The Superseded Kaiser and the Dismissing War Lord
The article portrays the German army in retreat toward Maubeuge and Mons after the Marne, portrays the Kaiser as a failing war lord, and rejects the idea of Prussia as a super race, calling the leaders ordinary and fearfully fragile amid four years of conflict. It contrasts Prussian myths with Conan Doyle’s observations of front-line troops.
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Maubeuge
Mons
Paris
Marne
Prussia
Belgium
France
Brest-Litovsk
Serbia
Roumania
Armenia
Conan Doyle
Cambrai
Essen
Revenue bill praised but balance questioned in war finance
European financiers applaud the revenue bill while warning it may not fully reflect the war's financial burden. The article argues that government money comes from the “little fellows” and that today’s taxes aim to ease tomorrow’s generations. It stresses the need for sacrifice to prevent future fiscal strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
The Fourth Liberty Loan Urges Wide Public Subscriptions
The article argues a financial need for broad participation in the Fourth Liberty Loan. It explains why middle and small earners and even corporations cannot pledge all their funds, while emphasizing the moral privilege of lending to the U S government to support wartime battles. It notes high earners and firms have limits due to living costs and business needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Moonshining in Town Strips Romance from Old Myths
A New York City police raid uncovers two large illicit stills and a bottling plant on the East Side turning out moonshine for sale to street vendors and saloons. The captors arrest several men, while authorities warn of further arrests, challenging the myth of the mountain moonshiner.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Carolina
Internal Revenue
Captain Kidd
New York
New York East Side
Romantic institution falls to modern business methods
The piece laments the loss of romance as traditional means of delivering goods by night on a black mule with a rifle, once a celebrated rural method, confronts encroaching modern business practices and prohibition. It questions where such changes will end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
United States
Glimpses of Glory and Liberty Bonds in Wartime Reflections
Wartime collage recalls Sir Arthur Conan Doyle prose on glory at the front. It blends battle imagery with scenes from devastated villages, urging readers to buy Liberty Bonds as Britain, France, and the Allies press toward victory. The piece weaves poetry and prose, noting Barranquitas Puerto Rico's Liberty Loan support and questioning whether sacrifices for freedom will be borne in vain.
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Sir Arthur
Perry Robinson
Birdwood
Colonel Robinson
France
Barranquitas
Porto Rico
Germany
Belgium Flag and Its Brave History in War Series
The first in a series on Allied flags describes Belgium's three color vertical banner black yellow red, its Brabant origins, and its 1831 founding. It notes Belgium’s heroic 1914 stand that delayed Germany, aiding France, and urges American support until Belgium regains sovereignty.
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J. L. Sanborn
Belgium
Germany
Bauer
Duchy of Brabant
Buuners
China
Albania
France
Europe
America
San Antonio
Liberty Loan Committee
Second Federal Reserve District
Miss La Mar Tops Majestic Week at Theaters
The Majestic features Miss Leona La Mar the mystery girl whose occult abilities wow audiences this week. Also on bill are Wishland a tuneful musical romance and five other acts including Simpson and Dean at the Royal with singing skits, Beeman and Anderson rollers, Henry and Moore at the Newsstand, and Billie Batchelor Trio. The feature photoplay is The Dusk starring Viola Ann.
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Miss la Mar
Majestic
Leona la Mar
Majestic Theater
J. K. Emmett
Mary E. Ryan
Simpson
Dean
Royal
Royal Theater
the Royal
Beeman
Anderson
Henry and
Moore
Billie Batchelor
Viola Ann
Italy's Flaming Front at the Grand Extended Run
Grand theater continues to show Italy's Flaming Front, a World War epic praised by critics for its dramatic Alpine fighting scenes. The extended engagement highlights Italian artillery advances and the film's artistic achievement as a top war picture.
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the Grand
Italy
Flaming Front
Alps
Shell Shock Relay Station Behind Front Lines
A wounded anti aircraft crew member is treated in a backroom relay station near the front. Orderlies and a major provide care and a striking mental suggestion to quiet trembling, with the boy soon able to resume service.
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Josh
Seme
Eunice Tietiens
France
The Princess Wheater Presents A Double Program Note
A busy cinema page lists The Princess Wheater offering a dual bill with Goodnight Paul and The Girl and the Graft, plus The Starter and a Pathe scenic. Topical notes include eg gshellless eggs and preservation methods, with market trends and production details.
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Wheater
Goodnight
Paul
O. Henry
Pathe
Henry
Quips and Quotations Spark Amid War Era Wordplay
A collage of aphorisms and garbled phrases reflects wartime humor and political figures. The items touch on Hindenburg and Tudendorff, German rumors, Liberty bonds, and everyday quirks, all weaving satire and sentiment across the era’s social backdrop.
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San Antonio Light
Vale the Superman
Arthur Conan Doyle
Reichstag
Department of Agriculture
Hamlet
Reginald Wright Kauffman
Verdun
Anawors
Londom
Film Attractions
Baltimore Sun
Baden
Hindenburg
Stockholm
P. Nurious
Bulgaria
Job
Alaska
von Tudendorff
Hindenburg the Great
By Briggs
Ihe Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
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