German Submarine Secrets From Wartime Confidant Revealed
An anonymous German-American says Germany relies on submarines to win the war. Submarines grow larger and faster, with 200 active and up to 500 under construction, aiming for 1,000 in a year. Crews doubled, subs operate in fours, and new periscopes and mikes improve stealth.
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Sian
Diane
United States
Mexico
Japan
Cuba
York
Washington
Herr Schmidt
Germany
Jutland
Sermon Urges Total War Effort To End All Wars
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn declares in a Brooklyn sermon that Germany will loot and conquer if unopposed and urges total sacrifice to win the war. He compares pacifist ideals to a burglar and calls for victory to end all future wars.
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France
Germany
Belgium
Russia
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Louvain
Austria
England
North Sea
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
N.Y
The Word Maru Tied to Japanese Ships
Captain Takeshima of the Hudson Maru, captured by a German raider, explains that Maru simply means ship in Japanese. He traces the custom to ancient times when precious items bore Maru, later adopted for ships about two thousand years ago under Empress Jingo.
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Takeshima
South Atlantic
Jingo
Koweepee
Estate of Field Marshal Haesler Clarifies Restrictions
Vorwaerts reports on the Count Haesler estate noting restrictions on leasing hunting and fishing rights. The Count’s tenants faced eviction over sheep sales and large fruit stock from 1914 rotted as the owner refused consumption. Butchers' Gazette confirms these conditions persist in the third war year.
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Vorwaerts
Count Haesler
Verdun
Saskatchewan Farmers Sell 1916 Crops for High Prices
Reports from Prince Albert Saskatchewan indicate many farmers are just now selling their 1916 harvests. A considerable number expect to obtain as much as 50,000 dollars for their crops, realizing higher prices than if sold immediately after harvest.
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Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Sask
Forest Resources of British Columbia Timber and Climate Claims
The forest area in British Columbia is about 180 million acres with merchantable timber over 400 billion feet. The coast hosts the largest trees on Vancouver Island and the southern mainland, led by Douglas fir and red cedar, while the interior features smaller, slower growing stands with yellow pine and western larch. Cottonwood and other hardwoods are negligible as merchantable timber.
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British Columbia
B. C
Canada
Vancouver Island
Cascade Range
Rockies
Life in Eternal Snow Glaciers Reveals Hidden Worms
The article details snow dwelling life on Mont Blanc and Mount Rainier including enchytracids or snow worms. It notes at least sixty snow and ice species, noting their size colors and seasonal activity, and mentions red snow algae as potential food. It describes their distribution on snow fields, glaciers and Nisqually Glacier margins, with insects and spiders also observed.
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Mont Blanc
Switzerlan
Ortler
Tyrol
Mount Rainier
Nisqually
Flett
Conscription and Prohibition Eulogised in Wartime Speech
In Canada the argument links conscription to wartime prohibition urging a total ban on manufacturing importation and sale of intoxicating liquors. It warns liquor trade wastes food and worsens food shortages while calling for clear policy to back national service.
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Canada
Lloyd George
Barttelot
J.H. Hazlew
What Britain Is Doing An American Who Says Britain Is
Henry Clews, the New York banker, sizes up the present war situation saying Great Britain has carried the battle for three years with a population around 45 million. Her fleet preserves seas for trade, she's raised an army of about 5 million, aided allies, and needs support in return.
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Britain
Henry Clews
New York
Great Britain
Belgium
Armenia
Serbia
Great Mineral Wealth in Canada Highlighted by Ore Shipments
The article notes Canada's mineral wealth and mentions 162000 tons of ore delivered this year at the smelter in British Columbia and Trail ore deliveries averaging over 5000 tons weekly, illustrating mining activity in the Great West.
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Canada
T B. C
Great West
Trail
Evacuation in Jaffa Sparks Jewish Flight Amid War Threats
The Montreal Star reports that as British forces threaten Gaza and push along the coast, Jaffa residents flee northward. Jews lose belongings, suffer plunder and killings, with noncombatants among the victims. The piece laments cruelty and calls for peace terms acknowledging Palestine’s holy sites.
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Jaffa
Gaza
Sores
Palestine
Holy Land
Land of
Christ
Jerusalem
Zion
Montreal Star
Grain used for whiskey amid rising prices in 1917 Canada
In March 1917 Canada faced high grain prices as distilleries and breweries continued to convert foodstuffs into spirits. Not less than 88 million pounds of foodstuffs went to whiskey production as all distilleries focused on spirits for munitions and wartime needs.
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Rennes
Canada
Boy Scout Notes Show Early Roots and Valor in Training
The piece traces Scouting origins to 1884 and 1897 with Baden-Powell shaping youth education over mere drill. It notes royal patronage, a Royal Charter, and a shift toward character training, highlighting Midshipman Gyles’s brave actions and international adoption of Scouting ideals.
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Robert Baden-Powell
Sth Dragoon Guards
Epictetus
O Ys
Lord Edward Cecil
Sir Robert
England
Leys’ Brigade
Y.m.ca
Church Lads’ Brigade
Privy Council
Midshipman
Gyle
Boy Scouts Movement
Gyles
Dardanelles
Gaba Tepa
Evans
Antarctic
Dover
National Union of Teachers
Manchester
Chiswick
South Africa
Russia
Finland
Milfei
Hourish
Price Fixing in Germany and Market Evasion
Compulsory German price controls often wiped out business by driving prices too low. When less extreme, buyers evaded rules by offering higher bids, while sellers faced penalties for overcharging. Detecting buyer offenses proved hard as no penalties applied to buyers and officials focused on sellers.
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Germany
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