Evils of Prussianism and the German World Plan
The Buffalo Express editor rails against Prussian aims to destroy existing world order and rebuild it under German rule. It cites German Turk alliances, Senussi uprisings, Ireland's Sinn Fein, delves into submarine ruthlessness, and warns of potential attacks on the U.S. states of Texas New Mexico and Arizona. It notes Zimmerman note revelations and U.S. reactions to German plotting this war.
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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 Flourish at Holland Germany Border
A border town jubilee marks a fortyth smuggling package into Germany amid rampant cross border trade. Dutch and German forces, churches, and civilians all contend with hunger, while contraband food travels, decorations, and rare luxuries appear in frontier homes.
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Holland
Germany
Netherlands Reformed Church
Holy Communion
Solomon
Smugglers Clash with Frontier Guard Stoking Tensions
Bands of smugglers are described as highly dangerous as they fight the military frontier guard when surprised or challenged. They threaten confiscation of goods and disrupt security along border areas.
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Military Frontier Guard
Pro-Teuton Letter Critiques German Pension System
Brooklyn writer rebuts Dr. Crane and his Frankenstein essay arguing German pensions are insufficient for old age. He cites 6 cents weekly pay in Frankfort, 70 cents in later life, and widespread poverty among pensioners who depend on family or savings while inflation and saloon life erode value. He warns American readers of harsh realities in Prussia. He ends urging Germans to vote against Hohenzollerns to liberate themselves.
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George Jackson
Brooklyn
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New York Globe
Crane
Prussia
Berlin
Dresden
East
Posen
Jan
Gateboken
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Hoha
Unker
War in East Africa Perils Highlight Tropical Deaths
A Belfast man’s letter from East Africa describes brutal jungle warfare and high fever deaths among troops. He notes little open fighting, deadly concealed machine gun ambushes, and the harsh, perilous conditions of African campaigns.
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Belfast
East Africa
France
Africa
Electric Cultivation Promises Vast Agricultural Future
Report from Huntington Court Arm Hereford describes electrocultivation trials led by city engineer W J Kerr. Potatoes on an electric half acre reach swede size with eight foot stems. seeds sprout greenly in five days under electric elixir. Experiments planned across the county to test yields.
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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's Blood and Fire Flag Seen Across Canada West
A historic look at Salvation Army efforts led by General Booth, whose initial small beginnings blossomed into a global movement. The article notes drum and tambourine as early tools, praises rescue homes, hospitals, and social aid as part of a rising civic uplift, and underscores Army members speaking from personal experience.
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Canada West
Salvation Army
General Booth
Booth
Christian Church
Brave Men Die In Battle A Chaplain's Silent Night
Rev Lauchlan MacLean Watt, serving with British forces in France, recalls tending two brothers after a shell blast. One dying man asks for tender letters to his kin and prays for his soul as the other grips his hand. They whisper hymns and face the great beyond together in darkness. The chaplain notes a quiet, shared faith amid suffering.
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Lauchlan Maclean Watt
France
Burl
Padre
Jesus
Christ
When the Marseillaise Was Played
Wythe Williams of New York describes a ruined territory reconquered by France where the first music heard in two and a half years is the Marseillaise. Soldiers guard the regimental flag as the president and army commander pass, and the crowd sobs with restrained joy in a scene of profound reverence.
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Wythe Williams
New York
Thermy
Party of Sixty-Five Seeks Embarkation On Pleasure Steamer
A gayly painted pleasure steamship near Margate Pier delays departure as a stout man rushes aboard claiming a party of sixty five to seventy awaiting to go. The captain allows the boat to return to dock and the man sits, exhausted, seeking to confirm the travelers aboard.
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Margate
Wireless Bridges Oceans The World’s Wireless Army
A London Daily Chronicle correspondent extols wireless telegraphy linking ships across oceans. It recounts historic use from Poldhu to Funabashi, S O S signals, and notable wartime incidents with British, American, and German vessels, highlighting the global reach and dangers of distant radio.
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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 Youths Helped In Food Production 1917
Manitoba boys and girls contributed to wartime food production by March 1917. Tests counted 2 170 in potato growing contests 770 in seed growing and projects in pig calf and colt raising.
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Manitoba
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