World War Hourglass Increases American War Demand
Secretary Baker told 187 United States Military Academy graduates that over a million American men will serve in France soon. A U S steamer Edward Pierce fled a U boat, while an American transport fired on a German submarine near New Jersey. Russia urged allied expedition to repel German invasion, and British air units bombarded advancing troops on Moyon Montdidier. Pinar del Rio sunk off Maryland, 24 million pounds of Cuban sugar lost to submarines as Hoover calls for further cuts.
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France
Baker
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y. Ce
Jersey
Pinar del Rio
Navy Department
Maryland
Cuba
Atlantic
Hoover
Dony
Toul
War Baker
Great Britain
America
Italy
Socialist A L Hitchcock Convicted And Sentenced
Domestic A L Hitchcock a Cleveland school board Socialist was convicted of espionage act violations and sentenced by Judge Killits to ten years in Atlanta prison. The item notes other war era events including deaths in battle and military actions along the Rio Grande.
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A. L. Hitchcock
Cleveland School Board
European War News Summary From Vienna to Atlantic theaters
Reports from Vienna announce the sinking of the Austrian battleship Szent Istvan after a torpedo attack in the Adriatic by Italian destroyers with several officers and 80 crewmen missing. British and German naval actions are noted, including sunken steamships Vindeggen, Henrik Lund, and New Sweden, plus 90 Ansonia crew landed on the Irish coast. Allied air and ground actions, food policy limits, and wartime manpower measures are described with officials announcing selective service calls and industrial relation appointments as war production expands.
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Szent Istvan
Adriatic
Vienna
Ansonia
Cunard Line
Atlantic
New York
Italy
Dalmatian Islands
Bloodiest Fights of the War in Belleau Wood
Edward W. Pickard surveys the Belleau Wood battle and the wider German offensives, noting enormous Allied losses and strong French resistance. He highlights Allied counterattacks, Italian torpedo boats, and American air support, while condemning German false statements and urging sustained U.S. mobilization and sacrifice.
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Belleau Wood
Foch Urges Offensive Strategy For Decisive Battles
General Foch in the Field argues that modern warfare requires the destruction of enemy forces through battle. He states decisive attack, supported by well-prepared reserves, is the only path to victory and warns against purely defensive actions. The piece emphasizes mass, surprise, and speed as core battle traits.
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London
Foch
the Field
Praying for a Miracle: Girl Seeks Boston as Maine Capital
A Seymour superintendent recounts a girl who prayed to make Boston the capital of Maine after a school exam. She had written it on her paper to get it correct, prompting a mother’s surprised conversation. The anecdote illustrates belief in miracles and schoolroom innocence.
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Thomas A. Mott
Seymour
Boston
Maine
Indianapolis
Belgian Queen Visits Front Hospitals to Comfort Wounded
A cablegram reports Queen of Belgium visits front hospitals to comfort wounded soldiers and boost am bit ions among troops. She has organized a symphony orchestra for entertainment and morale. Another dispatch notes Paul Ginisty visited a Belgian school at the front housing 600 war victims, with beds equipped with gas masks and hours arranged by age.
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Belgium
Paul Ginisty
Petit Parisian
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Teutonic War News
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Russia
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Cadet Party
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Wilson
David J. Schalle
United States Cavalry
Rio Grande
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American Federation of Labor
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American Alliance of Labor and Democracy
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University of Virginia
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Saline County
Little Rock
Ark
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
University of Notre Dame
Michigan
Silliman Evans
Copenhagen
Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande
Vindeggen
Henrik Lund
Cape Charles
New Sweden
Terschelling
Handelsblad
Monte di Val Bella
The
Food Administration
Ernest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Secretary of War
Crowder
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Senate Military Committee
Bill
Wood
Senate Military Subcommittee
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Detroit
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Marne
Montdidier
Noyon
Edward W. Pickard
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Mery
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