Britons Ready to Pay the Price for Complete Victory
J L Garvin argues in the New York Tribune that British resolve will grow as war casualties rise and German brutality hardens Allied nations. He notes morale without sentimentalism, cites Captain Fryatt's murder as tipping point, and predicts a prolonged, bloodier final stage until central empires fall.
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Captain Fryatt
England
Lusitania
Edith Cavell
Germany
Fryatt
France
Britain
J. L. Garvin
New York Tribune
Cambridge Library Acquires Early Chinese Printing Works
The London Chronicle notes Cambridge University has obtained works by the Chinese philosopher Liu Tsung Tuan printed in 1167. It states China anticipated printing with wood blocks in 922 A.D and movable type by Pi Sheng in the eleventh century, challenging eurocentric timelines.
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Caxton
Europe
Cambridge University
Liu Tsung Tuan
China
Pi Shing
London Chronicle
Dentist Charges Five Shillings After Free Painless Extraction Sign
A humorous exchange features a dentist who insists on a five shilling fee for a patient whose extraction he previously advertised as free. The patient questions the sign as the dentist notes the claim does not apply to his case. The dialogue ends with the fee demanded.
When Britain's Fleet Stood Ready
A wartime summary notes that two years after the Grand Fleet left its base at Portland for war stations in the North Sea, the King inspected fleets at Spithead, orders halted leave, and on July 29 the first fleet departed Portland under Admiral Callaghan. The move, with second fleet crews, secured naval dominance and disrupted German commerce as Allied aims depended on sea control.
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Corscryp Eet
London Times
Grand Fleet
Sis
Fort Land
North
S¢a
Spithead
Portland
Price Louis of Battenberg
Admiralty
Sir George Callaghan
Churchill
Straits of Dover
Degradation of German Nobility Ties to British Crown
Three German nobles linked to the British royal family face removal from British orders of knighthood. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, grandsons of Queen Victoria, are named as enemies of the Empire for aligning with the Kaiser. The note cites their royal connections through Queen Victoria and provisions of title and privilege.
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Duke of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Prince Albert
Schleswig- Holstein
Queen Victoria
Prince Leopold
Duke of Albany
Queen
Helena
Victoria
Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein
Duke of Cumberland
Duke Ernest
George 111
Queen Alexandra
King George
Bishop’s Sermon Misread as Water to a Wee Maal
A Methodist South bishop recalls preaching in a small southern city and receiving praise from a woman who said his sermon was like water to a wee maal. The anecdote illustrates that his words did not always have the intended effect.
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Methodist Church
South
Ingenious Schemes To Fool The Censor
A wartime report details coded letters and maps used by British officers to secretly reveal front-line positions to wives. Censors and the War Office cracked down on such schemes as England fights to curb espionage. The piece notes two main codes, one using mapped pins over Paris and Brussels to indicate an officer’s location, another grid-based letter key system, with fears of German interception.
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Offecr
Hushand
War Office
Paris
Brussels
England
Germany
France
L. A. Smith
Gaspier
Scouts Preserve War Flags From Canadian Hut
Arrangements will keep flags that flew over the Canadian Boy Scouts hut as memorials of the war and the Scouts role in it. The flags will be sent back to Canadian Scout Headquarters and may become challenge flags for deserving troops. Capt Roland Philipps, killed in action, was praised as a good Scout and a driving force behind many troops. Sir Robert Baden-Powell praised Scout laws and self reliance as essential to a boy’s future.
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Canadian Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of Canada
Robert Baden-Powell
Canadian General Council
Boy Scouts’ Association
Canadian Scout
Roland Philipps
Great Brotherhood of Boy Scouts
Phillips
British Isles
Scout
Boy Scouts
Sir Robert
Admiral Beatty
Admiral Hood
Jutland
Royal Navy
Manitoba Land Use Unoccupied Land Estimate Reported
The Bureau of Social Research estimates one sixth of farmland in organized municipalities and over half of land in towns and cities in Manitoba are unoccupied. The finding highlights urban and rural land underutilization across the province.
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Manitoba
Bureau of Social Research
Patricia's 6th Overseas University Company recruiting pace
Slow enlistment challenged Patricia's unit as drafts depart every six weeks or two months. One draft already sails for France. nine lieutenants proceed overseas. Recruits train at Molson Hall McGill University Montreal. unit sails to England without a domestic camp. Enquiries to Pi Officer Commanding 6th Overseas University Company.
