five years at Sing Sing for forgery and escaped from the Tombs using a visitors pass. He remained at large at press time, with investigators investigating how he slipped from his cell and obtained the release. Detectives later arrested Miss Francs Piniips, who allegedly aided the prisoner during a visit.
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Japan's Demands Approved Excerpts From Asahi Report
The Asahi of Osaka quotes Count Okuma the Japanese premier stating that European and American governments appreciate Japan's stance toward China and that the United States has expressed full approval of Japan's demands.
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Ex-President Zamor Arrested in Haiti Over Passport Breach
Oreste Zamor, former president of Haiti, was seized by the new government at his Hinche residence on charges of reentering the republic without a passport and before amnesty. He had landed in the Dominican Republic and crossed into Port au Prince, where his arrival caused much excitement.
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War Prisons Open Burton Lands Unity Britain Warns Villa
London reports detail wartime naval actions in the Dardanelles and Turkish coast defenses. French submarine loss described, with updated statements on minefields, land forces, and German-led artillery operations. Morgenthau travels to the Dardanelles amid allied pauses. antiwar and prisoner exchange talks follow, with U S involvement promoted by Chandler Anderson.
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JAIL "COUSIN'S FRIEND" SLAYS MAN FOR A DOLLAR BORROWED
A Kansas City man posing as a Yale graduate and cousin’s friend fleeced society women of loans. He admitted guilt and received four years in the penitentiary after identification by Mrs Rollins Mockaday. The spree ended when he was recognized and confronted in the fashionable district.
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London firemen may strike action over wage demands
London March 18. Members of the London fire brigade demand higher wages and say they may seek arbitration or give notice of intent to strike on March 24. These actions could affect fire service operations in the capital if no settlement is reached.
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Belgians Forcing Battle Meads at Last Ditch
Reporters describe Belgian forces under heavy pressure in last ditch operations as British observers note strategic angles. French forces endure losses in Dardanelles while Italy pressures for wartime treaty rights.
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Bulgaria warns Turkey over traveler treatment
The Bulgarian government said the Balkans agency Sota reported that it had addressed a note to the Porte demanding immediate steps to ease Bulgarian travelers’ difficulties in Turkish territory or risk grave harm to the friendly relations between Turkey and Bulgaria.
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