Britain's War Effort Marvels: Figures Prove Devotion
A long, detailed account argues Britain has shouldered a vast war burden since 1914. Navy patrols, blockades, troop mobilizations, and munitions output are quantified to counter German propaganda claiming Britain slacks. Across seas and fronts, British forces and allied empires powered global war effort evidence.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
Tates
Britain
North Sea
Germany
North Atlantic
Arctic
Paris
Kitchener
Canada
King George
Empire
National Fence
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
India
Dominion of
Dominions
Busch Widow Fights Confiscated Beer Fortune in US
Lily Busch widow of Adolphus Busch contends with the United States government over confiscation of the Busch estate under the alien enemy act. The dispute, linked to millions in value, follows Mrs. Busch’s return to America with her attorney from Germany to reclaim her fortune and care for four remaining U.S. children and two daughters in Germany.
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United States
Lily Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Busch
America
Germany
States
Pretend Dress Delight At Dinner Party
Excerpt portrays Edna and her mother planning a formal pretend dinner scene. Edna pleads to dress for guests while the mother restricts attire to when gentlemen arrive, reflecting manners and social play in a domestic setting.
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Mamma
Edna
Papa
Vanity Fair
Mother
Money Talks The French Better Than German Now
A brief note compares the value of the French currency with the German mark, noting the franc currently stronger or more valuable in exchange terms.
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Dent
Night bombing over German rail line by air crew
A wartime aviator recounts dropping bombs on enemy billets and a troop train along a loop line near the German front. The aircraft fires on the locomotive, halts the train, and the crew evades ground fire from artillery while returning to base after a tense night mission.
Listening Post Duty in No Man's Land
A soldier recounts first experience at a listening post near German trenches. Nervous moments follow as a German scout nears the shell hole. Both fighters ready bayonets and strike. the enemy falls, his tunic and badges taken for identification.
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Ywell
Harry Lauder
Fritz
Hunger blamed as main cause of German illness
The Tele graaf reports that hunger and exhaustion, not Spanish influenza, drive illnesses in German industrial districts. In Westphalia and the Rhine provinces many deaths occur daily, hospitals are full, and the potato ration has dropped to 1.5 to 2 kg weekly per person while the new crop awaits distribution. Industrial production is heavily hampered.
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Telegraaf
Westphalia
Rhine
Boy Hired After Prompt Interview Amid Testimonial Rush
In a local office, a junior clerk vacancy drew many testimonials. The chosen applicant arrived with the fewest letters, endured a brief interview, and stood out when his prompt responses matched the questions. A friend had urged the merchant to hire him, and the scene included a deliberate setup to test his composure.
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T. sPahes 74
Germany Dreams Of African Empire
An analysis of German wartime aims as outlined by the Kreuz Zeitung. It envisions a Central African empire built on claimed German possessions in Africa Togoland and Southwest Africa forming pillars, with a large mixed German native force and fortified colonial infrastructure to project power and deter European rivals.
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Germany
von Kuclmann
Kreuz Zeitung
England
France
Belgium
Portugal
Central African
Togoland
Africa
Crop Boosters Pledge Larger Manitoba Acreage
Manitoba agriculture department boosters who toured the province in April and May report many bridges enabling a big rise in 1919 cultivated land. Thousands of farmers are late in starting to break ploughs to meet these pledges and boost food production.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Fragmentary dialogue about wages and business concerns
A fragmented exchange features two waiters discussing past earnings and present income. One recalls a man earning around one thousand dollars a year, while the other insists it has risen to ten thousand. The rough garbled text hints at a business context and a local establishment named The Lake.
German Atrocities Will Be Hard to Forget After War
Allied and American naval officials cannot estimate Germanys fleet strength due to conflicting reports on German and Russian ships. If Germany absorbed all Russian warcraft, high seas fleet could rise by 25 percent. A pledge from British seamen condemns German actions, while justice for crimes and a lasting peace depend on responsible terms and reckoning with leaders. Toronto Globe.
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Beiliet
Egypt
Flanders
Army
Navy
Great Britain
Germany
Ministry of Munitions
Lloyd George
Ciil
Benson
U. S
Black
Baltic
Black Seas
Gulf of Finland
Sir Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Wolf Bureau
Junkers Long 380
Junkers
Sta
Cea
Seamen's Union
Toronto Globe
Alcohol as Fuel Mixing Gasoline and Alcohol for Automobile Fuel
The article discusses blending gasoline with alcohol as a viable automobile fuel. It notes research into practicality, potential profitability for breweries affected by dry laws, and the use of industrial alcohol from waste sources. It mentions Norway Sweden Spain and sugar mill waste as alcohol sources and claims blends ease cold starts without carburetor or engine changes.
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Norway
Sweden
Spain
Food Administration
Copper Robbing by German Forces Strips Public Buildings
German military authorities have expropriated copper from public buildings including the Brandenburg Gate Prince Albrecht’s palace and various churches synagogues museums, hotels, restaurants, department stores, and private mansions as part of a broader copper and brass material seizure for munition production.
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Brandenburg Gate
Prince Albrecht’s
Fragmented Courier-Journal Quote about Family Background
A damaged OCR fragment cites a Louisville Courier Journal line where a speaker laments being misunderstood and notes a parent’s job as a train announcer and a prior telephone operator role, indicating a family history theme.
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Natura
Louisville Courier-Journal
Price Fixing Difficulties Highlighted by Professor Clarke
Professor W Clarke of Queen's University outlines faults in price fixing in a history and political science bulletin. He notes evasion of regulations by buyers with funds drives higher prices, worsening scarcity, and argues fixed ceilings deter production. He cites milk dairy products and livestock as examples of perverse incentives.
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W. Clarke
Queen's University
Department of History and Political Science
Prof. Clarke
Germany
Meat Shortage Prompts Three Meatless Days in France
France imposes three meatless days weekly and limits dairy animal slaughter to two thirds of the March 1917 weekly average. In Paris beef sold wholesale at 43 cents per pound and retail at 60 cents. Difficulties arise in securing fresh meat for the armies.
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Paris
France
Odd Farts Italy Leads European Motor Car Exports
Italy becomes Europe’s top motorcar exporter, reporting an 113.4 percent rise in the first eight months of 1917 versus 1915 and a 6.4 percent rise versus the same period in 1916. A separate note mentions acetylene lamps as a plant growth aid doubling size in a hot house, with a bizarre, error-filled description of scale and population.
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Italy
Europe
British Isles
London
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