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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1917
Page
12
American Ambassador James W Gerard recalls his four years at the German court from 1913 to 1917. He details observations on Kaiser Wilhelm II, diplomacy, and the early stages of World War I. The narrative reflects insider views of court life and German political behavior prior to U.S. involvement.
The Kaiser expresses bitter view of the United States while recounting an Oct 22 1915 interview. He rails against American policy on submarines and loans to Britain and France, and vows to stand no nonsense after the war. The Sussex incident and the March 24 1916 torpedoing prompt US-German tensions.
The Saxony government announced observance of two meatless weeks one in September and one in October with the plan relayed from Berlin via London on August 12. The measure targets reduced meat consumption as part of wartime economy efforts.
Reports from Lexington Kentucky say the coal strike that has loomed for days in the southeastern Kentucky and northeastern Tennessee coal fields is now formally underway. Locals expect widespread stoppages as miners halt work and unions seek terms. Police and company officials monitor developments as the region braces for impact on supply and local economy.
Commissions were announced at the Fort Myer training camp office listing Oregon Henry F. Cabell of Portland as second lieutenant Montana Inman P Crutchfield of Hamilton as second lieutenant and Idaho G Ainslee Nugent of Boise as second lieutenant.
Rome reports the agriculture ministry statistics showing the wheat harvest just ending was excellent in all parts of Italy, with the south especially strong. The yield is 50 percent higher than recent years. Potatoes grown densely are satisfactory, and olives, grapes, and rice harvests are very good.
American Red Cross establishes a fresh air farm on a hillside as a refugee center for 400 children displaced by gas bombs. Each child stays ten days at a time. The American tuberculosis commission was received by President Poincare at Elysee palace yesterday.
X ray pictures for dentists can be rapidly made and developed by a cabinet that performs all operations almost automatically, streamlining the process and reducing manual handling.
A quirky tale follows a man obsessed with lobbies as a sleepy night unfolds. In a park bench lobby the Sweet Young Thing calls the desk, while a grammar buff debates verbs with a clerk. The narrative drifts to reflections on words and Blackstone before midnight ends the scene.
Copenhagen August 12 German General Baron von Freytag Loringhoven declares in a German newspaper that Germany's claim of military necessity for invading Belgium in 1914 is false. He states France planned a defensive push along its eastern frontier and only shifted after the German advance began.
British naval airplanes dropped several tons of bombs Thursday night on the German airdrome in Ghistelles Belgium and on the Zuldwewe railway sidings and Thourout junction. On Friday afternoon British airmen attacked the German airdrome at Sparappelhoek.
A reflective poem describing chimes bringing solace amid a busy mart. The speaker finds spiritual uplift as the earthly din fades and contemplates Christ guiding the heart, inviting a celestial calm beyond trade and worry.
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