Recruiters Call for Merchant Marine Enlistees
A Seattle sea training station advertises U S Shipping Board recruitment for men aged 18 to 35. Recruits receive free board, uniforms, and pay during four to eight weeks of training, then ship berths and regular mariner pay. Opportunities for rapid advancement exist in deck engine or steward departments.
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United States Shipping Board
Sea Service Bureau
Seattle
Northwest
Bureau
West Seattle
United States
Rexall Drug Store
United States Merchant Marine
New York
American Merchant Marine
Ansel Sam
U.S. Shipping Board
Demobilization totals released by War Department
Washington April 26 reports show 1 832 523 officers and men released from the army to date with 90 295 in commissioned grades. Orders issued for demobilization of 1 975 000. 676 732 have returned to the United States. Volunteers now 18 $78 with 4 955 for expeditionary forces 818 for the Philippines 280 in Hawaii and 35 in the Panama canal zone.
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Washington
War Department
Overre
United
Department
Expeditionary Forces
Philippines
Hawaiian Department
Panama Canal Zone
205 Divers at Bottom of Sea Sims Believes
New York April 27 Rear Admiral W S Sims who commanded the American fleet in European waters said he believed there were 205 German submarines at the bottom of the sea in a speech to the Bond andas Victory Loan organization He added the fleet found many subs stuck on the bottom with indications that those inside either killed themselves or killed each other
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New York
W. S. Sims
Bond Asoa Victory Loan Organization
Is It Harder To Sell The Liberty Loan Now
A reader notes the Ninth District bank resources rose by nearly 100 million since April 1917 and per capita savings increased from 72.88 to 136.88 dollars in 1918. The war continues, homecoming and peace are uncertain, yet blood shed supports Victory Bonds.
Whites in India Compared to Native Population
A historic note states that India with about 14 million dark-skinned natives hosts roughly 300,000 white inhabitants, highlighting racial disparities in colonial demographics.
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India
For a Sprained Ankle Use Chamberlain's Iment Now
After injury, obtain a bottle of Chamberlain's Iment at once and follow the plain printed directions on the label. Seek medical care if pain or swelling persists. Keep off the ankle and apply cold compresses as needed until relief begins.
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Chamberlain
Cardinal Mercier Backs Victory Bond With Donation
Baltimore April 26 Cardinal Mercier archbishop of Malines contributed 1000 to the Victory Loan in a letter to Cardinal Gibbons he said I have little but that little is what you dear brothers of the great American republic have in great measure given to me
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Baltimore
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