Duty of the hour appeal to Canadians to boost food production
A government call urges Canadians to recognize the duty of increasing food production amid ration limits and shortages. It highlights farmers' crucial role, appeals for city labor to aid cultivation, and stresses cooperation across Dominion and provincial departments to meet wartime needs.
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Seerand
Holland
Sandshae
Romeleas
Seesheiaa
England
France
Io Sea
Dominion
Not Out for Profit President Wilson in a public presa
Not Out for Profit reports on President Wilson in a public arena or press setting. The article notes school travel and time references tied to an American figure, with emphasis on public perception and contemporary discourse.
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Wilson
Avou TS
German Potato Shortage Deepens Amid Bread Ration Cuts
Bitter complaints rise across Bavaria Hamburg Altona and eastern Prussia as potato rations shrink to 24 ounces weekly and bread allowances face further cuts. Government seeks to avoid broader shortages by delaying harvest based flour supplies while meat rations rise and strain meat stocks.
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Bavaria
Reichstag
Hamburg
Altona
Prussia
Germany
Round the World by Railway Letter Revives Transcontinental Route
A Winnipeg Grain Exchange letter revives a project for a through railway from New York to Petrograd via Canada. It states U.S. capitalists pursue a route that would link the United States with the Behring Strait and Siberia. Negotiations with railways and governments are said to be opened soon to aid war logistics.
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Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Pehring Strait
New York
Petrograd
Canada
U.S
Teecepied
Russia
U.S. F
Colu
Behring Strait
Siberian
Fragmented OCR Ground Down News Snippet
Brief unreadable OCR fragment references Sanated class Sea carried children and a purchase of Gen. Details are unclear due to corruption.
Slang and sayings of WWI airmen emerge from Answers column
The article catalogs terms coined by naval and air service crews such as huffed to mean killed and hickboo signaling incoming Zeppelins, plus phrases like stunt and bus for aircraft. It notes origins of cap loss, shipting a star for officers, and the absence of a universal term for airmen beyond the generic airmen.
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Rosher
Dental
Naval Ab
Air Service
Naval Air Service
London
Canadians Triumph at Vimy Ridge Rising to Honor
The Gallant Canadians earned the post of honor as they advanced toward Vimy Ridge after months of effort. The text recalls 1915 battles where French blood was shed and notes that progress depended on superior artillery to overcome the impregnable barrier to Belgium.
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Belgium
Canada the World's Granary in 1915 Wheat and Grain Output
The 1915 Canadian crop exceeded 87 million acres tilled with wheat yielding about 28 bushels per acre and a total cash value near 200 million dollars. Oats and barley also rise, with grain output suggesting Canada could raise ten times 1915 production on available land, rivaling all nations except the United States.
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Canadas
Tees
Canada
British
India
Dominion
Rouwmaria
United States
Service Cards Count National Service Replies in Commons Inquiry
Fred Pardee asked about National Service cards results. Militia minister presented totals of 1,? replies by age and trade, showing most men in agriculture, building, or mining. Classified military prospects include tool makers and ship workers, with many serving since their cards.
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House of Commons
Fred Pardee
West Lambton
Tilecen i
Yukon Volunteers Reach France Since War Began
Over six hundred men have come from Dawson since the war began. Many walked long distances to enlist. In 1914 the first band of men from the Yukon began training and soon went to France.
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Dawson
Yukon
France
Truth About Deportees in German Factories
A long, uncertain report describes Belgian citizens deported to work in German plants including the Mannesmann factory in Gelsenkirchen. It details coercive pay, harsh living conditions, forced correspondences, fines, and deportations as civilians enforced by German officials.
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Belgium
Gelsenkirchen
Holland
Sas
France
Bel
Brussels
Channy Pene Promanen
Dermans
Hray Saint
Christophe
Champion
Amy
Boursignes
Crapeaumesnil
Turks and Armenians Amid War Talks
The article discusses Enver Pasha and the Young Turk leaders backing Abdul Hamid II, Turkey’s wartime alignment with Germany, and a call for hard Allied action to punish Turkish governance after the Armenian genocide. It cites British victories and Talaat Bey as indicators of looming disaster, per the Toronto Globe.
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Bany
Enver Pasha Cians
Abdul Hamid Iil
Turkey
Cart
Germany
Thoonadieahia
Aysten
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Alles
Talaat Bey
Toronto Globe
Protection for Farm Property and Livestock
A deputation from the Canadian Council of Agriculture appeared before Ottawa's special railway act committee urging amendments to ensure compensation for farm stock and property harmed by railway operations. Proposals include duties to protect crops and deter entering livestock, to relieve railways from undue liability where local measures are lacking.
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Canadian Council of Agriculture
Ottawa
Run Thorugh
Railway Board
Threatened Massacre of Jews in Palestine Reported
The Jewish Chronicle warns of a planned massacre of Jews in Palestine. It cites thousands starving and the Turkish government pursuing brutal ruthlessness. The report names Turkish officials and alleges widespread persecution.
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Palestine
Jewish Chronicle
Burt
Saabeima Phaonannaea
Money flows to Western Canada land markets
The article notes strong investment by American buyers in Western Canadian land. It highlights high cash purchases by both large and small investors and asserts Canada offers superior opening for money invested. The tone reflects optimism about land value growth and favorable opportunities for U S capital.
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Americana
Canada
Yankie
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