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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1918
Page
4
The article argues Germany and its allies failed to spark a global Muslim holy alliance but instead provoked a united anti German resistance. It condemns the Kaiser and Crown Prince Wilhelm while proclaiming the war as a divine mission to root out malignant rulers in Germany and Austria.
Historic verse retelling a World War I encounter where the Kaiser mocks American resolve yet watches Yankee troops shine. The poem depicts German arrogance, Yankee grit, and brutal combat on a hill as the French and Americans collide with German forces.
Provost Marshal General Crowder said all forms for the registration of men who reached twenty one since June 5 1918 and on or before August 24 1918 have been distributed to local draft boards. Registration cards will be similar to those used before with numbers filled in by the adjutant general in each state.
A Richmond Times Dispatch quip notes that a wife suffers when her husband is uncontrollable and the other when he is too good and monotonous, lampooning marital extremes.
Lieut. Col. G. Woodward is named by Great Britain as special representative of the ministry of information in America. His brother, Col. A. S. Woodward, M. P., has recently been mentioned for valuable work related to the war.
Baltimore reports indicate United States Senator Olle James of Kentucky remains a patient at Johns Hopkins hospital with doctors calling his condition unchanged and not serious. Some observers say his state is grave based on recent private visits. Haig receives French military medal from Clemenceau at field headquarters on Foch recommendation.
A 1918 promotional piece credits Lieutenant Pat O’Brien with a work titled Outwitting the Hun. The text carries a copyright notice stating 1918 and attributes authorship to Pat Alva O’Brien.
Synopsis of Pat O Brien's exploits in the Royal Flying Corps. He recounts training in Canada, combat over France, being shot down and captured, and his perilous nine day escape through Germany via Luxemburg to Belgium and Holland. He details encounters with German forces, a Flemish peasant aid, passport forging, and a theatre anecdote as he evades capture.
The narrator recalls wandering a Belgian city under German occupation after a bombing raid, noting near misses at the main railroad station and the danger of capture with a forged passport. He describes disguises, German guards, a wish to steal a flag, and the tense mood among civilians and soldiers.
The article notes the protagonist’s plan to depart the city and travel toward the frontier. It hints at the urgency of leaving soon to escape looming danger and seek new prospects beyond urban confines.
A narrator recounts escaping German occupied territory and crossing toward the frontier. He avoids guards by posing as a Belgian worker, shares food with a fellow Belgian, and weighs risky routes past a nine‑foot electrified fence guarded by barbed wire. He concludes vaulting the barrier would be impractical and signals a continuation.
European invention uses carbonic acid gas to spray mortar or plaster on walls accelerating setting. The method speeds wall finishing and may reduce labor time for construction projects.
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