London Air Raid Kills Eleven as Planes Strike City
Eleven people died and 46 injured in last night's London air raid as seven to eight German planes attacked the northwest and other districts. Officials fear six more bodies in wrecked houses. a vicar’s home was damaged yet the cleric aided the wounded and homeless nearby. Ambulances and rescuers worked under barrages for about twenty minutes as bombs struck three-story buildings and buses, while sharp watches and clear signals helped inhabitants seek subways for shelter.
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Lonya
Lon- 100
Don
Itn
England
Isle of Thanet
Ames
Essex
Baer
Seee
Faye
Lon
Kaiser Leans On Sword And The Lord's Help
Amsterdam March 8 Emperor William replies to Philip Heineken praising the German sword as defense and peace maker He praises divine will in victory and urges German unity trust and steadfastness as the nation rebuilds after war He foresees a rich happy people arising from the dangers and sacrifices of these times.
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Amsterdam
Philip Heineken
Lloyd Steamship Line
William
Reichstag
Spe
Powtine
Peterson to be turned over for NC embezzlement trial
Raleigh officials say Major George L. Peterson will be sent to face felony embezzlement charges after delivery of proper papers from Camp Jackson. Peterson, quartermaster on the North Carolina National Guard, denies wrongdoing and cites a technical shortage explanation and absence due to not securing leave.
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N. C
McIver
Mmandant
Camperal
Camp Jackson
George L. Peterson
North Carolina
Columbia
Peterson
Herbert Norris
Norris
McCain
S. C
Quartermaster
North Carolina National Guard
Crosby Arrives in Rome to Study Economic Situation
Oscar T. Crosby of Washington, president of the American section of the inter-allied council, and Paul D. Cravath, his legal adviser, have arrived in Rome to study the economic situation.
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Crosby
Rome
Oscar T. Crosby
Washington
Inter-Allied Council
Paul D. Cravath
Night bomb strike scatters light over sea and suburb
A bomb fell in a northern suburb destroying two houses and shattering windows in many homes. Doors were torn from hinges and chimneys collapsed. Nearby a dance continued as the blast roared, the noise nearly drowning the music.
Furlough Proposed in Senate Bill for Farm Work
Governors were notified that all land grant college seniors in the upper third may enlist in the quartermaster's enlisted reserve and be placed in class five. The move aims to exempt registrants likely to be used on farms and boost food production.
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Washington
Crowder
Land Grant Agricultural Colleges
Japan Seeks Chinese Aid If Siberia Action Is Needed
London reports Japan would welcome Chinese cooperation in case extreme Siberian measures are required. Chinese authorities allegedly have documents showing Germany offering help to Russian revolutionaries to stir trouble. China seeks Japanese and American funds for northern expeditionary forces.
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Japan
Tien Tsin
Daily Mail
Siberia
Germany
China
Wealthy planter kills his manager in Goochland County
Drexel P. Shelly, 27, son of a Milwaukee merchant, shot and killed the negro manager of his Goochland County farm with a shotgun. He surrenders in Goochland jail awaiting his father's arrival to seek bond. Shelly had health problems and recent sanatorium stay.
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Richmond
Drexel P. Shelly
Milwaukee
Wis
Goochland County
Shelly
Goochland
Irwin
French Ship Owner Dies in Paris
Jules Charles Roux president of the Compagnie Generale Trans Atlantique dies at his Paris home. He was a leading ship owner and ship builder in France.
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Paris
Jules Charles Roux
Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique
French Line
France
Spanish cabinet resigns again after reorganization
Madrid reports the Spanish cabinet led by Premier and foreign affairs minister Marquis de Alhucemas resigned today following recent reconstruction.
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Madrid
Marquis de Alhucemas
Furloughs Authorized in War Effort Bill
Senate bill passed by the House with War Department approval authorizes furloughs for farmers and other non military workers needed in the war effort.
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Washington
Senate
House
War Department
American Patrol Repels German Raid in World War I
An American patrol of five men in France defeated a German patrol of ten in No Man's Land. After a three minute skirmish, two Bavarian enemies were killed, two wounded, and captured. The Americans suffered no casualties as they withdrew to their lines.
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France
No Man’s Land
Corn Wheat Oats Barley Growers 1917 Crop Totals
Washington March 8 department of agriculture released figures for the 1917 crop. It lists corn 1 292 905 000 bushels 40.9 percent wheat 111 272 000 bushels 17.1 percent oats 595 195 000 bushels 37.5 percent barley 43 404 000 bushels 20.8 percent. It also cites shipment shares by county: corn 21.9 percent wheat 61.2 percent oats 32.0 percent barley 38.8. About 60.3 percent or 1 905 723 000 bushels of the 1917 corn crop is merchantable.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Fritz S Planning Surprise For Sammy
France, Wednesday, March 6. The enemy in the Toul sector doubles camouflage height and tightens activity. An American patrol overheard a German trench conversation about repairs and explosions as troops work through the night. A patrol exposed by a daylight dash sought food after wandering No Man's Land. The sun dries the trenches and damp clothing.
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France
Toul
Fritz
Amertpoe
No Man’s Land
Durham Dentist in Recorder's Court
Dr George Carr a prominent surgeon dentist was fined twenty five dollars and costs for assaulting his stepmother in Durham North Carolina The case followed witnesses hearing screams at the Carr home and finding him choking his stepmother He and his father Dr I N Carr were also fined for intoxication.
