Bombing of Coblenn Reported by British Airmen
World events note British aviators dropped a ton of bombs on Coblenz the Rhine capital. Siberian anti Bolshevik leader Semenoff retreats into Manchuria as Bolshevik force advances. American sergeant Wellmann from Cambridge Mass an air pilot shoots down two German planes over French trenches.
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Coblen
Rhine Province
Prussia
London
Semenoff
Siberia
Manchuria
Harbin
Wellmann
Cambridge, Mass
France
American troops raid near Toul and ship seizure moves gain
Reports detail large scale enemy crossings on the American sector near Toul and patrol clashes in No Man's Land. United States and Britain plan to seize Dutch ships in allied ports by March 18, adding nearly a million tons to wartime tonnage. Former Senator Isaac Stephenson dies at 89 in Wisconsin. Charles Page Bryan dies in Washington at 86. All-Russian congress votes to ratify the peace with the central powers.
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No Man’s Land
Toul
Ginal
Mumeber
Our
Bes
Netherlands
United States
Great Britain
Isaac Stephenson
Marinette
Wis
Stephenson
Senate
Michigan
Congress of Soviets
Moscow
Petrograd
European War News and Accidents Across Front Lines
Miss Winga Caroline Martin of Rockville Center New York died in a Paris hospital after a German bombing. Reports describe French advances near Marlancourt and shelling of Kaiserlautern Bruges Freiburg and other targets. Bombing raids disrupt railways and towns as Allied and German actions unfold.
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Winga Caroline Martin
Rockville Center
L. T
Paris
London Evening News
Paris War Office
Samognesux
Bois Des Courieres
Rezonvaux
Marlancourt
Huge Senate Bill Hits $760 Million for War Efforts
The Senate debated a $760 million fund for urgent deficiencies in government work. Senator Reed of Missouri attacked a $1.75 million food administration appropriation. President Wilson urged school gardens to aid wartime production valued at $500 million. Daylight saving bill moves to the president after House passage. Navy affairs praised for a year of strong performance. Railroad control bill sent to the president with a 303 to 25 House vote.
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Reed
Missouri
Food Administration
Wilson
Lane
House
Congress
Indiana Brevities Globe of War Time Updates and Plans
Indiana farmers face wheat feeding limits as export needs rise and a flood of wartime policies spreads across the state. Reports from food officials warn against feeding wheat to livestock and push for grain conservation while outlining flour sale rules and bond drives. County steps cover coal quality, sugar limits, and railway car issues as local leaders organize milk producers, dairymen, and farmers into wartime action groups. Fort Benjamin Harrison hospital plan and Marion bottle plant revival headline ongoing state efforts.
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Indianapolis
Carl W. Sims
State Food Administation
Indiana
United States
Harry E. Barnard
United States Food Administration
Washington
Law Department
Federal Food Administrator
Horace H. Herr
Woollen
United States Fuel Administration
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Austria
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Tichenor
Gibson County
Richmond
Frank Strayer
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Quartermaster’s
Col. W. S. Wood
Internal Revenue District
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Internal Revenue
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Washington, D. C
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Isaac D. Straus
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Federal Employment Service
Strauss
Charles Dilden
James Carman
Lafayette
William S.demott
Mary J. Burchfield
Kokomo
Rose D. Bond
Sullivan
Anna Feusel
Boston
Rachel Highland
Bluffton
Laura G. James
Boswell
Amanda Krauss
Thorntown
Rushana Lockridge
Shirley
Margaret McWhirter
Decatur
Eliza Martin
Eaton
Maury G. Newman
Ossian
Maury A. Spencer
Sheridan
Rossetta Shock
Marion
Toretta A. Pempleton
Mary J. Norton
Heikhart
Elizabeth Bingham
Eliza C. Wise
South Bend
William J. Wooley
Indiana Society of Sanitary Engineers
Edward Kanney
J. W. Holland
Logansport
C. B. Pike
Claude McElwaine
Terre Haute
Thomas Williams
St. Louis
Hy Milloney
Edward Kenney
Laporty
Terre Flaute
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Cass County
Purdue
Army
War Department
Fort Benjamin Harrison
France
Fort Harrison
Medical Department of the Army
The
War College
Sims Bottle
Marion and Sims Men
Early peas need rich soil and timely plantings for best yields
Guidance for P T of Agriculture describes soil preferences for early peas, including sandy loam with good drainage, nitrogen fertilizer cautions, and the benefit of previous manuring. It covers variety choices Alaska and Telephone types, spacing, drip irrigation notes, succession plantings about every two weeks, and the option for a fall crop in some areas.
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Alaska
How to grow onions in home gardens
Onions thrive in most garden soils and are a standard crop. Plant sets 2 to 3 inches apart in rows once the ground can be worked, with autumn plantings possible for multiplier onions. Onions can be grown from seed or sets, requiring shallow cultivation and early removal of seed stalks to protect bulbs.
