Spain Suspends Constitutional Guarantees Amid General Strike Fears
Reports from Madrid describe a decree suspending constitutional guarantees as tensions rise over a planned general strike by trades unions. Government tries a conciliatory stance while food shortages and war pressures feed unrest. Censorship and protests flare as parties clash over Spain's stance in the war and the submarine blockade.
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Women of thirty two states prepared to serve the nation
Patriotism defines a new National League for Woman's Service with 60,000 volunteers in 32 states led by Miss Anne Morgan and executive head Miss Grace Parker. The movement aims to coordinate women’s efforts at home, in campaigns, and during war to support Red Cross and the army, echoing wartime needs across communities nationwide.
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British Forces Close On Jerusalem In Palestine War
British operations in Palestine press toward Jerusalem with a Mediterranean coast advance from Rafa toward Gaza and Hil Chalil. A Turkish force of about 20,000 is reported routed, 900 captured including a general, and the Fifty third Turkish division said to be annihilated. Rail line construction near Gaza aids advance as British troops push inland.
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Britain to reorder recruits as U boats press food and farms
London March 29 a bill to reexamine men rejected or discharged for wounds or illness was moved on second reading by Chancellor Bonar Law. It aims to mobilize fit men including those behind the lines to meet wartime shortages caused by U boats. Churchill urged using older, vigorous unmarried men over convalescents. bill passed 178 to 13.
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Japanese Warship Sunk by a Raider
Vancouver dispatch reports a German raider has sunk a Japanese warship in the Southern Pacific. Vessel names not disclosed. Tokyo announced two weeks earlier that a converted German cruiser was sighted in the Indian Ocean and pursued after sinking a Japanese freight ship. Earlier, two British steamers were said to be destroyed off Colombo, Ceylon.
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British Deny German Charges On Merchant Crews
British admiralty rejects a German press claim that British ships use only colored crews for entente and neutral port trips. The notice asserts no British sailor refuses sea duty and calls the German report an orchestrated provocation aimed at Muslim and neutral nations. The Overseas News Agency relays Berlin claims of instructed captains to employ only neutral sailors to service neutral and entente ports amid rising desertions.
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Enver Pasha in Berlin and Austro German talks
Official dispatch reports King Pasha Turkish war minister arrived in Berlin met with Emperor William Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff then visited western front to inspect troops Emperor Charles of Austria also traveled to Germany to see William A London Daily Mail note said a conference planned to discuss whether central powers should adjust policy toward the United States to avert war
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Hour of death the test
London reports the shipboard moment when Col John Ward of Middlesex troops on the transport Tyndareus addressed navvies after hitting a mine. Ward, Labour MP for Stoke on Trent, urged obedience to orders and hinted at sacrifice, saying they must be ready to die like Englishmen if rescue fails.
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British Army Chief Admits Delay For Heavy Guns Arrival
London March 29. Maj. Gen. F B Maurice says German forces are entrenched along the front as French and British advance. He notes that the Hindenburg line will not be revealed until heavy artillery is brought up. Maurice cites supply and Somme coverage as reasons for slower progress and describes German destruction and trench conditions.
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Wilson Urges Russian Freedom After Revolution
President Wilson praised the Russian uprising and urged sustained aid to the new government saying the revolution opens the door to freedom for an oppressed people. In a telegram to Julius Rosenwald he thanked the donor for a million dollar gift to Jewish war relief and urged continued American generosity.
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INTERESTING FEATURES FOR SUNDAY POST READERS
This Sunday Post highlights wartime efficiency, ANZACs in Washington, and horrors of Europe’s war. It features medical leaders in event of war, a call for 21 000 physicians and 140 000 doctors under Red Cross, plus progress in preventing infantile paralysis through science. Two full pages of local pictures accompany the section.
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Russian Revolt Sparks German Reform Demands Igniting Pressure in Prussia
The Russian uprising stirs socialist leaders in Germany to demand immediate internal reforms. Berlin Vorwaerts argues that Russia's revolt shows nonparliamentary regimes are untenable and German reforms must come now. The Cologne Gazette hints the chancellor may support early changes to Prussian franchise if deemed wise despite the war.
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Women Eligible for Russian Cabinet Posts in Reform Move
London dispatch reports Petrograd forms Poland affairs committee led by Alexander Lednitsky to register government property and public institutions for transfer to the Polish state. The panel will set church relations, regulate state Church ties, and permit women to hold all government posts including ministerial roles. Former premiers Golitzene and Goromykin freed. Maria Feodorovna allowed to reside at Livadia in Crimea.
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Czar Asks That His Son May Be Sent to Norway
London dispatch reports the former Russian emperor asked the provisional government to allow his son to travel to Norway for health reasons. No decision yet. The ex-tsar and family remain under imprisonment, often cheerful in appearance. He tends a garden and led prayers at Tsarskoe-Selo church.
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Russians Appeal to Toilers in Austria and Germany to Rise
Petrograd reports a mass duma meeting issued an appeal to German and Austrian workers to overthrow autocratic rule and join Russia in liberty. It denies seeking peace by surrendering. Russia will defend liberty and fight if needed. The piece notes war unity, peasant actions, and shifts toward democracy amid revolution.
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British Stand On Advanced Line In France
British forces in France report capturing Neuville Bourjonval east of Ytres with heavy German losses. Raiding parties moved east of Arras near Neuville Bourjonval and Neuville Chappelle as British machines score losses for Germans. In air combat two German planes were shot down and three Allied aircraft missing. Further south British outposts hold Villeveque Etreillers and Vaux as the wedge toward St Quentin forms. Paris says the day was relatively calm with artillery fighting in Margival and Champagne. An important French munition depot was captured, and Verdun and Champagne actions produced mixed results with German and French losses.
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New Russia Recognized by China and Japan
The Chinese government recognized the new government in Russia during March with an official announcement from New Russia. The Japanese government followed, formally recognizing the new Russia in Tokyo on March 29, 19th century tone.
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