Fund to Equip Field Ambulance for War Service
The District of Columbia American Red Cross forms a finance committee to raise fifty thousand dollars to equip a field ambulance unit for rapid mobilization should the United States enter war with Germany. Officers have been chosen. 91 men will serve with 5 officers and 86 enlisted, including drivers, mechanics, cooks, buglers and sergeants. Training and first aid classes will be organized in public schools for volunteers and district youths.
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United States
Germany
District of Columbia
American Red Cross
Washington
Tierbert Wadsworth
Massachusetts Avenue
Ttistrict
Fleury B. F. Macfarland
Corcoran Thom
American Security and Trust Company
John B Jvarner
W. T. Galliher
Arthur Peter
Myer Cohen
Ryan Devereux
France
National Red Cross
Army
Devereux
Scott Breckinridge
Alfred E. Hopkins
Bingman
Paul 8. Putzki
Ieutenants
Devereaux
United States Army Medical Corps
Board of Education
Red Cross
Davereux
District National Guard
Charles C. Glover, Jr
Mr. Macfarland
Walter R. Tuckerman
Cuno H. Rudolph
E. J. Stellwagen
Larg Anerson
Hennen Jennings
Milton E. Ailes
Edson Bradley
Sigmund Kann
Charles J. Bell
John Joy Edson
C i. Glover
William D. Hoover
Arnold Hague
Alexander Graham Bell
John B. Larner
John Errich
Robert N. Harper
W .T. Gaither
A. S. Worthington
A. G. Clapham
John W Thompson
William F. Gude
W .B. Hibbs
BE. B. Grandin
William Corcoran Eustis
J. J. Darlington
Hugh
Rowland
John Letts
James F. Oyster
Herbert Wadsworth
P. T. Moran
Rudolph Kaufmann
Clarence A. Aspinwall
E. «. Brandenburg
Rosa P. Andrews
Myron M Parker Myer Cohen
John H. Hewson
Julius Garfinkle
James Lansburgh
Oscar T. Croaby
Gilbert E. Grosvenor
William P. Eno
Ralph Jenkins
Frederic D. McKenney
J. Miller Kenyon
William J. Flather
Gen. Anson Mills
Henry Cleveland Perkins
Duncan
H. S. Recalde
Miss Mabel Boardman
Women's Volunteer Aid Committee
Gen. C. A. Devol
Military Relief Committee
C. Glover, Jr
Civilian Relief Committee
Frst Aid Committee
Canada
Commodore A. Jarvis
Canadian Naval Recruiting Committee
Patriotic Fund
Navy
Jarvis
Saulsbury
Delaware
Senate
Saulebury Bays
Congress
Europe
Navy League to raise ten million for navy families fund
A war relief fund named the war relief fund for the navy will be established to collect and disburse ten million dollars for families of naval volunteers. Col Robert M. Thompson announced the plan at Continental Memorial Hall with Sir Herbert Ames describing Canada’s relief efforts and enlistment incentives.
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Robert M. Thompson
Navy League of the United States
Continental Memorial Hall
Herbert B. Ames
Patriotic Relief Fund
Navy League
War Relief Fund
Navy
Col. Thompson
Wilson
Richard Wainright
League
War Relief Committee
Woodbury Blair
C. W. Wetmore
Peniy Belmont
Sidney Ballou
William R. Merriam
Minnesota
Canadian Patriotic ‘Fund For Relief
Sir Herbert Ames
Canada
Europe
Herbert Ames
Government of
Ble
Britain
United States
U. S. Consuls Quit Germany Amidruptures in Relations
Four more American consuls remaining in Germany after the rupture arrived in Zurich from Munich. They are C Inness Brown vice consul at Mannheim Henry C A Damm consul at Aix la Chapelle John Q Wood consul at Chemnitz and W Bruce Wallace vice consul at Magdeburg. They were ordered to Constantinople but declined to go until contacting the State Department. Visas Germany granted were valid for Turkey but not for Switzerland forcing a Munich stay.
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Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Zurich
Munich
C. Inness Brown
Mannheim
Henry C A. Damm
Aix-la-Chapelle
John Q. Wood
Chemnitz
W. Bruce Wallace
Magdeburg
Constantinople
State Department
Turkey
Navy shuns paroled men in call for clean service
Baltimore, March 29. Judge Ambler paroled a man to join the navy, drawing denouncement from Lieut. P. L. Wilson recruiting officer who said such men will not be accepted and urged Navy Department scrutiny. Wilson warned against jurists casting aspersions on the service.
