Peace Chancellor and Germany’s shifting war posture
The piece argues Germany’s March 1 offensive failed to achieve aims and that Prince Maximilian of Baden becomes a peaceable chancellor. It foresees harsh reprisals for German crimes in Belgium and hints at unconditional surrender as a potential path to save some outcomes, while urging continued fighting to enforce terms.
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America
France
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Gerard
Prince Max
Simerson
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Dinant
Belgium
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Atilla
Van
Smoke of Battle and the Scent of War Through Ages
A reflective piece traces the origin and meaning of the phrase smoke of battle from biblical times to modern warfare. It notes how sight sound and smell marked clashes, and suggests literature often opens with the line when the smoke of battle had.
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Joshua
The Smoke of Battle and a World of Hats
Commentary on the changing use of gunpowder smoke in warfare and the drift to smokeless powder. It notes how battle imagery may fade as technology reduces smoke and improves penetration, then shifts to a light preview of fashion changes affecting derby hats and regular hats. Echoes of uncertainty linger about future style limits.
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Sherman
Fellers
Judy O'Hearn
America
M& Woman
Jess Willard
the Express
Denver Express
Regulating Hats and Male Headgear in War Economy
Readers learn the War Industries Board's conservation division plans to limit men's hat styles by restricting crown height brim width and trimmings. The piece notes decades of male hat assumed simplicity and hints at a shift from the derby's declining popularity as reforms loom.
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Conservation Division
The
War Industries Board
Million Dollar Sugar Plant Firm Joins Hawaiian Philippine Drive
Announcement that Honolulu Tron Works has won another million-dollar contract to build a sugar mill in the Philippine Islands highlights progress since American occupation. The piece lauds American civilizing aims, warns against imperialism charges, and notes multiple large sugar plants built in the Philippines, including one by a Spaniard-led firm, reflecting optimism about prosperity and resources under U S guidance.
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Honolulu
United States
Philippines
America
New Tie With France Beyond the Common Cause
Paris letters discuss a cultural and intellectual alliance between France and America after the war. It notes France's prewar cultural prominence, American academic interest, and ongoing efforts to foster student exchanges and joint post graduate opportunities, with leaders from both nations shaping a bridge of learning and mutual understanding.
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France
America
Germany
Franece
Labor Shortage Pushes 6000 Workers to Nitro Plant
Washington reports authorities in West Virginia must recruit 6000 laborers immediately to finish the great smokeless powder plant at Nitro. The workers will be drawn from nonessential industries, excluding coal oil railroads and other war work. The plant aims to produce 621000 pounds of explosive monthly for export to France by January 1.
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Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Georgia
Brunswick
Seattle
Maine
Nitro
France
Cost of War Across Centuries and Wars
The Manchester Guardian notes that world war costs reach 460 billion dollars, enough to fund four hundred Panama Canals or ninety two world circling railway systems. It adds that the Civil War cost would be duplicated every twelve weeks and five weeks of war would pay for the Franco Prussian War.
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Manchester Guardian
Fragmented quips mix war satire and daily life notes
A jumble of editorial jests and social remarks covers politics, influenza, taxes, and manners. It threads references to Germany, Spain, Liberty Bonds, and influenza masks with humorous asides about cooks, tobacco, and family portraits amid wartime sentiment.
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