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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1917

Page

9

Significant Signs of Revolt as German Navy Moods Rise

The article surveys mutinies in Germany and revolutionary shifts echoing Russia, noting the Westfalen crew mutiny and soldiers refusing to fire. It argues the Slav fatalist training aids rebellion, Admiral Von Capelle warns of revolutionary influence, and in 1915 Germany faces a fading dream of world domination with uncertain but near-certain revolt.

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A Need of New Tactics in World War I Front

The article argues Allied forces must change tactics on the Western Front as frontal assaults prove wasteful. It notes early German superiority, Verdun’s lesson, and blitz-like gains from American air力量, urging isolation of Germany via rail, ports, and communications to deliver a decisive blow.

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Vision of a united century in human harmony

The excerpt envisions a peaceful twentieth century where world unity, international law, shared resources, and universal humanity replace conflict. It advocates common labor concerns, abolition of aristocratic privilege, and a global federation under one humanity, with prophetic dreams of Venus and Berlin opening to a single earth. A narrative continues with Mrs. Flitter asking Peter to watch her babies.

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German spy hoax falls flat as boyhood scouts mock arrest

In a village schoolyard tale from Wednesday, Captain Andy and the Home Guards pretend to arrest a supposed German spy named Jones. The captured man, unarmed, quips and walks away as plans to burn a house fade. Parallel scenes follow Peter Rabbit and the Flitters contemplating flight and home.

Andy T Anderson Fatty Bellowes Ex Brigham Mra Hicks’s Griggses Andy Fatty

Century of Peace Vision in H G Wells Quote

The passage envisions a transformed twentieth century with war ended, widespread schooling, and equal rights. It cites H G Wells on war’s grotesque effects and predicts a global spread of education, including a schoolhouse in every hamlet, across Africa, Mexico, China, and Russia, leading to women’s equality.

H. G. Wells Africa Mexico China Russia America

Mystery of Flitter the Bat Babies Emerges in Barn Tale

A fragment from a children tale notes the babies of Flitter the Bat leaving Farmer Brown's barn despite being too young to fly or walk. Peter Rabbit appears anxious about their absence and questions linger.

Flitter Farmer Brown Peter Rabbit

Peter and Mrs Flitter Carrying Babies on Fur

The excerpt shows Peter teasing Mrs Flitter about her babies clinging to her fur as she flies to hunt meals. Mrs Flitter explains the babies rarely forget and enjoy the rides, though she sometimes leaves them hanging on a twig to rest or avoid fatigue.

Peter Mrs. Pitter Flitter Mrs. Flitter

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