Universal Training Could Speed War Readiness for America
The author argues for universal military training to build a larger, better prepared force. It notes the current draft system and volunteer limits, claiming universal training would yield 1.3 million trained soldiers ready for rapid mobilization and reduce delays in forming an effective army.
Universal training urged to bolster war readiness
The article argues for a broad universal training law to raise millions of trained soldiers, suggesting Congress pass the Chamberlain bill or an equivalent in the current session. It criticizes the current draft and envisions able-bodied youths enlisted at 18 to 20, ensuring future military insurance for wars. The piece notes party critiques and media positions on wartime policy.
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War Fear Banished from American Business Says Clews
Henry Clews argues fear fuels a needless mood decline in stocks since entering the war. He notes prospects remain strong with prospering industries, rising wages, and government restraint on prices, urging calm and that profits fund the war effort. He also jokes Reichstag member calls for the Kaiser to abdicate.
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Wall Street
Great Britain
McCormack Plans Charity Concert to Aid Red Cross
World famous tenor to perform hit program in a benefit event aimed at boosting the Red Cross treasury. The concert, billed as Turning musical notes into bank notes, features McCormack in a four part program with proceeds directed to humanitarian relief.
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Red Cross
Hohenvollern Family Gathers in Koenigplate Reading Wison Message
The Hohenvollern family of Koenighplate near Berlin gathers around the fireside to read Mr. Wison's message today. The scene highlights a family gathering and a formal reading in the home.
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Koenighplate
Berlin
Conquest and Kultur in Kellogg Quote from 1947 Atlantic
Vernon Kelloge argues that Germans believe their own propaganda and fight not only when compelled but because they internalize it. The remark, quoted from Atlantic Monthly August 1947, highlights perceived dangers of German self deception.
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German Wartime Propaganda and Public Opinion Fragments
A compilation of early 20th century excerpts on German nationalism, duty, and expansionism. The text cites speeches and book passages praising German vigor, civilization duties, and the push for a broader war effort amid European conflict. It references Kaiser era rhetoric and German intellectuals discussing war responsibility and national identity.
Only One Incorporated Husband in World Tells His Story
New York reports Sasha Votl echenko as the sole incorporated husband with Madame Votichenko as general manager and incorporator. She handles business details while he focuses on music at the Hotel des Artistes studio. He is unsettled by practical matters and rarely knows the date or a grocery bill.
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Sasha Votlechenko
Madame Votichenko
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Voitchenko
Hotel Des Artistes
A Feeling of Male Superiority in Turbulent Dinner Talk
A tense domestic scene unfolds as Dick resists business talk, Jim challenges him, and Margie negotiates her stake. The narrator contemplates power dynamics, voting autonomy, and the friction between gender roles and wartime rhetoric. The room quiets as they consider going to a show, ending with fatigue and unresolved tension.
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