Lex Anteinternet: Countdown on the Great War. The British take Tripoli, the Germans decimate a Greek shipping column, Poles maneuver for independence.

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Countdown on the Great War. The British take Tripoli, the Germans decimate a Greek shipping column, Poles maneuver for independence.

1. British occupy Tripol without resistance.

2. The German U-boat U-23 sunk nine Greek vessels in a single day. An Egyptian vessel in the Mediterranean was sunk on the same day by an unknown German submarine.

3. Poles in Austrian Galatia declare the Republic of Zakopane. Zakpane is a resort city in southern Poland that was at that time part of the Austrian Empire. The goal of the act was to push for a unified post war Poland.

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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