Unrest in Austria and the War’s Shadowed News
The article argues that Austria Hungary faces rising unrest and strikes, influenced by the Russian and French revolutions, with workers pressing for peace and self determination. It notes government press bans and relies on neutral dispatches to claim military plans are disrupted by labor actions while warning central powers conceal truth to avoid harming their war aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Vehaine
Berlin
Austrian
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Teuton
Teal
Switzerland
Hallity
Anstroy Aethey
Ria
Hungary
Sinn George
Mr. Wilson
Hutgerr
War chatter and stray advice from a tangled note
The text muses on Austria Hungary and Germany after a war’s end, hints at censorship easing, and cites U boat commanders misled by hospital ship misidentifications. It closes with a stray tip about delaying supper to provoke a hot response from a wife.
Germany mocks Uncle Sam coat pretense in peace speech ruse
London editors dispute the German chancellor’s forthcoming peace address while warning Germany will awaken to Uncle Sam’s real military build up. The piece argues Pershing’s army is real and deadly, blaming critics for sensational misreadings and predicting swift German reckoning if truth is seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Uncle Sam
London
Pershin
France
Pershing
Vlar
National Army
Congress
Roosevelt
Wilson
von Hertlings
Wilson Fights for Control of Congress
Wilson presses for Congress control asserting his leadership style and determination. He promises decisive action and argues his plan will reshape policy while criticizing opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Mr. Wilson
Belgium Fights for Absolute Independence and Existence
The Belgian government in Havre states Belgium fights for absolute political economic and territorial independence. It argues Belgium was stabbed by the Kaiser and would cease to be Belgium if Germany wins, aligning with Allied aims and warning against German domination of the world. The New York Times is cited as calling the stance Bolshevik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Lau Follette
Benedict
Havre
France
Petrograd
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Schleswig-Holstein
Berlin Conference of July 1914 and War Readiness
Diary accounts recount Baron Wangenheim telling Italian ambassador Pallavicini of a Berlin July 1914 meeting where Moltke Tirpitz and German financiers approved war readiness. The witness notes the Goeben and Breslau arrival in the Dardanelles and a late August conversation about the fateful council that set the war in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Pallavicini
Balkans
Baron Wancerheim
Femintinople
Goeben
Breslau
Dardanelles
Berlin
Haber
Baron Wanagenheim
Repor
Turkey
Moltke
Admiral von Tirpitz
Haron Wangenheim
Marquia’ Garrant
Baron Wangenheim
Italy
Annexations and German ambitions in World War I era
Henry Morgenthau cites Grumbach’s Das annexionistische Deutschland to show a broad mid‑class, press, and intellectual push for annexations in Germany. The text notes widespread demand for colonial and European east and west territories, with books selling in large numbers and a vision of a United States of Europe led by Germany, pursued not by force but through preparatory steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grumbach
Germany
Reichstag
Poli
United States of Europe
Marriage talk and hints of infidelity in an ongoing diary
A dialogue between Maraie and Dick examines masculine monogamy and female happiness as a narrator reads a story about a husband and wife at tea. They debate responsibility, love, and the idea that marriage requires continual adjustments beyond a fairy tale ideal. The piece closes with a note about a Boston musician and a dated reference to a European war era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maraie
Margie
California
ABE MARTIN On Free Speech and Patriotism
ABE MARTIN notes a patriotic girl can be identified by the color of her yarn and reflects that free speech is less abundant now than in the past. He implies changes in public opinion and personal expression with a wry, rural wit.
I Remember The Days Of Cheaper Times
A nostalgic verse recalls past prices and servants with longing. It contrasts prices like soup bones and milk with modern costs. The speaker laments harder times for workers and helpful domestic help, noting delays in obtaining assistance and lost ease.
What Is Going On in Germany as Told by Newspapers
A compact survey of how German affairs are portrayed by different papers across empires and neutral nations, highlighting contrasting angles, framing choices, and the tone of reportage on events shaping Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pan-Germans Urged To End Velvet Glove Policy
The Muenchen Abendzeitung quotes Stance urging Germans to drop gentleness toward foreigners. It argues that humane restraint harms export trade and invites contempt. A harsh call to end moderation in peace terms and foreign policy to restore national strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muenchen Augebureer Abendzeitung
A Better Night
Jerrold asks to visit next Tuesday but Jane offers Thursday night. She notes Tuesday is meetless night and calls Thursday lightless night, signaling a cryptic, possibly coded exchange between the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerrold
Tueday
Jane
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I. A. Swezer
Terretee
Hy Mall
Balitor
Austia
Reid
The
New York Times
Vernon Kellogg
Atlantic Monthly
Henry Morgenthau
New York World
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Herr von der Bleek
Everett True
Wes
Trus
Boston
England
Oppenheimer
Duesseldorf
Monastisches Jahrhundert
Abe Martin
National Newspaper Service
FILA
Witter
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