Germans Halting Major Western Front Offensive
British dispatches say the first great German offensive on the Western front failed to achieve its aims after a 50 mile assault in Northern France. British lines held with some positions regained, while German losses mount amid heavy artillery and machine gun fire. German and allied actions in Flanders and Lorraine are noted with ongoing air and naval engagements.
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Douglas Haig
Arras
LaFere
Emperor William
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Ludeworff
Acre
Me LaBasse Canal
Ypres
Flanders
Om the Hague
Holland
Germany
Great Britain
American Guns Fire Wipes Out German Lines Behind Front
American artillery destroyed first and second German lines east of Luneville after a raid. A patrol crossed No Man's Land and found the lines wiped out with no American casualties. German deserters surrendered to an American patrol northwest of Toul and provided details of prior gas attacks and trench works.
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France
Luneville
No~Man’s Land
Toul
Washington Doubts Major German Offensive Intent
Military observers in Washington monitor reports to determine Germany's immediate objective amid talk of a large drive. Officials weigh the possibility of a decoy move and assess likely strategic aims.
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Germany
Shipping Board Agent To Visit Wilmington Plant Site This Week
Washington dispatch says United States Shipping Board agent Mr Towle will visit Wilmington to inspect the proposed shipyard for eight to ten fabricated steel ships. The project, backed by about 500000, faces a requirement of at least 1000000 working capital to land the contracts, with total costs near 12090000. Meetings in Charleston and Wilmington precede formal contract signing, expected in two to three weeks if funds prove adequate.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
Towle
United States Shipping Board
Wilmington
Charleston
Shipping Board
German Plan Aims to Recapture Hindenburg Line Front
London reports describe a British front amid a German offensive between the Oise and Sensee. The attack targets the Hindenburg line near Arras Cambrai and Baupaume roads with the aim to pinch off a salient and recapture trenches four months after Cambrai.
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London
Oise
Sensee
Cambrai
Hindenburg
France
Scarpe
Arras-Cambrai
Baupaume-Cambrai
Scheldt Canal
Daily Mail
Croisilles
Bullecourt
Lagnicourt
Thre
Bapaume-Cambrai
Gouzeaucourt
Roussoy
Hargicourt
Survey to shift war contracts from East to South and West
An extensive War Industries Board survey on locating war industries may move government contracts away from congested Eastern regions to the West and South. A policy likely will be announced soon as rail and ship line alignments favor diverting exports to South Atlantic and Gulf ports.
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South Atlantic States
East
Washington
War Industrial Board
War Industries Board
Railroad Administration Treasury, Shipping Board
Labor Department
B. L. Winchell
Union Pacific
Middle West
McAdoo
Seizes Three Dutch Vessels at Panama Canal
American authorities in the Panama Canal zone seized three Dutch merchant ships on March 22 amid tensions as Panama operations tightened control over canal traffic.
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Sepit
Panama
Panama Canal
Rho
Manleys Death List Reaches Sixteen After Collision
Washington reports the Navy Department announced twelve more deaths from the collision between the destroyer Manley and a British warship on March 19 bringing total to sixteen. John C. Holmes of Boston was among the dead. eleven others unnamed. Injured sailors include Isaac Diggs of Norfolk who was hospitalised. Corrections list Louis Cohen, not Cohen Louis, and give Richard E. Gallman’s correct name.
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Washington
Manley
Navy Department
John C. Holmes
Carpenter
Boston
Mass
Isaac Diggs
Cleveland Street
Norfolk
Navy Department Today
Lewis Cohen
Louis Cohen
Baltimore
Richard S&s. Gallman
Richard E. Gallman
Trouth
S. G
Evidence Against Bisbee Citizens
Washington reports the Department of Justice nearing completion of evidence against Bisbee Arizona citizens linked to the July 12 deportation of 1,186 striking miners and possible violations of federal statutes over seizure of the Bell Telephone Company and censorship of interstate lines.
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Washington
Citiens
Bisbee
Ariz
Department of Justice
Wilson
Bisbee Exchange
Bell Telephone Company
Southern mill teachers gather for welfare conference
In Charlotte on March 22 a conference of educational workers from Southern mill communities is in session. U S Commissioner of Education P P Claxton leads the meeting with teachers social workers mill superintendents and others focused on community welfare in cotton mill settlements with many attendees from nearby states.
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Charlotte
N. C
United States Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton
Parade Honors Mrs J B Gordon At Camp Gordon Review
Mrs John B Gordon widow of the Confederate general and Camp Gordon namesake was guest of honor at the largest military review at Camp Gordon Atlanta March 20. The 82nd Division of the National Army led the parade with Brig Gen Burham Gov Hugh Dorsey and staffs among the reviewing party as thousands watched.
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Atlanta
John B. Gordon
Camp Gordon
82Nd Division
National Army
Burham
Hugh Dorsey
Fighting Intensifies on Whole Italian Front
Rome reports mounting combat along the entire Italian front as Italian forces push back patrols and eject an Austrian detachment from an advanced post in the Frenzela valley. Artillery duels along the Piave increase in intensity.
