Bergson on War and Moral Strength in World Conflict
Bergson argues that Prussian militarism and industrialism created a ruthless war machine. He cites Germany's 19th century rise, British wartime spiritual revival, and the paradox that moral force can manifest as material power. He sees humane gains arising from the suffering of war.
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Academie Des Sciences Morales Et Politiques
Henri Bergson
France
Germany
Prussia
Bismarck
M. Bergson
Bergson
Great Britain
Clothing Kitchener's Army in West Riding of Yorkshire
The manufacture of clothing for Kitchener's armies proceeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire on a colossal scale. Estimates show 2650 to 300 miles of khaki cloth woven weekly with over 12 000 looms at work. A mill can produce forty miles weekly while 50 000 tailors and tailoresses assemble garments. About twenty Leeds factories make 40 000 pairs of army boats weekly under War Office supervision.
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Kitchener
West Riding
Yorkshire
War Office
Leeds
Nurses Deserve Medals, Says IT Unk All
A cartoon caption from The Passing Show in London features a nurse and speech about medals and clasps. The drawing by Geo. Dixon centers on nurses receiving recognition for their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onthusias
Geo. Dixon
London
Controversial Belgian Atrocity Report Suppressed
Priests under Pope supervision compiled a report on alleged German cruelties in Belgium at war’s start. It accuses German forces of abuses including bayonet injuries and a priest killed in custody. The document is suppressed in Germany and Austria despite Vatican circulation.
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Pifl
Vienna
Belgium
Austria
Germany
Rome
German War Department
Franc-Tireurs
Oyenbrugge
Alsace Loyalists Rally to France Despite German Pressure
German officials vent anger at Alsace locals in the Reichsland with mass imprisonments and deployments to dangerous eastern front duties. Yet Alsatians show steadfast fidelity to France, with widespread use of a dialect that many spies cannot decipher.
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Germany
Alsace
Reichsland
France
Buckingham Palace Workshop Holds Royal Carpenters Craft
Buckingham's Workshop at Buckingham Palace is among London's finest carpentry shops. The king recently refitted the space installing an electric turning plant and now showcases finely crafted furniture across royal residences. About 3,000 packing cases for gifts travel to friends and charities each year, all produced there.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Soldiers Avoid Writs in Vacation Court
In a vacation court, Mr Justice Law refused an attachment against a sergeant-major for noncompliance with an order for a surety bond on costs. The judge stated he would not issue a writ of attachment against a servant in His Majesty's forces during wartime except for serious criminal cases.
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Lgndon
King
Justice Law
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