Propaganda At Work Claims Food Plentitude In France
United States Food Administration warns against rumors of plentiful food in allied Europe. It cites French cattle, sheep, and hog herds declines, shortages of meat and dairy, and price controls while noting ongoing cereal shortfalls and reliance on imports. Pitney reports Paris living hides true scarcity behind restaurant meals.
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Washington
France
United States Food Administration
Peragns
Paris
Fred B. Pitney
Ala
Meath
Thane
United States
Pitney
Saids
Attairg
Food imports and grain consumption in France and Italy
The report compares barley, rye, corn and oats imports and consumption in France and Italy. It notes 2015 production and import gaps, shifts in 1916 imports, and asserts official U.S. government sources claim no food shortage in Italy, while indicating Italy’s situation may be worse than France.
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France
Ermal
Italy
United States
Woman Sara Christie Joins Norwegian Storthing as Conservative
Miss Sara Christie seated in the Storthing as Conservative representative for Trondhjem. Elections fill vacancies by substitutes. she becomes a member of the defense committee to review army and navy estimates. Christie directs a girls school and serves on the town council, regarded as a prominent educator and administrator.
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Christiania
Norway
Sara Christie
Trondhjem
Ilness
Storthing
Seeland
Defense Committee
Army
Navy
Christie
Use the Waterways and Win the War
The National Rivers and Harbors congress opened its fourteenth annual convention at the New National museum in Washington. Governors, mayors, and business leaders attend as the group aims to plan government cooperation to maximize waterways use amid railroad crisis and congestion rather than urge new project appropriations.
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Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
New National Museum
Circus Experts to Aid Government in Transportation
New York reports that circus professionals will assist in solving national transport issues. Experts in booking and routing will apply show business methods to moving supplies for the United States. Kitchen systems from large circuses will be adopted in army cantonments, with seasoned circus kitchen staff enlisted to standardize military culinary operations.
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New York
United States
French Women Paint Guns Behind British Linen in France
French women and girls from fourteen to over sixty work behind firing lines for the British army. They excel at camouflage painting on guns and serve as efficient packers in ordnance dumps and storehouses, often alongside English and Scottish female auxiliaries.
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France
Ordnance Department
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Tingitah
Woman Secretaries at Marble Collegiate Church
Rev. Dr. David J. Burrell of Marble Collegiate Reformed Church says war claims practically all young men eligible for the post of secretary. He has engaged a woman to perform such duties as secretary, marking a notable change in hiring.
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New York
David J. Burrell
Marble Collegiate Reformed Church
Merce -M
Boyor
Heroic Work of Blue Devils in Spyglass Seizures
French forces in Alsace and near Verdun undertook swift, coordinated attacks to wipe out German spyglass positions. In three major engagements, the Chasseurs Blue Devils captured 1,400 prisoners and heavy matériel, including 600 German troops at Schonholz, 475 prisoners at Jouvincourt, and key observation posts, with medals awarded to French officers for valor.
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Alsace
Chemin Des Dames
Verdun
Blue Devils
Schonholz
Frrench
Altkirch
Chasseurs
Jougincourt
Beta
Wroutiné
Meuse
Ss. Grates
London Gazette recounts Victoria Crosses for nine brave British soldiers
The London Gazette publishes brief accounts of nine British soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross for extraordinary bravery in action. Second Lieutenant H W Parsons of the Gloucester Regiment held a bombarded post at great personal risk until help arrived, dying of severe burns. Canadian Sergeant Broderick Hobson also earned the cross for leadership and sacrifice during a counter attack, as a forward post and Lowry gun were overwhelmed by enemy fire.
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London
England
London Gazette
H.W. Parsons
Gloucester Regiment
Nquidirey
Parsona
Len
Parsong
Broderick Hobson
Lowry
Brave Irish Sergeant Moyney Leads Bayonet Charge for Victoria Cross
The account details Sergeant Moyney of the Irish Guards holding two advanced posts for 50 hours under water and bombardment. He commanded 15 men with a Lewis gun, attacked the enemy with bombs, charged through to cover retirement, and helped a wounded comrade as he and Private Woodcock saved a fellow soldier under heavy fire. Moyney and Woodcock receive the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery and leadership. The report praises their initiative and courage amid a fierce assault.
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Jobson
Hobson
John Moyney
Trish Guiards
Maite Tetahman
Moyney
Mmn
Thomas Woodcock
Woodevels
Ussog
N.C. C
Woodcock
Wooderek
Wigan
Lancashire
N. C. O. Innece
Back From The Front Miss Stavens Returns On Leave
Miss Carolyn Stavens of Hoboken returns home on a three week furlough after driving supply autos and ambulances on the western front in France. She recalls being under German fire during bombardments around Nancy and artillery engagements lasting hours, and her ambulance unit was attacked while aiding exhausted civilians.
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France
Carolyn Stavens
Hoboken
Nancy
Ci Dren
Ancan
G Pershing
Ravens
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