Men Quickly Lose Antipathy for Army
Louisville report shows recruits arriving at Camp Zachary Taylor with reluctance but soon embracing service. Vignettes recount mountain boys resisting and later accepting duty, with tales of medical board scrutiny, worm cures, and an urge to reach France. One soldier returns from furlough eager to rejoin.
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Louisville
National Army
Zachary Taylor
Chillicothe
Obie
Army
Pappy
Blazes
France
Ihan
Romise
Day Hoe
Colonel Chops Wood to Get Doughnuts
A UPI story from a World War I era diary recounts a regimental colonel chopping wood at a canteen for doughboys. Homesick soldiers, one who has suffered loss, receive attention while the writers manage duties and finances, balancing fairness and work duty with morale through pie and doughnuts.
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Gladys M'Intyre
United Press
Bret
Willing to Dig From the Chicago Daily Nowa
In a Washington hotel lobby a discussion turns to tramp labor. William H. Carter recalls a New England farmer hiring a tramp for a short digging job, but the hobo hesitates and questions the nature of the work. The farmer suggests a task of digging someone out of gravy.
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Chicago
Nowa
Ao Washington Hotel
William H. Carter
Mass
Chusrtl
New England
Farpuescu
Lina
Labor and Employer Employee Relations After the War
Postwar labor issues demand careful study as inflation erodes living standards. Drafts and war production disrupted the labor market, triggering wage rises and scarce labor, while joint employer union committees are urged by the Whitley report to foster cooperation. Statesmen and economists must address the economics of labor now, not after peace.
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Germany
Mbor
England
America
Samuel Gompers
Whitley
Marines and French Friendship in World War I Verse
A vivid war era poem praising Franco American unity in World War I. It recalls battles at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood, notes French admiration for American Marines, and describes cheerful wartime camaraderie, sacrifice, and eventual triumph as American forces reinforce the front.
Twins in the War: Walter and Albert Grierson
United Press dispatch from Picardy profiles twins Walter and Albert Grierson of St. Louis who serve together in an engineering outfit. Both men enlist to help win the war, share duties, and rely on mistaken identity as their unique bond leads to double efforts and swapped tasks.
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Fred 8S
Ferguson
United Press
Picardy
Bowie
Walter
Albert Cirlerson
Albert
Lucas Avenue
St. Louis
Glendine
Geraldine Smakey
Sheldon
Geraldine
Delmar
Grierson
Griersons
Beca
Ambassador Morgenthau's Encounter With Talaat on Prisoners
Morgenthau recalls negotiations with Enver and Talaat in Ankara after Odessa bombardment. He pressed for humane treatment of foreign residents and warned of broken promises. Talaat blamed German interference for delaying trains and, after an uneasy mood, joked that the ambassador could depart now.
Allied Newspaper Men Given Attention Across British Press Center
London reports that the Ministry of Information opened an Oversea Press center in central quarters to aid allied and neutral correspondents. Lord Beaverbrook urged journalists to study British resolve and munition workers, noting that public spirit matters as much as battlefield tactics to win the war. Several journalistic representatives, including from Japan, attended the opening.
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London
Ministry of Information
Lord Beaverbrook
Japan
Government mints produce record coin output in fiscal year
The Washington Times notes a fiscal year ending June produced 714,190,119 new coins. Mint directors report near constant production with 9,000,000 nickels 4,000,000 half dollars 116,000 dimes and about 6,000,000 quarters in circulation. The surge reflects heightened industrial activity and government spending across the nation.
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Washington Times
Iun
Switzerland Germany coal pact raises prices and rebates
A May 15 1918 Swiss German economic accord allows Germany to export 200000 tons of coal monthly to Switzerland with a mine price around 3 per metric ton. For 60000 tons households receive a 7.72 rebate per ton. Prices per 10 tons vary by carload, with disputes settled by the coal central office. The new terms lift Swiss coal prices above prior levels, replacing the old 17.87 per ton benchmark with higher charges amid nearer German mines deliveries.
