The S O S Feeds U S Army in France Like a Machine
In France the S O S sector moves vast food and supply lines daily, using 1 500 000 pounds of beef plus bacon mutton ham and canned goods. The system spans ports to front lines with railways docks and warehouses, aided by a large staff including many French women and Blue Ribbon rail service. Brig Gen Hagood leads staff teamwork and praises the scale and efficiency of the operation while Col Dawes heads the general purchasing board coordinating European supplies.
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Charles N. Wheeler
Chicago Tribune
France
United States
Soissons
Toul
Marseilles
Swiss
Bay of Biscay
S. O.S
War Department
Johnson Hagood
S. O
Army
General Staff
Congress
South Carolina
University
West Point
Bell
Wood
Hagood
West Pointer
Alexander the Great
Julius‘ Caesar
Napoleon
War College
Europe
Chicago
Tingood
General Pershing
General Harbord
General Purchasing Board
Charles Gates Dawes
Astride Plane Upside Down Rides To Earth
A British airman at 1600 feet saw his tail shot off. The plane went inverted and he rode astride the fuselage. He balanced the aircraft by shifting his weight and glided downward under anti aircraft fire, crossing German lines a few hundred feet from the ground. He was injured but expected to recover.
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London
ANZAC FROGS CLIMB POLES
A humorous note describes green frogs climbing power poles in Central Australia attracted by insulators and droppers. They touch live poles, die instantly as current flows to earth, while newspapers blame line interruptions on cyclonic disturbances and lost enables from Tengland.
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Sydney
Central Australia
Tengland
City Renames Plaza Road to Pershing Road in Honor of Gen Pershing
Kansas City Missouri voters rename Plaza road near the Union Station to Pershing road in honor of Gen John J Pershing. The city council also approves widening and removing cay tracks on part of it to improve the route.
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Pershing
Kansas City
Union Station
Gen
John J. Pershing
Germans retreat as Allies seize St Quentin sector boosts
British and American forces push the Germans eastward from Le Cateau toward Cambrai and St Quentin. Allied advances net 11,000 German prisoners and 200 guns, with French and Italian units aiding in the Laon and Reims areas as German lines collapse.
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Kaiser
St. Quentin
Debeney
Oise
Guise
Chenin Des Dames
Laon
Serre
Lissonne
Reims
Suippe
Bertricourt
Courtecan
Troyon
Scarpe River
Douai
Drocourt-Quentine
Lens-Douai
Beaumont
Quiery- La-Motte
Henin-Lietard
Douai-Carvin
Flemish
Ostend
Zeebrugge
le Cateau
London
Hindenburg
Haig
Cambrai
Lens
Scarpe
Vitry-en-Artois
Ael-Les-Mquerehin
Rouvroy
Saul- Jaumines
Novelles
Fontaine
Notre Dame
Beautroux
Paris
Ludendorff
Upper
Sambre Canal
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Gouraud
Meuse
Cambria
St. Quenin
St Quentin
Arly
Villers Outreaux
Wsigny
Viemond
Bohaln
Chemin Des Dames
Craonne
Hine
Argonne
Brieules
St. Masmes
Hauvine
Arnes River
Orainville
Bazancourt
Boul-sur-Sulppe
Clement-a-Arnes
Iowa Fourth Liberty Loan tops and war news spread
Iowa claims first to go over the top in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive as the Iowa State Manufacturers hold a convention at Charles City with 150 attendees. News covers a fatal and near fatal injuries from an explosion at Des Moines, the Storm Lake girls service corps, liquor license declines, anti German songs in schools, Dunkerton patriotism, influenza deaths at Camp Dodge, sugar shortages, and rate hearings in Des Moines shadows.
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Iowa
Iowa State Manufacturers’ Association
Charles City
Iown
John Pattanberg
Traer
J. Rainbow
Waterloo
Bam
Henry ‘Baker
Sioux City
France
Boyt Saddlery Company
Des Moines
CG. N
Grace Mackie
Sam Ioffman
Mae Hamilton
Attorney General's Department
Thornburg
Dunkerton
Peter Kreas
Camp Dix
Camp Dodge
W. Rich
Herbert W. Hats
Omaha
Alfred Taylor
Forman
Kansas
Oscar H. Fleet
Owenaville
K. G. Hall
Liberty Theater
Cantonment
David B. Henderson
Black Hawk County
David B.henderson
House of Representatives
Henderson
Herman JT. Wagner
State Railroad Commission
State House
Air combat hero saves plane amid flames on Champagne front
Capt. Charles Trickey of Hanger Texas crawled onto the wing of a burning airplane to balance it for a safe descent. Pilot Subilent Warold E. Loud of Oscoda Michigan remained at the controls during the landing and died a few hours after.
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Charles Trickey
Hanger, Tex
Earth
Warold IE
Loud
Oscoda
Mich
Politicians Defy Jury in Michigan Senate Campaign Case
Federal grand jury inquiry into the primary campaign expense of Truman H. Newberry for U S senate from Michigan took an unexpected turn as three political leaders refused to testify. Contempt proceedings were reportedly brought amid claims New York authorities lacked jurisdiction over Michigan law violations.
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Michigan
Newberry
New York
Truman H. Newberry
United States
New York Federal Authoriies
Ann
Influenza Toll Rising in Philadelphia
In 24 hours Philadelphia reports 1013 new influenza cases and 304 influenza deaths along with 121 pneumonia deaths. The figures reflect a severe outbreak with high casualties in the city.
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Philadelphia
War Board cuts 466 stove styles to save materials
Washington Oct 10 The War Industries Board announced a program to conserve iron steel and aluminum by curtailing manufacture of oil and gasoline stoves ovens and heaters eliminating 466 existing styles in the process The plan targets reductions in consumer heating devices to preserve critical metals for war production.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Youngster Had Right Spirit Inspiration From Small Newsboy
An Indianapolis woman recalls a Baltimore bridge scene where a dirty-faced newsboy folds a paper into a small compass and drops it to the freight yard. Soldiers thank him as army trucks bustle below and the boy explains he gave the money to a soldier, saying he is doing more than a cent’s worth for them.
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Indianapolis
Union Station
Baltimore
Indianapolis News
Airplane Flight Ends With Humorous Prayer
A novice aviator fears the sky as the plane climbs and dives but the pilot keeps control. The passenger clings tight and prays while the craft loops and lands safely, then jokes that his wish to fly has been granted in a new way.
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New York Times
From Office Boy to Doughboy Courage in War Camps
Veterans promoted from clerks and foremen to commissioned officers share an army spirit. Doughboys now serve those who once served them as office staff. A sergeant recalls a cold soup incident and forgives a spill, illustrating mutual respect in cantonments.
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Lfe
Gasoline driven earth boring machine cuts pole hole time
Scientific American notes a new gasoline powered earth boring unit that mounts on a horse drawn truck to dig telegraph and electric service pole holes. Two men operate the auger unit, yielding 100 holes per day five feet deep and 24 inches in diameter with 2 to 24 inch augers.
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Scientific American
Japanese Delight in Traditional Dress Suppresses Lace Demand
The American consul at Yokohama reports that Japanese women cling to their dress style and lace or embroidery sees little use in clothing or homes. A sizable Japanese market seems unlikely. only foreign residents about 6,000 plus items not made in Japan may create demand.
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Yokohama
Japan
Direct Appeal and Senate Exchange Over Printing Remarks
A congressman strong for leave to print challenges a senator in a tense exchange. The senator suggests leaving the matter to the congressman's conscience while questioning the value of broadcast eloquence amid wartime sacrifice.
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Senator Sorghum
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