Weekly War News Digest Highlights US War Efforts
The report notes Pershing requests 18590 pairs of shoes per 25 000 men monthly to build reserves for France. Oklahoma boards show 97 percent served without parish. Gas defense training, rifle and cartridge production, and Red Cross relief plans are outlined along with rice price reasons and library service expansions for military hospitals.
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War Department outlines plans for U S athletic and press support in France
Divisional athletic directors with commissions will accompany troops to France while boxing instructors stay redeployed here. The government remains the largest U S employer with 600000 civilians this year. Stars and Stripes will publish in France under the intelligence section with a 1400 word daily radio report. A Health Service book, Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick, offers first aid and emergency care guidance. Red Cross Yarn Fund seeks support.
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Red Cross
France
Committee On Public Information
United States Health Service
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