Plans to place agriculture on a sound basis in Ottawa talk
Sir George Foster, minister of trade and commerce, urged the Ottawa commission to boost farming as a cornerstone of the empire’s recovery. He highlighted cutting transport costs, improving ocean tonnage, and settling returned soldiers on agricultural lands, calling it the era’s biggest opportunity for the basic industry.
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George Foster
Economic Commission
Cazade
Ectnate Commission
Ottawa
Georg
Dominion
George
Ireland Population Shows Uptick in Latest Census
The latest census for Ireland shows population growth with 27 births per quarter 208 per thousand and 14 670 deaths 154 per thousand. Infant mortality remains high with about one Irish child in twelve dying before twelve months. Dublin and Belfast contribute to urban poverty and crowded tenements while pauperism declines with fewer in workhouses and on out relief. Tuberculosis death rates persist despite efforts led by Lady Abergeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Amer Fca
Europe
Leinster
Ulster
Davlin
Belfast
Dublin
Aber- Geen
Iris
Ives
Canada Faces Big Wheat Export Surplus This Year
Canada reports a wheat surplus of 224 132 200 bushels after home needs. The bulletin from the Trade and Commerce Department estimates total yield at fourteen million acres at 175 bushels per acre, with food and seed needs deducted. The balance available for export is 108 125 800 bushels, with prior years peaking at 142 574 000 bushels. Port Arthur and Fort William shipments total about 17 500 000 bushels by Dec 12, navigation close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Trade and “Commerce Department
Canadian Journal of Commerce
Canadian Children Save Their Pennies in Government Deposits
Canadian schoolchildren save pennies through the Penny Bank, with deposits totaling over a quarter of a million dollars and held with the Dominion government via the post office. The program operates in 59 towns from St John to Prince Albert, supported by chartered banks and urged in Ontario schools and across prairie provinces to foster thrift among youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Savings Bank
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Financial Post of Canada
Dominion
Nho Dominion
Post Office
Penny Bank
Financial Post
St. John
Prince Albert
Chartered Banks of
Canada
Prairie Provinces
The
Pank
Empire
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Ontario Department of Education
Ottawa
Lost Bulgarian General Refuses to Fight in War
The text notes General Sav os declines actions against the sites, Ferdinand loses his organizer of victories role, and the Serbo Bulgarian war leads to appointing him head of the war office. Di' mitriet also renounces King Ferlisand and takes a command in the Rostlan armen.
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Ulgaria
Savos
Ferdinand
War Office
Bulgaria
Lolo Boreas
Reason Kitt Kilise
Di‘mitriet
Ferlisand
Gallant Gunners Of Givenchy And A Soldier's Feat
Corporal G A Smith recalls First Battalion hard fighting at Givenchy during the French campaign. A wounded Halifax party recounts the trench assault, the mine blast, and the brutal close combat. Private Vince becomes a human machine gun tripod for the desperate counterattack under Lt Campbell who later died a hero.
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Givenchy
France
C Orporal
G. A. Smith
Halifax
Corporal Smith
Canada
Belgium
Given Chu
Teat
Campbell
Campos
Nim
Vince
Lieut Campbell
French Airman Describes Aerial Duel And Attacks
A French aviator details a November 26 aerial duel with a German aeroplane. He recalls skilled maneuvers and a shattering encounter as bullets narrowly miss and the Albatross aircraft presses the attacker. The report notes a dramatic exchange and the observer’s warning shots amid evolving combat.
Napoleon's 1917 War Talk Sparks Vision of Distant Campaigns
In 1917 remarks compare Napoleon's bold raid toward Moscow with German plans to seize Egypt and India via Constantinople. The piece warns such schemes risk overreach and echo Napoleon’s bold yet costly campaigns as a reminder to return home.
