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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
An officer recalls the first invasion of Belgium, house to house searches, civilian evacuations, and brutal close combat near Liege. German forces use heavy mortars and Zeppelins, capturing forts as 28,000 Germans die and civilians flee amid flames and destruction.
A wounded soldier narrator reports in Aix-la-Chapelle how Belgian civilians suffered alongside soldiers. He cites Liege street fighting with orders to kill all, houses burned, civilians burned or shot, and notes the high level of atrocity acknowledged by many.
A World War II veteran recalls being wounded and treated in a hospital. After rejoining his unit he travels through Trier to Luxembourg where German troops overrun the country. He describes food shortages, neighboring civilians displaying bitterness toward Germany, and a Luxemburg farmer arrested for saying there is only one Germany.
The town of Neuve Chateau lies buried under dead and wounded civilians and soldiers after a hand to hand encounter. The next installment describes German troops following orders to show no mercy.
A Maori origin story traces New Zealand back to Hanaiki and the priest Te Kupe who voyaged adrift for a year then led seven canoes to a promised land, calling it Acteoron and establishing a homeland for Hauaiki descendants.
A compendium of famous last words attributed to figures from literature philosophy and history. It links each persona from schoolmaster to martyr with noted lines from Alexander Adams Keats Thoreau Hobbes Wolfe Napoleon Pitt Martineau and others.
Walter Jones of Glen Cove Long Island returned from France with shell shock causing deafness and muteness. An on ship submarine attack on the voyage home reportedly restored his speech and hearing after a near fatal shell blast left comrades dead.
A reflective note on freedom and equality suggesting that, as people receive sustenance, their freedom and equality diminish, hinting at social or political commentary on dependency and control.
Popular Science Monthly notes the term mahogany applies to more than fifty woods. Demand exceeds supply as true mahogany is native to limited regions from southern Florida to northern South America. Substitutes flourish, with shipbuilders and furniture makers driving demand despite similarities to the real wood.
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