No Lasting Peace Without Crushing Militarism
The article reports speech by Mr. Korner and others praising united action to defeat German militarism. It quotes warnings that peace hinges on breaking militarist power and removing the loot of conquest, with references to Prussia, the Reichstag, and Allied aims led by Lloyd George and Wilson principles.
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Korner Law
Areca
Prussia
Denmark
France
Germany
M Tt Uerrmany
Grerman Arms
Qrermany
Kountame
Cohen
Milidaris
Ares
Lioyd George
Armerican
Wilson
Toronto
Allied Officers Cheer Raiders Amid Rhine Bombing
German towns along the Rhine face a terrifying aerial raid. Authorities claim five killed and 14 wounded, with higher estimates likely. Mannheim residents witness several German planes flee, while Mannheim banks and factories burn. The exodus continues and rents fall sharply as daylight saving debates rise in England.
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Rhine
Mannheim
Badische Anrline and Soda Factory
Karlsruhe
Howse
Summer Resort Note Sparks Postal Spouse Exchange
A curious item from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a traveling resort scene where a wife reports mail from her husband containing two needs. She mentions threading them and mailing back, with sewing requested by him during the summer event.
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Louisville Courier-Tournal
Australians and Americans Recapture Prisoners Near Hamel
An American officer recounts a joint rescue after a German counterattack around Hamel. Two Americans and five Australians were captured, then volunteers led by Corp. Raymond Powell retook them and a German officer. Twelve Australians joined, yielding 50 German prisoners. one sniper was killed after crossing No Man's Land. The officer praises Australian fighters as magnificent and vigilant.
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Hamel
Guy
Bosches
Corp
Raymond Powell
Colmy
Bosche
No Man's Land
Stand and Fight: Lone Soldier Leads 25 Men After Commander Falls
An account recalls a bayonet point assault where a company commander fell, leaving the narrator with about twenty-five men. They advanced under fire with bursts of shells overhead and machine gun danger ahead, sustaining a heavy battle pace as the improvised group pressed the attack.
Statue of Winged Mercury Tops Manitoba Parliament Dome
A letter to architect Frank W. Simon reports that German bombardment nearly wrecked the La Fonderie Barbedienne bronze works in Paris. The central bronze statue of a winged Mercury, 15 feet taller than the dome peak, survived, and will be cast under Alphonse Gardet’s supervision.
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Paris
Manitoba
Frank W. Simon
Capitol
la Fonderie Barbedienne
Parliament Buildings
Ree
Alphonse Gardet
Simon
Robbing the Dead in Martinpuich German Plunder Report
A Toronto Highlander writes home about the Black Watch battalion during a Martinpuich advance uncovering 80 to 90 suits of German soldiers’ clothing. The find suggests Germans were economizing by reclaiming fallen gear for reuse.
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Toronto Highlanders
Black Watch
Martinpuich
Emen
Germanys Vision of Freedom of the Seas and World Domination
A German analysis argues after victory the main aim is freedom of the seas by expanding land power into the Mediterranean and Suez, with Egypt as key. It contends a future empire from east Africa to Mozambique and control of the Indian Ocean, linking campaigns in Europe Asia and Africa.
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von Kurhmann
Reichstag
Germany
Professor Ehrenberg
Bene Siche Zeitung
kKrupps
Berlin
Suez
India
Africa
Ehreebers
Stantinople
Key
England
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Suez Canal
Indian Ocean
Atlantic
Egypt
Europe
Eastern
Asia
Southeastern
Turkey
Middle Africa
Kamerun
Uganda
Mozambique
Siberia
Killing the Rumor Mongers
A fragmentary editorial argues that repeating gossip harms war effort and urges silence. It quibbles over motives, suggesting vanity, then stresses allied cohesion and that a small amount of grit can disable a weak machinery. The piece promotes withholding evidence and politely declining to accept unsupported statements.
Dutch Courage Amid German Assaults Described in Soldier Letter
Frederick Wilkes, a soldier in France, writes home about German waves against Allied breaches. He recalls a gas and flame division causing a homicidal frenzy as a drugged shellfish? or drugged water? triggered fear and a desire to kill.
