There Is Always Room at the Top for Navy Recruits
Washington article extols naval service urging young men from farms and schools to enlist. It notes doubled pay under recent congress, free clothing and food, training at Annapolis, and paths from apprentice seaman to officers, citing notable examples of sailors rising from apprentice ranks. It highlights danger offshore near Ireland and Count's Rock, and emphasizes the navy as a world in itself with broad trades and opportunities.
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Sam
Edward B. Clark
Washington
America Navy
Uncle Sam
Landamen
Americana
Hal
Count's Rock
Ireland
Congress of the United States
Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Congress
United States
John Paul Jones
Decatur
Bainbridge
Hull
Porter
Farragut
Dewey
Secretary of the Navy
Carpentera
BO Abner Vvseenness
Penn
Landemen
Cher
Landemen Cable
Alverage
Mary Ii
William H. H. Southerland
John Emil Roller
Air Service
Wen
Seiice
Regular Army
Marine Corps
National Army
United States Army
Eld
Tekely
John J. Perahing
France
Marines First in the Fight Recruit Pay Rise for Enlistment
Edward B. Clark surveys the Marine Corps wartime expansion to 30,000, offering $30 month pay plus 20 percent combat bonuses for service abroad. The piece explains Marines as soldiers of the sea, detailing their unique structure, promotions, and incentives for volunteers to join and train at Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Clark
Washington
United States
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Sam
Ino
United States Army
Congress
Kon
Corps
Bea
Birth Certificate Mixup Causes Gender Error in Portland
An elderly woman questions a deputy city clerk over a birth certificate misregistered to Eleanor while a six foot male stands nearby. The doctor’s error would affect military eligibility, with calls for an affidavit from the attending physician and potential corrections in the record. The dialogue notes odd names and a nod to a license tax in Kentucky.
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Portland
Ore
Eleanor
Stanley Myers
Patriotion
Kenneth Rowntree
Chicago
Gust J. Papatheodorokon
Moundurgistomichelakopulos
Mary D. Sampson
Myers
Chance for High Service in Army in War Time
Edward B. Clark argues the regular army offers rapid advancement from private to officer, with free provisions for food lodging clothing and medical care. He details pay scales, career paths, and the army’s historic record, urging young men aged 21 to 31 to enlist or volunteer for national defense efforts.
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United States Army
Aviation Corps
United States
Ileut
Adna R. Chaffee
Army of
Sixth Cavalry
John J. Pervhing
France
Chaffee
Leutenant
United States Awny
Uncle Sam
San Juan
Philippines
Peking
Forbidden City
West Point
Navy
Marine Corps
Late market quotations and price listings across commodities
A jumble of market quotes shows prices for fruits vegetables dairy eggs and meats across regions. Entries mention strawberries onions potatoes and butter with scattered figures for Chicago Duluth and Kansas City markets, alongside grain and feed prices and cattle hogs and sheep valuations.
Belgian Hate and Punishment Reported in War Crimes Note
A report from a Belgian commission member describes German punitive methods against Belgians, including standing in water for hours, holes filled with slush, and beatings. He cites deliberate cruelty and growing anti Belgians sentiment. Separate item notes a Manitowoc Wisconsin woman finding 4000 in nickels and coins hidden around her late relative’s house.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Fred Pingie
Pingle
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Lnw
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Kentucky
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Onminpore
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Band
Miilitary Academy
Tee Eees
Engineers
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QM. Corp
Medical Department
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Artillery
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Infantry
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Arate
Funner
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Q. M. Corps
Qret
First Clase
Masician
First Clase Military Academy
Military Academy
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Signal Electrician
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Markaman
Coruscate of Merit
Fort Pearborn Trasacre
Major Dade
Florida
Osceola
Custert
Big Foot
Wounded Knee Creek
Red Cloud
Crazy Horse
Joseph
Geronimo
the Kid
Mexico
Coast Artillery
Army Corps
Army Headquarters
General Staff Corps
Adjutant General's Department
Inspector General's Department
Judge ‘Oeate
Quartermaster’s Corps
Corps of Engineers
Ord
Nance Department
Bureau of Tnnular Affairs
Regular Army Reserve
Corps of Cadets
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Taney
Owen
Inna Inten
Peter of Cotton
New York
Vatten
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Northern Nie
Kanane City Produce
Kansas City
Creamery
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Hema
Brotiers
C. B. Denver
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Timothy Bourn Fark
Gunnison Valley
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