Germany Faces Food Shortage Across Central Powers
A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bulletin reports Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey in 1917 face severe food strain. Turkey starves due to official corruption. Germany and Austria struggle to feed, Hungary fares best among them. Tuberculosis deaths rise as youth go undernourished. profiteering and transport breakdown worsen conditions. Predictions say Allies may force Germany to surrender by 1920 if morale and supply fail to improve.
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Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Ukraine
Rumania
Finland
Gerle
Hoover's Great Service and Food Conservation Praise
The article extols Herbert Hoover for leading food administration during the wartime crisis, noting wheat cutting beginning in the west and the North Carolina harvest. It cites The Washington Post praising Hoover and estimates savings from price controls, while urging continued conservation and warning against hoarding and waste.
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America
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Washington Post
Hoover
United States
Colonel Cites Wood in Roast to Attack Administration
The speaker laments General Leonard Wood’s treatment while roasting the administration. He argues the Kaiser’s 30 year rule makes him the most hated ruler, worse than Nicholas, and warns about coal needs for next winter.
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Kaiser
Nicholas
Hohenzollern
National war savings day pledge to support troops
The piece urges stay at home citizens to back the war effort by saving to the utmost and buying war savings stamps. It stresses that many stay at home supporters enable the troops, and notes June 28 as national war savings day to show appreciation through practical contributions.
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Army
Navy
Victor Berger Warns Socialists on Speech Risks
Victor Berger warns that socialist speakers risk life imprisonment for five minutes of controversial talk. He urges caution and notes signs that Berger is gaining wisdom.
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Victor Berger
Berger
German Troops Claim Big Bolshivik Casualty Toll
A news dispatch reports German forces wiping out 10 000 Bolshevik troops. It asserts the Hun will retaliate for failures on the western front and vows retaliation against enemies.
The Kaiser Expresses Profound Gratitude for Mercy
The Kaiser says he is filled with profound gratitude to God's mercy and should be thankful for having been permitted to live as long as he has.
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Kaiser
Hungary Opens Eighth War Loan Drive
Hungary launches its eighth war loan drive amid public hardship. Citizens are urged to subscribe despite widespread doubts about the war’s prospects and the state of the economy. Financial appeals highlight patriotic duty and national debt.
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Hungary
Debs and fuel mix noted as odd automotive tip
A brief, curious remark links a gasoline fueled car tip to Debs who had been quiet for a long period. The juxtaposition suggests attention on the activist figure and a peculiar fuel suggestion.
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Debs
Violator of Food Rules Nears Reckoning Day
A brief note indicates a violator of food regulations is rapidly nearing a day of reckoning, with authorities preparing to finalize enforcement actions.
Military glory alone cannot fill an empty stomach
A concise reflection notes that military glory provides some satisfaction but does not satisfy basic needs such as hunger, implying broader welfare concerns beyond prestige or victory. The line emphasizes practical, humane considerations alongside martial achievement.
Colleges Go to War Transforming American Universities
Washington June 18. War demands reshape colleges as campuses convert to training sites with barracks and drill fields. Columbia and Yale lead in military programs while enrollment falls, forcing shifts to technical education and war work across the nation.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Washington
War Department
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Columbia University
Military
Yale
Army
Navy
United States Consular Service
Boards of Regents
Bard
Mediavel
Chaucer
I Wish I Were a Man in 1918 Office Life
A worker notes gender roles and office efficiency during wartime. Betty defies male authority while reflecting on men’s easier public life, and the narrator urges self improvement, efficiency, and adaptability to a changing American business world.
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Betty
George Harkness
Carrie
One Mile Rockville Bridge Over the Susquehanna
Harrisburgers call the Rockville Bridge the one mile bridge for its 3710 foot length and forty eight spans. The Susquehanna river, Front street park, and a view toward the Cumberland mountains frame the scene as trains cross from the eastern shore.
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Susquehanna
Harrisbore
Rockville
Harrisburg
Front Street
Rockville Bridge
Pennsylvania
Cumberland Mountains
One Mile
Hero Marine Rescues Comrades in Front Line Action
Private Gearse Clifford Brooks of Rich Hill Missouri. Sergeant Louis Cukela of Minneapolis Minnesota and Private Walter Klam of Harmond Indiana aided by Corporal John Kuhn of Lansford Pennsylvania repelled a Boche raiding party at a frontline trench in France. Brooks received the Medal of Honor for rescuing a dying comrade and routing the attackers. He enlisted May 4 1915 in Kansas City Missouri and trained at Norfolk Virginia. his mother Susan A Brooks resides in Rich Hill Missouri.
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United States Marine Corps
France
Devil Dogs
Gearse Clifford Brooks
Rich Hill
Louis Cukela
Minneapolis
Minn
Walter Walter Klam
Harmond Ind
John Kuhn
Lansford
Brooks
Kuhn
Kansas City
Marine Barracks
Norfolk
Susan A. Broooks
Rich Hil, Mo
Names in the News Balance of Power Definition
A definition of the phrase balance of power used in diplomacy to describe a state of affairs where no single nation can dominate others. The term is noted as especially linked to European powers and their independence.
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Miss Greer
Mr. Baker
Credit Men in Session in Chicago Convention
The National Association of Credit Men opens its annual convention in Chicago with about eighteen hundred delegates from 24,000 members. Planned discussions focus on practical plans for boosting private finance to support the government, with speakers including John Burk United States treasurer Paul Warburg vice governor of the Federal Reserve Board and Charles A Hinsch president of the American Bankers Association.
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Chicago
Ill
National Association of Credit Men
John Burk
United States
Paul Warburg
Feder Reserve Board
Charles A. Hinsch
American Baer Association
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