Wartime Training Camps Map National Army and Guardsmen
The article lists sixteen National Army cantonments across states from Arkansas to Washington, sixteen National Guard camps from Alabama to Texas, and seventeen aviation fields in multiple states, detailing where soldiers and aviators train for war and where sailors are prepared at principal stations. It notes camps like Camp Pike, Camp Gordon, Camp Dodge, Camp Meade, Camp Devens, Camp Dix, and others, plus aviation fields such as Rockwell Field and Chanute Field.
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Minnesota
National Army
Camp Logan
National Guard
Ilinois
America
Arkansas
Pike
Little Rock
Georgia
Gordon
Atlanta
Grant
Rockford
Iowa
Dodge
Des Moines
Kentucky
Zachary
Taylor
Louisville
Kansas
Fort Riley
Maryland
South Carolina
Wichita Falls
Virginia
Langley Field
Newporters
Drainage of Irrigated Lands Key to Economy and Cultivation
Washington reports arid regions show drainage as essential as water supply. Lack of drainage raises ground water with salts that kill vegetation. artificial drainage is costly but necessary. Economize water use and frequent cultivation to curb evaporation and retain moisture for plants.
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Washington
South absorbs more congressional control
Washington reports that the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee chair goes to Mr Smith of South Carolina after Senator Newlands of Nevada dies. The move strengthens Southern control and leadership. Ohio re-elected Senator Pomerene but gains no advantage. No Northerner holds a top House chair, and only one in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Newlands
Nevada
Smith
South Carolina
Pomerene l
Ohio
South Vritioa
Wilson
Pomerene
House
Senate
High Honors Bring Increased Responsibilities
A lighthearted note from Roy reflects on earning the title County Chairman of the Federal Fuel Committee and the denials of extra fuel, prompting the editor to fetch coal. The piece jokes about ongoing duties and the ongoing “fuel problem” without lasting changes in role or power.
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Tag “County
Federal Fuel Committee
Seattle
Amigo Esposa
Roy
Good News From Electra Oil Field Advances Hopeful
Secretary Monroe reports positive developments from the New Mexico Electra Oil Company field where Lutz Lahan Brannam and others recently mobilized large machinery. Adjacent tracts show highly successful drillings, signaling strong investor confidence and potential full realization of oil yields amid ongoing preparations for further subsurface operations.
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Monroe
Mexico-Electra Oil Company
Lutz Lahan
Brannam
Enighbors
Mxico-Electra Oil Company
Carrizoro
California
Navy Yard
Mare Island
San Francisco
Florida
Key West
Great Lakes
Chicago
Mississippi Exposition Grounds
Gulfport
New Jersey
Cape May
New York
Pelham Park
New York—City Park
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Newport
South Carolina—Navy Yard
Charleston
Virginia
Old Exposition Site
Jamestown
Washington—Navy Yard
Paget Sound
Lands Open to Entry After February 21st
Notice from the Department of Interior Santa Fe opening lands for entry and filing after February 21 1918 at 9 00 am subject to reserves. Applications may be received and suspended twenty days prior. Listings include Township 18 N R 2 W NM Township 19 N R 1 W NM Township 19 N R 2 W NM Township 19 N R 3 W NM Township 20 N R 2 W NM Township 25 N R 4 E NM Township 23 R 3 E NM P comments on food storage and wartime charity appear in the Fort Sumner Review and discourse on keeping food from being burned or sunk.
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Department of Interior
United States Land Office
Santa Fe
N. M. Tan
N. R
NM. P
Senator Chamberlain reads father’s letter on camp hospital death
Washington, Jan. 24. Senator Chamberlain read a letter from a distressed father describing filthy camp hospital conditions, delays, and the death of his ill son after nurses and water provision were mishandled. The father urged national action to save soldiers’ lives.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain Cread
Wadsworth
Gien
United States
Hnehand
Chamberlain
Red Cross rejects trench candles guidance in Tribune notice
Florence Colby اسرائیل New York City proposed trench candles from newspapers for war workers. The American Red Cross has issued no instructions and will not receive shipments for France. War Department weighs usefulness. National Red Cross advised against promoting candle making by chapters. Director John Mage from New York Bureau of Military Relief warns against shipment.
