Madden Attacks AEF Mail Handling Morale Issue
Congressman Martin B Madden after inspecting AEF mail service criticizes regulations that lose or delay minority unit mail when majority units move. He cites unbroken bags redirected to new locations and holds of mail, calling Bourges explanations an alibi and noting mail write postings unknown by most soldiers. He warns delays harm morale among American expeditionary forces.
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Mindrs
Congressional Postal Committee
France
Bourges
Bureau of Records
Barnes Named U S Wheat Director To Handle 1919 Crop
Julius H. Barnes, president of the federal grain corporation, is appointed wheat director to oversee the 1919 crop and the $1.0 billion government price-support fund. He will still head the $150 million grain firm and act as purchasing representative for relief programs. President Wilson and Herbert Hoover endorsed the move. Domestic consumers are not expected to pay more than foreign buyers, and a return to a five cent loaf seems unlikely.
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Federal Grain Corporation
United States
Wilson
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Barnes
Government Grain Corporation
American Relief Administration
Barnes
Hoover
Doew Pheldde UU UU Yih Gully le
Ansell Faults Army Justice System and Urges Written Rights
Lieutenant Colonel Ansell former acting judge advocate general of the United States army told the American Bar Association investigating committee that the army justice system rests on feudal roots with an officer caste. He argued enlisted men lack equality with officers and urged codifying soldier rights into law rather than relying on presidential regulations, asserting Congress should set discipline rules.
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Ansell
United States Army
The
American Bar Association
Army
Burleson at Center of Democratic Administration Row
Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson is described as the storm center of a major Democratic family dispute. The New York World accuses him of autocratic rule and harsh treatment of employees while defending foes claim rivals push him out to deflect administration errors.
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Albert Sidney Burleson
Burleson
The
New York World
Burleson Plantation
Texas
Burleson Telegraph
World
Goat Girl of Greece and War’s Steep Toll on Europe
A Red Cross image shows a young Greek goat girl with Mount Parnassus in the background. The caption notes central Europe and the Balkans suffered, as Germany drained resources to fuel the war, while disease rose and imports stalled by the Allied blockade. Fourteen nations seek American goods as peace ends the blockade.
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Red Cross
Greece
Mount Parnassus
Europe
Balkans
Germany
Austrian
Turkey
Bulgaria
America
Opium Burned in Shanghai to Halt Trade
The Chinese government destroyed hundreds of opium cases worth their weight in gold. From Shanghai warehouses the drug was ferried across the river under guard and fed to four furnaces, then raked into flames. Rakes were withdrawn only after prolonged burning.
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Shanghai
Popular _ Mechanics Magazine
Pepgen Ad Promotes Appetite Booster in Evansville Store
Evansville restaurateur Wm A Mueller touts Pepgen as the greatest appetite enhancer saying it revived his appetite and relieved back pain after four bottles. He notes Pepgen is safe for children and available at leading drug stores. A separate Indianapolis anecdote shows a gardener peeling potatoes to homemade standards, but the crop failed.
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Wm. A. Mueller
S. Waterstreet
Evansville
Ind
Pepgen
Scott
Handle With Care Latin Box Puzzle in Transit
A college graduate marks a parcel with Latin for handle with care, mocking a gageman’s inability to read it. The merchant warns aimed gibberish, but the student explains the phrase to avoid angered handling.
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Boston Transcript
Spring Fever and Tonics Promise Vitality
An ad touts Spring Fever as low vitality from impurities in the blood. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to restore energy by purifying and enriching the blood with a strengthening, invigorating effect. Price is 60 cents.
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