Organization and Training of the New Armies of Great Britain
An Office of the General Staff report describes Britain’s early 1914 15 army organization and training. It notes Aldershot drills and regimental spirit shaping volunteers, plus rapid housing, depots, and huts for up to 4 million men. It details feeding programs, cookery schooling, equipment shortages, rifle production limits, and the slow arming of the first new army by March 1915.
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New York
General Staff
Great Britain
Mons
England
Army and Navy Journal
Aldershot
United Kingdom
Oxford University
O. T
Inns of Court O. T. C
War Office
Serrieant
Kipling
Mulvaney
America's Smallest Recruit In The Story Of Perseus War Gap
The piece describes early World War I equipment and training shortages across the first new army divisions. It notes scarce artillery, rifles, dial sights, and transportation, with improvised solutions by officers, and widespread need for competent NCOs and officers. It highlights the rapid transformation of civilians into soldiers and the shift toward indirect fire and air cooperation. It ends with lessons for building future armies.
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Perseus
Woolwich
Sandhurst
How to Select Foods for the Family Budget
An instructional guide on choosing affordable nutritious foods. It outlines five nutrient groups with emphasis on cereals, proteins, fruits and vegetables, fats, and sugars. It provides meal examples for a family of five and explains planning meals to ensure balanced intake while saving money.
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Enel Eerents
Kreup
No Favoritism in Draft, Officials Guard All Registrations
A proclamation from the U S Army provost marshal general reassures that registration boards must apply the selective service law without personal influence. Evading registration carries penalties for both registrants and colluding officials. Exemptions stay narrow and adjudicated by higher boards when needed. Officials vow strict justice and democracy in enforcement.
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Washington
United States Army
War Department
Selective Service Act
Berlin Swindler Posing as Art Agent Dupes Dealers
German police hunt a daring swindler who posed as an agent of a American multi millionare to buy old masters. He arrived from Vienna and stayed at a top hotel. He selected several paintings and paid half, then vanished with the rest or the works as forgeries.
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Berlin
Robert Wacht
Vienna
War Kills Free Lunch Policy in Chicago Saloon War
Chicago saloonkeepers abandon free lunch after barroom owners vote to charge five cents for sandwiches. War prices cited as the reason for ending the traditional free lunch. Other sections of the city follow the lead amid rising costs.
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Chicago
Memoir extracts on Frederic Vut-Hers and war horses
Recollections from Famous War Correspondents recount Frederic Vut Hers in Sudan with Fuzzy Wuzzy and a dangerous retreat under fire. Villiers recalls nearly losing a condemned but usable horse at Suakin as Arab attackers closed in. Bryn Mawr College plans to convert Garrett estate near Baltimore into a farm for teaching farming and gardening to students.
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Frederic Vut- Hers
F. Lauriston Bullard
Vihers
Sudan
Villiers
Suakin
Bryn Mawr College
Garrett
Baltimore
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America
Murdock MacPherson
Aviation Field
Sheepshead Bay
L. I
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kumar
Slic
Cryer
Tony
Cermil Bratia
Faust
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