German pupil morale amid wartime education strains
The report by Dr. Paul Hildebrandt outlines wartime strain on German schools and families. It notes many teachers drafted, overcrowded classes, lowered standards, and disrupted nourishment affecting sixth to upper grades, with implications for student persistence and future exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paaponte
Germany
Bureau of Education
Department of the Twaterlor
Paul Hilderandt
Vossisehe Zeitung
Berlin
Sis
Rise of juvenile crime and waning patriotism in wartime Berlin
The text laments declining voluntary service among pupils at war’s start, warning of indiscipline and theft among youth. It notes violent crimes by youths in Berlin rising over 1914 and urges a return to discipline to keep Germany on a path of rectitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Caillaux to Face Treason Trial as France Cleans Serpents
The article profiles Caillaux as France's potent political figure likely to face treason charges, with Clemenceau and others drawn into the battle over accountability. It notes past German entanglements, a risky Argentina trip, and hints France will press all implicated leaders, including Malvy and Humbert, to trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Bolo Pasha
M. Duval
Bonnet Rouge
Hun
Bolo
Ie Caillaux
Clemonescu
Caillaux
Calllaux
Clemenceau
Tger
Aatar Lock
Agadirerleis
Hla
Caillanux
Europe
South America
Switzerland
Mary
Argentina
Cailiaux
Malvy
Humbert
Serpents
Clemengeau
Tse
Where Glory Leads Major Lufberry and the airmen's peril
The piece recalls Major Lufberry and the perilous life of aviators on the front. It notes pay reductions for aviators under army schedules but argues airmen pursue their calling as a supreme sport. It reflects on high casualties among top ace pilots and the allure of deathless daring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufberry
Averlea
OOE
Hokvew LO
American Nights in London Town
Fragmented OCR recounts a travel style piece with garbled names and dialogue. A narrator describes encounters with Americans in London and a misreading of law via Grace, amid chaotic journal phrasing and clipped actions. The piece hints at cultural clashes and a street scene around an American team or group in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sammie
Wrong American Image And The Strand English View
A fragmentary column critiques American cultural stereotypes seen in travel and fiction. The writer argues the public misreads Americans as stage figures like Gee Bayd and Myd, noting real life differs from glamorous portrayals and urging a reevaluation of American identity seen abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand
O. Henry
Jack Lait
Speee
London
An Anglo American glance by a visiting Cockney
A Cockney observer in uniform notes culture clash during his stay with American troops. He recalls vaudeville guests, slang battles, and shared tastes in music and literature while noting American shoe shine rituals and language quirks. He finds camaraderie amid differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
América
U. S
New York
Oxford
Crash
Pell Street
New York City
Shelley
Milton
Far West
Thomas Beecham
Debusay
The
Eagle
Tennessee
Idaho
Broadway
Hans
Henry Mary
Sonas
Schwab Binds With Great Lakes Shipbuilding for 150 Vessels
In Cleveland on May 21 Charles M Schwab director general of the governments building program announced a contract with the Great Lakes Shipbuilding Company to construct 150 vessels at about 100 million dollars building materials and labor to be supplied locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles M. Schwab
Prosrem
Great Lakes Shipbuilding Company
Hospital Run by Women Ready for Sammie
A London hospital run entirely by women, led by Dr. Flora Murray and Dr. Louisa Garrett Anderson, prepared to receive American soldiers wounded in action. The unit, now part of British military medicine, employs 180 medical staff and 5670 beds, with 159 VA beds available, and has treated over five thousand operations since 1914. Dr. Murray urges American women to volunteer, noting pay equality and staff dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madell Street
Flora Murray
England
Louisa Garrett Anderson
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
Red Cross
Louisa Woodcock
Women’s Hospital Corps
Woodcock
France
Great Britain
British Women's Hospital
Women's Hospital Corpu
Paris
British Army Medical Service
Sir Alfred Keag
Sir Alfred
Jack
L Irarian
Mons
C. BE. B
Order of the British Empire
Convent Garde
Babes Born in Cellars Amid Paris War Refugee Influx
A YMCA war work secretary reports refugees from the Somme area entering Paris in a letter. He recalls a family of eleven including two women and nine children of varying ages living in cellars. The previous night two babies were born in the station cellar. one family arrived with a baby goat rabbit two dogs and two chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somme
Amiens
Compalgne
Solasons
Paris
Y. M. C. A. War Work
Procession of Prize War Marines Traveling Citywide
An estimate suggests if the prize in a war procession moved through the town's main street it would take over thirty days to pass any fixed point. The YMCA aims to reach these men offering recreation entertainment and spiritual encouragement.
Y M C A Doss Grrad Estimate War Losses
The Y M C A Doss GrRad estimate places damage to British Y M C A facilities at over $200,000 after German western front shelling. Buildings, huts and equipment were destroyed or wiped out.
Discharged Soldiers Take Poultry and Market Gardening Course
In England discharged soldiers receive training at a Y M C A facility near London on poultry farming and market gardening using property loaned for the program, aiding their return to civilian work.
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England
Y. M
London
Real War Service By B W Hornung Near Front Line
B W Hornung, novelist, works near the western front in a YMCA hat close to the front. The report notes his presence among service members and his frontline proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real War
B. W. Hornung
A Y M
Belgian Army Hut Planned by Belgium and Britain
Belgium asks the British M C A to set up a hut for the Belgian army. A 100 Per Cent American Society gathering forms at the plaza west of the Union Pacific depot at 1 30 p m today to parade and honor Belgian soldiers visiting the city.
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Union Pacific
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Americaes Tein Avi Fateh
Sinew Peer
Margaret Walker
W.S.S. Club
Wyoming
Eeeeenen
Enw
Ees
Nts
Hos
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Cugar
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Chaormen
Belgium
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