Draft age debate and war news from the period
A wartime editorial discussesa proposed expansion of the draft age to include men from 19 to 21 and 31 to 46, arguing those with dependents should not be called. It contrasts policy with later ages, notes logistics, and questions broader impacts. The piece also touches on Allied war aims and military happenings, including Rainbow division praise and humorous notes on corn damage in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qiase I
Nhantatory Meenssary
Failre Not Alluring War Outlook and Draft Probabilities
The piece predicts a hard winter war for Germany with Allied forces expanding to over two million Americans on the line. It notes Germans lack clothing and food, and anticipates American persistence and German strain. It discusses draft fears, noting about 2.5 million of June 1917 registrants not yet called and many unfit or in government work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Hohenzollern
Ludendorff
Freddie
Germany
Jack
Fritz
Moritzes
Stert Kaiser
Potatoes and war time conservation urged nationwide
Iowa editors warn of an unusual potato crop and urge saving to prevent waste. Mason City Globe-Gazette notes last year’s surplus and storage losses, urging farmers to release potatoes for shipment abroad to aid the war effort. Des Moines Register and Sioux City Journal echo calls to save food and reflect on the German shortage and national sugar use.
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Waterloo
Couriel
Inetd
Syntent Oo
Iowa
Washington, D
Bide
Dow New York
Story
Mason City
Great Allied Breakthrough in Picardy Signals Turning Point
The York Tribune reports a major Allied thrust in Picardy after the Somme advance, with German lines broken and Amiens relieved. It notes Chaulnes and Noyon positions, growing British pressure north of the Somme, and anticipates a broader shift resembling Marne breakthroughs. The piece compares ongoing events to von Hutier and von Goetzen tactics and flags a possible advance toward the old Hindenburg line while warning of continued German retreat.
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Trank H. Smonde
Copertant
Thryan
York Tribune
New York
Aus
Somme
Oise
Fagh
Une
Reims
Padenburg
Dollar
Marcel
Amiens
Paris-Calais
Paris
Noyon
Mungine
Marne
Soissons
Ludendorff
Bentem
Semne Fron
Peroune
Picardy
Abereebl
Noyer and
Albert
Marne Salient
Kontb
Roye
Foch
Mario
Nork
Salient
Chaulnes
Ghaulnes
Galient
Chaulies
Peronne
Ham
Oureq
Maune Salient
Sonme
Peronne-Ham
March
Petain
Lon
Sanleryre
Proust
Kaiser
Aecipsig
Napoleon
Understanding Albinos and Vision in Health Notes
The article explains albinism, absence of skin pigment, red iris from blood vessels, and nystagmus. It notes albinos’ pale hair, light sensitivity, commonality in Africa, inheritance patterns, and permanent nature. It also includes stray health Q and A about increasing milk flow for a nursing mother and a whimsical tale about Miss Butterfly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albings
Stalin
Loange
Guinea
Currier
Self deception harms deeper than outward lies
The author argues self justification and lying to oneself do more damage than lies told to others. Self honesty is the foundation of character, and denying one's motives, laziness, or feelings leads to shaky bases and unreliable behavior. He warns that people who lie to themselves build on sand, weakening all honest effort.
Must Pay for Devastation
Editorial urges that Germany be held financially responsible for unlawful and wanton destruction in occupied France during World War I. It cites Berlin Tageblatt reports of ruined towns and farms and argues a postwar payment mandate could influence German behavior and future peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Germany
Berlin
France
Sweden Turns Toward Allies Says Branting
London dispatch from New York Sun reports Swedish socialist leader Hjalmar Branting, in London, stating Sweden increasingly supports the Entente. He notes Germany’s designs on Russia and Finland threaten Sweden, urges nonintervention in Finland, and asserts Sweden’s neutrality and wary stance have held despite activist pressure.
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Sweden
London Dispatch
New York
Hjalmar Branting
London
Labor Party
Branting
Germany
Russia
Finland
Aland Islands
Butterfly Splendid Spots Change in Fairy Tale
The Butterfly adventures with Miss Butterfly who dreams of a new gown. She visits the leopard and lion, then persuades fairies to paint bold leopard spots on her yellow wings, despite warnings that such spots are unfashionable. After hours of night work, she adores the result and returns to the garden to many admiring butterflies.
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Butterfy
Zoo Land
Pams
Miss Butterfy
Leonard
Miss Buttery
Aid
Artist I Fairs
Artist Fairy
Miss Butterfly
Miss Butterffly
War notes from 1914 1917 chronicles in brief
A terse compilation of World War I events with dates and vague combat notes. It cites Russian captures of German troops near Slonika, Allied offensives on the Somme, Austro German actions, a claim of retreat plans by Tsar Nicholas II, and the sending of German cruisers Goeben and Breslau toward Turkey.
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Slonika River
Somme Tront
Nicholas
Goeber
Breslau
Sel
Turkes
Monetary Outlook and War Taxes
Henry Clews and Co reviews wartime finance noting banks face credit pressure as the government shifts vast funds into taxes and bonds. It discusses tax burdens, income and corporate taxes, distribution fairness, and surprising low farmer contributions while praising the Fed and credit stability amid large war spending.
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Henry Clews & Co
New York
Weekly Financial Review
Federal Reserve System
United States
Congress
Railroad Man Gives Good Advice
A railroad worker recounts years of stomach treatment without relief before a brakeman recommended Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. After taking it he gained 16 pounds, claims relief from stomach and intestinal issues, and urges others to try the preparation. The ad notes a money back guarantee and lists Wangler Bros. and Sievers Drug as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Wangler Bros
Sievers Drug
Hansen and Hansen and
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Lansdowne
America
Soing
Towa
Courier Service
Bush
Lynveen Gishee
United
Weo- IL
Vernon Bawne
Lfe
Syroye
Harken
Des Moines Register
Sioux City
Herb Hoover
Albinismus
Iriel
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington
Sheboygan
Jamaica
Cape
Waterloo, Iowa
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