Mutiny Reported As German Fleet May Fall To Allies
Dispatches from Kiel indicate a serious mutiny in the German navy may have seized the fleet, with red flags reported and potential sea movement. British observers say the mutineers are pirates to be treated as such, and Beatty would move to seize or destroy the ships if the fleet heads into open water. If the mutineers retreat, Allied forces could trap them near the Kiel Canal.
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Kiel
Great Britain
Germany
Kiel Canal
Beatty
North Sea
Save Woman Power in Wartime and Peace
The government adopts a conservation slogan urging continued female labor in war and postwar efforts. It notes men at the front rely on those at home and emphasizes easing household burdens to keep women workers active. The piece reflects on family duties and shared national duty during crisis.
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United States
Abéch
Aan
Alsdy
No acceptable excuse for food value ignorance
The text argues the American public shows colossal ignorance of food values. It notes federal education campaigns before food regulation changes aimed to teach proper diet fundamentals. Those who refused to learn risked malnutrition and under-nourishment, making ignorance dangerous.
Proper Household Setups Aid National War Effort
The piece argues that women bear double duty at home and urges forethought, planning, and better utensils to save time. It stresses pots and pans that conserve heat, easy cleaning, and arrangement of workspaces to enable efficient domestic work and stronger participation in patriotic duties.
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Otre
Food and disease links in health and war era diet
The piece discusses how habit shapes eating choices and questions whether malnutrition could influence influenza susceptibility. It notes a single investigator finding malnourished homes among influenza victims, cautions that this does not prove diet causes influenza, and argues proper, well-prepared food strengthens the body's defenses. It also mocks selective rhetoric about empire and race amid wartime discourse.
Foch a Practical Theorist Shaping World War Strategy
The article lauds Generalissimo Foch as a practical theorist who merged theory with action. It notes his prewar writings guiding strategy, his use of historical lessons, and his reliance on morale to drive the Allied counteroffensive. His philosophy, drawn from many generals, aimed at universal military application.
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Foch
Marshal Foch
Mander
Napoleon
General Foch
Food and influenza blamed on diet theories
The article discusses how some blame influenza spread on diet and food regulation. It warns that attaching causation to food policy risks propagating misinformation and exploitation by propaganda operatives. It notes the difference between food regulation and improper diet and cautions against simplistic conclusions.
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Germany
Food Administration
The British Dead Poem Tribute by Joseph Lee
A wartime verse from Second Lieutenant Joseph Lee of the King's Royal Rifles honoring fallen British soldiers. The poem proclaims duty done, memory cherished, and England urged to stay steadfast as future days unfold.
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Joseph Lee
King’s Royal Rifles
Patriotic job seeker interviewed for munitions plant role
A terse Q and A records a man seeking a patriotic munitions job. He gives fluctuating marital history, minimal health note, vague training, and no prior experience. The examiner presses on birth, nativity, and place of work, while the man hints the wire won’t work anymore and cites bad business as motive.
Readers debate Texas politics and election humor
A reader criticizes a newspaper editorial on the late election, arguing the piece mocks the political scene and understates Republican gains. The letter contends the editorial misreads Texas dynamics, cites Hobby and other figures, and asserts the local focus aimed to discredit Bee and Davis.
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Hobby
Bee
Davis
Dr Poling Coming Patriotic Rally Planned in City
The Christian Endeavor Union will hold a patriotic rally on Tuesday November 19 at First Presbyterian Church. The meeting will outline the union's plans for the year and finalize arrangements for the coming events.
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Christian Endeavor Union of
First Presbyterian Church
Union
Com
Spy Louise de la Queronaille and two kings
A 1918 profile recalls Louise de la Queronaille known as Mile Louise in France and Murs in England. She spied for Louis XIV to win an English alliance then double crossed to cash French and English secrets for profit. Her craf t and double dealings fueled wealth until Charles II died and James II forced her exit.
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Albert P
Louise de la Queronaille
France
England
Murs
Louisa Curwell
Louise
Europe
Louis Iiv
Charles
Louis
Lewis
King Seon
Portsmouth
London
James II
Dr Poling to Speak in San Antonio on Found in France
Dr Daniel A Poling associate president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor returns from France to deliver a patriotic and religious address titled Found in France at Travis Park Methodist Church at noon on Tuesday November 26 Admission free. He will guest at a breakfast in the St Anthony with Endeavorers urged to notify Miss Lydia K Pagel chair of the Poling committee. After breakfast he will confer with Christian Endeavor workers and visit camps likely addressing Army M A secretaries. He will join city ministers at lunch at the St Anthony and depart at 1 20 p m for the West.
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Ing
Daniel A. Poling
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Polins
France
Travis Park Methodist Church
Poling
St. Anthony
Lydia K. Pagel
Madison Street
Christian Endeavor
Army
Travis Park
Signal Corps seeks men 40 to 56 for telegraph work
Colonel Daniel J. Carr, southern department signal officer, says men aged 40 to 56 with telegraph experience are urgently needed to release others for overseas examinations. Also sought are multiplex attendants and supervisors, punchers, telegraph chiefs, and various signal specialists. Four infantry men per company and two per battery will be chosen for song leader instruction at Liberty Theater, 2 to 3 pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays, date to be announced. Singing instruction will be voluntary and outside military hours.
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Signal Corps
Daniel J. Carr
Southern Department
Army
Liberty Theater
War era jests and sharp wit from the Eagle and Gazette
A collage of quips and remarks lampooning wartime society. Jokes target Isuns and Germans, price hikes, barber wages, and common manners. A Massachusetts beggar nets $121 in two hours, underscoring sharp social humor of the era.
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Boston
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