Firsthand Account Describes German Destruction of French Belgium Industry
Washington observer Frank H Probert, mining expert from the Interior Department and University of California, presents a detailed report on German strategy to ruin French and Belgian coal mines steel works and iron industries. He cites systematic destruction of surface structures and extensive underground flooding, projecting five to fifteen years to restore output and noting the long-term impact on regional recovery and postwar industry.
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Washington
Prat H. Probert
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Ean
College of Mining
University of California
France
Belgium
Probert
Alsave
Kiel
Kairie
van U
Vrobert
Bartles
Southaeund
Alsace
Lorraine
Mani
CTP
Serna
International
Vietar
Thort
Tran
Tobes
United States
Germany
Enal
Pas de Calais
Nori
Avant
Chaig Hans
Vlage
Arras
Dowal
Bethune
Bapaume
Lens
Laon
Courrieré
Spnters
Canin
Ite
Bruny
Ts Muri
Hnjag
Indea Arnund
Pas de Palais
Rre
Likns Chewing Gum Search Aid Report
fragmentary OCR notes describe Likns Chewing Gum and SL Lonis Palice seeking a quarrier with chewing gum appetite. mentions bill of 180 dollars for chew toy gum and worn teeth. unclear names, places, or dates present.
Allied plan larger ration for 7 million in occupied Germany
The inter Allied military commission approves a daily 980 gram per person food allotment for seven million civilians in occupied Germany. This marks an 80 gram increase from German wartime rules, funded by Allied relief and distributed via German-issued food cards. Depots will receive 75 percent of the total allocation, with Rotterdam-origin shipments aiding the process.
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Germany
Interallied
Military Commission
Rhinet
Amarican
Drenpatt
Rotterdam
Growing trees used as natural radio antennas
Maj. Gen. George O. Squier announces at the American Physical Society meeting that growing trees can serve as natural antennae for radio telephone and telegraph. This discovery promises to enable sending and receiving messages from all corners of the earth, marking a major advance in communications technology.
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American Physical Society
United States Bureau of Standards
George O. Squier
Army
Peace Booms Dance Halls in London Market
London sees daily openings of new dancing rooms as private houses with large rooms are leased for balls. An ex-ballet master turned ballroom manager notes lack of public halls and agents canvass owners and tenants to capitalize on the trend. Teachers, often newly trained, form groups and can earn 20 to 30 dollars weekly.
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London
Kensington
Homeward bound doughboys face massive demobilization
Wartime dispatch describes the complex process of shipping home 200000 soldiers monthly from Bordeaux Saint Nazaire and Brest. It covers embarkation, wounded handling, hospital transfer, crowd control, Red Cross care, delousing, and medical inspections as troops move toward reunion with home folks, with emphasis on morale and logistics.
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France
Oeder
Weintthy Boumlevard
Red Cross
Toine
Ilne
Quilet
Argentie
Mint
Ani
Indians Rich From Oil Wealth Across Oklahoma
Washington reports 800000 Indians across 44 states with Oklahoma leading in Indian population. Oil production from tribal lands last fiscal year reached 24,198,207 barrels valued around 50 million dollars, royalties paid to tribes about 8.05 million, six-year royalties total near 20 million.
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Washington
Union
Odklahoma
Cato Sells
Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Oll
Ptesirat
Indian Office
Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee
Okahoma
Oklahoma
Pathé Tadluns
Form Squad to Sell Blood for Transfusion
Santa Barbara plans a broad transfusion squad of perfectly healthy men and women ready to donate blood on call. The Santa Barbara County Medical Society has authorized a dozen volunteers. Each donor will receive 20 dollars for the red corpuscles given to aid a patient, ensuring rapid physician access in emergencies.
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Santa Barbara, Cyl
Santa Barbara
Balzac Home Restored As Art Center In Paris
Balzac's house in Rue Staynouard Passy has been reopened as an art center. The neglected home now mirrors Balzac's era with blue vestibule, original oak carvings, dark red tapestries, and a china toffee pot. The garden replants Balzac's vines and lilacs, and the room retains the bar where he reportedly hid from creditors.
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Paris
Honore de Balzac
Staynouard
Passy
Balzac
Government action saves farmers millions on fertilizer nitrate
Washington reports more than 1.6 million dollars will be saved by farmers this year as nitrate fertilizer becomes available at war prices. The War Department released 111,000 tons of wartime nitrate for explosives to the Agriculture Department plus 40,000 tons from Chile, with Food Control setting prices at cost. Farmers have placed orders totaling about 361,000 tons, ranging from 200 to 300 pounds per unit.
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Washington
Tada
War’ Department
Department of Agelulmure
Chile
Agricultural Department
Food Control
Coat
War on famine begins as Europe faces shortages
Hoover in Paris warns of worst phase of European famine after the war, with Europe needing 29 million tons of food from August 1918 to August 1919 and America able to supply about 35 million tons. The American relief administration coordinates feeding 500,000 to 1,000,000 undernourished children while neutrals and enemy states pay cash for imports. The plan includes wheat price controls and continued exports to meet domestic needs without harming consumers. The army holds pork stocks in France, and the relief council purchases wheat, rye, flour, beans, rice, oils, and other foods in the United States for relief efforts.
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Europe
Herbert C. Hoover
Supreme Economic Council
Paris
Mr. Hoover
Economise Food Council
Russia
Hoover
America
France
Relief Council
Germany
United States
Love at First Sight Elopement in Clayton
Virginius C. Saunders aged 71 eloped with widow Mrs N B Bean aged 39 in Clayton Missouri where they wed Saunders a former Webster Groves mayor and dry goods merchant met Bean about a year ago in St Louis after correspondence he proposed marriage and they say it was a love match with only a brief discussion of a wedding date their friends will be surprised by this decision.
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Wall
Virginius C. Saunders
Mra
N. B
Clayton
Saunders
Webster Groves
Mre Bean
St. Lows
Mre. Bean
St. Louis
Btert
Boy Shows Up Savings Bank in Court
Harold Gorski twelve appeared in Judge Boyer’s court in Bangor, sharing his savings to help a father figure avoid punishment. He dumped nine dollars and eighty seven cents on the desk and pleaded for mercy, saying he wouldn’t tell on the other man. The judge reminded him of the gravity of tempting fate in court and released the man.
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Hia
Harold Gorski
Hayrold
Judge Boyer
Harold
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