German Spy Reveals Secret Scotland Work For Germany
A confessed German espionage agent recounts his covert assignment in Scotland to obtain inside information on British defenses. He details misdirections about the Forth Bridge, fortifications near Edinburgh, and his undercover study of naval bases, supplied by local contacts and bridge keepers.
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Scotland
Islay
Germa
Brita
Edinburg
Naval Station
Pass
Werle
Khossyth
Sarinus
Brussels
Real British Pluck at Mons Defended by Middlesex Regiment
An account praises the Middlesex Regiment and Connaught Rangers for brave action at Mons trenches. Germans attacked with bayonets as air observers noted their advance. Serges fell while fighting, one man Beant bayoneted and killed. Connaughts reportedly captured. Rangers rallied their defense as heavy artillery retook guns.
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Middlesex Regiment
Congaught Rangers
Mons
Beant
Nero
Royal Horse Artillery repels German assault in desert campaign
In a confused action near Konig, British forces under the Royal Horse Artillery and Hussars repelled a German bombardment as enemy guns pushed through gaps. British runners and gunners maintained discipline amid heavy shelling while cavalry crashes and screen fire aided a counterattack. German troops conducted seizures and hostage demands before retreating, with panicked looting interrupted by a smoke-comming observation and a parade amid the chaos.
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Britain
Curragh
Rus
Krapps
Paria
Nafebant von Laucits
Koa
Wlhou
Lenge
Konin
Hentenan
von Lamnita
Rether Swith
Ces
Vies
Rifles Rush at Quebec Factory Under Round-the-Clock Work
The Ross rifles plant in Quebec has started Sunday shifts and operates day and night to fulfill a one hundred thousand rifle contract from the British government. The plant employs about a hundred workers now, with numbers set to nearly double after the new year as expansions proceed. The rifles are issued to the imperial authorities as those to the Canadian Contingent.
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Quebec
Britain's New Lighthouse Powered by Candles
A historical note describes a lighthouse in Britain testing an electric-like system using a series of incandescent burners to produce 120 candlepower and a single flash of 750000 candlepower. It contrasts early electrical experiments with lighthouse needs, noting few stations used electricity despite progress, and mentions a lighthouse beam capable of 43,000,000 candlepower in some regions.
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Waters
We Rock
Iteligoland Thouge
Belgian Farmers for Saskatchewan Aimed at Settlement Plan
The movement, Regi and, aims to settle Belgian farmers in Saskatchewan with support from Liet tenant Governor arown as patron. It seeks relief aid, insisting on a scheme to attract Belgian settlers amid desolation and land abundance. Rural free delivery is noted as a related federal policy during the past summer.
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Saskatchewan
Regi
Arown
Settlement Visioned for Germany After Defeat
Reported discussions consider the peace terms likely after Germany’s defeat. Analysts forecast demands across land and sea, including naval blocks, indemnities, and territorial changes. The piece weighs the antipathy toward militarism, colonial revolts, and France’s stability as factors shaping a postwar settlement.
Espionage Tactics In German War Efforts
The text outlines German espionage strategies during wartime, noting a return to Frederick the Great’s warning about spies and cooks. It describes past and present field protection rules, paid agents, and methods to obtain intelligence such as signaling, disguises, chimney smoke, and using laborers and scouts to observe and relay information.
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Frederick the Great
Soubise
Death of Aisne War Sufferer Drew De Vere Maclean
Kaw Maclean mourns the loss of his only son Drew De Vere Maclean who died in the war on the Aisne. Harry Maclean, once a military instructor with Moorish Arms, previously served in the 6th Foot now the 2nd Battalion of the Welsh Regiment.
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Thargasaue
Kaidgir Harry Maclean
Drew de Vere Maclean
Surrey Resin Oniers
Aisne
Sir Marry
6Th Foot
Welsh Regiment
Airship Repair Pioneers Backed by Naval Airmen
Fragmentary naval wartime account notes volunteers from both airship and seaplane units aided propeller shaft repairs mid patrols above the Channel. The Royal Air Wing of Rover Corps and Naval Air Service teams patrolled French and English coasts, linking Ostend with English shores for hours at a stretch.
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Niagara
Limeaity
Royal
Rover Corps
Naval Air Service
Steaders
Belcties
Ostend
Acre of Wheat for Empire Patriotic Appeal Led by Sask Grain Growers
The Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association urges farmers province wide to reserve one acre of arable land next spring to sow wheat. Proceeds from the crop would be donated to a Patriotic fund as the central organization promotes this plan to support wartime efforts.
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Saskatchen Grain Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association
Rey
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Axadie
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Grae
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Ross Rifles
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NFS
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Ark
Poland
Lorraine
Johnn
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Holstein
Depturk
Gio
West Africa
Kaw Maclean
Geterniren
Regia Y Tighcines
Bonn
Heidelberg
Easen
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