Underground villages used by Huns in cave warfare in France
German forces bolster defense by using ancient underground villages and caves in Picardy and the Exuette valley near the northern canal. The Hermies underground complex near the canal comprises 115 chambers and about 800 alcoves, with entrance under a church tower, threatening church fortifications with heavy artillery. The French staff notes the canal’s strategic value and the risk of destroying this inland waterway to deny German use.
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France
Santerre
Picardy
Vicardy
Staf
Hermies
Exuette
Ypres
Edison of the Trenches Decorated for Wartime Dictaphones
A French soldier earns the Croix de Guerre for rigging dictaphones on a German trench near Fort Tavannes Verdun to warn of gas attacks. He built the devices from debris, used a 75 shell case, and connected a wireless setup to receive Eiffel Tower communiques for fellow troops.
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Fort Tavannes
Verdun
Foright
Eiffel Tower
George Kenneth End
Popular Science Monthly
Edison
Wheat export via Hudson Bay may begin autumn 1917
Newfoundland steamer Nascopic crew expect Western Canada wheat to reach Europe by Hudson Bay port Port Nelson. Officers cite Winnipeg Port Nelson railway and new shipping terminals as enabling the port's use before navigation closes next autumn.
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Canada
Europe
Hudson Bay
Nascopic
Port Nelson
Winnipeg
California 24 Boy Farmers Tour United States
Twenty four California youths, winners of UC high school agricultural clubs crop contest, toured the nation after defeating 1,100 rivals. They visited Boston and studied points of interest, consuming 12,000 sheets of paper to jot notes during their journey.
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California
United States
Boston
University of California
Praise for new minister noted by Skinner
Skinner commends the newly appointed minister amid a casual chat with Morton who adds a remark about the offering plate passing around.
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Skinner
Morton
Britain's foresight saved world from big rise in rubber costs
Britain steered rubber policy to corner markets and sustain supply guiding prices below prewar levels. By government control and plantation support since 1893, Rubber use in 1916 reached about 202,000 tons while prices stayed affordable, boosting footwear like boots and overshoes and reducing leather demand.
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Britain
Brazil
Great Britain
Struggle for Principle Leads Clergyman Colonel to War
Lieut Col F C Bullock of New York State, a clergyman commanding American battalions in Canada, preaches in a London Unitarian church while leading volunteers in a war driven by principle not nation. He says the Lusitania sinking compelled him to fight for justice over safety, forming a battalion that grew to eight.
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F. C. Bullock
New York State
London
American Legion
Canada
Union
United States
Lusitania
America
Bohemian Soldiers Reported Helping Russians in War Effort
According to the Bohemian National Alliance the Bohemian soldiers captured by Russians are aiding Russia in munitions factories and on the front. The article notes Bohemia as a center of Austrian iron industry with thousands of skilled machinists and engineers volunteering for armament production and a Bohemian Slovak corps forming to fight under Russian command.
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Bohemian National Alliance
Bohemia
Prague
Brno
Russia
Great Gold Tales from Alaska by Swedish Explorer
Swedish explorer Christin Leden returns to New York after three Arctic years with a gold harpoon head from a wiped out camp and gold bearing quartz specimens from Eskimos. He traveled thousands of miles northwest of Hudson Bay living with natives aboard a voyage starting at Fort Churchill. He hints at lands of abundant oil and gold but will not disclose exact locations, citing the two year North travel gap.
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Alaska
Christin Leden
New York
Arctic
Leden
Mr. Leden
Hudson Bay
Fort Churchill
Revelations on German POW Camps Stir Global Outrage
A former Allied prisoner describes brutal German POW camps in vivid detail. He recalls punishments such as tying wrists to an iron bar and starvation cages, with prisoners left to endure hours on tiptoe and exposed to sun rain and cold. The accounts, drawn from London Daily Telegraph articles, highlight methods shocking to readers.
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London Daily Telegraph
Wittemburg
Ruhleben
Central Africa
Another War Prophet and German prospects in October
A quoted war prophecy claims Germany will win with patience despite Allied setbacks. It asserts autumn brings favorable events and contrasts Allied gains with German advances, noting events before Verdun and Transylvania developments and Mackensen’s retreat.
