Why We Send Wheat to England During the War
The piece explains supplying wheat to Europe to support mixed cereal bread for Allies, noting Victory bread uses 20 percent wheat substitute while European war bread uses 25 to 50 percent substitute. It argues bakery bread needs wheat flour, as cornmeal and buckwheat cannot replace it for bakery products. It also highlights women's baking needs and factory work requiring reliable bakery bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Government order to ship potatoes onions for army camps
Yakima Valley farmers will dispose of 4 555 000 pounds of potatoes and 260 000 pounds of onions in army camps during April. The order covers camps in Washington California Texas and one in Louisiana as part of a nationwide program led by E N Hurley and the Emergency Fleet Corporation. For 1918 Washington and Oregon must build 900 000 deadweight tons as part of the shipping board plan. In the first 73 days of the year Seattle yards launched 78 000 tons of steel ships and 7 000 tons of wooden ships with more wooden vessels ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
Washington
California
Texas
Louisiana
Oregon
E. N. Hurley
Shipping Board
Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Seattle
Seattle Yard Ship Construction Plan for 1918 Totals 1,028,100 Tons
The minimum steel ship construction plan lists Skinner and Eddy 18 ships at 8,800 tons each, Seattle Construction and Dry Dock 15 ships at 7,500 tons, J F Duthie 14 ships at 8,800 tons, Ames Shipbuilding 14 ships at 8,800 tons, Erickson Engineering 4 ships at 9,400 tons. Steel tonnage 554,900 and wooden tonnage 63,200. Washington and Oregon total 1,028,100 tons for 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
J. F. Duthie & Co
Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Erickson Engineering Company
Washington
Oregon
Unsinkable ships design described by shipowner
A famous shipowner describes a 10 000 ton deadweight steamer capable of withstanding a single torpedo and likely not harmed by two, claiming it could resist even more damage. The claim suggests innovations in hull strength and protection for a vessel designed to endure naval warfare threats.
Unsinkable cargo ship blocks U boats potential game changer
The design was submitted to the British Admiralty, which endorsed the concept as the best and most carefully planned unsinkable ship yet. Its main drawbacks are double the build cost and higher steel use, but its armament and armor could outgun submarines in surface duels, possibly shifting future naval warfare and protecting vital wartime provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty of Great Britan
Farm and City Job Values Compared by Illinois Official
Roy C. Bishop the farm labor administrator of Illinois presents figures he calls conservative comparisons between farm and city jobs. His data show farm pay of 35 dollars a month equates to 99 in city pay and 40 equates to 104. 45 to 109. 55 to 114 with married men the figures illustrate these value gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Roy C. Bishop
No Closed Shop Sparked By War Unity
The author argues against a closed shop during wartime, praising a unified democracy where rich and poor sacrifice together for victory. He claims democracy rejects immune classes and urges all workers to unite, asserting victory serves working people more than trade union tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Red Cross Chief Credits Press for War Fund Support
Henry P. Davidson, former New York banker, resigns from his bank to lead the Red Cross Council of the United States at one dollar a year. He lauds publishers for their wartime help since the war began, saying press support made the $100,000,000 war fund and 23,000,000 Red Cross members possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Davidson
New York
Red Cross Council of the
United States
Red Cross
Publishers of
America
American Red Cross
Insurance advert promises constant fire protection
A sales pitch from J. W. Elliott at the corner of 8th and Commercial urges readers to obtain continuous fire insurance. The Notary Public in Office offers real estate loans rents and related services, stressing that no home is exempt from fire risk and urging immediate action.
Bible student arrested in Everett linked to espionage act
George Martinich, an Austrian born Canadian naturalized barber and Bible student with a shop in Wenatchee, was arrested in Everett and held on a $15,000 bond for alleged violation of the espionage act. He possessed an uncensored copy of The Finished Mystery and is charged with circulating it. He refused to testify at an 11am hearing before Federal Commissioner Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Martinich
Wenatchee
Everett
Martinich
Everett Dispatch
Hewett Avenue
Mansfield
Dominion of Canada
Benefits of War Shift to Domestic Resources
The article argues wartime disruption ended reliance on Germany for chemicals dyes and potash. It notes discovery of a California phosphate bed supplying fifty years, a nitrate plant castor oil from castor beans graphite and reopened silver mines, water power and inland waterways easing rail traffic. It says these gains offset war costs and Germany loses markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
California
Labor Union Concession Aids British Munitions Effort
In March 1915 English union reps from twenty six trades agreed to abandon workshop conditions that hinder maximum munitions output and pledged no strikes in munitions works. The move follows broad labor cooperation to aid soldiers and national effort, while American labor is urged to prove loyalty likewise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
National Ten Commandments protect soldiers and families
President to sign civil rights bill hailed as the National Ten Commandments safeguarding soldiers from eviction for non payment of rent life insurance lapses foreclosures and property seizures while delaying lawsuits and protecting farm claims and taxes with emphasis on honoring servicemen in liberty’s country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
Congress
The
Washington Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western Truck
Ford
Western Motor Sales Co., Inc
East Pike Distributors
Sis
OLDEN
Peale
C. R. Rothen & Co
MIDGE
City Dray Line
Auto For
L. J. Howerton
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
U.S. A
U. S
U.S
J. W. Elliott Corner
Sam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!