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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
3
Government fuel administrator urges Americans to keep indoor temperatures at or below 68 degrees to save coal for war needs. Heat waste from chimneys windows and roofs should be reduced with thermostats and careful heating plant management to lower fuel bills and protect health.
French government faces questions on pensioning widows of dead or wounded colonial troops, including polygamous Mohammedan soldiers. Law grants widows equal to monogamous wives, causing multiple spouses to share limited pension funds.
The signal corps urges private owners to enlist camera lenses for the army in Iran as the Commerce Department refines a German crown glass substitute. Owners should notify the photographic division at 75 I. Mills building annex, Washington, with lens inscriptions and asking prices.
Report describes extensive dictaphone use by French forces along the Chemin des Dames and near Verdun. Soldiers crawl through wire into no man’s land to plant devices, intercepting German trench communications and gaining valuable intelligence.
The Atlantic fleet was expected in an American port after pre arrival publicity alarmed officials. Wives and locals prepared for officers and men, but the fleet failed to arrive as word had leaked. After a week, navy planners canceled the visit to keep the mission confidential.
M Trygger leader of the conservative party says Sweden is not richer due to the war. He argues wealth abroad rose but domestic supplies fell, with foreign indebtedness down yet internal debt and taxes up significantly.
Washington experts estimate the United States will spend about 20 billion dollars in the 1918 19 fiscal year. The projection assumes 7 million dollars for each million men under arms, with potential for higher costs if conditions shift.
William D. Wittig Deshler Warner of Colin Ohio claims invention of a knee controlled device for balancing and steering aircraft. The system allows pilots to maneuver with knees freeing arms and hands. Dayton field officers call the device an absolute necessity for army aviators.
Miss Emma Burgemeister an attractive German nurse shot brewer Otto Kohler at San Antonio Texas. After arrest and light bail she left the state claiming her attorneys urged the move. She later demanded a trial to clear her name for the shooting that happened three years ago.
The Dundee Advertiser recounts a Westminster schoolboy who slept in Westminster Abbey as a wager and carved his name on the coronation chair. He joins Warren Hastings in audacious acts inside the Abbey and notes the ghost of Bradshaw haunting the building.
A compact reflection on a single vast sky uniting humanity beyond color or weather, invoking a Dickensian sense of shared fate under a universal heavens. The line emphasizes unity and common ground amid varied conditions.
Jacob Gould Schurman argues that individuals lose their independence by conforming to public opinion. He warns against reliance on others and urges self reliance, self poise, and self assertion as remedies for a society bound by routine.
A terse quote from the Baltimore American reflects an inquiry into a couple's dispute over life insurance after a pledge to die for love. The exchange highlights concerns about commitment and financial arrangements within the relationship.
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