Mutiny Rife in Land of Kaiser Seethes Against Government
Chicago report on Miss Blanche Slocum recounts German unrest and hunger under Kaiser rule. She describes riots, fear, and widespread discontent, noting how people urge peace while spies and officials tighten controls. She details conversations with Germans from servants to elites and explains why she left Germany and plans to sing in America.
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Chicago
Blanche Slocum
Mary Garden
Oak Park
Germany
Social Democrats
Berlin
Brunhilde
Plan to Enforce Flour and Cereal Ration Rules
Chicago reporters say a national plan to administer flour and cereal rationing will be set up in the Chicago zone covering Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin. A bureau of enforcement will handle violators and oversee economy from farm to consumer. Officials including Howard Jackson and B A Eckhart will attend the conference called by Food Administrator Hoover to map a strict program extending to feed products and public eating venues.
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Chicago
Food Administration
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Howard Jackson
B. A. Eckhart
Hoover
Building Programs Halted By War Decision Impends
War Industry Board ruling bans new construction this year unless essential for winning the war. Local real estate men say it will curtail building in Waterloo, with scarce materials and high costs steering funds toward war needs. Optimism remains for a postwar revival, as they expect a return of prosperity. Just in from New York, Wilhelm's Easter suit display famed.
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War Industry Board
Waterloo
Altho
New York
Allied Disaster Threatens as Western Front Tightens
The analysis notes the German advance across French soil after weeks of trench warfare, with British and French fronts pressured. It warns the Allies face a possible disaster unless counterattacks succeed, while German gains seem to be a strategic but costly local victory. The piece discusses military dynamics around the Somme and Amiens, the diminishing danger of a total collapse, and the need for allied reserves and renewed offensives.
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The
Aisne
Somme
Flanders
Champagne
Wice
Marne
Paris
Marais Stgand
Maunory
Foch
Ring
Mons
Altho
Amiens
Samigg Point
Cost of Hog Island shipyard runs into millions
Washington March 28 the senate commerce committee was told the total government cost for Hog Island Pa shipyard construction to build fabricated steel ships under the agency contract plan will be between 345000000 and 40000000. Naval architect John R Freeman of Providence R I testified for the contractors defending the project noting his forty years in shipbuilding and that the plan had been approved.
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Washington, D. C
Hog Island
Senate Commerce Committee
John R. Freeman
Providence
American International Shipbuilding Corporation
John F. Freeman
Freeman
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Fadverti
Isen
America
Milan
Millinery Department
Paul Day
Gossard
MODEZ
DE Bevoise
Scotts
Jersey
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Tnele Sam
TRS
Berkley
Linen Department
Petarlenmere St
Kolynes
Fleming
Stillman
Lee
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