Feeding Refugees on a French Train
Paris reports a Red Cross relief convoy rushing to Acheres to feed a thousand refugees passing through from Amiens. A five ton truck carried bread, bully beef, figs, milk and war bread while volunteers organized a quick half hour service. Refugees boarded for a hopeful transfer to Tulle with no bitterness or complaint heard among the weary travelers.
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Paris
Amiens
Acheres
Red Cross
Tulle
Correze
France
Germans Grab Alsace Plants Amid Public Protests
Amsterdam report details German seizure of Alsace textile mills during war. Stockholders, including Alsatian capitalists and Muhlhausen city, tried to form a local buyout but Berlin rejected it in favor of the Bleichroeder group who agreed to state supervision. Officials rail against the move as Germanization.
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Amsterdam
Alsace
Muhlhausen
United
Berlin
Bleichroeder Group
Bleichroeder
Baron von Stein
Maie
Reichstag
Bieichroeder Group
Alsatian Corporation
Alsatians
Muhihausen
Zopfel
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Baron Bleichroeder
Blind three years sees Fulton farmer in Vandalia
Charles H Brown sixty nine and a farmer from Vandalia Missouri regains sight after three years of blindness in Fulton. His first vision is a parade of troops from Camp Funston Kansas passing his window in the city.
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Fulton, Mo
Charles H. Brown
Vandalia
Camp Funston
Kan
Married While Car Waited in Yonkers
Charles M. Barber a trolley car conductor left his car to obtain a marriage license then wed a bride with his motorman as best man. He returned to the car and resumed the journey with Mr and Mrs Barber as trolley honeymooners in Yonkers New York.
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Yonkers
Charles M. Barber
Soldier Saves King Led Serbian Guard to Safety
Bangor Maine reports Lieutenant Pavie Yovanovitch, recently returned from European battlefields, commanded the royal guard shielding King Peter of Serbia amid Belgrade bombardment. He was wounded, fainting at the king’s feet, as the monarch awarded him honors and ordered him back to battle.
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Bangor
Peter of
Serbia
Belgrade
Leant
Pavie Yovanoviteh
Yovanovitch
Peter
Guard of Honor
Leutenant
High School Girls Volunteer for Farm Work in Los Angeles
An army of 1 085 high school girls in Los Angeles have volunteered to harvest crops and will join the Woman's Land Army of America after June 21 when schools close. By then they expect at least 8 000 in their ranks.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Woman's Land Army of America
Could Not Speak Khaki Spelling Challenge in Greensburg
In Greensburg Pennsylvania the Smithton school faced a humorously tough spelling test as the class nailed forty nine of fifty words but all students erred on the term for the doughboy’s uniform, khaki.
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Greensburg
Smithton School
Mother Bat Teaches Batlings in a True Story
In a gentle tale a mother bat tells her young about nightly life and misperceptions. The story explains bats avoid light, fear nervous people, and shy from being blamed for hats and hair, urging care and understanding as the bat family travels together.
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Mother Bat
Bessie Bat
Betty
Recognize Value of Wheat in Time of Scarcity
A Kansas City Star editorial argues that wheat substitutes cannot match wheat flour for baking. It highlights gluten as the essential binder for bread and pastries, notes substitutes lack gas-retaining ability, and urges optimism for future wheat abundance while acknowledging wartime deprivation.
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Kansas City Star
Sirius voyage anniversary recalls first self steamer crossing Atlantic
This spring marks eighty years since the Sirius became the first vessel to cross the Atlantic under its own steam from Cork to New York. A wreck in Ballycotton bay in 1847 left only brass paper weights as remnants of its metal work. Captain Roberts, later of the President, perished when that ship went down with all aboard. The Sirius completed the voyage in 19 days reaching New York just before the Great Western, which did it in 15 days. The Sirius carried seven passengers on its maiden trip, including Vincent EB. Ransome then aged four, once rector in Wiltshire. The Sirius was 178 feet long, with a 25 foot beam and 18 foot depth.
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Cork
New York
Sirius
Atlantic
Ballycotton Bay
Roberts
Great Western
Bristol
Ocean
Vincent EB. Ransome
Wiltshire
England
London Tea Houses Reminisce on a Modern Institution
The London Chronicle recalls Sir Joseph Lyons's death and reflects how teashops evolved from old coffee houses. It notes early venues were male only with cramped seating, while women sought lighter refreshments in confectioners shops offering tea and coffee at high prices.
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London
Sir Joseph Lyons
London Chronicle
Gald by a Cynic on Writers and Egos
A compact quip about two literary complaints writer's cramp and swelled head. The writer notes writer's cramp never cures while swelled head inflates ego leading to ironic self deprecation and playful insult.
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