American Ambulance Corps Ordered to British Army
The American volunteer motor ambulance corps now operating with the French army has been ordered to report for duty with the British army. The unit, organized under the British Red Cross and loaned to France, will be enlarged to continue its work for both sides. The corps seeks American college volunteers with cars to drive. A $10,900 field hospital equipment shipment from the War Department was sent to Paris for the American ambulance hospital, including 100 motor ambulances.
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London
American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps
Itas
Richard Norton
New York
War Department
Ned Cross Society
Paris
Guatemala
Jouilly
Battle Front
Fragmented Declarations Rally Against UN Trade Held
A garbled report notes hostility to United Nations trade policies influencing European nations. It cites De Beers Ritter and officials discussing postwar reforms and suspected discrimination amid broader economic tensions.
French-Americans Plan Appeal to Bryan Against Enlistment Order
In New Orleans March 4 French consul Gibrelte Perr seeks to expel hundreds of American born members of three French mutual aid groups who have not reported for French military service. The consul banned the consulate privileges for 25 members and aims to press Secretary Bryan to intervene.
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Bryan
New Orleans
Gibrelte Perr
Somsul
Ican
U S Responds to Reported Attack on Relief Ship Finland
The United States warned Germany after a bomb attack on the relief ship Finland bound for the Belgian relief effort near the Dutch coast. Dutch and American officials described the incident as harassment by a German provocateur, with fragments of shell reportedly landing on the vessel. The note to Berlin followed investigations by Secretary Bryan and a dispatch from the Netherlands.
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U. S
Berlin
United States
Trerman
Cor
Finland
Bary Fm
Alverian
van Dyke
Ure Dute
Netherlands
Bryan
Ter
van Dykes
Rotterdam
Mifland
Ifland
U S Appeal To Turks Attack On Mission Made
Turkish Consul at head of 700 Askaris assaults refugee gathering station in Lrniah. Ambassador Morgenthau directed to seek protection for Americans and Christians. State Department seeks immediate Turkish government action and possible aid by ships Tenpesse and North Carolina in the Mediterranean.
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Askaris
Smith
Tiflis
Morgenthau
Constantinople
State Department
America
Poril
Lrumiah Peralta
Bryan
Department
Pow Smith
Patum Rusa
Americana
Lrmniah
Mugalor
Thute
Haghib Bey
Askarte
Smiths
Beiten
Rome
Germany
Pryskew
Inti Abvesinia
Kudan Lrythrer Fa
Ttalian
Hed Sta
Asia
Wounded on firing line minister tells two dozen Americans
Carnudian Minister Hughes reports that about two dozen Americans, including Faluy and hundreds of others, were fighting in the area as tensions rose along the firing line.
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Hughes
China Buys Tin Plate in U S War Reports
Reports note China purchasing tin plate in the United States amid wartime shortages. Article cites difficulties securing Finnish or Welsh tin due to the war, with mention of Canada’s wartime role and American contingents.
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China
U.S
Turtsler
Mtoadvices
Germany ship Odenwald case eyed by Justice Dept
Justice officials will not pursue immediate action over alleged neutral violation by the German steamship Odenwald as it sought to slip from San Juan Porto Rico. Prosecution to be centered on the ship itself in US district court for Puerto Rico with a goal to curb suspected aid to the German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm. Witnesses noted a large steamship matching Wilhelm’s description near San Juan harbor.
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Criminl
Odenwald
San Juan Vorte Rico
Department of Justice
United States District Court For
Porto Tye
Wilhelm
San Juan Harbor
British Cruiser Order Prohibits Neutral Supplies
British warships including cruisers in American waters the Caribbean and the south Atlantic have been ordered to refrain from taking any supplies from neutral countries to avoid breaches of neutrality. The directive aims to curb violations and maintain lawful maritime conduct during hostilities.
