Carrier Pigeons Sparked Allied Victory In World War I
Reports detail carrier pigeons on all fronts delivering critical messages amid shell fire and gas. From the Marne to Verdun and Ypres, pigeons carried alerts that guided attacks, halted German advances, and even aided in locating a German U boat. A dog and pigeons teamwork saved troops at Thiaumont.
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Paris
Ternes
Bartholdi
Channel
Alps
Adriatic Gulf
Marne
Marshal Joffre
The
Yser
Flanders
Ypres
Neuve Chapelle
Hindenburg
Arras
Soissons
Cartigny
Chateau-Thierry
Torcy
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Conde-en- Brie
Buzancy
Jaulgonne
Fere-en-Tarderois
Bligne
Cierges
Villers-Argron
Fismes
Frapelle
Bazoches
Juvigny
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Forest
Liege
Meuse
Antwerp
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Verdun
von Raim
Pinst
Steinbrecht
Aisne
Chateau de la Motte
Allemant
Malmaison Fort
Vaudesson
Mont Parnasse
Malmaison
Chavignon
Aisne Hills
Fort Vaus
Crown
Prince’s Army
Thiaumont
Froidterre
Wisconsin Claims Nation's Largest Calf Club
Wisconsin claims the largest boys and girls calf club in the United States. Winnebago County Calf Club, organized by the county agent, has 100 members and is supported by banks, the county superintendent of schools, breeders' association officials, the County Fair, and state youth leaders. Any youth can join by owning and caring for a pure bred or high grade calf. Banks provide credit to buy calves, and the project aligns with a pure bred sire campaign. The initial 100 calves are from Winnebago county breeders.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
United States
Winnebago County
Breeders’ Associations
County Fair Association
Red Cross Aids Exiled Greeks in Aegean Islands
American Red Cross with US Navy support aids 52 000 refugees on Mytilene island and surrounding isles. 20 000 refugees in Mytilene town and suburbs, others in villages. Attempts to prevent typhus and ease hunger with clothing medicines and canned broth. Red Cross runs workshops on Mytilene Chios and Samos. Local governors welcome relief teams with fanfare.
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Athens
Greek Islands
American Red Cross
United States Navy
Mytilene
Asia Minor
Red Cross
Aegean
Aegean Islands
Chios
Samos
Crios
Lemnos
Imbros
Tenedos
Samothrace
Ofiousa
Ilcania
United States Tightens Rules For Wireless Amateurs
The government will license amateurs and send inspectors to ensure no interference with official stations. In New England over 2,500 operators are eager to resume listening as war controls ease, though past rumors of spy plots caused confusion.
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Ay Ashington
Uncle Sam
United States
Germany
New England
Demand for Dairy Produce Campaigns Nationwide
The Bureau of Markets of the Department of Agriculture offers to furnish local organizations complete plans for campaigns to boost dairy product consumption in cities. A Sedalia Missouri campaign in February involved the chamber of commerce and local groups. Past campaigns in Boston Detroit Des Moines Minneapolis and St Paul increased milk demand and cottage cheese sales, turning skimmed milk into a marketable product.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Sedalia
Chamber of Commerce
Women’s Division
Council of National Defense
State College of Agriculture
Boston
Detroit
Des Moines
Minneapolis
St. Paul
City
Indigestion Causes Calf Scours and Remedies
Indigestion triggers scours in calves, caused by overfeeding, sour or cold milk, alternating milk quality, or dirty feeding equipment. Correct feeding conditions first, then give castor oil in milk followed by a formalin treatment. Begin with half the usual milk per feed for a few days, then return to normal amounts.
Test Cattle for Tuberculosis in District of Columbia
In the District of Columbia compulsory testing began after the 1909 law. During 1910 about 1,701 cattle were tested with 19 percent positive. In 1918, 1,206 cattle were tested and under 1 percent were infected. Since 1914 no more than 2 percent have been diseased. This shows the value of systematic tuberculosis control.
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United States Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Milk bottle waste study shows millions discarded yearly
Dairy experts say average milk bottle lasts about seventeen trips before loss or breakage. An 86 city survey finds dealers replace 17,649 bottles monthly, with large firms over 90,000. About 8 million bottles are dumped annually in 16 cities, with junk dealers complicating losses and limited exchanges or regulations.
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Department of Agriculture
Lucky Thirteenth Regiment of Engineers Honored in Chicago
The Thirteenth engineers known as the Lucky Thirteenth welcomed home in Chicago after a wartime service record filled with thirteens. They traveled in trains numbered 13 and 18, arrived in France in 1917, and contributed both engineering skill and arms proficiency. The unit, organized by Chicago engineers and businessmen, trained and served with notable distinction from Fleury-sur-Aire to Sedan.
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Chicago
Thirteenth Engineers
England
France
Fleury-sur-Aire
New dreadnaught California to be ready for crew aboard
Mare Island yard builds the battleship California with 58 officers and 1,022 men to be quartered aboard. The vessel features electric systems for engines, ammunition handling, steering, and ventilation, plus luxury conveniences like a dental office and barber shop. Keel laid October 25, 1916, cost about 7.41 million dollars. length 624 feet, displacement 32,300 tons, armed with 12 four inch guns.
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California
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island
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Wastiington City
New Dreadnaught
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