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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
2
A collage of World War I era lines quotes and jests from British papers, touching on defense, recruitment, civilian life and postwar fears. It reflects public sentiment with references to Land and Water Glasgow Herald and Truth alongside various periodicals. The piece notes calls for courage, hints at German threat, and offers humorous asides about Zeppelin dogs and home front tasks.
The article analyzes German newspapers discussing Sweden’s future relations with the Central Powers and Russia. It notes Berlin and Stockholm press stirring panic about air raids, economic encirclement, and Sweden's neutrality. It cites Wilhelm Jansson's Tageblatt piece forecasting Sweden's risk of shifting trade away from Germany.
Dr. W. Moriig Westonbes, after years at Croydon Free Christian Chapel, resigns to rejoin the Church of Rome. Born in London in 1568 to a Rogtich father and German mother, he studied in British and German universities earning theological and philosophical degrees. His varied career includes service as a German Hussars lieutenant, whaling, mining work in Australia and Nevada, newspaper editing, sheep farming, railway labor, and secret service activity in Siberia and Manchuria.
J K Prothero portrays Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty as a legendary, fearless leader of the British fleet. The piece traces his rapid rise from youth to commander and rear admiral, his service in Sudan China and the Boxer rising, and his role as Naval Secretary. It highlights his popularity in Britain and America, his marriage to Marshall Field’s daughter, and his decisive actions in Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank.
A Russian journalist describes glimpsing the German Kaiser in Berlin, noting an imperial motor car with gold grey paint and two figures in guards uniforms near Unter den Linden. He recounts sensational rumors about Berlin and German press attitudes toward news from abroad.
A reporter views numerous portraits in Stockholm and Berlin showing Wilhelm II aged and stern. The living Berlin meeting on Unter den Linden evokes a sense of an inexorable machine behind the throne, overshadowed by terror linked to the Kaiser.
A historical snippet reports Allied anti submarine success with claims of 130 submarines netted by Allies and 187 submarines captured or destroyed by other means. The piece notes the source is the Scientific American and mentions connections to American naval authorities.
A sweeping reminiscence traces a historic highway from Calcutta to the Afghan frontier. It describes vast plains, tree-lined double avenues, and serals along the way where travelers, animals, and wells share shelter, noting the road’s ancient role predating Rome and its endurance through dynastic ages.
The New York Herald notes a rise in amateur society movies as a fashionable pastime. Young society members perform outdoors and in private venues for charity and entertainment, hiring estates and even directing projects themselves. Notables like Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Gould host private picture shows and develop local talent with melodramas and daring stunts.
Smith, a resident on the mountain top, laments sleep and searches for meaning in life. He recalls discovering a giant rotten found at the summit and talks of inevitability. A friend hints at attendance, while a young man on the mountain plans to learn violin after a reported tea party near Smith's bungalow.
In an interview in the American newspapers Mr. Gordon Selfridge urges a closer alliance between the United States and Great Britain. He advocates frankness, joint governance, and a unity of English speaking nations to foster peace, progress, and a stronger world order.
Harvard Alumni Bulletin lists 207 Harvard men in Europe serving in military diplomatic or relief work. Most join American Ambulance Services while others serve in the Royal Navy or various relief ranks. several are alumni or staff of the University including Strong Allard Baldoneperger Duquesne Temperley Wilson Mercier and others. Some have died from illness or in the Lusitania sinking. a notable entry cites Robert Emmet later described as Major in Warwickshire Territorials and now a British citizen.
A Somlon correspondent reports on Ferdinand of Bulgaria allegedly aiding Germany in an underground campaign. Bulgaria may seek a separate peace with England, offer Monastir gains, and pledge neutrality in return, while Germany pressures for Romania neutrality and a Turkish peace.
Writing from Belgium to a friend Corporal A E Gregory Rifle Brigades the writer recalls a concert amid bursting shells before moving billets Two French girls performed a turn while the shells crashed outside yet the entertainment continued The account notes billeting in a cellar behind the front line and later a patrol in the wine compartment before fire from a machine gun forced them to dive into mud and seek safety until the firing subsided.
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