Conclusive Proof of Atrocities From the Last War
Ottawa Journal excerpts recount how both wars faced disbelief about German cruelties. The 1914 British inquiry led by Bryce and others found four main conclusions: massacres of civilians, murder and rape, looting and arson, and breaches of war rules. The piece argues that skepticism persists but history shows widespread testimony confirming such atrocities.
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Ottawa Journal
Journal
H. H. Asquith
Viscount Bryce
O.M
Frederick Pollock
K.C
Edward Clarke
Alfred Hopkinson
H. A. L. Fisher
University of Sheffield
Harold Cox
M.P
Belgium
Real Fighting Man in the Windsor Star
The Windsor Star praises private soldiers as the real fighting men who endure mud and danger, noting many soldiers in diverse uniforms deserve more praise and recognition for their front line courage and determination to end the war and return home.
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W. L. Clark
Windsor Star
Ships Signal Intervals in Foggy Seas
In normal conditions ships underway at sea in fog must emit a siren signal every two minutes to maintain sound-based visibility and avoid collisions.
Pigeon Delays Bombers To Save British Brigade In Italy
A homing pigeon named G I Joe delivered a vital message just as Allied planes warmed up near a 5th Army front base to strike Colvi Vecchia. The warning halted takeoff and saved a British brigade from potentially joining the attack. The United States Army reported the incident.
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Italy
United States Army
5Th Army
Colvi Vecchia
Volturno
G.I. Joe
Norseman Daring Canadian Bomber In Bush Flying Class
Flying magazine notes Canada produced four of the work s two best aircraft with the Norseman fully developed in Canada and built for U S forces. Peter G Masefield praises its straightforward robust construction ease of repair and ability to operate from confined spaces carrying eight men or spare engines for supply runs behind advancing armies.
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Canada
Flying
Peter G. Masefield
Aeroplane
Lord Beaverbrook
U.S. Army Air Forces
Masefield
Parker Urges Farmers to Hold the Bacon Line in Canada
Worthwhile Job W. J. Parker, president of the Manitoba Pool Elevators, spoke in Winnipeg at a Canadian Society of Agriculturists and Manitoba Agronomists meeting urging farmers to hold the bacon line. He said the United Kingdom needs Canadian bacon and called for maximum effort to meet overseas requirements.
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W. J. Parker
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Winnipeg
Canadian Society of Agriculturists
Manitoba Agronomists
Parker
United Kingdom
Destroyers And Corvettes Help Block U Boats In Biscay
Canadian Navy destroyers Iroquois and Athabaskan and corvettes Edmundson Snowberry Calgary joined Royal Navy and RAF ships in a Bay of Biscay anti submarine sweep that helped balance Allied losses. Depth charge attacks yielded few confirmed U boat destructions while Athabaskan suffered a glider bomb hit. Officers named include Cmdrs Helms Miles Hibard and Lt Cmdr Hill O'Brien Stubbs and Hill. Pope Sylvester II is credited with clocks in 996 A.D.
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Caxadun
Royal Navy
R.A.F
Bay of Biscay
Britain
Azores
North Atlantic
Macdonald
Iroquois
Athabaskan
Edmundson
Snowberry
Calgary
Biscay
Hitler
Cmdr
W. L. Helms
Victoria
G. R. Miles
Rothesay
N.B
Canada
Lieut
Madgwick
Ottawa
J. C. Hibbard
D.S.C
Halifax
J. €. Stubbs
Kaslo
B.C. Edmundson
H. K. Hill
Kingston
Ont
John E. O'Brien
Western coal helps Canada face winter shortage
A CPR overview notes 1 274 000 tons of Kentucky coal moved to Fort William and Moose Jaw for locomotive and other uses. About 148 ships freighted U S coal from Chicago to Fort William aiding western Canada through a severe winter shortage. The image shows a 3 000 foot dock with bridges and loading hopper as shipments rise.
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Acre
Great Lakes
Kentucky
Fort Witten
Fort Witham
Canadian Pacific
Western
Canada
International Co operation Praised by American Ambassador
Hon. Ray Atherton, the American ambassador to Canada, tells the Canadian Club in Quebec City that international co operation is a veritable model for postwar relations. He urges nations to share in peace efforts and to shoulder responsibility in working with peace loving neighbors.
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Ray Atherton
Canada
Quebec City
Atherton
Auction sparks in Manchester fetch varied prices
In Manchester England a 30-year-old landau once owned by a peer drew a 180 bid but was refused. An old-fashioned brougham for cab use sold for 81, and a high-wheeled open-fronted three seater Ralit car likely prewar valued at 14 went for 99 at the sale.
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Manchester
England
Pineapple Fan Chair Set Pattern 7653
This advertisement markets a Pineapple pattern for a fan chair set with delicate cotton and elegant lacy spokes. It offers directions and materials, priced at twenty cents, from the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union, with mailed order details and note on mail delays.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Churchill's Lion Presented to Zoological Society
Premier Churchill owned a monkey named Rota presented by Londoner George Thomson. The animal, once kept as a pet in a city suburb garden, could not be kept at Downing Street. The Prime Minister donated it to the Zoological Society for preservation.
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Churchill
George Thomson
Hon
Downing Street Needle
Zoological Society
Japan warned to fight war alone after Germany loss
Japanese government spokesmen warn the nation that after Germany is defeated, Japan must carry the war by itself. The warning suggests Japan will be the loneliest on earth once the Germans are beaten.
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Japan
Germany
Tuberculosis Treatment Beds in Canada Rise to about 11,500
The report notes roughly 11,500 beds are available in Canada for TB treatment, with 2,548 additional figures mentioned in the data segment. The context suggests capacity tracking across health facilities and regional distribution.
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Canada
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Priot
Patricia Curtis
C.w.ac
New Westminster
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Royal Marine Group
Mobile Naval Base Defence Organization
Chatham Camp
Colombo
Sylvester II
American Coal
Canadiana West
C.P.R
MR. Churchill
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