Fake War Heroes Face Scrutiny as Fraudulent Commissions Surge
The piece warns against impostors claiming American ancestry and forged combat records as French Foreign Legion and Lafayette Escadrille veterans. It cites cases in Hood River and Pasadena, noting forged claims of aerial battles and front line service, with several men never having seen Europe or combat.
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Paris
United States
French Foreign Legion
Lafayette
Paul Ayres Rockwell
Chicago
Europe
Hood River
Zinn
Portland
France
America
Pasadena
Cal
Richard L. Bryner
Lafayette Escadrille
Bryner
Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
Sheppard
Britain's Grand Fleet Maintains Two Months Provisions
A New York Sun correspondent describes Britain's grand fleet as the most powerful naval force and one of the most efficient administrations in history. Vessels are provisioned for two months, with crews of hundreds per cruiser, and daily mock engagements and war games keep the fleet ready for rapid deployment.
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London
Britain
Grand Fleet
New York Sun
England
Germany
Teuton Navy
America
Atlantic
St. Vincent
Eivery
Overlooked $1 729 Check Found by Portland Man
Peter Leichelberger of Portland found a 19 year old check for 1729 dollars issued by Bethlehem grocer I G Coursen. He mailed it back to Coursen, who then sent a new check, as the old payment had long been outlawed.
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Bethlehem
I. G. Coursen
Scranton
Peter Leichelberger
Portland
Coursen
Wichelberger
Chyotes Help Defeat the Kaiser in Food Effort
In Macon Georgia a chyote is described as a cucumber sized vegetable on a vine. Not an animal it is proposed as a new food to boost supplies in the nation’s effort to beat the Kaiser. It can be used as a pickle or relish and is regarded as appetizing.
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Macon
Green Bay Chef Joins Army Rank Sergeant
William J. Rupp longtime Green Bay restaurant owner and head chef for an overseas American army force has enlisted in Allentown Pennsylvania. He has been made a sergeant and expects to depart for France soon.
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Green Bay
Wis
William 3. Rupp
Rupp
Allentown
France
Apples Show Monograms On Fruit In Novel Coloring Trick
Toledo news notes O. Butler of Helmer Indiana uses a stencil to imprint initials and pictures on apples while they are still green. Leaves are pulled away to let sunlight color the skin, creating a decorative effect.
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Toledo
O. Butler
Helmer
Ind
Arctic deer roped by sailors aboard steamer Alaska
Sailors roped caribou from the steamer Alaska during a Yukon voyage near Eagle City and Dawson. A big herd swam around the vessel as it moved toward Fairbanks, with another herd of about 10 000 expected soon. Meatless days aboard were noted as a result.
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Seattle
Alaska
Yukon
Eagle City
Fairbanks
Dawson
Ar fools that don't talk number in the world
A terse reflection ponders fools who remain speechless and imagines how many such silenced minds exist across the globe with a wry tone.
Cave of Winds Found in Columbus-Miami Mining Field
In the Columbus Kansas area a cave of winds was discovered in the Columbus Miami mining field north of Quapaw. Miners report the wind blows out lamps at entry and the cave was once water filled until distant pumps drained it. When pumps stop, water returns.
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Columbus
Kan
Columbus- Miami
Quapaw
Dora Buckingham Prescott New Year Resolutions
In a family scene on New Year’s morning Dora and Agnes care for chores and breakfast while the sisters discuss resolutions. Dora drafts a list emphasizing helpful habits and kindness, then abandons it to imitate Agnes and resolve to stay pleasant and attentive.
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Dora
Agnes
Mamma
Neddie
Mreadae
Dorn
Lin
Dora Buckingham Prescott
Freddie
New Year Song Reflects Tie Between Work And Play
A verse by Laura FE Richards contrasts New Year joy with school and work. The poem moves through seasons from spring to autumn, showing a recurring chorus where echoes answer with work and bed rather than leisure. It highlights the tension between merriment and obligation.
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Laura FE. Richards
New Year's Day Playtime Among Children and Toys
A sunny dooryard scene shows Susie loving her little dolly while Lela compares wax and cloth dolls. Johnny dreams of a fancy horse as Roy and friends enjoy a jumping jack and marbles amid Christmas gifts and hopeful optimism for next year.
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Susie
Lela
Imine
Roy
Johnny
Santa Claus
Old Year Adieu Poem From Pittsburgh Dispatch
Old Father Time marks year’s end in somber verse. Aged sire observes sands passing and battles waged around ranks of fighters. The poem notes a vacant chair at home and a loved one lost, urging hope and effort as the New Year is greeted.
