Carrier Pigeons Win Wartime Valor At Bethancourt Battle
Wartime pigeons saved thousands by delivering vital messages when all other lines failed. A French regiment isolated for four days used two carrier pigeons found on a dead comrade to relay orders. Pigeons boosted morale, aided rescues, and inspired postwar breeding and loft innovations for reliability and speed.
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Bethancourt
Dead Man's Hill
Washington
Navy
Air Service
Dunkirk
Homer
Signal Corps
New York City
New York
Frank
Staller
Owl Express
Elyilien
Thirteen Luck Follows Wilson Through Public Life
Washington sidelight notes Woodrow Wilson, 28th U S president, claims thirteen as his lucky number. It recaps instances from his Princeton tenure to inaugural plans and a White House wedding, and discusses widespread beliefs about number thirteen and other superstitions.
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Ashington
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
New York
Sea Girt
Wison Saits
Jessie W. Wilson
Frances B. Sayre
White House
Mary
Priday
Red Cross Reports Record 1918 War Relief Spending
The American Red Cross outlines its 1918 fiscal year finances showing 2.16 million dollars in management expenses and 107.7 million dollars allocated for relief abroad and at home. It notes that over 300 million dollars was given by the American people in less than 11 months for humanitarian relief, the largest sum by any nation.
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Rgypt
Greece
Belgium
France
Italy
Turkey
Egypt
England
Denver
Coto
Springfield
Mass
New York
Pacific Coast
California
Thi
Army
Navy
Land Division
Signal Corps
United States
Worl
Rcd Grogs
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Reid Crosa
New Drying Method for Meats Promises Marvels
A new vacuum drying process preserves meats indefinitely without preservatives and allows restoration to full bulk and flavor with water. The method, developed by Hurthonea Inboritories and Columbia University engineers, could cut freight costs and lower meat prices, while enabling steaks to be dried and rehydrated for hot service.
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Troosevelt Hospital
K. G. Falk
Te. Mirankel
Division of Nutrition and Food
Medical Department
United States Army
Cal
Marlin
Columbia University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Frank H. McKee
American Protective League and Its Patriotism
A historical note on the American Protective League formed to aid the justice department in 1917. It explains its volunteer base of about three hundred thousand members, nationwide reach, and strict secrecy with no pay, uniforms, or disclosed memberships, as a wartime auxiliary.
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T II
American Protective League
A. B. Bilaski
Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
United States
Department of Justice
Ocean
Canada
Gulf
Heis
League
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