Entente Aims Set Forth By Lloyd George
London reports Lloyd George outlines war aims and postwar goals. He says shipping losses are lower than expected, German gains limited, and Palestine holds lasting significance. He stresses vast sacrifices needed, manpower expansion, and a League of Nations without German dominance. He presses restoration and compensation for territories and warns against hollow forces.
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Lloyd George
London
Palestine
Jeruselem
Great Britain
House of Commons
Holland
Denmark
England
Germany
Austria
America
International Council
Versalles
League of Nations
Brittain
71 Ship Passengers Lost in 309 Million Carried in Year
Washington DC December 21 Only 71 passengers were lost out of more than 309,000,000 carried on American ships during the fiscal year ending June 30 the annual Steamboat Inspection Service report shows The total deaths on American vessels including those who went down with torpedoed merchant craft was 592 but personal crisis reports and accidental drownings accounted for 210 of these The year's total was 68 fewer than the previous year when 800 persons were lost on the steamer Eastland at Chicago
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Washington, D. C
Steamboat Inspection Service
Eastland
Chicago
Fourteen Cent Eggs: Backyard Flocks Prove Feasible
A Missouri case shows ten White Leghorn pullets produced 749 eggs in seven months at a feed cost under 14 cents per dozen. With eggs retailing around 35 cents, the flock yielded about 132 dollars labor income per hen. The beeswax house cost 3.85, feed totaled 8.66, and the keeper notes possible winter limits but suggests backyard flocks offer savings. Further details appear in Extension Circular 26 from the University of Missouri.
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H. L. Kempster
Columbia
Kempster
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Honors of atrocity and liberty loan duty
The Sultan of Turkey and the German Kaiser exchange diamond orders in a satire linking their honors to Belgian and Lusitania murders. The piece argues a Liberty Loan button, representing an American patriotic duty, is a more honorable decoration than the diamond orders tied to tyranny and murder.
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Turkey
Kaiser
Lusitania
U Boat Crew Captured by French Near Taris
French torpedo boats captured the commander and 21 crew members of a German submarine that sank the French cruiser Chateau Renault in the Mediterranean. The U-boat fired two torpedoes, submerged, then reappeared to fire again before French destroyers sank it. survivors were rescued from the water.
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Taris
Chateau Renault
Mediterranean
Hard-Hitting U S Bullets Chew Up German Armor
With the American Army of France the German soldier's armor will not withstand the heavy fire. A breast-plate removed from a German prisoner was chewed to pieces by machine gun fire after a rifle bullet tore a hole as big as a silver dollar. Even bullets from an automatic pistol did the work as expected.
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France
Butler Residents Endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills
Butler residents repeatedly praise Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney trouble relief as the paper prints ongoing home testimonials. A stated letter from T. J. Stubblefield of Chestnut Court cites quick relief and consistent use since 1911, urging continued trust in the product.
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Butler
Doan
Buitler
T. J. Stubblefield
Zog E
Chestnut Ct
Dean
Town Talk Tablets Promise Clear Skin for Pimples
A testimonial from Mrs. Faullpe Gibson of New Rochelle describes years of pimples and failed cures until she used Town Talk Tablets. She claims the pills cleared her skin quickly and cured her, saying the medicine absorbed disease and impurities from the blood. Mailed by Home Relief Laboratories, Boston, mass. $1.00 per bottle.
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Gome
Faullpe Gibson
New Rochelle
Home Relief Laboratories
Boston
Mass
Wheat Prospects Not Good
Government reports forecast a winter wheat crop of 540 million bushels with acreage of 42.17 million sown from a planned 47 million, while drought and labor shortages hindered yields. Officials warn the total for the year may near a billion bushels only with favorable spring conditions, as rye and spring wheat acreages are adjusted.
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Washinton
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Council of National Defense
Four More Deaths Reported in France by Pershing
Washington D C December 20 Four more American service members died in France as announced by General Pershing. Wagoner Leonard Sargent of field artillery died from measles. Private James N Gravelle an engineer died December 17 from cerebrospinal meningitis. Private Clarence W Manchester an engineer died December 16 from measles with pneumonia. Private Milton S Marks an engineer died December 17 from pneumonia.
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Washington
D. C
Pershing
Wagoner Leonard Sargent
Field Artillery
Nanny Miles
ROFD
Next
Bedford
Ind
James N. Gravelle
Gravelle
Pitchburg
Mass
Clarence W. Manchester
Charles Manchester
Fort Brags
Cal
Milton S. Marks
A. St. Marks
Weet Lynn
Prohibition Plans Outlined by Premier Borden
Ottawa announces general liquor restrictions during war and one year after peace. Imports will be banned after Monday next and production prohibited after a later determined date. An investigation into liquor industry conditions will precede the manufacturing ban.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Borden
Glass Found in Army Food Raises Alarm
Chicago Dec 22 Maj General William N Carter commander of the Central Department of the army sent telegrams to cantonment commanders warning that glass had been found in consignments of canned tomatoes and breakfast food. The loss was considered ground fine after consultation with Hinton G Clabaugh of the Department of Justice, making discovery unlikely.
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Chicago
William N. Carter
Central Department of the Army
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Department of Justice
Fireless Cookers Prove Too Big for Trenches in France
American troops carried several fireless cookers to France to keep meals warm in the trenches but findings from a senate military investigation last week show the cookers were too large for trench life. Soldiers did not complain and will soon receive smaller cookers for hot meals.
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France
Senate
Fat Folks Learn How to Reduce Your Weight
Overweight individuals are urged to use a simple safe approach involving outdoor activity and a product named taarco. The ad promises weight loss without dieting or exercise and claims quick measurable results with weekly weigh-ins and continued use.
Stomach trouble relief from Areta-Phosphate praised by resident
Sadie E. Hamilton of Porte land Maine recounts long lasting stomach pain and failure to digest food. After trying Argo-Phosphate she reports complete relief after two bottles and urges others to try the tonic. A local druggist adds that the spirit of helping others motivates public endorsements of Arge-Phosphate.
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Sadie E. Hamilton
Porteland
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