Archangel Emerges as Major Arctic Seaport Amid War Shifts
Archangel on the White Sea now ranks among the world's most promising Arctic ports. The city handles vast river traffic via the Dwina, with 35 piers and 103 warehouses expanding as Russia accelerates trade. Ice in winter remains the chief bottleneck, though ice-breakers and new rail links to Kola and Petrograd promise year‑round connections, linking Moscow and Siberia with Archangel and Kola.
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Archangel
Russia
White Sea
Vladivostok
Dwina
England
Arctic Ocean
Peninsula
Arsa
Petrograd
Kola
Moscow
Kiev
Siberia
Non-Rust Wheat Experiments Under Way At Minnesota College
Minnesota State Agricultural College pursues a cross of blue stem and durum wheat to resist rust. The project, aided by federal and state funds totaling $30,000, aims to merge high yield with rust resistance. Bake quality remains the hurdle before public release of the new cross.
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Minnesota State Agricultural College
Minnesota
Northwest
Minnesota School of Agriculture
American Northwest
United States
Germany on Verge of Hunger Warns Newspaper
The Madgeburgische Zeitung predicts a serious hunger period for Germany due to high taxes and economic slowdown. It states that the population must lower living standards after decades of living beyond their means.
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Germany
Madgeburgische Zeitung
So Katherine Married Him to Reform Him
A quip about marriage as reform is presented with a punchline that Katherine’s extravagance makes her husband unable to sustain even small vices. The dialogue closes with a proverb about sowing and reaping.
Germanys Plan to foothold in Americas revealed by Senate
Extraordinary revelations before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee show documents claiming Germany sought a Nicaragua canal foothold and naval bases. It alleges influence in Colombia via canal concessions and plantations, Paraguay through army organization, and a Haiti base at Mole St Nicholas. It also notes control of St Thomas by Danish lease and near Panama and Porto Rico, with plans to resume after peace.
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Committee of Foreign Relations
United States Senate
Germany
Nicaragua
Colombia
CartaRo
Paraguay
Chile
Haiti
Mole St. Nicholas
St. Thomas
Denmark
Porto Rico
Panama Canal
Ammunition Costs Compared to Rebuilding War Damage
A passage notes the high cost of destroying a village like Souchez with heavy shells, arguing it costs far more to raze than to rebuild. It cites a French repair of a viaduct at about 70000 dollars and estimates German shells spent to batter it cost over 400000 dollars, including 420 shells and numerous 220 shells.
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Souchez
The Old Woman's Knitting Spy Card
A medical observer reports a French firing line spy posing as an old woman who knits a scarlet shawl. The shawl signals were used to identify her as a spy, and she was arrested. The firing party dealt with the case. Saskatchewan dairy output to rise from 5 million to 50 million pounds per year.
Canada’s Fire Losses Point to Carelessness Burden
An analysis of 1914 fire losses in Canada shows 75 percent blamed on carelessness. Most fires occurred in dwellings and stores, not in factories, with causes including electrical defects, candles, matches, and gas appliances. The piece urges caution and resource conservation nationwide.
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Canada
Monetary Times
Farm Labor Conditions Revealed in Conservation Survey
A survey of 400 farmers last summer shows 15 percent hire male help by year, 11 by month, 31 by day. Sixty four percent employ Canadian born workers, 13 percent native, and two percent alien born. Most report labor satisfactory though 14 percent employ married men and only ten percent house a single worker on the farm.
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Commission of Conservation
Praise for British Fleet and German Perspectives in War
The account praises Britain's naval strength while noting German views on naval power and the potential to sink the British fleet. It contrasts German hopes for success with the reality that no modern British warship has fallen in the North Sea, despite German submarine activity and wartime anxieties.
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Gmany
Moltke
Admiral van Tirpits
JG van der Veer
London
Amsterdam der Telegraf
Gerhard Seelinger
Herr Seelinger
Zeppeling
von Tirpitz
England
North Sea
Britain
Youth duty and enlistment call to Canadian men
The Toronto Star argues recruiting chiefs struggle most with young unmarried men who must be educated and inspired. It notes aging men gain responsibility, but urges the youth to seize a glorious wartime adventure against the Kaiser’s gang, urging enlistment to defend Belgium’s outrages and British civilians.
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Canada
Belgium
Toronto Star
The Hired Boy and The Making of a Good Man
The article discusses the risk of spoiling a hired boy on the farm by overburdening him with blame and treating him as a mere machine. It argues that employers must provide moral guidance and sincere treatment, not just food and shelter.
France Plans State Tillage To Boost Agricultural Output
The French government aims to maximize farm production by acting as a temporary farmer. A bill requires landowners to begin tillage within two weeks of notice and authorizes mayors to requisition land if unused. Municipal committees will supervise harvesting and sale as grain deficits widen since 1914.
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France
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Port Neleor
United Kingdom
Norway
Sweden
America
F. M. Logan
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Indian Head
Sask
West
Great Britain
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