Help Win the War by Self Denial Urges Food Conservation
A call to American readers to conserve food and send surplus to soldiers and Allied forces. Emphasizes hunger in Germany Austria Hungary and Turkey, the need to sustain munitions and armies, and to finance the war through economical living and self denial at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
William II
Imany
England
Engwa
One
Austriary
Ganhot
States
Andy
Calls for disarmament and world federation over balance of power
A 1915-era argument argues against large standing armies and warns that ever stronger militaries threaten world peace. It promotes total disarmament under international law, a global police force, and a federation of nations led by shared ideals and equity, condemning autocracy and urging a democratic future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Alexander the Great
Balkans
Asia Minor
Alexander
Belshazzar
Russia
Czar
Europe
Prussia
International Brotherhood of Nations
Wilson
Disposal of Supplies at Vladivostok
The article discusses the demoralized Russian state and vast military stores at Vladivostok awaiting shipment. It notes Bolshevik railroad destruction hindering delivery to Russia and considers securing the supplies from destruction or capture. It speculates on Allied or Japanese involvement, including potential Japanese landings to protect shipments and railroads, with large numbers of Japanese troops noted as ready for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Russia
Aera
Japan
Wincivert
Germany
No Time for Partisan Politics in Wartime Call for Unity
A wartime editorial urges unity beyond party lines. It condemns partisan ranting and muckraking, calls for loyal, honest leadership, and insists on evaluating government efficiency and wrongdoing without party bias to support the president and defend republican principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Americans Urge Fair Play in War Food Economy
A citizen letter criticizes wartime grain policy urging reduced wheat use and corn substitution while demanding protections against profiteering. It questions fish prices as meat substitutes and calls for fair handling by authorities to avoid exploitation and ensure national sacrifice aids the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mr. Hoover
Fertile Prospects Rise for Next Season’s Crops
Indications point to abundant crops as deep frost locks soil while melting loosens it releasing plant food. This should boost kitchen gardens for diligent growers and yield good earnings. Roumania defies Bolsheviks and vows to fight for the cause of the Allies to the bitter end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Citation for monument costing in Wheeler estate
In Middlesex Probate Court Acton estate of Charles H Wheeler Horace F Tuttle administrator petitions to fix payment for a monument to be placed on the burial lot The court requires notice to all interested parties and publication in the Acton Enterprise before February 8 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex
Charles
Taplinate
Acton
Emily C. Taplis
Cambridge
Middlesex
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Charles H .Wheeler
Horace F. Tuttle
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Julia A. Robbins
Luke Robbins
Anna Robbins
Horace Tuttle
Cantbridge
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Toaressee
Breslau
Jerusalem
Tigris
Euphrates
Mecca
Austria
William
Armenia
Syria
Henney
The
U.S. Food Administration
Merrell Soule Co
Syracuse, N.Y
F. M. Esty
I. M. Esty
Register
Peised
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