Thames Penny Steamers Reach the Tigris in War Effort
Eleanor Franklin Egan describes how river boats from the Ganges to the Thames and beyond were pressed to meet a dire need on the Tigris. Eleven started, five reached the river, eighty of the fleet perished, with six Thames boats lost and eighty six ships sunk.
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Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Saturday Evening Post
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Indus
Irawadi
Nile
Africa
Sikiang
Yang-tse
Hwang-ho
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Richmond
Putney
Henley
London
Atlantic
Bay of
Biscay
Portugal
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
England
Destruction of Planes to Hide Secrets From Germans
An official report describes British aviators and mechanics destroying their aircraft to prevent German forces from obtaining secret innovations. In one case the pilot sacrificed himself and his plane by detonating a bomb to avoid capture by a flotilla of German destroyers.
Tobacco Raising in Scotland During Civil War Era
The article notes attempts to cultivate tobacco in Scotland during the American Civil War era. The Kelso region led the effort, achieving success with sixteen and a half acres yielding about $520 per acre.
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Scotland
Kelso
Natural Handicap Quote Sparks Exchange Insight
A brief Exchange note highlights the idea that everyone can speak their mind yet few can express all they wish. The line underscores the tension between freedom of speech and restraint.
European War News Roundup With Frontline Reports
Wartime items from Paris and Amsterdam describe morale lows in Germany, German prisoner disclosures, and Belgian deportations. U S Japan discuss Siberia aid. Allied notes credit Quentin Roosevelt’s death. Cape Cod attack injures one. air battles and anti aircraft actions reported. Drafts and mobilization drive sweep the U S. state and federal actions target wartime labor and espionage.
Global War News From Europe and America Headlines
Dispatches report Lemberg Hungary calls for immediate peace based on self determination. A Budapest Vienna mail flight crashed at 2000 feet near Amsterdam killing both aboard. Paris indicts ex-rector M Manoury for dealing with the enemy. Bonn Rouge editor Duval executed at Vincennes. A Vierzon derailment kills 15 and injures 50. Mirbach plot linked executions. Malvy faces possible life imprisonment. Syracuse taxes C Loomis Allen for income tax evasion.
Americans Eye Italian Front As War News Gathers Pace
U S delegates say troops will head to the Italian front soon. The armored cruiser San Diego sank near Fire Island with 1114 aboard. no lives reported lost and survivors rescued. Tokyo papers report a American plan to send troops to Siberia and Japan may join. Chicago cheered the Allied victory and New York Hall bells rang in celebration. Westover torpedoed July 11 with ten killed, Provost Marshal Crowder becomes major general to lead the northeastern division from Boston.
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Fire Island Light
New York Harbor
Crowder
Boston
Washington Farmers Urged to Sow 47.5 Million Acres of Winter Wheat
Washington agriculture officials urge farmers to sow 47.5 million acres of winter wheat this fall aiming for about 67 million bushels, with 45 million acres proposed but a higher total welcomed if achievable. The fuel administration enforces lightless nights from July 24 prohibiting illumination on ads and signs from sunrise to sunset and during dark periods. Eight Provost Marshal General Crowder officers face promotion recommendations for draft efficiency and coordination. The House Ways and Means Committee starts drafting an 8 billion dollar war revenue bill, aiming to have it ready before September.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Fuel Administration
Crowder
House Ways and Means
House
Iowa Draft Delays Set Off Large Appeal Burden
Iowa war coverage reports 2000 appeals filed with the southern district draft board as reclassification and new registrants strain exemption panels. Minor workers and specified trades listed for possible induction, plus a Slater Marine killed in France. State fair restrictions, Dubuque ouster petitions, bread quality tips, Greenfield fire damage, hog cholera quarantine, nurse reserve enrolment, and local pig club growth are noted.
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Iowa
State House
H. J. Metcalf
State Defense Council
Public Service Reserve
Washington
Obed Folgero
Slater
Janas Folgero
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
Kaiser
State Council of Defense
Dubuque County
Board of Supervisors
H. M. Havner
Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
State Dairy and Food Department
Department
Greenfield
Adel
Woodbury County
O. M Engen
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Engen
United States Student Nurse Reserve
The
Counsel of National Defense
J. Hahn
Fremont Township
Lone Tree
Chester Estie
Hahns
Winneshiek County Boys’ and Girls
Casualty Totals Rise as U S Forces See Heavy Fighting
Washington reports heavy fighting along the Aisne and Maine with 225 names in the latest casualty list. Army and marine corps overseas casualties rose 1 050 for the week totaling 13 766 with 291 lost at sea. Deaths total 5 493.
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America
Washington
D. C
Aisne
Maine
Army
Marine Corps
Miss Milado Jamschek Sentenced to Death in Spy Case
Zurich report states Miss Milado Jamschek, language teacher, was sentenced to death by the Vienna military tribunal for espionage. She traveled from New York aboard the same steamer as Count Bernstorff to learn Austria's stance under Germany, Czech deputies, and Bohemian independence prospects. She denied criminal intent saying she aimed to bring good news to Czech countrymen.
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Zurich
Milado Jamschek
Vienna
Misa Jamschek
New York
Count Bernstorff
United States
von Bernstorff
Austria
Germany
Jamschek
Regulations curb extortionate charges for livestock handling
Washington regulations issued by the department of agriculture prohibit excessive charges for maintaining livestock facilities and unfair dealing. Market supervisors will be stationed at principal markets and regional offices to enforce the rules.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Rifles Authorized for Home Guard Supply Change
Washington D C The adjutant general order restricting rifle issue to home guard groups was revised. Home guards may receive rifles where not required by organized national guard units, allowing supply in nonessential areas.
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Washington, D. C
Adjutant General
National Guard
Home Guard
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