Dutch Appeal To Germans Against Brest-Litovsk and Paris Bombardment
Excerpts from a Dutch appeal to the German people published in De Telegraaf warn against the Brest-Litovsk terms and the shelling of Paris. The text argues those actions brutalize Armenians and civilians, urging Germans to reject oppression and seek humanity, noting German papers largely ignored the appeal.
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Brest-Litovsk
Paris
Folland
Wrotrsler
Rks
Uae
Orest
Anserdam
Litovsk
Kars
Batam
Iduker
Europe
Annet
Brestrovsk
Leoropr
Altnhough
Shell Shock Findings Challenge Old Notions
A Paris research meeting of army doctors reports shell shock is not a clear entry condition for all soldiers. Physically sound troops avoid it, while those affected show neurotic traits or other issues. Conclusions suggest many cases return to duty quickly after treatment.
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Paris
Thos. W. Salmon
Rk Ae Army
Ernest Pierre Marie
Jose E F Babsky
St Rose
Theodore
Col. A
Seomlee Eles
Saving in One Bakery Large Bake Shop
A bakery reports a theft loss of about 900 pounds of biscuits and pastries from a large shop. Police note security was breached overnight, and no arrests have been announced. Local officials urge owners to review security measures.
Britain’s Farm Policy and wartime food security plans
A wartime committee on agriculture urges a national policy to raise home produced food without reducing imports, stressing minimum wages for labor, guaranteed crop prices, and arable conversion of grassland to cereals. It links stability to fair returns for labor, farmer, and landowner, and warns on seaborne supply risks.
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Unioneed
Wks
Peace ‘Reconstruction Committee
Admiralty
Sugar from Flowers A Proposal For New Sugar Sources
The article argues in a speculative tone that flowers act as tiny sugar factories and could be tapped to ease sugar shortages. It highlights bees as the current sugar producers, notes production scales in Grasse, France, and imagines collecting nectar or isolating sugars to boost supply beyond cane and beets.
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Grasse
Europe
Unclear OCR Summary From Fragmented American Text
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered phrases about agreements and pleas with unclear names and numbers. The readable bits mention weak turnout and references to a legal or civic setting without coherent context or identifiable entities.
Hunger Menace in Britain Described by London Reporter
London correspondent Ray mond B Bolton reports severe food shortages in Great Britain with extensive tilling of land by women a campaign to avoid waste and rationing of sugar bread and meat. He notes scarce butter beef pork and mutton served in tiny portions and higher meal costs than in the United States or Canada.
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Great Britain
London
Raymond B. Bolton
Isles
America
Britain
United States
Canada
War Garden Bulletin on Winter Vegetable Storage
Wartime advice stresses home storage of vegetables for winter. Potatoes beets carrots onions celery cabbage cauliflower sprouts squash turnips and beans are listed. Emphasizes ventilation temperature control moisture and storage sites including attics basements and communal facilities to reduce household cost and effort.
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Lars
Fish market in Canada shows 1917 value higher than 1916
The naval department reports Canadian salt exports rising in 1917, with British Columbia fish valued about four million dollars more than 1916. Price increases drive the rise, though sockeye salmon harvests remain steady, reflecting broader market conditions.
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Canada
Naval Department
Patriotism as a force beyond mere slogans in Canada
Winnipeg Free Press argues that true patriotism is a deep emotion rather than rote teaching and warns against overemphasizing mere words. It stresses that for a young nation like Canada, symbols and eloquent restraint in schools will matter more than loud lip service after the war.
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Old England
Sons of Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
The Bastille Fall and a Berlin Liberty Column
The Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, symbolizing liberty as observers note its memory in Paris with a bronze column. The piece compares to hopes for a future Berlin monument marking Prussian autocracy’s defeat and a world conflict.
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Bastille
Paris
St. Antoine
Arts
France
Berlin
New York
Food stocks report shows overseas demand unmet
Dr. R. J. McFall reports continued overseas demand for beef and other foods, noting very low egg holdings and a cleared stock. Cheese stocks have fallen since last month as Canada food board measures push sales of excess and curb old produce.Exports are centralized through the provisions export commission, affecting consumers. remaining stock moves rapidly.
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R. J. McFall
Canada Food Board
Hage Hn
These Provisions Export Commission
Ows
Sitles
Aden Abe
The German Scheme in Africa
British forces Africa chief Jan Christian Saute warns in the July Century that Germany seeks a vast central African empire. He argues Berlin aims for world power through colonies, naval bases, fleets of native troops, and economic control extending from Chad to South Africa and beyond.
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Jan Christian Saute
Africa
Belgica
Portuguess
Saraba
Chad
Dambest River
South Africa
Hertling
Benin
East Africa
von Freytag
Union of South Africa
North Africa
Egypt
Germany
Trean
Asia
Middle East
Persia
Prayer Before Attack In the Blackness of a Flanders Home
In a shattered Flanders shelter, soldiers cluster around a single candle. A cassocked figure leads prayers and hymns as shells shake the ruin, candies warm helmets, and ammunition piles serve as an improvised altar before the next five hours of combat.
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Flanders
Allies Lack Meat in Home Supply
Report notes a significant drop in meat availability with allied nations showing a 27.7 percent shortfall in home meat supplies.
Canadians Build Vast Rail Network Behind Front in France
War correspondent Rolach reports Canadians have forged a strategic rail network along the French front. Rail troops, civilian and auxiliary units, and new military lines accelerate supplies to the line, creating fortified junctions and rapid movement that outpace German advances.
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Rolach
Brad- France
Militia Department
Nord Canal
Uvi
Lew
Somme
Cust
Middle West
Hum
Eco Coven News
Contrast in Prisoners' Treatment in War Time
A wartime observer notes the gentler treatment of German prisoners versus Allied captives. A roadside scene shows a small group of disciplined prisoners resting under guard while a lone bayoneted private asks questions, and the prisoners express contentment with remaining abroad rather than returning to their Fatherland.
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Germany
Aarrey
Fatherland
Large Colonization Scheme Reported Near Medicine
A New King syndicate allegedly controls 200,000 acres of farmland near Medicine, at a cost of 250,000 dollars. Ten steam tractors are to be deployed, with a large tract to be cropped. The text links this to a separation scheme and ties the purchase to related connections.
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King Syndicate
Medicine
Unclear text fragment on selling crop and livestock profitability
Fragmentary passage discusses profitable crop sales and marketing high quality livestock. Mentions trade, markets, and the idea that profitable outcomes come from combining crops with livestock quality. No clear names, dates, places, or concrete events are identifiable.
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England
War Garden Bulletin
Overseas
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