Demobilization Plans Outline for British Army After War
A London AP correspondent reports Britain plans a phased demobilization with 18 dispersal depots across the UK. Soldiers will return with kit and equipment surrendered. uniforms kept except for one month’s furlough coat, plus advance pay, post office vouchers, and an unemployment policy. Trains and local dispersal alignments will ease postwar homeward flow.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Ministry of Labor
France
Italy
Salonica
Mesopotamia
Palestine
England
Scotland
Wales
Post Office
Canadian plan to coal briquetting lignite in Saskatchewan
The Canadian council for scientific and industrial research outlines a plan to use western lignites from Manitoba and Saskatchewan as domestic fuel by carbonizing and briquetting. The proposal calls for a government plant in southern Saskatchewan producing 30 000 tons annually to replace imported Pennsylvania anthracite at a lower cost.
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Canadian Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Manitoba
Saskatcheway
Pennsylvania
Council
Saskatchewan
British Hospital Trials Electricity Heated Mattresses
A British hospital for cripples is testing electricity heated mattresses to maintain bed temperatures evenly. The trial explores comfort and climate control for patients.
Immensely Impressed by the Spirit of Britain
Otto H. Kahn, returning from Europe, praises Great Britain's war effort and businesslike mobilization. He cites Andrew Weir's salvage program saving about 500 million dollars, and stresses strong Anglo-American friendship and unity as essential for global peace and liberty. He warns against future attempts to sow dissension after the war.
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Otto H. Kahn
New York
Germany
New York Lmes
Great Britain
Andrew Weir
America
England
Mistaken Identity Fire Firing On Lobster Boat Off Monmouth Beach
Albert Carlson, a lobster fisherman near Monmouth Beach New Jersey, was firing at by a coastwise steamer two miles off shore. Shots hit nearby pots but the boat and crew were unharmed and he fled toward the shore.
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Albert Carlson
Monmouth Beach
N.J
Carlson
Peemate Kenhat
New Oil Distributor Plans City Warehouse
A contract has been awarded to build a new oil distribution warehouse. Construction of the building and related facilities is expected to begin immediately with concrete work and other site preparations already underway.
Italian Navy Officer Sees Submarine War Turning Against Germany
A high Italian naval officer told Rome’s Central News correspondent that allies have hunted down enemy submarines as a brutal war tactic. He said Austrian subs are gone, German subs weaken and fate sealed, and cited the mine blockade as a key success. He urged publication of destruction figures to reveal German deception.
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Rome
Central News
Germany
Entente
North Sea
Greatly Increased Wool Production in Western Canada
Western Canada expects a substantial rise in wool output this season with Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba all reporting higher shipments. Regina and Calgary show about twenty to fifty percent increases versus last year, while Lethbridge predicts around a fifty percent jump totaling roughly 1 600 000 pounds.
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Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Alberta
Edmonton
Lacombe
Lethbridge
Southern Alberta Wool Growers’ Association
Manitoba
High Tribute to Brave Men Canada Soldiers at Ypres
Canada combed her offices factories and farms for men who never thought to fight They learned drill and rifle discipline and in April 1918 six months after arriving in England they plugged the gap at Ypres for four days after the first poison gas attack and saved the channel ports Military authorities say this act of superb courage saved the Allies and tested whether any human troops would stand under such conditions
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Canada
Ngland
Ypres
Channel
Germany
Newark Peace Society
Charles H. Levermore
Frederick the Great
von Clausewitz
William N
Moltke
Trietschke
Lasson
Bernhardi
Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince von Bulow
Reichstag
Belgium
France
New York
Brutal German Creed Evident in War Conduct
Australian airmen chased and forced a German two seater to land at an Allied aerodrome after it strayed from the German lines. The German pilot landed in panic. the aircraft was captured for the Australian war museum. The piece condemns German militarism, citing authorities and historical figures to expose a feared creed underlying Germany’s war conduct.
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Richtofen
Australian War Museum
Czecho-Slovak Cause Gains Global Recognition
The Czecho-Slovak drive for independence gains support from Italy and France, with Britain via the Balfour statement and the United States through the Lansing note. Czech and Slovak volunteers battle Austro-Hungarian forces in Italy, Macedonia, and France, forming a self-styled army amid a broader war.
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Italy
France
Britain
National Council
Unite States
Lansing
Galicia
Austria
Macedonia
Roumania
Russia
Men of
Ink
Iso
Manitoba Cattle Sale Sets Record Prices at Macgregor Farm
A dispersal sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle from J. D. Macgregor’s Brandon Manitoba farm drew buyers from multiple states and provinces. One hundred animals sold for 91,500 dollars, with the first sixty averaging over 800 dollars each, marking a record sale in western Canada.
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Manitoba
J. D. Macgregor
Brandon
Alberta
Kentucky
All You Can It War Garden Appeal Surplus Cooled
A wartime plea urges farmers to grow extra vegetables and fruit for winter storage. The goal is to produce surplus to stock local pantries and support households facing shortages during the season of plenty and the looming winter.
Unclear Fragment Hints at Camp Observation
A fragmentary line suggests a visiting mother asks about a person at a camp while noting that the individual is working, leaving ambiguity about who is involved and the scene described.
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Western
N. U
N. J. Coast
Sigs
Borat
Washington Star
Cologne
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