Americans Best With the Rifle in World War I Front
An essay extols American rifle marksmanship in Europe noting the hunter tradition training from frontier days, superiority of the Springfield rifles, and high ammunition production. It contrasts American targeting of individual enemies with German broad-spray tactics and praises Pershing's emphasis on rifle instruction and crack American sharpshooters.
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Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Kilt Carson
Wild West
Mississippi
Iis Village
Sammy
Camp Perry
Risley
Europe
Western Hemisphere
United States
Germany
Teutons
St. Anninoltion
Eurepe
Grant
Lee
Morgan
New Orleans
Jackson
Pakenham
Alamo
Crockett
Bowie
Santa Ana
America
Southeast Africa
Earth
Clark
Great Northwest
Pike
Rockies
West
Marine Corps
Maessinepshooter
Bocie Infantrymaa
Western Front
Pershing
Egypt
Africn
Ypres
Mons
Xnu
CapitaI Street Theatre Scene Delivers Quiet Judgment
A mild man in a gray suit with a Panama hat becomes the focal point as two women assess his life choices and the lingering cravings for luxury. The scene shifts through social judgments and personal reflections before the play begins.
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Asitington
Ile
King
Panama
Asoe
Sii
Persatt
Washington Tenants Prosper as War-Time Prices Climb
In wartime Washington, hall bedrooms rise from $10 to $40–$50 a month while luxury flats skyrocket from $10,000 yearly rentals to $25,000. Furnished rooms fetch $150–$3650 monthly. unfurnished flats rise from $75 to $250 furnished. Only a room and bath certificate remains scarce amid a near-empty German embassy.
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South Bend
Washington
National Capital
Pop
Mom
Charles Evans-Hughes
Frank Ward O'Malley
The
Century Magazine
Yellow Flag Sparks Student Outcry at Central High
A yellow flag appears on Central High’s 60 foot mast during a school day, after intramural meet rules blocked Central’s best man. Jay Long falls while attempting to ascend. Carl Stein brings down the torn banner amid mixed student reactions. Rumors point to Tech as a suspect, though students insist it does not reflect Tech spirit.
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Central High School
Central High
Central
Jay Long
Carl Stein
Fifth Street
North East
Emory Wilson
McKinley Manual Trainlog School
Tech
Dainty Uniforms Highlight Red Cross Tea House in Potomac Park
Social events in Potomac Park feature Red Cross service uniforms worn by Mrs. Donald Washburn and Miss Carolyn Nash at a tea house raising funds for the Red Cross. The two also wear national service school attire, while Belle Baruch visits from New York serving at $1 weekly and renting a $15,000 house for the season.
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AD Cross
Potomac Park
Donald Washburn
Georgia Schofield
Carolyn Nash
Ao Teahouse
Red Cross
Nash
Washburn
Khall
National Service School
Miss Nash
Mrs. Washburn
Belle Baruch
Barney” Baruch
Washington
Radio Corps