Allied Forces Press West Front Raids and Air Offense
Allied troops from the United States Britain France and Portugal carry raids into German trenches in the Toul sector and Lorraine while aerial combat intensifies. German shells and bombings target French and Belgian fronts with significant casualties reported. Bolshevik talks in Moscow loom over peace terms as Eastern forms shift power and violence spreads across Europe.
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Woevre
Lorraine
Enmy
Toul
Riche Court
Pershing
Ameran
Lunelle
Armentieres
Champagne
Rheims
Britth
Oblenz
Rhine
Moscow
all-Rusfan Congress of Soviets
China
Yorkshire
England
Ger
Paris
France
Luneville
Donviller
No Man’s Land
Ariel Sinks Submarine in Northern Waters Patrol
The British destroyer Ariel reports sinking a German submarine after spotting its periscope at nearly a mile. Ariel fired, ramed near the hull, and forced surrender of eight crewmen. several boats were lowered and eight sailors rescued near Black Sod Bay on Ireland’s western coast during another engagement with a German sub.
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London
Ariel
Black Sod Bay
Ireland
Sod
Achill Head
Ships and More Ships Scrying Need of America
London reported March 5 that Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, warned that allied ship production must rise and that American efforts, while significant, will take time to show results. He noted a forthcoming addition of Brazilian warships to European waters.
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London
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Sir Eric Geddes
Eric
House of Commons
Destruction Exposed as German Retaliation Plan
A Hamburg newspaper article claims Germany would destroy 400 English towns in reprisal for Allied seizures of merchant ships. It quotes a brutal stance that if London is attacked, a German should bleed rather than yield to pity.
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Lerdam
Ber‘ges Zeitung
London
Isfield
Russian Congress to Meet Thursday in Ratification Move
Moscow dispatch says the 98th Congress of Soviets plans to meet Thursday to ratify peace with Germany, delaying previously scheduled sessions amid ongoing postwar diplomacy. The report notes the shift in timing and the stalled meeting date from Monday.
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Moscow
Sian Congress of Soviets
Germany
British destroyer Ariel sinks U-12 in March 1915
In early March 1915 the British destroyer Ariel rammed and sank the German submarine U-12. Two crew members from the 58 on board were rescued by Ariel's crew. U-12 had engaged in German operations against British shipping.
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Ariel
Alleged Evaders Sent to Camp
One hundred men arrested days ago by the Pittsburg police in a draft evaders roundup were today sent to Camp Lee Virginia for induction. Most of the 600+ detained have been released after submitting draft questionnaires or proving return of questionnaires. The men sent to Camp Lee waived all rights to exemption or deferred classification in their questionnaires.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Camp Lee
Virginia
Inland Waterways Committee Enlarged Expansion in membership
Washington March 13 The Railroad Administration Inland Waterways Advisory Committee grew from three to five with new appointees Calvin Tompkins former New York dock commissioner and port facilities student and M J Sanders of New Orleans manager of Leylco Steam Lines.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Inland Waterways Advisory Committee
Calvin Tompkins
New York
M. J. Sanders
New Orleans
Shipyards and the New Year Fire Up U S Ship Production
The piece stresses the urgent need for ships in World War I, praising Shipping Board leadership under Edward N. Kurley for ending yard strikes and advancing a vast expansion. It cites 700 shipways ready, progress across wooden steel and composite programs, and calls 1918 a record year for vessel construction as new yards prepare for steady output.
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Leon M. Green
America
Atlantic
Edward N. Kurley
Shipping Board
Marine Engineering
United States
Ship timber sizes reduced to speed construction
The Shipping Board authorized smaller ship timber sizes in the South to hasten wooden ship construction. Flitches drop from 32x13 to 24x12 inches to use smaller Southern timber, with surveys planned to gauge available pine. Kirby and Southern Pine Association officials discuss cooperation with federal leaders to keep builders employed.
