America Forms Full American Army in France for War
The article proclaims a complete American army in France, five army corps and over 1.3 million men, under General Pershing and Marshal Foch. It notes earlier mixed brigades with British forces, now withdrawn, leaving divisions to operate as an American army to prove U.S. strength to Germany. It frames this as America’s first battlefield appearance as a unified force.
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France
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
America
Pershing
Women wage earners boost apparel trade in war era
The piece notes a surge in women’s buying power as more women work and earn higher wages for the war effort. It argues many will purchase clothing and luxuries once out of necessity, with fall and winter orders expected to set records in major industrial centers.
Fashion Demand Surges Amid World Upheaval
The piece notes that while some women buy beyond means, many still save for goals or dependents. Yet overall women’s wear is in greater demand, bought more often for cash and at higher prices, reflecting a global upheaval shaping fashion and pricing.
No Chorus Man in Theaters as War Removes Cast
Theaters in New York plan to drop chorus men as government wartime policies pull men into essential work. Stars may fill in to support chorus girls, but many refuse or resist. The public tiring of the chorus man forebodes his possible permanent exit from productions.
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New York
Broadway
Weird War Inventions Marketed to End the War
The article surveys wartime “cranks” proposing absurd schemes to end World War I. It catalogs ideas like freezing clouds, mounting guns on balloons, suspending heavy artillery from captive balloons, covering the moon with a balloon, and arming airships with scythes, noting their implausibility and the public’s misjudgment of value.
Wild war inventions amid mockery and taxes
A derisive roundup catalogs absurd war contraptions and impractical schemes such as magnetized balloons and shell guidance by a man inside, alongside quips about liquor taxes and transit riots. It notes a New York brewer’s loyalty claim and Texas soda tax jokes amid public uproar over fare hikes.
We Want to Have You Home Again Poem Excerpt
A fragment from Henry Van Dyke sent via Buffalo Evening News echoes a longing for home and freedom. The poem contrasts rural memories with urban life and ends urging courage and duty. References include clover bloom mint briar sweet and the call to stand for truth and liberty.
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Chen
Zephyr
Josh
John D. Wells
Buffalo Evening News
Letter to the Editor on Park Patrol Insult in San Antonio
A serviceman recalls August 2 near Alamo Plaza where a park police captain objected to walking with his wife. He condemns the vice squad and local intolerance, urging readers to question leadership and manners during wartime. He notes long separation from family and calls for exposure of alleged mistreatment.
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San Antonio
Ireland
France
Alamo Plaza
Severn
Ann Army
New York
San Mane Cisco
Diamond Shoal Lightship Sinking Noted in War Geography Bulletin
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes the Diamond Shoal lightship off Cape Hatteras was sunk by a German submarine. It details lightship design, mooring with a 1000 pound anchor, 150 fathoms of chain, and a buoy aid to handling.
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United States
Diamond Shoal
Cape Hatteras
National Geographic Society
Society
George R. Putnam
Milwaukee
Nantucket
Columbia
Columbia River
England
Thames
Chesapeake Bay
Willoughby Spit
Sandy Hook
Ambrose
America
Diamond Shoals
Cane Hatteras
Atlantic
Letter Criticizes City Officials Over Public Comfort
Henry M. Urwult of Kentucky writes from Fort Worth to lambaste local officers for neglecting civilians and soldiers. He accuses leaders of valuing silver dollars, overcharging for services, and failing to show courtesy to the men who defend the city. Urwult suggests replacing civilian squads with military officers to improve morality and public conduct.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Lexas
Cangonmienta
Bride and groom cut wedding cake with Civil War sword
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note reports a bride and groom each cutting their wedding cake with a sword carried by the grandfather during the Civil War. The wedding at a Catholic church and the breakfast at the Country Club were filmed in motion pictures. Mrs Josephine Burke was the bride, and Tent Allen William Writesche the groom.
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William Neracher
Cleveland Plain
Country Club
Josephine Burke
Allen William Writesche
German Aviators Suffer Heavy Losses in 1918 Air War
Paris reports a disastrous year for German aviation with fourteen pilots, each over twenty-five victories, killed or captured in six months. Notable fallen include von Lichthofen and von Daelow, among others. several squadrons bore the brunt of Allied air power.
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Paris
von, Lichthofen
von Daelow
von Tuttebeck
Fusthohh
Lootver
Nombing
Klein
Bondo
Weese
Koehl
Corman
Eneme
Rout Out British Slackers In Ireland Proclamation Published
Dublin reports the new proclamation calling to arms English slackers in Ireland amid a sweeping drive to find and seize idle wealthy subjects. Citizens discuss the effort and the mood remains tense as authorities tighten enforcement and search the countryside.
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Dublin
Rallying snippets from the home front the war years
A collage of wartime quips and anecdotes from San Antonio describing attitudes toward conscription, German U boats, rationing sugar, and everyday life. The piece mixes jokes, questions and social observations about marriage, draft avoidance, censorship, and public mood during the conflict.
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Weird War Industries
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Congress
Texas
Detroit
Pesca
Ilenry von Dyke
Scribner's Magazine
The
Light
Henry M. Uruwlt
Kentucky
Vortross Monror
Dia Frien
Real Sport
By Briggs
Simin Crichits
Gore
Perth
the Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
Angelus
Atlas
Ealdam Tindav
Meale
Lloyd George
Mem
Amajor
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