Real Excitement for Truck Driver in War Rescue
An American Red Cross driver recounts leading six trucks from Paris at midnight with food, medical supplies, and blankets toward the fighting front. The convoy faced relentless shelling, refugee congestion, and a hospital evacuation for 60 American and 200 French wounded. Despite chaos, 17 major operations were performed under candlelight, and supplies and staff were moved to safety as Germans advanced near the front.
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Favor Offensive on Italian Front is urged by Russell
New York Charles Edward Russell returns to the United States and in the Progresso Italiano Americas urges concentrating the allies forces on Italy. He argues American sacrifice on the French front is excessive and Italy should be reinforced to enable a decisive offensive and bring the war nearer its end. Russell praises Italy’s sacrifices, urges stronger U.S. support, and plans large meetings to explain Italy’s importance and foster closer U.S.-Italy relations.
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Charles Edward Russell
Italy
Progresso Italio-Americano
United States
Napoleon
Vienna
America
Caporetto
Germany
Austria
Russell
Rumanians Ready to Take Up Arms Again
Rumanians ready to take up arms again as belief grows that German domination may provoke an uprising if food and clothing shortages persist. A Jassy returnee cites growing peasant unrest and royal family and military circles foresee Romania throwing off German rule as American legions aid the western front. Paris reports continued German resistance.
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France
Rominia
Germany
Paris
Goodbye Summer The Last Days Of Sizzling Heat
A reflective note on summer ending in Twenty Three, with memories of hot days and sleepless nights. It laments fading warmth, playful poems, and the ache of overdue heat, while declaring an end to summer’s reign and a wish for rest as the season closes.
Skeleton Said to Be John of Antioch Found in Jericho
A British shell attack on Jericho revealed an ancient tomb with a skeleton. Archaeologists urged identification and a London cable asked if the skeleton could be John of Antioch, but the War Office replied it cannot trace such a figure and requested an identification dispatch.
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London
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Diak
Fragmentary Tribune snippet on language class confusion
A Chicago Tribune page fragment shows an instructor prompting a class to define a foreign word. Students struggle with meaning as the dialogue cuts off, leaving the exact query and responses unclear.
Red Cross Reunites French Soldier With Missing Family
An American Red Cross worker in Bourg Fin Bresse, France, helps a bronzed soldier find his wife and five year old daughter after four years apart. Despite delays and evasions by officials, Red Cross traces the family to Evian and confirms their destination by telephone, providing toys and essentials for the reunion.
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Sisters of Secretary of State Run Red Cross Canteen in France
Newton D. Baker, arriving in France, visited Miss Katherine E. Lansing and Miss Emma Lansing, sisters of the U S Secretary of State, who have organized a Red Cross canteen for wounded American soldiers at a French port. Baker praised their work and noted their French war cross decoration. The canteen serves sandwiches, hot drinks, cigarettes, and chocolate to soldiers returning to America during delays before boarding ships.
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Katherine E. Lansing
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Watertown
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Wine Stimulation Sparks Hen Lays In Paris News
London report says Mrs Hen persuades her lord with wine as a professeur at Fontainebleau tests hens. Six drinkers laid 150 eggs versus 27 from teetotal hens, quality higher among wine drinkers. Warns of women's rights and winter strikes provoking hen strikes over beer demands.
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London
Mall
Fontainebleau
Football with Destiny in a War Time Tale
In a dreamlike World War I vignette from the Christian Science Monitor, a battalion fresh from trench instruction returns to brigade reserve for eight days and stages a makeshift football match. A battered ball built from an old shirt and string embodies resolve as dawn attacks and bayonets loom, then shifts to a wartime hotel note about Philadelphia leasing a seven story hotel for soldiers passing through.
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Christian Science Monitor
R. F. W. Rees
Bill
Bil
Andy
Mealy
War era marriages spark affective courtships in Detroit Free Press account
The column argues wartime drafts shape marriage plans as men rush to marry before departure or adjust to tent life. It notes many postpone or marry for emotional reasons, praising loyalty and sacrifice while acknowledging risks of maimed or missing partners and urging women to “do her bit” and support loved ones.
