Subscription rates and notices for The Washington Post
The notice lists mail subscription rates and terms for The Washington Post Company in Washington. D C Rates include daily and Sunday options with prices for various durations and payment in advance. It also covers address changes and renewal reminders with the date Friday August 16 1918.
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The
Washington Post
Washington
Alexandria
Payah
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Edward B. McLean
Postoffice
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Sdallers
Chicago
Little Bullding
Boston
Kresge
Detroit
Washingtoniana
Poat
Washington Post Company
Two Emperors Rally for Bold War Moves in Tightening Stranglehold
Desperate measures are considered by Hohenzollern and Hapsburg as they consult military naval and political advisers. Allies report progress on multiple fronts with Western front gains and Italian advances. Germans push plans for a high seas fleet action to sever transatlantic links, while allied fleets counter with reinforced convoys and patience as pressure tightens on Berlin and Vienna.
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Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
Italy
Germany
Transsiberian
Russia
Baku
Galicia
Ragumania
Mexican
United States
Tampico
Tuxpam
Carranza
Austria
America
Europe
Berlin
Vienna
Montenegrin Crisis Deepens Over Washington Nominee
A long running rift in Montenegro erupts as King Nicholas names M. Anta Grozdenovitch a minister to Washington. Montenegrins abroad denounce the move as traitorous and seek to block the envoy while the king seeks foreign support to back his dynastic aims amid recent peace disclosures and exile defections. Rumors of renewed German U boat activity temper Atlantic fears with a note on growing permanent foreign presence offshore.
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Nicholas
Montenegro
Washington
Peter
Ines Mirko
Fout
Lovtchen
Mirko
Vienna
Jth
Monteegro
Paris
Pei
Ter
Francis Joseph
M. Radovitch
M. Minskovitch
M. Anta Grozdenovitch
Itig
United States
Cleveland Democrats Defeated In Ohio Primaries
The Ohio primaries saw Representatives Gordon and Crosser from Cleveland ousted for renomination due to opposition to administration war policy. Voters voiced disapproval of their stance on the draft and war measures, signaling broad national sentiment for unified support of the President and the war effort. The piece cites Wilson’s May 27 address urging clear public judgment and swift, decisive action for victory.
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Ohio
Gordon
Crosser
Cleveland
House Committee On
Cuyahoga County
United States
Wilson
Democratic Party
America
National Congress
Congress
Yanks to replace Sammies as US troops nick
Gen March says Sammies is not liked by American soldiers and will be dropped in favor of Yanks. Foreigners align with Yankees, Southern pride grows, Louisville Courier Journal endorses Yanks. An Irish American quip and Ukrainians on wheat substitute add period flavor.
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March
Sammies
Gen. March
France
Southland
South
Louisville Courier Journal
Henry Watterson
Mit
SpiriT WARNING to Stead Recalls a Flight Tale and Debts
The text recounts a tangled web linking Sergius de Bolotoff, Rosalie Selfridge, and the late William T. Stead. It describes a warning believed to come from Stead via clairvoyant Julia about danger in a Chalons air test. Bolotoff ignored the warning and the project faltered, with creditors pursuing de Bolotoff and de Bolotoff’s in laws amid bankruptcy and lunacy proceedings.
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Sergius de Bolotoff
Rosalie
Henry Gordon Selfridge
England
Mme
Constantine de Bolotoff
Princess Marie Wissemaka
William T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Hague
Stead
Ville
Norwood
London
Sergius Bolotof
Chalons
Julia
Lefebvre
Bolotoff
de Bolotoff
Princesa Wiasemska
James McDougall Brisbane Patterson
Marvels of War Surgery At Red Cross Hospital No 2
Bishop Joseph M. Francis, visiting port, lauds miraculous surgery at Red Cross Hospital No 2 in Toul sector. He cites severe abdominal wounds and neck bullet injuries being rapidly repaired by surgeons, praising Marines at Chateau Thierry and the bravery of American soldiers in the war for democracy.
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Atlantic
Joseph M. Francis
Indiena
Red Cross
Red Cross Hospital
Chateau Thierry
Dutch Ship to Bring Supplies in War Trade Pact
The War Trade Board arranged a modus vivendi with the Dutch legation enabling about 100000 tons of idle Dutch East Indies tonnage to be used to export sugar tin quinine and other goods to the United States. In return the US will license normal exports to the islands with restrictions by the war program and will accept Dutch sugar at the prevailing high US price.
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Trade Board
East Indies
United States
War Trade Board
War time limit on telephone extensions announced
Postmaster General Burleson ordered telephone companies to restrict extensions and betterments to meet war needs. He named Nathan Kingsbury and George Robinson to study unification of local systems, while Otto Praeger and others form a committee to assess district division aligned with railway mail routes.
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Burleson
Nathan C. Kingsbury
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
George W. Robinson
Tristate Telegraph and Telephone Company
Otto Praeger
George M. Sutton
Marvin W. McLean
Railway Mail Service
Army to enlarge training camps across the nation
The general staff announced plans to expand several big camps. Camp Hancock Georgia will be enlarged to shelter 56 000 to 60 000 men with barracks for officers. Camp Grant Illinois will grow from 42 000 to 60 000 infantry replacements. Artillery centers will be at West Point Kentucky Camp Jackson North Carolina and Fayetteville North Carolina with six brigades each except Jackson with four. Officers schools at Camp Lee Virginia Gordon Georgia and Pike Arkansas will receive permanent housing costing about 2 060 000 each.
