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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
6
Secretary of War Baker endorses armed forces training in high schools and colleges as the best approach to sustain preparedness while not advocating universal military training. He also seeks an army of 509,000 for 1919, noting the force would be temporary and could be reduced as European tensions ease.
A Washington report argues Republican calls for exhaustive wartime spending probes reveal public concern. It notes General March's estimate of about 21.294 billion across all departments, with the War Department around 14 billion. The piece advocates the press as the most effective civilian agency to reveal official acts and keep the public informed.
The House rules committee refused to let the daylight saving repeal ride into the agricultural appropriation bill. The decision upholds a policy against riders on appropriations. Supporters argue daylight saving benefits wealth health and comfort for most Americans.
Judge Littlejohn directs the Sumter A grand jury to investigate the desecration of the Wirz monument amid renewed scrutiny and official inquiry into vandalism at the memorial site.
James Callaway argues that two California soldiers who left for home with German colors were influenced by anti-Southern literature. He cites Civil War era texts and periodicals as shaping perceptions, noting prison museum exhibits in Andersonville and the broader power of literature to stir unions of sentiment, urging caution about biased histories.
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