Canada forms Royal Canadian Naval Air Service for coastal defence
Ottawa announces the Royal Canadian Naval Air Service to defend coasts during the war. A British Admiralty inquiry followed by U.S. and Allied support leads to organized naval air units, with personnel from Canada and the United States, and uniforms modeled on R.N.A.S. discipline.
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Hos. C
Canada
R.cn
Admiralty
Barron
United States
Lieut. Johnson
U.S.N
Air Minister
Naval Services
Admiral Kingsmill
Royal Canadian Naval Air Service
R.N.A.S
RAF
Royal Naval Air Service
Atlantic
United Sober of
Apgheatons
Canada Adopts the War Loaf Policy
Canada embraces the allied war loaf policy with twenty percent substitutes using wheat flour. The Canada Food Board states the policy aligns with allied food control, aiming to conserve flour and wheat for a reserve against poor harvests and future needs, amid ongoing cooperation with the United States.
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Canada
Canada Food Board
United States
British Navy Fleet Above Firth of Forth Speeds Allied Ship Transport
An elderly observer notes the vast British navy along the Firth of Forth seen four years after war began. The navy has secured sea transport of men, material and food for the Allies, moving immense tonnage and diverse ships to sustain the war effort.
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Firth of Forth
Allied advances and German setbacks amid war weariness
A wartime analysis notes gradual Allied gains in the west while submarines decline and Russian revival, with Austrian victories, and Macedonia and Palestine news. It warns of fortified zones, extended fronts, and possible German retreat as propaganda claims whitewash losses.
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Russes
Macedonia
Palestine
West
Surise
Strogg Sa' Ra
Nauwen
Sipene
St. Mihiel Lsahent
Five Subs and Losses Reported by German Captain at Dortmund Meeting
Captain von Mantey of the German navy league in Dortmund said five submarines and about 125 officers and men are lost monthly. He claimed Scheer and Hinden will find ways to strike the enemy and dismissed fears about America, saying Germany has neutralized Russia and can finish there if needed. He said German raids are limited by foe strength and lack of eyes, and that a full battle fleet might have avoided U-boat warfare.
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von Mantey
Dortmund
Sayt
Scheer
Hinden
America
Pope Ovata
Wartime Work Drives Clothing Needs Sent to Factories
A fragmented wartime notice urges men and women to join munitions and ammunition industries and work in branches supplying clothing and hand coverings to prevent hunger and cold.
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Fermment
Munition Industries
Wheat Grading High in Western Canada This Year
Competent authorities expect a record level of No. 1 Northern grade wheat in Western Canada for the year. High quality is reported, with many cars graded top quality at terminals. Easy weather during ripening and good grain samples from Wise Grain Exchange support the optimism. Manitoba grown wheat mostly sold to the British government from Siberian seed stock.
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Canada
Wicni Graig
Coperts Krom
Wisei- Grain Exchange
Manitoba
Siberia
Eighty Canadians Blinded in War Policy Revealed
An Ottawa announcement by Sir James Lougheed names Captain E A Baker as head of vocational staff to aid blinded soldiers. Baker, blinded in France after thirty days in Flanders, held the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre. He will train at St Dunstan's Hospital in London to resume his electrical career.
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Department of Soldiers
Ottawa
James Lougheed
E. A. Baker
France
St. Dunstan's Hospital
London
Land
Hydro-Electric Power Commission
Toronto
Pope
St. Dunstan's
Baker
Canada
England
Davids
Mont Blanc
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Philip of Spain
Louis the Great
Napoleon
Great Britain
British Isles
Flanders
Caveen
Move Big Bridge On Car Trucks
A series of photos in October Popular Yo Magazine shows a 4000 ton railway bridge moved on freight car tracks for 1% feet to span the Missouri River at St Joseph Missouri. The move required lifting the bridge from blocking between piers and car jacks, with an average load per jack and the move taking about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
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Missouri River
St. Joseph
Mea
Frenzied Physician Not France in Patient’s Visit
Quote from the Boston Transcript reflects a patient’s reason for consulting a doctor abroad. The exchange hints at seeking warmth or health benefits as the motive for travel. No other names or events are provided.
Doom of Germany sealed when Britain joined the war
A Philadelphia Public Ledger reprint argues that Britain's entry sealed Germany's doom, praising English stamina and allied cooperation with France. It details Britain's vast mobilization, naval dominance, imperial contributions, and global intervention from Suez to Archangel, asserting victory depended on British resolve.
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Hindenburg
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Sgtres
Lord Northcliffe
England
Suez
Pacific
Russia
Dardanelles
Tigris
Saloniki
Adriatic
Africa
Germany
A.R.C
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Origin of Bolshevik Name Explained by Russian Doctor
A Russian doctor offers the true origin of the term Bolshevik from the 1903 Russian Social Democratic Conference. He asserts the name did not arise from current chaos but from a historic split between two factions marked by majority and minority divisions.
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Ishevik
Russian Social Democratic
Menchiostvo
Discordant Sounds and Organ Revelations Echo in Court Hearings
Fragmented OCR text describes a chaotic scene with references to organ playing, King George, and a legal sale. It mentions a trial or hearing and the struggle to interpret a murky set of notes. The piece hints at music, conspiracy, and disagreement within a historical dispute.
Spanish imports decline as 1916 export values slip
A garbled report notes Spain's imports fall and exports rise or fall with fluctuating peseta values. It mentions raw materials and manufactured goods, with figures around 600000 pesetas to 1,000 pesetas while implying broader trade disruption amid crime or unrest.
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Grereagee
Spain
Ecaporte de
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