Ruthless Berlin Plot On Paris London Bombing Rebuffed
In late summer 1918 German leaders considered incendiary air raids on Paris and London to force peace. The plan faltered as German troops collapsed and Allied air reprisals sparked fear across South Germany. Bavarian Chancellor Hertling opposed the frightfulness, arguing Bavaria should not suffer for Prussia’s ruthlessness.
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Paris
London
Ludendorff
Germany
Hertling
Bavaria
Prussia
Poland
Vilna
Foreign Office
Lithuania
Reichstag
Caltic
Finland
Propaganda, peace talks and morale in late World War I
General Ludendorff details the western war situation in early September 1918, noting bans on new incendiaries for London and Paris, limited Paris raids, and morale efforts. He discusses propaganda flaws, centralization attempts, and diplomacy with Hintze Burian and the Queen of the Netherlands, while outlining Poland Lithuania and Romanian considerations and the shift in naval strategy under Scheer. He emphasizes his role to win the war, not to seek peace, amid mounting crisis.
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G. H. QO
London
Paris
Count Hertling
Avesnes
War Ministry
Foreign Office
von Haeften
Central Bureau
Self
Clemenceau
L’rince Max
Baden
Count Limburg-Stirum
von Hintze
Vienna
Count Burian
Immedi
Spa
Holland
the Hague
Charles
General von Cramon
Emperor Charles
France
Charles’ Parma
Zita
Siegfried
Heye
Netherlands
van Hintze
Berlin
Poland
Vilna
G. Hl. Q
Russia
von Slutze
Romania
General von Arz
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
von Holtzendorff
Admiral Scheer
Bruges
Flanders
Scotland
Channel
America
England
Ludendorff
Germany
Ludendorff Reveals American Capture of St Mihiel
Ludendorff tomorrow tells of the American capture of the St Mihiel salient admitting his prior report minimized the danger to our men and offering his excuse that he was not fully informed He also notes the staggering effect of Bulgaria's disaster with further details promised in tomorrow's Post and Daily and Sunday Post
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Ludendorff
St. Mihiel
Bulgaria
Expert analyzes Ludendorff story by Goetz at Boston Post
Colonel Robert C Goetz Vilra Artillery US Army a West Point graduate and Harvard military science professor provides daily insights on Ludendorff Own Story examining military diplomatic and historical aspects. He recently toured French battlefields including Flanders Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel for in depth field study.
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Robert Charles Goetz
Vilra Artillery
U.S. A
Bostop
Ludendorff
Clarence R. Edwards
Goetz
West Point
Post
Department of Military Science
Harvard University
War Department
di B
Goe
France
Flanders
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
German Misreadings of Britain and France War Strategy in Ludendorff’s View
By Colonel Robert Charles Goetz argues that Ludendorff’s claims on air raids and morale reveal a distorted German mindset. The piece critiques German propaganda, press distrust, and the slow recognition of military defeat, noting Austria-Hungary’s fragile stance and Bethmann-Hollweg’s 1914 remarks as context.
Reichstag on War Policy and International Law
The speech compares a bygone selfish Hun to today’s foe as Germany nears destruction. von Bethmann-Hollweg claims necessity justifies breaches of Luxemburg and Belgian neutrality. He notes France might invade, asserts unity with Austria Hungary, cites Moltke, and proclaims the nation ready for battle.
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Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Notwehr
Luxemburg
Brussels
France
Lower Rhine
Belgium
Durchhaven
Austria- Hungary
Poland’s strategic value and Ludendorff’s failing war
The piece assesses Poland’s minerals and strategic importance for conquest. It questions Ludendorff’s judgment, notes failures in German plans including Romania and submarine effort, and warns of ruined homes and lives as the war nears its end. It challenges the commander’s claim to have been appointed to win the war.
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Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Poland
Kielce
Ludendorff
Germany
Romania
Tax saga delays Miss Cooney from ship to Glasgow
Miss Susan Cooney of Manchester New Hampshire an alien resident refused exemption or receipt of payment to sail on the Anchor line steamer Elysia bound for Glasgow. The departure left her behind despite plans to board. Other notable passengers included Miss Eliza Roscow Professor John A Nicholls and Mrs Nicholls Felix Morley.
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Susan Cooney
Manchester
N. H
United States
Elysia
Glasgow
Cooney
Internal Revenue
Eliza Roscow
Pawtucket
Boston
John A. Nicholls
Harvard
Nicholls
Felix Morley
Washington
Oxford University
Medford Child Struck by Auto Loses Teeth
Three year old Winifred Doyle of 193 Winthrop Street Medford was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital after sustaining facial cuts and the loss of two teeth when she ran into the street and was struck by a car driven by Thomas P Donahue of 19 Brooks Park Medford near her home.
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Winifred Doyle
Winthrop Street
Medford
Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas P. Donahue
Brooks Park
Portia Law School to Open Monday Enrollment 150
Portia Law School will open next Monday with an enrolment of 150 students. Registration week accompanies the opening announcement.
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Portia Law School
How a Young Girl Restored by Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Brooklyn mother tells how her 15 year old daughter suffered backache dizziness and loss of appetite for months. After trying Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound the girl recovered weight and health after taking 35 bottles. Mother endorses the remedy for mothers and daughters.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia Ki
Mrs. M. Finore
Marcy Ave
Lydia EF. Pinkham
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Ately
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Hutchinson and Company
The
London Times
Spain
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Fratelli Treves
Canada
Australia
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Tomorrow’s Post
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Sunday Post
Field Artillery
C. R. Edwards
Peston Post
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U. S
Arthur W. Maclean
Elizabeth ©. Devine
Harvard Medical Unit
Scott & Bowne
Scott’s
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