Germany Plans for the Next Great War Foretold
An English summary notes a German book by Lt Gen Baron von Foetag-Leringhoven arguing for perpetual militarism and universal league failure. It claims German leaders seek expanded weaponry and aggressive strategy, with calls to train every able body and seize coal fields, ports, and naval power.
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Atvert
Newhell
Germany
Baron von Foetag-Leringhoven
Beenherdy
Thaurles
Dorrmang
Ludendorff Tafart
Geran Army
Contithenl
Wilson
Prince Bulow
Prussia
Baron Fre Tne
League of Nations
Preytag
Frederick
Putees
Impetuous German Offensive and American War Effort Urged
General Malleteore urges rapid American escalation in World War I in a New York Tribune interview. He calls for more airplanes ships shells and steel to sustain Allied resistance and hasten victory and the disarmament of Germany for a lasting peace.
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America
England
France
United States
Germany
Malleteore
The
New York Tribune
The Shaven Soldier and the Myth of Ferocity
The piece traces how beards marked ferocity in historic warriors from Indians to Crimea and the Civil War, notes the rise of safety razors, and argues psychological bravado has limits for modern soldiers. It cites German propaganda as evidence and contemplates a world without razors where beards remain common, especially in Russia.
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Crimea
Russia
Canadian War Trophy Handling Sparks Museum Debate
A Canadian officer joined the National War Museum organizing committee to oversee war trophies. Trophies captured by Canadians are earmarked for the Canadian section or sent to the director of war effort, with Col Folger serving as chief record keeper of all items and allocations.
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Canada
National War Museum
Folger
Ancient Lights and the Evolution of Lamps in Antiquity
The text traces lamp origins from primitive candle to predecessor lamp, noting Egyptian tombs revealing burial customs and lamps in feasts honoring kings. It cites Herodotus and Xerxes, with Greeks using lamps in art and warfare scenes.
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Herodotus
Xerxes
War Time Economies Teaches Thrift Across Nations
The Christian Guardian notes wartime austerity reshapes life in England, Canada, and the United States. It argues reduced luxury boosts overall trade, raises workers’ wages, and reveals true character through self denial, urging radical cuts in luxuries to curb war debts and aid future well being.
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Ieee
Canada
United States
England
Luxunes
London
Chicago
Everyody
The
Christian Guardian
New Canadian Restaurant Rules Aim to Save Food
The Canada food board reports new restaurant regulations will win public approval. Fines for violations rise and enforcement becomes stricter, with penalties up to 1000 dollars and imprisonment up to three months. The rule replaces bacon with pork terminology in labeling and strengthens wartime conservation efforts.
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Canada Food Board
Fae
Gun Range Too Short for Kaiser’s Longer Shot
A fragment notes Kaiser aims to build a gun with far greater range than 76 miles. The item references Philadelphia and a Democratic context with a telegraph-style brief.
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Kaiser
Democram
Philadelphia
Western Canada Irrigation Conference Moves Nelson Deliberations
The Western Canada Irrigation Conference promotes irrigation as essential to agricultural progress. Nelson and other districts now acknowledge the benefits of artificial water use, reflecting a shift in public attitude at the annual convention.
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Mer
Western Commis Tervention Association
Aios
Nelson
Con
Nelson to Host Regional Agriculture Convention in 1918
Nelson civic leaders press for a regional agriculture and resources convention in late July 1918. Delegates from Saskatchewan and Manitoba will visit to discuss programs, with F H Auld and F H Peters among visiting officials. The plan includes a day trip to Nelson district mines and the world’s largest smelter, plus two to three days of sessions and local entertainment.
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Nelson
Nelson Board of Trade
F. A. Starkey
British Columbia
J. E. Annable
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Japan to spend 15 000 000 on navy amid steel scarcity
Japan plans a large navy outlay for 191. The rise will be funded mostly by taxes as surplus funds and higher revenue cover some costs. Income tax will rise about 20 percent on average, affecting the wealthier classes most. Japanese shipyards offer to supply 144 tons of shipping to America for each ton of U S steel shipped, aiming to deliver about 300 000 tons of shipping to America.
