Armenian Deportations Describe German Turkish Collaboration
Missionary Rev Alpheus Newell Andras testified in New York that German officials advised Turkish authorities to remove Armenians. He described raft killings in Diarbakir, with German cannon aiding the purge, and noted 30,000 deported and 6,200 remaining in Urfa. He urged American aid to survivors and reported harsh conditions in Mesopotamia under Turkish censorship.
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New York
Turkey
Germany
Alpheus Newell Andras
Mardin
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Diarbekir
Andrus
Armendams
Ai Ufa
Urfa
Teachers Hold War Conference In Winona Minnesota
In Winona Minnesota teachers from about twenty educational institutions met to unify efforts with national and state drives for saving and home economy. The two day program includes practical demonstrations in food preparation and economy by home economics instructors from the state college of agriculture.
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Winona
Minn
Minnesota
State College of Agriculture
Missouri Confederate Veterans Meet At West Plains Reunion
West Plains Missouri hosts a large crowd for the Missouri division United Confederate Veterans annual reunion. Officials expect the gathering to continue through tomorrow with veterans and visitors joining from the region.
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West Plains
Missouri
United Confederate Veterans
Home Guard Call Urges Enlistment For State Service
The piece explains empty armories and urges ex National Guard members and interested men to join the nearest unit for state service. It notes pay of 1.25 dollars daily with 0.75 for subsistence, two year terms, and that NY will form a New York guard serving within state limits.
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Eveard
National Guard
New York
New York Guard
New York Food Association
United States Steel Builds Model Town in Kentucky District
Building town in Whitsburg with expected population near 5000 by Christmas. US Steel has acquired 20000 acres of coal land in the district to feed coke ovens with about 10,000 tons of coal daily.
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Whitsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago University Football Opens Season at Home With Four Games
The Chicago university football team schedules its first four games at home. The slate begins with Van derbilt in the Midway, followed by Purdue, Northwestern, and Illinois in turn.
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Chicago University
Vanderbilt
Purdue
Northwestern
Illinois
UNC club studies county government and county finances
The UNC faculty and students form a club to study North Carolina counties and their governments. Judge Gilbert Stephenson will speak on county officers and courts. The university marks its 125th birthday with a military program as Governor Bickett delivers the main address. About 500 students drill daily, with trenches to be built and Canadian officer Captain J. Stuart Allen overseeing training.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina Club
University of North Carolina
University
North Carolina
United States
Gilbert Stephenson
Winston-Salem
Thomas W. Bickett
J. Stuart Allen
Band
Signal Corps
Food campaign starts in New York city drive
An army of 16 000 women began a house to house canvass in New York to obtain pledges from 1 200 000 housewives for the Federal food campaign. Merchants hotels and restaurants join in food conservation efforts with two wheatless days and one fireless law proposed.
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New York
Federal
Food Administration
Volun
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the Globe
North Main Street
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High Point
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Neers
National Food Administration
Patriotic Corps
Ces
Ita
Welborn Furniture Company
Db Rugs
Alise
Period
Welborn Furniture
Commerce Street
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