We Fight For Democracy Against German Brutality
A wartime oration argues the United States entered World War I to oppose German cruelty in Belgium and the invasion’s atrocities. It cites King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Hague Convention violations, and the protection of noncombatants as the moral pivot for joining the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Europe
Germany
Slarge
Albert
la Panne
Mme
Tmrdame
America
Brussels
Elizabeth
Dixmude
Nieuport
England
Iles
Lord French
Battle of the Marne
Americans Lead in War Weapons Pioneers of Gun and Gunpowder Arts
Feature recounts American contributions to military arms from colonial guns to Colt revolver and Gatling machine gun. It highlights inventors like Colt and Gatling, Civil War heavy ordnance, and early rifles, noting American ingenuity in war devices despite a peacekeeping stance. Includes an unrelated kidney remedy advertisement for the Texas Wonder at the end.
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Lews
General Howe
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Harpers Terry
Harper's Ferry
Samuel Colt
Army
Navy
Thenventor
Florida
Texas Rangers
Gatling
Richard J. Gatling
Eliphnalet Remington, Jr
Colt
Maxim
Maine
England
Parrott
Dahlgren and Rodman
Bomford
New York
German Flyer’s Brother Requests Wreath on Grave
An air battle in France ends with a German flyer shot down. A wreath is recovered tied to a note begging British airmen to lay it on the grave of the dead pilot. British soldiers fulfill the request and place the wreath on the German’s grave as asked.
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Brother
France
London
Western Texas Sheep Herder Confused by War Registration
Tom Whitt a northern Texas sheep herder was jailed for failure to register after sheriff detainment 50 miles from a railroad. He was released on 500 dollar bond in San Antonio after admitting hazy recollections of fighting but unaware the U S was at war. He believed many herders in the area might also be unaware of wartime registration.
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Texas
Tom Whitt
Stiles
San Antonio
Whitt
United States
Special Subscription Offer for Terre Haute Star and Herald
A sales pitch offers one year of both papers for 3.25 dollars. The Terre Haute Star emphasizes metro daily coverage via AP and rural-morning delivery. The Herald of Clark County touts home news and liberal pricing, inviting subscribers of the Herald to join the club by paying in advance.
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Terre Haute
le News
Herald
Amd
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Efe
Vandeleur
War Office
Austria
Serbia
Lusitania
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Olive Street
St. Louis
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Poley
Foley
M. Sullins
I. O
North Side
Vandalia Line
Cairo
Bubeck & Gallagher
Marshal Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
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