Camouflage Physics From War and Wildlife Inspires Military Art
A Toronto Globe report recounts a Muskoka summer encounter with a rattlesnake and traces camouflage's rise in war. It notes how colors and patterns mimic surroundings to hide objects from troops, ships, and aircraft, and cites Captain P. B. Chalmers Mitchell on animal coloring guiding human camouflage.
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North Country
Muskoka
France
Art Military
Camitage
PB. Chalmers Mitchell
Zoological Society of On
Thames
Toronto Globe
Haddocks Dummy Dreadnaughts and Naval Camouflage Tales
A fragmentary historically styled piece recounts Haddock as a master of marine camouflage using dummy ships like the Queen Elizabeth and Oraba to mislead fleets. It notes fake vessels in the North Sea and Mediterranean and recalls reactions of wartime press and officers involved in dummy operations during the Gallipoli and Jutland eras.
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Atlantic
Haddock
Gallipoli
North Sea
Queen
Jutland
Merion
Mediterranean
Braithwaite
Westner
Dardanelles
Crepley
Ancient Mortar Ae Wall Bricks Examined at Shankaikwan
J C Witt a chemist from the bureau of science Manila attached reports from Shankaikwan that bricks in the great wall of China are weak and friable pieces can be broken by fingers. The bricks are unusual grey and resemble pumice in texture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Wall of China
Shankaikwan
J. C. Witt
Bureau of Science
Manilla
Witt
Dover Patrol and Dover Straits Then and Now
A historical analysis contrasts Nelson era control of the Downs with modern Dover Patrol challenges. It notes enemy capabilities from destroyers to mines and submarines, plus the difficulty of obtaining full Channel mastery and the hidden costs of war at sea.
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Napoleon
Nelson
Ular
Englan
Downs
England
Dover
Channel
Fulton
Belgian
France
Dover Patrol
Ostend
Augereau
Straits of Dover
Term Etacher Dance Night Event Announcement
A local notice invites women to a day and evening dance event highlighting community participation. The message stresses a social gathering with music and dancing activities for attendees.
Crop rotation and soil health tips from farm notes
An agricultural note outlines soil health practices: conserve moisture, improve drainage, and maintain humus. promote crop rotation of 3 to 4 years with crops like corn roots potatoes and hay. use clover sod or manure to replenish soil nutrients. apply barnyard manure evenly and in moderate quantities. prepare seed-beds thoroughly.
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Uae
Evaporating Firms Promote Six Soup Vegetable Blend
A leading American evaporating company launched an ad campaign for a six vegetable soup mix sold at ten cents. Dried vegetables win quick favor and huge demand is forecast. In New Westminster British Columbia a large eel vegetable drying plant processes over 100 tons daily, operating day and night amid war order fluctuations. Frasers Valley plants and others arose when orders came, prices paid by evaporators drew complaints, and industry sentiment remained unsettled as war orders and contracts shaped growers’ prospects.
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British Columbia
New Westminster
Fraser Valley
Ie Amity
Fragmentary Verse Line Reflects Somber Mood
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a poetic scene with oil, white forms, and fading voices. The text suggests a somber, eerie atmosphere with glimpses of a bewitched or haunting event and a cry that lingers beyond memory.
Peace and alliances shift in Austro German diplomacy
The article analyzes Austro-Hungarian attempts to extract a separate peace through signals to President Wilson and unofficial talks with allied powers. It argues the Sixtus letter and disclosures aimed to sow mistrust among the Allies, delaying unity and strengthening Berlin’s position, while restoring Austro-German resolve.
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Austria
Sixtus
Germany
Wilson
Czetnin
Atoge
Prince Sixtus
Resina
Berlin
Italy
France
Clemenceau
Armand
Count Revertata
Berne
England
Cau
Aetiaptee
New York Tribune
Canada’s Automobile Popularity Sees Third-Highest Use
The article notes Canada ranks third among nations in autos in use. It cites 1917 registrations at 199,302, up 47,705 from 1916, with about one car per four Canadians and roughly one vehicle per four families. Projections for 1918 expect a proportional rise.
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Unn
Canada
Rantford
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Haddocks
Elizabeth
Adriatic
China
the Dever Straits
Caernin
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