True to His Country Otto H. Kahn on Liberty Loan and German identity
Otto H. Kahn, NY Banter head, speaks at Harrisburg chamber on Liberty Loan. He condemns Prussianism, warns of its world domination aim, urges Americans of German descent to support the war, and critiques wartime spending and senate action as excess. He frames duty as higher for foreign-born Americans in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto H. Kahn
New York
Metropolitan Opera House Company
Liberty Loan
War Finance
Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Family of Nations
Europe
America
Russia
Washington
Great Britain
Lincoln
North
Congress
Senate
Martin
Appropriations Committee
Magical foot remedy promises cure for tired feet
An advertisement touts "TIZ" as a universal solution for aching feet including corns bunions and swelling. It claims rapid relief, comfortable feet, and a payback guarantee with a 25 cent box available at druggists or department stores.
War Costs Rise As Liberty Bonds Issue Planned
The text notes October through 27 as the window for subscriptions to the second Liberty Bond issue totaling three billion dollars with half of excess over that amount to be subscribed widely. It cites expected bond sales of four to five billion and highlights Congress spending boldly on wartime needs, with war expenditures projected to exceed twenty billion for the first year, far surpassing Russia’s three year outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Apri Treasury
Russia
Germany Near Blockade as Allies Freeze Trade
The piece notes that Germany relies on neutral and South American sources for war materiel and food. It cites Wilson’s July embargo on exports to neutrals and British restrictions, predicting the Allied blockade will hasten the war’s end without crushing Germany alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Wilson
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
France
Italy
South America
Teutons
Invention to Win the War Promises Free Energy System
An American inventor after 26 years of work offers a theory of free energy generators that could power ships and planes without fuel. He claims demonstrations are pending before a House patents committee and a panel of five scientists. Congress seems willing to test the claim, though specifics remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
House Committee On Patents
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Musing on Money War News and Daily Life
A collage of wartime thoughts notes rising prices and fuel restrictions, reports on Riga fighting, France's Alsace Lorraine resolve, and coal mine closures. It mentions taxes, food ships, postal charges, shipping losses, and social curiosities. It reflects public humor and concern as war strains persist.
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Garfield
Canada
Painleve
France
Alsace-Lorraine
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Wakefield Mich
K.P. Tasbrook
Wakefield
Michigan
Wakefield Lumber Company
RTI
Riga
Holland
China
U.S
Villa
Associated Press
Dardanelles
Frankfort Arsenal
Flagler
West Virginia
Farmers Non-Partisan League
Yalu River
Fu Rainin
Kerkes Bros
Jewelers
Wakefield, Mich
Erspamer & Mayheu
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