Why the Difference in Army and Navy Efficiency
A critique of wartime preparedness contrasts Admiral Jellicoe and Fletcher retirements with army delays. It argues Navy efficiency stems from civilian minimalism and military control, while army reliance on civilian advisers hampers response. Illinois livestock men back a sixty million dollar road bond, easing agricultural transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crozier
Navy
Army
Fletcher
Baker
Ordnance Bureou
Ordnance Bureau
Congress
Peoria
Germany Loves Bolsheviki Peacemakers A Long Way Off
An analysis notes Germany arrests 150 Independent Socialists and tensions with Bolshevik ideas. It cites M Boulikoff warning that a Russia Germany peace could seed German radicalism via cross border workers. The piece says Germany seeks peace yet suppresses antiwar voices and avoids fraternal links with Russian Bolshevik leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Lenine
Tratzky
Russia
Berlin
M. Boulikoff
Papkin
Molonoff
Starkirch
Petrograd
Non Denominational Moral Teaching in Public Schools
A historical plea by Catholics Protestants and Jews for non-denominational religious instruction in public schools. Critics warn against sectarian interference and urge common moral training. Leader G Hanford Henderson argues education must involve spirit and religion, urging a broad religious foundation within universal public schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thesan
Grunker
G. Hanford ‘Henderson
Dean Staels
New York
Heroic British Captain Black Stops German Assault at Masnieres
The narrative recounts Captain Black of the British forces who, fueled by rage after his daughter was crippled by a bomb, single handedly defeats five Germans with a walking stick near Masnieres. He then commands a mixed force to clear Rues Vertes, personally killing eight more at a machine gun, before being wounded and holding command until relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masnieres
Marcoing
Coan
T Tain
Captain Black
Black
Ile
England
Les Ruch Verts
Rues Vertes
Increased grain inspection fees set by state order
Springfield Jan 6 increased inspection fees for grain become effective Jan 14 per a state public utilities commission order. In the Chicago zone the moisture test rate is $1 a car, or 70 cents without the test. East St Louis zone fees are 90 cents with a test and 65 cents without. Rapid cooling of a quid forms finer crystals as it speeds up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jil
State Public Utilities Commission
Chicago
East St. Louis
The Bravery of Sammy Jay in the Green Forest
Farmer Brown's Boy suspects Roughley the Hawk of killing his pigeons but finds no feathers. He spots a blue gray hawk above the Green Meadows and identifies it as Mr Goshawk, a threat to all the forest friends. He vows to drive the hawk away, though cannot get within shooting distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Browne
Roughley
Hawk
Green Meadows
Farmer Brown
Green Forest
Mr. Goshawk
The Story of a Drunkard Told by the Sister Who Cured Him
A sister recounts curing her brother for a fifteen year alcohol addiction using a secret formula added to his drinks. She details his decline, subsequent recovery, and urges others to use prepared Tescum powders bought from druggists with a money-back guarantee. Dispensers include Heldbreder Bros. in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brown
Miss Brown
Quincy
Heldbreder Bros
Stebbins Ford Ride Sparks Playground Drama
In OUR SCHOOL SATURDAY a Ford gifted by a rich aunt causes envy among classmates. Torp and Arbentus Stebbins ignore others, while peers tease with snowballs. Andy Anderson plans to salvage the car with Ex Brigham, using a wash boiler as a starting wheel, reflecting rough kid dynamics and small-town daring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orp Stebbins
Stebbins
Andy Anderson
Stebbinses
Him & Ex Brigham
Sammy Jay Alerts Barn From Goshawk Threat
Sammy Jay watches Old Orchard for Farmer Brown's Boy and warns of a perched Mr. Goshawk. The forest hunter dives for the barnyard as hens and pigeons scatter while Farmer Brown's Boy appears and the hawk leaves. The tale ends with Sammy hailed as brave for the warning.
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House of Peers
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Antilles
William J. Bryan
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Halifax
United States Navy
Bolsheviks
Grman
Frank Crane
Sammy Jay
Thornton W. Burgess
Hodgdon
Hodgdon’s Dairy Products
Torp
Minnut Ex Brigham
Steve Hardy
Gene
Vieve Hicks
Arbentus Stebbins
Arbentus
Hole
Genevieve Hicks
Sammy
Henry Fielding Dickens
K. C
Albert Roganquet
London
Manhattan
Iain White
Smircv's Greatest Clothing House
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