Italian planes in U S display at Langley Field near Old Point Comfort
Italian air power showcased at Langley Field as the Caproni triplane and other Italy built aircraft arrive for demonstration. Major Perfetti and the Italian Aeronautics Commission present a lineup including the 600 horsepower Caproni biplane and the S I A biplane with Fiat engines, highlighting Italy's rapid aviation progress and raids on targets in the war.
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Lily
United States
Italy
Langley Fil
Old Point Comfort
Italian Aeronautic Commission
Europe
R. Perfetti
Caproni
Austria
Langley Field
Fiat
Pola
Barracca
Piccio
Teutenant Buttini
Tobsli
Nardini
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Italian Aeronautics) Commission
Tappi
Resnati
M. Ballerini
A. Testoni
d'Amico
Baldioli
Germany
Hte
Flight tests show Fiat engine scout plane potential
A Pomilio biplane with a pilot and one passenger covers 7 450 metres with the pilot alone and reaches the required speed and climbing ability. The 200 horsepower Fiat engine enhances the aircraft as an ideal scouting machine.
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Caproni
Atlantic Ocean
Silvio Resnati
Resnat
Michele Ballerini
Pomilio
Fiat
Battlefields in Champagne After Fighting Dims the Dawn
A graphic Vossische Zeitung dispatch describes the Champagne battlefield on the western front. Mud fills trenches while hundreds lie dead and debris, helmets, and torn uniforms scar the land. The author recalls sacred ground amid ruined villages, forests, and devastated fields, warning of long term damage.
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Lirlin
George von Gabelentz
Vossische Zeitung
Belite
American Colony of London Aids Pershing Troops
Leading members of the American colony in London support the Eagle Hut in the Strand with society women aiding the canteen and decor. Notable volunteers include Mrs Walter Purns, Mrs Phipps, Lady Cunard, Lady Ward, Lady Alastair Inneaker, and Mrs Lionel Guest. The American Y M C A plans larger quarters at 47 Russell Square and a junior officers club near St James. Walter H Trumbull, Harvard 1915 captain, supervises football and baseball efforts for troops.
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London
Strand
Walter Purns
J. Pierpont Morgan
Sirs. Phipps
Butler Duncan
New York
Eagle Hut
Phipps
Virginia
Lady Cunard
Eagle Hlut
Mra
Robert Grant, Z Jr
Miss Stackrole
Boston
Robert Grant
Higginson & Co
Lady Ward
Alastair Inneaker
Lionel Guest
Feagle Hut
John Bigelow
England
Bedford Avenue
Russell Square
Victoria Station
St. James Street
R . Ewing
War Prisoners’ Aid Department
Delco
France
Walter H. Trumbull
Harvard University
Trumbull
Hfie
Bir
Trambuli
London Food Restrictions Puzzle American Soldiers And Seamen
American officers in London wonder about food restrictions amid wartime shortages and cheap meals. They learn ration rules on bread and meals while British press and politicians debate supply, imports, and wartime weather impacts on prices and morale.
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London
America
Canada
Westminster Gazette
Reses
Oversea
Argentina and Sweden in Neutrality Near the War
Professor Chester Lloyd Jones argues that Germany used neutral Argentina to pressure wheat and coal supplies while Sweden faced similar coercion. He contrasts Great Britain’s wartime diplomacy with German duplicity and cites the Zimmermann note to show how neutrals are drawn into conflict.
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Fleet Street
Russia
Nome
English Informaten Department
Germany
New York Herald Company
Argentina
Sweden
Great Britain
Republic
War Ag
United States
Ean
Nceutral
Bor Piagita
Neutrat
Aib
Europe
England
Gafm
Messa
Gerrans
Ray
Belgium
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Santa Lugia
Britoyo
Vertoiba
Trieste
Nuggia
Proséco
Adria
Mery
Upacne
Peres
Oualn
Paris
Champagne Secdeset
Santry
Pershing
Citzens
Deigre
Fenelne
Im- 1
Chester Lloyd Jones
University of Wisconsin
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