Battle of Mons Tale Through a British Eye in Wartime
A British prisoner recounts a 1914 air raid on Mannheim linked to reprisal fears. He describes a brutal German camp experience, a tense dawn as Allied planes attacked, and a dramatic air battle near the Rhine bridge with British aircraft defending the line. Out of 90, 40 were killed and 23 wounded during the engagement.
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Mons
Dusseldorf
Karlsruhe
Mannheim
Germany
London
Rhine Bridge
Committees Agree to Gov Davis Demands in Virginia
After an all night session the state legislature trimmed 1 257 860 from a 206 million appropriation bill. Salary boosts were largely suspended across many state agencies and 130 000 was cut from the highway bill. Public school funding fell 70 000 though teacher raises remain. Institutions lost 200 000 annually, from 1 000 to 5 000 each. An electric fan features a new evaporative water cooling filter.
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Richmond
Davis
Submarine Cooking Classes Train Navy Cooks
Mrs. M. A. Wilson of Philadelphia trains navy cooks aboard battleships and submarines. She has expanded classes from 50 to 1000 men, notes extreme underwater temperatures, electric stoves, and a five week course from 5 30 a m to 7 p m. Students come from diverse professions and must learn bread making and cooking under oceanic conditions.
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Uncle Sam
M. A. Wilson
Philadelphia
United States Navy
Navy
Boston
Cape Henloped
Prosperity Reaches Peak in Philippine Islands This Year
Manila reports the past 12 months marked the greatest prosperity in Philippine history. Trade favorable balance totals $50,000,000 with sugar and hemp profits driving growth, while internal revenue taxes rise sharply. Coffee, tobacco, copra, and cocoanut oil mills proliferate as U.S. demand soars.
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Philippine Islands
Manila
Associated Press
MIT
Philippines
United States
Philippine Bank
Government Financial Institution
Fuesgar
Food Control Board
Samuel Ferguson
Government Bank
Washington
Mindanao
Islands
Prohibition Amendment Revision Moves Through Senate
Albany March 21 the taxation committee of the senate voted to report the Hill Me Nab ratification resolution amended to echo the Machold amendment in substance with a link to the proposed referendum on the federal prohibition amendment.
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Albany
N. Y
Taxation Committee
Senate
Lenroot Leads in Wisconsin Election
Partial returns from 62 of 71 counties show Lenroot at 56.09 percent and Thompson at 54,763 votes with about 30 percent unreported at 10 am. The report notes Milwaukee results are included in the tally.
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Lenroot
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Thompson
Farmers Must File Affidavits With Local Draft Officials
Washington report says farmers seeking deferred classification in the draft must file affidavits with local draft boards. The labor department notes boards have no authority to grant deferred status otherwise. Failure to file affidavits could mean no grounds for protest if workers are drafted during this critical time.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Senate panel backs bill to grant Wilson war powers
Washington March 21 the Overman bill with broad powers to reorganize government departments to prosecute the war advanced as an administration substitute for military cabinet and munitions director measures and was ordered favorably reported by the senate judiciary committee by 11 to 7.
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Washingon
Wilson
Senate Military Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
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