Germans Forcibly Use Prisoners Behind Front Lines
A former British POW recalls brutal forced labor behind German lines in 1918. He describes capture near Albert, captivity at Etrecourt and Le Quintenoi, brutal guards, starving rations, and mass transfers to Peronne where thousands toiled on railways. Russians also pressed behind the front.
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Germany
Suffolk Regiment
East Anglia
Albert
Etrecourt
Limburg
le Quintenoi
Marchelepot
Peronne
Best Medicine for Women Promises Relief in Letter
Portsmouth Ohio woman Lana Shaw describes irregularities and pains eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to try the remedy and seeks special advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
German Royalty Burden on Taxpayers Countered by British System
An American article argues Germany spends heavily to maintain its many reigning houses while Britain profits from crown property. It cites Rudolf Martin figures on non Prussian houses costing Germany about 250 million dollars annually and suggests abolishing German monarchies to relieve taxpayers after the war. It notes Kaiser Wilhelm’s own large Prussian civil list and forecasts a push to unite Germany under the Kaiser.
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Germany
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Italy
Spain
England
George
Edward VII
America
la Marquise de Fontenoy
Providence Journal
Rudolf Martin
Teuton Finance
Martin
William
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
Saxony
Baden
Hesse
Prussia
How He Got It Premier W. M. Hughes Story
Premier W. M. Hughes of Australia recounts a humorous anecdote about a man who lends shelter under another’s umbrella. He explains a rain incident where a passerby dropped the umbrella and fled, leaving the umbrella behind as rain sent him seeking shelter.
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W. M. Hughes
Australia
Argonaut
Growing Trade in Horse Meat Reaches U.S. Markets
The St Louis market reports two slaughterhouses operating for two years with increasing demand for horse meat. Shops in immigrant districts serve customers accustomed to horse meat, with a 300 percent business rise in one shop. Meat is eaten by locals and shipped to Chicago, Kansas City, and Memphis, while zoo keepers feed horses to carnivorous animals.
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St. Louis
Theort
St. Louis Zoo
Chicago
Kansas City
Memphis
France
Regina
Reprisals Seen as Justified Punishment for German Atrocities
The New York Evening Sun quotes Lord Cecil and advocates that reprisal must avoid indiscriminate slaughter. It supports confiscation of Germany’s wealth and cities, punishment of wartime commanders, and holding the German people financially responsible for damages. The piece urges clear warnings to deter German actions.
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Lord Cecil
Germany
Dinant
Liege
Clemenceau
New York Evening Sun
Jews and Moham medias Share John Weizmann Koran Gift
In Jerusalem a ceremony united Jews and Mohammedans as Dr. Weizmann presented Cairo obtained Koran from Adrianople to the Grand Mufti. The gesture pleased the Muslim leaders and was seen as a hopeful sign for future harmony.
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Jerusalem
Dr. Weizmann
British Zionist Commission
Cairo
Adrianople
Weizmann
Berlin in History and a Glimpse of Allied Forces
The piece recalls past British actions in Berlin with 1620 Anglo Scottish marching to aid Bohemia and notes a future possible Allied entry past Marshal Keith’s statue. It imaginatively links the city’s memorials to potential wartime salutes as troops advance.
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Berlin
James I
Andrew Grey
Bohemia
Gordons
Gadie
Frederick
Hochkirch
Deserters in Turkey Threaten Postwar Stability
Dr. James L. Barton warns that bands of deserters and wandering bandits in Turkey threaten internal order after a military collapse. He urges an international commission to establish a safe provisional government until a permanent Turkish regime is agreed at the peace conference. Two million Armenians and Greeks abroad risk exposure.
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Turkey
James L. Barton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
American Committee For Relief In
Near East
Dr. Barton
Didn’t Know He Was Running
A Louisville Cour ier-Journal anecdote recounts James Yates Mellen of Cleveland asking a colored man about church and election. The man affirms church attendance and membership at a Presbyterian church and expresses surprise at the speaker being a candidate for salvation.
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James Yates Mellen
Cleveland
Yessuh
Yesser
Mellen
Louisville Courier-Journal
France Demands War Reparations From Germany
The French senate backs insistence on full reparations for German crimes in occupied territories. M. Pichon and Le Temps urge retribution town by town, with German towns targeted to restore losses and prevent future abuses. France says Germany remains creditor. penalties should follow justice, not vengeance.
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Germany
M. Pichon
Senate
Berlin
le Temps
M. Gauvain
Journal Des Debats
King and Queen Visit U S Hospital at Dartfort
King George with Queen Mary and Princess Mary toured the American base hospital near Dartfort, 18 miles from London. They met 83 patients from 22 states and spoke with scores of wounded as 2,000 convalescents filled the grounds. They received a warm ovation from the men.
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King George
Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Dartfort
London
Red Cross
America
Spats and Salad Secrets Stir Couple Tales
In a humorous diary style exchange Mrs Dresser laments coaxing her husband to wear spats while Mrs Clymer confesses private family quirks. Mr Clymer stubbornly refuses salad with oil, illustrating uptown manners and oddities in domestic life.
Curate's Egg Tale Told By Don Marquis
Don Marquis of the New York Evening Sun narrates a favorite story about the curate and the rector at breakfast. The curate praises the egg by saying parts seem quite good while avoiding offense to the church superior.
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Don Marquis
New York Evening Sun
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Barton
Rock Road
H. J. Allen
Kansas
King and
Peg
U. S. Hospital
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