France Like An Interesting Description Of The Country And People
Cant. A. L. Smith, medical officer formerly of Toledo, Ohio, writes from France about countryside life and farming. He describes rolling terrain, chalk soils, square farm layouts with inner courtyards, food practices, and the work of men and women, noting holidays, dress, and customs. He reflects on war, losses, and calls for continued support for Allied efforts.
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Cant
A. L. Smith
Toledo
Cumberlania County
British Navy's Work In War Rallies Allied Resolve
Premier Lloyd George praised the Navy's pivotal role in WWI noting how German success depended on destroying allied sea power. He cited submarines as a threat now countered, with 150 U boats sunk since the war began and British and mercantile fleets expanding to 8 million tons and over 1.5 million sailors. The navy patrolled every trade route as ships moved millions of soldiers and vast supplies with minimal losses, validating Mahan's sea power theory.
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Lloyd George
House of Commons
Germany
Mercantile Marine
Canada
United States
Australia
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Registration Day Nears for 18 to 45 Draft Class
Provost General Crowder orders rapid disposition of June 5 1918 and 1917 class cases by September 1 and predicts quick passage of age extension. Registration for the new class will precede September 1 with immediate operation of the draft machinery once the president proclaims. In droughty seasons there is always enough rain to spoil one's hat.
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General Crowder
Crowder
Keep the Enemy Running and End to Volunteer System
General March endorses a shift from slogans to action as ally forces press the German retreat on multiple fronts. The piece notes 50,000 to 60,000 prisoners and 500 guns captured, credits superior tanks aircraft artillery and American troops, and argues conscription is the national necessity over voluntary enlistment to sustain war effort.
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March
Hindenburg
Paris
Lloyd George
Vesle
Noyon
Somme
Germany
Western Front
Foch
Rhine
Army
Navy
Where the Money Goes in War Time Economy
A census shows spending shifts during war with autos phonographs and small diamonds rising while shoes and clothing fall. Wages rise and keep demand strong as more men travel boosting fountain pen sales and post office receipts. Work clothing purchases rise 96 percent as wholesale firms cut travel by car to cut rail fares. Death of Prof Shoop, Chicago schools superintendent, at a Rockville Indiana hotel after delivering a speech.
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Shoop
John D. “Shoop
Chicago
Paris
Rockville
Ind
Where Thomas Yale Rests In Wrexham Grave Ivy Sent
The London Chronicle recalls Thomas Yale buried in Wrexham North Wales where ivy was cut from his grave in the early 1790s. Officers of the new American army with Yale roots note the personal link to Yale College and its founding seat of learning.
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Thomas Yale
Yale College
Wrexham
North Wales
Phelps
London
London Chronicle
Illinois Centennial Celebration Plans Unveiled for Vandalia and Springfield
Arrangements advance for Illinois Centennial events on Sept 26 27 at Vandalia the second state capital with Gov Lowden state officers and notable guests expected. The Masque of Illinois directed by Frederick Bruegger features Wallace Rice in an open air amphitheater. Theodore Roosevelt will speak at the Springfield August 26 celebration with Miss Florence Lowden in the masque.
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Vandalia
Ilinois
Centennial Commission
Lowden
Supreme Court
State Centennial Commission
Lllinois
Wallace Rice
Frederick Bruegger
Illinois Centennial Commission
Bruegger
Gov
Lawden
Joseph Fifer
Richard Yates
Charles S. Deneen
Edward F. Dunne
Springfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Florence Lowden
Jo Hnois
Prices Rise After International Harvester Dissolution
If machinery prices climb after the International Harvester company dissolves, farmers may reassess the Sherman Act implications.
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International Harvester Company
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Mrs. Craig
A Marshall woman praises Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney weakness and related pains. Mrs. Thomas Craig of 814 Locust St. says the remedy relieved backache headaches and general ill feeling after cold settles in the kidneys. Price 60c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
Marshall
Thomas Craig
Locust St
Craig
Foster-Milburn Co
Miers
Buffalo
N. Y
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Ammermog
Herald
J. W. Smith
M. D
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Kinloch
Bubeck & Gallagher
C. East
Indianapolis
York
County of
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