629 Ships Made in Five Months
The United States built 629 vessels totaling around 629,000 gross tons in five months, under the Shipping Board. This fleet rivals Britain’s, with 20,742 merchant vessels totaling 9,345,222 gross tons flying the US flag at year start. Concrete ships expansion continues, with 24 more vessels to be contracted, boosting tonnage to about 298,500.
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Washington
Besem
Mies Torst
Bureau of Saxezation
United Bievee
Geechant Avetee
Gemany and
Navy
Great Britain
Great Briviet
Eee
Shipetier Board
Eogizirom
Bureau of Navigation
eThe Department of Commerce
Suez
United States
Shipping Board
Belregg
Wovernment Yards
Local and Area Residents in City Today and Visiting Nearby
Mrs Isazora Bishops and daughter from Libertyville are in town. C R McKeen of Allerton visited friends yesterday. Mr and Mrs Edward Roth of Tulsa are guests at J E Roth's home. J M Hammer left Saturday for Pennsylvania relatives. Miss Hattie Pequignot resigned from The Leader Store. Harry Gantz of Brookville on Mt Pleasant business. Mrs Katherine Alden of Hedrick visiting cousin Miss Edna Alden. Hiram Heaton of Glendale in city yesterday. Mrs W W Orr visiting G H Frasher home en route from Columbus Junction to Albia. Miss Hilda Whitney visiting friends in Brighton. H E F Snyder and family drove to Mt Pleasant for relatives. Mr and Mrs J C Thorne drove to Birmingham and Stockport. Mrs Adam Linn Harriett Edmonds John Schaefer Charles Schieber Ross Wheatley Daniel Walmer went to Des Moines for G A R Encampment.
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Adam Linn
Harriett Edmonds
John Schaefer
Charles Schieber
Ross Wheatley
Daniel Walmer
Des Moines
Cards of Thanks and column policy notes
The Daily Journal outlines published notices and rate changes for classifieds. Cards of Thanks cost fifty cents and poetry lines incur five cents per line. space demands may delay letters from service members.
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Daily Journal
Oport
Pershing Directs Victory at Cantigny Says Senate Panel
Senators heard war officials describe American forces under General Pershing at Cantigny where German troops were driven out and 200 prisoners taken. The May 23 capture halted a German push and safeguarded French factories from long range guns. The report stressed a favorable west front and a victory stamped Made in America.
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Washington
Pershing
Cantigny
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Hindenburg
America
West Front
Senate Committee
Costs and figures from 1918 summer period noted
Readable entries show costs for June July and August of 1918 with lines listing amounts such as 4.17 and 83.40 and 4.18 83.60 along with a 209.00 figure and a truncated term le pel indicating incomplete data for that period.
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Mitra
States
Mir Ses
The
Isazora Bishops
Libertyville
C.R. McKeen of
Allerton
Mrs
Edward Roth
Tulsa, Oklahoma
J. E. Roth
J. M. Hammer
Pennsylvania
Hattie Pequignot
Leader Store
Harry Gantz
Brookville
Mt. Pleasant
Katherine Alden of
Hedrick
Edna Alden
Hiram Heaton
Glendale
W. W. Orr
G. H. Frasher
Columbus Junction
Albia
Hilda Whitney
Brighton
H. EF. Snyder
J. C. Thorne
Birmingham
Stockport
National War Savings
War Savings
Town
Treasury Department
Verly
le Pel
Homer A. Millhr
Iowa
Bulletin
Form
Raymond Holgate
Journal
Wm. M. Hufstedler
Fred L. Hunt
S. Main Street
M. E. Summers
West Hempstead Street
C. A. Summers
U. S. Food
Calumet Baking Powder Company
Calumet Baking Powder Co
Fillmore St
Chicago, Illinois
Virginia Pearson
Thies
France
Fox
Charles Ray
Harold Lockwood
Tie Blnoa
Land Looper”’ and Pathe News Weekly
William Farnum
Sini the
Rough and
Pauline Frederick
Mrs. Dane
Frank
Fairfield Theater
Screen Magazine
Franklin Farnum
Constance Talmadge
Ford Weekly
Ruth Clifford
Athe
Grace Cunard
Emed F
Hell’s Crater
Matt
Jeff
WOLF
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Illinois
Shriner & Johnson
Holland
Mich
Holland Ruse CO
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