Priests Used as Shields by German Forces in Belgium
The testimony summarized by the public information committee details German use of civilians, including priests, women and children, as protecting screens against Belgian troops. It cites Houguerde near Gette bridge, Autguerten, and numerous instances of executions, looting, and hostages, with Cardinal Mercier explaining harsh reprisals and fines imposed on towns like Marines and Puers for acts linked to occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Committee On Public Information
Whitlock
Hin
Secretary of States
Houguerde
Gette
Autguerten
Hugh Gibson
Cardinal Mercier
Termonde
Lebbeke
Dinant
Lege
Liege
Monsignor Rottem
M. Kleyer
The
Hague
Puers
Merciless Exactions and German Demands in Belgium 1914
The document cites December 1914 German demands of 40,000,000 francs monthly from Belgian provinces, with immense wartime constraints. Cardinal Mercier notes widespread ruin, factory idleness, leathered requisitions, and a 500,000,000 franc contribution on an impoverished Belgium. Families face collective punishment and hostages are threatened. mercy is denied.
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France
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Home Cookery and Thriving on Wartime Foods
A wartime kitchen guide offers economical recipes and tips. It details English hash, buckwheat gems, apples stuffed with rice, salmon salad, peanut rice salad, three flavor creams, and barley bread. It urges thrift in ingredients, outlines public domain substitutes, and promotes meat and fat saving for national needs. It also notes civic duty, and practical methods to stretch a chicken into multiple meals while preserving flavor and nutrition.
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Washington
Soldier’s Letters Home Amid Shelling at Front
Amid extreme danger a French outpost soldier finds a moment to write to the girl he loves. The image notes women loading shells for the Allied effort as a backdrop to the stirring scene.
Toothache Relief From Home Remedies And Advice
An old exchange lists home treatments for toothache. It recommends oil of cloves sparingly, applied to a wad placed in the tooth hole for days with renewal, spirit rubbing on gums for brief relief, baking soda rinse, and a linseed meal vinegar poultice for abscesses wrapped warm on the face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renty Sor Bez
Plenty of Fresh Air for Health and Success
An article urges balanced outdoor air for health, noting too much draughts harm, one window open to vent, and one should avoid overexposure. It also counsels steady effort in small tasks as the path to success, warning neglect of tiny details leads to failure.
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Betes
Succes
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Jarriota
Brand Whitlock
Gersen
Novabern
Hartot
Virginia Colony
ANDEO
Public Information
Lan Ateny
West Front
Germany
Lisbon
Smunition
Portugal
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