Not all over yet war rages worldwide say observers
The piece catalogs global wartime tensions from Afghanistan to Fiume and the Baltic, noting Kolchak in Russia and Allied advances near Archangel. It contrasts grand campaigns with small-scale conflicts, laments breathless correspondents, and questions peace amid ongoing hostilities.
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Bonar Tsw
Prospero
Fluellen
Afghanistan
Bohemia
Siberia
Russia
Petrograd
Kolchak
Archangel
Murmansk
Bulgaria
Serbia
China
Japan
Little Fiume
Wilson
Mexico
Paris
Facade of Alliance Masking Real Peace Machinery
General March testified before the Senate Military Committee that Britain and the United States would maintain military strengths four times prewar levels. The plan envisions staffs coordinating combined forces with other nations to meet obligations under the covenant, while Grey and Cambon discuss potential joint action to prevent aggression. The covenant may be a facade, masking enlarged national armies as the true peacekeeping mechanism.
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Paris
Senate
General March
Great Britain
United States
France
Edward Grey
Cambon
Covenant and Entente Debate Shifts Senate Opinion
The piece notes a potential opinion shift if the covenant takes hold, citing Senator Knox who hints at aid if civilization is imperiled and suggests an entente or similar pact. It contrasts critics favoring a loose alliance with The Tribune’s support for an alliance aimed at credible peace and trusted partnerships.
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Knox
the Tribune
Conrad on Poland as Realist Romance
The piece views Joseph Conrad as a realist writer whose fiction blends romance with essential truth. It praises his Poland focus and argues that enduring national character, not shifting events, governs, even as it notes a fatalistic tone in his war philosophy.
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Joseph Conrad
Poland
Tribune
Tobenkin
Conrad
Mr. Conrad
England
France
America
Martens Abandoned Socialism as He Seeks Anarchy Defense
The New York Call shifts from socialism to Holshewist rhetoric while challenging criminal anarchist law. It accuses Martens of Lenineist methods and calls him an agent who would seize power by force, contrasting his stance with American democracy and highlighting Dudley Field Malone’s counsel in a related case.
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New York
Martens
Russia
Lenine
Trotzky
Switzerland
Trotky
Kerensky
Duma
Constituent Assembly
Dudley Field Malone
Europe
Poland
Thought Dictograph Quote From Martens Report
A fragment notes Martens muttering to himself about Americans calling them fools, reflecting a harsh, biased mood. The line hints at a historical context where surveillance or dictation devices might influence public perception.
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Martens
Poisoning the Future by Beard on World War origins
Charles A. Beard questions a syllabus on the Great War from Columbia University and the local Education Department. He criticizes simplistic causation notes and warns against bias by teachers and officials in shaping history for children.
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Charles A. Beard
Columbia University
Department of Education
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Belghum
England
Beard
Beards
France
Russia
Board of Education
Health insurance debate voiced by Warren S. Stone
Warren S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers argues against compulsory health insurance, warning it could end initiative and make workers dependent on government. He cites public health trends, prior public sectors, and a need for personal responsibility, while noting global examples and concerns about radical emigration.
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Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Stone
Ballade of Ancient Acts and Vaudeville Echoes
A nostalgic poem recounts vaudeville favorites and performers from the 1890s through early 20th century shows. It contrasts performer memory with audience ignorance of authors, notes shifts in public taste, and ends with a light jab at wartime government bonuses.
Diary of Samuel Pepys and 19th Century Observations
Pepys records a handful of court and social events including a tennis loss to St Spaeth, watching Richards and Behr beat Throckmorton and Hunter, and a dinner wager. He notes meals with his wife and Mistress Caroline, attends the Lambs Gambol featuring Cohan and Collier, and records office routines with colleagues. The entry also touches on American typography quirks, a playful nursery verse parody, and a humorously altered rent-themed verse.
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Samuel Pepys
St. Spaeth
Richards
Behr
Throckmorton
Hunter
S. Martin
S. Ross
Helen Pemberton
Tekle Floppit
Helen
H. H. Kohisnat
Chicago
Poland And The Enduring Polish Temperament
The speaker argues Poland’s independence arose from sacrifice not policy and that loyalty will stem from national temperament rather than gratitude. He warns that future relations with Germany and Russia will be fraught and that Western powers must understand Poland’s moral kinship, while neighbors’ hostility will endure.
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Poland
Germany
Russia
Offspring of the West and Poland's Evolving Fate
The passage argues that Poland must resist aggression and ethnic violence toward Ruthenian and Lithuanian groups. It contends time and moral forces will restore truth and that disintegrating nationalities aligned with hostile powers will eventually move toward a humane, eastern European state.
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Poland
Saints Progress Impresses as Galsworthy Probes Life
A book review praises John Galsworthy's Saints Progress for depth and intensity, noting his neutral stance and strong character emotion. It contrasts Wells's social burden in fiction with Galsworthy's restrained humor, and applauds his serious treatment of religion and society.
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Walter Scott
Dickens
Vanity Fair
N. Y. Tribune
George Meredith
Wella
Galsworthy
Conrad
Shaw
John Galsworthy
Wells
Edward Pierson
Saint's Progress
Here
Poughkeepsie
Drinks of Other Days from the Boston Post
The Boston Post notes seventeenth and eighteenth century Americans had a wide drink variety beyond wine and rum. Dutch taverns offered many mixed drinks and distillers advertised numerous waters and cordials, with funeral services once serving many liquors before temperance sentiments ended the practice.
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New York
Common Christianity and the restoration of French churches
Captain David Gray argues for a united Christian effort to restore ruined churches in France after World War I. He urges American churches to fund restoring shattered sacred sites under French supervision, as a monument to civic life and shared faith.
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The
Tribune
France
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Aisne
Ile de France
St Pierre de l'Aigle
Mangin
Bonnes
Charlemagne
Roche
America
Christian Churches of
Curious Cuss From The Wennebago A Curious Cuss
A satirical note from Mina in The Fairmount Sentinel mocks Frank A Day for his political maneuvering. The piece says he has named many men to fill state offices and quips about his ongoing campaign antics. It preserves a playful tone and lingering affection despite faults.
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Wennebago
Mina
Frank A. Day
Fairmount
Dry Dock in Boston Holds 65 Million Gallons
The Boston Grobs suggest thinking big as the Commonwealth Dry Dock in South Boston is described as capable of storing 65 million gallons of water or other liquids.
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Boston Grobs
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