Birds Learn from Flight as Aviators Study Nature
The article discusses how birds migrate at altitudes potentially over 15000 feet and how wind and air currents influence their paths. It notes observations by aviators who identify birds like swallows and golden plovers and compares bird flight to early heavier-than-air machines, emphasizing instinct, wing movement, and the possible lessons for aviation from avian behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pees
Cape
Ham
Weeter
Birdasen
Benny Beetham
London
Beetham
League of Nations aim frames postwar world order
A wartime editorial argues for immediate steps toward a League of Nations to secure lasting peace and mobilize neutral and allied nations. It urges concrete outlines and broad support to deter Germany and win over the German public, while stressing unity among allies and neutrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
League of Nations
Russia
Saturday Evening Post
Fragmented Phrase About Rock Seat and Counter
An incomplete line cites a phrase about a seat upon a rock and a counter. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear context or attributions.
Broken czarist threat cited by Bratstord in New Republic
A critical quote from H. N. Bratiford in the New Republic proclaims that a German Mittelurepa Bond and its allies have shattered the czarist menace and weakened Russia. The piece notes no eastern power can withstand the coalition, marking a pivotal moment in interim power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
H. N. Bratisford
New Republic
United Dry Federation Formed to Fight Liquor
A national dry federation bringing together leading prohibition groups was announced in Chicago. It aims to ratify the federal prohibition amendment quickly, support state campaigns in November, and mobilize war preparations to conserve manpower and resources. Headquarters will be in Pittsburgh with branches in New York Chicago and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
English Tourist Accident In West Nigose District
An English tourist was driven through a country district in the west where he and travel along the road when a dog over a fence and began to attack the vehicle causing a minor collision and alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigose
Food Saving in the Home in Canada Question
Readers urged to support government efforts on food conservation as a vital national issue. Acknowledges public eagerness to help and notes women of Canada back the policy with practical help and real purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belind
Canada
Kaaki Hines
Flanders
Lady Borden
Red Cross
Ottawa
United States
Hem
Orden
Fragmentary note on food control conversation
Readable text shows a broken fragment mentioning a food controller and unclear action. No clear names, dates, or events are evident to establish a full news item.
The Telephone and The Great War
The telephone plays a vital role in warfare linking patrols to command and guiding fire. It aids gas attack detection, rapid alarm, and precise order transmission, making the signal corps crucial in military success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S
Army
Signal Corps
Y M C A Secretary Praises War Morale In France
Dr H N Holmes National Y M C A secretary in South Africa told the Minnesota state conference that soldiers in France show unbroken morale despite weariness. He cited large rations at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele to boost troops and urged Americans to match their sacrifice for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
H. N. Holmes
Y.M.C.A
South Africa
Minneapolis
From c
Tipperary
Dr. Holmes
Vimy Ridge
Battle of
Passchendaele
Flanders
Hosph
The Spy System and Its Broad Roles Across War
An analysis of spy work in war including motives, types of spies, and methods. It discusses traitors, informants, European espionage, and the dangers faced by spies and aviators who ferry them into enemy lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Inmeechiafel
Rasval
Europe
Ates Hes
Fising
Pimioen
Australians Seek US Shipping Space for Wheat Glut
A New South Wales committee reports massive wheat stocks in Australia awaiting shipment. It proposes requesting federal action to secure imperial approval and US shipping space to export 150 million bushels to the United States and Canada, freeing Canadian and American grain for Britain. Millions of acres in NSW lie idle as machinery sits unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New South Wales
Commonwealth
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Alpes
Bran and Shorts For Work Horses
Short feed mixes for work horses on the university farm at Saskatoon show a custom of feeding two parts shorts to one part bran and oat chop. The article notes nutrient considerations and feeding care to prevent waste while maintaining feed value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Fragmentary text on Edith-Well job offers and relations
The readable fragment mentions Edith-Well, possible job offers, and references to Sowers, boys, brace, Caresses and eggs. No clear event, date, or entities to confirm a full news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Battle memories and ruined towns in France through voices
Fragments recount a French village left ruined by a Prussian raid. Survivors speak of destroyed town halls burned industrial areas pillaged homes smoted and murders. A Californian group funds restoration and civilians mourn atrocities amid war’s grim toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirman
France
Lameville
Caliere
Kellers
Vosges
Chateau Garden
Harriet Chalmers
National Geographic Society
Bulletini
A Crisis in the Teaching Situation in Kansas City
The Kansas City Star reports that the New York training school for teachers has 160 pupils registered now against 400 two years ago and 800 four years ago. It notes widespread campaigns for higher teacher salaries nationwide to offset rising living costs and urges local citizens to support a funding increase for education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas City
Citizers
Board of Education
Kansas City Star
Saskatchewan Farm Wealth Then and Now
The Saskatchewan agriculture department reports that farmers added far less wealth in 1917 than earlier estimates suggested. Total farm product value is about $4,000.00 with livestock contributing roughly $245,000,000, highlighting the soil as Saskatchewan’s richest resource in the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Moose Jaw
South African Deed Output and Sales Rise in 1917
A Johannesburg despatch reports South Africa’s deed output for 1917 at 2,902,416 carats valued £7,150,018. Sales reached 2,416,208 carats valued £6,170,900, with production up by 336,086 carats and sales up by 124,983 carats versus 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
British Columbia Agriculture Sees $3 Million Rise In 1917
The 1917 agricultural production value in British Columbia climbs by about three million dollars from 1916, reaching a total near $32,000,000, marking a very satisfactory gain for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
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Cliveden Hospital
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Bordon
U. S. Geing Dry
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Luneville
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