Awake to the gravity of the German war threat
Ambassadors and analysts urge American citizens to grasp the scale of the conflict with Germany. James W. Gerard warns that nine million German armed forces remain in action, with millions killed or wounded, and urges the United States to confront Prussianism on European battlefields or at home. Roger Babson likewise refutes sensational claims, noting many wounds are minor and survival rates high for French troops.
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United States
James W. Gerard
Germany
Gerard
German Empire
France
Roumania
Europe
United States of America
New York
Illinois
Nebraska
Washington
Union
America
Roger Babson
Wellesley College
War Mortality Myths Debunked In Allied Troop Casualties
The piece counters pacifist and German sympathizer arguments that American troops sent to France face high fatality rates. It notes such claims aim to terrorize American women and curb mobilization, asserting the danger is exaggerated.
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America
France
Germany
Government urges gasoline saving for war effort
After investigation of the gasoline shortage, the Bureau of Mines director urges voluntary cuts in pleasure riding to free fuel for the army and Allies. He advises idle engines off, kerosene for garage cleaning, no carburetor leaks, shutting off fuel, and careful fuel mix for efficiency.
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van H. Manning
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
United States
United States Army
Revival Effort Aims to Save Nation Wool Supply
Farmers urged to boost sheep numbers to meet annual wool needs of 609 million pounds. War restrictions shrink Australian wool exports to Britain, mening the U.S. supply. Westward homesteaders push sheep men out, shrinking range by 60 million acres. With army clothing demand, the sheep industry revival becomes critical.
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America
England
Four Minute Men Organization Promotes Publicity in Theaters
The Four Minute Men provide four minute talks by local volunteers with government slides shown in cinema intermissions. Speakers study their communities to illustrate national service and the role individuals can play, under county council supervision.
Human Sled Saves Guide on Mount Hood Rescue
Elijah Coalman of the forestry service used a self improvised sled to save Manus Fuhrer a mountain guide after Fuhrer was fatally wounded by an ax on descent from Mount Hood Fuhrer was taken to a hospital in Portland by a party including sightseers who aided in the long rescue effort.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Hood
Elijah Coalman
Forestry Service
Manus Fuhrer
Fuhrer
Coalman
Vast espionage network of Nicholas II exposed in Russia
Petrograd reports describe 33 lists of spies and informers in Nicholas II’s pay, with up to 40 000 suspected autocracy operatives. The commission details the OKHRANNOE OTCHLENIE system, its nicknamed agents, and the epochal shift after the revolution as archives and papers are seized and prepared for a five volume History of Espionage Under Nicholas II.
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Turkey
Abdul Hamid II
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Nicholas
Okhrannoe Otchelenie
Security Department
Basil Ostrov
State Organization of Crime
Nicholas II
Klitehka
Fatty
Ike
Father Gapon
Women Run Sawmill and Kiln Miss Enlistments
Kiln Mississippi has seen a mass of enlistments into the army and navy reducing the male labor pool. A large sawmill now employs negro women as mill hands while the commissary store is run entirely by white women. The mill manager F. W. Pettibone reports fully 100 men have enlisted, forcing recruitment from the black female workforce who perform slab rolling duties effectively.
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F. W. Pettibone
Coffin For Dead Dog in St Louis Funeral
A 15 year old black and tan dog named Tootsey Toodles Willer died after daily dental care, chicken broth, baths, and car rides. A mahogany coffin was carried in a large limousine to a private cemetery where mourners attended the funeral for the pet of Mr and Mrs Herman Willer.
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St. Louis
Tootsey Toodles Willer
Tootsey
Herman Willer
Reunion After Forty Years Brightens Mahanoy City Scene
Patrick Hyland of Mahanoy City and his sister Mrs. Jane Young now of Shipsburg Mass met at a railroad station for the first time in forty years in a poignant reunion. The siblings had moved to different parts of the country after their youth.
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Mahanoy City
Young
Patrick Hyland
Jane Young
Shipsburg
Mass
War era YWCA raises $250000 for girls league near camps
New York reports a quarter of a million earmarked from a $1 million fund to launch patriotic league clubs for girls near training camps. The program, led by the YWCA junior war work council, invites all girls to pledge service and character, with hostess houses and activities planned to support soldiers and families.
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New York
National Board
Y. W
Lexington Avenue
Patriotic League For Girls
Junior War Work Council
The
League
Plattsburg
Association
Patriotic League
Tensa Ww
James 8. Cushman
War Work Council
Francis de Lacy Hyde
Plainfield
N. J
Robert Lovett
Locust Valley
N. Y
Schoolgirl's Perfect Attendance Record Highlighted
Hayward Wisconsin Miss Dayne Bra, member of the 1917 Hayward High School graduating class, earned a perfect attendance record from September 1905 starting in kindergarten through this year when she received her high school diploma, missing no days and never tardy.
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Hayward
Wis
Dayne Brathen
Hayward High School
Notice For Publication on Land Claim in Washington Territory
Charlie H. Atkinson of Leavenworth Wash has filed for Final Five Year proof to establish his homestead claim at Township 29 North Range 16 East Willamette Meridian. Proof to be made before United States Commissioner R S Ludington at Wenatchee Sept 8 1917. Witnesses: L S Chambers Peshastin Gust Burgrin Richard Chambers Joseph Stafford Leavenworth. Ben Spear Register.
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Township 22
Willamette
Wenatchee Canal Company
Wenatchee
Chelan County
Washington
Bert McManus
Chelan Co
E. EK. Stowell
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Waterville Wash
Charlie H. Atkinson
Leavenworth
East Willamette
Meridian
Ludington
United States
Wenatchee Washington
L. S. Chambers
Peshastin, Wash
Gust Burgrin
Richard Chambers
Joseph Stafford
Ben Spear
Register First
Fisherman Drags Huge Catfish Four Miles to Town
Arkansas City fisherman Bloomer Allen tried to haul a seventy five pound catfish from the Arkansas River dam. He chained the fish and dragged it four miles to Arkansas City, aided by a passerby who helped finish lifting the fish from the water.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Arkansas River
Bloomer Allen
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Pearl P. Holcomb
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Minerva Warner
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Richard I. Williams
W.F. Whitney
Commercial Bank
Wenatchee Wash
Stephen Winchester
O. B. Brown
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N. M. Sorensen
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Leavenworth, Wash
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Leavenworth Hospital
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Sam RK. Sumner
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Burt J. Williams
Central Building
Wenatchee, Wash
Reeves & Reeves
Wenatchee, Washington
W. F. Whitney
O. B. Hughes
J. A. Adams
Fred Kemp
Halbert Black
CrowNlard & Crollard Lawyers
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Elliott Block
John E. Porter
Columbia Valley Bank
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