Congress Ready for Extra Session to Arm Ships
Members of both houses mobilize for President Wilson's call for an extra session to grant authority to arm American ships and use additional measures to defend merchant routes. Senate rules change shows strong administration support. cloture vote indicates rapid passage possible within 48 hours.
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Germany
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White House
House
Lansing
Prices in Baltimore grain markets and gun defense issue noted
Spot wheat at 2.01 1 2 and corn 1.18 1 2 in Baltimore wholesale market close. Winchester dealers offered 1.95 for wheat after market close. Attorney General says authority exists to equip ships with guns for defense. Berlin critical of US Senate blocking authority. Cloture adoption paves way for urgent wartime legislation within days.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Gregory
Berlin
America
German Officer Arrest Ties to Spy Plot In U S
Captain Alfred Fritzen a 40 year old German navy officer was arrested at the Alhambra home of Frank Hart president of the Southern California Music Company and held for complicity in a German spy plot in the United States. He is linked to the Welland canal plot in Canada and to other recent plans. His case is to be clarified in Washington and he appears on the same government list as Boy Ed Von Papen.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alfred Fritzen
Alhambra
Frank H. Hart
Southern California Music Company
United States
Fritzen
Welland Canal
Canada
Washington
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Swiss Males to Enter Army Enlistment Rush Near End of Week
Berne reports four fifths of Swiss males aged 24 to 32 will be enlisted by early next week as enlistment proceeds rapidly. The government has prepared training for the new soldiers.
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Berne
Mississippians Send Big Iron Cross To Vardaman
Senator James K. Vardaman of Mississippi is to be decorated with a 40 pound iron cross for his 18 minute Senate speech opposing President Wilsons armed neutrality bill. A Biloxi blacksmith forged the cross with the inscription Lest the Kaiser forget. The gift, dubbed by supporters as a tribute, was shipped to Washington yesterday.
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James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
Senate
Biloxi
Miss
Thomas Collins
J Tige 19 Held For Shooting At Potomac Bridge
Joseph Tice, reportedly assistant tollgate keeper at Williamsport bridge, faced trial before Justice Bitner in Williamsport for shooting and wounding George Guthridge of Winchester. Guthridge was chauffeur for a local automobile party. Tice was held in 4000 bond for the May Washington County grand jury and released on bond. Continued from page six.
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Joseph Tice
Williamsport Bridge
Justice Bitner
Williamsport
George Guthridge
Winchester
Young Guthridge
Tice
Washington County
Snow Stages Record 22 Inches In Hilly Hayeveld Area
In Hayeveld Virginia West Frederick reports five days of continuous snowfall the deepest in 25 years with 22 inches on the ground and an additional foot melting leaving about three feet of snow and hail. The article notes groundhog folklore as vindication of the seasonal claim.
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Hayeveld
West Frederick
Cuban situation causes United States forces in Santiago
The State Department expressed frank concern over Cuba's worsening crisis. The Navy has concentrated blue jackets and marines near Santiago at the department's request. Damage to property includes sugar cane and refineries with bridges down and communications disrupted, but life losses remain small as officials seek to restore order.
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Washington
State Department
Cuba
Navy Department
Santiago
United States
Winchester Has Lowest City Tax Rate in State
The Star lists the auditor’s annual report showing Winchester tax at $1.20 per $100, the lowest among state cities. Portsmouth tops at $2.00. Other cities with similar population are compared to Winchester to show its comparatively low rate.
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Star
Winchester
Portsmouth
Martinsburg Man George A Ashton Dies After Illness
George A Ashton 62 a Frederick County Virginia native and longtime Martinsburg resident died at his home 323 North High Street after several weeks of illness from a complication of diseases. He had lived in Martinsburg 41 years was a member of the First Brethren Church and was well known in the community.
