Americans Billeted in French Villages Learn Local Life
In central France American soldiers are billeted in village homes gaining insight into French life and customs. They describe informal hospitality, improved sanitation, and shared meals, with notes on women washing and other acts of kindness. Black troops bring songs and banjos, uplifting morale as they adapt to civilian life near the front.
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France
Enee
North
Dpra- Sfontani
van Atuwerfenits Osterdpoi
Thas
Pat
America
Europe
Great Lakes
Teyra
Nhat
Tuttsie
Uruguay's Patasar Braia Seeks Pro Allied Shift
The visit by Dr. Patasar Braia, Uruguay's foreign minister, shapes Latin American sentiment toward the allies. He is credited with moving Uruguay from pro German to neutral and now pro allied, advocating free democracy and influencing regional policy.
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United States
Patasar Braia
Uruguay
Alles
Doctor Bram
Doctor Rumors
Mutiny grows in German army amid desertions and disobedience
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Rotterdam reports rising mutiny and desertion in the German army. Bavarian and Silesian units are a focus with disarms and executions. Berlin sees 20 000 deserters, many jailed or released to the ranks. munition output reportedly slowed. A Copenhagen source ties mutinous U boat crews to four torpedo boats trying to flee to Norway.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Daily Telegraph
Rotterdam
Arras
Bavaria
North Sea
Christiania
The
Times
Jutland
Aftenpost
Copenhagen
Norway
British Night Raid on German Ammunition Dump Behind Lines
A British air crew led by Lieut. W. A. Barnes describes a night raid on a German ammunition dump behind enemy lines. Parachute flare, searchlights, and anti aircraft fire challenged the crew, but bombs were dropped and a dramatic explosion display followed, with the mission taking 58 minutes and claimed to cost Germany hundreds of man hours.
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France
America
W. A. Barnes
Associated Press
Dugep
Costaly
Hunland
Germany
New Cure for Cooties Reported by Private Motten
Private Fred G. Motten writes from New York about a new disinfectant called Sine issued to soldiers. He says it is a night wash that helps them sleep and dreams of home while keeping cooties away, noting cooties were a major worry for troops.
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New York
Fred G. Motten
Sea Scout Chief Wilders Sparks Hawaii Launch
James Austin Wilders, chief sea scout of the Boy Scouts of America, inspired by General Byng and Baden-Powell, plans to inaugurate sea scouting in Hawaii. Hawaii boys eagerly await his return as the movement grows with donated equipment and a focus on afloat training and discipline.
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James Austin Wilders
Boy Scouts of America
General Byng
Cambrai
Baden-Powell
Hawaii
Sea Scouts
Wilder
Sam
Uncle Sai
Japan's New Foreign Minister Baron Goto A Physician Turned Statesman
Baron Shimpei Goto, born 1857, replaces Viscount Motono as Japan's foreign minister. Trained as a physician, he led Formosa sanitation, headed Manchuria Railway, and served as minister of communications under Katsura.
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Ichiro Motono
Downing Street of
Japan
Statesman
Baron Shimpei Goto
Foreign Office
Baron Goto
Department of Home Affairs
Germany
University of Berlin
Sanitation Bureau
Formosa
House of Peers
South
Enemies List Builder Guiding Registration Bureau
Rufus W. Sprague Jr leads the New York port enemy alien bureau overseeing registration of about 300,000 German men and similar number of German women. He born in Boston 1875, Harvard educated, practiced law in New York, and helped form the firm Russel Coe Sprague.
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Rufus W. Sprague, Jr
Mr. Sprague
New York Port
Boston
Boston Latin School
Harvard
Harvard Law School
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Walter E.es i
Russel, Coe & Sprague
Navy to appoint Mrs Wheelock as first petticoated lieutenant
Mrs George Alexander Wheelock, chief yeoman and champion recruiter, will become the navy's first petticoated junior lieutenant in recognition of her $17,000 recruitment of young men over 18 months. She has campaigned across New York cities plus Cleveland Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Columbus Allentown and more, living on the road and delivering patriotic talks starting from a soap box.
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United States Navy
George Alexander Wheelock
Wheelock
New York City
Buffalo
Syracuse
Binghamton
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Columbus
Allentown
Navy
Re Erusta
Hard Skin and Foot Calluses Remedy Ad
A compact ad promoting a tiny bottle of Preez for hard skin and calluses on feet. It claims a few drops soften toughened areas, allowing the user to lift painful spots with fingers. Corns are also mentioned as treatable.
War energy orders questioned over toy wagon maker
R L Flood of the U S Army Quartermasters conducted factory questionnaires through the Indiana Fuel Administration to determine coal shipment priority for war materials. One wagon manufacturer argued its output was essential for shopping, but the claim was denied.
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R. L. Flood
Quartermasters Corps
United States Army
Indiana State Fuel Administration
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications and requires a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, targeting inflammation of the Eustachian tube. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and lists Cruegists 75 cents with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co.
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Hall
All Cruegists
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Railroad Poem Sparks Teletype Verse in Omaha World Herald
The piece recalls Ohio freight conductor Pat Donohue whose train broke down and sent a quip to Train Dispatcher Straight asking what to do. The telegraph office replied with a witty time cue noting two twenty eight to take the freight, attributed to Dispatcher Straight.
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Finnigan
Pat Donohue
Ohio
Donohue
Omaha World-Herald
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Now Also Tablets
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is available in tablet form in addition to the familiar syrup. The tablets carry the same medicinal properties and produce the same results as the bottled tonic, offering a convenient option for swallowing or travel. Price is 0a.
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Grove
Real Estate Dealer Sells Satisfaction as Remedy
A Baltimore American snippet urges dissatisfaction be addressed by a real estate dealer offering remedy through property deals. The remark contrasts a singer's guttural notes with curbing critique and implies using real estate channels to improve one’s lot.
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Baltimore American
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