The Final Note on Germany's Surrender and Armistice
President Wilson's message to Germany is hailed as sober and unflinching and is viewed as decisive for the war's end. The nation awaits the armistice only if imperialism and militarism are ended and guarantees ensure U S and allied military dominance. The piece notes congressional vigilance and calls the note a turning point in the fight to crush Prussian autocracy.
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White House
Wilson
Germany
Senate of the
United States
America
Europe
Senator Lodge
Prussia
Threats of fate for Charles I fate echoed in war talk
The text suggests that several of them may meet the fate of Charles I of England. It warns that submarine atrocities will cease or the Entente armies will continue until they destroy Germany. It frames a grim, high-stakes wartime prognosis with strong anti-German rhetoric.
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Charles I
England
Entente
Germany
New Army Motor Transport Corps Seen Expanding Rapidly
Col. Charles B. Drake heads the War Department effort to organize the Motor Transport Corps as a major staff branch. The article notes the rapid growth of motor trucks from 100 to 40,000 in two years and projects potential reach to 200,000 trucks and a 750,000-strong force, highlighting San Antonio as a testing ground and predicting broader commercial use with better roads after the war.
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Motor Transport Corps
War Department
United States Army
Charles B. Drake
Villa
Mexico
San Antonians
San Antonio
Funston
Southern Department
A Card Indexed Life in New York Man
A New York middle aged man with independent means uses a personal card index system to track daily life. He records meals, clothes, vehicles, repairs, finances, meetings, calls, and appointments with precise times and costs, creating a full daily ledger and wardrobe history.
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New York
Nan
The Card Index System and Domestic Life
A narrator discusses a memory based card index system used by a bachelor to track friends, calls, invitations, and errands. He notes the routine of data entry by a valet secretary and argues the system aids the user but is not suitable for everyone. He mocks the bachelor lifestyle while contrasting it with married life and a wife who knows more about a man’s affairs.
Court martial praise from a judge advocate army officer
A former district judge now in the judge advocate department commends army court martial for speed clarity and fairness. He notes civil courts lag due to dockets and technicalities while military trials deliver justice quickly, sometimes within sixty days from trial to sentence even across oceans. He expects veteran soldier lawyers to streamline civilian procedures.
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Judge Advocate’s Department
Washington
America
Fashion and morale in wartime style choices in France
In a wartime note from The Spiker in France the writer muses on how to dress after service, weighing clothing cuts, bone buttons, and blue greens against Uncle Sam's standards. The piece blends humor with anxiety about conformity and public perception as the world watches.
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Uncle Sam
Spiker
France
The Flags of the Allied Nations No. 5 Czecho Slovaks
The piece notes the inclusion of the Czecho Slovak flag among allied banners and provides a brief overview of Czech lands and people. It covers their history in Europe, birth of their forces from prisoners sent to Siberia, and their role with the Allies along the Trans Siberian Railway against German and Soviet forces.
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United Stes
Europe
Bohemia
Slovakia
Silesia
Moravia
Siberia
Majestic and Royal Offer Varied Vaudeville Bill
Charles Irwin headlines at the Majestic with his wit and crowd pleasing “happy hiccough” routine alongside Barrett Greenwood in White Counens a vivid musical morality play. Royal Theatre opens with jugging by Frank Le Dent Davy Jamieson dances and the Kaisers Funeral March to stir the crowd plus The Reel Guys satire and Nancry Roger and Company The Last of the Quirkers a playlet and the chief photoplay attraction at the l
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Charles Irwin
Majestic
China
Mala
India
Irwin
White Counens
Barrett Greenwood
the Royal
Royal Theater
Frank le Dent
le Dent
Davy Jamieson
George Primrose
Primrose
Suwanet River
Jamieson
Camp Lewis
Washington
Charles Althoff
Hicksville
Nancry Roger and Company
Tokyo's Unique Mayor Tajiri Leads a Spartan Life
Ernest W. Clement reports on Viscount Inajire Tajiri, Tokyo's new mayor, a Yale graduate and former finance official famed for honesty and plain living. The piece notes his early rising routine, garden work, and simple meals, plus public curiosity about reform potential and clashes with municipal corruption. It cites a mass luncheon at city hall and mixed views from papers on his focus versus tramway modernization.
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Okyo
Inajire Tajiri
Keiogijiku
Tokyo
Yale University
Psi Upsilon
United States
Department
Finance
Imperial University
Board of Auditors
Jake Gladstone
Katsura
Tajiri
Wajiri
Sakaturi
Tékye
Genpei Tanabe
Lauesty
Miyako
Ernest W. Clement
Boston Blackie’s Little Palj with Bert Lytell at the Royal
The Royal week presents Boston Blackie’s Little Palj starring Bert Lytell and Tem pered Steel at the Princess Theater Madame Petrova highlights fashion displays in the film with changing wardrobes from Kentucky debutante to Greenwich Village denizen and the Siren of the Nile performance at the opening.
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Boston Blackie
Little Palj
Bert Lytell
the Princess
Greenwich Village
Madame Pétrova
Princess Theater
Old Southern Town
New York
Madame Petrova
Caruthers
Kentucky
Shy
Joan the Woman at the Grand Theatre Tonight
Geraldine Farar stars in Joan the Woman a photodrama of Joan of Arc at the Grand. The engagement was to close today but the management has extended it for another day and it will be the feature tomorrow as well.
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Joan
the Grand
Geraldine Farar
Wii
Joan of Arc
Trainee
Bound in Morocco at Empire features Fairbanks in perilous Sahara trek
Douglas Fairbanks stars as a young American soldier of fortune racing toward the country of the setting sun dodging fierce Moorish bandits. Madame Petrova headlines as the jewel with Charles Ray also appearing in Sheamily Skeleton. Exile shows Arab customs and cross legged tutors as exotic atmosphere enhances the Asia setting.
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Morocco
Empire
Pomnd
Fairbanks
Douglas’ Fairbanks
Wairbanks
Sahara Desert
Madame Petrova
Charles Ray
Asia
Pesgar
Quips and Quirks From the War Era Society Page
A mosaic of offbeat observations and wry humor touches on suffrage, Kaiser era talk, a hotel and poker metaphor, and daily life snippets. Jokes about princes, pensions, and a hypothetical life boat plan mingle with reflections on manners, music lessons, and weathered routines.
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Savage Wats
Tra Ti
AF FC
Mere Wan
Kesape
Max
League of Nations
Eoualez
Stevenske
Prince Max
P. Nurious
Tombe
Basel
Kirchbach
Ronn
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