Bryan Appeals to Congress Stay Out of War
William J. Bryan urges Congress to suspend Germany's submarine warfare via an international peace plan and to seek a referendum on war. He argues the United States has no excuse for entering the struggle, stresses peace negotiations, and asks voters' views be considered before committing to conflict. He cites treaties and public endorsement of the plan and calls for avoiding war if possible.
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Bryan
Congress
Miami
Fla
William J. Bryan
Senate
House of Representatives
Germany
Bigory
Polis
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Europe
Submarines Sighted Off Montauk Point Rumor Hits Navy
Unofficial reports claimed submarines were spotted off Montauk Point New York. The navy said to have received the notices and shore stations in the area prepared necessary precautions.
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Washington, D. C
Montauk Point
N. Y
Navy Department
Waterloo Guards Awaiting Orders To Board Train
Waterloon Guards await orders to board a transport train as rookie soldiers are drilled into place for this deployment. Companies B and G show growing muster rolls with new enlistments, while some recruits are refused due to dependents or family obligations. Commanders expect organized camping, with non-commissioned officers to be appointed and staff formed, but specific destination and schedule remain secret.
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Waterloon National Guards
Weilein
Anmorder
Malone
Chicago
Capt
Co. B
Floyd C. Stratton
Marvin B. Collentine
Albert Merer
John B. Dreffein
Don W. Shook
Roosevelt V. Baum
R. McCoy
Gus Julien
Co. G
Lieut. Fisher
Pete Koumalati
New York
N. J
Pete
Wellein
War era urged universal military training in Congress
Washington March 29. Chairman Chamberlain urged President Wilson to endorse universal military training as a key preparedness measure. Wilson hopes the House will rush its organization plans to avoid delay before his war address. House action likely to originate an emergency appropriation. Labor leaders and agencies mobilize to supply government labor if war comes. Four more National Guard regiments mobilized for federal service brings total to 50,000. A Republican conference on universal training is planned. Caldwell to introduce Chamberlain bill.
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Washington, D. C
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
White House
Wilson
Congress
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Germany
Senate
American Federation of Labor
Federal Public Employment Service
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
National Guard
Republican House
Representative Caldwell
New York
Flood Stage Near on the Mississippi
The Bauney river gauge at 7 o clock showed 11 feet with a predicted continued rise. flood stage at Quincy is 14 feet and newly built levees are now complete and will protect south lands from inundation.
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Quincy
Here
Delivery Reminder and Phone Contact for Missed Paper
Notice instructs readers to call 3330 if the newspaper is not delivered by 6 o clock for a replacement copy, with a secondary number 2 after 6 36 o'clock for assistance. The terse item reflects a vintage home delivery service note and local phone procedures.
British Rout Turk Army in Palestine Near Jerusalem
Copenhagen dispatch notes British forces in Palestine overran Turkish positions, capturing about 900 men and pushing toward Jerusalem while German papers hint at imminent war. Reports mention recall of American representatives on Belgian relief commission stirring editorials and criticism of American commissioners for relaying military news. An explanation cites sinking relief ships as entering a prohibited area where safe conducts are invalid.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Copenhagen
London
Tages Zeitung
Belgium
German leader to calm US with reforms and submarine hints
London reports from AP say Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg may offer electoral reform and perhaps a paper change to Germany’s submarine policy to placate American opinion. Berlin seeks to mimic Zimmermann by stressing democracy while risking no real shift in wartime submarine tactics. American ships may face limited measures.
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London
Germany
Associated Press
von Bethmann-Hollweg
United States
Russia
Herlin
Mussia
Alfred Zimmermann
America
St. Louis
Plan Banquet for Guards at Memorial Hall
Plans for a Memorial Hall banquet honoring Robert Anderson post No. 68 G A R with Companies B and Gf First Iowa infantry. W R C Ladies of G A R and patriotic groups attend. Banquet at 5 p m, assembly 4 20 p m at the armory, drum corps leads march to Memorial Hall contingent on marching orders. Harvester Mild Havana 10c Cigar.
