Ranks Filled Up As Enemies Are Mowed Down Front Lines
From Gournay near Rouen a wartime dispatch reports British troops holding firm amid heavy German assaults. Generals Pau and French achieved gains near Guise while still facing mass German forces pressing toward Paris. The Paris front remained tense as French and British bear up with endurance and resolve.
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R. M. Tomlinson
Gournay
Rouen
England
Pau
Amiens
John French
Guise
Imperial Guard
Oise
Paris
France
Government creates war risk insurance bureau and more
President Wilson signed the bill creating the government bureau of war risk insurance. The House passed the war risk marine insurance bill with a 230 to 58 vote while the Senate approved the Clayton anti trust bill 46 to 1. The inter allied notes include moves on shipping, army postings, and grain cargo policy across the war front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Government Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Senate
Federal Bureau of War Risk Marine Insurance
International Commerce Commission
House
Western Canada Wheat Crop Estimate Reported
Winnipeg officials announce an official wheat yield of 135000000 bushels for western Canada. The news adds context to wartime trade and agricultural supply during the period.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Governors telegram notes troop deployment to Fort William Henry
Governor Stewart reports Secretary of War Gar rison advises sending a battalion to Fort William Henry for potential use at Butte. Ten companies of the state National Guard arrive at Butte under sealed orders and halt on a hillside overlooking the city as crowds watch.
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Stewart
Secretary of War Garrison
Fort William Henry
Butte
State National Guard
Biewari
D. J. Donohue
Clergyman links football to temperance and public virtue
The Rev. A. J. Waldron tells T. P.'s Weekly that Saturday football offers recreation reducing vice, calls sport a key temperance driver, and argues professionals, whether athletes, musicians, or parsons, deserve pay for public entertainment.
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Church of England
London
A. J. Waldron
T. P.'s Weekly
The Manufacture of Rosaries at Kandahar
Rosaries are extensively made from magnesia silicate quarried 30 miles northwest of Kandahar. The stone yields straw colored semi transparent beads, with other colors including greenish and brown. Rosaries and charms are exported to Mecca and the waste powder is used as a remedy for heartburn.
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Kandahar
Mecca
Head Chef Fired. Tango Dancer Hired Stuns Restaurant
In a modern restaurant a patron questions the departure of the head chef. The waiter explains the chef was discharged as the manager hired a new tango dancer, making it unaffordable to keep both.
Tongue-Tied Speaker Draws Jest From Courtroom Crowds
Courtroom chatter notes a remark about a speaker named Blank being tongue tied and slurring his words, provoking laughter and gossip among onlookers as he presents his remarks.
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Blank
World Says Help Comes After Reaching the Peak
A wry observation notes that society offers support once a man nears the summit, implying late praise follows near-success rather than early effort. The remark suggests a pattern of public recognition trailing achievement.
Prominent Georgia Doctor Endorses Grape Nuts
A Georgia physician shares a personal recovery using Grape-Nuts, claiming the food rebuilt his nerve and brain tissue, improved digestion, and restored strength after a period of illness. He says convalescents gain quickly and urges others to try the product, noting the endorsement from Postum Co. and the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Georgia
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Creil
London Mail
Department
the Somme
Mereuil
Picquigny
Daily Mail
Ninth Lancers
Bapaume
Mail
Compiegne
Home and Foreign Intelligence Con
Washington
Marshall
Germany
Switzerland
State Department
Federal Reserve Board
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Vienna
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Insular Affairs Committee
Hong Kong
Uncle Sam
Union Pacific
Ogden Gateway
Inter-State Commerce Commission
McAdoo
United States
Annapolis Midshipmen
Coast Artillery
Charleston
Savannah
Fort Dupont
Panama
Canal
Schenectady
N. Y
K. T. Dumba
New York
Manchester
N. H
Europe
W. D. Jones
Pittsburgh
Lorne
Pacific Coast
America
Kanaka Bay
San Juan Island
Citizen Committee
Trenton
Department of Commerce
Sir Edward Grey
Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Page
Emperor William
the Iron Cross
General von Lindenburg
Ostend
Bulgaria
Russia
Turkey
Roumania
Servia
Greece
Montenegro
Hague
Belgium
Queenstown
Ireland
Brussels
Japan
Lung Kow
Tsing Tau
Peking
Foreign Office
China
Canada
British Board of Trade of
Ottawa
Jalome
New Orleans
Atlantic
Mobile
Principessa Mafalda
John E. Jones
Genoa
Italy
Dean
Iowa
Mre
C. C. Gilchrist
Osage
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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