Canadians Work Amid Shells on Belgian Front
Canadian units fought on the Belgian front around St Flot and Mestives Winscharte ridge, with heavy casualties. Engineers and railway construction teams rebuilt routes in the Ypres salient, while surgeons and nurses tended the wounded as gains solidified and the ridge returned to Belgian control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
St Flot
Mestives Winscharte Ridge
Plain of Flanders
Shelly
Tong
Range
Arras
Somme
Ypres
Bref
Ginadias “Overseas
Northerntario
Lightio
Xim
Second Army
Exel
Battlefeld
Desire for Peace and the Causes of War Outlined
A letter from Viscount Grey, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, argues Britain sought peace while tracing events that led to the Great War. It contends London failed to prevent conflict due to ambassadors and German pressure, framing the war as a tragedy caused by misjudgments and shifting alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estet
Viscount Grey Jie
Christian Science ‘Menon
Reston
Ieee
United Prove
France
Rosen
Imrotien
Germany
Europe
London
Per Cree
England
Russia
War and Heroes Across All Classes in History
A Philadelphia Public Ledger excerpt notes that courage in war comes from all social strata. It cites Valley Forge and frontier fighters to show aristocrats and commoners alike met the front lines, with Meade Sheridan Murat and others cited as examples of valor across lineage and birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Valley Forge
Meade
Sheridan
Marsal Murat
Mikey
Narrow escape as quarry worker chased hat by wind
A nearsighted quarry worker chased his hat along a country road, wind carried it over a stone wall, and a woman's sharp rebuke revealed the hat was atop their black hen hidden under the wall, ending the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rong
Shilly
King and Queen Tour Munition Factories in Labor Tensions
A London correspondent recounts King and Queen visits to Manchester Lancaster and Lancaster National Projectile Factory areas. They discuss shell production, labor disruptions, and a pledge to curb strikes while resuming output. The tour includes Westinghouse works and ends with the royal clocking in for a time ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brooks
London
Lancaster
Manchester
Tony Ogy
Tayal
England
Tom
Westinghouse Works
Forty Ton Tank's Role in Offensive Tactics Described
A historical account details the forty ton tank as a decisive weapon in WWI style offensives. It demonstrates how armored mobility enables trench breaches, wall penetration, and shelter entry while underscoring coordination with artillery and the renewed use of wireless telegraphy for base fire control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdun
Alcohol's toll in the United States, alarming mortality claims
An eminent health writer cites figures from B Donnell Phelps and German experts claiming sixty five thousand to seventy thousand alcohol related deaths annually in the United States, with broader impacts including infant mortality and liver degeneration, noting a daily toll of around two thousand lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. E. Homeis
B. Donnell Phelps
U.S
Professor Halmel
Germany
HliXtnon
ACR
CES
Old Captain Confuses Soup for Water in Dining Hall
An aging sea captain, peering at a plate of thin liquid, mistakes it for a new kind of soup. The waiter calmly labels it soup, prompting the captain to recall years at sea and mock his housekeeper’s cooking before admitting his wife now handles the meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arams
Concert Behind The Firing Line Describes A WWI Era Evening
A London Saturday Review writer recalls a concert behind the firing line where German soldiers, cloaked in an uneasy calm, perform songs with a guitar amid smoky Woodhines. The event features stories by an adjutant and poems recited by officers, ending with morale music as troops disperse under moonlight.
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London Saturday Review
Toons
Tommy Lonkel
Wood
Earae
Corose
Mahal
Ned
Ieee San
Brian Fia
Wacht Am Rhein
Thomas Atkins
King
Army Remounts in Canada to Purchase Four Thousand Horses
A British Imperial commission eyes a Canada based remount purchase of about 4000 horses for the army. General Nelly a Cane Sinn is named to the commission to oversee assembly across central centres. Horses must be sound, unbroken, and suitable for saddle or transport with prices around 182.40 to 1350 pounds per horse. A committee from associations will confer with the nation on details and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perial Goveramneat
Brita
Nelly
Cane Sinn
Aveange
Dust and Seed Germination Link in Soil Moisture
The article explains how finer soil particles increase seed germination by creating more contact between seed and moisture. It notes that dust-like soil forms a thin film around seeds, enhancing moisture exposure during germination and highlighting the role of particle size in agricultural outcomes.
Flying corps making rapid strides in Canada
Calgary Herald figures show Okotoks station shipped 200000 gallons of high grade gasoline since 1914 as part of a growing oil field. Imperial officers arrive in Toronto to develop a Canadian air force, with 1700 men joined the Royal Flying Corps and several camps ready to open.
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Flying Corps
Canada
Royal Flying Corps
Toronto
Calgary Herald
Canadian Pacife Railway
Okotoks Station
Brat Dingman
CG. Hoare
England
Ronco
Atte
Royal Flgine Corps
St Sailers
Lieut
Dunich
Westert Te- Guiting
Cranch
Descron
Mohawk
Montreal
Major Alten
Cay J Rhesa
Imperial Gi Bilding
Mejor Allen
Gans
Allen
Imperial
Camp Porden
Long Branch
Deseronto
Propagandist German Call to Hate England Revealed
Fragment of a German wartime pamphlet urges Germans to spread hatred of England. It proclaims England the enemy, calls for mothers to engrave hate in children and teachers to fuel fury, urging workers to carry the flame to workshops and farms. The text inflames long standing animosity and portrays England as Germanys foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lille
Sill
England
Carthage
Rome
Dairy milk payments linked to tuberculosis test in Regina plan
Healthy Cows Dairy in Windon Saskatchewan through the Dominion Dairy and Produce Company pays farmers a premium per pound of butter fat for milk tuberculin free. The scheme, backed by Regina city health department, encourages sanitary milkhouses and cooperation across agriculture departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windon
Saskatchewan
Dominion Dairy
Dairy
Neill
City Health Department of
Regina
Department of Agriculture
Cant Find Real Money Dowry in Pacin Law Tale
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a demand for a dowry and property transfer requests. Mentions searching titles and a German veteran at Vimy Ridge in 1917 amid garbled phrases and misread names. The text appears as a chaotic OCR extract with unrelated interjections and errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vimy Ridge
Citadee Sarpokoder
Carecell
Population of Alberta in the 1916 Census
The census reports Alberta’s total population at 496 525 including unorganized parts, up from 374 663 in 1911. It lists 6 cities, 49 towns, and 94 villages in 1916, with Strathcona now part of Edmonton and Red Deer upgraded to town status. City population totals are 133 319, towns 30 541, and villages 18 270.
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Stiacues Nice
Ottawa
Alberta
Villa
Strathcona
Edmonton
Edmonton City
Red Deer City
Doctor-Nurse Exchange On Insomnia Medication Use
A doctor questions hourly insomnia doses while a nurse confirms waking the patient for every pill until the patient remained awake to take it. The exchange highlights concerns about adherence and patient wakefulness during treatment.
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Messines
Britain
Acount Grey
Hier
T. Atkins
Okotoks
Ermans
Pacin Law
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