Allies Await US Role In War Effort
Arthur G. Draper argues America now holds the pivotal position in WWI and must speed support to France Italy Belgium and Russia. London dispatch notes Lloyd George seeks ships and rapid action as central powers face unrest, urging US leadership to secure a future peace.
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Arthur G. Draper
New York Tribune
London
America
Russia
France
Italy
Belgium
England
Grand Alliance
Lloyd George
Germany
Central Powers
Cears
Smuts
Ireland
Milner
Curzon
Carson
Britain in Straits for More Surgeons
Manchester doctors are scarce as war drains fill the ranks with over 250 physicians and surgeons from the district now in the army. The Manchester Guardian notes the district has already been combed out, so demands for more army surgeons will receive a light response.
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Manchester
Eng
Manchester Guardian
Crow meat mania prompts Berlin court fines
Berlin traders Emil Andre and Richard Pocha were jailed two weeks and fined $50 for attempting to corner young crows as demand rose amid meat shortages. In Fond du Lac Wisconsin every school building will become a summer canning factory with pressure cookers for fruits and vegetables and university instructors aiding housewives and schoolgirls.
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Berlin
Emil Andre
Richard Pocha
Fond du Lac
Wis
The
State University
Deep Sea Diver Battles Deep Wrecks Surveying War Losses
A veteran diver recounts surveying wrecks from submarines and mines in the last three years. At 150 feet depth progress is possible but risky, with currents separating wrecks from their final resting places. Divers face extreme cold, strong pressure, and the need to remain in a twilight zone to prepare lungs before surfacing.
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Grand Fleet
Seven Seas
Httie
Lusitania
Navy
Abdication Decree Signed With Lead Pencil
London reports that the abdication of ex-Czar Nicholas II and the autocratic government was signed with a lead pencil while the act itself was typewritten. War Minister Guchkoff and aide M. Shulgin were present in Pekor when a thined pencil was used to finalize the document amid a lack of pens.
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London
Nicholas
Russia
M. Shulgin
Guchkoff
Pekor
Dailey Named Defense Council Member and Secretary
Indiana Governor Goodrich appoints Frank C. Dailey of Indianapolis to the state and county defense councils, succeeding Frank Wampler as secretary. Wampler remains a council member. the body grows to 18. The state council opens in the statehouse with Will H. Hays spearheading wartime coordination as judges are urged to form county defense councils. Plans outline seven member county bodies including a woman and labor representative, meeting monthly, with reports to Indianapolis. Regular meetings set for Wednesdays, Hoover signals decentralized food control. Goodrich pledges full cooperation. A Republican Sixth district convention to fill the late Daniel W. Comstock’s seat is slated for late June.
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Indianapolis
Frank C. Dailey
Goodrich
Indiana Council of Defense
Frank Wampler
Fort Benjamin Harrison
State Defense Council
Dailey
Indiana
Wampler
State Council of Defense
Statehouse
Will H. Hays
State Council
State House
Council of Defense
Isaac D. Strauss
Ligonier
William J. Freeman
Terre Haute
A. E B. Reynolds
Crawfordsville
County Council of Defense
County Defense Council
Hays
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Hoover
Food Administration
Cometcok
Repubican
Daniel W. Comstock
Republican State Committee
Hotel Severin
James P. Goodrich
District Committee
State committee forms medical defense group in Indiana
A state committee of medical defense was organized at the University Club in Indianapolis with leaders from the Indiana physicians. Dr. Joseph R. Eastman was elected chairman and Dr. Charles H. Combs of Terre Haute secretary. A chairman will be appointed to work with the state committee in each congressional district and county chairmen will be named. The roster includes Drs. Oliver, Barnett, Clark, Gatch, Gott, Emerson, Kelper, McCullough, Pfaff, Porter, Rice, Walker, plus Maj. Wells and J N Hurry.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
University Club
Jefferson St. Kean
U.S. A
National Red Cross
State Red Cross Committee of Physicians
State Committee On
Joseph R. Eastman
American Physicians’ Expedition
Austria
Charles H. Combs
Terre Haute
State Committee of Medical Defense
John H. Oliver
State Medical Association
Indianapols
Charles E. Barnett
Fort Wayne
Edmund D. Clark
Mono
M. Rice
Edwin Walker
Evansville
George M. Wells
United States Army
J. N. Hurry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Conservation Association of Indiana Formed to Aid Food Depository Safety
A new Conservation Association of Indiana unites fire insurance underwriters and large grain firms to inspect food depositories and remove fire hazards. The body works with the state council of defense and is led by chairman W. H. Riker and an eight member executive committee including C. A. McOtter, W. P. Ray, B. J. Gilmore, John Hellekson, A. B. Webb, S. Upham and R. G. McCullough.
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The
Conservation Association of
Indiana
State Council of Defense
W. H. Riker
C. A. McOtter
Park Regulations Set For Turkey Run and McCormick Creeks
Indiana state park commissioners adopted visitor and camper rules to preserve park beauty. Mem bers urged strict adherence to the regulations to protect Turkey Run and McCormick's Creek Canyon for public enjoyment.
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Turkey Run
McCormick's Creek Canyon
State Park Commissioners
Commission
Caring for Cream on Farm Instructions by H A Ruehe
Farm dairy guidelines from H A Ruehe Associate In Dairy at the University of Illinois emphasize cleanliness and efficiency. Keep cows clean, use covered milk pails, milk with dry hands, remove and separate milk promptly, set the separator to skim 36-40 percent in winter and 40-45 percent in summer, wash and air all equipment, dry the separator bowl in a warm oven, sun drying as germicide, keep parts dry when not in use, and cool skimmed cream by placing the can in cold running water.
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Asociate
Dairy
FN Auf
University of
Iilinois
Properly Constructed Tank For Cream Handling
Inlet is a 14-inch pipe. A wooden trough conducts water to within three inches of the bottom. A bucka holds cans in place as shown. A stick runs through the handle to prevent digging out. Shows the position of a half filled can and a wire to prevent tipping. An outlet from a two inch nipple cools the cream with the stock tank water. Never mix warm cream with cold cream and cool before mixing. Do not let cream freeze. Stir at least twice daily to keep it smooth. Do not use a wooden paddle. Deliver cream at least twice weekly in winter and three times weekly in warm weather.
Plant Roughages for Cows to Cut Dairy Costs
A. B. Neale of Kansas State College urges farmers to grow abundant alfalfa or clover and silage to replace costly concentrates. He notes dairy production will rely on roughages next year and that cows fed ample roughage can yield 200 to 250 pounds of butterfat annually, depending on cow quality and feed balance.
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Neale
Division of Extension
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Neale
Roughness and Grain Rules for Dairy Cows
The text outlines feeding dairy cows with roughage as the base, noting a full stomach and proper roughage first. It suggests limiting grain to milk production, proposing one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk produced, with dry cows needing only roughage.
Calf Care Advice from a Folk Message
The note urges abundant attention to calves using straw for bedding and feed. It mentions "fermented fish" fed or used in the context, reflecting rural husbandry practices and a terse, practical tone from a historical source.
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