Accountant Honored by King with Bath Appointment
Samuel Huardman Lever, famed American based accountant, receives the Order of the Bath for meritorious service. He serves as financial secretary to the treasury and previously assistant financial secretary to the ministry of munitions. Born in Liverpool, he spent most of life in the United States and returned to Britain at war’s start. The munition head credited him with saving the country millions of pounds, noting his work without monetary reward.
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Samuel Huardman Lever
United States
Order of the Bath
Lever
The
Treasury
Ministry of Munitions
Liverpool
America
England
They Spared the Noncombatant at La Bassée Front
War correspondent A H Giffith private secretary to Lord Strathcona was nearly shot at La Bassée France as German snipers paused while a man in golf costume rested by sandbags. The Germans reportedly joked about “playing cricket” but left him unharmed, a rare mercy amid battle.
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la Bassee
France
A. H. Giffith
Lord Strathcona
W. G. Shepard
Everybody's Magazine
Mr. Griffith
No Man's Land
Allies' Big Victory at Messines Ridge in Belgium
British forces captured the Messines Wytschaete ridge near Ypres after dawn assault aided by massive mines and overwhelming artillery. German troops retreated as British air power and counter battery fire kept control, with light British casualties and numerous prisoners taken.
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Kaiser
London
Messines-Wytschaete
Belgium
Wytschaete
Messines Ridge
Ypres
Messines
Vimy Ridge
The
Somme
Plumer
British Premier Hears Gunfire As Wytschaete Battle Opens
London reports that David Lloyd George heard the explosions when the British attack on Wytschaete began. He had been informed of the exact opening hour and ordered a 3 am wakeup. The premier’s household and officials in London also heard the detonations, initially misreading them as heavy guns.
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London
Wytschaete Bend
David Lloyd George
Walton Heath
Lloyd George
Time to Get Rid of Them
A farmer jokes about recruiting city high school boys to work on his farm and hints at getting rid of them before the apples ripen. The dialogue reflects period rural attitudes and humor.
Dr Peery’s Dead Shot Exterminates Worms and Improves Digestion
Ad promotes Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as a single dose remedy that expels worms or tapeworms, clears mucus where they breed, and tones digestion. Claims quick treatment with one dose.
Scatterbrain Couples Tales Of A Forgetful Husband
A humorous yarn about Mrs. Scatterbrain lamenting her husband who cannot remember her instructions. The only time he followed a request a friend notes a note dated a week ahead, and Mrs. Scatterbrain realizes he posted it the same day she gave it to him.
Gumdrops Cheaper Than Potatoes Shocker Prank
Bartholomew county prosecuting attorney Carl J. Carter finds a delivery truck with a half dozen oil cans in the rear and gumdrops on each spout. The driver explains gumdrops are cheaper than potatoes, per Indianapolis News.
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Carl J. Carter
Bartholomew County
Carter
Indianapolis News
They Will Sooner Or Later Grow Territorial Settlements
In a brisk exchange Thomas asks if fighting nations will cede land. Pete replies that they are expanding production with millions of acres planted, implying territorial shifts are unlikely soon.
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Thomas
Pete
Cheese with Holes Cited As Needed Fresh Air
A joke contrasts a perforated cheese asking why it is full of holes with the reply that it needs all the fresh air it can get. The quip plays on cheese texture and humor about ventilation.
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Grayson P. Murphy
Charles D. Norton
Edward N. Hurley
Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr
Washington
Admiral Hamilton
Great Britain
RED Cross Council
Red Cross War Council
NAVAL
Russia
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Omaha
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Boston Woven Hose & Rubber CO
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