Colossal Financial Burden Must Be Faced if War Comes
A wartime debate weighs the massive costs of mobilization in the United States. Military experts argue for a large, trained force rather than a small expeditionary unit and warn that war preparations could demand over a year before Europe dispatches occur. Estimates show potential army sizes from one million to as high as four to five million with funding needs surpassing historic levels.
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Germany
Congress
Europe
United
United States
Wien
Wilson
Mear
Rhi
Questio
Britain
Marne
Teutean
Cuban Mayor Arrested And Port Change Reported
Special Cable from Itabuna Cuba dated March 23 reports Manuel de Lastra of Santiago de Las Negas arrested on conspiracy charges with eight others. Police say de Lastra’s farm near Habana held a small arsenal and many guns and ammunition. German interests allegedly gained control of Habana Docks Company, now owned by Habana Capitalists Company. Col Collazo’s forces clashed with rebels near Camaguey Santa Clara, dispersing them with heavy rebel casualties. government forces tally two killed and five wounded.
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Washington Post
Itabuna
Cuba
Manuel de Astra
Mia Ro
Santiago de Las Negas
de Lastra
Habana
Port of
Duane Fisher Company
Sir Arthur Parkes
London
Habana Capitalists Company
Col. Collazo
Camaguey- Santa Clara
Col Figueroa
Lorenza Hernandez
Allen's Foot-Ease Provides Quick Relief for Troubled Feet
Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder relieves sting from corns and corns and bunions. It is shaken into shoes or used in foot baths for instant relief to tired swollen tender feet. Over 100,000 packages used by German and allied troops at the front. Sold everywhere 25c.
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Allen
White House Egg Rolling May Be Abandoned
Easter custom likely abandoned as White House grounds close to the public. Thousands of children face disappointment, though other venues offer similar privileges, notably the growing Zoological Park which will likely attract Easter Monday crowds.
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White House
Zoological Park
German Liners Are Junk Inside
Special to The Wahington Port New York March 23 Systematic inspection of the German passenger ships at Hoboken piers by US navy engineers shows none can be repaired in less than six months. The Vaterland’s damage may be beyond American yard capabilities and crews on board wrecked machinery by order of German embassy officials.
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Wahington
New York
Hoboken
United States Navy
Vaterland
Navy
Cnre
Taft urges sinking submarines on sight in war talk
Former President Taft told about 1000 Atlantans that armed American merchantmen should sink submarines on sight without warning. He said the U S is effectively at war with Germany and urged universal military service as essential to national defense. He defended arming ships as constitutional and necessary to protect Americans at home and abroad.
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Atlanta
Taft
United States
Wilson
Americana
WILL WIN SAYS CLARK BACK FROM SOUTH CONFIDENT
Champ Clark returned to Washington from New Orleans where he visited his six week old grandson and declared he would be reelected Speaker. He predicted a Democratic majority for organizing the House on April 2, noting that Rep. Martin near New Orleans holds power and aided by Clark’s son in law. Clark believed his own margin could exceed party expectations, while others saw a tighter race for leadership and organization.
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Champ Clark
Washington
New Orleans
Champ Clark Thomson
Capitol
House
Clark
Crescent City
Martin
James Thomson
Lee and Rankin Split Over Speaker Vote Amid Crisis
The piece notes Democratic members expect to attend opening day barring illness while Rep Gordon Lee of Georgia may miss due to pneumonia. It reports independents like A T Fuller and Rep James R Mann politics, Rankin weighing Clark, and Republicans drifting toward temporary House organization to enable a Clark speakership during a crisis. Senator Pomerene reports Democrats ready to elect a Sulloway successor.
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Gordon Lee
Georgia
Lea
A. T. Fuller
Massachusetts
Fuller
James R. Mann
Clark
Invine
Tr. Lenroot
Wisconsin
A. P. Gardner
Mr Clark
Democratic House
House
Senate
Misa Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Congress
Miss Rankin
Pomerene
Ohio
Washington
Concord
N. H
Sulloway
U Boat Sinks Steamer After Torpedoes Hit Flag and Name
Consul Mahlin in Amsterdam reports Healdton captain details the sinking aided by two torpedoes targeting the ship’s name and its American flag. Seven Americans are believed lost as the vessel went down within minutes after the hits.