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Germany
Verdun
Transylvania
Mackensen
Dobrudja
Somme
Marvelous Daring Of Young Birdmen
England manufactures vast aeroplanes and adopts new inventions rapidly. Canadian Royal Flying Corps members from Toronto report mastering twenty new types in months and Lieut. A Evans McKay returns to active service after illness. A London observer recalls two Zeppelins brought down in flames, praising aviators for their daring two miles up. The raids cost Germany far more than England's losses, with airships destroyed worth at least four million dollars.
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England
Royal Military Flying Corps
Toronto
W. J. McKay
A. Evans McKay
Royal Flying Corps
Lieut. McKay
France
McKay
Rev. W. Price
London
Germany
Striking Cures in Canadian Hospitals
Lieutenant Col. Charles Starr of Toronto directs orthopedic work in Canada and plans new facilities in England at Ramsgate with Col. Robert Jones expanding similar hospitals across Britain. The Ramsgate unit reports notable recoveries including Corporal Hogan who, after ten minutes of mental suggestion, regained speech hearing and taste, and Villeneuve who regained sight after fourteen months and returned to active service in France.
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Charles Starr
Toronto
Canada
Ramsgate
England
Robert Jones
Great Britain
Britain
Corps
Hogan
Grand Trunk
Ypres
Somme
Villeneuve
Britain's wealth in heroes revealed by war effort
Mr. Lloyd George spoke to MPs about the great discovery of the war the revelation of Britain's wealth in heroes of every class and of war’s lessons for peace. A portrait of his daughter Mrs. Lloyd George was presented and purchased to aid troops at the front. The tribute praised countless acts of valor and urged unity and sacrifice for a common humanity and country.
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Lloyd George
Britain
Downing Street
Olwen Lloyd George
Fllis Roberts
Violet Douglas-Pennant
Lord Penrhyn
Europe
Miss Pennant
Wales
Mametz
Welsh Parliamentary Party
Indians Are Doing Their Bit in the Great War Chronicle
The Indian department reports about 1,200 full-blooded Indians enlisted overseas since the war began. Eight officers are among the recruits, including Capt. George Smith and Lieut. Cameron Brant who was killed at Ypres. The Bull Moose and Bruce Battalions include notable Indian contingents from Cape Croker and eastern Ontario.
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Indian Department
Just Pub
14Th
Kaldimand Rifles
Ontario
Sand Ontario
Bull Moose
Bruce
Cape Croker Reserve
Hudson Bay
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Alberta
Yukon
Geo. Smith
Ormond Picard
Charles Smith
Cameron D. Brant
Ypres
Milton Martin
James D. Moses
John R. Steacey
C. A. Cooke
Langemare
Brant
Joseph Brant
Albert W. L. Crain
Nathan Monture
Belanger
New Consul for Japan Arrives in Ottawa
Yasutaro Numano takes the post as Japanese consul in Ottawa replacing Dr. Yada who moves to New York. Numano foresees closer trade with Canada, noting Japan seeks Canadian fish minerals pulp wood and wheat while offering textiles toys silk goods and other items. The article mentions a Japanese detachment in the Canadian army and mutual admiration for Canada's efforts.
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Yasutaro Numano
Ottawa
Yada
New York
Canada
Hogan's Flop Shelter For Down and Out Remains Open
A reflection on Ben Hogan the prize fighter turned aid worker. His shelter offers beds for two cents and soup below cost, serving battered souls with practical care. The piece notes Hogan's conversion and focus on individuals over abstractions.
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Hogan
Ben Hogan
Chicago
Hogan’s
Farm Prices Likely to Stay High for Fifteen Years
The Farm Mortgage Bankers Association at Memphis Tenn notes that material and finished goods prices have risen rapidly in the last two years, a pace normally seen over ten to fifteen years. Professor Sprague of Harvard warns prices may reach a high level and stay there for the next decade and a half.
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Farm Mortgage Bankers’ Association
Memphis, Tenn
Sprague
Harvard University
Britain Allocates 25 Million for Disabled Soldiers’ Training
The British Government has appropriated 25 million dollars to aid disabled soldiers to restart life through craft training. Training will be provided at a central point in the kingdom to teach new skills and facilitate rehabilitation.
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Central Point
Kingdom
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Gentle
Bers
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Japan
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