Barbarous as Slave Drivers in Belgian and French Occupations
A Paris dated 15 June 1916 letter compiles German deportation orders and brutal acts in Belgium and northern France. It cites official documents and a French note, detailing forced labor, mass relocations, and the misery of civilians, with testimonies from Lille and Tourcoing sufferers and Belgian authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Ambassadeur
Gerard
State Department
Lille
New York
Doran
England
Tourcoing
Roubaix
Ardennes
Ardennais
Knickerbockers
Paris
Rue Taitbout
Tragedy in Rush County as Yanger Slain and Wife Brutally Beaten
Frank Kelly, arrested for the death of Perry Yanger at the Yanger home three miles east of McCracken, attacked Mrs Yanger during the incident. She suffered severe injuries including a broken leg and torn clothing as Kelly tied her, then later called a neighbor and fled with officers. The case has sparked mob-feeling in Rush County. The report also notes military service by the O L Cox family and other local incidents and civic news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kelly
Perry Yanger
Yanger
McCracken
Rush County
Kelly
Mrs. Yanger
Training for Modern Warfare at Camp Funston and Local News
The Kansas 89th Division at Camp Funston advances training for January with emphasis on discipline, drill, and night operations aimed at France. Major General Bellou orders uniform rules and physical conditioning while the divisional trench system nears completion. Also covers local obituaries and incidents including the death of Pittsburg lawyer J M Wayde, a Knights of Liberty report, a fatal prison yard incident, a large Atchison fire, Gate editor retirement, and Barton county farmer M A Stickney death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
89Th
Camp Funston
Charles C. Bellou
France
Atrocities Allegations From Belgian War Commission
The Belgian government formed a committee to document German war practices. The commission's reports name places and dates and allege that thousands of civilians including women and children were killed. They state women were outraged and soldiers looted, destroyed property, and committed sacrilegious acts.
Kansas Teacher H W McCartney Killed by Robbers
In Overbrook Kansas a schoolteacher and former church pastor H W McCartney was shot during a pursuit after robbers entered a local store. A posse searched toward Baldwin, but officials fear the killers escaped or hid and may flee the state. A $100 reward was offered by the Overbrook chamber. The bandits' stolen Missouri-licensed car was traced to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. McCartney
Overbrook
Baldwin
Mr. McCartney
Overbrook Commercial Club
McCartney
Overbrook High School
United Presbyterian Church
Lyndon
Kansas City
Missouri
Topeka
Best Medicine for Women Promoted by Testimonial Letter
A Portsmouth Ohio woman Mrs Sara Shaw shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after irregularities and pains. She urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy and seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No
Brooklyn Spends $1,619,800 on New Buildings in November
Brooklyn, New York reports total expenditures of $1,619,800 for new building construction in November. An accompanying advertising note promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
When Interest Ceases and the Rat Finds a Trap
A short fable notes that when a rat realizes it is caught it loses interest in the cheese that led to the trap. The moral underscores caution against entrapment and the sudden shift in desire once danger is sensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soo
Soothe Itching Scalps With Cuticura Ointment
The ad promotes Cuticura Ointment to relieve itching by gently rubbing on the scalp, followed by a Cuticura Soap wash with hot water. Free samples offered from Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 or 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. X
Boston
Berliners Urged to Eat Eggs Quickly Under Ration
Berliners are told to consume their weekly egg ration promptly with 12 cent storage eggs highlighted. Officials note many eggs come from refrigeration and encourage buyers to fetch them and eat without delay.
Scheme of Food Swindlers Target Homes
Reports from Holland describe food swindlers exploiting rationing by posing as inspectors under the distribution law. Over recent weeks they have visited private houses, obtained residents food cards, or seized available provisions through plausible pretexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Prices of Monkeys Rise Due to Hamburg Market Closure
Popular Science Monthly notes monkey prices jump amid wartime shortages. The halt of Hamburg’s wild animal market and shipping woes raise costs for pathologists and traders alike. Washington researchers sought six South American monkeys at eighteen dollars each after failed appeals to dealers and zoos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Hamburg
Germany
National Public Health Service
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lebanon
J. H. Sandell
W. M. L. C. Hohr
Sec
Scandia
Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
Chas. Nordman, M. W
WM. Weislogel
Adolph Nelson
Finan
John A. Freeburg
Boandia
Waseh
W.N.U
Commun
Jim Jones
Attila
Germain
Roney
Llallain
Department of the Ardennes
Army
Iola
O. L. Cox
Medical Reserve Corps
L. W. Cox
One Hundred and Tenth Field Signal Battalion
Camp Doniphan
Fort Sill
Hershel
Eldorado Board of Education
Roy Volkmann
A. W. Volkmann
Lyons
Mr. Volkmann
Lyons National Bank
Louise Ehlert
Kensington
Darley Fitzgerald
Augusta Bank
J. W. Leporin
State Bank of Ottawa
American National Bank of Augusta
J. S. Corley
Burlingame
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Tex
Kenneth Dubois
Dubois
German National Bank of Northern
Beloit
Union National Bank
John W. Teter
Eldorado
W. H. Thompson
Junction City
Lawrence
Salvation Army and Social Service League
Pittsburg
J. M. Wayde
Cherryvale Commercial Club
Knights of Liberty
Thomas Lee
State Reformatory
Wyandotte County
George Pierce
Jake L Browley
Thomias Larned
James Lee Rutledge
Wichita
Rutledge
Board of Administration
Lee
Atchison
I. M. Logeman
W. H. Kelsey
P. A. Jones
Odson
M. A. Stickney
Barton County
Mr. Stickney
W. H. McCartney
Posse
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