Premier Tells of Impressions of Visit to England and the Front
Premier Sir Robert Borden recounts his recent trip to Britain and war fronts in France and Belgium. He praises Canadian troops, the Second Canadian Division, and Shorncliffe reviews, stressing allied victory and a new era of civilization and democracy. He notes tight trenches near the Germans and a cautious, hopeful outlook on the war’s outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
Belgium
Ottawa Canadian Club
Robert Borden
Empire
Robert
Shorty
Canada
England
Shorncliffe
Lord Kitchener
Archibald Murray
Bhorncliffe
Adians
Sir Robert
Women fighters in the Russian armies noted for bravery
Reports from Kiev recounts Alexandra Kohimovna Lagereva a Don Cossack girl officer who escaped a church prison with seven others after killing a sentry and recapturing horses. Olga Jehlweis er a Lithuanian cavalry veteran aided battles around Grodno and Sokachew while Yellow Martha recaptured a Russian flag and killed two Germans after being tied during retreat.
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Kiev
Don Cossacks
Alexandray Kohimovna Lagereva
Eli
Alexandra
Olga Jehlweiser
Rennenkampf
Grodno
Sokachew
Martha
Marketing Options For Milk Cream And Butter Distribution
Farmers near towns can profit from selling whole milk or sweet cream to individuals or to hotels and restaurants. If direct markets fail, express service to hotels or a creamery yields good prices and preserves skim milk on the farm. A cream route can be organized within reach of a station, even up to fifteen miles away, or butter can be made and marketed two to three times weekly or via rural parcel post.
Inventions from civilians shaped warfare and peace
The piece argues that civilians, not officers, most often create world changing devices such as the turreted ship and machine gun. It notes figures like Ericsson, Maxim, Janney, Leonard, Fulton and Edison as privately driven inventors who transform war and peacetime technology, though their innovations require development by industry. It cites Morse, Bell, Edison, and Marconi as nonconformist pioneers whose work spread beyond initial crafts.
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Army
Navy
Ericsson
Hiram Maxim
Janney
H. Avard Leonand
Edison
Nelson
Robert Fulton
United States
Morse
Bell
Marconi
Inventors’ Board
Waldemar Kaempffert
Ameri- Review
Lumber Boom Hints at Interior Activity Rise
The forest branch of the land department reports signs of renewed lumber activity in the interior. A moderate Northern Pacific north of Kamloops suggests improved demand. A good prairie wheat crop could spur new building as farmers plan better homes and new barns and outbuildings for stock.
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Forest Branch
The
Land Department
Interior
Pacific
Kamloops
Prairies
Winnipeg
Victoria
Child suicides in Germany rise amid crisis reports
In Germany the number of children taking their own lives is alarming with 609 personal crisis reports recorded for boys and girls under sixteen in a recent period.
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Germany
Coming Winter Campaign Favored by Allied Powers
The Montreal Star argues a winter campaign benefits the Allies in World War I. It predicts German lines across Russia and the Western front will face supply and mobility constraints, while Austrian and Italian fronts endure alpine conditions. The piece contends Allied forces will hold positions and gain strength for a spring offensive.
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Cabbes
Lord Kitchemer
Russia
Italy
Dardanelles
Straits
Gallipoli
Mediterranean
Balkans
Balkan
Montreal Star
Speculators labeled parasites in grain markets
The Sioux City Tribune criticizes gamblers in wheat and corn markets as parasitic profiteers who transfer excessive profits from producer to consumer. It likens stock and grain gambling to an illegitimate practice akin to the old Louisiana lottery, arguing official action will curb these "brace" schemes in Chicago and New York.
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United States
Lambs
Chicago
New York
Sioux City Tribune
Guernsey’s wartime policy on enemy residents explained
The report notes Guernsey remains the only British possession not interning any alien enemy since the war outbreak. Germans and Austrians must report themselves and may not depart after dark, otherwise they may roam freely in the island.
