American plan for humane handling of prisoners outlined
The article discusses how the United States will treat captives in World War I, drawing on British and French systems. It notes study trips to prison camps in France and Britain, praise for French methods, and plans for the Provost Marshal General's Department to manage American camps with emphasis on humane treatment, proper rations, and orderly administration by U.S. Marines and police.
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Great Britain
France
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Europe
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American Expeditionary Forest
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United States Marines
Army
Navy
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Frances
Grandfather and Grandson in Navy
Gaston V. Lowe, twenty, joined in 1917 in Kansas City and served at Hampton Roads naval base. Adolph L. Lowe, seventy seven, reentered May 29 1917 as carpenter's mate after Civil War service, claimed oldest man in the Navy, praised by Secretary Daniels.
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Kansas City
Hampton Toads Feet
Adolph L. Lowe
Navy
Carpenter
Daniels
Highest Mountains Overview in World Ranges
The Himalayas are the world’s highest continuous range in Asia, nearly 3,600 miles long and over 200 miles wide, with peaks from 16,000 to 20,002 feet. Mount Evarest is listed at 20,002 feet as the globe’s highest, while several other Himalayan peaks reach above 28,000 feet. In the Andes, Chimborazo was once thought highest but is now placed around 20,408 feet, with seven higher peaks elsewhere. The Rocky Mountains host Mount McKinley at 20,464 feet and St. Elias at 18,046 feet in Alaska, with many other peaks from 10,560 to 15,540 feet.
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Himalayas
Himalaya
Asia
Evarest
Andes
South America
Chimborazo
Hellador
Rocky Mountains
Mount McKinley
St. Elias
Alaska
Private Taylor's seven week shell hole ordeal earns DCM
Private J Taylor crawled into a shell hole to escape enemy capture after being wounded at the Hindenburg line. He survived seven weeks amid bombardment by eating bully beetles and water from a cap, feigning death to avoid detection, and finally crawled back to Allied lines with three German soldiers discovering him but letting him go. He recalls the survival and rescue in hospital near London as he recuperates.
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London Gazette
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London
Ower
Hindenburg Line
Onealghet Peters
Peters
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National Acre Plan Gains Ground in Georgia and South Carolina
The Nacional acre plan urges farmers to set aside one acre for planting and cultivation as the National acre. Proceeds would fund thrift stamps. The idea is spreading through Georgia and South Carolina, promoting a shared effort among farmers.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Pessimism Among Loyalist Voices in Wartime
A wartime editorial warns loyalists who spread pessimism about Germany’s power. It condemns defeatist talk as German propaganda that erodes faith and unity, urging a resolute, unwavering commitment to the Allied cause and resistance to surrendering to defeatist views.
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Germany
Verdun
England
Franet
Lore and war: a life defined as military necessity
A reflective quote attributed to Dr. Alonzo Tay argues that daily choices from dining to clothing should be analyzed as acts of war. It contends every decision serves the war effort or prolongs it, leaving no space for nonessential life.
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Alonzo Tay
Fragmented OCR note on petty cash and sales
The cropped text shows scattered figures in pounds shillings and pence with terms like PAY, FARMS, CLOTHES, STRAW, and totals such as 106.00. It appears as an OCR fragment from a financial or inventory page with unclear dates and entities.
Food Administration Sets Local Retail Price Limits in Marshfield
United States Food Administration issues a weekly price list for Wood County noting maximum consumer prices, discounts for cash, 5 cent delivery charge, and cooperation requests. It caps flour and sugar purchases per buyer, clarifies substitute rules with wheat flour, and restricts weekly and monthly quantities for city and country buyers.
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Food Administration
Publc
Marshfield
Wis
B.C
Navy cooks cut waste in wartime galley on North Dakota
In a North Dakota galley a cook operates a meat slicer to minimize waste while bacon is sent to Allied armies and navies. Another shipboard waste eliminator is a potato peeler. The article notes Allied port needs reach 150,000,000 pounds monthly, three lines more than before the war.
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North Dakota
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