War drift after Healdton sinking threatens US ties
Berlin and Amsterdam dispatches quote German papers arguing no American pity due to Healdton loss. They claim U S citizens face danger and that war with the United States could begin once a German U boat fires on an American ship. The Cologne Gazette and Zeitung Am Merry note American sentiment may harden as discussion centers on the blocking zone.
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Germany
United States
Berlin
America
Healdron
Zeitung Am Merry Authourgh
Healdton
Milas
Am Fayert
Amerta
Sac
Amsterdam
Cologne
Coasette
Wilson
London
Zeitung An Mittag
In Memoriam Brownsam Catherine and Other Memorial Verses
In memoriam notices recall Catherine Brosnam and Joen Midler among others. entries honor late spouses with tributes from families. The clippings reference March dates, ages, and family survivors including children and grandchildren, noting interment details and church conduct.
Western Front moves close to Hindenburg line as Allied gains mount
The German position tightens along the Hindenburg line from Cambrai to La Fere and Laon. British forces seize Beaumetz near Cambrai and Roisel toward St Quentin. French troops hold the Crozat Canal east bank between Tergnier and St Simon and push north of Coucy as German retirement toward St Gobain continues. Two forts at La Fere are captured by the French.
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Hindenburg
Cambrai
St. Quentin
la Fere
Laon
Beaumetz
Roisel
Crozat Canal
Tergnier
St. Simon
Coucy
St. Gobain
Wilson’s denial and a wartime push for peace with honor
The article cites President Wilson’s stance against war while warning negotiations are over. It reports the sinking of the Norwegian steamer Ronald with one American aboard, details from Ambassador Sharp, and notes surviv- ors of the Healdron dispute. James W. Gerard argues Germans misread American character and insists the United States seeks peace with honor, even if war becomes unavoidable.
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Wilson
Ronald
State Department
Sharp
Paris
Brest
Cardiff
Civitta Vecchia
George Goldheimer
Portland
Orego
James W. Gerard
Germany
U S Puzzles Germans Dinner Honors Postmaster Patten
A New York dinner honoring Postmaster Thomas G. Patten and William H. Edwards references quick rail service to Baltimore. The Baltimore and Ohio offers $2 75 round trip every hour on the hour on Saturday and Sunday, with $1 50 fares noted for weekends.
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New York
Thomas G. Patten
William H. Edwards
Internal Revenue Cor
Baltimore
Baltimore and
Ohio
Russians retreat nearly one mile on Roumanian front
Petrograd reports Russian forces pull back to the next defensive line about two-thirds of a mile eastward amid German pressure on the Sucha Chvanich river sector. Berlin claims Archduke Joseph forces stormed frontier posts on the Solymtar Dzobanos ridge and took about 500 Russians, with pilots downed on the Stokhod front.
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Petrograd
Wireless Preas
Sucha
Chvanich
Eays
Russian War Office
Silcha
Leo
Polid
Smorgon
Baranovichi
Stokhod
Dvinsk
France to protest to neutrals over acts of barbarism
Paris reports the French government will address neutral countries in protest against German acts of barbarism and devastation as they evacuate French territory. The note cites pillaged and burned villages and aims to wreck a fertile region, not halt French advances.
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France
Paris
Front of Archduke Joseph Fire Strikes Russian Positions
An efficient fire by our artillery and minethrowers preceded attacks in the Troteus valley region. Our troops seized Russian positions on the frontier ridge between the Solyomtar and Dzobanos valleys and took 500 prisoners. A Russian advance north of Malyaros p failed.
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Lake Drisviaty
Archduke Joseph
Troteus
Solyomtar
Dzobanos
Malyaros P
Moscow Seen as Likely New Russian Capital
Entente observers in Moscow believe the capital may move from Petrograd to Moscow amid reports of espionage and pro German influence in Petrograd. Moscow is viewed as as accessible as Petrograd and more secure against a German advance, aligning with mass sentiment.
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Moscow
Petrograd
Russia
Reform
Lansing in New York On Visit Kept Newsmen Away
Secretary Lansing arrived in New York for a visit and refused to meet newspaper men. Col. E M House, a presidential adviser, called on him, but Lansing reiterated his plan to see no one else and had dinner served in his room.
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New York
Lanning
Col. E. M. House
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