Feel Hun Has Not A Dog's Chance
A wartime column argues against overconfidence as Allied victory nears. It contends Germany remains capable of renewed aggression and stresses continuing sacrifice, caution about peace terms, and the idea that victory should come through decisive military defeat rather than prolonged negotiations.
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Grasty
New York
London
Aus
France
Europe
America
Germany
Fech
Hetlon
Iaw
Foch
Protecting Men in the Service in Mortgage Case
In Chicago Aus 7 Judge Theodore Winder of the circuit court handed down a decision delaying foreclosure on a mortgage for a private who joined Camp Fremont. The ruling states he cannot be forced to pay the mortgage until he has been discharged after three months of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aus
Fen
Theodore Winder
D. W. Joned
Camp Fremont
Nd Cme
Koes
British Troops Enter Vladivostok at Dawn
A dispatch from Vladivostok reports British troops arriving at dawn and receiving a friendly reception. The narrative contrasts a soldier's troubled appetite and fatigue with a month of harsh drill and trench work, noting a notable change in the troops and especially the appetite of the younger soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Vladivostok
Ceses
Blind Soldiers Learn to Read and Work at Institute
The first group of nine blinded American soldiers begins training at a Washington hospital site near the Ted Crow Institute for the Blind. They study Braille reading and typewriting to gain independence and future employment, with ongoing support from the Institute and library networks.
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Washington
Aug
Dirknes
General Hospital
Ted Crow Institute For the
France
New York
Zimmerman
Ted Crest
Library of Congress
Mia
Gertrude
Hitler
Thesurance Polices
American Forces to be Led by Maj General Graves
Public announcement by General March confirms Maj. Gen. William S. Graves will command the American forces. The nucleus comprises two regiments of regulars from the Philippines, forming the core of the expedition.
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March
William S. Graves
Amer
Philipp
Alleged Slacker Lays Claims at Tacoma Draft Board
Tacoma report on Gerald C. Cudahy who claimed Chicago packer kinship, arrested as a slacker after avoiding physical exam. He presented Calexico registration, claimed farming work, refused cash bond, and faced scrutiny at local draft headquarters amid broader wartime enforcement. Plans also noted for maximum aid to the government's war production program at a St Paul conference with North West war industrial zone officers.
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Tacoma
Wash
Gerald C. Cudahy
Chicago
Draft Board
Fa.herteen
Cudahy
Calexico
Cal
St. Paul
Montana
North d'Houth Dakota
Minnesota
Upper Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Sugarless Canning Advice From The HomeFront
This article urges canning with little or no sugar using corn syrup or sugar substitutes to preserve late fruits like quinces apples peaches and pears. It notes that sugarless preserves can be safe with guidance from branded corn syrup instructions and stresses training women in practical culinary chemistry for fruit conservation.
Examination dates for officers engineers reserve corps
Washington August 7 The war department listed examination dates and sites for engineers reserve corps commissions Tutte Monts Seattle Portland Qualified engineers who earlier filed with the chiefs of engineers will be considered by the board The educational bill targets local option and applies to children ages 10 to 18 by standard want ads for results.
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Washington
War Department
Engineers Reserve Corps
Tutte
Monts
Seattle
Portland
Chiefs of Engineers
German Propaganda Raid Targets German American Firms
Federal agents raided offices and plants of German American firms in New York Philadelphia and other cities to locate records of propaganda funds and anti American literature. Warranted searches extended to residences and business offices of six individuals and corporations linked to a German American group incl Heading Pennsylvania and Chicago.
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New York
Department of Justice
Clee Woody
Sta
Chicago
Lancaster
Pak
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Aueri
Heading
United States “District
Francis Fisher Kane
What Is Rheumatism Why Suffer From It
A historic ad touts a blood purifier claiming rheumatism stems from tainted blood. It promotes Swift Specific as a guaranteed vegetable remedy to cleanse the blood and relieve sore muscles and joints. It promises free physician advice and affordability, urging readers to write for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Swit Laboratory
Atlanta
Advt
Federal raid seizes correspondence in Philadelphia case
Federal officials raided a person named Singer seizing a suitcase of correspondence and documents at the request of government agents in Philadelphia. Similar raids were conducted on a former editor of the Illinois Staats Zeitung.
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Chael Singer
Philadelphia
Br. Singer
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Windstorm in South Claims Three Lives
Houston reports a windstorm near Dequincy Louisiana on Tuesday caused three deaths and widespread damage. A relayed telegram notes at Hammonds Camp two miles east of Dequincy three homes destroyed fifty residences damaged with stores and churches wrecked.
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Houston
Texas
Dequincy
Hammonds Camp
Gulf Coast
Storm tears through Derainey near Lake Charles
A severe storm tracked a narrow path causing extensive damage 23 miles northeast of Lake Charles near Derainey with substantial destruction reported.
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Lake Charles
Submarine Sinks Lightship Near North Carolina Shoals
Washington reports a German submarine shelled and sunk a lightship off the North Carolina shoals late yesterday. The crew reached shore safely after the submarine came within about a half mile of the coast, per a brief navy department report. Elizabeth Seiter named efficiency expert for a large water company.
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Washington
Aus. Shoals
N.C
Navy Department
Elizabeth Seiter
Wateh
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Edwin P. Kitroe
Red Cross Institute
Siberia
Columbia Records
Earl Fuller
Rector
Russe
Ferera
Greenus
Prince
Campbell
Burr
Columbia
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Paree
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Schenck
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