Great Triumph of the Fleet and Security of the Empire
The article lauds British sea power and the blockade of Germany, praising the navy’s effectiveness and the peril to German commerce. It claims the submarine threat is neutralized, stresses the empire’s dominance, and foresees German decline as Allied control of the seas persists.
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Empire
Seven Seas
Video
Yokohama
Navy
Germany
Ita
Tim
Arsenies
British Isles
Admiral Mahan
Freie
Mr. Balfour
Bluewater School
Lord Roberts
More Complete Dry Regime Affects Country Prohibition Debate
The Hamilton Spectator discusses provincial prohibition and the push for a dry regime. It argues that regulation will rest on ground up changes and that even with prohibition breweries and distilleries may still operate under sales rules. The piece previews a shift toward a Dominion‑level approach and suggests the Committee of One Hundred will find many willing to aid the move step by step.
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Hamilton
Cumey
Hamilton Spectator
Farming in British Columbia Adapting to Wheat and Hogs
The article discusses British Columbia farming focus on wheat versus adaptability for hogs and other crops. It references a interview with Mr. Murphy on local adaptability and notes wheat as a major crop but questions its supremacy. It also mentions Belgian destruction statistics from World War I, listing burned houses and targeted towns including Spontin and Dinant.
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British Columbia
Murphy
Vietoria
Speech at Pilgrims dinner weighs US peace prospects
Joseph J. Choate, former ambassador to Great Britain, addressed the Pilgrims of the United States in New York noting that he believes the people of the United States could sign a Sanat accord.
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Pilgrims of the
United States
New York
Joseph J. Choate
Great Britain
Dominion Commission weighs land settlement and immigration policy
The Dominion Commission considers land settlement and immigration to guide Canada’s postwar reconstruction. It seeks a broader land policy replacing homesteading, expanding production, marketing, credit, and cooperative finance while studying transport, industry, and utilization of natural resources with expert input. A British Columbia fruit growers deputation pushes for fair profits.
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Dominion
Compton Commission
Cinasihesia
Canada
Western
Canadas
Wendy Ander
Ander
Ithe
Fruit Growers’ Association of
British Columbia
Invasion of Canada Rumor From New York Herald Report
The New York Herald claims secret Service men report plans for an invasion of Canada and destruction of Welland Canal. It notes German officers arriving in the US to head an armed force and ships carrying war supplies to border ports for covert use.
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New York Herald
Welland Canal
The
Herald
Potnie
Europe
Ey Os
Cade
Remarkable French Aviator Guynemer Scores Aerial Feats
Guynemer, a college lad turned pilot, earned high honors after seven days of training. He began front line work in April and by December had downed multiple German planes, including a Fokker duel at thirty yards. He survived a brush with a Fokker when his gun jammed and his aircraft lurched, yet he continued to fight with deadly skill.
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Quynemer
Gauvemner
Fokker
Ple
Guynemer
Farm Credit Plans and Banking Questions In Wisconsin
Wisconsin farmers face two loan schemes with farm credit and bank trustees handling loans. One plan via the Ashland dairy project uses cows and a monthly payment with 7 percent interest split between bank and club. A Superior arrangement involves trustees buying and selling cows at a 3 dollar monthly rate, plus insurance and 7 percent interest, with 6 percent to the bank and 1 percent to the club. Meanwhile Lord Ritchie at a London meeting questions London’s future as world banker amid New York’s growing international finance. A Canadian Jewish Alliance conference in Toronto calls for a national Jew Day to be proclaimed by the Dominion government. A Belgian commune near Brussels faced a 250 dollar fine after a man died by suicide. locals warn against repeating such acts.
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Bullene
Ashland
Agricultu College
Superior
London
Lord Ritchie
London and Liverpool Bank of Commerce
New York
Baron Ritchie
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Canadian Jewish Alliance
Toronto
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Winnipeg
Hamilton
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Loodes
Berlin
Chatham
North Bay
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Dar of
Nertheline
Popewen
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Great Britein
France
Belgium
Waly
Lora Aontenace
Ragland
England
Lord Northcliffe
Ypres
Festubert
Givenchy
Waterloo
Frances
Great Britain
Mussia
Russia
Augela
Jacques Cartier
Wolfe
Pacific
Iistory
Particu
Joo
Belin
Dr Eliot on war powers and seas freedom in 1915 debate
Dr Eliot critiques U.S. war mobilization plans and argues Congress would only adopt emergency measures under severe war crises. He discusses allied sea freedom and a proposed Pan-American coalition with Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Japan, and invited U.S. states in time of peace for global naval security.
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League of Keeping
Bilot
United States
Poland
Eliot
Jenn
Congress
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Russia
Pan- America
Scandinavia
Hague
Twelve Biplanes for Imperial Flotilla
An imperial flotilla plan lists twelve biplanes and mentions diverse figures from Pretoria to the Gold Coast and Rhodesia as part of a broad overseas representation. A later fragment recalls a Virginia soldier at Antietam describing the smoke and danger before prayer.
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Imperial Flotilla
Imperial Aircraft Flotilla
Pretoria
Ashanti
Shanghai Race Club
Acers
Akinaboakwa Dlviatoa
Gold Coast
Rhodesia
Powertoe
New Zeal
South Australia
Mo Tong
Sir Robert Hie Tune
Thi 7
Canada rises in world role after great war stance
London says Lord Northcliffe praises Canada for stepping into the Great War with 500000 volunteers and a future global role. He cites Ypres Festubert and Givenchy as pivotal battlefields and notes Canada’s eight million population backing a massive war effort.
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South Africa
Casada
Navigability of Hudson Straits Open Four Months Year
Memorandum on Hudson Strait navigability cites Anderson observations from Cape Chid and Button Islands. Vessels entered August, with October passages showing mixed ice conditions but overall feasibility for shipping within a four month window.
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Rowden
Department of Cations
Regar
Hudson Straits
I Anderson
Cape Chid
Button Islands
Por Burwell
Department of Railways and Canals
J. Anderson
Acadia
Anderson
Fox Channel
Durley Chine
Strat
Bonaventure
Western Entrance
Sheba
Shebs
Hudson Bay
Strait
Hudson Strait
Comene
Mr. Anderson
Teredee
Ianfair
Good Roads Improve Rural Life and Commerce
The University of Illinois Bulletin argues highways banish isolation and bind rural districts to markets. Better roads ease access at price peaks, support taxation for roads, and expand social life, schools, and churches as auto use grows.
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Illinois
Rome
University of Miinois Bulletin
Russia Not in U S Market Says Imperial Munitions Board
The Imperial Munitions Board states there is no truth in reports that Russia is negotiating orders for ten million high explosive shells in the United States. The board notes it has recently placed an order for 66,000 boxes for 45 brass cases. Tenders.
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Russia
U.S
Imperial Munitions Board
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