The Endless Man Power Gap In Wartime America
Washington reports show 2 187 000 men under And lé s orders with more en route and a Baker plan for 3 000 000. About 4 500 000 total already in or fit for service exceeds Baker s needs by 1 800 000. Additional 700 000 to 800 000 potential reserves may form if war lasts, fueling mobilization and sacrifice at home.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
War Department
Andlé
Baker
Lst
Realdehese
Kaleer Bill
America
Reau
Ford
Schwab
Super Aces Race for Air War Crown
Paris battle for air supremacy between French flyers Charles Nungesser and Rene Fonck. Nungesser claimed his thirty fifth and thirty sixth kills within five minutes, with another damaged. Fonck followed with two flights totaling six German fighters.
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Charles Nungessor
Rene Fonk
Guyne
Guynemer
Fonk
Nungenser
Paris
Itea
Nungesser
Funeral Furore and Hidden Will Clash at Trent Obsequies
A narrator recalls Mr. Trent's funeral as suffocatingly solemn with a misfit family scene. Margaret Ann, the imp, causes light relief as Mother Trent rages over the will. The narrator notes the reading sets Mrs. Trent against a trust arrangement favoring Dr. Virot's hospital and charity bequests.
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Mr. Trent
Mother Trent
Margaret Ann
Annie
Tim
Margaret
Jim
Mollie
President Wilson and the wasteful hour theory
Column traces a habit among powerful men of reading trivial literature and engaging in light talk to steady a busy mind. It cites Wilson’s early insomnia coping, his lunch table improvisations, and the idea that brief periods of aimless thought help prevent mental wreckage.
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Washington
Wilson
Los Angeles
Callway
Wilcoe
Worthiews Americks
Germany
Wilsay
Princeton University
Princeton F
Princeton
aWand
Air Wilson
Speaking of Man Power
An army of 5 000 000 men is available as needed under class 1 of the selective service regulations. A continuous increase in cost is cited, with an estimated 700 000 to 00 000 dollars per man per year.
Man’s Adaptation to Disappearing Staples
A reflective piece argues humanity has long feared shortages from wood to meat to iron yet consistently found substitutes. It notes coal, clothing, and food substitutes emerged as needs shifted, showing mankind’s knack for innovating and bargaining with nature to keep moving and surviving.
Asquith and Maurne Host Cribbage Evening
Asquith and his man Maurne stage a small party centered on cribbage. The gathering features light games, conversation, and shared refreshments as they enjoy a quiet social evening.
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Asquith
Cleveland Man Seeks Divorce After Two Jobs in Thirty Years
A Cleveland man files for divorce claiming he has worked two jobs for thirty years while his spouse did not contribute. He states the strain of long hours led to the split and questions why a cook was not hired to ease domestic duties.
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Cleveland
Kbs
Overman Bill applauded as step toward executive power shift
The article lauds passage of the Overman Bill as a move to restore presidential powers under the constitution. It claims the measure would curb executive overreach and combat Democratic decline amid war, praising lawmakers and warning against autocratic influence.
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Lea Harmies
Advertising as war’s great factor gains full government recognition
Washington May 11. The committee on public information reports advertising as a key wartime factor, praising its role in government campaigns. A luncheon at the Willard Hotel brought together 17 000 advertising men and publishers and seven division directors to boost coordination with federal departments and expand outreach.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Public Information
Willard Hotel
Division of Advertising
Committee On Public Informa
Wilson
George‘reei
W. C. D'Arcy
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
C. Harn
the Nations Commission
Herbert 8. Hoopston
Associated Advertising Clubs
Lewis B Jones
Association of National Advertisers
Thomas Usack
Jesse H. Neal
Associated Business Papers
William H. Johns
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Metropolitan Tower
New York City
Jackson Place
Washington
DD. C
C. B. Walberg
Johns
Poser
Taott
Hebalt
Ag Media
Houston
Lane
Departmenta of Government
Charlee M. Schwab
Pullin
Shipylog
Tee Pranklin
Shunsury Department
Capt. C.D. "Ditkinead
Bureau of Onspaper
George
Creel
Woodrow Wilson
Service to the American Merchant Marine Calls for Volunteers
Secretary Baker urges enlistment of citizens aged 1 to 30 into U S shipping board training ships. Boston directs the program with bases in major ports, stressing courage, patriotism, and a postwar goal to build a stronger American merchant marine and national commerce.
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Newton D. Baker
United States Shipping Board
Boston
Henry Howard
Shipping Board
Atlantic
Pacific
Baker
Merchant Marine Service
War Department
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