Democracy's Chances in Germany and German Dissension
A summarized reflection on Carl W. Ackerman's Tales of the Refugees from Switzerland. An American girl recounts Germans growing nervous and irritable under the Kaiser regime. She notes rising sympathy for democracy and social ideas among diverse classes, including officers and merchants, amid postwar tensions.
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Germany
Reseen
Carl W. Ackerman
Saturday Evening Post
Ackerman
United Prove
Switzerland
Lament on lynching and legal justice in wartime Collinsville
The author condemns mob violence while urging that traitors and seditionists be punished by law. Cites Collinsville pro-German sympathizer Prager case as example of inadequate federal or state action. Calls for stronger penalties and even executions to deter enemies and reassure loyal citizens.
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Collinsville, Lil
Collina
América
Collinsville
Prager
Illinois
Senate
America
Germany’s path to democracy through military defeat
The text argues the German population favors overthrow of militarists if the army is defeated on the Western Front. An American observer notes Germans’ hostility to Wilson and US policy, while a Bavarian businessman says democracy may come only after military power is defeated and soldiers can read democratic publications. The piece suggests the war’s ending could democratize Germany and influence world peace.
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Germany
Junkers
Masken
United States
Ackerman
Wilson
Switzerland
Liberty Loan Drive Aims For Record Third Issue
The piece argues for a strong April 6 start to the third Liberty loan, noting wartime urgency and national resolve. It cites financial strength, federal banking power, and per capita wealth growth as evidence the third loan will exceed prior efforts and support a united political front.
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France
Bonda
Middle West
George HH. Dunascomb
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Alma
Liberty Soan
United States
Comptroller
Congress
Treasery Department
United Ot
Putting the Grin into the Fight at Washington
President cites wartime finance strides and public bond selling vigor. Exports exceed six billion, imports three billion, cereals yield hits twenty one billion, bank clearings rise, and government bonds raise five point eight billion with four point four billion loaned to allies. He urges continued saving and bond buying as vital to victory.
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Gerc
United States
Liberty
Colorado Likely to Oversubscribe Liberty Loan Quota
Indications from across Colorado suggest the state will exceed its $20,000,000 Liberty loan quota by 50 percent, as the drive opened on Saturday according to United Press reports from Denver on April 8.
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Colorado
United Press
Denver
Nomination of 48 Assistant Secretaries to War Office
Washington April. Howard Stettinius supplier to the war department and Fred Keppel dean of Columbian university were nominated by President Wilson to serve as second and third assistant secretaries of war.
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Washington
Howard Stettinius
War Department
Fred Keppel
Columbian University
Wilson
Just a Minute Till We Look Em Over War Talk and Local Notes
The piece cites President Wilson declaring America will force a just peace against Prussian rule while promising no injustice to German people. It notes German censorship and propaganda, mentions a Sheridan county contest winner Allen Walker in the Nitty Names club, and a Union Pacific parade flag bearer described with ironic humor.
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Wilson
America
Kerlin
Kaiser
Nitty Names Club
Sheridan County
Allen Walker
Walker
German-American Alliance
Husky Durky
Union Pacific
Social Politics Run Through a Small Town Mailroom
Annie, Dick, and Miss Marlin figure in a town newspaper intrigue as rival papers eye a missing case. The plan lies in inviting key wives to a reception to sway public opinion and protect Pat’s administration. The scene hints at hidden loyalties and personal alliances shaping local influence.
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Miss Marlin
Margaret
Symone
Tim
Pat
The Boy Look in the War Letter for a Soldier
A World War I era note urges a young soldier to return with the heart of a Yankee and the keen bright eyes. It contrasts material skill with the wartime need for humanity and hope, warning that even alive soldiers may come home cold if their gaze is empty.
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Bud
Buddy
N. EB. A
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