Change at British Admiralty Signals New War Policy Shift
London dispatch notes a series of high level Naval appointments after Sir John Jellicoe's retirement. The piece argues the moves reflect a push for greater driving force and new methods to fight the submarine threat, incorporating American naval input and an inter Allied council to coordinate science and operations.
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London
Admiralty
Rhine
de Rossini Wemyss
Sir John Jellicoe
Jellicoe
America
United States
Germany
Churchill
John Jellicoe
North Sea
Jutland
Britishers Pay Bets on the War
The article notes that in 1917 many wagers were paid in England about the war’s end. Most people expect an April conclusion, either 1918 or 1919, hoping for a spring return to normal life. It cites faith in the United States and England uniting to finish the conflict. France is praised for its sacrifices on multiple battlefields.
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England
EMS
United States
France
Submarine Chase Aboard American Liner Off Irish Channel
Six hundred passengers aboard an American steamship reported a ten minute undersea pursuit in the Irish Channel. A 6 inch gun fired twice scoring a hit near the periscope, while a destroyer and a thousand foot dirigible shadowed the area. No torpedo was seen and passengers remained calm enjoying a Christmas concert as dawn revealed two destroyers guiding the liner to safety. Santa visited the second cabin and steerage with gifts for children.
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American Line
Tagers
Atlantic
Irish Channel
Henry L. Stimson
New York
America
Europe
Mr. Stimson
Santa Claus
Dia ‘Santa Claus
He Braved Death Seven Times to Flee German Inferno
Louis Lamal recalls escape from a German prison camp after capture at Maubeuge in 1914. He details seven escape attempts, including swimming the Rhine and crossing the border near Logne, with wounds and hospital stays. An Alsatian woman aided his final passage and he endured brutal conditions to flee Germany.
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Louis Lamal
Maubeuge
Germany
Rhine
Logne
Paris
German Tuberculosis Death Toll Surges Across Empire
An analysis notes rising tuberculosis deaths in Germany and Austro Hungary, using 1913 versus 1917 figures. Bavaria Württemberg Baden show smaller increases than Prussia and Saxony, suggesting uneven food and nourishment effects on wartime mortality across states and cities like Vienna Prague and Budapest.
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London
Germany
Prussia
Bavaria
Whitttemberg
Baden
Saxony
Vien Prague
Budapest
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Belgium
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Rench
Yser
Hun Minnewerfers
Beamany
London Post
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