Prison Camp Portraits of Czar Soldiers in Bohemia
Reichenberg Bohemia a visiting Austrian ambulance officer describes a large prison camp near here housing over forty thousand Russian soldiers. The camp features a functioning town within a valley, diverse prisoner clans, superstition about maps and Germans, and widespread hunger and misbehavior including theft. A Russian sergeant blames short jackets for the war, while some prisoners doubt German influence and moral philosophy.
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Hugo Bettauer
International News Service
Reichenberg
Bohemia
Courland
Livland
Volga
Artful defense of the draft horse in an era of machines
The author argues the heavy draft horse will not vanish quickly but will fade as motor vehicles and tractors rise. He urges wisdom to keep horses as humanitys chief pet and useful companion, noting their value to health, education, and nature, alongside dogs.
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Piano Club
Eeal
Maponte
Enthusiastic Praise for Italian Aqueduct Project
An Italian government initiative builds a massive aqueduct to move water from the Sele river near Bari to the Adriatic coast. The system includes a 182 mile main channel, 1000 miles of canals, 120 million gallons daily, 150 reservoirs, and extensive tunnels and siphons across Apulia.
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Sele
Apennines
Tyrrhenian Sea
Bari
Adriatic
Italy
Ibetween
Buid
Apulia
Medieval echoes in Mexico rise amid present violence
The author cites David Lawrence in Century noting how medieval Italy endured tyrants and mercenary wars to forge unity, drawing a parallel to Mexico's current agrarian and religious strains and the danger posed to foreigners and rights under nations’ laws. It recalls peasant revolts and clergy conflicts as catalysts in nation formation.
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Mexico
Italy
David Laurence
Austria
Spain
France
Germany
Pulverized coal gains favor as cleaner power fuel
Early doubts about pulverized coal fading as an important power source gave way to evidence that coal power will endure in the United States. Pulverized coal burns nearly smokeless and is injected more simply than lump coal, reducing Beiter repairs in factories.
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United States
Beiter
Napoleon's Warsaw Romance and the Walewski Legacy
The article sketches Napoleon Bonaparte's occupation of Warsaw and its romance with Countess Walewski. It notes the enduring fame of that affair and traces the Count Walewski’s rise to prominence in France as president of deputies and diplomat, linking it to Napoleon III’s ascent.
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Napoleon
Warsaw
Walewski
Bonaparte
Josephine
Count Walewski
France
Napoleon III
Lord Palmerston
London
Louis Napoleon
Private becomes major in Royal Rifle Corps
Sir Herbert H. Raphael M. P. for South Derbyshire has been promoted from private to major after enlisting months ago. He is the only Commons member to serve in the ranks this war, while the Lords have a private in the Medical Corps in France.
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House of Commons
Herbert H. Raphael M. P
South Derbyshire
Severa
Royal Rifle Corps
Herbert
House of Lords
Earl of Crawford
France
Cautious Reply About How Far To Go In Water
A woman asks how far out to swim and a cautious reply hinges on appearances. The exchange records a seaside conversation with a nondescript, wry response about judgment and safety.
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Jepends
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Billiken
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Aurelia
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Engineere
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Upson Downs
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