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Newspaper
Preston Leader
Location
Preston, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1915
Page
5
A sensational faux imperial speech portrays Germany’s alleged celebration of cultural conquest in Belgium. It mocks Krupp banners and a Dove of Peace while praising a brutal war zeal. The piece warns of destruction of universities and cathedrals and claims a public threat to Allied papers.
In an October London Magazine article "Dover, the Key of the Channel" the author argues German strategists would detach 10 000 troops to watch Dover while aiming to coerce Wevsel by assault. Dover blocks London access, protects Portsmouth, and stands as a crucial frontier if Dover holds.
George Angus Hall of 15 Ramsay Street Balmain becomes the luckiest or unluckiest man in Sydney after his wife bears three sons on New Year’s Eve. He already has three daughters and faces questions on the baby bonus and King’s bounty while pondering names and future navy careers for the trio. The nurse notes it is the first triple birth she has witnessed.
C W Smith, a shopkeeper from Alexandria, reports Australians in Egypt after arriving in Fremantle. He recalls a lively time among troops, noting spending, language gaps, and cab disputes with English guides. He says troops, fresh from two months at sea, enjoyed a large-scale city welcome and the Arab benefited financially.
A London Globe writer urges Britain and the Empire to impose monetary reprisals for German war crimes. He proposes compulsory registration of all German property in Britain and colonies, with heavy daily penalties for noncompliance, to fund compensation to Allied citizens harmed by German aggression.
A copy of the Natal Newsletter from His Majesty's ship Natal is described, with chirpy chatter on naval life, German headlines, and the Fleet's doings. The piece mocks wartime press parallelism between British and German reports, notes forbidden topics, and ends with a verse lampooning Kaiser Bill.
The article argues aeroplanes prove highly effective for local reconnaissance and signaling artillery to locate targets and correct fire. It notes methods vary from lamps to smoke to lights, possibly all nighttime and daylight signals, with German use implied. Air support increases long range artillery value and may render some guns useless without aerial coordination.
A Russian artilleryman wounded near Lemberg saved an eighteen month old girl as his battery retreated. Despite shellfire and injury, he shielded the child with his body. two comrades carried them to safety. All three were awarded the Cross of St George for bravery.
Lieutenant Dimmer of the Kings Royal Hides was in Boulogne hospital when a paper seller brought local English sheets. He and a brother officer bought copies and reads of the news. Dimmer suddenly turned pale and fainted, then whispered that he had just learned he had been awarded the Victoria Cross.
A guide lists distinguishing badges for officers and NCOs to cut out for reference. It details rank insignia on cuffs for Second Lieutenant to Colonel, with stars crowns and stripes. warrants show a crown without braid or stripes. Non-commissioned ranks use arm stripes and crossed halberds. warrants bear a crown above the cuff front.
A Daily News special correspondent reports the Kaiser toured a Protestant order turned military hospital. He spoke to wounded soldiers, saluted those able to, and offered a rose to every man who could not salute. He also distributed iron crosses and left.
A censored wartime letter recounts a rout and resilient defense on major rivers. It mentions Austrian General Dank attacking Russians, debarked forces near a road, and a large Japanese presence in Agia. The author notes minimal rest, amusement amid loss, and jokes about censoring, with parts lost to page damage.
A jumble of foreign gossip and humor notes sketches a Parisian fashion quip about woolen petticoats, a satirical Mars drama announcement under Kaiser William, absurd barroom misadventures, lost property sale quirks, and stray anecdotes from Australia and New York, reflecting a bustling, incongruous periodical page.
A New Year joke about a pink cow haunts an anxious man who hides after a baleful sighting. The tale shifts to odd encounters with a bottle dealer, a pressed suit scam, and a farmer in Tamworth pondering income tax amid lucerne profits.
The article explains shrapnel shells and bullets as developed by Henry Shrapnel. It notes their invention, mechanism, and how the shell bursts to propel bullets, creating a cone of dispersion. It discusses range, targeting, and the comparative lethality of shrapnel versus rifles, including velocity and energy considerations.
A fragment notes how steel viewed from the forge gains strength through tempering. The text mentions processes affecting blade quality and mentions the craft context without full specification.
The piece discusses wartime fashion and mood in London and Paris, noting women wear military inspired styles and khaki accents rather than mourning. It surveys trends from slim frocks to foulard and organdi, detailing fabrics, trims, silhouettes, and practical choices while urging tasteful restraint aligned with the war spirit.
A distorted excerpt presents a dark dialogue allegedly between Satan and a companion, mixing corrupted phrases and stray references to Milton. The fragment hints at themes of ambition, rebellion against equality, and chaos sown through defiance of divine order, with heavy garble and partial lines.
A fragmentary wartime dialogue set in a Scottish locale with voices debating Camerons and charges. The overheard reflections mix malice and kinship as characters fear report words, hear bugle calls, and recollect a Lewi and Camerons with Glas to Glasgow.
War era verse celebrates the khaki sock sent to soldiers fighting to keep freedom. Women at home knit with skill and patience as news delays arrive. The poem rails against tyranny and praises noble service, urging unity and resolve.
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