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Guernsey
Mortality rates for officers in wars and peace
Insurance experts estimate the officer mortality in the British Expeditionary Force at 240 per 1000 per year. In the South African War the officer death rate was 53 per 1000. The normal peacetime death rate is five per 1000.
License Reduction Drinking Seems Proportional to Temptation
Editorial argues that reducing licenses lowers temptation more than consumption. It cites Pasadena open bars, dock workers strike in Old London, and San Francisco after earthquake as cases where fewer bars or shorter hours reduced drunkenness and crime. H Arnott cites medical credentials.
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Ottawa Citizen
Toronto Junction
Owen Sound
West Mount
Pasadena
Cal
Old London
San Francisco
H. Arnott
M.B
M.C.P.S
Russia contains 140 Races and Diverse Nations
The article argues Russia has over 140 distinct peoples, 140 languages, and varied religions, with large groups like Great Russians, Little Russians, Poles, Finns, and Jews. It notes these communities live in separate clans on ancient territories, making a single Russian nation unlikely and many seek independence to preserve their homeland and culture.
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Rusia
United States
Porto Rico
Phillippines
Zulu Islands
Alaska
Russia
Grand Duchy of Moskva
Poland
Census Arrangements for Western Provinces Next Year
The census director plans the quinquennial census in the western provinces for next year. In Canada the census is nationwide. in the western provinces it is conducted every five years, simplified to focus on population and agriculture.
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Canada
Aly
Young Stafford lad Slimm serves as youngest sergeant
The article notes Slimm, a sixteen year old Staffordshire andaminal schoolboy, as the youngest sergeant in the service. He is described as tall for his age and holds the rank in a local unit, with emphasis on his youth and precocity.
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Eng
Government committee tackles marketing crop issues
A government committee chief aim is gathering facts and opinions to aid the panel. W S Evans invites letters, telegrams, papers, and interviews to shape a clearinghouse approach. He warns against overreliance on speculation and stresses real facts about ocean transport, European demand, and tonnage to prevent Canada from losing trade if ships are scarce.
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W. Sanford Evans
Evans
Canada
Europe
Canad
Immigration Will Follow The War To Canada Says Press
The Ottawa Journal and Canadian newspapers predict a huge postwar immigration wave to Canada. War disruptions reduced arrivals in 1914-15 to 141,000, with prior years at 250,000 to 500,000, as European turmoil and wartime employment limited new settlers. Officials expect flow to rebound, drawn by wages, industry, and living standards. Calgary News Telegram notes the trend as inevitable after the conflict.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ottawa Journal
Fach
Europe
British Isles
Dominion
Calgary News Telegram
Belgium Protests German Rail Tear Up to Poland
Belgium protests to neutral states against Germany removing and transferring Belgian railway tracks to Poland. The note cites the fourth Hague convention asserting occupation must be de facto only. It argues railway removal hinders business and communication for a large portion of Belgians.
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Poland
Belgium
Ensigue Doctor Debunks Teeth Cleaning Theory
A physician named Ensigue advocates a theory that mouth juices are meant to keep teeth clean rather than to aid digestion. This view challenges the common belief that saliva primarily prepares food for digestion.
Training Canadian Horses for Army Remounts near Renhill Surrey
Training of Canadian horses for remount service takes place near Renhill Surrey with thousands passing through monthly. Five to six year olds arrive calm or unruly, are assessed by jockeys and rough riders, then ranked as lance corporals and sergeants based on harness readiness. After seven to eight days in stable harness they experience light farm work before being drafted to the fisting line in England and then shipped to France.
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Renhill
Surrey
Canada
A. S
Redhill
England
Franca
Rear attack leads to loss in mismatch briefing
In a terse exchange, the Commander asks why the battle was lost. The General explains the enemy struck from the rear, while the Commander relays information that the attack was in front, noting the clash was already at the rear when the enemy arrived.
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