British Renews Somme Drive in Luce Valley Battles
British forces report a renewed push south of the Somme in the Luce Valley with counterattacks repelled near Serre. The war office says 230 prisoners and 40 machine guns were captured, and lines advanced slightly elsewhere with thousands on the enemy casualties overall. Additionally British mounted troops destroy railway tracks east of the Jordan border, expanding a Euphrates victory, reaching 83 miles beyond Hit and increasing prisoners to about 5,000.
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London
Somme
Luce Valley
War Office
Serre
Bice
Eremy
Bucdnoy
Hedjaz Paihway
Jordan
Palestine
Euphrates River
Mesopotamia
Hit
Yankees in midstry fight near Cambrai report
AP correspondence describes twelve American railroad engineers wounded near Cambrai during the campaign. They were brought to American Red Cross Hospital No 1, with serious injuries but expected to recover. One New Yorker recalls unloading tanks and repairing tracks, then a machine gun ambush wounded him as a British ambulance came under fire.
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Paris
Associated Press
Cambrai
Noember Taft
New Yorker
Frank Haley
New York City
Fritz
Tast
Bocie
Charles Geiger
Chicago
Red Cross
First Week of the German Offensive
Frank H. Simonds analyzes the German offensive begun March 21, detailing the chosen front near Arras to the Oise, German advantages, and intended strategic aims to break British forces, induce collapse of allied resistance, and force a German peace. The piece notes heavy artillery concentration and strategic intent.
No Reason for Anxiety Andre Tardieu Declares
French high commissioner to the United States Andre Tardieu says the German attack is violent but similar to Verdun tactics and will not prevail. He urges calm in America, notes US troops are in the war, and calls for rapid American help while maintaining composure.
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Andre Tardieu
United States
France
Verdun
St. Quentin
Germany
Russia
Somme
America
Women Section Hands Strike On Railway Job Protest
Pottsville reports that women section hands on the Shenandoah Lost Creek branch of Lehigh Valley Railroad started a strike after earning $1.80 for a nine hour day. They demand $2 and are being organized by a union official.
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Pottsville
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Shenandoah Lost Creek
Paris War Update Reports Renewed Violence At Front
Paris reports a night of undiminished fighting with French forces repelling German assaults. Moreuil changed hands multiple times, retaken by French and British troops in fierce bayonet action. French prisoners taken in the woods north of Moreuil, with gains toward Canny sur Matz and Plemont, while Meuse bank raids yielded no success.
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Paris
Moreuil
Las Ligny
Montdidier
Mayveuil
Tassigny
Canny-sur-Matz
Plemont
Meuse
Verdun
Pershing Offers U S Soldiers to Allied Effort
Secretary Baker announced that American troops and facilities would be placed at the disposal of Allied forces in France. He visited troops and reported widespread enthusiasm as officers and men cheered the decision. Details on exact roles remained undisclosed.
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France
Pershing
Baker
United States
U.S
Inspector Completes Inspection of New and Material
A official finishes inspection of new and material and describes the findings as inspiring. He plans to share information gathered from observations and conferences at the earliest opportunity. He emphasizes rapid availability of secured data.
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United States
Paris Bombardment Resumes As Bullets Fire at 2:15 PM
Paris reports resumed long range German shelling at 2 15 this afternoon with official word that Bulgarian and Austrian troops now operate on the Franco British front.
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Paris
March All Day And Night Fight With Fury
British Army headquarters in France reports a British division marching from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. the next day and then entering battle. The unit fought, killed, and dug in until its position was secure, then rested where it stood with heads pillowed on their hay.
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France
Oine
Weather Forecast for Chicago and Iowa Ahead
Chicago forecast calls for fair, cooler tonight and Monday in Iowa. The note mentions a newspaper ad for Buck cigars and a casual aside about cement work in Downieville, California where the Welcome sign was molded into the new concrete rail.
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Chicago
Iowa
American Troops Reported On Way To Front Lines
Washington March 31 American soldiers are reported en route to join British and French forces in the fighting lines. Officials caution on exact numbers, but experts expect a large, ready force to bolster defenses against the German onslaught. President Wilson and the generals closely follow developments as the nation cheers the move.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
Cambrai
Foch
Remarkable Age Claim for Dependent Status in Draft Case
In New York on March 31, at a district draft board meeting in the Federal Building, officials examined the case of Joseph Arbaai, a grocer born in Damascus, Turkey. He claimed dependent parentage with an aged father and mother, the latter stated to be 63 at the birth of his youngest sister, while the father and other details stirred questions about admissible dependency.
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New York
Joseph Arbaai
Arbaany
Abdo
Joseph
Damascus
Turkey
Siky
Michael. R. Matteo
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