Denunciation of German Betrayal in Occupied Belgium
The author argues Belgian opinion condemns the German people for wartime betrayals, not just officials. He cites silence from Reichstag after neutrality violation, Cardinal Mercier’s appeal ignored, and Social Democrats blamed for aiding German aims. A deportee recalls brutality and a warning about future alliances.
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Belgium
Reichstag
Mercier
Democratic
Russia
Arial the
Cammaerts
Yale Review
Ambulance Driver Rescues Wounded on Alpine Road
A British Red Cross volunteer driving an ambulance in Italy steadied a wounded man with a severed carotid while steering through a slick Alpine slope. An astonished Italian doctor praised the young driver as he guided the vehicle to the clearing station at the pass foot.
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Red Cross
Italy
Cornhill
Alpine
Innart
Fur as an Asset Grows Amid BC Fur Exports Rise
A British Columbia game warden notes fur resources are increasing due to population, with exports rising beyond earlier expectations. The document projects fur exports will exceed previous estimates in the current year.
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Acoa
British Columbia
British
Northern Resources Highlighted By Surveyor Kitto in Winnipeg
Dominion land surveyor F H Kitto told the Kimanis club in Winnipeg that Canada holds vast northern riches. He described the Hudson Bay railway’s potential mineral cargo, peat deposits, and untapped Peace River and Yukon areas, urging postwar work and prospector interest aided by photos and pamphlets.
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F.H. Kitto
F. H. Kitto
Dominion Land Surveyor
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Kimanis Club
Winnipeg
Mr. Kitto
Lake Winnipeg
Pas
Norway House
Hudson Bay Railway
Kitto
Peace River District
Yukon
Northern Territories
Canada
Manitoba Free Press
Proper Feeding of Cows at Ohio State University Advice
Dairymen should tailor feeding to each cow’s needs avoid uniform rations. Provide clean water two to three times daily with about ten gallons per cow daily and most from drinking. Salt 5–7 ounces weekly, avoid shared boxes if disease present. Grinding grains is recommended to aid digestion and palatability.
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Ohio State University
Love Making in Paris Amid Boulevards of Blue Uniformed Lovers
Cartoon Magazine notes crowded Luxembourg Gardens and Observatory spots filled with blue uniformed officers and clandestine lovers. It mocks folly, laments war’s reach into romance, and hints at death shadowing the scene in Paris.
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Paris
Boul Miche
Luxembourg Gardens
Observatory
Cartoons Magazine
Canadian Officers Offer War Training Across Border
A New York Globe editorial urges immediate use of Canadian officers who served in Belgium and northern France to train American troops at Plattsburg and elsewhere. It criticizes border red tape and calls for freeing experienced fighters to teach bayonet practice and battlefield lessons without delay.
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Belgium
France
Plattsburg
Infantry Journal
Canada
United States
The
New York Globe
Mining Mystery Explains Deep Mine Exploits at Hill 60
The Montreal Star notes that export miners from across the Empire have been secretly mining German positions at Hill 60 for a year, using expert operators. The piece stresses the broader war effort, the need for railways and munitions, and calls these “devastating blows” a rare, costly master stroke that showcases material superiority.
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Hill 60
Rhine
Montreal Star
Austrians Fear Brussilof Front Moves In Galicia
A Montreal Star summary notes Austrians dread Russia under Brusiloff and fear stripping Galicia front troops. Russian cards keep enemy divisions idle, as Vienna worries about German Austro forces shifting to Italy and the western fronts.
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Brussilof
Austria
Galicia
Bruseee
Lemberg
Montreal Star
Alberta Wool Clip To Reach 2.5 Million Pounds This Year
Alberta's wool clip is expected to total about 2.5 million pounds with quality described as excellent. The harvest spans mid May to mid June on larger ranches as improvements in farming shift breeds toward coarser wool.
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Alberta
Children of France Tortured By War
The article describes northern French children evacuated by Germans under pressure from Allied offensives. Many are orphans, wounded, shell shocked, underfed, and confined to cellars. A French committee leads emergency care with a hospital of four hundred under twelve, many missing limbs or sight, others with brain fever or severe anemia.
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France
Somme
St. Vitus
City plants eyed for Winnipeg fruit and vegetable canning
A municipal canning scheme proposed by a Winnipeg women’s committee led by Mrs Isaac Pitblado seeks three plants at about 900 dollars each. The plan aims to store and preserve surplus produce, with no intent to end home canning, and would use bottle collection to address tin shortages.
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Winnipeg
Board of Control
Iaac Pitblado
J. B Reynolds
The
Agricultural College
Tribune
Met
Reynolds
Pitblado
Winnipeg Tribune
Quakers Plan Aid Unit For France Relief Work
United States Quakers in New York decide to form a 1000 dollar unit to go abroad aiding French and English brethren. They will build portable houses, provide food clothing and shelter for refugees behind the fighting line as German retreat opens territory. Training starts at Haverford to learn building methods before deployment under the Red Cross.
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United States
New York
France
Haverford
American Red Cross
Forgiveness and sympathy for enemies in scripture
A fragmented meditation on forgiving enemies and the need for compassion. The speaker links forgiveness to understanding and possible empathy, citing a sense that even wrongdoers deserve recognition of their humanity.
Indian Troop Races and Caste Beliefs in Army Life
The text outlines Hindu caste origins and social hierarchy for soldiers, noting four main varnas Brahman Kshattriya Vaisya Sudra with sub-divisions. It discusses Sikhs, Mohammedan groups like Baluchis Brahwalis Punjabis Pathans and Garhwalis in the Indian army and their religious practices and traits.
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India
Punjab
Babylon
Weathering Borders in Cherapun He Fre Town
An OCR fragment notes Cherapun He Fre town with constant rainfall described as nearly a loots week. The text is garbled but implies extreme wet conditions and a locale known for heavy precipitation.
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Cherapun
M. Qverege
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Favor City Canning Plant
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