Industry in Austria Seeks Peace and Readies for Postwar
A Die Zeit summary from Vienna notes broad wartime strain on Austrian industry. Profits shrink as raw materials, coal, iron, and textile supplies collapse. production falls short of full capacity. Railways suffer wear, wagons and locomotives scarce, hindering deliveries. Prices soar, dividends fall, and firms cut output. after the war, industry plans to reorganize for peace while seeking fair distribution of resources and new imports via links with Ukraine and Romania.
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War Office
Ukraine
Romania
Romance in Industrial Mexican Finance Venture
J C Lindley leads a Two Million Dollar capital stock plan to control timber lands of 264000 acres and minerals on 12000 acres near Pacific ports. War and Mexican instability delayed sale and development. investors await Allied victory to capitalize timber and minerals and build a business network with insurance and corporate offices proposed in the city.
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Menced
J. C. Lindley
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Europe
Busi
Americans Heartening Allies in France
London dispatch says American troops in France inspire French and British forces with their enthusiasm and physique. Telegram notes Americans moving across the country behind the front, signaling a large and growing arrival that boosts allied morale and strategic outlook.
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London
England
France
Protect Your Tobacco Crop With Reliable Insurance
Protect your tobacco crop against hail damage with insurance from Prather Fulton Insurance Agency. Get coverage at reasonable rates from a large, trusted American company through the Prather Fulton agency.
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America
Prather Fulton Insurance Agency
For Sale Thresher Engine and Mills Rebuilt and New
For sale one Geiser thresher rebuilt and like new. a six horsepower oil engine in top condition. one eighteen inch corn mill and one twenty inch corn mill both new. Send orders for repairs or purchases to D. E. Nelson Ararat North Carolina.
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Geiser
H. P
D. E. Nelson
Ararat
N. C
U Boats Sink Vessels Off New Jersey Coast
Nine American ships were sunk by German submarines along the North Atlantic coast on May 25, including the New York and Porto Rico liner Carolina. About 350 aboard faced peril as lifeboats separated from the vessel, with hopes of rescue by passing ships. Other targets included the Herbert L Pratt and several schooners. crews were landed at Atlantic ports while searches for subs continued.
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New York
North Atlantic
France
Porto Rico
Carolina
Sandy Hook
Atlantic Refining Company
Herbert L. Pratt
Winnieconnie
Hauppauge
Edward H. Cole
Atlantic Porta
Winniecomice
New Jersey
Delaware Capes
United States
Maritime District
Associated Press
Highlands
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Boston
H. J. Newcomb
Jacob M. Haskell
Isabel B. Willey
Bath
Maine
Hattie Dunn
Thomaston
Samuel W. Hathaway
Haskell
Savannah Line
City of Columbus
Atlantic
Beach Haven
N. J
Cape Henlopen
Del
Lewin
Farmers and War The Farmer as Key to Victory
Mr. Herbert Quick of the Federal Farm Loan Board argues farmers are central to winning the war. He says farmers can supply guns, food, and funds, bearing the burden if the treasury holds. He warns it may take longer for farmers to hear calls to arms and urges using spare cents for the war in this crucial year.
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Lindley
Virgian
Futur
Herbert Quick
Federal Farm Loan Board
Quick
United States
Germany
United States Treasury
Mistaken Identities in a Pocket Mix Up
A well dressed young man accuses a poorly dressed man of stealing his silk handkerchief after failing to find it. He threatens police intervention, then discovers the handkerchief in another pocket and apologizes. Both men realize they mistook each other for a thief and a gentleman.
Report of Mt Airy Town Treasurer May 1918 General Fund
May 1918 treasurer report for Mount Airy town shows expenses from police salaries street work water plant and printing. Items include chief of police T D Hatcher salary curbing and setting work by Alf Banner J L Banner tax collector commissions and various vendors for lumber hardware fuel and care of public properties. Balance cash in bank listed as final line.
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MT. Airy
General Town Fund
Palonee
Shang
I Seeber
T. D. Hatcher
Neues Cee
Hatcher
Eit
Police
Special
Li L. Banner
Tax Ekaline
Ey Beeen Ewe Water
Ptight Plant
H. Brannock
Saary
J. H. Carroll
Muiney
Beasley & Tesh
J. A. Jackson
A. Goldsmith
Mt. Art
Harris Bros
Smith
A. M. Smith
Apneid Uesinberry
G. C. Lovill & Co
Granite Mercantile Co
the West Hill Co
F. M. Poore Treas
FP. M. Poore, Treas
Mountairy
H. Koehtitzky
Ms .L. Banner
W. Barber
Board of Commissioners For
General Town
Funch
W. F. Carter
Cassady
J. L. Hiatt
J. L. Banner
L. Banner
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Austria
Vienna
Berne
Switzerland
Panama Canal
Island
Ane
Oenene
F. M. Poore
Treas
E. ©. Bivens
A. G. Bowman
J. E. Johnson
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