Plans for Transatlantic Flight to War Front
British air council plans an air route to Europe to project American air power against Germany. Initial flight across the Atlantic is slated for August to October this year with American cooperation, using British or Liberty engines and heavy bombers to carry payloads toward German targets. The route would touch at the Azores and end in France, with weather and engine reliability as key factors guiding launches.
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Europe
United States
Germany
British Air Council
William Jancker
On Council
Washington
Bis
Atlantic
General Brancker
General Rancker
British
Air Ministry
German
Eral Brancker
Liberty Motors
Rolls-Royce
Olls-Royce
Azores
Newdland
Pein
Portugal
Reland
Overhaul
France
Rts
Inpo
U. S
Navy
Army
Great Deposits of Anthracite Near Hudson and Peace River
Prospector G. Stece arrives in Peace River town with claims of rich deposits of iron pots silver copper galena and lead from Hedson Hope to the Pars gp and Findlay rivers. He predicts prosperous mining camps once rail transport reaches the region and notes large anthracite deposits near Hudson ape to be available with the George Eastern railway. Coal tested by Canadian and US assayists shows three percent more fixed carbon than Pennsylvania anthracite.
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G. Stece
Peace River
Ce River
Hedson Hope
George Eastern
United States
Sale of school lands in North Itleford district
Auction price range reported for saw land at the North Itleford school lands sale ran from 0 to 55 dollars and 50 cents per acre.
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North Itleford
China Prefers Safety Frontiers over Allied Help
Premier Tuan Chi Jui tells Daily Mail correspondent China cannot send troops due to finances and provincial rebellions. he notes willingness to aid Allies if feasible, recalls Canton rebellion and Boxer trouble with Germany, and outlines plans to boost mineral resources and railroads after the war. He links German actions to Chinese resentment and cites fear of Bolsheviks on borders.
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Starbin
Siberian
Tuan Chi Jui
Daily Mail
China
Canton
France
Germany
Tsin Tao
Port Arthur
Ei Hai Wei
Imperial Palace
Advent of Revolution and WWII Era Change
Frederic Harrison argues in Fortnightly that the world stands not only in wartime crisis but on the verge of a broad revolution spanning material, moral, and spiritual realms. He predicts rapid shifts in habits, thoughts, and social norms, with utopian ideas becoming reality in weeks rather than generations, and asks how society will meet these upheavals.
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Earth
Frederic Harrison
London
Draft Treaties Between US and Britain Passed Unopposed
The United States Senate approved mutual draft treaties with Britain and Canada allowing reciprocal operation of army draft laws. British subjects in the US aged 20 to 44 and American citizens in the British Empire aged 21 to 31 face draft, with option to serve in their home flags. An estimated 54,000 American citizens in the British realm are affected, including 36,000 in Canada, while some exempt groups may still be drafted in the country of residence.
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United States
Great Britain
U. S. Senate
British Empire
Canada
Farm Labor Office urged in Canadian towns and villages
A campaign proposes a farm employment office in every Canadian city town and village to connect volunteers who have registered their willingness to help with farmers needing seeding assistance.
Indemnity or Ruin A German Gamble for War Debt
The Winnipeg Free Press argues Germany must seek indemnities from its enemies to fund its war effort and avert economic ruin. It mocks the Prussian leadership for pursuing endless demands, warning that failure could spark bankruptcy and hardship for German workers and families.
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Germany
Frederick William
Prussia
Breslau
Junkers
Winnipeg Free Press
British Working Man Urged to Judge War by Results in Mesopotamia
A letter defends British policy in Mesopotamia, arguing canals, cultivation, and tax collection have improved Arab livelihoods. It contrasts British efforts with German actions in occupied Europe and urges workers to compare conditions behind the British armies in Palestine and the Euphrates with those under German rule. The piece cites the Mole of Zeebrugge and canal clearances as proof of effective governance.
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Germany
Mesopotamia
Hilleh
Euphrates
Tigris
Russia
Belgium
Rumania
Palestine
Euphrates Valley
Zeebrugge
Embalming of Jacob and Egyptian Links to Joseph
The article links Genesis mentions of Jacob’s embalmment by physicians in Egypt to a broader historic and biblical inquiry. It notes potential parallels with Hebron and Macphelah and hints at archaeological and inscription possibilities connected to Joseph. It also touches on current US Canada electrical energy imports and a coal equivalent estimate, implying broader energy context.
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Egypt
Joseph
Israel
Jacob
Hebron
Macphelah
United States
Canada
Experience How old are you
Fragmentary line from a caption or feature noting a small boy celebrating his birthday and peers reacting. The text appears as a clipped quote from a Vancouver provenance, incomplete and lacking clear context or dates.
