Messines attack of 1917 crippled German lines in June
Ludendorff admits the Russian revolution aided Germany as the British 1917 campaign punched a large hole at Messines. After Arras and Messines breaches, German relief divisions lagged, and Haig’s missed opportunity to exploit the gaps remains a point of note for review.
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Maershal Haig
Arras
Messines
Haig
Somme
Wytschaete
Ypres
Flanders
Thoughts and Actions by Gen Eric Von Lundendorff
A 1919 Harper and Hrother excerpt discusses the March Russian Revolution and its impact on World War I. It notes the Entente's possible motives, the tsar's removal, and a shifting balance of troops and morale, with emphasis on upheaval in Russia and strategic implications for German forces. The passage reflects on revolutionary effects on East and West fronts and propaganda aims.
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Gen
Eric von Lundendorff
Entente
Sturmer
Rumania
Great War Campaigns and Russian Front Shifts
The narrative recalls the 1917 Russian army collapse and Allied offensives in 1917. It notes German Austrian lines tested by Brusiloff and Kerenesky offensives, submarine campaigns, and the Western front’s strained balance as British French and American movements shaped a wary strategic outlook.
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Altho
Aisne
Coestern
Kerensky
Brusiloff
Russia
Isonzo
Macedonia
Flanders
Palestine
German Forces Hold Wytschaete Salient After June 7 Assault
The text recounts German actions near Ypres including the Wytschaete and Messines salient, mining by the British, heavy losses, and careful planning by General Headquarters. It notes a temporary breach on June 7, subsequent German countermeasures, and later efforts to improve lines along the Meuse and around Verdun.
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Wytschaete
Ypres
Flanders
von Gallwitz
Fifth Army
Meuse
Seventh
Fifth
Timates
Altho
Verdun
Yser
Cascarets Advertised as Gentle Internal Cleanser
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a nightly laxative that cleanses the stomach and liver, removes sour undigested food and foul gases, and expels constipation waste without causing sickness. It contrasts Cascarets with harsher laxatives like Calomel and salts. The pitch claims the product works while you sleep and costs 20 cents.
JO-TO Relief Claims Quick Indigestion Rescue
A vintage advertisement promotes JO-TO as a fast remedy for indigestion. It promises relief from gas heartburn and belching within minutes and offers free samples at Bartell and Swift’s department stores.
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Swift & Co
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