Canada Establishes Coastal Defence Air Service
Canada forms a coastal air defence service to patrol the Atlantic coast with naval shaped uniforms and joint American support. Recruitment targets 23 to 49 year old skilled and cadet personnel from provinces, with formal commissions for top technicians and a pay scale aligned to RAF rates remains under negotiation.
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Ballantyne
Amiboriaes
Scat
Erie
Canada
Hppori
Aed
Ben Sear
Admiral Kingsosl
Rnas Ce
RUC
R. N
Seada
Royal Naval Air
Serrie
Atlantic
Ger
Imedia St
Sreavares
Atlantic Court
Stee
Mata
Het
Mit Obie
San
Militia Department
DSA
RAF
RNAS
Mil
Publi
R.C. N. K. Sia
Canada Adopts War Leaf Policy On Wheat Substitutes
Canada endorses a policy requiring 20 percent substitutes with wheat flour under allied food controller resolutions. The government urges conservation of flour and wheat to build a reserve for potential poor harvests next year and asks citizens to comply with the substitute limits.
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Canada Food Board
Europe
United States
Canada
Mighty British Navy Led Allied Transport Crusade
The passage recalls the Britain led effort to move vast Allied forces and supplies by sea from the start of hostilities through 1918. It notes the fleet’s growth from 2.5 million to 6.5 million displacement tons, wartime cargoes totaling about 110,000,000 tons, and a loss rate of roughly one in 600 ships due to enemy action, underscoring naval perseverance in a global stalemate.
Allied Momentum in Western Front Signals Gains in War
The report notes a strong Allied push with major gains as German defenses retreat. It cites recaptured ground, 2000 artillery pieces captured, and the opportunity for a continued front advance while maintaining supply and continuity. The piece also mentions Austrian and Mediterranean victories as part of a broader favorable trend despite German setbacks.
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Aten
Jane
Renae
Ras
Palestine
Teal
Simmary
Wis
St Prise
Sausic
German Admiralty Captain Critiques War Tonnage Strategy
At a Dort Trund meeting Captain von Mantay of the German admiralty warned that sinking tonnage would fall as the enemy strengthens. He argued large battleships were unnecessary and U boats and raiding were pivotal, noting Britain’s resolve, American troops, and weather factors shaping naval outcomes.
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von Mantey
Dort Trund
Scheer
Havar
America
Cap
Germany
Pike Speaker
England
Europe
Cologne Gazette
Government Ads Urge Support For War Industries
Amid growing gloom Germans face hunger and cold as government advertisements in newspapers urge citizens to donate clothing and surplus suits to sustain agricultural and industrial branches. Authorities stress solidarity and timely action to keep essential sectors running.
Made in China Now A Pencil Factory Sparks New Industry
A fragmented report notes a Chinese pencil making operation growing daily, rivaling German imports. The piece hints at domestic production expanding to substitute foreign goods as quality rises and markets develop.
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China
Germany
Grain Quality Report Indicates Wheat Grading No 1
Reports indicate most wheat will grade No 1 this year with very high quality, suggesting stronger North Western output. Heavy rains and fox activity affect grain receipts at the Winnipeg market while flax grown this year largely serves British government seed needs and imports.
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Ada
Winnipeg
Eighty Canadians Blinded in War
Ottawa announces Captain E. A. Baker will head the Department of Soldiers Civil Re-establishment vocational staff for blind soldiers. Baker, a Queen’s engineer graduate, lost his sight in Flanders after brief service and earned the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre. He trained at St Dunstan’s in London and will return to Canada to train others, with about eighty blinded Canadians since the war’s end.
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Department of Soldiers
Ottawa
James Lougheed
E. A. Baker
France
Baker
Queen's
Flanders
St. Dunstan's Hospital
London
England
Tee
Compion
Toronto
War Department
St. Dun. Stan's
Canada
Moveable 4009 ton railway bridge shifted 16 feet
A sequence of photographs in October Popular Mechanics Magazine shows a 4009 ton railway bridge moved 16 feet for freight car trucks over nine hours and change of traffic interruption. Hydraulic jacks on car jacks raised the bridge from temporary blocks between piers prior to the shift.
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Popular Mechanics
Missour
Ates Allon
Doom of Germany Sealed by Britain's Entry in War
A vivid historic appraisal credits Britain with shaping World War I outcomes. It argues the Allied effort, led by British force and resolve, turned the tide against Germany, praising Britain’s sea power, troop movements, and strategic support to France and Belgium. It highlights Allied sacrifices, the cost to Britain and its dominions, and the unity of the coalition against the German war effort.
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Hindenburg
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Lord Northeitie
England
Soule
Suez
Pacific
Russia
Dardanelles
Tigris
Saloniky
Adriatic
Africa
Sheik-ul-Islan
Tta
Heneve Ne
Geophia Public Ledger
Origin of miners ination of the wane jan doctor gives 1 of how the word are to be used
In 1908 during the second conference of the Russian Social Democratic party a debate over terminology for revolutionary directions produced a split. A vote followed, yielding a Bolshevik majority and a Menshevik minority as the party factions formed.
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Russian
Social Democratic Party
Met
Wds
Bolshevisto
Mench Tho
Bolsheviks
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Montane
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Beit Tion Seoustlore
Tarek
Philip Lot
Spain
Louis the Great
Napoleon
Ripling
Kaiser
MD Periise
Higo
Lis Renairk
Milli
Mead
Becaus
British Isles
Freemont
Lydia E. Pinkstable
Te ‘Siedy
Wurely
M. Gooves
Fremont
North Haven
Conn
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lieberg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
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