Training the Officers Who Will Command Uncle Sam's New Armies
Washington gathers 35000 young Americans at 14 camps to form the officer corps for the first army increment of 500000. Only a portion will win commissions after three months, with more camps to follow and regulars aiding instruction. The program emphasizes merit, experience, and rapid expansion of forces.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
War Department
America
National Guard
H. B. McCain
McCain
Neers
Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Fort Winfield Scott
Cal
The Blue Devil of France Faunded by War
Lieutenant Colonel Jean Fabry chief of staff to Marshal Joffre, famed as The Blue Devil of France, commanded Alpine chasseurs in the Marne Ypres Dixmude Arras and Vosges. He lost a leg at Reichsackerkopf after a bold assault and has been wounded several times in war.
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Jean Fabry
Marshal Joffre
Washington
Blue Devil
France
Fabry
German-born farmer offers son for U S Navy enlistment
In Yoakum Texas Naval recruiting officers needed an interpreter when G Holmeg of Shiner brought his seventeen year old son Otto for navy enlistment. Holmeg born in Germany cannot speak English and said through the interpreter Please accept my son It is my offering to America.
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Yoakum
Tex
G. Holmeg of
Shiner
Otto
Holmeg
Germany
America
Family of Cincinnati Man Enlists for War Duty
The entire Vine family of Cincinnati joins the war effort. James A. Vine enlists after his son, a National Guardsman, persuades him to join the regimental band. His wife and daughter also enlist as Red Cross nurses.
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James A. Vine
Cincinnati
Yvine
Tests Recruiters With Fists in Chicago
Tom Riley of West Fifteenth Street was refused enlistment as too old for fighting yet claimed he could recruit ready fighters. More than 25 huskies paraded in with bruises and scars, accepted as recruits after Old Tom bragged he sought “two-handed scrappers” by finding men in the streets and testing them in brawls.
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Chicago
Tom Riley
West Fifteenth Street
Tomey
Tom
Starding
Senate
In Alabama and movement 27 yn for al together free schools
A brief note reflects discussions in Alabama about educational reform and school funding. The report mentions a coordinated effort to advance free schools, with emphasis on state action and community involvement. No specific dates or entities provided.
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Alabama & Movement
Iowa Prepares Registration for Men Aged 21 to 30
Des Moines Iowa officials finalize setup for nationwide conscription registration under Governor Harding. County boards to include sheriff, county auditor and a physician. registrars named by sheriffs with reports routed to Washington. Exemptions reviewed in Washington. about 185000 Iowans expected to register.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harding
Washington
Rogers
United States Census
United States
W. L. Harding
Germany
State Council For Defense
Capitol
National Council of Defense
State Councils of Defense
County Councils of Defense
Work Among the Flowers by E Van Benthuysen
Garden guidance on hedges borders and pruning from E Van Benthuysen. Advice covers hedge plants vines lawn care compost and border design for year round bloom plus pruning techniques to avoid tree damage and promote healthy growth.
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E. van Benthuysen
Ife
Pruning Shrubs Fact Guide and Flowering Classes
The article describes two classes of shrubs by flowering: those that bloom on previous season buds and those that bloom on current season wood. It lists plants in each group and warns pruning now will cut flowering buds.
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Japan
Tulip care and bulb division guidance from L M Bennington
The article explains tulip bed maintenance with lifting, dividing, and resetting every third year as clumps crowd. It notes bulb bulblets form and larger bulbs split. potting depths of two inches or more, acclimatization from closet to sun, and suitability of Auritum Spectosum Longiform Brownil for pot culture.
Easy to grow tubercle flowers for rich soil
Handsome stalk flowers grow easily in good rich soil. Bulbs sell well and ship without injury. Sort into three sizes with prices. Plant in sandy soil five inches deep. A small backyard space yields a dozen fine stalks and hundreds of flowers.
Keep Water In Ponds Pure To Destroy Insect Life
Instruction on using a lime whitewash like pigment to treat pond water. Mix a fresh sharp hue into water until thoroughly incorporated and repeat if not effective to destroy insect life and purify the water.
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Hly
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Manchester
Pennsylvania
State Parole Board
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Board of Parole
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