Children Plant Memorial Trees for Nations Heroes
The American Forestry Association promotes memorial tree plantings to honor fallen soldiers and volunteers nationwide. Officials and organizations endorse the plan, urging local foresters to guide plantings and register them for a permanent record.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
Leala Boex
Cincinnati
Gunner
Ticondero
Ridsdale
France
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg
United States
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Emerson
Trenton
N. J
Baltimore Sum
Memorial forests proposed to be built for public benefit
A speaker asks who will be first to construct a memorial forest. He says a 100 acre forest costs about $2500, matures in 40 to 50 years, and could yield $10,000 in lumber. Gifts could be received and the title vested in the state or a city or town.
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Anka
Fort McPherson Is Unaware War Ended
Edmonton reports that Fort McPherson will not learn of the war’s end until around January 26. News travels by annual Arctic mail from Fort Chimo via dog sleds a 1500 mile journey across the frozen barrens. Mushers and dogs carry 250 pounds of mail to the outpost before returning to civilization.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Fort McPherson
Canada
Arctc
Fort McMurray
Alberta & Great Waterways Railway
Athabasca
Manckenzile
Civilization
Great Barrens
Montana Projects Promise Rapid Growth After War
Montana officials forecast accelerated development across agriculture mining and industry over the next three years as thousands of war brought acres come under plow and more than half a million dollars in new building and road work are planned. Returning soldiers should find local employment with county defense councils coordinating aid.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
County Councils of Defense
Charles D. Greenfield
State Council of Defense
Army
Navy
Mr. Greenfield
County Council of Defense
Red Cross Chapter
War Industries Board
Memorial tree planting plan in Ohio progress
The American Forestry Association plans a memorial tree planting in Middleton Ohio as part of a nationwide effort. Signals suggest a long term oak tree program along Tiffin's new river project with a $100 000 budget to demonstrate the initiative.
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Austin Gallagher
Baltimore Women's Civile League
Baltimore Evening Sun
Boston
Charleston
G. C
Fort Moultrie
Upper New York
Egypt
Cambridge
Maryland
American Forestry Association
Frank W. Rane
State Forester
American’ Forestry Association
Ohio
Middleton
Tiffin
Armistice Day Revels Stir London Streets as Yanks Kiss
A chaotic first day of armistice celebrations in London saw crowds of American sailors kissing passing women while Tommies in capes joined in. The revelry spread from the Strand to Trafalgar Square as buses moved through dense crowds and even an empty coal van drove through the scene, prompting offers of underground transport and collective laughter from onlookers.
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London
Strand
Hate
South Kensington
Trafalgar Square
the Strand
Fleet Street
Ludgate Hill
Thy
White
Hella
Bua
Hyde Park
Philadelphia Navy Yard Expansion Spends $20 Million
Philadelphia January 21 The navy yard expansion allocates nearly 20 million dollars to build a vast dry dock 1064 by 210 feet and two big shipways for battleships. A major machine shop and pattern shops cost 2 million while wartime aircraft construction tops 5 million. Ten thousand civilian workers are paid daily, up from 2,500 prewar.
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Philadelphia
Philadephia
Tremendous Business Done As London Shops Open After War
London reports show calm Christmas shopping with a focus on practical gifts for soldiers. Enormous crowds bought staple articles and preparations for the American forces, while department store managers note many orders for motor caps and mechanical goods as prices run high.
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London
Santa Claus
America
France
Germany
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Classified lines describe soldiers and family matters in a fragmentary Seneca nation page. The text mentions a wife, a settlement, and a call for attention to a campaign or personal matter. The readable portion is incomplete and unclear on specifics.
Bell Saved by St Amand Villagers Amid War Hoard
In a French town near Valence, villagers secretly hid and broke their bronze church bell to thwart German seizure for munitions. The bell will be recast. A French captain, hidden for over four years in his father’s home, escaped nightly for air and later joined Paris, but the armistice likely arrived before combat.
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St. Amand
Valencieopnes
Nelda
Paris
Veterans Affairs relaxes discharge rules for expeditionary forces
War Department issues guidance via Adjutant General P C Harris to General Pershing. Enlisted or drafted soldiers who joined after April 1 1917 may be discharged home for illness or family distress with proper proof. Requests to discharge in Europe may be granted if justified and travel allowances adjusted. Discharges are to be rare and crowding avoided, with emphasis on exceptional cases.
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War Department
Senator Kendrick
P. C. Marra
John B. Kendrick
United States Senate
Secretary of War
General Pershing
United States
Europe
Hoboken
N. J
Secretary of War Desk
P. C. Harris
Adjutant General
Oregon Reconstruction Conference Seeks Jobs for Returning Soldiers
Maydy George Baker of Portland told 800 delegates at a state reconstruction conference that if there are no jobs the city and state must create them. Officials plan public works campaigns to employ returning Oregon soldiers and bridge the labor gap as about 20,000 soldiers are expected to be discharged this year.
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Portland
Ore
Maydy George Baker
Oregon
James Withycombe
Unotsaids
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Woman's Association of Commerce of the
Pennsylvania
Woman's Land Army of America
Woman's National Farm and Garden Association
National Association of Audubon Societies
T. Gilbert Pearson
Goldi Ers
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