Our Boys Over There Rally to Buy Bonds Against Huns
The call urges immediate action as soldiers advance against the Huns. Citizens are urged to support the war effort by buying bonds without delay. The message blends patriotic duty with a push for financial backing to sustain military operations.
Young Mechanic Jim Thomas Brightens British Labour Scene
London dispatch profiles Jim Thomas a Welsh railway worker turned union leader and potential Labour Party figure. It highlights his rise from engine cleaner to secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, his loyalty to Asquith, and speculation on a postwar labor movement led by railway and coal workers amid Liberal debates on home rule conscription and independence.
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London
Asquith
Lloyd George
Jim” Thomas
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
House of Commons
Osborne
Jim
Thomas
Mr. Asquith
Raymond
Derby
Raymond Asquith
Oxford
Young Asquith
Smillie
Scotland
British Empire
Wilson
Manchester
Manchester Guardian
England
League of Nations
Earl Crewe
Rosebery
House of Lords
Ireland
Nationalist Party
Sinn Fein
America
Liberal Party
Orange
American Victory in Champagne Front Advancements
American forces on the Champagne front, aided by French troops, advanced about four miles beyond initial lines. They captured St Etienne, seized prisoners and matériel, and pushed a German withdrawal that loosened Rheims’ menace while facing stiff enfilading fire on the flanks.
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Champagne
Associated Press
St. Etienne
United States
France
Rheims
Orfeuil
German Lines Withdrawn on 28 Mile Front
German forces began a withdrawal along a 28 mile front, retreating from positions previously held. Allied units moved to exploit the retreat, advancing into abandoned trenches and capturing scattered supply points.
Street fund drives restrict underage solicitations by city groups
Plans by the War Camp Community and allied organizations bar girls under 18 from street fundraising for drives, with the Catholic War Work Council restricting to under 20. Licenses are issued by Mrs. James Gookin, and all workers must be supervised. Badges and distinctive dress are required, and late hours are prohibited.
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Girls’ Activities Committee
War Camp
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
Y. M. C. A. War Work Council
Y. W. C. A. War Work Council
The
Red Cross and
Special Aid Society Volunteer Service
Salvation Army
American Library Association
War Stamp Savings and
Girl Scouts
Catholic War Work Council
Knights of Columbus
James Gookin
Belgium
Flanders
Calais
Briey
Longwy
Toul
Belfort
Verdun
Germany
Kiaochow
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Spain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Turkey
Greece
Constantine
Austria
Bulgaria
Serbia
Montenegro
France
United States
Influenza Situation Improves in Newport and Naval District
Newport Rhode Island and the Second Naval District show fewer new cases and deaths. In the city two deaths occurred with fewer cases. in the naval district there were two deaths and 16 new cases. Fort Adams reported one death and no new cases.
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Newport
R. I
Second Naval District
Naval District
Fort Adams
Bond Promotion and Diet Advice Advertisement
A wartime style notice urges buying bonds to fund tanks and promotes a recuperative diet for influenza. The ad mentions Horlick’s Malted Milk as a digestible product and frames the message as civic and health oriented.
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Horlick
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Boston Post
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wood's
Boston
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Montreal
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Count Roon
2D Naval District
United States of America
Peuce
Boston Dredging Company
BAY State Dredging & Contracting CO
NEW York State Dredging Corp
G. H. Breymann Bros