Germany's Togoland Conquest and Colonies Tale
German forces first occupied Togoland about thirty years ago allying with a Tschaudie ruler to subdue hostile tribes. The article describes modern Lome, the Duke of Mecklenburg palace, a long pier, a powerful wireless station at Atakpame, and roads to Sokode. It notes wildlife, marabou feathers, and primitive crafts across Konkombwa areas, with salt and cowries as currency in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Togoland
Africa
Maratou Feathers
Duke of Mecklenburg
Togo
Atakpame
Lome
Nateen
Berlin
Germany
World Wide
Ata’pame
Sokode
Les
Sokod
Kersting
Cortez
Mexico
Clive
India
Uro
Djoba
Bafilo
Bassari
Benjai
Konkombwa
Duty of the Buyer to Prefer Canadian Goods
A Toronto Globe letter from Ontario tool makers argues Canadians should buy Canadian made items to sustain industry during downturns. It urges firms to advertise quality and price parity with foreign goods, noting many Canadian manufacturers fail to publicize their brands. It stresses buyer loyalty to home products amid crisis.
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The
Toronto Globe
Canada
Globe
Ontario
Press and public judge Germany’s conduct in war
The Boston Transcript argues American press and public condemn Germany as it exposes admissions by German defenders. It stresses that the chancellor’s remark about a “scrap of paper” undermines trust and that the United States remains true to its ideals while criticizing Germany’s actions.
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Germany
Atlantic
Lony
America
Boston
Enormous American Gold Deposited for War Finances
It is estimated that nearly one hundred million dollars of American gold will be in the vaults of the department of finance before the war ends. Some United States loans maturing in England will be met by the deposit of American gold at Ottawa through the Bank of England and related obligations.
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Bank of England
Department of Finance
United States
England
Ottawa
Demand for Flour Boosts Canadian Mills Overseas and Home Markets
The Dominion and Ontario governments plan to contract 1 250 000 barrels of flour as European mobilization cuts wheat acreage. Canada anticipates strong export demand and rising mill activity to grind Canadian wheat for Britain, with domestic consumption up as bread and staples rise. Mill employment stabilizes, with wages around 4 million dollars annually.
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Dominion
Ontario
Canada
Europe
Turcos The French African Troops in 1870 War
The Algerian Sharpshooters or Turcos cooperated with the French home army in Alsace. They distinguished themselves at Wissembourg and Froeschwiller with bold bayonet charges. German memory of their action lingered for years. In Upper Alsace they fought again as heroes of revenge rather than defeat.
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Alsace
North Africa
Wissemburg
Froeschwiller
Heligoland Fortifications and Costs Highlighted
An article details the heavy fortifications and vast expenditures on Heligoland Island, noting extensive coastal works, powder magazines, artificial cliffs, and harbor improvements for torpedo craft. It recalls the 1807 transfer from Britain to Germany and the island’s strategic role as a potential German fleet storehouse.
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Heligoland
Germany
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Bismarck
Krupps
North Sea
Ban on Airships Across Canadian Borders Tightened
An order in council bans airships from lying within ten miles of major Canadian cities and forts unless granted a government permit. Guards may fire on intruding airships. passenger carriers may land only near designated points. Airships must carry a Canadian officer and cannot carry firearms or photographic gear.
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Canada
Halifax
Sydney
St. John
Quebec
Valcartier
Montreal
Ottawa
Kingston
Toronto
London
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Victoria
Vancouver
Charlottetown
Annapolis
N.S
Woodstock
Lake Megantic
Hemmingford
Athens
Welland
Essex
Ontario
Morris
Manitoba
Estevan
Sask
Leth Bridge
Alberta
Chilliwack
B.C
Great Britain
United States
When Kitchener Asks He Gets Action
A story says Lord Kitchener pressed post office authorities for thirty telegraphists to join the army. A high official said staff were too depleted, but the new war secretary warned he would come for them himself if they did not report within half an hour. The men complied promptly.
