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Curtailed War Industries Orders Hit Several Sectors
Washington October 23 news reports tighter curtailment by the War Industries board affects pocketknife bicycle and motorcycle industries and building materials. Iron and steel consumption cut to 70 percent of four-twelfths of 1917 for last four months of 1918. Additional reductions target boiler radiator watch and clock industries and general material usage to aid government and allied needs. Seventy killed sixty wounded in Dessau factory explosion, with others feared trapped.
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War. Industries’ Board
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War Industries Board
United States
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