Proof of Kaiser's Guilt in Laying Plans for War
The piece argues Kaiser Wilhelm II planned war in spring 1914, citing Prince Lichnowsky’s account to Admiral Hood and statements about English public opinion. It notes Hood’s corroboration and a Boston professor relay, framing the narrative as ongoing proof of German war intent.
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Kaiser
Prince Lichnowsky
England
Prince Lichsowsky
Germany
Prince Lichnow
M. Cambon
Admiral Hood
Lichnowsky
London
Ireland
Harvard
Boston
Jutland
William Rosciager
New York Times
Farmers reassured as flour hoarding rules explained
The Canada food board eased flour restrictions in a May 17 order. Bona fide farmers may hold excess wheat flour until June 15 with reporting to mills or dealers, who will relay data to the board. Surplus under 25 pounds and partly used barrels are exempt to avoid disruption during harvest.
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Canada Food Board
Soldiers of the Soil Seek Farm Jobs for BC Youths
British Columbia Soldiers of the Soil report shows only 613 of 1,800 enrolled youths secured positions as farmers and ranchers. Prairie provinces exceed ninety percent placement, Alberta 624 of 802, Saskatchewan 1,159 of 1,215, Manitoba 1,059 of 1,437, while Ontario expects about 1,500 to be farmed out with Y M C A and church supervision for Protestant and Catholic boys.
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Soldiers of the Soil Movement
British Columbia
Rairie
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Ontario
Y.M.C.A
War work fits wife in purchasing dept says Herald
A Hamilton Herald quote recalls a wife who volunteered for war work and jokes she would suit a vacancy in the purchasing department. The exchange highlights women’s involvement in wartime roles and humor about fit for service tasks.
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Hamilton Herald
A Lucky Man Keeps Talking To Townspeople
A prominent citizen proclaims familiarity with nearly all locals while Miss Cay remarks on the town’s social interconnectedness and the easy access to someone to talk to despite any wrong phone number.
Foch and the Marne Miracle Described by an Irish Observer
In an interview excerpted from Harper's Magazine, W Beach Thomas recalls meeting General Foch near Chateau Thierry after the Marne. The veteran recounts Foch’s tactical masterstroke using a wedge and batteries to break German cohesion and force a retreat.
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Foch
Marne
Offcer
W. Beach Thomas
Harper’s Magazine
Enforcement of Canada food board regulations by police
Ottawa documentary urges municipal and provincial police to enforce Canada food board rules on food conservation. It notes fines from 100 to 1000 dollars and up to three months in jail, with restaurants penalized for prohibited service and loafing laws used to compel farm work. In Winnipeg, loafers have largely disappeared since enforcement began.
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Canada Food Board
Dominion
Privy Council
Canada Gazette
Europe
England
France
Canada
Winnipeg
Cost of Food Board to Canada since 1917
Mr. H. B. Thomson, chairman of the board, stated in Toronto on May 15 that the total cost of the Food Board to Canada, beyond the small license fees charged to food dealers, amounts to 57 430.80 dollars since its organization by Mr. Hanna in June 1917.
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Canada
The
Food Board
Hanna
H. B. Thomson
Toronto
Western Canada Irrigation Association Hosts Twelfth Convention
The Western Canada Irrigation Association, leader in public irrigation policy, holds its twelfth annual convention in Nelson British Columbia. The nonprofit group relies on government and institutional grants, has no dues or profits, and aims to educate while shaping public opinion on irrigation issues. Patronage includes the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and the Duke of Devonshire, Canada’s governor general.
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Western Canada Irrigation Association
Nelson
B.C
Western Canada
Duke of
Canadian irrigation delegation named for 1918 program
Honorary president Arthur Meighen and president T D Patullo lead a Saskatchewan and British Columbia coalition promoting agricultural modernization. The group includes vice presidents Hewitt Bostock and C R Marnoch, with executive members from Nelson Vancouver and Maple Creek. Local Nelson board chair F A Starkey and secretary J R Annable coordinate regional efforts for the 1918 program.
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Orary
Arthur Meighen
K.C
Interior
T. D. Patullo
British Columbia
Duncan Marshall
Saskatchewan
Hewitt Bostock
Ducks
B.C
C. R. Marnoch
Board of Trade
Lethbridge
Alberta
F. H. Auld
Messrs
J.L. Brown
Vancouver
Kamloops
James Johnstone
Nelson
Maple Creek
F. R. R. Wellaston
Coldstream Estates
Vernon
Okanagan Valley
Normans. Rankin
Robert J. C. Stead
F. A. Starkey
Associated Boards of Trade
J. R. Annable
C. D. Blackwood
W. S. King
McQuarrie
A. L. McCulloch
C. F. McHardy
George F. Stevenson
Deaf husband missing prompts canal search clue
A disheveled woman bursts into a police station claiming her husband threatens to drown himself and has been missing for two days. She reveals he is deaf, spurring the inspector to drag the canal in a search.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Indictment One August Day Poem Excerpt
A brief quoted vignette from The Argonaut humorousizes an aged man pushing bricks, panting at the sun as he mutters a raspy question about last January, capturing local color and voice.
Population drain from war cripples central powers
A 1919 analysis notes Germany and Austria Hungary face severe population losses due to deaths births and disease. Germany may drop to sixty four and a half million by next year with substantial cuts in industrial strength. Austria and Hungary also suffer large declines while Britain and the United States show smaller or no net losses.
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Entente
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
United States
German Empire
Allen
Austria
Hungary
England
Real Boy Scout enrollment forms issued for 1918 harvest service
Manitoba scouts face wartime harvest duty and must submit applications in the coming days. The form asks youths to prove they are real scouts loyal to king and country and willing to work during the last two weeks of August 1918 under scout officers. It sets provisions for uniforms rations tents blankets nine hours daily war service and funding of earnings to war purposes as decided by senior officers.
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Manitoba
Empire
Soldiers of the Soil enroll Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta
The Soldiers of the Soil program under the Canada Food Board enrolls 15 000 boys in Ontario and places over 1 000 in Manitoba 1 100 in Saskatchewan 624 in Alberta 540 in British Columbia 1 398 in Nova Scotia and over 1 000 in Quebec with New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island still to come.
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Soldiers of the Soil
Ioiers of the Soil Organization
Canada Food Board
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Captured German Trophy Becomes Liberty Bond Fundraiser
A German officer belt gathered trophies from British units and captives, later sold in the United States to raise funds for the Liberty Loan. The belt, brought from Europe by a Pittsburgh steelman, features a Gott Mit Uns buckle and attached British insignia from many branches.
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United States
Pittsburgh
Europe
United States Army Ambulance Service
Mythical Monster Submarine Claims Debunked by Archibald Hurd
Archibald S. Hurd in the London Daily Telegraph counters myths about German submarines. He argues the 2000 ton type is exaggerated, noting actual dimensions and speeds far lower, and praises British submarine design while condemning German methods as inhumane.
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Germany
Archibald S. Hurd
London Daily Telegraph
Farmer Receives Floorwalker as Laborer in Substitution Joke
A farmer hires a floorwalker as a farm hand. On the first morning he sends him to the station for a load of potatoes. At the station the agent asks how to haul them without a cart. The farmer replies he forgot the cart.
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Chown
Guinea
la Beass
Food Board Regulations
Boy Scout
BOB Long Union
R.g.long Eco. Sero
Tucketts
Ww. N. U
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