Britain and Navy Power Unyielding Before Disarmament Pressures
The author argues Churchill and public opinion in Britain refuse any naval arms limitation. The navy is essential for island security and global influence, having shaped history from the Spanish Armada to Napoleon and beyond. The piece contends Britain must keep a strong fleet, and other nations will want one too.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
Firth of Forth
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
Lloyd-George
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Wilhelm II
France
Europe
America
Revival of sports and national strength in war times
The piece argues that nations strong in peaceful sports build military resolve. It contrasts American athletic culture with German approaches, noting Germany’s lack of popular outdoor sports and fencing emphasis, while Britain and Canada are highlighted as more engaged in such activities.
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Waterloo
Eton
Rugby
Harrow
Chateau-Thierry
Sedan
America
Germany
Germain
Miérica
Sports and war ethos blend in Allied fighting spirit
An essay argues that outdoor sports打造 character and courage across nations. It praises Australians, New Zealanders, Italians, and Americans for sporting grit fueling military skill. It contrasts allied fair fight with German methods and urges a postwar revival of clean, noncommercial sports to mold manly citizens.
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America
Tod
Chateau-Thierry
Peace conference risks and European fears in new world order
The article argues that victors share principles while uneasiness about the peace conference stems from differing national precedents. It notes America may face criticism for impractical application of new theories and that the postwar order will be experimental. European concerns include realpolitik focusing on national contributions and France proposing allied control over danger spots in Southeastern Europe before concord is reached.
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America
Europe
Peace Principles Demand Eternal Justice Over Victory Claims
The text argues for a principle of eternal justice over national gains in peace talks. It calls for setting aside old triumphalist claims and reshaping international relations to prevent future wars. It notes Italy should not press victory logistics, urges global abandonment of past structures, and cites the United States as prompting entry without seeking material spoils.
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Italy
United States
Beads Return as Fashion Revives in Postwar America
The article traces the bead necklace rise from ancient Egypt through American Indian mastery to a renewed boom after World War I. It notes domes of colors, war beads by crippled soldiers, and flexible lengths from waist to neck. It contrasts bead wear with chains and lavalieres and ends with poems and foreign news snippets.
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America
France
Belgium
Uncles in America Echo in Prussia Occupation Towns
A Chicago Daily News dispatch from Prussia describes nightly ferry rides on the Moselle, greetings from locals who claim uncles in America, and the calm German towns under Allied occupation. Officers note restraint in billeting churches, requisition of food, and local government while American patrols ensure order.
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UNIUS
Chicago Daily News
Ghicazo Daily Newa Co. Treves
Prussia
Moselle
Hoeraich
America
Bernkastel
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Nak
Jacob Axtor
Berpkustel
Roosevelt
Wpitiligh
Col
William F. Harvest
16Th Infantry
Cominand
At & O
Germany
Frank Parker
Wittlich
Verdun
Anape
Mail Brings Cheer From Overseas Letters to San Antonio Post Office
Overseas mail received Friday at the San Antonio post office brought joy to many homes as most letters carried postarmistice dates, offering reassurance that no residents or fatalities had occurred up to that time. The new arrivals, dated after November 11, provide added comfort to families awaiting word from loved ones.
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San Antonio
Urgent appeal for books for wounded soldiers
The American Library Association calls for book donations to stock hospitals with fiction and technical reading. Books may be dropped at Carnegie Library, staffed by attendants, though the building is closed to the public during the influenza epidemic.
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American Library Association
Carnegie Liibrary
Letters to The Light Readers Seek Clarification on Prices and Faith
Readers question wartime hostels charging above camp prices and benefiting from welfare funds. A second letter urges open church services during the flu crisis, urging collective prayer referencing Second Chronicles and Psalms for divine aid.
Army goods listing begins in Southern Department
Preparations for a full inventory of all army supplies in the United States are ordered with Col. Daniel Edward McCarthy at Fort Sam Houston directing the effort. Maj. ZL A. Trubshaw is zone inventory officer with Capt. 2 W. Taylor as assistant to organize inventories across multiple Army departments and local posts.
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Southern Department
United States
Fort Sam Houston
Daniel Edward McCarthy
Northern Department
ZL. A. Trubshaw
2. W. Taylor
Quartermaster Department
Engineering Corps
Signal Corps
Medfcal Department
Ordnance Department
Fragmented humorous scraps pile up in late 19th century notes
A collage of quips and editorials on education, morality, politics, and social mores. Snippets discuss German kappas, naval power comparisons, marriage, censorship, and odd anecdotes, including a kitten ad and a bridal joke.
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Japan
Sam C. Bell
Webb County
Earth
Sarah Teasdale
The
Yale Review
Wood
Parker
Aenald
By Briggs
the Tribune Asad
New York
Teil
Wri
United War Work Fund
Agpree
Judah
Moses
Elijah
Banal
Pilfle
Apeech
Rhine
Alabama
Hearst
Ste
Boston ‘Transcript
Rock of Gibraltar
Washington
Washington Dispatch
Navy Department
Dailes
Fort Worth
Aad A. Bout
Marihuana Gazette
Tl. R
Dudley
Iarrette
Milady
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