Commercial Regiment to Go to China Readied by Washington
A plan proposes a U.S. commercial regiment of young businessmen to be drafted into the army and sent to China after the war. Led by Major Arthur Busswell and advocated by Dr. Paul Heinsch, the scheme would train troops in eastern commerce, learn Chinese language, and promote American trade, with potential branch schooling in Tientsin and interior market access.
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Peking
China
Paul 8. Heinsch
Washington
Arthur Buswell
United States Army
Tientsin
Reinewh
Bassett
France
North China School of
Langumges
Aiready
Hies
Chine
Treaty Porte
Weeteya
Berlin Papers Highlight Sgt H Wetta Heroism
From London dated May 2 a United Press dispatch commends Sgt H Wetta of Melal Gasco for leadership under shelling. He crawled from a front trench to ambush two damipers and, under heavy fire next evening, moved along the trench to inspire and lead his men.
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Ny United Press
London
H. Wetta
Melal Gasco
Damipers
Ft Creat
Bracke
Enouer
Bork Bochente
Private J Taylor Awarded for Distinguished Conduct
London May 2 United Press describes Private J Taylor who survived over seven weeks in a shellhole under heavy bombardment after being cut off from his company. He foraged for rations, feigned death to avoid capture, and crawled back to Allied lines despite severe injuries. He is a factory hand by trade and is recovering in hospital in London.
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United Press Staff
London
J. Taylor
London Gazette
Taylor
Hindenburg
Abellhole
Baseball Law Unfolds Over New Jersey Sunday Games
United Press reports that the major leagues opposed use of Harrison New Jersey for Sunday games, citing power struggles and league reorganizations. Ban Johnson and Ed Barrow figures loom as tensions rise between majors and minor leagues amid territorial protections and a proposed new circuit.
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United Press
New York
Harrison, N. J
Ban Johnson
American League
James R. Price
Newark
International League
International
Ed G. Barrow
Johnson
American Association
English Schoolgirls Aid War Effort In Britain
English schoolgirls through the Girls Patriotic Union contribute to war relief dedicating funds to the Ster and Garter home at Richmond for soldiers and sailors, provide ambulances and relief aid, and practice self denial by saving, rationing, and gardening to support food control and wartime needs.
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Patriothe Union
England
Ster
Richmyond
Toronto
Canada
Ster and Garter Fund
Widtth
Novelty Patriot Entert aintment at Raptiat Church
Event listing announces a Pridey evening show at Raptiat church on May 4 with admission set at 15e. The readable text notes entertainment by a novelty patriot troupe and mentions venue and price.
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Raptiat
Ehork
Huns Use Rosary For Death Trap
A veteran recounts German booby traps in Belgium and France, detailing scenes of ritual danger around shrines and rosaries. He recalls a mosque of deceit where a shrine rosary triggered a concealed charge, and shares memories of battlefield treachery and fatal ambushes.
Hadley urges food saving to win war in Connecticut
Yale President Arthur T. Hadley, via the Connecticut War Savings Committee, warns that saving now boosts the war effort more than loans alone. He says one tenth of labor and one fifth of high grade capital are diverted from war needs and must be redirected to back government bonds with real goods behind them.
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Hell
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
Connecticcut War Savings Committee
Hadley
Novus Savings
Picture shows Pacific War era film shaping Brazilian views
The article notes how American motion pictures altered Brazilian attitudes toward the United States during World War II era. It credits cinema with clarifying the Yankee and easing previous mutual ignorance, while outlining limited impact of diplomacy and business talks on shaping shared Monroe Doctrine aligned interests.
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H. B. Boantutson
Rlo DE Jantero
United Press
Hag Hin Theay
Yartkee
Dean
Amercan
Continents
Fox
Frienanhin Ake
German Spies In British Uniforms Troubling France Retirements
British reports describe German spies detected wearing captured British uniforms during the France retirements. A letter to the Daily Express recounts an operator with a rifle and two guns of a section prepared to fire, but the spy appeared unseen.
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London
France
Exprom
British pension ministry urges educated women for disabled French frontline work
London May 22 report says young women of good education are urged by the British minister of pensions to volunteer for the task of awarding pensions to disabled soldiers who faced front lines in France.
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London
Penaiony
France
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Wonderland
Athletic Congress
California
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Great Wild West & Circus
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No Man's Land
Valety
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