Britain Prods Dominion War Effort Earns Praise
In a House of Commons session Secretary of State for the Colonies Walter Hume Long lauded the war spirit of the Dominions and colonies. He praised troops from Australia New Zealand Canada and South Africa, noted sacrifices due to import limits, and urged fair future treatment of natives while defending sustained Dominion support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hume
Long
Australia
New Zeand
Canada
South Africa
Great Britain
British East Africa
Indian Association of
Zanzibar
Dominions
United Kingdom
Eupport
Uganda
Ceylon
Straits Settlements
Malay States
Long Kong
German East Africa
East Africa
Stranger in Mourning Coach Delivers Carriage Joke
In Glasgow Economical Harry Lauder recalls a funeral scene on a mourning coach where a well dressed stranger sits among curious occupants. When questioned about his relation to the deceased he denies being kin and even a fire, explaining he needs carriage exercise per his doctor.
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Harry Lauder
Glasgow
Corp
Pitteburgh
England’s War Effort Across Multiple Fronts Noted
The Cincinnati Times-Star observes England fields two million men in France and maintains sea control since war began. British expeditions operate in Mesopotamia and Saloniki while monitors and artillery support Italian troops near Trieste. Armored cars back Russian forces on the eastern front.
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England
Kipling
France
Mesopotamia
Saloniki
Trieste
Cincinnati Times-Star
Literacy Crisis In The United States Named Inaction
A figure of 500000 illiterates in the United States is cited to argue that segregation of the illiterate would yield a population larger than several small nations. The remark notes the potential scale of the issue and its implications for national development.
Effective Strength of Canadian Expeditionary Force
Ottawa militia department summary shows total enlistments 424,456 with 256,993 effective and 167,463 non effective. By July 31 casualty total 106,492 includes 887 killed in action and 6,001 died of wounds, plus 3,056 officers wounded and 70,645 other ranks wounded.
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Militia Department
Ottawa
A. K. Maclean. P
Canadian Expeditionary Force Onew
Canada
England
France
Near East
Metric System Urged As War Ends For Weights And Measures
The American Penman argues for an international standard of weights and measures, noting Europe and South America use the metre gram and liter. He says the U S should abandon the archaic yard pound and gallon and adopt metric units to avoid confusion in urban life where old dry measures and varied bottle sizes prevail. He claims many city dwellers lack knowledge of bushels pecks and pints and that common practices like buying 312 pounds of sugar show the need for metric adoption.
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Penman
Europe
South America
Home as an Economic Asset for Farm Families
The home on a farm supports family and workers and influences farm success, with women as direct economic assets. The article argues men overlook home life and that improving home equipment and comforts benefits productivity and wellbeing. It notes a shift toward treating the farm woman as a partner worthy of better housing and labor-saving aids.
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Rcspital
German Youths Called To Colors In War Time Draft
German military authorities report dwindling eligible youths and heavy reliance on classes 1918 to 1920 as infantry reserves. Infantry composition shows 40 percent from 1915 to 1919 classes, with shortages forcing early fronts and short training periods of two to ten months.
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Germany
The Only Way Peace Demands From Germany
The North American Review argues Germany must be defeated and submit unconditionally. It labels the Kaiser and militarists as monstrous, calling for Berlin to be driven from occupied lands and for reparations, dissolution of the royal line, and total surrender as the sole path to peace.
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Geo. Harvey
North American Review
Frankenstein
Germany
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
France
Belgium
Serbia
Romania
Poland
Alsace
Lorraine
Luxemburg
Heaviest Traffic Centre on Fifth Avenue at Forty-Second Street
A traffic census shows Fifth Avenue at Forty-Second Street remains the nation’s heaviest traffic center with 16 960 vehicles over ten hours. Motor buses total 1 296, about 130 per hour in both directions, and passenger cars make up roughly two thirds of the traffic including buses.
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Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
New York
United States
Britain seeks larger Canadian food shipments says Lord Rhondda
Lord Rhondda asserts it is vital for the United Kingdom and Allied forces in Europe to obtain foodstuffs from Canada in much larger quantities than under peacetime conditions. He underscores the urgent need for sustained Canadian grain and provisions to support war efforts.
