British Labor Proposes War Aims Memorandum
London reports on a wartime labor conference where the memorandum endorses allied declarations from 1915 yet favors pacific phrasing. It calls for Belgium restitution, Alsace Lorraine plebiscite, and Italian territories. opposes a tariff war but lacks a universal free trade policy. Henderson dominates debate with resignation noted. delegates show little enthusiasm as they defer to a supranational authority for peace.
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London
Trade Union and Labor Conference
Wiffer
Althoit
Belgium
Alsace Lorraine
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Germany
Altho
Henderson
Whitehall
Russia
France
America
Nut Margarine Brand Aids German Public Spirit
A brief notice suggests Nut Margarine as a recommended brand at dealers. It hints at a broader idea that compromise reflected in a memorandum could help the German people. The wording appears as a vintage advertisement or editorial segment.
Urges Changes in Farm Loan System
Washington D C Jan Important changes in the farm loan bank system are the features of the first annual report of the federal farm loan board made public today. The board recommends trying borrowing through farm loan associations for another year, raising the maximum loan to any one borrower from 10000 to 25000, and issuing farm loan bonds in 20 and 40 dollar denominations. The board also urges Congress to authorize the treasury to take up 100000000 of farm loan bonds to counterbalance capital withdrawal due to war financing.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Loan Board
Congress
Treasury
Munitions Plants Put Under Federal Guard
Chicago reports munitions plants and the stockyards district placed under regular army infantry guard as a precaution against fires and explosions following recent incidents in other parts of the country.
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Chicago
Air Barrage and Anti-Aircraft Tactics Over Front Lines
Dec 15 dispatch describes the dangers aircrews face from anti-aircraft barrages and ground fire. It explains barrage reach to 23,000 feet, side-slip maneuvers to evade clusters, and the rapid, triangulation-based range calculation by gunners. It notes the limits below 5,000 feet where guns lose effectiveness and the constant threat from 500 bullets per minute machine guns.
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France
Aix
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