American Patrols Hit German Patrol In No Man’s Land
American infantrymen with the Allied forces in France reported ambushing a large German patrol during a night raid in No Man’s Land, killing and wounding several enemies after coordinating with French troops and shelling positions. President Wilson expected to speak in Washington soon as Allied unity and outreach intensify. American aviators, including officers who predates U S entry into the war, continue raids over Germany and observe from multiple battlefront points. Two American Expeditionary Forces deaths announced in Washington include Private E. B. Gaillac of Cholon Mass and Andrew M. Haleoth of Armenda who died in a hammock incident aboard transport.
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Washington officials announce federal director as war measures take effect
A jumble of wartime notes reports the appointment of J L Replogle as federal director of a supplier firm, tax cooperation efforts, and various arrests and prosecutions. It notes warnings from officials, United States Marshals on New York waterfront orders, a Denver & Rio Grande incident, and draft law sustains constitutional validity.
Public eating houses join food administration pledge
Washington reports that hotels restaurants dining cafes clubs and passenger ships across the nation have pledged hearty cooperation with the food administration. Ninety percent of first class hotels signed the pledge and theaters are joining in. The wheatless Tuesday and wheatless Wednesday movements gain momentum. News notes include strikes in government work called off, arrests at a secret council meeting, a Catholic warning about a German propaganda chain, a cadet killed in Texas, and other war-related updates from Buffalo to London.
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United States
Fond Administration
Building Trades Section
American Federation of Labor
Buffalo, N. Y
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European War Notes Amidst Austro German Advance
Across the front the Austro German drive pushes on toward Asiago and the Piave line. Rome and Paris report Italian resistance holding, while German air raids strike Zuydcoote hospital. News also notes a Dutch submarine incident near Chicago and unrest linked to payroll theft and IWW arrests in the Midwest. Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii dies at 79 in Honolulu.
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Chicago
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Two Thanksgiving Proclamations of Revolutionary Days
Reported to congress October 18 1783 by Duane Huntington and Bolton the last Thanksgiving proclamation of the revolution urged public thanks for peace and divine providence. Washington’s 1789 proclamation and the faded engrossed copy bearing his signature are noted with urging gratitude to God and the nation’s blessing.
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Alexander Hamilton
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Edmund Randolph
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Thanksgiving Proclamation for February 19 Observance
The notice calls upon all persons in the United States to observe Thursday February 19 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. It urges meeting together to render thanks for the nation’s blessings, including its constitutions, liberty with order, and preservation of peace, with a note on suppressing the late insurrection.
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Be Thankful At All Times And Thanksgiving Reflections
Theodore Cuyler urges constant gratitude for every breath and providence, not just dramatic deliverances, urging readers to praise God in daily minutes and for blessings amid trials. The New York Evening Telegram recounts a Thanksgiving reflection on past year’s trials, blessings, and the value of helping others to find happiness.
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Thanksgiving Thought Expresses Gratitude and Blessings
A Thanksgiving meditation celebrates simple happiness and daily joys as gifts from God. It urges conscious gratitude for what ancestors won and for ongoing blessings in life, while noting love seeks to bless offspring without impairment.
Beautiful Wild Turkeys and Their Origins
The wild Hon duran turkey, native to Honduras and parts of Central America, is praised for its beauty rivaling the Lupeyan pheasant. Descriptions cover naked head and neck, bronze green plumage with blue and red bands, and rare crested forms. Domestic viability and historical transport to Spain and England are discussed.
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Cox seeks probe into possible fraud in prohibition election
Gov. Cox urges Secretary Fulton to use full authority to determine if fraud occurred in Ohio's prohibition vote. He asks wets and drys leaders to submit information, warns against unfounded rumors, and promises executive cooperation to uncover truth and punish guilty parties. Official returns show a tight margin with 85 counties reported.
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Burglars Rob Large Store at Strasburg
Garver Bros general store at Strasburg twenty miles south of here was robbed when burglars blew the safe and vault and took about $2,000 in cash along with revolvers and jewelry. A clerk in Columbus was badly burned pouring gasoline into an auto tank when a carbide lamp ignited the liquid. Germany called up last reserves as Western front pressure grows before American help arrives. Leon Trotzky, New York exile, edited Novi Mir briefly this year before returning to Russia amid radical East Side circles.
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Co-eds Harvest Potatoes At Berea Baldwin Wallace College
Co-eds from Baldwin Wallace College volunteered to harvest potatoes for farmers in Berea area. S. W. Jennings supplied transport for 19 students who picked over 150 bushels in about three and a half hours, earning 71 cents per bushel. Students expressed enjoyment and pride in the effort.
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Petrograd Is Not Russia in Proclamation Claim
Dispatches from Europe report Maximatists controlling Petrograd and proposing immediate peace. Secretary Lansing echoed the claim while stating the US will not alter war plans. Also notes 50 alien enemies escorted to Fort Oglethorpe, three Germans jailed, singing Sie Wacht am Rhein during the train stop, and a Cumberland judge ordering 20 lashes for wife beating. Louisville race segregation ordinance upheld by the Supreme Court, affecting Baltimore Richmond St Louis and other southern cities.
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Military draft classifications for 9,000,000 registrants issued
Washington reports the provost marshal general’s questionnaire defines six classes for all registrants and those yet to register, detailing who may be called first and how married men with dependents are ranked. It clarifies that only the first class would be called in a grave emergency and outlines the eligibility of various married and single workers.
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