Crime is Rife In Germany In War Era Debates
In a June 18 debate Socialist member Braun paints Prussia’s social ills. He cites rail crimes and food regulation convictions from 1916–17, condemns profiteering and censorship, and accuses police and officials of illegal profits and suppression of meetings.
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Prussia
House of Deputies
Braun
Daimler
Fatherland
Herr Braun
Fatherland Party
Pegenity
Pery
Dr. Drews
Vorwaerts
Major Canadian shipbuilding drive to finish fleet this year
The Imperial Munitions Board plans to complete 46 vessels by year end with 7 ships on the Pacific and 19 on the Atlantic each of about 3100 tons. Trials start in Vancouver for the first vessel and machinery is being rushed, with most installed by year’s end. After contracts, the board will exit shipbuilding and government will maintain the industry as a national enterprise.
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Imperial Munitions Board
Pacific
Atlantic
Vancouver
Stating the Case Plainly War Aims and Threats
The speaker argues Britain entered war to save Belgium and national interests but the Russian collapse alters goals. If Germany blocks the East the nation becomes weaker and could be conquered. The pacifists are deemed blind while the government speaks to the public about these risks.
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Belgium
Germany
Real Find Sinks Vessels as German Submarines Stalk Seas
A fragmentary report notes a sinking related to German sites and submarines. It mentions encounters near Norway in 1905 and a spiral leading to a "cording" to De Ole Thee, with unclear references to individuals and authorities.
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Norway
Nepolis
Americans Build Vast War Transport Network in France
An authorized London Times despatch describes American operations in France during eleven months of participation. It praises the largest and longest railway and port system in warfare, with docks, a 200 mile rail yard, car assembly plants, a 20 000 bed hospital, and vast camps. The piece notes these efforts could become main Allied supply hubs and foresees Allied victory as American involvement grows.
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France
London Times
America
Lacco
Americans Invade St James Square
The YMCA has converted London’s St James Square into a first class country club for American officers during World War I. The sacred precincts remain intact with the William III statue and trees undisturbed while Washington Inn is built nearby. The piece notes the intrusion as a cherished English tradition altered by the American presence.
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Y.M.C.A
America
St. James’ Square
London
YMCA
William III
Washington Inn
Lonson
Interior official embarks on northern resources survey
F H Kitto of the interior department Ottawa leaves Edmonton for Fort McMurray with canoes and supplies. He will navigate the Clearwater chain and headwaters to Cumberland Lake and Le Pas to study natural resources for a report. The route passes Isle la Crosse Lac la Plonge Stanley Mission Pelican Narrows Beaver Landing Cumberland House.
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Saskatchewan
Peace
Mackenzie
F. H. Kitto
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Edmonton
Fort MacMurray
McMurray
Churchill
Cumberland Lake
le Pas
Isle A la Crosse
Lac la Plonge
Stanley Mission
Pelican Narrows
Beaver Landing
Cumberland House
Kitto
Peace River District
Back to Nature Dialogue on Suicide Myths
The Northerner asks why a darky never commits suicide and a response argues that whites hide troubles by worry and sleep, saying they sleep after believing they have killed. The exchange uses dialect to imply coping through denial and resignation.
Bancroft School Lesson Sparks Q&A About Japan
Mrs W B delivered a current events prompt at Bancroft school before week’s start. Students asked what the emperor of Japan is called in a classroom exchange reported in the Kansas City Star referring to Mr Adoo.
Unexploded Mine Mistaken for Boiler by South African Farmer
A Boer farmer on a seashore found an unexploded mine and, with his son and a can opener, probed its primer and rolled it home. They filled it with water, opened a brass cap, and later feared the brown tarlike substance was explosive. They fled to inform a constable who alerted a British warship. naval officers later identified it as a mine.
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Admiralty
Ee Beach
T. N.T
Real German Life Told by Countess Lentrum on a Sleeper Car
A Countess recounts aiding a wounded German soldier on a train where third class refused him seating. Guards demand bribes and insistence on class rules clash with mercy. The tale ends with a Toronto magistrate's ruling on a separate set of dump cases.
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Olga Lentrum
Russia
Germany
Hinaus
Murmu
Kingsford
Toronto
Tall
War Time Wardrobe Simplifies For War Workers
War time clothing solutions ease daily wear for women in official war work. The one piece dress is favored, with dark blouses and guimpes that lift laundry efficiency while staying neat. Linen or lawn undergarments, minimal frills, and adaptable designs provide practical fashion, benefiting Red Cross fundraising.
