Correct Way to Judge Men
An essay argues that judging citizens by Liberty bond purchases and Red Cross donations should guide civic trust, noting six incorporators subscribed $200 in Liberty bonds and $149 to the Red Cross. It predicts war context will reveal real patriotism through community contributions and sacrifice. The piece also discusses future doll trade rivalry as Japan positions itself to fill postwar demand, contrasting German production and Japanese strategy for American business readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Burba
Treasury Department
Red Cross
Germany
Japan
The Shade and the Comfort of Summer Shade
An old pasture tree gains attention as heat rises and animals seek its cooling shade. Cows horses and an inquisitive hog retreat under its spreading branches while flies are driven away. The piece notes growing popularity of shaded streets and praises creation.
Criticism and Virtue in Government Debate
A congressman notes no government is perfect and no critic flawless. He defends the right to criticize as vital to America while urging charity for critics. He distinguishes constructive critique from destructive, linking it to patriotism versus treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
The Way of the Jai and Japanese Business Sense
The article notes that Japanese success stems from practical planning and forward thinking. It cites trade paper advertisements and letters to U.S. firms offering services to American buyers, implying a coordinated approach to business.
REPORTING THE BATTLES
The piece argues that World War I battles are too vast for accurate newspaper coverage. Official reports are tiny beside immense front line events and correspondents struggle to convey scale and impact. It notes massive casualties and limits of daily coverage.
Patience and Impatience in War Effort Emphasized
A Swede named Johansen makes flawless steel gauges and notes Americans cannot replicate them due to impatience. The author laments U S haste, urges patience to win the war, build a strong army and navy, and safeguard the nation, insisting steady resolve is essential alongside determination.
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Johansen
Must Learn to Wait Yet Keep Working While Waiting
A concise reflection urges patience while continuing effort during delays. It emphasizes perseverance, steady labor, and maintaining productivity without interruption. The message frames waiting as a period for steady action rather than inactivity.
Dont forget the facts about German war atrocities
A wartime exhortation urges recognition of German brutalities in Belgium and France. It cites Brand Whitlock, former American minister to Belgium, describing mass executions of civilians including children, and asserts widespread corroborating testimony. The piece frames denial as pro German or folly.
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Belgium
France
Brand Whitlock
We Are Winning the War by Actual Fighting
The article argues the fighting in France persists despite setbacks. It asserts the Allies will continue to meet German offensives, thanks to better roads, prepared reserves, and large American reinforcements reaching the front daily, including near a million troops.
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France
Italy
Demand for Educated Men After the War
The article argues there will be a large postwar demand for men with technical university training. It notes many servicemen forego further education to serve, and stresses that victory in the war must come first before expanding education opportunities.
Call for Education as War Ends to Meet Rising Demand
The article argues that returning veterans and educated youths will fuel demand for higher learning. It notes disabled or nonservice members can aid by pursuing education now. It predicts growth in engineering, management, and industrial roles as machinery replaces hand labor. It urges schools to become more attractive today.
Self Control and Integrity in Tough Times
A call to personal discipline urges individuals to act with honesty and self respect. It argues that living crookedly creates lifelong company with bad influences and ends in shame, encouraging the reader to choose duty over easy gain.
Brigands and Conquerors in the Ukraine War Parable
The piece recalls the Thracian pirate Dionides who was spared by Alexander after comparing his own brig with a conqueror’s fleet. It argues that a single brigand is condemned, while a German emperor channeling thousands to loot and murder in Ukraine is labeled warfare.
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Dionides
Alexander
Ukraine
FOR AND AGAINST As age comes Upon men and women there is a tendency
The passage describes a mental attitude in many people as they age,称 opposed to proposed reforms or public improvements. It calls them born opposers who persistently resist changes, often due to lifelong disappointments. It notes possible success in money but failure elsewhere, and hints at prior political defeats shaping their view.
Safe and sane ground in civic decisions
The piece contrasts two citizen classes: chronically opposed critics and blindly optimistic supporters. It argues for a middle, carefully studied stance as essential for reliable governance, noting a great class of citizens who neither favor nor oppose until evidence is examined.
