Formation of League of Nations to Preserve World Peace
A London hospitality dinner for American naval forces features praise for President Wilson and his push for a League of Nations. The address argues Wilson led the U S through war, outlined the aims, and stresses a concrete nation of nations as a war objective. A Liberal meeting in the House of Commons adopts a platform endorsing the league, parliamentary control of foreign policy, and restoration of free speech and civil rights as election lines. Verbal discussion notes Spitzbergen coal deposits as a separate point.
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Britain
London
National Liberal Club
Wilson
League of Nations
Eng
Ican
Biddle
England
Asquith
United States
Batttlefield
America
Battlefeld
Une
House of Commons
Teague
Barbarous Weapons in German War Propaganda
The article recounts German newspapers portraying American troops as barbaric and armed with sawed off shotguns while contrasting Allied actions. It cites claims of German propaganda accusing the U S and its forces of brutality amid World War I, and mentions accusations of gas warfare and war crimes by the Allies used to critique American commentary.
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United Sta
United States
Cologne Gazette
Chen
Paris
Edith Carvell
Fryatt
Red Cross
Regina
Automating frost protection lights for orchard temps
A Los Angeles inventor introduced a thermostatic device designed to automatically light smudge pots to protect orchards from frost. The system aims to reduce frost damage during cold nights and may replace manual lighting by growers.
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Los Angeles
Fatigue and Overexertion Affect Soldier Readiness
The article discusses physical and mental exhaustion in soldiers, stressing that proper rest and nutrition are crucial during campaigns and maneuvers. It notes that overtaxed troops have suffered shock-like states, and poor planning may stem from ignoring medical guidance in military preparation.
British Air Superiority Reported for One Year
An official statement details Royal Air Force and naval airmen destroying or driving down thousands of enemy aircraft on the British Western front from mid 1917 to mid 1918. It notes significant losses and missing planes, with further destruction on the Italian and Saloniki fronts and in Egypt and Palestine.
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Royal Air Force
Apri
Saloniki
Egypt
Palestine
America
Eight Million Men Raised in Great Britain
A wartime overview notes Britain’s massive manpower effort and supply role. It credits Gen. Foch and Earl Curzon for Franco-American mobilization, praises Canada’s resolve, and highlights Britain as the empire’s backbone in sustaining allied forces and civilization.
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Great Britain
London
Foch
Earl Curzon
Americ
France
Keele
Borden
Canada
Ral Smit
Tributo
Britain
German admiralty chief denies U boat danger claim
Admiral von Holbendorff disputed a Cologne Zeitung statement attributed to Sir Jol Jellicoe claiming German U boats no longer threaten Allied shipping. He said the claim is dangerous and cites U boat losses and limited sinking of American transports due to dispersed convoy routes and guarded ports.
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Ai von Sroitzenuorn
Cologne
Rncan
Faw
Wor
Fren
France Bread Ration and War Effort Highlighted
The Regina Tribune reports on France keeping up fighting and workers awaiting bread relief. It notes bread cuts and the need to save wheat to feed soldiers and civilians, quoting cheering public sentiment and a farmer with his barking dog episode.
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France
Sewell
Winni
Peg Tribune
Darkey
Saw Mills Boost Shipping As War Burden Eases
Overseas lumber flows from Vancouver rose with a new mill shipping 7,700,000 feet to China since January. Exports followed to Australia 545,934 feet, California 3,410,000 feet, South Africa 2,325,523, South America 1,261,500, Japan 500,000, plus a government cargo to Europe 4,333,438 feet and 68,000 box shocks to Singapore. Industry expects 1918 totals to rival prewar levels.
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Overseas Pointe
Vanccouver
China
Australia
California
South Africa
South America
Japan
Europe
Singapore
Congress Targets War Profiteers in Retroactive Tax Drive
The House Ways and Means Committee launches a probe into war contractor profits and the possible retroactive tax bill to tax windfalls from government contracts. The panel, with broad backing, plans inquiries into cases of profiteering and aims to curb excess profits to ease tax burdens on the public.
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Houte Ways and Means Committee
U.S. Congress
Treas
Sufden
Federal Trade Commission
Treasury Department
House
German Army Discipline Slipping Says Von der Marwitz Orders
Two orders from General von der Marwitz, now in British hands, accuse German troops of widespread discipline failures. The commander notes increasing cases of soldiers refusing orders and raiding supply trains with grenades, prompting new rules for armed guards and machine-gun use against looting bands.
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von der Marwitz
Air Raiders Disrupted by Rockets and Parachute Flares
The report describes German air actions over Paris hindered by rockets and parachutes with burning fuses deployed by the Trench. The slow-falling parachutes illuminated aircraft, drawing antiaircraft fire and reducing effectiveness of the Luftstreitkräfte.
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Paris
Grr
Awful Atrocities and War Realities in Austrian and Italian Fronts
Clashing accounts describe brutal punishments and civilian suffering in Austro Hungarian and Italian zones. Reports cite German and Hungarian mistreatment of prisoners, torture in Trent, executions for dissent, and widespread mobilization of women in Austria. War conditions reveal brutal discipline, destroyed railways, and the strategic impact of roads on battles and peace.
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Armead Yal
Carpal
Hungaria
Gertie
Aves
Calicia
Trent
Misti
Battisti
Trentino
Austria
Western Canada coal reserves seen to fuel world demand
A report by experts cites large soft coal deposits across Saskatchewan Manitoba Alberta and British Columbia with potential to supply the world for centuries. Mines at Susats beta and Briteh Colimbie have produced about 6 million tons valued at over 25 million dollars while Dominion surveys place total coal beds in the region at 143 490 000 00 tons over 87 000 square miles promising cheap power generation for prairie provinces.
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Canada
Susatsbeta
Briteh Colimbie
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Dominion Geological Survey
Coumbia
German language teacher sentenced to death in Vienna trial
Miss Mungo Jamschek a language teacher was condemned by a Vienna military tribunal for espionage. Authorities allege she traveled from New York on the same ship as Count von Bernstorff to learn how Austria stood with Germany, the chances of a separate peace, and Czech and Bohemian attitudes toward independence.
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Mungo Jamsches
Vienna
Miss Jamschek
New York
Count von Bernstorff
United States
America
von Bernstorff
Austria
Germany
Mise Jamschiek
Licenses Now Operative For Cana? Dealers in Foodstuffs
Licenses are operative in Cana for grocers and bakers wholesale and retail, fish dealers, feed dealers, produce dealers, manufacturers, and public eating places. Includes breakfast foods retailers and fabricators, with emphasis on public ng places and wholesalers.
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Canaga
Ucenses
Canaa
Rail delays cited as war strains German transport
A Bernblatt report quotes Herr Goethein warning that one in five railway journeys is interrupted by engine failures. He argues the war will be won only if transportation remains reliable as conflict prolongs. Separate item notes a new cannery in Edmonton producing canned fish for Alberta and Saskatchewan markets, shipping 400 cases daily from refrigerator cars.
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The
Bernblatt
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Athabasca
Missing Something Professor and Student Debate
A cryptic dialogue shows a professor challenging evolution theory and a student questioning where published, hinting at a debate on scientific publishing and belief in Boston.
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Nuritch
Boston
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