Unified control issue as Lloyd George centers war council
The piece details Lloyd George's push for a united Allied grand strategy through a British led war council with France and Italy, sparking political crisis in Britain and France while Americans weigh joining. It notes Clemenceau's rise in France, Italian front dynamics along the Piave, Bolshevik unrest in Russia, and significant U.S. labor and military mobilization developments.
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Ittaly
Piave
Kerensky
Edward W. Pickard
Lloyd-George
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Roumania
Italy
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Haig and Robertson
United States
Wilson
Lord Northcliffe
Air Ministry
Lloyd George
Canada
England
Great Britain
Europe
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American Federation of Labor
Germany
Building Trades Department
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May Change Route to Shorten Outlet to Sea via Atchafalaya
A proposed alteration of the Mississippi flood system argues shifting sediment-laden water through the Atchafalaya to reduce high-water marks from Cairo to the Gulf. The plan posits a shorter sea outlet, lower flood levels, and continued navigability to New Orleans with limited dredging.
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Mississippi River
Cairo
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Atchafalaya River
Red River
Mississippi
M. F. Jefferdo
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Atchafalaya
Memphis
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Socialism blamed for Russia chaos by Dr. Billings
Dr. Frank Billings, who visited Russia with the American Red Cross, told Chicago Industrial club attendees that socialism proved a failure in Russia. He asserted cabinet turnover, army discipline breakdown after death penalty abolition, and widespread chaos as the result of socialist rule, noting Kerenesky's repudiation and the ensuing revolt.
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Frank Billings
Russia
American Red Cross Commission
Industrial Club
Chicago
Doctor Billings
Keren‘sky
Kerenesky
Fifth Monarchy Movement in Cromwellian England
In the latter 1600s a Puritan sect called the Fifth Monarchy movement interpreted Daniel’s prophecy of four beasts. They believed Christ would start a millennial reign and a new monarchy. They plotted against Cromwell, and under Thomas Venner in Charles II’s reign attempted to seize control but were defeated. Venner and ten others were executed for treason January 19–21.
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England
Daniel
Christ
Earth
Cromwell
Charles II
Thomas Venner
Kingdom of Heaven
Venner
Awfully good cow sparks farmer chat at exchange
In a casual exchange a buyer compliments a cow as a fine, kind animal and asks about milk yield. The owner admits no exact records but promises whatever milk the cow has to offer, calling her a first class and dependable animal.
Harbor Master of Trench Echoes
Paddy in a flooded French trench ignores a Tommy asking for A Company in the First Blankshires. He vents his crusty frustration, telling him he is no harbor master amid weary guard duty and swampy surroundings.
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Paddy
France
Tommy
Professor Clarke in Ypres Describes Belgian Trench War Zone
University of Tennessee professor George Herbert Clarke toured Ypres and the Flanders front noting long war duration debate among soldiers and civilians. He compared trench and sea dangers and recalled a German threat to ships while reflecting on American sympathy for Belgium.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Flanders
George Herbert Clarke
University of Tennessee
Professor Clarke
Davy Jones
Ypres
Clarke
Illiterates at Camp Travis learn English for the front
More than four hundred National Army recruits at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, mainly Indians from Oklahoma and Mexicans from Texas, receive basic schooling in reading writing and speaking English. They learn geography world war maps and history to understand training and duties. Professor Clarke of the British war office notes Ypres Somme symbolism and the wartime scene, including a British mayor of Ypres and war witnesses.
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San Antonio
Tex
National Army
Camp Travis
Oklahoma
Texas
Popular Lady Minister Grace E. Mayer Stokes Leads Hadley Church
Rev Grace E Mayer Stokes is the popular pastor of the First Congregational church in Old Hadley Massachusetts. Her church pews are full and she is considered one of the district's best speakers. Her energetic forceful interpretations of the Holy Writ draw many outsiders to the fold.
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Old New England
Grace E. Mayer Stokes
First Congregational Church
Old Hadley
Mass
Army Freight Peak in France Needs 60,000 Tons Daily
London reports estimated US Army operations in France require about 100 pounds of freight per soldier per day. With one million men, daily unloads reach 60,000 tons at debarkation ports, plus 84 ships in transit and at docks. The estimate covers rations, fuel, hay, oats, and ammunition, and notes confusions in tonnage terms.
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Debarkation
Charles, H. Grasty
New York Times
London
France
United States
New York
Signal Corps
Atlantic
Theeton
Cincinnati Health Official Endorses Horse Meat Diet
Cincinnati Health Officer J. H. Landis praises horseflesh as a valuable food, noting strong demand with 14 000 pounds consumed after limited slaughter. He cites past exposure in the city and compares horse meat to other meats for heat, energy, and tissue repair.
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Cincinnati
J. H. Landis
United States
Auto Cap Stalls Jones on long walk in Arkansas
In Yellville Arkansas a man named Jones and his party were stalled in a waste region after he left behind the cap of a 1917 auto tank. While attempting a 15 mile hike to the nearest town he tripped on another cap of the same car. He claims the auto company has service stations everywhere. A French scientist reports ink made from toadstools.
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Yellville
Ark
al Jones
Jones
German Blast-Furnace Slag Stone Hardens More With Age
Building stone made in Germany from blast furnace slag and lime gains hardness as it cures. The material shows increasing durability over time, offering a strong, long lasting option for construction.
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Germany
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