Advertising Campaigns Boosted British War Efforts
London reports that the wartime ads "Your King and Your Country Need You" and related appeals drew millions in loans and nearly five million recruits. Sir Hedley LeBas led the drive, coordinating press and billboards to fund and recruit, with broader messages urging thrift and service.
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British Isles
Hedley LeBas
London
Associated Press
Hedley
Sir Hediey
Sir Hedley
Seely
Bek
OP Posilior
Ireland
Treasury
Mr. McKenna
Treasury Department
McKenna
Venice
Ilan
Anather
Herley
More Than Hundred Guarantors for Chautauqua
The 1917 Chautauqua gathered 105 guarantors as slips passed through the audience. Over 800 tickets were signed for, with optimism of 125 guarantors and 500 tickets for next year. Chairman Tate praised the effort and announced a further signing opportunity tonight.
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Tate
Italian censorship liberalizes front reporting amid war
Italy widens press access as censorship shifts to protect letters from the United States and Switzerland. A new army press bureau allows neutral journalists to tour the front, view operations, and report with fewer restrictions, while military numbers reveal precise heights for artillery use.
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France
England
United States
Switzerland
Army
Italy
Europe
Camps for Volunteers Named in East Headquarters
Information from the department of the east details camps to be used as concentration sites if President Wilson calls volunteers for Mexicali duty. Camps listed include Camp Gilena Morehead City North Carolina River Styx near Columbia South Carolina Nashville Tennessee Richmond Virginia and Fort Meyer Virginia for the District of Columbia.
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New York
Department of the East
Wilson
Mexicali
Camp Gilena
Morehead City
N. C
River Styx
Columbia
8. C
Nashville, Tenn
Richmond
District of Columbia
Fort Meyer
Colorado Prohibition Drives Milk Consumption Upward
Denver reports from the city bureau of charity and correction show since the prohibition law became elective January 1 people have been drinking more milk. Unemployment did not rise. there are fewer families seeking relief than last year. Grocers report better collections as relief requests drop.
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Denver
Colo
Bureau of Charity and Correction
Colorado
Carolina and Yadkin River R R Co Schedule in Effect
The Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad Company announces a schedule in effect starting October 1, 1915. It lists expected arrival and departure times at stations but notes that actual times are not guaranteed.
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Carolina & Yadkin River
R. R. Co
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