Women Council of Defense Urges War Readiness
W F Parrott spoke to the county council of defense women urging recognition of a prolonged war of three to five years. She emphasized obeying orders, aiding Red Cross and liberty loans, conserving food, rooting out pro German sentiment, and educating children in patriotism. County campaign aims to start township canvassing next week.
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W. F. Parrott
Women’s Committee
Council of Defense
Parrott
Floyd Chamberlain
PF. Ll. Marquis
Gun Hospitals Keep Artillery in Order Behind British Lines
August 4 Associated Press dispatch describes wartime artillery maintenance in France. Artificers at gun hospitals keep guns ready, with mobile workshops graded light to heavy to follow advancing lines. Worn inner tubes are rebuilt at arsenals, while damaged guns are replaced from prepared stocks behind the lines.
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France
Associated Press
Ordnance Corps
Gun reloaded and returned to the battery emplacements
A fragment describes a gun being removed then inserted again, ready to resume its place in an active battery. The account implies routine re-arming during operations, with emphasis on mechanical readiness and positioning within the fortifications.
Hollander Held to Federal Grand Jury
Arthur Koop, a Hollander on a Tripoli farm, was arraigned before US Commissioner Dempster on a charge of making remarks against the government. He was held to the grand jury with $1,000 bond, denied the accusation, and jailed when bond was not posted. His employer plans to post the bond. Dempster announced a wider probe into alleged slackers, with two farmers near New Hampton expected to be arraigned later.
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Arthur Koop
Tripoli
Koop
Dempster
New Hampton
The Heavens for September by Columbia Univ Observatory
The piece outlines Comet B 1916 Wolf with positions and its growing tail, notes its perigee distance near 92 million miles, and predicts a slow southward motion from Pegasus. It explains the autumnal equinox on Sept 23, harvest moon timing, moonrise shifts, and the Algol variable star in Perseus with its brightness changes and the eclipse theory.
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Great Square
Pegasus
Coumes
Benea
New York
Earth
Medusa
Oreak
Perseus
Andromeda
Cepheus
Cassiopeia
Cetus
Androneda
Hetu Persel
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