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Switzerland
Germany
Swiss Economic Department
Po Ag Ronen
Ree
Sear
Fragmented OCR Note on Pay Disclosure and Printing
A torn OCR snippet discusses pay and printing practices with unclear references to writers. The text mentions inline printing and a statement about a certain figure or group, but specifics are impossible to determine from the fragment. No identifiable events or persons can be confirmed.
Tuckahesing Record and War Time Plans Recalled
From Coller's Weekly a long view on strategic shipbuilding notes a 6000 ton freighter launched in 27 days and completed to carry cargo in days after keel laid. It highlights precise materials, steady planning, and measured progress during wartime, contrasting with frantic drives.
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Coller
Plan Coun
Esher Co
Bincerity or Nothing Iden Harold Hersey Essay
A fragment discusses soldiers faith and observation, noting that observers misread the roll of a soldier as mystical. It argues soldiers hold deep beliefs shared with civilian life, driven by family heritage and personal sincerity, even if not eloquently expressed. It reflects on future life and the awe of mind.
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Harold Hersey
Beribner’s
Populations Suffer by Low Birth Rate
London reports that the war has reduced births across belligerent nations, with Britain losing about 660,000 potential children and total potential lives fallen by at least 12,500,000. Register General Sir Bernard Mallet cites broader losses across Europe and counts Britain among the smaller losses.
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London
Europe
Bernard Mallet
Great Britain
Bernard
Crance
Trapped Too Excerpt From Baltimore American Feels Fractured
Fragmentary OCR reads like a stray quote about people detached from action, noting self doubt and limited influence as observers rather than players in events. It resembles a diary-like snippet rather than a full report or named figures.
Remains of Napoleonic Grenadiers Reburied Near Rivoli
In the Adige valley between Lake Garda and the Adige, French and Italian troops held a solemn reburial for Napoleonic grenadiers slain at Rivoli. General Grange, Italian and French officers, and a Rivoli priest attended as two coffins draped in the tricolor were blessed and laid to rest.
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Italy
Napoleon III
Lake Garda
Adige
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Rivoli
Oie
Trentino
Ital
Rosal
Grendiers
France
Duke of the
Puglie
Aosta
Marseillaige
Grange
Grenadiers
Sardinia
Novara
Arma
Pioneer Section Men of All Trades in French Front
Behind British lines in France a pioneer section of a British battalion operates as a versatile unit. A sergeant nicknamed Old Two-by-Four leads ten men skilled in plumbing painting carpentry and other trades ready to perform almost any task. They carry a bed making kit with two-by-four pieces and wire to improvise beds in trenches while remaining trained soldiers, blending technical skills with combat duties.
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France
New Rad Cross Worker Aids Bandage Production
A description from Literary Digest notes the Red Cross worker operating an electric device in New England surgical rooms. The machine, praised for rapid gauze bandage output, is operated by J A Service and others, aiming to increase efficiency and meet wartime demands.
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Rad Cross
Literary Digest
Ald Cross
New England Surgical
J. A Bervice & Ton
High Peles In Belgium
Fragmented OCR text describes Belgium market items and wartime prices with garbled quotes about herrings and a shelling incident. It mentions a munition worker and odd exchanges. Names and places are unclear due to damage. The piece reads like a wartime commodity note with scattered dialogue and prices.
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Belgium
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Ingrecomentes
United States
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Grand Bon
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Savage
Magnifique Zalre
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Pollu
Marquis la Fayette
Mabbee
BeNeau
Uncle Sam Marine
Adolph BE. Smyle
The
Vigitantes
Ambassador Morgenthau
Odessa
Enver
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Sublime Porte
Talaat
Orld’s
Lish
Gouging
Awe
Baltimore American
Wen
MEN OF All Trades
Atato
Tommy Vor
Adenky
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