How Companies Will Be Formed For Overseas Service
The letter from Waco outlines a new army organization for overseas service. An infantry regiment at full strength includes 10 percent officers and 3,652 men with a headquarters company, two battalions of four rifle companies each, a machine gun company, a medical detachment, and support units. An infantry division comprises division headquarters, a machine gun battalion, two infantry brigades, field artillery, engineers, trains, and sanitary units, totaling 27,452. The changes aim to increase manpower and adjust unit structure, with divisions including several batteries and supporting detachments to ready forces for combat in Europe.
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Waco
Tonitechine
Redwal
Utligens
Olers
Mer
Bomiars
Grunst
Committee On Public Information
United States Army
Europe
Terry and
Optachtine Gue
Mienna Rereits Vno Eieth
Ecu
Iatech Ati
Shemati
Vbrice
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Fragmented War Era Rant Signals Distrust in Leadership
A garbled passage accuses leaders of sacrificing soldiers for politics, condemns funding and intervention, and hints at public discontent with war costs. Scattered names and lines imply a derailed lecture or debate, ending with instructors responding to a student interruption.
Employee refuses Liberty bond in local plant drive
An unmarried young employee at a local industrial concern refused to buy a Liberty bond during a plant solicitation. He stated a man of no use to his country could be of little use to the army. The employer pressed him, noting others had contributed.
Read a Newspaper or You're a Slacker
Professor Willard G. Ployer of the University of Wisconsin urges students and the public to read daily newspapers to form informed opinions. He calls news the food of public opinion and stresses citizen duty to stay informed and participate in democracy.
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Willard G. Ployer
Department of Journalism
University of Wisconsin
Library School
Ats
Wilson
League Occupations Evidence At Gymnasium Program
A damaged OCR fragment describes a weekly event in a gymnasium program tied to the Red Cross in Marse. It notes organizers Mrs F Pore and Mrs Gen D Routh and mentions shifts for volunteers including Mrs Ta A Sulton. Readers glimpse a schedule with a focus on Saturday and Friday activities and general participation.
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Red Cross
Marst
Tages
Linerty
Gymodeuen Krades
Rogma
Vriday
F Pore
D. Routh
Tuehsehor
Hikean
Ta A. Sulton
Liberty bonds appeal stirs nationwide loyalty and sacrifice
Public pleas urge citizens to buy Liberty bonds despite higher rates, with Milwaukee Journal editorial urging personal sacrifice and questioning love for country. The piece highlights the need for widespread subscriptions, noting large total targets and urging daily support through bonds to fund national efforts.
New Dining Table Features Built In Electric Plate Warmers
A dining-room table is equipped with electric plate warmers built into its surface. The feature allows hot meals to stay warm without external chafing dishes. The integrated warmers promise convenience for gatherings and formal dinners.
The Patriotic Call to Support War Effort and Citizenship
A sermon condemns disloyalty in war time, urging citizens to stand with the nation. It warns that aiding enemies or withholding aid marks a citizen as unworthy or treasonous, and emphasizes charity, sacrifice, and financial support to sustain defense and victory.
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Story
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Judas Iscariot
Cos
Ugras
Selteane
St. John
Arma
Merced
Hook Amd
Hanor
Ely
Sour Stomach Diet Advice From Period Almanac
Advice urges slow chewing and meat avoidance for two days to cure sour stomach. If symptoms persist, take one Chamberlain's Tablets after supper. Red meats are likely culprits, so cut them out to relieve distress.
American dollar worth only 28 cents in Syria relief
Washington reports that money sent from the United States for Syria relief is distributed, yet the dollar’s value there runs as low as 28 cents. Prices show flour high, five pounds of molasses at 20 cents, a spool of thread at 60 cents, and the average day laborer earning 60 cents a day in paper money.
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Washington
America
Syria
American Loan Drive and Public Opinion War Call
The message urges crowded support for Liberty Loan bonds, claiming strong American military and economic standing. It asserts that the Allies’ combined power equals a global gold share and warns of German efforts to gauge public opinion through loans while promising victory if U S citizens contribute promptly.
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Ameria
Calli
Amerie
Barnpe
Germany
mMecul
Fragmented note on money and war policy
A garbled text argues about money and governance during a perceived conflict, mentioning stockholders, legal trouble, and calls for funding or resistance. It questions government actions, probes funding, and hints at broader political dissatisfaction without clear events or figures.
Forgotten War Battalion of Death Fighters
In a New York Sun reminiscence about pre Russian female fighters, a young woman recalls the Battalion of Death. She describes nerves before the charge, turning to courage as orders come, the fear at mines, German soldiers crying women, and the resolve to fight for their lives amid poison gas and flames.
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Death
Ared
Shan G. Shepherd
New York Sun
Marcel
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