Under Fire Synopsis of a War Era Drama
The tale centers on Ethel Willoughby Streetman and Capt. Lerry Redmond with Sir George Wagstaff and Charles Brown in a web of espionage as war erupts. Ethel, secretly married to Streetman, allies with German spying aims while Redmond seeks the truth. At a Belgian inn, Ethel feigns a mission for Wilhelmstrasse while deceiving a German lieutenant and plotting revenge for England.
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Ethel Willoughby
Henry Streetman
Lerry Redmond
Sir George Wagstaff
British Admiralty
Charles Brown
New York
Ethel
Sir George
Streetman
Captain Redmond
England
Brussels
Charlie Brown
Madame de Lorde
Baum
Wilhelmstrasse
A German Major Interviews an American Spy
Charlie Brown is mistaken for an English spy by German troops, but Major von Brenig intervenes. The Major speaks with Brown about the war, Germany’s aims, and the idea of civilization amid shelling. Brown keeps the interview sharp, noting American identity and the peril of capture.
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Charlie
Ethel Willoughby
Wilhelmstrasse
Mr. Brown
Ethel
von Brenig
Ivor
Mike
Major von Brenig
Charlie Brown
Plessport
Sft
Brown
Jove
America
Germany
Pine
United States
England
France
Russia
George
Interviewing the Major from CHAPTER XVI
The sergeant salutes and positions before the cigar case as Charlie Brown observes the Major. The American notes the Major speaks good English after claiming three years at Columbia, while the major answers with pride and formality.
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Schmidt
Mr. Brown
Charlie
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Brown
Nix
Herrmann
Spion
Hans
Otto
Charlie Brown
Columbia
Verdun Sector Fights Persist Amid German Reprisals
Heavy fighting rages in the Verdun sector as German forces renew vigor on the Meuse right bank. French lines hold with Haig’s troops striking near St. Quentin, while British bombardment continues in Flanders and Russian fronts slow the German advance.
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Verdun
Meuse
Petain
Bois Des Fosses
Bois Des Courieres
Bois de Fosses
Field Marshal
Haig
St. Quentin
Flanders
Russia
Pskoff
Rige
Lansing Exposes Breach of Swedish Neutrality
Washington releases three dispatches showing German diplomacy targeting Argentina and Sweden. Messages to Berlin by Count Luxburg were forwarded via the Swedish legation, suggesting submarines be sunk without trace and outlining vessel positions. Officials query impact on Argentina Germany ties and Sweden's role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Argentina
Berlin
Count Luxburg
Bennos Aires
United States
Baron Akerhielm
Buenos Aires
Axel Robert Nordvall
Baron Lowen
Nordvall
War relief spending by Red Cross in six months
Washington reports that about 12 million dollars will have been spent by the American Red Cross on war relief work in Europe in the first six months after the United States entered the war. The figure comes from a report addressed to the American People by Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war council, detailing activities of the organization in several nations abroad.
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Washington
Europe
American Red Cross
United States
Germany
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Organization
Choosing a Home Site with Family Input and Access
The article advises that a home location should be chosen with careful, family wide input. It emphasizes considering construction needs before excavation, proximity to rail or trolley for working members, and access to good schools for children, ensuring all details are weighed before plans begin.
Turning Sewage Into Asset from Bradford Grease By-Product
The Manufacturers' Record notes Bradford England recovers grease from sewage from wool industries turning it into a profit stream. In 1916 grease sales reached 389000 dollars at 122 dollars per ton, with 340000 expected in 1917 plus about 25000 from fertilizer from sludge. The system aims to make the sewage works self supporting by 1917.
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United States
Bradford
England
City of
Dangers Seen in Garbage Fed Pigs Across Municipalities
A 1909 study notes ten percent of city garbage disposal in large towns uses feeding to pigs. Colorado law requires meat markets to disclose if pork comes from garbage-fed hogs. A health board reports 83 percent of 1000 garbage-fed hogs had tuberculosis. Mayors condemn garbage-fed pork as disgusting and potentially harmful to consumers.
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Colorado
State Board of Health
Hainault Forest Name Origins and Royal Ties
Hainault forest in London county will have golf courses closed for the rest of the war. The name is a modern corruption of I fineholt or Henholt, meaning wood without bounds. Anciently part of the royal forest near Colchester, it formed the southern portion of Waltham forest and was governed by similar officials.
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Hainault Forest
London County Council
Germany
Hut
Hainault
Fyneholt
Royal Forest
Colchetter
Great Forest
Waltham
Ryding
London Chronicle
Employers Build Homes for Workers Amid War Driven Labor Stability
Employers build modest housing for employees as manufacturing trends rise and labor stability becomes crucial. The movement seeks to curb worker roving, with expansion likely as the war continues and labor stringency increases.
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Sergeant Schmidt
Lieutenant Baum
Sergeant &Chmidt
London
Secret Service
Wilhelmstrasser
Mel
Ltill
Lansing
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