Reconstituting the East Front to Weaken the West
The article argues for an eastern front reconstitution to reduce German forces in the west. It outlines strategic shifts from Archangel to Siberia, stresses Russian nationalist centers from Kuban to the Don, and notes Bolshevik and Czecho Slavic dynamics while warning a blocked Black Sea route limits allied support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Bukovina
Caucasus
Egypt
Eeypt
Mesopotamia
Caucasia
Armenia
Persia
Russia
Maud
Dardanelles
France
Palestine
Damascus
Aleppo
Gaza
Jerusalem
Mosul
Gdad
Murman
Archangel
Siberia
Atrabeau
Vologda
Kuban
Sea of Azov
Don
Volga
Saratov
Samara
Sembirsk
Kazan
Astrakhan
Alexieff
Germany
Sea
Black Sea
No Sweets for Bees Stance Bites Into Fall Feeding
The food board for bees bars feeding sugar syrup this fall, requiring bees to winter on their own stores unless disease is present. The rule aims to conserve honey for human use, arguing about 20 pounds of sugar needed per colony to endure winter and predicting a larger honey crop for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Board
Sree
Iecond
Please Move In Two Hours General Leith-Dorrien Tale
A vivid anecdote about General Leith-Dorrien from the South African War recalls an orderly delivering dispatches with a verbal message. Dorrien, renowned for strict discipline, dismissed the message and instructed the man to say please next time. The anecdote highlights his insistence on courteous language even in military urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leith-Dorrien
Gibraltar
Smith- Reathe
de Dorrien
Italian Navy Tests Reed Concrete Armor for Ships
An Italian naval expert reports a concrete armor system for warships using a composite outer layer of concrete reinforced with cement and sand, backed by coarse screening and basalt or copperite fillers. The method aims to provide improved protection with three coats and innovative materials.
Jewish University in Jerusalem Promised Support Grows
The Manitoba Free Press notes Jerusalem’s Jewish community seeks a university after Great Britain’s pledge to help restore a national home. Donations from Jacob Schiff and a free site fund endowment, with prior efforts including two high schools in Jaffa and Jerusalem and an agricultural station under American auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
Great Britain
Zion
Allenby
London
Zionist Organization In
New York
Jacob Schiff
New York Evening Post
Jaffa
Agricultural Experiment Station
Palestine Jews Rush to Join Colors
Palestine Jewish colonists mostly of Russian origin rushed to enlist at recruitment offices in Jerusalem and Jaffa for British army service. The spontaneous movement began weeks before Zionist officials and the first Jewish battalion arrived, inspired by liberation from the Turks and Balfour declared support for Zionist aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Palestine
England
Supersee
Reuter
Zionist Commission
A. J. Balfour
Great Britain
The Origin of Alloa’s Name in a Scot Council Moment
An Alloa tale says the town took its name from the first words spoken at a council meeting. After a long silence a councillor rose and said I ll away, giving Alloa its revered name. The meaning claimed is The way to the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alloa
Forth
Scotland
Germans Claim British Gun Was Krupp Made
The Germans allege the famous cannon captured by the Japanese at Port Arthur was built by Krupp. In fact the weapon was cast at Woolwich Arsenal under General Eardley Wilmot between 1854 and 1856. It was mounted on a gunboat and later taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Krupp
Woolwich Arsenal
Eardley Wilmot
Largest Gold Refinery in the World at Ottawa
Ottawa's gold refinery expanded to a second plant with monthly output of one million ounces, making it the world’s largest. War demand boosted refining, with 15,992,770 ounces gross bullion refined and 14,048 £ 03 ounces of fine gold produced, plus 1,175,500 ounces of fine silver recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Finance
Imperial
Bank of England
Royal Mint
Newfoundland
Engad
Canada War Casualties Reach Disturbing Levels
The article reports Canada’s war toll topping 50 000 dead with total casualties around 100 000, including 58 713 draftees and 19 477 voluntary enlistments since November. It notes losses up to Picardy with 2 300 deaths from disease 4 350 presumed dead and 400 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Expeditionary Force
British Declaration Aims at Russia’s Governance Spirit
British representatives at Vladi vostok Murman and Archangel publish a declaration to the people of Russia saying the allies come to help and that there is no intention to impose a political system. The message asserts Russia must work out its own form of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Murman
Archangel
Ofussia
Russia
Fragmented historical snippet on a barber visit
The readable text shows a child narrator describing clothes and an older confrontation. A line includes a boast about becoming a man and plans to take a dime from a bank to visit a barber for a shave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie
Tephe
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A University At Jerusalem
New Institution
America
IAS
Colon Campbell Stuart
British Empire
United States
Sir Campbell
Curzon Street
Duchess of Connaught
Canadian Rangers
S. Campbell
Dominion
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