Captain of Czecho-Slovaks Tells War Experiences
The interview recounts Czecho Slovak volunteers’ actions in Siberia against Bolshevik forces. They describe disarming Red Guards at Irkutsk, managing treacherous attacks, and securing safe passage toward Vladivostok. The speaker criticizes Bolshevik governance, praises allied restraint, and stresses aid to stabilize Russia with Czech assistance.
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Red Guard
Irkutsk
Siberian
Valdivostok
Moscow
National Council
Omsk
Krasnoyarsk
Chita
Volga
Lenine
Trotzky
Siberia
Red Guards
Russia
Note of Lincoln's Lost Speech Found and Discussed
In London July 18 a prize court hearing revealed a manuscript note attributed to President Lincoln. Sir Samuel Evas, citing the note, described Lincoln's statement that a contract may be rescinded when one party grossly violates it, noting the speech called the lost speech from 1856.
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London
Samuel Evas
Lincoln
Samuel
Japanese Withdraw From Pacific Route Amid US Restrictions
Tokyo reports American restrictions on Japanese imports force non subsidized lines to pull ships from Pacific service. South American routes gain as three major Japanese companies deploy extra steamers, including the Panama Maru, to handle Oriental rice emigrant and export cargo.
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Tokio
Japan
South America
United States
Pacific Service
War effects shown in Birmingham University grads
In Birmingham on August 19 the war’s impact is clear with all BA graduates for the year being written to. Science degrees show English and Japanese balance, MS degrees are two thirds Japanese, and four fifths of MB degrees go to women. The university focuses on modern scientific training and most graduates will teach.
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Birmingham
England
Thirteen Ward Sons Serving in France and U S Camps
John Ward testifies in a local trial that he is father to thirty five children with thirteen sons in military service. He states five sons are in France and eight are in training camps in the United States. Ward, 62, says he has twenty five living children from three marriages including quadruplets and twins among siblings.
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Goldsboro
John Ward
Ward
France
Bohemian poison ring with dark history donated to Red Cross
Denver August 19. Jewelry from Denver residents for the Red Cross includes a Bohemian poison ring donated by J E B Zahm. The small gold band, made over two hundred years ago, is said to have been worn by several princesses with fatal effects on enemies. The ring carries a hidden poison chamber accessed by a hinge and pressure. Valued at $1,000.
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Denver Colp
Denver
Red Cross
J. EB. Zahm
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the Enterprise
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