Yank Doughboys Recall Juvigny Drive and Bond With French Allies
At a Paris area hospital, American soldiers recount the Juvigny assault during General Mangin’s sector, praising bayonet tactics and shared fight with French troops. Vivid testimonies from Private Fermin Guarutz, Joseph P. Kelly, and others describe machine gun trenches, fierce street fighting, and the resolve of U.S. and French forces.
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Mangin
America
Paris
Soissons
Vesle
Aisne
Jurigny
New Harmpstire
New Orleans
Seryt
Nure Man Clark
First Street
Edgerton
Wis
Ravigny
Leffaux
Juvigny
Joseph P. Kelly
Elmira
N. Y
States
Kelly
W. C. Walker
San Diego
Cal
Walker
Red Cross Mobilizes for Gauze Masks in Flu Epidemic
Red Cross and allied groups race to supply gauze masks to curb influenza spread. Authorities close schools and theaters in major cities and adjust business hours in New York as part of early containment measures. Mask design uses a simple cotton gauze piece worn over the face to block germ transmission.
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Red Cross
New York
Girls Enter Glass Plants In Western Pennsylvania
For the first time in the region’s glass industry girls are employed in western Pennsylvania plants. They work at the tanks carrying in hot glass and perform tasks previously done by men. They receive the same pay as male workers.
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Pennsylvania
Plan Memorial to Labor at London Headquarters
The Trade Union Congress and Labour Party will build two 1.5 million pound headquarters in London. The complex will include a library restaurant conference hall and space for delegates and union offices.
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Plan Memorial
Labor
Trade Union Congress Labor Party
London
Great Antiquity of Disease in Mankind Proven by Fossil Records
Science argues diseases appeared with the carboniferous age as fossil remains show early pathologies in worm like creatures and later in prehistoric reptiles. The decline of diseases followed reptile extinction, with a rise anew in mammals, while medieval history notes many ancient maladies extinct.
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Rene
Roy L. Moodie
Scientific Monthly
Salvage Plans For Sunken War Cargoes Revealed
British officials have outlined schemes to salvage cargoes from sunken ships around the U K France and Belgium after the war ends. Tinned meats preserved fruits and concentrated foods are expected to be recoverable with little difficulty. The push includes salvaging edible goods encased in protective coverings to resist seawater damage and double lead casings for tea shipments.
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United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Why Trappers Will Be Idle In Siberia This Season
Mining and fur trapping in Siberia have been practically halted this season. Nome Alaska miners and trappers who normally travel to the Siberian coast have been barred from their usual work. Trade vessels could not operate thus cutting off the familiar route and commerce. Miners on the Siberian coast foresee a postwar revival with potential riches in metals and furs resembling Alaska.
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Siberia
Alaska
Nome
Siberian
Bering Sea
Why Big Guns Erode
Professor Malowe discusses gun erosion linked to the iron carbon diaphragm. He notes interior surfaces harden after firing, even after few shots, and suggests heat treatment rather than carbonization. The 14 inch gun liner wore out after 170 shots, giving an effective life of about 3.4 seconds.
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Malowe
Howe
Scientific American
Doughboys Use of Dubbin Sparks Confusion at Headquarters
The latest bulletin explains the quartermaster issued a substance labeled dubbin for greasing shoes. Soldiers say some used it as massage cream or shampoo and on sore feet, but officials warn it must not be used on skin or as foot grease.
Prince Sixte de Bourbon in Belgian Army Wins Croix de Guerre
Brother in law of the Austrian emperor, Prince Sixte de Bourbon sought to join the French army but faced legal barriers. He and his brother Xavier served as stretcher bearers then lieutenants in Belgian artillery, earning promotion by late 1917. He praises American efforts and plans a postwar U S tour.
