Washington Post Subscriptions and delivery details 1918
The Washington Post offers daily and Sunday delivery options with various rates and terms. It notes mail prepaid subscriptions, renewal procedures, address changes, and expiration indicators. Also lists foreign representatives and publication details. The issue date is Friday, July 26, 1918.
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Washington
D. C
Laul
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mathers
Chicago
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Moston
Kresge
Detroit
Post
Washington Best Company
Germans Facing Disaster In Soissons Pocket
German crown prince army finds itself pressed from French British American Italian forces. Pocket narrows as allies press toward German lines of supply, threatening collapse of a 400000 strong force. American troops and officers praised for restraint. German morale plummets amid failed offensives and disinformation about Allied prowess.
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Foch
Babes
Berlin
Germany
France
Soissons-Rheims
Sinkings Decrease as War Shipping Improves
June reports show Allied shipping losses fell to 275,629 gross tons while Britain's port traffic loaded 7,439,086 gross tons of steamers over 500 tons. German U-boats are described as hunted, with destroyers and depth charges reducing the submarine threat as troop transports to Europe continue.
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Justicia
Europe
Germany
England
France
Berlin
Russian Embroglio Lights New Diplomatic Twist
A San Francisco telegram reports Capt. Vladimir Hurban, emissary of the 80,000 Czecho-Slovaks in Russia, traveling from Vladivostok to Washington seeking a meeting with President Wilson to press for U.S. shipping to move the force. The Prague and Transsiberian situation remains tangled as allies eye how to restore order.
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Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Transsiberian Railway
Russia
San Francisco
Vladimir Hurban
Washington
Wilson
United States
Policy and policy clash over Czecho-Slovak aid in Russia
The piece analyzes U S policy on intervention and aid to Russia as President Wilson's stance on military involvement is noted. It reports a conflict with the withdrawal of Czecho Slovak forces from Russia and a Harbin cable claiming Gen Horvath's provisional government will aid Czecho Slovaks and control Nikolsk and Vladivostok, challenging Horvath's orderly rule.
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France
Wilson
United States
Russia
Dseme
Harbin
Horvath
Nikolsk
Vladivostok
Anomalous Dollar a Year War Department Critique
A public call for a thorough War Department review of dollar a year staff. It urges investigating duties, conflicts of interest, and contracting influence within the quartermaster and civil employee ranks to restore public confidence and curb temptations. No scandals implied, but reforms demanded. Also notes wartime political chatter from New York and foreign events.
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New York
War Department
Quartermaster Department
Secretary of War
Food Authority
Washington
Coal operators discuss pricing for West Virginia smokeless coal
West Virginia smokeless coal operators conferred with fuel administration officials here on adjusting the standard price for coal from these fields bound for Hampton Roads. No decision was reached and the operators will furnish further information on domestic production costs.
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West Virginia
Fuel Administration
Hampton Roads
German Industry Hit Says Frankfurter Zeitung Memo
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports severe German economic damage from the war, citing Arthur Feiler’s figures on declines in cotton mills from 1708 to 79, silk firms from 45000 to under 2000, oil concerns from 720 to 15, and 70 percent of boot and shoe production idle. The piece warns of an postwar economic revolution and cites America’s intervention as a pivotal factor. Lord Norton, Cromwell line, Adderley connections, and Somers family notes follow in a broad, mixed colonial-era record of finance and lineage.
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Entente
Teuton
Brankfurtes Zeitung
Arthur Faller
Arthur Feiler
Frankfurter Zeitung
Empire
Arthur Feller
Feiler
America
United States
Iuerd Somers
Tuite Guarda
France
White
Canada
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Lady Hyde
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Lord Hyde
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Henry
Henry Somers Cocka
Eddenbridge
Kent
Food Exports Soar as Commerce Reports 1918 Gains
Department of Commerce data show 1918 foreign trade strong with breadstuffs valued at 693,209,485 and meat dairy products at 679,948,943, while cotton exports totaled 4,528,844 bales though down from 1917. Cottonseed oil and mineral oil exports declined but higher prices kept values up overall.
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Department of Commerce
Training Corps Proposed for US Colleges
War Department officials and college presidents advisers discussed creating student army training corps in all colleges with male enrollment of 100 or more. About 6000 new officers needed monthly to staff new units and replace casualties. Colleges must supply many officers as camps cannot cover demand. trainees would live under army conditions with veterans as instructors and uniforms rifles provided. Details not yet fixed.
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Army Training Corps
United States
War Department
Organize to Operate Wires Transfers Post Office
Organization of the Postoffice Department to handle telegraph and telephone business after August 1 is advancing. Postmaster General Burleson and a committee held long talks, arranging offices and considering personnel. The committee includes John C. Koons David J Lewis and William H. Layman.
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Burleson
John C. Koons
David J Lewis
William H. Lamay
Post Office Department
Lewis
Tariff Commission
Wilson
Medal for taking U boat on Buckingham Palace visit
Commander A Carpenter of the American destroyer Fanning received the distinguished service order from King George at Buckingham Palace. The Fanning and Nicholson sank an enemy U boat after depth charge and shell fire, with German crew later interned at Fort McPherson, Ga.
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Lieut
Comdr. Carpenter
Buckingham Palace
Trondon
A. Carpenter
Fanning
Nicholson
United States
Fort McPherson
Bolsheviki raid Urga force Chinese relief requests
Peking July 16 reports the Urga amban says Bolsheviks crossed from Kiakhta Siberia and attacked Maimachen Urga Chinese section. Dozens of houses and stores were looted as he pleads for troops to restore order and protect peaceful citizens. Urga lies 165 miles SSE of Kiakhta and 700 miles northwest of Peking.
