Jealous intrigue with Daphne and Aunt in drawing room
In a tense drawing room scene Sir Penywern and Lady Acrise clash over a visiting widow. Daphne, torn between loyalty and truth, faces her aunt’s probing while Sir Penywern reveals he paid a demanding landlady to cover back rent and protect their privacy as a deeper mystery unfolds.
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Acriie
Prine
Daphne
Acrise
Nice
Sir Penywern
Lady Acrise
Raribone
Monkey
She
Unknown excerpt hints at dramatic moment in story
A man voices doubt while Acrise grows alarmed and Aphne, nearby, gasps and appears gravely ill, all watching a conversation with keen interest as the scene moves toward a continuation.
Best Roads in the World in France and its Impact
A historical reflection extols France for its well managed roads initiated by Napoleon. It argues good roads unite the nation, ease country life, lower transport costs, raise farm values, and show progress from barbarism to civilization. It contrasts road gains with higher rail costs and praises road networks for farmers.
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France
Napoleon
Francé
Europe
Britain's wartime mobilization and social measures cited
Sir Gilbert Parker notes Britain has mobilized greatly since August 1914, listing armed forces numbers, naval growth, railway nationalization, sugar crop protection and revenue gains, plus shipping actions to counter meat trusts. He cites civil efficiency and WWI homefront organization.
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Gilbert Parker
Great Britain
Britain
France
German Submarine UC-5 Captured by British Crew on Thames
British ships captured the German UC-5 submarine after a dramatic April encounter off the east coast. The crew surrendered as the destroyer’s guns bore, and a brave officer disabled the two live mines before bringing the craft to an east coast port seventeen days later. The vessel, built in five sections at Zeebrugge, displaces about 195 tons and features a conning tower, periscope, and twelve stored mines.
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UCS
Thames
Germany
Zeebrugge
No, the earth is not to be divided yet
A wartime comment argues against immediate partition of territories. It cites Russia in Galicia and the Bukowina, British resilience, and France and Japan potential leverage, concluding that a decisive land campaign demands caution and that Britain and Western powers plan stronger offensives before any redrawing of maps.
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Maxmilien Harden
Russia
Vladivostock
France
Britain
England
Japan
London
America
Galicia
Bukowina
Carpathians
Strength of Enemy Defences and German Fortress Tactics
A London Times correspondent describes the German defence system in occupied territory as extraordinarily strong. Fortified front lines, villages, eminences, and hollows have been turned into formidable fortresses. He notes German preparation over 18 months and ongoing trickery stories, including a Red Cross image revealed as a machine gun in a Thiepval battle scene.
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London Times
Thiepval
Walter Winans Aided Allies As Sharpshooter In War
Walter Winans of Baltimore has been an aide to shooters for the Allies since the war began. An inconsistent marksman, he reportedly once missed a shot so badly that a spectator suggested firing both barrels at him.
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Walter Winans
Baltimore
England
Washington Star
German Research In a Glossary of Army Terms
A German comic paper quotes the London Daily News noting that Tipperary is an important town only for the people and that the term is used in a glossary of common British army usage.
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Tipperary
On London Daily News
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Deal
Ermmestine
Bee
Joe
Aphne
Sir Gilbert Parker
Ooe
Mabel
Gladys
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