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Napoleon Napoleon
Moscow
Ganges
Egypt
India
Constantinople
Napoleon
Yi World
British War Hope From London Banquet Says Law
Secretary for the colonies Andres Bouar, presiding at a London banquet, urged cautious optimism about the war. He said Britain is far from bankruptcy, wealth remains, and victory is slowly but inexorably approaching despite heavy casualties and grim news from many fronts. He predicted no quick end but continued English resolve.
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Andres Bouar Saw
London
Great Britain
Law
Mr Law
Ana
Canada Grants £10000 Toward Anglo Russian Hospital
Canada accepts an offer of £10000 to aid establishing an Anglo Russian hospital in Britain under Queen Alexandra’s patronage. The gift aims to equip and maintain one hundred beds for a year, reflecting Canadian gratitude for Russian wartime valor. The letter notes the hospital's nationwide support and the king’s sister’s gratitude.
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Dominson
Canada
Lord Creyleson
Great Britain
Queen Alexandra
Russia
Lord Cheyleamor
Lord Cheylesmore
Marie Feodorovna
Evaporated Vegetables Drive Canadian Trade Boom
Evaporated vegetables have expanded massively since the war began, with thousands of tons condensed for Allied armies. The Maritime potato crop and British Columbia vegetables feed the industry, while Ontario markets absorb surplus and offer growers good prices. Onions potatoes cabbage celery carrots and turnips are in demand for contracts.
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Maritime Province
Ontario
Spending People and the National Expenditures Question
A fragment notes a critique of how the country’s great national expenditures are to be met without private economics. It laments reckless spending and calls for accountability from those who oversee public outlays.
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Heaton
Valuable Work Of Trawlers In Guarding The British Fleet
A West Country shipper recalls the trawlers protecting the British fleet at the Dardanelles. Trawlers swept mines, carried stores, and ferried troops, earning respect for seamanship and courage. Their crews, from the North Sea and West Coast, faced heavy damage and casualties but kept supply lines open and aided officers and soldiers alike. The author notes a strong bond between trawlers and naval crews and predicts continued hard service in harsher winter conditions.
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London
Chroncle
E. Ashmead Bartlett
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
North Sea
Mareh
Mare
Dave
Anzac
Asiate
Scoland
Alberta Dairying Sees Record Butter Production Rise
Alberta dairy progress praised at Rivert a Dairymen Convention in Calgary with provincial dairy commissioner Cob Marker detailing 1911 to 1915 butter output jump of 5,400,000 to 400,000 pounds and rising cheese production in winter months. He cited cooperative creameries, Olds College experiments, and future 11,000,000 pounds annual output. Captain Joseph Bernier, Arctic explorer, has acquired fishing stations at Toutton Point Baffin Bay and Badinsland. He has purchased 20 acres at Button Point and 60 acres on Erin Island for $1 per acre.
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Alberta
Quailty
Cob Marker
Riverta
Calgary
Marker
Olds Agricultural College
Mir. Marker
Joseph Bernier
Arctic
Toutton Point
Baffin Bay
Badinsland
Salmon River
Pond Inlet
Button Point
Eirin Island
Western Canada holds vast coal reserves for centuries
Estimates by experts indicate the four western provinces Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia possess coal ample to supply the world for centuries. Mine output totals about 6 million tons annually worth over 25 million dollars with significant undeveloped fields. Canadian geology suggests high grade coal over 2.5k square miles and potential for powering prairie growth.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Ute Europe Fr
Dominion Geologic Survey
Grain Growers Gift Totals Over 2700 in Cash for Patriotic Fund
Grain Growers of Saskatchewan report gifts exceed 2700 in cash to the central secretary for the Patriotic Fund. The acre scheme will boost the fund by about 100000, with 4460 acres promised and over 16000 bushels of grain received in addition to cash.
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Patriotic Ere
Saskatchewan
Patriotic Acre Tcheme
Patriotic Fund
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Beteps
Cameroons
Africa
Smith Dortien
Bouck
Eithte
Flanders
Germany
Ito the
Charnel House
Reno Jodra Jang Badabur
Rhwal Rifles
Farajah
Nepal
la Basse
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