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United Kingdom
Europe
Canada
Lord Rhondda
Royal Jewels Claimed Safe in Darmstadt Amid War Turmoil
The article recounts the Russian royal jewels hidden by the former czarina in a Darmstadt vault at the war’s start. It notes the jewels’ high value, the czarina’s German ties, and claims by Ivan Narodny and others about the Hermitage thefts and broader art losses during the revolution.
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Petrograd
Darmstadt
Germany
Russia
Alexandra Alice of Hesse
Hesse
Finland
Sweden
New York City
New York
Commission
Narodny
Kremlin
Hermitage
Winter Palace
Mr. Narodny
Provisional Government
Moscow
Belgian Grenadiers Band Honors London Visit Tour
The Belgian Grenadiers Band visited London for a provincial tour. The 70 member unit, akin to the British Guards' Band, features skilled players from near Loos who helped hold a key section of the line.
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London
Loos
Why Not Boycott Germany War Aims Discussed
London Daily News argues that a negotiated settlement with Germany could be conditioned on accepting League principles. If Germany refuses peace terms, a formal boycott of German ports and markets could force compliance. The piece asserts boycott as a legitimate League weapon to prosecute postwar aims.
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Germany
League of Nations
London Daily News
Too Many Baths George and the muddy moth idea
A humorous London Tit-Bits item describes Too Many Baths George hindered by a moth er whose cleanliness zeal backfires. Despite frequent baths he thrives, and a neighbor notes his angry growth. George blames his mother for overwatering him.
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George
London
Prohibition Drains Crimson Gulch Population
Citizens desert Crimson Gulch as prohibition drives away residents who once supplied licker and excused ness. Broncho Bob and Washington Stays note the exodus of those involved in the local liquor trade.
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Crimson Gulch
Broncho Bob
Washington
Astounding progress in naval warfare science
British naval expert Hector Bywater surveys wartime advances in ship design and armament. He notes secrecy in naval tech, compares British leadership to American developments, and cites new battleships and guns, including 16 inch rifles and 12 16 inch guns with massive tonnage and speed.
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Hector Bywater
Germar
United States
H.M S. Queen Elizabeth
Pennsylvania
Arizona
England
Atlantic
Great Britain
Nearing the Crisis of the War
The Springfield Republican notes the war’s grim timetable as 12 to 18 months loom. U boats threaten tonnage and Allied capitulation may come next spring unless Allied sacrifice and American effort intensify. The piece urges decisive U S action to end the war with a lasting peace.
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America
Germany
Daylight Saving Adopted Across Major Nations Amid War
The clocks were moved one hour ahead in twelve nations including Great Britain France Germany Austria Italy Holland Denmark Norway Sweden Portugal Australia and Ireland. War reasons push for coal gas and electric savings while boosting worker health and efficiency. The Nation's Business reports large energy savings and notable health benefits across regions.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Portugal
Australia
Ireland
Vienna
Berlin
Old Slang Reappears in Modern Speech Tracing
A historian notes slang is often revived or misdated. Prof. R P Utter shows that phrases like Good night Come off Go sit down Not in it and Cut it out originated in Shakespeare Chaucer or Sheridan, not new coinages.
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Tom
R. P. Utter
Harper's Magazine
William Shakespeare
Henry IV
Professor Utter
Shakespeare
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Fish Car Express Service Aims to Feed Central Canada
Hon. W. J. Hanna the food controller introduced a special refrigerator express car from the Nova Scotia coast to Toronto. This marks the first step in a plan to operate fish car express service from both Pacific and Atlantic coasts to supply Central Canada with seafood at lower costs.
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W. J. Hanna
Nova Scotia
Toronto
Central Canada
Major and Private Exchange in Regimental Salute
Dialogue shows Private Grogan-Wan recounting service in the Spanish war and a mention of saluting with a pipe in 1898, with the Major questioning the smoking detail and the private denying it.
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Grogan
Gorgan
Wartime Staples Plentiful in Allied Supply Lines
The report lists beef bacon and wheat as the expest staples demanded by Great Britain and the Allies from Canada and the United States.
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Great Britain
Canada
United States
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Grand Fleet
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