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George A. Aston
Frederick County
Martinsburg
W. Va
North High Street
Ashton
First Brethren Church
Sighted U-Boat Off Colombian Coast
Travelers arriving report sighting a submarine of unknown nationality off the Colombian coast. British agents had searched the waters for a suspected German base near the Panama Canal without results.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Personal Notes From Berryville
Berryville Virginia March 9 Miss Mamie White has returned from Washington Mrs F B Whiting and Miss Margretta Whiting left for Richmond Mr John Stribfing of Norfolk was in town this week Miss Estelle and Sophie Powers of Gary West Virginia are guests of their mother Mrs J S Powers and Miss Emily Powers has returned from New York Mrs L M Allen is at Atlantic City Mrs S S Thomas and Miss Nannie Thomas have returned from Washington The Misses Lee have returned from Baltimore Misses Louise and Lizzie Parshail
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Berryville
Mamie White
Washington
F. B. Whiting
Margretta Whiting
Richmond
John Stribfing
Norfolk
Estelle
Sophie Powers
Gary
W. Va
J. S. Powers
Emily Powers
New York
Winchester Chautauqua Week of April 16 Program Preview
The Winchester Chautauqua will be held in the New Empire Theater the week of April 16 with afternoon and evening programs of music lectures and entertainment. A guarantors meeting is set for March 18 at 8 pm in Handley Library to hear from a Home Office representative, finalize the program, and distribute season tickets.
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Handley Library
Winchester
The
Chautauqua
Clarke County Made Part Of Winchester Division
State Board of Education in Richmond attached Clarke county to Frederick county creating one school division with Leslie D. Kline of Stephens City named superintendent. The change was approved at the board’s Wednesday meeting and only learned by Winchester and Frederick officials after a notice appeared. Continued on page three.
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State Board of Education
Richmond
Clarke County
Frederick County
Winchester
Leslie D. Kline
Stephens City
French Take German Trenches on Hill 1865 in Champagne
In violent fighting on the Champagne front French troops penetrated isolated German trenches on Hill 1865 but were later expelled by counterattacks. The French retained only a small position on lower ground west of Wavreschaete while German storming detachments took 87 prisoners and captured several machine guns and mine throwers.
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Eerlin
Champagne
War Office
Lower
Yarrowdale Sailors Finally Released by Germany
Washington reports American sailors held since the capture of the British prize ship Yarrowdale have been released. The State Department received official word this afternoon from the Spanish ambassador in Berlin confirming their release.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Sale notice of Jonathan Dée Haven farm of 290 acres
On March 10 at 1 p m a county court house sale will offer Jonathan Dée Haven's farm of 290 acres located 3 miles north of Gainesboro. J M Lamp. Also Webster’s dictionary 98c and Norton's 2 value. March 14 purebred livestock at the fair grounds. John C Cath er Ap and Mrs Reynolds attended the inauguration.
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County Court House
Jonathan DéeHaven
Gainesboro
J. M. Lamp
Norton’s
John. C. Cather
British Forces Near City of Bagdad In 1916 Advance
Turkish forces concentrate at Bagdad as British cavalry close to the city within hours. General Maude’s main force lags behind, and a battle may delay Bagdad’s fall for several days. Panicked retreat follows from Mesopotamian guardsmen who fled Ctesiphon after earlier defeat.
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London
Bagdad
Arabian Nights
War Office
Maude
Tigris
Professor Ralston Talks Gardens in Berryville Event
Prof. G Ralston of Virginia Polytechnical Institute will lecture on Vegetable and Landscape Gardens for the Home Demonstration Club at the Berryville courthouse on Thursday March 15 at 3 p.m. The trip includes Millwood White Post Crums with sessions on March 14 and Berryville events on March 15. Proceeds support the club and a sale ad runs for Norton’s dictionaries.
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Berryville
G. & Ralston
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Home Demonstration Club
Ralston
Professor Ralston
Millwood
White Post
Citizens Call Mass Meeting At City Hall To Back President
Patriots urged from all parties to attend a mass meeting at 8 o clock Tuesday in the auditorium to pledge support for the President’s course amid the world crisis. The appeal notes the crisis since the Civil War and lists signers including Logan R. Fay and J. W. Rice. Also ads for lost pocketbook in Gainesboro and lost glasses with rewards.
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Monster Mass
Wilson
Logan R. Fay
Larrick
A. D. Puller
H. F. Byrd
R. McCann
Robert ¥. Conrad
Jénn F T. Sl
England to Pay Interest for 1000 Years on War Debt
A Century Magazine article by Joseph E Davies argues England’s national debt rose during war and barely declined in peace. He notes the Crimean and Boer wars added debt, and that Britain’s taxes today cover interest on ancestral wars, predicting 1000 years of interest payments.
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Tury Magazine
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