Salvage Sheds Prove Military Thrift In Wartime Britain
Wartime Britain channels all resources through the Quartermaster General to feed, clothe, and arm forces. Salvage crews sort, repair, and repurpose battlefield litter into usable gear from boots and haversacks to propellers and tents, saving costs across the army.
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Britain
C Quartermaster- General
Miliband
Leicester
Northampton
France
Whitehall
Assam
Santos
Chicago
Sydney
Mincing Lane
Bethune
War Office
Havre
No Man's Land
Salvage Corps
Army Ordnance Base
Woolwich
Enfield
Greece
Sweden
Russia
Littl Holland
Leeds
England
John Bull
Army Ordnance Department
Q.M.S
Salamanca
Aldershot
Sugar Proves Fuel for Muscles in War Office Experiments
Experiments authorized by the war office show that sugar enhances muscular work. In blind tests a sugar solution increased work capacity compared with saccharin, suggesting sugar is a true energy food for soldiers during demanding campaigns.
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War Office
Non-Returned Aeroplane Silent Night Crash
One of two British aeroplanes attacking Brussels area hangars descended unseen after engine failure. The crew tried to restart for 45 minutes, set the plane ablaze to avoid capture, and hid until October 17 when German soldiers arrested them and the assisting Flemish schoolmaster. The schoolmaster is likely shot.
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Brussels
Neighbor's church and neighbor's utilitarian label
A caller asks about a neighbor's church affiliation while an elderly woman labels her as a utilitarian. The exchange centers on small town gossip and reputations.
Lady Scott Joins British Munition Workers
The widow of Captain Scott joins thousands of British women in munitions factories to keep war supplies flowing. The account describes camaraderie, daily routine, and moral comfort from earning pay while men face danger, noting six weeks in a Ministry of Munitions school before entering a factory and earning five dollars a week.
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Lady. Scott
Scott
South Pole
England
London
Ministry of Munitions
Art at the Front Exhibit Showcases Soldier Artists Works
Art at the Front presents works by French soldiers at Campagne consists of oils water colors crayons pencil charcoal and plaster pieces plus metal shell case designs and carved objects. The exhibit highlights realism over idealism with humor in caricatures and aims to raise funds for wounded comrades. Some pieces are from Prize of Rome winners mobilized during study and may travel to Paris and America.
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Campceign
Compiegne
Paris
America
Rome
Aerial Attack At Dunkerque Earns DSM For Dallas
Flight Sub-Lieur R S Dallas of the Royal Naval Air Service sighted at least 12 hostile aircraft bombing Dunkerque on May 21. He engaged multiple targets at 7 000 and 10 000 feet, forcing a large two seater down off Westende, pursuing another to the shore before exhausting ammo. He is awarded the DSM.
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R. S. Dallas
R.N.A.S
Dunkerque
Westende
Lieut
Dallas
D.S.M
Staying With Allies To the Last Man
Lord Derby discusses the manpower balance of the Compulsory Service Acts in London. He argues resources must be allocated to trenches artillery munition factories and ships, drawing recruits from essential duties, and that Britain and the Allies will press on to the last man if needed.
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Lord Derby
London
Paris Journal
Market for Canadian Fish May Reach Million Weekly
Major Hugh Green director of Fish Supplies for the Canadian Army arrives in Ottawa from London to push fish shipments to Allied forces. He envisions a market of up to 5 000 000 pounds weekly from Canada and notes 2 500 000 pounds sent to England since spring.
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Canada
Hugh Green
Ottawa
London
Major Green
Major Cones
British Board of Trade
War Office
England
New Zealand
Green
Saskatoon
Fisheries Department
War Purchasing Commission
The Ubiquitous Turkey The Domesticated Kind
A compact historic portrait of the domesticated turkey showing its global spread by human action. It notes the turkey’s poor flight, rapid sprinting in forests, and the culinary appeal of its meat leading to wide adoption from Spain to the Far East.
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Turkey
Hand of Man
Spain
Mediterranean
Europe
Far East
Veteran Bruges Consul Dies After War Prisoner ordeal
The aged defender of Bruges who refused to quit as British Consul died after a wartime career marked by capture. He, his wife, and daughter were imprisoned, later sent to Germany as prisoners of war. The wife and daughter were freed, and the colonel Paul Frederick Baddeley was exchanged for a German officer in England.
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Bruges
Germany
Paul Frederick M. Baddeley
R.A
England
Campaign managers seek modern slang speaking talent
The campaign manager requests more rough and ready spellbinders and polished orators, stressing the need for speakers with up-to-date slang to appeal to all classes of voters. The Birmingham Age Herald notes the pursuit of effective campaign voices.
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Birmingham Age-Heral Herald
Rural Credit Schemes Pose Benefit for Western Canada
The Manitoba government plans a fifty million dollar rural credit program to fund farm loans at five to six percent over forty years. It will collateralize loans with local land and mortgage security, offer five percent stock to borrowers, and issue five percent bonds backed by mortgages after initial loan buildup. The plan aims to ease farm finance, though mortgage and loan firms warn of impacts on private credit markets.
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Manitoba
Provincial Union of Municipalities
Credit Men's
West
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontreal
Russia Vows No Separate Peace Until Final Victory
The Russian foreign minister telegraphs all ambassadors denying any separate peace with Germany. Russia pledges to stay united with the Allies and continue the fight until final victory, urging wide publication of the message to Allied governments.
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Russia
Germany
Keeping Soldiers Under the Flag
A call for imperial funds to keep discharged soldiers within the Empire through land settlement and emigration schemes. The writer urges organized employment programs, central funds, and favorable land terms to prevent loss of manpower and strengthen production after the war.
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New Zealand
Great Britain
Germany
Heer
United Nations
Britain
Embezzlement Meeker Dialogue Courts Case
The judge sternly questions the embezzler about salary timing and disclosure. Mrs. Meeker confirms the issue of payment dates, highlighting ongoing financial deceit and accountability in the courtroom.
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Meeker
Mrs. Meeker
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