Americans in France resist fatigue with humor and grit
George W. Titus of Mishawaka recounts Y M C A workers and U S troops in France enduring wounds and long waits for relief. He recalls volunteers staying near the front, cantigny mortars tearing into Cantigny and soldiers laughing through pain as they are carried from field hospitals. Titus also notes a watch and $100 purse given by battery men.
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George W. Titties
Mishawaka
Ind
Y. MC. A
Soissons
Malta
Cantigay
Dion
San
Titus
Cantigny
Ile
United States
Tout
Soldier Wounded Four Times Clearing German Nest
Albert Binggell of near Home City Kon, a member of the second contingent training at Camp Funston, was severely wounded in France. He was hit four times while attacking a machine gun nest, with a small instrument in his interior pocket diverting a bullet from his heart. He is reported recovering and eager to return to combat.
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Albert Binggell
Kon
Camp Funston
France
War Department
Tively
Nekroto
Enliets Rejected After Eleven Attempts For Navy Aviation Cadet
Eleven ties were rejected due to an old foot injury. Montagne Lyon of St. Louis was among those affected. A training attempt near Lake Minnetonka faced foggy conditions after a long journey.
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Enliets
Montagne Lyon
Dh of
St. Louis
Hs Owelfth
Enliet
Nav Vm Aviation Corps
Lake Minnetonka, On
Sailor Aid For Refugee Children After Munition Plant Blast
Retirees and townsfolk displaced by a munition plant explosion were fed and cared for by U S sailors soldiers and the American Red Cross. The relief effort included Morgan Noon and other local residents aiding families in need.
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Morgan, Noon
United States
American Red Cross
Yankee naval guns reach the front with massive new weapons
American forces receive new 1 000 ton naval rifles with a ton class projectiles and heavy explosive charges. Navy ordnance officials and General Pershing orchestrate deployment as crews man theaters of battle, alongside earlier 12 inch bore naval guns in use on the front. War relief shop opens in Sheboygan to support war funds.
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France
Navy
Pershing
Corinne
Nse
Sheboygan, Wis
What Determines Meat and Live-Stock Prices
The article explains price setting through supply and demand, noting packers like Swift & Company must pay producers more when meat is scarce and cannot sustain high producer payments when prices fall. It highlights efficiency and distribution as keeping costs down so that consumers get value. Swift & Company states it pays producers 90 percent of beef and by products revenue, using the remaining 10 percent for expenses and profit.
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Swift & Company
Norfolk pastor Calvin Blackwell weds 1193 couples
Rev. De Calvin Blackwell, formerly of Freemason Street Baptist Church Norfolk, Va., who for years supplied First Baptist Church Lynchburg, Va., officiated his 1133rd marriage ceremony in September.
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de, Calvin
Blackwell
Freemason Street Baptist Church
Norfolk
First Baptist Church
Lynchburg
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