North Sea Mine Barrage: American British Fleet Harvest Sub Losses
The American mining squadron and British navy laid a 70 100 mine field across the North Sea from Orkneys to Norway, damaging or sinking at least seventeen submarines by October. Captain Belknap recounts 15 American and 11 British mine-excursions, with minimal casualties among about 4 000 personnel.
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Washington
North Sea
Orkneys
Norway
Caplin
Reginald R. Balknap
Milioa
Belknap
Tseeons
Inverness
Grand Fleet
High Rodman
United States Navy
New York
Scapa Flow
Halifax
Grangemouth
Edinburgh
Clinton Baker
Royal Navy
Exen
Saranac
Home made syrup aids cough relief offers cheap remedy
The text promotes a homemade syrup claimed to help with coughs, chest phlegm, and colds, stating it works quickly within 94 hours or less. It mentions a simple recipe using honey and syrup and suggests it is dependable and inexpensive for treating croup, whooping cough, and related chest symptoms.
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Omara
Navy Mine Cargoes and Converted Liner Fleet
The text describes thousands of naval mine components assembled at Saal dba Jarge and shipped to Norfolk for loading into mine carriers. It covers the Lale Moor sunk with 41 men and 3,000 mine anchors, the SF San Francisco and Baltimore, four former Morgen liners renamed Roanoke Canonious Howsatonic Canardaigua, two Old Dominion ships Jefferson Hamilton renamed Quinnevagt Sarana¢e, and two other Boston New York steamers renamed Shawnut Arkos took. Each ship carries about 40 officers and 400 men with light armament for submarine and air defense.
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Saal
Norfolk
Naval Overseas Transport
Yervied
Lalemoor
Wan
San Francisco
J. W. Butler
Conport
Baltimore
A. W. Marshall
New York
Galveston
Roanoke
C. D. Stearns
Canonious
T. L. Johnson
Howsatonic
J. W. Greenelade
Canardaigua
W. 4. Reynolds
Old Dominion
Jefferson
Hamilton
Quinnevatg
D. Pratt Mannix
Ad Sarana¢e
Sinclair Gannon
Boston
Massachusetts
Mhunker Hsm
Eastern Steamships Corporation
Shawnut
W. T. Cluverius
Arcostook
J. Harvey Tom
Zapata Rebels Reported Largely Subdued in Guerrero
Mexico City January 25 General Fortunato Maycotte in charge of pacification reports to the war department that the conquest of the Zapata and Mariscal rebels in Guerrero is virtually complete General Silvestre Mariscal has been under arrest since January 25 1918 for disobedience of orders The purification of Morelos near Zapata strongholds is nearly accomplished by General Pablo Gonzales Influenza and famine have affected Zapata and Mertenanis bands.
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Mexico City
Fortunato Maycotte
Guerrero
War Department
Zapata
Mariscal
Silvestre Mariscal
Finerrero
Morelos
Yapata
Pablo Gonzales
Emiliano Zapata
Mertenanis
Lady Rhondda Announces League To Aid Industrial Women
London report from January 25 states Lady Rhondda, president of the Women’s Industrial League, says the league aims to organize industrial women across classes to speak with one voice on employment matters. District committees will form a central executive council.
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London
Lady Rhondda
The
Women's Industrial League
New League
Central Executive Council
Linbyd George
Mail-in offer for Foley remedies misspelled at Sheffield Ave
A damaged ad urges readers to mail a slip to Foley & Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago for a trial package of Foley remedies including Hovey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds Foley Kidney Pills for back pain rheumatism and ill ailments Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation biliousness headaches and sluggish bowels.
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Foley & C c
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Detection of Booby Traps Saved Many British Lives
London reports British army investigators detected German booby traps during the retreat from France. An officer recalls locating a Bray factory where spring detonators and explosive devices were made, enabling engineers to study and disable traps that could have mortally wounded troops and horses.
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London
France
Bray
Teen
Theo
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