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Mac
Frederick Wilkes
Simsburgh
Wilkes
Similar Customs Yeast-They say that over there
Yonkers Statesman notes a contrast in wedding music with a teeta march common abroad while Mendelssohn’s wedding march is rarely heard locally. The column observes differing traditions and tastes in ceremony music.
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Yeast
Mendelsohn
Yonkers Statesman
Prohibition and Russia Collapse Theory Explored
A Cincinnati philosopher links Russia’s 1917 upheaval to vodka prohibition and anti liquor campaigns. He argues clerical influence and U S press agitation tainted Russian society, while urging western democracies to avoid similar fate through policy and temperance. The piece cites Trotsky and U S anti alcohol movements as catalytic factors and warns of dire consequences if whiskey prohibition spreads.
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Mary
Cincinnati
Joseph
Asof Distillers
United States
Anti-saloon League
Russia
Trotsky
Desthe Czar
Debar
Kaiser
Ypres
Verdun
Bryan
Canada
Dehar
National Association of Distillers
Toronto
Wheat Crop Reports Show Record Sown Acreage For U S
The United Wheat Belt reports the greatest acreage ever sown with a June estimate of 950 million bushels, below the 1915 record of 1.025 billion. Total wheat area to harvest reaches 881 million acres, up 12 million from last year, amid high rainfall. The U S Food Administration urges maximum conservation as every bushel is needed to feed allied Europe.
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United of Wheat Belt
Food Administration
United States
Europe
Yuan Shi Kai Hosts Shanghai Athletic Meet Honors Decathlon Trophy
Yuan Shi Kai, president of China, attended a modern athletic meet in Shanghai. He presented a decathlon trophy, a ten foot replica at Pekin's Ten Widows Arch, and backed the games with funds. He granted audiences to the visiting athletes while being guarded by Manchurian soldiers. The athletes were instructed to keep their hands flat on the table during proceedings.
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Yuan Shi Kai
China
Shanghai
Ten Widows’ Arch
Pekin
Shortage of Horses Grips Farms Across the United States
Breeders' Gazette notes a nationwide shift from raising to buying farm horses as scarcity of dependable help grows. Colts are seen as a nuisance, and many farms lack young stock. Forth Worth rifle instructor ranks eye color by shooting accuracy, with gray-tied men best and brown to black eyes less precise at distance.
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United States
America
Alora
Gazette
Forth Worth
Texas
Russia Covered by a Net of German Organizations
A long document reports on wartime alibis and exile critiques with references to Kaiser era politics. It cites Russian opposition writings and German influence while urging Russian unity to resist Bolshevik power and restore national independence.
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Russia
To Kill Doctrine and German Peace Talk Stir London Meeting
Austen Chamberlain told a Victoria League gathering in London that the imperial war cabinet arose from wartime necessity and must not be abandoned. He urged stern resolve against the claim that might makes right, contrasting with von Korho Mann’s peace speech. U S wool output is cited as insufficient to clothe 2 million troops for a year, needing 20 sheep per man.
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Austen Chamberlain
India
Victoria League
London
Imperial War Cabinet
von Korhimann
Britain
U.S
United States
France
Cazette
America
Right Kind of King George Learns Democracy Amid War
Fragmentary notes describe King George at an American officers mess eating buckwheat pancakes and maple syrup. The text mentions lessons on preparing for a Fourth of July and hints at democratic sentiments as the war ends, with unclear context from Colney Herald.
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King George
Colney Herald
Falcon Lake tungsten fields draw note from veteran prospectors
Two seasoned prospectors uncovered a promising tungsten ore strike at Falcon Lake in Manitoba. James McMillan, now a leading state figure, helped lead exploration for a group studying local deposits. A year earlier a separate malleable ore rush had attracted interest but yielded limited payoff.
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Percel
Manitoba
Falcon Lake
Palouse Ec
James McMillian
Srate
Ely
Alberta Beats Ontario in Young Workers Aid Push
A sixteen year old from Airdrie Alberta toils alongside peers ploughing and sowing large acreages to support soldiers in France. The piece notes youths work while older troops fight, aiming to keep hunger at bay for service members.
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J. S. Davidson
Airdrie
Intario
France
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