State Defense Plans Steer Oregon War Effort Progress
Brave Dennis heads the State Council of Defense in Portland aiming to organize county units across Oregon for war work. W B Ayer will run a key office for food conservation while Mrs. Castner leads a statewide effort to mobilize women through county auxiliaries and the State Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Brave Dennis
State Council of Defense
Portland
Ahape
Oregon
Mic Dennis
W. B. Ayer
Jerett C. Hoover
Women of
Charles H. Castner
Hood River
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Castner
Oregon Agriculture College
Kerr
of Food Conservation
United States
Weehintgon
D.C
State Council of
Defennin
Toms Guards
Dennis
Ettigens
Verlag
Oregon Crops Suffer Across State From Drought
Drought and heat injure Oregon crops across counties with grain failures in Wanco and Wheel er, poor wheat and barley, dry-farmed areas hit hardest, shallow rooted crops and potatoes variably affected, irrigation saving some fields in Lane and Josephine counties, while others show complete loss in pastures and beans.
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Oregon
Wanco
Wheeler County
Ted Grain
Drouth
Jonephine
Willamette Valley
Liane
Letter from Joffre Honors French Orphans Club Namesake
Paris July 14 1917 Madame writes that a society aiding French orphans has named a child after Papa Joffre. The letter expresses happiness at the godfathership and vows for the children under protection. Joffre thanks the correspondent and extends respectful sentiments.
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Bry
Alan Brucireed
Madford
Tee
France
Papa Joffre
Paris
Madame
Eutarathy
Strike fizzle as Industrial Workers of the World protest flops
The ren erni m i ke of the Industrial Workers of the World call ed a9 protest at jaila holding of members failed to materialize in all but one place. Abe John Waab reports 80 men returned to harvest work for a day. The federal government sent troops to Lewiston and Wallace Idaho to quell potential trouble, with troops at Lewiston marching toward the orchard and field sites and soldiers near the Wallace lead mines.
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Indunerial Workers of the World
Reenivil
Abe Johna
Lewinton
Idaho
Wallace
Luton
Vent Fielde
Slacker Waring Exemption Hearing Details
Slacker El Jame Warring faced a Bondletion charge and was bound for military review after declaring he is a railroad man. Officials at La Grande handled the examination decision amid debate on his exemption claim.
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Jame Warring
Baker County
Waring
la Grande
Rivilewe of Being Examined, After Fais
Mobilization Dates Shift for Second and Third Increments
The second increment mobilization moved from September 15 to 19 and the third from September 0 to October 3. The first increment remains announced for September. Officials cite local delays in finalizing notes for service as the reason for postponements.
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Deaft
Prison to Dry Valley Fruit at Walla Walla Prison
Walla Walla prison will operate a 20 ton per day fruit drying plant within 80 days. Excavation for Kilian work has begun and fruit waste from the valley will be dried by convict labor using automatic peeling slicing equipment. Growers financed the project. fruit and equipment remain the property of the growers. A weekly drying day will be set aside for small growers. Congregational services follow.
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Walla Walla
Henry Drum
Wareden
Truitman
Walle Walle
Walls Walla
Echome
Tolla
Meat Supply Strain Grows From War Demands
War time demands boost U S meat production as Europe’s reduced herds shrink global supply. Food administration notes growing strain from labor shifts and reduced fodder, with shipping limits and belligerent markets cutting access.
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United States
Food Administration
Europe
Lumberjack Regiment Formed for France Wood Operations
The 10th Engineers Forest known as the lumberjack regiment has been recruited to full strength and will be sent to France for woods work. War Department limited further enlistments, but listing officers were told to keep names of suitable men for a potential second regiment. Colonel Woodruff will head the unit with a staff of foresters and lumbermen, equipped with stationary and portable sawmills. The regiment is assembling in Washington and will be deployed with modern logging and transport gear for army use.
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Geo. H. Cecil
Portland
Oregon
10Th Engineers, Forest
Forest Service
War Department
Tave
France
Wanhintgon
Woodruff
Regular Army
Noisy Prisoners at Walla Walla Stir Again
After two days of turmoil at the state prison in Walla Walla, Superintendant Henry Drum warned of fresh trouble to come as inmates vociferously protested. Leaders among the prisoners were segregated and guards reshuffled, amid claims of discontent with Deputy Warden Burk and alleged IWW influence spreading unrest.
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Walla Walla
Henry Drum
Seara
Casey
Johnnon
Anchdeavor
Drum
Burk
I. W.W
Ie Ieee
Potato Flour Bread Advancing During Wartime Shortages
The article notes wartime pressure highlights potato use in bread both in England and America. England uses potato flour with wheat to create a tasty bread not available to many, while the US Department of Agriculture devised recipes for bread made from boiled potatoes mixed with wheat flour. The bread is praised for economy and novelty, with a rich brown crust, tender elastic texture, and higher moisture aiding longer keeping qualities. It advises using early potatoes due to perishability and storage concerns.
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England
America
United States Department of Agriculture
U S Purchases Spada for Cantonment Potatoes
The government awarded its first large food contract for the American Lake cantonment in Seattle. A bid from local commission merchants won the order for a multi million pound potato shipment. Early deliveries are priced at 40 per ton, with later deliveries at 44 then 50, finally dropping to 25 per ton.
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U. S
American Lake Cantonment
Seattle
Deliverien
Lata Dollverian
Beans Poisoned Burma Bean Warning Issued
State Board of Health ordered destruction after Montana laboratory found Burma beans contain a poison. Not shipped into the state or sold to dealers, German agencies suspected in the contamination.
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Montana
Boxeman T
State Board of Healths
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