Summary: <h1>Highlights</h1><br> <ul> <li>Government shuts down US Industries, shocking nation | @01:40</li> <br> <li>America Emerges: Military Stories From WWI - Dr. Edward Lengel | @11:25</li> <br> <li>Wilson’s 14 points examined - Mike Shuster | @17:05</li> <br> <li>US Mint releases commemorative coins and service collector sets | @22:40</li> <br> <li>A Century In The Making - Sabin Howard Part 2 | @24:50</li> <br> <li>Speaking WWI - Conk Out! | @30:55</li> <br> <li>Eagle Scout Memorial Project - Benjamin Woodard | @32:15</li> <br> <li>The Sunken Gold - Joseph A. Williams | @37:25</li> <br> <li>Erik Burro’s “Legacy of Remembrance” photo exhibit | @44:30</li> <br> <li>The messenger birds of WW1 | @45:25</li> <br> <li>Centennial of WW1 in Social Media - Katherine Akey | @46:30<a id="more-8650894"></a> </li> <br> </ul><h1>Opening</h1><br> <p>Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #55 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.</p><br> <p>Today is January 19th, 2018 and we have a great show for you this week including:</p><br> <ul> <li>Dr. Ed Lengel, joining us for our new weekly history segment: America Emerges - Military stories from WWI</li> <br> <li>Mike Shuster, from the great war project blog looking deeper into Wilson’s 14 Points</li> <br> <li>Sculptor Sabin Howard in our “A century in the Making” segment talking about integrating high tech 3D resources with a traditional master sculptors hands, eyes and clay</li> <br> <li>Eagle Scout Benjamin Woodard (Wood-dard) shares his WW1 eagle scout project ...</li> <br> <li>Author Joseph A. Williams introduces us to the fascinating story behind his new book, The Sunken Gold</li> <br> <li>And Katherine Akey, with some great selections from the centennial of WWI in social media</li> <br> </ul><p>All that and more --- this week -- on WW1 Centennial News -- which is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show.</p><br> <p>[MUSIC]</p><br> <h1>Preface</h1><br> <p>[MUSIC]</p><br> <p>Our theme this week is one that many of you will be able to relate to in a very direct way….. nasty, freezing, snowy, cold weather --- and its dramatic effect on the war effort.</p><br> <p>According the the National Weather Service - when the ball dropped in times square this past new year’s eve - it was the most frigid new years in exactly 100 years - and back in 1918 that frigid weather carried on through January.</p><br> <p>Let me set this up…</p><br> <p>In our episode #50 that we produced in Mid December, we were joined by Dr. Sean Adams - a historian expert on coal in america. He told us that there was plenty of coal production in the US, but there was a big problem with delivering it where it was needed because of the intense demand by the war effort on the national railroad systems.</p><br> <p>This week, 100 years ago it all comes to a head with freezing temperatures, blizzards, and an already overburdened rail system breaking down.</p><br> <p>The wartime government, driven by the Energy Administration choose this moment to step in - and as they were wont to do 100 years ago - they step in with a pretty heavy foot - to the protest of a lot of very unhappy citizens, industries and communities.</p><br> <p>There is a lot to unpack here as as we jump into our wayback machine to look at 100 years ago this week - in the war that changed the world!</p><br> <p>[SOUND EFFECT TRANSITION]</p><br> <h1>World War One THEN</h1><br> <h2>100 Year Ago This Week</h2><br> <p>It’s the second week of January, 1918. Just last month, in December, the Government took over and nationalized the railroads and put them under the direction </p>
