Gigantic French War Exhibit to Tour State
A mammoth French war exhibit assembled in Waco Texas will tour the state in two five car trains. It covers submarines aircraft rifles cannons and a captured German Albatross plane. Lecturers and American guards will accompany the show opening April 6 during the Third Liberty Loan drive.
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Waco
Texas
Europe
H. B. Coles
French High Commission
Coles
M. L. Fuller
Missouri Pacific R. R
Eleventh
Federal Reserve District
O. W. Campbell
M. K
America
Lusitania
The
Yser
Paris
Marne
Joffre
Relics of War on Display From French Guns to Zeppelin Bombs
A French 400 millimeter gun, 16 inch shell and 24 mile range, German 12 inch shells from Aires, a 175 lb Zeppelin bomb, and a 14 man crew with 14 tons of projectiles are featured. Also shown are trench gun rests, periscopes, battle front photos, a damaged Albatross aircraft, and massive Zeppelin bombs. The exhibit portrays valor and sacrifice against the Prussian threat.
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Aires
Soissons
Waco
Wheat Excluded on Southern Pacific Dining Cars During War
Allan Pollok announces wheat and wheat products will not be served on Southern Pacific dining cars during the war to save wheat. Chefs attend cooking schools to maximize use of other cereals. the railroad runs more dining cars than any other line. The move aims at significant wheat savings across six million meals annually.
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Southern Pacific
Allan Pollok
Food Administration
Pollok
Safeguarding of Railroad Ship ments
Washington reports an new Federal effort to deter theft from rail cars and stations. William G McAdoo appoints Philip J Doherty as manager of the new Division of Law bureau with headquarters in Washington DC. Theft from railroad property now exposes offenders to federal indictment and a maximum ten year prison term.
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Washington
Wm. G. McAdoo
Philip J. Doherty
Washington, D. C
Farms for Ex Soldiers Plan Rebuilds West Lands
Secretary Franklin K. Lane told the sixth annual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that returning soldiers could be rehabilitated with land. He proposed irrigation of millions of western acres to yield forty acres per man and dyking flood lands along the Mississippi to reclaim several million more.
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Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Mississippi
You Can Always Count on the Ford on the Roadside
A Bisbee to Benson traveler aids four autoists with a broken car four miles beyond Tombstone. They reach Tombstone County Seat an hour late in the traveler’s Ford. One man quips that a Ford is better than the stalled car, prompting noting the traveler’s good Samaritan act.
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Bisbee
Benson
Tombstone
Drive for Enlisting Naval Reserves
The United States Naval Reserve Force seeks men for service worldwide with opportunities for advancement. Enlistment ages 18 to 35, U.S. citizens or those with final naturalization papers, good health, and local board clearance if in draft quotas. Pay ranges from 35.90 to 83.00 monthly plus clothing, board, lodging, and medical care. recruiting office at Copper Queen’s Dispensary in Bisbee Arizona.
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United States Naval Reserve Force
U.S. Navy
Naval Reserve Force
U. S. Navy
United States
Naval Reserve
Copper Queen’s Dispensary
Bisbee Arizona
Two-Star Service Flag Shines at Local Home
Mrs. H. W. Etz displays a service flag bearing two stars at her residence. Her eldest son George trains as an aviator at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, while Henry serves with the Marine Corps at Mare Island in San Francisco.
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H. W. Etz
George
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Henry
Marine Corps
Mare Island Station
San Francisco
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Liberty Bonds
Flanders
Wilhelm
Prussia
Belgium
Syria
Armenia
Berson Lumber and Commercial Co
Germany
Cochise County State Bank
Arizona
5. P
Everone
Chamberlain
Wendell T. Robie
Chas. E. Goetz
Red Cross
O. KH. Gohtz
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