Henry Van Dyke on Our Part in the War
In Princeton a calm discussion unfolds as Dr. Henry Van Dyke asserts America faced a Great War preoccupation. He condemns Germany’s 1914 aggression and acts from Belgian cities to hospital ships, endorsing measured reprisals with military value while condemning attacks on noncombatants.
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SPORT CALENDAR FOR THE FOURTH AND WAR NOTES
The article blends wartime rhetoric with a detailed Fourth of July sports calendar. It notes America’s entrance to WWI, urges unity and effort, and lists upcoming sports events across golf tennis polo racing rowing swimming auto racing wrestling boxing and a 15 inning St Louis Cardinals win over Chicago Cubs in a doubleheader.
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Central Powers Using Propaganda in Russia Sparks Reprisals
Propaganda by German and Austrian agents intensifies in Petrograd and Moscow as officials report assassination plots and covert operations. A German backed plan offers 15 000 roubles for Nogen’s death while crowds beat two attackers in Moscow. Dispatches from Jassy recount a German imposter in Romanian uniform seizing trains and rail routes near Kieff.
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Paris celebrates U S Independence Day with grand demos
Paris marks July 4 with patriotic events honoring American aid in war past present and future. French officials, citizens, and students join lectures and ceremonies nationwide. Washington and Lafayette statues host a major public display as Pershing and staff meet notable guests at the embassy.
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