German Trickery Stirring Up Neutral Nations
An uncredited exposé outlines German covert efforts to sway neutrals against Britain. It describes Berlin’s agents in Copenhagen, embassies shaping editorials, and plans to dispatch twenty operatives to Egypt to foment rebellion, with vivid anecdotes from a hotel stay and spying incidents. The piece warns of a broad campaign aimed at England and Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
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Britain
Copenhagen
Egypt
Regent Street
Tewsboy
Chen
England
Wy Chater
Proms
Artieles
Lemberg
Berlin
Paris
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Russia
Napvik
Hose Wen
New British Army Organized Into Three Corps
Britain unveils a force of three army corps per unit, 1000 men per corps, totaling 640000 or 720800 with variations. The systemised structure nears completion as commanders reveal the new British military power. The tune echoes volunteers and early doubts, but the army stands as a formidable fact ready to face Germany this spring.
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Britain
Kitchener
Britaio
Germany
Five Terrible Weapons of Destruction Used by French Airmen
French airmen wield five deadly weapons in aerial combat. Steel arrows, mega bombs, quick Army gun, shell pistol against Zeppelins, and a 50-pound dynamite bomb. Air crews carry thousands of arrows per flight and risk death from falls, enemy fire, or their own explosions as they push into history.
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Firman
The Sospicions Guard on the Railway Train Incident
A fragmentary account notes a railway line disruption lasting five hours as a guard questions the cause. A passenger recalls plans to marry and references an event that remains unclear in the readable text.
New Air Bomb from France Seen In Action
A Daily Mail special describes a French air service bomb that causes mass casualties with wave-like force. An airman recounts testing at altitude, noting instant death from intense cold and buildings collapsing like cards. The device uses simple materials, can be prepared at air bases, and requires minimal handling.
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French Air Service
Germany
Why Not A Volunteer Camp Debate In Australia War Readiness
The Sydney Sun argues for a nationwide volunteer camp program to train men during leave months. A federal plan would organize repeated month long camps to boost prewar military knowledge, enabling faster future drafts. Teachers and employers would support. officers face training challenges while volunteers build readiness.
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Australia
Sydney
Con Lant
Oficera
Inatrucon
Gapa
Coningenta
Call of the Colors Poem Inspired War Duty Message
A World War I era verse by George J. Carthew urges England’s men to answer the call to duty. From Mulberry Florida the poem extols national loyalty, soldiers at the front, and the sacrifice of fathers and brothers for the Motherland, ending with a signature line.
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England
Sons of Empire
Britain
German General Voiced Brutal War Rhetoric in Berlin Tag
A Berlin Tag article quotes General von Disfurth denying guilt for German war actions and glorifying destruction. The piece portrays him as candidly defending looting, killing, and contempt for art, asserting Mars rules and that monuments are expendable in service of victory.
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General von Disfurth
Berlin Tag
Mars
Apollo
Cathedral of
Rheims
Iron Rheims
Cost of Paramountcy and War Toll Reflected in London Scene
A Sydney Sun London dispatch weighs the war toll with 125000 German and about 60000 Allied deaths in two weeks. It notes mourning in Tube crowds, widespread black attire, and a quiet national push toward recruitment as aristocracy suffers gaps yet gains a fleeting glow from heroism.
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London
Sydney Sun
War Office
England
The Decline of Ypres and Its Cloth Hall Legacy
Ypres once a major Flemish manufacturing city and capital of West Flanders, now declined from 200000 to 16000, with only the Cloth Hall remaining as a grand reminder. The hall spans 100 years of construction, features a 230 foot belfry and 44 statues, while the Cloth Hall’s town hall houses murals recounting Ypres history from 1187. Calais and Dunkirk, though ancient, remain important towns today.
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Ypres
Flanders
West Flanders
Belgium
Hospital of the Virgin
Calais
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Fortifications and Dover Strait Link Studied
Two million sterling is spent on Dunkirk harbors and fortifications in France. The article notes Dunkirk’s strategic strength due to its fortifications and the vulnerability of surrounding land to being underwater. It also mentions the Dover Straits being 21 miles wide at Calais and linked to Dover by submarine telegraph work.
