Britain and India self government model eyed by empire official
The article cites Edwin Samuel Montagu urging India toward self government modeled after Canada. It praises Britain's rule and contrasts India’s vast population with literacy, caste and religious differences. It argues education reduces prejudice and hopes Indians and Europeans cooperate as in Canada.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Britain
India
Edwin Samuel Mohtagu
It Wasn't Strong Enough
A Highland farmer hands a frail box to a station porter in Scotland. The porter tests the box by dropping it and smashing its contents, doubting it will reach Dundee as the box proves too weak for the journey.
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Scotland
Dundee
Highlanders' Porridge Defense Recounts Comic War Moment
A wounded officer recalls Highlanders fending off a German assault by flinging hot porridge at attackers. The improvised tactic disrupted the raid and halted the advance, while a German officer allegedly struggled to maintain dignity under a porridge-covered uniform.
Resurrection of an Old Roman Port Ostia
Ostia the harbor of ancient Rome is to become a port again by Italian government action restoring Rome as a maritime city. Historical notes recall Sicily and Sardinia coin flow to the harbor and the fall of Ostia after neglect. Ostia began in 640 B C and may add another chapter to its history.
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Ostia
Rome
Sicily
Sardinia
Portus
Alaric
B. C
Mustard Gas Replaces Other Agents In Warfare
An officer describes dramatic advances in gas warfare with mustard gas. He notes it can contaminate areas for up to seventy two hours after shell bursts, while German forces deploy two types of mustard gas to precede infantry advances with a brief volatile cloud.
Officials Warn Dealers on Potato and Apple Speculation
Canada food board warns those engaged in buying or selling potatoes and apples to consider potential action by the board. The statement urges caution in negotiations and warns speculators about possible regulatory steps this year.
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Canada Food Board
Food Production in Great Britain Sees 300000 Women Working
More than 300000 women are now engaged on the lands in Great Britain, reflecting a shift in labor as agriculture mobilizes female workers across the countryside amid wartime efforts.
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Great Britain
Notable Pirate Sails From Ostend Ended by Self-immolation
In a 1662 episode off Ostend pirates tried to break Dutch blockade. Captain Jan Jacobsen engaged the admiral’s ship and sunk it. Outmatched, he set fire to his magazine and perished with crew, ending a marked, flamboyant career.
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Netherlands
Jan Jacobsen
Jan
Bavaria Tightens Food Control Amid Harvest Shortfall
The Bavarian government warns of food scarcity as the 1918 harvest must be threshed and transported quickly. 6000 trucks of grain are needed for a month, with special coal and fuels for selected districts and early threshing. Berliners face ration cuts, living on reductions and a third of peace supplies.
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Bavarian Staats Zeitung
Bavaria
Berlin
Frenchman Maurice Chevreux Behind Zeppelin Invention
Maurice Chevreux, a French naval engineer, conceived the Zeppelin idea and designed the six cylinder motor that helped Count Zeppelin achieve a durable dirigible. He lived much of his life in Germany and died recently, amid claims he bore blame for creating a war machine.
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Count Zeppelin
Maurice Chevreux
Chevreux
Germany
Zeppelin
One-armed Hero Leads Australian Forces on Somme Ridge
The report recalls the valor of Colonial troops and Australians along the Ancre and Somme ridge. A West Australian captain, one-armed, led attacks carrying only a walking stick, guiding his men under heavy fire and keeping casualty levels low before being wounded the next day.
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Ancre
Somme
Alberta Coal Output Rises Amid Conservation Efforts
Alberta mines produced over one million tons more coal in the first six months of the year than the previous year. The bolstered output supports large exports to Saskatchewan and Manitoba as the United States calls for conserving coal supplies.
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United States
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Enslaved Belgium Protest Over Cruel Labor Practices
A protest by Belgian law makers laments forced labor under a harsh regime. Millions from Flanders and Hainaut are deported to northern France, thinly veiled by air raids, with youths and elderly conscripted for heavy toil and harsh conditions.
