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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
1
Paris dispatch notes aviators from England and France flying to the Italian front with many pilots, including Americans, achieving 400 to 600 mile flights at speeds over 100 mph. Cadorna requests more airplanes and pilots as German formations move to neutralize Italian air power.
German army physicians report a breakthrough in treating nervous affliction among disabled soldiers. Dr Ernst Bayer leads a nerve hospital using a gentle electrical current claimed to cure in days and within three weeks at most. Treatment includes short initial sessions followed by a brief follow up course.
Kaiser Wilhelm forwards Christmas proposition to Washington via neutral channels. The message, labeled Peugeter by Germany, signals year end diplomatic outreach amid wartime negotiations.
Washington reports the Kaiser's Christmas peace terms propose Alsace Lorraine fate, Belgian rehabilitation funds, and Baltic states under German supervision. Observers warn Germany’s maneuvers may fail, with Russia awakening and renewed pressure on the Western Front likely to speed American war effort.
A concept called the human doll costume is praised as a highly effective fundraiser for relief organizations. The outfit, resembling a riding habit with a distinctive hat, is urged for use by young women at bazaars across the United States to support soldiers and other charitable causes.
Washington reports the war department and surgeon general study re education for partially disabled troops. The plan envisions hospital based programs starting during convalescence with games and puzzles to restore morale and prepare for new employments. It follows Canadian practice of extended military oversight until a board approves readiness for reintegration.
Washington plans to enlist children in the coal saving campaign cut by the federal fuel administration conservation division. Boy scouts and school children can aid by turning waste products into usable fuel.
Washington reports a major efficiency gain as cruet manufacturers estimate saving 1 060 000 pounds of sugar and 12 600 000 pounds of shortening due to new rules set by the United States food administration.
The General Electric plant in Philadelphia adds women to its machine shops as men join the army or volunteer for service. Women replace departing workers at workbenches drills cutters and heavy presses and perform as well as men or better in many cases. Their success in railroad shops inspires other large corporations to hire women.
A translated quote from Johannes Vollert in Alldeutsche Blatter dated January 17 1908 argues that the Monroe doctrine cannot be justified and labels it an impertinence. It claims Americans lack means to ward off a European power and critiques American inviolability rhetoric.
An Austrian regiment with officers at its head and its own arms surrendered to Roumanians on the Russo-Roumanian front. The unit was almost entirely Mohammedan Serbs from Bosau.
An eyewitness sketches once lush valleys now churned by war with trenches crisscrossing the land. French forces, Red Cross aid, and near misses with shells illuminate a landscape scarred from Lille to Verdun and beyond.
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