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The
Tribune
Florence Colby
York City
American Red Cross
France
Red Cross
Washington
War Department
United States
Army
National Red Cross
John Mage
Bureau of Military Relief
New York
New York Tribune
Banks Help Win War Through Red Cross and Liberty Bond Drives
Clayton Citizen lauds banks for aiding wartime effort by promoting Red Cross and Liberty Bond subscriptions. The piece argues banks act from altruistic motives, with no personal gain, though it notes these drives reduce deposits and potential bank profits.
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United States
Germany
Liberty
Red Cross
Clayton Citizen
Senator G C Smith buys Mosquero Sun newspaper
G C Smith announces purchase of the Mosquero Sun and plans to run a paper serving the Democratic cause and Mosquero area. He invites cooperation from the public regardless of politics, noting few promises but a belief in collective material benefit through shared effort.
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Mosquero Sun
Democratic Party
Mosquero
G.C. Smith
Private in the Army Admits Firing Warehouse Fire
Frederick L. Woodward a private in the army quartermaster corps confessed in Washington to starting the fire that damaged the quartermaster warehouse and destroyed food and supplies. He admitted being a pyromaniac and said he also burned a Worcester lodging house in 1916.
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Washington, D. C
Frederick L. Woodward
Army Quartermaster Corps
Woodward
Worcester
Mass
Fuel Administrator Fails To Convince He Is Qualified
A New York Tribune analysis condemns the Fuel Administrator as unfit for his duties and criticizes the five day coal embargo and looming ten Monday shutdowns. It argues the government mishandled distribution, cites wasted transport and priority orders, and warns of broader industrial harm and political fallout.
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New York Tribune
Germany
Council of National Defence
War Industries Board
United States Senate
Mississippi
White House
Government Department
Congress
Capitol Fill
Senate
Washinton
Washington
Railroad War Board
Friel
West Virginia
New England
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Navy
Hog Island
Coun
Students Pass Through Albuquerque On Way To The Coast
A special train of six cars carried nearly 200 aviator students to Berkeley California. The soldiers wore white hat bands and propeller sleeve devices. They waved to onlookers as they boarded at 9:10 pm and will train at Berkeley in flight and ground school before becoming pilots.
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Berkeley
Calif
Albuquerque
Bekerley
Albuquerque Morning Journal
New Mexico Proud Of War Effort And Unity
New Mexico reports a fine war effort under the State Council of Defense. Citizens raised food crops, produced coal, expanded copper output, and built a state-wide organization for war work. The state supported Liberty Loans, the Red Cross, and the YMCA with strong participation, earning praise from top government officials.
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Mexico
State Council of Defense
Lave
Liberty Loans
Red Cross
Y. M.C.A
American soldiers in France not drunks
President Foster of Reed College says he visited every camp in France where American soldiers are quartered and found no drunkenness. He praises their morals and notes observers warn against sensationalism, yet affirms most soldiers in Europe are earnest, disciplined youths.
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Foster
Reed College
Ireqon
France
Prices of Provisions and Supplies in Berlin
The United States Food Administration reports Berlin prices prior to October 1 with butter at 225 dollars per pound, sugar at 56 cents per pound, ham and bacon at 211 dollars per pound, and five bars of soap for 1.12 dollars. The source notes these costs were four to five times higher than current U.S. prices.
