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Notice to Subscribers for The Washington Post in 1917
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Insuring Heroes and the Home Front Duty
The article argues for government backed life insurance for soldiers and sailors to protect dependents, easing sacrifice by ensuring families are financially safeguarded. It calls a conference of presidents of U S insurance companies to craft a national policy aligning humanitarian aims with economic needs.
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Treasury Department
America
Mwant
The Supply Problem in the War Effort
The article argues America's colossal wartime task hinges on efficient supply systems. It cites swift congressional action and rapid mobilization including conscription, cantonments, loans, and Allied cooperation. Progress by Root and Stevens missions, Pershing in France, and naval innovation are highlighted, stressing supply adequacy to sustain France-bound American forces.
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England
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Russia
Pershing
Naval Consulting Board
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France
Norway Sweden and Denmark urged to join the Allies against Germany
The article argues that German naval aggression and a claimed neutrality in Scandinavia threaten Norway Sweden and Denmark. It calls for a four mile territorial limit mines and patrols to seal the Baltic and North Sea with allied help and warns neutrality equals aid to Germany. Dr Nansen visits Norway to press relief while neutrality is condemned as enabling submarine murder.
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Norway
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Sweden
Germany
Denmark
Scandinavian League
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Skagerrack
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Baltic
Scandinavia
Great Britain
Holland
Nansen
War Aid and Russian Efforts Rest on Supplies
The effectiveness of Mr. Root's work in Russia hinges on material aid. A large army needs equipment, and the submarine chasers and air fleets must be thoroughly supplied and kept up.
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Mr. Root
Russia
Bantam Soldiers Face War Department Debate on Size
A wartime letter proposes a bantam regiment citing mythic little heroes. The War Department notes lenient size rules for recruits under 21 who show fighting spirit and fitness, with medical and recruiting officers sometimes bending measurements to recruit the right material. The piece echoes David and Goliath, Little Corporal, and Fighting Fred Funston as examples of valor beyond stature.
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David
Goliath
Jack
Giant Killer
Evening
Plutarch
Theseus
Hercules
Fred” Funston
Frederick the Great
Mulvaney
Learoyd
Ana Little Ortheris
A' Cera
Ardenaow Rl
American tank will do its duty in war prohibition era
The piece notes firms uphold wartime restraint yet the American tank remains ready for duty. It laments public sympathy for a wealthy man facing a third divorce, and questions about Patriotism as prices for preserved goods rise sharply during the season.
United States Treasury reports fiscal year balance and assets
The Treasury shows a net general fund balance of 38,261,788 with total receipts of 44,060,276 and payments of 23,239,712. The year’s surplus stands at 67,764,870 amid a prior deficit, with detailed figures for revenue receipts, ordinary disbursements, and asset holdings across silver, gold, and bank notes as of June 27, 1917.
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Wren
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
Bank National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Philippines
Fat Cove
Eas Eee
Knighthood for Mr Balfour in the Order of the Garter
Arthur Balfour, having refused a peerage, is reported to be about to receive the Order of the Garter for his wartime role as head of the special mission linking the United States and Britain. The piece notes his prior honors and cites historical precedents for commoners receiving the garter, contrasting with Russian titles and a broader view of royal honors.
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MR. Balfour
Order OF the Garter
Arthur Balfour
United States
Sir Arthur B
George
Viscount Grey
George Thart Elven
Garter
Robert Walpole
Sir Robert Walpole
K. G
George IV
Earl of
Oxford
Army Officers Promoted Across Infantry and Field Artillery
From the Toledo Blade report, dozens of officers in the infantry, field artillery, and cavalry arms receive promotions to colonel or lieutenant colonel amid reassignments and detachments. Promotions span First through Nineteenth infantry, Twenty-seventh and Forty-third cavalry, and multiple field artillery units with names like Fifteenth, Thirteenth, Ninth, and Fourteenth. Also noted are aviator assignments to Canada and cadet camp duties at Princeton. A separate note revokes Paragraph 41 No.1328 and lists officers to colonel in various detachments.
