French and German Conscription Compared
A National Geographic Society bulletin by Granville Fortescue contrasts French and German conscription. It notes the two systems share origins but differ in spirit, with France fighting for homeland and values and Germany driven by imperial Kaiserism and conquest. The piece compares ancient Greece and Rome to modern armies and reflects on motives, war aversion in the French, and reverence for war in the German.
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National Geographic Society
Granville Fortescue
Mr. Fortesses
Society
Greece
Rome
Carthage
Gaul
Pericles
Bhrance
Frechman
France
Krench
German towns of Havelberg and Dulmen eyed by America
National Geographic notes Havelberg and Dulmen as small German towns with limited commerce. Havelberg sits on the Havel River with a Romanesque cathedral and a historic bishopric. Dulmen, near Munster, hosts a duke’s chateau.
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Karlsruhe
Dolman
Havelberg
America
Lithoer Vo
United States
Theteamers
Voltaire
Mount Temple
Georgic
Esmeralda
Pulgarian
Czersk
National Geographic Society
Dulman
Dulmen
Havel
Ble
Otto
Hamburg - Berlin
Elbe
Tha Velberg
Munster
Westphalia
Hamburg
Largest class at Ohio State graduates in history
At the June 5 commencement ceremony at Ohio State University nearly one thousand graduates received diplomas, the largest class in the university’s history. The College of Agriculture led with 220 men and 68 women graduates.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio State University
College of Agriculture
Thousands of Mohammedans Know the Koran by Heart
A report notes that thousands of Muslims memorize the Koran by heart, highlighting a widespread religious practice among Mohammedans.
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Product For Health
Mrs S D Mcabee of Spartanburg South Carolina says she suffered backache weakness and fatigue for nine years but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength and can work without trouble She urges other women to seek relief and praises the remedy for bringing health and happiness
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Spartanburg
8. C
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
D. McAbee
Dewey Ave
S. C
Norfolk and Western coal shipments decline in April 1917
Coal shipments on the Norfolk and Western declined in April 1917 with 2,723,368 tons hauled, down 128,704 tons from April 1916, and four month totals at 10,204,061 tons versus 10,707,364 last year. Labor shortages and car scarcity hinder local field operations amid wartime strain. relief expected soon.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Joseph W. Coxe
Norfolk and Western
Coxe
Pocahontas
Kenova
Clinch Valley
N. & W. Fields
Williamson & Pond Creek Railroad Company
Tug River & Kentucky Railroad Company
Unclaimed Letters in Bluefield Post Office June 2 1917
List of names for letters remaining at the Bluefield post office for the week ending June 2 1917. Advertised letters require one cent for each claimed item. Underscored are numerous Miss and Mrs. prefixes among recipients.
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Bluefield
Kenry Armstead
Ulysses Battle
C. H. Bell
M. M. Bonham
H. G Carrier
Dr. Clifton
C. W. Cecil
Ed Daniels
J. S DeShazo
G. H. Farris
Tessie Farmer
Brady G Foster
Howard Gatewood
Slater Hartzog
Jas
Samuel Hill
H.C. Honaker
John Holly
Seajvert Hall
Walter Jones
Sandy Johnson
A. M. Kitts
F. B. Kitts
J. Ll. Kintner
Max Elliott
Hayden Meicken
J. N. Morris
J. R. Morgan
Billy Mullens
Clarence McFadden
Harry T. Moore
J.T. Parnell
M. Reynolds
C. W Richards
EF. W. Robinson
John Roberson
Duo Saxon
H. &. Shumaker
Simpkins
Thomas Sparker
Arthur Sturdivant
Charles S. Schweickart
Elizabeth Smith
Roby Smith
E. M. Tarbell
Herman Tingler
George Thompson
Sam Walker
Wilie Walker
W. Weaver
Sam White
T. Wilson
Belle Asbury
Bertha Childress
Lena Childress
Pegey Cols
T. M
M. Chey F. Paul
Emmer Pulliam
R. M Reams
Rosa Richardson
Lettie Ware
Susie Weather
Lou White
Vivid letter from Canadian trooper on French battlefront
A Canadian trooper writes from France about life near Vimy Ridge on May 1. He describes mine explosions, anti aircraft fire bringing down a Heinkel, and a dusty, mud free front. The letter praises artillery, tanks, and the Red Triangle charity work, ending with hopes of seeing family before Easter.
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France
Fritz
Vimy Ridge
Wrigley’s
Prince Albert
Counter
Fritzies
Panzerkraftwagen
Yorkton
YMC
Avs
Loys
Ostermoor
Fire Alarm Signals in Bluefield Mercer Area
Tele phone numbers and street intersections list Central Station signals for Bluefield and surrounding streets including Pulaski Mercer Os Princet on Avenue Raleigh Wy oming Giles Lee Bland Jefferson Pen Mar Middle Adams Roanoke Clark Norrol Western Shope Henry Greenbrier Upper Jones Militia Car. Means phone alarm and starw sent from Central Station.
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City Hall
Princeton Avenue
Russell St
Bluefield Avenue
Mercer St
Bluefield Ave
Sublette & Barnes
Thomas St
Chestnut
Spruce St
Poplar St
Raleigh Street
Federal Avenue
Raleigh
Stewart Streets
Wyoming
Monroe Streets
Giles Street
Lee
Franklin Streets
Reese
Marshall
Allen and
Powell
Pulaski and
Park Streets
Bland
Jones
Williams
Ellis
Bland and
North
South
Jefferson Streets
Pen Mar
Frederick
Middle Adams Street
Roanoke and
Clark
Norrol and Western Shope
Hardy and
Orange Streets
Standard Ot Co
Midway
Henry and
Greenbrier Streets
Upper Jones Street
Starw
Central Station
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Reif’s
Les
W. Blliott Co
Northfork
W. Va
Bluefield Bottling Co
W. Vans Plat Top Bottling Co
Welch
W. Vans Williamson Bottling Co
Williamson
Pinaud
Mwe
Parfumerie
Dept. M
Pinaud,bldg
New York
Tazewell Manufacturing CO
J. S. Compton
Bluefield, W. Va
Lattle
Havelberg and
Erman Towns
Postoffice
Pulaski Street
Goodykoontz Drug Company
Colonial Today
Geo. Beban
Slim Summerville
Green Mountains
New England
Golden Gates
California
M. G. Whitlow Hardware CO
U.S
First National Bank
the Bluefield Bank
Commercial Bank
Flat Top National Bank
Daily Telegraph
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