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Emperor of Austria
Sixte de Bourbon
France
House of Hapsburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Wilson
America
W. A. Hemmick
Washington
American Red Cross
United States
Father Hemmick
Austria
Prince Sixte
Paris
Premier Clemenceau
Charles
Duke Robert of Parma
Ecole de Droit
Ecole Des Sciences Politiques
Tripoli
Egypt
Soudan
Mesopotamia
Syria
Zita
Hapsburg
Elie
Berlin
Vienna
Prince Xavier
Jhap
Flanders
Eyvery
Barron de Broqueville
Belgium
Albert
Sixte
Poincaire
American salt works role in national salt supply
The text notes that American salt works in recent years have supplied all the salt used in the country, highlighting their dominant supply position and national impact.
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American Salt Works
Art versus Bricks in Sydney A curious law debate
The Sydney Bulletin weighs a clash between the Musicians' Union and bricklayers over whether union or unaffiliated players may perform in a gala day procession. Arguments contrast art and materialism, noting bricks versus music and the abstract notion of a soul against tangible bricks.
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Sydney
Musicians’ Union of Sydney
Melbourne
Musicians’ Organization
Reclaiming Disabled Men Through War Speak
Maj. Harry E. Mack urges the nation to reclaim energies of 600000 disabled in industries, noting war shows the need as government and industry have failed. He warns of labor shortages after the war due to deaths and immigration declines and calls for turning to disabled-worker reclamation.
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Harry E. Mack
National League of American Pen ‘Women
United States
Pigeons Break Monopoly by Spreading Nutmeg Seeds
The Boston Post recounts how Dutch efforts to monopolize nutmeg failed when pigeons carried mace seeds from Banda to surrounding lands. The spread led to wild nutmeg trees growing across many areas, removing the monopoly threat.
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Banda Islands
Asia
Boston Post
Still an Easy Mark Plastered with Old-World Con Games
A humorous reflection contrasts a farmer's skepticism with gullible sales pitches. The speaker notes the farmer’s wariness toward a classic gold brick scam while revealing his willingness to buy a used car, hinting at evolving gullibility trends.
Few Persons Admit Bias in Politics and Religion
A compact observation notes that many individuals hesitate to acknowledge prejudice in political and religious beliefs. It highlights reluctance to confront personal bias and its subtle role in public discourse.
Salvage urged to aid War Savings drive in Illinois
Illinois readers urged to join salvage service to exceed the $125,000,000 War Savings stamp quota. The piece promotes recycling of rubber, paper, metals, textiles, and other materials to fund the war effort, noting profits support War Savings bonds and government reconstruction. It cites national leaders and calls every man, woman and child to participate.
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Illinois
Ilnois Committee For War Savings
Martin A. Ryerson
United States
Federal Assay Office
Red Cross
National War Savings Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Chicago
Salvage Bureau
Reclamation Division
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
Idle dollar urged to join the fight for the nation
A quoted verse by Harold Oesterreich calls idle money a slacker and urges readers to seize it and use it for national effort, framing thrift and discipline as civic duty during hard times. The poem contrasts a dollar on vacation with a dollar needed for wartime or national work.
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Harold Oesterreich
War Savings Stamps Keep Money At Home
The War Savings committee for Illinois explains that money from War Savings stamps returns to the people, pays local labor bills, and keeps trade channels open. It supports individual workers and enables the poorest to fulfill duties just as lenders or soldiers do.
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Illnois
Court Clerk Sells $41,000 War Savings Stamps Record
Edwin Mitchell deputy clerk in the Superior court Chicago has sold more than $41,000 in War Savings stamps in the Cook County building. He is chairman of the county building committee. No other man in similar state capacity has exceeded this record.
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Edwin Mitchell
Superior Court
Chicago
Cook County
War Savings Drive Surpasses State Quotas in Illinois
Reports from Washington show 21,123 War Savings societies in Illinois with a 20,919 quota. The state also exceeds the target with 7,500 maximum war savers, indicating strong participation in the drive.
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U. S
Miracle
Washington
Dinois
Your Money's sure When stamps mawre Buy W. 8, 5.
A unclear sentence fragment notes stamps and a vague purchase notion with numbers and letters. The readable content centers on money and stamp buying hints, but no concrete event or person is identifiable. The item reads like a partial advertisement or mis OCR of postal pricing.
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Mawre
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