Salt Baths Used For Rheumatic Romanian Soldiers
The Selzburg baths in the Transylvanian Alps are refitted with American Red Cross aid as a military hospital for chronic rheumatism from trench warfare. About five hundred Romanian soldiers are recovering. The site was famed for leisure before the war, with luxury hotels and a casino.
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Bucharest
Selshburg
Austria
Hungary
Balkan States
Salsburg
American Red Cross
Transylvanian Alps
Kronstadt
Berlin palace rents urged to ease housing shortage
Berlin officials push to use former royal palaces to house the needy this coming winter. Mayor Wermuth asks the imperial dwelling commissioner, who notes only six suitable buildings remain. Several buildings are already partly occupied or repurposed for government offices, museums, courts, or hospitals.
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Wermuth
Berlin
Emperor's Palace
Marstall
Meeting at St Marys Episcopal Church Discusses Nationwide Campaign
Last night the third congregational meeting at St Marys Episcopal Church focused on informing minds and awakening conscience about a nationwide church campaign. Participants described the movement as revival and planned weekly sessions on early church history leading to a study schedule and a reception for Bishop J B Cheshire with the next meeting set for Wednesday Nov 5.
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J. B. Cheshire
German soldiers carried maps in Franco-Prussian War
The narration notes that during the Franco-Prussian War every third German soldier bore a country map to guide his march, illustrating the logistical caution of Prussian forces.
Public ovens heat meals in Japanese towns
In Japanese towns nearly all the cooking is done in public ovens, maintained at convenient places, at a moderate cost to patrons.
Many Kinds of Coin Now Used in Austria
Budapest faces a mixed currency market as Austro Hungarian bank money is scarce while discounted white and green state notes circulate. Black market exchanges thrive as readers rely on Vienna papers sold on streets. Theatres reopen and Budapest slowly recovers under Romanian occupation.
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Charlottenburg Castle
Prince August Wilhelm
Bellevue Castle
Finance Ministry
Austria
Budapest
Qet
Austro-Fungarian Bank
State Savings Bank
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