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Mahlin
Amsterdam
Healdton
Allied loan and prep measures spark cabinet talks
The article details plans for a large loan to Allied nations contingent on Congress action, aims to mobilize labor for munitions and shipbuilding, and accelerate industrial output. Secretary Daniels and Wilson lead coordination with private builders and the Council of National Defense as talks with Massachusetts proceed.
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Congress
United States
Navy
Daniels
Council of National Defense
Wilson
Rochambeau Arrives Bordeaux Safe After Atlantic Crossing
New York reports the French Line steamship Rochambeau, with 331 aboard including 107 Americans, reached Bordeaux safely on March 23 after departing New York March 12. The White Star Line Baltic, en route to Liverpool March 13, also arrived safely with 77 passengers.
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New York
Rochambeau
Bordeaux
White Star Line
Baltic
Liverpool
Refusal of German indemnity for Dutch ships
The Hague reports Germany offered to pay indemnity for crews and aid in buying German ships after the war, then reconsidered to offer German ships for rental on reasonable terms. Holland rejected the indemnity and shipowners refused the crew compensation.
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the Hague
Falmouth
Germany
Holland
Prisoners Sent to Front Reported by Red Cross
Lausanne March 23 Germany has sent many of her captives to the front lines as a reprisal, a statement issued by the International Red Cross announced today. The Red Cross said it was endeavoring to dissuade German authorities from such reprisals.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Germany
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Wires Link Navy Yards Across Atlantic Coast
Every navy yard and station on the Atlantic coast except Key West Fla was in direct telephonic and telegraphic communication with the office of the chief of naval operation at the Navy Department yesterday. Key West area will soon be placed in direct touch. The system was devised with wire companies and naval communication officers as the nation mobilized communication resources for demonstrations.
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Navy Yard
Atlantic Coast
Key West, Fla
Navy Department
Key West
Cures a Cold in One Day LARATIVE BROMO QUININE
Advertises a cold remedy named LARATIVE BROMO QUININE promising a cure in one day. Claims signature by E. W. GROVE and a price of 25 cents. Prominent call to seek the full name for authenticity.
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E. W. Grove
Navy to Rule Islands in Insular Reorganization
Officials discuss transferring Danish West Indies from Army to Navy control, with a flag raising ceremony to be announced. Assistant Secretary Phillips coordinates treaty terms while war pressures push for rapid possession before April 17, $25,000,000 is paid. German influence on the islands’ fate is noted as they may pass to the Dutch West Indies.
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Danish West Indies
Phillips
State Department
Navy
Army
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Philippines
Porto Rico
United States
Germany
Congress
Danton Sunk By German Submarine In Mediterranean
Paris reports the French cruiser Danton was torpedoed on March 19 and sank within half an hour. Two hundred ninety six crewmen died, 806 were saved aboard escort Massue and patrol boats. German admiralty notes total Entente warship losses rise to about 850,000 tons.
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Paris
Danton
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Massue
Berlin
Bayville
N. Y
Russia
Japan
United States Navy
Brent
Norwegian Press Angers Germany Over Editorial Tone
Cologne Gazette publishes an editorial titled Norwegian Insolence accusing Norwegian press of insulting tone. It notes Germany cannot tolerate the conduct and recalls a prior tense diplomatic flare from Norway. News reflects renewed cross border friction via media discourse in Amsterdam reports.
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Cologne Gazette
Amsterdam
Norway
Germany
Cologne
Norrway
Four Children Die in Farmhouse Fire Near Merill Saginaw
Four children perished when a fire swept the Hartstein farm home near Merill in Saginaw County early today. Mr and Mrs Hartstein and a younger child escaped. The victims were trapped on the second floor in two bedrooms.