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Tery
London
Red Cross
Three Canadian Ex-Soldiers Earn Massage Diplomas at McGill
Three blinded Canadian veterans Peter Donaldson L B Bookins and J E Sterling received massage diplomas from McGill University after passing the examination. They will practice provisionally and later attend further graduation courses at Montreal hospitals. The Halifax disaster treatments by the men are noted as evidence of their skill and impact.
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McGill University
Peter Donaldson
Prudent Street
William
L. B. Bookins
Stave- Papee Sed
J. E. Sterl
W. E. Legsworth
Donaldson
Hopkins
Sterling
Montreal
Halifax
All Classes in Great Britain Much Changed
Premier Lloyd George spoke at the Welsh Baptist tabernacle in London urging a fair basis for all classes to live in peace. He said the empire’s future is committed to democracy and warned against militarism and anarchy as classes pass through a fiery furnace of reconstructive effort.
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Lloyd George
Welsh Baptist Tabernacle
London
Novel Scholarship Proposal At Saskatchewan Methodists Conference
Regina conference adopts social service proposal to ask federal government to create aviation scholarships by province for teachers and students. The plan aims to enable winners from Quebec and other provinces to travel for study and exchange with Saskatchewan educators and institutions.
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Regina
Social - Service Committee
Quebec
Big Enemy Force in Russia and Hopes for 1918 Wheat Crop
The article notes German and Austrian forces occupying parts of the former Russian empire from Narva to Rostov, with Turkish troops advancing in Trans-Caucasia. It highlights the Black Sea fleet at Novo Rossick under Bolshevik control, and forecasts a crucial North American wheat crop in 1918 with Canada seeing a record acreage rise and potential labor from the United States to support harvests amid wartime strain.
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Ri Empire
Finland
Narva
Bay of
Festhonia
Petrograd
Pskov
Oshva Kurst
Valuiki
Novo Tcherka
Rostov
Don
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Novo Rossick
Trans-Caucasia
Batum
Alexandropol
Persia
Ukraine
Lake Koumto
Murmansk
Tornea
Gulf of Bothnia
Ohengabade
North America
Census and
West
United States
Unada
Monks Kill Most St Bernard Dogs Amid War Toll
A Swiss food shortage forces St Bernard monks to euthanize most of their famed dogs, leaving only six. The tale recalls the Alpine rescue dogs linked to Bernard de Menthon and the Hospice in Valais, as war's cruelties touch timeless charities.
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Switzerland
Tin Cleveland Plain Dealer
St. Bernard
Alpine Pass
Piedmont
Valais
Bernard de Menthan
Monasay
St. Bernards
Toronto Globe
Worldwide Interest in Education Reforms Across Nations
Widespread concern for primary education reform in Great Britain and the United States highlighted by a new British bill praising vocational democratic schooling. The Saturday Evening Post and others call for radical, world aware educational progress to avoid economic misfits and stagnation. France faces wartime shortages with 45 percent wheat output in 1917 and stringent rations including meat and sugar per person.
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Great Britain
United States
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Canada
Montreal Star
France
Volunteers Rally to Aid Canadian Farm Work This Summer
Thousands register willingness to help with farm duties from planting to harvest. Local businessmen should organize volunteers and connect with farmers to place workers where they will do the most good.
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Cogent Canada
Haig's Brother Becomes Captain in British Army
From Eldorado Ontario comes a tale of John Haig, brother of Sir Douglas Haig, leaving mining to enlist in Britain. He volunteered as a private, earned a commission as second lieutenant, and now serves as a captain somewhere in France. His wife accompanied him, and they lived in a three room shack near the mine.
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Eldorado
Mastings
Ont
Canada
Douglas Haig
John Haig
Britain
Burt
Sir Douglas Haig
John
France
German Officers Less Arrogant Say Candaian Scout On Leave
E C Goldie of the Canadians notes changed German attitude in recent months. Officers shown weary, yet keeping to best traditions of mercantile ships. He observes Germans send large numbers into battle, accepting casualties. Cooperation with Americans grows, Canadians eager to fight shoulder to shoulder. Capt Cooper notes Germans still fight to the end rather than surrender.
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E. C. Goldie
Canadan
Grmans
Clothing and Food Shortages Hit Germany as Heirs Ordered
Fragmentary text notes a proposal by Justizrat Otte Feig to compel estates to turn over clothing left by deceased persons to the state. It mentions a ban on serving meat with cloths in public houses and the possible disposal of used table linen as waste.
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Germany
Fox
Justizrat Otte Feig
Canada board urged to endorse voluntary home rationing plan
An Ac ee committee of the Canada board has been asked to prepare voluntary rationing proposals for private homes. The plans are to be submitted to the Canada food board for endorsement.
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Ac Ee
Canada Board
Canada Food Board
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Shipbuilding In
Premier Lloyd George
Czar
Haig
Madoc
Ontario
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