Allied aims and German war aims in the war effort
A British view argues victory must deprive militarism of its loot to secure lasting peace. It cites Chancellor Lloyd George and Dr. Cohen warning that respect for civilization defeats tyranny. The piece frames fought for liberty, not territorial gains, as the world’s stake.
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Booar Law
Sorell Tein Fa
London
Mion
Paris
Channel
Gbey
Prussia
Denmark
Austria
France
Germany
Reichstag
Roumania
Lloyd George
Wilson
Toronto Globe
Allied Officers Cheer Raiders Amid Mannheim Bombing
Allied officers cheered the raid on Mannheim as German towns along the Rhine faced evacuation and rising fear. German reports claim five killed and 14 wounded, with higher estimates possible. The attack damaged the Badische Bank and a major chemical factory, sparking panic as Rhine towns flee.
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Rhing
Mannheim
Badische _anifine and sodal
Karlsruhe
Rhine
Hose Renta
Daylight Saving Debate Spurs Time Change Talk
In England the daylight saving policy is praised for its results and now a movement begins to push for another clock adjustment. The topic gains wider interest as observers speculate on potential action before the year’s end.
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England
Woodstock
Prisoners Recaptured After German Counterattack Near Hamel
An American officer recounts a night counterattack by Germans near Hamel. Two Americans and five Australians were captured, later retaken by volunteers led by Corp. Raymond Powell. Australian allies helped free a Bosche officer as German prisoners totaled fifty.
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Hamel
Raymond Powell
No Man’s Land
Left to Carry On Inn. Wounded officer recalls grim trench assault
An officer wounded in action recounts how his company commander was killed leaving him with about twenty five men to face the enemy. He describes advancing sixty men toward a suspected trench, the fear of machine guns, and the brutal volley of bullets as shells burst.
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Inn
Nearly Wrecked Statue in Paris Delays Manitoba Parliament
A German air raid nearly halted Manitoba parliament building work after a bomb struck La Fonderie Barbedienne, destroying the bronze foundry. The central statue, a winged Mercury carrying grain, will rise above the dome after surviving the blast, cast under Alphonse Gardet's supervision.
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Paris
Manitoba
Frank W. Simon
Capitol
la Fonderie Barbedienne
Parliament
Alphonse Gardet
Simon
Robbing the Dead by a Black Watch Soldier Letter
A Toronto Highlander writes home about World War I actions of the 4th Battalion Black Watch in the Martinpuich area. He describes the rough fighting and captures the moment of enemy dead on the battlefield, reflecting on the costs of trench warfare.
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Toronto Highlanders
Black Watch
Martinpuich
Freedom of the seas and German aims after victory
The article argues that Germany seeks control of world sea routes, notably the Suez Canal, to dominate the British empire's core and extend influence into Africa and Asia. It links naval gains with land victories, calling for conquest of Egypt, Constantinople gains, and an empire spanning eastern and western Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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Knmpps
Berlin
Forei
von Kachlmann
Reichstag
Germany
Ehrenberg
Vor Siche Zeitung
Repre
Suez Canal
India
Africa
Professor Ehrenberg
Constantinople
Turkey
England
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic
Egypt
Europe
Asia
Middle Africa
Kamerun
Uganda
Mozambique
Siberia
Killing the Rumor Mongers
A London Morning Post editorial urges restraint in repeating war gossip to avoid harm. It says most injury comes from excess talk rather than malice and advises silencing rumors until evidence is provided.
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London
Dutch Courage Uses of a Drag In World War I
Frederick Wilkes, a Pittsburgh correspondent’s son serving in France, writes that German troops were supplied with a drug in canteens that dulled fear and triggered homicidal frenzy. A comrade reportedly drank rum in a canteen and became a frenzied killer, supporting claims of a new device to spur storm troops.
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Frederick Wilkes
France
Pittsburgh
Witkkes
Similary Costume Yeast-Fragmentary Yonkers Note
Fragmented OCR note mentions Mendelsohn and Seddieet Yonkers with unclear context. No clear event or outcome available.
