Militarising the Colleges in the United States
The piece reports a broad shift in American higher education as colleges formally align with the military. Colleges sign contracts with the War Department to provide military instruction alongside academics, with students wearing uniforms and living on campus, receiving meals and pay, and potential advancement to officer ranks. The draft accelerates this transformation, offering engineers chemists and other specialists extended training, aiming to produce officers ready for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Points
War Department
American College
War weariness to vigor fuels Allied push for peace
Phillip Gibbs reports that British and French forces press the war with renewed strength and resolve. American hopes and veteran confidence bolster the push, with many believing peace could come this year, though some doubt remains about achieving a conclusive victory before next year.
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Phillip Gibbs
America
Household Hints for Two Families Menu and Calf s Heart Dish
Classic household tips present a two person menu including breakfast and dinner items. It gives a calf s heart recipe with brown sauce and guidance on potato timing and tomato soup. Also includes bean salad and salad dressing techniques for quick meals.
Pie Fill and Cakes from a Historic Recipe Section
A collection of dessert recipes and kitchen tips. Includes Conservation Pie Fill with peaches and a lemon pie batter, Most Popular Pie Line with apples and currants, Apple Sauce Cake with raisins and apples, Charter Oak Cake with corn syrup and raisins, Charter Oak Cake instructions, and a note praising a Useful Whisk Broom for cleaning tasks.
Dinner Stories and City Laughs From A Roundtable
A collection of witty exchanges and social quips from Los Angeles and other tales. An actor jokes about Germany and conquests while a luncheon crowd discusses alarms that “cackle like a chicken.” A lawyer’s staff exchange reveals a punchline about earnings and legal advice.
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Germany
Los Angeles
They Cry For Friends Reflects German Call For Allies
A wartime column questions why Germany lacks powerful allies and urges readers to see Allied power in the Fourth Liberty Loan. It asserts Allied strength over German arrogance and mocks German naval promises, urging censorship removal and closer civilian support.
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Junkers Asure
Fritz
Germany
German woes pale beside American liquor arrests
The prose mocks German and American war efforts as the crown prince hints at restraint while war propaganda factories churn out fabricated facts. It notes waning public interest in a world championship series and suggests compelling skepticism about enemy narratives.
Four Paths for College Induction of Men Students
The speaker outlines a plan to mobilize the nation by using existing institutions to test young men for leadership. Four outcomes are possible: central officers training camps, continued college training for maturity, specialized training at colleges, and draft camps for those who fail to meet expectations.
Etiquette column on hosting and invitations
Marie Riley answers questions on etiquette. Bride notes advise writing thanks to all gift givers before leaving home. Maryn suggests young ladies should avoid inviting gentlemen in their own names. invitations should come from a mother or chaperon.
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Marie Riley
Miss Riley
Local Social Roundup in Harrisonville and Nearby Towns
Weber French of Jeffersonville visits with friends and travels home with his wife and son. Various locals and visitors from Athens Pomeroy Millersport Akron Camp Sherman Youngstown and Columbus gather for family and church events. A farewell sermon at M B Church is announced and a knee injury at home is described. Joe Clark repairs a stone wall on Pike Road after a creek bank collapse.
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Weber French
Jeffersonville
Matt Chase
French
Wm. Cray
Athens
Francis Palmer
W. Va
Daniel Howell
Worth Johnson
Pomeroy
Matt Johnson
Howard Howell
Will Lee
Millersport
Foster Howell
Kansas
Anderson Bolin
Akron
George Tudor
Dale Musser
Camp Sherman
Richard French
Jefferson
Becket
M. B
David French
Ray Wilson
Kern Alkin
Ed Haning
Pearl Chapel
Col. Brooks
Joe Clark
Haning & Ball's
Pike Road
Casualty List Includes 644 Names With Ohio Roles
War Depart list shows 644 casualties today including 72 killed in action and 112 missing. Ohio entries list KIA Clare Eggleston Charley Pietraszak FP Heaton Basil Palmer. Died of wounds Harold Crawford Charles Slocum James Merritt. Died of disease John Hazeltine. Wounded severely Carl Johnson Irvin Suckup Oscar Strickland Anghil Gligoria. Missing Joseph Bixler George McGee Parnest Schilling. Marine Corps adds Lieut A L Simms wounded and Private Allen P Darby wounded.
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Washington
Residents protest unknown party act on Ames bridge painting
Relatives object to a news item about painting a yellow dog and the word SLACKERS on a Warrener farm bridge in Ames township. Names were withheld for those in defer red classes tied to agricultural work. some have enlisted since. The Messenger pledges to correct misstatements and publish letters from those harmed.
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Messenger
Warrener
Ames Township
Registration Board
Dan Linscott
Margines
Camp Sherman
Earl Linscott
Athens
Columbus
Tupper's Plains News Notes Touching Local Residents
Miss Lena Pfarr returns to Pittsburg after two weeks visiting relatives at this place. L. G. Griffin and family of Dexter City stay with his mother. Gilbert Bailes of Lottridge hosts Miss Goldie Shields. Glen Matlack returns to Akron with sister Freda. Whyllis McLaine and Hilda Young finish school in Athens. Several attend Rockspring Fair. Mr. Ashcraft of the Garden visits family here. Vern Green and Orville Freeman depart for Camp Sherman as selectees. Ernest Shields returns from Marion after a week with kin. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shields and Eber Cole travel to Pittsburg for nephew Edward Arthur’s funeral. Scott Dewey and wife visit Wheeling relatives. Mrs. Hattie Fletcher returns to Coolville after guest stay. H. B. Parker and wife guest of M. L. Parker and wife at Silvers Ridge.
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L. G. Griffin
Dexter City
Gilbert Bailes
Lottridge
Goldie Shields
Glen Matlack
Akron
Freda Matlack
Whyllis McLaine
Hilda Young
Athens
Rockspring
Mr. Ashcraft
Garden
Vern Green
Orville Freeman
Camp Sherman
Ernest Shields
Marion
Walter Shields
Eber Cole
Pittsburg
Edward Arthur
Scott Dewey
Wheeling
Hattie Fletcher
Coolville
H. B. Parker
M. L. Parker
Silvers Ridge
Local Social Notes From Latrobe and Nearby Towns
Latrobe and nearby towns show a string of brief visits and calls. Ai P C Huggins of Decatur Ill visits his brother A N Huggins. T B E Fitch and family stay with J F Morrison near Stewart. Mrs Ray Chevallier and daughter Alice visit Latrobe from Coolville. Lieut Dr Minn passes through with his wife en route to a Georgia camp. Mildredgk returns from Athens after a week with Mrs Mooney. A M Morrison does business in Athens. Nora Flinn and Levenson of Athens visit Dean Ewers. T E Fitch and family also in Athens.
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P. C. Huggins
Decatur
Ill
A. N. Huggins
T. BE. Fitch
J. F. Morrison
Stewart
Ray Chevallier
Alice
Coolville
Latrobe
Minn
Georgia
Mildredgk
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