Country Nearing Timber Shortage Warns Foresters
Washington April 44 A warning from American Forestry Association secretary Ridsdale cites wartime logging and postwar demand as risking a timber shortage. He warns Minnesota and Massachusetts face early sawmill shutdowns, urges reforestation, tree planting, and conservation to replenish supplies and avoid widespread lumber scarcity.
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Fragmentary note on war effort and forests facing threat
A garbled excerpt discusses future emergency, control measures, and the role of forests in halting invasion. It mentions Paris defense, general control costs, crowding, and waste impacting lands, with terms like Hun and France. The legibility is limited, but implies defense and environmental concerns.
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Retired General Scott Succeeds Hale at Camp Dix
Camp Dix April 28 Major General Hugh Scott retires and General Harry C Hale assumes command of the Twenty fifth Yankee Division. Scott's long career includes key roles in Cuba the Philippine work and diplomacy with Indian Mexican and Philippine tribes. Hale has led since January 2018 and succeeds on orders retirement from the War Department while remaining to parade with his division.
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Opera Star Uses President Hat As Bonnets Fashion
New York reports opera star Marguerite Namara of the Chicago Opera company altered an old silk hat once worn by President Wilson. The hat, once a decorative piece, is now repurposed as a chapeau for use at home. The article ties humor to wartime fashion, noting women’s and men’s finery and urging thrift in attire.
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Wheat price may govern U S wheat policy in 1917
New York April 24 The food administration officials announced after a conference that the government price guarantee for wheat may be made effective without wrecking markets or harming the treasury. Wheat directors said crop indications point to trading at government sale price with possible fixed schedules and government purchases to cover any gap between market and farmer prices. A note on spring wheat prospects suggests a very large exportable surplus may arise despite late planting. Also mentioned is a plan to send a representative to England for transatlantic flight work, though no public plan has been announced.
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Hungerian Soviet Government Seeks Armistice Reported
A Vienna dispatch quotes a Hungarian Soviet government request to the British mission for an armistice for all the allies. The report also mentions Porvign Minkier and Kun attempting to open negotiations with Rumaniin headquarters for an armistice offer.
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Crimans Protest Restrictions in Versailles
In Versailles Apel 24 German citizens protest imposed movement limits amid Allied restrictions. A formal complaint is filed as a silent partner’s influence triggers a receiver appointment, with questions raised about who bears responsibility for the constraints.
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Eadie Roush Training To Join Reds In Spring
Eddie Roush, famed slugger from Indiana, prepares for the 1920 season on his farm near National League circles. He grills in grit and wheat, lifting plow and spade to build strength, while awaiting a word from Cincinnati about salary terms and a possible reunion with Cary Teerman.
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