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Berlin
United States Food Administration
United States
Republicans name conductors for race committee in House bid
Washington reports the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee named its members at a joint conference. selections include Jutiss aha of California and C Timberlake of Colorado with Rankin and Abert T Fally among others. The group plans to direct campaigns across districts to gain control next November as leadership fight begins among candidates Woods of Iowa and Madden of Illinois.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Congress
California
Jutissaha
Colorado
C. Timberlake
Montana
Jeanette Rankin
New Mexico
Abert T Fally Okashoma
Dick "T Morgans
Wyoming
Frank W. Mon
House
Woods
Iowa
Madden
Minois
German Gold Influences Numbers of Un-Americans
Harrison W. Wheaton of the Federal Bureau of Labor warned at an immigration conference that German propaganda in New York is raising antiwar sentiment. He cited 15,000,000 un-Americans, the risk of 13,000,000 anti-Americans, and blamed alien influence for fires, draft incidents, and over 100 strikes in munitions plants since the war began.
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Hoston
Massachusetts Committee On War Efficiency
State Bureau of Immigration
Harrison W. Wheaton
Federal Bureau of Labor
New York
United States
Serice
United
Wheaton
Matis
Amerihe
Germany Selling Slaves Under Kultur Banner
A Kansas City Star report cites a Deutsche Tages Zeitung ad offering fifty Polish workers in exchange for other workers. The piece condemns the practice as slavery in disguise and echoes a Vorwaerts critique of human commodification.
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Germany
Kultur
Deutsche Tages Zetune
Vorwaerts
Kansas City
Star
How War Savings Stamps Earn Money For You
A New York Sun item explains war savings stamps as secure, discountable, marketable bonds. Each certificate funds interest for you, with stamps acting like twenty coupons attached to a $8240 bond, compounding over time under government administration.
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New York Sun
Planning Potato Day Each Week by U S Food Administration
The U S Food Administration plans a weekly potato day campaign to boost Irish potato use. Grocers would select a slack delivery day and offer a special price for potatoes on that day. Housewives would be encouraged to prepare a week’s supply of potatoes on each potato day.
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United States Food Administration
America
Pisttetin
Tag Your Shovel Day Set for January Thirtieth
Former Governor W C McDonald of Carrizors announces observance of Tag Your Shovel Day in the state. Fred Mutter county fuel administrator will distribute tar and Santa Fe county school children will tag each shovel with the inscription Save that shovel full of coal for Uncle Sam.
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W. C. McDonald
Carrizors
National Fuel Administration
Fred Mutter
Santa Fe County
Sam
Legion of Honor plan faces approval delay in Washington
Washington January 21 The administration disapproves forming an American Legion of Honor and Secretary Baker proposes a separate Distinguished Service Cross and medals for civilians. He told Senate committee that a bill to let Americans wear allied decorations will be favorably considered.
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Washington, D. C
American Legion of Honor
Baker
Chamberlain
Senate
Mi Committee
Stone Blunder Criticism Sparks Republican Unity Debate
Columbus Ohio January 22 Senator Warren G Harding denounces Senator Stone as worse than a tactical blunder while praising unity behind the president. He predicts Republicans will support administration measures but demand accountability and continued patriotic criticism when needed.
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Stone
Senator Harding
Columbus
United States
Warren G. Harding
Republican State Central
Countey
Repubic
Chamberlain
Harding
Senate
Senator Stone
Secretarys meddling last summer coal shortage blamed
Washington 21. The article pins blame on Secretary of War for interfering with a Lane coal price agreement. It argues the policy disrupted mine operations and transport, leaving the nation short of coal for winter. It contends Baker influenced events and questions why concern was raised during wartime.
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Washington
Tan
Mr. Baker
Lane
Railroads to Continue Paying State Taxes Amid Resumed Solicitation
The piece reports that railroads will keep paying state taxes with no major changes to business structures. It notes relief for remaining taxpayers and mentions Hon We A Hawkins supporting prompt tax payments despite technical objections, tied to his role with the El Paso & Southwestern System Tucumcari American.
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Lefield
Asx
We A. Hawkins
el Paso & South
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