Empey and His Comrades Stage Musical Machine Gun Trick
American Arthur Guy Empey joins British Army in France and recalls training, trench life, punishments, and a tempersome ruse to trap a German machine gunner named Fritz. The plan uses a false tune from Empey’s crew to lure the gunner, culminating in a coordinated three-gun assault that silences Fritz and boosts battalion morale.
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Arthur Guy Empey
France
Jersey City
England
London
Empey
No Man's Land
Fritz
Tommy
Gas Attack Sudden Whirlwind From German Trenches
Three days after silencing Fritz the Germans released gas as winds blew toward allied lines. A new periscope operator spotted a greenish yellow cloud racing across open ground. Alarm fired, gongs sounded, soldiers donned respirators within about twenty seconds to counter the poison air.
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Fritz
Tommy
Empey Joins Intelligence Squad as Spy Catcher
Empey is assigned to the intelligence department where the work proves tougher than expected. The next installment details his early experiences in the new role, revealing the challenges of catching spies and the realities behind the badge.
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Empey
Intelligence Department
Acts of Heroism Recognized by Carnegie Fund
The Carnegie hero fund commission held its fourteenth annual meeting naming twenty four acts of heroism. Seven silver medals and 17 bronze medals were awarded. Ten heroes died and pensions totaling 4560 yearly were granted to nine dependents. Two cases received 2100 for educational purposes and 11 cases awarded 8000 for other worthy aims. Payments await commission approval.
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Carnegie Hero Fund
First cornmeal mill opens in Honduras at San Pedro Sula
Consul Walter F. Boyle reports an American company imported and erected the first cornmeal mill in Honduras at San Pedro Sula. The unit, bought in the United States, is small but marks the start of a new cereal milling industry amid wartime efforts to boost production.
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Honduras
Walter F. Boyle
Puerto Cortes
United States
San Pedro
Sula
Question of rapid transit for fresh meat supply chain
The article explains how delays in stock movement from ranches to rail hubs, through stockyards and into refrigerated cars, cause shrinkage and affect meat quality. It stresses speed at every stage from producer to packer and from packing house to market to prevent price losses.
Meat supply hinges on transport lines for timely delivery
The article notes that delays in shipment reduce meat availability. It emphasizes that primary live stock regions are far from eastern consumption centers, making reliable transport critical to keep fresh meat flowing and avoid shortages.
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East
Feeding You In War Time The Nation’s Feeding Task
A government expert from the bureau of markets in the United States Department of Agriculture explains the logistics of delivering timely feed to city consumers as part of the national wartime effort. The piece introduces a broader discussion of “Our Part in Feeding the Nation” and highlights the complexity of urban supply during war.
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Gan
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Mobilizing Harvest Labor in Kansas City Meeting
At a May 14 Kansas City meeting the department of agriculture launched a series of talks to mobilize farm labor in Kansas. A coordinating committee was appointed to direct agency efforts and organize city registrations for vacation workers. About 80,000 helpers are needed statewide, with Kansas City businesses pledging 10,000 spots.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
Army of Extension Workers Aids Food Campaign
An army of 5,651 extension workers aids the agriculture department food production and conservation drive, up 3,405 from last July 1. Of these, 3,049 are county agents serving 2,450 counties, 1,690 in home demonstration serving 1,675 counties, and 912 with boys and girls clubs. In 15 Southern states 2,624 workers implement plans while 3,027 are in 33 Northern and Western states. Last July 1, 1,640 were in the South and 606 in the North and West. the Southern ranks include 130 negro county agents and 160 negro home demonstration agents.
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Department of Agriculture
Protecting Fighters in Food Supply Inspected by Federal Agencies
Sixty seven inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry, U S Department of Agriculture, are with the army inspecting meat and meat products for soldiers and 30 others are with the navy. Operations remain under federal supervision from live animals entering slaughterhouses to finished products delivered to mess cooks.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
Food Surveys Monthly Stock Survey Starts 1918
The Bureau of Markets of the U S Department of Agriculture conducts a monthly inventory of grain flour meat and other food stocks. Results are published in a new monthly publication named Food Surveys two issues have appeared so far. The program began on April 1 1918.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory visit shows how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is produced with high cleanliness and sterilization. Over 350000 pounds of herbs are processed annually using solvents to extract medicinal properties and the product is pasteurized and sealed. Letters from women praising its health benefits accompany the description.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
The Old Man's Call to Duty
J H Snowden, a retired farmer from Calgary, plans to hire out this summer to help harvest crops, saying he is fifty five and too old for military service yet aims to contribute to the war effort by producing food. The Nebraska State Journal notes many Americans and Canadians may follow similar patriotic duty before the war ends.
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J. H. Snowden
Seattle
California
Calgary
Can
Nebraska State Journal
Discouraging Precedent On Military Boasts
Christian Science Monitor contrasts Marshall Von Hindenburg with Soult, noting both men boasted of driving the English to defeat. Soult reconsidered and withdrew from the sea, while Hindenburg presses toward battle, prompting questions about judgment comparing past and present leaders.
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Marshal von Hindenburg
Soult
Wellington
von Hindenburg
Haig
Christian Science Monitor
Aggressive egoist learns from Farmer about potato bugs
The aggressive egoist laments being left out of anything worthwhile. Farmer Corntessel notes a potato bug does the same, offering a humorous exchange about participation and usefulness.
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Farmer Corntessel
Methodist Church in Japan Gains 12 Percent Membership
The Methodist Church in Japan reports about a 12 percent rise in membership over the past year, signaling growing church participation and community engagement across the country.
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Methodist Church In
Japan
Atlanta Plans Negro YMCA Building Costing 15000
A Negro YMCA building is planned for Atlanta with projected cost of fifteen thousand dollars. The project centers on the local Y offering facilities and programs for the Black community, highlighting growth and community outreach during the period.
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Atlanta
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