Americans Break Through Hagenstellung at Argonne Meuse Fight
An in-depth look at Pershing era action as American forces breach three German defences between the Argonne and the Meuse. The advance uses a creeping barrage and staggered waves to reduce strongpoints, with Montfaucon and Nanillots amid the rubble as patrols push forward and take prisoners from deep dugouts.
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Argonne
Meuse
Champagne
Kremhildestellung
Montfaucon
Nantillots
Clerges
Daisy
Voyage of Hard-Luck Ship A Steamer’s Perilous Atlantic Voyage
The steamship with 117 passengers endured a three month voyage from Calcutta to an Atlantic port. After stranding near Madagascar and delays for repairs in Durban, a fire in the jute hold forced another delay before departure. A passenger died at sea, a knife attack on two Chinamen led to one drowning, and two Transvaal nationalists were held for sedition. Dr. James Denton praised Belgian Congo relief efforts. Mme Gainsborough, Cape Town milliner, travels to buy goods.
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Atlantic
Calcutta
South Africa
New York Sun
Madagascar
Durban
Edward Gibson
Detroit
Transvaal
Filis Island
IW. W.'s
James Denton
Stamford, Conn
Belgian Congo
France
Edward Calvert
Mme. Gainsborough
Cape Town
Whoiovlt
Left Bottle as Sentinel at Peaceful Town Scene
In a quiet morning arrival, two privates from squad 17 stray near headquarters in a sunlit town. One naps with a mud-stained pack, the other eyes a wounded cap as an empty champagne bottle stands on display. They explain hunger forced the purchase of the sole item for sale.
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Squad 17
How Germans Obtained Fat From Microbial Sources
German chemist patent describes extracting fat from microscopic animal forms grown on waste materials. Cultures are treated with water and heat to release fat, which is skimmed off or separated by a solvent.
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Germany
Charlottenburg
Horseback Wrestling Gains Popularity in Canadian Camp
Popular Mechanics describes horseback wrestling as a new sport among soldiers at a Canadian training camp. Two teams of ten men ride bareback on opposite field sides and charge on a signal to dismount all opponents.
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Sava Popular Mechanics
Sharks Invade Washington Coast Waters Off Cape Flattery
Great schools of sharks up to 15 feet long have invaded waters off the Washington coast near Cape Flattery and Grays Harbor, according to fishing schooner captains arriving in Seattle. They are said to be destroying a large number of fish.
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Washington Coast
Cape Flattery
Grays Harbor
Seattle
Meat Projections Highlight U S War Time Food Policy
The article notes U S government plans to boost meat production to meet wartime and postwar needs. It cites USDA figures showing large increases in cattle and hogs through early 1919, with sheep and dogs fluctuating, and stresses pork and beef shipments to support Europe while keeping freezer ships running at capacity.
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Yne
U. S
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Europe
United. States
Australia
Argentine
America’s Pledge to the Allies in Tough Times
The article states America will send the food needed for victory and that allies stood fast with U.S. forces. It emphasizes steadfast support and shared resolve as troops pressed toward victory in a challenging period.
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America
Vietory
Strange Egyptian cafe placard confuses price and complaint
A soldier recalls a cafe placard in an Egyptian town that mixed pricing with complaints. It stated all iced drinks cost 1 piastre extra while all complaints were to be addressed at the office, and prices remained the same as other items.
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Egypt
Liverpool Post
Funny Man in House St Louis Burglary Scene
Peter Fefes awoke in his St Louis home to his three year old daughter asking about funny men. A burglar lurked in the house, fled the back way after taking $221 from Fefes pocket.
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St. Louis
Peter Fefes
Papa
Fefes
Red Cross Welfare Workers Attend Soldiers Families
Red Cross home service workers with the army abroad handle twenty or more daily inquiries about soldiers families reaching Washington by cable and about a hundred by mail. When full answers aren’t possible the committee provides near right responses and pledges continued help and watchfulness.
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Red Cross Hiome
Washington
Daily Mail
National
Red Cross Home Service Committee
Salt gar fish to flood markets from Louisiana
Plans approved by New Orleans based food administrator John M Parker call for shipping 10,000,000 pounds of salt gar annually from Louisiana waters to markets nationwide. Parker praised gar as palatable and nourishing after tasting in multiple preparations, noting its shift from fertilizer and bait to affordable seafood.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
John M. Parker
Parker
The Traveling Man with a Green Hat Warns of Higher Prices
A traveling man in a green hat visits towns urging merchants to stock up as prices rise in the morning. He is described as watching pretty girls from hotel windows and delivering a flashy, theatrical performance.
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Pipe
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Telegraph and Telephone Service Bulletin
TOLLE
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