Pershing on A E F Open Warfare Training and Police
General Pershing recalls the Second French army assault on the Meuse, the shift to open warfare training, and the creation of a Transportation Corps and military police. He notes Dawes as supply chief, Atterbury as railroad head, and Bandholtz leading the police, with mixed Allied training debates and rifle practice emphasis.
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Meuse
Mort Homme
First Army
Souilly
Guillaumat
Corvisart
Meuse-Argonne
Petain
America
Verdun
Voie Sacree
Barle
Jonas
Jonah
Nivelle
War Department
W. W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
France
United States
West Point
General Staff
Hanson Ely
W. H. Ablaire
J. C. Groome
H. H. Bandholtz
Philippine Islands
Bandholtz
Traffc
Castoria Soothes Restless Sleepy Children in Bedtime
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe gentle remedy for fretful and feverish babies. It promises quick comfort, helps with colic and diarrhea, and suggests continuing use into teens. The appeal highlights pleasant taste and the signature appears as Chas. H. Fletcher.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Enormous Costs of Scientific Research Revealed
Collier's Weekly reports the United States government and about 1,000 industrial firms employ over 30,000 scientists and engineers. Annual research expenditures reach around 200 million dollars with Bell Telephone laboratories leading in staffing at about 5,400 workers.
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Collier’s Weekly
United States
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Telephone Cable Shows Vast Capacity For Traffic
The report notes a yearly expenditure of 19 million dollars and highlights a telephone cable 2 percent inches in diameter containing 3,600 wires that can handle 18,000 conversations at once.
Trip Postponed Flooded by Fine Debate
In a Doublin Opinion, a travel plan is canceled after a discussion about a holiday. The speaker notes they were only fined and not jailed, reflecting on the unexpected consequence of a postponed trip.
Turkey Refuses Sale Of Royal Galley From Sul tan Mohammed IV
The Turkish naval museum at Istanbul will not sell its royal galley dating to 1650 despite offers including a British bid to ship it to the United States for exhibition. The vessel, 40 meters long and weighing 150 tons, housed 144 rowers and features a gilded prow and an imperial stern cabin adorned with pearls and tortoise shell. Also in the collection are 13 other caiques. the Turkish government preserves these historic crafts in their museum beside the Golden Horn.
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Washington
Europe
U. S
France
United States
War Department
Chili
Dawes
Red Cross
Charles G. Dawes
Seventeenth Engineers
Turkey
Mohammed IV
Naval Museum
Istanbul
Golden Horn
Noted Business Humour Exchange Cited by Hummel
A brief quotation from Hamburg business life features a manager noting that married clerks are less rushed to go home. The remark, attributed to Hummel, frames work pace as influenced by marital status.
Comedic Exchange on Driving Skills Between Couple
Johnson teases about teaching his wife to drive. Williams recalls her clutch mishap where releasing it caused the steering wheel to turn unexpectedly.
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Johnson
Williams
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General Pershing
North American
Taylor
W. J. Wilgus
New York Central
Parsons Board
Transportation Corps
Trench
Philippines
Mexico
A. EB. F
Paul B. Malone
H. B. Fiske
Douglas Haig
R. H. K. Butler
Hummel
Hamburg
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