The Kaiser as I Knew Him Fourteen Years
Arthur N Davis recounts his fourteen year view of Wilhelm II and his royal family. The Crown Prince appears vain and thrill loving, with a penchant for jewelry and public posing. The Crown Princess, more Russian in taste, becomes a popular, informal figure who mingles freely with doctors and courtiers.
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Kaiser
Arthur N. Davis
McClure
Life
Tou
Crown Prince
Cain
Sans ‘Souci
Altho
French Riviera
Paris
Berlin
Princess Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld
Excellenz von Stumm
Belgium
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
The Crown Prince Finds Time For Personal Flare At Front
The Crown Prince shows keen interest in jewelry and personal goods amid serious times. He admires a new wrist watch on a Naked bracelet, praises two seater roadsters, and a new raincoat. He asks about fashion and notes Berlin’s women as men fight at the front.
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Germany
Cecilie of
August Wilhelm
Carolina
Schleswig-Holstein
Berlin
Primra
Crown Prince
America
The Kaiser's Princes Visit a Doctor in Wartime
The crown prince and several of his brothers visit a Berlin doctor. The princesses and princes share views on the war, Americans in Europe, and their own roles. A prince’s accident yields mock humor, while other royals show charm and detachment as war unfolds.
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Paris
Cope
Jany Towa Parsiers at Camp Gordon
Camp Gordon Georgia August 5 Ninety percent of the national army men sent here from the local boards of the state of Towa are farmers. The influx from western productive states gathers farming manhood, with Georgians and Tennesseans among those reported called from furrowed fields. Iowans begin to arrive as more western select men prepare to apply for the central officers training school established for the war.
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Camp Gordon
National Army
Towa
Camp Headquarters
Camp Cordon
Central Officers’ Training School
Norway grants full rights to children born out of wedlock
Norway adopts a square deal for illegitimate children. New laws give complete national recognition to such children and place responsibility for nurture, protection and education on both parents. The state will ensure upbringing, maintenance and training from father and mother, signaling a modern stance on child welfare.
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Christiana
Norway
Wage awards raise streetcar fares in several cities
The War Labor Board ruled living wage increases for street car workers, prompting potential fare hikes in multiple cities. Galesburg saw a 65 percent raise, with Chicago surface and elevated workers also boosted. some towns face higher fares to cover new wages. Iowa names three new infantry second lieutenants after passing army tests in France. Other Iowa enlisted men at camps are listed among new officers in engineers and adjutant general services.
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Washington
Nuss Stureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
War Labor Board
Galesburg
Ith
Chicago
Iowa
Labor Board For Settlement
Army
War Department
Army Candidates
France
John H. Collins
Osage
Fred Gil
Freeieutenants Medical
Caughey
Coin
James L. Whalen
Gresco
Germans mobilize workers at Krupp plants
The Hague reports Germany is pulling as many men as possible for military service. Of about 200,000 Krupp employees, estimates say 20,000 to 40,000 have been drafted or called to the colors, reflecting the nation’s total mobilization efforts.
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Hague
Germany
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Omre
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Advange
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Thas
Peverill Motor Sales Co
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