Britain Proves Vast War Efforts In World War I
The article argues British resolve and scope of effort through 1917, highlighting naval dominance, convoying, and munitions, noting patrols in the North Sea, high ship tonnage, prisoner captures, and massive wartime production led by the Ministry of Munitions under Lloyd George, with emphasis on Canadian aviators.
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Canada
Dominions
Britain
Egypt
Great Britain
Ministry of Munitions
George
Erie
Government Seizes Busch Estate in Postwar Action
The United States government confiscates the entire estate of Lily Busch widow of Adolphus Busch of St. Louis. The move follows prior government control and becomes public after Mrs Busch arrives from Germany seeking to claim her fortune.
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United States
Lily Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
America
Germany
Listening Post Duty During First Frontline Night
A soldier recounts his nervous entry into a listening post near No Man's Land. He and a British comrade ambush a German patrol, kill a German with bayonets, and retrieve his tunic and insignia. They return to their trench, the smell of concertina and tin whistle drift behind the lines.
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No Man's Land
J Iton
Harry Landes
Fritz
Germany Dreams Of African Empire
The Kreuz Zeitung envisions a future German empire extending into Africa and central regions. It claims victorious Germany will take control of England France and Belgium and redraw possessions as indemnities to establish a Central African empire with Togoland and Southwest Africa as core areas.
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Germany
Kachlmann
Kreuz Zeitung
Lings
England
Tole
France
Belgium
Togoland
Comer
Kreuz
Increased Acreages Pledged by Forty Boosters
Forty boosters representing Mashobe agriculture pledged large additions to cultivated land after traveling to discuss measures. They show many pledges provide for equipment and ploughs to meet the new targets.
Naval estimates warn of uncertain German fleet strength
Admiral Benson states Allied naval leaders cannot gauge Germany’s battle fleet size due to conflicting reports on ships built or seized from the Russian fleets in the Baltic and Black Seas. He notes possible 25 percent fleet gain if Russia’s warships are now German, while submarines and four planned battle cruisers face unknown fates amid the Russian collapse.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
Britain
North Sea
Germany
North Atlantic
Arctic
Benson
U. S
Black
Baltic
Black Seas
Gulf of Finland
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
Wolff Bureau
Junkers
Seamen's Union
Toronto Globe
Alcohol as Fuel Opens New Power for Breweries
The article surveys blending gasoline with alcohol as a fuel source. It notes breweries facing dry laws may gain if industrial alcohol can be produced on a large scale, boosting motor fuel supply. Norway Sweden Spain use alcohol in vehicles, and waste from mills and vegetables may aid alcohol production.
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Norway
Sweden
Spain
Food Administration
Price Fixing Difficulties by Professor Clarke
Queen's University historian Professor W. Clarke releases a bulletin on price fixing. He argues fluctuations arise from regulation gaps and that tested controls fail when buyers bid above government price. He cites Copan as an example of weak domestic policy.
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W. Clarke
Queen's University
Department of History and Political Science
Clarke
Sion
Copan
Meat Shortage in France Amid Slaughter Decline
In 1917 Paris reports severe meat scarcity as dairy stock slaughters rise and wholesale supply tightens. Officials note limited slaughter numbers and ongoing wartime pressures impact availability and prices in the city.
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Paris
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British War Office
Portugal
Hon
Weenone
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