English Women Ill From Gas Attacks At Front
Baroness Thercines and Miss Mairi Chisholm known as the good women of Pervyse arrived in London ill from a gas attack on the Belgian front. They had lived in a dugout for three and a half years tending Belgian troops, endured bombardments, and described the moment the gas trapped her and the death of their dog. Their casualty station near Pervyse operated day and night with a small staff and crude facilities.
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London
Associated Press
Baroness Thercines
Mairi Chisholm
Pervyse
Miss Chiholm
Leyden
Pervyyse
Bel-gian Front
Bel
Blacklist Orders Issued Against Two Stanley County Merchants
State food administrator Henry A. Page announced blacklist orders against T. F. Clark of Oakboro and S. A. Underwood of Albemarle for flagrant violations by stockpiling and selling excessive sugar. Grover Almond, a Stanley County farmer, had bought large sugar quantities and returned some to stores while contributing $100 to the Albemarle Red Cross to avoid indictment.
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Stanley County
Red Cross
Raleigh
Henry A. Page
T. F. Clark
Oakboro
N. C
A. Underwood
Albemarle
Grover Almond
Red Cross Society
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement From Calvert Reader
A letter from Tavilor in Calvert Alabama endorses Foley Kidney Pills, claiming they restore kidney and bladder function and relieve backache rheumatic pains and sore muscles after trying other remedies. Mann Drug Co.
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MW. Tavilor
Calvert, Ala
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Machine guns cited as war’s most efficient weapon
London April 9 AP report quotes a British expert in the Daily Mail praising the machine gun as the war’s most efficient weapon. It notes various types such as Lewis Maxim Vickers and Hotchkiss, their mobility, crew requirements, and the high rate of fire enabling devastating barrages.
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Daily Mail
TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SHIPPING ON THE LAKES
The Lake Carriers Association issues war measures to safeguard Great Lakes shipping as navigation resumes. Officers must prevent dangerous personnel aboard, conserve supplies and fuel, and turn any undesirables to federal authorities at first port. A uniform crew fare and war savings stamps are urged.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
United States Food Administration
Two Things Must Go This Man Says
Philadelphia May 21 Dr Leo S Rowe assistant secretary of the treasury and league to enforce peace official says two tasks are essential stamp out race prejudice and build a lasting world order He argues America must lead in creating a peace that advances democracy and resists any German domination He warns against a balance of power and calls for an international organization to curb aggression protect national rights and promote justice
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Philadelphia
United States
Leo S. Rowe
Rowe
O Tthe Treasury
The
League
America
Photographers Run Risk At Front Lines In War
London reports official photographers at the front face high danger. A British officer was leg-torn by an explosion and a driver was wounded in the knee by a shell splinter, highlighting perilous duties.
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London
House of Com- Thais
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