Canada Can Turn War Farm Labour Into Victory
An editorial urges Canadian farmers to mobilize wartime labor amid shortages. It praises Britain’s fields with increased yields using unskilled labor and women workers, and argues Canadians can boost harvests by organizing townspeople to assist on farms. It warns against expecting equal experience and stresses patient guidance to leverage green help for Empire needs.
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Fecreis
Canada
Green Iebor
Othis
Paris
Britain
France
Ada
Anada
Germany
Great Britain
War Office
Indians Boost in Greater Production Campaign
The Indians of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta plan over 9000 acres under cultivation mainly wheat this season with cattle numbers at 25000 and potato output around 25000 bushels. They estimate stronger yields than last year and note significant prairie participation in war efforts and Red Cross support.
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Manitoba
Saskaton
Alberta
Regina
Ty VV. M. Grahaim
Canada
Red Cross
Winnipes
Calgary
Taking Revenge On Prisoners Escapes German Camp Near Mannheim
Escaped prisoner reports harsher treatment in reprisal camps across Germany over three months. British troops suffer more, French reportedly fare better. Germans intensify severity after Rhine raids, aiming to deter Allied attacks. Officer notes fires exposing officers and men near munitions targets, yet insists Allies must keep bombing.
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Witsburg
Mannheim
Germany
Rhine
Submarines and war transport figures from Geddes interview
London correspondent Sir Jiric Geddes cites Allied success in sinking German submarines faster than they are built and describes routine Admiralty patrols and wreck verifications. He notes extensive wartime transport of passengers, animals, vehicles, and stores, including Italian relief aid and coal shipments aboard requisitioned British ships.
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London
The
Petit Larissen
Jiric Geddes
Admiralty
Germany
British Admiralty
Aiso
Italy
Barefooted People and The Adapeat Mystery
A fragmented notice notes a crowd of about 900 people in bare feet amid unclear references to adapeat and penalties. The readable text points to a local event or protest involving many individuals and possible fines. No clear locations or dates are identifiable from the fragment.
Sunken Roads At The Battle Front
A veteran narrator describes sunken roads as strategic battlefield features in Europe and the Somme, noting their use as artillery slits and machine gun nests. He recounts a clash where German forces attacked a sunken road while British gunners held fire, then unleashed withering fire as Germans charged, ending with many German casualties and Allied prisoners.
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Canada
Australia
Itields
Europe
Flanders
Somme
France
Roa
Lieut
Frank Fox
RFA
Rifle and Bayonet in Favor Again
Canadian soldiers returning from the front insist the traditional rifle and bayonet remain decisive to win the war. They note that prior panaceas such as heavy artillery bombs aircraft and explosives have fallen short, and that infantry discipline and speed will determine victory.
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Joe
Blood Is Thicker Than Water at Manila Bay Tale
An officer recalls August 13 during the Spanish American War when British ships under Captain Chichester stood between Dewey and German forces. The scene featured flags, a concerted tension, and a warning that Britain's power would not let the U S be attacked from behind.
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U. S
Manilla Bay
Jad
von Diederich
Dewey
Monterey
Olympia
Chichester
Emmortalite
Britain
United States
Manilla
Hughes Praises Britain and Australia in War Unity
In an interview Prime Minister Hughes of Australia lauds Britain as a rock in its hour of trial and praises the growing war spirit in Australia and America. He says Australia rejects German peace while allies gain strength and militarism must be crushed. He commends the British navy after a 14000 mile voyage without enemy sight.
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Hughes
Australia
Britain
Commonwealth
Iin
America
Afr. Hughes
Senator Smith
Georgia
Atlanta
Cal Clay
Calhoun Clay
Paint Rock
Florida
Cal
German uniforms erase individuality on orders says New York Globe
The New York Globe comments on German soldiers losing personal judgment when wearing the Kaiser's uniform, arguing they become non thinking automatons guided entirely by command. The piece reflects wartime rhetoric about loyalty and discipline.
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Red Riding Hood
New York
Canadians Aid British War Effort By Farming In England
The militia department cites overseas authorities showing 874 acres under Canadian control in England with 72 acres tilled by hospitals. Units run their own farms using regimental canteen funds, profits support future operations or regimental funds, and produce vegetables for the army. Vegetables were supplied to King George during a royal visit, praised in a letter from General Meighen. Germany’s manpower squeeze is noted as troops are diverted from munition plants to the western front, with prisoners and women filling roles.
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Flanders
England
Militia Department
British Isles
London
Army and Navy Canteen Board
Quartermaster General’s Department
Agricultural Fund
Regimental
King
Royal Pavilion
Aldershot
Meighen
Germany
State Department
Washington
Netherlands
Ruemania
West
Finland
Kaiser Denounces Peace Label and Vows War Strength
Emperor Wilhelm II declares Prussian militarism will bring victory to Germany in reply to a congratulatory telegram marking his accession anniversary. He praises the German people and leadership, vows to endure wartime privations, and pledges to heal wounds and secure a happy future for the nation.
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Germany
William
von Hertling
Britain plans curb on paper waste in new order
The director of paper economy and distribution in Great Britain prepares an order to cut waste within about a month. It will halt the Seale or return system for newspapers and books, move to distribution for sale only, reduce music pages to two, halve theatre programs, trim catalogues and circulars, ban confetti, stop cigarette pictures, lighten packet wrapping, and require tramways and omnibuses to collect used tickets.
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Great Britain
Industrial Research Faculties Need Across Canada
The Canadian Industrial Reconstruction Association will recommend establishing industrial and scientific research faculties at Canadian universities. The executive committee proposed exchange scholarships between English Universities outside Quebec and Quebec institutions. It also endorsed contacting Western natural resources districts to plan industrial plants and supported Senator Nichols's export market development plans.
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Canadian Industrial Reconstruction Association
Quebec
Wester
Nichols
Japan Urged to Immediate War as Allies Look to Japan
The Voroduz argues Japan must mobilize vast forces to intervene in Siberia, stating half a million to three million troops may be needed and urging swift action to save England France and humanity, with the army ready to advance toward the Urals or beyond to halt German advances.
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Voroduz
Siberia
England
France
Japan
Urals
Duchess Scrubs Floor After Captain Refuses Water
At a British hospital near the front a Red Cross nurse asked a captain for two pails of water. He hesitated claiming his rank, but she replied that she was a duchess, and she continued scrubbing the floor after receiving the water.
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Red Cross
Hamilton Times
New Hospital Ships Authorized for Canadian Air Cross Service
The Canadian Air Cross service has issued authority for two new hospital ships. Each vessel will house 800 and 650 patients respectively, with space and medical staff to support extensive mutli patient care.
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Canadian Air Cross Service
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