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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
4
The piece lauds the American soldiers in Europe for bringing a new fighting spirit that strengthens Allies France England and Belgium. It argues this vigor comes after heavy Allied losses and that German leadership bears responsibility for the current crisis.
The poem rails at age bias as veteran men reclaim service, arguing the gray heads can endure hardship and prove their worth. It mocks Osler and old prejudices, imagining the elder generation stepping forward with vigor to confront tyrants and prove resilience.
The text mocks German militarism and Prussian arrogance, contrasting it with Allied nations including Belgium France Italy Britain and the United States. It highlights the disdain for Prussian “supermen” and notes Allied resolve in the face of German retreat and fear.
The Kai ser names a bridge in honor of the Crown Prince. The measure favors a dignified walkway for pedestrians and the public to cross safely.
The Kansas City Star quotes a crowd celebrating General Foch with shouted praise and a spirited cheer. The excerpt reflects public admiration and support for the Allied commander.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote shows Mrs Newlywed challenging a grocer over small eggs. She denies being fooled by a farmer's eagerness to sell and notes the eggs are freshly from the country. The grocer concedes the eggs are small but says they are fresh from the farm.
The Kaiser seeks to replace the German national anthem Hei der im Siegerkranz with a homegrown tune, after 3200 German musicians attempted to craft a new melody based on the English God Save the King. Experts note the effort reflects concerns over Prussian artistic decline.
Des Moines Register notes Kaiser asks for a new anthem with a prize to the winner. With 3,200 composers, many may beat the original but the words must stay, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz." After the war, Germans may favor a Marseillaise style substitute as Die Wacht am Rhein and Deutschland ueber Alles shift in sentiment.
Washington reports a widespread labor shortage as shipyards near Portland, Oregon idle hulls await machinists and skilled tradesmen. A nationwide gap includes machinists blacksmiths toolmakers lathe hands and general laborers in eastern industries and a farm labor shortfall from New Hampshire to Washington. Experienced women for clerical work are also scarce.
A brief Chicago Tribune item notes a neighbor complimenting a woman on her hair while a man nearby adds a humorous aside about a dress or presence. The exchange highlights a light social moment.
The memoir details Pat O'Brien's Royal Flying Corps enlistment, training in Canada, and combat in France. He chronicles a brutal escape through occupied Europe, crossing rivers and woods, surviving hunger, finding shelter, and enduring capture and peril as he evades German forces toward the frontier.
The narrator laments a humor overload and seeks relief on a difficult journey. He longs for companionship and even a goat or snake as a remedy, notes few cows and scarce milking opportunities, and recalls Luxembourg’s resistance to coercion. He finds vegetables scarce yet edible as hardship continues. TO, BE CONTINUED
A brief social note cites dialogue between Plenty and Miss Keen as quoted in the Boston Transcript. Lapleigh expresses favorable opinion about a girl who can take a joke. Miss Keen replies that such a trait gives him a strong chance of acceptance.
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