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Dispatch
Durham
N. C
Geo. Carr
Carr
George Carr
I. N. Carr
Commons Votes New War Credit
The House of Commons agreed unanimously to a vote of credit of 600000000 pounds moved by Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law. The total war credit now stands at 6842000000 pounds.
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Commons
London
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar-Law
Charlie Chaplin to Sell Liberty Bonds in South Tour
Charlie Chaplin will spend two weeks starting April 15 touring the South to advocate for the third Liberty Loan. Actor William S. Hart will conduct a parallel tour through the West to promote the same bond issue.
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Charlie Chaplin
Washington
South
William S. Hart
West
Little Hope for Meyer's Recovery
Boston March 8. George von L Meyer ill at home for weeks with a tumor of the diver. Doctors said his condition was serious and there was little hope of recovery after an uncomfortable night as his weakened state made resisting the disease difficult.
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Boston
Mass
George von L. Meyer
Kaiser Property Hat 10 to Be Sold by Custodian
Washington reports that Kaiser assets in the United States including the property of former Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and German government owned holdings will be auctioned to highest bidders under Alien Property Custodian A Mitchell Palmer plans. Palmer testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee detailing that major German interests such as Hamburg American Line and North German Lloyd wharves at Hoboken will be sold to sever enemy ties with American industry. The aim is to disrupt German kultur networks and prevent postwar reestablishment of German commercial influence.
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Washington
United States
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Junkers
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Senate Appropriations Committee
America
St Spittee
Uged Lyners
Junker
Hoboken
N. J
Mr. Palmer
American
Bombs Fall Behind American Front In Toul Sector
German bombers dropped about six bombs behind the American front in the Toul area aiming at ammunition dumps. No damage or casualties were reported. German bombing aircraft then moved toward cities behind the lines while American antiaircraft batteries opened fire.
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France
Toul
Peace Announcement Cheered in Austrian Lower House
In Basel on Thursday March 8 an announcement of a preliminary peace with Romania drew cheers in the Austrian lower house. After the reaction, Finance Minister Dr Wimmer urged parliament to grant additional war credits for the government.
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Basel
Romania
Wimmer
British casualties dip to low for week ending today
For the first week of March British casualties totaled 3 343 the lowest in months. The official report for the week ending today lists Killed or died of wounds Officers 63 men 628 Wounded or missing Officers 179 men 2 473.
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London
February Casualties Hit Low Mark Across Months
The last week of February saw 3,571 casualties, the lowest weekly total in months. February overall recorded 18,961 casualties, marking a notably low month.
Russians Strike Back as Kiev Remains in Bolshevik Hands
London reports Kiev, capital of Ukraine, still in Bolshevik control after a German claim of capture was denied by Petrograd. The piece notes peace terms forced on Russia Finland and Romania, plus Bolshevik leadership changes and ongoing artillery duels along the Western Front.
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London
Kiev
Ukraine
Petrograd
Tak Jataburg
Jameburg
Lugm
Varva
Pskov
Krykeenko
Krylenko
Lenine
Trotsky
Bolshe & Mon Wach
Russia
Germany
Agd
Rumania
Finland
Finnish Gulf
Esthenia
Gulf of Finland
Great Russia
Gulf
Ferdinand
Romania
Dobrudja
Danube
Entente
North Sea
Adr Riatic
Teuton
Kaiser’s son eyed as Finland’s future king
The Afton Tidningen in Stockholm reports via Exchange Telegraph that Prince Oscar of Hohenzollern, approaching 30 next July, may be chosen as Finland’s monarch. The prince, who married Countess Ina Bassewitz in 1914 against his father’s wishes, faced heart trouble in early World War I, led a Verdun charge, escaped capture in Poland, and was wounded again on the Eastern Front in 1916.
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Hohenzollern
Oscar
Ina Bassewitz
Verdun
Poland
Romania's Fate Described as Tragic in Commons
In a House of Commons address, Andrew Bonar-Law stated that Russia's exit worsened Romania's position to a state close to tragic. He noted only about 2,000 troops remained in the field, with 200 Germans wandering in Portuguese East Africa, and he pressed for sympathy while warning against overestimating Allied aid. He cited Mesopotamia and Palestine, saying sea transport limits and troop shortages hinder decisive operations, though the capture of Jerusalem stood as a distant achievement.
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London
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar-Law
Russia
East Africa
Rumania
Eople
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Bonar Law
Jerusalem
Artillery Battle Rages At Verdun Front
Paris reports heavy artillery on the Verdun front with no infantry fights. Four German planes downed on March 6 and 7. Allied bombers dropped about 13 tons of explosives on railways and depots. Macedonian front sees heavy shelling near Doiran Vardar and Lumnica with Bulgarian prisoners taken.
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Paris
Verdun Front
War Office
Meuse
Woevre
Lake Doiran
Vardar
Lumnica
Carna Bend
Finishing touches on railroad bill agreed by conferees
Washington reports that on March 8 the Senate and House conferees completed the conference report on the administration railroad bill. Railroad interests pressed for minor changes but were rejected as the conferees refused to reopen the debate.
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Senate
House
Railroad Intests
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