Nurses Needed for War Effort Urges Immediate Volunteering
A historical plea urges Americans to mobilize nursing aid for the Army and Navy. It stresses 25 thousand nurses are required urgently this month as the Kaiser and Marne fighting strain resources. Nurses are not drafted and must volunteer. many are tied to patients at home, delaying muster.
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United States Army
Navy
Marne
Atlantic
Army
Red Cross
Public
War Department
France
Motor Transport Service of
The
Public Notice of Homestead Five Year Proof
Jo H Getzwiler of Benson Arizona holder of Homestead Entry No 037451 for the SW34 and NW sector 18 Township 1S Range 22E G and S R Meridian has filed notice to make Five Year Proof to establish the land claim. The proving before N G Brown U S Commissioner at Benson Arizona on July 9 and witnesses Henry W Etz William J Bennett Sam Wilson Charles Clark all from Benson. First published June 8.
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Jo. H. Getzwiller
Benson Arizona
L. S
E. G
R. Meridian
N. G. Brown
U. S
Benson
Autoria
Henry W. Etz
William J. Bennett
Sam Wilson
Charles Clark
Air Fighters Uphold Fair Play and War News
A Public Information section lauds allied airmen for fair play in Europe. American aviators recount near misses with German observers in balloons and a mate's lucky escape after a gas line rupture. The piece covers ammunition counts, gear comparisons, and calls for supporting welfare efforts for troops in England.
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Committee On Public Information
Washington
London
Europe
KF. P. Magoun
Harvard
Royal Air Force
Magoun
Ypres Salient
England
Randolf Baker
Sammy
A Message From France Messages From Paris Pupil
A Paris Lycee pupil describes how French students sang The Star Spangled Banner in French and cried Vive l Amerique while recalling shared ideals. The piece uses the Yser river as a symbol of separated yet linked forces, noting the vast ocean and distant shores yet intertwined hearts.
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France
John H. Finley
Education
University of the State of New York
Lycee Victor Duray
Paris
L’ Amerique
America
Yser
Too Old to Fight but Not to Give to Red Cross
The speaker reflects aging limits on front line service yet affirming ongoing support for the Red Cross. Though too old to bear a lance or join troops, they can still hear cries for help and share the burden, serving the wounded and the vulnerable. The message honors enduring duty across Flanders fields and wartime need.
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Flanders
The Great American Dollar and the Red Cross Call
A dramatic plea portrays the dollar as a servant of humanity born from toil who becomes a tool for relief during war. It urges enlistment of funds to form the Red Cross Army aiding wounded soldiers and easing suffering behind battle lines.
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Land of the
Free
Red Cross
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C L. Rucker
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F. P. Magoun
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National Army
Commission On Training
Camp Lewis
Post Office Department
Department of Labor
Norfolk
Newport News
Baltimore
Vicinity
Army School of Nursing
Surgeon General of the Army
Washington, D. C
Commission On
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Little Rock
Ark
Brunswick, Ga
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Department
Edgar A. Guest
Secretary of the Treasury
William Gerard Chapman
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