Seven men govern Britain's vast war machine from Downing Street
In England a group called the seven men who Blatter directs Britain's war effort. The circle includes Lloyd George, Bonar Law, Arthur Henderson, Curzon, Milner, Jellicoe, and Robertson. They meet daily at No 10 Downing Street to plan, supply, and move armies across sea and land with expert aid from naval, military, and ordnance chiefs.
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David Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Arther Tenderson
Lord Curzon
Lord Milner
John Jellicoe
Sir William Robertson
England
No. 10
Downing Street
Petrograd
France
Paris
Italy
Rome
Seven Hills
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Arthur Henderson
John Tt
Navy
William Robertson
Army
Jellicoe
Admiralty
General Robertson
Imperial Staff
Europe
Africa
Tigris
Euphrates
Babylon
Nineveh
Whitehall
War Office
Council
Robertson
Kew Gardens
Douglas Haig
General Nivelle
British War Cabinet
Union of South Africa
Mr. Asquith
Jeliicoe
Smuts Declares World War Struggle For Freedom
General Jan Smuts, addressing an Empire day crowd in Stepney, lauds unity of English, Dutch and South Africans in a war for liberty. He describes Boer fighters joining the cause, warns against Prussian drill lines, and envisions lasting peace where wars vanish for centuries.
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Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Stepney
British Isles
British Empire
Smuts
Mankind Will See Things as They Are
Dr A B Macallum of the University of Toronto warned in a Royal Society of Canada address that allied nations must cultivate the sciences to avoid future wars. He foresaw a postwar world discarding shibboleths and old creeds as conditions demand practical solutions.
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A.B. Macallum
F.R.C.S
University of Toronto
Royal Society of Canada
Rally Round the Hoe Battle Cry in Milwaukee Poem
A Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin verse urges workers to rally round the hoe and train crops to grow, shouting Feed 'em as they till vacant lots. It frames farming as duty and credits nature as aid in need, with a lively refrain against the taters and for planting.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Speech earns high praise at club gathering
A club member described the speech as the best they had ever heard, with one of three attendees approaching to offer congratulations after the talk.
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Ily
Dee
Destiny of Europe Hinges on Next Six Months War Outlook
A London Answers essay argues the next six months will determine Europe’s fate amid Allied offensives and German U boat campaigns. It predicts whether Germany can stave off hunger, endure blockade, and survive long enough to shape a possible end to the war, with revolts and shifting alliances looming across Austria Hungary and Bulgaria.
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Germany
Europe
Somme
Haig
Maude
Tigris
Hindenburg
Alies
Verdun
Austria
Turkey
Kaiser Shoul
Bulgaria
Belgium
Picardy
Austria-Hungary
London
Counter Check or Sales Books from Appleford Counter Checks
Merchant reminder from Appleford Counter Checks Book Company Ltd offering counter check and sales books with high price pressures noted. Emphasizes modern Canadian production, large paper-mill supply, and services for waxed papers wrappers parchment and dairy butter stock printing. Offices listed in Canada.
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O.K
Canada
Appleford Counter Checs Book Company, Ltd
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
The War and Socialism and Reaction in War Time
The piece argues war intensifies socialist ideas but reveals war opponents among socialists. It suggests socialists advance professions and livelihoods by agitation, profit from an unsettled order, and fear rapid change, making them loud reactionaries in wartime.
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Detroit
Fragmented quote hints at Smith with new car
The readable fragment shows a person named Smith in a casual scene about a new car. Context is limited and lacks full actions or events to assert a clear news item.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Fleet Foot
Ominion
SYS
Dr. Macallum
Royal Society
West Front
Smith
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