Indians Take Part in All War Work
Washington report on Native American participation in WWI shows about 20 600 tribal members contributing over 350 000 in cash plus thousands in hospital garments and knitted articles. Chiefs of effort include boarding schools, northern tribes, and Oklahoma girls aiding with garments, caps, quilts, and beads for Red Cross and war relief.
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Washington
D. C
Cato Sells
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Omaha Tri
Red Cross
Montana
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Selis
Wilson
Germans and Chemistry in War Debate
The article argues that major chemical warfare principles were developed by allies, not Germany, and cites Townes R. Leigh and Drug and Chemical Markets. It credits English and French chemists such as Schoenbein Sobrero Nobel Pleford Abel Bertholet and others, labeling Germany a clove thief stealing others' powder to wage war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chemical Society
Germany
Americal Chemical Society
Townes R. Leigh
Schoenbein
Basel
Switserland
Sobrero
Turin
Italy
Alfred Nobel
Sweden
Vielle
France
Sir Alfred Abel
England
Pleford
Benvenuto Collins
Charles 3
Abel
Bertholet
A Girl's Fave From The American Girl by Winifred Buck
Fragmentary passage discusses expressions of intelligence and emotion, noting that a cool look or blank bow tie appearance can be unattractive. It contrasts blankness with a genuine, honest look and hints at how temperament and mood affect facial expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Buck
Macrfilian
Plan to build ten thousand planes to fly to Europe by May
An expert from the Aero Club of America predicts ten thousand Handley Page planes can be built to fly to France by May 1, 1919. He argues air routes from Newfoundland to Azores Portugal and France could defeat Germany in 30 to 60 days with full munitions loads. Production centers Cleveland Buffalo and Grand Rapids could start by December 1, 1913 if authorized by August 1.
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Europe
U. S
Workman
Airplane Ex
France
Sania
Aero Club of America
P Page, Ltd
Crea
Handley Page
Ventor
Grand Rapids
America
Cincinnati
Germany
de Palma
Paris
Henry B. Joy
Signal Corps
Mercedes
United States
Joy
Washington
Ralph de Palma
Owever
Moor
American Escaped German Prison Camp Describes Flight
Newark man James A. Donahue recalls escaping after being separated with other troops in Belleau woods. He details guards kicking him while forced to cut brush and camouflage trenches, the brutal march, and his two day trek through fields, woods, and Red Cross checkpoints before reaching American lines near Al a.
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Lowell Mellett
United Press
Maine
James A. Donahue
Newark
N. J
Second Division
Belleau
Red Cross
German Diplomat Marriages Spark Controversy In 1910s Debate
Amsterdam reports the Koeniglich Volks Zeitung urges German diplomats to marry only German wives, criticizing Count von Bernstorff’s son marriage and von Bernstorff’s career moves. It calls for reform, replacing old-school diplomacy with business skill and hard work, amid praise for German marriage laws and foreign ties. The article links to broader wartime sentiments about national loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Bismarck
Koennische Volks Zeitung
Count von Bernstorff
Marguerite Vivienne Burton Thomas
Burlington
N. J
Washington
America
Jeanne Luckemeyer
Volks Zeitung
Liberty motor came from Mercedes racer
The Liberty motor credited to American racer Ralph de Palma, famed driver, is traced to designs associated with Mercedes. The report notes de Palma’s involvement and its linking to early automotive engineering, highlighting the racer’s influence on the motor’s development and adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Motor
Mercedes’ Racer
Prince Urges U S to Feed Russians Amid Crisis
Prince Peter Kropotkin, prominent exile, appeals to the United States to provide food for starving Russians. He denounces Bolshevists as criminals and notes his own exile by the Czeuriat government while living in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
U. S
Peter Kropotkin
United States
America
Ela
Kusew
Bolshevists
Ceuriat
England
Wealthy donor offers airplane to English missionary bishop
A London businessman proposed funding an airplane for a Church of England missionary bishop to improve access to distant parts of his diocese. The British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel cannot accept now but hopes future gifts may be welcomed to expand bishop activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Church of England
British Society For the
Yanks Upset a Chateau Bell Prank in France
A Washington Star letter from a front sergeant describes American troops in France occupying a historic chateau linked to Napoleon and Joan of Arc. They entertained themselves by starting a clock bell that rang loudly, drawing villagers and a relieved crowd when no haunting appeared.
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France
America
Washington Star
Napoleon
Joan of Arc
Richard the Lion
Chateau
Hiethe
United States Troops Impress in French Front War
A June 14 London Times dispatch from a Bone Prose correspondent recalls American divisions on a front wider than half of France. He notes Americans beat German forces despite numbers, praise their humane conduct, and foresee stronger future U S Army.
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Bone Prose Association
Associated Pree of
Moyland
London Times
America
France
United Army of America
Railways Power Africa Breaks Old Barriers From Cape to Cairo
The piece notes steady African railway progress linking the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic amid Allied victories in German East Africa. It highlights the Dar es Salaam to Albertville line and Congo extensions, enabling coast to coast travel and unifying colonial rail networks under Allied control.
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Africa
Cape
Cairo
German East Africa
Dar-es- Salaam
Freee
An Fast Africa
An Central Railway
Ujiji
Lake Tanganyika
Helgaln Congo
Albertville
Indian Ocean
Atlantic
Stanley
Great Lakes
Congo
Phyland
Cape To Cairo
Central Africa
Belgian Congo
Science Monitor
Cook Rhodes
Calro Rall
Germany
Cairoine
Bue
German Central Railway
Wounded Americans to be treated in England
The U S army plans to move convalescent soldiers from France and Flanders to English facilities. Unfit cases will be sent home, while those needing months of rest may remain in Britain for recovery. Base hospitals will expand at English ports, with a 3,000 bed facility noted and General Winter leading the medical department here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Flanders
United States
Medical Department of the Army
Red Exons
England
General Winter
Lees
Typewritten Signatures and the Signature Field Debate
The Toronto Telegram discusses typewritten letters and signatures as a time saving trend. It argues allowing full typed signatures at the letter end frees space for personal touches and claims readers should have the right to present their name legibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Telegram
Weidher
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