Duty of the hour appeal to Canadians on food production
Martin Burrell, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, urges farmers and city helpers to increase food production amid wartime strain. He cites Europe’s hunger, calls for unity, efficiency, and use of uncultivated land, and praises ongoing government and municipal programs supporting agriculture and national service.
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Canada
Roumania
Poland
Belgium
Switzerland
Holland
Thither
England
France
Europe
Dominion
National Service Board
Martin 8Urrell
States Not Out for Profit President Wilson Speech
President Wilson told a Washington audience at a Red Cross memorial dedication that the war effort against Germany is grim but a united American response will be made. He urged sacrifice for freedom and democracy, saying the nation seeks no profit or advantage and that race or sectional lines must be overcome by common suffering.
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Wilson
Washington
Germany
America
Red Cross
American through and through in school days
The speaker expresses a wish that his boy grow up truly American. The professor counters that many in his class are thoroughly unprepared, sparking a debate over national identity and readiness.
Tapes and WoiMab Debate Reasonable Conduct
A fragment notes a dispute over what is reasonable conduct, suggesting interpretations of behavior as reasonable or not. The text implies a debate about fairness and judgment in a relationship or negotiation context.
Potato Shortage Strains Germany as Bread Ration Held
Germany grapples with a potato shortage despite assurances of a five pound weekly potato allowance until the next harvest. Berlin and Westphalia districts report shortages while Bavaria and Hamburg see reduced rations. Officials warn that any extra flour for potatoes disrupts the distribution plan as grain stocks remain low. Concerns rise over meat supply as meat rations increase with bread cuts.
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Germany
Bureau of Feed Control
Berlin
Westphalia
Empire
Bavaria
Reichstag
Hamburg
Altona
Michaelis
Prussia
Round the World by Railway Proposed From New York to Petrograd
A letter to the Winnipeg grain exchange revives a plan for a through railway from New York to Petrograd via Canada. U S capitalists spearhead negotiations with railways and governments to connect U S roads through British Columbia and Alberta to the Behring Strait and the Trans Siberian system. Huge ferries would cross the 56 mile strait amid fog and ice as the U S commission advances talks with Russia to modernize the Trans Siberian line to handle wartime traffic.
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Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Peluing Strait
New York
Petrograd
Canada
U.S
Russia
British Columbia
Alberta
Behring Strait
Siberian
Trans-Siberian Railway
Northland
U. S. Commission
Potato protest by Glasgow women in city chambers
A socialist organized procession of working women marched to Glasgow City Chambers protesting alleged hold ups in potato supplies. Artisans, many with children, carried banners including a table with "No potatoes. No sugar. What next?" and another demanded an immediate government reply on supply holding for profit.
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Glasgow
Hat for a Song and Notes for Her Purchase
A light exchange recalls a wife buying a hat for a song while a partner mentions supplying the notes needed for the purchase. The playful line captures frugal wit and shared memory of a past purchase.
Auction Buy of Iktif Piano Sparks Ongoing Bidding
Neighbors across the street attended a piano auction where the instrument was bought and bids continued to rise. The scene suggested a lively, ongoing sale with music items attracting steady interest.
War in the Air Sews Its Own Slang Among Flyers
A London Readers item surveys the evolving lexicon of airmen during wartime. Terms like spikebozzle, huffed, Hickboo, stunt, bus, blimps, hotstuff, chippies, and spot of leave illustrate a vivid, self made vocabulary that accompanies flight, crashes, and promotions among naval and air service personnel.
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Harold Rosher
Royal Naval Air Service
Zepp
Rosher
Naval Air
Taubes
Air Service
Naval Air Service
London
Canadians Storm Vimy Ridge Triumph Marks Key Victory
The Canadians led a fierce assault up Vimy Ridge, breaching German defenses and capturing Hill 145 and positions along the slopes. After heavy fighting through the night, they held the ridge, with reports praising their courage and the broader strategic impact on the Western Front.
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Vimy Ridge
Belgium
Prince Rupprecht
The
Maple Leaf
Douai
Hill 145
Hindenburg
Atlantic
London Observer
Canada the World's Granary and its 1915 Grain Output
Canada produced a 1915 grain crop totaling 10.19 billion bushels valued at about 800 million dollars, with wheat at 376.3 million bushels and oats at 520.1 million. The text notes vast untapped arable land and compares Canada’s output to global rivals, highlighting potential tenfold increases.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
British India
Roumania
Million and a Half Men Benefit From National Service Cards
In the House of Commons Fred Pardee asked about National Service Cards. The minister of militia disclosed 1 545 360 replies and detailed military prospects by age, marital status, and trade. A large share involves agriculture shipbuilding mining and munitions.
