Kaiser Accepts Peace Offer In Diplomatic Exchange
The note from Germany says the government has accepted President Wilson's terms and seeks practical details for armistice talks. It asserts the chancellor speaks for a majority in the Reichstag, suggests a mixed Anglo American commission, and hints at halting Allied advances while aiming for favorable terms. The response, delivered by wire, signals Germany’s attempt to move toward peace under pressure.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilson
Prince Max
Berlin
United States
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Reichstag
Foch
Rhineland
Stick to Your Lovers Advice From Dick Barlow in War Letter
Dick Barlow of the 103rd regiment known as secretary and treasurer of the Bridgeport Comfort club writes to soldiers on the Western front urging Bridgeport girls to stick with their lovers while the men train and fight. He warns officers to prove worth before pursuing ranks, counsels women to consider marrying uniforms carefully, and shares a rambling, candid letter-poem about camp life and home towns with vivid wartime details.
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Dick Barlow
103Nd Regiment
Bridgeport Comfort Clnh
Sunny Wrance
Bridgeport
Gaele
Thas
Dridegeport Camfort Club
Conn
Sraatier
Ganywey
Tha
Signal Corps
Ballard
Curter
Mountain Grove
Red Keller
Mike
Pembroke Lake
Big Sea
Davis
Ain
Patrick
Sean
Peredeou
Sneck
Nmuch
Anc
Adams
Alen
Moon
AG. Phillips
Soreatt
Marfer
Cove
States
VY. AM. CL. Oa
Halle
Paris
Wwe
Levinsky
Aielay
Amerie
Chanter
Nutshell carbon mission fuels gas masks in war effort
The War department seeks every nutshell, stone, and seed to produce hard carbon for gas masks as American industry expands. Scientists find alternatives from walnut and plum seeds to peach pits, with a nationwide drive by Food Administration and Red Cross to collect shells and stones from farms, hotels, and homes for U S soldiers.
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United States
Death
Bar
War Department
Ypres
Sungland
Confuda
Department of Agriculture
Amparica
Chemical Warfare Service
America
A. Reed
Mr. Reed
Food Administration
National War Savings Committee
Th Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Wien
A Line O' Cheer Prayer Poem of Hope and Right
A devotional lyric about seeking divine guidance in days of suffering. The speaker asks the Lord to grant vision and keep hope, resolve to aid others, and use strength for nothing but what is just and right.
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Q. M
Kikchen
Parti
Iroch
Connecticut Avenue
Lowns
Goa
Derby
Waterbury
Cheshire
Startford
Springfield
Breakfast Table War Time Echoes and Droll Warnings
A fragmented World War I era column urges continued Liberty bond purchases and war effort. It mocks pacifist rhetoric, lampoons Kaiser and autocracy, praises democracy, and calls citizens to support troops, save money, and oppose German aims. The piece blends humor with patriotic exhortations and ends with Bridge.
Theatres and influenza in Bridgeport
Bridgeport fights flu with new rules for theatres churches and public gathering places. Health official Dr Brown and theatre managers require patrons with coughs or colds to stay away or leave. Spitters sneezers and coughers will face public disapproval and removal from venues to curb pneumonia and related illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Brown
Luxury or Necessity in the War Gasoline Use
A National Petroleum war service committee finds fifteen percent of gasoline goes to pleasure use, arguing cars are essential to wartime mobility. Taxation treats autos and fuel as luxuries, though cars relieve rail congestion and aid freight by road, supporting national preparedness.
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National Petroleum War Service Committee
Ile Committee
Hinex
Fayetteville Fire Lieutenant Rheno Dies in Hospital
Lieutenant Whiter S Rheno of Martha's Vineyard Mass died today at the American Hospital in Niculty from pneumonia. The aviator, who served with the Fayette squadron, had captured German airplanes in the war and was awarded the War Cross with palms. The funeral will be held tomorrow.
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Bapfayetor
Paius
Lieutenan
PERVERSE ARTS Captain Freeman Teaches Machine Gunnery
Angeles sportsman Captain Archie Freeman now teaches machine gunnery to American aviators in France. In a Washington story, he tells cadets not to be discouraged when bursts miss at first, likening gunner training to learning golf and auto etiquette.
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Archie Freeman
Angeles
France
Leary Automobile
Gall
J “Tt
Washington Story
Live Political Gossip From Quirky Primary Roundup
The piece notes a Republican lieutenant governor nominee in New York will not serve if elected and cannot be replaced under the primary law. It also says some National Woman’s Party members will back Democrats as President Wilson’s suffrage bill draws mixed reactions. Connecticut Democratic nominee Spellney visits Hartford and Liberty Loan campaign events plan a state tour starting with Bridgeport.
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Republican Party
New York
National Woman's Party
Wilson
Congress
Thomas J. Spellney
Hartfard
Connecticut
Spetlacy
Liberty Loan
Pridlgeport
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Bridgeport Comfort Club
102D Regiment
Levinsky-Turner
Frederic J. Njaskin
Lange
Roy
Chiuitts
Warner Brothers
Trumbull
George Stevens
Milford
John Kendrick Bangs
Ferdinand
Orty
Ford
Bill the Hun
Kaiser
Belgium
Wilhelm
CEC
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