Ordnance Bureau Reorganizes with Experienced Heads
The War Department announces a major reorganization of the Ordnance Bureau modeled after the British ministry of munitions. Major General Crozier outlines four operating divisions procurement production inspection and supply with civilian heads to lead, aimed at faster weapons supply and efficiency.
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Washington
Ordnance Bureau
Ordnance
War Department
Ministry of Munitions
Senate Military Committee
Crozier
Baker
Ordnance Department
Enjoys Duties in Student Air Corps Visit
John A. Lienhard, former The Whig reporter, pausing in Quincy on his way back to Urbana aeronautics school after a holiday with relatives in Nauvoo. The group, now 28 of 63, studies the Lewis machine gun and awaits assignment after five weeks there and three more to serve before flying training in the south, with Egypt as a potential destination.
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John A. Lienhard
The
Whig Reporter
Quincy
Aeronautics
Urbana
Nauvoo
Lienhard
On Flying Field
Egypt
Prefer steel ships for fleet program says Radford
Washington January 3 George S Radford head of the contract division of the emergency fleet corporation testified before the senate inquiry that steel ships cost 160 a ton or more on the east coast and 170 on the west coast while wooden ships cost about 140 a ton He endorsed building steel ships and said a few wooden ships might be built on the Pacific coast without expanding shipyards Labor chief Meyer Bloomfield said there has been no organized labor profiteering and no enemy activity within labor On the Pacific coast he said conditions are generally well in hand beyond occasional wage issues.
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Washington
George S Radford
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Senate
Fleet Corporation
Nelson
Bloomfield
Pacific
Johnn
Pacific Coast
German Propaganda Group in Chile Aimed at Breaking Ties
Washington Jan 3 Evidence of organized German propaganda in Chile has reached the state department. A circular from the German-Chilean league urges members to push for delayed severance of Chile-Germany relations. It calls for money, suggestions, and publication of articles to aid the central powers.
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Washington
Chile
State Department
War Office Bulletins Echo Aerial and Ground Actions
War Office dispatches summarize artillery duels and air engagements on the Piave and northeast fronts. British and Italian forces claim strikes on enemy depots, trains, and barracks while reporting minor bombings at Mestre Bassano and surrounding targets with few casualties. Vienna/German fronts note withdrawals, bridgehead evacuations, and continued artillery activity along Asiago and Piave fronts.
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Mestre
Eewiso
Bassano
Peral
Lacomina
Aviano
St. Stino de
Vienna
London
Piave
Venice
Asiago
Monte Tomba
Zenson
Paris
War Office
Beaumont
Courieres Wood
Merchem
Giergheli
Vetrinik
Monastir
Harpy
Oppy
Ypres-Comines Canal
Local Millers Fight Plan To Halve Wheat Used In Flour
Report from Kansas City last week shows Southwestern Flour Millers league agreeing to make a barrel of flour from four bushels and 24 pounds of wheat. Quincy and other soft wheat mills say conforming is impossible and protests have been filed with Food Administrator Hoover. Ohio and southern mills argue the rule creates a hardship as soft wheat hardens and exact reduction cannot be achieved.
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Southwestern Flour Millers’ League
Kansas City
Quincy
S. I. Bragg
Phil S. Herr
Knollenberg Milling Company
Ohio
Washington
Hoover
Quincy -Millers
Herr
Chamberlain Murder Trial Advances in Virginia
In Goochland Virginia on January 3 rapid progress occurred in the trial of Dr Asa W Chamberlain for the murder of his brother Albert P Chamberlain on October 22. The jury was quickly selected and the state offered substantial evidence including a jacket with flesh speck and blood clot blood stained splinters from a door in the doctor’s home a dismemberment saw and a broken lock strong box bearing the dead man’s name and a gold watch.
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Goochland
Asa W. Chamberlain
Albert P. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Night School Opens Telegraphy at Quincy High
Telegraphy and salesmanship classes started in Quincy night schools on Wednesday. Telegraphy enrollment was heavy with over 50 cards filed. Instructors include F C Hawkins J L Straub and Richard Moore. Classes use operating tables and full telegraph outfits for practical instruction.
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Quincy
Carlos A. Wiener
Perkins Engineering Company
F. C. Hawkins
West
J. L. Straub
Burlington Railroad
Richard Moore
Wire Service
Brief Personal Notes From Quincy and Nearby
Mr and Mrs E J Maroney return from Chicago and visit Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Sam Gravis of Galesburg pauses in Quincy en route home from Hannibal, owns cafes there. Dr Chapman advertises non poisonous remedies at 10914 North Fourth St. Misa Vera Kembry visits Quincy before returning to Louisiana Mo. Aldo Germann to Chicago for Northwestern Medical College studies, graduates next June. KE Hunsaker leaves for a National Biscuit Co trip. H C Suman of Otis Elevator home with illness. Mrs J W South and Warry Mangold attend funeral in Palmyra Mo. Fire crews respond to 601 North Bights Street. Mrs Emily J Frike to leave hospital soon after taxi accident. J E Miller returns from southern visit.
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E. J. Maroney
Chicago
M. Maloney
George Benz
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Snyder
Sam Gravis
Galesburg
Quincy
Hannibal
Gravis
Chapman
North Fourth St
Misa Vera Kembry
Louisiana
Aldo Germann
Henry K
M. K. Germann
Northwestern Medical College
KE. F. Hunsaker
National Biscuit Company
H. C. Suman
Otis Elevator Office
Ilness
J. W. South
Warry Mangold
Vine Street
Yalmyra
George” Envi
North Bights
H. F. Cormeny
Emily J. Frike
North Fifth Street
Jj. E. Miller
Von Biermann In Petrograd Arrives During Holiday
German former consul general at Petrograd, Herr Von Biermann, is among the latest arrivals. No peace conferences were held Wednesday due to a German holiday. The foreign affairs building has been readied for the sessions.
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von Biermann
Petrograd
Herr von Biermann
Practical Auto Tips From an Old Manual on Brakes and Maintenance
The article outlines ways to check brake bands for wear and oil or grease issues and suggests adjustments or kerosene baths to restore grip. It also describes homemade bearing scrapers from old files, cautions about backing a car into place by pressing the radiator cap, and details talc distribution with a blower and a horn circuit switch to limit horn use when the engine is off.
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Auto Exchange
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