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House of Commons
Fred Pardee
West Lambton
Germans Extort Last Cent From Occupied People
The report describes German efforts to Germanize the occupied French and Belgian districts through harsh fines for clock discrepancies and other provocations. Civilians are fined heavily for minor infractions, with houses searched for timepieces and even entire towns punished for fires, deaths, or damages. In Brussels fines reach millions of francs monthly, and deportations or long prison terms follow nonpayment. Cases include Guivry, Agny-le-Gay, and Channy, where civilians and towns suffer fines, imprisonment, or forced bonds. Cemeteries at Bray Saint Christophe and nearby villages reveal desecration of tombs and removal of valuable metals, with bodies left unburied.
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Germany
France
Belgium
Brussels
Guivry
Agny-le-Gay
Channy
Bray Saint Christophe
Champion
Amy
Bouraignes
Crapeaumesnil
Belgian Deportees’ Grim Tale From German War Work Camp
A Belgium government dossier details cruel treatment of deported Belgian workers in Germany. At Mannesmann factory in Gelsenkirchen they faced false promises of pay and release, with deductions for board and no proper remittance home. The writer escaped to Holland.
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Belgium
Germany
Mannesmann
Gelsenkirchen
Holland
Turkeys Talaat Bey Hints At Peace Amid War Crisis
A Toronto Globe summary notes Talaat Bey and Enver Pasha as Young Turk leaders who helped topple Abdul Hamid III. It comments that Turkey openly preferring peace signals German defeat. It condemns Armenian genocide and argues Allies must compel Turkish governance changes in the postwar settlement.
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Talaat Bey
Enver Pasha
Young Turk
Abdul Hamid III
Mohammed V
Turkey
Germany
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Toronto Globe
Protection for Farm Property and Livestock in Railway Act Debate
A Canadian delegation urged Ottawa’s special committee revising the Railway Act to require railways to protect crops and prevent animals entering enclosed land and to allow temporary relief from these conditions where unnecessary. Two amendments were accepted and will be considered later. Delegation members included H W Wood J B Musselman R MacKenzie H B Cowan and Col Fraser.
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Canadian Council of Agriculture
Ottawa
Railway Board
H.W. Wood
Carstairs
Alta
J.B. Musselman
Saskatchewan Grain Growers
R. MacKenzie
Council of Agriculture
H.B. Cowan
Col. Fraser
United Farmers’ Association of Ontario
Yukon Infantry Company in Training Under Captain Geo Black
More than six hundred men from the Yukon have enlisted since the war began with many walking long distances to join. In 1914 the first Yukon volunteers trained and went to France winning distinction including seven Military Medals for the Yukon Motor Gun Detachment and a captain who earned the Military Cross. A new Yukon Infantry company, C.E.F., is now in England under Captain Geo Black, the Yukon Commissioner, with corporal Lynan Munger Black, his son.
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Dawson
Yukon
France
England
Yukon Infantry Company
C.E.F
Geo Black
Yukon Territory
Lynan Munger Black
Wool Boom Enriches Canadian Sheep Farmers
Wool prices reach record highs as Western Canadian settlers who shifted to sheep raising reap gains. Samuel Drummeller of Drumheller Alberta sold his 1916 fleece to a Boston firm at 45 cents a pound, dockage excluded. His clip totaled about 25,000 pounds.
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Canada
Samuel Drumheller
Drumheller
Alberta
Boston
Drumbheller
Massacre Threat Reported Against Jews in Palestine
The Jewish Chronicle cites alarming threats of mass murder against Jews in Palestine. It notes thousands starving and describes the Turkish governor Dyjelma i'asha promising ruthless action, likening it to an Armenian massacre policy aimed at Jews.
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Palestine
Jewish Chronicle
Dyjelma I‘asha
Paleste
the Chronicle
Americans Buy Big Canadian Land Holdings Near Champion
Americans are investing heavily in Western Canada with calls for grain farming stock raising and mixed agriculture. A noted deal reports Champion Alberta sale of 13 000 acres near Champion to a Marshalltown Iowa cattle firm for grazing use.
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Canada
Iarwcatenens
Champion
Alberts
Marshalltown
Iowa
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