Military analysts view Jerusalem as distant objective in Palestine drive
British forces in Palestine are not expected to press an immediate assault on Jerusalem. The city’s high elevation and surrounding mountains create formidable natural defenses, likely making Jerusalem the campaign’s last target after securing coast regions and key passes.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy City
Jerusam
Kingdom of
Judah
Israel
Egypt
Esdracion
Beersheba
Sant
Es Sur
Antiochus V
B.C
Sorck
Holy Land
Philista
Gaza
King George visits London fuse factory and workers cheer
The king visits a London fuse factory where 800 girls stop work and cheer as he passes. A worker recalls the king’s calm manner and suggests his presence inspires pride among the workers and their families.
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King George
London
Hammersmith Way
Berther
Windsor
King G
France
Contracts Closed for Wooden Ships by Imperial Board
Vancouver paper reports contracts closed for wooden ship construction for the Imperial Munitions Board. Two ships laid down immediately and eight more planned at once. About seven men to be employed on the project.
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Vancouver
Imperial Munitions Board
Fragmentary Critique Notes in Old Speech
A clipped line from an older critique or dialogue shows a blunt remark about a picture. It resembles a candid informal opinión fragment from a film or theater review. The source provides limited context and no clear event, participant names, or setting.
Germans Ordered Out of United States as Spy Net Tightens
The state department notified Germans connected to embassies and consulates in America to leave, citing loyalty concerns. Heinrich Schaafhausen will depart, while Dr. George Barthelme must report in person twice weekly. Turkey and Bulgaria representatives remain, with Abdul Hak Hussein Bey allowed to stay due to his English wife and health. The move signals broader steps to curb German intelligence activities.
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America
United States
State Department
Heinrich Schaafhausen
Count von Bernstorff
Legation
Schaafhause
George Barthelme
Cologne
Washington
Germany
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey
Constantinople
Bey
New German Gotha Raiders Test London Defenses
Official circles conclude twenty two German Gotha bombers attacked London. The craft, three times the size of single seaters, appeared to fly low but moved at 76 to 80 mph. Anti aircraft guns registered many hits, yet none brought down by artillery.
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London
Fear of Deportation Looms Over Belgians in Occupied Mons
Belgians in German occupied districts especially Mons fear imminent deportations to Roumania. Government advices say claims that deportation of workers to Germany has ceased are evasive. Deportations to Northern France for road rail and fortification work continue, with persons promised for reparation being redeported.
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Mons
Roumania
Belgi
Germany
France
Ship christening sparks temperance debate
A fragment describes a disagreement over christening a ship with champagne. One man objects, while the other defends the practice, suggesting a temperance lesson after the first bottle of wine is wasted and the habit sticks.
Modern warfare rehearsals shift to precise prebattle staging
The article describes how modern battles resemble staged performances with daily rehearsals for units from battalion to division. It notes curtain artillery fires before assaults and drills tailored to specific engagements, highlighting French infantry training and specialized roles within troops to maximize survival and success.
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Europe
Berlin News Control Warps German Press Censorship
The article cites German newspapers reporting state pressure on the press and editors. It notes the war press office and admiralty press service shaping reports, with censorship preventing independent commentary. Deutsche Volks Zeitung from Hanover is quoted on uniform content fed from a common source across papers.
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War Press Office
Admiraltyress Bureau
von Tirpitz
Germany
Deutsche Volks Zeitung
Hanover
Risky Shot by Clergyman on Annual Farm Hunt
A clergyman known for Generous deeds visits a rural farm for a day’s shooting each year. He misspays no mind to skill, yet a rabbit alarmed and escaped with only its skin. Jack the attendant notes the pair’s humorous exchange about the unlikely result.
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Jack
Improvia
Motoring Reference Exchange Reveals Widows’ Husbands
A terse court transcript captures a motorist and lawyer swapping references. The applicant cites four widows named Van Luse Mush Slush and Kush, claiming he drove for their husbands.
