War notes on politics and mail delays from wartime press
The piece discusses wartime politics with a focus on a purge of House and Senate committees after the November elections, noting losses among key banking and revenue supporters. It also reflects on lessons for party dynamics and mentions Washington complaints about overseas mail delays and post handling, including Secretary Stimson’s efforts to speed messages.
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Senate
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Ways and Means
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Brown
Michigan
Herring
Town
Smathers
New Jersey
White House
Ed" Johnson
Colorado
Washington
War, Department
Solldiers
England
Stimson
Winning the War by Albert N. Leman
A late wartime column contrasts Allied and French leadership, praising those who aided the Allied cause while criticizing Marshal Petain and actions against Americans. It notes De Gaulle’s followers, resistance in Morocco and West Africa, and intelligence shared with London to aid Allied logistics and planning.
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Albert N. Leman
New York
United States
France
Petain
Indo-China
Marshal Foch
Eisenhower
de Gaullist
Morocco
West Africa
Laval Clique
London
Internal conflicts and loyalties in North Africa and Spain
The piece analyzes shifting loyalties among colonial troops and civilians under Vichy, the move of merchants toward partnership with the state in the U S, Axis retreat explanations in Africa, and a New York doctor’s view on shell shock. It details Berbers, Arabs, and loyalists flinching under pressure, and cites Franco era demoralization and battlefield confusion.
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Afrika Korps
New York
U. S. Medical Corps
Rommel
WPB Operations Chief Puzzle Answer Revealed
A crossword style reveal credits the War Production Board operations chief with solving the puzzle. The clues span military terms, abbreviations and ancient names while listing related figures and common words.
ODT Refuses Broughton Plea For Extension
RALEIGH Nov 11 A request by Governor Broughton for a 30 day extension in the effective date of an ODT order requiring all commercial vehicles to have certificates of War necessity has been refused by Joseph B Eastman ODT director The order becomes effective Sunday The Governor said he had been informed that many industrial and business concerns under general order ODT 21 cannot get necessary forms for certificates of War necessity and may face trucks idle The ODT said forms are being rushed to district offices and should be available now The Raleigh ODT district office informed the Governor that a supply had been received
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Wall Street
Donnybrook
Uncle Sam
New York
Josiah Stamp
Manhattan
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Raleigh
Broughton
ODT
Joseph B. Eastman
ODF
Raleigh Odt
Armistice Day recollections by Alexander R. George
Wide World Features writer recalls the 1918 armistice and its immediate reactions in the United States and Europe. From Harold Oliver at AP to Kaiser Wilhelm’s abdication, the piece contrasts jubilant crowds with somber reflections on Wilson’s League of Nations prospects and possible futures if reinvigorated by continued U.S. action.
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Alexander R. George
Washington
Harold Oliver
Oliver
Ddie Hood
State Department
Morse
Paris
Western Front
Adolph Schickenruber
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Holland
Wilson
Congress
Kansas Plains
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Pueblo
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Schiekelaruber
De Gaulle Calls On French Fight Hitler With Allies
General Charles De Gaulle urged the French to join the fight against Germany in a BBC broadcast. He called officers, NCOs, soldiers and airmen with ships and arms to hasten to join Free French forces and not surrender their weapons, declaring victory certain. An Argentine flag vessel was chartered for a voyage to U.S. ports, a historic first for Argentina's merchant marine.
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de Gaulle
Hitler
London
Charles de Gaulle
Efstler
BBC
Argentina
United States
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