Sea Power of Britain Doom of Germany
The article argues British sea power doomed Germany by cutting its access to seas and colonies. It asserts Britain shifted the war’s balance, ending Germany’s naval advantage and forcing economic disruption in France and Russia. Germany’s only path to regain sea access lies in victory or total defeat, with peace unlikely under current terms.
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Germany
France
Eusela
Great Britain
New York, Tribune
Marne
United States
German East Africa
Lille
Rousaix
St. Quentine
Tourcoing
Belgium
Russia
Napoleon
Continent
Rouix
St. Quentin
Prussia
New York Tribune
Close Fire by New Zealand Guns Near Turkish Trenches
The New Zealand No. 2 battery fired 611 shrapnel rounds within 20 yards of Turkish trenches during a May 19 counterattack, with precise laying needed to avoid disasters. The report notes heavy British and Australasia casualties from near-misses and highlights Britain’s sea power as key to France’s material recovery in the war.
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Gallipoli
New Zealand
Malcolm Ross
New Zealand No. 2
Dardannelles
Saeust Sth
Malone
Narrows
Seri Bahr
Striking a Balance of the Argument in Great Britain
The passage argues that balance can be regained only by forcing Britain to relinquish sea command or by accepting terms set by Britain as the price of sea use, with victory and defeat as outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
Great H Brrtain
Historic inn The Three Pigeons closed by licensing Justices
Middlesex Licensing Justices shuttered The Three Pigeons Inn, a famed Elizabethan tavern in England, as part of a temperance movement to cut licensed inns. The site hosted scenes in The Merry Wives of Windsor and is linked to Dickens and Goldsmith in literary history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Middlesex Licensing Justices
Constantine Praises Lord Kitchener in Athens Visit
King Constantine of Greece lauds Field Marshal Kitchener, stating we speak the same language. Kitchener recounts a naval maneuver where German submarines failed to breach British fleet nets, two lost and three forced to surface surrender. He notes a grim forecast on fighting in Europe, not Egypt or India. The Greek monarch adds Greeks live in the Balkans and care what England will reclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kitchener
Constantine
A.P
Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Athens
Orth
Scotland
North Sea
Heligoland
Dousmaris
Egypt
Turkey
Euphrates Valley
India
France
Balkans
Germany
England
Banker and Farmer Relationship in Lending Trust
The article portrays the banker as intimately aware of a farmer’s finances and welfare when issuing loans. It praises bankers who study farming methods and cooperate for profitable outcomes, recounting a cautionary tale of a lender who harmed a farmer by insisting on repayment too soon. It ends with a motto urging bankers to take interest in the farmer and lend prudently for mutual prosperity.
Canada Supports British Resolution on Economic Pressure
Canada pledges full sympathy and cooperation with Britain's plan to increase economic pressure on Germany. Early war orders ban all trade with the enemy and extend to indirect traffic. Ottawa asserts control over petroleum exports and restricts Canadian nickel to non enemy destinations.
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Germany
Manitoba Women Gain Vote Yet Face Bar In Legislature
Government circles discuss women voting and electing their sex to the legislature. A decision is reported to be ready to pass legislation to admit feminine representatives if women desire it. Enfranchisement alone does not change candidate qualifications which specify male sex. statutes must be amended. Some ministers expect broader abolition of gender discrimination following enfranchisement.
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Manitoba
Submarine Sinking Described by Gunner of Baralong Crew
A gunner from Baralong recounts The Nicosian rescue and the subsequent sinking of a German submarine on August 19. He describes sighting the vessel, exchanging fire, and the sub’s conning tower being split, with its crew either drowned or shot as the submarine sank. He condemns German subs for attacking unarmed merchants.
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The
London Daily Chronicle
Nico- Sina
Nicosian
Submarne
His Majesty
National Registration Similar Plan Could Be Adopted
The New Zealand parliament passed a national registration act asking every male resident to provide a full schedule of age nationality occupation dependents and willingness to enlist. It carries penalties of 500 fine or six months imprisonment for falsifying details or failure to comply.
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New Zealand
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
The Will to Win and Sea Power Resolve
Fortnightly Review quotes emphasize sea power as a boundless resource and national strength. It argues pessimism harms national resolve, urging the public and leaders to envision achievements already made and those still possible with naval power.
Instructive Visit to Britain’s Strong Naval Base
A Reuters/AP correspondent and foreign journalists toured a major British naval base on the coast. They observed battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, including the Arethusa, with fleet activity, mine sweepers, hydro planes, and back from recent operations from the Baltic to the Dardanelles.
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Admiralty
Associated Press
North Sea
Baltic
Dardaneles
Arethusa. Eack
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Arethusa
Kiel Canal
Sir David Beatty
Blucher
Ghore
Battleships Built to Endure a Single Torpedo Hit
U S navy experts say future American battleships can withstand a single torpedo strike to the hull. Extensive experiments show two or more hits would still be needed to sink a vessel as construction improves torpedo and mine protection. Nos. 43 and 44 are under contracts at State Island and New York yards with enhanced interior defenses. Further improvements planned as war conditions drive research.
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U.S. Navy
Congress
State Island
New York Navy Yards
Suffering of Serbian Army in Alpine Retreat
A letter from Scutari to Paris describes Serbia's army retreat through Albanian mountains. It mentions six capitals in two months, goat path roads, ponies abandoned, soldiers crawling, snow depths, and ambushes by guerillas hindering guns and convoys.
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Albania
Paris
Lemips
Scutari
Serbia
Kratevo
Raska
Mitrovitza
Prisrend
Soldiers Demolish Their Guns in France
Soldiers wept as they destroyed their guns called their French friends made at Creuse. Some officers hid their pieces or moved them across. Six thousand women and children arrived by various routes while the army faced near starvation with four days without bread and only scant flour for dependents.
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Creuse
British Officer Captures Sixty-Seven German Trawlers
New York merchant Charles Bigelow reports that a British destroyer squadron in the North Sea captured sixty seven German fishing trawlers near the German coast, brought them to Dover, with an estimated value of the ships and fish cargos totaling significant sums.
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Charles Bigelow
New York
Liverpool
Dover
North Sea
Admiralty
Butter Making On The Farm For Winter Markets
The article lists key steps for fine winter butter on the farm. It emphasizes clean, well fed fresh cows, rich cream properly ripened but not aged, correct churning temperature, light even salting, careful work, attractive packaging, and strong salesmanship to secure good market prices for butter produced during winter.
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H. H. Deen
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Skager Rack
Teneriffe
Gibraltar
Lance
Havre
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