Typhoid Decline at Front Cheers British Army Medical Corps
London reports from April 1 describe fewer typhoid cases at the front, praise for British medical units, and detailed wartime sanitation efforts. Dr. Wilfred Drenfell notes improvements in inoculation, sewer work, and trench medical care, including splen dental and eye clinics, casualty clearing stations, and protected ambulances.
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France
Fashion conflicts threaten French cloth makers
Paris reports fashion upheaval as women wear extremely full dresses challenging manufacturers. Alfred Dames notes orders from foreign buyers strain finances while factories fear reduced trade. London follows with egg production push as households keep chickens to cut imports.
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National Poultry Society
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Exploits of Women in the Russian Army
Correspondence from Petrograd recounts brave women soldiers such as Mile. Tyanoff and Mile. Ivanoff earning the Cross of St. George for fierce acts in battle. It notes a motherly regard from male soldiers and early mentions of women serving in regiments, plus a parachute incident. Also reports Dutch boys in schools smoking heavily, with high percentages in various classes and free schools.
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Tyanoff
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Tania
Turkey
Galicia
Denyine
Sugar Scarcity Deepens in Germany Amid War Strain
Zurich reports from across Germany describe severe sugar shortage as the war continues. Analysts note butter and fats are scarce and prices high, while sugar beet crops shrink due to land rents, labor gaps, and fertilizer limits. Britain tests ammonia fertilization to boost potato yields as agricultural science accelerates.
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Escape From a Parachute at Eleven Thousand Feet
Paris reports a Verdun era escape as a lieutenant riding in a captive balloon is cut loose when the cable snaps. The balloon drifts toward German lines as four aeroplanes fail to intercept. The observer plunges from 11 000 feet with a parachute and survives, recounting a desperate, solitary descent and a risky decision to jump with a 65 foot corded harness.
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Young
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Sugar fuels faster life as war raises England intake
From London AP April 1 sugar consumption climbs as war speeds work and play. Medical expert links higher sugar use to heightened activity across all ages, noting life is at a faster pace and sugar remains essential despite price rises. Sweden AP dispatch reports the brostrom line declares a 216 percent dividend for 1916, up from 20 percent three years ago.
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London
England
Engeland
Europe
Health impact of high explosives on munition workers
London reports a committee finds tri nitro toluol exposure causes drowsiness headaches eczema and appetite loss among thousands of munition workers with some deaths. Another chemical in varnish used for planes also proves dangerous, prompting calls for physiologic science guided management to protect workers and preserve industrial strength.
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London
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Holland Endorses Export Ban on Ships in War Conditions
Correspondence from The Hague reports a bill to prohibit ship exports without government consent, aiming to protect the Dutch merchant fleet amid wartime pressures. It notes a 19 ship loss and rising ship prices, with strict export limits tied to replacement needs and shipbuilding impact. In Scotland, parish ministers face higher salaries due to grain price shifts, while Chinese business expansion in South Sea islands prompts a plan for a Chinese consul in British North Borneo to safeguard interests.
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