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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
2
The text argues that Allied aid to Russia must be decisive and selfless to ensure a lasting victory. It calls for intervention against the Bolsheviks and German influence, warns that a divided Russia invites Teutonic autocracy, and urges assurances of Russia’s territorial integrity to win popular support.
The article notes an almost complete agreement among the Allies including the United States Japan and China to back a restoration of Russia and restore the freedom lost through German intrigue. It emphasizes no disposition by Allies to seize Russian territory or dominate Russia.
The Allies pledge a complete restoration of Poland as a free, independent nation equal to others in Europe and America. The first Polish National Army unit is in France. many more Poles in Russia seek opportunity to join, as Germany seeks control. Intervention in Russia is urged to prevent German influence and secure Poland’s liberty.
An editorial denounces graft in government contracts as a threat to national war aims. It calls for a federal probe into high places, pledges to eliminate the get rich quick faction, and demands severe penalties to protect soldiers and taxpayers.
The piece denounces Turkey for centuries of depravity and criminal acts, accusing it of debasing morals, looting hospitals, violating neutrality, and aligning with Teutonic autocracy. It calls for punishment and removal from the earth, questioning how long such actions will go unchallenged.
The piece reports growing rioting within Austria-Hungary as German supremacy wanes. Crowds chant Germany is starving us and Down with Germany, signaling widespread insubordination among both soldiers and civilians and foreshadowing potential large scale unrest and government challenges.
A historical appeal argues that militarism and autocracy clash with republican government. It traces American democracy from settlement and independence to the modern anti militarist stance, urging no large standing army and envisioning courts of international justice replacing war. The piece hails democracy, self reliance, and a world freer from militarism.
Public auction scheduled for July 11 1918 at 3 pm to foreclose a mortgage on two adjoining Bedford parcels totaling about 99.5 acres in the southerly part of town. The sale follows a 1914 mortgage from J Newton Frost to Middlesex Institution for Savings Concord MA. The plan reference is Plan of land owned by J Newton Frost Bedford Mass June 1909. A $500 cash deposit is required.
In a London Derry assizes case a defendant denied calling the rector a thick headed old fool but admitted calling him a pig headed humbug. The fine distinction in names was central to the trial and testimony.
A historical quotation attributed to Meister Eckhart on the primacy of love as the basis for true morality both inward and outward. The line emphasizes love as foundational to commandments and ethical conduct.
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