Locust Timber Sought for Treenails to Aid War Shipbuilding
Farmers with straight grained black locust timber suitable for treenails are urged to contact the Emergency Fleet Corporation purchasing division. Demand runs from Maine to Texas as shipyards require 20 000 to 60 000 treenails per vessel. Details on timber grade quantity location and nearest shipping point should be sent to the Emergency Fleet operation in Washington DC.
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Emergency [Fleet ‘Corporation
Maine
Texas
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Emergency Eet Corporation
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Wners
Washington, D. C
The Y M C A and Saloon Appeal Across Age Groups
Collier's Weekly notes that saloons attract fewer youths than older men, with 17 to 24 year olds 17 percent, 25 to 40 year olds 22.6 percent, and 41 to 45 year olds 42 percent. It cites the Y M C A addendum that married men visit twice as often as single men, and questions what cures for the young.
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Giase
Collier's Weekly
Marshal Crowder
Transcript Fragments Hint At Missing Names
Readable fragments show a dialogue exchange asking for a name, with garbled phonetics suggesting misheard or damaged OCR. The snippet captures a casual question and an unclear answer, reflecting incomplete transcription on a page segment.
Railroads Fight For Postwar Government Compensations
In a Review of Reviews summary, Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania lines chiefs Daniel Willard and Del Rea, kept by stockholders, push for three main terms in postwar railroad contracts. They seek rental at a standard level, government payment of maintenance beyond three-year averages, and exclusion of charges for unusable postwar additions. A June meeting with 100 rail officials and government reps aims to finalize a blanket contract covering most lines.
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Daniel Willard
del Rea
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Lines
McAdoo
Poe
Aves
Britain United in War Aims Speech by Lord Milner
Lord Milner told YMCA members that Britain stands more united than ever, praising empire-wide unity with India and allied nations. He warned Germany seeks a central European empire and urged total war mobilization with renewed reserves, stressing faith in allies and ongoing sacrifice.
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Lord Milner
India
Germany
Bee
Poland
Russia
Rumania
Commonwealth of Free Nations
Roman Empire
Lay
Erica
Ryon
Lessons of War and Portugal in the New York Times
The article reflects on wartime lessons in geography and ethnology, noting Portugal’s role on the western front and misunderstandings about its capital Lisbon. It cites dispatches on Portuguese neutrality, shipping routes, and trade, plus a local call for a women’s police reserve to aid wartime morale, citizen policing, and Americanization efforts.
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New York Times
Finland
Tance
Serbia
Siberia
Turkestan
Portugal
Charles Paul Brown
Lisbon
Spain
Brown
Inter
Department of Justice
Acuy
Japan
Commodore Perry
Europe
New York
Thomas Avreh
United States
Porttal
Payshern
Red Cross
Women Police Reserve Plans In New York City
The New York Evening records that Special Deputy Commissioner Alice commiaioner of New York eit has not ordered captains to form a peacetime women police reserve. A police parade generated letters from women seeking engagement. Officials envision a nucleus of several hundred, with a goal toward organizing up to 10,000 women under the reserve. Richard Reemower approved the order, though costs remain a concern.
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New York
Redwan Wanamaker
Alice Commiaioner
Ormanize
Richard
Hard Lessons of Duty and Service Drawn from War Time
A fragmented reminiscence about young men entering military service, the urge to join the front lines, and a captain retained at Camp Dodge. The speaker notes difficulty learning, the guiding authority of government orders, and respect for discipline amid the delays and hardships of training and deployment.
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San Francisce
Iso
Jesson
Camp Dodge
France
Why Ha Trembled in the Barn Theatre Troupe
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a theatre troupe remarking on Macbeth being timorous yet billed for two nights. A speaker jokes about the actor’s long career and first double billing, reflecting backstage chatter and performance timing.
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Kansas City
Macbeth
Foch Strikes Teutons at Marne as Lee Attacks Chancellorsville
The second battle of the Marne shifts with Foch striking between the Marne and Aisne leveraging Mangin’s Franco American forces. The attack pressures German lines near Soissons and Rheims while Mangin threatens crucial roads, heightening the possibility of a German retreat and Paris defense. The piece draws a parallel to Lee’s Chancellorsville maneuvers and notes American troops playing a growing role in the campaign.
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Frank H. Gmonds
New York Tribune
Marne
Ludendorff
Foch
Buelow
La-Fere-Champenoise
Soissons and
Rheims
Mamory
Oise River
Lee
Jackson
Hooker
Army of the Potomac
Chancellorsville
Maubory
Verdun
Paris
Marne River
Chateau-Thierry
Armne Forest
Maassisen
Picardy
Argonne
Aisne
Rheime
Rhe
Massisen
Marné
Gournaud
Gallipoli
von Hutler
Rivims
Jowlgonne
Lr Nies
Jaulgonne
Borger
Montelle
Plave
Oliher
Opor
Rhelia
Rhelma
Rheima
Chateau Thierry
Maunory
Mangin
Douumont and
Vaux
Compeigne
Mgtiney
Soisasons
Rheims Salient
Ae Mangin
Epernay
Soissons
Vesle
Hindenburg
The
Bomme
Germany
van Joffre
All Kinda from the Onivaga News Entertains Butcher
A chaotic scene unfolds as a butcher boasts about available shoulders. A bystander questions the claim. The exchange ends with the shopper finding no shoulder meat in stock.
Diplomacy in Humorous Exchange From Louisville Courier Journal
A playful exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal features a humorous dialogue about domestic life. The dialogue includes quips about buttons and feeding affection, illustrating light banter on marital relationship themes.
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Louieville
Ace of Aces Fonck Recalls German Air War Exploits
Chicago interviews Lieutenant Fonck, famed ace in France, detailing his willpower, coolness, and tactics. He describes prospecting enemy flights, downing six planes in one engagement, and training younger aviators like Brugers and Touseller as he exited in his gray machine.
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Chicago
Fonck
Henri Simons
France
Fonek
Secon
Batle
Seregeant Brugers
Touseller
Brugers
Gally
Air Navigators Must Have Good Lungs, Says Air Ministry
Major Martin Flack of the Air Ministry medical department stresses oxygen capacity as essential for pilots. He notes a flying temperament can mitigate disability, cites a famous small-statured airman, and describes ongoing medical exams, hardening routines, diet, and mental distraction such as gardening to keep airmen fit.
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London
Martin Flack
Air Ministry
Lings
Flack
To Cheer Up Yanks in London War Relief Plan
A New York Tribune report notes a committee of English and Americans in London forming with Queer Alexandra as patroness to send food and luxuries to American soldiers at the front. Maj. George Haven Putnam and Lady Walston helped launch the effort, including soldier adoption and correspondence, amid transport hurdles.
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New York Tribune
London
Queer Alexandra
George Haven Putnam
Lady Walston
Cambridge
America
Charles Walston
Bedford
Lundy Lowther
New Alexandra Halt
Amon
UrMantea Tion
Wubbeg Bragged At Party Stirs Humble Cumrox
From the San Francisco Uhronicke a humorous exchange unfolds where a wife compliments a husband on a party hit. Mr Cumrox responds with mock modesty praising his dignified manners and the subtle reveal that the so called new “Wubbeg” caused discussion among guests.
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San Francisco
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