Secretary Houston urges farmers to boost agricultural efficiency
Secretary Houston appealed to American farmers to tighten wasteful practices and raise efficiency in food production and conservation. He urged seed testing for disease, disinfecting treatments, and careful preparation of land to prevent losses worth tens of millions, and called for cooperation with agents, colleges, and the agriculture department.
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Houston
Washington
Farmers of America
Department of Agriculture
Rosenwald Tops Jewish War Relief Gift in 1917 Drive
Julian Rosenwald of Sears Roebuck & Co Chicago pledges 100000 to the American Jewish Relief Committee as $10,000,000 already backs the drive. He says thousands of Jews die daily in Europe from starvation and cold and the Russian revolution offers a channel to aid their fight for freedom.
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American Jewish Relief Committee
Julian Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Rosenwald
Europe
Mr. Rosenwald
Russia
Allies Capture Six More Towns In World War I Report
British and French forces push near the St Quentin Cambrai road capturing Longavesnes Liermont and Cquancourt and recapturing south of Beaumetz Les Cambrai. French gains south of La Fere include lower forest of Coucy Petit Barisis Verneuil and Coucy la Ville. Roisel taken. Verdun fighting persists. Russians retreat south of Baronovichi. Berlin reports 300 Russians captured.
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Arras
Soissons
Sir Douglas Haig
St. Quentin-Cambrai
Longavesnes
Lieramont
Cquancourt
Beaumetz-Lez-Cambrai
la Fere
Coucy
Petit-Barisis
Verneuil
Coucyla-Ville
St. Quentin
Neuville-sur-Margival
Lauilly
Roisel
Verdun
Belgium
Dixmunde
Steenstraete
Hetsas
Lawson Goes to Work One-Time Leader of Miners
John R. Lawson former president of District No 15 UMWA and active in the national body, now serving a life sentence for Colorado labor troubles, left Denver to work as a miner at an independent mine near Frederick Colorado. He is out on bond awaiting appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court. Lawson began as a miner and rose to international board member before being ousted by the international board.
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Denver
John R. Lawson
United Mine Workers of America
National Organization
Colorado
Frederick
Col
Lawson
Colorado Supreme Court
International Board
First French woman named attache in finance ministry
Paris March 28 M Metin under secretary of the ministry of finance appoints Mlle Jeanne Tardy as an attache in his department. This marks the first time a woman has held such a post in France. Male Tardy holds university degrees in letters.
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Paris
PLAN 10 MOBILIZE LABOR IF WAR COMES
Washington March 29 Mobilization of labor for government service in event of war with Germany was planned at a conference of officials and labor leaders in Secretary Wilsons office. Means were outlined to ensure operation of shipyards arsenals and government contract plants. The American Federation of Labor led by Samuel Gompers pledged support while the public employment service civil service and post office will supply workers and advertise needs. The council of national defense labor committee also will cooperate.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
England
American Federation of Labor
Sameul Gompers
United States Public Employment Service
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
Council of National Defense
Gompers
Canada Railroads Face Possible Nationalization Debate
Ottawa March 29 The railway commission report will reach parliament after the April 12 reopening. Sir Henry Drayton and English expert William Acworth favor some nationalization of Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific. A. H. Smith of the New York Central opposes nationalization but supports keeping Canadian Northern Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Pacific as separate corporate entities to compete on rates with regulation by the railway commission.
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Ottawa
Ont
Commission
Sir Henry Drayton
William Acworth
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
A H. Smith
New York Central
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Railway Commission
Tremendous March Demand for Steel Products
New York March 29 trade authorities report steel mills blocked 2 250 000 tons of rolled product in March. Demand stems from shipping railroads and agriculture, with about 1 500 000 tons taken at rising prices. Export sales are estimated at 10 percent of total.
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New York
United States Richest Nation Says Bank Records Hit High
Washington reports that American national banks on March 5 held assets surpassing 16 billion dollars, exceeding the Bank of England and others by over five million. Comptroller Williams says central and reserve city banks show the largest resources in history, up 210 million from the prior record and 480 million since December 27, 1916.
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Washington
United States
Williams
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Italy
Bank of Spain
Bank of Norway
Bank of Sweden
Siss National Bank
National Bank of Denmark
Bank Ofaan
Reischbank of
Germany
Comptroller
Loyalty Day Proclaimed in Kansas by Gov Capper
In Topeka on March 28 Governor Arthur Capper issued a proclamation designating Friday April 6 as Loyalty Day in Kansas. He urges display of flags at homes and businesses and calls for patriotic school exercises public meetings and messages of support to the president and Congress.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Congress
Railroads to Seek Higher Freight Rates Nationwide
Washington March 28. Railroads in every section of the United States will seek general increases in freight rates within the next ten days. Preliminary steps were taken by nearly all railroads in an informal conference with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ore chute tragedy claims Bethlehem worker
Nicholas Renzo of South Bethlehem dies after a loading accident at Bethlehem Steel plant when a car of ore spills into a chute and his body is ejected from the bin.
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Bethlehem
Nicholas Renzo
Bethlehem Steel Company
Non-Fighters Not Wanted in Naturalization Process
Judge Dyer of the United States district court orders that first naturalization papers be refused to applicants unwilling to fight for the United States. Joseph Gandil was denied after stating two brothers serve in the German army and he would not fight Germany.
Big supply bills to be pushed in new Congress
Washington March 29 Leaders of the house Democrats and Republicans opened talks to push large appropriation bills and war crisis measures under suspension of the rules. Speaker Clark and leaders Kitchin Mann and Fitzgerald favored reintroducing the big appropriations and assigning committee chairs to prior holders. Mann signaled willingness to run as Republican speaker if named. Lenroot’s name was also discussed as a possible GOP candidate.
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Washington
House
Clark
Kitchin
Mann
Fitzgerald
Caldwell
New York
Lenroo
Wisconsin
More Potatoes for Ohio in Trumbull County Drive
Warren March 28. After a lecture by L G Spencer, Trumbull county farmers plan to cut living costs by boosting potato production. Spencer says Trumbull already ranks among leading counties and can lead Ohio if given attention.
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Warren
L. G. Spencer
Warren Grange
Trumbull County
Ohio
Spencer
Cumberland county group forms defense body for allied aid
Carlisle residents gathered in the chamber of commerce rooms to back a billion dollar loan to the allies and the formation of an army of one million for foreign service. The resolutions praised Senators Penrose and Knox and Congressman Kreider and called for national defense measures.
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Carlisle
Penrose
Knox
Kreider
Cumberland County
Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Men Enter Naval Reserve Training at Newport
About 0 to 40 Princeton University students enrolled in a three week naval reserve course at the Newport naval station starting today. Frank T. Hogg, captain of last season’s football team, is among the class members. Instructions in signal work were given.
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Princeton
Naval Work
Newport
R. I
Princeton University
Naval Reseive
Newport Naval Station
Frank T. Hogg
Bagdad’s Fall Reshapes East in British War Aim
An extended historical sketch notes Bagdad’s long strife and fall to British forces. It describes the city’s strategic value, its centuries of conquests, and its influence on Mohammedan realms, with references to Ottoman Turks and earlier eras. The piece previews continued discussion on page eight.
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Bagdad
Orient
India
Persia
Asia Minor
Tigris
Euphrates
Doctor Edward W Ryan Returns to Serbia for Relief Work
Dr Edward W Ryan an American physician who treated 2000 typhus victims in Serbia while sick himself sails back to organize sanitary and relief efforts at the government’s special request He is revered in Serbia and holds France’s Legion of Honor decoration.
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Edward W. Ryan
Serbia
France
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