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Angela Twined
T. J. Dehey
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Kansas Wesleyan coeds run charity shoe-shine parlor
Coeds at Kansas Wesleyan Business college Salina Kansas opened a shoe-shining parlor on the first floor and shined shoes for five cents a pair. All receipts go to a war fund pledged by the student body. The parlor will operate each Saturday until the goal is met.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas Wesleyan Business College
Economic message on balanced feeding and poverty
A concise statement argues that neither underfed nor overfed individuals achieve economic sufficiency, highlighting how proper caloric balance relates to financial stability and productivity.
Odd Simian Tribe Captured for European Shipment
John Alfred Jordan recounts capturing African animals for shipment to Europe, including a striking colobus monkey with black fur a white central patch and a long bushy white tail. The colobus, living in 8000 to 10000 feet high forests, dies en route through the Red Sea during transit.
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Wide World
John Alfred Jordan
Europe
Jordan
Zoological Society
Cheaper Meat Cuts Hard To Find Despite Prices
The article comments on the difficulty of obtaining affordable meat cuts amid rising costs. It notes that cheaper options remain scarce while top quality cuts may still be priced high, reflecting broader market pressures on shoppers seeking value.
Depth record sub I-3 sinks during fog trampling US Navy
Nine die as the submarine I-3 is rammed and sunk by I-? in home waters. Lieut A I Montgomery among five saved. The submarine had set a world depth record of 288 feet in San Francisco Bay, under Lieut James B Howell, before the disaster. Survivors include J M Schneissauter Charles G Lehmissauter Henry L Brown Joseph J Burns John J Stewart and others.
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Washington
Dee
BSB
California
Dantes
A. I. Montgomery
Julia Montgomery Pratt
Hvestat L’ort HH
Wright
New York
J. M. Sehneissauter
Maether
Charles GC
Lehmissauter
Hills City
Lenn
Henry L. Brown
Gunner's Minute
LL J. Brown
Macon
Joseph J. Burny
Ruth Burns
James B. Howell
Germans Sink Fourteen Ships in North Sea Raider Action
London reports fourteen ships sunk by German forces including seven British and neutral merchant men in the North Sea. The British destroyer Partridge and four trawlers were sunk. the Pellew escaped after a hull breach. Sixty survivors were rescued, with many injured, and eightyeight Scandinavian citizens plus ten Britons among the rescued.
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London
North Sea
The
Lyne
Germany
House of Commons
Dorie Geddes
Thomas J. McNamnarm
Flanneral
Admiralty
Sir Hile Geddes
Geddes
Ble
Norway
Goethals Replaces Sharpe as Acting Quartermaster General
Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals recalled to active service to serve as acting quartermaster general succeeding Maj. Gen. Sharpe who is detached for War Council duties. Brig. Gen. John D. Barrett named acting chief of coast artillery in place of Weaver, Brig. Gen. Charles B. Wheeler acting chief of ordnance in place of Crozier. Senate confirmation for Crozier stalled over Christmas.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
Sharpe
Baker
War Department
New War Council
Basker
John D. Barrett
Coast Artillery
Weaver
Charles B. Wheeler
Ordance
Crozier
Ase
Council
Ordnance
Senate
Plan New Capital Buildings to House Government
Washington Dee 21 Expenditure over 58 million dollars for land and buildings for housing the government activities in Washington recommended to Congress by the public buildings commission.
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Washington
Dee
Congress
Public Buildings Commission
Arrest ordered for Germans missing second naturalization
Kansas City Missouri December 21 The arrest of all Germans who failed to take out second naturalization papers was ordered by O T Wood United States marshal for Kansas in a telegram to the police here.
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Kansas City, Mo
Powels
O. T. Wood
United State
Kansans
Portugal Government Pledges Allegiance to Allied Cause
Washington reports that the Portuguese legislature pledged allegiance to the allied cause and rejected claims that Germany forced the revolution. The December 20 note affirms Portugal’s loyalty and counters foreign involvement rumors.
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Washington
Portugal
Germany
New Town Chickasaw Named for Steel Plant North of Mobile
United States Steel begins a new town development named Chickasaw north of Mobile. The project reports orders for 60 million feet of house building lumber to support construction and housing needs.
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Stel Mill Town
Mobile
Ali
Dee
Chickasaw
United States Steel Corporation
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Slater
Baby Fred
Little Roy
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