England's shores shielded by a ring of steel and patrols
A British defense portrait details barbed wire barriers, minefields, patrols, seaplanes, and heavy guns guarding the coast from Aberdeen to Falmouth. Marconi stations dot the Isles while the Grand Fleet guards international sea lanes and air power builds for a Krupp raid.
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Bermeek Leares
York
England
Isles
London
Eavy
Aberdeen
Marwich
Geat Dover
Isle of Portammouth
Falmouth Lish Channel
Ireand
Scotland
Grand Fleet
Fiest
Asquith
North Sea
Heligoland
Dover
Sheerness
Portamouth
Harwich
Costa
Tally
Eee
Germany
Tema
Caine
Ie Monten
Oat Naval Air Servic
Great Britain
United States
Veere
Straits of Dover
Calais
Norway
T.B
Washington
John O Groata
Orkney and
Shetland Islands
Shetlands
Kirkwall
Scandinavia
Anch
Dundee
Rosyth
Hartepool
Chatham
Shells and supplies pledged for total war effort
Albert Thoman, French minister of munitions, reports after meeting Lloyd George that Britain and France will exchange first materials for war needs. He says France will receive priority and England will supply as much as possible, with no definitive shell sufficiency in sight. He vows continued production gains until full wartime demands are met.
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Berlin
Albert Thoman
Monitions
London
Claridge
Lloyd George
France
England
Stronger Russia Claims Bulgaria Won’t Break War Unity
Vladimir Ber, a leading Russian official in England, says Bulgaria’s entry will only strengthen Russia. He asserts Russia will fight Bulgarians as they stand loyal, rejects German-sourced revolutions rumors, and predicts a prolonged war with Russia just beginning. He also notes ongoing munitions contracts and expected two-year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russa
Bulgaria
Vladimir V. Ber
England
Russian War Munitions Committee
Kuerta
Russia
Vancouver plant to dry vegetables for Europe
A new facility for drying and evaporating vegetables will open in Vancouver within weeks as a Graham Company branch from Belleville Ontario. It will operate under that name with a capacity of about two car loads a week and employ about a dozen workers. A second plant is planned in Kelowna to serve Western Canada.
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Europe
Vancouver
Graham Company
Belleville
Ontario
Wea
Kelowna
Estimated war losses in United States and Ceneds
Report notes a sizable financial impact in the first year of the war with damages approximated at 35 million dollars. It cites added costs from correspondence, service revenue, and publisher expenses.
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Tsons
United States
Prine and Publuker
Open Convalescent Homes in Canada Pushes for Soldier Care
The commission in Ottawa roams to establish convalescent homes in Quebec Montreal Kingston Toronto Hamilton Winnipeg and Calgary with three more in London Victoria and St John. It funds care for invalided soldiers with pensions and three months pay while coordinating with provincial governments and manufacturers to create employment and training schemes.
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Feon
Lougheed
Manufacturers’ Association
Quebec
Militia Department
Canada
Yiney
Montreal
Kingston
Toronto
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Calgary
London
Victoria
St. John
Rea Crows
Daughters of the Empire
Trom
Wieilep Services
He Wen
Weheart
Commission
Ottawa
Knee Land
Hospitals Commission
Saskatchewan Children Denied Schooling Across Non English Areas
Professor Oliver reveals a sweeping study showing hundreds of Saskatchewan children grow up without public schooling or English instruction. Non English and Ruthenian communities rely on parochial or private schools, with many teachers lacking proper credentials and supervision in scattered districts.
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Oliver
Saskatoon
Boa
Saskatchewan
Magteh
Warren and
Heately
Haeliah
Humboldt
K Ollner
Tlements Alog
Magheh
Magleh
Jean
Semote
New Gas Used by Germans Reported in Champagne Fighting
Dr Lucien Dumont described a new gas used by Germans near Champagne. Three soldiers from Sousin Suippes and Moranville report clouds of a green gas with a pleasant odor surrounding them. Masked soldiers suffocated while unmasked troops fainted and suffered seizures.
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Lucien Dumont
Gofferers
Paris
Sousin
Suippes
Moranville
Prussia
Germany Denounces Overseas Help as War Wears On
A wartime opinion piece condemns colonial loyalty to Britain and praises German resolve. It argues colonies offer little aid to England, cites German financial mobilization, and compares Allied responses to Wall Street support and British failures.
Trade Help Required Technical Education for Youth
Mr. Rhys D. Farbairn of the Ontario Association for the Promotion of Technical Education urged at the 1915 Commission of Conservation meeting that 100000 Canadian youths aged 14 to 16 should receive technical and agricultural training. He argued training boosts wages, keeps orders from foreign manufacturers, and aids development of natural resources, noting capital and skilled labor shortages hinder Canadian industry.
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Rhys D. Farbairn
Ontario Association For the Promotion
Commission of Conservation
Canada
German anarchism in war dampens anarchists says Times
The London Times contends that bombing civilians by anarchists backfires by hardening public resolve against the movement. It states German policy of war fosters suppression and marks bombs as counterproductive to their aims.
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London Times
Mineral output value and 1912 figures in Columbia
The article notes Columbia’s mineral output valued around 30 million dollars with 1912 figures higher and the following year’s production about four million dollars less than the previous year. It cites changes tied to Paropanas and related production declines described in the damaged text.
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Columbia
Paropanas
Demonstration Farm Returns Show Varied Yields by Field
The Manitou Agricultural grounds report seven one acre fields in the demonstration farm. Field No 1 and 2 produced mixed results from hay and clover with dry weather reducing yields while field No 3 yielded 68 bushels of wheat on summer fallow. Field No 4 produced 47 bushels of banner oats per acre and field No 6 yielded limited corn due to late spring and frost. Field No 7, partly summer fallowed, shows good potential for winter.
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Manitou Agricultural Co
Ned M River
Stefansson Transitions From Sea to Land Arctic Exploration
The New York Post notes Stefansson now shifts from shipborne Arctic ventures to land expeditions. With solid ground beneath him, he gains confidence and plans broader travel after two years of icy sea work. He has a new ship Polar and adds five men to his Polar group as 1937 ends.
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Stefansson
New York
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Island
Britain
Britteh Columbia
Empire
Cologne
Australia
Dardanelles
Thorey Road
Bertin Krewe-Zeitung
Hritieh Eet
Milne
H. Hee
Hamburg
Prance
Eno
Italy
Wall Street
Stride Agath
Oka
Wileto
Joan Bengary
Bedford
Manitoba Agricultural College
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