Belgians Starving Aid Drive Seeks Million Monthly
The American Committee undertakes to feed Belgians in the little country as famine widens. More than half a million rely on bread lines, with Brussels alone housing over 300,000. Imports halted and crops denuded push relief needs toward one million within a month.
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France
English Channel
Belgium
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Independence Belge
Brand Whitlock
South Africa
Maritz
Turkey
Goeben
Breslau
Germany
Novel Idea in Will Making Shows True Good Will
A dying French farmer dictating a will to a notary plans gifts to Jean Marcel Alphonse Bayard Pierre Deschamps Leclair and a pastor with sums totaling far more than his means to prove his heartfelt good will. The tale ends with the farmer admitting lack of funds but insisting his intent.
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New York
Jean Marcel
Alphonse Bayard
Pierre Deschamps
Monsieur Leclair
yYouth
American Commission to Feed Belgians Formed
An American commission of residents in London and Brussels will feed starving Belgians with Walter Hines Page acting as intermediary among Belgium England and Germany. The plan aims to aid about 700 000 Belgians still inside the country as relief efforts proceed. Germany agreed to support the plan and ease food export restrictions with England’s cooperation. The commission is to be formally organized.
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London
Lenton
Brussels
Walter Hines Page
Belgium
England
Germany
Ambassador Page
Mr. Hoover
Kaisers Men Repulse Attacks in West Poland Reports
Berlin and Paris both claim German forces repulsed attacks as Russians report Kaiser’s troops retreating in western Poland. The rivals differ on intensity and direction of the war front action.
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Flanders
France
East Prussia
Poland
Galicia
London
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Germany
Belgium
Yser
Paris
North Sea
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Kaiser
Glove Makers Reject Higher Wage Order in Gloversville
A Gloversville committee representing glove manufacturers voted unanimously to reject a suggestion from the state for a wage and rent increase for cutters. The vote reflects ongoing negotiations over labor costs and production conditions in the local glove industry.
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Gloversville
N. Y
Glove Manufacturers’ Association
In Battle With Bandits
A report details a clash with bandits involving a bound group. Names and places are unclear due to damaged text but indicating a confrontation with a posse and Wash-Two men amid a MiNet bed scene.
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Binine
Family Scenes and Humour Through Shared Household Quirks
A Paris of snippets shows domestic life and social jokes. The exchanges touch on rationing margarine versus butter while a mistress claims digestion issues. Family dynamics surface in a quip about not needing to wash hands and a daughter’s marriage altering household authority.
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London
Have One Good Use
A passerby quips about crows ravaging corn and a farmer replies he used a scarecrow dressed in modern women’s clothing to scare them away. The exchange captures humorous rural dialogue and a practical joke within a Boston Transcript snippet.
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Boston Transcript
No Trouble With Bollinger Daughter Hand Exchange
Conversation reveals a meeting with Bollinger regarding his daughter’s engagement. The talk centers on war talk and smooth handling, with no opposition or trouble from Bollinger during the visit.
Glass House Residents Clash Nearby
A sharp saying warns that people with flaws should not cluster near neighbors, suggesting social friction when close to each other leads to conflict.
Courage of the French cure shields four Tommy's
G H Perris reports a dramatic scene in a French village where four lost Tommies sought shelter from pursuing uhlans. The local cure lied to spare them, sending the Germans away as he calmly herded the men to safety before escaping himself.
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Dunkirk
Furnes
Belgium
Nieuwport
G. H. Perris
The
Chronicle
Uhlans
Korea under Japanese rule as empire grows in Asia
The text states Korea is effectively annexed by Japan and likely to stay under Japanese control unless Russia dominates Asia. It cites Korea’s population of 12 million and area of 82 000 square miles, about twice New York State, noting the extent of imperial reach.
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Russia
New York
Helpless Gossip Sparks a Quiet Picture Show Quarrel
In a brief dialogue between two people the speaker recalls crying at a film while another avoids specifics about a fishing trip with Brown. The exchange hints at a formed bond and a forgotten nan while leaving the exact topic unresolved.
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