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Vancouver
Greater Teuton Alliance Planned
Friederich von Payer, German vice-chancellor, advocates a permanent economic and military union of Germany and Austria-Hungary with customs and frontiers removed. The plan would include Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and Turkey, creating a Mitteleuropa backed by unified trade policy, labor care, rail and waterway links, and joint military concerns aimed at shaping Europe’s peace.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Friederich von Payer
Neue Frie Presse
Vienna
Russia
Poland
Bulgaria
Turkey
Europe
Herr von Payer
France
Balkan States
Soldier asks French word for fail during exchange
An exchange in the Statesman quotes a Sammie asking a French soldier to translate fail. The reply humorously notes there are 80 different words for fail in French, reflecting language nuances observed by the soldiers.
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Sammie
Tommie
Yonkers
Kaiser Admits War Course As German Standpoint
A Amsterdam despatch quotes the Kaiser denouncing Anglo Saxon rule and praising German aims. He admits preparing for war, seeks unity with Ludendorff, and pleads guilty to charges while insisting only the German worldview can prevail, in a speech cited by Winnipeg Free Press.
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Amsterdam
Great Britain
Marshal von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Danner
Kaiser Liere
Germany
Winnipeg Free Press
Cut Trans-Siberian Railway Connections Reported
Czecho-Slovak forces take control of southern Trans-Siberian routes from Samara to Volga and reach Tchelyabinsk and Novo Nikolayevsk. About 40,000 initially, nearly 20,000 reach Vladivostok amid disarmament resistance centered around Tchelyabinsk. War Minister Trotzky orders mobilization in the Volga region.
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Csecho-Slovak
Siberia
Russia
European Russia
Samara
Volga River
Tchelyabinsk
Novo Nikolayevsk
Yeksterinburg
Vladivostok
Trotzky
Volga
New Overseas Nurses Club House Opens in Edinburgh
In April a new club house in Rutland Square Edinburgh opened for colonial and United States nurses visiting Great Britain after duties in France. The house seats sixteen, offers modest meals and bed charges, and aims to host nurses aided by Scottish estate owners. The Edinburgh Victoria League runs it with Marchioness of Linlithgow as president.
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Rutland Square
Edinburgh
United States
Great Britain
France
The
Victoria League
Marchioness of
Whale Hunters Make Good Catch Off Victoria Island
Reports from Victoria Whaling Company stations show strong improvement in May conditions. Weather on hunting grounds has eased and boats have secured many mammals including several sperms. Akulan yields high catches and the Kyuquot canning plant operates at full capacity, marketing whale meat across the continent as a first class delicacy.
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Victoria Whaling Company
Victoria Island
Akulan
Kyuquot
The Hun's Way War Loan Appeal Ridicule
A British note quotes German newspaper appeals for the eighth war loan. It mocks a German call to subscribe, contrasting with Belgium and other nations under occupation to urge support against invasion. The piece frames German propaganda as unconscious humor and references the London Daily Mail.
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Belgium
Germany
London Daily Mail
Not Him It Was Somewhere in France Trench Tale
In France the trenches resembled a river not on the map. Paddy wades chest high while on guard in a communication trench. A Cockney asks directions to East Lancashires. Paddy, weary and irked, bursts out I’m not the harbormaster.
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France
Paddy
Trench Journal
Distillery in Delaware County Converts to Jelly Factory
A former distillery plant in a Delaware county has been repurposed into a fruit jelly factory. The project transforms idle industrial space into a food processing operation. Local officials welcome the new jobs and production activity.
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Delaware
German Troops Massacre 10000 Red Guards Allegedly
A German news outlet reports Deputy Hofer of the Independent Socialist party claiming ten thousand Red Guards were mercilessly mowed down at Tagas rog by German troops. President Lohmann rebuked Hofer for the remarks amid war pressure and peace hopes with Russia.
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Rhenische Westfallache Zeetung
Essen
Herr Hofer
Prosesian
Tagasrog
Russia
Lohmann
Hofer
Bolsheviki Doctrine Sparks Criticism By Samuel Gompers
The article quotes Samuel Gompers condemning Bolshevik aims as radical and dangerous. It notes Russian plenipotentiaries being sent to China to seek supplies for the USSR amid industrial and agricultural disruption causing famine and misery, with relief不足.
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China
Russia
No need of screen doors reemb windows rusting them
The note states that no screen doors are needed and windows are rusting, with immediate suggestions to apply good paint and oil.
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