American Troops Land in France and Coal Food Controls Rise
Pershing's expeditionary force lands safely in France under Brig. Gen. Sibert with supplies aboard ships. Wilson-House talks on embargoes and food control press for coal price cuts and grain limits while Root and US mission aid Kerensky in Russia. Venizelos forms new Greek cabinet as Spain faces unrest and Norway endures hunger amid war pressures.
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Pershing
France
Tuesay
Atlantic
W. L. Sibert
United States
St. Quentin
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
War Department
Baker
Creel
McIntyre
Wilson
Wilson Appointed A Board of Export Control
Secretaries of Commerce, State and Labor
The
Shipping Board
Coal Committee
Council of National Defense
Senate
Lodge
Russia
Elihu Root
Kerensky
Petrograd
Moscow
Germany
Glennon
Black Sea
Congress of Cossacks
Uncle Sam
Republic of Russia
Frank Billings
Chicago
Raymond Robins
Harold H. Swift
Wilbur E. Post
W. S. Thayer
Johns Hopkins University
Charles Winslow
Yale
Venizelos
Greece
Alexander
Zaimis
Athens
Constantine
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Dobrudja
Copenhagen
Data
London
Spain
Norway
Regular Army Offers Career Path From Private to General
Edward S. Clark outlines the value of enlisting in the regular army and the chances for advancement. The article covers benefits such as free food clothing lodging and medical care, pay scales for privates to sergeants, opportunities to become officers, and historic notes on the army’s evolution and notable leaders like Adna R. Chaffee. It emphasizes that both regulars and the new national army will form a strong fighting force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Army
New
National Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States Army
Aviation Corps
United States
Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Dade
Florida
Osceola
Rosebud
Custer
Big Foot
Wounded Knee Creek
Red Cloud
Crazy Horse
Joseph
Jeronimo
the Kid
Mexico
National Guardsmen
Coast Artillery
Army Corps
Army Headquarters
General Staff Corps
Adjutant General’s Department
Inspector General’s ‘Department
Judge Advocate General's Department
Quartermaster’s Corps
Corps of Engineers
Ord
Congress
John J. Pershing
France
Uncle Sam
Adna R. Chaffee
Army of the
Sixth Cavalry
Chaffee
San Juan
Philippines
Peking
Forbidden City
West Point
Dumba Outlines Peace Plan With Central Powers
Dr Constantine Dumba former Austrian ambassador outlines a postwar peace framework in the Vienna paper. He urges peace without annexations or indemnities, proposing Russia restore Austro-Hungarian lands while gaining Russian territories, and outlines frontier rectifications and territorial holds for Poland Romania Bulgaria and Italy in a Central Powers settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine Dumba
Washington
Vienna Neue Freie Presse
Dovtor Dumba
Dumba
Russia
Poland
Austria
Belgrade
Mount Lovchen
Montenegro
Italy
Valene
Aylona
Adriatic
Bulgaria
Dobrudja
Macedonia
ADD FUEL TO BELGIAN HATE
Dr. Robert Arrow Smith of Columbia University, last Belgian relief commission member, reports brutal Prussian torture in Belgium including water submersion and bodies with feet black as ink. He notes a rising flame of hate toward the Bosies as Belgians endure harsh punishments. A separate Manitowoc report says a widow found $4000 in coins in a late Mrs. Pingle home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Arrowsmith
Columbia University
Hos
Manitowoc
Wis
Fred Pingle
Pingle
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Praised By Reader From Marysville
A Marysville reader describes relief from severe menstrual cramps and related symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges other women with irregular periods backache and fainting spells to seek advice from the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Fais
Lydia E. Envians
Bogie
George R. NayvLor
Marynville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lye E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Condential
Lynn
Mass
Swamp Root Backed by Pharmacy for 25 Years
Otto H. G Lippert, a Cincinnati pharmacist, testifies to twenty five years of unsoldable satisfaction with Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root kidney remedy. He notes repeated sales and no customer complaints and endorses the product as valuable. The ad urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and booklet from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Regular bottles available at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer
Otto H. G. Lippert
Freeman, Cor
Liberty Sts
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Irish Flag Designs After Home Rule Debate
The Christian Science Monitor reports proposals for an Irish flag include a red St Patrick cross on white with four shamrocks and a gold sunburst on blue, a banner tied to Fiona MacCumball's Fenians, and another plan showing three golden crowns on blue from Munster arms. Green is avoided, linked to historic 1798 symbolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Fiona MacCumball
Fenians
One Darned Thing After Another Says Congressman Hammfatt
A Richmond Times-Dispatch quip has Congressman Hammfatt lament that life is a string of problems. A loyal constituent replies that the line sounds familiar and the figure argues those seeking easy jobs with high pay misunderstand the phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammfatt
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gentle Sarcasm About Coal Prices From a Caricature
A cartoon dialogue features a dealer asking a citizen if coal prices are high and the citizen replying no while the dealer insists coal is precious, noting the apparent willingness to sell at any price.
Frugal Clothmakes Shrewd Kitchen Dishcloths
Readers reuse white mosquito netting or lace curtain scraps as improvised dishcloths. The item highlights thrifty upcycling ideas and practical household tips from the era.
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Ambassador Sharp
Quantico
J. B. Glennon
Sebastopol
Warren Pershing
General Pershing
May Pershing
Libert
Plana
Lens
Edward W. Pickard
Foreign Office
Brazil
Europe
Cork
Sinn Fein
Arras
Crown Prince
Ruprecht
Hurtebise
Chemin Des Dames
Dragon’s Cave
Asiggo
Red Cross
America
England
Edward
Clark, Washington
Regulr Army
Artillery
Cavalry
Infantry
Field Artillery
Medical Department
Barrier
Engineers
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Q. M. Corps
Field
Military Academy
Sietelgtele Mn Ain Daan
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Military Academy — Hospital
Army Te Aescess Quartermaster
Teader
RE Ee Es Loraenneh
Casemate
Coxawain
Gun _ pointer Surgical
Eden
Lass Weeeee Wateses
Peter Eee Wetaneree
Eee Saeeseenaresest Secon
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Operatuee
Nance Department
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Regular Army Reserve
Corps of Cadets
Private
Peeneeee
Daisy Fly Killer
Rieberds Co
Shermas
Tes
Wateoca B.cooleman
Wash
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