Truth is costly in Germany claims Berlin journalist
Dr Hermann Rosemeier now a democratic refugee in Switzerland reveals in Bern Freie Zeitung that German leaders and dissidents faced arrest and jail. He cites Liebknecht Luxemburg Nicolai Paasche Kardstein Jannasch Lichnowsky and Bebel, describing preventive arrests and war servitude, with parallel to past and current political repressions.
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Berlin
Hermann Rosemeier
Switzerland
Bern Freie Zeitung
Meier
Morgenpost
Germany
Liebknecht
Rosa Luxemburg
Baron von Kardstein
London
Lilly Jannasch
New Fatherland League
Loyal Russian Officers Hope to Rejoin Allied Forces Abroad
The piece portrays loyal former Russian officers stripped of rank and resources, fleeing to Yokohama and Vladivostok as they seek admission to American or Allied service. It notes their persecution at home, perilous journeys via Suez, and interviews with the U.S. military attaché in Tokyo while many await chances to serve.
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Russia
Yokohama
Harbin
Vladivostok
America
Stars and Stripes
Red Guards
China
Suez
Italy
France
Tokio
United States
Miner Bruce Lindsay Enlists After 4000 Mile Trek
Bruce Lindsay a Canadian miner enlisted in the Canadian army after a long journey from a platinum mining camp on the Anadir river in Siberia. He reported being the sole survivor of a party of 23 that perished from exposure while crossing from the Anadir settlement toward the Bering Sea to Alaska.
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Bruce Lindsay
Anadir River
Siberia
Anadir
Oases Bering Sea
Alaska
Canadian Squadron Charge Beats Dual Rifle Lines
Lieutenant Flowerdew led a Canadian Cavalry squadron in a daring assault on two enemy lines, about 60 men each, with machine guns in the center and flanks. Despite heavy fire and ~70 percent casualties, the squadron as a unit advanced, killed many, and broke the enemy, then linked with Lieutenant Harvey’s dismounted party. Flowerdew was wounded but continued to direct, his valor helping secure the position.
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G. M
Harvey
V.C
Flowerdew
Germans Claim England Starving War Propaganda Note
German press bureau reports prisoners say England is starving while Germany wins food booty. They describe captured tin food white bread marmalade wine tobacco plus uniforms linen boots leather goods and tent materials. They boast of railways built by the British and claim the English have lost substantial war materiel in the first three days of battle.
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Germany
Berlin
England
Schwab To Lead Shipbuilding Drive With 450000 Men Under Him
Charles M. Schwab as director of shipbuilding in the United States will supervise more than 450,000 workers as part of the nation's wartime effort.
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Charles M. Schwab
United States
Securing Lands for Settlers Aims to Curb Absentee Ownership
A parliamentary committee on Agriculture and Colonization examines practical steps to boost settler access to western lands. The debate centers on taxing unused private land to force conservation, with options for land only or improved property taxes, urging provincial and Dominion cooperation for fair, effective reform. Toronto Globe advocates coordinated policy before implementing remedies.
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Toronto Globe
Kaiser's Napoleonic Dreams Revealed in Reports
A London Spectator writer attributes to Kaiser Wilhelm a plan to place relatives as rulers in conquered regions. He allegedly would crown Eitel Fritz grand duke of Courland, a Saxon prince in Lithuania, another son king of Poland, Prince Oscar king of Finland, a Hohenzollern king of Roumania, and Albania for Prince William of Wied.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
London Spectator
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser
Eitel Fritz
Courland
Lithuania
Poland
Oscar
Finland
Hohenzollern
Roumania
Albania
William of
Wied
Chariton Bates Strayer
Leslie
Army cooks in France bake trove of foot as bread
Army cooks in France reportedly baked a large amount of meat into bread by mistake, mixing rough mismeasures with battlefield rations. The incident underscores supply chain errors during operations in Europe.
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France
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Prince Lichnowsky
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August Bebel
American South
John Quincy Adams Jin
Literary Digest
Eureka Harness Oil
Live
Gealers
Imperial Oil Limited
N. U
Bovril
Committee OF Agriculture and Colonization
Kaiser’s
Foundry Products, Ltd
Calgary, Alberta
Foundry Products, Limited
Calgary
Alta
Amsor
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