President Wilson and Ulterior Motives in War Policy
The Philadelphia Public Ledger article argues President Wilson accuses critics of ulterior motives over war policies and price control. It contends his confidence risks overreach, questions the capacity of his aides, and urges public judgment on whether Congress must curb executive power to protect civilian authority during wartime.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Chamberlain
Flo
Department
Congress
Lodge
Senator Stone
1' As
Ordnance Bureau
Senate
House
Senator Chamberlain
Lenine and Stone clash across the war debate
The piece condemns Nikolai Lenin and William Joel Stone in heated, partisan terms. It portrays Stone attacking Roosevelt as a Kaiser ally while defending Kaiserism, and argues patriotic Americans must judge Zionists? the text references. It notes Democratic senators Chamberlain and Reed alongside Stone, with critique of political manipulation during wartime.
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Roosevelt
Nikolai Lenine
William Too Stone
Theodore Roosevelt
William Inet
William Joel Stone
America
Stone
Captain Boy-Ed Peace Terms Revealed in May 1915 Plan
The World's Work article by John R. Rathom details Karl Boy-Ed's proposed peace terms to President Wilson in May 1915. It recalls attempts to establish a German press bureau, offers of payments to Rathom, and requests to press for an arms embargo and U.S. mediation, with exposes of German propaganda through the Providence Journal.
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Karl Boy-Ed
Washington
Wilson
World's Work Magazine
John R. Rathom
Rathom
Providence Journal
Ratham
United States
New York
Central Park, South
Captain Karl Boy-Ed
Captain Boy- Ed
Dr. Fuehr
von Bernstorff
Captain Boy-Fa
Boy-Ed
Tie
Germany
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Captain Boy-Ed
Infern
Congress
Son
Plea to President to Press Arms Embargo for Peace
A reader urges the President and Secretary Bryan to publicly ask American manufacturers to halt arms traffic. The author claims such a plea could hasten peace talks by creating a basis for negotiations and initiating preliminary peace machinery. Captain Boy-Ed explains the proposed approach and its potential impact on neutrality.
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Bryan
Boy-Ed
Flags Fraternal Poem Of American Unity And Resilience
A patriotic poem contrasts France’s devastation with America’s resilience. It envisions Old Glory guiding renewal abroad and at home, where the flag’s colors bloom as roses and lilies, uniting under the star spangled banner. The verse salutes enduring three colors blue white red.
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France
In Flanders Fields Poem Excerpt By Captain John McRae
The text presents an excerpt from In Flanders Fields by Captain John McRae as printed in London’s Punch. It evokes the field of poppies, crosses, and the dead who pass the torch to the living to carry on the fight. The excerpt ends with a truncated line about poppies growing in Flanders.
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Flanders Fields
Flanders
Albuquerque Group Seeks Approval for San Juan Rail Line
The Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce calls for permission and federal support to build a railroad from Albuquerque to the San Juan basin. The resolution urges the Director General of Railroads and Congress to assist, including favorable freight rates for ten years and possible federal land grants.
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Albuquerque Chamber OF Commerce
Congress
Albuquerque
San Juan Basin
Albuquerque ‘Chamber of Commerce
Railreds
Board of Direct
Chamber of Commerce
Noah
Pormneten
N. M
B Fall
A. A. Jones
W. C. Walton
Director General of Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Mexican
Missouri Senator Stone Attacks Roosevelt in Senate
The Providence Journal notes Senator William J. Stone of Missouri attacked Theodore Roosevelt, labeling him disloyal while praising patriotism. The piece suggests Stone sought to embarrass the Wilson administration and block American rights in the lead up to US entry in World War I.
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William J. Stone
Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
GuneShoe
United States
Wiliam Jr. Stone
Congress
Providence Journal
New Mexico Cirl Becomes Movie Star
March, Mee, Gouwye born Madrit educated Sacred Heart Con vent, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. First film work under D. W. Griffith led to lead roles. starred in Sands o' Dee and Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. Joined Goldwyn in 1916 and appeared in Polly of the Girls Sun Shine Alley and The Cinderella Man. Fields of Honor and Beloved Traitor pending.
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March
Mee
Gouwye
Madrit
Sacred Heart Convent
San Francisco
Los Angeles
DL W. Griffith
Goldwyn Star
Incember
Fields of Honor
President as servant not head ruler in war policy debated
Boston Transcript argues President Wilson is not head ruler but chief servant, warning that war cannot be won with words. It praises a proposed Chamberlain bill creating a war cabinet of three disinterested citizens to assist the President and coordinate government action without overrunning existing cabinets. It lauds Senators Lodge and others for aiming to balance powers and duties in wartime.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Mary
Senate
Wilson
Thedo Riesses
Washington
Stone
Chamberlain
Food Administration
Sentor Reed
Boston Transcript
United States
Germany
Buffalo
Lodge
Champion Service Flag Displayed In Frisco
At 65 Market Street San Francisco the West's Champion Service Flag is shown in a white center with a red border. Ble stars form the numerals W02. The flag, a new SP Coast design, marks 63 of Pacific System’s 1632 govt service employees with commissions including one colonel and 21 officers. The Southern Pacific plans monthly numeral updates, with a February 1 turnover anticipated.
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Market
Se Sor Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
NO FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR REGISTRATION OF GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES
The Attorney General rules that German subjects or natives naturalized in other countries are not to be charged fees for registration or related services. Registration officers will administer oaths between February 4 and February 9, 1918, at specified hours, with fees waived for aliens as per official order.
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Santa Fe
N. Mex
Geerany
United States
Orgratuie
Tration
Hadspeth
James I. Seligman
Creation of New County Demanded by Moira Citizens
Amid unrest in Moira asked for secession to form a new county until rights are respected. Advocates vow to defend freedoms if needed while critics call the move desperate and possibly echoed by distant regions.
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Everal
Moira Onaty
Rot Bie
Pew County
Erchinets
Mies
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Sierra
mug—Artesia
White House
Alsace-Lorraine
Mr. Bryan
Tle
John McRae
London
PUNCH
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William Jermany Stone
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New County
Wall Street
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