United States Express Reform and Holy War Reflections
The article discusses a planned Federal Express Company under McAdoo following July 1, proposing pooling of operations and government control to improve economy and coverage across the country. It contrasts this with postwar issues like the parcel post extension and potential absorption of express by the post office. It also portrays Pershing's army in Picardy as fighting in a Holy War, with harrowing scenes of refugees and the crown prince honored for victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
McAdoo
Federal Express Company
Ham
Rnment
Wagoman
Activntors
Red Cross
Picardy
House of Hohenzollern
France
America
Pershing
Cantigny report exposes German ambiguity on American troops
A German official report downplays American presence at Cantigny, calling them merely “the enemy” in a local advance west of Montdidier. The Cologne Gazette and other German outlets mock U.S. mobilization, claiming troop strength, material shortages, and execution delays undermine American war efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantigny
War Office
Montididier
Cantingy
France
Cologne
United States
Chamberlain and Hitchcock
United States Senate
American Senate
Senator Chamberlain
Coney Boat Versus U-Boat and War Verses
A World article bundle urges support for the war effort with poems and commentary. It highlights Civil War boy soldiers, calls for defending boats to Coney Island, and notes reader stories and letters about patriotism and press freedom. Readers are urged to strengthen America’s fighting arm in France as German threats loom offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
America
France
Newspaper Responsibility and the Mount Vernon Sale Case
A Justice Giegerich ruling denies Mount Vernon officials the power to bar Hearst's American by ordinance. The opinion urges adherence to law over lynch law, stating the newspaper serves the people and that government must restrain only via established legal processes. The piece references public sentiment and historic quotes to defend press accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Mount Vernon
Hearst
New York World
The Meaning of the Boche Sues for $100000
Benno Borzykowski of Cleveland sues for $100000 claiming the word Boche now denotes a man who has no regard for others and is devoid of honor. He cites public use by Germans and sympathizers and notes Kaiser's recent resentment of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benno Borzykowski
Cleveland
Ohio
Borzykowski
Germany
New Extremes in Prohibition Debate in Congress
The New York World criticizes congressmen pushing a food act amendment to ban beer and wine, arguing it would force liquor consumption of hard spirits and distract from the war. The piece questions the value of such “extremist” moves and suggests government buyout and destruction of liquor as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hoover
New York World
Barbarian warfare and a call to total war in a black week
Arthur Brisbane condemns Prussia's advance toward Paris and Calais as barbaric. He asserts civilization prevails over barbarism, cites historic foes and Rome, then urges the United States to prepare for war, sending men, ships, and resources to meet the threat. The piece brands Prussian leadership as violent and dangerous while affirming confidence and resolve.
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Chicago
Mobile
U.S. War Department
Coney
Coney Isle
Jim
Rosie
Gert
John O’keefe
Broadway
the Tribune
C. O. Wintyre
New York
Mandolin
National War Garden Commission of Washington
Boo Woo
Mount
Vernon
Eshing
Fifth Avenue
None
Looper
Than Pierpont Morgan
the Waldorf
the National War Garden
Com
Him
Sammy
Yale College
the Kaiser
Europe
Prussia
Paris
Calais
Barbaism
Pesth
Marne
Mohammed
Charles the Hammer
Gibbon
Oxford
Italy
Rome
Kaiser
Tion
England
Canadea
the Nations of Youth
America United
Monroe Park
Safety Taxi Service
Burch & Hani.on
Royal ST
Gov’t
Government
Court House
Ross M. Diamond
D. H
G. B. Dure
Dauphin St
Pajones
Mobile, Alabama, U.S. A
Magnolia Street
Washington Avenue
ST. Andrew Hotel
Royal Street
Peasy Otek
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