Army Faces Wool Shortage to Speed Khaki Supply
War officials and defense leaders warn of a wool shortage delaying uniform production while cotton cloth stocks remain ample. The Council of National Defense pledges to accelerate textile output and possibly commandeer wool, with plans to equip the first drafted army. Blankets and shoes are assured, and drills for men proceed despite material pressures.
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United States
F Arms
Counci of
National Defense
War College
Enunirs
Tampa
Washington
Council of National Defense
Indust
Armes
Itas
National Army
Fort Myer
Plattsburg
National Guard
Build Battleplanes to Win in Air in War Expert Speech
Capt Amaury de la Grange, a French aviation expert in Washington, urges the United States to prioritize battle planes before bombing machines to gain air supremacy. He predicts a major sky battle next year, with Allied and German forces contending for control of the air, and argues American production will overwhelm Germany.
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United States
Germany
America
Amaury de la Grange
French Aviation Corps
Washington
War Department
Capt. de la Grange
France
Belgium
Fats and Food Prices Touted in German Listings
Advertisements in German papers received in Washington show high demand for fats and foods. Prices include 17 marks per pound for frying fat, 22% marks for isoose fat, and 4 pounds of duck fat for 4.75 marks. Gouda and Swiss cheese priced at 82 and 36 cents per pound. Fresh fowls, eggs, and horse flesh delicacies priced amid wartime shortages.
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Dresden
Dusseldorf
Gouda
Hamburg
Churches mobilize for nationwide food conservation drive
The Presbyterian Church with about 900000 members reports full organization to lead a national food conservation effort. William H. Foulks, secretary of the church’s national service commission, announced the plan to the food administration. The committee includes Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, Washington, chairman, Justice Stanton J. Peelle, Washington, Rev. William Chalmers Covert, D C Chicago, George W. Perkins, York City, and George A. Cullen, York City. Seventh Day Adventists name Dr. H. W. Miller of Takoma Park Sanitarium and L. A. Hansen to permanent leadership for food conservation work.
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Presbyterian Church
Lta
William H. Foulks
National Service Commission of
Church
The
Food Administration
Charles Wood
Washington
Stanton J. Peelle
William Chalmers Covert
D. C
Chicago
George W. Perkins
York City
George A. Cullen
York Cit
Seventh Day Adventists
H. W. Miller
Seventh Day Adventist Sanitarium
Takoma Park
L. A. Hansen
Organization For Food Conservation
Chile Denies Earthquake Report Debunked
Officials at the Chilean embassy yesterday denied widely published reports from Santiago of a devastating Chilean earthquake. A separate quake was recorded in Argentina, while Chile saw no major damage according to the dispatch.
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Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Censor rules revised no room left for doubt
A new list of press regulations tightens voluntary censorship for American newspapers. It bans publishing information on American troops or ships arriving at European ports without authorization from War or Navy officials, and sharply restricts details on troop movements, unit identities, base locations, convoys, and harbor defenses to protect military operations.
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Committee On Public Information
George Creel
Europe
Secretary of War
Secretary of the
Nav
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Germany
Wilsons Plea to Save Food Starts Canning Campaign
Wilson requests nationwide food conservation campaign to prevent war garden surpluses. Women urged to store, can, and preserve potatoes vegetables and fruits. States report large surpluses and call for more canning outfits and demonstrations to avoid waste. Utah distributes steam canners and drying gear.
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Wilson
America
Vania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Utah
Pacific Northwest
Government wartime press censorship notice by Creel
Public information committee explains voluntary censorship to protect military efforts and lives of American defenders. It lists prohibited disclosures on experiments ships schedules and munitions transport, urging newspapers to avoid publishing sensitive photographs and details. The disclosure rests on press cooperation rather than legal mandate.
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America
Fieamel
Committee On Public Information
George Creel
Woodward Replies To Milk Dealers In District Controversy
Health Officer William C. Woodward rebuts attorney M E B O Brien who says dairymen lack representation while O Brien counters that if tainted milk poisons children it should be prosecuted. Woodward notes legal and practical limits on seizing impure milk and on lab tests for disease agents, citing time needed for evidence and complex detection challenges.
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Health Department
William C. Woodward
M. EB. O'Brien
Woodward
District Supreme Court
O’brien
Nansen to Meet Wilson on Embargo Licensing
Dr Fridtjof Nansen head of Norway's special mission called at the State Department to arrange credentials for reception by President Wilson and possible White House meeting. He will oversee licensing of embargo shipments for Norway and discuss Sweden pig iron denial amid fears of diversion to Germany. A British report alleges Sweden exports iron ore and pig iron to the central powers.
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Norway
Fridsjof Nansen
State Department
Wilson
Dr. Nansen
White House
H. B. Bryn
Redfield
Nansen
Sweden
Germany
Three Rollman Brothers Serve Uncle Sam in WWI Forces
Lieut Louis Rollman of the Interior Department watch records three sons in service. Louis McReiman serves on the U S 5S Mayflower, John H. with the Eighteenth Cavalry, and Leonard Wood Rollman joins the medical corps. The father also saw Spanish American War service.
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Louis Rollman
Interiom Department Watch
Uncle Sam
Louis Mc Reiman
John H
Eighteenth Cavalry
Leonard Wood Rollman
Medical Corps
Food Revolts On Farm As Prices Soar
New York July 30 Food is rotting on farms while prices soar due to midmen underpaying harvest costs. Commissioner Dilsom urges direct buying and farmer led consumer clubs. State bulletin cites 85 to 90 percent cabbage margins, 40-45 percent potato profits, 28.5 percent tomato margins in Newark. Health dept reports 19 million pounds worth 4300000 condemned in six months due to heat and shipping. Agriculture warns of dwindling edible supplies. milk price to rise one cent per quart August 1. NY legislature to hold extra session on food legislation tomorrow night.
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New York
John J. Dilsom
Newsey
Newark
Department of Health
Department of Agriculture
New York State
Probe of Grain Exchanges Faces Conciliatory FTC Inquiry
The Federal Trade Commission announced a broad inquiry into the grain situation, promising no muckraking of grain exchanges or boards of trade. The probe will cover all phases from farmer to consumer, with Commissioner Colver coordinating and officials Brand of the bureau of markets assisting.
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Boards of Trade
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Colver
Charles J. Brand
Bureau of Markets
Peabody to Quit as National Defense Coal Chief
Rumor says Francis S. Peabody of Chicago has or plans to resign as chairman of the goal production committee of the council of national defense over friction with administration officials about coal price limits. Report notes Peabody was in Chicago and could not be reached for confirmation.
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Francis S. Peabody
Chicago
Goal Production Committee
Council of National Defense
Mr. Peabody
Regulation Criticizes Food and Fuel Combinations
Representative Schall denounces combinations he says control the country’s foodstuffs. In a House speech on the food and fuel situation he asserts rules are used to raise prices and lower wages, praising regulatory action as necessary to curb such control.
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Schall
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