Americans urged to save for war effort across sectors
President Wilson and leaders from government, labor, finance, education, and industry call for stringent economy to free money, labor, and materials for wartime needs. They stress universal sacrifice, reduced consumption, and saving to fund and sustain U S forces and allied efforts. The call highlights broad consensus on saving as essential to victory.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Free America
Frank A. Vanderlip
National War Savings Committee
National City Bank of New York
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
United States
War Bond Drive Urges Americans to Save and Support
A wartime exhortation urges readers to back the government with strong sacrifice. It details German brutality in Austria and demands buying only essentials, increasing labor efficiency, and purchasing War Savings stamps. Citizens are urged to pledge savings and regular government securities by June 28.
What Will Win War Editorial Reveals Means
The New York Tribune spells out five war means: raw materials, production plants, labor, fighting manpower, and transport. It urges all citizens to maximize production, minimize consumption, and provide full financial support to the government, including buying savings stamps.
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Pete
NEW York Tribune
Favors Credit for Farmers Without Plastering Farms
Rome June 14 The Associated Press reports diplomat David Lubin urges US banks to grant open account credit to farmers. He proposes expanding federal land banks to issue credit certificates usable at any bank, enabling farmers to pay cash and draw on credit at about five percent annually.
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Associated Press
David
Lubin
United States
International Insitute of
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William
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Herbert Hoover
Federal Land Bank
French Waif Adopted as Mascot by American Army Unit
An eight year old boy nicknamed Pat was fed and cherished by an artillery regiment then stationed behind the front in France. After the unit moved toward front lines, soldiers raised 2000 francs to secure Pat a future in a home.
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France
Associated Press
Verdun
Pat
Return of many women delegates to Typographical Union meet
A recording-breaking number of Women delegates will attend the county chapters of the International Typographical Union in Scranton as wartime economy prompts changes in dress and labor roles. The article notes veterans going to the front and the town bearing memory of them while reflecting on the wartime social shift.
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International Typographical Union
Scranton
Ada Tribune Want Ad Reads Simple Gown Reuse Note
A fragment from the Tribune Want Ada recalls a fashion note about discarding gowns after minimal wear. The text hints at changing customs and a brief remark on royalty. No clear names or dates are present.
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