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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1917

Page

9

Washington Post subscription details and mailing terms

The Washington Post lists subscription options with Sunday and mail delivery, prepaid terms, one year and six month periods, and prepaid by drafts or orders. Remittances should be payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CO. in Washington D C, with Edward B McLean as president. Foreign advertising reps are named in New York Boston Detroit.

Washington Post CO Washington, D. C Edward B. McLean Washington, PD. C Paul Fifth Avenue New York Masters Chisago Devonsh Street Boston Kresge Detroit

Notice to Subscribers for The Washington Post in 1917

Washingtonians are urged to keep The Post by updating addresses and subscription type. Subscriptions are prepaid to The Washington Post Company with renewal advised before expiration dates shown on address labels.

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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.

McAdoo 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.

America England Congress Root Stevens Russia Pershing Naval Consulting Board Executive Departments 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.

United States Norway Gove Atched Norwas Aron Rautenfels Cli Watic Christiania Rautenfels Bagges Ad Sweden Germany Denmark Scandinavian League League Cattegat 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.

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.

War Department 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.

United States Treasury 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.

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.

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.

Lodge Tolnwen Valonia Liege Legater Rennin Wntair Liegal Thomas Colorado Depate Department of Justice W. W Kaiser Sheppard Hulbert United States Kellogg Minnesota Finance Simmons Commerce Committee Weeks Cape Cod Delaware and Chesapeake North Island San Diego Senate Army Navy Rodenberg Flindts Rogers Massachusetts Committee On Rules New York Department of Aeronautics Congress Danigla

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.

Charles Hungary Francis Joseph Dimutzi Ferdinand Charlemagne St. Stephen Soms Count Clam-Martins Vienna Reichsrath Rienzi Rome Avignon Axtie Gibbon Riensi Atery Tacugsia France Chantilly John Madden M.A. O'Brien Willard Europe Paris Eareat Rieczi Capitol 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.

Jenn Ko Tener 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.

Philadelphia Public Ledger Jamestown Garman Acotchman Trishman Free

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