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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
7
From London Paris Berlin Petrograd and Rome war anniversary letters describe conditions in capitals after two years of the Great War. Correspondents report on home front morale political strain and daily life under wartime stress.
Ed L Keen surveys Allied gains and German stalemate on the Western Front. He credits Britain with mass mobilization under Lloyd George and Haig while noting unresolved leadership and shortfalls in staff and officer corps. The piece highlights eight million Britons in war work and the shift from a one man army to a national effort.
Petrograd reports Russia now twice as large as at the war's start with better feed, arms, and munition. Duma leaders Rodzianko and Shidlovsky praise improved spirit and organization, noting mobilization delays and logistical hurdles but predicting a renewed capacity to resist and endure as Grand Duke Nicholas and civilian groups support the front.
Carl W. Ackerman argues the second year of World War I in Germany resembled a political strategy phase. He notes Berlin used Balkan campaigns to split Allied forces, kept Greece neutral, and timed offensives on Verdun and the western front to influence enemy plans. He questions land gains versus sea control and warns of possible large battles as summer approaches.
The article praises Italy’s year of Austro Italian war gains from Giudicarno to Monfalcone and notes Alpine combat innovations. It credits General Cadorna’s reforms, details trench and mountain fighting, and cites heavy Austrian losses alongside Italian casualties. It also extols France’s wartime industrial mobilization and allied aid, including Serbia and Montenegro.
Paris reports that in two years France has built a military machine rivaling Germany's, with organization and resourcefulness as key strengths. Verdun is seen as the supreme test of relative efficiency. German troop totals since the battle are cited at 1,000,900, with French leaders claiming they can name the forces involved.
New Bern reports a shark attack near Atlantic while fisherman William Nelson was struck, losing an arm in the incident. It appears to be the first such attack observed in this section, though the wording is incomplete and may reflect early, uncertain details.
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