German submarine base found off Tory Island north of Ireland
Officers learned British patrols off the north of Ireland discovered a German submarine base on Tory Island. Six leaders in supplying U boats were shot. Fuel oil and provisions were seized. Islanders aided German operators while crews stayed aboard and subs operated at night. The base had existed for months and many ships were torpedoed near Tory Island since mid April.
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Ireland
Tory Island
Donegal
Six Glen
North Channel
Scotland
Atlantic
Irish Sea
Russia Endures Gale Amid Revolutionary Aftermath
The piece reflects on Russia facing a mounting crisis as Petrograd buzz fades into unrest. It notes pervasive doubt about the revolution, the hopeful yet irrational outlook for the future, and the heavy cost of upheaval on a generation. It mentions Volga region, monk Iliador, and unrest in Tomsk with socialist committees.
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Russia
Petrograd
Volga
Iliador
Tomsk
Ialist Committee
Sropelace
Possessed Military Secrets and the Russian Crisis
Sir Paul Vinogradoff discusses growing revolutionary sentiment in Russia and the coterie around the Czar. He notes Empress Alexandra’s denial of danger, Rasputin’s influence, and widespread discontent beyond bread shortages, with blame stretched to German intrigues and high officials.
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Inussia
Great Britain
France
Holy
Russia
Czar
Alexandra
Victoria
Duke of Edinburgh
Alexandra Feodorovna
Rasputin
Nicholas Mikhailovitch
Marie
Elizabeth Feodorovna
Camarilla
Paul Vinogradoff
Cautionary He Questions Wife's Sudden Coldness
A man laments his wife's abrupt change in demeanor over several days. He pleads with her, warning that she cannot attack him with a flat iron and urges calm, recalling his words in remorse.
Arithmetic Lesson From A Humble Example
A teacher explains a subtraction method using a simple farm example. The lesson shows how eight pears or six horses relate to four quarts and three cows, illustrating basic counting and division concepts for students.
Kilts Triumph Notions of Saving Cloth and Food
A whimsical note questions wartime thrift ideas proposing kilts to save cloth and asking if eating less and economizing music should follow the same logic. The piece playfully links dress, diet, and entertainment to broader wartime rationing themes.
Autos in Guatemala Reach Rising Car Ownership
A consular report notes despite poor roads and high gasoline prices at 60 cents per gallon, about 150 cars exist in Guatemala. In the capital 25 are German imports bought before the war, with the rest from the United States or France and many second hand from the U S A.
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Republic of Guatemala
United States
Republic
English Artillery Gains Confidence as War Wears On
A British artilleryman notes improving discipline and physique among troops after months of combat. He contrasts the Germans with the growing English stubbornness and the rising need for guns and shells to retake fortified positions. He emphasizes homefront support and perseverance.
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Germany
First game attendance questions plate during debut
A first time spectator asks why the plate is called the plate as she watches a game. The remark captures confusion about baseball terms during a new experience.
Return of Belgian POWs Draws Stark Witness
An Antwerp letter to Echo Belge dated May 1, 1917 describes Belgian civilians watching deported youths return from Germany. It recounts maimed and starving soldiers carried from Winniped hotel to depots, with mothers fainting and crowds crying for bread amid brutal German repression.
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Antwerp
Echo Belge
Germany
Central Station
Winniped
Vanneau Street
Ge Y
Machine Shearing Gains Ground in Alberta This Season
Wide interest surrounds machine shearing in Alberta as sheep growers shift from blade shearers to machines. A leading West rancher expanded a Southern Alberta plant this year adding four machines, proving machine shorn wool yields better results in cold climates with proper sheds and thick combs.
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Alberta
Wyoming
Perha
Deltoid Muscles and Knee Caps Demand Sparks Dispute
An angry man confronts a salesman over a damaged motor purchase. He claims his brother bought a motor last week and was promised replacement parts if anything broke. The exchange centers on requests for two deltoid muscles and knee caps, with the dialogue ending abruptly.
