How Shores of Great Britain Are Protected Against Enemy
After eight months in England, J Merbert Putners details Britains naval defenses. Coastal forts, barbed wires, minefields, and fast patrols shield the coast from invasion. Marconi stations, air fleets, and Allied aid bolster a network guarding Dover to Falmouth and Scotland to Ireland, with Grand Fleet poised for action.
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Great Britain
Bngland
J. Merbert Putners
Bkogmied
North Sea
Ieland
Sizarry
Germany
Dover
Folkestone
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Portland
Pty- Dwlch
Falmouth
English Channel
Point Cuarnsore
Ireland
Holyheed
Wales
Irish Sea
Ballycasiie
Marconi
Scotland
Grand Fleet
England
Asquith
Heligoland
Sheerness
Harwich
Hendon
Brooklands
Naval Air Service
Royallying Corps
Tennant
Zeppeins
Krupps
T.eueily
America
United States
Straits of Dover
Wover
Calais
Norway
Washington
John O Groats
Orkney
Shetland Islands
Shetlands
Kirkway
Scandinavia
Aberdeen
Dundee
Rosyth
Hartlepool
Chatham
French minister Albert Thomas vows more shells for Allies
Albert Thomas, France’s minister of munitions, says no mystery to his London visit and that an exchange of materials with Britain will boost shell production. He notes England is advancing, but demand remains high to supply Allied troops, with talks continued via interpreter.
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Albert Thomas
Mules
Disridge
London
Lloyd George Leu
Guy
France
Baganda
England
Champagne
Artois
Belgium
Berlin
Immigration Restriction Order Extends Through 1916 in BC
In response to a crowded labor market in British Columbia the order prohibits arrival of rizan and laborers skilled and unskilled from Oct 1 1915 to March 31 1916. The measure reiterates a prior restriction issued last year and remains in force across the province.
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British Columbia
Ber Sees Russia Stronger, Bulgaria Entry Harshly Warned
Vladimir V. Ber, a longtime Russia munitions official in England, warned that Bulgaria joining the war would provoke Russian strength and resolve. He dismissed German falsehoods about revolution, predicted Germany’s defeat, and said Russia can sustain war for two more years with available manpower and munitions.
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Bulgaria
Vladimir V. Ber
England
Russian War Munitions Committee
Otry
Russia
Germany
Vancouver and Kelowna vegetable drying plants planned
A Vancouver facility will open in weeks as a Graham Company branch from Belleville Ontario to dry and evaporate vegetables for Europe. It will run under the Graham name, have capacity for about two rail cars, and employ 189 to 200 workers. A Kelowna plant in the former Western Cannery building is also planned under similar terms. Output remains undeclared, but wartime demand hints at European contracts.
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Vancouver
Graham Company
Belleville
Ontario
Kelowna
Old Western Cannery Company
War costs cut papers' revenue in first year
It is estimated that U S and Canadian daily newspapers lost 35.9 million dollars in the war's first year. The decline covers extra costs for special correspondents, news services and advertising, plus higher circulation expenses. Printer and Publisher.
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United States
Canada
Convalescent Care Expanded for Canadian Soldiers
The Comission in Ottawa prepared to care for about 600 invalided soldiers in eleven convalescent homes nationwide under Senator Lougheed. By winter’s end roughly 2,000 men are expected to be aided, with provisions for pensions and staggered pay. Extra homes in Sydney Quebec Montreal Kingston Toronto Hamilton Winnipeg Calgary London Victoria and St John will be opened as needed.
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Military Hospital and Convalescent Homes Commission
Senator Lougheed
Canada
Lougweed
Manufacturers Association
Quebec
Militia Department
Sydney
Montreal
Kingston
Toronto
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Calgary
London
Victoria
St. John
the Red Cross
Daughters of the Empire
Director General of Medical Services
Commission
Ottawa
England
Hospitals Commission
Canadian Children Lacking Education Highlighted in Debate
Premier Scott and Opposition leader Willoughby spur a broad discussion on Saskatchewan schooling. Professor Oliver reports widespread gaps for non English speaking groups including Doukhobors Mennonites and Ruthenians with many villages lacking public schools and English instruction.
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Norman F. Black
D.paed
Regina
Scott
Willoughby
Saskatchewan
Oliver
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Public Education League
Entlgrén
Elingléb
Warman
Hague
Humboldt
New German Gas Said to Fall on Allied Front
Paris doctors report three soldiers who fought at Sonain Suippes and Moranville were surrounded by a green scented gas. Those without masks suffocated while masked men fainted. After hospital arrival they had weak pulses prostration and convulsions. Belief rises that prussic acid forms the base of the new gas.
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Champagne
Lucien Dumont
Paris
Sonain
Suippes
Moranville
Paris Hospital
Bitter German attack on overseas empire support
German press derides Britain’s overseas empire’s wartime aid as stubborn loyalty to the motherland. Berlin and Cologne claim colonies refuse further sacrifice while Britain relies on foreign finance and American bankers. Germany touts its own war loan as a success.
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Britain
Australia
Canada
South Africa
India
France
Seven Seas
Motherland
Germany
Berlin Post
Cologne
Dardanelles
England
Berlin Kreuz-Zeitung
Joan
Hamburg
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Wall Street
Technical education urged for Canada’s youth
Mr. Rhys D. Farbairn, president of the Ontario Association for the Promotion of Technical Education, urged at the 1915 annual meeting of the Commission of Conservation that 190,000 Canadian youths aged 14 to 18 should receive technical education to replace the apprentice system. He argued skilled training would attract higher wages, boost domestic orders, and better develop natural resources, stating the issue is not capital but the lack of skilled workers.
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Rhys D. Farbairn
Ontario Association For the Promotion of Technical Education
Commsssion of Conservation
Canada
German view on anarchists in war cited by Times
The London Times argues that German feedback from anarchist bombings shows that political aims are not advanced by bombs and only provoke suppression. The piece asserts that in war, anarchists simply unite English resolve to suppress them, labeling Germany as an anarchist nation.
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London Times
Mineral output in British Columbia declines after 1913 peak
The annual mineral output in British Columbia is about 30 million dollars. 1913 figures surpassed that, while last year’s production was roughly 4 million dollars below the prior year. The drop, attributed to the European war, depressed metal markets globally and hindered BC’s mining industry.
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Columbia
British Columbia
Demoonstration Farm Returns at Manitoba College Grounds
The Manitoba Agricultural College field trial shows seven one acre plots demonstrating crop rotation. Field 1 alfalfa hay yielded 3 tons 512 pounds from two cuts, with drought dampening spring yield. Field 2 red clover hay weighed 3 800 pounds with even catch but alfalfa reduced yield. Field 3 Marquis wheat on summerfallow produced 3 bushels per acre. Field 4 banner oats yielded 97 bushels 11 pounds per acre. Field 5 corn endured late frosts, nine tons 2.25 cwt per acre. Field 6 Marquis wheat on corn stubble yielded 28 bushels 10 pounds per acre. Field 7 summer fallowed then sown with clover shows good catch and winter suitability. The land, once waterlogged, is now dry due to drains and excellent for cereals.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Red River Valley
Banner Oata
Stefansson Aims for Faster Land Arctic Trek
The New York Post notes Stefansson now starts from solid ground with the Polar Bear ship, five new men, and supplies through 1417. With his renowned pluck he should push farther and faster than his sea explorations, adding to world maps and Canada’s extensive northern domain.
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Stefansson
Canada
New York Post
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Island
Alles
Europe
Open Convalescent Times
Elavior
Milne
Trai
Bedford
Manitoba Agriculural College
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