No Man's Land A Strange Place Not Shown on Maps
A long reminiscence on No Man's Land near the European front, describing its shifting geography from Swiss valleys to mud and artificial lagoons, its ever-present danger, and its occupation by forces as cases change, with a closing aside about Atkins and a public anecdote.
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NO Man's Land
London
Europe
Switzerland
Lucerne
Man's Land
Welkin
No Man’s Land
Flanders
Alan
Germany
Atkins
Shortage of Wheat In Europe Narrows Food Supplies
Information from the food controller shows France faces growing wheat shortages with a possible 20 percent bread ration cut. France bans pastry except Sundays and holidays. Denmark anticipates ration cuts as cereal harvests fall 20 million bushels below 1916. Switzerland orders a severe ration, with sugar and bread limits and a tiny butter allotment.
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France
M. Maurice Long
Denmark
Switzerland
Returned Soldiers Sought To Harvest Alaska Borders Saskatchewan
The United Farmers of Alberta and the Grain Growers Association of Saskatchewan will urge returned soldiers to work on prairie farms this year. Qualified drivers can earn 75 dollars a month plus board, with skilled and unskilled labor paid accordingly. The plan may invite veterans from British Columbia to join harvest efforts amid a labor shortage.
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United Farmers of Alberta
Grain Growers’ Association of Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Victoria
Darker Days Yet Hope Endures in War Theme
The message recalls youths sacrificed since August 1914 and the ongoing struggle faced with silent suffering. Despite sorrow and lasting costs, the writer insists on enduring for lofty ideals, claiming the enemy has no claim to success.
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London Daily Telegraph
Canada tops world in per capita wheat output says Vancouver World
The Vancouver World reports Canada leads globally in per capita wheat production with 7044 bushels per head, seating next with 5634 bushels, while the United States ranks third with 4534 bushels. The piece hints at two matters for investigation.
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Canada
United States
Vancouver World
Martyr Nurse Terese Marie of Italy Remembered as Humanitarian Hero
The tale recalls Sister Terese Marie, a 20 year old nurse educated in London and Edinburgh who served with the Red Cross in Serbia. Detained by Austrian authorities, she was released after Italian government intervention and later died aiding wounded Scots during a hospital shelling.
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Italy
Edith Cevell
Terese Marie
London
Edinburgh
Red Cross
Serbia
Bad Daried
Berlin
Sister Terese
Terese
Signore
Marie
Nlt
Hari
Miss Cavell
Royal Artillery
Gre
Pigs Said to Spark War in Theorized Serbia Link
An essay in World's Work argues the war's origin lies in Serbia's pig exports and Austria's port controls. Hoover and associates press farmers to raise hogs and housewives to economize on fat, shaping public perception of economic causes behind the conflict.
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Serbia
Austria
Adriatic
Balkans
Mr. Hoover
Maharaj Kumar of Tikari Gifts Estate for Indian Women Education
The Maharaj Kumar of Tikari declares a deed of trust to devote his entire personal estate valued at 7.6 million dollars to founding an education institution for Indian women. The gift is seen as highly impactful given India’s greater purchasing power.
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India
Delhi
Maharaj Kumar of
Tikari
England
Canada
Restored by Salt Many Officers Return From France
Many officers and men return to England from France suffering shell shock and other afflictions. The peculiar nervous state is described among the troops at Droit. The article notes the harsh conditions in the trenches and the impact on soldiers.
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England
France
Central Powers Muddle War Aims and Peoples’ Realization
The London Times summary reports that Central Powers leaders fear the futility of militarist aims as publics realize the system cannot prevail. German and Austro-Hungarian officials debate self determination while Wilson’s stance and Allied prospects press Vienna and Berlin to confront shortages, peace terms, and shifting loyalties.
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Ali
Wilson
Derzburg
America
Bonn
Germrany
England
Engand
Vienna
Berlin
Count Czernin
Germany
Russia
Italy
Cologne
Count Hertting
Hindenburg
France
Fremdenblatt
Mr. Wilson
Austria-Hungary
The
London Times
Britain Equips American Army With Shoes But Supplies Stay Ample
The United States borrowed 100000 pairs of shoes from Britain but did not dent the stockpile, which remained about 3500000 pairs. Britain had stored tens of millions since 1915, with large shipments to Russia Italy and smaller to Romania and Serbia. The piece notes Americans enter WWI fully committed and not swayed by peace plans based on cash and conquest, while Allies gain unity and reinforcement, per the London Times.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Rumania
Serbia
Europe
Imue
Cumbera
London Times
Canada and America Advertise for Pretty Girl Contest
Fragmentary ad text suggests a joint promotion with Canada and the United States seeking a “prettiest girl.” The snippet mentions savings or chance for a saver and government advertising, but the full context and details are unclear.
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Canada
America
Horrible Atrocities of Germans Reported by Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes from Sussex to the London Times about a British officer's brutal experiences in German captivity in 1914 1915. The account describes starvation torture a firing bayonet and a burning hut killing a sailor and a call to publish a humane statement to contrast German and Allied conduct.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
London Times
Sussex
Germany
Cologne
London
Belgium
Russia
England
Casement
Great Britain
Silver dollars melt down for export under heavy bullion plans
The Hamilton Spectator reports up to 150 million U. S. silver dollars may be melted into bullion for export, weighing about 4600 tons. A separate note mentions new dress styles with much longer skirts and mentions knee chilblains being hard to cure.
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U. S
Hamilton Spectator
Warning to Germany: US Chamber to warn German leaders
The Boston chamber of commerce proposes a referendum sent through half a million business leaders urging Germany to form a responsible government before any resumed trade with the United States. It warns that if Germany remains an autocracy, economic ties and peace chances will be jeopardized, and American business may close trade with Germany.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States
Guernany
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Gurmuny
Germany
Chamber of Commerce of
United States” of America
Chamber
Great Britain
Italy
America
Livestock in U S Markets Rise and Fall in 1917
The Bureau of Markets report shows 1917 arrivals at 53 markets totaling about 78 million animals: 22 200 cattle 35 732 000 hogs 18 671 000 sheep and 1 324 611 horses and mules. Compared with 1916 cattle up 4 657 000 while hogs sheep and horses drop.
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U. S
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
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Washington
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Buffalo Express
Copenhagen Chewing Tobacco
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