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Saginaw, Ich
William Hartstein
Mervill
Saginaw County
Hartstein
Dare-devils of the air praised by Fortescue in war
Capt Granville Fortescue defines airmen as the dare-devils of the air who fought in Europe. He cites Guynemer of France and Boelke of Germany as archetypes while noting English fliers fight anonymously. A rumor claims an English schoolboy shot 45 enemies after being expelled from schools. Read the Fortescue article in tomorrow's Washington Post.
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Granville Fortescue
Europe
Capt. Fortescue
France
Germany
Guynemer
Boelke
Fortescue
Washington Post
T R Off On Devil Fish Hunt in Florida
Theodora Roosevelt sails to Florida with Russell J. Colesa of Danville Virginia to hunt devil fish and sharks. Roosevelt plans a brief trip returning by April 2 or 3 as Congress convenes, citing free time and lack of local work. Coles, a tobacco planter, is described as an expert in devil fish and shark hunting.
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New York
Theodora Roosevelt
Florida
Russell J.colesa
Danville
Col Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Coles
Cal Roosevelt
Twelve Ships Added to Victims of Moewe
London reports British admiralty says German cruiser Moewe sunk twelve vessels including French Prince Eddie Brecknockshire Rhodanthe Katherine Eameral das Otak Demerton Governor Jean and Staat all British or Norwegian. It also notes St Theodore appears sunk, with Moewe having previously captured 22 steamers and 5 sailing vessels on a second cruise. Berlin confirms Moewe delivered 688 prisoners to port.
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London
Moewen
Eddie
Brecknockshire
Rhodanthe
Katherine
Eameraldas
Otak
Demerton
Jean
Staat
Rt. Theodore
Berlin
St. Theodore
Pernambuco
Sayville
Moewe
Food Panic Warned in Commons by Bathurat
London March 23 Speaking in the house of commons on behalf of the food controller Charles Bathurat MP Wilton Wiltshire warned that the food situation is not wholly satisfactory but poorer classes suffer less than other belligerents He urged use of substitutes for potatoes during the next two or three months while practicing economy and maintaining patience through the critical months ahead.
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Capitol
McAdoo
Kitchin
Hull
Waya and Means Committee
House
Federal Reserve System
London
House of Commons
Charles Bathurat
Wilton
Wiltshire
US Navy Sailors Visit Berne on Homebound Route
Eight sailors and petty officers from the gunboat Scorpion rode through Berne Switzerland on March 23 while en route home from service. They were asked about rumors the Scorpion had been blown up by the Turks near Constantinople but could not explain the false report. They plan to sail for the United States from Barcelona in April.
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Berne
Switzerland
United States
Constantinople
Barcelona
Congress urged as unions fund plan for strike
Both sides stand firm in the Washington Railway and Electric Company dispute. Strikers take outside jobs to conserve union funds while $5 a week continues for those on strike. Union leaders expect congressional action via an extraordinary session and pressure from organized labor nationwide to win Hughes bill or similar measures. Mother Jones supports imminent action and officials stay hopeful.
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Congress
Union
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Comany
Mother Jones
Entente Extends German Blockade Near Weser and Elbe
A British foreign office note to the State Department reports an extension of the blockade area to waters off the Weser and Elbe mouths. Mines and devices are used to prevent German naval base egress. The line expands from Danish coast to Dutch coast, effective after April 1, covering waters eastward except Denmark and Netherlands territorial waters.
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Elbe
British Foreign Office
State Department
Ambassador Page
Thatch
Jutland
Netherlands
Big trousers sale at Friedlander’s Brothers
Friedlander Brothers at 428 Ninth Street Northwest announce a big trousers sale with prices from 198 to 398 in a wide range of fabrics and shades. The sale promises durable workmanship and value, urging customers to match with existing coats for full suits at lower total cost. Be there early.
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Ninth Street Northwest
Friedlander Brothera
Ninth Street
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