Weekly War News Digest summarizes U S war prompts
National forests will open to 500000 more sheep and 250000 more cattle this year, lifting permitted stock to 9000000 sheep 2360000 cattle and 51000 swine. Germany tightens remittance rules for prisoners of war via Red Cross credits with weekly limits by rank and status. Elimination of nearly 2000 farm implements urged to streamline wartime production. Aircraft gear demands rise with nine essential instruments per plane plus guns bombs and radios, boosting costs to thousands per aircraft. War Dept orders 3500000 pairs metal-fastened field shoes and 2000000 pairs field well shoes for overseas and U S service.
Castoria and War Economy Notes and Wheat Conditions
Report details include a warning against unnecessary medical surgery from Dr Kutchin, and a call for opinions from multiple experts on farm implements and practices. It also covers crop conditions noting Ohio wheat at 87 percent of average, with weaker counties in the northeast and northwest and overall healthier southwest and southeast regions amid feed scarcity and high prices.
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Public Red Cross drive gains support in township event
In Palestine a town hall event featured a Hoover Lunch and Red Cross fundraiser led by Mrs Serena Cromley with Miss Louvera Stover. Ben Miller sold Red Cross cake as part of a benefit for war funds. The audience at K P Hall was large and enthusiastic. May 13. Brom Pavestiis.
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Clover harvest timing tied to clover seed midge risk
Ohio farmers should cut clover in early June in the southern half and by mid June in the north to avoid seed midge damage. Midges emerge from late May, lay eggs in clover heads, and maggots feed through late June. Removing hay early in June stops the pest, while delaying pasturage until mid June also protects the next crop.
Red Cross battles Kaiser plan to turn France to a graveyard
The piece describes Germans shipping thousands of French war victims back to Evian with tuberculosis and starvation. It credits the American Red Cross with heroic efforts to separate the sick from the starving, care for babies, run 30 bed pediatric wards, and operate convalescent facilities and ambulances to defeat the Kaiser's aim to devastate France. It notes an American nurse tending 120 beds for eight months and calls for continued fast action.
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Romance Gone Through the Red Cross Sock Machines
Ruth Dunbar contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern efficiency as Red Cross workers in New York County use sock machines. Eight machines run in the model room at 20 East Thirty-eighth Street, with a complete sock pair in 25 minutes. Many private groups and homes donate socks to the Red Cross as four women in a hotel club pool resources.
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What Home Service Has Done For Me
A wife recalls how her family benefited after her husband joined the service, their child contracted measles, and a local Red Cross visit helped obtain support and eye care for a child. An oculist confirmed glasses were needed, reducing trouble at home and school.
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Roosevelt praises Red Cross care after shell injury
Captain Archibald Roosevelt, wounded by German shell fragments, extols Red Cross aid and hospital support. He credits doctors and the Groton Mass chaplain Billings, noting the comfort of care and plans for a new hospital uniform. Theodore Roosevelt Sr. is to attend the presentation.
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Nurses in Uniform Charm and Mercy Across War Fronts
A Philadelphia North American dispatch riffs on nurse images in war, noting Red Cross nurses at a front area, their bravery and beauty. It highlights nurses aiding war orphans, tuberculosis wards, and home rebuilding, with 13 Red Cross divisions and a national warehouse system.
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