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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
3
A vivid, if fragmentary, report recounts a massive post rain explosion impacting Halifax Nova Scotia. It notes vast destruction across the North Street area, loss of life, and the city’s key buildings, harbor facilities, and historic landmarks being damaged or destroyed.
A compact summary lists historic explosive disasters with dates and casualties. Key items include February 1, 1911 in New York state railroad yards with twenty tons of dynamite, twenty five killed, 125 injured, two million dollars in damage, and other blasts in Baltimore, New Jersey, London, and Pennsylvania with varying deaths and financial losses.
Fragmented OCR narrative notes Halifax as a pre white settlement with Indigenous names and mentions Lord Cornwallis and battles. It references Teewan and a base near Havens and partial details of 18th century events with unclear chronology.
A hazy fragmentary description notes Halifax as a key British naval point near a promontory in the Atlantic. The text references harbor facilities, submarines, a new railroad, and a wave of construction for workers, with scattered mentions of Alaska, Bedford, and Telford.
The article discusses Halifax as a vital British seaport in North America with a fortified history. It notes a lofty dockyard, a new stone citadel, and terminals costing substantial sums as harbor work expands. It adds a digressive note on Mercury the god of commerce and a May 25 festival linked to merchants at a sacred well.
Governor General of Belgium declared victims must suffer with the guilty and the Kaiser’s high command bears responsibility for atrocities in Belgium and northern France. Irvin Gobb recounts testimony from the Committee on Public Information and Gen von Bissing’s orders urging indiscriminate destruction.
The article discusses German wartime atrocity rumors and the emperor's telegram to President Wilson about Belgian and Allied abuses. It cites reports of mutilations and executions and questions official claims, noting later commentary that few verified instances involved priests or women.
The Loyalty monarch, called King of Loyalty, expresses hope that his islands join the Commonwealth and Australia. He returns from Pinders after serving with the Australian expeditionary force and believes the Loyalty Islands may eventually become part of Australia.
Incomplete notes quote A Bonar Law and Walter Long as British officials, mention Hughes of Australia, and hint at islands under common control after the war. The text references an arrangement with a prince and notes a king in France, reflecting a muddled wartime correspondence.
A clipped account notes the German government’s stated policy as revealed by the Thyce report. It cites the Consultive on Alleged German Obitraces and official Belgian and German publications, highlighting admissions and references to brutal actions.
German authorities in Belgium printed proclamations from General von Bernhardi praising pitiless conduct. The German War Book shaped military doctrine, claiming greater humanity in harsher war as it would hasten its end.
Edward W. Pickard surveys a week of chaotic reports from Russia Italy Palestine and the western front. German preparations for a major attack loom while Allied efforts include American reinforcements at the Plave front and a counter to Bolshevik and civil turmoil. Policy debates rise over war production transportation and hunger wartime controls as the United States expands aid and faces supply delays.
A pamphlet advocates secondary marriages in Germany to rapidly build a new powerful army and moral purification. It argues good morals depend on the upper classes and promotes wives bearing children for state support. Cartoons note fashion centers and a shift in social norms amid wartime concerns.
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