Amundsen Praises Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Norwegian navigator Capt Roald Amundsen visits Lake Forest Great Lakes naval training station near Chilengo. He notes its vast scale 23 000 recruits training 700 strong band led by Lieutenant John Philip Sousa and equipment including listening towers to detect U boats while praising U S naval leadership under Captain William A Moffett. He foresees a world changing blow against autocracy.
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Great Lakes
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Roald Amundsen
Mall
Paris
Like Forest
Chilengo
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
William A. Moffett
John Philip Sousa
America
United States Navy
Fear Glass Eye Famine in United States
Denver glass eye maker Aaron Kohler says only three firms in the United States produce glass eyes and demand far outstrips supply. He notes about one in 200 people wore a glass eye at the start of World War I, a ratio now uncertain but the shortage could take a generation to ease as most production is in Europe.
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Denver
Cole
United States
Aaron Kohler
Kohler
Europe
Salute by M. E. Buhler Vigilantes
A brief poem describing how soldiers and officers acknowledge rank through a grave, silent salute. The speaker contrasts a subordinate’s pledge to be worthy with the formal exchange of recognition in sea or land, emphasizing obedience and duty in military culture.
War Courses Added at University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma adds six special chemistry courses in the school of mechanical engineering to meet war needs. Courses cover petroleum products, petroleum and natural gas technology, and related laboratory work.
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Norman
Okla
Ohe University of Oklahoma
Hen Lays Eggs In Tree Near Hartford
In Hartford Connecticut J A Daniels of Silver Lane reports a hen that lays eggs in a willow tree ten feet above ground. A hired man saw the hen cackling on a branch and found an egg in the nest. Since then she has been laying regularly on her high perch.
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Hartford
Conn
J. A. Daniels
Silver Lane
Victoria Cross for Captain McCudden at Twenty Two
Captain James Byford McCudden of the Royal Flying Corps is awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery and sustained gallantry during 1917 into early 1918. Official notices detail multiple air battles, destruction of enemy machines, and bars to the DSO and MC, marking him as the Allies’ leading air fighter.
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London
Britain
France
James Byford McCudden
McCudden
Bishop
Guynemer
Ball
Baron von Richthofen
Co. Ls
Royal Flying Corps
King
V. C
Rk. F. C
Nip and Tuck Only Constant Conservation Program Will Enable America
Washington reports the world food supply is tight and only a steady conservation program can sustain Allies. Germany's submarine campaign targets large ships carrying grain and other cargo, risking reductions in wheat exports from 1917. Surplus from 1916 aided 1917 shipments, but by 1918 no surplus remains, threatening cereal imports and global calorie needs.
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America
Washington
Germany
Food Saving Becomes Direct Military War Effort
The saving and production of food have become a direct military contribution to the war effort.
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Tuck
Tongue Cut Out By Prisoner Doctor Wilkie Message Under Stamp
In Neb city a physician known as Doctor Wilkie wrote before going to war that captors would hide a message under a postage stamp. A letter from a German prison camp arrived censored but preserved his warning. The stamp was opened and revealed the line They have put out my tongue.
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Auburn
Neb
Wilkie
Grip Epidemic Strains Kidney Health Urges Aid
Doctors warn grip epidemics weaken kidneys and leave the system run down. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root herbal formula is promoted as a gentle kidney aid after flu or grip, with mail offer for a sample bottle and testimonials from users.
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Druggista Peoren
Kilmer
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