London welcome to American troops fuels anti German propaganda
The article notes a shift in American views toward Britain amid wartime alliance. It cites Dr. Sartell Prentice on propaganda aimed at sowing distrust among the Allies, and recalls historical ties from the Revolution to World War I.
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London
United States
France
Britain
Republic
Russia
America
Great Britain
Sartell Prentice
Nyack
N. Y
National Security League
Dr. Prentice
England
Set
Germany
George III
Adams
Prentice
Burke and Chatham
Duke of
Austria Admits Defeat
An Arbeiter Zeitung from Vienna quotes a warning that although France England and Italy may seek peace, Allied powers cannot be forced to capitulate by land victory alone. It notes a continuing dependence on American wheat and copper and other resources after the war, implying Germans will be vanquished if such supplies fail.
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England
Italy
United States
Hindenburg
America
Canada
Egypt
India
North
Africa
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Prophesied British Stand in 1918 War
A fragmented reminiscence notes the improbable image of a British army resisting German forces in March 1918. The writer marvels at Britain and France uniting to halt the German advance, describing the scale of the clash and the doubts faced four years earlier.
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Germany
France
Britain
Snd Gull Fai
Six Days in a Cellar Ledger of a Battle Hero
Lieutenant S. Smith McLean, an Australian, survived six days in a cellar after his patrol was scattered by enemy fire. He was knocked out by a bomb on the stairs and lost his revolver, while one man carried him to safety. With no food, the party endured until rescue and a remarkable return to the front.
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S. Smith McLean
American Insurance Agent Recalls Signing King and Queen
The narrator, Captain W Mack, an American life insurance agent for the United States Insurance Board, recounts a tale of obtaining autographs from King George VI and Queen Mary. He claims to have persuaded soldiers to sign up for war life insurance by presenting the invitation and leveraging royal interaction during a Lincoln visit.
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Capt. W. Mack
United States Insurance Board
King George
Queen Mary
Sir Henry Fowler
Lincoln
Addresssia Our
England
Guildhall
Scotland Yard
Fowler
Henry Fowler
Cincinnati
Germany Consolidates Mills And Factories Across Industries
A leading manufacturer reports Germany has reduced its industrial base severely with 1 700 spinning and weaving mills down to 70 still operating under high pressure. The boot and shoe sector has 1 400 factories merged into 300, the oil industry forms 15 high pressure plants into integrated works, and the silk sector has seen its count shrink from unspecified to a much smaller number.
Nest Egg Garden Seeds Planting Idea Sparks Local Interest
Mrs. J. A. Angrave of Galt California describes an unusual garden method using a nest egg and egg shells to start seeds. She explains the process includes boxes for early sprouts and lime fertilizer to nourish the plants.
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J. A. Angrave
Galt
Cal
Submarine menace eases as US yards surge output
The article notes Allied sea warfare gains with submarine losses down and US shipyards delivering 300 000 tons from April 20 to May 20. Charles M Schwab says June 1 output will average 16 000 tons daily, 5 000 000 tons yearly, signaling a turning point unless new German tactics arise.
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Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States
Schwab
Inipeg Free Press
How the Profiteers Operate in Bean Prices
The article describes how imports controls on beans into Canada caused prices to jump from 16 to 22 cents per pound. Dealers with stock profit from imminent scarcity, buying low and selling high, citing elevator speed and market manipulation as profiteering.
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Canada
United States
Ontario
Pictou
Boys and Girls War Gardens Prize Programs in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan associations promote war gardens with prizes for youths under fourteen in towns like Yorkton. Awards include wrist watches boots and sports gear for the best gardens and for top yields of potatoes beets turnips and carrots on a 500 square foot plot within Yorkton limits.
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Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Arden
Halithe
Voluntary Rationing System Discussed in Toronto Meeting
At a Toronto meeting Mr. H. B. Thomson chair of the Canada food board said a voluntary rationing system would be drawn up by a committee to settle the ration scale.
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Toronto
H. B. Thomson
The
Canada Food Board
Vague Cinematograph Image Shows Skeleton Motions in London
A London screening displayed a moving skeletal outline of human bodies in walking poses and various actions. The stark, uniformed bones prompted uncanny reactions as viewers perceived the figures as eerie yet revealing, echoing war era themes.
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London
Nearly 3 000 000 Back To Fight In War Report
A Reichstag statement reported by The Berliner Tageblatt says more than 2.7 million wounded and sick have been returned to front lines and 692000 German soldiers discharged as unfit. Health blamed on digestive diseases from food quality and quantity, with respiratory and nervous system illness also common. 98000 cripples noted. Deaths among wounded listed as 1 to 11 percent, excluding those killed.
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Reichstag
Schulze
Berliner
Bees Learn Time From Meals, Says University Expert
A University of Pennsylvania professor notes bees possess a keen sense of time and memory. An owner tested by offering meals at set times found bees learned meal hours, avoiding visits between 10 am and 4 pm, then returning to the feast at meal times.
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Prof. Conklin
University of Pennsylvania
Flax Growing in Manitoba Bulletin Released
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture offers a free 12 page bulletin on flax growing after a government loan program of seed and guaranteed price. It covers soil needs, moisture, weed control, sowing timing, seed rates, harvesting, and disease management including wilt controlled by formalin treatment.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Imre
Western Canada
Manitoba
Field Husbandry Department
Manitoba Agricultural College
Publica- Gene
Department of Ae
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