Tobacco rationed for soldiers amid war needs
War Department authorizes tobacco as army ration with a small allowance to ensure steady supplies for troops in France. Article notes historic use of lighter habits, compares private supply to public provisioning, and highlights broader wartime economic measures. It also reports favorable crop weather, wheat and corn outlooks, rail fare increases, and possible new war revenue laws.
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War Department
Department
France
Pershing
Government controls loom as war powers set policy
The piece discusses wartime regulatory actions including coal distribution rules and an aluminum price fix, plus expectations that state needs will steer corporate and individual actions. It notes the money market easing into June with taxes and debts due, War Finance Corporation lending, and banking confidence. It also advocates direct U S German ministerial talks in Switzerland to address treatment of American prisoners, praising leniency shown to German captives in the United States and suggesting firm measures if Germany fails to meet standards.
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War Finance Corporation
United States
Switzerland
Germany
Empire
Spain
Warren community notes on war effort and local growth
A compact town bulletin discusses Council and school board meetings tonight and upcoming Fourth of July plans. It highlights Warren’s progress in the W.S. 5. campaign, female participation in town machine shops, and a June heat wave motivating effort. It notes West End’s notability, weed problem, and urges funding to send local boys to State College Farm Training School for agricultural education, urging generosity for the next call.
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Warren
State College Farm Training School
First Big Job east of Amiens and Montdidier Ruins
Before the war Montdidier thrived on tanneries and zinc-white. As war tides recede, three prideful buildings may be ruins: the Church of St. Pierre with an 11th century tomb and font, the Church of St. Sepulcre from the 15th to 17th centuries, and the Palais de Justice once home to six Brussels tapestries. Montdidier’s famed son Kare, wT auttnus, is noted as well.
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Amiens
Montdidier
Brussels
Liberty motor milestone marks 1000th engine shipped
Detroit factory delivers the one thousandth Liberty air plane engine a year after shipping blueprints and parts to Washington. Packard engineers Vincent and Hall led the design with early production by Packard Ford Marmon and Lincoln teams. Secretary Baker and President Wilson sent congratulations as output ramps up toward mass production.
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Montdidier Held By Enemy Forces In World War I Bulletin
The National Geographic Society reports Montdidier near Amiens fell to German forces during the March April offensive. Americans and French are aiding to render the town untenable for the enemy. Montdidier sits on the Don river, capital of its arrondissement in Somme, 62 miles north of Paris by rail and 23 miles south.
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Amiens
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Didier
Desiderius
Charlemagne
Adrian I
Alps
Ticinum
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Somme
Paris
From Other Viewpoints on Language and War
A collage of editorial quips from U S papers during wartime debates on language policy and public sentiment. References to German language education, editors abroad, a New York judge’s blessing, Lloyd George versus Wilson, and Sinn Fein protests reflect varied attitudes and cautions about national unity and dissent.
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New York
Detroit Free Press
When 2 Million Trained Soldiers Ready in France
The Punxsutawney Spirit speculates that once two million trained soldiers are available in France, the Allies will shift from waiting for German offensives to launching their own. The aim is to push the Kaisers forces back behind the Rhine with sustained pressure.
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France
Rhine
Six Hundred Million Red Cross Christmas Seals Planned
The American Red Cross ordered six hundred million Christmas seals to raise funds for the tuberculosis fight, with last year’s print run at 440.4 million and over 1.5 million dollars raised for state and local anti tuberculosis groups. The design by Charles A. Winter features the Goddess of Liberty and holly. The seals fund the war effort with ninety percent kept locally and ten percent sent to reimburse printing and advertising. The balance of profits supports the national association and tuberculous study efforts.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Charles A. Winter
New York City
Emily F. Bissell
Delaware Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
France's Culture Impetus Amid Petate Heritage Statue Erected
A statue in the small city honors a gift to the nation as rulers shifted from local lords to Crepy and Valois courts. By the 12th century it came under the French Crown, gaining a charter of liberties before 1636, marking a shift in regional governance.
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France
Crepy
Valois
Lafayette the hero in French minds as Americans visit
The piece notes French politeness toward Americans and the strong admiration for Lafayette among French youth. Washington is overlooked while Lafayette is hailed as saving America and inspiring liberty. A Red Cross party recalls warm, celebratory reception with widespread applause and cries of Vive LAmerique.
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Red Cross
Mirabeau
Lafayette
America
United States
Washington
Lafayete
George Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
American
England
Hell On Earth
Saviors of the World Poem of Courage and Healing
A wartime poem extols healers as modern Christs who comfort the world, shield the broken, and bind the sick and oppressed. It envisions divine aid through courageous acts, urging readers to be beacons of mercy and renewal amid suffering. The piece frames spiritual leadership as urgent in crisis and portrays the healing mission as universal salvation.
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Miles
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