Submarine Threat Prompts Push for Postwar Naval Peace
Manitoba Free Press analyzes how German submarine warfare threatens sea safety and neutral shipping, arguing for a postwar international league to enforce peace, curb piracy, and restore high seas control under international law. The piece warns that continued submarine dominance could erase naval security and usher in global insecurity.
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Man's Land
High Seas
Wilson
Germany
Merchan
Manitoba
Prince von Buelow Hopes For Peace With Indemnity
Zurich correspondent of the Petit Parisien quotes Prince von Buelow saying the coming year should bring Germany peace with compensations and an indemnity to resume prewar positions. It marks his first public statement on war aims. Since Italy joined the war he has lived in retirement in Scene as previously noted.
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Zurich
Petit! Parisien
Prince von Buelow
Bromberg
Prussia
Germany
Italy
Prince von Budow
Rome
Switzerland
Market Muddle Sparks Bold Claim by Mrs Neaurich
A fragment quotes Mrs Neaurich declaring she outbid rivals to secure a resource at the market in a brisk, disputed exchange. The garbled text obscures specifics but centers on a contested purchase and assertive bidding.
Berlin Restrictions Highlight German Hardships and Morale
Miss Alta L. Carter recalls conditions in Berlin after visiting in 1914. She describes rationing for butter and sugar, limited eggs and bread, forced registration at stores, clothing and shoe limits, and restricted travel, contrasted with theatres allowed to operate.
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German Empire
Alta L. Carter
J Kan
Berlin
Chicago
Miss Carter
Leipsic Conservatory of Music
Germany
Manitoba Promotes Summer Fallow Competitions Ahead
Manitoba leads with cash rewards for summer fallow work after legislative revisions to the Agricultural Societies Act. The Department of Agriculture funds 60 percent of cash prizes for plowing match competitions, with a new bulletin by Professor T. J. Harrison. Many agricultural societies plan summer fallow contests to build toward larger events.
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Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Department
Asahing
T. J. Harrison
Agricultural Society
Manitoba Agricultural Societies
Sperm Whale Steak Is Good War Dish
The Bureau of Fisheries urges the public to adopt sperm whale and related meat as a war era staple to prevent waste. It notes whale, porpoise, and dolphin flesh resembles beef in texture and color, lacks fishy taste, and may soon be available fresh, canned, or carned. Residents in Seattle and Portland already enjoy it.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Seattle
Washington
Portland
Ore
Playing Safe Furor Over War Tools At Dinner Table
A Cortland Herald humor piece depicts a family scene where a mother scolds George for odd wartime prudence while he defends his whisk broom used as a mock broach of war, highlighting domestic resilience amid conflict.
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George
Hollanders Face Hard Times Costly Life in Holland
Charles Spitz of the Lindt Chocolate Company, after seven months in the Netherlands, describes extreme hardship for the poor. He notes coal at 65 to 70 dollars a ton with government cards, scarce grain, bread made from barley, gasoline at three dollars a gallon, high taxi fares, and early restaurant closures due to curfews and cut electricity.
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America
Holland
Charles Spitz
Lindt Chocolate Company
New York
Netherlands
England
Hague
Prisoner accounts of wartime camps reveal decency and liberty
A Canadian officer recalls Burg camp in Germany where prisoners enjoyed walks twice weekly and occasional luxuries. He details conversations with guards about gas trials at Ypres, the guards' reactions to Canadians, and plans to be exchanged at Constance with little left but clothes.
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Germany
Berlin
Ypres
Constance
Switzerland
Burg
Clever Spy Revealed as German Stage Actor in Occupied Chateau
A British intelligence officer and a French civilian share a tense dinner at a ruined chateau. After the officer leaves, they arrest the old Frenchman, once at Bonn University, who had posed as a civilian nearby. He is identified as a spy engaged with German plans.
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Cor
Chateau
Hans
G.H.Q
Bonn University
Sporting Spirit Of British Soldier
An officer recalls British soldiers under heavy fire showing humor and nerve. A tall German corpse spurred a betting tale as three men dragged the body into a trench noting the giant’s six foot nine inch height. The anecdote highlights Tommy’s bold morale amid war.
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Tommy
Varnishing Large Furniture Parts By Immersion Tank
A new method quickly varnishes large furniture or auto parts by dipping them in a tank. Coating thickness is controlled precisely by immersion time, replacing the laborious brush application.
Fragmentary Exchange Sparks Curious Questioning
A garbled dialogue fragment features a speaker asking about ownership of mines and another denying operations, hinting at a casual, cryptic New Acquaintance exchange with unclear context.
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Bea
Canadian Scout Leader Lieut Reginald Smith Dies in France
Lieut Reginald G Smith organizing secretary of the Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts has died at the front after multiple wounds. He joined Ottawa’s 43rd Regiment in 1915 and served with a British Columbia unit. His loss is mourned by Scouts coast to coast and by leaders and troops he aided.
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Boy Scouts Movement
Canada
Reginald G. Smith
Canadian General Council of the Scouts Association
Bristol
England
Lieut. Smith
Ottawa
British Columbia
43Rd Regiment
Smith
Canadian General Council of Boy Scouts Association
Percy Sherwood
Dominion
Gerald H. Brown
Boy Scouts Association
Casulty
France
Headquarters Gazette
Military leaders weigh air raids against strategic needs
Private talks among military and political figures stress that ongoing air operations against German cities and Britain must be weighed against broader military goals. The question centers on whether preserving skilled pilots and aircraft for future operations outweighs immediate reprisal actions now.
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Zlin
Great Britain
British Army Flying Corps
Not Getting Home Unscathed
The article discusses wartime submarine losses and the imbalance in reported casualties. It notes German and British authorities may conceal figures while submarines fail to return to port, highlighting the hidden toll of naval warfare beyond sunk tonnage.
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