Foch Given Supreme Command as Entente Stands Fast on Front
German drive stalls after eight days as General Foch takes supreme command of all Allied forces in France. British and French lines hold near Arras and Albert while German advances slow near Montdidier and Amiens. Wilson mails congratulations to Foch as Pershing’s American forces support the French effort.
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France
Woch
Marne
London
Washington
Paris
Wilson
General Foch
General Pershing
Foch
Picardy
German War Office
Arieux
Arras
Albert
Somme
Montdidier
Lassigny
Noyon
Amiens
Berlin
Orange Hill
Telegraph Hill
Labyrinth
Hotels Ban Wheat From Menus National Food Drive
Wheat and wheat products were removed from menus in hundreds of leading hotels in a nationwide pledge urged by the food administration. The drive asks every independent and well-to-do person to abstain from wheat until the next harvest.
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Washington
Food Administration
United States
Class of 1919 Recruits to Report in April
Paris March 29 The class of 1919 soldiers are to be called to the colors at an early date, to be fixed by the ministry of war. The chamber of deputies voted 490 to 7 to advance the recruiting date, directing recruits to report April 15.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
American Patrol to Receive War Cross
An American patrol that captured four German prisoners has been cited in French orders and will receive the French war cross. The rewarded soldiers include Lieut G George Redwood of Baltimore Sergeant Henry Mongeau of Cherry Valley Massachusetts Edward Armstrong of Mariana Pennsylvania Carson Shumate of Ada West Virginia and Bernard Bolt of South Bethlehem Pennsylvania.
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George Redwood
Baltimore
Henry Mongeau
Cherry Valley
Mass
Edward Armstrong
Mariana
Carson Shumate
Ada
W. Va
Bernard Bolt
South Bethlehem
Women workers training plan urged for wartime effort
Article urges organized volunteer units for women workers with provision for living quarters and a matrone in charge of each unit. It emphasizes training and readiness as part of a broader home front mobilization.
Preliminary Training for Women Volunteers on Farms
The article discusses optional preliminary training to prepare women volunteers from cities for farming work beyond lighter tasks. Based on a US Department of Agriculture study and English experience, it outlines suggestions and precautions for effectively integrating women into farm labor during acute labor shortages.
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United States Department of Agriculture
England
Women Training for Farm Labor If Needed in Food Shortage
A 1917 guidance urges only 18 plus women to be employed on farms if essential to save harvests. It recommends two weeks of training at colleges or practice farms, registration of willing candidates, and organized housing since farmers may not host workers. It limits roles to intensive, localized crops like apples onions and berries.
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Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Preparing Women for Farm Work Requires Demand Study
The text urges assessing actual demand before training women for farm tasks and arranging housing and wages beforehand. It recommends consulting the state agricultural college and farm help specialists, using camping quarters, and appointing a nonworking chaperon to oversee domestic welfare.
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State Agricultural College
Labor aid for farms through states and colleges
Departments of agriculture and labor unite with state reps and agricultural colleges to survey farm labor needs, shift workers between communities, encourage farmer cooperation, place rural high school trainees in farming tasks, and ease use of machinery. A letter from a volunteer urges women to help in lighter farm labor while men serve in the military.
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Departments of Agriculture and Labor
Agricultural Colleges
Houston
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Napoleon
Bismarck
America
Make Farming a Business Demonstrations for young farmers
A county agent offers farm management demonstrations to show labor income after expenses and interest. The program compares a farmer’s results with successful peers to guide changes that increase profitability.
Reforming Speech and Nightmares in Gossip and Gossip
In a stream of clipped slang and sharp wit, a speaker abandons rough talk for a refined tone while recalling a dream about a poet reader. A man frets over temptation as a flirtation figure praises an inner heart etched in imperishable script like a hotel register.
Market Egg Drama Between Rasbury and Pinkley
A local exchange shows Uncle Rasbury offering five cents for an egg while Mr. Erastus Pinkley refuses. The trade escalates with talk of higher offers and time pressure, reflecting market impatience and a humorous rural dialect.
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Uncle Rasbury
Mr. Erastus Pinkley
Poor Man Photographer Look Pleasant, Please
A man complains about his burden of bills including coal and plumbing costs and worries about his wife presenting her dressmaker's bill at home tonight. The scene captures a tense domestic moment and social pressure.
Unclear injury after mix-up with boxer
Report notes Dinks suffered an athletic stroke yesterday after an incident involving a professional boxer. A nearby observer questions the wording saying it might be a paralytic stroke, but the speaker maintains the phrase used.
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Dinks
Pa's banter and a prowling matchmaker
The dialogue shows Pa teasing about following the hounds and a hidden judgment that someone is "going to the dogs." A suitor, Qaid Pro Quo, declares intent to wed Pa's daughter and asks if she can cook. She replies she can if his son supplies ingredients.
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Papa
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