British Navy Clears the Sea of German Submarines
A veteran British observer notes the First Lord of the Admiralty reports heavy losses for German submarines. He describes North Sea patrols, the brutal reality for crews, and how the Royal Navy now tracks subs by surface waves and air bubbles to destroy them, stressing the harsh life and discipline of submarine service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Balfour
Abclor
Bea
Teutone Braggadocio
Dir. Bailour
Mressage
Oe Hesperian
Mr. Churchill
Liverpool
Eet
Hogue
Cressy
Aboukir
Navy
North Sea
Kiel
Heligoland
Baltic
Kyles
Liv
Hawke
Pathfinder
Hague
Germany
Crocker Land Myth Debunked As Arctic Expedition Returns
Dr. E O Hovey reports McMillan party of six and six crew reached New York after two years at sea. They conclude Crocker Land is a myth once sighted by Peary and previously believed from Cape Thomas Hubbard. Cluett relief ship delivered supplies to the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amer Can Museum of Natural History
Donald B. McMillan
New York
Crocker Land
Arctic Ocean
Cluett
E O. Hovey
Denmark
Peary
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Greenland
Dr. Hovey
Costs More to Buy Discharge in Canada Militia
The militia department plans a rogues gallery to expose soldiers who enlist for pay then desert or buy discharges. Repeats travel to many centers to repeat the scam. Discharge price raised from 15 to 50, and photographs will be sent to recruiting offices to curb this practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Militia Department
Dominion
France vows full war effort to restore justice and liberty
Premier Viviani declares in Lectures Pour Tous that France will not yield until outraged justice is avenged and Belgium restored, with a regenerated Europe built on right. Finance Minister Ribot adds France will sustain hostilities and maintain faith in victory, aiding civilization. Victor Augagneur asserts the German fleet is effectively annihilated and France’s navy strengthened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Viviani
Lectures Pour Tous
Belgium
Europe
Ribot
Victor Augagneur
Allied Finance Pact Aims to Unite Russian Resources
The Russian ministry of finance reports a meeting of Allied Powers finance ministers confirming unity of resources to end the war. It notes assured credits for defense orders and interest on foreign loans, backed by a 500 million dollar Anglo French loan and measures to aid Russian banks with short term credits to retain foreign securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Finance
Russia
Great Britain
France
America
Bank of England
Russan
German Bayonets' Work Shown By Hospital Wounds
A report from Paignton England notes among 1000 German soldiers treated by the American Red Cross only six were bayonet wounds. Shrapnel and shell injuries dominated with non perforating wounds about 69 percent. Wound locations ranged from head and neck to trunk limbs and nerves. Average time to first dressing was six and a half hours. Thirty five men returned to duty after about twenty three days sick leave. three died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Paignton
England
How About Armenia
Collier's Weekly criticizes Germany and Kaiser Wilhelm II for alliances with Turkey and the persecution of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The write-up urges Germany to pressure Turkey to stop robberies and murders of the Armenian Christians, asserting their shared Christian faith with German soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wilhelm II
Turkey
Wilhelm
Collier’s Weekly
Elimination of Drinking Habit for Nation's Preservation
An editorial argues total abstinence from alcohol is essential for national survival and wartime strength. It warns Russia, France, Britain, and colonies must sober up to avoid harming civilization, economic power, and moral influence as a new world order emerges after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Russia
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
H. Arnott
M.B
M.C.P
Germans, Relief Aide Finalize Belgian Food Requisition
The German army staff declares an arrangement with Herbert C Hoover and Julius A Vance to requisition about two million Belgian civilians’ crops at fixed prices. Cereal and root crops are to be handed over for distribution with oats and rye replaced by wheat. The relief commission will import wheat to cover deficits, along with bacon lard rice and fodder, totaling about ten million dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East and
West Landers
Herbert C. Hoover
Julius A. Vance
Ghent
American Relief Commission
von Bissingen
France
United States
Argentina
India
Edson Would Harness Machines for a War Chest Plan
Edson argues a future war will be machine driven and urges the United States to build ready factories with double powder output and daily shell production capacity. He calls for stockpiling steel and copper bullets, storing vast quantities to be used when needed, emphasizing readiness over immediate use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Coarman
United States Naval Advisory Board
United States
Prain
Europe
Canada’s Opportunity for Soldier Emigration to Dominions
A deputation visits the colonial office seeking emigration plans for soldiers after the war. The issue is seen as crucial as many veterans will struggle to resume old trades, with Bonar Law warning that emigration temptations will be strong at war’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Colonial Office
Dominions
Bonar Law
Edmonton
Wheat Crop Production Figures Released
Government estimates the national wheat crop at 336,258,000 bushels with an average yield of 25.89 bushels per acre. In the three prairies provinces the wheat yield is about 304,200,000 bushels and oats at 305,650,000 bushels.
War casualties and costs tracked by Gen Greene in world conflict
Brigadier General Francis Wiston Greene outlined conservative war casualty figures including 2,000,000 killed 4,000,000 wounded and 2,000,000 prisoners. He compared Allied and Teutonic populations casualties and debt levels and discussed aviation automotive and logistics advances shaping modern warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Francis Wiston Greene
U.S A
New York State Historical Association
Turkey
Greenealos
United States
Geneva Greene
Germany
Austria
William
Franz Josef
Greene
Napoleon
Caesar
Hellespont
Nerxes
Alexander
Aome
Russia
France
Vosges
General Greene
Torres Vedras
Portugal
Petersburg
Virginia
New York
Atlantic
Lake Ontario
England
Fight or Pay: Canada must support empire in war
A wartime appeal urges Canadians to join or financially back the war effort. It emphasizes British citizenship duties, family protections for those serving, and the Canadian Patriotic Fund's role in supporting families left behind. It frames the conflict as a righteous, sacred trust requiring total national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Canada
German Prisoners Are Well Treated
Baron d Anthropard reports to the Red Cross on the humane handling of German prisoners of war in Brittany and Venice camps. He notes adequate provisions, good appearance, and diligent officers, though Fougeres officers complain of cramped sleeping quarters and an arrogant camp tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
Baron d'Anthouard
Brttany
Venice
Baron D'A
Thouard
Umder
Fougeres
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McMillan
P.O.F
Mrs. Exe
Mrs. Wre
Britain
Armenia
Commission
Edson
Patroltic Fund
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