War Department Plans Furloughs to Aid Farm Work
The War Department intends to grant short unpaid furloughs to enlisted men to boost agricultural production this season. Furloughs may be issued by post commanders for seeding and harvesting, with recalls once overseas orders are prepared. Specialist agricultural experts may receive furloughs via the Secretary of War and Agriculture.
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War Department
Warrisk
Secretary of War
Secretary of Agriculture
Provost ‘Marshal General
Don’t Raise Gophers Poison Campaigns in Rural Areas
Farmers urged to adopt gopher poison campaigns across townships or counties to curb costly infestations. By repeating for two to three years, costs shrink to a few cents per acre versus grain prices, with the Extension Division at Agricultural College, North Dakota offering details.
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Agricultural College
N. Dak
Must Be One or Other Exchange Inquirers Identity
A man approaches a masculine woman with short hair and asks if she is a man. When no answer follows he repeats the question, then asks if she is a lady. The dialogue centers on gender presentation and perceived identity.
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Donald
War Profiteer Public Nuisance and Capital Conscription Debate
The article argues against conscripting capital and suggests a progressive income tax as economically sound. It warns capital levies would harm thrift and production, risking inflation and chaos. It notes wartime taxation weighs on the well to do, while exemptions favor the poor, and cites Czernin’s resignation as Austria Hungary shifts foreign policy.
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Red Cross
Count Czernin Resigns as Austrian Foreign Minister
Count Czernin has stepped down from his role as Austria's foreign minister. The resignation comes amid political shifts at the foreign office and possible changes in cabinet leadership.
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Count Czernin
Vienna
Charles
Austro- Hungary
Germany
Austria
Teuton Flyers Taken as U S Trained Aces Score Two
Lieutenants A S Winslow of Chicago and Douglas Campbell of California shot down two German planes near American lines in France. Each pilot downed one enemy craft and both were captured. Campbell is noted as a pioneer American school graduate. The French general praised the exploit and both lieutenants received the war cross.
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France
A. S. Winslow
Chicago
Douglas Campbell
California
Campbell
Draft call for 48843 men speeds up war mobilization
Washington announces a new draft call of 48843 registrants to be mobilized May 1 and 10. They will train at 11 forts and barracks under Provost Marshal Crowder, swelling total conscripts to over 300000 since late March. Northwestern quota breakdown includes Iowa 1910 Minnesota 1925 Montana 354 North Dakota 487 Utah 168 Washington 434.
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Washington
General Crowder
War Department
Northwestern
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Utah
U. S. L. Bonds
Kaiser on Flanders front predicts decisive victory
German reports say the Kaiser traveled the Lille sector from Tuesday to Thursday and spoke with troops. He declared the army is content for a decisive win and a strong German peace amid reports from Amsterdam on April 16. Washington acted to curb tax slackers with a nationwide drive to recover unpaid taxes, promising vigorous prosecution and linking tax dodgers to disloyalty.
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Amsterdam
Flanders
Lille
L. L
Washington
Internal Revenue
Roper
Letter from Holland on war, prices and politics
A reader in Sioux County shares a translated Volksvriend letter from the Netherlands describing wartime hardship and inflation. The writer criticizes German militarism and praises Wilson and the Allied stance, expressing neutrality for the Netherlands and hope for an end to the massacre and a peaceful world. The letter condemns Prussian tyranny and calls for the Allies to prevail.
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Volks Vriend
Orange City
Iowa
Sioux County
Netherlands
Holland
India
Belgium
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm
France
England
Lloyd George
Wilson
Austria
Hungary
Turkey
Farm Account Book Offered By North Dakota College
The North Dakota Agricultural College offers a free farm account book to farmers who agree to keep accounts for a year. The tax law makes bookkeeping necessary, and the system is simple as shown in the college’s booklet. Many farmers already use it successfully.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Concrete Railroad Tie Promises Uniform Track Alignment
Italian steam and street railroads test a concrete tie that rocks slightly to provide uniform elasticity and better track alignment than wood, signaling a potential advance in railroad engineering.
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Victor Rousseau
Jules Verne
Otto H. Kahn
Federal Reserve Bank
Czernin
Teuton Flyers
United States
Ray L. L. Bonds
Kaiser
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