Pan Germanism and Usher’s Pan Germanism study review
A critique of Pan Germanism in The Atlantic Monthly and Professor Roland G. Usher’s Pan Germanism argues that Germany seeks economic security through expansion. It cites quotes from Fullerton and Bernhardt and warns that Germany aims to dominate Europe and the world, with Belgium and Holland as potential early targets.
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Atlantic Monthly
Alsace and Lorraine
David Starr Jordan
Rhine
Germany
Europe
Alsace- Lorraine
Belgium
William M. Fullerton
Scribner
Fullerton
General von Bernhardt
Switzerland
Luxemberg
Roland G. Usher
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Russia
Peter
Usher
England
France
Triple Entente
Franchard
Austria
Italy
English Position and Frontier Implications in Early War
The article argues the English offensive stance relies on the Germany Belgium Holland frontier. Seizure of Belgium and Holland at outbreak of war would push German forces into what is described as English territory, aligning military moves with territorial lines.
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France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Balkan States
Turkey
North Sea
Persian Gulf
Constantinople
Bagdad
Rhine
Danube
India
Suez
Egypt
Syria
Arabia
Persia
England
Mediterranean
Asia
Belgium
Holland
Pan Germanism reviewed by Roland G Usher
The book Pan Germanism by Roland G Usher, published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin, priced at $1.75, is summarized with critical notes on its themes and arguments.
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Roland G. Usher
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Taft's United States and Peace reviewed in lectures
Ex-President Taft outlines a program for world peace based on arbitration and federative judicial settlement. The four lectures cover the Monroe Doctrine limits aliens and treaty rights arbitration treaties and experiments in federation for judicial settlement of international disputes.
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Taft
United States and
Peace
New York Peace Society
United States
Canada
Federation
Inspiration A Story of Today Review
A lustful novel titled Inspiration by Carol Gordon is praised for frank intimacy and erotic atmosphere. The publishers defend the work, noting some merit, while criticizing the author and publisher for the publication.
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Carol Gordon
Idon
New York
GLW
Dilingham Co
The Last Lesson: A French Gradin in Alsace
In Alsace during a tense dawn of Germanization, Franz watches as Monsieur Hamel teaches one final French lesson. The class and villagers sense loss, Hamel’s solemn farewell, and a pledge to preserve France through language before the Prussians arrive.
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Monsieur Hamel
Rippert
Wachter
Franz
Hauser
Berlin
Alsace
Lorraine
Saar
Monsieur Hume
France
Chee
Qld Hauser
Angelus
The Renaissance of Motherhood book review
A critical look at Ellen Key's The Renaissance of Motherhood from Putnam's. The essays Woman and Morals Motherliness and Education for Motherhood explore women's ethical development, emancipation, and home training with proposals like compulsory domestic science plus added study in eugenics and child care. The review notes optimism and future prospects for the mothering role.
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Billen Key
G. P. Putnam
Ellen Key
The Chain Breakers review by Richard J Talbot
The Chain Breakers by Richard J Talbot is a muckraking work whose muddled narration and doubtful conclusions frustrate readers. The reviewer notes amateurish writing, poor printing and illustrations, and suggests substantial rewriting before it would become profitable reading. Boston Roxburgh Publishing Company.
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Richard J. Talbot
Roxburgh Publishing Company, Inc
The
Chain Breakers
Boston
August St Nicholas offers camp cooking and tales for youth
St Nicholas for August presents camp cooking in the Junior Blairs section and appeals to boys and girls with baseball golf and short stories. Highlights include Arthur Rackham illust rations Jack and the Beanstalk frontispiece and a sympathetic sketch of Andrew Lang by Hildegarde Hawthorne.
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St. Nicholas
Arthur Rackham
Hildegarde Hawthorne
Andrew Lang
Stevenson
Andrew
Bookman review names rising English writers set to rival Bennett era
W L George surveys a new wave of English writers and singles out Hugh Walpole Oliver Onions J D Beresford Gilbert Cannan E M Forster D H Lawrence Compton Mackenzie Frank Swinnerton Percival Gibbon de Selincourt C E Montague among men and Lucas Malet F Tennyson Jesse and others among women as likely successors.
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W. L. George
Bookman
Bennett, Wells, Hardy and Galsworthy
Hugh Walpole
Oliver Onions
Gilbert Cannan
E. mM. Forster
D. H. Lawrence
Compton Mackenzie
Frank Swinnerton
Percival Gibbon
de Selincourt
C. E. Montague
Lucas Malet
F. Tennyson Jesse
Germany's Plea to the Nations on War Responsibility
Berlin issues a German wireless statement arguing the world war is a life and death struggle between the German and Muscovite Russian races. The chancellor blames Russia for provoking war and accuses England of aiding Russia while inviting American judgment on the German position.
