Armies of Automobiles For War Effort In Western France
A massive American war production scene in Western France shows dozens of truck ambulance and signal vehicles being assembled and tested. The operation spans vast yards with parts from Waynesboro and Cincinnati and the first output milestone includes 63 completed trucks. The effort streams from American factories to join Allied matériel with crews unused to the sea voyage facing challenges like sea rust and warped fiber while ambulances gain a streamlined interior and new lighter construction.
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France
Wilson Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Acre
United States
Commandment
America
Paris
Turin
Petrograd
Waynesboro
Cincinnati
Exit the Mobs
Los Angeles police bar crowds in war films as extras in roman mobs riots or wheat pit panics deemed not essential war work. Producers plan to avoid sham battles in studios under the March policy.
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Los Angeles
Police Department of
Polic Department
Crowder
Shortage of Radium Forecast by Mining Experts
Dr. Richard B. Moore of the United States Bureau of Mines warned at the American Institute of Mining Engineers meeting in Cripple Creek Colorado that radium shortages may arise due to dwindling purchases by physicians and surgeons. He noted radium is used on watch faces and similar items and cautioned that manufacturers may seek other uses to spur demand, predicting regret over lost radium.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Richard B. Moore
United States Bureau of Mines
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Why Rheims Is Secure
German artillery finds protection for Rheims from deep cellar networks dug by champagne firms. General Von Ardenne writes the city’s strong garrison, including divisions of colored colonial troops, is shielded by these long chalk-formed cellars.
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New York
Rheims
von Ardenne
Berlin
Gas fumes shield Rheims from German assault
The cellars stay sealed to trap gas fumes filling the ruins of the city. A guarded garrison is protected by an impenetrable armor. If a German storming attack occurs the French colonial troops could defend the city without weakening.
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Rheims
Quit Meat If Your Kidneys Act Badly
An old health warning urges reducing meat intake to protect kidneys. It claims uric acid buildup harms the blood and stresses kidneys, promoting Jad Salts as a remedy to flush and stimulate kidney function, claiming safety and daily use.
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