American Repost of Ten Months in Germany Reveals War Realities
An American recount describes German secrecy around the war’s true progress, noting cautions about the Somme and Potsdam, and claims the English and German fronts reflect hidden realities. The account mentions prisoners, propaganda, and the shifting perception of German morale and strategy as war weariness grows.
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Germany
D. T. Curtin
St Mary
Bere
Regie
Jon
Potsdam
Cantalon Non Joly
Somme
Poland
Great Britain
New Rubber Substitute Torcar Tyre Demonstration
A substitute for rubber tires, a torcar tyre with half rubber and half alternative material, has been tested for four months covering 1500 miles. Inventor Mr. Flint notes less wear than standard rubber and claims comparable performance at lower cost, though observers doubt visible differences.
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Tee
Flint
Met
Ionee
German Statesmen and British Policy Amid European Tensions
An analysis discusses German aims to reshape European alignments with France Italy and Russia. Bassermann’s plan seeks to win over Britain’s Mediterranean allies, threaten Gibraltar and Suez influence, and exploit Russia to counter British power, reflecting Pan-German influence and historical scepticism about its feasibility.
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France
Italy
Pes Sears
Herr Bassermann
Rome
Germany
Bassermann
Ibraltar
Gibraltar
Spain
Suez Canal
Russia
Oeien
Asia
Mommsen
Through a Tunnel to Verdun Front
A wartime account describes a forest tunnel near Argonne reaching the front lines, German mines, and French trenches 300 yards wide. American visitor Mr Cravath recounts near-encounters with German troops and French command posts, including Petain and de Castelnau planning at a two-storey stone HQ. Prisoners march past with spades as work continues under tight military secrecy.
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Forest of
Argonne
Ke Ape
Bodt
Cravath
Ers
Oliver
Cage ‘Na i
Verdun
Petain
Neville
de Castelnon
The Life of Books and Shifting Novel World
A compact reflection on how modern novels rise and fall swiftly reflecting changing habits. Includes a vignette about Louis in a bank job and a stray line about football and family exchanges.
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Louis
France's War Legacy through Railways and Industry Revival
A fragmented observation outlines postwar France investing in railways and industrial upgrades. It notes improvements in infrastructure, wells, and factory projects repurposed for chemical, textile, and paper industries, reflecting wartime exigencies shaping future economic recovery.
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France
Warner Allen
Posweas
Aes
Isto
National Des Matieres Colorantes
Annexations and Guarantees Dominate Bulow Speech
In a British account the article analyzes Prince Bulow's warnings of annexations as Germany’s aim to strengthen coasts and frontiers. It argues no lasting peace if Germany seeks total defeat for guarantees and real securities, contrasting Bulow with Bourian Bethmann Tisza and others and noting conservative deprecation.
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Bulow
Unek
Germany
Prince Bulow
Bourian
Bethmann
Tisza
Prince ‘Bulow
Coger
Ana
le Temps
Women Break Barriers in Russian Professions by 19th Century
The text notes Russian women gaining professional prominence from the mid 1800s onward. It cites pioneers in medicine and surgery during wars, widespread entry into medical practice in the 1870s, and women surpassing men in some cities' dentistry. It also states women dominated zemstvo school teaching and a 1897 census showing four women for every five men in public service.
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Russia
Zemstvo
Canadian grain trade plan faces high costs and risks
The article surveys global grain dynamics with Canada at a geographical disadvantage. It discusses rail transport costs, ocean shipment efficiencies, and competing nations including the United States, Australia, India, and Russia. Saskatchewan production costs are cited, alongside a warning that two thirds of output export trends set price by Liverpool.
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Australia
Europe
Uniteds
Canada
United States
Great Jan
Dunning
Ae Transportation
Great Lakes
Fr. Dunning
India
Russia
Mr. Dunning
Liverpool
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Grain Commission
Census Bureau
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
High Cost of Living in Roman Egypt Highlights Pigs And Pyramids
The article recalls ancient Egypt’s pricing under Roman rule with Mr West noting daily costs: a family’s twenty cent budget, clothing and meals higher today, and items like straw four cents per pound, a horse $1.80, a pig seven cents, a sheep nine cents, and a Gallic slave fifty four cents, illustrating economic conditions across eras.
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Bey
Authority
West
Amon
Egypt
Rheims Loses Woollen Industry Under German Occupation
The article notes that Rheims has no remaining woollen factories as German forces, using high caliber guns at Nogent and other fortifications, identified every plant’s location capacity and equipment, revealing a systematic destruction of the wool trade while wine industries and champagne stock are also mentioned as affected.
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Rheims
Nogent R Abessee
Cathedra
Tie Tee
Orang
Odt
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Pristo
Ital. & Grand
England
Bill
Florida
Paul D. Cravath
Boston
Lee
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Prairie Provinces
Psst
New York Tribune
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