Muskmelon Growing Tips for Long Season Areas
The guide explains muskmelon needs a long warm growing season and fertile sandy loam with manure. Start in berry boxes or hot beds, plant four strong seedlings per hill, space hills six feet apart, or sow in drills six to seven feet apart, keep cultivation frequent until vines run, then weed control.
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United States
Control of Home Vegetable Garden Insects and Diseases
The document notes serious insect enemies affecting muskmelon and refers to Farmers' Bulletin 856 titled Control of Diseases and Insect Enemies of the Home Vegetable Garden for guidance on control measures.
Spinach Grows Best in Cool Climates and Fall Planting
Spinach thrives in cool climates, develops best in the middle South, and can be grown outdoors in winter. Farther north it needs straw or leaf mulch for protection, and a rich loam speeds growth. Fall sowing is advised to reduce bolting. one ounce seeds covers 100 feet in drills 1 foot apart. Harvest by removing entire plants, selecting large specimens first.
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Souuth
Cauliflower Cultivation Guidelines From Early Garden Advice
Cauliflower requires rich moist soil and irrigation with frost sensitivity higher heat risk than cabbage. Plant around last spring frost using hot bed or window box plants, rows 14 to 30 inches apart, plants 14 to 18 inches apart in rows, tie leaves over heads to keep white. Aimed at high quality harvest and gardener recognition.
Watermelon Planting Tips From The Garden Guide
Farmers' guidance advises waiting about a month after frost before planting watermelons and preparing hills with well rotted manure. Plant eight to ten seeds per hill ten feet apart, then thin to four plants per hill as they establish, with full insect and disease control directions in Farmers’ Bulletin 856.
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Hume
Kale cultivation tips for autumn planting and harvest
Kale is hardy and suited to the southern United States. It thrives in good soil with manure and can be sown in drills or broadcast. Drill sowing uses a quarter ounce of seed per 100 feet, with successive plantings through summer and harvest starting from the first.
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United States
Early Hand Spading Tips For Small Garden Plots
The text stresses that hand work is labor intensive but practical for small areas. Spading should start as early as possible to ease ground conditioning. Work ground down only as needed to spread labor and let rough ground dry faster. Early peas potatoes and cabbage can be planted sooner when the ground is dry enough.
Ashes Made Useful for Soil Lightening and pH Control
Coal ashes lack fertilizing value unlike wood ashes but help lighten soil. Lime will also lighten soil and correct acidity.
Plan Your Garden Early and Start Your Growing Season
Plan your garden in advance by diagramming your ground and allotting space for vegetables. Buy seeds and have tools on hand to prepare for the opening of the growing season.
Four Suspects Arrested in German Espionage Case in New York
Four prisoners claiming French citizenship but linked to German espionage were arrested in New York hotels by Justice Department agents. The group includes Mme Storch and Baron de Beville plus Mme Nix and Count de Clairmont, with coded papers seized in Key West and Madrid connections noted. Deportation to French authorities under consideration.
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New York
United States
Department of Justice
Charles F. DeWoody
Mme
Despine Davidovitch Storch
Baron Henri de Beville
Cuba
Washington
Elizabeth Charlotte Nix
Count Robert de Clairmont
Mme. Storch
Baron de Beville
Key West
U S Army Prefers Caution On German Spring Offensive
Washington reports the war department’s weekly review says Germany will launch a western front offensive only if forced by the general situation. American officers note the enemy’s preparations are extensive but may not press ahead without compulsion.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Atlantic
Kaiser Takes U S Property
German foreign office directs Spanish and Swiss ambassadors in Berlin to warn that Germany will respond to American actions by targeting American property in Germany in equal measure to German property seized in the United States.
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London
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Reuter
Amsterdam
War Construction Eight-Hour Clause Suspended
Washington reports eight hour limit for war construction workers suspended for duration of the current emergency by the war department. The directive waives the eight hour daily service requirement in contracts for war related construction during the emergency period.
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Washington
War Department
U. S. Cadet Flyer Killed in San Diego Bay Crash
Ralph T. Simpson of Pasadena, a cadet at North Island Aviation school, was killed when his airplane plunged from about 500 feet into San Diego Bay on Monday in San Diego California.
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Howard Holaday
Kelly Field
Texas
Howard W. Holaday
Denver
U. S
San Diego
Cal
Ralph T. Simpson
Pasadena
North Island Aviation School
San Diego Bay
Flyer Dies of Injuries in Air Show Accident
Francis Elliott Langdon of Boston, a student observer at the naval aeronautic station, died at City hospital from injuries after his seaplane plunged into Biscayne Bay on Saturday. He passed away Monday, according to Miami reports mailed from March 20.
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Miami
Fla
Francis Elliott Langdon
Boston
Naval Aeronautic Station
City Hospital
Biscayne Bay
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