Sugar Ration Cuts Across Households and Farm Needs
The Federal Food Administrator restricts sugar sales to all homes and public dining, with certificates required. Household sugar is limited to two pounds per person per month, ten days for city residents, thirty days for rural buyers, and canning sugar capped at 100 pounds per family per season. Farm and threshing crews may receive three pounds per person per month during harvest. Special permits possible for excess.
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Federal Food Administrator
Federal Foods Administrator
American and German Finances Compared in War and Peace
The United States with resources around 250 billion dollars and annual earnings near 50 billion faces postwar costs near 1 billion yearly, while Germany with prewar resources about 80 billion and current debt near 30 billion must cover war expenses and pensions. Both nations may increase debt, but relative positions shift little. Germany drains its people of gold, jewels, and heirlooms as the Reichsbank absorbs wealth.
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United States
Germany
Imre
Bank of
Sergeant Major J H Quick Cited for Bravery by Pershing
Sergeant Major J H Quick is cited for bravery. General Pershing awards the commendation detailing the act and its date, reflecting recognition across Army leadership.
British Air Offensives Require Allied Coordination
New York July 30 Major General Brancker, controller general of equipment for Britain's air ministry, urges co ordination and independence of air forces. He says aerial power will shape future war and urges a separate air branch under allied supervision.
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New York
Berlin
Ge. W. S. Brancker
British
Air Ministry
Brancker
United States
Airnane Productio
Pereonnel
Russian Coffs and German Requisition Strain Food Supplies
Washington reports the food situation between Germany and Russia has reached an acute stage with scarce provisions for both sides. Highhanded German methods include requisitioning grain and sending threshing machines into grain regions, while Russian peasants receive only amounts decided by soldiers.
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Washington
Germany
Russii
State Department
Captives Sealed in Dangerous Spots German Scene
Basel report says 32 American prisoners including officers were moved near Mannheim Baden Rhine to deter Allied air raids. Washington says army needs chaplains with volunteers to attend five week course at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky.
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U. S
Geneva
Mannheim
Baden
Rhine
Basle
Army
Washington
The
War Department
School For Chaplains
Camp Zachary Taylor
Kentucky
Farmers to Be Allowed Flour on Exchange Basis
North Dakota Food Administration announces a rule allowing farmers to obtain flour on an exchange basis, eight pounds per month per person, for wheat they grow. Delivery is limited until October 1, 1918, with a signed certificate guaranteeing the wheat’s origin and no resale, to be issued to all millers.
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Dakota
U. S. Food Administration
Ladd
Sugar Bowls Ordered Off Dining Car Tables
Sugar conservation measures require removal of sugar bowls from dining car tables following protests by Federal Food Administrators in Zone 8 states Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Montana. The move aims to reduce sugar use while railways and hotels shift to substitutes like maple syrup honey and corn syrup.
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D. 8. Harvey
Association of Dining Car Superintendents
United States Food Administration
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Sugar 15 Declared Scarce But Famine Danger Probable
Sugar 15 declared scarce amid notes of a possible shortage before this season's crop. Myers cites a 25 000 ton loss in June and July and destruction of France's sugar crop as causes for lower allotments starting Aug 1. Officials deny imminent famine while warning of higher prices and potential 1 cent per pound rise. Cuban authorities and U S officials plan talks in Washington next week on 1919 price.
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France
Henry K. Myers
The
Food Administration
Mr. Myers
Poole
State Food Administration
George M. Randolph
International Sugar Committee
Washington
Minneapolis Journal
Stowell Returns to Linton After Pollock Visit
F B Stowell, expert in inside finishing of floors and walls, has returned to Linton after a brief stay at his Pollock home. He assures his clients of thorough work and guarantees.
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F. B. Stowell
Pollock
Linton
Mr. Stowell
Tinton Reonia
Canning Demonstration Talk Scheduled by County Chairwoman
Mrs. A. S. Kinney, Emmons County Food Demonstration chair, will hold an afternoon session in the Red Cross room tomorrow to teach canning of vegetables chicken and other perishables. The meeting at three o'clock invites all residents to learn preserving garden produce and reduce waste.
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A. S. Kinney
Emmons County
Red Cross
Death of Gustav Wudtke in Linton Area
Gustav Wudtke aged 53 died at his home two miles southeast of Linton on a Wednesday night about nine oclock. He was found sitting in a chair on the porch where Mrs. Wudtke searched for him after a smoke request. Details are limited as press time approached.
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Gustav Wudtke
Linton
War Savings drive notes and personnel updates
The report lists local donors for War Savings 8S and urges a $100 contribution to buy War Savings Stamps. It records A 2. JUNGR as chairman and notes Miss Otella Hauge leaving the county auditor's office for a First National Bank position. Lieutenant F. B. Streeter is appointed Assistant Judge Advocate at Camp Arthur with congratulations.
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Otella Hauge
Minot
Miss Hauge
First National Bank
F. B. Streeter
Camp Arthur
Turks Reported Out of the War Amid Turmoil
Unofficial but vivid reports from Constantinople claim Turkey has severed relations with Germany and Austria as tensions rise over spoils from Romania. Berlin influence, food unrest, and discontent with the Young Turk government fuel speculation of a German-backed faction replacing Ankara's leaders.
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Germany
Turkey
Constantinople
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Co
Huamidieh
Breslau
Dardanelles
Sebastopol
Young Turk Party
Bulgaria
Allied troops drive wedge east of Soissons in salient
Allied forces led by French British and American troops push east of Fere en Tardenois driving a wedge toward Nesles Ronchères and Soissons as German lines crumble. Continuous battles surround the salient with repeated German counterattacks failing and a retreat toward the Vesle river anticipated.
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Fere-en-Tardenois
Roncheres
St. Geme
Soissons
Salient
Rheims
Vesle
Oureq
Merris
Lys Salient
Bismarck
Yanks Take German Stores In Forest Found Munitions Rank
Allied troops on the Aisne Marne front discover vast munitions caches in the forests of Fere and Ris. Large quantities of 210 millimeter shells and other ammunition lie stacked near the Marne river edge as officers assess a potential German drive and plan to salvage and reuse shells.
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Aisne-Marne
Germain
Fere
Ris
Epering
Marne
Prussian Guards Flung At Americans Smash to Pieces
The Fourth Prussian guards attacked the American line at Sergy, were repulsed across the Ourea, then broke as the doughboys retook Sergy after fierce street fighting. Prisoners report the enemy advanced from Avrecourt and rallied under heavy machine gun and shrapnel fire. Allies push forward as German rear sections jam roads and French lancers mix with infantry.
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Sergy
Ourea
Avrecourt
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