Final Blow by Foch Seen as Likely in 1918 Progress
Senate Military Committee heard General March outline plans for a 5,000,000 man American army to be deployed in France by next spring. The program envisions 3,000,000 troops in France and 2,000,000 at home, supported by British and French forces, aiming for a decisive, rapid victory next year. General March denied pledging 84 divisions by May.
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Foch
France
Great Britain
United States
Aisne-Vesle
Senate Military Committee
General March
War Department
Paris
Aisne-Marne
Rheims
Rhine
Senate Committee
W. S
The War and Misconceptions From Front to Tea Party
A reader recalls misunderstandings about World War I details. Harold E. Wright notes civilians confuse terms like Spads with gas masks while explaining Spad as a fast military airplane. He highlights gaps in public wartime knowledge.
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Roumania
Russia
Ukraine
Siberia
Harold E. Wright
Lafayette Flying Corps
Saturday Evening Post
West Front
Sure of It Players Exchange Wisecrack During Hearing
In a terse exchange, Jobson asserts he drinks whisky only for medicinal purposes while Jobson’s counterpart claims he must have a chronic ailment to justify it. The remarks appear in a courtroom or formal hearing setting with sharp dialogue.
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Jobson
A Place in the Heat
A congressman recounts touring Pittsburgh steel mills and quipping that registering the sun’s heat would require a thermometer a million miles high. An Irish mill hand retorts with a cheeky line about giving the Kaiser a place in the sun.
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Congressional
Washington
Pittsburgh
Sinn Fein Prisoner Sings The Dark Rosaleen In Court
A Sinn Fein prisoner in Tipperary court sang The Dark Rosaleen during condemnation. The judge and audience gave silent response as the performance continued through Mangan’s ode. The inmate received six months in jail.
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Tipperary
Sinn Fein
Mangan
London
Ink Bottle Trick for Fountain Pens
An old tip from the Electrical Experimenter explains drawing a channel from the ink bottle mouth with a pin or match. The ink flows along this channel and fills the fountain pen without spilling any ink.
Not a Profiteer Says Bankrupt in War Times
A quoted character proclaims pride in being bankrupt during wartime and asserts no one can accuse him of profiting from the conflict, highlighting a personal stance amid economic strain.
Lloyd George hails Allied gains and American role in 1918
In a Commons speech, David Lloyd George reviews Allied advances on the Soissons-Rheims front, the destruction of 150 German submarines, and the expanding American force. He warns a German military decision this year is unlikely, praises Marshal Foch, and notes Britain’s growing naval and army strength with Allied cooperation.
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David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Germany
Marshal Foch
Mr. Lloyd George
Great Britain
Dominions
India
America
Ecolors
Foch
Marne
France
Auto Transfer and Local Ads Feature Afloat
Local ads announce auto hauling services by G D Sullivan and Co with 132 and 474 phones and 1t1 marker. Other notices include help wanted at Mt Sterling Laundry Co and shoe repair at O Connell s Shoe Laboratory. Random quips conclude the page.
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G. D. Sullivan & CO
MT. Sterling Laundry CO
War Dept aims to keep 1,000,000 training in U S camps
Secretary of War Newton D Baker told Kansas City that the War Department plans to maintain about 1.5 million men training in U S camps for the war's duration and that extending the draft age would not necessitate revising deferred classes. He cautioned against over-optimism about the Aisne Marne front and remarked that the war is just beginning.
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Newton D. Baker
Kansas City
War Department
United States
Baker
Aisne-Marne
W. Ss. S
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Kentucky
Prewitt
P. Pierce
the Advocate For Printing
O’connell’s Shoe Labratory
Maysville St
Lloyd’s Cafe
S.S
Thos. Kennedy
Ss. S
Federal Trade Commission
The
Food Administration
Swift & Company
U.S.A
Jane
Kate HI. Gatewood
WM. Cravens
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