Unpublished Diary: German War Aims and Belgium Invasion Debates
Excerpt from July 1915 diary notes Germany pressing Belgium invasion and adherence to international law. Chronicles correspondent restrictions, Austrian and German troop movements, and food unrest. Discusses Berlin politics, Tirpitz influence, Balkan strategy, submarine policy, and potential shift toward peace or expansion. References US relations and press influence shaping public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danmark
Belgium
Chemnitz
Quita
Austria
Serbia
Vauziers
France
von Tirpitz
Reventlow and Company
England
Foreign Office
Germany
Balkan
Roumania
Turkey
Romania
Greece
Bulgaria
Helfferich
Russia
Draft Board Has Hard Time of It
Humor and pathos mingle as Kansas City draft board accepts and rejects exemptions. Tales unfold of wives, farms, and fear of service while officials deny industrial and domestic exemptions. A man cites devotion to his wife. others claim necessity of education, agriculture, or government work, but exemptions are limited amid fraud and shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Bassermann
Stresemann
Fahrmann
Belgium
France
Poland
Hirsch
Krupp
Krupps
Overseas Service
America
Dernburg
Prince Hatzfeld
Hatzfeld
Prussia
Prince Henkel-Donnersmarck
Germany
Lorraine
von Harrach
Professor Delbruck
Reichstag
Ten Milliard Loan
Liebknecht
National Liberal Party
Sweden
Finland
Balkan
Russia
Roumania
Draft Board
Kansas City
National Army
State Board of Agriculture
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
Buchanan County
Platte River
Camp Funston
District Draft Board
Frandson
Flo
Wichita
Bride and Groom's Draft Board Memo Proves Meeting The Deadline
A fragment from a newspaper item notes a wedding party and photos sent to a draft board. It mentions a Jewish couple who submitted a marriage contract made out last winter to show the groom was not a marriage slacker.
Marmola Fat Reduction Tablet Ad Promises Quick Loss
Prominent fat that shows and stays where not needed is a burden. The ad promotes Marmolia Prescription Tablet as a harmless, effective remedy to shed fat after meals and at night. It claims the product mirrors a famous prescription and urges readers to buy or write for direct order from Marmola Co., Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmola. Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
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James W. Gerard
Public Ledger Company
Canada
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Warsaw
Landsturm
Chicago
Galicia
Deipburg
Mexico
Gott Strafe
Balkans
Washington
Rubleben
Cleveland Automatic Tool Company
Constantinople
Enver Bey
Posen
Tirpitz
Teichstag
Admiralty
Gerard
Berlin
Public Ledger
United States
Courier and Reporter
Serlin
Fiat DE Ged Mbanen
Istter
Bell-Ans
Exkrae
Falan-Fleming Co
Mae Ae
Dexter
Colgate
Waterloo
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