War will last several years, says Lord Northcliffe
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes Lord Northcliffe predicts a prolonged war, likening it to the Civil War in length and arguing preparedness shapes estimates. He cites France’s defense, imperial Britain’s colonies, and the US entry, warning submarine warfare is not decisive. He urges tougher resolve and warns against lenient treatment of Germany.
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Toronto
Lord Northcliffe
New York Tribune
Germany
United States
Hindenburg
England
France
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
India
Calais
Paris
Lord Northecliffe
Russia
Greece
Monks to be Drafted for Frontline Sanitation Duty in Russia
Orders from the Russian war ministry will send all monks to the front to serve in sanitation departments. Lay brothers will be recruited as soldiers. Five hundred prisoners in Nizhni Novgorod petitioned to join the army. 300 were accepted after commission review. Petrograd soldiers’ barracks theft suppression uses public shaming. a thief walks Nevsky Prospect with signs, then is fed and released. A Bessarabia clerk accused of horse theft is displayed with a neck yoke. The palace of Kshestiskaya, linked to dancer once favored by Empress, is returned to its owner after court.
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Russia
Russian War Ministry
Nizhni-Novgorod
Petrograd
Nevsky Prospect Beach
Bessarabia
Kshestiskaya
Nicholas
Nikolai Lerine
German Delusions Challenge for Reform and Mind Blockade
D. Thomas Curtin in London Daily Mail argues Germany cannot reform while the public clings to a foundation of false beliefs about victory and blockade. He claims Germans accept only ideas with an anti Allied label and warn the US entry will not immediately depress German morale or minds.
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Germany
Society of Nations
England
United States
America
D. Thomas Curtin
London Daily Mail
Alberta Seeks California Farm Help From Young Men
Alberta officials show interest in bringing 100 mobilized high school boys from Pasadena to assist farms during summer. The Edmonton Journal notes 16 to 20 year olds, inspired by wartime patriotism, offer service to Alberta districts. Harvest timing may affect acceptance.
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Illinois Agricultural College
Canada
Pasadena
California
Alberta
Edmonton Journal
Board of Trade
Edmonton
Allied Canada
Fisher
Importance of Constantinople in World Peace
The Near East focus of statesmen is questioned as inadequate while calling for untying the Constantinople knot. The piece argues that unless the capital is addressed, even a broader peace will seed future, larger wars. It stresses Constantinople as essential to ending or prolonging the conflict.
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France
Belgium
Poland
Constantinople
Near East
Neorth American Review
Hotel Clerk Left Beside Self in Suite 16
Maud Mise Oldun calls the hotel clerk lovely while Fthel prompts why. Mard notes he wrote opposite her name on the hotel register in Suite 16.
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Maud—Mise Oldun
Cholly and Miss Keen Exchange Encouragement
Cholly confesses a self mockery moment while Miss Keen urges self-improvement through persistence. The exchange centers on personal growth and supportive interaction.
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Cholly
Miss Keen
Peace terms for Germany urged by Theodore Roosevelt
The June Metropolitan Magazine piece argues justice as the basis for peace. Roosevelt contends a redefined map of Europe, including independence for Belgium France Poland and a union of various nationalities within Austria Hungary, plus guarantees of religious freedom. He warns that Prussia must yield to liberty and equal rights for all peoples.
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Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Mtropolitan
Hohbenzollerns
Napoleon’s. France
Austria
Prussia
Belgium
France
Europe
Russia
Constantinople
Armenia
Hungary
Canada
Irland
Riale
North Schlieswhe
Sergeant Major Buys Hairpins After Small Pay Theft
A sergeant major inspecting a pay parade catches a Tommy who steals a weekly allowance of one shilling due to debt. He jokes that a haircut is unnecessary and suggests buying pennyworths of hairpins to hold his hair. The moment adds light humor to a military scene.
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Tommy
Pennyworth
True to Life Photo Conversation in Scots Dialect
Sandy shows Tam a photo and asks about its meaning and cost. Tom Macpherson remarks on its likeness and asks who will pay, while Sandy admits he has not yet paid and wonders what might happen next.
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Sandy
Tom Macpherson
Tam
Palestine for Jewish Nation May Soon Become Reality
The article surveys Zionist aims for a Jewish state in Palestine with Jerusalem as capital under a U S protectorate. It cites Israel Zangwill proposing British support, possible settler basis, and strategic concerns for Britain amid World War I and postwar politics.
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Palestine
Republic of Judea
Republic of Israel
United States of America
Land of Their Fathers
Jerusalem
America
Israel
United Press
Lonuis D. Brandeis
Plestine
Zangwill
South Africa
Canada
Australia
Murray
England
Joseph Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Egypt
India
Germany
Russia
Jacob Schiff
Great Britain
Appleford Counter Check Book Company advertises mass production
The Appleford Counter Check Book Company Ltd of Hamilton Canada markets counter check and sales books with carbon copies wax papers and coated books. It cites high input prices but claims a modern plant keeps prices reasonable and offers samples and prices. Offices are in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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Mr. Merchant
O.K
Canada
Appleford Counter Cieck Book Company, Ltd
Hansatlton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Farewell tribute to Mr. Balfour at National Press Club
The New York Times praises Mr. Balfour for his farewell speech in Washington. He is described as modest and dignified, handling the moment with restraint and genuine sympathy for the American war effort and government. He impressed Americans as a great British statesman.
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Balfour
National Press Club
America
Great Britain
The
New York Times
Manitoba Elk Herd Claims Dominion Leader Status
Manitoba holds the largest elk herd in Canada and possibly North America, according to Charlee Bother, Chief Garder tan of the province. The statement emphasizes the herd as the province's notable natural resource.
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Province of
Manitoba
Dominion of Canada
North American
Charlee Bother
Gamerd‘tan
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Young America
Roosevelt
Republic OF
Judea
Mr. Balfour
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