Campaign of Frightfulness Has No Frightened British Seamen
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt argued the Hun underestimates the British seaman who refuse to bow to frightfulness. An admiralty warning shows many ships pass danger zones at night with lights on, and only one of eight darken signals, risking torpedo attacks as British resolve and sea spirit persist against the submarine threat.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
British ‘Marine
Admiralty
Otheir Ishipa
Batain
Job
Serisin
Dauntlessaracter
Britong
Hon
Isles
Exoe
France
Planders
Drake
Nelson
Rails Ordered by Russia Will Serve Canada
To meet Canada's steel rail shortage the Dominion Iron and Steel Co of Nova Scotia will devote most of its plant from now until June to rolling 85 pound rails. Output targets 100000 tons for about 1000 miles of track with government allocation. Also securing nearly 1 miles of 67 pound rails from the United States on Russian government order. This plan plus existing heavy rails aims to meet replacement needs on main and branch lines in Canada.
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Canada
Rou
Ff. D. Reid
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Nova Scotia
Imperial Munitions Board
United States
Canadian ‘Northern
Wit of Socrates Wife and a Bright Schoolgirl
The text recalls Xantippe famed for scolding and an anecdote where George Ade quotes a schoolgirl answering Socrates died from a dose of wedlock. The retelling highlights humor about philosophers' spouses and a child’s simple punchline.
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Xantippe
Socrates
George Ademye
Prospects of Canadian Prosperity After the War
The period after the war brings a vast flow of settlers from Europe and the United States into Canada. Businessmen, wholesalers, and manufacturers anticipate strong demand as hostilities end. Western Canada shows bright prospects with high grain and livestock prices and record crop volumes.
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Europe
Cana
United States
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Western
Those Brave Bolshevists in the Russian Revolution
A New York Times Russian correspondent argues Bolsheviks abandoned revolutionary aims. Despite praise for self determination, they yield to German pressure, surrendering Russian provinces to Austria and offering no resistance to Milakoff and Kerensky.
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New York Times
Wmorracyv
Russia
Sans-Culottes
Milakoff
Kerensky
Tindenburg
Tirpitz
Austria
British Officer Risks Life to Save Wounded Enem y
A British officer vaults No Man’s Land to rescue a severely wounded German soldier impaled on wire. He carries the man into German trenches, where an officer awards the Iron Cross, and firing ceases as both sides witness a rare display of mercy and courage. Captain Arthur Hust Chate notes the moment as supreme gallantry.
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John Gough
V.C
Arthur Hust Chate
Leslie
Tomato harvest plans misheard in garden exchange
A garbled note recounts a miscommunication about tomato ripening between a gardener and a resident. The exchange hints at worries over crop progress amid a hesitant, unfinished reply.
War and the Future quoted by John Masefield at Acolian Hall
John Masefield warned that slang filled civilization may fade into myth like Atlantis if another war occurs. He described war incidents, including a Gallipoli spy punished for misusing numbers, and praised General Birdwood for inspiring Australians with humor and courage on the front.
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Atlantis
John Masefeld
Acolian Hall
Gallipoli
Anzac
Mr. Masefield
Birdwood
Jim Birdie
Birdie
German Troops Buy Furloughs In Reichstag Debate
Vorwaerts reports a Reichstag session where critics charged the government with keeping older German soldiers in firing lines past furloughs. They cited desertions from self-imposed furloughs and alleged hunger in units while one urged volunteers from pan German braggarts. General Scheuch denied party allegiance as a recruitment factor.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Herr Stucckien
Herr Stuecklen
Herr Mueller-Meiningen
Herr Russel
Scheuch
Unbounded Prosperity Foreseen By J J Hill For Canada
The report quotes Louis Hil praising Canada's future prosperity, predicting rapid development akin to the U S after population growth, with waves of nationwide prosperity and inadequate preparations in rural areas. The text also contains scattered, garbled lines about fairy tales and barley as a crop, reflecting a damaged page.
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Louis Hil
J. J. Hill
Canada
United States
Henderson Urges Global League Against German War Policy
The Manitoba Free Press reports Arthur Henderson argues that German battlefield gains merely delay peace. He calls for a league of nations, democratized governments, disarmament, and ending economic boycotts, noting only German change in mentality can end war. He warns of lasting war unless allied labor unites to press the cause.
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Arthur Henderson
Germany
Henderson
Tabor
Great Britain
League of Nations
Wilson
Fey
Serbia
Roumania
Russia
Marquis of Lansdowne
Manitoba Free Press
Decrease in Livestock Herds Reveals War Strain
French authorities show livestock herds have shrunk since the war began with cattle down 16.5 percent and hogs 40.2 percent. Ads indicate reduced supply of beef pork and butter and ongoing disruption in imports. The text also includes a scrambled kitchen incident involving a serving maid and a joints mishap.
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Y Canads
Britain and France Plan Anglo Channel Tunnel
The Toronto Globe reports a joint Britain France project to build an international tunnel under the English Channel. officials cite cost estimates, wartime savings, and strategic aims. The piece frames the plan as a symbol of wartime unity and future cooperation between the two nations.
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Britain
France
English Channel
Paris
Sartiaux
Nord Railway Company
War Committee
Toronto Globe
Free Men for Farm Work Mobilization planned by Canada food board
The Canada food board plans mobilizing labor for spring seeding and urges urban employers to use cooperative delivery to secure men skilled with horses and farm experience. The note stresses matching labor to horse work and land tasks.
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Canada Food Board
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Domision
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Bilton
Veil
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