Wounded American Boys Aid By Y M C A In Paris
A group of engineers from Valparaiso Chile sent $53 to Y M C A headquarters in Paris to aid wounded American soldiers. News reports describe the distribution of money, newspapers, cigarettes, gum, jam, and grapes to patients and nurses at a base hospital near Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Paris
Ays
Copper Company
Valparaiso
B.C. Carter
Anteuil
Sport
Tomnan
Navy Aircraft Problems Are Solved by Naval Practice Policy
Washington reports that the Navy credits its wartime aircraft progress to consistent naval practice, with civilian workers under Navy methods, minimal changes, and designs grounded in American development aided by British experience. The Naval Aircraft Factory expanded from 1,000 small machines annually to four times that capacity, and Squantum, Massachusetts, will remain a permanent adjunct. The article also notes limited 1865 Civil War end details.
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Washington
Navy
David W. Taylor
Navy Department
Taylor
Admiral Taylor
Naval Aircraft Factory
Philadelphia’ Yard
Squantum
Maas
Editor Returns From Far East After Year Abroad
Editor D. Pelley and wife cut their trip short returning to San Francisco after a Far East journey lasting through Siberia and Manchuria. Pelley, a publicity agent for the Red Triangle, traveled 57 000 miles with Allied troops, meeting generals and consuls, while Mrs. Pelley taught English to Japanese students in Tokio. He faced censorship delays and missing mail, and plans to publish Siberia material soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
China
India
Pelley
Red Triangle
Japan
San Francisco
Camp Devens
America
Far East
Mr. Pelley
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Harbin
Washington
Armur River
Otani
Gaida
Knight
Harris
Teisler
American Red Cross
Russia
Ambassador Francis
International Harvester Company
Siberian
Carl W. Akerman
New York Times
Herman Bernstein
New York World
Korea
Reorganization Planned for Nonmilitary War Work Abroad
Washington Dec. 11 The War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities announced a reorganization and extension of nonmilitary work for the American Expeditionary Force overseas. Raymond B. Fosdick will visit France and western Germany to report to General Pershing with recommendations on organization equipment and methods, while U S camps at home continue usual operations.
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Washington
War Department Commission On
American Expeditionary Force
Raymond B. Fosdick
Europe
General Pershing
Mr. Fosdick
Fosdick
France
Germany
Pershing
Liberty
Knights of Columbus
Commission On
Expeditionary Force
White Plague in Country Despite City Disease Claim
Dr. Burton R. Rogers told the American Public Health Association that Crawford County Indiana with 18 000 people shows 2000 tuberculosis deaths in ten years. He argued rural conditions may exceed city conditions for spread and housing. Subscriptions to the French Liberation loan reportedly surpass prior war loans with Seine submarine subscriptions over 1 000 000 francs daily.
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Chicago
American Public Health Association
Burton R. Rogers
New York
Indiana State Board of Health
Crawford County
Indiana
America
Paris Journal
Seine
British Now On the Rhine and Death of a Plan
Paris reports a sensational AP correspondent piece on Murray G. Sawyer a Red Triangle man with the American Expeditionary Force describing the selling of babies to soldiers as a Y M C A run scheme to offset front‑line pay. He claims ten babies sold in ten days with plans for one hundred more in his division. the report also notes Russian generals executed by the Soviet and mentions King George.
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Washington
America
Teys
Soren Listone
Tonsa
Rotterdam
Germany
Holland
United States
St. Nicholas
Bing
Paris
Associated Press
Murray G. Sawyer
Red Triangle
Sawyer
Minneapolis
Minn
France
Baby Department of the Stars and Stripes
Box Ball Games at the Temple box ball games at the temple
Ovesundsvaret shipyard at Landskrona Sweden near Copenhagen plans a large expansion to become Sweden's largest yard. It will keep the harbor and add a 621 foot dry dock at an estimated cost of 600000 dollars to handle ships up to 15000 tons.
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Ovesundsvaret
Landskrona
Sweden
Sound
Copenhagen
Masonic Temple
Clarice Adams
Pussy Willow Day
Balloon Brigade
Adams
Pike
Green
Doyle
Jos
Ni ‘Carr
Fletcher
Chesley
Ie Starr
Brown
Ie Fletcher
Starr
Uz Brown
Martin elected Vermont State Grange master at Burlington
About 200 Grangers attended the Burlington session as Amos L. Martin of Plainfield won the master’s seat. Rival candidates George C. Flint of Randolph and E. H. Hallett were contending. Martin, a former state agriculture commissioner, has served in both state houses and now leads the Vermont Dairymen's Association set to meet next month.
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Burlington
Dec
Ili
Amando L. Martin
Plainfield
Vermont State Grange
George C. Flint
Randolph
E. H. Hallett
Martin
Vermont Dairymen's Association
Four Transports Bring Over 9000 Soldiers Home
Four transports carry more than nine thousand American troops back from Europe as Allied forces report actions in Cuba and Europe. Brest awaits President Wilson with holiday attire as his Paris visit timetable is set. British guards push toward Rome while Berlin sees a cabinet resignation and Ebert asserts a tougher stance. The George Washington alters its course from the Azores, arriving earlier than previously planned.
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London
Rome
Cologne
Paris
Wilson
Martin
Brest
Associated Press
Demsbury
England
Viscount Grey
League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Berlin
Dr. Solf
Ebert-Haase
Ebert
Spartans
Copenhagen
George Washington
Azores
Casualty List Reported by American Expeditionary Forces
The casualties list shows Killed in action 8, Died of wounds 82, Died of accident and other causes 14, Died of airplane accident 2, Died of disease 11, Wounded severely 1411, Wounded undetermined 76, Wounded slightly 249, Missing in action 208, Address 2,815.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Treft
William F. Rice
Rutland
George A. Sweeney
St. Albans
Evan C. Roberts
South Poultney
Perry H. Rogers
Northfield
Ralph J. Clark
Lester N. Marshall
Orleans
Guy BE. Burt
Enosburg Falls
Ross Folsom
East Concord
Rollin Ellis
Milton
Banquet of Commercial Club Reports and War Casualties
Nearly 100 attendees at the Commercial Club banquet in Pythian Hall heard a military roll call detailing killed wounded and missing. The agenda included remarks by P. C. Brooks on the Atlantic City conference and postwar trade, plus a call for increased club membership and economic rebuilding.
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Commercial Club
Pythian Hall
S. J. Somerville
James Cosgrove
Arthur F. Stone
B. A. Palmer
P. C. Brooks
Atlantic City
P. F. Hazen
United States
Brooks
St. Johnsbury
Edward F. Trefz
Brightlock Hospital
Farr E M elected steward and officers named at Grange meeting
E M Farr of Chester was elected steward with H A Stoddard of Stockingham as assistant. A W Lawrence of Springfield was chosen lecturer. The third and fourth degrees were exemplified this afternoon by Cham plain Valley Grange No. 400 of Burlington.
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E. M. Farr
Chester
H. A. Stoddard
Stockingham
A. W. Lawrence
Springfield
Champlain Valley Grange
Burlington
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Insurance Department of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Cleveland
U. S. Navy
Lee
Grant
Mobile
Macon
D. Pelley
Rogers
Rhine
George
Doctor Solf
the State Grange
H. Hallett
Caledonian
Cuba
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