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Walter H. Gordon
Thirty-first Infantry
Fifteenth Infantry
Alexander EB. Wiliams
Quartermmaster Corps
Chintonville
Wis
Flald Artillery Arm
Ceorge
Iles
Leutenant
Fifteenth Field Artillery
le Roy
Lyon
Puyueth Melt Artilery
Thirteenth
Adrian & Fleming
Llieutenant
Fourteenth Field Artillery
Brooke Payne
Leutenant Celonel
Tenth Field Artillery
Teentieth Field Artillery
William & Guignard
Ninth Field Artillery
Albert J. Rowley
Eighteenth Field Artillery
Seventeenth Field Artillery
Harry G. Bishop
Eleventh Field Artillery
William D. Newbill
Detailed
Quartermaster Corps
Manus McCloskey
Third Field Artillery
Twelfth Field Artillery
Nineteenth Field Artiller
Richard C. Croxton
First Infantry
Sixty-third Infantry
Edward W. Jones, Jr
Twentieth Infantry
Arthur Johnson
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Fifty-first Infantry
Charles H. Martin
Eighteenth Infantry
Fifty-fifth Infantry
William Weigel
Second Infantry
Thomas G. Hansen
Herman Hall
Forty
Marcus D. Cronin
Charles 8. Farnsworth
Fifty
Charles Gerhardt
James T. Dean
Adjutant General's Department
Ulysses G. McAlexander
Sixty-Fourth Infantry
William K. Jones
Fourteenth Infantry
Edmund Wittemyer
Michael J. Lenihan
Weutenant
Edson A. Lewis
Sixth Infantry
Charles EB. Tayman
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Fifty-third Infantry
James W. McAndrew
Novteenth Infantry
Edward Rfr. Chrisman
Thirty-third Infantry
Peter C. Harris
Detaihed Adjutant General's Department
Munroe McFarland
General Staff
Willam T. Wilder
Wiliam R. Sample
William R. Dashiell
Hii A. Helmick
William C. Bennett
Frederic H. Sargent
Harold L. Jackson
Willgon Chane
Charles 8
Hagadorn
Harry R. Yea
Coloneal
Canada
Harold S. Martin
Signal Corps
Buffalo
N. Y
Camp Borden
Toronto
War Department
William C. Brown
Cavalry
Guy Carleton
Gating
Adiat H. Gilkenan
Princeton
N. J
John 8. Winn
Charles A. Hedekin
Fourth Cavalry
Thirteenth Cavalry
Francis J. Koester
Ninth Cavalry
Twentyfith Cavalry
John D. L. Hartman
O Moars
Sixth Cavalry
Robert I
Twenty-second Cavalry
Ralph Harrison
Adjutant General’s Department
Charles D. Rhodes
Twenty-first Cavalry
Prohibition Debate and War Tax Action in Congress
Congressional proceedings show Senator Lodge urging prohibition on distilled spirits while permitting beer and wine. Senator Tolman warns of liberty loss. Tax and revenue measures advance as the finance committee nears final war tax details. Bills authorize North Island takeover for an aviation school and count service in the army or navy toward homestead credit. Adjournment at 5 46 p m.
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Hulbert
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San Diego
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Navy
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New York
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Rienzi the Tribune of Rome 570 Years Ago Today
A fragment recounts Rienzi's rise in 1347 during the Avignon papacy era, claiming he seized power on June 9 and sought to restore Rome’s liberties. It notes his brief rule ended by counterrevolution, portraying him as the Last Tribune who brought order before chaos returned.
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Chantilly
John Madden
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Europe
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Rienz
Views of capital visitors on interesting current events
Jenn Ko Tener a former governor of Pennsylvania discusses political conditions and party strength in Indiana. Amusing anecdotes compare a World War I race in Chantilly to a German pursuit during a chaotic race scene, followed by Seattle shipbuilding pride and notes on steel and wooden ship output and forthcoming yards and contracts.
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Fenn Eilvania
Barehal
Baneha
Nove
Indiana
Seattle
FE. G. Gill
Ebbitt
Puget Sound
Delaware River
Planta
United States
Americanism and Rome in a Fragmented World Tale
The piece blends a world weary note on global labor for a Jamestown mill flag made from diverse national inputs. It then shifts to a Renaissance tale of Rienzi, Colonna, and Rome’s tribune conflict, describing conspiracies, executions, and the rise and fall of popular favor in 1384.
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