Final Vindictive Raid Story of Ostend Blockade and Loss
The British admiralty describes a daring Ostend raid that blocked the harbor entrance by sinking the old cruiser Vindictive. Commodore Hubert Lynes led the operation with the Sirius and Brilliant, using smoke screens and air bombardment as motor boats and destroyers attacked piers and forts. The Vindictive pressed toward the entrance under heavy fire, received a fatal hit to the conning tower, and sank after brave engine room crews blew their charges. The aim was to disrupt German harbor access, with Ostend's harbor left blocked to large ships and difficult to dredge, though not fully closed.
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Ostend
Ostend Harbor
Costal
Sir Robert Keyes
Hubert Lynes
Dunkirk
Calais
Flanders
Noyal Marine Arlery
Colemna
William R. Sluyter
Trent. Albert
Poland
Royal Naval Volunteers Reserve
Gross Harkness
Sublieut
Angus H. Maclachan
Godsal
Sir John Alleyne
W. A
Crutchley
Alleyne
Lieut
Cruttchley
William A. Bury
Godaat
Lieuitenant Crutchley
Sublient
MacLachlan
Counterfeiter Shortage From War Effects
Washington reports a wartime shortage of counterfeiters as a ten dollar note faked by skilled imitators vanishes. Secret service operatives attribute the decline to mobilization and possible roundup of foreign members and drafts of American conspirators. They vow continued vigilant scrutiny of currency for new talent.
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Washington
Fabricated Vessels Speed Britain’s Ship Drive
London reports a new fabricated ship type where hulls are built from components manufactured inland. These ships lack curved frames and aim to boost production speed by using bridge yards and land engine plants. The approach is expected to raise overall tonnage output soon.
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London
Great Britain
Lalso
Our Little Men in Khaki by Annia Balcomb Wheeler
Poem honors boy scouts aiding WWI efforts. Describes Scouts marching proudly, aiding Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. Highlights nationwide enlistment by youths, with soldiers overseas and civilians at home supporting the war.
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Liberty
Red Cross
Khekl
Annia Balcomb Wheeler
Scouts in Fire Drill First Aid Game Emphasized
The article explains a swim based fire drill game with five teams of two players, five drowners and five savers. Savers must haul drowning teammates to safety while the drowner cannot aid himself and the head remains above water. A starter referees, with variations like scrapping clothes after the signal.
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Niesaver
Scouting Keeps Boy Busy and Builds Character
The piece argues scouting channels adolescent energy into wholesome activities, reducing juvenile delinquency. It calls scouting a powerful positive influence during wartime, guiding youth away from moral corrosion and toward constructive paths.
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Boy Scout Movement
Bladderwort Could Help Fight Mosquitoes
Milwaukee Journal reports Prof W B E Ringle of Pittsburg Kansas found a bladderwort in a Kansas creek. In a jar with tadpoles the plant’s balloon traps consumed the tadpoles, suggesting it could also devour mosquito larvae and aid mosquito control by propagating the plant in pools and streams.
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Milwaukee Journal
W. BE. Ringle
Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas Creek
Streas
Freezone Relieves Corn Pain Instantly on Dresser Top
A Cincinnati genius introduces Freezone for corns and calluses. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and can remove hard and soft corns or those between the toes without soreness. Use drops on the corn to end ache and lift it away.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Shifting Burden Alleged in Local Trade Quip
A grocer questions a family’s work ethic as Walter’s brother is accused of shifting duties. The youth defends the sibling, saying the brother shifts responsibility onto him while not working for some time.
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Walter
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief for Tired Feet in War Service
Antiseptic foot powder used by American British and French troops to relieve painful feet and stinging skin. Shake into shoes or sprinkle in foot bath for comfort. advertised widely in wartime markets.
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Allen
The Eternal Feminine and a Whispered Debate
A brief exchange recalls a young lady speaker at a debate and a simple answer because. The text then markets Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle vegetable tonic and purgative. It notes most women suffer from house cleaning milerobe, a term likely misprinted.
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Wright
Scouts Clean Up Poles and Hometown Efforts Abroad
Signs and advertisements were removed from Mt. Clemens poles by scouts. Secretary McAdoo awarded war service emblems to 32 El Paso scouts during a third Liberty Loan visit. In Sturgeon Bay beds and bedding were gathered to quarter a new National Guard company.
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
McAdoo
Treasury Department
War Service
el Paso
Tex
Third Liberty Ioan
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
National Guardsmen
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Ern Pier
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Father Woodrow
Yankeeland
Dixie
Prairies
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Hotel Cumberland
New York
Broadway
54Th Street
Grand Central Depot
7Th Avenue Care
Penn
Harry P. Stimson
Lingo Hospital
Cooper Street
Atlanta, Ga
Mary Johnson
Noah
Noah Products Corp
Richmond
United States
Union Savings Bank
F. H. Kramer, Inc
Washington, D. C
Pyanezetie
Mte
Eocesnory
Hhsco OO
Joseph
Atlanta
Katherine
Fletcher
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