Poem ~ War On Dresses - Saturday, 11 March 1916

Impression sketch of The 'Lucie' Gown: Barkers Advertisement. The Daily Telegraph p11 col 5-7 - by Jamie. From an original image that can be seen at : <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12189272/Daily-Telegraph-March-11-1916.html> [Accessed: 11 March 2016]

Amid murmurs of shortages and needs of economy,

Came latest call for cutbacks with extravagance

Of women’s fashions - National Organizing Committee

For War Savings had highlighted wastes, already

Made in domestic places and motorcars for pleasure.

Reformed values were to be issued by Press Bureau

To highlight the crisis of wartime - to suggest

How most women realise 'bad form,’ in buying fancy

Varieties of dress - pointing out facts that many

Within the rich and poorer class kept up the habits.

Any excessive occupation in ladies buying fashion

Was to be frowned upon - advice being

To avoid boots, shoes, gloves, hats, stockings or veils

Of luxury quality - stating that only new

Clothes should be bought, when absolutely needed.

Such new clothes ought to be of durable standard

And flexibility to wear for all occasions -

National Organising Committee for War Savings said

A halt in dress expense can only be wise

In times of trade upheaval, till peace was secured.

Alongside lay another agenda, from the National

Organizing Committee for War Savings,

To set free all labour in the clothing trade, assuming

They were not caged animals, for war

Reasons, as posters proclaimed 'Bad Form in Dress.'

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1916. Extravagance In Dress. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 11 March 1916. P.9. Col.3. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12189272/Daily-Telegraph-March-11-1916.html [Accessed: 11 March 2016].

Mann, J., 2016. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 11 March 2016). 

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Poem ~ Portugal: Puxado Para War - Sexta-feira, Março 10, 1916

Esboço impressão de tropas portuguesas que embarcam para Angola - por Jamie. De uma imagem original que pode ser visto em: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_campaign_in_Angola> [Acessado em: 10 de março de 2016]

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Em meio aos países da neutralidade,
Vacilou República Portugal
Na Península Ibérica - uma terra
Para marcar o país mais ocidental
Da Europa Ocidental, na fronteira
Com a Espanha eo Oceano Atlântico.

Desde a pré-história destas terras
Tinha sido travada ao longo - para incluir
Celtas, romanos, visigodos nômades
E suevos-alemães - eventualmente,
Levando a um império do concelho
De Portugal e momentos de intriga.

1128 viu a batalha de São entre
Um filho e mãe - o sucessor,
Marmede, fazendo uma auto-declaração
Como o príncipe de Portugal, para se tornar
Rei de Portugal por 1143; um país
Desenvolvido por conexões alemãs.

Godos nômades formado visigótica
Reinos de Espanha e Portugal -
Mais de 400 anos, suevos-alemães
províncias pós evoluiu romanos
De Galacia dentro Norte de Portugal,
Até a integração final com visigodos.

Com uma história inebriante de turbulência,
neutralidade de Portugal em 1914
Foi formalizada, forçado pela mão
Da Grã-Bretanha - com declaração de guerra
Na Alemanha, a crença era Portugal
Seria ineficaz em auto-defesa.

Um relacionamento vacilar teve
Desenvolvido entre Grã-Bretanha e
Portugal, cuja colonização
Na África quase causou uma guerra
Em 1890 - Com ordens da Grã-Bretanha
Para sair, Portugal cedeu.

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Como uma república em 1910 Portugal,
Em 1914 foi governado pelo Partido
Da República Português - certamente
Juntando-se a guerra serviria
Para salvar suas colónias africanas?
Grã-Bretanha convenceu o contrário.

tensões Swift tinha começado a formar
Entre Portugal ea Alemanha;
Começando com operações U-barco,
Que bloquearam a Grã-Bretanha e, assim,
O mercado dos produtos portugueses;
Enquanto isso, eles enfrentaram em Angola.

Português e alemães lutaram
Além das fronteiras africanas, onde
sucesso alemão levou a ocupado
Parte de Angola, mas depois retomada -
Uma campanha Sul-Africano britânica
derrota feito de tropas alemãs.

