Churchill Says Pacifist Talk Endangers Allied War Effort
In a Bedford address Winston Churchill warns pacifist pressure could prolong the war. He asserts Britain and America must stand firm on aims from 1914, reject premature peace, and fight until Prussian militarism is beaten with U.S. aid strengthening the alliance.
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Bedford
Winston Spencer Churchill
Mimeter Cof Munitions
Churchill
Wilson
Russia
United States
Great Britain
America
Belgium
Asquith
Lord George
Buckwheat Bread and Buckcake Recipes Tested
Buckwheat bread and buckcake were studied in the Ohio Experiments Station baking lab as wheat flour substitutes. Buckwheat bread uses yeast milk water sugar salt and a mix of buckwheat and wheat flour, baked after two hours rise. Buckcake combines buckwheat and wheat flours with milk egg sugar salt and butter, baked about 25 minutes.
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Ohio Experiments Station
Medical Aid in the War
Dr Woods Hutchinson of the United States told the Royal Society of Medicine that doctors control of wound infections is masterly. He said that 90 percent of those who survive six hours recover, 95 percent at field hospitals recover, and 95 percent at base hospitals recover. He praised anesthetics and antiseptics for reducing pain and limb loss.
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Woods Hutchinson
Royal Society of Medicine
Boston Transcript on Bat Hangs and Downward Posture
A brief exchange clarifies bat behavior with questions about how a bat hangs and the difference between a chimney bat and an acrobat. The dialogue trains observation of animal posture and terminology.
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Robert
Boston Transcript
Kilts Strike Terror German Attack Frustrated by Colonel
A Western highland battalion recounts a German assault halted by the colonel's bold ascent to the parapet. He rallied the troops with a shout summoning the Gordons Camerons and Seaforths, sending the attackers retreating in panic. The story credits the colonel's wit and clan imagery for the thwarted charge.
Allies Face World Wheat Shortage In 1917 Output
T K Doherty estimates global wheat production in 1917 at about 93 million bushels below 1916 and 414 million below pre war average. European and Mediterranean countries produced 570 million bushels in 1917, down 135 million from 1916 and 212 million from the five year pre war average, with France hardest hit at 172.7 million bushels below its five year pre war average.
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T. K. Doherty
Canada
The
International Institute
Denmark
Nee
Greece
Italy
Holland
Naray
Portugal
Cyprus
Malta
Spain
Sweden
Great Britain
France
Better Guidance Needed For Conservation Policy
Thomas Adams speaks at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation. He argues life conservation means not only saving lives but improving training and environment, education, and skilled labor while avoiding wasteful speculation. He calls for sound land development, regulated immigration, and intelligent guidance on achieving these aims.
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Commission of Conservation
Thomas Adams
Dutch War Minister Cites Caution on Air Raid Protections
In the Hague the war minister says the Dutch flag will fly from church steeples to mark frontier towns but no effective night time protective measures have been found. He notes foreign governments have not refused to provide aid for damage caused by air raids.
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the Hague
de Jo
Greatest Crime of War: Varied Views Across Nations
A compilation of opinions on the war’s gravest atrocity. Freely cited figures like Lord French, Stephen Pichon, Auguste Rodin, Sir W. Dunn, Mgr Baudrilliant, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Viscount Bryce, Alfred Capus, Edouard Clunet, and Signor Gomez Carilo weigh in on war crimes from naval torpedoes and cathedral destruction to Belgium neutrality, Armenian deportations, and genetic barbarity.
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L’america Latina
Lord French
Great Britain
Stephen Pichon
Rheims
Auguste Rodin
W. Dunn
Action
Belgium
Mgr. Baudrilliant
Catholic Institute of Paris
Signor
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Germany
Turkey
James Bryce
Alfred Capus
The
Figaro
Edouard Clunet
Signor Gomez Carilo
Terror of the Air Downed by French
Fantomas, the feared German aviator credited with downing Captain Guynemer, is reported to have been shot down within French lines. The body identified as Walter Rutt, noted German bicyclist turned military flyer, whose career spanned six day races to aviation.
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Fantomas
Germany
France
Guyenmer
America
Archies
Walter Rutt
Europe
Rutt
Paris
New York
Guynemer
Grain and Granaries Amid Quiet Farm Season
A concise note on harvest readiness as barns fill with grain and stores prepare for market. Farmers focus on gathering crops and preserving yields while awaiting favorable conditions and sales opportunities.
India’s War Role Spurs Call for Self Government
A Toronto Globe summary notes India’s loyalty and vast wartime contributions to Britain, including food exports, arms, and materials, and its troops in Gallipoli, France, and Mesopotamia. It argues India’s strong performance warrants fuller self government during postwar reforms.
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Montagu
India
Germany
Berlin
Britain
Turkey
Gallipoli
Hellespont
France
Neuve Chapelle
Mesopotamia
Toronto Globe
First Requisite for Durable Peace in World War I
The New York World argues that without total German defeat, international law cannot be enforced even after a truce. Recognizing nations must use police power now or never, or risk returning to pre 1914 conditions with Prussian autocracy ready to win world dominion by any bargain.