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Associated Press
Urga
Mongolia
Kiakhta
Siberia
Maimachen
Amban
Censorship Board Authenticates German Language Mail Policy
The censorship board of the committee on public information rules that all German language outgoing communications are barred from U S censorship except mail to enemy prisoners of war. From August 15, 1918 only removal by cutting will be allowed as the authorized form of deletion by the U S censorship.
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Committee On Public Information
Uniten States
United States
Quick Work Building Destroyer at Mare Island Yard
World records for destroyer building were broken yesterday when the Ward was placed in commission at Mare Island navy yard. The keel was laid May 15 and was launched 17 days later. Before the war it took 20 to 24 months to complete a destroyer.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Von Herting Resumes Duties As Chancellor
Amsterdam July 25 Count von Hert ing German imperial chancellor has recovered from his illness in main headquarters and fully resumed his duties after medical care and rest at the command post.
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von Hertiing
Amsterdam
Count von Herting
Army Orders Names of officers proceeding to various posts
Army orders list officers including First Lieut. F A Shalta from Chicago Captain J L Alverson from Columbus Ohio Captain S Williams from Newport News and several other lieutenants and captains stationed at Fort Houston Camp MacArthur Mount Clemens and Colgate Creek with Captain A G Empey honored discharged by direction of the President.
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Chicago
J. L. Alverson
Columbia
Ohio
S. Williams
Newport News
P. J. Steers
F. Allison
L. R. Colby
A. C. Benders
L. F. Hunt
Fort Bam Houston
J. M. Sanders
Camp MacArthur
M. A. Kerwin
This City
A. G. Empey
United States
United States Treasury Discloses July 24 1918 Financials
Treasury documents outline revenue receipts and ordinary disbursements for the day and month, with figures for available assets, gold and silver holdings, bank notes, and checks. The report lists totals for general fund assets and liabilities, and notes cash and bullion positions across federal accounts.
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United States
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Envoys Attend Hog Island Visit By Pan American Delegates
Pan American diplomats visit the Hog Island shipyard near Philadelphia for an inspection arranged by the Shipping Board to showcase wartime transport efforts and postwar ties with Latin American nations. Chairman Hurley will speak at luncheon as policy guidance on the huge merchant fleet and its Latin American impact. Guests include Bernard Baruch Benedict Crowell L B Rowe John Barrett.
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L B. Rowe
the Treasury
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Pan-American Union
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Neutrals Buy War Bonds in Quiet Market
T Liverpool July 25 Neutral buyers have increased war bond purchases, sparking talk that neutrals view the war’s end as near. A German writer complains neutrals underestimate Western Front victories, while Frankfurt financiers steer funds into British bonds via neutral firms to secure safer investments.
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Wilson Endorses Black Bands With Gold Stars For Families
President Wilson approves a proposal from the Council of National Defense woman’s committee allowing relatives of fallen servicemen to wear a black sleeve band bearing a gold star for each family member lost in service. The plan honors those who sacrificed in defense of the nation.
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Council of National Defense
Keeley Joins Creel Bureau Announcement
Formal appointment of James Keeley former editor of the Chicago Herald as special representative of the committee on public information for foreign educational work announced by chairman George Creel. Keeley will have offices in London and Paris.
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James Keeley
Chicago Herald
Committee On Public Information
George Creel
Keeley
London
Paria
Miner Labor Recruiting Chief Named by Federal Service
James Lord, president of the mining division of the American Federation of Labor, is appointed head of a new section of the Federal employment service. The unit will recruit and supply labor for mines, according to a Department of Labor announcement.
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James Lord
American Federation of Labor
Federal Employment Service
Department of Labor
Empey Discharged From Army As Captain Promoted
Arthur Guy Empey author and soldier, recently commissioned captain in the national army and assigned to the adjutant general's corps, was honorably discharged by yesterday's orders. No reason was stated.
Italy’s Aliotti Sees Strong Allied War Support
Baron Aliotti, Italian minister to China, visiting Washington, says Japan is sincere in aiding the Allies and that America’s entry has strengthened Allied morale. He notes Japan and China prosper amid war, praises U S efforts, and reflects on cotton production and labor in the South.
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Confused Mexican Money Exchange Scene Reportedly Under Strain
A garbled account describes Mexican currency issues and exchange rates against American money. It notes duties on coins and drafts, government orders, and protests about value. It mentions wage effects, bank activity, and uneasy sentiment among workers and voters amid inflation and cross border concerns.
North Carolina Road Plan Linked to Military and Economic Growth
A North Carolina highway project tied to the Transcontinental route aims to boost commerce and defense. The highway would connect Camp Seine in Greenville, Camp Greene in Charlotte, and Camp Jackson in Columbia, with Asheville’s military hospital and a $2 million sanatorium nearby under construction. The board highlights roads as essential for commercial, military, and social transport, projecting major regional benefits upon completion.
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North Carolina Highway Association
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British Limit Gold Lace Ass. Scrutiny Enforces Army Navy Rule
London Consul General Skinner reports audit restriction effective immediately limiting gold lace and braid to men of the army navy or merchant marine within the British empire. The move tightens ceremonial dress standards across colonial territories and overseas postings.
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London
Skinner
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