Germans Torture Prisoners of War and Descriptions Surface
Fresh testimony from Paris and reports in the Journal des Debats detail German torture of Russian and French prisoners. Descriptions include asphyxiating coffins, the torture rack, beating, starvation, and prolonged confinement. Reports warn of mass forced labor on shell manufacture and trench digging under constant threat of death.
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Germany
Paris
Journal Des Debats
Russkoe Slova
Prieves Eadure
Czar Halts Food Shortages With Centralized Relief Plan
The Interior Ministry will direct a nationwide food program for the poor in major cities and industrial centers. A five-member commission has broad powers to arrest officials, while a special railroad service moves over 300 freight trains daily to Moscow and other cities from Odessa and Siberia.
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Aw Sowans Seconainion
Co Sion
Siberian
Moscow
Gored
Sie
Odessa
Siberia
Ministry of the Interior
Kaiser Sermon Urges Reliance on God for Germans
The Kaiser’s sermon to army chaplains at the main headquarters stresses inner peace and reliance on God during trials. He warns the world sifts the wheat from chaff and urges chaplains to teach Germans to endure with faith and self-control, keeping divine guidance in soldiers' hearts.
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Kaiser
Reliance of God
Cost of Living Dropped for Households in Early Figure
The article reports a sharp reduction in living costs, noting that household bills fell by a significant percentage. It discusses how eve of expenses has shifted and outlines factors behind the change in price levels.
Dry farming lessons from Rome and ancient olive roots
The piece compares Roman dry farming to modern Western practices, noting Romans thrived with limited rainfall by planting trees and deep rooting crops. It explains olive trees’ deep and shallow roots adapt to water, survive droughts, and suggests modern farmers emulate tree crops. It also cites Edward A. Filene on newspaper advertising credibility and a joke about sewing a button.
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Rming
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Pennsylvania
Rome
Arizona
Supplying Zinc to Britain test Ocomea
See required gains may be secured by zinc supply to Britain. Australia exports vast zinc and spelter yearly with 140000 tons extracted. The piece argues British capital could boost Australia’s mining, especially in British Columbia, and influence markets in Great Britain.
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Australia
Great Britain
British Columbia
Vancouver
Berry detective traces Loganberry origins and BC cultivation
The article outlines the Loganberry as a hybrid from Delaware stock, noting its use for canning and drying and its expansion into British Columbia where climate supports ripe fruit. It mentions related varieties and the potential appeal to Prairie provinces as a new crop. The piece references a minister’s questions and a newspaper quote about production limits.
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Antwerp
British Columbia
Prairie
War Ends in Duel After Public Card Exchange in Cafe
The scene ends with both men tossed into the street by a cafe manager as spectators recount a postwar duel ritual. Hypotheses blame lingering enmity from the war, with former combatants using a show of age to settle scores. A bystander notes tears and bitterness as moralizing quips echo.
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Dupotarts
Central empires pressed on three fronts amid disillusion in Berlin
An article from Chicago Evening Post reports Berlin admitting peril for the central powers as Russia Serbia France and Italy press on three fronts. It notes Verdun and other fronts faltering, Britain’s status, and rising German public disillusionment with the war’s progress.
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Berlin
Germany
Teuton
Russia
Serbia
France
Verdun
Italy
Great Britain
Amnes
England
Belgium
Marne
Turkey
Bulgaria
Roumania
Greece
Somme
Moraht
Galicia
Chicago Evening Post
Trade and governance notes in former German colonies
A London High Commission communication details Allied administration of former German territories. Samoa remains occupied by New Zealand with trade largely free but for liquidation. Cameroon is in British and French hands under Nigerian and Gold Coast control while peace is pending final boundary settlement. A Dominion program provides artificial limbs for wounded soldiers. A Toronto Globe quip on aging and marriage ends with a comic exchange.
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Trade and Commerce Department
London
Samoa
New Zealand
Rert
Union of South
Cameroons
Nigeria
Togoland
Gold Coast
Berliners Riot Over Food Shortages Amid War Strain
A Berlin correspondent notes German papers attack women for wartime hardship while praising their fortitude. The piece argues women riot against police and shopkeepers not from selfishness but to feed hungry families as prices rise and bread and meat vanish.
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Berlin
Germany
Ermany
Scots Wounded Soldier Recalls the Big Push Front Line Hell
A wounded Scottish soldier describes the frontline assault with bayonets and bombs during a fierce push, recounting churned ground, shell holes, and chaotic fighting as German positions were overrun. He recalls a comrade urging him to live, and mentions a northern family left behind.
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Don
Mons
Jock
Lonados Telegraph
Germany’s Cotton Reserves Exhausted Says Lauzanne Gazette
The Lauzanne Gazette reports that Germany has exhausted its cotton reserves and asserts the source of the claim is reliable.
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Lauzanne Gazette
Germany
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