The Arizona copper camp. [volume] (Ray, Ariz.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-23
HUN OFFENSIVE ON WESTERN FRONT
HISTORY MAKING EVENTS

March 16-Serbia refuses
offer of peace made by Austria Hun
gary and Bulgaria.
Germany threatens Holland with
drastic measures if latter nation ac-
cedes to demands of Great Britain
and United States for Dutch ship
ping.
Austrians occupy Mount Jasubio
east of Lake Barda on left bank of
Baccahiglione river.
Japan indicates support of America
will be necessary before invasion of
Siberia is undertaken.
Samuel Gompers issues warning to
all labor not to heed German prop
aganda.
German dispatches claim Is Rus
sian warships captured in harbor of
Odessa when that city was occu-
pied by German troops.
Secretary McAdoo in a letter to
Gompers declares building opera
tions will be greatly curtailed, and
urges labor to seek other employ
ment
General Hugh L. Scott, former
chief of staff, is relieved of army
command and put in charge of
Camp Dix, embarkation camp in
New Jersey.
Resolution providing for removal of
statue of Frederick the Great in
front of War College at Washing
ton introduced in senate
Twenty burned to death in lumber
camp fire in Novia Scotia.
Sunday, March 17th-Germans occupy
Nikolayef, seventy miles northeast
of Odessa, and Russian shipbuilding
base for the Black Sea. 100000
bushels of wheat stored at Mix
olayef
Direct train service between Berlin
and Odessa is inaugurated,
Turks occupy entire Batum region
Germans occupy, Abo, Finland, and
seize three Russian torpedo boats.
Arizona is called upon to enroll
1900 boys for Boys Working Re-
serve.
Serious rioting in Belfast
Movement for eggless Easter to
save 60,000,000 eggs for food is
launched by Mrs. Herbert Hoover
at Washington.
Germans continue destruction of
Monastir in Macedonia.
Petrograd is completely evacuated
by Russians, and all train service
out of the city is suspended. Pop
ulation calmly awaits German ad
vance.
Rechristening of all cities, towns,
villages and streets in America
bearing German names is advocated
by American Defense Society.
Texas to go dry June 26th if state
wide prohibition law is signed by
governor.
Germans sink Danish steamer Ran
delsborg, sieze all food on board,
kidnap captain and leave crew to
fate.
American steamer Paulsboro sinks
German sub in fight at sea.
21 l. w. WIS jailed at st. Maries,
Idaho, by troops; anarchist band is
broken up.
Revival of torture system formerly
used by czars instituted by Boil
sheviki.
Germans cut cables between Fin
land and neutral countries.
Monday, March 18th-Supreme war
council of allies issues statement
condemning German political crimes
against Russia and Roumania, re-
fusing to recognize Germany's peace
treaties with them, and declaring
purpose of allies to fight to finish
once for all policy of plunder and
% establish in it's place peaceful
reign of organized justice.
Jno. Dillon declares irish republic
is Impossible.
Belgian army reorganized, takes
over coast sector in Flanders.
Germany proceeds to seize millions
of dollars worth of American prop
erty in Germany.
German advance into Russia con-
tinues.
Department of justice prohibits dis
tribution of "the Finished Mystery"
alleged work of Pastor Russell cir
culated by Millenial Dawn Sect
Two women and two men, all claim
ing French citizenship, arrested as
German spies in New York.
Allied airmen in raid of Coblenz,
Germany on March 18th kill so and
do great material damage with
bombs.
Anaconda Copper Company to begin
production of ferro manganese at
Great Falls, Montana, thus releas-
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