End of War Aims and Peace Terms by Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George argues the war ends only after Allied goals are achieved and warns against premature peace. He rejects German plans for Belgium independence and indemnities, stresses balance of colonies and Mesopotamia, and calls for democratization of Germany as a guarantee for lasting peace. He urges peace shaped by international conference and the will of the governed peoples.
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Lloyd George
Prk Cplaes
Germany
Prussia
Belgium
Junkers
Palestine
Mesopotamia
France
Garden of Eden
Armenia
Mysterious Hero Of British Navy
A Royal Navy commander known as Campbell earned a DSO and a Victoria Cross in under 18 months and promoted 700 junior officers. Public calls for full details clash with naval ethics of secrecy, while officials say Campbell’s wartime bravery is undisputed though specifics are not disclosed.
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Gort Campbell
George
Campbell
Admiralty
United Press
Canadian Lumbermen Amid Frontline Fire In France
The article describes Canadian forestry workers operating near the Western Front, loading beech timber under gunfire. It notes the orderly, nonmilitary routine of the mill and forest work, the first Canadian Forestry Corps outfit in the war area, and signs of German morale decline as the offensive nears.
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France
Canada
Khakih
Canadian Forestry Corps
Russia to tax wealth for wartime finance
The ministry of finance has submitted bills to the provisional government proposing a 30 percent increase in the progressive tax on incomes over 400000 rubles and a 70 to 90 percent tax on industry profits supplying war material. It directs support measures to organize supplies in cloth petroleum soap and other essentials at cost plus distribution.
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Russia
Ian Provisional
Ministry’of Finance
North America Faces Global Food Burden Amid Harvest
The Journal of Commerce notes the world’s food import burden rests on North America with harvests starting in the southern U S in May and finishing in Canada in October. It states 1917-18 wheat supplies leave 300 million bushels for export.
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North America
U.S
Canada
North Americh
Journal of Commerce
Car maker’s floral naming sparks odd Virginia Creeper idea
A motor car designer known for flower named models hears a playful suggestion to honor a plant named Virginia Creeper. The idea surfaces in a casual exchange as a friend proposes the unusual moniker for a new car.
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Pankily
Virginia
Recognition of Vice Admiral Sims by British Officers
A fragment reflects praise for Vice-Admiral Sims commanding the allied fleet of submarine chasers off the Irish coast. It notes British officers acknowledging American efficiency and the high standing of the U S Navy after assuming command in British waters. It mentions the milestone of American leadership and competence in action.
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Sims
Irish
Sim
Choate Mistaken by English Guest at Reception
An American ambassador to the Court of two James stands near the door as guests depart. A misinformed English guest, mistaking him for a footman, speaks to him as Carriage and asks how he is, revealing the social mix up at the event.
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Choate
Joseph
Amebassador
James
Owere
Unsinkable Boat Umberto Pughierey Designed by Italian Navy
Fragmentary notes describe a naval cargo vessel called Umberto Pughierey as unsinkable with a 10,300 ton capacity and 5,800 ton cargo lift. It mentions double skin hull and construction materials from a mine of tor sections.
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Umberto’ Pughierey Naval Engine
Wisbie
Eee
Italian Ministry of Marine
Evista
Manume
Tor
Fragmentary Courier Journal Quote Sparks Interest
A partial Louisville Courier Journal fragment quotes a speaker claiming vast memory and encyclopedic knowledge. The context and exact source line are unclear, leaving interpretation and origin undefined.
Rural School Picnics To Agricultural College
A Manitoba rural school excursion to an agricultural college attracted 36 children and 4 teachers on Thursday. Mr Newton welcomed the group and toured buildings, poultry rooms, livestock pens, a museum, and botanical displays, with lunch in the dining hall followed by tea. The visit sparked interest in farming and college programs, with hopes for future visits and essays about the experience.
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Imnet
Manitoba Acultural College
Newton
Extern Department
Cl Ren
Kingly Praed
Herner
Ing
Winnipeg
Orj
Advan
Borneo
Pau
Miss Taylor
Tyner
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Autos
Guatemala
Trench Tales
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dodds
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