Postwar trade controls debated by Allies in Europe
Washington reports that France Italy and other allies discuss measures to curb German imports after the war including personal and trade registers and a national origin mark. France considers mandatory national marks on imports to prevent unwitting purchases of enemy goods while other nations weigh similar protections amid fears of masked exports and postwar economic maneuvering.
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Washinton
France
Italy
Germany
Spain
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
Tlungary
Black Sea
Baltic
Farbeck
War contracts overseer named for Goethals staff
Secretary Baker appoints Max Thelen of San Francisco as supervisor of war contracts under Quartermaster General Goethals. Thelen will report to Brigadier General Hugh S. Johnson and coordinate with Assistant Secretary of War Stettinius, gaining full control of contracts.
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Baker
Max Thelen
San Francisco
Goethals
Mr. Thelen
Hugh S. Johnson
Stettininus
Foley Kidney Pills Help Rheumatic and Kidney Ailments
Mrs. Frank P. Wood of Morrill Maine reports relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble after starting Foley Kidney Pills. She adds her husband also benefited, going from unable to stoop due to pain to feeling better. Mann Drug Co.
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Veley
Frank P. Wood
Morrill
Maine
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Miraculous Frontline Surgery Aided by Segregated Wounds
French front surgeons in entente armies rapidly treat and relocate wounded, using classified stations from field ambulances to rear hospitals. Early delays caused gangrene and infection. improved triage speeds care, reduces time to operations, and boosts recovery across Verdun and German offensives.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Red Headed Kid Recalled From Sinking Ship
Alfred H. Gurney, a YMCA secretary in France, recounts a red headed boy on the Oronsa who survived a German torpedo strike on April 28. The boy repeatedly returned to his post after being rescued, then joked with a grin about the German attack five hours later at a coastal railway station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred H. Gurney
France
Oronsa
S'Son
Fritz
1500 Tractors to Aid French Food Production
American tractors, numbering 1500, sent by the U.S. Food Administration, will assist France in increasing harvests by about 2,000,000 tons. Henry Morgenthau Jr. directs the operation, with the first 100 ships arriving soon for spring plowing in northern France, areas scarred by war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Food Administration
France
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Food Administration
Thirteen Oddities Marked Oronsa Sinking Night Voyage
London reports aboard the steamship Oronsa on its final voyage a series of thirteens and oddities. Thirteen vessels were in the convoy and thirteen preachers were aboard. the torpedo struck at 1 03 a m sinking the ship in thirteen minutes. Only life boat No 13 was destroyed and a black cat plus three kittens appeared aboard, but sailors denied superstition amid the disaster.
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London
Oronsa
Arthw E. Hungerford
New York
America
File Oronsa
R. C. Bennett
Thomas B. Dawson
Providence
R. I
No. 13
Thedford's Black-Draught Credited With Saving Life
Mrs Kate Lee Abie of Rossville Georgia recounts severe abdominal injury from lifting and extreme weight loss. After three doctors failed to relieve constipation her husband found relief after taking Thedford's Black-Draught, leading to recovery and gratitude.
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Rossville
Kate Lee Abie
Thedford
Red Cross joins effort to care for TB rejected servicemen
Government hospitals will treat all service members who contract tuberculosis while the American Red Cross and state health groups share costs to care for men rejected for service. The southern division will cover one third of care expenses with the remainder split between families and state or local authorities. North Carolina will run the program through the bureau of tuberculosis or state health board under Dr L B McBrayer, offering expert exams and treatment plans.
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American Red Cross Society
Boards of Health
Bureau of Civilian Relief of the
American Red Cross
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Home Service Committee
Division — Office
State Anti
Bureau of Tuberculosis
State Board of Health
L. B. McBrayer
Red Cross
North Carolina
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement From Calvert Reader
Calvert Alabama resident M. W. Taylor writes to recommend Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy tried, claiming relief from backache rheumatic pain and urinary issues after using other treatments. Mann Drug Co.
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M. W. Taylor
Calvert
Ala
Foley
Mann Drug Co
How She Banished Backache
Mrs. Effie FE Klepe of Averill Minnesota shares a testimonial after using Foley Kidney Pills. She endured weeks in sanitariums for rheumatism and kidney trouble with no relief, then experienced immediate relief and a complete cure after starting the pills. She recommends continuous use when back pain returns.
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Effie FE. Klepe
Averill, Minn
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N. C
United States
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Liberty Loan
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Shhd Pet Thas
Entente
Mary Lous
Henry Morgenthad UR
THE
Call
Arctic
Coal Company
Lesher Whitman
Ktc
Breadway
Bank of Commerce
Immedi
the Welcome Bank
O. E. Kearns, Pres
A. M. Rankin
J. H. Adams
GA. Pollock
H. A. Millis
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