Let the Germans Cry for Peace and Stand Fast
The piece argues Germany seeks delay and trickery behind Chancellor Maximilian’s signals and urges continuing the Liberty Loan to aid Allied forces. It stresses defeating the Hun before any peace, rejects armistice amid victory, and cites Wilson’s fourteen principles and February speech as the basis for a lasting settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Maximilian
France
Belgium
Pey
United States
Gemany
Europe
America
Wilson
Liberty Loan Appeal Emphasizes Duty and Safe Government Investment
The message urges citizens to support the 4th Liberty Loan to fund wartime efforts and aid American troops. It argues money invested is a secure, interest-bearing loan backed by the nation's credit, combining personal sacrifice with national security to defeat autocracy and shape lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
No Time for Armistice Warns Against German Truce
A dated editorial argues a German armistice would pause Allied momentum and aid Berlin’s recovery. It brands Brest-Litovsk as a sham and calls for unconditional surrender, Kaiser abolition, and banishment of the Hohenzollern dynasty. The piece urges continued fight until Germany is defeated and defeated terms are set in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Germany
Western Front
United States
Europe
Lell
Wilson
Kaiser
Berlin
Bulgaria
Serbia
Fom
Albania
Turkey
Middle West
Palestine
Syria
Mesopotamia
Austria
Alsace Lorraine
Prussia
Hohenzollerns
Germany's Cause Is Lost Says War Column
A wartime opinion asserts that Germany cannot be saved through negotiation. From the Kaiser to the trenches, the article argues the German cause is doomed and the military power is collapsing amid widespread rot in the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Germany Struggles as Allies Push Toward Berlin
A stark assessment predicts Germany’s imminent defeat as Allied advances fold back toward Berlin. It argues Kaiser Wilhelm II must concede parley or face unconditional surrender, with Bulgaria and Turkey already yielding and Germany losing morale, territory, and autocratic control.
Edward Mahoney letter from the front describes war hardship
Private Edward Mahoney of Company K, 306th Infantry in the A E F writes his brother Jim about front line danger and gas exposure, lack of food and water, and longing for home at Christmas. He mentions casualties including lieutenant and Charley McHegan, sees a German army horse, and notes his unit’s role in a challenging battle. He plans to return if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mahoney
Co. K
Jas, Mahoney
Brook St
Jim
Bowie
Sheridans
Charley. Mcheegan
Sam Meade
Joe Kaler
U. S
O. K
Private Roy Lent Wounded in Action in Canada Dispatch
A Canadian Army dispatch reached C B Lent of Puff er Road noting Private Roy Lent, 24, was wounded in action with a gun shot wound to the right shoulder. Lent enlisted this year in Leats and sailed for duty two weeks after reporting. He has a brother Don Lent known in athletics and college circles.
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Roy Lent
Roy ‘Lent
Ottawa
Can
C. B. Lent
Puffér Rd
Lent
Don Lent
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Aew
Red Cross seeks donations and supplies for wartime effort
The Red Cross reports large surpluses of surgical dressings and masks for health officers and nurses. It asks for peach stones and prune pits, cherries, and collects platinum, lead, and tin foil for government war work. T. F. careers store is a depot for drops of these items, urging quick collection and hanging of materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red. Cross
Red.Cross
Red Cross
T. F. Careers Store
Maynard Fuel Committee Urges Expanded Wood Use
Joshua Naylor, chairman, called for greater wood use for heating to conserve coal and ease railroad freight. A wood fuel committee including James R. Bent, C. B. Fowler, and Alec Haynes was formed last week to promote the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Naylor
Maynard Fuel Committee
Ube
Algo
Naylor
Wood
James R. Bent
Fowler
Alec Haynes
St Bridget’s War Unit Ships Gloves to Boston Red Cross
St Bridgets Junior War unit sent a large box of old kid gloves to the Metropolitan chapter of the Red Cross in Boston. The gloves will line vests for soldiers and provide waterproofing and insulation from the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Bridget’s
Metropolitan
the Red Cross
Boston
Liberty bonds drive boosts local subscriptions in hard times
The village reports $17 000 in Liberty bond sales on Monday and aims for a total apportionment of $31 333. A dedicated committee works hard as widespread illness weighs on effort. Mrs Mary Moore Walcott Jr attended a cousin’s funeral in Lowell last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary, Moore, Walcott Jr
Lowell
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Marlboro
Enterprise Company
Walter B. ‘Morsa
Walter P. Fryd
Kamerad
Hindenburg
Maynard
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