Weekly War News Digest
The digest covers wartime facts including 1,800,000 U S women in agriculture with 750,000 under 20. smokeless powder plants costing about 50 million each. road mapping from factories to Atlantic seaboard. carrier pigeons at risk. athletic training camps and facilities. automatic and government insurance for torpedoed soldiers. public health efforts near camps. fraud warnings to farmers. British casualty estimates of 7 percent. German peace commentary. transport and equipment shifts. naval and wartime policy notes and the Food Administration profit guidelines.
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United States
Washington, D. C
Camp Kearney
Linda Vista
Cal
Camp Lewis
American Lake
Wash
Camp Upton
Yaphank
N. Y
Secretary of War
France
Committee On Public Information
Reichstag
Herr Ladebour
Independent Socialists
Friends of Peace
West
Czernin
Hertlings
Wilson
Kuehlmann
Fatherland
Pant
Hertling
Prince Buelow
Canada
Berlin
Lane
Norway
Baker
Food Administration
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
United States Lighthouse Service
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
None but the initiated know the accuracy required in printing
The piece argues that readers focus on a single error while ignoring vast accuracy. It compares press work to a life of good deeds, warning that a single mistake can ruin reputation and that judgment is harsh without mercy.
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Earth
Trotsky warned over Brest Litovsk talks risk
A political remark notes that Trotsky returning to the Brest Litovsk discussions could lead enemies to use the visits against him. The comment highlights tensions surrounding the peace talks and internal critique of his role.
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Trotsky
Brest- Litovsk
Bolshevik Proposal to Shoot Finns Emerges in Finland
In Finland a Russian bolshevik proposes shooting Finns to prevent infighting. The remark surfaces amid tensions as authorities weigh responses to ongoing clashes and regional unrest.
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Finland
Nation vows bigger sacrifices for liberty learning to endure
A terse pledge outlines a resolve to make larger sacrifices than prior wheatless days to secure liberty. Citizens are urged to embrace frugality and support wartime measures as a shared duty during hardship.
Grateful Nation Awards Medals to Three Respondents
The country plans to honor Josephus Daniela and Newton Baker with war medals and a box of salve as a gesture of gratitude for their service.
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Josephus Daniela
Newton Baker
Carbon inks and the fight against fading signatures
A Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry note explains how air and light bleach writing inks and how hydrogen peroxide exposure serves as a proxy test for longevity. It suggests seeking a perfectly fluid, non depositing ink resistant to oxidation or reduction, with carbon ink as the dependable option for enduring documents.
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Journal of
the Society of Chemical Industry
Soiled Money Not Major Disease Vector, Expert Says
A Journal of the American Medical Association contributor cites past fears over dirty currency and notes an investigation by Professor Hilditch finding money an unimportant disease factor. The piece urges calmer public guidance and more frequent redemption of worn bills without overstatement of risk.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Hilditch
The Great Bell of Glasgow Cathedral Inscription
A Glasgow cathedral bell inscription recounts its 1583 forging by Marcus Knox in Holland for reformist citizens. It cites its hours tolling, its 1790 rebirth in London, and a final plea for resurrection signed Thomas Mears.
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Glasgow
Marcus Knox
Holland
London
Thomas Mears
Fecit
The Meatless Meal A Kitchen Card
A humorous guide argues meatless meals can satisfy men by using heavier desserts and filling sauces. ItSuggests a clever wife can keep husbands content with bread pudding and caramel sauce, noting men may resist at first but will be fed into acceptance.
Cold affects Antarctic explorers with numb fingers
An expedition member describes extreme cold dulling touch in the fingers almost completely. Objects felt once held could not be felt, making tasks like finding a knife desperate. Shaving becomes impossible as skin irritates and hair freezes, forcing keeps and mustaches grown or trimmed.
Mozambique’s Silent Capital: A Picturesque Shell
A vivid portrait of Maputo in the old Portuguese East Africa era describes a city emptied by heat and silence. Fortresses loom over empty streets while a lone two wheel cart carts rubbish. Barefoot residents stir dust as shutters stay closed and colors fade into an old painting.
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Mozambique
Wonders of the Human Body Facts From The Book of Wonders
The article lists surprising body facts including over two million skin openings for sweat glands and more than 200 bones. It notes the heart processes all blood each minute, lung capacity around 325 cubic inches, and breathing about two thirds of a pint of fresh air per breath. It cites stomach capacity near five pints and daily gastric juice around nine pounds, plus over 500 muscles needing daily exercise and a heart weighing eight to twelve ounces beating about 100,000 times every day.
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Theody
Presidential Cabinet Appointees Listed with States
The roster names Wilson selections with home states including Vice President Marshall Indiana and Secretary of State Lansing New Jersey. Other picks include McAdoo New York Treasury and Baker Ohio War and McReynolds Tennessee Justice.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Robert Lansing
Treasury
William a.McAdoo
New York
N. D. Baker
Ohio
James C. McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert
Burleson
Texas
Navy
Joseph Dapiels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin
Officials Assigned in Helena District Land Office
Federal Judge George M. Bourquin of Helena is listed with Clerk George W. Sproule and Marshal Jos. Ashbridge. Surveyor-General H. Gerhanz, and Attorney B. K. Wheeler are also noted. Registers of Land Offices names include Jos. Oker, J. A. Barker, J. Meyers, F. W. Appleton, H. J. Kelly, Fred H. Foster among others in Bozeman, Havre, Great Falls, Lewistown, Billings.
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George M. Bourquin
Helena
George W. Sproule
Hele
Jos. Ashbridge
H. Gerhanz
B. K. Wheeler
Registers OF Land
Jos. Oker
J.A. Barker
Great Falls
J. Meyers
Havre
F. W. Appleton
Bozeman
H. J. Kelly
Lewistown
Fred H. Foster
Billings
Montana State Officials and Appointments Listed
Governor S V Stewart of Helena Lieutenant Governor W W McDowell Butte Secretary of State Charles F Stewart Helena State Treasurer I L Hart Helena Attorney General S C Ford Helena Auditor Wm Keating Helena Supt of Public Instruction Miss May Trumper Helena Railway Commissioner J H Hall chairman Daniel Boyle J B McCormick State Veterinarian Dr W J Butler Chief Justice Theodore Brantley Associate Justices W H Holloway Sydney Lanner Clerk J F Carroll
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S. V. Stewart
Helena
W. W. McDowell
Butte
Charles F. Stewart
I. L. Hart
S. C. Ford
Heena
Wm. Keating
Miss May Trumper
J. H. Hall
Daniel Boyle J. B. McCormick
W.J. Butler
Teton County Officials List For Elections
The document lists county offices and incumbents including Senator T O Larson representatives Chas McDonald Choteau C C Davis Conrad commissioners Henry Radcliffe chairman Fairfield Ernest A Savory Dupuyer Dan Ledgerwood Conrad judges S B Leslie H H Ewing Clerk District Court Paul Jacobson County Attorney Walter L Verge Clerk and Recorder E C Garrett Auditor C James Smith County Treasurer A B Guthrie Sheriff William Miller Superintendent Grace M Thompson Assessor John L Lundgren Surveyor J H Barnett Coroner C H Connor Jubile Administrator Byron Corsea.
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T. O. Larson
William Miller
Grace M. Thompson
Congress urged to pass Chamberlain universal training bill
A quoted statement argues that Congress should enact the Chamberlain universal training bill. The line reflects ongoing calls for national service or training reform.
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Congress
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