Canada and United States as Neighbors and Comrades
A Tribune editorial extols peaceful North American ties between the United States and Canada. It praises their 3500 mile gunless boundary, disputes settled by arbitration, and mutual aid against aggression, with Canada a willing ally and contributor to democratic internationalism.
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America
Misseapolis Tribune
United States
Canada
Dominion
Wilson
Tes
Great Britain
Europe
Paris
London
France
England
Germany
Monroe
Rhine
North America
Coal Shortage Warning Urges Immediate Alberta Supply
John T. Stirlings, Alberta fuel administrator, warns of a coming coal shortage across the prairie provinces unless Alberta mines ship now. He says grain rail cuts will limit shipments, American anthracite won’t reach Winnipeg, and farmers should stockpile coal while summer conditions allow better preparation and weather protection.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
John T. Stirlings
Stirlings
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
The Last Resort Shabby shopper haggles over butchered goods
A shabby old lady browses a butcher shop and bets on low prices. The butcher grows impatient, offering steep discounts and insults as she hesitates, culminating in a hostile taunt about paying a penny or less.
Remarkable two hour flight aftermath from Arras battle
An Evening Standard interview with four veteran flyers recounts a British two seater fighter’s chase of a German Albatross near Arras. The British plane remained aloft for over two hours after the crew were killed, finally crashing west of Arras. both occupants, aged under 25, were buried next day.
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Perry Robinson
Evening Standard
Arras
General Sir Robert Gough Praises Ulster Troops in Letter
In a letter to Belfast’s Lord Mayor, General Sir Robert Gough lauds the Ulster divisions and the Fifth Army for their magnificent fighting under dire odds during the retreat from St. Gha. He compliments the calmness and doggedness of his fellow Irish troops and notes that many gave their lives while their tenacity saved British and French forces by allowing reserves to arrive.
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Robert Gough
St. Gra
Belfast
Fifth Army
Brutal German Occupation Draws Resistance Across Ukraine
Reports describe fierce resistance in a Kiev district village where locals fought Germans for three days with machine guns and rifles before being subdued by armored cars. In Minsk, Germans seize able bodied people for transport to Germany in locked cars, with escapees shot. Streets become armed camps as unrest grows and refugees flood toward frontiers. Germany withholds food from 300 000 starving refugees, prompting protests to the Russian foreign minister. Irkutsk reports China claiming territory near Chita, drawing Siberian Soviet protests.
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Germany
Kiev
Minsk
Irkrutsk
China
Chita
A Hint to the Wise
A brief clippings item from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a whispered exchange describing perceived unworthiness in a romantic moment. The fragment suggests a sentimental tone and a petite scene between two unnamed individuals.
Emperor Charles Denies War Blame In Private Letter
The New York Times reports that Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary wrote to his brother in law My Dear Sixtus expressing sympathy for France and denying personal responsibility for the 1914 war. He attributes blame to Germany or his predecessor Francis Joseph, not himself, and calls the letter an authentic autograph.
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Austria-Hungary
Poincare
France
Germany
Sixtus
Charles
Francis Joseph
Emeror
Austria
New York Times
Louvain
Belgian
Kultur
Low Wain
von Rulbert
the Plain Dealer
Toronto Globe
U Boat Losses Quarter Totals Compared to Last Year
The report notes a three month period ending in early year with 138 big ships and 66 small ships sunk. Estimated tonnage loss equals about 756 000 tons for the quarter, including marine accidents. Comparison with last year's quarterly losses shows a more favorable period.
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Eric Geddes
Great Britain
Geddes
New York Evening Post
Dangerous Woman Spy Madame Marie K de Victorica Arrested in Long Island
Federal authorities say Marie K de Victorica a leading German agent active in the United States for 15 months was arrested at a fashionable Long Island hotel and brought to New York as a dangerous enemy alien. Her maid Margaret Sullivan was held as a material witness. The spy allegedly spread German propaganda among Irish circles and aided a German navy officer seeking to recruit Sinn Fein members to attack ships. The officer vanished after DOJ trailing was discovered.
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Marie K. de Victorica
Department of Justice
Germany
Long Island
New York
Margaret Sullivan
United States
Sinn Fein
World War Era Letter Praises Canadian Forestry Corps
A British official letter complements the Canadian Forestry Corps for delivering 34 000 tons of timber toward a 40 000 ton front shipment, completed 11 days early. Workers spared no effort, including Easter holidays, aiding Allied timber needs and reducing cross-channel shipments.
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Eds
Canadian Forestry Corps
France
England
Santi
Derby
Awaiting Owners Over 200 Years
Sidney Preston calls attention to unclaimed moneys recorded in an official advertisement. The notice seeks representatives of stockholders in the West New Jersey Society, whose dividends have not been paid since 1692. The society, formed in 1691, aimed to acquire colonial land for trade and member benefit. Unclaimed funds total £41,879.
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London
Sidney Preston
West New Jersey Society
Company of Adventurers
British North America
Discarded Method Causes Breakfast Menu Mix-Up
A dinner-table scene from Tit Bits describes two men ordering breakfast. One asks for eggs ham coffee and a roll, the other for the same without eggs. The waiter returns with a mishap joke about a busted liminator handle, offering fried eggs instead.
Air Craft Officials Meeting Sparks Protest Over Slow Work
A heated meeting saw a protester challenge a chairman during a discussion on slow progress in delivering urgently needed items. The chairman urged patience with the work, while the member argued that delays would persist if the board carried the burden.
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Memor
Wheat price set at 2.21 for 1918 crop in Canada
The board of grain supervisors of Canada fixed the wheat price at 2.21 for the 1918 crop, same as last year. Farmers express satisfaction and expect a fair return if the season is favorable.
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Board of Grain Supervisors of Canada
Exchange Prisoners Germany Russia Begin Exchange
A special commission led by Count von Mirbach arrives in Moscow to start prisoner exchanges with Germany. About three million Russians are in German hands and one million Germans are in Russia. The plan prioritizes women children and the elderly with invalids first, then military prisoners, aiming for 40 000 exchanged weekly at ten points. Most German prisoners are in Siberia and transport relies on water routes due to rail disruption.
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Germany
Moscow
Count von Mirbach
Russia
Siberia
Egg hurled at Countess Markievicz in Armagh meeting
During a South Armagh political gathering an overzealous partisan threw an egg at Countess Markievicz striking her in the face. She wiped away the debris and kept speaking.
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Ireland
Flanders
South Armagh
Markievicz
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