Two Armies in Russia Behind the General Staff
In Petrograd June 18, William Phillip Simms portrays the dual Russian war effort: the army of soldiers and the army of citizens under the General Staff. The All-Russian Zemstvo Union coordinates supplies from coats to socks, boots, bridges, or even tanks, with Zemstvo delegates forming provincial boards and aiding hospitals and roads as the war progresses.
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William Phillip Simms
Simm
People's Organization
Zemstvo Union
Kureia
Zemstvo
Russia
Moscow
Country Life Institute Tackles North Carolina Rural Issues
Chapel Hill July 11 The Country Life institute at the university drew 15 attendees to discuss country church and Sunday school, country community and home, farm co operation, health officers, and farm life schools. Leaders urged practical links between theory and daily life and noted plans to address high school problems this week with Dr. Thom Finegan among speakers.
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Chapel Hill N. C
Country Church
Country Life Institute
Country Life
North Carolina
Graham
Revo J. Ma. Arnette
Mebane
Archibald Johnson
W. C. Crosby
G. M. Cooper
Raleigh
N. W. Walker
Walker
Chapel Hill
Thom Finegan
New York
Russian Zemstvo mobilizes women for army uniforms
In 1914 General Shuvayev asked the union to produce underwear for troops. The Zemstvo enlisted poor women, delivering over 750 million complete sunita by month end, plus 17 million wear apparel. Russian cooperative societies, counting about half of Russia, helped supply 178 million souls.
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Zemstvo
Therm
Shuvayev
Commissary
Russia
Miss Emma Werteyke Recovers After Chamberlains Tablets
In Sims Ohio Miss Emma Werteyke describes two years of frequent stomach trouble and dizziness from bilious spells. After trying Chamberlains Tablets she reports rapid improvement and ability to eat better. The remedy is available widely.
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Emma Werteyke
Sims
Ohio
Chamberlain
Armenian Refutes The Turks Story And Atrocities Claim
A U S writer identifies as Azad Ard zive criticizes Dr Ahmed Emin editor of Constantinople Tanin and disputes Armenian massacres in Asia Minor. He cites massacres from 1895 to 1998 and condemns Turkish policies as barbaric while defending Armenian suffering and language rights.
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United States
Western State College
Ahmed Emin
Constantinople Tanin
Asia
Minor
The
Adana
Young Turkish Party
Zeitun
Sultan Salim Company
Warneford Zeppelins Hero Honored by Global Family
Fifty eight Warnefords from around the world fund a memorial at Highworth church Wiltshire for Flight Lieutenant Warneford who destroyed a Zeppelin and died in France. Rev TL Warneford traced the family to 745 and notes the Zepp bombing deed reunites the scattered Warneford lineage. The record highlights the family’s long history and this standout modern achievement.
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London
Warneford
Ohio to Hold Statewide Horseshoe Pitching Contest
Ohio plans a statewide horseshoe pitching contest at the state fair this fall. County and state rules set distance at 2044 feet, shoe weight up to 214 pounds, length 74 inches, width 7 inches, a 21 point game. Ringers three points, leaners two, magnetized shoes barred. Pegs steel, one inch diameter, driven perpendicularly, six inches above ground.
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Columbus. O
Ohio
Carranza Envoy Assumes Triple Ministerial Posts
London reports Sanchez Ascona, Carranza’s Europe representative, serves as Mexican minister to England France and Spain due to government funds. He lives in Madrid while traveling among Madrid Paris and London. A Madero ally from Juarez days he is a skilled linguist and attends courts in Paris and Madrid.
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London
Sanchez Ascona
Carranza
Europe
England
Ascona
Ilmeself
France
Spain
Madrid
Madero
Turkic Persian donor presents giant turquoise talisman to Kaiser
Mehdi Gassem of Nesekhed Persia, living in Vienna, gives Emperor William a massive turquoise talisman carved with a Persian poem. The gift features a large stone the size of an ostrich egg set in gold with a crown and WW monogram, flanked by 17914 and 1915, and four smaller turquoises. In return the emperor offers a diamond stickpin with his monogram.
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Kaiser
Vienna
Mehdi Gassem
Nesekhed
Persia
William
Yarmany
Hag Self
Gassem
Foley Kidney Pills Offer Quick Relief Claims
Advertisement notes Foley Kidney Pills act promptly to relieve rheumatism sore muscles aching joints backache and sleep disturbing bladder troubles. Sold by Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
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