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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
7
Maurice Barres recalls a twilight patrol near the trench line in France where a German wounded in a marshes tale is carried to safety by French troops. A dying message from Wilhelm Baumer reveals shared humanity amid war. The author notes a universal reserve force of generosity binding foes.
London report says British aviators who attacked Friedrichshafen Zeppelin sheds were welcomed with acclamations by French troops in Belfast. The next day the garrison paraded as the general awarded them the Legion of Honor. German fear alarm reported from Zurich.
The Amsterdam Handels blad reports a Prussian commerce minister proclamation advising Germans to conserve grain. It says Germany is well supplied, but the enemy seeks to starve the country as a fortress and soldiers would benefit from not wasting bread on the front.
A German comic paper Fliegende Blaetter defends its use of the English word copyright on its title page. Editors say the term carries no political link to Britain and is used to safeguard circulation in America by preventing pirating of text and pictures.
The British Medical Journal argues that small soldiers have tactics and stamina for siege warfare. It notes shorter troops need less clothing and food, take less space in transport, and are better sheltered in trenches. Big men suit fire cavalry and artillery, but trench burrowers benefit from being shorter.
Petrograd reports from Luzh an engagement east of Luzh in which Russian hussars and Hungarian cavalry clashed. Hungarian squadrons were wiped out to the last man while fighting with valor as Russians lifted an officer with their lances. Four hundred Hungarians perished, and the wounded fired revolvers and struck at horses' legs before dying.
Gloucester inventor John Hays Hammond Jr says a new missile scatters white hot molten steel and releases deadly gas to hinder firefighting. He reports U S experiments at Sandy Hook and says belligerents seek to buy the device for siege guns to destroy towns and airships in Europe.
London reports a big naval gun that has fired a hundred rounds is worn out. The rifling lining is destroyed by the heat from the explosive, not by shell friction, illustrating the harsh toll on battle artillery in ongoing conflict.
Wounded British soldiers in German hands use small subscriptions to the German Red Cross to send news home. Lacking cash they fill drafts or sign checks to be sent to London and honored. The back of the draft requests the banker to inform the drawer’s family of safety. Tommy Atkins considers it worth a dollar.
Berlin bans selling or giving away tires for private or business autos and motorbikes. Factories and dealers cannot stock or fulfill tire or tube contracts without war department approval. Only transport or essential medical or business needs justify tire sales. bicycle tires production is forbidden.
The author explains walking in the light as (1) recognizing and confessing sin in faith in Jesus Christ, (2) keeping God's commandments with heart surrender, (3) loving the brotherhood as a supernatural practice, and (4) separating from the world. Moody’s memory is cited to illustrate abiding in God through obedience and faith in Christ.
The excerpt reflects on divine presence bringing continual happiness. It asserts that closeness to God increases bliss and imagines perpetual presence would eliminate pain and misery. The tone is devotional and contemplative, emphasizing spiritual consolation.
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