Britain weighs ending Gallipoli campaign amid mixed results
Asquith notes Gallipoli kept 200,000 Turkish troops occupied, delaying attacks on Egypt and the Caucasus while the campaign failed to meet aims to reach Russia through the Bosphorus or sway Greece, Bulgaria, and Roumania. With Kitchener likely to command in the Near East, Britain may finally quit, though stubbornness may keep troops in place while a rescue move looms.
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Dardanelles
England
Great Britain
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Serbia
Saler
Asquith
Egypt
Caucasus
Russia
Bosphorus
Greece
Bulgaria
Roumania
Fagiend
Germany
Austria
Kitchener
Near East
Political prophets mocked by November election results
The piece notes that post election reaction shows political prophesying for 1916 is hazardous. It compares weather forecasting to forecasting political outcomes, highlighting mixed gratification in both Democratic and Republican camps over the November voting results.
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Texas
Demos
Political Conflict and Fiction in Wartime America
Republicans trumpet Eastern victories as proof their strength will rise in the presidential race while Democrats insist national issues faded in local politics. The commentary questions whether public memories truly shift with tides of election returns and suggests a rich, lingering fiction boom may follow the war, shaping lasting narratives beyond the conflict.
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GOSPL
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Walsh
Massachusetts
Wilson
New York
Democratic Adinistration
Elihu Root
A Revival of Fiction and War Stories in Newspapers
War fiction flourishes as general press coverage lags. Writers mine battlefield incidents for plots, showing heroes, villains, and pathos in modern conflicts. The piece notes a shift from traditional news to episodic tales that echo old formulas while echoing current war frontlines.
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France
Impetu
Fction
Censorship Debate in Britain Highlights Censor Failures
A British Parliament debate exposed sharp criticism of wartime censorship practices. Reporters in England faced restrictive controls while U S readers saw more detailed dispatches. A quoted poem line and bungled edits sparked calls for sensible handling by censors and better press safeguards.
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England
United States
France
Bound to Come in City and State on Driving Safety
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that many auto accidents stem from undertrained or physically unfit owners and calls for licenses for both owners and hired drivers. It states that revoking driving rights of intoxicated owners would limit car operation to sober, competent individuals, making streets safer and urging impartial legislative restrictions.
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Eysle Des Jong
Brooklyn Eagle
City auto death penalties spark cross town debate
A fragment from State Topics notes that Houston mayors support a jail sentence for drivers who injure or kill a person. The Dallas claim contrasts Houston drivers as more restrained, sparking debate on stricter auto accident penalties amid a Dallas Journal report.
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St Louis
Gove
Houston
Dalas
Dallas
Dallas Journal
North Carolina’s Prosperity and Factory Potential
The Sherman Democrat notes North Carolina as the leading southern state in prosperity amid foreign war times. It highlights the state’s hardwood and furniture industries, pine timber, turpentine, cotton farming, and field crops. The piece argues for hundreds of cotton factories to be built to sell finished goods domestically rather than importing, including from distant regions.
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North
Caroling
Ping Tree
Tobasen
Fexus
Atlante
Sherman Democrat
Right You Are A Tax Debate From A Bygone Era
A fragment argues against state income tax and complains of its cost to workers. It cites public discontent and calls for lowering taxes, mentioning a local figure from Buffalo and urging reduced levy.
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Henert
Jens Waleranioe
Waxlo Aid
Buffalo
Uskup Described as Key Serbian War Center in Geographic Note
A National Geographic Society statement describes Uskup as central to Serbia's defense and economy, 160 miles northwest of Bulovki, with rail links to Nish, Prizren, and Monastir. It notes manufacturing, stores of surplus, and a population near $9,000,000 in value terms, plus leather goods and dye works.
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Uskep
Batkans
National Geographic Society
Serbia
Uskup
Bulovki
Shar Planine
Kurt Pagh
Belgrade
Nish
Atter Regliza
Saloniki
Prizren
Goslivar
Kumanovo
Kaprifl
Monastir
Unkap
Benpi
Jualintan
Justinian Prima
Berbian
Light's Daily Story DAFEY-JOWN-DILLY
A fragmentary narrative features an artist at a studio party with daffodils and a nature scene. A red haired woman and a pretty guest discuss a country girl who came to town, and the artist recalls her fate. The dialogue touches memory, art, and consequences in a tone suggesting literary fiction.
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the Light's Daily
Louley Hellzoes
ALK
Gorkvous Souks
Bybaulan
Migrala
Tyr
Waliun
Regreteus
Frank
Corydon
Piri
End of Villa Offensive Starts Near Nogales
Dispatches from Nogales report desertions as Villa shifts defensive positions and loses support. The revolutionary leader appears weakened, with followers recognizing waning power. Carranza could stabilize events by consolidating governing authority in Mexico, ending Villa’s menace.
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Jons Tha Dwins Sewa
Villa
Nogales
Carranza
Carransa
Mexico
Villa Ada
Sleepy-Ti Time Tales 2 For the Little Fola e
A fragmented bedtime tale follows a proud rooster and his hens in a yard. The rooster crowing wakes the flock and sets the morning routine of hunting for breakfast while Mrs Hen watches. A moral note appears about legacy and the praise of forebears.
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Rooster
Ake
Ater
Herat
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