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van Luse
van Mush
van Slush
van Kush
Over The Top Describes War Attitudes and No Man's Land
A vivid account contrasts attic suspense with the trenches of No Man's Land as soldiers await going over the top. It mixes brutal imagery with wartime feelings, civilians and soldiers, and the grim psychology of battle conveyed through bold, graphic scenes.
The World’s Bread Basket and Western Canada Land
Western Canada has uncultivated land to meet rising flour demand for over thirty years. Europe uses over seven bushels per person annually, the United States about five and a half, and Canada around six. Last year Western Canada yielded 239 million bushels of wheat from 13.5 million acres, with total prime land in the three prairie provinces at about 22 million acres, only a fraction of all cultivatable land available for settlement.
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Western Canada
United States
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Million Dollar Auto Order Signals Alberta Farmers Prosperity
A Lethbridge Alberta firm signed what is described as the largest single automobile order in Canada. The deal covers one million dollars of cars to be delivered over the next fourteen months. The moderate priced models target farmers, suggesting strong 1917 crop prospects and overall farmer prosperity in Southern Alberta.
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Canada
Lethbridge
Alberta
Verbal Blunder Sparks Friction With New Groom
A gentleman confronted Paddy, his new groom, after a blunder. The man declares he will not endure the mistake, while Paddy claims he arrived only yesterday and cannot provide an explanation.
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Paddy
Daring French Raid Bombs Krupp Works at Essen
Sergeant Maime Gallois recounts a seven hour night bombing mission into Essen with three comrades. They crossed the Rhine, dodged searchlights and anti aircraft fire, dropped bombs on the Krupp munitions heart, and returned along the same route, with one member possibly reaching the target.
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Krupp
Essen
Associated Press
Maime Gallois
Gallois
Ardisson de Perdeguir
Durand
Sergt
Metz
Thionville
Moselle
Rhine
Ardisson’s
Treves
Coblenz
Bonn
Ane
Ardisson
Sergt. Durand
Inside the Tank Ichthyosaurus Describes Somme Battle
A crew member of HM Landship Ichthyosaurus recounts a tank attack on German wire and machine gun nests on the Somme. He details the rolling advance, crushing fire, shells, and the moment when Tommies reach the nest and seize what remains.
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H.M. Landship
Somme
Nnde
Cheaper Poultry Feed Links to Buckwheat Cleanings
The U S Department of Agriculture asks Canadian millers to market cracked and shrunken wheat cleanings to aid poultry farmers amid wheat shortages. These screenings include buckwheat seeds and other bits from local mills. The poultry division reports wild buckwheat feed workable after birds adjust, with two cars ordered for central farms.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Canada
Poultry Division
Central Experimental Farm
Central Branch
Fort William
Food Question a Vital One Across the War Effort
The article stresses the global food shortage as a wartime imperative. It urges farmers to maximize grain and soil output for national needs, framing production as patriotic and essential beyond monetary gain.
Dutch Dairy Exports To Germany And England In 1917 First Quarter
The Dutch minister cites official Holland figures showing dairy exports in Q1 1917 to Germany and England. Germany received butter cheese eggs totaling 14 506 tons, England 4 tons, while last year England took 9 758 tons of dairy. Potatoes and meat shipments to Germany and England are also listed.
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Washington
Netherlands
England
Germany
the Times
Holland
Woman with Baseball Bat Threatens Teacher Over Henry
A woman wielding a baseball bat advances on a teacher and questions a boy named Henry about his shirt. She claims Henry misbehaved and was taken by the collar, and warns she will strike next time he disobeys. The exchange is tense and ominous.
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Henry
Irrigation Plans Highlight Alberta Convention Speech
F H Peters Dominion irrigation commissioner spoke at a Lethbridge convention forecasting major irrigation growth in Southern Alberta. He cited three projects from 20th century plans reaching about 3 000 000 acres.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
F. H. Peters
Dominion
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