Victory of Democracy and War Financing Rally
A wartime rally asserts democracy against German despotism, praising Allied resolve and American production. It calls for massive funding through Liberty Loans and taxes, urging citizens to sacrifice half of earnings, economize, and invest in war bonds to sustain the Allied effort and defeat the despot.
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Tey
Desputism
Great Britain
France
Italy
Dunilist Wren
Derugeracy
United States
Cing
Yivhitorg
Luby
Berlin
Europe
Ating
United States Treasury
America
Hewig
War Tactics to Reach Victory Through Austerity
A fragment reflecting a wartime call to austerity. It urges stripping away all nonessentials to strengthen the nation for the coming year, endure deprivation, and pursue victory by living simply and abstaining from luxury.
Government Seeks Tighter Control on Farm Implement Prices
President Wilson directs the Food Administration to curb profiteering in farm machinery and implements amid wartime shortages. The Agriculture Department will license dealers, regulate imports, manufacture, distribution, and prices, aiming to prevent unfair practices and ensure supply to farmers and distributors through the Food Control Act. The agency seeks to coordinate manufacturers and distributors to curb price rises caused by transportation and raw material bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultons
State Food Administration
Uae
Wilson
Iepany
Stuaydd
U. S
Manulucta
Mount Wy Paw
Fill the Ships With Wheat War Time Food Message
The Wisconsin Food Administration urges households to limit wheat to two pounds per person monthly. Volunteers have cut consumption to conserve scarce supplies amid war disruption. Authorities highlight voluntary cooperation, penalties abroad for waste, and the need to feed armies and civilians with remaining stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Food Administration
Wisconsin
United States Food Administration
England
Need Labor in South Shortage Hits Cotton Harvest
Reports from Alabama show a severe shortage of cotton pickers across the region. Plantations expanded acreage this year and harvest is advancing rapidly. without more labor the crop may be left unpicked and losses feared as shiners race to complete collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A& Rtene
Alabama
American Women Called Into Country's Service
Article by Mrs. Antoinette Funk urging American women to join the Liberty Loan effort. It frames the war as a humanitarian cause and emphasizes sacrifice, labor, and financial support through liberty bonds as essential to national mobilization. The piece promotes women's total commitment, conserving labor and resources for victory.
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Antoinette Funk
Woman's National Liberty Loan Committee
Wotan
United States
McAdoo
Women of
America
Tne
Money Lane
Jay Boy
Loys Alty
Clemenceau Vows Six Months Courage to Endure War
A dramatic portrait of Georges Clemenceau, aged 77, as he tells his doctor he expects only six more months to live if necessary yet vows to persevere. The piece notes his resolve to see a victory over the Hun, restoration of towns, and the return of peace as France endures shells, rebuilding, and calls for the Liberty Loan drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Treasury
United States
United States Treasury
States Treasury
Eco Paileal
Clemenceau
Champs Elysee
New England Mother Honored for Sons in World War I
In a New England town a brave mother is praised by Uncle Sam for rearing teaching and sacrificing to help make the world a decent place to live. A local regiment in France pledges that D Company will seize every chance to retaliate in the fight against the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Sam
France
Two Brothers Die Side by Side in Lorraine Hospital
In a Lorraine village a German shell mortally wounds two brothers of D Company Doughboys. As doctors operate, they share bed space and exchange last vows and memories of their mother. Both drift toward death, whispering to one another and clinging to a promise to care for their mother if one survives.
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Fate Singles
O Company
Wera
Tlay
Lorraine
Frank J. Taylor
United Press
D Company
Pls
Pate
Joe
George
Inngs
Mother
Doe
Reht
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Herbert Quick
Heleluin
Heireta
Germauny
Ater
Atl den Guize
Mic Woell
Rhae
Treadone
Cevision
Ld Bexen
Anerica
Germany
Cme
U.S. Fred
Pooh and
Ond
Vive Clemenceau
Hunshell
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