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Dunkirk
France
Dover Straits
Calais
Dover
Ribie
Cleveland Plain
George Gray
Gray
Panama Canal Flagship Vimlera Transits to Australia
Officials aboard the Vimlera describe passing through the Panama Canal from ocean to ocean in 21 hours, noting the official opening will come in spring. The 10,000 ton vessel, aboard with observers and photos, passed after the Ancon long guided the passage, with charges similar to the Suez rate and no incidents or danger reported.
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G.5
Wimbra
Booth Wharf
Australia
Panama Canal
Acon
Panama
Goethals
Canal Zone
oMcers
Vimiera
Sues
Vimbera
Ocean
Song of the Red Cross causes Melbourne chorus craze
The women of England and Melbourne embrace a new anthem at the Cinderella pantomime praising their work sewing shirts for soldiers. The chorus features Sister Susie sewing shirts for soldiers and a witty line about prefering to sleep on battlefields over a saucy short thirty for soldiers.
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England
Melbourne
Tipperary
Susie
Slater Susie
Business as Usual recitation shocks London crowds
English actor Matheson Lang has stirred London with a patriotic poem titled Business as Usual written by Reginald Arkell. The piece portrays John Bull as an industrious trader mapping the earth and guiding commerce, while warning against aggression and urging steadfast support for England amid conflict.
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Matheson Lang
Melbourne
London
Reginald Arkell
John Bull
Turkish question stirs debate on Allies and Turkey
Fragmentary note discusses the Turkish question and Allied plans involving Turkey. Mentions regiments of Kurds and references Beaton Tran with unclear context. Source text is garbled. main idea suggests unsettled stance of Allies toward Turkey and domestic political rhetoric.
Wilhelm Rez-William Wrecks and War Echoes
Fragmented column discusses postwar hopes for a free, prosperous Commonwealth in the wake of conflict. Mentions Australia, Britain, the Kaiser, and liberty minded immigration, alongside a light note on George Gray’s billiards and a French Alsace Lorraine homecoming.
Allied high jinks and war verse from a fractured page
A jumble of wartime verse and rumor, mocking German aims with lines about Calais and Dover. The piece rambles through Allied offensives, submarines, and German-sung bravado, interspersed with stray anecdotes about gambling on trains, sea bathing, and verse about Liege Namur and a club.
Forgetful dog and a tale of war in a garden scene
A narrator recalls feeding a dog who brings a forget me not as a poignant moment after dinner. Conversation turns to the war as a young woman notes opposition to long engagements while sly quips from a newspaper parody reference Russia Turkey and a military misstep with a decorative Iron Cross.
Substitute for Ice Proposed by Belgian Chemist
Belgian chemist Ialdor Hislaire predicts a carbon based substitute for ice to preserve food. Tablets release a vapor that coats food with an invisible film, preventing oxidation and spoilage for months. Food is placed in an air tight chamber, exposed to vapor, then later heated to expel the carbon before eating.
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Wce
Ialdor Hislaire
Hislalve
The Hat Lift Now Threatens A Bowing Salute
A discussion on hats and salutations traces the decline of a formal bow. The modern practice replaces the bow with hat lifting, erasing the head bow that once accompanied public courtesy. Historical notes cite 18th century manuals and military etiquette, where the bow was the core act of respect.
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Polite Academy
School of Behavior
Lord Mersey Praised for Empress of Ireland Inquiry Demeanor
A humorous anecdote about a judge, his temper, and a bonnet box gag circulates, praising Lord Mersey's conduct of the Empress of Ireland inquiry. The tale contrasts court rigidity with a wife's witty retort about packing a wig, illustrating tone rather than event details.
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Lord
Ireland
Lord Mersey
Elreult
Summing Him Up Ambrose and Laura In A Conservatory Moment
Ambrose in the conservatory challenges Laura about love not strength or beauty. Clarissa attends a cookery class her mother says teaches charity as dishes are shared. A father quips about punishment and the value of women. Rachel’s bees and a thimble appear in the scene.
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Ambrose
Laura
Clarissa
Clariesa
Fashions Shift Toward Full Skirts and Pantaloons
In a style column era and Europe trend update, writers examine a wave toward full skirts over trousers, praise pipafore and pinafore tunics, and note London designers driving the look while acknowledging the lingering allure of harem and hobble silhouettes. The piece profiles actress Robert Lorraine, the Amadio marriage, and a campaign against aigrettes amid legal controls, contrasting global fashion with wartime practicality.
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Europe
America
Fashion Autocrat
Worth
Monsieur
London
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