War News From Front and Home Front in World War I
Reports from the front highlight Italian successes under General Cadorna forcing Austrian redeployments, while Britain faces munition supply tensions. Lord Haldane reveals munitions shortages, labor strife, and the high cost of the war. Russia's need for weapons grows as shipments via Vladivostok begin, with factories damaged prewar and still recovering. An expert notes Russian troops likely to remain intact, aiding allied efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadorna
Austris
Ines
Lord Haldane
Lloyd George
Imperial Defense Committee
Lord Kitchener
Winston Churchill
McKenna
War Office
Great Britain
Owisa
Herne
Switzerland
Ulrich Wille
Sempach
Wille
French Foreign Legion
France
Ty Valida
Arras
Russia
Vladivostok
Siberia
Speakers Tough Pitch To Beatable By Few In League
Sports columnist Bill Steen of the Cleveland Naps argues Tris Speaker of the Boston Red Sox is the hardest batter to pitch to, praising his outside line drives and contrasting him with Donie Bush and others. Urban Faber of the Chicago Americans reportedly set a world pitching record by throwing 67 pitches in nine innings against Washington, with Frank Saffell noting the strikes and balls counted by an electric scoreboard. The piece also discusses the Indians’ label change from Naps to Indians and Eddie Collins’s impact on the White Sox, plus Eddie Collins’s value to teams and remarks on the Chicago manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris Speaker
Bill Steen
Cleveland Naps
Boston Red Sox
Donle Bush
Detroit
Speaker
Crawford
Collins
Cobb
Baker
Steel
Faber
Urban Faber
Chicago Americans
Washington Club
Chicago
Christy Mathewson
New York Nationals
Frank A. Saffell
Washington
Saffell
Elijah's Flight After Carmel Victory and Divine Reassurement
The lesson on Elijah follows the Mount Carmel miracle with a rain blessing and Jezebel's threat. Exhausted, Elijah travels ninety five miles to Beersheba after fledgling fears. Sleep and nourishment restore him, leading to the theophany on Horeb where God shows that power is spiritual, not mere force, and appoints successors and a broader mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel
Ahab
Elijah
Jezreel
Jezebel
Able
Eliah
Beersheba
Mount Sinai
Moses
Germany's Food Supply Says No Shortage Now
Ernest P. Bicknell, national director of the American Red Cross, reports after overseeing Rockefeller Foundation relief efforts in the European War Zone that Germany has an adequate food inventory to last through November 1. He notes destitution in Servia but improving conditions overall, and describes Belgian deficits covered by American relief and German and Austrian supervision of Polish aid. He mentions Sweden buying U.S. wheat under pledge not to aid Germany and Russia’s wheat being plentiful but distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
England
Germany
Eed
Ewift
Petrograd
Moscow
Nijni-Novgorod
Tiflis
Odessa
Sebastopol
Germoany
Russia
Belgium
United States
Ernest P. Bicknell
Americanized Cross
Rockefeller Foundation
Washington
Servia
Mr Bicknell
Poland
Austria
Sweden
Great Britain
Army Bugles Fashioned From Sheets of Copper
An Ingenious Process Produces an Army bugle from sheet copper. A narrow fifty one milles long tube is formed into a bell and branch, spun smooth, and edged, then filed with molten lead to prevent cracking. The tube is bent into shape with a lever and hammer, lead melted out, polished, and finally nickel silver mouthpiece lathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Didn’t Mean That Groom Gift to Best Man in Chicago News
A light exchange between a groom and Jack turns into playful thanks for the best man role. The groom expresses luck and good wishes, while Jack downplays the moment, hoping to return the favor in the future. Chicago News records the jovial exchange as a human-interest snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Chicago News
Motion Picture Film Standard Worldwide Says Jenkins
Francis Jenkins told the University Club in Washington that the motion picture ribbon is the only unit standard in every country. He argued railway gauges and other measures vary by country, but motion picture film remains the same the world over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Club
Washington
Francis Jenkins
Major banks subscribe large stake in British war loan
The London City and Midland Bank and Lloyds Bank each applied for 105,000,000 of the 1,260,000,000 British war loan, the largest subscriptions yet announced. The London County and Westminster Bank subscribed for 100,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London City and Midland Bank
Lloyd’s Bank
London County and Westminster Bank
The Wary Beat and Hat Trimming Vituperative Line
A fragment notes a witty line about trimming a woman's hat and a good humored face, mentioning Lippla rott's in a terse, humorous musing. The snippet reflects light social banter and playful wordplay without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipplarott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tentons
Royal Statistical Society
Europe
American Press Association
General Cadorna
Dardanalies
Mareuil
By Square Deal
McLoughlin
Maurice McLoughlin
Oakland
Cal
Indiana
Indians
Cleveland American League
Naps
Cleveland
Sox
Eddie Colling
Rowland
Callahan
Philadelphia
Eddie Collins
Eli- Jah
Damascus
Abeltieholah
Bethshan
Jordan
Hazael
Syria
Israel
Saroo
Red Crowe
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