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Japan
America
American hotel pricing blamed on American guests
A New York hotel bill for Dr. Charles M. Sheldon exceeded twice the Liverpool hotel price. A wall notice urged complaints to the manager. When asked about the high charge the manager confessed the real reason. He stated that American guests drive the cost.
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Charles M. Sheldon
New York
England
Liverpool
Annel Ee
For Her Dead Soldier Boy
Mrs. Frank Oliver of Edmonton receives notice of her son’s death in action during the Summe Canada conflict as reported by the Gazette.
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Frank Oliver
Edmonton
Canada Gazette
Kaisers Challenge Deepens World Peace Debate
The speaker argues the war should end with self determination for nations including Belgium and Serbia, rejecting a forced German peace. He insists Allies fight to defend independence, not erase German sovereignty, and compares the stance to responses to Spain and Napoleon.
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Geyer
Wilson
America
Belgium
Serbia
Germany
Philip of Spain
Napoleon
Price Rise Aims At Higher Compensation For Slaughtered Animals
A bill to amend the Animal Contagious Diseases Act proposes higher payments to government owners for animals slaughtered under the act. Caps set at 20 dollars for cash horses, 20 dollars per cattle head, and 20 dollars per pig or sheep. higher limits for pure bred animals: 500 dollars per horse, 250 per cattle head, 75 per pig or sheep. The amendments would stay in force three years.
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Crace
Permits for Canadians under England food rationing
A new system extends food rationing to all Canadian soldiers and families in England. Officers and households must hold permits to buy food at regimental institutes. Permits show household size and confirm women are not drawing separation or agents' allowances. Each permit covers three months and purchase amounts follow the food controller's orders.
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England
Grain Screenings and Feed Value Study Update
The seed branch of the Ottawa department of agriculture previously published a bulletin on grain screenings feeding tests. Elevator operators now focus on preventing waste from small grains and weed seeds, which mix into feeds as lower grades. The five stock branch studies aim to maximize benefits from screenings, with results awaited and the bulletin obtainable from the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Experimental Farm
Mmblfications
Departement of Agriculture
Mtawa
When Science Faltered Memory Tale
A cultured woman hires a renowned memory professor to organize her facts. After a brief successful lesson, a loud knock disrupts the scene and Mary questions who has arrived, revealing the narrative’s sudden interruption.
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Mary
The Supremacy of Civilization Over Barbarism in War
In a World War I reflection from the Toronto Globe, Gen. Sir Julian Byng and the British Third Army are praised for resisting a major German offensive. The piece argues civilization steadily advances despite barbaric tactics, citing Belloc on industrial and military progress, air warfare, gas, and submarine challenges shaping a long struggle toward ultimate superiority.
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Julian Byng
Ge Byng
von Below
Third
Pehseninert
List
Beaumont Hamel
Cngny
51St
Demicourt
Bapaume-Cambrai
Doignies
Wth
Laralet
Hermies
Morchies
Bougay
Bapaume
Oma
Puisieux
Miraumont
Beaormont Hamel
Hilieberloc
Marne
Ypres
Europe
Britain
Belloc
Prussia
Italy
Toronto Globe
The Russian Warning and World War II Unity Call
The piece warns that democracy faces its final trial and stresses the need for lawful social reform in free countries. It contrasts Russia's path with the goal of maintaining national unity and cooperation of free nations to secure enduring peace.
Two War Workers Injured In Car Accident
A report recalls two prominent wartime women who were injured in a motor car crash when the vehicle toppled. One was found under the car still knitting, finishing the stitch with haste as it was perturbed by the mishap.
Plan for summer garden work now in yards and lots
The notice urges planning for backyard and vacant lot cultivation this summer. It notes a growing need for production in cities and towns, advises deciding in advance what to do, and warns that the season will begin quickly with no seed shortages except parenis. Wholesale seed dealers have ample stock.
British comeback remark on infantry resolve at Waterlo o
The quotation notes Napoleon praising British infantryman Tommy Atkins for enduring punishment at Waterloo. The piece reflects on Napoleons insight and the resilience of British troops through sustained combat, with later celebrations marking their persistence.
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Napoleon
Tommy Atkins
Waterloo
Maker
B.C
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