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Germany
New York World
France Faces Food Shortage Amid Drought and War
Maurice Long reports France’s 1917 wheat crop at 39.9 million hundredweights, far below 1913 1914 1915 and 1916 levels. Total cereals potatoes and beet root yield is 222 million hundredweights versus 358 million in 1917. Despite rationing France must import at least 40 million hundredweights of cereals next year, tied largely to North America.
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Maurice Long
France
Conservation Notes on Coal and Fire Hazards
The article notes that the largest coal reserve in Ada lies in Alberta Saskatchewan and British Columbia. It claims at least seventy percent of Canadian fires stem from carelessness. It warns that dwindling anthracite coal in the United States will push prices higher and cites gaps in farming knowledge about gardening methods.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Canada
United States
Buslap Curtains Protect Barn Windows and Doors
Readable text notes bale or buslap curtains used to shield stalls and animal houses from cold winds. The material is described as effective protection for openings and doors, even with drafty grain bags or sowers nearby, helping insulation.
British War Plane Bombs Constantinople Flight Recap
Handley Page and Basil Johnson recount a 2000 mile British air voyage from London to Saloniki and back. The bomber dropped bombs on the German Goeben, cruisers and the Turkish war office in Constantinople, overcoming anti aircraft fire and engine issues.
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Constantinople
London
Handley Page
Basil Johnson
Rolls Royce Ltd
Hendon
Paris
Lyons
Alps
Marseilles
Spezia
Pisa
Rome
Naples
Saloniki
Sea of
Marimora
Golden Horn
McLellan
Actio
Lieut. Rawlings
Permanent Peace and the Rising Horrors of Future War
The London Daily Chronicle argues for a lasting peace to prevent renewed conflicts. It warns that future wars could vastly intensify horrors through advances in air power and chemical warfare, potentially affecting entire populations beyond current experiences.
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London Daily Chronicle
Tirpitz Defends U Boats in Hamburg Speech
Grand Admiral von Tirpitz told the Hamburg Fatherland party that Britain has won so far and peace based on status quo is out of the question for Germany. He warned that evacuating Calais would not equal loss of security and predicted a channel tunnel future after the war. He argued Germany must wait for real distress to force decisive action and urged keeping cool.
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von Tirpitz
Hamburg
Fatherland Party
Great Britain
Germany
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Calais
Means Greater Sacrifice Warns Food Administrator
Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator, warns Americans must sacrifice more to feed allies and neutrals. He cites Europe’s grave food shortage, reduced ally harvests, and restricted shipping from submarines, stressing the need to preserve ample supplies for our own people while aiding neutrals.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Europe
Food Administration
The Bulldog Has His Teeth In Our War Resolve
The speaker urges readiness for a long war and widespread economies and privations. The British bulldog grips the enemy, refusing to release, to win the great race, preserve liberties, and secure sunlit rights for weaker peoples through steadfast support.
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J Limes
Shortage Forecast After War Says Agriculture Official
Mr. E. F. Smith of the United States Department of Agriculture told the National Academy of Science at the University of Pennsylvania that after the war there would be a lasting wheat shortage. He cited every gun fired in Europe consuming a limited fixed nitrogen essential for grain production.
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E. F. Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
National Academy of Scence
University of Pennsylvania
Europe
West Seeks Expanded Forest Reserves in Canada
A historical note calls for larger forest reserves in Western Canada amid a perceived lack of new reserves. It urges extending protected areas and intensifying examination of forest lands deemed valuable for conservation and resource use.
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West
Western
Canada
Licenses to Sell Cereals Under Canadian Rules
The food controller imposes new rules for cereals in packages under 2 pounds. Starting January 1 manufacturers cannot sell breakfast foods in Canada in original packages under 20 pounds without a license for each product. License fees start at $10. Wholesale and retail dealers are exempt from licensing for products manufactured under license.
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Food Controller
Canada
The New Confederation of Atlante Nations Defence
The article proclaims a great confederation of Atlante nations led by Britain and France with U S support, claiming naval and military power to defeat central Europe. It argues the Atlantic confederation should receive the United States full strength if a decisive test arises.
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Great Britain
United States
Central Europe
Atlantic Confederation
Germany
Chicago Tribune
Equal Time for All: A Man’s View on Life and Time
A meditation on universal equality of time. The speaker asserts every person begins equal, each receiving twenty four hours daily, and stature or status does not alter the fundamental measure of time available to all.
Fire Water Only Clerk in Small Town Hotel
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a chaotic scene in a hotel with a clerk and water supply issues. Readers glimpse a wild mix of quotes and questions about a colonel and Bluegrass Water, with inquiries about a free escape.
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Gordons
Camerons
Seaforths
Jack Robinson
Scotland
British Empire
Europse
Wat
von Tirpits
Hoover
W. J. Hanna
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