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Detroit Free Press
Germans distort the pope telegram affirming Vatican denounces falsified reports
The Osservatore Romano rejects an Amsterdam claim that Benedict XV blessed Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Vatican condemns the distorted telegram as bad faith and notes the Dutch and German press spread the falsehood, stressing the pope's protest and nonalignment with German policy.
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France
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Berlin
Pittsburgh Becomes Arsenal of the World in Steel Output
The Pittsburgh district houses about 250 steel plants with roughly 600000 workers, operating around the clock to supply 2.4 million tons of steel plate annually for ships and munitions. The Carnegie Steel plant at Homestead produces armor plate, pig iron output reaches 7 million tons, and steel ingot production hits 8.6 million tons, with fine bed steel at 11.4 million tons. Since the U.S. entered the war, district steel production rose by about 26 percent.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead
Tt Tf
United States
The Perfect Citizen from the New York Tribune
A report on moral, mental, and physical standards for overseas service notes J W Williamson of New Westminster British Columbia scoring 100 percent as the first perfection applicant. After acceptance he added a record of 17 children and improved his standing.
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Knights of Columbus
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Williamson
Cheerful optimism on coal supply and war effort progress
A buoyant note from Melede on coal production and rail logistics is joined by statements from Garfield's fuel department and Director General McAdoo. Hoover signals relief from wheat fears, while Ryan touts 50,000 Liberty engines and Schwab notes rising shipwork tempo. Overseas news reflects national confidence as America readies for global reception.
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Schwab
Lord Reading Addresses American Troops On Front Line
Lord Reading spoke to American soldiers near Juvigny in a dual role as ambassador and emissary from the United States and Great Britain. His message celebrated American resolve and unity with Allied forces, noting that liberty drew nearer with every Allied advance and that Americans watch with pride as Britain and France gain strength.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Juvigny
America
Tanks Doomed? British Front Wields Armored Might
Behind British lines in France, tanks, cavalry and armored cars play a larger role in Western Front fighting than ever. The modern tank speeds twice as fast as earlier types and can outflank infantry. Whippets, called killing machines, stalk fortified points at high speed, while supply tanks carry fuel and ammo. Armored cars, though roadbound, probe rear areas and strike vital targets, expanding possibilities for commanders.
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France
Mall
Cooks Do Their Bit In Beating The Boche
United Press report on army cooks in France aiding Allied push on the Marne. Cooks ferried hot chow through shell torn roads in a rolling camp kitchen, feeding hungry soldiers regardless of unit while combat raged nearby.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
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Marne
C Company
Jim
Bo Jim
War Kitchen Confessions: A Cook Turned Salesman
A United Press interview captures a husky cook who swapped selling for cooking in wartime. He stresses using real goods, camouflage, and diplomacy to satisfy soldiers, noting the job mirrors salesmanship and ends with a hearty invitation to dine.
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United Press
Germany Flirting With the Chinese Politically Aligned
Peking reports Germany is pressing influence in China to curb French prestige. The French legation cites the Tientsin treaty of 1853 and the China Vatican negotiations as areas of contention. China informed the pope that Monsignor Petrelli is persona grata in Peking due to ties with Admiral Hintae, the former German minister to China.
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China
Vatican
Legation
Philippines
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Entente Nationa
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Petrelli
Admiral Hintae
Profiteering Persists Despite Price Decree in Paris District
In Seine and Oljne, authorities limited wine prices to protect soldiers. Red wine: 2 cents per liter and 1 cent attendance. white wine: 36 cents per liter and 1 cent attendance. The decree failed to stop profiteers, with many places displaying price placards advertising inflated costs.
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Seine
Oljsne
Suburban Drug Store Apprentice Applicant
A Minneapolis Journal tale shows a leading suburb druggist seeking an apprentice. An applicant with prior work in a fan store impresses with neat handwriting and arithmetic potential. The druggist tests mental math, but the lad stumbles on a price problem, revealing his limits.
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Minneapolis
Enous
Daughter of Gompers Dies in Washington
Mise Gompers aged 23 daughter of Samuel Gompers president of the AFL died here yesterday at her home of Spanish influenza Mr Gompers in Europe. American soldiers in the United States will eat more than 1,000,000 dollars worth of potatoes and onions during October per the war department at Boule.
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