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Baltimore
Ambler
Navy
P. L. Wilson
Uy. 5. N
Navy Department
Lieut. Wilson
Money Exchange In Berlin And United States Ends
New York report states all foreign exchange transfers between Berlin and New York are suspended. Only one bank will trade in reichsmark for a few top customers, others have halted. Delays in wireless transmissions and war fears push scarce liquidity. limited Austrian kronen trades noted. German government requests alleged but unverified.
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New York
United States
Germany
Berlin
Wall Street
Amark Exchange
Equitable Trust Company
Totchsmarks
Teutonic Exchange
America
Holland
Switzerland
Vienna
Reichsmarks
William E. Thompson Dead In Philadelphia
William Eld Thompson, a prominent Philadelphia banker and son of former Pennsylvania chief justices, has died at his home. A bachelor, he was a Franklin County native and is survived by nieces and nephews living in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
William Elddd Thompson
James Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Samuel G. Thompson
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Thompson
Franklin County
Erle
Striking Machinists Face Trial in Cumberland
Arthur Christman H C Koegel H Koegel F W Schanning and J F Hager faced a jury trial in Cumberland Maryland on a charge of assaulting William H Valk a machinist who refused to strike. The incident allegedly occurred on a street as Valk walked to work near Ridgeley West Virginia.
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Cumberland
Arthur Christman
H. C. Koegel
H. Koegel
F. W. Schanning
J. F. Hager
Western Maryland Railway
Middle West for War Sentiment Grows Stronger
U.S. senators and House members report a shift in Midwest opinion toward decisive action against Germany. Voters favor defending national honor and rights, with rising support for universal military training. Most would avoid war but accept it if necessary and back measures to aid the President, including full use of resources.
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Wilson
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Military Committee
Baker
Congress
Chamberlain
Senate
White House
Middle West
Washington
House
United States
Bavaria Faces Severe Food Shortage Warns Interior Minister
Gondon March 29 A bleak Bavaria food outlook was presented by Interior Minister Brattreich to the landtag. He cited a 20 000 ton breadstuff deficit and warned conditions outside Bavaria were worse. He noted wartime friction between north and south Germany and called for consolidation of war organizations as weeks ahead would be hard. He urged resolve stating England would grip us if radios lie down.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Moewa Aa
Kiel
Otaki
England
Navy Graduation Urges Quick Deployment For War Time
Secretary Daniels at Annapolis warns 183 midshipmen to prepare for immediate duty as tensions rise worldwide. He invokes Dewey and Farragut, urging officers to emu late naval heroes, and notes Wilson cannot attend due to the international crisis. Graduates receive commissions three months early amid looming naval demand.
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Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Dewey
Wilson
Mr. Daniels
Farragut
Navy
Dewey
Manila Bay
Decree Condemns Liquor Sellers to Death in Juarez
General Murguia, commander of the northeastern military zone, issued a March 28 decree ordering immediate death for all who sell liquor. Letters from the state capital report three saloon keepers in Chihuahua City executed for violating the decree issued March 22 to enforce the ban.
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Juarez
Mexico
Gaen
Francisco Murguia
Chihuahua City
German Chancellor Presses Peace Amid War Front Talks
London dispatch reports Dr von Bethmann Hollweg praising German army efforts on the western front and noting submarine successes. He cautions Russia must be judged soberly and that Germany will not interfere with Russia’s internal development while seeking peace with Russia. He critiques Prussian franchise reform timing in war.
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Russia
China
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
von Bethmann Hollweg
Western Front
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Dudendorff
Alec
Jgun
Berlin
Reichstag Haa
Eduard Bernstein
Socialisat
America
Germany
Herr Bernstein
Peter Spahn
Catholic Center Party
Reichstag
Herrenhaus
Gustav Noske
Nicholas
Herr Noske
Herr Mueler
US Pension Roll Holders in Germany Face Payment Gap
The United States lists 400 civil war veterans and widows living in Germany receiving quarterly pensions. Payments, suspended due to lost postal facilities and severed diplomatic ties, were originally via the State Department. German widows have not claimed higher benefits, and checks are drawn on the Treasury in gold, with some funds reportedly taken back by Deutschland on its first voyage.
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United States
Germany
America
Saltzgaber
State Department
Treasury Department
Marshall Abed With Cold In Indianapolis
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall remained in bed in Indianapolis as local Democrats gathered with former Senator John W. Kern. Marshall suffers from a severe cold and his physician urged rest to be ready to preside over the United States Senate next Monday.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
John W. Kern
Marshall
Phyasman
United States Senate
Wegan
Jad Salts advertised kidney relief for meat eaters
An advertisement-like piece claims large meat intake poisons kidneys, causing backache and headaches. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salt dissolved in water before breakfast for a few days, asserting the drink cleanses and stimulates kidneys, ends bladder irritation, and is a safe inexpensive life saver.
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Esther
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