Sob confrontos não oficiais,
Oficial 1916 neutralidade continuou
Entre Portugal ea Alemanha,
Até 23 de fevereiro; após o pedido
Pela Grã-Bretanha, 36 barcos alemães detidos
Em Lisboa portos ficou internado.

9 March1916 - este ato final levou
declaração de guerra da Alemanha
Em Portugal e vice-versa -
Dentro deste primeiro dia, notícias disse
partidas apressadas de alemão
Famílias, deixando o país.

Relatórios espalhou para dar uma ordem,
Assinada pelo Ministro Marinha,
Para o capitão Leotto Rego e
Oficiais da marinha - permitindo
navios alemães que esperam na escora
No Tejo, para se tornar utilizado.

Paralelamente, oficial provável
palavras espanholas em causa como
A declaração de guerra não
Assist qualquer situação de Espanha
Posição neutra - expectante
De sentir os efeitos da guerra.

by Jamie Mann.

Anon., 1916. Alemanha e Portugal. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 10 de março de 1916. P.8. Col.6. Disponível em: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12189264/Daily-Telegraph-March-10-1916.html [Acessado em: 10 de março de 2016].

Mann, J., 2016. 100 anos atrás - Poemas de Jamie Mann. [Carta] (Comunicação pessoal, 10 de março de 2016).

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Poem ~ Portugal: Pulled into War - Friday, 10 March 1916

Impression sketch of Portuguese troops embarking for Angola - by Jamie. From an original image that can be seen at : <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_campaign_in_Angola> [Accessed: 10 March 2016]

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Amid the countries of neutrality,

Wavered the Portugal Republic

On the Iberian Peninsula - a land

To mark the most westerly country

Of Western Europe, bordering

With Spain and the Atlantic Ocean.

Since prehistory these lands

Had been fought over - to include

Celts, Romans, nomadic Visigoths

And Suebi-Germans - eventually

Leading to an empire of the county

Of Portugal and times of intrigue.

1128 saw battle of Sao between

A son and mother - the successor,

Marmede, making a self-declaration

As Prince of Portugal, to become

King of Portugal by 1143; a country

Developed by German connections.

Nomadic Goths formed Visigothic

Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal -

Over 400 years, Suebi-Germans

Evolved post Roman provinces

Of Galacia within north Portugal,

Until final integration with Visigoths.

With a heady history of turmoil,

Portugal’s neutrality in 1914

Was formalised, forced by hand

Of Britain - with declaration of war

On Germany, a belief was Portugal

Would be ineffective in self-defence.

A wavering relationship had

Developed between Britain and

Portugal, whose colonisation

In Africa almost caused a war

In 1890 - With Britain’s orders

To get out, Portugal relented.

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As a republic by 1910 Portugal,

By 1914 was ruled by the Party

Of Portuguese Republic - surely

Joining the war would serve

To save her African colonies?

Britain persuaded otherwise.

Swift tensions had begun to form

Between Portugal and Germany;

Beginning with U-boat operations,

That blockaded Britain and thus

The market of Portuguese goods;

Meanwhile they clashed in Angola.

Portuguese and Germans fought

Across African borders, where

German success led to occupied

Part of Angola, but then retaken -

A British South African campaign

Made defeat of German troops.

Under unofficial confrontations,

Official 1916 neutrality continued

Between Portugal and Germany,

Until 23 February; after request

By Britain, 36 German boats held

In Lisbon ports became interned.

9 March1916 - this final act led

Germany 's declaration of war

On Portugal and vice versa -

Within this first day, news told

Hurried departures of German

Families, leaving the country.

Reports spread to give an order,

Signed by the Marine Minister,

For Captain Leotto Rego and

Officers of the navy - allowing

German ships waiting at anchor

On the Tagus, to become utilised.

Alongside this, likely official

Spanish words concerned how

War's declaration would not

Assist any situation of Spain's

Neutral position - expectant 

Of feeling the full effects of war.

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1916. Germany And Portugal. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 10 March 1916. P.8. Col.6. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/12189264/Daily-Telegraph-March-10-1916.html [Accessed: 10 March 2016].

Mann, J., 2016. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 10 March 2016). 

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