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Connde
Patricia's
France
6Th Universities
England
Gault
Patricia’s
Molson Hall
McGill University
Montreal
6Th Overseas Universities
Comany
C.E.F
McGillniversity
The Ubiquitous Russian In Saloniki and on Allied Fronts
A New York Globe commentary questions why Russia sends troops to France and Greece amid vast fronts. It ponders whether strategic plans, restless energy, or sentimental curiosity drive the move and reflects on Russia’s looming power and the evolving roles of France Great Britain Italy and Germany in the war.
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Saloniki
Russia
Turkey
France
Greece
Central Committee
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
The
New York Globe
War to End in Revolt Says Hungarian Professor
The London Morning Post quotes a prominent Hungarian professor who argues there is no real political people in Germany or Hungary. Parliament is a toy of rulers, the state restricts action, and Hungarians are labeled suspects. He argues war can only end in revolution with the army in the lead.
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London Morning Post
Budapest
Germany
Hungary
Sinews of War Drive Canadian War Economy
The Toronto Globe notes Canada’s wartime wealth growth with higher savings and deposits while urging thrift and avoidance of nonessential spending. It argues surplus funds should fund war loans, support exports, and concentrate effort on essential goods, labor, and services for victory.
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Canada
Bank of Commerce
Reginald McKenna
Toronto Globe
Alligator Industry Thriving Amid Rising Demand
The article notes rapid demand growth for alligators and a limited supply, with a handful of U S farmers prospering. Alligators eat only from May to September, during which time they hibernate and do not feed. Skins, teeth, and bones fetch various prices and uses, while live babies sell to museums and as pets. Florida reportedly earns over one million dollars annually from alligators.
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United States
Florida
President Wilson’s Diplomatic Notes At Issue
President Wilson has drafted many diplomatic notes using a distinctive fountain pen. The story discusses his writing method and its impact on formal communications.
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Wilson
Identifying Him Ordinary Concerts In Middleton
A village novelty event in Middleton features performers in fancy dress singing. Miss Antike in a girlish gown sings For Ever and For Ever causing nervous laughter. A sailor-clad village crier recites Asleep or the Deep in a high cracked voice. A rear-stage voice shouts Why, ’e s Sing Bad the Sailor.
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Middleton
Miss Antike
Chicago Ledger
Wisconsin dairy superiority reshapes state farming history
A census of twenty Wisconsin dairy farms vs twenty general crop farms shows net profits of 2733.90 and 491.95 respectively, illustrating Wisconsin's agricultural shift. The 1859 wheat lead faded as soil exhaustion and pests reduced yields, prompting westward land shifts. Diversified farming, led by the dairy cow, stabilized and revived grain farming prospects.
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Wisconsin
Without Honor Among Nations
The Army and Navy Gazette argues Germany prepares peace propaganda to win favorable terms. It forecasts a peace conference run by victors, excluding Germany, with harsh terms and punishment for those who suffered most, noting Germany has no honor among nations and signs only because forced.
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Army and Navy Gazette
Germany
France
Belgium
Russia
Serbia
Great Britain
German Trench With Fifty Beds
An officer notes German dug-outs are highly useful as soldiers hail the enemy with humor. A trench complex named fifty beds resembles a mansion or fort, built for Fritz not himself but Tommy. The piece describes daily attacks along the front and the enemy’s preemptive defense, creating a labyrinthine passage.
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Fritz
Tommy
Ovillers
Ex Premier Viviani Sees Long War Ahead
Former French premier Viviani and Bienvenu Martin emphasized a drawn out conflict until Germany’s militarism is broken. They urged victory, reparations, independence, and security as essential outcomes before any peace. Both spoke to departmental councils in Gueret and Aube.
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France
Viviani
General Council
Department of Creuse
Gueret
Department of Aube
Bienvenu Martin
The Prophecy Came True About the Hohenzollern End
A historical anecdote recalls a youthful Kaiser visiting Queen Victoria with a clairvoyant companion. She warned that when hay was cut from the lake’s bottom, the Hohenzollern dynasty would end. This year grass grew and was cut from that lakebed.
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Kaiser
Queen Victoria
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