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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
2
A patchwork of 1914 observations links Antwerp’s fortifications to German advances and British fate, with notes on Belgian ports, river works, and 1863 tolls. It contrasts Napoleon and Kaiser ambitions, laments British and Belgian suffering, and muses on imperial history and public opinion.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that after victory the Allied powers should avoid dismembering Germany. He contends each people should govern itself and supports autonomy for Poland and Balkan nations, warning against redrawing borders by conquest. He urges ending militarism and favoring peaceful, just competition among nations.
A damaged front page poem in which the Kaiser laments battlefield setbacks and questions divine support. He claims Britain, France, Belgium, and Russia still resist his plans, vows world rule, and asks why victory has not come despite his power. The piece blends grand rhetoric with prophetic bravado amid WWI anxieties.
A jailed defendant claimed he acted on presidential orders to remain neutral, fighting several men to defend all nations equally. The judge questioned the claim as the German, French, English, Russian, and Serb adversaries were all involved. The cost of fighting to Great Britain was estimated at 35 dollars per second.
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