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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
2
A historic military briefing describes a seven month expansion increasing corps from 2,600 to 190,000. It outlines organizational efforts to mobilize specialized troops, engineer units, and defense construction. The document highlights railroad regiments and procurement of engineers, with emphasis on readiness and strategic fortifications.
A study by the United States Department of Agriculture analyzes cracking in concrete and pavements due to moisture changes from wetting and drying. It notes expansion and contraction, investigates waterproofing methods, and discusses attempts to reduce damage and property loss from rodent destruction.
The report notes of the chief sources for the United States during wartime, naming Rhodesia, New Guinea, Turkey, and Greece, with Pacific states expected to rise. In Oregon the ore output reached over 36 thousand tons, nearly 44 percent in another form, signaling domestic supply growth.
Amid wartime disruptions, Uncle Suin’s burens and European markets show drastic changes in cheese exports. In the year studied, large totals moved abroad with Italy, Europe, and the United States trading tens of millions of pounds, while Argentinian and other sources redirected to meet wartime needs. Imbalances reflect shifting supply lines and demand as global trade adapts to conflict.
The report notes record corn output for WAT 14, with total crop reaching about 101,088,000 bushels, despite uneven weather. Spring freezes and drought shortened the season, leaving an estimated 20 percent of corn unfully mature. The potato crop hit 440,000,000 bushels, buckwheat 10,818,000, and tobacco 1,185,478,000 pounds, all record highs or near tops for the period.
A Washington club event unfolds as Bowser guides an improv essay about George Washington. Mrs Bowser weighs in amid jokes and prejudice, revealing a money offer for the piece and the ethics of truth in childhood lore.
President argues for a strong national army and navy based on universal training to deter future war. He condemns autocratic rule and calls for lasting democratic reforms, stressing American youth’ s role in defeating imperial diplomacy and promoting liberty and justice globally.
A public service foundation rests on good citizenship. The piece argues America’s youth, diverse origins, and duties of citizens, highlighting the need for educated public conscience and responsibility. It asserts that freedom means self-control and civic duty, not entitlement.
The article argues that war-financing hinges on goods and services produced and consumed, not mere money. It urges Americans to save and increase the wartime surplus, producing more and consuming less, to supply the nation’s needs for guns, ships, cantonments, labor, and materials while avoiding private excess. It cites Lloyd George on extravagance costing blood and says saving is more important than lending to the government.
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