Huns Advance Poison Gas Tactics Revealed in War Report
A wartime dispatch details German use of poison gas in trench warfare, describing explosive delivery mechanisms, gas cylinders set in trenches, and the impact on Allied troops at Ypres. It notes early gas experimentation, the Hague Convention, and the learning curve that shaped later defenses and countermeasures.
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Kaiser
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France
North Africa
Russia
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Boast
Herzegovina
England
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Paris
Marne
Kitchener
Ypres
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Bel Im
Lousait
Hhis Pai Hie
Noone
Tess
Unea
Bally
Tun
Gemans
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Jerusalem Clean City Plan Aids Palestine Economy
Cairo dispatch reports British rule expanding irrigation oil imports to boost Palestine industry. A provisional military administration organ with Sir Charles Money in charge controls occupied territory and claims improving Jerusalem as confidence grows across communities. Funding comes from army money with no local taxes collected.
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Palestine
Cairo Dex
London
Sime Eers
Provisional Militry Administration
Charles Money
Jerusalem
Brush
Berry Picking Advice From An Old Note
Go berry picking often this year as fruit will be scarce and jam will be badly needed next winter. If you have a wild berry patch, pick all you can and eat what you pack. Jam saves butter. Save sugar from other things to use for jam. Don’t waste sugar at the fountain. Sugar for soda and fountain drinks has been sent to the bottom of the sea by submarines.
Substitutes for Wheat Flour Being Expanded in Canada
A rapid expansion of substitutes for wheat flour is under way in Canada. The Quaker Oats Company in Peterboro has installed a mill producing corn flour cornmeal cat meal and oatmeal at 7000 barrels daily. Two mills to produce twenty barrels per day are being set up in London Penetang yards respectively.
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Canada
Quaker Oats
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London Yard
Penetang
Fragmented War at Sea Describes Torpedoed Vessel Sinking
A British correspondent recalls a night of sudden explosion and battle at sea as a vessel is torpedoed and sinks. Survivors cling to life while another ship escapes amidst smoke, gunfire, and wreckage, leaving the scene scarred by war. The narrator reflects on the calm after the horror as gulls wheel above and the sea returns to peace.
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Debris and death aboard a ship during action
An account describes a naval engagement in which a British crewman urged the operator to seek shelter while contacting an American light cruiser for help. A shot then killed the wireless operator, leaving a headless body in the chair as a U.S. cruiser arrived to prevent the vessel from sinking.
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Howe
Eve Carier
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Want Nut Shells and Fruit Stones in England War Effort
England urges saving all hard shells and fruit stones for war purposes. Householders should organize local collections, possibly with children. Dry fruit stones in sun or warm oven. shells and stones packed separately in sacks and sent to the nearest station. Bees to be aided next fall by Swiss government with sixteen pounds sugar per bee master.
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England
Miitary Department
Ocean Battle A Submarine Clash Near Ship in Dense Seas
A British steamer battled a submarine after a sighting on the starboard bow. The enemy fired accurately while the steamer’s crew replied, scoring near misses and a large shock from a round near the conning tower. The submarine then vanished astern as rain and squalls closed in.
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Wand
de Oyere
Navy and United States praise harmony of British and American navies
A Tennessee committee of the United States Congress issued a statement after returning from the naval base in Ireland praising the Haitian navy and expressing gratification that British and American navies work together in complete harmony. The committee notes that two services effectively form one, with cordial cooperation and strong efficiency promising full satisfaction to both nations.
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Tennessee
United States Congress
Ireland
Profits of Farming Bring Plutocrats to Rural Bargains
Fragmented ad text notes farms for sale near Toronto offering cheap acreages and dwellings. It suggests investors and aspiring plutocrats may snap up these properties as bargains, promising near-gold mining potential and paying modest prices for homes.
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Toronto
Attractsman
Parrot Ends Political Visit in Columbus Interaction
In Columbus a city bulletin report recounts Hospitality Explained as Clark, editor, campaigned for Cross. A door was knocked and a voice urged entry. A friend tried, shouting its locked. A caller repeated Come in, and a woman from a neighboring window added There’s no one at home. You’re talking to the parrot.
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Clark
City Bull of Columbus
D Cross
Catholic Weekly Union
Troubles of the Entente Tony in babsoBet oak er
The fragmentary text references Punch style satire and suggests a satirical note on entente troubles. It mentions Tony and a series of garbled phrases implying mockery of political figures and public figures in a humorous periodical tone. No clear events or dates emerge.
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Tony
Oak
Acre
Canada’s four years of war record and relief effort
Canada lists casualties and honors for the Canadian Expeditionary Force including 27040 killed, 9280 died of wounds, 113,007 listed as wounded or sick, and thousands returned to duty or unfit. It cites major decorations earned, vast munition production by Canada including shrapnel shells, and huge wartime exports and borrowing. The piece notes Canada’s $875 million wartime outlay by March and total gifts from citizens exceeding $40 million to patriotic funds plus Red Cross and allied relief, totaling about $60 million in organized aid and over eleven dollars per capita.
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Canada
Britain
France
Siton
Government of H Down
Anad
Dominion
Great Britain
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Canadian Red Cross
Ford
Valco A. Oer
Three Francs To See Verdun
A satirical piece from the Saturday Evening Post imagines Verdun as a tourist mecca. A colonel at the citadel jokes about charging five francs for guided tours and souvenirs, lampooning a crush of visitors scrambling for relics amid a historian’s imagined commercialization.
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Verdun
M. Mar
Bat
Saturday Evening Post
False Arm Wonder A New Taranak Supplied To Soldiers
A new aluminum artificial arm weighs 2 lbs 3 oz and costs $0. It enables soldiers to dig, use tools, swing a hammer, play billiards, golf, and cricket, and steer a Diegele with the artificial limb. The arm is jointed and moves naturally with walking, scarcely distinguishable from a real limb.
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Roehampton
It Is For Us These Men Are Dying by Gilbert Murray
A reflective essay on the cost of war and the role of society. It discusses how men die for collective myths and how civilization and unity are reshaped by wisdom or unwisdom. The passage emphasizes the burdens borne by women and elders in interpreting sacrifice.
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Gilbert Murray
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