Supreme Allied War Council Confident of Victory
The supreme war council expresses full confidence in victory with American aid and praises General Foch and President Wilson. It notes German focus on the west, warns of hard campaigning, and pledges unity of command and continued support for allied troops.
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Supreme War Council
Foch
Wilson
United States
Alliance of Free
Su— War Council
Menr
Paprens War Council
Berlin
Anuric Promoted As Life Saving Remedy By Dr. Pierces
A testimonial touts Dr. Pierces Anuric as a life saving discovery helping those with dizzy spells backache urinary issues rheumatism sciatica or lumbago. The speaker urges exercise open air water intake and a light diet while warning against delaying treatment to avoid kidney disease and diabetes.
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Dr. Pierce
Jens
Indian forestry official studies American lumbering methods in Vancouver
F S Leete head of India’s forest service arrives in Vancouver to inspect logging operations in British Columbia before touring the United States. With 26 years in India’s woods and forests, he serves as conservator of forests and plans to compare log handling with Indian practices as India eyes mechanized methods to replace elephants.
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F. S. Leete
Forestry Service of India
America
Vancouver
British Columbia
United States
Leete
Department of Woods and Forests
India
Burma
Conservator of
Canadian Forestry Service
Lumr
The German Way Dance That Never Happened
In Ihringshausen a planned German Way dance drew crowds of girls who dressed in fine raiment only to have doors shut and their outfits seized. The burgomaster canceled the event after collecting signatures and police seized the gowns, revealing the invitation was a ruse to confiscate the attire.
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Ihringshausen
Zeebrugge Harbor Closure Deepens with Dredge Inside Breakwater
The Belgian submarine base at Zeebrugge faces worsening blockades as a large dredge lies inside the breakwater, initially thought to be an enemy destroyer. Photographs show the entrance silting rapidly, hampering efforts to clear the channel and reinforcing British naval closure measures.
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Zeebrugge
Aimnes
Idols Burned for Christian Fire in China Town
A Central China town saw a progressive citizen lead neighbors to abandon idol worship. Community action transformed a temple into a workshop and a feast used burning idols as fuel. An American missionary participated in the event where meat was cooked over the burning idols.
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China
Worshi
Steve Wood
Scraps of War: Soldiers Salvage on Battlefield
Describes postbattle recovery, crews known as rag pickers and divers collecting unused shells, grenades, helmets, rifles, bayonets, cartridges, canteens, and gear under bombardment. Emphasizes danger, labor, and value of material saved to support the war effort.
Charlie Chaplin in Heaven Question Humor
A humorous dialogue imagines Billy and his father debating actors in heaven. Billy asks if movie stars like Charlie Chaplin go to heaven and if God would laugh at Chaplin's entrance. The father affirms many actors go up, sparking the playful scenario.
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Charlie Chaplin
Heaven
Billy
Unlicensed Eating Houses Made Illegal From June First
New rule declares restaurants must hold a license from the Card to operate after June 1. Boarding houses serving twenty four meals daily to outsiders must also obtain the license, excluding family use.
Premier Lloyd George praises American valor and unified resolve
In a London Printers Society dinner toast, Premier Lloyd George lauds American troops and Allied sacrifice for a high ideal. He warns that Prussian victory would darken civilization, calls for unity, and pledges Britain and France to resist the foe with steadfast courage.
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David Lloyd George
Printers’ Society of London
Mr. Lloyd George
France
Lloyda
von Ludendorff
Channel
Long Range Guns Shown to U S General in 1914
The Daily Chronicle reports Bertha Krupp showed a U S general in Essen early in 1914 two immense Krupp cannons with long tubes and small diameter. She claimed they could defend the Panama Canal, fire 90 miles, cost 240000 each, but require repairs after 20 to 25 shells.
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U. S
Bertha Krupp
Essen
Daily Chronicle
Paris
Fran Bertha Krupp von Bohen Underbach
Krupp
Hersel
Nacal
Frau Bertha
Panama Canal
Boots On The Road In A Village Reviver Tale
A West Tipperary tale has a priest sending boots to a cobbler for repairs. Bill, drinking, wears the priest’s boots to a village pub for a reviver, meets the priest who asks about repairs. Bill replies they are not mended yet but are on the road.
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West Tipperary
Bill
William
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