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Mendelsohn
Seddieet Yonkers Stateimie
Prohibition Deep Roots Theory of Russian Revolution
Cincinnati philosopher Joseph Debar, leader of the National Association of Distillers, links Russia's 1917 upheaval to vodka prohibition. He argues anti alcohol press influence and religious lobbying drove the revolt, warning that whiskey bans may threaten Western democracies. The Toronto Globe comments on his provocative stance.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Debar
National Association of Distillers and Wholesale Desters
Cross- Toads
United States
Debar
Russia
Trotsky
Kaiser
Ypres
Verdun
Bryan
Canada
National Association of Distillers
Mr. Debar
Toronto Globe
Wheat crop reports show record sowing and bigger harvest
United States wheat belt reports a crop 50 percent larger than last year with a total area of 58 881 000 acres to harvest. By June estimates the crop could reach 950 000 000 bushels, approaching the 1 025 000 000 bushels record in 1915, as the food administration pushes conservation to save allied Europe from famine.
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United Centee Wheat Belt
United States
Europe
Curious Audience in China Attends Shanghai Athletic Meet
Yuan Shikai the China president-dictator presided over a modern athletic meet in Shanghai. He awarded the Idecathed trophy, funded the games, and granted audience to visiting athletes. Each guest was guarded by a Manchurian soldier with a long knife, as athletes kept hands flat on the table during the audience.
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Yuan Shi Kai
China
Shanghai
Pekin
Shortage of Horses Forces Farmers to Buy
The article notes a wave of farmers buying farm horses rather than raising them across the United States. It cites scarce hired help, large field work demands, and a declining influx of young horses from corn belt breeders, signaling a shift in horse breeding and labor use. It also includes unrelated rifle instructor opinions and eye color anecdotes.
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United States
America
Gazette
Russia Covered by German Network Says Exiled Coevade
The text presents a monarchist lament denouncing Bolshevik power and German influence in Russia. It alleges a secret German network over Russian organizations and urges a national revival under Russian leadership, condemning Bolsheviks and calling for independence from German control.
To Kill Doctrine of Might Austen Chamberlain Speech
Austen Chamberlain told a Victoria League meeting in London that the imperial war cabinet arose from wartime needs and must not be abandoned. He warned that a German peace would still reflect Might makes right and urged Britain to stay at war until that idea is defeated. The Breeders' Gazette notes American wool production would barely supply 2,000,000 soldiers with uniforms for a year.
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Russia
Bernatore
New York Herald
Russky Viedomosti
Boris Savinkoff
Kerensky
Savinoffe
Waa
Lenin, Nathanson and Company
Berlin
Lenin
Germany
Pravda
Naked Front
Brest-Litovsk
Lenine
Finland
Esthenia
Livonia
Courland
Lithuania
Ukraine
Caucasus
Bolshevists
Petrograd
Nevsky Prospekt
William
Nicholas
Austen Chamberlain
India
Victoria League
London
Imperial War Cabinet
von Kuhlmann
Britain
United States
France
Breeders’ Gazette
America
The Right Kind of King King George Learns Baseball
The article describes King George learning to pitch a baseball in the English camp of the Sammies as part of his wartime experiences. He dines on buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup at an American officers mess and is exposed to democratic country life during preparations for a July Fourth game.
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George
London
Guildhall
King George
Manitoba Falcon Lake Tungsten Strike Discovered by Tenderfoot
A page from a dime novel recounts how James MecMillian, a novice prospector, found tungsten ore at Falcon Lake Manitoba. The ore lay beneath the feet of two veteran prospectors who earlier found molybdenite but missed the richer tungsten deposit surrounding them. The find helps form a syndicate to develop several tungsten claims in the area.
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Manitoba
Falcon Lake
James MecMillian
Alberta Beats Ontario In A Field Day Contests
Airdrie youth J I Davidson's sixteen year old son led Alberta to victory over Ontario in a rugged field day. The young competitor outpaced rivals in ploughing, harrowing, and sowing, claiming a dominant performance across twenty acres in a single day.
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Alberta
Ontario
J. i Davidson
Airdrie
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