Nebraska refuses meat conservation plan to pork only
In Hastings days, Nebraska food congress adopts a resolution noting that meat lead days and conservation efforts have created beef and mutton oversupply. It asks the national food administration to modify its meatless day order to apply to pork only, endorsed by state administrator G W Wattles and presented by S E L Burke.
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PMAHA
Nebraska Food Congress
National Food Administration
G.W. Wattles
Nebraska
Waking Splendid Record Amid Union Membership Gains
NOAA WAKING SPLENDID RECORD and Southwestern Indians show progress. Mr. Bentley cites Ohio gaining 45,000 members and Kentucky 10,000. Lake division totals reach 1,127,000, up 498,000 since Monday. Five more chapters, including one at Angola, Ind., exceed quotas. 34 chapters passed their notas and five more than doubled their quotas.
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Bentley
Ohio
Kentucky
Lake Division
Angola
Ind
Blame Disowned by Munitions Makers
Dispute over delivery delays in clothing equipment and cantonment construction surfaces. Chairman Chamberlain pledges a thorough inquiry into the quartermaster general’s department as Major General Goethals prepares to assume charge. Epidemics and sanitation issues in cantonments linked to clothing shortages are to be explored per Surgeon General Gorgas’s reports.
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National Army
Chamberlain
Quartermaster General
Goethals
Gorgas
Fuel promised to Philadelphia for daily coal supply
Washington reports arrangements to furnish 15 000 tons of anthracite daily to Philadelphia for household use. The fuel administrator Garfield was told of famine conditions, and officials pledged to halt coal confiscation by city departments. Transportation conditions are improving, according to A W Thompson.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Garfield
William Fotter
Pennsylvania
Potter
Fuel Administration
Krusen
Department of Health and Charities
A. W. Thompson
General Operating Committee
Eastern Railroads
Red Cross drive pushes Fort Wayne toward full quota
Workers report mixed responses across county districts as Fort Wayne drives for Red Cross memberships surge. Officials note about 16 000 members secured in a district of 28 500, with 100 percent communities growing and efforts ongoing to enroll every soldier’s family and honor roll participants.
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Red Cross
Ciy
Fort Wayne
Van
Atnam Manufacturing Company
Lincoln Life
Perfection Biscuit Company
Fort Wayne Engineering Company
Federal Employes
Fort Wayne Lawyers
Rurode
Bass Block
Indiana Furniture Company
Fort Wayne Drug Company
Police Department
Grand Leader
Moellering Bros
Singmaster Printing Company
Pickard House Furnishing Company
Hadley Furniture Company
Dreier Drug Company
Altschul Commission House
Fisher Brothers Paper Company
Protective Electric Company
Beyer Grocary, Company
Wayne Belting & Supply Company
ELC
Miller
Angola
Steuben
Decatur
Adams‘ County
Morkers
Dekalb County
Lagrange
Whitley County
Galiver
Teame J
Physiciang Defense
Peoples Trust Company
Europe
Gertrude Miller
Kiwanis Klub
Mermibers
Harry Achenbach
Howard Fairweather
Co. J. Mettler
A Poem On Basketball Fast Play By H. Bwain
A poem from Martinaville Indiana recounts a basketball game in vivid humor. The speaker describes speed on the gym floor the crowd’s reactions and the tall center who seldom misses a goal, ending with the note that wins remain unknown until the final whistle and pride is swallowed.
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AR H. Bwain
Martinaville
Ind
Navy budget push cites 1,000 ships in commission
Secretary Daniels testified that the Navy now has more than 1,000 ships in commission, with about 230,000 officers and men, compared to 64,580 personnel and 4,376 officers at the war’s start. He urged Congress to approve $88 million in extra funds plus regular estimates totaling $1.010 billion for the next fiscal year. He warned of past deficits and asserted the navy has strengthened national security and deserves public confidence.
