No Officer Caste and Social Distinctions in War Era
Secretary Baker discusses democratic equality in military life noting education favors private citizens but uniforms require implicit obedience to superiors. He argues officers should mingle with men, cautioning against rigid class barriers seen in Europe and praising fraternal bonds within American units.
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Iss Yufen
Armenia tragedy tests faith and calls for aid
The piece laments Armenian suffering and urges American women missionaries to respond. It argues that abundance from the rich and charity from the poor must be directed to aid Armenians, while note is made of Turkish oppression and the need for comprehension.
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France
Armenia
Democracy and Autocracy in Wartime Thought
A reprinted essay argues democracy is inefficient during war and autocracy can be effective. It contends a strong central power, if responsible, can speed victory, while citizens should accept curbs on rights for national unity. The piece urges total wartime efficiency and suppression of dissent until victory.
Peace and disarmament themes across U.S. papers
Berlin peace notes and Western anxieties mix with warnings from Chicago and Des Moines about an armed world. Des Moines urges disarmament as essential to American ideals, while Peoria notes Bolshevik trust in Germany in a fraught global balance.
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Des Moines Register
Germany
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Peter Rabbit’s Winter Fear at Johnny Chuck’s Door
Peter Rabbit sits by Johnny Chuck’s snow filled doorway pondering sleep through the long winter and what it would be like to live day after day without eating. Sammy Jay tempts Peter to explore the burrow while Peter battles curiosity and his sense of right and wrong.
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Christmas Daycard Requests and Potato Hunt in School
In Our School Friday recounts students trading Christmas cards and Fatty Bellowes laughing at a poem. Andy Anderson leads Junior Nome Guards to seek hidden potatoes to report to the government, with Griggsy’s barn searched and two potatoes found. Examinations approach with ink writing practiced at a single desk while Fattye Bellowes earns ink on paper. Notes warn of no school tomorrow.
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Blaney's
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Brigham
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Chancellor Given Full Peace Powers
Amsterdam Dec 22 Count Von Hertling the imperial German chancellor has received representatives of all reichstag parties after a confidential discussion on peace negotiations with Russia. The Berlin official dispatch says the Emperor authorized him to conclude peace and ordered Foreign Secretary Von Kuehlmann to conduct the talks. Government plans for future negotiations were reviewed and all deputies approved them.
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Russia
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Red Herr
Amsterdam
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von Kuehlmann
Daylight Bank Robbery At Seven Corners Site
In Minneapolis on December 22 three masked robbers entered the People's State bank at Seven Corners a busy downtown district. They escaped with unknown loot after forcing entry and threatening staff. President P. J. Ernster and two employees were absent during the incident.
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People’s State Bank
Seven Corners
P. J. Ernster
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