National War College Plan Advocates College Training for War
Secretary of War Baker and Hon. P P Claxton endorse a policy to develop a large pool of educated young men in colleges and technical schools to support military needs, while avoiding wasteful depletion of student bodies. Major General Leonard Wood urges finishing education before enlisting, warning against rushed joining. The plan links scientific and liberal training to leadership and military efficiency.
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Woodrow Wilson II
Americas
War Baker
P P Claxton
United States
War Department
United States Army College
Leonard Wood
Guilty Verdicts In I W W Espionage Trial
Jurors have found 1000 Industrial Workers of the World members guilty of espionage act violations after a lengthy trial begun in April. Of 115 defendants, most faced trial, with some discharged for innocence or to be tried separately. Bail was posted by all but thirteen, and each was represented by skilled counsel.
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Chicago
Landis
IWW
William D. Haywood
Is Russia Coming Back The War Effort
The piece notes brighter prospects for Russia rejoining the war, citing Allied arrivals from Mesopotamia at Baku and American troops at Vladivostok. It highlights Armenian welcome for British troops and Russian anti-German factions, plus supply efforts and the Stevens Railway Commission's Vladivostok visit as key developments. It also mentions a looming shortfall of arms and ammunition and the need to aid Czech Slovak and Russian recruits.
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Constituent Assembly
Russia
Siberia
Don Cossacks
Red Guards
Lmit
Lenin
Trotsky
Kronstadt
Mesopotamia
Baku
Caucasus
Philippines
Vladivostok
Harbin
Lake Baikal
Stevens Railway Commission
Local Matrimonial Notices List Several Couples
Everett Taubeneck of Darwin, and Genevieve Ralston of Marshall, together with John H. Cook of Martingville and Rosetta Blanche Gilbert of Huntington, Indiana, appear in marriage notice records. Frank Sewell and Ruth Bland of Terre Haute, and J. W. Reynolds with Vera Douglas of Mason, Illinois, also listed in the notice.
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Darwin
Genevieve Ralston
Marshall
John H. Cook
Martingville
Rosetta Blanche Gilbert
Huntington
Indiana
Frank “Sewell
Johnson
Ruth’ Bland
Terre’ Haute
J. W. Reynolds
Vera Douglas
Mason, Ill
Food conservation aids Allies as Hoover praises U S effort
Food Administrator Hoover reports that in the year ending June 30, 1918 the United States shipped 141 million bushels of wheat and 814.6 million pounds of meat to the Allies while meeting domestic needs. He credits voluntary conservation and widespread patriotism, noting increased meat exports and substantial savings across cereals and breadstuffs. He emphasizes women’s dominant role and the unity of homes and farms in wartime sacrifice.
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United States
Hoover
Wilson
Food Administration
America
Allies
Germany
Sugar Shortage Hits Spain and Portugal
Sugar prices soar in Spain and Portugal due to a short beet crop and limited shipping. In Barcelona granulated sugar sells for 19 cents a pound, while Lisbon brown sugar is fixed at 1.04 to 1.12 dollars per pound. Sweden’s raw sugar runs about 14 cents per pound.
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Spain
Portugal
Europe
Barcelona
Lisbon
Sweden
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