Ludendorff Boss In All German Decisions, Says Report
Geneva reports German policy in recent months centralized under Ludendorff with Hindenburg as imperial head, extending beyond military to economy, food, industry, labor, and foreign relations. The aim was to maximize industrial output for total war, subordinating all other concerns to this drive.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
von Ludendorff
von Vindenburg
Silesian
Prince of S Less
Generali von Ludendorff
von Hindenburg
A.thost
Ludendorff
Toba Nile
Geyer von
von Ludendorfft
Secretary Baker Announces Nitrogen Plant Construction
Washington announces immediate construction of nitrogen plants to produce nitrates from atmospheric nitrogen at about 4.6 million dollars using no water power. Sites unspecified. several government plants planned to begin soon under the nitrogen board with limits on total appropriations.
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Baker
Washington
Nitrogen Board
Congress
Wal Terior
Two Crops in One Year From The Hothouse Garden
Danville farmer W W Krike grows potatoes in individual boxes in a hothouse then moves them to the garden. The plan yields potatoes two months earlier than neighbors and if successful he will plant a second crop on the same ground for winter storage.
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Danville
W. W. Krike
Rite
Peanuts Forge Ahead as a National Asset
Washington reports peanuts becoming a national asset as the food administration promotes peanut butter to conserve ordinary butter. Peanut butter offers 26 percent protein, 39 percent fat, 24 percent carbohydrates and about 2700 calories per pound, with rising cultivation since 1809. Peanut oil ranks fourth among vegetable oils with projected 1917 production at 4,695,000 gallons, highlighting its easy expansion without harming disposal.
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Washington
Food Administration
United States
Women Unite for National Service in Crisis
An exhortation to American women to cooperate in national service, emphasizing teamwork over individual choice. The piece cites English wartime example, urging women to take work closest to hand, avoid complaint, and contribute to the war effort through coordinated effort and mutual support.
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United States
New York
England
Germany
France
Mistosk Fan For Wireless Ends In Police Report
Police investigated a claim about a mistosk fan wireless device near Fifty-third Street and Sixth Avenue in New York. A passing citizen aided by alerting authorities led to the inquiry and involved the West Forty-Seventh precinct.
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New York
New York Edison Company
Fifty-third Street
Sixth Avenue
Wiest
Garant
Barber Cuts Hair Into Cross Shape At Back Of Head
A barber finished Lester’s cut by leaving hair at the back in the form of a cross. The incident follows vague remarks whispered by a few to the barber, as described in the fragmented report.
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Harber
Chen
Lester
Messages Float For Years As Bottles Are Recovered
The U S hydrographic office reports several long drifting bottles found after years at sea. One from Captain B Nagasu of the Famaba Mara dated August 17, 1915 was recovered near Moclips Washington. Another from December 1914 off Cape Corrientes Mexico was found near Christians Island. A third from Captain K Waun dated February 24, 1910 was picked up near Wanganui New Zealand.
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Washington
Pacific
United States Hydrographic Office
Nagasue
Samchatka
Moclips
Wash
Cape Corrientes
Mexico
Christians Island
Marston
K Waun
Chile
Seth
Easter Island
Wanganui Fernland
R Island
New
Ethan Allen Enlists in U S Marine Corps
Direct descendant of the original Ethan Allen of Port Ticonderoga fame, Ethan Allen of Montana enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He has served as principal of a school in the state for three years and previously taught in North Dakota. The item ties to historic American figures and wartime lore.
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Ethan Allen
Rulte
Mont—Uethan Allen
Port Ticonderoga
Leto
Aviation Student Drowned With Plane Sinking in River
Allen Ashley Smith a 25 year old aviation student from Brooklyn drowned when the airplane he piloted fell into the Delaware River near Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. He was finishing his training at the Du Pont Powder Company aviation school in Claymont Delaware.
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Wilmington
Del
Allen Ashley Smith
Brooklyn
du Pont Powder Company
Claymont
Delaware
Marcus Hook
Smith
New Jersey Pastor Sets Record Month at Bridgeton Church
The Rev. Fred Lasskast became pastor of St. John’s German Lutheran Church in Bridgeton New Jersey. His first month included seminary graduation ordination conscription registration installation as pastor and marriage to Flora Greenagie of Rochester New York.
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Trenton
N. J
Fred Lasskast
St. John's German Lutheran Church
Bridgeton
Flora Greenagie
Rochester
Plums Canned Twenty One Years At Abilene Wedding
Plums canned twenty one years ago were served at the wedding of Miss Wisman in Abilene Kansas. The wedding bridegroom was Mr and Mrs Whiteley of Abilene. The plums were canned soon after Miss Wisman was born and stored in a two quart jar for the event.
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Abilene
Kan
Miss Wisman
Btr
Myre
TF. FP
Whiteley
Raising of hogs to insure meat supply urged
Washington reports the agriculture department extols hogs as the best means to boost national meat supply. It notes hogs require less labor and capital, yield high gains, reproduce rapidly, and serve as byproduct consumers. It warns a 1916 hog herd decline and urges farmers to increase hog production to feed both domestic and foreign markets.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Mustaches Return in Army Camps Across Texas
Camp Funston Texas reports a mustache revival among soldiers and officers. The trend began at the officers training camp about three weeks ago and has spread to Fort Sam Houston and Camp Wilson. Soldiers cite time saved shaving during strenuous routines as the practical reason behind the facial hair comeback.
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Camp Funston
Tex
Regular Army
Fort Sam Houston
National Guard
Camp Wilson
Skeleton of prehistoric horned creature found in Wheeling hillside
Boys digging a cave on Topman's hill unearthed a four foot high skeleton resembling a devil, with two horns above the temples and four forelimbs. Workmen retrieved the skull, authorities were alerted, and the relic was sent to Chicago for classification.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Topman’s Hill
Ava
Myn
Helmout
Chicave
Rubber Boots Save Man In Lightning Strike
A man named Mr Kiplinger survived a lightning strike while in a barn as his truck was struck and siding ripped from top to bottom. He was stunned but unharmed, with rubber boots credited for preventing instant death.
Fish markets add new catches as kippering expands
Seattle markets list kippered grayfish and sablefish alongside salmon and cod. A bureau of fisheries expert tours Alaska coast towns teaching the Scotch method of kippering herring. Years ago north Pacific herring had little value and were mostly bait or salted barrel stock for shipment.
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Seattle
Wash
Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
North Pacific
Helpless Schooner Sunk by German U Boat in Atlantic Waters
An unarmed Allied schooner was torpedoed in the early morning amid European waters. The crew escaped into lifeboats before flames engulfed the stern gasoline tank, and the German sub surfaced to fire from a deck gun before departing. A fishing trawler later rescued the survivors.
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Europe
Greed and speculation cited in Missouri food bill critique
A critic denounces Congress for inaction on the food control bill and accuses speculators and gamblers of driving up food prices for personal gain. The writer laments profiteering and questions whether true professional standards exist outside Missouri.
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Congress
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