Truth is costly in Germany reported by exiled Berlin editor
Berlin journalist Dr Hermann Rosemeier now a democratic refugee in Switzerland cites upheaval in Germany. He notes broad censorship, arrests of Rosa Luxemburg Nicolai Paasche and others, preventive detention for many dissenters, and compares pressures to past knightly and slavehold abuses.
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Germany
Berlin
Hermann Rosemeier
Switzerland
Bern Freie Zeitung
Dreier
Lin Morgenpost
Liebknecht
Socialocrat
Rosa’ Luxemburg
Baron von Idstein
Germman
London
Lilly Jannasch
New Fatherland League
Iron Cross
Prince Lichnowsky
Lichnowsky
August Bebel
Entralissimo
American South
Quincy Adams
Literary Digest
Loyal Russian Officers Still Faithful to Allied Cause
Petitions from stripped, loyal officers of the former Russian army seek roles with the Allies. Many reach Yokohama and Vladivostok heading toward America, while others hide in China and Suez routes hoping to serve. Persecuted, paid as privates, they await chances as interpreters or instructors.
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Russia
Yokohama
Harbin
Vladivostok
America
Orces
Stars
Red Guards
China
Suez
Italy
France
Tokio
Canadian miner recounts 4000 mile enlistment trek from Siberia
Bruce Lindsay, a Canadian miner, said he walked 4000 miles from a platinum mining camp on the Anadir river in Siberia to enlist in the Canadian army. He claimed he survived a 23 person party that began January 6, with several companions killed by bandits and others dying of exposure while crossing the Bering Sea toward Alaska.
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Bruce Lindsay
Anadir
Siberia
Siber
Lindsay
Bering Sea
Alaska
Quotation Sparks Debate on Marriage Ambition
A fragmentary exchange shows a proposal scene with biting humor about ambition and romance. The dialogue hints at a dramatic moment where one character asserts persistence despite another’s doubts.
Why Britain Rules the Waves A Record of Adventure and Achievement
The article honors Fred S. Clements a young British sailor killed in World War I. It recounts his five submarine torpedo encounters, a rescue from wreckage, an escape from Zeebrugge to Dunkirk, and a later death at sea. It notes a $2,500 German bounty and cites Lord Jellicoe’s praise. The piece frames his life as emblematic of Britannia’s naval prowess.
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Fred S. Clements
Blue Jackets
Southbury Road
Enfield
Cemete
Enfield Highway
Fred Clements
von Tirpitz
Lord Jellicoe
Clements
Teuton
Zeebrugge
Britannia
Drake
Nelson
Toronto Globe
Labor Shortage for Farm Work Prompts Government Action
The United States labor shortage in farm work prompts consideration of six day work weeks and tougher vagabond laws. Government experts argue the draft is not the main cause and that many idle workers could be put to farming if six day schedules are enforced.
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United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
United States
Thomas F. Logan
Leslie
Start Easy With Tractor Care Tips
A guide urges gentle handling of new tractors in their first week. Oil should circulate to all parts, avoid high speed climbs on steep hills, and refrain from pushing the machine's limits. Proper early care yields lasting performance for years.
Sorrowful coffin order linked to doctor’s prognosis
In County Limerick a young man orders a coffin for his father after a local doctor says the patient cannot live till morning. The undertaker wonders at the news while the mourner explains the doctor’s doomed prognosis.
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Ireland
County
Limerick
Pat
American Army Cooks Mistake Powder for Four in France
American army cooks in France recently baked a ton of foot powder into bread, mistaking it for flour. The incident highlights wartime kitchen missteps and its impact on food supply and safety.
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France
Canada Seeks International Commission for St. Lawrence Power
The ninth annual report of the Commission of Conservation urged developing St Lawrence power under an international commission to ensure best use and fair division. It warns Niagara-like issues could arise if vested interests are allowed on the other side of the line. The report covers power and fuel topics, rail electrification, reforestation, wildlife, and water powers, with a chart on prewar German metal buying and global markets.
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St. Lawrence
Canada
Clifford Sifton
Commission of Conservation
Niagara
Sir Clifford
Eugene Haanel
C. A. Magrath
A. V. White
5. Dodd
General Electric Company
W. F. Tye
C. Gordon Hewitt
J. P. Babcock
Fraser River
Commission
War Lords of Germany and the price of war
A Minneapolis Tribune reprint condemns German war policy as coldly economic. It cites Field Marshal von Hindenburg predicting costly gains, the targeting of older citizens and youths for sacrifice, and offers of 100 to 150 marks for Polish youths sent to Germany. The piece argues democracy must resist such merciless calculus.
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Germany
Marshal von Hindenburg
Armiies
Hindenburg
Knights of Democracy
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Germans Claim England Is Starving Despite Food News
Berlin press bureau cites English prisoners alleging England is starving while German forces report capturing tins of food white bread marmalade wine tobacco uniforms linen boots and leather goods. They claim widespread loot includes rubber boots blankets and tent material and note English railways compromised.
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Germany
Berlin
England
Allies Reach Our Hands to America War Message at Red Cross Meet
Henry P. Davidson, chairman of the Red Cross, spoke at a New York meeting days after returning from Europe. He declared that the nation is at war and must fight for survival while praising the French and Italian receptions toward American troops and aid.
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America
Red Cross
New York
Europe
Henry P. Davidson
The
France
Italy
Schwab Leads Vast U S Industrial Force
Charles M Schwab directs Gistetens in the United States with a workforce exceeding 450000 men under his command.
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Charles M. Schwab
Gistetens
United States
Canada Cavalry Leader Flows Flowerdew Heroic Charge
Lieutenant Flowerdew of the Canadian Cavalry led a squadron in a dangerous assault against two enemy lines with machine guns. He dismounted a troop under Lieutenant Harvey, charged with the others, and inspired his men despite severe wounds. His actions helped secure a key position amid heavy casualties.
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G. M. Flowerdew
Harvey
V.C
Fife
Flowerdew
Securing Lands for Settlers Through Tax to Curb Vacant Land
The Toronto Globe discusses a parliamentary inquiry by the Agriculture and Colonization committee into land access for settlers. It urges higher prairie-value taxes on unused private land near railways to curb absentee ownership and ensure government gains from land value increases.
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Mearns
Preparing for Canning Regulations in Canada War Effort
Regulations curb sugar consumption by about 100 000 tons annually to conserve fruit crops this summer. Cuba has sugar but ships go elsewhere. Restrictions may cause some hardship but promote health and reduce foreign costs aiding wartime financing.
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Canada
Cuba
Kaiser Dreams of Puppet Rulers Across Europe
A London Spectator writer cites Kaiser Wilhelm II seeking to imitate Napoleon by placing relatives on thrones. The plan reportedly includes elevating Ejitel Fritz as grand duke of Courland, a Saxon or other prince as king of Lithuania, another son as king of Poland, Prince Oscar as king of Finland, a royal for Romania, and Albania set for Prince William of Wied.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
London Spectator
Kaiser Wilhelm
Teuton
Kaiser
Ejitel Fritz
Courland
Lithuania
Poland
Oscar
Finland
Roumania
Albania
William of
Wied
Charlton Bates Strayer
Leslie
Ukraine's Lesson on Germany's Evolving Friendship
The Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests Ukraine has learned a harsh lesson about trust, arguing that no greater evil exists than Germany's professed friendship, a critique tied to wartime diplomacy and shifting alliances.
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Ukrainia
Germany
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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