September 5, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The day’s headlines in the Capital Journal forecast the crucial battles that will come to be known as The Miracle [...]
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September 4, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Headlines from the Daily Oregon Statesman: RUSSIAN ARMY IS LANDED AT SCOTTISH PORT Force of Seventy-Two Thousand Transported to [...]
September 3, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal headlines reported: ALLIES STRONGLY ENTRENCHED — FEEL SURE OF VICTORY Fighting Is Fierce on Part of Front [...]
September 2, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent“The Soldiers Are Human” read an editorial in this day’s Statesman:It isn’t wise to believe all the stories of wanton [...]
September 1, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The first month of the war ended along the Western Front with the French and British holding back and [...]
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August 31, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI CorrespondentA Beta-Tested War or Cognitive Dissonance Avoidance?British casualties, primarily at Mons, for the month of August were 14,409.The French reported [...]
August 30, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Though residing in the United States, one’s citizenship could result in being called up for military service, as this [...]
August 29, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The month drew to an end with German armies threatening French and British forces in the west, while Russian [...]
August 28, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The German breakthrough threatens the French and British forces, while in the east, Russia is seen as “Paris’ Main Hope”: [...]
August 27, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The headlines speak to the growing fears of the war. In the west, Paris prepares for a siege as German [...]