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Rome
War Office
Frenzela
Piave
Flying Cadet Killed In Flying Accident
Fort Worth Texas March 22 cadet S W Arnhem Royal Flying Corps was the aviator killed yesterday afternoon at Hicks Field. He was an American who joined the British service. His home was in New York city. Officers say he fell about 4 000 feet in the air.
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Fort Worth
Texas
S. W. Arnhem
Royal Flying Corps
Hick’s Field
New York City
Will Ask a Pardon for Thomas Mooney
San Francisco March 22. Applications for the pardon of Thomas J. Mooney will be filed with Governor William D. Stephens after the State Supreme Court issues its remittal. The remittal becomes effective 30 days after the decision, closing further court action and leaving Mooney’s fate to the Governor.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
William D. Stephens
State Supreme Court
Mooney
Maxwell McNutt
Ambiguity surrounds German offensive as observers doubt scale
Washington reports American military observers doubt the yesterday proclaimed German drive marks a full offensive. They question if the assault from La Fere to the Scarpe signals a major push or a show of force to influence neutrals. Despite London claims of a wider front, confidence remains strong in Allied ability to halt any grand offensive.
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Washington
London
West
Germany
France
Holland
England
la Fere
Scarpe
Killing of 11 year old by stepfather in Cheatham County
Ashland City Tennessee March 22 Ad vices from Cheatham county report the killing of Idola Dunnaway 11 by her stepfather Thomas Hamilton 35 a farmer who after shooting at A P Dozier and Miss Mattie Dozier where the child stayed killed himself by slashing his throat when Sheriff Knight arrived to arrest him The mother had died in October and the girl had lived with Hamilton since then A warrant had been issued last week charging him with numerous outrages on the mother.
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Ashland City
Ten
Cheaham County
Idola Dunnaway
Thomas Hamilton
A. P. Dozier
Mattie Dozier
Knight
Hamilton
Manley Victims To Be Brought Home
In an Irish port on March 22 the bodies of three Manley crewmen were brought ashore to be embalmed for transport to America. Washington announced that an officer and three sailors were killed and 11 injured when a depth charge exploded after a collision with a British warship in the war zone on March 19.
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Ameica
Washington
Trial of Two Pitts Boys Nears End in Glen Alpine Murder
Morganton North Carolina March 22 The trial of Garfield and Aaron Pitts charged with the murder of Dr E A Hennessee at Glen Alpine was nearing its end. J F Spaincour closed for the defense followed by Solicitor Huffman for the State Judge Cline to charge the jury this afternoon
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Pitt
Morganton
N. C
Garfield
Aaron Pitts
E. A. Hennessee
Glen Alpine
J. F. Spaincour
Huffman
Cline
British hold line as German forces suffer heavy losses
London reports the Western front battle continued to late last night between the Oise and Sensee rivers with heavy German losses and British resistance. Artillery duels shook Kent and the official view indicates heavy fighting may continue with no decisive German breakthrough.
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London
War Office
River
Oise
Sensee
Kent
German Leaders Go to Western Front to Observe Attack
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports Emperor William Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff have traveled to the Western front to witness the German attack. Bulgarian and Austrian troops are now on the Western front as part of the operation.
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London
Emperor William
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Western Front
Copenhagen
Miners Federation Accepts Government Militia Service Plan
London reports the Miners' Federation has accepted the government's proposal to select workers for military service. The move aims to implement the combing out of men for service as part of national defense.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Pool Fuel Oil East of Rocky Mountains
Washington reports the Fuel Administration ordered pooling of fuel oil east of the Rockies after coastwise tankers were diverted to navy and Allied needs. Distribution problems risk an artificial oil shortage in the East despite ample overall supply. Pipeline plans from Beaumont Texas to Savannah were dropped as steamers proved quicker and cheaper to deploy.
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Washington
Rocky Moon
East
Beaumont
Texas
Savannah
Atlantic Seaboard
Spanish Cabinet Formed With Maura to Lead
Madrid reports Antonio as the new premier forming a cabinet to succeed the Marquis de Alhucemas. Maura will be Premier with Dato as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Romanones as Minister of Justice, General Marina as War Minister, and the Marquis de Ath alhucemas taking the interior post. Count Romanones is a former premier.
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Madrid
Antonio
Marquis de Alhucemas
Maura
Mier Dato
Count Romanones
Minis
Justice
Marina
Marquis de Athwcemas
Snow Report From Texas Panhandle Falls Then Melts
Snow was reported falling early this day in the Texas Panhandle. Perico the flakes melted on contact as they reached the ground near Fort Worth and surrounding areas.
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Texas Panhandle
Fort Worth
Texas
Perico
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South and
Old Hindenburg Line
Manleys
J. B. Gordon
Thomas Mooney
Kaiser
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