Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Today -100: December 9, 1915: Nothing doing in Christianity at present
Kaiser Wilhelm postpones Prince Joachim’s wedding from this month to February, because of course the war will be over by then.
Fog of War (Rumors, Propaganda and Just Plain Bullshit) of the Day -100: The Daily Telegraph reports that Germany and Turkey plan a massive invasion of India.
A bill is introduced in Congress to ban false advertising for goods sold across state lines.
In Parliament, Robert Outhwaite (Lib-Hanley) asks the under-secretary for war whether clergy shouldn’t enlist in the army, “as there is nothing doing in Christianity at present”.
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