British shipping chief Sir Joseph Maclay frames a united Allied effort
The interview portrays Sir Joseph Maclay as a practical, patriotic leader guiding Britain’s massive shipbuilding and wartime logistics. He stresses coordinated production with America and allied nations, noting Britain cannot win alone and urging American shipyards to bolster the war effort against U boats.
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Britain
Joseph Maclay
New York
British Empire
America
Puis
Amsterdam Aviator Becomes American Ace In France
Lieut H Clay Ferguson of Amsterdam has been confirmed as an American ace after shooting down five German planes in France. His aircraft was hit by gunfire, including a bullet lodged in his leg, yet he landed safely. Ferguson, 27, is a Yale graduate and son of Adson C Ferguson. he trained at the Southern aviation camp and prior starred in Amsterdam athletics.
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Amsterdam
American Flying Corps
France
H. Clay Ferguson
Ferguson
Adson C. Ferguson
Yale University
New York
United States
Aviation Service
Master Shipbuilder Schwab as Emergency Fleet director general
William B. Dickson lauds Charles M. Schwab as the ideal director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation citing his talent to rally loyalty and his optimistic, uplifting personality. A United States Steel executive adds Schwab’s rare power to compel others to excel.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Charles BM. Schwab
America
William B. Dickson
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Corporation
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Lighthouse Angel Decorated for Blinded Soldiers Work
Miss Winifred Solt known as the Lighthouse Angel led a committee aiding blinded soldiers in battle. She received a gold medal from France for services to blinded French soldiers. Her work at Phare de France in Paris saved thousands, teaching veterans to use their remaining senses and pursue skills like typing music and stenography.
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Winifred Solt
Miss Holt
Phare de France
Paris
Exiled Russian Czar and Family Despatched to Tobolsk
IVAN NARODNY reports in the Philadelphia Public Ledger on Nicholas II and the Romanoffs being sent to Tobolsk Siberia. They leave Tsarskoe Selo in closed cars with Cossack guards, occupy eight rooms in the governor's house, and live a simple, highly supervised life under surveillance yet allowed limited social freedoms with daughters mixing in Tobolsk society.
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Ivan Narodny
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tobolsk
Siberia
Kerensky
Tsarskoe-Selo
Kerenskyr
Baron Fredericks
Voysekoff
Naryshkin
Kerenaky
Nekrassov
Nicholas Romanoff
Siberian
Russias
Nicholas
Exezar
Vobol
Daughtera
Alexis
Peterhof
Aulehkova
Totiolsk
Nichalos
Cathedral of Annunciation
Romanoff
Glinner
Czurita
Exetar
Probrajevsky
Olga
Fatlina
Marie
Anastasia
Olgi
Olga, Nicholaevna
Ivan Petrovich
Olga Nicholaevna
Tatiana Nicoteevon
Eospodin Romanoff
Hoxposha Romanova
Mrs
Ezer
Giga
Tatiana
Merchants’ Club
Woman's Club
Red Cross Society
Anparent
Aulosha
Aliosha
Rasoulin
Czar
Cazarina
Czarina
Shen
Ezarinua
Czurina
Russia
Tsarkee-Seto
Darmstadt
Germany
Kitchen tips for savings and barley based baking revival
Readers are urged to avoid waste with home economy notes and recipes. Instructions cover using bread stumps in gravies and soups, cooking liver, corn dodgers, and brown stews. Barley flour cakes, plain barley cake, barley oatmeal drops, barley cakes, and barley pie crust are detailed with measurements and steps.
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Etumba
Dread Board
Vt Teast
Jude Dligs
Arabian Bridal Presents Tradition Described
Among modern Arabians the bridegroom receives the bride presents, which are sent a day or two before the nuptials. Upon arrival at the bridegroom’s house the bride presents him with household items, including a bed and two tents.
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Mr Romanoff
Cas
Clarina
W. J. Hutchins
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