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Law
Cman Goevernoreneral
Belgium
Vinces
Flanders
Hainaut
Andemburg
France
Mons
Tey
French Papers Print English Lessons
The Matin prints daily English lessons listing common words with exact pronunciations. It claims five English words each morning are more useful than a witty term and aims to help readers converse with English and U S soldiers stationed nearby, strengthening ties between Britain and the U V.
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U. S
Great Britain
Red Cross Dogs Show War Dogs Save 150 Lives at Marne
A Harvard man in the United States ambulance service in France recounts meeting two famous Red Cross dogs. One dog tracked him by scent then recovered his handkerchief, and later led the owner to his hiding place. He notes a dog saved 150 lives in a single Marne battle day.
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Harvard
United States Ambulance Service
France
Red Cross
the Marne
Great French Ace Uses New Tactics With Bombing Ruses
Forty one official victories mark Captain Madden as a top French ace famed for unorthodox tricks. He reportedly holidays behind German lines and lures enemy pilots near airfields before raking them with incendiary machine gun fire. His success is linked to these daring tactics which often force German planes to crash or land.
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Maddon
Rene Fonck
Madden
Thiepval
Edwards
12Th Middlesex
France War Soldier Pay Rises With Savings Plan
The French army increases pay from five to ten cents a day for privates and fifteen for corporals. Extra funds go to savings banks in soldiers’ names to curb price gouging by hawkers. An additional quarter bottle of wine or its food value is added daily for troops.
Sugar Conservation Appeals to Canadians
The text urges immediate sugar conservation to stretch the current supply until new crops arrive. It calls on all Canadians to join in preservation and equitable distribution as the most urgent food service at the moment.
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The
Food Board
Puppy decorates room in record time
A delighted mother exclaims at the swift mess created by the puppy, while a child named Bobby beams at the chaos. The scene captures a playful household moment and a quick growth of mischief in under five minutes.
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Bobby
Valor Falls On Thiepval Crest and Sea Kelp Industry
A WWI hero Ed wards of the 12th Middlesex Army fought through German defenses at Thiepval, leading to crest capture. The piece also notes a shift to profitable sea farming on the Pacific coast, with kelp harvesting yielding chemicals for explosives and industrial uses, boosting future sea farm economies.
British and German Jewellery Industry in Wartime Britain
The war disrupted English jewellers as many workers were drafted for service. Britain’s manufacturing strength relies on steady supply of raw materials from overseas dominions and India, with a future revenue potential. In Birmingham about 60,000 people were employed and the assay office handled 1234 million articles weighing nearly 400,000 ounces of gold and four and a quarter million ounces of silver, illustrating the sector's scale and the need to satisfy domestic and overseas demand.
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Great Britain
England
India
Birmingham
Glucose as Preservative for Jelly and Jam
Glucose is recommended when sugar is scarce to prevent fermentation and syrup crystallization in fruit preserves. It can be bought as syrup in groceries or in five pound quantities for home syrup making, with ten pounds of sugar and several quarts of water per five pounds of glucose. Boil briefly to finish the syrup.
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Differnet
Noah in the Ark Joke Turns on Two Worms
A Sunday school scene has a boy answer that Noah spent time fishing in the ark. The teacher notes it sounds reasonable but adds that Noah could not catch much because he had only two worms.
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Noah
Fisin
Tommy
English fish catch hampered by wartime trawler diversion
The English fish harvest is seriously reduced as trawlers are diverted to war work. Authorities are considering increasing the export of dried fish from Canada to Europe to compensate for the shortfall.
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Canada
Europe
Two Scotsmen Discuss A Pipe At The Roadside
Two elderly Scotsmen sit by the roadside and smoke as they chat. Donald explains that if a person smokes another’s pipe it crowds the bore and makes the draw tight. Sandy asks how Donald makes that pipe.
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Sandy
Donald
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