President Wilson Calls for War Victory in Annual Message
President Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Austria Hungary, framing the conflict as a just war to defend democracy. He argued Germany’s rulers seek world domination, outlined aims for postwar peace, and pressed for strong domestic measures to mobilize resources and restrain enemies.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Austria-Hungary
America
Germany
Austria
United States
Austria- Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Soldiers Drive Rabbits at Camp Cody in Dusty Hunt
About four thousand Minnesota and South Dakota troops at Camp Cody New Mexico conducted a large drive that killed nearly a thousand jack rabbits over a five mile area. The men herded rabbits into the center and clubbed them. The desert nearby hosts deer quail sage hens goats tarantulas and rattlesnakes among other wildlife. Two light frosts followed by warm days were noted at the camp.
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Camp Cody
South Dakota
Deming
N. M
Southwest
Arlo. Bartholomew
Minnneapolis
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Minnesota
Bartholomew
Dog Goes Soldiering Lets Master Rejoin Camp Sherman
Mike the dog from Loraine, once owned by Walter Olechdecky, left home when his master went to Camp Sherman on October 6. The dog disappeared until a letter arrived announcing Mike’s arrival at the camp where he became the company mascot and thrived on soldier grub.
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Camp Sherman
Mike
Uncle Sam
Loraine
Walter
Olechdecky
Golden Rule Reminder Echoes Across Public Message
A brief editorial note urges readers to practice the Golden Rule, echoing a timeless call to civility and ethical behavior in daily life and public conduct.
German Atrocities Posed as War Warfare Evidence
The Committee on Public Information presents proofs that German officials lied about atrocities and that soldiers respected by high officers committed brutal acts. Letters from German soldiers describe killing surrendering Russians, massacres in swamps, and a terror system with phrase books for torment. The Vorwaerts and other German voices protest barbarism and warn against the rule of might over morality.
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Germany
Lve
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Committee On Public Information
United States
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Francs-Tireurs
Volkszeitung
Cologne
Aix-la-Chapelle
Gross Lichterfelde
Lichterfelde
Liebknecht
Professor Rautenberg
Soler
Poland
Washington
Deutsches Offizier-Blatt
Deutsches Offizier- Blatt
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Brand Whitlock
State Department
Proclamation Threatens Severe Punishment Near Rail Lines
A Brussels issued proclamation dated October 5 1914 warns that villages near recent rail and telegraph sabotage will be punished without mercy. It orders seizure and threat of violence against held people and instructs troops guarding railways to shoot anyone approaching lines in a suspicious manner. Baron von BerGol, Governor General of Belgium, signs the document.
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America
Belgium
Baron von Ber Gol
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Balkan
Asia
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Balkans
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Turkish Empire
Dog
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Lovenjoul-Vertryel
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