World War Headlines From The Fronts And Far Lines
Reported actions stretch from the Piave and Brenta fronts in Italy to St. Quentin and the Scarpe in France. British advances, Italian river remnants, and Turkish withdrawals are noted alongside cautions on Haig and Petain operations. Also covered are American losses near Chauncey, Russian policy, and Allied moves in the Middle East and Atlantic ports.
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Piave River
Adriatic Sea
Belgium
France
Field Marshal Haig
Flanders
Petain
Verdun
Inventory of manpower five divisions to be formed
Washington outlines a second draft system where nine million registered men will receive a questionnaire to classify them into five divisions for military service. The process aims to map life histories across 87 trades and set the order of call by division, with detailed criteria for single and married men and dependent family conditions.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Haig's Men Break through Hindenburg Line Victory in Somme Drive
In a sweeping offensive across a 32 mile front from the Scarpe to St Quentin, Haig's forces shatter the Hindenburg line capturing positions long deemed impregnable. Cavalry enter the fray as Cambrai lies within gun range and French actions near St Quentin push eastward in coordination with the assault.
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Washington
Hindenburg
Scarpe River
Arras
St. Quentin
Haig
Ancre
Somme
Cambrai
Marcoing
Anneux
Graincourt
Novelles
Federal police to guard industries under war plan
Washington reports Army department commanders are relieved of assigning troops to guard industries and railroads. Requests for guards now go to the adjutant general for militia bureau reference. Soldiers on police duty will be relieved as a federal police force, semi military in character, is organized with state help.
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Washington
War Department
Adjutant General’s Office
Militia Bureau
Y M C A Fund Surpasses Goal With 50 Million Raised
Final official returns show the Y M C A war fund exceeding fifty million dollars totaling 50 153 054. The Eastern department raised 20 104 104 and the Central department 18 380 733, with New York headquarters coordinating the drive.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Soldiers and Sailors of America
New York
George W. Perkins
Y. M. C. A. War Fund
Eastern Department
Central Department
Jewel Robbery Strikes Downtown Store In Minneapolis
Three motor bandits robbed a downtown jewelry store in Minneapolis forcing a clerk to open the safe and making off with gems valued at about $50,000. Police hunt the trio after the Nov 22 incident on the main street.
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Minneapolis
Los Angeles Votes to End Sale of Alcohol Citywide
Los Angeles voters approved an initiative yesterday to make the city salgonless starting in 1918, making it the largest such city in the country.
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Los Angeles
New Docks at Halifax Reach Major Shipping Capacity
Halifax new docks advance a vital wartime port upgrade with a $30 million cost and capacity to dock 375000 tons at once. The project accelerates trans Atlantic routes by several days, benefiting Canadian and American shipping long before completion.
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Halifax
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure All
An 19th century advertisement promises a $100 reward for a catarrh cure from J. Cheney & Co. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces and destroys the disease's foundation, with testimonials offered free.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Too Ladylike Coat Story
A mother sews Sonny a coat from an old plush coat of a sister. She remarks how warm it will be for him to play outside and asks if he thinks it would be a nice coat. Bob replies with a humorous line about ducking when ladies pass by.
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Sonny
Bob
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad Promotes Liver Pills
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills from forty years ago, claiming they regulate the liver and bowels.
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Dr. Pierce
Dialog Fragments Show Two Women Debate Reform
Two women discuss marriage and reform in a terse exchange. Agnes asserts she would not marry a reforming man while Ethel doubts harsh measures are best, revealing attitudes on personal change.
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Agnes
Ethel
Duty and labor in a changing world
A compact monologue on duty notes that pleasure does not define virtue and cites social facts. It states Britain has 5,000,000 working women and the United Mine Workers exceed 350,000 members while remarking that beautiful things, including women, are expensive.
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United States
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the Scarpe
Piave
Diaz
Victor
Helgoland Bight
Helgoland
Admiralty
Jaffa
Mediterranean
Palestine
Lake Garda
War Office
Ramleh Ladd
Chauncey
Daniels
Russia
Wilson
District of Columbia
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Italy
Atlantic
van Dorn Iron Works Company
Cleveland
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Germany
P. D. Armour
Armour Packing Industry
United States Aviation Corps
Armour
Islands
Liliuokalani
Nuuana
Honolulu
Auditorium
Dinorah
Campanini
Kansas City
Southwest
Juarez
Marfa
Tex
Ojinaga
Presidio
el Paso
E. D. Bigelow
Kansas City Board of Trade
Chihuahua City
Pancho Villa
Ojiniga
Gressof Elida
N. M
Charles Glover
Glover
Rochester
Ireland
House of Commons
Poe Commons
Petrograd
Reuter
Harbin
Sweden
Frederick Stanley Maude
U.S
Agricul
Hindenburg Line
Aisne
Laon
Paine
Ella Piickard
Schrader
Dean
Ee Ue
Red Cross
Pges Ma
Britain
The
United Mine Workers
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