Owners Learn to Keep Cars Efficient for War Effort
Car owners embrace War Economy Board guidance to self maintain vehicles and ease garage loads. Automaker expert Branstetter says fundamentals like lubrication and proper tire inflation save time, reduce wear, and improve mileage while fostering pride in keeping cars in top shape. A ten minute carburetor lesson aids self service and smoother running. A folding gasoline stove offers new travel convenience.
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War Economy Board
Allowed Council of Defense
E. P. Branstetter
Kama
Rural motortruck routes cooperative with USDA bureau
The Bureau of Markets of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announces readiness to enter cooperative agreements with rural motortruck route operators. Approved practices and bureau requirements grant access to advice and information. Signs reading The Owner of This Truck Is Cooperating with the Bureau of Markets will be provided for display and use in advertising.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
All Hand Signals Uniform
A Dakota Farmer urges uniform traffic hand signals for turns and stops. He suggests standard hand gestures, keeping near the curb on right turns and circling the center on left turns, and advises fairness to other drivers to reduce road pigs and accidents. He emphasizes consistent practice across towns to lessen confusion.
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Dakota Farmer
French Army Autotrucks Move Picture Unit for Soldiers
Photo from Meurthe and Moselle shows French army autotrucks with moving picture gear to amuse troops during battles. The autotrucks belong to the cinematographic section intended to provide soldiers a brief respite from hardships.
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Wrench
Meurthe
Moselle
Lubricant on Spring Seats Warned for Cars
Movable spring seats used in some cars require periodic oiling and cleaning. The Chevrolet Review urges car owners to prevent dirt and dirty gasoline from reaching the needle valve and carburetor jets, noting early spring maintenance in Boston, Massachusetts, is essential to avoid trouble.
Pershing Recalls American War Role in Final Years
General Pershing’s account of U S forces in World War I, released by Secretary Baker, details American operations up to November 20 after the German collapse. It highlights Cantigny, Belleau Wood, the Marne, Soissons, St Mihiel, and Meuse Argonne advances, with prisoner and artillery totals and Allied coordination, and notes reliance on French support for tanks and equipment.
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Warhington
John J. Pershing
Baker
France
Perking
Meuse
Germany
Chateau Thierry
Aisne
Paris
Marne
Montdidier
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Vaux
Pershing
Soissons
Firat
Vilelage
Berry-le-Sec
Keau Iepaire
Vierzy
Tigny
Salient
St. Mihiel Salient
Port Sur Seille
Moselle
St. Bible
Verdun
Lnter
Forest of
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Seventeenth Corps
Bartie
St. Michiel
Uno
Thincourt
None Sard
Vigneulles
Thirncourt
Vignoulles
Hresnes-en- Woevre
U. S
Secretary Baker Delays Army Reorganization After Peace Conference
In the annual report Secretary Baker states that the permanent organization of the army will be deferred until after the peace conference. He explains the military needs of the United States cannot be prudently addressed while the conference continues. The decision reflects wartime priorities and plans for postwar restructuring. He notes current considerations revolve around efficiency, readiness, and budgetary implications for the force.
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Washington
Baker
United States
Reorganization plans and a strong general staff urged
The article notes plans to present to Congress a reorganization for the regular army to serve as the nucleus of any future military establishment. It also signals a push to preserve by law the strong general staff formed during the war. The commentary recalls quirky historic anecdotes about luxurious but trivial personal items in various monarchies.
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Baker
Congress
Pershing Tells Of Advance Into Germany in 1870 Frontier
General Pershing reports the Third army reached the general line Dablenz Eisenschmitt Wittlich Berncastel Daann Steinberg as it advances into Germany. The French army advances toward the Rhine and Mayence crossing the 1870 frontier into the Saar valley with no incident. Italy may join France and England in a British alliance per Rome gossip. A device uses electrolytic cells and a Wheatstone bridge to record seawater salinity with AC galvanometer readings.
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Gishing
Sedan
Meune- Argonne
Secon
Althouh
Hindenburg
St. Quentin Canal
Pershing
Europe
Meuse
Poral Per
Washington
Germany
General Pershing
Dablenz
Eisenschmitt - Wittlich - Berncastel
Daann- Steinberg
Rhine
Mayence
Sarre
Phicieg Somme
Wheatstone Bridge
Dream of a County Agent Creates War Garden Network
Workers of Inspiration Consolidated Copper in Miami Arizona and Gila County join 7050 small plots irrigated from deep wells to produce 30000 dollars worth of vegetables last year. Under county agent J R Sandige a farmers program provides ground seed water and spraying materials. Garden plots employ miners smelter men and gillmen in a diverse community with irrigation once a week and a double crop system.
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America
Arizona
J. KR. Sandige
Gin County
Ariz
Gila County
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
Miami
Sandige
Copper Company
Aesces
Gardens Spread in Gila County Endorsed by Leaders
The county reports a widening garden program in Gila County with new canning and drying facilities for gardeners to process produce. Two additional copper companies have started employee gardens, boosting total impacts to about 70 000 dollars plus many backyard plots, increasing garden coverage from 76 to 200 percent in the district.
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Gila County
Okra in Home Gardens A Versatile Plant
Okra or gumbo enhances home gardens and has long been common in the South and growing in popularity in the North. It adapts to good soil, can be started in a hot bed or greenhouse in short seasons, and yields edible pods best harvested young. It serves in soups, vegetables, salads, and can be canned or dried for wine. The USDA has reissued Farmers' Bulletin 232 on culture and uses of okra.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin 232
Cooperative Stores in U S Show Path to Success
A United States Department of Agriculture survey concludes co operative stores in America can succeed with strong leadership, capable management, and good local conditions. Poor results in many failures stem from mismanagement, weak accounting, lack of cooperation, and inadequate salaries for managers. The study notes lower prices, smaller profit variance, and more efficient operations as benefits when effective methods and farmer education are applied.
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United States
America
Office of Markets and Rural Organization of the
Depart of Agriculture
Judenture
Home Kitchen Garden Hints From Old-Time Advice
Cabbages for home use can be tied and hung over a cellar pole. Site choice depends on location and proper construction. Parsnips, parsley and garnishing greens should be stored for winter. Save small onions for spring planting. Squashes and pumpkins require a warm, sunny setup.
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Motor Express
Mars
Bowton
Masa
Chevrolet Review
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Toul
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Abbeville
Montdidier Salient
Pleardy
Cantigny
George W. Read
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I Marne
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Metz
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Henry IV
Sully
Italy
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Arizona Mountains
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