Fifth Arm of War Misused No More Says Keeley
A Washington dispatch reports James Keeley former Chicago Herald editor named to the Committee on Public Information as a special representative abroad with offices in London and Paris. Judge Ben Lindsey, also in Europe as a CPI representative, notes a shift from press agent work to a broad propaganda effort ahead of peace terms.
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Washington Dispatch
James Keeley
Chicago Herald
Committee On Public Information
Keeley
London
Paris
Ben Lindsey
England
France
Italy
American Committee On Public Information
Ior
United States
Germany
Our Way and the Enemy's
Gerald Campbell reports from the French armies contrasting allied gains with German misrepresentation. The piece argues the difference between truth and propaganda in the context of the counter offensive and territorial advances, calling attention to the German government’s despicable character and the potential impact on German public opinion.
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Gerald Campbell
Allied view of war gains and future US troop needs
A wartime observer urges balanced analysis of territorial gains and strategic significance. He argues that Allied victory rests on broader factors than land gains and predicts more than 1,000,000 additional American troops will be required before peace, with planning to recruit well ahead.
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United States
Draft age and service balance for national effort
The piece argues extending draft age limits to 21 to 31 for military service reduces hardships. It notes younger men can shift to civil or military life easily, while older workers have established roots. It opposes excluding older men and urges readiness to deploy capable citizens for the front.
Government uses advertising division to boost war effort
The article explains President Wilson's executive order creating a division of advertising to intensify government publicity for wartime projects. It cites five months of campaigns, $567853.07 in ad space, and a combined circulation of 208,250,000 with readers estimated at over a billion impressions.
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United States
Germany
Wilson
Air Service Kelly Field Opens New Era of Training and Growth
A New York Evening World correspondent reports on Kelly Field as the growth center of the U. S. Air Service. The facility has expanded from 4,000 to 42,000 personnel in seven months and trained thousands of aviators, with a 20 million dollar plant, extensive workshops, and multiple training stages from dual flights to advanced schools at Brooks Field.
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Air Service
United States Army
Congress
America
United States
Alaska
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Britain
France
Italy
New York Evening World
War Department
Committee On Public Information
William P. Beazell
Kelly Field
Air Service of the United States Amny
San Antonio
Lex
Germany
Kelly Vield
Jaicut
J. M. Kelly
Hirtieth Infantry
U.S. A
Troy
Kellyfield
Hat
Atin Aviation Schdol
Columnus
Kelly Wield
G. V.os. Quaeckenbush
New York
Roy
Experimental Laboratory
The
Camp John Wise
Pail Antonio
Fort Obama
Omaha
Neh
Austin
Tex
Columbia University
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburg
Brooks
Wields
San An- Oulo
Taylor Wield
Montgomery
Ali
Payne Bicks
West Point
Miss Caristrom
Dorr
Iselly Field
Ax. Ak
Muerauit
TA. M. A
Geyarel
Oili
Signal Corps
Regular Army
J. M
Thee Flying Corps
Hutent
G. C. Brant
Roy N. Francis
Eddie” Stinson
Katherine Stinson
Instruction Corps
Neas Yank
Brooks Field
Sidney Brooks
Kelly Bett
YMC. A. ¥. W. OC. A. Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
Masons
American Library Association
Post Exchange
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Por
Tom. Por
Little Rock
Ark
Howard R. Banks
John Kendrick Banks
William H. Nugent
New_York
Ant
Robert N. Dixon
Kelly
Wolly Field
Beekman J. Delatour
Local papers clash over taxes and weather predictions
In a roundup of editorials from Laredo to Yoakum, critics decry high taxes and wartime burdens while urging practical measures. A Fort Worth Star Telegram quips about avoiding new taxes on items over eighty dollars. A Major Gilberto Palacios incident in Nuevo Laredo is reported with police involvement. Johnson County plans name a peak Curtis Tannock Peak, with jokes about a new Hancock Mountain nearby.
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Congress
Reddad County
Comfort News
Fort Worth
Gilberto Palacios
Nuevo Laredo
Gutierrez
Laredo
Major Palacios
Johnson County
Curtis Tannock
State Highway Commission
Yoakum Trevald
Londoners Pick Queer Nicknames For Foods
The London Chronicle notes playful nicknames for foods among Londoners, with examples like margarine called Marge and phrases such as have you day vanishers. It describes the nicknames varying in acceptance and persistence during wartime rationing.
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Marge
London Chronicle
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Russia
Hallettsville
Yorktown News
Yorktown
By Briggs
Ted
Tribuné
Ascot
New York Tribune
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