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Carribean Facifs
South Atlantic
Protest Sent Over Montgomery Shooting By Bermuda Guards
The State Department alerted Britain to the case of American George B Montgomery of Buffalo shot in the foot by Bermuda guards after being taken by a pilot toward an island with German prisoners. Verify details and expect full report. talks may precede reparations. The incident connects to prior American claims for two men at Bermuda and broader war hostilities.
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State Department
George B Montgomery
Buffalo “S 2
Bermuda
Montgomery
Tt Wis
Guyveruu
Bork Pre ¢Eniis
Prince Eitel Decorated With Pour le Merite
The second son of the German ruler receives the Pour le Merite award amid wartime honors. Details emphasize military service and royal recognition, highlighting ceremonial decoration and the prince’s role within the imperial leadership.
Prince Ruprecht Unhurt Report Denied Abroad
A report circulated claiming Crown Prince Ruprecht of Baseria was seriously wounded by shellfire while abroad is officially denied. The government asserts the crown prince is unharmed and no such injury occurred.
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Baseria
Cutters Cruising to Guard Neutrality at New York
Reports indicate custom officials and the coast guard still avoid withdrawing cutters from Atlantic patrols to protect neutrality around New York and other ports. No official plans, though unsubstantiated rumors persist about belligerent ships being equipped.
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Cals
Coast Guart
Coast Guard
New York
War tensions rise as Austria-Allied Italy toughens stance
Reports from Vienna indicate Austria awaits a probable war with Italy while Russia may seek a separate peace. Italian authorities seize 29 freight cars loaded with graphite and sulfur bound for Krupp in Essen amid demilitarization and dynamiting actions on the Italian front.
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Francis Joseph
Russia
Krupp
Geneva
Via
Parla
Italy
Vienna
Tyrol
Trieste
Geneva Tribune
Austria
Germany
Galicia
Peace or Bread posters found in north Germany
A Copenhagen Telegram Company dispatch says red posters reading Bread or Peace appear in Schleswig Holstein Hamburg and Luebeck towns on the German frontier. Police removed the placards but have not arrested any of the responsible persons according to Danish capital newspapers.
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North
Germany
London
Copenhagen
Reuter's Telegram Company
Schleswig-Holstein
Hamburg
Luebeck
Wogens
Prisoners Pouring In From Siberia In Large Trains
London reports say 400000 prisoners reach Siberia with most being Austrians and many Turks sent northward. Four trains daily, each 40 cars, average. Norwegian consul at Krasnoyarsk says the rate may be higher, with prisoners moved toward Atchinak and Irkutsk.
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Norway
Krasnoyarsk
Atchinak
Kinsk
Atechink
Irkutsk
Persia
Asia Minor
German cruiser Dresden sinks after battle near Valparaiso
An official Berlin telegram reported the German cruiser Dresden blew up in Cumberland Bay near Juan Fernandez after a prolonged fight with British cruisers Kent Glasgow and Grimsby. The commander noted only aft guns usable, magazines unserviceable, and preparations to sink the ship to avoid capture. The crew reportedly saluted the emperor as the vessel went down, countering British claims of surrender.
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London
Berlin
Amatardam
Reuter
Dresden
Valparaiso
Cumberland Bay
Taland
Juan Pernandes
Glasgow
Acrock
FOOD EXPORTS TREBLED AS BEEF AND COTTON RISE IN EXPORTS
Department of Commerce data show beef exports soaring to 17.8 million this month from 513 thousand a year earlier while cotton shipments reached about 20 million. Breadstuffs export totals climbed to 642 thousand for the month with overall eight month exports led by breadstuffs and corn and vats. Exports of beef and other commodities reflect wartime demand and rising overseas orders.
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Amerikan
Department of Commerce
Bebruirt
Funds Ready for G A Pledges Toward $25,000 Goal
Pledges toward the Go A R encampment fund total the $25,000 needed and are deemed satisfactory by Robert N. Harper. A general committee meeting is scheduled next week to review completion and June plans.