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Sion
House Naval Committee
Daniels
French Sea Losses Report Sinks Only One Small Vessel
Paris December 19 The weekly losses of French shipping to mines and torpedoes ending December 15 were light Only one vessel under 1 600 tons was sunk and none over 1 100 tons One ship was attacked but damaged No fishing craft was sunk
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Paris
Building Probe Will Begin Friday
Washington dispatch reports a data mass on shipbuilding progress prepared by shipping board officials for the Senate Commerce Committee investigation to start probably Friday. Chairman Fletcher will meet to plan, Hurley expects a thorough inquiry and Wilson saw him. Hurley may be the first witness.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Fletcher
Hurley
The
Wilson
Congress
New York Bay
Submarine Boat Corporation
Charles R. Page
Defective Flues Start Two Blazes
Shortly after o'clock Wednesday morning the fire department was called to the home of Tovis Schell meyer at 24239 Oliver Street where a defective chimney started a small blaze. The same cause sparked a second fire at 1:20 PM in the tomb of George Gricel at 1219 Taylor Street where a wooden partition was set afire by sparks from a defective flue. The loss is estimated at 375.
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Tovis Schellmeyer
Oliver Street
George Gricel
Taylor Street
Italians Repulse A ustrio Germ an Forces
Italian and Austrian German forces clash with Italian repulse reported in continued page coverage. Royal navy losses show merchant ships sunk by mines and submarines, with fourteen British ships over 1,500 tons lost and three smaller vessels. Submarine attack sinks French cruiser Chateau Renault, ten crewmen lost. soldiers aboard saved. London air raid kills ten, injures seventy. five wounded outside the capital.
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British Admiralty
Mediterranean Sea
Chateau Renault
Renault
London
Essex
Kent
Capital
World War Naval Strategy Praised by Mr Pollen
Mr Pollen extols the growing impact of Allied naval power, praising American admirals Sims Mayo and Benson and Secretary Daniels for coordinating professional efforts. He notes Germany's flank attack failed and forecasts continued increases in wartime tonnage and counter submarine campaigns. He also commends American expertise shaping Allied operations at sea.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Pollen
Sims
Mayo
Benson
Daniel
Secretary Daniels
The
Navy
North Sea
Health Conditions in Camps Improve Nationwide
The division of field sanitation reports overall health gains in national guard camps for the week ending December 14. In the national army, measles meningitis and gonorrhea cases rise in a few divisions due to renewed outbreaks. Measles remain low in most guard camps except divisions Thirty-four Thirty-fifth and Fortieth. Pneumonia after measles declines in most divisions. three divisions Thirty-first Thirty-fourth Thirty-ninen still show measles epidemics. Meningitis up in Thirtieth Thirty-fifth. increases in measles noted in Eighty-seventh Ninety and slight in Eighty-ninth. Pneumonia improves across divisions except Ninetieth, which reports 77 new cases, up 36 from last week. An uptick in meningitis occurs in Eighty-first, while epidemic in Eighty-ninth wanes.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
Remark on German naval raids and allied position
A reader quotes Mr. Pollen arguing that such raids are rare rather than frequent and speculates that British or American fleets in the German navy would make similar incidents more common. He discusses the unusual nature of these events and the potential impact of naval power.
Silk Fibre Shirts and Fraternal Officers Listed
Silk Fibre Shirts priced at 2.09 and 4.00 appear alongside a notice for F. O. L. Batrie No. 248 officers to be installed at the January 2 meeting. Names include Lewis Nicklas Leo Fet ter Charles Rundell I. J. Stetzel J. Goeglein H. F. Meyer Leo Fetter Amél Ponset Joseph Getz and Dr B. Ladd. Also advertised Black Kid Dress Gloves at 3.00 from Patterson Fletcher Co.
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Erer Gon
Fletcher CO
Fae Eagles
Geereres
F. O. Lbatrie No
Jeffer son Center closes for Christmas in Laud News
LAUD Ind December 19 The Jeffer son Center school closes Friday after noon with a program and Christmas tree. All township schools close and reopen December 31. Rev W F Shearer preached at the Christian church. His wife recently had surgery at St Josephs hospital and is at home in Angvna. Mrs Byron Snowden, ninety, dies in Huntington county. she and her husband were the locality s oldest couple. Funeral held.
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Laud
Ind
Jefferson Center
W. F. Shearer
Christian Church
Auife
St. Joseph's Hospital
Angvna
Byron Snowden
Huntington County
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