April 28, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The German use of gas again made the front page of the Capital Journal: ASPHYXIATION BOMBS CARRY AWFUL DEATH [...]
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April 27, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Capital Journal’s headline again reported the massive artillery battle taking place on the Yser: THOUSANDS OF MONSTER CANNON [...]
April 26, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From the Capital Journal: ROAR OF KRUPP GUNS HEARD FOR 30 MILES Glare of Blazing Belgian Homes Illumines Sky [...]
April 24, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The maw of war was quiet today, unless you happened to be Canadian. Canadian forces bent, but did not [...]
April 24, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The maw of war was quiet today, unless you happened to be Canadian. Canadian forces bent, but did not [...]
April 23, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The editorial page of the Oregon Statesman reported on what it termed “The British Labor Mutiny:” A British statesman [...]
April 22, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent At the outbreak of the war the workforce was overwhelmingly male. In all sectors of the economy employing “breadwinners” [...]
April 21, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent As much as the United States sought to remain on the sidelines, our status as a neutral left us [...]
April 20, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Is Frank Victim of Mob Violence” headlined the Capital Journal’s lead editorial. The hallmark of American justice lies in [...]
April 19, 1915
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Infrastructure was cheap in 1915. The Capital Journal headline read “Paving Plant for Penitentiary Now Practically Sure.” The paper [...]