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Lord Kitchener
Post Office
British Fighting Families Feature Several Serving Kin
A widow Coppard of Penge has seven sons in the West Kent Territorials while the Higgs family of Erith shows the father at Tel-el-Kebir and six sons in the Royal Navy. The mother hopes to serve as a nurse.
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Coppard
Penge
West Kent
Territorials
Erith
Higgs
Tel-el-Kebir
Good Times Ahead for the West
The text forecasts a world food shortage and soaring demand for wheat and farm products. It predicts high grain prices and says the coming year will bring great activity across the West.
English to be Belgiums national language proposal
The Belgian leaders propose adopting English as the nations official language to preserve distinct identity and avoid French or Dutch dominance. Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic expedition split in London into two groups, one heading to South America and the other to Ross Sea via Tasmania. They plan to rendezvous in April or March 1916, with dogs aboard each section and instruments delayed by war. The Ross Sea party will use the Aurora from Hobart and the Endurance, sailing from Buenos Aires on October 18, to reach South America.
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Belgium
England
Sir Ernest Shackleton
London
South Polar
South America
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Antarctic
Tasmania
Sir Ernest
Shackleton
Germany
Aurora
Hobertstown
Buenos Ayres
Endurnce
Deutschlandlied origins and exile of Hofmann von Fallersleben
The German soldiers sing Deutschland, Deutschland, uber alles not the Watch on the Rivne. It uses Haydn's Emperor anthem. Hofmann von Fallersleben wrote the words in 1841 on Heligoland then British territory during his exile for support of German reform movements.
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Rivne
Haydn
Hofmann von Fallersieben
Heligoland
Germany
Reform Party
The War of 1813 in a 1914 Perspective
A vivid comparison traces Napoleonic warfare of 1813 to modern 1914 battles, noting weapon advances, mass armies, and the shifting theatre of war. It highlights casualties at Leipsic and Paris, then imagines airships, machine guns, and dread of total modern combat.
Newsboys on Horseback in Montevideo Urges Rapid Evening Papers
In Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, more than fifty horsebound newsboys deliver La Razon by 5 PM. Young riders aged 18 to 25 race from the office, gallop through suburban beats, and cue the signal with their mounts to halt for customers. The central foot vendors share the city’s brisk pace. The system ensures outskirts dwellers receive the paper almost as quickly as downtown residents.
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Uruguagayan
Montevideo
la Razon
Germany's commerce annihilated at sea in WWI
The New York Journal notes Germany's foreign trade is nearly wiped out as British forces destroy ships worth 25 million dollars and intern another 50 million in neutral ports. Many vessels lie idle in Hamburg and Bremen harbors, leaving Germany unable to sail except as fugitives. England's sea supremacy is blamed for these losses.
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Germany
Hamburg
Bremen
England
New York Journal
Proats and Losses of the Great Wars Across History
A historical survey details war costs and profits for major battles. It notes indemnities paid by France after 1870, Japan's gains in 1894 95, and Russia's varied indemnities, with totals for Russo Japanese War and Napoleonic era bills.
Killing Off the Young in German and French Armies
A New York Evening Post piece notes that both Germany and France mobilize mainly young men aged eighteen to twenty four. One third of each army returns to civilian life annually while new recruits fill the ranks, leaving many unmarried soldiers and few widows among the fighting around Liege. Married officers are rare. many soldiers are still youths, with regular officers tending to be veterans or family men. The piece calls the armies democratic in that sons of rich and poor serve together, yet laments the high price paid in youth for the war.
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Great Britain
Austria
Rassia
Italy
Europe
Germany
Bismarck
Japan
China
Korea
Russia
Turkey
Entase
Mercantile Marine
Crimea
France
England
Belgium
Eigteen
Liege
New York
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Heligoland Islands
Kitchener
Polar Trio
Napoleon
A .Iller Maty
Leipsic
Sweden
Prussia
Paris
Elba
Britain
Waterloo
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