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Army General Staff
Camp
Hancock
Camp Grant, II
West Point
Camp Jackson
N. C
Payetteville
N.C
Jackson
Campa Lee
Gordon
Pike
Ark
U. S. Socialists Arrive in Rome Led by Spargo
A party of American Socialists touring Europe, headed by John Spargo, arrived in Rome. Official advices report a Wednesday reception by the Italian Socialist Union attended by Rome labor groups. The Americans explained American labor's stance on the war, insisting it be carried to a successful end.
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Europe
John Spargo
Rome
Italian Socialist Union
Daniels Commends Two Men For Rescue At Sea
Secretary Daniels praised William B. King of Baltimore and Clarence F. Ready of Barnwell for bravery and initiative in taking a launch to aid the burning Spanish steamship Sexantes on July 18. They reached seven panicked men trapped on the forecastle despite blazing gasoline as the launch maneuvered through fire to reach the vessel.
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HE. King
C. F. Ready
William B. King
Baltimore
Clarence F. Ready
Barnwell
S. C
Daniels
Government takes control of U S Mohair fall clip
Boston Aug 15 The government has assumed control of the entire domestic fall clip of mohair announced by Lewis Penwell head of the wool division of the War Industries Board in a telegram to Jesse Koshland president of the Boston Wool Trade Association The fall clip action aims to regulate supply for wartime needs
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Boston
Lewis Penwell
The
War Industries Board
Jesse Koshland
Boston Wool Trade Association
Army Orders Officers listed for duty transfers and relief
A list of officers with current postings and new assignments including Captains Graves Parker Grover Roberts Foote Mooney Platt Baldeneperger and Maj Guthrie among others. Also noted are relieved officers Col Craile Maj Kaempfer Lieut Col Grinstead Maj Gardiner and leave granted for First Lieut Rives for fourteen days effective August 19.
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C. Graves
San Francisco
W. W. Parker
Camp Humphreys
G. M. Dunn
Boston
B. L. Grover
C. E. Roberts
Lakehurst
N. J
W. M. Foote
the City
J. D. Mooney
Miootha
Ohio
H. R Wilson
Jacksonville
R. EB. Grinstead
H. L. Gardiner
F. B. Rives
Treasury public balance and receipts report details
United States Treasury releases show revenue receipts for the day and month, ordinary and corresponding disbursements, and fiscal year totals. It lists assets in the general fund including gold and silver holdings, Federal reserve notes, bank notes, and coin, with totals for cash assets and net balance.
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Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Federale Reserve Banks
Philippines
Ninety-One Marines Promoted to Second Lieutenant at Quantico
Ninety-one enlisted Marines were commissioned as second lieutenants at Quantico after three months of training. Most new officers have prior enlistments and have served aboard foreign and insular posts.
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Quantico
Marine Corps
France Receives $200 Million Treasury Loan
France was approved a $200 million loan by the U S Treasury bringing its total credit to $2 065006000. Earlier reductions stem from an arrangement where the War Department let France use credits from its appropriations in exchange for French credits to the War Department for army purchases. Allied credits now total $6 69204 million.
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France
Treasury
War Department
Citizens to be marksmen training at Camp Perry
War Department authorizes sixteen citizens from each state territory and DC to train as marksmen at Camp Perry Ohio. Governors designate the trainees who report September 1 for training. They will compete in national matches September 16 to 21 and NRA events the prior week. Age limits 16 to 45 years.
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War Department
District of Columbia
Camp Perry
Ohio
National Rifle Association
Sailors await forty five million prize money
London reports that as of June 30 the total naval prize money awaiting division exceeded 45.6 million dollars, with overseas prize courts adding further sums. Distribution will reflect each party’s responsibility, the commander in chief receiving 2000 shares and an able seaman holdings. The Navy also saw Coast Guard officers Reynolds Foley and Dunwoodie recommended for full captaincy, while Senator Jones urged Congress to thank service members, and W P G Harding was named to a third term as Federal Reserve Board governor.
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London
Associated Press
House of Commons
T. J. McNamara
Admiralty
Coast Guard
W. E. Reynolds
D. P Foley
F. M. Dunwoodie
Naval Selection Board
Navy
Nanan
Capitol Visitors Scrutinize Senate Quorum Failures
Senator Penrose scolds Democratic senators at the Willard for not responding to a quorum call. The piece notes 23 Republicans present, 21 Democrats, and claims Republicans bore the burden of maintaining quorum as debates on extending draft ages proceed. It argues Democratic inefficiency hinders wartime measures.
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Penrose
Pennsylvania
Willard
Ssgders
Reed
Senate
Congress
Flood of money orders to France boosts postal business
The Post Office reports a surge in overseas remittances as 17 000 money orders are sent to U S soldiers in France and more than 18 000 postal remittances flow home. Clergy and YMCA workers help convert orders to French coin while Pershing’s schooling program expands rifle training at Camp Perry with 500 men per class and 40 instructors.
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Postoffice Department
France
Unitedates
Frank B Judd
Beston
Washington
War Department
Folka
Boyg
Borea
YMCA
Knights of Columbus
Pershing
Lee Boda
Columbus
Shoreham
Camp Perry
Ohio
Gen. Pershing
Marne
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