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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1918

Page

4

War Bond Drive Urges Thrift Stamps and Savings

An April appeal urges home front thrift to fund victory with Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. Citizens are told to save coins for Thrift Stamps, swap sixteen for a War Savings Stamp, and understand the five year return of a five dollar gold piece. Banks post offices and agents sell them and provide details.

Soldiers Letters From Capt Ed Crane and Ada Friends Sent Home

Letters from Captain Ed Crane written in France on May 12 1918 describe Mother's Day greetings and his role directing the Base Training School for stable sergeants and others in the First Army Corps He notes good pay and food, wine at meals, rain and living in a village, and asks family to mail letters to him at APO 727.

Ed Crane J. A. Crane Ada Baseman Crane France Pershing Jim First Army Corps Lewis States Los Angeles Fang 2Nd District 1St Corps A.E. F A.P.O N.G Camp Mills N. Y North Dakota Chinatown Sam Scheinberg The Model Department Fort Washington M.C Co. 7 Washington, D. C Red Cross Washington Capitol Senate Building Congressional Library Pierce-Arrow Coast Artillery Corps Clark Norrell Mt. Vernon Potomac River George Washington Ada News

Germany plans 10 control Russia across economy after war

Stockholm reports Germany aims to control Russia's postwar economy via a neutral-flag structure. Copenhagen HQ handles a network reaching Russian banks, railways, shipping, and mineral sectors, with German interests securing significant shares in many firms. Plans include Pacific trade and Baltic fleet acquisitions under neutral or Russian flags.

Stockholm Associated Press Germany Russia Copenhagen Christiania Mendelsohn Petrograd Turkestan Troitsky Zlatoust

Powell West Sends Paper From Harvard

The Oscillator, a weekly Army and Navy radio department paper, arrives from Powell West now in Harvard training school. It features Ney oges and photos of men at the big Harvard Stadium, athletic races and other activities as editors aim to prepare readers for service.

Radio Department Army and Navy Powell West Harvard Uncle Sam

Bread Ration Strikes Hit Rhine Munitions Towns

20,000 workers quit munitions factories in Cologne and Mainz on the Rhine after bread ration cuts. Associated Press dispatch from The Hague notes extensive strikes spreading across the region. June 28 report cites Daily Mail source.

Associated Press London Cologne Maelheim Rhine Daily Mail Hague

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