Dutch exports and famine fears dominate Dutch wartime policy
The article analyzes the Netherlands reliance on foreign grain and coal during a period of wartime shortages. It details Holland's dependence on Germany for fuel and imports while considering the impact of export restrictions on cattle and agricultural products. It notes potential shifts to beet as pork substitute and the broader effect on economy and neutrality. It cites Allied relief and German purchasing constraints amid blockade pressures.
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Netherland
Holland
Britain
France
Amerita
Netherlands
Anderstowil
Associated Press
Germany
Bres
Uiler
Freigh
Aerio
United State
Continulus
le Ander
Americans Involved in European Fighting Reported
London dispatch reports wounded American soldiers arriving at Nath hospital and claims that American regulars are taking an active part in European fighting. The War Department had no information on these reports as of August 16 and promised an official update when available.
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Europe
Washington, Pdc
War Fortavy Department
Division of Louvain University Splits into Language Sides
The world famous Catholic university of Louvain will be divided into Walloon and Flemish parts with lectures in French continuing at Louvain and Flemish courses at Mechlin. Scientific institutes and collections stay available to both, professors traveling between Louvain and Mechlin. Cardinal Mercier may announce the division officially soon.
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Trager
Aue
Helen Roman Catholic University of
Louvain
Cardinal Mercier
Petition Filed Seeks to Save Colorado Road
A voluminous petition to the state utilities commission protests the planned junking of the Denver Laramie and Northern railroad. Farmers fear loss of transportation for an ample harvest, noting 135 carloads would perish and 175 cars would be tied up if the line goes inoperative. Signers include Paul Tarren of Greeley and executives from Great Western Sugar, Rothschild Produce, and Milligan Flour, among others.
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Cubbley Pakhmers
Wyoming
Denver
Larante
Greeler
Celeryvale
Welly
Colorado
Atate Utilities Commission
War Council
Laramie
Norhhern
Radetsky
Welby
Colo
Fort Produce Company
Paul Tarren
Greeley
Interstate Commerce
J. H. Woolf
Rothschild Produce Company
David Robert
Milligan Flour Company
Charles Attenberg
Wattenberg
George Hodgson
J Fort
Liberty Loan Ad Plan Targets Up To Two Million
A national advertising board proposed a plan to promote the next liberty loan issue at a cost between one and two million dollars. The plan would be funded by the government and presented to Secretary McAdoo for adoption.
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Liberty Loan
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
National Advertising Board
Sons Join the Army Forces Dairy Sale Announcement
Chris tianson owner of the Plains dairy north of Cheyenne announces sale of his dairy due to two sons Axel and Vladimir Christianson enlisting in the regular army. Sale includes 12 percent head of stock eighty five milking cows and the ranch. Auction starts at 12 o clock August 24. Milk is machine processed and attendants wear white overalls. The Christianson boys will drive motor trucks for the army says the family.
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Axel
Vladimir Christianson
Christianson
Plains Dairy
Cheyenne
Nfe
Kansas Hog Plea to Nebraskans
Nebraska on August 16 hears J C Mohler secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture urge Nebraskans to buy hogs from Kansas to save them from slaughter. He argues Kansas corn crop is large but insufficient to feed all hogs as pork prices rise.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Allen White
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Nebraska
Campaign to Boost Apple Popularity by Shippers Association
New York August 16 An educational effort to raise apple popularity is planned by the International Apple Shippers association with representatives across the United States and Canada. The convention noted England may not lift its embargo, keeping the American beet foreign market closed.
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New York
International Apple Shippers’ Association
United States
Canada
Nho
England
Ban on Language Sparks U S Senate Debate
Teutsche press reports a U S senate bill to require foreign language publications to print English translations in parallel columns. The Koelnische Volks Zeitung warns of citizenship classifications and Anglo Saxon supremacy. It critiques Prussian Poland policies and Kerr Wilson’s proposed language battles.
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Amsterdam
United States
Senate
Koelnische Volks Zeitung
America
Kerr Wilson
Growing American flag blooms in Shelbyville yard
Alonzo Loera Rice, a Shelby County poet in Union township, has planted a living flag in his yard. The 4 by 12 foot display uses three clematis colors red white and blue on a wire trellis. White clematis form stars, while red and blue make up stripes and field.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Alonzo Loera Rice
Shelby County
Union Township
Conservation Failure In New York Hotels
After two weeks of trial, Copeland Townsend, hotel manager, reports food conservation efforts failing in New York hotels. Despite meatless menus and appealing cards, patrons are ordering pricier items. Substitutes attract only one customer in two weeks.
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Copeland Townsend
Leader classifieds push broad market reach nationwide
Classified ads in Leader expand a particle of market appeal to the largest possible audience nationwide, carrying it to all parts of the plate.
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Leader
Wife's Biscuits Save Him In Judge Latshaw Case
In Kansas City Missouri on August 16 Judge Ralph Latshaw's court hears John Jones charged with wrecking the judge's car during an unauthorized joy ride. Justice Shepard, sitting in Latshaw's stead, sentences Jones to six months but grants parole due to extenuating circumstances: Jones's wife makes the Latshaw's meals.
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Kansas City
Ralph Latshaw
John Jones
Latshaw
Justice Shepard
Germany denies germs in court plasters
Amsterdam reports a New York dispatch that a German denial appeared in German papers. The message claimed no German bandages or court plaster were infected with germs and called the charge a clumsy lie aimed to incite the public as the entente has done for three years.
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Amsterdam
New York
United States
Germany
Revolt Follows Street Strife in Spain Catalonia
A Paris dispatch reports escalating unrest in Catalonia Spain with serious clashes in Barcelona. Troops used cannon and machine guns to quell disorders as fatalities were cited. Premier Data says the government has the situation under control and the general strike will soon collapse.
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Paris
Catalonia
Barcelona
Navy Push for Active War Role Amid Rising Fleet Demands
The American navy, from the fleet commander to recruits, presses Secretary Daniels and President Wilson for a more aggressive wartime role. Admiral Mayo outlined possible actions to combat submarines and accelerate troop transfers, as officers warn German submarines threaten U S coasts if the fleet does not take the initiative.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Wilson
Admiral Mayo
Mayo
United States
Bureau of Operations
Secretary of the Navy
Funeral Closure Notice by Local Grocers
All grocery stores and markets will be closed this afternoon for Hugo Olienstein's funeral. Signed by The Grocery and Meat Market Association.
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Hugo Olienstein
Grocery and Meat Market
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