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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
6
A mosaic of wartime snippets and reminiscences with comic asides and railings against conscription. It blends prewar culture with Sydney and Kalgoorlie observations, wartime morale verse, and stray anecdotes about weddings, horses, and a Maori banking tale gone wrong.
Francis Gribble critiques the last-ditch segment of German society, naming armor-plate rivals, Junkers, and agrarian leaders as prime obstinates. He argues these elites fear indemnities, seek continental metal hegemony, and would resist surrender even in defeat, planning to mobilize the proletariat for leverage.
The document argues German leaders fear strict legal accountability for deportations and war crimes, doubting any amnesty for treachery. It notes Germany's munitions limits and warns that Soviet and German pressures undermine last-ditch promises, labeling the talk as mere rhetoric to prolong the war.
A survey of famed figures shows Napoleon Wellington Kitchener Newton Darwin Kelvin Tenant and Beethoven among silent or reticent geniuses when not speaking and Mozart Chopin Wagner Liszt and others preferring solitude. The piece notes Lord Tenysoe and Thomas Carr as notably quiet among world greats.
A long, rambling reminiscence describes circus life, trained snakes, and exotic acts. It covers a London era showman, the diamond snake, and a 19th century Australian anecdote about a pair in love and long journeys.
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