Foch Turns Tide at Marne With Bold Counteroffensive
The article hails Generalissime Foch as the mastermind behind a decisive counteroffensive that saved the Allied position at the Marne. It credits his methodical, academy‑shaped thinking, calm leadership, and the unification of French, British, Belgian, and other forces into a single effective army, thwarting the German plan.
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Marne
College de Guerre
Mator Requin
Joffre
Arras
Lillie
Antwerp
Belgium
Dunkirk
Jais
Boulogne
Ant
Ypres
Mel
Cassel
Lys
Escape of British Sgt Privates From German Captivity
Private A McGow of the Cameronians reports from Mons that seventy four British soldiers were captured and forced to wear German clothes. Six men snuck into German wagons with rations, crept past a blown bridge, and escaped toward Allied lines. He was wounded in the wrist and later dressed in khaki and sent to a hospital at noys.
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Noy
If London Were Paris by German Threats and Public Opinion
An opinion piece from the London Daily Mail imagines London under German invasion with bombs and refugees. It argues that public pressure would force military conscription and unite England with France against a feared assault, contrasting British detachment with French wartime sacrifice.
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London
Strand
Piccadilly
Brighton
England
France
London Daily Mail
Shortage of Fruit Spurs Wild Berry Drive Across Canada
The Canada food board urges summer resort visitors and rural residents to harvest wild berries now as small fruits are scarce this year. In many regions wild berries remain abundant and historically served as a vital food source, especially during hard winters when preserves and jams were common.
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The
Canada Food Board
Canada
Parson Remembrance Quote on Churchyard Plain Speaking
A brief historical line cites Philip Henry recalling that many good parsons and elders rest in the churchyard, reflecting a devotional sentiment recorded from his writings.
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Parsons and Elase
Philip Henry
Geddes Blasts Social Pull Against War Exemption
Sir Auckland Geddes denounced social pull in exemption machinery as treachery against the war effort. He warned tribunals protected by private influence undermine equal sacrifice and urged public opinion and fearless criticism to eradicate favoritism and privilege.
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Auckland Geddes
Manchester
iHe
House of Commons
China Unconquerable Says A Peking Official
A Peking official tells W P Weymouth in It's Magazine that China is unconquerable and will absorb conquerors. He predicts fifty years of foreign rule then China will dominate again, driven by educated, cohesive population growth and modern methods leading to eventual triumph.
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Peking
China
Japan
Europe
Russia
Germany
Yellow Sea
W. P. Weye
T'S Magazine
Alberta School Population Grows in 1917 Figures
Alberta education department compiles 1917 enrolment data showing about 8 000 more pupils in public and high schools. 1916 total was 99 201, with 108 000 expected for 1917. Officials call the rise remarkable under wartime conditions.
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Alberta
Department of Education
Maxim Gorky and the Bolsheviki Critique in Wartime Speech
Prominent writer Maxim Gorky denounces the Bolsheviki in Novaya Shisa while acknowledging Russia’s political strain. The piece contrasts his critique with wartime rhetoric about Britain and the empire’s unity, highlighting youth hardship under autocracy and the broader Allied war effort.
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Maxim Gorky
Russia
Novaya Shisa
New Life
Belgium Not a Pawn in Peace Negotiations Outcry
An official Paris despatch quotes French anger at Chancellor von Hertling who calls Belgium a pawn in German peace terms. French sources condemn the claim as a grave crime, noting Bethmann Hollweg’s past statements and Germany’s shift toward coercive diplomacy.
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Count von Hertling
Belgium
Paris
von Hertling
Germany
Bethmann-Hollweg
Hertling
Prohibition on Burning Straw Stacks in Prairie Provinces
An order in council under the War Measures Act bans burning straw stacks left from last year in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba due to the serious feed situation for livestock next winter.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Wool Growers Report Strong Early Wool Prices
The first shipments of wool by Southern Alberta Wool Growers Association members yield higher prices than last year. One shipper averaged 44.44 cents per pound on four cars of about 100000 pounds, another averaged 71.5 cents on a car. Medium staple wool brought notable prices as well.
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Southern Alberta Wool Growers’ Association
Canada
Londoners Qualify Just Over Two Thousand For Age Pensions
Just over 2,000 London residents qualified for their age pensions in the last quarter. The figure reflects ongoing eligibility revisions and the city’s social welfare outreach.
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Ione
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Reichstag
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