Campaign of Frightfulness Has No Terror for British Marines
The column critiques German U boat tactics and British responses. It cites a warning for ships to darken signals and notes disobedience dangers. It praises British seamen and the spirit of Drake and Nelson against the unseen enemy. The piece reflects wartime morale and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Remevwrl
United States
Admiralty
Britain
Gam
Hon
France
Fan East
Gsher Folh
Sulanarogs
Drake and
Nelson
Regulations on Stock Yard Feeding Under New Order
By order in council with ministerial advice, feeding livestock in stock yards is prohibited within eight hours before slaughter and wheat barley oats limits are set. Grain waste is banned and notices must be posted. Poultry feeding rules restrict milling wheat use and require permits for certain grains. penalties reach up to 210 dollars with possible imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers of Agriculture
Canada Food Board
Olnce
Canada Board
Hubby Mistake Triggers Bath Room Misunderstanding
A visiting American man and his wife stay at a grand London hotel. He asks for his room door and, after a final loud call of Honey, a male voice replies harshly that the room is a bath room, not a bee-hive, prompting embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Livestock Herds Shrink Under War Strain in France
Figures compiled by French authorities show cattle down 36.6 percent and hogs 40.2 percent since the war began. The data outlines how herds have dwindled across the livestock sector due to wartime pressures and shifting feeding and import priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pung Story Prompt From Mrs Bilton Dialogue
A reader requests a Pung story and begins a playful dialogue with Mrs Bilton. The prompt shifts to a fragmented note about being detained at heat, with a reference to a Herald source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy Aioe
Mrs. Bilton
Regina
Rails Ordered by Russia Will Serve Canada
Canada secures steel rails through a Nova Scotia company deal and Russian order, with Minister Reid arranging 100000 tons of 67 pound rails through June. Output to supply about 3000 miles of track for Canadian railways with government allocation by national need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Suniitine
Canadian Railways
Minister of Railways
United States
Aml
Canadian Northern
Oil Fields Awakening Regions in Western Canada
The prairie oil prospecting gains pace as Saskatchewan and Alberta mobilize for investigation. Geologists and boards of trade push for exploration amid gasoline shortages and rising auto demand. A productive Canadian West petroleum field would aid the Dominion and empire, reducing reliance on the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Prairies
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Boards of Trade
Prairie
United States Congress
Canada
Union
Dominion
Empire
United States
Republic
Canadian West
Toronto
Food Rationing Across Europe War Time Notes
Reported wartime shortages show Germany selling three coffee grades and a new tea substitute from dried peel. Berlin children face one third milk cut. Hungary enforces fatless Fridays and Mondays. private fats fetch $3 a pound. Switzerland remains neutral but shares wartime scarcity. Sugar limits set at seven pounds monthly per person, rice cards issued, bread cards cap at one pound daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Hungary
Switzerland
Europe
Saskatoon Offers 450 Breeding Sows to Farmers
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture offers about 450 brood sows bred to farrow in April and May. The sows were purchased and wintered on provinceally, part of a government program in greater hog production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Provincia
Xantippe and Socrates in Classical Satire
Noted wit George Ade references Xantippe wife of Socrates as a famed scold in a concise portrait of classical humor. The remark highlights a famous household clash turned legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xantippe
Socrates
George Ade
Asquith Speaks on Allied Keys to Victory in World War
Former Premier Herbert H. Asquith tells Cupar constituents that control of the seas and the western front remains in Allied hands. He criticizes German terms at Brest-Litovsk, warns of the fate of Belgium, and urges a peace based on peoples rather than rulers or parliaments. He stresses unity to build a future world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. Asquith
Cupar
Scotland
Russia
Cemmany
von Hertling
Asquith
Brest-Litovsk
The Bourgeoisie and Its Russian Meaning Explored
Detroit News explains the term bourgeoisie as used by socialists and its Russian interpretation. It notes how the designation targets those opposed to the masses and includes many intellectuals and moderates, signaling potential risks to revolutionaries and recalling the Terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourgeoiisie
Munsey
Russia
Milyukoff
Ford
Detroit News
Increased Acreage Under Cultivation in Canada
C E Stockhill of the Canadian Pacific Railway predicts a record increase in cultivated land in Canada for the current year, based on reports and observations. He notes extensive fall plowing and signals a likely national harvest boom, but warns of potential labor shortages and possible government action to address harvest-time needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Stockhill
Grant Hall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Dominion
Mr. Stockhill
Stockhill
The Baby Goes Glugg and Whimsical Muttering Abounds
A fragmented interlude mixes playful sounds and affectionate murmurs in a quirky, nonsensical scene. The text centers on a mother and child, with scattered phrases that hint at domestic whimsy and imaginative language.
