German Plot to Use $50,000 In U S Conspiracy Rumors
A Washington report outlines alleged German plans to pay out up to $60,000 to influence American congressmen and public opinion before entering World War I. Bernstorff and others face scrutiny as officials vow to expose and dismantle German propaganda networks in the United States.
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Congess Mheonzh
Ohla
Howard
Geremain
United States
Lansing
Nitlent Wil
Little Things That Count in Life’s Sunshine
A reflective note on daily acts that reduce conflict and foster happiness. It praises small considerate choices like yielding, avoiding direct confrontation, and gentle responses to provoke a steadier, brighter mood. The piece frames these micro-behaviors as turning away clouds and sustaining positive life beams.
The Land of Blades and Honor in Japan
Japan is called the land of blades by its own people as older scholars claim the first sword was made by the same god who invented poetry. A sword maker in Japan was highly honored among smiths and could receive high military rank a yearly pension or even lordship of his province.
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Japan
War Spending Bill Prompts Senate Debate Over 20 Billion
Newspaper Union News Service Washington reports a Senate debate over a $3 billion war proficiency appropriation bill with 100 million added, projecting total war appropriations around $20 billion. Critics warn of extravagance as the bill moves to conference, detailing major items from shipping boards to armaments and naval funds.
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Senate
House
Chabumia
Army and
Havy Emergenc
Naval Reserve
London Bombed Third Time In Night Attacks Claim
London faced two air raids last night marking the capital’s third assault in two days. Fifteen people were killed and seventy injured in the Monday raid. Across the fronts, German and allied actions are noted but vary in outcome with French and British supports, while other war news and policy updates roll in from Amsterdam, Montevideo, and Washington.
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London
Huenox Aires
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Rupprecht
Bainsitz
Riza Front
Ypres
Paris
George Guynemer
Lieut
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Imperial Governient
Belgium
France
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Boulogne
Suez Canal
Helgian Congo
Canary Islands
Tunis
Morocco
Azores
Madeira
Gibraltar
Africa
Thirty Belgians Killed for Espionage in Ghent
Advices from the frontier report that about thirty Ghent residents have been executed in the past three weeks on espionage charges. In Spokane, coal dealers reduced prices by 50 and 75 cents per ton at a meeting, aiming to preempt government action.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Ghent
Belgium
Spokane
Wash
Food Administration
Denver
Oklahoma
Reed on Strike Board Commission to Visit Pacific Coast
President Wilson forms a special commission to mediate labor disputes during the war era. Col J L Spangler Verner Reed John H Walker RE Marah and Felix Brankfurter named. focus on Pacific coast shipyard strike and broader labor tensions. Secretary of Labor Wilson chairs. mission to visit state governors and offer executive services.
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Wilson
Col. J. L. Spangler
Pennsylvania
Verner Reed
Colorado
John H. Walker
Mines
RE. P. Marah
Felix Brankfurter
New York
Pacific Coast
Lansing Proves Microbe Plots In German Legation
A historic page reveals a deadly culture found in the German legation, detailing a clandestine microbial plot uncovered and turned over to authorities. The report emphasizes international concerns over bioweapons and the security steps taken by the U.S. and allied agencies.
Good Faith Betrayed Secrets From Bucharest Bomb Plot Details
Summary of a U.S. State Department disclosure by Secretary Lansing. It reports German agents in Bucharest smuggling powerful explosives and anthrax packets via the German legation to influence war outcomes, with Romanian authorities supervising a search that uncovered 51 boxes including TNT compounds and microbial agents. The items, shipped from Kronstadt, included notes directing use against horses and cattle.
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United States
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Germany
Lansing
von Luxburg
Argentina
von Keckhardt
Mexico City
von Bernstorff
F Foreign Office
Congress
State Department
William Whiting Andrews
Legation
Porumbaru
Romania
Vopicka
Andrews
Kronstadt
Hungary
Kostoff
Newpaper Union News Review
World Wheat Crop Totals From International Reports
The report shows 1 665 489 000 bushels of wheat worldwide, up 3 3 percent from 1916, with barley 404 289 000 bushels up 2 4 percent and oats 1 995 504 000 up 19 9 percent. Algeria reports wheat 29 715 000 up 1 9 percent and barley 33 208 000 down 7 7 percent.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Department of Agriculture
Algeria
French Repel Verdun Attack With Gas Barrage
French forces repelled a Verdun assault as British units suppressed a barrage fire and Germans endured gas attacks while attempting to regain ground. Strong action centered on Verdun front with ongoing artillery and countermeasures.
Verdun Front Attacks Repulsed As War Widens
Violent German assaults on French positions northeast of Verdun were repulsed with heavy losses. Crown Prince Rupprecht halted counterattacks around Bois la Chaume while artillery duels continued on the Aisne and Verdun fronts. Air raids struck London and the coast as Sweden faced a ministerial crisis.
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Teutons
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Bois la Chaume
Aisne
Flanders
Thhe Scarpe
Arras
Lens
Rupprecht
Dyina
Jacobstadt
Cadorna
Bainsizza
Channel
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