No Time for Hero Worship in Wartime Food Policy
A critical column argues the U S Food Administration overemphasizes Hoovers name, warns against idolizing leaders during war, and notes the broader moral force of compulsory labor laws like New Jersey's. It defends enforcement while stressing practical human nature and national welfare.
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United States Food Administration
William James
Oliver Lodge
The
Food Administration
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Wilson
General Pershing
National Food Administration
Compulsory employment and the lure of work
The piece argues that compulsory labor after war may be beneficial, noting rich and poor alike avoid idleness. It decries idlers as unworthy and stresses that work sustains individuals and society, while acknowledging compulsion would clash with the strong human drive for independence.
Cost-Plus System Spurs Wartime Labor Unrest
The cost plus profit contract plan, hailed as solving wartime production issues, has instead fueled labor discontent. Disputes over what constitutes a fair “plus” profit, contractor profits, and wage fairness have disrupted morale and slowed progress as workers feel they are underserved while employers reap outsized gains. The disagreement centers on who bears risk and where wages fit in the profit scheme.
Unprecedented profits and labor unrest in industry
The text contrasts vast profits in industry with laborers receiving small shares. It compares workers to a pickaninny sharing molasses, noting employers get "two sops in the deep" while workers get "one in the shallow," highlighting growing discontent over unequal distribution.
Marines Demand First Chance on Firing Lines
Readers are told marines feel slighted by army officers and urge equal opportunity in combat. Editorial argues jealousy exists across services but all will fight in time. urges patience as war widens and reserves are kept for the broader fight.
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Europe
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Majestic and Royal Theaters Present Strong Comedy Bills
The Majestic Theater showcases Baker and Company with Raul Perlera’s String Sextette and Robbie Gordone, plus Bert Baker and Company in Prevarication and Williams and Waltus in Hark! Hark! Hark! The Royal Theater closes its week with Ocean Bound, Donals Sisters, Carl Byal and Dora Early in Scotch Highball, Ernest Rackett and Nayron’s trained tropical birds, and a new bill to begin Sunday.
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Bert Baker and Company
Williams and
Waltus
Royal
Royal Theater
Donals Sisters
Carl Byal
Dora
Ernest Rackett
Naynon
Rackett
Love Me starring Dorothy Dalton at the Empire today
Dorothy Dalton stars in Love Me at the Empire a Paramount photoplay about a western girl who marries into wealth. She faces cold reception from her husband’s family as she battles their hostility. Noted gowns and Dorcas Matthews and Elinor Hancock co star in the breezy drama shown first Friday.
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Dorothy Dalton
the Empire
The
Empire Today
Paramount
Miss Dalton
Dorcas Matthews
Elinor Hancock
Glad to Live at 101 Years in Wilmington
John Roberts of 602 Bayard Avenue Wilmington celebrates his 101st birthday with vigor and daily walks. Born March 2 1817 in Peach Bottom Lancaster County Pennsylvania he fought in the Civil War and keeps keen interest in the American army. He has three daughters twenty three grandchildren thirty two great grandchildren and three living great great grandchildren. He expects to live several more years. Archbishop Magee extortion incident at a New York hotel ends with a quip about rest and food.
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Wilmington
Del
Johu*Roberts
Bayard Avenue
Roberts
Lord Roberts
Peach Bottom
Lancaster County
A Liberty Band or a party gown in wartime love
Lida Carrington and Marie Lane clash over debut plans as Laurelton women rally for Red Cross work during the war. Lida saves a man with first aid, earns admiration, meets Dr. Burton Hale, and faces an urgent marriage proposal that tests her devotion to service and romance.
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Mabel Lee Clark
Lida Carrington
Dad
Marie Lane
Lida
Marie
Carrington
Laurelton
Ida
Maria Lane
Laurel- Ton
Dr. Hale
Lita
Burton Hale
Red Cross
Hale
Uncle Sam
Dida
First Sioux dies in great war on Standing Rock
Isaac Patesni, the first Sioux to fall in World War I, died at Fort Riley Kansas while in training. His funeral at the Standing Rock reservation featured Episcopal rites led by Rev. Philip Deloria, with a United States flag borne by a government farmer and twelve Sioux pallbearers who had also served in the war.
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Sioux Falls
Standing Rock
South Dakota
Isaac Patesni
Germany
Fort Riley
Kas
St. Paul
Lying By
Philip Deloria
Episcopal Church
United States
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War era clippings mix in a Texas reader’s column
A collage of short notes from Texas papers recounts war bonds calls and civic duties. References to Liberty Bonds, voting rights for Texas women, farm labor, and local editorials appear alongside wartime opinions from Beaumont El Paso and Galveston.
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Albany Journal
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New York
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Grandma
Brattleboro
Magee
Hind
Wiehost
Sayeigs
Wv Ue
Carrieonis
Carrieoni
Real Sport
By Briggs
Atomen
Morel
the Tribune Assoc
New York Tribus
Onion
Navasota de ‘Ammer Review
Butley
Houston
Foeh, Haig and
Pershing
el Paso ‘Times
D. W. Rutledge
Eagle Puss
Corpus’ Christi
Galveston News
Beaumont Journal
Fay
Texas
Matagorda County
Republican
Colonel Bailey
Touston Post
New Ulm
Mission Times
John McLendon
Lufkin News
Polle County Enterprise
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Nacosdoches Sentinel
Yorktown News
Star-Telegram
Wort Worth
Mexico
Bexaumont Enterprise
Agai
Hingimge
Yoakum
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