Foch Saves Allies With Bold Marne Counterstroke
Generalissimo Foch is hailed as the hero of the Marne for a counter offensive that returned the initiative to the Allies. The article notes his academic training, decisive orders, and unshakeable confidence as he united French British Belgians and sailors into a single force, stalling the German push and securing a second great Allied victory.
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Foch
Marne
College de Guerre
Requin
Joffre
Och
Arras
Lillie
Antwerp
Belgium
Ypres
Escape of British Prisoners From German Guards Told in Letter
Private A. McGow of the Cameronians recounts how seventy four men captured near St Quentin were stripped and dressed in German gear. Six men slipped into transport wagons, crossed toward Jussy, and reached British lines under cover of darkness. McGow was wounded in the wrist and later reissued khaki and sent to a hospital at Noyon.
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St. Quentin
A. McGow
Cameronians
McGow
Mons
Jussy
Noyon
If London Were Paris During German Invasion Threats
A wartime column argues that if Germany threatened London with long range attack and occupied French rail hubs, thousands of refugees would flood the capital and the young men would be conscripted by public pressure. The piece asserts the urgency of recognizing the war and mobilizing men from farms and offices.
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London
Strand
Piccadilly
Brighton
France
Wild berry patches urged amid fruit shortage across regions
The Canada food board asks summer resort and suitable area residents to immediately harvest wild berries as small fruits are scarce this year. Wild berries remain abundant, contrasting with butter shortages in Europe and other notes from the period.
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The
Canada Food Board
Europe
Traitors and Social Pull in British War Exemption
Sir Stafford Geddes denounces social pull in wartime exemptions in Manchester. He says tribunals shield sons of friends, undermining fair play and morale. He urges fearless public criticism and united citizen action to root out favoritism and privilege.
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Sirckland Geddes
Manchester
House of Commons
Ggg
China unconquerable discusses a Peking official view on China’s resilience
A Chinese official in Peking argues that China cannot be conquered. He believes any invader will be absorbed by time and that China will eventually dominate or drive out others. He dismisses Western impatience and envisions fifty years of foreign rule as a temporary phase.
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Peking
China
Japan
Europe
Russia
Alberta School Enrollment Amid War Time Conditions
Figures compiled by the department of education indicate Alberta’s 1917 school enrollment may rise to about 108000 from 99201 in 1916. The increase reflects wartime conditions and shifting school attendance.
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Anon
Alberta
T of Education
Britain’s War Role Shapes World Stage and Power
Speech extols Britain and Dominions for raising nearly six million troops and shaping the war at sea and land. India, rising volunteers, and the empire’s vast mobilization are praised for countering German plans and preserving freedom against despotism.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Dominions
Germany
Prusia
India
Tey
Russia
America
Belgium Denounced as Pawn in German Peace Talks
Paris dispatch condemns Chancellor von Hertling for calling Belgium a pawn in peace negotiations. French papers call his remarks scandalous and impossible to accept, noting Germany’s invasion and oath breach as crimes needing atonement before any peace.
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Count von Hertling
Belgium
Paris
von Hertling
Germany
Ds Matin
Trethmann-Lollweg
Hertling
Straw burning ban amid wartime feed concerns in three districts
In response to worsening feed shortages for livestock outlook next winter, an order under the War Measures Act bans burning straw stacks remaining from last year in three areas. Local authorities justify the move as a necessary conservation measure during the crisis.
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Ala
Saskatchewan
Wool growers report strong early wool prices in Alberta
The first wool shipments by Southern Alberta Wool Growers Association members earned higher prices than last year, boosting sheep farming in Western Canada. One shipper averaged 74.5 cents per pound on four cars, another 71.5 cents on a car, with high cents paid for medium staple wool.
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Southern Alberta Wool Growers’ Association
Canada
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