Formation of League of Nations to Preserve World Peace
In London at the National Liberal Club, Hervert J. Asquith praised President Wilson for leading the push toward a league of nations after the war. Admiral Sims announced American troops in England and the end of the submarine menace, while Asquith lauded Wilson as a guiding, steady force during crisis and urged a concrete, world-spanning peace.
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Hervert J. Asquith
Great Britain
London
National Liberal Club
Wilson
League of Nations
Admiral Sims
Biddle
England
Tland
Asquith
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Fle
America
House of Commons
Thermostatic device to light smudge pots for frost protection
A Los Angeles man has patented an automatic thermostatic device designed to ignite smudge pots to shield orchards from frost. Jimmy explains he is fine and his mother washed his face.
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Los Angeles
Fatigue in War Nerves and Food Shortages Hit Troops
The text argues prolonged battles require rest and steady nutrition. It notes wagon trains slow march causes hunger, campus plans failing due to soldier exhaustion, and some captives nearly in shock until fed and rested. It contends overexertion during maneuvers may exceed what a long campaign can sustain, blaming faulty preparation and ignored medical guidance.
British Air Superiority On Western Front In One Year
An official wartime statement reports RAF and naval airmen destroying 3 856 enemy aircraft across multiple fronts from July 1917 to mid 1918. It cites 2 150 hostile machines destroyed on the British western front and 1 623 with the navy, along with losses and missing aircraft. The report covers Italian Saloniki Egyptian and Palestine theatres with varying outcomes and notes American air power could boost Allied advantages.
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Royal Air Force
Navy
Saloniki
Egypt
Palestine
America
Eight Million Men Raised in Great Britain Speech
Earl Carson spoke at Gray's Inn London claiming Britain had mobilized millions for the imperial war effort. He praised Canada France and the United States role while stressing Britain's industrial support and civilian sacrifice.
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Great Britain
Earl Carson
Gray's Inn
London
Imperial War Cabinet
Imachinery
Council Chamber
Marne
Robert Borden
Canada
General Smuts
Feu
Ritain
German Adjacency on U-boats and American Transports
German admiralty figures contest Sir John Jellicoe's claim U-boats are a failure. Von Holtbendorf says Allied losses exceed 12.5 million dollars in ships and cargoes by July 1, 1918. He notes American transports avoid sinking due to dispersed coastal debarkation points and irregular convoys, sheltered by fog and night landings.
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Cologne
Scotland
France bread ration and sacrifice urged in war appeal
In a wartime appeal the author argues France must not have bread cut and calls for saving wheat to feed fighters and workers. The piece asserts France will endure and urges continued support while warning against waste as revenue for victory. A farmers anecdote closes with a quip about a barking dog and a wary visitor.
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France
Peg Tribane
Dogs of War Dogs serve in royal army as four footed recruits
The canine department operates as a command with dogs bearing official records identity plates and roll of honor. They have aided surprise attacks carried messages and acted as liaison agents and ammunition carriers, enduring shellfire and battlefield shocks while continuing missions.
Saw Mills See Record British Columbia Lumber Exports
Lumber shipments from British Columbia show a sharp rise for the six months ending June 30 with 24,806,297 feet exported overseas. A new mill has shipped 7,700,000 feet to China this year, boosting totals to Australia 5,535,934 feet and California 3,150,000 feet. Government cargoes include 4,333,438 feet to Europe and 68,000 box shocks to Singapore, suggesting 1918 totals may reach prewar levels.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
China
Australia
California
South Africa
South America
Japan
Europe
Singapore
U S House Probes War Profiteers in New 8 Billion Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee targets war contractor profits in a retroactive tax bill aimed at large gains from government contracts. The probe cites a coal firm 2000 percent gains and an individual whose income leaped to 600000 in one year, seeking to curb excess profits and return funds to the treasury.
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House Ways and Means Committee
U. S. Congress
Pag
Comermvent Building
Sedkiopsieten Cetakvors Sediien
Treasury Department
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Treasury
Treasury
German Army Discipline Slipping Says Von der Marwitz
Two orders captured by the British quote General von der Marwitz warning that discipline in the second German army is seriously shaken as soldiers refuse to obey. He notes growing cases of looting and attacks on supply trains, with looters using rifles and grenades. An order requires armed guards to accompany trains and use force against train raiders.
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von der Marwitz
Belgium
Rome
Austria
Galicia
Carpathians
Trent
Bat- Hsti
Rockets and parachutes disrupt German raids over Paris
French rockets rose during recent Paris raids and discharged before dropping parachutes with bright burning fuses. The slow descent and glare made German aircraft easy targets in one on one engagements, a development noted by Popular Service.
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Airc
Paris
Horrible Atrocities and France’s Road System in War Notices
The piece contrasts Allied road networks with Austrian and German practices. It recalls French highway prowess aiding Paris defense, laments Austrian brutality in Galicia and Hungary, and recounts tales of torture, internment, and mistreatment of Italian and other soldiers.
Coal Resources Of Western Canada Promise Vast Future
The Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia coal fields have produced about 6 million tons yearly worth over 25 million dollars. The seams, high quality for steam and heating, promise centuries of prairie supply. Geological surveys estimate 143.49 billion tons across 87 000 square miles including eastern British Columbia.
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Mey Op
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbe
Prairie Provinces
Diethinien Geological Survey
British Columbia
German language teacher sentenced to death in Vienna trial
Miss Milado Jamschek a language teacher was sentenced to death by a Vienna military tribunal on espionage charges. She sailed from New York on the same steamer as Count von Bernstein, former airman ambassador to the United States, after the war declaration. She allegedly sought to learn Austria's German influence, possible separate peace, deputy attitudes, and Czech independence through talks with von Bernstein. She denied criminal intent and said she wished to bring news to her countrymen from America.
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Milado Jamschek
Vienna
Miss Jamschek
New York
Count von Bernstorf
United States
Wevser
Creech
America
von Bernstein
Austria
Germany
Jamechek
Licenses Now Operative for Canada Food Dealers
The Canada food board has issued operative licenses for various dealers in foodstuffs across the country. Eligible groups include grocers bakers manufacturers of breakfast foods and cereals retail butchers fish dealers flour and feed dealers produce dealers canners packers and manufacturing proprietors.
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Canada Food Board
Cana
German Rail Rolling Stock Woes Prompt War-Time Concerns
A member of the Reichstag, Herr Goethein, warns that one in five railway journeys were interrupted by engine breakdowns over the past two years. He argues that as the war prolongs, transport means deteriorate and communication could fail unless addressed.
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Berlin
Peace River Canned Fish Hits Retail Market
Peace River canned fish are being distributed to retailers. The plant at Fort Monton began operation recently and the company aims for universal acceptance in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Canned mullet pike and cod sell for 25 and 40 cents per one pound can. The factory ships 400 cases daily, four cans per case, with fish arriving by rail from refrigerator cars and leaving in cans.
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Peace River
Famonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Athalasca
Missing Something in Evolution Debate
A fragmentary exchange shows a professor asking about subscribing to evolution theory and a responder questioning where it is published, with a garbled city name Bosten and unclear author.
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Nuritch
Bosten
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Fryatt
Red Cross
Regina
Jimmy
Mite
Ome
Lord Curzon
Huw Naval Head
Darkey
Dogs of War
B. C
the Marne
Verdun
Aldena
Lagarina Valley
Damiano Chiesa
Western
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