Canada Must Concentrate on Victory in War Effort
A Toronto Globe excerpt quotes Lloyd George urging Canada to focus all energies on victory. It argues the war's moral imperative transcends internal issues and condemns any peace negotiations that leave German demands unmet. The piece emphasizes Allied unity, Britain’s resolve, and the need to sustain military effort against Germany.
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Don
Canada
Lloyd George
Flanders
Immitu Ae
Kight
Germany
Great Britain
George
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Teuton
Europe
Lloyd Gee
Von
Ie Leesaine
Belmim
Benima
Aed von Defirt
Belgium
Mr. Asquith
America
Russia
Toronto Globe
Forestry Operations When War is Over
Canada has sent over 10 000 men overseas in forestry battalions and crews in England and France. Postwar plans include vast reforestation of non agricultural lands in Great Britain, tighter cutting regulations, and stronger forest protection to sustain pulp and paper needs and help pay the war debt while supporting industrial growth.
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Canada
England
France
Great Britain
Greatritain
C .L
The Contemptibles and the Battle for Calais Ypres 1914 1915
The piece recalls how the British army, called the contemptible little army, held Ypres against heavy odds while Germany pressed toward Calais. It notes the emergence of a modern, vast Allied force, figures like Sir Douglas Haig, and Canadians who withstood early gas attacks in the second battle of Ypres, marking a turning point in the war.
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Ypres
Germany
Junkers
Calais
West Front
Louvain
Toor
Douglas Haig
Allies rely on wheat flour with other cereals for war bread
The text argues Canada and the United States can supply cereals to meet allies needs for war bread. It notes Europeans economize on wheat, seek a wheat flour base, and that corn alone cannot replace wheat in bread. It warns that without substituting other cereals for part of wheat flour, bread quality and supply will decline.
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Canada
United States
Lord Northcliffe
Montreal
Italy
Europe
United Es
Returned Tommies Keep Cooks Hustling in Canada
Feature describes Canadian discharge depot at Quebec where thousands of meals are served daily to returning Tommies. Dietitians note bread by platefuls and tea demand, with men showing hunger since leaving Canada despite habit of thrift. Six cups of tea at once common.
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Tommy
England
Canada
Land of Plenty
Quebec
Military Hospitals Commission
Lord Northcliffe recalls Lloyd George at Washington luncheon
At a Washington luncheon Lord Northcliffe spoke of Lloyd George as the nation’s idol, noting his unpopularity among Unionists in the past. He recalled a drowning rescue tale where the hero refused a medal, saying he merely did what he saw needed.
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Lord Northcliffe
Washington
Lloyd George
Farmers Co operation Debate in Western Canada Town
In Starcross the banker Mr Debcred and Dan Brodie argue for farm merchant and banker unity to bolster Western Canada prosperity. A farmer counters that Farmers' Co operatives cannot replace country merchants, who provide credit and services as colonization expands north. The talk frames co operation against mail order competition and the need to fund education and churches while remaining wary of co operatives.
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Debered
Dan Brodie
Hampden County
Mass
Darkey
Ourn
Dan
Starcross
District
Mr. Debcred
Western
Canada
West
Rase
Om Russell
Joe Piggett
Debcred
Farmers’ Co-operative Movement
Peace River
Billarvey
Jack Derrick
Bill
Exterminate the German War Barons, Western Canada Debate
Local leaders urge forming a farmer merchant league to counter wartime profiteers. Debates frame mail order and co operative stores as threats to private enterprise. Lord Cecil calls for blocking overseas branches of war barons and using finance power in New York London and Paris to curb their influence.
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Robert Cecil
Associated Press
United States
Great Britain
France
Lord Robert
Germany
Far East
South America
New York
London
Paris
Fight Against Weariness and War Resolve
A London Observer quotation urges the nation to oppose weariness and unite in supporting troops. It declares two paths only victory or defeat, condemns diversion to distant places, and questions any sign of exhaustion while praising ongoing courage and endurance.
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Stockholm
Rome
Pitt
Austerlitz
Wellington
Burgos
London Observer
War Memorials Fund To Honour Canadians Of The War
Ottawa announces through the Militia Department that the Canadian War Records office in London headed by Lord Beaverbrook has raised about fifty thousand dollars from selling books Canada in Flanders and Canada in Khaki and official front photographs. The money will support the Canadian War Memorials fund to erect monuments and preserve memory of Canadians who served in the war.
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Militia Department
Ottawa
Canadian War Records Office
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Canada
Flanders
Canadian War Memorials Fund
Dontaslon
Southern Alberta Booming with American Settlers
The region of Southern Alberta is attracting a large influx of American settlers drawn by fertile crops and growing railway activity. Reports indicate a significant migration from western areas, with local officials noting rapid population and agricultural expansion.
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Alberta
Western
Nada
How To Find Out About Casualties In Canadian Forces
Canadian military authorities outline how to obtain casualty information. Inquiries go to the director of records at militia headquarters Ottawa, with London providing updates by cable. Details reach Ottawa, then to next of kin by telegram, with confirmations required before releasing information.
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Militia Department
Ottawa
London
Eng
Records Office
England
Inquirer
War Service
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