U boats sink three U S ships in ruthless submarine attack
London dispatch reports three American steamers sunk by German submarines with significant loss of life. City of Memphis, Vigilancia, and Illinois battered by torpedoes or shelling near UK waters. Survivors reached Scilly Islands, Skull, or adrift. missing count tallies.
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City OF Memphis
Vigilancia
Illinois
London
Memphis
Cardiff
New York
Skull
France
Scilly Islands
Texas Oil Company
England
Ireland
Iia
Ocean Steamship Company
Havre
Wales
Borum
Norfolk
City of
Frost
Queenstown
Thompson
Skull Or Schull
Cork Harbor
Admiralty
Wee Emaneye
Fore
Say 781 500 Tons Sunk In February
Berlin reports 368 merchant ships totaling 781 500 tons were destroyed in February due to central powers war measures. Of these, 292 hostile ships totaling 644 000 tons and 78 neutral ships totaling 137 500 tons were sunk, with 16 5 percent of neutral losses by submarines. A German submarine also sank a small cruiser and captured personnel from a trap ship. Discrepancies with London figures noted. British reporting cites about 490 060 tons sunk in February.
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Berlin
Sayville
Admiralty
England
London
Relief ships sunk in barred war zone warned risk
Berlin reports Norwegian steamer Storstad, sailing for the Belgian relief commission, torpedoed near Ireland. German authorities say all ships, even those with relief signs, must avoid the barred zone. one crew member died, others rescued, including an American.
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Berlin
Sayville
Buenos Aires
Overseas
Relief Commission
Storstad
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Ireland
War With U S Begun President May Assert
War tensions rise as three American merchant ships are destroyed by German submarines. Officials say executive power may allow immediate aggressive steps against the submarine menace while Congress is urged to convene. Armed neutrality persists as policy debates unfold and the nation faces possible entry into war with Germany.
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United States
Germany
Congress
Wilson
Railroad Brotherhoods Call Off Strike Reach Pact
New York March 19 the four railroad brotherhoods reach a basic eight hour day settlement after mediation. Officials say the strike was rescinded at 2 30 am as managers and mediators moved to secure uninterrupted service for national defense. Washington reaction follows daybreak with relief as White House notes defense needs. The Adamson law remains a potential Supreme Court issue.
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Wahington Post
New York
Brotherhoods
National Conference Committee of
Council of National Defense
Lane
Grand Central Terminal
Administration
Germany
White House
Wilson
Supreme Court
Three American Ships Sunk and War Begun
Index notes three American ships sunk with 22 sailors missing as war with the United States begins. Russian armies back the Duma and Allies press along an 82 mile front, while Memphis a notable ship and Norris calls elections. Strikebreakers desert cars amid domestic tension.
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United States
Duma
Memphis
Norris
Van
Heth
Bishop Russell
Ribot Called Upon To Form Cabinet In France
Paris on March 1 President Poincare conferred with Senate president Antonin Dubost and Deputy Paul Deschapel about the Briand cabinet resignation. Briand was seen for further talks. Deschanel declined, preferring to stay as president of the chamber. Poincare then asked Ribot to form a ministry after consulting MPs.
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Paris
Poincare
Senate
Antonin Dubost
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Deschapel
Briand
M. Briand
M. Deschanel
M. Poincwre
M. Ribot
War Council
M. Atbot
Russian Revolution Gains Ground As New Government Emerges
London dispatch reports the Baltic fleet and Viborg Sveaborg fortresses joining the revolutionary movement. Abdication of the emperor is enthusiastically accepted. Nicolas Romanoff departs for Livadia as a new cabinet forms. Milukoff and other ministers meet with Entente envoys to pledge unity in fighting the war. Portraits removed from offices. red flags replace imperial symbols. Government constitute is the foreign office designation amid a forthcoming constitutional assembly. CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.
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London
Viborg
Sveaborg
Russia
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Haparanda
Sweden
Petrograd
Foreign Office
Michael Alexiles
Nicholas Romanoff
Livadia
Crimea
Paul WN. Milukoff
Associated Press
Winter Palace
Duma
Allies advance on 82 mile front capture towns and pursue Germans
British cavalry enter the pursuit after months of waiting as Allied forces push along an 82 mile front from Arras to Chaulnes. Key towns Peronne Chaulnes Nesle and more than 60 villages fall to British troops while French advance on the Roye Noyon axis and Noyon is retaken. French penetrate toward Ham northeast of Lassigny and Crouy northeast of Soissons.
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Teuton
Peronne
Chaulnes
Nesle
King George
Arras
Chaulness
Roye-Noyon
Noyon
Lassigny
Ham
Carlepont
Morsam
Nouvron Vingre
Soissons
Crouy
Oise
Olas
Soissona
Aisne
Soiesons
Aeros
Ancre
Marne
British Take More Than 60 Villages in Major Advance
London report says British forces occupied Neale Chauines and Peronne with a rapid push along a 45 mile front. They penetrated German positions up to 10 miles deep, capturing more than 60 villages as enemy raiding parties probed Allied trenches near Vermelles. Air activity was high with large enemy formations engaged.
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London
Neagle
Chaulnes
Peronne
Neale
Chauines
Arras
Vermelles
French Flier Guynemer Nets Thirty-Fifth Kill
Paris reports Capt Guynemer, famed French aviator, shot down his thirty-fifth German aircraft yesterday while Capt Doumer claimed his sixth. Other enemy planes fell near Derny en Laonnois and east of Roye as aerial battles intensified along the Franco Belgian front with twenty two German machines reported destroyed.
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Paris
Guynemer
Doumer
Derny-en- Laonnois
Roye
French advance between Avre and Aisne continues gains
Paris reports a French push along a 60 kilometer front from the Avre to the Aisne. French cavalry enter Nesle and Noyon is reached by light detachments. Villages Carlepont Mornan Nouvron Vingrau fall, Loyon is taken by cavalry. Bombardment and air losses noted.
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Paris
Avre
Aisne
War Office
Nesle
Ham
Somme
Soissangs
Crouey
Carlepont
Mornan
Nouvron Vingra
Loyon
Neale
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U.S
SAY
Bureau
U. S
America
Tumulty
Lansing
State Department
Otaike
Brotherhood
Washington
Daniel Willard
Ribot
ARMY
QUMA
Grand Duke
Alexis
Very Mi
Holy Synod
Nesles
AERO
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
le Mort Homme
Chambrettes
Virginy
Brimont
Rheims
Ramacapelie
Pervyse
Dixmude
Steenstraete
Dizmude
Ana Straie
Niceon
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