U S Vows Support for Allies in World War I
In a New York address Gifford Pinchot argues the United States has vital interest in Allied victory. He says democracy in Europe must be preserved, warns of German autocracy, and urges Americans to avoid hindering Allied war efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
U.S
Gifford Wineness
Aidime Lial
New York
Lee Gulcome
Pinebot Gill
Pigchkot
United States
America
Europe
Germany
Shelter for Implements in Seasonable Hints No. 3
Dominion Experimental Farms director explains sheltering farm machinery to cut waste. A plan for a 25 by 47 foot shed is included with build instructions. Seasonable Hints No. 3 covers fall and winter farm duties and is available from the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa, Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Grisdale
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Ont
Goodbye Little Cabin and Bob Service in Dawson Destruction
Tourists in Dawson cut up Robert W. Service’s cabin and logs for souvenirs after his death defying service in Flanders. Northerners mourn the writer and recall his trail work from Edmonton to MacKenzie river and Rat Portage Fort Yukon. The cabin yard holds inscriptions and planted raspberry bushes and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Service
Flanders
Dawson
Bob” Service
Service
Bob
Edmonton
Mackenzie River
Empire War Pact Endures Says Borden
The article quotes Sir Robert Borden asserting the empire has been bettered by war and vows no regrets as a year of conflict begins. He frames the empire as worth living for and dying for, and warns of a organized conspiracy against civilization on the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Borden
London
Teelgrapa
Mobilize Resources for Canada’s Postwar Mobilization
The economic and development commission in Ottawa moves quickly to shape Canada’s postwar plan. Leading agricultural and industrial groups send statements on future needs while special inquiry committees are formed to ensure expert input. The aim is rapid mobilization of resources to position Canada to meet postwar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic and Development Commission
Canada
Office of the Commission At
Ottawa
Social Committee Formed For Winter Community Events
Rural Educator urges each community to create a social committee of its young people to plan and manage winter social events. The group should decide time, place, and activities and consult with educational, religious, Grange, and other organizations. Print the programme for broad distribution and hold additional events outside the main schedule if possible.
France After War Grafters Exposed in French TaxPayer crackdown
A vigorous French campaign to punish profiteers from the war sees Supply Corps officer Parent and a soldier clerk jailed five years with 1500 francs fine for taking commissions on 6 million francs in purchases. Tent maker Jean Busseret gets ten years for securing 1.5 million francs in orders via commissions. three other businessmen receive prison terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent
Jean Busseret
British Columbia surveyors join colors in WWI effort
Sixty nine B C surveyors enlisted with the colors. Four have fallen in action and four wounded. Two are prisoners in Germany and fifty nine serve at the front wait instruction or training in Britain. Victoria contributes twenty one with Captain J H McGregor and Lieut E K R Colbourre killed. Lieut R D Gillespie and Pie J M Miligaz prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
G. H Dawson
Germany
Shornecliffe
Victoria
J. H. McGregor
E. KR. Colbourre
R. D. Gillespie
Pie J. M. Miligaz
Temporal Powers of the Papacy Debate and German Interest
A German backed campaign seeks to restore papal temporal powers after the war. The move would avenge Italy’s alliance choices and win Roman Catholic support worldwide. Kaiser advisers push the plan with threats to make Rome a sovereign papal capital if Italy resists.
