President Wilson commuted death sentence in war era headline
The piece notes President Wilson’s commutation of a soldier’s death sentence amid war pressures. It contrasts Wilson’s compassionate stance with Lincoln and cites Senate leaders Hitchcock and Lodge urging full mobilization against Germany. It references James W. Gerard warning of German peace ploys and reports a Pittsburgh arrest of William S Haynes for high rents and sedition remarks.
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Americans billeted in French towns find warm hospitality
In central France a regiment of American artillery men, mainly from California and the Northwest, lives in billets across a village. Hosts treat them as family, with headquarters in the mayor's office and streets filled by soldiers parading and vehicles. Soldiers praise French life, while local women help with chores and many troops bring music and banjos to the barracks.
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Northwest
Jirom
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Great Lakes
Newsie
Back to school and rain on Fair week
The piece notes rain on the first day of Fair week and reports Allied forces have captured 122000 German prisoners since July 1. It quotes Captain Zimmermann of the German General Staff discussing America’s manpower and predicts explanations for sending four million to France by next July.
Masterly retreats and wartime rhetoric in 1917 press
A compilation of short quotes from U.S. and European papers bitterly debating German actions, war reporting, and political charges. Items reference Illinois politics, newspaper printing, the button industry booklet, and debates about German leadership and memorials.
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Washington
United States
Charleston News and Observer
They Surely Would Be Moneyed In Berkeley Auto Trend
A fragment reflects a quip about policemen in Berkeley receiving automobiles and a parallel jab at New York attitudes. The line contrasts local pride with broader city reactions, illustrating urban mobility debates.
Kamerad KamTamed War Talk Pushes Liberty Bonds
A New York dispatch recalls the Kamerad chant used by Germans in WWI and argues America should press Germany through Liberty Bond sales. The piece asserts German power wanes and demands continued pressure, urging citizens to back the war effort with bond purchases.
Star Questions Child About New Baby Next Door
A movie star with a soft spot for children questions a five year old about a neighbor’s newborn. The child bursts in to report the family has a baby, and the star eagerly asks if it is a boy or a girl, only to hear the baby’s gender is still unknown.
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