Campaign of frightfulness has no terrors for British marines
The Toronto Globe notes Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's warning that the Hun will not frighten British seamen from the waters. It cites a recent admiralty warning on night lights and signals in the danger zone, detailing that only one of eight ships darkened signals. It emphasizes British resilience and the sea spirit despite deep losses.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Admiralty
Britain
Drake and
Nelson
Rails Ordered by Russia Will Serve Canada
To meet Canada’s steel rail shortage Hon. Dr. J. D. Reid arranged with Dominion Iron and Steel of Nova Scotia to devote nearly its entire plant from now until June to rolling 85 pound rails. Output aims for 100000 tons for about 1000 miles of track, with government allocation by necessity. Additional U S rails from a Russian government order will bring nearly 1000 miles. Total need is about 2000 miles for renewals and western branch lines.
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Canada
J. D. Reid
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Nova Scotia
Imperial Munitions Board
Minister of Railways
United States
Canadian Northern
Xantippe and Socrates in a Wry Schoolgirl Joke
A wry anecdote features Xantippe wife of Socrates and a bright schoolgirl who answers Socrates died from a dose of wedlock. The quip reflects a sharp wit about ancient figures and marriage.
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Xantippe
Socrates
George Ade
Prosperity Ahead as War Ends Boosts Canadian Growth
After the war prosperity is already evident but will surge with peace. Millions from Europe and others will seek new homes in Canada, bringing farmers, businesspeople, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Canadian banks report strong earnings and expanding commerce, with western crops and livestock at high prices and record volumes, signaling robust growth.
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Europe
Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Western
North American
Those Brave Bolshevists
A New York Times Russian correspondent argues Bolsheviks misread aims of revolution and fail to defend Russia. He contends their zeal wanes against German forces, yielding to terms of Tindenburg and Tirpitz under self-determination rhetoric and protectorate pressures.
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New York Times
Russia
Sans-Culottes
Milakoff
Kerensky
Tindenburg
Tirpitz
Austria
Heroic acts across trenches and no man’s land
A vivid account from Leslie's praises General John Gough VC for risk and death while aiding his regiment. It also recalls a British officer who crossed no man’s land to rescue a wounded German, being rewarded with the Iron Cross as both sides witnessed a supreme act of mercy.
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John Gough
V.C
Arthur Hant Chute
Leslie
A Serious Oversight
A gardener asks about tomato progress and learns the new summer resident has not opened the garden plan. The wife explains a shortage of tomatoes due to an unseen lapse in starting the planting. The brief vignette ends with the narrator realizing a missing step.
Masefield on War Tone and a Gallipoli Spy Tale
John Masefield urged that future wars be prevented at Aeolian Hall calling slang civilization a myth in waiting. He recounted wartime incidents and shared everyday scenes from the front, including a Gallipoli spy case and General Birdwood’s popular leadership.
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Atlantis
John Masefield
Aeolian Hall
Gallipoli
Anzac
Birdie
German Troops Buy Furloughs in Reichstag Debate
The Berlin Vorwaerts reports a Reichstag debate where Socialists criticize the treatment of older German soldiers. They allege 48 year olds remain in trenches and furloughs are punished as desertion. They cite hunger units and furloughs bought by subscribing to a war bond, and call for a military inquiry. General Scheuch denies partisan calls and says agitators are targeted.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Reichstag
Herr Stuecklen
Landstrummen
Herr Mueller-Meiningen
Herr Russel
Scheuch
Unbounded Prosperity Predicted for Canada by Louis Hill
Louis Hill, son of a famed father, forecast long years of unbounded prosperity for Canada. He argued that trials were over and development would surge, mirroring US growth as its population expanded yearly by millions. He said prosperity would sweep the dominion in waves, with widespread national advance.
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Louis Hill
J. J. Hill
Canada
United States
Fairy tale requested by Mrs Bilton at office
The exchange frames a playful request for a fairy story. Bilton prompts a tale by Mrs Bilton, who responds with a sly opening line about being detained at the office. The snippet reads like a light wordplay exchange in a local paper’s humor column.
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Willy Bilton
Bilton
Mrs. Bilton
Lethbridge
Barley Matures Early and Rewards Careful Sowing
Barley is the earliest small grain to mature. Sixty days of favorable weather from sowing show the farmer his return seed. As early green pasture it is not excelled. young barley is richer as a food than oats.
Labor Leaders Call for Global Peace Throughforce of War
In a Manitoba Free Press excerpt, Arthur Henderson argues that German battlefield gains delay world peace. He urges a league of nations, democratized governance, arms limits, and end to economic boycotts, while insisting only Germany’s willing change and sustained Allied labor support can end the war.
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Arthur Henderson
Germany
Henderson
Great Britain
League of Nations
Wilson
Serbia
Roumania
Russia
Marquis of Lansdowne
Manitoba Free Press
Decline in Allied Livestock as War Continues
French authorities report wartime declines in livestock with cattle down 16.5 percent, sheep 36.6 percent, and hogs 40.2 percent. Canada supplies only portions of allies' import needs for beef pork products and butter.
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Canada
Uncertain Servants Scarce as Dinner Goes to Floor
A serving maid drops the joint causing a mess while the young mistress laments the loss of dinner. The maid remains calm and offers a stubborn resolve to salvage the meal, claiming ownership and control of the situation.
Britain and France eye Channel tunnel joint project
The Toronto Globe notes the potential international tunnel under the English Channel as a symbol of Allied confidence and unity. It cites French initiative in 1916 led by Sartiaux and British support expressed by Asquith, highlighting cost estimates around £16 million and the plan for two tunnels to link Britain and the European mainland.
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Britain
France
English Channel
Paris
Sartiaux
Nord Railway Company
Uder
War Committee
Toronto Globe
Free Men for Farm Work in Canada Mobilization Plans
The Canada food board readies plans to mobilize labor for spring seeding. Men skilled with horses are in high demand and should be secured to work on the land. Employers in urban centers are urged to adopt cooperative delivery methods to free horsemen and those with farm experience.
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Canada Food Board
Eminent Scientist Declares Marriage Based on Sympathy
A dialogue quotes an eminent scientist stating he did not marry for beauty wealth or status but for sympathy. A friend responds that such support is assured.
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