Russia Could Call Millions for War When Needed
An American engineer returning from the Kuselas empire reports on war conditions and supply lines. He cites German drives, Russian manpower, and artillery readiness, noting peasant attitudes and prisoner labor usage. He also mentions atrocities in Petrograd and food shortages in Germany, with observers in Scandinavia commenting on German rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Properiy
London
Kuselas
Hiberia
Kuera
Joseps
Dvinss
Petrograc
Germany
Berlin
England
Heroes' Cellar Witnesses During French Air Raid
A German doctor recalls a raid seen from his hotel room top floor. He describes watching a squadron of airmen above the town and taking shelter in the heroes' cellar as bombs shattered nearby houses and a sawmill burned. Five occupants died on the spot. Soldiers and horses were wounded and scattered debris filled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blazesa
Vossiche Zeitung
Canada railways use all freight cars in harvest
Sir H L Drayton, chairman of the railway board, says 65 000 box cars valued at 65 million dollars are in use by Canadian railways to handle the harvest. He notes a recent Goose Lake car shortage but reports the surplus cars are kept in service, with locomotives operating at full capacity to move grain.
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Railways of Canada
H. L. Drayton
Board of Railway Commissioners
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Goose Lake District
Decline of Beef Production Across Canada and Beyond
The Saskatchewan agriculture annual report shows a world wide drop in cattle numbers and beef shipments. Canada U S Britain and France all report declines with Canadian producer prices lagging behind British levels. The report notes long term shortages and rising demand for good breeding cattle, signaling sustained markets for quality stock.
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Lie Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Canada
United States
Britain
France
U.S
Great Britain
Montreal
Winnipeg
Calgary
Dennis O Toole and the underweight loaf
Dennis O Toole, a Dublin lad, pays two pence for a loaf. After discovering it is underweight he is told it will be less to carry. He tops the counter with three halfpence and walks away, saying it will be less for him to count.
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Dennis O'Toole
Dublin
Dennis
Aerial encounter ends with dogfight after Bosch machine downed
An RFC officer in France recounts that a Bosch aircraft was forced down. The pilot Saxon and the observer Prussian leaped out and fought beside their downed craft until our gunners finally separated them. The Prussian claimed the Saxon failed to attempt crossing back over the lines.
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Bosch
Driving a Man to Drink and the Disease Idea
A 1934 article argues drunkenness is a disease and calls for treatment. It cites psychopathic labs and judges in Chicago and Ohio sending chronic drinkers to asylums, noting inheritance and family harm, urging public awareness and reform.
Five Minutes Truce A German Parapet Rescue
Sergeant A E Berry writes of a five minutes truce in which Allies carried a severely wounded German soldier to safety after a prolonged siege. An officer who spoke German secured a brief window, and with two rescuers, they retrieved the man under fire, earning cheers for mercy shown by the enemy.
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A. E. Berry
Shortage of Labor in Great Britain
Newspapers report a labor shortage as Lord Derby's recruitment success reduces available troops. The piece argues skilled workers are better used at home, stressing need for clothing, ammunition, and war materials, while factories must run to sustain exports and foreign exchange.
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Lord Derby
Great Britain
Canada and Australia Wheat Crops Boost Empire Food Supply
The Hamilton Spectator notes Canada’s western wheat crop is strong and Australia’s harvest exceeds any in the Commonwealth, totaling about 150,000,000 bushels. It credits the British navy for ensuring empire food security while peace remains unsettled.
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Canada
Australia
Commonwealth
Hamilton Spectator
Prohibition Endorsed by Kansas Governor Capper Statement
Governor Arthur Capper presents a signed statement extolling prohibition as the state’s greatest boon and catalyst for prosperity. He touts Kansas wealth, low illiteracy, college attendance, and reduced liquor consumption, claiming annual direct savings of thirty million dollars and broad public support. He calls prohibition morally and socially beneficial and urges its example as a nationwide object lesson.
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Arthur Capper
Cappers
God
Kaneas
Union
Kansas
Massachusetts
United States
Nationalization of medical practice urged by war
A Toronto Globe article notes that war’s needs push toward nationalizing medicine. It argues public health should rely on public doctors, not disease driven private incomes, citing school medical services and smallpox control as steps toward centralized, systematic care.
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San Francisco
Toronto Globe
Smart Factory Tour Ends As Dinner Bell Rings
The manager guides visitors through the plant as the dinner bell rings. Workers halt work and vanish from sight, with one guest asking if all stop. The manager explains only the orderly workers already store tools before the bell.
British Hope in the Present War Based on Naval History
Cecil Jane analyzes German strategy in the 1915 issue of Fighting Ships, contrasting present naval aims with historical battles. He argues German tactics favor concentration of force, prolonged attrition, and moral pressure, while Britain relies on victory tradition to deter decisive German action and defend morale.
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Cecil Jane
Shipa
Fred Jane
Germany
Great Britain
Admiralty
Jane
Belgium
Paris
Calais
Hindenburg
Warsaw
Galicia
Sue
Bernhard
England
Heligoland
Cuxhaven
Lilybaeum
Drepana
Canada to Send 3 000 Chauffeurs to Imperial Forces
Canada plans to mobilize 3000 chauffeur drivers for the army transport division. Enrolment starts in Montreal with a target of 1000 qualified men. Mobilization will occur in Ottawa. Pay is 1.40 dollars daily plus standard allowances and separation pay tied to family size. General Wilson says this offers skilled Canadian chauffeurs front line service opportunities.
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Canada
Imperial Forces
Montreal
Ottawa
Army Transport Division
Wilson
Krupp credited with steel gun invention in 1840s
Modern Artillery recounts how Pierre Ducroquet, a French inventor, collaborated with Alfred Krupp in Altenessen to develop steel cannons. After years of trial and funding, Krupp seized the invention over a 6000 mark debt and later secured orders from German and French governments, boosting Krupp’s fame.
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Paris
Alfred Krupp
Pierre Ducroquet
Palais Royal
Krupp
Ducroquet
Altenessen
Toih
Pro German Propaganda Fund Alleged in U S
The Providence Journal reports a vast German propaganda fund in the United States totaling 25 million to 40 million dollars in four months. Funds allegedly flowed to von Bernstorff and Dr. Heinrich Albert through Guaranty Trust and Chase banks, used for anti Allied propaganda and recruitment actions, with the embassy and consular costs funded separately.
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Providence Journal
Count von Hernsterff
Heinrich Albert
von Wernstorff
Albert
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Chase National Bank
Dr. Albert
Ambassador Bernstorff
Germany
Polar Sea Route Opens From Russia to Britain for Trade
Wireless stations run by the Russian government in the Arctic guide ships through ice free channels on a new Polar Sea route from Central Russia to Great Britain. Two large Siberian chartered vessels have just reached Grimsby with cargoes from Yenesei and Obi districts valued at 1 750 000 dollars. The Obi and Yenesei rivers allow deep water for steamers of any size. The Trans Siberian Railway has military goods traffic and 5 million tons of wheat blocked in Siberia, with hopes to move Siberian products next year via the White Sea route.
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Russia
Great Britain
Arctic
Grimsby
Yenesei
Obi
Siberia
White Sea
Montagu outlines wartime tax plan for all citizens
In the British House of Commons the financial secretary Montagu said every citizen must be ready to devote at least half of their income to the state via taxes or loans. He warned that the public should curb consumption of luxuries as government expenditure increases.
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House of Commons
Treasury
Montagu
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