British Prisoners Suffer Brutal Turkish Captivity Details
A government White Paper chronicles Turkish mistreatment of British and Indian prisoners. It cites mass captivity at Kut, months underground confinement, forced marches across deserts, and brutal flogging at camps. Thousands died or went untraced, with corpses left unburied as Arab villagers looted the dead.
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Kut
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Saya
Bagdad
Aleppo
American Third Army occupies 4500 miles of German territory
The Third Army now controls a strip of Germany over 4500 square miles with hundreds of villages and miles of rail and streetcar lines. Army units, about 250000 strong, began the occupation after weeks of hard fighting and expect to complete most administrative tasks within 15 days. Germans reportedly impressed by the orderly, steady approach.
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Rhine
Nancy
Third
Germany
Piensa
Leviathan Outruns U Pirates in War Transport Feats
The Leviathan, now in American government hands, reportedly gains two knots in speed over its German era. On its ten crossings since December 17 last year it carried over 100,000 men to France and faced frequent U boat attacks. Yesterday the ship returned with 9,000 veterans amid cheering crowds.
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New York
United States
Washington
Prenat
France
Vaterland
Leviathan
Uniforms May Be Worn By Demobilized Soldiers
The house approved a bill allowing discharged American soldiers sailors and marines to retain all clothing issued during service. The uniforms may be worn as long as the wearer wishes.
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Washington
Christmas Roll Call Promises Grand Ministry of Service
The Red Cross conducts a nationwide effort sending over 5000 letters weekly to trace prisoners concerns. The annual Christmas Roll Call calls for mass enlistment in this vast service as the world’s greatest humanitarian drive.
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The
Red Cross
Danderine Promises Thick Healthier Hair Growth
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims immediate improvement in hair texture and luster plus eventual new growth, urging readers to buy a small bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton
Germans Go Ahead Without Real Leaders
Berlin reports political chaos as Germany moves without clear leadership. Workers run departments while self-appointed leaders seek order amid looming council meetings and a push for a socialistic republic under Ebert and Scheidemann. Junkers retreat, Spartacus threats rise with ex-soldier recruits and unemployment.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Ebert-Haase
People's Council
Urge Building of U S Canals
Washington reports canal development may dominate the next rivers and harbors bill. City and state officials and canal associations press Congress to fund projects citing postwar rail bottlenecks and U boat raids. They argue canals would relieve rail freight and connect under a federal system into one inland transport network.
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Washington
House
Atlantic Coast
William Collier Dies in Fifth Floor Fall at Mutual Life Building
William Collier, night janitor at the Mutual Life building on First Ave and Yester Way, fell from the fifth floor down the elevator shaft Tuesday morning and was killed instantly. There were no witnesses. he is survived by his widow.
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William Collier
Mutual Life
First Ave
Yester Way
Collier
Plans for Welcome Home for Battery BR members discussed
City council chamber meeting Monday evening heard by the Personal Service association of the battery. No definite return date for Battery members. A general King County defense councils meeting is set for Tuesday night in the county city building. Initial plans for a monster celebration for returned soldiers will be made.
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Battery BR
Personal Service Association of the
Battery
Battery Bo
Councils of Defense
King County
Italians Riot at Chicago Reception Wounding One
One man was seriously wounded and about twenty others were injured during a riot at a reception for the Italian labor mission in Chicago. The disturbance began when 50 socialist Italians in the hall protested the mission members wearing military uniforms and a fight erupted as bystanders attempted to quiet the disruption.
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Chi
Chicago
Induction Policy Allows Local Discharges for Married Men
Induction was modified today to permit discharge of men married near their current station or seeking return to work nearby. The change enables release from that specific station for those affected by proximity to home or post-service employment.
4500 Americans Soon to Return
Washington reports about 4,500 officers and men from the Twenty-seventh engineers 110th 153rd 482nd 97th and 41st aero squadrons British replacement draft No. 1 air service Second trench mortar battalion 346th field artillery 16th company of Fourth motor mechanics regiment air service and three medical detachments are assigned to an early convoy home.
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Washington
Air Service
346Th Field Artillery
Fourth Motor Mechanics Regiment
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