Naming Our Ships And The Turning Tide Of War
The piece ridicules odd ship names used by US yards for war vessels and urges better naming. It then shifts to a military overview: the Lys operations, the Marne drives, Hutier’s Montdidier-Noyon attempt, and the Second Marne, noting 277 German divisions identified and the turning point of the campaign with American relief and French leadership.
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Pullman Company
Charles M. Schwab
Wilson
Hog Island
The
Lys
Marne
von Hutier
Montdidier-Noyon
Compiegne
Foch
Chemin-des-Dames
Chateau-Thierry
The Second Marne Battle and German Setback
A historical overview of the Second Marne shows the German assault on the Tardenois plateau with about eighty seven divisions and over a million troops, ending in a decisive defeat that undermined German strategy and morale on the western front.
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Marne
Tardenois
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Ludendorff
Germany
Amiens
Indiana to reward farmers with war medals for high corn yields
A movement in Indiana offers gold silver and bronze medals to farmers who produce 100, 75 or 8 bushels per acre of corn. Federal Agriculture officials will verify awards, with forty five counties already competing. The plan honors civilians who feed and support the war effort, praising seasoned farmers over impulsive rises in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Gratis
Farmer Seeks Medal for Agricultural Leadership
The speaker praises a farmer who has preserved soil fertility through tilling, humus restoration, crop rotation, and pest control. He argues such a farmer alone can lead the nation agriculturally and notes the farmer sought to receive a medal.
Eggs by the Pound Gains Ground in U S Debates
Leading agricultural papers urge selling eggs by weight rather than by the dozen arguing it is fairer to producers and consumers. Canada has trialed the pound unit with mixed results but advocates say acceptance will grow as habit changes.
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United States
Pound
Canada
San Antonio
Waterloos Newsroom Declared Non Essential
An Iowa official rules newspaper work non essential in Waterloo while other cities may explore new employment schemes such as a municipal shoe shine stand in San Antonio aimed at aiding dependents. The text hints at political figures described as lame ducks in a broad, speculative way.
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Waterloo
Iowa
San Antonio
Mother of Mine Poem From Private John Daly
A wartime poem pleads to a mother from Private John Jay Daly of the U S Army. It expresses longing, enduring love, and guidance through trials as the speaker seeks protection and reunion beyond life’s line. The piece blends filial devotion with a soldier’s emotional burden during service.
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John Jay Daly
U. 8. Army
President Wilson Seen by Mexican Editor in White House
An article translated from Excelsior describes Jose de J. Nunex y Domiguez’s account of meeting President Woodrow Wilson in the White House Blue Room. The Mexican editors note Wilson’s simple, direct bearing and call him a disciplined American citizen.
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Jose de J. Nunex Y Domiguez
Woodrow Wilson
White House
The
New York Times
Ewxcelsior
Aid de Camp
de Camps
Wilson
Tin
Stanas
Princeton
Courteois
The Nation's Peril Headlines Royl Theater Week
A one act playlet The Nation's Peril headlines the Royl theater lineup with suspense and humor as audiences guess loyalties to the United States. Other acts include James Ll. Lee and Company melodrama, a charming Miss Pho Venedyee, Maybelle and Mack comedy, Cecile Trio dances singing and acrobatics, and a new Princess Theater bill with Mansfield and Riddle candy act Miss Thanksgiving, Sam Flood blackface, De Bars magic act The Mystery of the Walter Fountain plus Shackled and a Keystone comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royil
United States
James Ll. Lee
Jue Quon Cai
China
Maybelle
Mack
Cecile
Princess Theater
Mansfield
Riddle
Sam Flood
de Bars
Walter Fountain
Louis Gloom
Film Attraction Over the Top Plays Grand This Week
Grand shows Over the Top a screen version of Sergt. Guy Empey’s famous book. Empey appears in the film and directed its production. the picture portrays front-line conditions with vivid authenticity and broad audience interest.
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Grand
Sergt
Guy Empey
the Grand
Empey
Lighthearted snippets mirror wartime era attitudes
A compilation of wry quotes and social observations on home front life during wartime. Topics range from patriotic youths and military service to rationing, dress codes, wages, and civic commentary. The style evokes a newspaper readers’ column filled with humor and social critique.
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Lie
England
Southport
Oman
Liverpool
Gaxaline
Bennie
Golmy
Inslon
Mexico
Texas
Palm Beach
Otto H. Walin
Cavalry
Infantry
TojRar Republican
Kansas Note
Kansas City Star
Stepf
Morning Express
San Antonio Evening News
By Briggs
the Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
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