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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1919
Page
5
The article cites General Count von Schlieffen arguing that neglect and failed alliances shaped wartime strategy. It notes the Tritle Alliance as political, Franco-Russian ties as military, and worries over Austro-Hungarian cooperation. A mutual operations plan existed only in outline and deployment issues worsened the crisis.
Advice from Prof. Lewis B. Allyn on child dental care. Recommends Albodon Dental Cream with calcium carbonate and essential oils for cleansing polishing and antiseptic action. Warns against potash and carbole acid pastes. Advertises 25 cent tube with three brushings.
The narrative details strategic strains on Austro-Hungary and Italy, arguing Italy broke alliance ethics while Austria-Hungary faced a collapsing front. It describes reallocation of the Eighth army to Upper Silesia, planned support for Austria in Silesia, and the high command dynamics under Moltke and Hindenburg amid a shifting Western and Eastern front.
Paris reports M Ferat and M Beret in the Chamber of Deputies advocate immediate resumption of trade with Germany to ease France’s hard currency position. They seek to buy raw materials and finished goods from debtor states while resisting new taxes, arguing the exchange must stabilize via international finance rather than reliance on Germany’s war debt. The leaders warn of a 28 billion franc annual budget burden and call for a broad financial mechanism to stabilize exchange rates amid postwar reconstruction.
Rome Oct 12 Italy decides to send to Washington as the new American ambassador to replace Count W. Machi di Cellere but has not yet chosen the appointee. The man must be an accomplished diplomat, thoroughly acquainted with American language and habits, and held in high respect for his career. He should also have complete knowledge of financial economic and commercial conditions, a combination hard to find in one person.
Paris October 12 Allied governments send a moderate conciliatory note to Roumania via the Bucharest minister. It explains minor clauses in the treaty, notes Roumanian requisitions on Hungary will go to a special commission, and disputes Hungary’s Frazer government as Hungary’s will. Also discusses Austrian peace treaty issues and Allied positions.
Ten million Germans and thousands of Austrians await chances to depart their homelands, per official diplomatic dispatches to the Mouse immigration committee. Most aim for America with Argentina Chile and Peru as secondary choices. Chairman Johnson noted some South American nations have enacted limits on newcomers. The Vienna situation is described as hopeless with widespread unrest and many pressing abroad.
A Bolshevik wireless dispatch dated Saturday, received in London, reports the offensive began with the seizure of gates and advances in the early stages of the campaign. The message notes decisive steps by Bolshevik forces as the conflict escalates.
Report notes development of operations along the whale front region between the Don and Volga rivers in the Tsaritsyn area with movements advancing between the Don and Ketluban.
A guide on hanging pictures when walls are too soft. Mix plaster of Paris in a teacup to enlarge the hole, insert the nail, and let it dry. The nail will be secure once the plaster sets.
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