Navy to honor fallen sailors with memorial galleries
The Navy asks families to send photos of enlisted men who died in the war for copies and memorial galleries at training stations. The program aims to honor each hero and store copies at the training site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Daniels
Navy
Maliing
Bureau of Navigation
Washington, D. C
Army Schools of Nursing
Notable film stars join Liberty Loan drive with patriotic pictures
Under Adolph Zukor leadership the motion picture industry unites to back the Fourth Liberty Loan. Stars like Nazimova Caruso and Barrymore pledge services for films carrying Treasury messages. Print distribution, uniform titles, and free booking are planned as 3000 prints circulate national theaters to support war funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uonder
Adolph Zukor
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
United States
Mme
Alla Nazimova
Enrico Caruso
Sidney Drew
Elete Ferguson
Marguerite Clark
John Barrymore
Billie_Burke
Clara Kimball Young
George M. Cohan
Peter J. Schaeffer
Motion Picture Exhibitors League of America
Sydney S. Cohen
New York State
Motion Picture Exhibitors League
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Thomas H
Douglas Fairbanks
William 8. Hart
William Farnum
Dustin Farnum
William L. Sherill
Sherman Amusement Corporation
Jack Sherill
Arthur Brisbane
Zukor
Enid Bennet
Dorothy Daltoin
Charles Ray
Thomas H. Ince
Transporting American Troops A Transportation Miracle
A wartime feature hails the movement of 1 500 900 US soldiers across the Atlantic with minimal loss, calling it a transportation miracle. It credits Navy and railroads plus Liberty Bond buyers for the efficiency and hints at further wartime mobilization potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maclay
United States
Atlantic
What Liberty Bonds Are
Liberty Bonds are government promises to pay money in the future with interest. For example a $50 Third Liberty 44% bond promises $50 on Sept 15 1928 and interest at 4 4 percent, paid semiannually until redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cost of a Sailor in the Navy in 1918
The Navy per man per day cost in the first half of fiscal year 1918 ranged from 49 to 62 dollars. A 59 dollar Liberty Bond would support a sailor for 102 days on larger vessels and 96 days on smaller types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bristol
Ocaiath
Twille
Amos S. Gorham
R. L
Banking power of America shows growth in national and state banks
The Analist reports total resources of 7,688 national banks and 20,428 trust and state banks at over 40.6 billion, up from 1916. New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, and California lead in bank resources, with state banks trailing national in some states and leading in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New England
United States Council of State Banking Associations
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Illinois
Ohio
California
New York State
Alabama
Colorado
Florida
Iolaho
Illinous
Kentucky
Minnesota
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Costs of War and Liberty Bonds Highlighted
The piece explains that a single 16 inch shell with explosives costs about $1000 and highlights the vast expenses of modern warfare. It urges readers to support Liberty Bonds, noting each dollar buys essential equipment and supplies for soldiers overseas and guns and harnesses for artillery units.
Cost of Ships of War and War Bond Expenditures
The article lists costs for naval ships including a battlecruiser at 24 million dollars a scout cruiser 7.22 million and a destroyer 1.59 million as well as coast submarines at 850 thousand and sea-going submarines at 1.43 million with a current construction total of 23.076 million dollars. It questions funds for the Liberty Loan and related wartime spending.
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BuaFo
Dahlote
Cost Of Ammunition For Torpedoes And Shells
The text lists ammunition costs per torpedo and per shell sizes from one pounder to six inches. It notes torpedo ammunition costs ranging from 5000 to 10000 dollars per torpedo and provides unit values for various shell calibers including 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 inch shells. It concludes with a statement about calculating how many rounds can be filled using a Liberty Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Buy a Bond: A WW2 era fundraising poem urging support
A dated verse urging citizens to purchase war bonds. The piece invokes Liberty and victory while addressing soldiers, families, and the public to donate for the war effort, stressing sacrifice and national unity.
Between the Marne and Vesle poem from wartime letter
A letter to the Phoenix prints a poem by an enlisted man in Col Callan’s division. It describes American advance between the Marne and Vesle theater, citing Chateau-Thierry Jaulgonne and stripland fighting against German forces. It ends with a father's tale for children about victory and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
L . Callan
the Phoenix
Col. Callan
Marne
Vesle
Chateau-Thierry
Jaulgonne
United States Rejects Austro-Hungarian Peace Conference Proposal
President responds to Austria’s call for confidential peace talks with a firm rejection, stating the US has clear terms for peace and will not entertain a conference. The reply emphasizes the Lusitania and other Allied outrages and calls for unconditional surrender to the forces of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Lansing
Washington
United States
America
Lusitania
England
Belgium
Serbia
Roumania
France
Anot
Law and Order
Water and Substances Measured by Cubic Foot
The list compares weights per cubic foot for various substances. It states water at 1,000 ounces, milk 1,030 ounces, cider 1,020, alcohol 800, ice 930, gold 19,250, white oak 830, poplar 490, limestone 2,950, wheat 770, and air 1 ounce.
A Slam. Witty Exchange About Home Life
In a brief exchange Mrs. Noel admits her husband suffers from severe dyspepsia while Mrs. Nock laments not knowing they were without a cook, highlighting domestic worries and social commentary in a humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Noel
Mrs. Nock
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National Army
National Guard
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Indiana
Kansas
Georgia
Wisconsin
Michigan
Department
Samuel McGowan
Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
War Industries Board
Service Bureau
Union Station
O Geon General
Foreign Service
Home Service
Trustees
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Southern Farm Hoy Club
Liberty Loan Films
Banking Power OF America
B V. Neal
Everett
Maas
Hark
Hell
Strie
Lieut. Col. L. H. Callan
General Welfare League
Barker
Druewiste
Dewitt
Bofington’s Pharmacy
Burnside Memorial Building
Amos
Gorham
R. I
E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
G.W. Simmons
Undertakers
Otis L. Wood
Court Street
W. Tel
Dorchester
BE. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Providence
R L
Gainaia
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
W. Hochman
State Street
R. 1
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Bradford Street
W. O. Talbot
W. Hopkins
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