Noted Sculptor Is Doing War Work
Frederick EB Triebell, a renowned American sculptor, has joined the Hog Island shipyard wartime effort in Philadelphia. Though formerly a stone cutter, he now works at a hull station desk, contributing to U S war production while his studio holds unfinished works in Long Point, Illinois.
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Philadelphia
Hog Island
Newspeed
Frederick EB. Triebell
America
Hull
Long Point
L. L
Tricketto
Italy
Mr. Triebell
Peoria
Cor—e Parcellion
Bg Tn
Tokio
Robert G. Ingersoll
Mil
Shell Shock Reframed as War Neurosis in WWI Discussion
United Press reports doctors in France classify shell shock as war neurosis not incurable madness. They find loss of control in affected functions, with signs like trembles or speech blocks. Cure often comes from practical work and manual training, enabling rapid return to duty.
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United Press
France
Danny Mote
Shell Shock
Plans Biggest Radio Plant In Japan Advertised
The Bulletin of the Japan Society notes Japan plans to build a vast wire rope plant as part of a major radio project in Fukushima prefecture. The Japan Advertiser mentions a site near Hibariga, Harajuku area, with a large survey and construction effort beginning to support the new facility and street infrastructure.
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Bulletin of the Japan Society
New York
Japan
Itza Bull
Fukushima
Resignation Letter Cited Personal Reasons at Treasury
A Treasury Department employee in Washington resigns citing a need for more relative time in life. The long-serving staffer, 54 years in the department with no tardiness, leaves after the request by Reckery McAdoo, Mies th Hyde, who is one year old in the context of the note.
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McAdoo
Mies Th Hyde
Treasury Department
Washington
Development of Men at Camp Kearny Showcases Morale Building
At Camp Kearny San Diego Maj L L Brundred leads a development battalion aiding convalescents not bound for overseas combat. The unit employs tailored platoons for foot knee and hip issues and uses sport and rehab to restore morale and usefulness. Aged veterans help maintain discipline and spirit while some men push for return to duty through specialized training and rifle arming.
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Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
L. L. Brundred
France
Germany
Jack
Brundred
Alsace
Training and support at camp aid overseas units
Soldiers transferred to overseas destined units receive English and other essential subjects taught by volunteers, with the Y M C A coordinating classes and the Knights of Columbus aiding through athletic equipment and staff.
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War Department
San Diego
Knights of Columbus
Little Railways Speed Up Battles on the Front
Frank J. Taylor reports that American railway engineers built a vast network of narrow gauge railways along the St Mihiel sector. They laid tracks quickly through woods and fields connecting front lines to rear bases, enabling fast supply runs. The crews reused captured German rolling stock and emphasized speed, reliability, and night movement to ease congestion.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
France
St. Mihiel
Baldwin
No Man's Land
States
Stefansson Able To Live In Far North
Vancouver report recalls Vilhjalmur Stefansson Arctic survival. He and companions sometimes left base for days or months with scant food, living off ice land and fish. Admirers cite his ability to map lands while surviving in extreme conditions. Captain Lane recalls Stefansson catching fish through ice to attract polar bears for food.
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Vancouver
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Artic
Stefansson
Actic
Alexander Lane
Seattle
Sten
Destruction of Tunnel 86 Delays Allied Movements
Soviet papers laud the destruction of Tunnel 86 on the Trans Siberian near Irkutsk in the Lake Baikal area. The Isvestia notes 1040 pounds of dynamite were used to blow up the tunnel completely, hindering American and Japanese troop movements for up to a year. The tunnel is part of a 48 segment rail line through mountainous terrain by Lake Baikal.
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Moscow
Irkutsk
Lake Baikal
Isveatia
Wawel
American committee leaders cited by French general
Mrs. Annie Murphy Dyke president and Miss Anne Morgan vice president of the American committee for relief in devastated France are cited by General Degbutto of the sixth French army for over a year of devoted, dangerous work under enemy fire to restore firesides. The document notes their retreat only at the last moment amid battles near March and May end.
