News Review of the Past Week Military and War Developments
A weekly digest reports on U S war planning in France and Russia’s fate under Kerensky with industry strains and morale shifts. It notes conscription drives, registration campaigns, anti draft agitation, and calls for volunteers as Wilson contemplates large troop deployments and a new international supply commission.
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Mexico
Canada
Cuba
United States
Wilson
Russia
Kerensky
Germany
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Boris Bukhmetieff
Tokyo
Siberia
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America
Belgium
Maxim Gorky
D. Rizow
Berlin
Rizow
Austria
Socialist Party of France
Stockholm
Teutons
Cadorna
Draft of America's citizen soldiery eyed for September
Washington officials say the first actual draft of American citizen soldiers will begin September 5 with 500000 men aged twenty one to thirty one. Preparation delays are viewed as deliberate, with American ingenuity ensuring readiness and careful handling of training housing and equipment as the pace accelerates once groundwork is laid.
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Washington
America
Italy's great offensive costs Austria hundreds of thousands
Rome reports Italy has driven deep into Austrian lines, with conservative estimates placing Austrian casualties at 800000 killed wounded or missing. Italian forces consolidate positions with reinforcements as they prepare further attacks, aiming to seize Trieste with minimal damage. Front dispatches say May 19 and 20 battles wiped out divisions and regiments, while prisoners reveal weary morale. General Cadorna pauses advance to stockpile supplies for continued pressure. Trieste occupation now seen as weeks away.
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Rome
Italy
Auzza
Igido
Allingortmont
Vodice
Massif
Cadorna
Hts
Triest
Gulf
Trieste
Three U S Boats Sunk By German Submarine Action
London reports the American sailing ship Dirigo was sunk by a German submarine after a warningless attack on May 31. John Ray, third mate, drowned. the crew were landed at Plymouth except him. Barbara and Frances M. also sunk by gunfire, crews saved.
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London
John Ray
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Admiralty
Plymouth
Barbara
Frances M
French ace downs five planes in one minute
Captain George Guy ester, famed French airman, shoots down five German planes in a single minute. He now has 43 enemy aircraft confirmed, with two of the kills occurring within sixty seconds.
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Fells
Paris
George Guy‘ester
Filipino army unit offered for service under flag
Manuel L. Quezon, on his way to Washington, proposes a division of 25,000 Philippine soldiers to serve under the American flag. The Chicago transit through the city was noted as the proposal's progress toward congressional action.
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Chicago
Manuel L. Quezin
Senate of the Philip
Washington
Farming Now A Business
A nation wide push for greater production argues farming is a business. High grain prices boost Canadian yields and profitability in Western Canada with affidavits confirming large wheat and oats harvests. Examples cite Wright in Milo Iowa and firms near Champion Alberta achieving strong returns and low costs, showing farming as a capital efficient enterprise.
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America
United States
Canada
C. A. Wright
Milo
Iowa
Newell J. Noble
Nobleford
Alberta
Newell J. Noblh
Nancy Coe
Joseph
Champion
Messrs. Smith & Sons
Vulcan
Western Canada
Smith
Freezone corn remover promises painless lift off
An advertisement touts Freezone a miracle liquid for corns and calluses. A Cincinnati man allegedly coined the compound and claims instant relief with no skin irritation. It costs little and promises hard or soft corns including between the toes lift off with no pain. New Zealand government revenue figure appears as ad filler content.
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Cincinnati
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Nervousness and Blues Ad From Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
Washington Park Illinois mother of four credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring health after female trouble backache and nervous spells. She says remedies keep her youthful looking despite worries and thanks the company for free health advice.
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Washington Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
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