Canadian Engineers and Casualties Aid Belgian Front
Canadian units fought on the Belgian front near St Eloi and Messines Ridge, with heavy losses from German artillery. Railway battalions, initially led by former contractors, extended light rail lines to the Ypres salient amid shellfire. Canadian surgeons and nurses at casualty stations cleared over a quarter of wounded, mostly from shell splinters, as the ridge and surrounding areas were regained by Belgian forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
St. Eloi
Messines- Wrytechaete
Plain of Flanders
Somme
Arras
Ypres
Ontario
Second Army
Salient
Messines
War's equalizing force in college and battle
The author notes war and hardship level social classes, showing volunteers come from all backgrounds. He cites college students, athletes, glee club members, and brightest minds volunteering alike, and compares wartime valor across aristocrats and common frontier people. Historical figures are referenced to illustrate equality in courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Meade
Sheridan
Marshal Murat
Marshal Ney
Gigard
Philadelphia
Wrong Quarry A Hat Chase Reveals Hen Confusion
A near sighted man pursues a wind blown hat over a stone wall on a country road. Each time he nears it, the hat moves again. A woman then reveals the hat lies under the wall, where their black hen is hiding, ending the chase.
King and Queen See Munition Mills In Royal Tour
A London correspondent from Lancaster reports the king and queen toured munitions plants including Westinghouse and a National Projectile factory. They observed rapid output from Manchester’s 3000 new or converted firms and spoke with workers like Tom Brooks while noting ready resumption of production after protests. The royals departed to Lancaster then visited bays of smiling women as the clocking in ritual drew a crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lancaster
Ministry of Munitions
Manchester
Munions
Westinghouse
Tom Brooks
Tom
England
National Projectile Factory
Army to buy remounts in Canada for British service
A conference between the British Remount Commission and Canadian horse breeders discussed procuring remounts for the British government. General Neill was named to arrange horse assembly with central depots for inspection at major horse industry centers and country points as needed. Artillery and transport horses only, 6–9 years old, 15.2–16 hands, 1200–1350 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial
Canada
General Neill
Dust mulch aids seed germination via increased moisture contact
The article notes that pulverized soil acts as a dust mulch, enhancing seed germination. Smaller soil particles provide more contact points between the seed and surrounding moisture, as each particle carries a thin water film, increasing moisture exposure during germination.
Desire for Peace Guided Germany War Decisions
A Viscount Grey letter to the Christian Science Monitor outlines Entente aims to avoid war, maintain peace in Europe, and prevent German domination. It argues Berlin believed England must stay neutral for France and Russia to yield, blaming England for the 1914 war if its neutrality failed.
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Viscount Grey
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
United Pres
France
Russia
Germany
Europe
London
Licknoivsky and
Mensdorff
England
Forty Ton Tank Emerges As Key In Offensive Tactics
The article notes the forty ton tank as a pivotal new element in warfare, capable of breaking walls, cutting through debris, and suppressing shelters. It recounts how tanks at close range can obliterate trenches and force surrender, while acknowledging risks from delayed fuses and the value of artillery, barbed wire, grenades, and wireless telegraphy in coordinating fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Alcohol mortality cited by medical authorities
A health article notes estimates by B Donnell Phelps and others that 60 000 to 70 000 Americans die annually from alcohol use, about 8 ¼ percent of all deaths, with warnings about infant mortality and numerous diseases linked to drink. It cites experts Arnott and Halmel and discusses direct and indirect deaths from alcohol.
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E. F. Bowers
U.S
B. Donnell Phelps
Halmel
Germany
Bright
H Arnott
M.B
M.C.P.S
Concert Behind The Firing Line With German Officers
A London Saturday Review writer recalls a wartime concert held behind the firing line featuring eight German officers who sing in English and share camaraderie with English troops. The event includes piano and guitar pieces, rousing songs, hearty humor, and a quiet reflection on gender and romance after a night of music and laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Saturday Review
Tommy
Gee Bung Polo Club
Thomas Atkins
Soup Turns Out To Be Our Life’s Work
An old captain and his mate, hungry after travel, dine in a restaurant. The waiter serves thin watery liquid as soup and the captain incredulously asks what it is. He realizes they have spent life at sea thinking soup was their meals all along.
Joke Exchange About Housekeeper Turned Cook Marriage
A quip contrasts boasting about a housekeeper with the twist that the speaker married her and now they keep a cook. The exchange highlights humor in domestic roles and marital partnership.
Rapid strides in Canada as Flying Corps expands
Imperial officers arrive in Toronto led by Col C G Hoare to organize a Canadian air corps. The British government allocates millions to develop pilots and a 230-strong team arrives, with camps at Borden Long Branch and Deseronto renamed Camp Mohawk.
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Col
C. G. Hoare
Toronto
England
Canada
N.c.o's
Royal Flying Corps
Daniel
Comand
Western Recruiting
Camp Borden
Long Branch
Deseronto
Camp Mohawk
Bemg
Montreal
Major Allen
J. S. Scott
Imperial Building
Church Street
Dominion Royal Flying Corps
Allen
Centra
Imperial
Camp Porden
Okotoks Oil Boom Shows Rising Alberta Output
Calgary Herald reports from Canadian Pacific railway data that 200000 gallons of oil have been shipped from Okotoks station since 1914, mostly high grade gasoline. The year 1914 marked the Dingman well, and output is increasing with new wells and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary Herald
Canadian Pacific Railway
Okotoks Station
Dingman
God Punish England Rages In German Lille
A German produced issue in Lille celebrates the Bismarck centenary with venom against England. The piece calls mothers to teach hatred, urges Germans to fuel anti English fury, and likens England to Rome’s Carthage in a bitter anti British tirade. Sweet words mask a grim propaganda drive.
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Lille
England
Corina
Carthage
Rome
Germany
Saskatchewan Dairy Plan Pays Healthful Cows for Milk
Saskatchewan Dairy Commissioner Wilson via the Dominion Dairy and Produce Company offers bonuses for tuberculin-free cows. Milk with butter fat earns 3 cents extra per pound, and 2 more cents if stables and milk facilities meet a 75 point sanitation score. Cooperation with Regina health department could inspire nationwide agricultural policy.
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Wilson
Saskatchewan
Dominion Dairy and Produce Company
Department of Agriculture
City Health Department of
Regina
Dowry Talks Collision Over Noble Title Plan
A dialogue reveals plans to secure a title through property transfers and dowry style arrangements. One party offers party fair property to place in the Duke’s name while another expresses willingness to search titles to mirror the arrangement. The exchange underscores a strategic yet informal approach to securing nobility.
Sincere Regret German Veteran 1930
A contrite German veteran at a 1930 gathering recalls serving at Vimy Ridge in 1917 while a Canadian sharpshooter comments on missing him, reflecting wartime memories and rival camaraderie.
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Vimy Ridge
Alberta Census Totals Population Growth in 1916
The Census Statistics Office reports Alberta’s total population at 496 525 for June 1 1916, up from 374 663 in 1911, with 6 cities 49 towns and 94 villages in 1916. City population 133 319, towns 36 541, villages 18 889. Strathcona reclassified into Edmonton. Red Deer upgraded from town.
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Census Statistics Office
Ottawa
Alberta
Strathcona
Edmonton South
Edmonton City
Red Deer City
Insomnia treatment described in nurse doctor dialogue
Doctor questions if patient received hourly insomnia medicine as ordered. Nurse confirms waking patient for each dose until he stayed awake to take it.
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Britain
T. Atkins
Okotoks
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