Warfront turmoil and political rifts glare across world stage
War news reports electric offensives by Anglo-French-Italian forces in Lens Verdun Ypres and the Isonzo front. Russia warns of crisis from economy and cabinet clashes while Pope Pius X proposals draw mixed reactions from Berlin and allies. Coal price controls and labor tensions ripple through U S politics as Japan seeks cooperation in war effort.
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Edward W. Pickard
Belgian
Lens
Petain
Chemin Des Dames
Verdun
Dead Man's Hill
Alsace
Julian
Isonzo
Carse
Plava
Cadrona
Trieste
Ypres
Ond
Ypres-Menin
Lingemarck- Frezendberg
Riga
Hue
Russia
National Council
Moscow
Prince ‘Lroubetskoi
Alexieff
Brussiloff
Kerensky
Sod
Petrograd
Germany
Vatican Plain
Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Austria
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Malta
Suez Canal
Orient
Maps Save Many Millions Through Geologic Survey Progress
The Geological Survey builds a nationwide topo graphic map system with contour lines showing altitude. Already 40 percent of the United States, about 1.2 million square miles, is mapped, aiding economic efficiency and large railroad projects like the Lackawanna line relocation.
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The
Geological Survey
United States
Lackawanna Railroad
Charles Frederick Carter
War profits in Britain cited by Scots newspaper
The Scotsman reports wartime gains across Britain in munitions, shipping, coal, trades, and potato farming. It notes trawler skippers buying cars, potato prices soaring, and a Lincolnshire farmer profiting £20,000 on a 1000 acre sale with potential £60,000 if resold, urging limits on profiteering during the war.
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Mr. Hoover
Wison
Trade Commission
Harry Garfield
Senate
Finance Committee
Treasury
Gerry
Great Britain
Edinburgh
Lincolnshire
Doctor recalls rise from rich patient to fashionable neighbor
A doctor reflects on his ascent from treating a wealthy patient to moving into a stylish neighborhood. He admits the cure was not his sole achievement but notes the wealth to redefine his status and call himself a specialist.
Flying Job of Young Men
A Lancet writer warns air service recruits of health risks from petrol spray dizziness and headaches from exhaust gases. High altitude air causes rarefied-air symptoms. frostbite cases at 15 000 feet are noted. Psychological stress, vision and hearing, joint mobility, and fainting risk deter unsuitable applicants. An Haslar airman fainted causing a crash but minor injuries and reluctance to quit followed.
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Cays
Lancet
Wells
Haslar
Washington's Will Power In Portrait and War
The portrait of General Washington draws John Adams to remark on his restraint and force of will. Washington could suppress emotion yet sometimes acted boldly, like leaping into rioters’ midst at camp to quell the melee and restore order. His command presence convinced men to obey.
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America
Uncle Sam
Schwabenverein
Chicago
Department of Justice
la Follettes
Reeds
Masons
William Hale
Imperial Japanese
Washington
Lansing
Viscount Ishii
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Hungary
Alexander Wersse
Esterhazy
Charles
Verdun
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Houston
Texas
Camp Logan
J. W. Matt
John Adams
Stuart
General Washington
Adams
Glover
Marblehead
Morgan
Virginia
Luminous Hats in London War Time Device
The British press bureau reports London has invented luminous hats to reduce night street collisions. The blue phosphorescent glow appears on hats and hat accessories, aiding visibility after the blackout caused by air raid precautions. A hatmaker explains the luminous liquid blends, glows brighter with daylight exposure, and is used on hats by volunteers.
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London
New York Times
Jap idea on religion discussed by Viscount Kaneko
Viscount Kaneko outlines that friendship forgives faults yet triumphs. He says Christian leaders must be well trained for effective work in Japan and notes Christian schools produce trusted, high character graduates. He claims Christianity spreads among Japan's elite while Buddhism declines, urging broad training and gentlemanly conduct.
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Viscount Kaneko
Japan
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Wilson
Flanders
Pershing
Entente
West
Atlantic Coast
Daniels
Sallory
Camp
Hinghim
Boston
Christodoulos
Buick
Sweet Grass Creek
Big Timber
Government Geological Survey
Britain
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