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Washington
South
Shipping Board
John H. Kirby
Southern Pine Association of
Houston
Texas
Pacific Coast
Kirby
General Pier
Southern
Southern Pine Association
Senate
Pier
Mrs Lucretia Garfield Dies at South Pasadena Home
Mrs Lucretia Rudolph Garfield widow of James A Garfield twentieth president of the United States died at her winter home in South Pasadena early today.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
James A. Garfield
United States
South Pasadena
Allied Interests Demand Action on Chaos in Russia
The Daily Telegraph argues Japan remains a loyal ally and urges swift action to stabilize Siberia. It warns Germany aims to dominate the shattered Russian empire while stressing allied restraint and legal protection of threatened interests amid unprecedented conditions.
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London
Siberia
Daily Telegraph
Japan
Great Britain
Siberian
Germany
Russia
Manchuria
Blair Johnson Dies After Brief Pneumonia Illness
Blair Johnson, prominent horseman and manager of the Warrenton Horse Show Association, died at his home near Warrenton Virginia after a brief pneumonia illness during the night of March 13. The death removes a leading figure in local equestrian events.
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Warrenton, Va
Blair Johnson
Here
Warrenton
Archie Roosevelt Wounded in Action in France
Archibald B Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt is wounded in action in France. A cablegram from Theodore Roosevelt Jr reports Archie sustained shrapnel wound in the leg and a broken arm but no danger. Casualty list also notes six killed, seven wounded severely or slightly, and many wounded or ill.
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New York
Archibald B. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
France
Young Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Archie
Ted
Roosevelt
Josephine Stryker
Oyster Bay
Washington
War Department
Archie Roosevelt
William ¥. Gehring
Harry L. Anderson
Homer Dawson
Homer W. Klein
John LeGall
Paul H. Ludwig
Guiseppe Fanucchi
Rudolph O. Huff
Clyde B. Jones
Fern W. Bristol
John Bailey Gill
Loren H. Mitchell
Jesse E. Mogdy
George Washington Rutledge
Maurice L. Schwartz
Virgil H. Brady
Jerrell E. Jennings
William Seibert
Charles R. Simmons
Zeppelin Raid Over London Signals High German Losses
Three Zeppelins were involved in the night raid on England with one bombing Hull and a house demolished. Official reports say a woman died of shock and the airships then roamed over countryside districts before leaving. German use of Zeppelins has diminished as air defenses tighten.
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London
England
Hull
Yorkshire
Rem
Great Altitu
Grain use cut for brewing amid food controls in Commons
London reports the House of Commons debating grain used for brewing and malting. John R. Clynes said the government will cut brewing tonnage while preserving beer for heavy workers. About 150000 tons were taken from brewers March 1 with 200000 more to be saved by tighter standards and substitutes.
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London
House of Commons
Leifchild Jones
John R. Clynes
Food Control Board
America
Clynes
Machinists' Mate Charles Fazio Dies After Seaplane Fall
Charles John Fazio of Rome New York died March 10 from a fractured skull after a fall from a seaplane at Pensacola Florida the news release stated He was a machinists mate in the navy at the time of the accident.
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Washington
Charles John Fazio
Rome
N. Y
Pensacola
Fla
Congress urged to speed up army drafts and defense bills
Provost Marshal General Crowder testified before the Senate Military Committee urging rapid action on National Defense Act amendments and related army bills. He cited changes to draft selection, registration for men 21 and older, and anticipated Senate approval of aviation pay changes.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Crowder
Gress
Senate
Pope
Hitchco
General Crowder
Federal Commissioner Calls Married Women Recruited as Teachers
Washington reports Federal Commissioner Claxton urges using married women to fill wartime teaching shortages. He cites laws banning married teachers and proposes suspending or repealing such bans, alongside financial and regulatory reliefs to mobilize experienced educators withdrawn for war work.
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Washington
Education
Claxton
Mag
Philip Glazebrook Killed in Action in March War Report
London report states Philip Glazebrook Unionist member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire Yeomanry was killed in action. The brief dispatch notes his death during hostilities and confirms his service in the unit.
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London
Philip Glazebrook
South
Meine
Poneshire
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