No Peace Until Dictated on German Soil
Major Charles S. Bryan writes Senator Simmons from France urging decisive Allied terms and a German soil peace. He details German cruelty, destruction across towns, and calls for American forces to enter Germany and compel surrender while praising President Wilson and Allied resolve.
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Washington
France
Senator Simmons
Charles S. Bryan
New Bern
Germany
Major Bryan
Ordnance Service
James E. Bryan
Wilson
North Carolina
Bryan
Dutch Fleet to Bring Sugar to United States
Forty Dutch ships totaling about 100000 tons idle in Dutch East Indian ports will be released to supply sugar tin quinine and other commodities to the United States under an informal modus vivendi arranged by the War Trade Board. The plan aims to import 50000 to 100000 tons of sugar with tin and quinine shipments as well, while licensing normal exports to islands subject to war program limits. Sugar offerings will be accepted at the prevailing high American price, moving the 1918 sugar crop.
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Washington, D. C
United States
German ambitions in the East threaten world peace
A critical analysis notes how Germany and Austria-Hungary seek to dominate vast Eastern European resources and trade routes. It describes Mittel-Europa as a planned economic bloc with colonies, rail links to Constantinople, and access to the Baltic, Black Sea, and Caspian regions, arguing Germany aims to control raw materials, oil fields, coal, and timber. It warns that German gains in Russia render peace elusive and emphasize Krupp as a symbol of war potential.
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London
England
Herr Naumann
Mittel-Europa
Germany
Austria-Hungary
W. Metcalfe
North Sea
Mediterranean
Constantinople
British Empire
United States of America
Russia
Ural and
Altai
Brest
Europe
European
Baltic
Black Sea
White Sea
Odessa
Rostoff
Dardanelles
Riga
Ukraine
Austria- Hungary
Komische Zeitung
Eastern Europe
Krupp’s
Mirlo Survivors Braving Burning Sea Reach Norfolk
Forty one crew of the Mirlo, a gasoline laden tanker, escaped the blaze after torpedoes struck 25 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Eleven remained aboard the burning ship. the rest were rescued by coast guard cutters and a patrol boat, with skipper John Roberts among those saved by air.
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Norfolk
Mirlo
Cane Hatteras
Coast Guard
Fifth Naval District
Navy
Milsionaire
John Roberts
Butte Street
Nation to Move House on 100000 Cars Amid Crisis
The piece claims 100,000 cars would transport the nation’s house and notes vast ammonia used in brewing ice for breweries could yield 160,000,000 hand grenades. It condemns patriotic figures who align with saloon and vice interests, calling for upright Christian politicians.
Plans Made for Registration of 13 Million More Men
Washington announces plans to register 13,000,000 additional men under the selective service bill extending age limits to 18 through 45. Crowder says about 2,000,000 may qualify for full service and registration could occur by September 5 to October 1, using state boards and local precincts with registrars.
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Washington
Crowder
Congress
United States
France
War Department
House
Senate
Manhood
America
Republic
American Negro Fighters Reshape War Image in France
Article extols African American service in World War I French and British units. It cites two Negro divisions, the Ninety‑Second and Ninety‑Third, excelling on the western front. It notes draft figures, camp callups, and commissions, including 250 officers and 34 colored chaplains, reflecting broad participation and impact.
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France
Young Mens Christian Association
Cure for Dysentery in Ashland Story Prompts Hope
In Ashland Kansas a man recalls how Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his daughter from a deadly dysentery attack. His family, told by neighbors to try the remedy, believes it saved the child’s life despite initial doubt.
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Ashland
Kansas
Chamberlain
William Whitelaw
Dee Moines
Iowa
Remedy
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Kaiver
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Africa
Hun
Verdun
Simmons
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