German War Rumors Loom Over Berlin Announces Rearward Lines
The piece derides official announcements as bland promises to faithful citizens while German lines retreat for strategic reasons. It notes alleged failures of Hindenburg and crown prince forces near Vexdun, and mocks troop drives led by General Claig. It predicts covert offers from Berlin while Allies cite Veneta successes and Italy’s hardened front.
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Vexdun
Hindenburg
Huthie
Claig
Tiergarten
Berlin
Raig
Venetia
America
New Books Arrive At Carnegie Library For Fall Season
Librarian Mrs Louella Moore released a list of new acquisitions for the fall at the Carnegie library. The collection spans drama poetry fiction history cookery war titles and youth books featuring authors such as Barrie Anatole Mackay Dickinson Baker Guest Braithwaite Rinehart Norris Wells Churchill and London with works on food conservation First Aid and military training among others.
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Mra
Louella Moore
Carnegie Library
Barrie
Anatole
Caliban
Mackay
Middleton
England
Dickinson
Luncany
Piero of
Sienna
Philips
Baker
Wrnne
Red Cross
Sun and Saddle Leather
Clark
Guest
Braithwater
Dr. Bardge
Bitting
Jane Price
Fabian
Helen Cowles Leach
Alvah Doty
U .S. Pood Bulletins
American Red Cross
J. M. de Beaufort
Arthur Empey
Chas. Seymour
Gertrude Atherton
General Moss
Belgium
France
Claude Michelon
Wm Stevenson
Jas. Hall
Christene
Alice Chalmondeley
Irwin Not Benator’s Son as Earlier Report Claimed
Constant Lowuls Irwin once hailed as first American army hero in the great war is not the ex Senator Irvine’s son. His family resides on a farm near Meeteetae. New letters show he is a captain, not a lieutenant as earlier dispatches indicated.
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Irwin
Benator
Constant Lowuls Irwin
U@stebont
Meetestae
Billy” Irvine
Meeteetae
Look Out for More Peace Talk in Wartime Europe
A noisy editorial argues peace talks will come not from German victories but from Britain’s advance to Cambrai and the breaking of the Hindenburg Line. It says Berlin will pretend peace talks hinge on magnanimity while seeking to shield indemnity and annexation. The piece asserts Allied success signals a shift away from German aggression and warns against complacent German propaganda.
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Wilhelmstrasse
Bieosien
America
Germany
Cambrai
Hindenburg Line
Berlin
Sea
Haig
Keeigel
Ateady
Ypres
France
Bern
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Italy
Chicago Herald
Wilson
Literary Digest
Ban Johnson urged exemption for players amid war draft
A column criticizes Ban Johnson for asking draft exemptions for up to 288 players in the two major leagues. It argues wartime needs justify strict draft rules and urges Americans to fully join the fight rather than protect leisure and sports.
Foley’s Honey and Tar Endorsed as Winter Remedy
A Detroit reader praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for quick bronchitis relief and diminishing complaints. The letter claims the medicine cures coughs colds and croup and urges families to keep the remedy in every home each winter.
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Foley
L. W. Day
Campbell Ave
Detroit
Mich
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