Evils of Prussianism and German World Aim
Editorial argues the German government seeks to destroy existing world order to rebuild it under German rules. It cites alliance with the Turks, anti Christian massacres, Sinn Fein links, and submarine ruthlessness as proof, warning Americans of German plots including an offer of alliance with Mexico to seize Texas New Mexico and Arizona.
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Europe
Asia
The
Buffalo. Express
Africa
Egypt
India
Straits Settlement
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Napoleon
Belgium
Secret Service
Lusitania
Laconia
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Zimmerman
Berlin
Germany
Uni
Smugglers Rampant on Holland Germany Border
A border town jubilee marks a fortieth smuggling package into Germany. The piece describes widespread smuggling across the Holland Germany frontier, including soldiers and clergy involved, and German and Dutch practices to evade controls. It notes hunger driving raids, deceptive disguises, and cross border movement of goods and people with humorous incidents and grim consequences.
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Holland
Germany
Netherlands Reformed Church
Holy Communion
Solomon
Smugglers Face Armed Conflict With Frontier Guard
Bands of smugglers are described as highly dangerous as they will fight the military frontier guard if surprised or resisted while attempting to flee with confiscated goods.
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Military Frontier Guard
Pro-Teuton Letter Challenges Dr Crane On Prussia
Brooklyn writer argues against the Frankenstein essay’s harsh critique of government pensions in Prussia. He cites low wages and scarce pensions, detailing poverty, alcohol use, and social vice, and urges Americans to see Germany’s failures. He predicts voters will reject Hohenzollerns.
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George Jackson
Brooklyn
N. N
New York Globe
Crane
Prussia
Berlin
Dresden
East
Posen
Jan
Gateboken
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Hoha
Unker
War in East Africa Perils and Descriptions From Front Letters
A Belfast man abroad in East Africa reports that troops face fever and tropical diseases amid dense jungles. He notes rare open combat, with machine guns from concealed positions causing sudden heavy casualties. The letter hints at eventual German retreats and the harsh, perilous campaign in the African theatre.
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Belfast
East Africa
France
Africa
Electric Cultivation Promises Agricultural Transformation
Report from Huntington Court Arm in Hereford details electroculture trials led by city electrical engineer W J Kerr. A half acre plant shows potatoes eight feet tall stems and tubers as large as swedes while wheat oats and clover respond to electricity. Experiments planned across Cornwall and Inverness to compare yields and prove a national shift to electric farming.
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Huntington Court Arm
White Cross Roads
Hereford
W.J. Kerr
Kerr
Mr. Kerr
Cornwall
Inverness
Mr Kerr
Roehampton
Mc Kerr
Salvation Army at street corners in Canada West
The Blood and Fire flag signals the Salvation Army’s growing influence as a force for good. Booth’s legacy is seen in its worldwide work through rescue homes hospitals social aid and reform efforts. The article notes public skepticism yet praises its real impact on society.
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Canada West
Salvation Army
General Booth
Booth
Christian Church
How Brave Men Die For Us In Battle
British Army chaplain recounts a dying brother in France sharing final moments with his sibling. The scene in the tent blends faith and suffering as the man whispers thanks, prays for his people, and asks for hymn verses before passing away.
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Lauchlan Maclean Watt
France
Burl
Padre
Jesus
Christ
When the Marseillaise Was Played in Ruined France
Wythe Williams of the New York describes a reconquered French city where the Marseillaise first sounded in two and a half years. Soldiers salute the regimental flag as the president and army commander pass, all heads bowed in silent, tearful reverence.
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Wythe Williams
New York
Thermy
Party of Sixty-Five Embarks After Rescued Onlookers
A gayly painted pleasure steamer at Margate Pier prepared to depart when a stout man rushed aboard crying that a party of sixty five to seventy was waiting. The captain halted the voyage and admitted the last minute group, the man declaring himself the organizer.
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Margate
Wireless links oceans shaping modern naval warfare
A London Daily Chronicle correspondent details wireless history from Poldhu to Funabashi, noting its role in ship to ship contact, emergency signaling and global reach. It cites SOS misuse, wartime rescues, and the 1915 rise in distress calls, underscoring wireless as the backbone of modern sea communication.
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London Daily Chronicle _ Wireless
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
America
Japan
Honolulu
Wilson
Bolinas
California
Funabashi
London
Poldhu
Capetown
Buenos Ayres
S.O.S
Bantry Bay
Anglo-California
Breslau and Goeben
United States
Suez- Bombay-Fun- Swazi
Fouskeght Bolinas
Sandy Hook
Manitoba Youth Aid Food Effort in 1917
Manitoba children contribute to wartime food production with tests in 1917. By March Geoaade, 2,170 in potato contests, 770 in seed growing, and additional figures in pig, calf, or colt raising.
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Manitoba
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Fiat
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Eford
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