Prospects of Prosperity After the War in Western Canada
After the war prosperity is near as Europe’s displaced seek new homes in Canada and the U S. Farmers, merchants, and manufacturers anticipate a flood of migration that will boost Canada’s economy. Bank reports show strong earnings and optimistic expansion, with Western crops and livestock selling high. The agricultural outlook for western Canada is especially bright as grain and stock prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Uost
Western
Those Brave Bolshevists
A New York Times Russia correspondent argues that many well meaning observers misread Bolshevik aims. He contends the revolutionaries abandon principles under pressure and surrender key Russian provinces to Austria under the banner of self determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York Times
Mibikoff
Kerensky
Tindenburg
Tirpitz
Austria
Heroic Cross Valor Highlighted by Sacrifice
Captain Arthur Hunt Chute recalls a British officer who braved No Man's Land to rescue a wounded German under fire. The act halted fighting and earned the Iron Cross as both sides witnessed true glory in mercy and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gough
Missacn
Frn
Arthur Hunt Chute
Leslie
Registration office exchange in Missouri town prompts cautious man
An elderly man visits the commissioner of registration in a Missouri town to apply for registration papers. The official asks his name and queries if he is the famous cherry tree figure. The man replies he is not the one, denying involvement as he says he has not done such a thing for nearly a year.
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Missouri
Washington
Barley Maturity and Weather Ahead for Farmers
Barley matures first among small grains. sixty days of favorable weather from sowing indicate farmer returns. Fragmentary text notes unclear terms but emphasizes timely growth and weather influence on barley harvest.
Eminent Scientist Speech Sparks Public Confusion
A fragmented line from an old newspaper item raises questions about a renowned scientist and personal life, hinting at a claimed marriage or relationship but lacking clear context or details.
War tales at Aeolian Hall feature Masefield on Gallipoli
John Masefield spoke at Aeolian Hall on war and peace citing stories from Gallipoli. He described near reality of war life and a spy incident with a Major Fairdinkum misread number. He praised General Birdwood and recalled a soldier joking about wanting to be a canary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M
Aeolian Hall
Gallipoli
Anzac
Birdie
German Troops Buy Furloughs Debate Hits Reichstag
Vorwachs reports a Reichstag debate where Socialist critics condemn long serving older soldiers in trenches and protest arbitrary furloughs. They charge deserters face imprisonment while 10 000 older men remain at front and call for inquiry into military tribunals. General Scheuch defends conscription of proven agitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vorwachs
Reichstag
Herr Stuecklen
Landstrum
Deseriven
Mueller-Meiningen
Sen
Herr Kyssel
Panterman Braegerts
Herr Kyesel
Scheuch
Unbounded Prosperity Outlook for Canada Cited
Louis Hil, son of a famous father, predicts many years of unbounded prosperity for Canada. He says days of trial and tribulation are over and expects rapid development and vast progress akin to the United States during its population boom. He warns that current preparations may be inadequate for the coming expansion and Dominion wide growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hil
J. J. Hill
Canada
United States
Rene
Donkey Jump Ends In Flight Across Stream
Sandy McLeod and his donkey were famous in their homeland. During a ride he ordered the donkey to leap a stream, the beast stopped at the bank and Sandy was thrown across. An inspector asks a class what bird in Africa cannot fly as Emily hesitates with a question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy McLeod
Sandy
Africa
Emily
Vancouver Province
War ends only after German mindset changes, Henderson says
Manitoba Free Press reports Arthur Henderson of Britain's allied Labor and Socialist forces argues that German battlefield successes merely prolong the war. He urges democratized government, arms limitations, and end to economic boycotts, insisting only German people can shift leaders toward peace through demonstrated results of war’s folly.
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Arthur Henderson
Germany
Henderson
Great Britain
League of Nations
Wilson
Serbia
Rommania
Russia
Marquis of Lansdowne
Manitoba Free Press
Sarcastic Rail Travel Letter from German Paper
A Munich newspaper darkly jokes about rail journeys in Germany. The author mocks heated carriages and hot pipes for boots, praises broken windows for air, and compares clean floors to swamps in Flanders. He jokes about smoking carriages and gas masks for nonsmokers while noting delays and the appeals of old times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munchner Neuste Nachrichten
Germany
Flanders
Tomato harvest postponement reveals forgotten cans
A gardener asks about tomatoes and the gardener’s wife, a pew summer resident, explains she did preserve the harvest but forgot to open the cans. The humorous exchange highlights a simple domestic oversight.
Allied nations eye cross Channel tunnel linking Britain France
Editorial notes support for a joint Channel tunnel project proposed by France and Britain. Early plans evaluated by M Sartiaux estimated cost around £16,000,000 with two tunnels. Prime Minister Asquith signaled government consideration and growing support amid wartime sentiment. The piece frames the tunnel as a symbol of allied confidence and postwar cooperation.
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Britain
France
Trt
Paris
Sartiaux
Nonl
M. Sartiaux
Asquith
Uder
Torowti Globe
Stefansson Plans Another Arctic Year Despite War Pressures
Vilhjalmur Stefansson the Arctic explorer plans to extend his expedition for another year or more, continuing to map uncharted areas west of his 1915 1916 discoveries. The Canadian government orders him to return to Ottawa to report results, but communication is delayed until August and speculation grows he may attempt a Siberian Sea passage reaching the north coast of Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Carutha
Arctic
Ani
Eagra
Stefansson
Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Herschel Island
Dawson
Herschel
Siberian Sea
Siberia
Free Men for Farm Work in Canada Plan
The Canada food board discusses mobilizing urban workers for farm tasks. It notes cooperative methods to reduce driver burden on horse teams and calls for securing labor on land. An anecdote from a tram shows crowding and a conductor’s plea for space.
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Canada Food Board
Pultice
Trajan
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