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Prince von Hueenwes
Italy
Triple Alliance
Aor
Lotberats
Alexemeine Kundechau
Mopich
Germany
Nome
Coal Output Squeezed by Nova Scotia Miner Recruitment
F W Gray of the Dominion Coal Co warns that recruiting from Nota Beatia miners seriously reduces mine output and may hit munition production. He cites 14 percent of Nova Scotia miners recruited by June and up to 20 percent later, with Dominion Coal Co alone contributing 1,500 recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nota Beatia
F. W. Gray
Dominion Coal Co
Gray
Nova Scotia
Militia Department
Britain’s Navy Decisive Force Ends German Threat
The Nation cites Britain’s navy as the sole successful instrument in WWI, halting German deep sea activity and strangling the high sea fleet. It notes the costed impact, with the tiny force in the British Isles delivering the decisive chokehold on Germany as the war nears its end. Also reports US radium production drop to $37,000 per gram from $120,000–$160,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
British Isles
London
United States
Thrilling Escape Tale From Belgium to New York
Mrs Malcolm Carter recounts escaping Belgium by disguise and subterfuge. She hid as a peasant, fled from London to Regiom, reached Vielt, dodged German authorities, and crossed barbed wire into safety with smuggler help. Her tale details perilous crawls and long hours to reach Allied lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Carter
Belgium
London
Regiom
von Bie
Wireless Saves Nightly Lives in 1915 Maritime Incidents
The radio bureau reports 26 U S ships left ports with accidents needing wireless aid. Four fires, twelve groundings or ice jams, three machinery failures, four collisions, one shifting cargo, one stormwater damage. Only Lusitania lost lives. Subsequent rescues include Santa Anna 1700 aboard saved, Ancona 600 passengers, Athinas 470 passengers saved after fire, Tuscania rescue of 341 passengers. Wireless credited with preventing many fatalities.
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Radio Bureau
Washington
United States
New York
Naples
Azores
Athinas
Piraeus
Saloniki
Sandy Hook
New York Times
Women enter workforce in Britain as war drains men
Since the war began British women have taken many jobs, with 60,000 women clerks employed in London up from 36,000 in 1912. Other cities show similar gains. Before the war there were about 1,000,000 more women than men in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Donkey Cart Joke Among Irish Tourists
A motorist in Ireland meets a local driving a donkey and cart. He asks Pat the difference between their turnouts. Pat replies that the donkey is in the shafts in the van and on the seat in the other, delivering a humorous take on their setups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Pat
Junior Fair work links schools to agriculture in Saskatchewan
The article outlines Saskatchewan's Junior Fair program linking school children with farming through school boards, agricultural secretaries, and a district fair board. It describes director roles, entry processes, home plots, prize structures paid by cheque, and a scholarship funded by Winnipeg-based elevator companies for top scorers ages 14 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae Bet
Saskatchewan
Department of Agracultate
Department of
Eubealous
Gants
Furtler
School Fair Board
Department of Agriculsre
Heal Babas Fe
Winnipeg
Saskktchewan
War Geography Notes Compare Russian and Bavarian Populations
Bavarian school notes explain Russian territory occupied by Germany is four times Bavaria but only one seventy fifth of Russia. Russia’s population drops from 170 million to 145 million while Central Powers total rises from 120 to 156 million. Occupied lands equal the size of Prussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Russia
Kingdom of
Russian Empire
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Prussia
Parliament to Review Ross Rifle Facts Next Session
Reports say all Ross rifle details will be laid before Parliament next session. Stories vary from favorable to unfavorable as experts and British officials have debated the arm. Officials promise full disclosures on the Ross rifle and the British arm to clarify the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Enemy is Listening placards ordered in France
The French minister of war has directed military governors and district generals to display placards reading Keep silent He careful The Enemy is Listening in railway trains street cars and other public spaces to deter leaks and insist on silence.
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Paris
Lyons
France
Saskatchewan Overtakes Kansas in Wheat Output
Saskatchewan produced 16 million bushels more wheat than Kansas, the largest American producer. The line hints at competitive farming and market implications reflecting 1920s crop standings and trade angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Kansas
Serbia and the war’s reach through a small brave nation
The article defends sympathy for Serbia amid its war peril. It portrays Serbia as a tiny, brave nation battling Austria and the Austro-German advance, with Bulgarian pressure and looming danger from surrounding enemies. It notes Serbia’s size, population, and strategic isolation, urging readers to feel pity and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Austria
Bulgaria
Servia
Bhis Cruel Demoni
Europe
France blamed in Lusitania reparations row sparks warning
The Budalo Express argues American inaction on Lusitania reparations invites retaliatory hostilities in France. It warns that ignoring warnings about hostile acts inside the United States could lead to smoldering fires and difficult fires to extinguish.
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France
Ancona
Lusitania
United States
Budalo Express
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