Yankee Downed Balloons in Bold Air War Heroics
Eddie Rickenbacker, famed auto racer turned aviator, downed seven enemy balloons and a plane as American forces launched a vital offensive. Volunteers Lake and Wehoor led balloon attacks, crossing front lines and returning with enemy losses while contributing to a growing record of Allied air success.
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Beven
Lake
Mont
Frederick A. Smith
Chicago
Ahd
Bin
Winellen
Lewes
Howie
Cheage
Pamily
Badeeg
Bate Miekone
Tim
Joseph ¥. Wehoor
Byerets
Tront
Luke
Ty Wehner
Vane
Wehner
Wader
Mayor Joins Union to Aid Shipyard Power Shortage
Mayorie Hansen of Seattle visits the Shipbuilders and Helpers union as city leaders join efforts to support the local shipyard amid a dire power shortage. The mayor toured the yard with notable union members to push for relief and stabilize production.
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Union
Mayorie Hansen
Seattle
Wash
Mga
Women take to sea cookery in wartime ship service
A wartime report from Paris describes American troops in action and details a shift in labor roles as women enter shipboard kitchens and mess duties. Captain Harry W. Crosby confirms women cooks aboard the steamship H. B. Lovejoy and two extra female crew on the Harvester, boosting meals and service during heavy port loading periods.
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Seatole
Hope
Ocean
Harry W. Crosby
Seattle
Dingman
Faster Mariner
Northwest Shipping Company
Alveria
California
Hi. B. Lovejoy
Crosby
Lovejoy
Harvester
H. B. Lovejoy
City Employment Bureau
Wessels
French to Fight Hun Lies in Propaganda Clash
A wartime alliance of French groups and a senate council seek to combat German propaganda and praise American aid. Special seats were set for wounded soldiers and veterans along with war orphans and children. Von Deschanel hailed French and British wartime successes and urged penalties to prevent repeats of the horrors.
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von Deschanel
Chamber of Deputies
Marne
Hieardy
Thanks to Red Cross rate de Gecours Appreciation
A special vote of thanks to the American Red Cross Great Britain South American republics and French colonies for assistance rendered was adopted at a Bechfe de Seeumrs in Paris. War effort figures show extensive participation with thousands of volunteers aiding civilian and military support networks.
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Rate de Gecours
American Red Cross
Great Britain
Paris
British eat most cheese in Europe says report
A distorted report claims England consumes the bulk of Europe’s cheese output. Figures show Regland at 340,000 kilograms, Helland at 14,000,000, Switzerland 4,000, France 31,000,000, and others. The text misstates origins and ends with an unclear note about the Chiveso.
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Europe
England
Regland
Cow Testers At Burnerville Labor Shortage Reported
War shortages affect local workforces with Girin ae Cow Testers in Burnerville now assigned to testing duties. Available male labor is exhausted by war culls, shifting responsibilities and creating manning gaps in agricultural testing operations.
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Girin Ae
Darnesville
Burnerville
Goggles urged for workers by safety officials
Utah state industrial commission cites National Safety Council data showing 100000 blind in the U S with half not truly sighted and urges goggles when eyes face metal splinters or particles. NSC estimates annual US fatalities around 80000 and injuries about 2,000,000, equating to a death every 1 1/2 minutes and an injury every 16 seconds.
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United States
Utah
Europe
Germany
Austria
Italy
Genoa
Florence
Rome
Venice
Large Potash Deposits Found in Saskatchewan
Experts report vast mineral deposits of potash sodium sulfate and epsom salts uncovered in a dried lake bed near Swift Current Saskatchewan after tests by Prof D McLaren of the University of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan men with test farms on the lake bed say millions of tons exist and can be recovered with simple shovels, without deep mining.
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Saskatchewa
Swift Current
Sask
D. McLaren
Saskatchewan University
Saskatchewan
Woman Heavy Ranch Team Handles Workforce Gaps
A bachelor ranch owner with nine helpers relies on two young ranchers and a group of women to operate the Curtie Mart outfit near Stillwinter. Miss Teta Mickety manages the mower and ripening tasks while experienced Estuie Cell, a war bride, and Frances Hart take on machinery duties. Hart and others balance sewing and other duties as the team fills the labor gap.
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Mise
Frances Hart
Dasa Hanile
Buck Res Hart
Qing
Starting
Conk
Hart
Rats Invade San Francisco Beach Picnics
Hundreds of ship rats occupy the Great Highway area from the Chalet to the CH house in San Francisco. Golden Gate Park expert Pat Metre suggests overseas weasels may drive the rodents here. Rats repeatedly snatch food from picnickers, prompting widespread concern over extermination.
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California
San Francisco
Pat Metre
Golden Gate Park
Two Brothers Die After German Shell Hits Lorraine Camp
In Lorraine a shell struck brothers in D Company, grave injuries left them near death. Both brothers spoke to each other before fading, recalling mother and Sunday school tales as nurses eased their pain. They died side by side as chaplain led prayers. the tale ends with cousins, mothers, and meager hospital wards.
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Fate
D Company
Lorraine
Frank J. Taylor
United Prose
Ther
Eelooker
Joe
George
Mass
Mother
New England
Sam
France
NEED LABOR IN SOUTH Shortage In Cotton Gelt is Serious Proposition
Cotton planters across Alabama report a critical shortage of cotton pickers as bolls open rapidly. Plantations have expanded cotton acreage this year and fear significant losses unless more workers are found. Public alarms grow over the labor bottleneck threatening the season’s yield and revenue.
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Alabama
Start Their Battles From Strip of Tape
A vivid reminiscence describes Allied and American troops preparing for attacks from a marked tape line. Soldiers move under cover of night, synchronized watches ready for zero hour, with dawn revealing scorched fields and shell craters after the barrage. The piece notes smoke screens by the British and nighttime marches toward the starting tape.
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Marne
Tve
Air Station in Ireland Showcases Yankee Efficiency
An American aviation station grows in Ireland under Captain Werbster. A miniature town rises, carefully manned with wooden, neat, methodical construction. The airdrome was designed in the United States, built in sections, shipped across the Atlantic, and erected rapidly. Aviators in training will help hunt the Hun preying under the North Sea.
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Ireland
States
Werbster
America
North Sea
TURNING TO SILVER Miners shift to silver mining in Yukon
Yukon miners switch from gold as purchasing power for gold falls while silver prices double. Silver bearing districts near Dawson, Mayo on the upper Stewart River and Twelve Mile Creek, 150 miles apart, see activity. Government geologists have been sent to survey silver prospecting in the area.
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Yukon
Dawson
Mayo
Stewart River
Twelve Mile Creek
Rain Drowns Sparrows at Moundsville Storm
Heavy rainfall in a recent storm at Moundsville West Virginia drowned hundreds of sparrows. Local residents reported the weather reduced bird activity as the downpour continued for hours.
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Moundsville
W. Va
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