Proud Are These Black Soldiers To Enter Fight
A French dispatch profiles Senegalese and other colonial troops in Europe, praising their courage, learning of French command, and dedication. It notes their eagerness to master modern weapons and their role in key battles, with vivid scenes of training and discipline.
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Associated Press
France
Europe
Senegal
Madagascar
Somaliland
Africa
Douaumont
The
Aisne
Somme
Laffaux Mill
Craonne
California
Casmate Plateau
Potato Week Urged To Boost Wheat Savings
Washington reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls for a nationwide Potato Week starting today to conserve wheat and show diverse potato uses. The campaign highlights potatoes as the best substitute for wheat during a year of record production.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
America
Famine Fatalities Rise as Lebanese Hunger Spreads
Reverend William H. Hall reports a thousand deaths daily from famine among Lebanon's 350000 residents near Beirut. He recalls the failed arrival of the American relief ship Caesar and warns of thousands more dying this winter without immediate funds for food purchases through Beirut missionaries and the Syrian relief effort.
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Mr. Hall
Caesar
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Beirut
Hall
America
Jerusalem
Syria
Palestine
Red Cross
Turkey
Syrm
American Committee For
American College
Lebanon
Union Ecollege
McCormick Theological Seminary
Allamazoo, Mich
Disciples of Christ Convene in Kansas City
Ten thousand delegates gather in Kansas City for the general convention of the Disciples of Christ. The meeting launches a new missionary enterprise, advances work for enlisted men, and pushes the 6 000 000 Men and Millions effort toward year end while signaling unity among Christian denominations with notable speakers from Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Congregational churches.
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Kansas City
The
Disciples of Christ
War and Civic Progress Convention Opens in St Louis
The American Civic association opened its thirteenth annual convention in St Louis with delegates from across the nation. Over three days, discussions will focus on wartime civic progress, community centers, country planning, small town issues, parks and housing in industrial cities.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
American Civic Association
Plans to Avert Coal Famine in Pittsburgh Meeting
Pittsburgh, Oct 22. A coal operators conference is planned tomorrow, called by J D A Morrow secretary of the National Coal association. The group will push for better coal transportation, labor efficiency, prompt government reports, agency cooperation, and a public information service to prevent a coal famine.
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Pittsburgh
J. D. A. Morrow
National Coal Association
Fuel Administration
The
Coal Association
Morrow
Surgeons Hold War Conference in Chicago
The eighth annual Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America opens in Chicago this week. The gathering is nicknamed a war conference as papers and discussions focus on advances in treating the sick and wounded from the present war. Leading officials from U S British and French medical departments are slated to speak.
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Chicago
America
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America
United States
Palm Beach fashion forerunners in three piece white matelasse suits
The Dry Goods Economist notes three piece Palm Beach style with a fingertip length coat in white matelasse. The bodice and skirt use stockinette, while the upper skirt and lower waist feature matelasse, and a two inch belt cinches the waist.
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Palm Beach
Fur trims lead coats dominate girls' wear trends
High waisted coats for 12 to 14 year olds feature fur accents though quantities are smaller than on adult garments. Large collars and cuffs prevail and fur patch pockets appear but are often just fur-edged. The Dry Goods Economist notes the style emphasis for this age group.
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Urick
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Ford
Wilson Motor Company
New York
William H. Wall
Syrian Protestant College
Navy Department
Charles P. Anderson
Episcopal Diocese of
Robert E. Speer
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Frank B. Coffin
Albany
N. Y
American Christian Convention
Daniel Poling
Boston
United Societies of Christian Endeavor
Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
S. H. Woodrow
Congregational Church
the War and Civic Progress
Broadway
Carlyle Blackwell
June Eldridge
Young Men's
Today
N. H. Silver Co
Home of
Hart, Schnaffner
Marx
Southern Railway
Westminster
Danvi
Atlanta
Richmond
Augusta
New Orleans
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High Point
High Point Bottling Works
High Point Motor Company
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