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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1919

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

Ludendorff 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.

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.

Bartell Swift & Co

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