Germans convert corpses to fertilizer and fuel oils
London dispatch reports German industry rendering dead bodies for oils and fats, with the Lenteche Abfally Verwertun sgesellschaft cited. Workers extract stearine and tallow, distill oils, and reuse by products in shipbuilding after disinfection and cooking processes near Liege, Gerolstein, and the Belgian frontier.
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London Dispatch
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Gerolstein
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Eifel
Cobentz
Increase the Acreage of Sweet Potatoes in the South
U.S. Department of Agriculture urges expanding sweet potato acreage in the Southern States through vine cuttings to plant many acres from one acre, with low seed costs, high yields, and reduced disease transfer. Labor limits and storage practices are noted. Farmers Bulletin 548 offers guidance on building ventilated storage houses.
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South
Farmer's Bulletin
Get Rid Of Your Rheumatism With Liniment Relief
Get Rid Of Your Rheumatism. Now is the time to get relief from rheumatism with Chamberlains Liniment noted as a great help. The relief afforded is said to be worth many times its cost.
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Chamberlain
Army lab guards workers in deadly chemical plant
The facility uses electric fans to vent fumes through pipes to a northern corner where they are condensed and discharged into a sewer. A laboratory run by a chief chemist oversees 78 men, all soldiers of the Eighth Army Corps. A nearby sanatorium keeps workers imprisoned, with no one allowed to leave under guard.
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Eighth Army Corps
Three Flags Float Over Tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon
A multinational dignitary gathering memorializes George Washington at his Mount Vernon tomb with flags of Great Britain France and the United States flying in a solemn ceremony. M Viviani and Arthur Balfour deliver remarks while leaders from France Britain and the United States pledge united efforts against autocracy in the ongoing war.
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United States
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British War Commission
Congress
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Ministter
Justice
Washington
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England
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Stuart
Virginia
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Marshaia
Senate Pushes Draft Bill for World War I Service
Congress moved toward conscription with House passing the administration bill by 497 to 24 and Senate approving 81 to 8. Debate centered on ages 21 to 40 and the Roosevelt affinity for four infantry divisions, while a separate $3 billion funding plan was struck from the bill in the House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Harding
Roosevelt
France
Fall
Fitzgerald
Subcommittee Proposes Higher War Taxes and Excise Shifts
A secretive subcommittee report to the House Ways and Means reveals a war revenue plan to raise at least 1.6 billion dollars via direct taxation next year. It cuts income exemptions to 1 000 and 2 000 and raises excess profits tax to 16 percent. adds taxes on liquor, beer, tobacco, autos, soft drinks, freight, passenger tariffs and a broad stamp tax.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
McAdoo
Fordney
Representative Fordney
Michigan
American Tank Steamer Vacuum Sunk By Submarine
London. The American oil tank steamer Vacuum has been sunk by a German submarine while en route to the United States. The captain and part of the crew are missing. the chief mate and 17 men, including three American Navy gunners, have been landed.
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London
United States
French War Mission to Tour West Arrives In Chicago
The French commission led by Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre will depart Washington on Thursday for a tour of the Midwest and Northeast. It will visit Chicago Kansas City St Louis Springfield Philadelphia New York and Boston before returning to Washington aboard a special train.
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Washington
State Department
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Rene Viviana
Marshal Joffre
Marne
French officers honor Washington memory on memorial tomb
In French army tradition the name of Washington is venerated and a bronze wreath from the French Mission is laid on the tomb as a mark of highest honor for the dead. Two French officers presented the wreath symbolizing reverence for soldiers who died for their country.
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Washington
Remarkable Childhood Cough Remedy Endorsed by Reader
A reader letter praises Chambrleins cough remedy for whooping cough in a winter case. The writer claims the remedy loosened the cough and relieved symptoms, expressing strong confidence in its effectiveness for colds and croup.
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J.B. Roberts
St. Louw
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