Food orders spark warning as two U S soldiers die in raid
In Rome and across the eastern U S shortages loom as a German raid claims two American soldiers. Severe winter weather hampers freight movement and a fuel famine risks Washington as officials pledge accelerated road transport despite storms. U S Engineers Seattle report notes Nome harbor works with bids due April 10, 1918.
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Washington
Jan
U. S. Engineers
Seattle
Nome Harbor
Alaska
Notice to Public Italian Forces Advance Bread Regulations
The Food Administration requires bakers to mix five percent of cereal substitutes with wheat flour starting February 1 and to reach twenty percent by February 24. Aimed at rationing for Allies relief, the notice promotes Victory Bread and lists acceptable substitutes while excluding Graham and whole wheat. The message urges housewives nationwide to participate, signed by Carl J. Lomen, Divisional Federal Food Administrator.
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Victory
Europe
Cuba
United States
Nome
Carl J. Lomen
German Raiders Renew Air Attacks on Paris
German air raiders struck Paris last night, killed twenty and injured seventy as fire from air defense and squadron units repelled the attack. Casualty figures include deaths and injuries from bomb splinters, with ten to fifteen machines believed to participate. One German plane was shot down and its crew captured amid heavy fog complicating exact counts.
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Paris
Associated Press
ARIS
American forces sustain daily losses in raid attack
Associated Press reports American forces endured a German raid along a contested section of the French battle line. Two Americans were killed, four wounded, and one missing as the attackers pressed near the front amid heavy rain and smoke.
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Associated Press
U.S. Farmers Hit Wilson War Aims Amid Strikes
President Wilson pledged farmers will win the war, urging big crop production as U.S. food drives the Allied effort. A strike in Rhine valley manufacturing and rising domestic unrest threaten German control, with authorities stepping up repression as labor actions spread.
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U. S
Wilson
Retail food prices continue upward in December
Department of Commerce dispatch reports December prices for food commodities rose with few exceptions while November shows a decline not sustained. Freight charges from the traffic blockade cited as a main cause. Potatoes onions flour and sugar exhibit slight increases over December costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Department of Commerce Dispatch
Decemly
Fatal Fire Destroys Fairview Hotel
In Martinez California on January 31 a blaze gutted the Fairview Hotel killing four people and leaving six injured. The dead include three men and one woman whose identities could not be confirmed due to fire damage to the hotel register. Injured were men who jumped from windows. Cause under investigation with sparks igniting basement debris suspected.
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Martinez
Cal
Fairview
British merchant losses rise as U boats resume toll
London reports say German submarines again increase destruction of British shipping. Admiralty notes losses total fifteen ships in the past week, nine over sixteen hundred tons. Public sentiment questions duration of war aims while calls for honest work and loyalty circulate in a separate notice.
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Admiralty
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Ruth
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