The Teutons Discover America and Defeat Looms
A wartime editorial argues Germany discovered America when American troops and supplies joined the fight. It lauds Allied fortunes, notes the Hindenburg line’s collapse, and urges unconditional surrender under General Foch. The piece praises U S sacrifices and wartime loans to hasten victory from Berlin to Verdun.
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Fatherland
Belgium
Germany
America
France
Kaiser William Ti
Hindenburg
Pep
Switzerland
Verdun
Metz
Europe
Teutonic Alliance
Teutons
Wilson
Foch
Berlin
History is full of the marvelous war study
The piece notes students explore the great war by studying geographies and maps to locate theatres and sites of action. It highlights newfound interest from people who formerly cared only about their own country and now seek knowledge of lives and places involved.
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Germany
Babylon and its rulers in history and scripture parallels
The piece contrasts modern America with ancient Babylon the Golden. It recounts Nebuchadnezzar’s pride, the city’s famed walls and gardens, and the fate of rulers who mocked God, drawing parallels to Kaiser Wilhelm and others while linking biblical lessons to world power and decline.
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America
Jerusalem
Christ
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Babylon the Golden
Chaldea
Daniel
Belshazzar
Babylon
Isaiah
Kaiser
William II
Kaiser William
Belus
Tigris
Syria
Spain
Atlantic
Caspian Sea
India
China
Sahara
Nebuchadnezzar
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Europe
Alexander the Great
Rome
End of tyrants foretold as tides turn on history
The passage argues that rulers who oppress nations face downfall and ruin. It cites Attila, Genghis Khan, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Austria Hungary as examples, invoking biblical phrases to warn that tyrants’ days are numbered and history proves oppression leads to ruin.
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Mexico
South America
Europe
Asia
Ghengis Khan
Kaiser William II
Austria-Hungary
Mene
Tekel
Allies Pressing in Serbia Reach Danube and Kruchevatz
The French and Serbian forces push north reaching Vidin on the Danube and capture Kruchevatz. They wreck river steamers and have reclaimed two thirds of Serbia while Albania and Montenegro face Allied advances. Durazzo now under Allied control.
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Serbia
Danube
Vidin
Bulgaria
Aleximatz
Morava
Belgrade
Kruchevatz
Albania
Montenegro
Durazzo
Epidamnus
B. C
Glaucus
Dyrrachim
Theodoric
William of
Sicily
Venice
Philip Otranto
Balkh an Example of War Folly in Ancient Ruins
The article recalls Balkh in Asia Minor as a once great city now a vast ruin, its history marred by sacking and destruction through centuries of war. It notes its Zoroastrian and Buddhist heritage, later conquests by Genghis Khan and others, and ends with a critique of German militarism and a call for peace before renewed conflict.
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Balkh
Asia Minor
Bactria
Nineveh
Babylon
Genghis Khan
Nadir Shah
Shah Murad
Bokhara
Europe
India
Maynard Polls Open Early for General Election
Maynard voters face a general state county and district election with polls open 6 am to 4 pm at Cooper hall. The official ballot includes candidates and 19 constitutional amendments with explanatory pamphlets mailed to all voters. Local interest appears low as no rallies occurred and only scattered mentions touched town streets.
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John ‘l L. Bates
Maynard
F. B. Sanderson
Thomas W. Lawson
U. S
David Walsh
Charles B. Smith
Lincoln
John J. Rogers
Lowell
F. P. Glazier
Hudson
Board of Registrars of Voters
McGrail Ordained Priest at St Johns Brighton
Rev William F McGrail of Hing ham graduate of the Catholic University in 1914 was ordained to the priesthood at St Johns seminary Brighton last Sunday He is a native of Maynard and son of the late Hugh McGrail He may serve as curate of St Augustine's parish in St Boston as part of a newly ordained class of 12 due to diocesan vacancies from wars and deaths.
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William F. McGrail
Hingham
Catholic University At
Washington
Brighton
McGrail
Maynard
Hugh McGrail
M. H. Ss
Army
Navy
Fr. McGrail
St. Augustine’s
St Boston
The Blue Stars Turn to Gold
A wartime poem by H. F. W. honors fallen soldiers whose blue stars have turned to gold. It laments grief while praising courage and sacrifice, promising God’s blessing on those who acted bravely and remained steadfast.
Probate Notice in Acton for Waldo Littlefield Estate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court cites heirs and interested parties in Acton for Waldo Littlefield estate. Albert Littlefield seeks letters testamentary without bond. hearing set for November 12, 1918 in Cambridge. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in Acton Enterprise.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Waldo Littlefield
Acton
Albert Littlefield
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
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