Training the Officers Who Will Command Uncle Sam's New Armies
Washington reports 35000 young Americans gather at 14 training camps to form the officer core for the first army increment of 500000. Only about two of seven may win posts, with larger camps planned and veterans aiding instruction. Selection favors mature, proven leaders, with emphasis on merit and future promotions as the armed forces expand.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
War Department
America
War Department promotes ROTC men to officer camps
The program allows the War Department to appoint men aged twenty one to forty four for officer training camps. College ROTC students likely to join the first ten thousand will be selected by a regular army officer at the college and admitted to camps. Preference is given to campers near the student’s home state, with colleges expected to graduate seniors who attend these camps.
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Neers
Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Fort Winfield Scott
Cal
National Guard
War Department
Moutha
German Father Seeks Navy Enlistment For Son
Yoakum Texas naval recruiting officers sought an interpreter when German-born farmer G Holmeg of Shiner presented his seventeen year old son Otto for navy enlistment. Holmeg cannot speak English and, through the interpreter, offered his son as his contribution to America.
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Yoakum
Tex
G. Holmeg of
Shiner
Otto
Holmeg
Germany
America
The Blue Devil of France Silently Commands Alps Duty
Washington report highlights Lieut. Col. Jean Fabry, Marshal Joffre's chief of staff, famed in France as The Blue Devil of France for his bold leadership of Alpine battalion troops, and his dramatic wartime experiences.
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Jean Fabry
Marshal Joffre
Washington
Blue Devil
France
The Blue Devil of Prance Wounded Yet Steadfast
The report notes Lt Colonel Mabry leading his men in major World War I battles including Marne Ypres Dixmude Arras and the Vosges. It mentions M Hovelaque of the French commission praising his courage while recognizing the heavy price he paid.
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Sears
Marne
Ypres
Dixmude
Arras
Vosges
Colonel Mabry
Whole Family Enlisted for War in Cinchonati
The entire Vine family of Cinchonati has enlisted for war duty. James A. Vine joins with his son a National Guardsman in the regimental band while his wife and sister enlist for Red Cross work.
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Cinchonati
James A. Vine
Vine
Hin
Ae Red Cross
Washington Women Pledge Simple Dining and Economy
More than twenty prominent Washington women sign a pledge to limit meals to three courses, observe one meatless day weekly, and dress simply. A recent “simple dinners” meal, though three courses, featured costly filet, asparagus, peas, and strawberries, prompting commentary on the tension between simplicity and luxury in wartime thrift. The piece praises the aim, warns against “elegant simplicity,” and foresees tax burdens and calls for self restraint.
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Ashington
Washington
Boy Scout Captures Red and Gold Reptile Trophy
A 12 year old Boy Scout Courtland Ogden of Troop seven, guided by Reptile Study Society director Allen B. Williams, captured a red and old-gold water snake in marshy Potomac meadows. He dived under bushes, secured the snake, then restrained it on his forearm despite the creature coiling, marking a top specimen for the society’s chase.
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Young
America
Courtland Ogden
Boy Scout Troop Seven
Reptile Study Society
Potomac River
Allen
Williams
Ogden
Mr. Williams
Courtland
Confederate Veterans Hold Twenty Seventh Washington Reunion
The United Confederate Veterans plan a June week in Washington with a national parade on June 4 and a 11 a.m. June 7 parade. Col. Robert N. Harper leads planning as war rhetoric and moving pictures mark history. Officiating sessions run June 5 to 7 with related reunions and society events. Washington citizens donate to host guests from the South.
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United Confederate Veterans
Washington
Men In Gray
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Lee
Stonewall” Jackson
Dixie
Robert N. Harper
General Committee of Citizens
Germany
George P. Harrison
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
B. F. Cary
Southland
Inspection Has No Terrors for Girl Rookies at Camp
A National Service school encampment on Conduit road hosts 2000s girl soldiers. Commandant Elizabeth Poe and Lieut Miram Hubbard led a patrol through tidy canvas barracks and offered praise and guidance. After inspection, leave was allowed and many visited relatives in Washington as camp life relaxed. Nearby ice cream shop lures rooks after drills with cones and postcards.
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Conduit
Drikffeld
National Service School
Elizabeth Poe
Miram Hubbard
Girl Robles
Washington
Loch Ahell
Operation Averted by Vegetable Compound Cure
Philadelphia woman Mrs Tuos. McGongal from Hartville Street credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing years of painful cramps and periodic suffering after a doctor gave little time left. She reports rapid improvement after using three bottles and asks others to publish her letter to share the remedy.
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Philadelphia
Lydie E. Winkham
Tuos. McGon
New Explosive Rochambolite Used on Western Front
The Argonaut reports a newly introduced explosive named Rochambolite used by French forces in Verdun defense. Described as a powder that becomes molten metal with a vast gas volume, it creates extreme pressure and shatters containment, driving fatal burns into German soldiers and demoralizing troops across the front.
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Verdun
Town Turns Back on Tramps in Unemployed Policy
An English town decides not to feed or house tramps, arguing women should remain unemployed now. Guardians hope the move will push vagrants to avoid the town, earning their reward by staying away.
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Ohe
Engi
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Oelmer
Parker
Balsam
Wilson
Trace Guaristas
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Denver
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