England Slackers and America's Duty in War Effort
The piece argues that while the United States has mobilized large resources for World War I, about 500,000 English slackers in America should be shipped to the front to support England and the Allies. It urges immediate action to conscript or mobilize Englishmen in America, while keeping American volunteers home until England can fight its own battles. It calls for Canada Australia and New Zealand to enact conscription.
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United States
Red Cross
New York
Flanders
England
America
France
Channel
Pershing
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Haig
Eneland
Protect Them From Pleasures of Immoral Rich
An editorial argues Newport's temptations threaten naval recruits at the Newport training station. It cites Secretary Daniels appealing to Rhode Island Governor Beeckman to close immoral resorts and gambling venues, following Navy Department and Justice probes into prostitution and liquor sales.
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Newport
Rhode Island
United States Navy
Daniels
Navy
Beeckman
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Navy recruits face liquor sale risks and idle rich critique
A speaker warns against illegal liquor sales to sailors and naval recruits at Newport and other bases. He urges state and local officials to enforce laws to protect young men from alcohol contamination, stressing government readiness to provide evidence and the need for vigilance during wartime provisioning. He condemns the “idle rich” profiting from war and suggests possible conscription or useful public work.
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Sailora
Naval Reserve
Department
Newport
Sam
Navy
United States
Rhode Island
Alliance
New York
West
Great West
One Reason for Food Legislation
A historical overview cites wartime controls on wheat and rye in Germany Austria Hungary France Italy and Britain, detailing bans on feeding stock, bread flour mixes, rationing, kitchen waste collection, price limits, and centralized bread and flour distribution to secure global food supplies for the coming year.
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Congress
United States
International Agricultural Institute
Germany
Imperial Bureau of Cereals
Austria
Hungary
France
Italy
Belgium
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Russia
Tunis
Great Britain
Ireland
Great American wartime achievements in June 1917
The month of June 1917 saw Americans raise over 3 billion for Liberty and Red Cross, register nearly ten million men for a 21 to 50 age draft, and boost the armed forces to 700 000 800 000. Within forty days two contingents of U S troops were landed in France.
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Red Cross
Volence
Mercy
Navy
National Guard
Atlantic
France
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