Inside Central Empires See Widespread Want and Unrest
A translated collection from Berlin papers shows Germany and Austria facing severe food shortages and coal scarcities. Reports highlight rising prices, restricted trade, and growing crime as the war persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Hn
Germany
Austria
Ian Power
Emg
Congress of National Christian Workers’ Trade Unions
Berlin
Roumania
Rhineland
Borsen-Zeitung
Rin
Lekal-Anzeiger
Ie Berlin Coke Association
Metal Workers’ Union
Vienna
Vorwaerts
Frau Reitze
Hamburg
Tageblatt
Idle Rich Man Becomes Effective Y M C A Worker in France
Special Dispatch from London reports E C Carter saying a New York financier once idle and fond of hunting joined the American Y M C A in France. Though aged for regular service and with no special skills, he offered to help and proved to be among the earnest and effective workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
France
E. C. Carter
Carter
Gal
Regine Flory
Gaiety
Beauty Spot
Butterfly
Sophie Barnard
Hippodrome
Irene Franklin
Mississippi
Serbian front guard Sandes wins royal decoration
For two years Sergeant Major Flora Sandes, a brave Englishwoman, fought with the Serbian army after leaving the regiment ambulance service during the great retreat. She took part in tending the wounded and helped in the assault on Hill 212. She has been awarded Serbia’s highest honor by the ruler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan
Flora Sandes
Sandes
Hill 212
Serbia
War talk and London life in wartime stills
London notes mix propaganda from Robert Lansing with humorous vignettes from British life There are reports on war effort figures and civilian attitudes alongside anecdotes about trains strikes and street performances in London while American songs play in London eateries and nurses work hard for soldiers.
Girls' Band from America Plays in Y.M.C.A. Concert
The Girls from the Golden West nine member band from the Midwest performed free for American soldiers and sailors at the Eagle Hut Aldwych London. Glenn Condon introduced them and they will give weekly concerts and visit hospitals during their English tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aldwych
Golden West
Middle West
America
Glenn Condon
Tulsa
Okla
England
British munition output praised by US engineer
M. E. Steele of Evans Engineering Corp reports from London on Britain's shell and munition factories, noting rapid growth, high production, and ongoing improvements. He highlights female labor dominance, a Bryn Mawr graduate's rise to manager in Scotland, and expectations of continued Allied supply ahead of spring offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
M. E. Steele
Evans Engineering Corporation
New York
Perth Amboy
N. J
Great Britain
England
Steele
Savoy Hotel
Teutons
Hans
Fritz
Muunitions
United States
America
Bryn Mawr
Scotland
Miss. A. Borthwick
Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia
Lioyd George
Europe
Lloyd George
Uncle Sam
Alties
Selfridge
Paris
Britain expects Lord Reading to be popular in the U S
Special Dispatch profiles Rufus Isaacs later Lord Reading, describing him as a potential High Commissioner to the United States and a likely popular figure in American public life. The piece notes his rise from cabin boy to Lord Chief Justice, his wealth, and his charm in London clubs and theatre circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Reading
Rufus Dansel Isaacs
Engeland
Great Britain
United States
America
Theoodore Roosevelt
Cardiff
Rio de Janeiro
Marryat
England
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Isaacs
Earl of
Reading
Lord
House of Commons
Atlantic
London
Reform
Garrick
Clubs
American Company Gives Five Thousand to British Charities
A U S company sent five thousand pounds to British war charities through D F Pennefather MP. The letter from Alderson Clayton & Co of Houston and Oklahoma City notes the gift as a sign of US British friendship and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Pennefather
London
United States
Messrs. Alderson
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Ible
Die Zeit
Austhe
Switz
Arbeiter
Hungary
Price
Steawe
BMC Berks
Wurzburg
Frankfurter Zeitung
Berliner Tageblatt
Flora’ Sandes
Robert Lansing
Idol
Gallipoli
Holborn
Amsterdam Avenue
Whitechapel
Eastcheap
William Street
Monmouthshire
St. James’ Park
Thames
Sir Auckland Geddes
Wales
Noaveenvivae
Treland
Csceeus
Dominion
India
Africa
Margaret Wilson
Scarborough Workhouse
Edgar L. Miskin
Foulness Island
North Sea
Board of Education
Island
Miskin
Royal Society of Arts
Frederick
Clay
Frederick Bridge
Royal Society
Dr. Clay
Bertram Lewis Phillips
American Cockroach Company
Ireland
Daily Telegraph
Chicago
Oregon
House of Lords
Daily Chronicle
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Soudan Railway
Girls’ Band From America
Aldwych Hut
Robert Stuart
W. F. Langdon
International Committee
The
Young Men's Christian Association
Langdon
Herald
Eagle Hut
Mr. Langdon
Eagle Hilt
Leonard Tait
Columbus
Ohio
Tait
Charles Reynolds
American Young Men's Christian Association
W. A. McIntyre
Danby
W. EB. Pittinger
Indiana
Britain
Cabin Boy
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