Germany's Camps Horror Revealed by Ex-POW Witness
From Switzerland, General Andre Cheriils details German prison camps and reprisals against French soldiers. He recounts brutal discipline, scant rations, forced labor, exposure to elements, disease, and mass demoralization as a calculated wartime policy.
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L'Echo de Parle
William L. McPherson
Switzerland
Germany
Poland
Stuttgart
Eyde
Henry Long
Gitlen
Sweety Laur
German War Loan Reflections and Economic Strain
The article discusses Germany’s third war loan of 3.3 billion dollars, noting government boasting and adversaries’ fears of economic collapse. It cites Wilson’s note and October 1916 figures, acknowledging debts comparable to railroads and equipment values and the immense wartime burden on the German people.
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Germany
Ancc Ees
Ita
Staleg
Ees
Wilson
Saeraie
Germany's Seventh Loan and War Finance Crumble
The piece argues Germany's seventh loan strains under heavy debt while the Reichstag cuts its demand to 16 billion, leaving Germany with a total near 94 billion and daily costs around 25 million. It portrays isolated economy, inconvertible paper, and looming collapse of financial structure.
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Germany
Reichstag
Imperial “Bank
Discrepancy in Captured Officers Sees German Oligarchy Tested
The article analyzes why German officer losses and captures starkly diverge from infantry casualties in the Aisne drive. It argues Germany’s officer class forms an exclusive caste, essential to the war effort, and that shrinking officer availability signals deeper strain on the German system. It contrasts German practices with British and American officer approaches and notes the morale impact on Austrian forces.
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Aisne
Sergierman
America
Kopel
Ealzof
Germigny
Great Britain
Letter Reveals Prussias View Of War And Destiny
A German schoolgirl writes from Frankfort to a Swiss friend, praising Prussia as chosen by God and claiming Adam and Eve were Prussian. The piece, printed in Congressional Record and Current Events, shows fervent wartime mindsets and xenophobic rhetoric with crude references to liberty and vengeance.
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Heart of
Prussia
Switzerland
Garman
Eald
France
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