Germans Struggle as Allies Hold Front West of Somme
Paris dispatch reports a renewed Allied stand with American, French and British troops shoring up lines to blunt a major German drive near Roye and Noyon. Berlin notes Odessa and Kherson loss, while U S gunners retake Richecourt and nearby targets proving costly for German offensives.
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von Ludendorff
Ukraine
Russia
Odessa
Black
Roye
Somme
Roye-Noyon
Oise
Haig
Aisne
Champagne
Woyon
la Fere
Berlin
Germany
Orient
British Counterattack Recaptures Morlancourt and Chipilly
London reports that the British force struck between the Ancre and the Somme and recaptured Morlancourt and Chipilly, while Germans failed to gain any ground. Haig said the enemy exhausted most reserves and poured over 40,000 men into the battle as other fronts were drawn upon.
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London
Ancre
Somme
Morlancourt
Chipilly
War Office
Monchy
Scarpe
Oise River
la Fere
Western Front
Cambrai
Haig
Americans A1 Counter Attacks Near La Fere Front
Americans take part in counter attacks against German front near La Fere and repel assaults. British HQ notes German efforts to break the line toward Acve and Nooyan with heavy casualties suggesting a broader attempt to roll up the Allied defenses.
Nothing to Report Pershing Signals Advance on Western Front
General Pershing reported nothing new about American troops as he ordered the advance. British figures indicate over 70 German divisions in action, with German losses potentially exceeding 400,000 if 50 percent casualty rate holds. Fresh German guards and Prussian units were hurled into late attacks in the Albert area as fighting raged, threatening Amiens and marking a brutal wave of assaults in the Somme region.
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Washington, D. C
Gen. Pershing
War Department
Ligures
Albert
Amiens
Somme
THREE CITIES CAPTURED IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE BY RUSSI
Bolshevik troops claim success against Austrian forces in southern Ukraine as Korniloff reportedly surrounded near Petrograd. Kiev reports a dispute with Germany over wheat and food shares, while Nicholas Romanoff is slated for transfer from Tobolsk to the Ural region amid East European tensions.
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Landon
Mares
Korniloft
Petrograd
Korniloff
Don Cossacks
Bolsheviks
Moscow
Itos
Nick
London
Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Ural
Vepanerss
Far East
Ukraine
Germany
Kiev
Reuters
Troeble
New York
Austria
Stresemann
Dr Stresemann
Vienna
Germans at the Second Marne by Frank N. Simonds
Frank N. Simonds analyzes World War I front lines near the Somme and Marne in late March 1918, noting three notable developments: a stabilizing battle north of the Somme, intensified German efforts south of the Somme toward the Oise, and signs a counteroffensive may be forthcoming, with British and French lines near Amiens and Roye under pressure.
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York
Somme
Arras
da Somme
Oise
Satnterre
Chaulies and
Roie
Castelnan
Marne
France
Menare
Amiens
Albert
Santerre
Roye
Chaulnes
St. Quentin
Pend
Laferre
Odessa Recaptured by Ukrainian Warriors in War News
Paris reports a violent quarrel between Emperor William and General Ludendorff before the latest Western front offensive. London reports Odessa reborn under Soviet and Ukrainian control after a bloody battle. Odessa is a key southern Russia seaport with about 450,000 residents. Nevel peasants near Vitebsk resisted German food requisitions, purportedly killing German soldiers.
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Odessa
London
Mosgean
Russia
Nevel
Vitrbsk
Objection to Ukrainian treaty sparks cross party clash
Georg Ledebour of the Independent Socialist faction demanded peace and urged an immediate halt to the invasion of Russia. He invoked Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff as demigods, drawing ire from the vice president who objected to the characterization. Ledebour pressed that the proletariat must force violent men to their knees.
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Georg Ledeboud
Russia
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Ledebour
Germans in Albert Move Near British Hold on Embankment
March 27 report from Maj Gen Man chief director of military operations says Germans occupy the town of Albert. British forces still hold the railway embankment on the western outskirts. Gen Maurice notes two critical moments in the France battle, one near the Somme and another at Courcelette, with German reserves massing north of Albert and anticipated renewed attacks near the Somme. The overall front remains contested as Allied and German positions shift with cautious gains.
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London
Albert
Man
War Office
France
Frederick Ti. Maurice
Rae
Somme
Maurice
Courceilette
Breich
Alhert
Rove
Noyonart
Child dies after auto strike while crossing street
Davenport residents Irvin Daily, five, and Mrs. George Daily report a tragedy as a child was killed late Tuesday afternoon while returning from school. The youth crossed the street directly into the path of an approaching automobile and suffered a broken neck. Local Havana de Cigar ad found.
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Davenport
Fa. Irvin
George
Ludendorff details plan and battlefield tactics in interview
In a Volks Zeitung interview Gan von Ludendorff says the German offensive followed his plan, notes infantry momentum, machine gun tunnels, and two months of preparation. He claims change from position warfare to movement, praises British tenacity, and cites near nightly battles with limited rest before the march 25 attack.
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Volks Zeitung
Cologne
Gan
von Lindendorfft
Altho
Ludendoreff
London
von Tudendorff
Amsterdam
von Ludendorff
Marshal von Hindenburg
Tages-Zeitung
Berlin
Trotsky Outlines Plan For Strong Russia
In Moscow speeches Trotsky argues for compulsory military training and a 300000 strong army within eight to ten weeks, saying Russia will not be enslaved though bread, army, and transport are scarce. Entente sources cite possible French support for Russian resistance to Germany.
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Opazky
Associated Press
Moscow
Leon Trotzky
Petrograd
Russia
Prussia
Ententh
Paris
Leon Trotsky
Petit Parisien
France
RED Guards
Nikolayev
Kherson
Znamerka
Nikolayevy
Ukrraine
Ukraine
Rada
Kiev
Tada
GRA
Odessa
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Oise Canal
Ham
Acve
Nooyan
Noyan
San Felice
RUSSI
Bolsheviki
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Nikolaies
Yanananks
Tus
Triest
Ukrainia
Frank N. Simonds
The
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Ludendorff
Wiltiam
Geo. Ludendorff
Zurich
Ilo
Entente
Albert Wate
E! Tovar Broadieaf
Ludendorft
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