Colonel House to Gather Data for Future Peace Talks
Col. E. M. House, named by President Wilson to prepare data for postwar peace, will supervise an expert team led by Dr. John H. Finley. The effort aims to assemble unbiased statistics on economic, political, and social conditions abroad to inform future treaty negotiations. House will not engage in immediate peace talks or diplomatic duties.
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New York
E. M. House
Wilson
United States
John H. Finley
Doetor Finley
Europe
Euphsis
Doctor Finley
House
Lord Northcliffe
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
America
Housefords
State
Colonel House
Germany
Entente
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Prussia
Napoleon
Prince Talleyrand
Vienna
Talleyrand
France
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Inventions and War News From World Sources
A jagged paragraph notes Whitman on a vast project of experiments for Maets production, bronze durability tied to tin content, a California janitor’s pressed cardboard desk cover, and millions of horses lost in war. It cites 750000 horses sent to Europe and a decline of about 33000 in U S horse numbers for 1916 1917.
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Plinsary
Whitman
Eos Oluhy
Serra Foe Malis
Europe
California
United States
German Power Is Passing Fast and Allies Gain
A translated 1917 analysis argues Germany wears down under attrition as Allied and American strength grows. It cites Verdun, Somme, and the Hindenburg line, noting German divisions, submarine aims, and supply strain. It argues the United States will soon tip the balance, with time favoring the Allies.
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Germany
Hindenburg
Aisne
Champagne
Verdun
United States
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
France
Yser
Marne
Nancy
Belfort
Puzzle Prize: censored face hints at hidden identity
Readers of the French paper Oeuvre are invited to guess the man pictured in a censored first page cut. The upper face is removed leaving only the chin down and the word censored where the features should appear, amid cabinet-reconstruction era revelations and Bolo Pasha activity.
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Oeuvre
Bolo Pasha
Six Whales A Fortune Becomes Record Two Day Hunt
Six sperm whales killed in two days by Bay City station hunters at Lower Gray's Harbor Washington valued at about 15 000 dollars. Sperm whales fetch roughly 2 500 dollars each due to high oil quality, a dramatic spike from the usual mix of species. The extraordinary haul shatters seasonal and local records, signaling a peak in profits as oil markets rise.
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Bay City
Gray’s Harbor
Wash
Civil War Flag Earns Respect After Star Count Error
A Minneapolis man explains a 56 year old flag over his home has 35 stars because 35 states existed in 1861. He notes the flag saw Civil War service and was owned by his brother, Union lieutenant O F Chase, prompting a friend to show reverence.
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L. S. Chase
Minneapolis
Mr. Chase
O. F. Chase
Hoover Announces Nationwide Food Pledge Campaign
Federal Food Administrator Herbert Hoover launched a plan to enroll every American household in a food conservation pledge during the week of October 21 28. The drive aims to save and substitute scarce foods to aid the Allies and sustain war needs with schools churches and civic groups urged to participate. Nearly 2 000 000 housewives have already pledged, with emphasis on saving wheat pork dairy products and sugar while promoting use of fish poultry vegetables and cereals other than wheat. Henry A Page has outlined plans for North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Herbert Hoover
Union
Hoover
Europe
Food Administration For Conservation
Henry A. Page
North Carolina
Miss Rankin to Visit Winston-Salem
Miss Jeannette Rankin, Montana’s representative and the first woman in Congress, will visit Winston-Salem on Tuesday October 16. She accepts a Rotary club invitation and will speak in Memorial hall Salem College. This marks her first Southern visit since election and her first speech outside Washington due to congressional duties.
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Miss Rankin
Winston-Salem
Jeannette Rankin
Congress
Montana
Rotary Club
Memorial Hall
Salem College
South
Washington
Kanipe’s Three Sons Join U S Army and Navy
Marion man Daniel A. Kanipe, famed as the sole living survivor of the Custer Massacre, has given his three sons to military service. James Lafayette serves in the 321st Infantry at Camp Jackson, Joseph Ed is a second lieutenant in the 316th Heavy Artillery at Camp Jackson, and Gee Roy serves in the navy aboard the U S S North Carolina. All three are described as strong and athletic.
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Kanipe
Marion
Daniel A. Kanipe
Sam
Germany
James Lafayette
321St Regiment
Camp Jackson
8. C
Joseph Ed
316Th Regiment Heavy Artillery
Gee Roy
U. S. S. North Carolina
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