Concentrate upon victory says British premier in London
A Toronto Globe summary cites Lloyd George urging allied nations to focus on victory amid wartime distractions. The piece argues unity with France and Belgium against Germany, condemns German aims, and stresses Canada must devote all energies to victory as troops fight abroad. It quotes Asquith on unity and the need to persevere.
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London
Canada
Lloyd George
Flanders
Germany
Great Britain
Mrr
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Teuton
Europe
von Kuehlmanen
von Kuclmann
Russia
Toronto Globe
Forestry Operations When War is Over
Canada has sent over 10 000 men overseas in forestry battalions and many foresters abroad. Britain and France rely on timber supplies for war needs with reforestation and management plans urged for postwar recovery. Canada faces greater pulpwood demand, stricter cutting rules, and enhanced fire protection to sustain timber and help pay the war debt.
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Canada
England
France
Great Britain
Dominion
C.L
War bread and wheat substitutes for Allied shortages
A historical note urges Canada and the United States to substitute at least one pound of other cereals for each pound of wheat flour weekly to preserve wheat for allies. It cites limited European corn mills and the need for a wheat flour basis to maintain bread supply, warning without this shift many will lack war bread.
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Canada
United States
Lord Northcliffe
Montreal
Haly
Europe
The Contemptibles to Calais and Ypres 1914 to 1915
The article recalls the British Army’s early stand at Ypres facing German numbers and limited shells, their stubborn endurance, and the later rise of the expanding force led by Sir Douglas Haig. It notes Canadian involvement in the second battle of Ypres and ends with a tribute to perseverance and liberty.
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Ypres
Germany
Junkers
Tidge
Calais
West Front
Louvain
Douglas Haig
Returned Tommies Keep Cooks Hustling
The article describes Canadian discharge depots feeding returning Tommies with large meals at Quebec hospitals. It notes four thousand meals daily and 1,100 men kept briefly, with abundant bread and tea as appetites rebound after front-line rations. It highlights discipline in supplies and lingering hunger from prior shortages.
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Tommy
England
Canada
Land of Plenty
Quebec
Military Hospitals Commission
Lord Northcliffe cites Lloyd George praise at Washington luncheon
The Washington luncheon quote recalls Lloyd George as nation’s idol, once unpopular with Unionists. A drowning-rescue anecdote is told about a medal recipient who saved a man he feared was Lloyd George, insisting he did his duty. A separate pun on a pianist's fee ends the passage.
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Lord Northcliffe
Washington
Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Farmers Co operative Fight Sparks Starcross Town Meeting
In Starcross Western Canada a debate centers on cooperation among farmers bankers and merchants to revitalize country towns. A banker warns co operatives mainly benefit well to do farmers while locals urge price cutting and joint action to resist mail order competition.
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Debered
Dan Brodie
Hampden County
Mass
Darkey
Ourn
Dan
Starcross and District
Mr. Debered
Canada
Starcross
Tom Russell
Joe Piggett
Debcred
Farmers’ Co-operative
Peace River
al Uppinthyme
Bill Harvey
Mr. Debcred
Jack Derrick
Bill
Extermination of the German War Baron Class Urged
Lord Robert Cecil advocates eradicating the German war baron class as a business war inside and outside Germany. He calls to strike at financial ties abroad and press blockades to cripple war profiteers in New York London and Paris, while uniting U S Britain and France.
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Robert Cecil
Great Britain
France
United States
Germany
Associated Press
Clase
Lord Robert
Far East
South America
Ger Rimny
New York
London
Paris
Fight Against Weariness in Wartime Resolve
The London Observer urges unyielding spirit in war, insisting on no weariness among citizens or soldiers. It argues the nation must choose victory over defeat, rejecting any third path and praising perseverance and courage as essential to defeating the enemy.
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Stockholm
Rome
Pitt
Austerlitz
Wellington
Burgos
London Observer
Canadian War Memorials Fund Sees Book Sale Proceeds Grow
Ottawa reports the Canadian War Records office in London under Lord Beaverbrook has gathered about fifty thousand dollars from sales of Canada in Flanders and Canada in Khaki and official front photographs. The funds will support Canadian War Memorials to honor volunteers in the war via monuments and oil paintings displayed across the Dominion.
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Canada
Militia Department
Ottawa
Canadian War Records Office
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Flanders
Dominion
Immigration boom in Southern Alberta draws American settlers
The Canadian Pacific railway reports a surge of American settlers into Southern Alberta as crops prosper. Coutts remains the main entry, with even a planned inspection trip to Great Falls proving inadequate. A recent day saw as many as 125 people pass through Coutts in late August.
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Alberta
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Coutts
Grea Falls
Mont
How to Find Out About Casualties for Canadian Troops
Ottawa militia officials outline how to obtain casualty information for Canadian forces. Inquiries go to the director of records in Ottawa. London/England handles initial casualty details by cable, then Ottawa updates next of kin by telegram. The process tracks deaths wounds and illnesses, decodes war service cables, and logs inquiries with dates and inquirers.
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Mili Itia Department
Ottawa
London
Eng
Records Office
England
Teleram
Militia Department
Record Office
Inquirer
War Service
Soker
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