War a'Beautiful Thing at a Distance
William Philip Simms reports from a Flemish cottage near Armentieres to Lens as British and German artillery light up the night. Flares, shell bursts, aerial flaming onions, searchlights and colored sky rockets transform the front into a spectacular display viewed from 62 miles away.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
Mailj
Armentieres
Lens
Long
Notre Dame de Lorette
Vimy Ridge
Furnes
Casino
Ostend
Skells
United States
America
Arma
Paine
Prices in France Rise Across Goods and Services
A wide price surge in France covers meats and clothing with heavy cost increases driven by wartime scarcity. Rent mostly fell due to foreign sublets, while bread wine and groceries show sharp gains. wages in munition plants attract workers yet housing and heat remain tight.
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France
United States
Elrance
N Ine
Cleetrichin
Ute
Champagne
Not Chinese Actress Outfits at Narragansett Costume Ball
The caption notes Miss Gordon Washington, daughter of Mrs. George Barnett and wife of Major General Barnett, wearing Chinese attire at the Narragansett Pier costume ball. The article emphasizes she is American, despite the Oriental pose and Chinese costume for charity event photos.
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Misa Lella
Gorson Washington
Gordon
George Barnett
Washington
Barnett
Narragansett, Pier
Focal Charities
105 Years Old Wants to Fight the Kaiser
Portland Oregon veteran John Dowd Sr. of Willamina aged 101 seeks to enlist in the U S army and go to France to combat Germany. He describes himself as still eager for action, walking two miles daily and sometimes six miles on foot, citing service in the Indian and Civil Wars.
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Portland
Ore
John Dowd Sr
Willamina
United States Army
France
Dowd
Bend man fights mad cougar in doctor visit tale
Donovan of Bend Oregon recounts a desperate encounter with a mad cougar while at a doctor's office. He says the beast sprang from a rock and, weighing about 100 pounds, knocked him to the ground before he gripped its throat and choked it to death despite scratches and bites.
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Portland
Ore
Donovan
Bend
Atlantic
Iowa
Bishop
Denver Buds Harvest Fruit on Western Slope
Denver society girls enrolled at the First National service school plan to assist Food Director Hoover by picking fruit for farmers on the western slope. They will go to apple and peach orchards to help with the labor problem, declining the $3 a day compensation in favor of serving Uncle Sam.
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Glenwood’ Springs
Colo
Denver Society
National Service School
Sam
Hoover
Anne Evans
Wives Market the Food Canton War Market
Canton farmers wives bring produce to the war market while husbands stay in fields. The local women's committee of the council of national defense led the conservation effort after weeks of campaigning in rural districts. If extra supply arrives at the curb, committee members assist in selling the wares.
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Canton, O
Wrecks Own Illicit Moonshine Still in Ozarks
Guion Arkansas famed pioneer moonshiner voluntarily destroys his 60 gallon copper still after claiming it ran about 10 000 gallons of whiskey since Civil War era. He says prohibition conversion led him to quit and to burn the still and copper. He refuses to be prosecuted.
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Guion
Ark
Ozarks
Serbia Besieged by Bulgar Teuton War Monster
Red Cross cables describe Serbia being depopulated by the Bulgar Teuton war machine. Homes burned, lands pillaged, women and children murdered or starved. Prisoners suffer from severe malnutrition. food rations are meager. Deportations and mass casualties are reported. calls for doctors, nurses, supplies from Red Cross.
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George. Martin
United Press State
Washington
Red Cross
Serbia
Austria
Edward T.ryan
Salonika
Ryan
Nish
Asia Minor
Louisville
St. Paul
Denver
Indianapolis
Providence
Europe
The Villages Face Winter Strain and Famina Shortage
The report warns that villages rely on famine relief to curb a looming heavy toll this winter. Officials urge action to prevent shortages and protect vulnerable populations in rural areas.
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Famina
Government Weekly Weather Forecast for Plains and Valleys
Issued by the D C Weather Bureau Washington DC indicates rain Sunday night across northern Plains states spreading into southern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley by Monday with higher temperatures. Forecast calls for fair skies after Tuesday with somewhat lower temperatures.
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D. C
Tax Notice for 1916 Second Half Payment Issued
Tax notice directs payment of the second half of 1916 taxes by September 30 with delinquency accruing on October 1. County Treasurer Prank-Van-Broeklin notes the X rays are a wonderful help in diagnosing body ailments, referencing Finley-Olinic X ray department.
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Filatanca Rocketa
Wilken Monument
Camembert
New York
Paris
Couturieres
Rue de la Paix
Ib Bi
Bismarck
Germany
Kaiser
Gregon Man
Beast
Ozarka
Siberia
Hedges Bros. the Cleaners
Prank-Van-Brogklin
Daisy Stock Remedy Co
Mr. Dairyman
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