Austrian Brothers in Battle Moral Challenge Named Naturalized
CAMP KEARNEY San Diego July 18 A Polish Austrian native in the Fortieth division faced a harsh line of questions from naturalization examiner A E Eldridge about his duty if he encountered Austrian brothers while in uniform The man declared he would kill them to stay loyal and the judge ruled that if he truly could serve as an American citizen he could be naturalized and he was admitted naturalized despite the dilemma
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Camp Kearney
San Diego
Cal
Wherry
Haen
Austria
Fortieth Division
Naturalien
A. E. Eldridge
Naturalization
Germany
Thos Brothers
Petersburg Sees New Era as Large Fishing Facilities Rise
Petersburg Alaska July 18 progress drives a new era of prosperity with a large off dim tributing station nearing capacity to supply fishing crews. At Scow Bay Glacier Fishing company nears completion of a tee plant and cold storage, already in operation.
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Petersburg
Alaska
Scowbay
Glacier Fishing Company
Dock construction advances at Anchorage harbor
Anchorage Alanka July 18. Deriving of piles has begun for the dock under construction by the Alaskan engine soring commission. Dredging for harbor improvement started this month and will likely continue until late fall. The dock will mainly provide facilities for loading coal from rail cars to steamers.
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Anchorage
Alanka
Soring Commisson
Steamah Pa
Two Americans Rescue British Seaplane Crew in North Sea
Ensigns Benjamin Lee and J. J. Schieffelin of the U S Navy Aviation Service rescued the British seaplane crew after their craft forced to land in the North Sea following an encounter with German aircraft. The British credited a stray bullet as the cause and praised the successful search by another seaplane. The account describes a dawn flight toward the Dutch coast and a daring counterattack against five German planes before returning to base.
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England
North Sea
Benjamin Lee
J. J. Schieffelin
American
Naval Aviation Service
Lee
Associated Press
Seaplane Crash Leads Four Men Rescued
A German cruiser seaplane forced to abandon distance rules and crash after a shot disabled control. Four survivors were pulled from the wreckage by a pursuing patrol after dawn search, with the aviation crew reporting the event by wireless. The commanding officer quipped, What's a docking.
Division Exchange Huge Success at CAMP KEARNEY
San Diego July 18. When the June quota of California draft recruits arrived they found the division exchange in the rocket camp a convenient store like a mining camp. It sells almost everything a soldier needs at prices below civilian rates with items such as five dollar safety razors for four dollars and tobacco at a quarter. Notions fill half the space including barrack bags fountain pens alarm clocks and soap.
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Camp Kearney
San Diego
Cal
Caliifornia
Division Exchange
Exchange
Kerion
Geologist Arrives in Anchorage to Aid Alaska Mining
Theodore Chapin of the United States Geological Survey has arrived in Anchorage to establish headquarters and aid the mining industry tributary to the government railroad. His work will extend to the Alaskan engineering commission, coal fields, and other mineral deposits, with a possible additional specialist assigned to the office.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Government
Theodore Chapin
United States Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Anchornage
Matanueka
Chapinhaa
Card of thanks for Alma Shimitz family tribute
The Shimitz family expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for support during their sorrow after the death of Alma. They thank the Knights and Ladies of Security, the Maccabees, the Western Bohemian Association, and the Lions Club for floral tributes and thoughtful remembrance. MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH SHIMITZ.
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Knights and Ladies of Security
The
Maccabees
Western Bohemian Association
Lions Club
Alma
MHS
Joseph Shimitz
Influenza Epidemic Strikes Belfast and Ireland
Belfast reports a recent epidemic of the acute influenza form spreading from Spain to Ireland and other countries. The outbreak prompted rapid checks as health authorities urged vigilance and control measures amid the ongoing contagion.
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Belfast
Ireland
Spain
Red Cross cuts back local benefit entertainments
George F. Scott acting general of the American Red Cross in Washington urges Cheyenne and Wyoming chapters to reduce the number of local benefit entertainments. For the coming months all Red Cross entertainments must have chapter supervision or permission, except where auxiliaries are already supported by regular contributions.
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Red Cros
Cheyenne
Wyoming
George F. Scott
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Med Cross
Scott
Red Cross
Railroads urge salesmen to carry lighter sample baggage
Government railroad department mails a directive to wholesale houses advising salesmen to reduce sample baggage to conserve manpower and rail capacity. The plan favors fewer samples, catalogs by mail, telegraph, and long distance calls over personal visits, citing wartime car shortages and a 30 percent share of free baggage being trunks.
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Railroad Department
McAdood
Nenana Mines Begin Coal Production for Railroad Supply
Joneau Alaska July 18 Production of coal from the Nenana mines began last month and will continue regularly this year the government railroad is supplied with fuel from the mines.
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Joneau
Alaska
Nenana
Alashan Candidate to Open Campaign in Alaska
Jamce Wickersham is to arrive in Ketchikan in July to open his campaign for congress. He plans to visit every polling place in Alaska as part of his effort.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Jamce Wickersham
Congress
Irontio Iron Tonic Promises Vitality and Blood Renewal
A vintage health ad promotes Irontio iron tonic pills from Dr. Pierce’s Surgical Institute Buffalo New York. It claims outdoor exercise breathing exercises and the tonic restore rich red blood vitality nerves and appetite. It urges readers to request a 10 cent trial or buy 60 cent vials from druggists or the institute.
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Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Turkish Greedy for Upper Hand in Black Sea
Amsterdam dispatch reports Turkish policy fully dominated by the aim to secure control of the Black Sea. Turkish press and political circles focus on the idea of handing over the captured Russian fleet from Odessa and Sebastopol to Turkey, with the grand vizier confirming talks with Germany to realize this national aim.
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Amsterdam
Black Sea
Balkan
Nieuwe Hotterdameche
Qourant
Odessa
Sebastopol
Turkey
Grand Viser
Germany
Prussia Must Rule Says Prisoner Foals
London report quotes German POWs still clinging to Prussian world dominion after four years of war. An officer records a prisoner's claim that Germany governs the fools who rule others, and that guilt for starting the war is seen as a glory claimed for Germany. The exchange highlights stubborn Prussian ideals and divergent official views.
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London
Germany
Prussia and Virility Vision Fuel War Talk
An officer confronts a German prisoner who extols Prussia as a cleansing force for the world. He envisions strength, conquest, and a new virtue born of struggle, claiming the weak will perish and the strong prevail while slavery persists for those who refuse to fight. The exchange paints a brutal, phlegmatic worldview.
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Germany
Prussia
Eveats
Thad
Rifles and Ammunition for Alaska Home Guard Ordered
Juneau reports a shipment of 700 rifles with 24 rounds of ammunition each for the Alaska home guard organizations has been ordered, according to Gov. Thomas Rogas Jr. and the war department supply division.
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Juneau
Alaska
Alaska Home Guard
Thomas Rogas, Jr
War Department
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Petmirburg, Ala
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Nenana Mines
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Junean Railroad
Alashan
Americaniam Ls UN
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