Mothers Day Poem on Mothers Sacrifice and Love
The piece extols mothers as bearing world misery and grief with unselfish love. It frames a mother’s heart as central to humanity, linking her sacrifices to both suffering and the higher rewards of service and virtue. It argues that a mother’s influence outlives failure and triumph alike, defining worth beyond worldly measure.
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Mother
Controlling the Seas and Britain’s Naval Dominance
The piece insists Britain still controls the seas despite battles on land in Belgium and France. It credits the Royal Navy with driving Germany from the oceans and keeping sea lanes clear, arguing Germany cannot win unless it gains command of the seas.
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England
Belgium
France
Italy
Britain
Germany
Germany aims to break British naval supremacy in war
The text argues Germany seeks to defeat Britain on land to force a peace ending British sea power. It states Britain will not withdraw its navy, viewing the Royal Navy as essential to world destiny until Germany is defeated.
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Great Britain
Germany
Half Million Troops in France Defy Skeptics
The United States has over 590000 troops in France as the War Department quietly moves a second half million across the Atlantic. Secretary Baker’s optimistic forecast drew ire from Senator Hitchcock, but the full effort shows America’s growing military strength and resolve despite censorship and wartime setbacks.
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New York World
Baker
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
France
Hitchcock
Senate
Isis
Europe
Secretary of War
Shipping Board
Wihat
United States
War Department
Foch
Daniels
Origins of Memorial Day and early commemorations
Gen John A Logan as Grand Army of the Republic leader recounts a foreign soldier's tale of flower scattering for soldiers' graves. General Orders designate May 30 as a day to decorate fallen comrades. Dated May 7, 1868, from Washington, the note links to early Memorial Day origins.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Norton I. Chipman
Iowa
Chipman
Lovan
Ises
Adjutant General
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
O, T. Carson
MEN WHO CAN HELP FARMERS
Clarence Ousley urges local leaders to survey able bodied men with farm experience and pledge them to spend days away from town work during peak farm demand. He asks towns to replace male labor with women temporarily so men can aid farms as needed.
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Clarence Ousley
Asst. Secy of Agriculture
War Department Seeks Heavy Ordnance Funds
Washington May 13 The war department asked Congress for about 6 000 000 000 for heavy ordnance as part of total estimates presented to the House committees. Brigadier General J Jarrette acting chief of coast artillery noted long lead times for big guns meaning deliveries would lag a year after contracts. He stressed readiness despite allies’ reserves.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
House Military Committee
Baker
House
J. Jarrette
Coast Artillery
Barrette
Wholesale grocery fined for sugar rule violation
Indianapolis May 13 The J P Michael Wholesale Grocery Company was fined 3000 by Federal Food Administrator Harry Barnard for Indiana for violating sugar sale rules.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. P. Michael Wholesale Irocery Company
Harry Barnard
Indiana
Dismissals From Keenan Hospital After Treatments
M. J. Tedrick of Lore City and Clarence Saviers of Blaine avenue were dismissed Sunday after recovering from an operation. Mrs. H. C. Spencer of Spencer's Station was dismissed Sunday and Hugh Clary of Kimbolton was dismissed Monday after receiving treatment.
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Keenan’s Hospital
M. J. Tedrick
Lore City
Clarence Saviers
Blaine Avenue
Keenan Hospital
H.C. Spencer
Spencer's Station
Hugh Clary
Kimbolton
German torpedo misses labor mission ship in Irish Channel
A censored letter from Henry M. Hyndman of the British food commission reports a German torpedo barely missed the vessel carrying the American labor mission and struck a cruiser nearby in the Irish Channel. The cruiser sustained no serious damage.
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Milwaukee
Henry M. Hyndman
British Food Commission
A. M. Simons
Plot Exposed as Bombs Found in Overthrow Plot
Lixbou reports details of an attempted government overthrow and a plan to establish Operto’s capital. Police recovered two thousand bombs and a blacklist of assassination targets. Paris notes hunger riots in Petrograd and social visits among residents in Ohio and Cleveland.
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Lixbou
Operto
Paris
Petrograd
Journal Today
Vera Goldburn
Byesville
Elsie Murgatroyd
South Tenth Street
Eva Dennis
North Fifth Street
W. Hh. Dennis
Cleveland
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Spain
R Sydney Lanier
Augustine Birrell
Fletcher
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