German War Practices as Shown in Records of Huns in Belgium
A government printing office release reviews German War Practices edited by D C Munro and scholars. It cites official German proclamations diaries and letters to indict a deliberate system of brutality in Belgium and elsewhere. The book juxtaposes Bryce report Belgian French findings and Hoover and Whitlock accounts to portray a policy of frightfulness and mass suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Committee On Public Information
D. C. Munro
Princeton
Astate
Gerard
Herbert Hoover
Frederick C. Walcott
Poland
Vernon Kellog
France
Germany
Saint Maurice
Attila
China
General von Hartmann
Brussels
Ryckere
Baron von Luettwitz
Brand Whitlock
Genera von Bernhardi
General von Bissing
Casper Oil Field Tragedy as Bridge Gives Way
W E Stratton about 45 was killed instantly when a Blackstone Transit Co truck crashed through Teapot Creek bridge on Salt Creek road near Casper Wyoming. Two other men escaped as the vehicle overturned, trapping Stratton beneath. The accident, likely caused by excessive weight for the trail bridge, followed several similar incidents on the oil field roads. Stratton had recently moved from Farley Iowa to Casper for oil work and left behind family. His body was taken to the Shaffer Gay morgue in Casper. relatives in Rawlins have been notified.
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Casper
Wyo
W. E. Stratton
Blackstone Transit Company
Teapot Creek
Salt Creek Road
Salt Creek
Stratton
Farley
Iowa
Trail Bridge
Stantly
Shaffer-Gay Morgue
Rawlins
Old Soldier Praises Foley Kidney Pills
Gusatay Wangelin, commander of the G. A. R. Post in Pinekneyville, LL, writes a strong recommendation for Foley Kidney Pills. He claims they provide quick relief from backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, languidness, groin and muscle pain, and sleep disturbing bladder symptoms. Sold everywhere.
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Gusatay Wangelin
G. A. R. Post
Pinekneyville, LL
Foley
Johnny
Deputy and Jailor Discharged Over $5 Theft Charge
Deputy Sheriff Angus McDougall and jailer were discharged by Sheriff O R McMinn with county commissioners approval after Dominec Varey and a man from Idaho testified McDougall took $5 during an arrest and did not return it. Carey filed a libel charge later withdrawn as attorney J W Shammon noted the filing was hasty.
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Kemmerrer
Wye
Wee
Adu
Angus McDougell
O. R. McMinn
Dominec Varey
Carey
McDougall
J. W. Shammon
Shmon
McDouglas
Cheyenne Men Prepare Suit Over Oil Contract
Cheyenne leaders including H. B. Ridgley and Frank Bon threaten to sue the Cretaceous Oil Co over an option to lease in a development deal. Parties bought stock to back work while McGlashan Lackey and Charles Budd signed the original option. No suit yet filed, but action is expected to test the option’s validity.
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Rose
Cretaceous Company
Cretaceous
Woli
Darkness Falls On Casper White Way
Casper Wyoming will turn off street lights along its White Way in the evenings to conserve electricity for the war effort. The dome lights at the courthouse will be extinguished early and extra lighting along the route will be dimmed for the duration of the war.
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Casper
Wyo
Germany
Court House
Imo Officers Testify No Germans Aboard At Collision
Imo second officer Alex B Bjornsen testified at the government inquiry in Halifax that there were no Germans or Austrians aboard the Imo during the collision with the Mont Blanc. He said the captain and pilot were on the bridge until after impact and noted no course change before the crash. Twenty minutes passed before the Imo exploded.
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IMO
O.N Harbor
Halifax
Mont Blanc
Alex B. Bjornsen
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Hirsh-Wickwire & Co
Schloss Bros. Co
George W. Daiber
17Th St
Carey Ave
Ome
White Way
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