Reorganization of General Staff to Cut Red Tape
A general order outlines a new war department organization placing bureaus and agencies under staff divisions, with direct contacts to the secretary and chief of staff. Major General Peyton C. March will become chief of staff. Edward R. Stettinius’s role in supply is discussed amid ongoing reassignments. The piece also reports on a Philadelphia outbreak of whooping cough, urging parents to seek medical care, observe quarantines, and prevent spread among children.
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War Council
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Edward 7. Stettinius
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Holt
Bureau of Health
Open Light's Home Managers Week Opens War Time Cooking School
Women braved threatening weather at Beethoven Hall for the Light's Home Managers Week opening. Mrs. Helen Downing led a five day session with practical talks on food conservation and wartime kitchen management. She showcased a model kitchen and urged substitutions to conserve wheat and meals while maintaining nourishment.
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Food Administration
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Simmons College
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Lake Forest Academy
Toledo City
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Bolon Stewart Jr
Baker Sees New West Offensive Developing in War Review
Secretary Baker notes signs Germany may push a new offensive in the West as American and Allied forces adapt to trench warfare. The review praises British naval merit and U.S. training while detailing Lorraine sector activity, German raids, and continued heavy fighting along the front amid shifting troop dispositions.
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British take over home of Duchess Marlborough
The British government seized Sunderland House in London, Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt Marlborough’s residence, for Allied War Council use. She moved to a Devonshire home within a week and awaits settlement as the war effort continues.
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Sunderland House
London
Duchess of Marlborough
Allied War Council
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New York
Devonshire
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Josephine Horner
Constance Savhler
Riday
Mate Suerite Maruchean
Annie Dickinean
Taine Kenney
Grace McClannas
City of San Antonio Opposes Telephone Rate Increases
City leaders and the San Antonio Telephone Rate Protest Committee announced plans to challenge planned rate hikes. They warned the council and private talks with Mayor Bell and city commissioners, pledging action including ordinances to block increases if the company proceeds on March 1. Authorities warned courts may review the issue, while related protests urged a food and hotel charge inquiry amid broader cost concerns.
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