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Robert N. Harper
Wvvox
C Handy
George Hess
John McElroy
Walter Balderston
Henry B Davis
G Os Hi
Board of
Bons of Veterans
Arrest of WU St John Russell in Liverpool extradition case
Details emerge at a hearing before United States officials in Anson G Tuyier about thirteen complaints and seven warrants against Russell. He is confined in a federal jail as extradition papers travel from Liverpool, with no bail granted pending formal proceedings.
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John Russell
Alas
Hi ” Bruce
T Roman
Taverpool
Pierland
William Edthes
Debr
United Stateaom
Tushio
Anson
G Tuyier
Richard
Lheasx
Liserpool
Tee York
Tuarcania
Tursdas
Herbert Rathbun
Fenited
Great Britain
Insurance Men At Dinner Highlight District and State Delegates
Sharles Fox Nesbit commissioner of insurance for the District of Columbia Tadge Winston of Kansas Will Anderson of Virginia spoke at the annual dinner of the officers and general agents of the Wholesale Insurance League as Jon Neal presided The gathering included J Marry Cunningham Willard Montgomery Theodore Vir Bug Treas JoD Sayre Fo Repers and William Wooleean with guests from Maryland New Jersey North Carolina and other states. President Queal awarded prizes to Leonard Wheeler and Murray.
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Sharles Fox Nesbit
Distrn
Columbia
Winston
Kansas
Mo O
Wot Anderson
Virginia
Sibbitt Thames
Jon Neal
Tusarane
Vasant Insuranes
J Marry Cunningham Vie
Willard Montgomery Secretars
Theodore
Ni Hole Medical
Sayre
Hop Hawkins
Wet Virgint
Queal
Leonard Wheeler
Murray
CHAMP CLARK SAVES PAPERS IN FIRE AT PASS CHRISTIAN
Speaker Champ Clark and family fled a Pass Christian hotel as a fire damaged a wing. Clark saved valuable papers and notes, planning to finish a lecture tour and keep up with a busy Congressional schedule after recovering.
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Pass Christias
Chimp Clark
Sumner Omonths
Chiutauqua
Beni
Congresa
New Manager at Glacier Park Hotel Cyrus Lewis joins staff
Citford Town announces C H Lewis as manager of the Glacier Park Hotel at Glacier National Park entrance Montana. The hotel opened two years ago by Glacier Park Hotel Company led by James J Holl. Lewis formerly ran Hotel Richmond for nine years in Washington. He departs April for St Paul then returns with good wishes from friends and associates formed over eighteen years in the national capital.
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Citford Town
Glacier Park
Glacier National Park
Montana
James J Holl Fo
Thia
Jowhitau
Letias
Richmond
Washington
St Paul
Ates
National Capitel
Bores Into His Own Skull in Seemingly Fatal Surgery
The narrative describes Dr Walter from Kahoka Mo performing a self inflicted brain drill to drain an abscess after a severe blow fractured his nose and caused a brain bleed. He reportedly entered his skull and drained the affected area, claiming the operation lasted five minutes and retrieved brain tissue.
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Washington A. Chiciga
Walter
Pooh
Kahoka
Mo Taudat
I Fo
Fauls
Lin
Girl Wins Macfarland Prize at Friends School
Miss Eleanore Ft, a Friends School student, won the Macfarland prize for an essay on Washington history. Presentation by Mr Macfarland named as subject The Octagon House. Other recipients include Howard Frances, Sidwell, Collis Jones, and Leourer Hugh.
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Eleanore
Friends School
Macfarland
Washington
Fo Towink
Henorrlia Nenticn
Howard Frances Sidwell
Collis Jones
WAR HORSES FOR FRANCE SHIP LARGEST EVER FROM NEW YORK
A vessel cleared today for Havre carrying what is described as the largest cargo of horses ever shipped from New York. The old time passenger liner has been refitted for military use and nearly all aboard are horses bound for the French army. The ship’s interior was stripped of fittings and cabins converted to stalls to accommodate the animals.
