Americans Cross Marne In Night Assault near Belleau Wood
American forces along the Marne sector attacked northwest of Chateau Thierry during the night and penetrated German lines, driving back a small pocket near Belleau Wood. German troops retreated after bombardment signaled an infantry push, with no prisoners taken and few machine guns captured.
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Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Montello
Arvitt
U. S
Washington
Italy
Rome
le Guardia
Congress
London
Vienna
Fossalta Canal
Piave
Zenson
Gulf of Venice
Venice
Montetle
Kaiser William Controls German Tailoring Under Reichsbekleidungs
The emperor expands state control of clothing with a centralized shop system, mandating cash payments, standard suits called relchsanzuege, and strict fashion dictates for men and women. Prices run 40 to 100 marks, with a push to end credit and tick buying. German newspapers report this sweeping change and speculate on women’s response to Kaiser era styles.
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Amsterdam
William
Germany
Tes Callartag
Reichsbekleidungs Steldbe
Rapire
Fatherland
Kaiser
Nationaleis Mo
Kaiser's
Unofficial German Helmets Used as Frontline Wash Basins
German military headgear repurposed by Allied troops as wash basins on the front. The helmets were not officially sanctioned by the German government but served practical needs in the field.
Crime Grows in Germany amid rising burglaries and thefts
The German press reports alarming crime growth across regions. Berlin hosts a security conference as burglary payments rise from 400000 in 1914 to about 5000000 in 1917. An official ban bars moving corn or flour after dark, and a Mittenwalde mail theft case sees the thief jailed.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Goat Girls To Herd Goats In France From Stanford
Dorothy Barnes Egbert known as the goat girl plans to organize a goat unit to travel to France under Stanford University auspices. Miss Egbert intends to take several college trained girls to herd goats, but she does not explain why a college education is necessary for the task.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dorothy Barnes Egbert
France
Stanford University
Egbert
Praise for U S hospital units amid war page with gas mask training
German shelling hits an American cemetery near Picardy while U S hospital units receive praise from French and British lines for valor and efficiency. An American innovation trains troops to play baseball wearing gas masks under frontline conditions, featuring Hank Gowdy in an exhibition game.
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Armcieno Hospital
Urotso
Biedrdy
Pertote
Havering
Toul
Francce
Buvarcuinsttta
Somme
Flanders
Jenver
Hank Gowdy
Boston
Gowdy
Liberty Loan Bell Sign Mystery Baffles Stranger
A Des Moines man asked where to pay a telephone bill. Ted Bengfort, head of a local store’s military department, said no payment spot existed. The man pointed to a sign in the door reading Bengrott and claimed a Liberty loan bell was involved.
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Des Moines
Ted Bengfort
Bengfort
Bengrott
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Liberty Loan
2006 A Problem in England Dogs and war time breeding policy
The British government faces a dog population crisis as food stocks dwindle. A proposed ban on new dog breeding seeks to preserve pedigrees and working dogs while cutting mongrels and fancy breeds. Existing owners would be allowed to keep their pets with effort to feed them.
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Bonar Law
Foggy Morning at Camp Grant Ends With Talkative Post
An unusually foggy morning at Camp Grant leaves a sergeant puzzled as he calls to a soldier who remains still until approaching him reveals the startling fact that he has been addressing a stationary post rather than a man.
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Camp Grant
Silly Knife Toss Sparked by Good Friday Theme
The dialogue notes a playful debate about throwing knives versus delivering goods. It references Good Friday and European naming of "Black Friday," suggesting cultural and linguistic contrasts in how the day is viewed.
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Europe
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