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  2. WAR AND LITERATURE.

    The idea, advanced in some quarters, that one effect of the present war will be to impart a pronounced Impetus to literary creation in Europe is characterised by a writer ...

    Article : 465 words
  3. BREAD AND WATER.

    Though the report that Madame Patti had been the victim of serious annoyance at Carlsbad was denied almost as soon as it gained circulation, it was evident that the ...

    Article : 1,124 words
  4. DUM-DUM BULLETS.

    The origin of the name and the cause which led to the Invention of dum-dum bullets form a story which seems to be little known, but which is of peculiar interest In view of the ...

    Article : 512 words
  5. MONEY AND THE WAR.

    "In my judgment the last few hundred millions may win this war. This is my opinion. The first hundred millions our enemies can stand just as well as we can, but the last ...

    Article : 636 words
  6. BRAVE KING ALBERT.

    I have had some experience of troops in retreat, of great disasters, and of the pani[?] of crowds, but I have never before witnessed such scenes as I encountered to-day on the ...

    Article : 1,035 words
  7. WAR FILMS.

    One of the supers explains in the London Daily Mail how war films are made:—The sight of three German officers in full uniform attracted my attention at the gate ...

    Article : 1,046 words
  8. SOLDIERS FIGHT ON TOBACCO.

    For the first time on record the British Army authorities have recognised the value of tobacco to soldiers during war time, and are supplying free two ounces of tobacco a ...

    Article : 272 words
  9. DAY ON A DREADNOUGHT.

    There is not much variation in the life of the British Jack Tar in peace time. One day is very like another, except during manoeuvres and mobilisation. The daily routine is ...

    Article : 544 words
  10. PETROGRAD SOBERED.

    Not in name only but in its life the change that has come over this city during the last few weeks is one of the most remarkable features of the war. Petrograde is a very ...

    Article : 406 words
  11. MYSTERIOUS GERMAN.

    The St. L[?], of the American line, brought to this port yesterday Frazer Kammeyer, a captain in the German army, about whom there was considerable speculation during the ...

    Article : 166 words
  12. GERMAN ATROCITIES.

    Britisher supplies more proofs:—I read in your paper a few weeks ago that independent inquiries had been made in England to ascertain the truth regarding the ...

    Article : 188 words
  13. JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

    The words of the Japanese National Anthem were written by a Japanese poet who lived in the tenth century, but whose name has never been discovered. They have been ...

    Article : 162 words
  14. NIETZSCHE AND THE WAR.

    "It is often asserted," writes Mr. P. M. Kennedy in The Campaign Round Liege, "that the philosophy of Nietzsche has been responsible for not merely encouraging but ...

    Article : 372 words
  15. ARMY AND NAVY TERMS.

    At a time when naval and military terms are in everyone's mouth, it may be interesting to recall their origins. "Captain" is derived from the Latin "caput," moaning a ...

    Article : 331 words
  16. RUSSIA'S FLAG.

    Not a few people are making the mistake of flying in Russia's honor the picturesque yellow flag with the double eagle, under the impression that it is our ally's national flag. ...

    Article : 275 words
  17. FOR VALOR.

    Great Britain may well feel proud and boast of her military decoration, the Victoria Cross. which is only conferred for conspicuous acts of bravery on the field of battle. ...

    Article : 186 words
  18. A SHARP BOMBARDMENT.

    The first thing that strikes a landsman on a man-of-war is the rigid discipline observed everywhere. On some of the ships belonging to the tropical countries, however, discipline ...

    Article : 197 words
  19. REJOICINGS ON SONOMA.

    When the San Francisco mall steamer Sonoma was approaching the Australian coast on a direct run from Pago Pago to Sydney, the passengers clubbed together and ...

    Article : 96 words
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