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New York
Nerras Ogne
Tiavre
Greece seeks Balkan ally amid shifting wartime alignments
In Athens reports a debate over aligning with a Balkan partner as Greece weighs its stance against the Triple Alliance and intervention. The discussion centers on whether to act independently or join Bulgaria and Turkey in a broader regional strategy, reflecting wartime diplomacy.
German pastry ban reported by Belgians
Dispatch from Tachange telegraph company says the German government forbids pastry making from Saturday next under heavy penalty. The report cites Belgian sources as its origin.
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Germany
Thuarsdasy
Copentinen
Tachange
Compans
Beli
St Louis divorcee recalls large gifts to Wenneker
A St Louis woman testifies she gave Charles Fo Wenneker about $4900 to help him through his financial troubles and offered to hand over her entire assets totaling around $10 900. She says she has not heard from Wenneker since his departure and last saw him two weeks before.
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St. Lows
Wenneker
Washington Post
St Louis Mo
Irs
Harc
Heales
Leuchd Avenue
Charles Fo Wenneker
Blanke Wenneker Company
Milian Populagion Truth
Marekh
Teale
Dr Thompson Drops Dead Drugist Near Seventh and Ro
Druggist Stacken, 40, who had just opened a Seventh and Ro street southwest store, collapsed yesterday afternoon due to natural causes after a long pulmonary illness. Coroner Ramsay Mevitt certified death. The body was sent to the Inster morgue as funeral plans went forward. Thompson, a native of the city, had worked as a pharmacist at several local drug stores and was unmarried. He intended to close his business and seek hospital treatment.
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Stacken
Danmel & Shoumpson
Seventh and Ro Street
Orlook
Ramsay Mevitt
Thompson
Cit
Chilton Predicts Roosevelt as Central 1909 Presidential Figure
Senator Chilton of West Virginia said Roosevelt would be the central figure in the next presidential race, with the Democratic party likely to triumph again as Republicans split. He urged renewal of Democratic rule, warned Republicans of returning leaders, and criticized tariff politics while praising Wilson’s policy reception.
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Chilton
West Virginia
del Roosevelt
Lak
Flo
Republi
Roune
Watson
Itt
White House
Col Roosevelt
Boesevet
Leo
Mrs Marshall Hosts Washington Reception at Argantan
Mrs Marshall attended a Washington port event with Mr Spriss and Mr Martel of San Francisco. Government officials and wives of foreign commissioners gathered near Argantan before departing for San Francisco to join a military parade.
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Phoebe A Hearst
San Francisco
Spriss
Washington
Chinese Leaders Urged to Avert Riots Amid Tense Crisis
A war era telegram urged Chinese authorities to calm public unrest and prevent widespread violence. It describes high level talks between Chinese and foreign representatives and calls for restraint as authorities seek to reassure citizens and avoid further disorder.
Pass Mothers Pension Bill Heads To Senate
Fragmentary notes indicate a bill on mothers pensions, with mention of committees and initial passage, but the text is garbled. The fragment references a legislative process with a motion in committee and a potential Senate action, suggesting ongoing consideration of welfare support for mothers.
Travelogue on Virginia Adults and Children Invited
A travelogue on Virginia for adults and children is planned to be illustrated by commemorative slides. The event, hosted by the Safety First Association, will be held at the brick of the Reformation tomorrow evening at Soclock. A 4 chorus from the Al Lach and Towers schools will perform and safety first slides will be exhibited.
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Virginia
Pemorial Tartern
Soclock
Woo Beatods
Safetirst Associatia
Allach and Towers
Villa Gives Up Rule Contested From First Part
Dispatches describe Villa campaign events with claims of shifts in command and public support. A Mass meeting in Mintamoras reportedly influenced stance and next actions, while officials sought to maintain unity and enforce sanctions amid ongoing clashes and political pressure.
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Mexico
Skirinisieca
Catranza Agen
Carranns Ommander
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