Ten Best Bird Friends For The Farmer
Eminent American ornithologist lists the ten most beneficial birds in the United States led by the nighthawk and killdeer plover. He notes predatory birds like the barn owl and hawk deserve place too, as do chimney swift bluebird and phoebe. The article details each species usefulness, feeding habits, and how farmers view them, urging protection of these helpful birds.
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United States
Piosist
Algut- E
A. K. Fisher
Biological Sur
Biological Survey
F. B. L. Beal
Department of Agriculture
B. L. Heal
The
Phoebe
Wordsworth
Safe from Barbed Wire Glove Fabric Headline
A fabric used in British trench gear promises barbed wire protection. Mittens with a split first finger and thumb, waterproof insulation for electrical wires, and sleeping bags that can cover entanglements are described. The material is also claimed to resist shrapnel and bullets, with antiseptic wool to reduce infection.
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Popular Science Monthly
ImpLOIT R Crane and His Money
Chicago millionare Charles R. Crane is noted for unusual generosity across ventures. The tale recalls a poet aspirant needing funds and Crane’s willingness to support art and ensure quality, even funding inner memorial decor to preserve artistic standards and his peace of mind.
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Charles R. Crane
Chicago
America
Crane
Russia
Britain's Head Nurse Leads Vast War Office Nursing Force
Before the war 295 military nurses served in Britain. Now 6,385 are under War Office control with three year training. Including auxiliary agencies, 7,000 nurses care for soldiers. Miss BE H Becher, matron in chief, coordinates the organization from the War Office with calm efficiency.
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Great Britain
War Office
Thass
3Ien
Great Exham
BE. H. Becher
R. K
Dis
Flier for France Cowdin Joins Verdun Battleplane Squadron
Sergt. Elliot C. Cowdin of New York has been moved from reserves to a Verdun battleplane unit. A Harvard graduate and sportsman, Cowdin has earned a war cross and promotion in the French army. On leave with William Thaw and Sergt Worman Prince, German sympathizers urged Lansing to confine them, but state authorities ruled they were not subject to international rules since they came of their own accord and did not seek American protection.
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Paris
Elliot C. Cowdin
New York
Verdun
Cowdin
William Thaw
Sergi Worman Prince
Christma
Secretary of State
Lansing
State Department
Germany
Buys for Uncle Sam and the General Supply Committee
A 1910 act creates the General Supply Committee to prepare specifications receive bids and award government contracts. Dr C H Briggs leads as superintendent. The committee promises economy through low prices and bulk purchases saving over 2 5 million in two years. Contracts cover items from pickles to automobiles with annual aggregate costs in the millions.
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General Supply Committee
Canslsta
Executive Departments
C. H. Briggs
Post Office Department
Orst
United States
Uncle Sam
Sursaparilla
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Ralph Weldo Emer
Emerson
North Wind
Wil Woodpeckelrs
G.clark
BAR Hallow
R. Crane
Britain
France
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