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London
Marconi
Marconi Company
Berlin
Russia
Sarajevo
Austria
Germany
Brussels Near Panic as Germans Advance
Reuters dispatch from Brussels reports excitement over alleged German advance on Brussels and Antwerp. Officials denied plans but warned civilians of reprisals and noted suspension of official bulletins. Rumors spread as Le Soir was censored to remove the alleged news. The small nation’s proximity to the battlefield forces caution in military secrecy.
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London
Reuters’ Agency
Brussels
Antwerp
le Soir
German cruiser Karlsruhe enters Willemstad port Curacao
The German cruiser Karlsruhe arrived in Willemstad Curacao today followed by a German merchant ship. Dutch warships Jacob Van Heemskerk and Kortenaer are in the harbor. A San Juan dispatch says Karlsruhe refueled with 900 tons of coal on Aug 9 and then sailed with lights out.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Karlsruhe
Jacob van Heemskerk
Kortenaer
San Juan
Porto Rico
Turkey Purchases Two German Cruisers in Naval Move
Paris reports Turkish ambassador Riffat Pasha stating Turkey bought the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau to balance naval power with Greece. England requisitioned two ships under construction in English yards, Greece bought two from the United States, and Turkey paid about 20 million dollars for the pair. The ships are at Nagara Kalesi in the Dardanelles.
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Paris
Riffat Pasha
Goeben
Breslau
Turkey
Greece
England
United States
Dardanelles
Nagara Kalesi
French Army Air Service Downs German Airship Over Lorraine
Paris reports the French aviation branch scored a triumph over the Woevre Lorraine front. A German plane flying at about 3000 feet was shot down by ground rifle fire, its two pilots captured. A French aviator pursued a second German craft, forcing a retreat and engaging in close quarters. German bombers targeted Meuse but caused no injuries.
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Woevre
Lorraine
Department of the Meuse
Japanese Navy Sets Sail To Support British Fleet
A London dispatch reports the Japanese government will fulfill its Anglo Japanese treaty obligations. The Japanese navy has put to sea and will cooperate with the British fleet to take action against enemy ships in the Pacific.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Pacific
Russia funds aid for Americans in Russian war zone
The Russian ambassador George Bakhmeteff said Russia had accredited to the United States ambassador in St. Petersburg $10,000 to assist Americans in the war zone in Russia. The statement was made at his Newport summer home on August 14.
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Newport
R. I
George Bakhmeteff
United States
St. Petersburg
Russia
Airman Drops Bomb on Rail Stations in Vesoul and Lure
A German aviator wearing the French flag bombed Vesoul railway station then Lure station, totaling five bombs. Limited damage reported as gendarmes fired and he fled after the attack near Vesoul, France on August 14.
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R. R
Paris
Vesoul
Lure
Berlin Press Suppressed All Night
Wireless despatches reported that no Berlin news was available as all Berlin papers were suppressed. No details on who ordered the suppression or its duration were given.
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Berlin
Danish Steamer Reports Seven Sunken German Warships
A West Hartlepool despatch to the Chronicle says the Danish steamer Hallamaersk skipper saw seven sunken German ships about 15 miles off Spurn Head at the harbor entrance. Only masts showed above water, and the captain thinks they were German warships.
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London
Chronicle
West Hartlepool
Hallamaersk
Spurn Head
German plane downed near Suwalki four officers killed
A Reuters despatch from Vilna says a German aircraft observing Russian military movements in the Suwalki area was fired upon and shot down. All four German officers aboard were killed.
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London
Reuter
St. Petersbur
Anysm
Vilna
Suwalki
Ita
Wives Must Consent Before Men Fight
Montreal report states a militia order requires every married man volunteering for active service to present his wife’s written consent before acceptance. Authorities have received thousands of such consents to date.
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Montreal
Cathedral Day Aboard Boston Floating Hospital Seeks Funds
The Boston Floating Hospital rested near Long Island during Cathedral Day and Cathedral Night as staff work to treat Boston babies. Manager G Loring Briggs calls for at least $15,000 to finish the season and keep the poor babies healthy aboard the vessel.
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Boston Floating Hospital
Long Island
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Boston
G. Loring Briggs
Briggs
Typographical Union to Honor Lynch with 10000 Gift
The International Typographical Union voted to present $10,000 to former President James M. Lynch now New York State labor commissioner. Lynch urged longer terms and higher salaries for executives and proposed a future fund of $2,000,000 for pensions and mortuary expenses.
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Providence
R. T
International Typographical Union Convention
James M. Lynch
New York
Lynch
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