Weekly War News Digest Aircraft and manpower strains in WWI era report
Howard Coffin of the Aircraft Production board warns against overambitious airplane targets citing a 40 to 50 men per active aircraft ratio. The piece covers manpower, transportation, remount and veterinary services, and wartime logistics including ice shortages, female industrial employment, and war risk insurance applications.
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Howard
Coffin
Aircraft Production Board
Air Service
Army
United States
Aeronautical
Debarkation
Dependency Discharges Favor Wives and Families in Army
Provost Marshal General data show 859150 dependency discharges with 742141 or 86.50 percent for wife or wife and children. Other categories include widowed parent 6.51 percent infirm parent 5.75 percent motherless child 0.66 percent minor orphan siblings 0.58 percent. Of 1057363 men certified for service 418309 involuntary conscripts 39.56 percent and 639054 voluntary conscripts.
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National Army
Insignia and Shoulder Loops Denote U S Army Ranks
The article lists rank insignia on shoulder loops for U S Army officers. General shows coat of arms and stars. lieutenant general has one large and two small stars. major general two stars. brigadier general one star. Colonel carries a silver spread eagle. lieutenant colonel a silver leaf. major a gold leaf. captain two silver bars. first lieutenant one bar. second lieutenant single bar. chaplain uses a Latin cross.
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United States
Joop
United States and Overseas Troops Compare Hospital Admission Rates
A wartime health report compares U S and Expeditionary forces showing 45.2 hospital admissions per 1000 men in France versus 33.7 in the United States. The overseas non effective rate is 4.1 per 1000, versus 4.64 in U S troops. Pay scales for enlisted men vary by grade, from 30 to 81 dollars monthly, with specific rates for privates, corporals, sergeants, and engineeers. Chautauqua and lyceum groups sell smileage books in small cities, two sizes 1 and 5 dollars, donors’ names on covers.
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Ordinance Signal Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Medical Department
Post Exchange
United States
Washington
Veterinary Corps
France
Chautauqua and
Lyceum
Whhen
German Press Urges Open Peace Terms From Wilson
The committee on public information cites a Frankfurter Zeitung translation stating that the peace negotiations foundation is not yet found yet neared, and that Germany and its allies should publish clear terms to avoid further charges of vague war aims.
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Committee On Public Information
Frankfurter Zeitung
German Empire
Wilson
Germany
Lor
Urgent call to harvest natural ice for summer storage
A large harvest and storage push for natural ice aims to meet unprecedented ammonia-driven summer demand. Officials urge capture of ice supplies now to ensure availability for cooling and refrigeration needs later this year.
Regulations to Save Wheat Amid 50 50 Sales Rule
Telegrams from Montana officials relay a presidential order requiring flour and substitutes be sold in equal amounts to retailers and consumers. A revision allows one pound of substitutes per three pounds of wheat flour starting January 28. Substitutes include corn products barley flour rice flour oats buckwheat and potato flour.
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W. J. Strain
Food Conservation Board, Merchants’ Branch
Montana
Atkinson
Merchants’ Division
Equity Convention Set for Great Falls February 4 6
The Equity state convention runs February 4 5 and 6 in Great Falls with over 10 000 members. The Co oper ators congress follows February 4 6 7 and 8 focusing on education and entertainment while non members may attend the galleries. The Commercial club and state Equity officers promise a warm welcome and entertainment for all visitors.
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Congress
Great Falls
American Society of Equity
Equity
The
Commercial Club of
Co-opernors’ Congress
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Publisher
Earl C Ross publisher of the Hamilton County Republican News in Syracuse Kansas reports a general discussion with a Chamberlain Medicine Co representative. He praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy noting his large family and long use at home calling it the only cough remedy on the market.
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Chamberlain's Medicine Co
Chamberlain
Earl C. Ross
Hamilton County Republican News
Syracuse
Kan
Fuelless motor proves success claims from Park River inventor
Harry Lohse a 19 year old from Park River North Dakota has patented a fuelless motor said to burn only air and weigh 20 pounds yielding three quarters of a horsepower government officials including Secretary of War Baker and President Wilson allegedly praised the invention Lohse claims a larger 75 horsepower model is under construction for airplane use and will require no fuel beyond lubrication with tests showing endurance of two weeks without external fuel
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G. F. Tribune
Harry Lohse
Park River
N. D
United States Patent Office
Washington
Lohse
Thomas Edison
Baker
White House
Wilson
Red Cross Auction Sale At Motor Mart Garage
The Red Cross holds an auction at the Motor Mart garage on Saturday February 5 starting 10:00 a m. Donate useful items early. proceeds aid the Red Cross. Paul Jacobson serves as auctioneer. Attend and bring items others will value.
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The
Red Cross
Motor Mart
Paul Jacobson
Wilson Accused Over Appointing Son in Law to Railways
Some critics charge President Wilson with appointing his son in law to run the railways. The article argues he first named the secretary of treasury to the post and then urged him to take the railway director role.
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Wilson
Secretary of Treasury
Grin and Bear Resolve Tested by Cold and Duty
A terse note urges perseverance through hardship as one keeps to a plan despite the chill. The message underscores duty and the need to carry on with tasks regardless of discomfort.
Hoarding Warned By State Food Conservation Head
Chairman W. J. Strain of the state food conservation committee mails notices to county officers warning that hoarding essential goods is a crime. The law sets fines up to 5000 dollars or two years imprisonment or both for hoarding and the act defines hoarding as holding goods beyond reasonable needs for self and dependents.
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W. J. Strain
State Food Conservation Committee
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Cavalry
Corps of the Engineers
Lyceum Systems
the Tribune
Stephens
Stephens Bakery
Park and Rainbow
North Dakota
RED Cross Auction Sale
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H. B. Ashworth
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Choteau Feed
Chateau. Feed&. Livewee
Hak Stock Commission
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Hills Bros
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Boston
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Corelli
Petrograd
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