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First
Iowa Infantry
Robert Anderson
Memorial Hall
National Guardsmen
Spain Deals With Unrest as Government Acts on Seditious Appeal
Madrid cracks down after an appeal to the people is labeled seditious and officials suspend constitutional guarantees in all provinces. The cabinet vows swift action as Spain faces shortages, internal strife, and a pro German tilt among the court and clergy amid wartime pressures.
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Paris
Spain
Madrid
Glasantell
London
al iMadrid
Seditio
Whl
Sargassa
Washington, D. C
State Department
Germany
Wilson
Alfonso
Latin America
Senor Riano
Parrott Ejected From Iowa Senate Over Quail Lobbying
Des Moines March 29 W F Parrott of Waterloo was ejected from the senate chamber by the sergeant at arms after Senators Frailey and Smith charged he lobbied for the quail protection bill and invoked rule ix excluding lobbyists from the chamber.
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Des Moines
W. F. Parrott
Waterloo
Senate
Frailey and Smith
Two Kinds of Work for Women in Crisis Make Choice
Salina Kansas reports wartime effort as young city women pledge to organize calls on every eligible man by Saturday to join local units. Separately, New York and national press note women leaders urging peace demonstrations as Open Congress nears, with pacifist activists facing security and public pushback.
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Salina
Kan
Une
Intiagal Board
Latvin
Thy
New York
America
Army
Navy
von Hen
Japanese warship sunk by raider in the Pacific
Officials confirm reports that around 10 American relief workers withdrawn from Belgium and northern France will be sent to Germany for a brief news quarantine. Minister Brand Whitlock proceeds to Havre. A Tokio dispatch reports a German raider sank a Japanese warship in the southern Pacific. earlier, a converted German cruiser was sighted in the Indian Ocean and two British steamships were destroyed off Colombo.
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Washington, D. C
State Department Today
Belgium
France
Germany
Whitlock
Brand Whitlock
Havre
Vancouver
B. G
Tokio
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Colombo
Ceylon
Czar Urges Provisional Government for Son’s Health
London dispatches say the former Russian emperor has asked the provisional government to allow his young son to travel to Norway for health reasons, a request not yet granted. The ex-autocrat and family appear cheerful in confinement, and he spends hours in the bust garden near his room while attending services, where he led kneeling prayers during the service.
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London
Norway
Petrograd
Civilian Camp Planned at Fort Des Moines in 1917
Washington DC March 20 Special A civilian training camp patterned after the Plattsburg model will be established at Fort Des Moines this year, with the first session from June to July and a second from August to September. Admission information will be provided by the Fort Des Moines commander.
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Washington, D. C
Plattsburg, N
Fort Des Moines
War Department
183 NAVAL CADETS GET COMMISSIONS FOR DUTY IN WAR
Annapolis March 29 183 naval cadets were commissioned three months early by secretary Daniels in a wartime crisis. He urged each officer to emulate Dewey and ask what would Farragut do as the nation faces potential decisive naval action. The president could not deliver the keynote address.
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Daniels
Dewey
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Paniels
Wilson
NAVY
Mr. Daniels
Farragut
Admiral Dewey
British advance and Turkish surrender in Palestine and France
British forces in Palestine capture a Turkish division staff and defeat a 20,000-strong Turkish army, taking 900 prisoners and a general as they push 15 miles along the Mediterranean coast toward Wadi Ghuzzeh. In France, Gen Nivelle presses a break on the Hindenburg line near the Great St Gobain plateau, while Germans retreat to form a protective angle toward the Belgian border. British near Jerusalem reported as operations expand, with observers noting decisive movement toward the capital.
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London
Palestine
War Office
Mediterranean
Rafa
Wadi Ghuzzeh
Nivelle
Hig Eeage
Hindenburg
Marshal von Windenburg
Reims
Ifes
Nivele
St. Gobain
Laon
Thal
Cambrai Line
Paris
Noyon
Bapaume
Nieuport
Lorraine
Jerusalem
Weather Outlook for North Eastern Iowa 36 Hours Ahead
The U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau forecasts generally fair skies in the middlewest with cooler temperatures in the Missouri valley. A storm area forms in the far northwest bringing rain to the northern district west of the Rockies. High pressure promises continuation of fair weather through Thursday and likely Friday with warmer temperatures.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Middlewest
Missouri Valley
Rockies
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U.S
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