Huns Desecrate French Churches In Recent Advance
Descriptions from Clateau Dhiarry recount German troops stripping churches of candles relics and sacred vessels. The invaders damaged organs stained glass and vestments while looting brass candlesticks and even cutting leather from pews. French clergy aided by the Knights of Columbus rushed to restore services for American troops and parishioners.
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Germany
Clateau
St Urepidt's
Eure
Stey
Tames Horton
Marist College
Athiota
Gin
Knights of Columbus Gerunio
Father Orton
Keights of Columbus
Cardles
Clhatene
Koights
Columbus
Father Horton
France
Suetor
Briel
Fortan
Knights of Columbus
Geir
Fail to doff hat sparks row on Main Street
Louis Hoppe, a Baptist minister in Chattanooga, was humiliated when he failed to remove his hat as a minstrel band played The Star Spangled Banner. A bystander knocked his hat aside, and the minister faced arrest and was held for examination.
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Ninleter
Louis FP
Hoppe
Main
Chattasooga
Rannister
Jes
Cooperative Farmers Bring Electricity To Thrashers Kansas
Farmers in Thrashers Kansas form cooperative, install motor and transformer, lay direct conductors to fields, and achieve significant savings. The system reduces fire danger, lowers costs, and speeds work compared with steam powered methods.
To Keep Cider Sweet With Sulphite and Additives
Fresh cider should have one ounce of sulphite of lime per gallon to stay sweet. Store in tight barrels or kegs. Adding sugar or glucose enhances keeping quality. Boiled cider lasts well if sweetened. Mint or wintergreen and similar flavors also improve quality.
A Bit of Home Within the Camp War News
A long low frame building serves as a YWCA hostess house near military camps with warm fires and welcoming staff. A soldier’s mother visits to surprise her son before his front leave, aided by hostesses who provide rest and meals. The piece praises YWCA hostess houses as vital for morale, offering homes away from home for soldiers and families, and notes the network extends from the United States to Europe with overseas centers and local cafeterias serving thousands daily.
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Docamon
Jett
John
S. Crefuse
Cmap
Joha
Young Women’s Christian Association
AL Losvess
AL House
War Department
YW. C. A
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Woc
Gleile
Great Likes
YW. GA
Letrograd
Paris
Orange
Signal Corps
Plty
W. CA
Millions For Morale War Work Slogan Origin
George W. Perkins, chairman of the finance committee, coins the “Millions For Morale” slogan for the United War Work Campaign. Seven major groups unite: Army YW, AY, WCA, National Catholic War Council, E o C Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Association, and the Salvation Army. The drive emphasizes morale as key to victory and outlines the purpose behind the slogan.
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United War Work
George W. Perkins
Armyyom
AY the
W. CA
National Catholic War Council
E. of C Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Salvation Army
Mc. Perkinson
Ymca-Ywca
Council- K of C
Jewish Welfare Board
Daring Airman Saves Battle With Critical Information
A British pilot, stranded behind German lines after an aerial fight, crashes into a shell hole near a French HQ. He crawls to safety, reports German positions and troop movements, and provides crucial information that shifts the battle in France in favor of the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ayton
Chinese Help Allies Contribute Generously in Singapore
In Singapore among Chinese residents the entente support flows to war charities. Dr Stuart Nagle reports wealthy Chinese donate over a tenth of their income to aid the Allies, funding the battleship Malaya and the Red Cross drive. A single effort raised 57000 for the Red Cross, and Anglo-Chinese college students gave 2000 to war charities. Singaporeans also raised 1000000 for the Methodist church centenary aimed at conserving wartime results.
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Red Cross
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Stuart Nagle
Anglo-Chinese College of Singapore
United States
Malaya
Anglo-Chinese College
Oshkosh Man Guilty Of Sugar Regulation Violation
Alvin K E Jones of Oshkosh was found guilty of violating sugar regulations. He delivered 500 pounds in June without required certificates after selling a May order. Sworn statements by Oakes and Co show no valid certificate. The business remained closed until July, and Jones was fined $100 to Oshkosh Red Cross.
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Alvin KE. Jones
Oshkosh
Ques Cuacy Company
Oakes and Go
Oakes and Co
State Food Administration
Swenson
Insurance pitch by John Seubert at City Hall
Fire and life insurance offer urging protection for yourself and family. If coverage is incomplete contact John Seubert today at his City Hall office.
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John Seubert
City Hall
Ladies Pill Ad Claims Safe Relief Without Drugstores
An old advertisement from November 20, 1918, for Triumph Pills touts irregular or delayed relief and dependability, urging readers to write to the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee for details and free information rather than purchasing locally, promising no disappointment.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Ireland Claims Mangin as Son of Irishman Hero
Ireland asserts General Mangin, hailed as the latest French hero, is the son of an Irishman who fought the Hun in 1870. Mangin, settled in France, is linked to a famed clairvoyant’s blessing after a dramatic interview with Clemenceau and swift restoration to command on the French left wing.
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Ireland
Mangin
France
Tle
Claire Voyant
Nivelle
St. the Madame
the Tiger
Clemenceau
Crown Prince
Mother Seeks Draft for Her Two Sons in Army
Mrs. James White of Vinto asks the draft board to induct sons Jim and Harley after a September 12 fight during registration. Both had earlier been rejected for physical disability, but are likely to be drafted immediately as authorities act.
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Draft Board
James White
Vinto
Jim
Harley
Boy Believer in Giving Ten Year Old Philanthropist Hope
Police allege ten year old John Ellenberger of Connellsville Pa fitted twenty five dollars from a foreigner’s pocket and donated twelve dollars to the Red Cross. He then bought ice cream cones for every child on the street demonstrating unlikely generosity in a small town scene.
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Johnny Ellenberger
Connellsville
Red Cross
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