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Anne Morgan
Washington Tirmeu
Annie Murphy Dyke
American Committee For Relief
France
Degbutto
Never Set Lanterns On Floors Hang Them On Strong Hooks
Lanterns cause more farm fires than any other hazard. Install strong hooks or wires behind stalls to hang lanterns safely, avoid nails, and use whitewash to brighten barns. Do not light or carry lanterns in hay or haylofts, and never fill a lit lantern. Keep extinguishers handy at house and barn.
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P. G. Holden
Germany's Great Need in the German Soul
A Rochester Post-Express essay argues that common sense, tacit reason, and practical judgment can counter tyranny in Germany. It laments propaganda and calls for the common man to revolt, asserting the need to protect subsistence and soul from autocratic manipulation.
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Rochester Post-Express
Tennyson
Locksley Hall
Hazlitt
Germany
Russia
Chemists Plan Inventions to Protect Workers and Fight Gases
Chemists propose using inventions designed to shield soldiers from enemy poison for industrial safety in mines and factories. Absorbents in gas masks may guard against foul atmospheres and gases in work settings. Some poison gases may also be repurposed to exterminate vermin and disinfect orchards from blights like Santo Joseph nemone.
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San Jovencale
Knowledge as lifelong tool in education and work
In this excerpt Farl D. Bahat argues that every fact learned has practical use and that students misjudge relevance. He stresses applying knowledge beyond exams and avoiding a narrow, hotel-room approach to schooling.
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Farl D. Bahat
American Ugar Kefloing Company
Americans Drive Through Marshes to Seize Argonne Heights
American forces in the Argonne consolidate gains and push into Forges Wood and surrounding villages. Doughboys crossed marshes on duckboards and ropes, captured drilland and Gercourt, with over 1 000 prisoners taken and a heavy machine gun barrage deceiving German defenders. An Oregon unit, newly under fire, advanced 6 1/2 miles in a single day, reaching Ep inonville area and proving American infantry effectiveness despite inexperience.
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London Times
Argonne
Forges Brook
Forges Wood
Forges Village
United States
Gercourt
Forges
Meuse
Drillancourt
Brieulles
Oregon
Vauquois
Very
Epinonville
Bois de Cheppy
Boiss de Very
America
Verdun Pigeons Veterans Earn Pensions and Fame
War pigeons of Verdun are honored after guiding French defenses under heavy bombardment. Old Satchelback and other famed birds now live easy, fat, and publicly admired while their offspring serve France in ongoing battle duties.
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Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
France
Verdun
Germany
Cote
Escaped American Private Recounts France to German Prison Break
Private Edward K. Baker of Pittsburgh recounted his escape from German lines in France. He was captured during street fighting near Fismes and forced to work in trenches before American artillery attack prompted his breakout into the brush, rejoining U S troops within 18 hours.
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France
Edward K. Baker
Pittsburgr
Baker
Plames
Chaplains Use Planes and Tanks for Masses
Knights of Columbus volunteers including Rev. John Moran and Rev. John Sullivan deliver field masses to American troops using airplanes to reach distant villages and a tank to transport to distant field services. Rev. Edwin O'Hara and a secretary accompany a tank mission with boxing gloves and baseball material for after service recreation.
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Paris
Knights of Columbus
John Moran
Eugene
Ore
John Sullivan
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Sullivan
Moran
Chaplain Moran
Edwin O'Hara
Portland
Estate of Mary Lily Bingham pays inheritance tax claim
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports attorneys for the Mary Lily Bingham estate tendered a 5 484 084 67 check to Scott Mayes for inheritance tax. The federal government reportedly seeks about 8 000 000. The check was accepted provisionally. Bingham died July 27, 1917, in Louisville leaving a 70 million plus estate mostly to her niece.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Mary Lily Bingham
Louisville
Scott Mayes
Internal Revenue
Henry M. Flagler
New York
Loulasville
Capital's Girls Doing Their Part
Miss Hazel Jones leads Washington society women in war work as many young socialites dedicate energy to national service. Notes mention Hazel Jones daughter of Silvester Wesley Jones of Washington.
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Capital
Hazel Jones
Washington
Cireles
Hazel Jonas
Sinster Weeley Jones
Sebetas
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Verdun Pigeons
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