Plans for Demobilizing Army After Peace Arrives
London AP dispatch outlines Britain's demobilization plan with labor ministry cooperation. Eighteen depots will handle discharges from France and other theatres, grouping soldiers by home district and providing pay advances, post office money orders, an out of work policy, and furloughs.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Ministry of Labor
France
Italy
Salonica
Mesopotamia
Palestine
England
Scotland
Wales
Canada plans lignite plant to supply fuel in Saskatchewan
The Canadian council for scientific and industrial research proposes a southern Saskatchewan plant to carbonize and briquette lignite. It would produce about 100000 tons yearly at an estimated cost under seven dollars per ton, with federal and provincial governments funding and a commission to operate to be appointed soon.
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Canadian Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Pennsylvania
Lignite Commission
Dominion
British hospital uses electric heated mattresses for patient comfort
A British hospital equipped with electricity heated mattresses maintains even bed temperatures to comfort patients. The device warms beds to steady heat, aiding patient comfort and care.
Impressed by Britain's war spirit says Otto H. Kahn
Otto H. Kahn reports from the other side on Britain's war effort praising its organization and the use of top business minds in supply and salvage. He notes Andrew Weir's system saving $500 million in three years and urges continued friendship between the United States and Great Britain. He cautions against Germany seeking to sow discord after the war.
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Otto H. Kahn
New York
Germany
New York Lmes
Great Britain
Andrew Weir
Cvetan
America
England
Lobster Fisher Hailed By Coast After U Boat Sighting
Albert Carlson in his motor boat off Monmouth Beach New Jersey had pots piled around like a surface submarine when a coastwise steamer fired at him. Three shots followed one wrecking pots and he fled to shore as a destroyer and hydro planes scoured the area amid talk of a German U boat.
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Albert Carlson
Monmouth Beach
N.J
Carlson
New York
Alfred Vail
Little Silver
Boston Globe
New Oil Warehouse Project Opens At Suez Ames Site
A contract was awarded for an oil distributing warehouse at Suez Ames with a Gary station. The reinforced concrete building is estimated at 80 000 dollars and work is expected to begin immediately.
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Suez Ames
Gary
Italian naval officer remarks on Allied submarine war outcome
A high Italian navy official told a Rome correspondent that enemy submarines are being hunted like wild beasts. He says Austrian subs are eliminated and Germany’s fleet is losing teeth. He notes secret destruction statistics mislead Germans and praises British North Sea mine blockades. The German subs are described as near suppression.
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Rome
Central News
Germany
Entente
North Sea
German Plane Captured by Australians After Duel Above Their Lines
An Australian reconnaissance flight intercepted a German two seater that had wandered into Allied airspace during low patrols near the French front. The German pilot landed at an Australian aerodrome in panic and the machine was captured intact for the war museum. The report also notes advancing wool production in Western Canada with rises across Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and specific shipments and forecasts. It includes critical commentary on German militarism and calls out the creed behind its conduct, citing historic figures and wartime actions.
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Richtofen
Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Alberta
Edmonton
Lacombe
Lethbridge
Southern Alberta Wool Growers’ Association
Western Canada
Manitoba
Western
Germany
Newark Peace Society
Charles H. Levermore
Frederick the Great
von Clausewitz
William Jr
Moltke
Trietschke
Lasson
Bernhardi
Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince von Bulow
Reichstag
Belgium
France
Froimn
New York
Czecho-Slovak Cause Gains Allied Recognition And Service
The Czecho-Slovak cause wins recognition from Italy and France and gains support from Britain and the United States as their national council forms. Thousands of Czecho-Slovak soldiers serve across Europe, with many fighting for the Entente and fleeing Austro-Hungarian rule.
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Italy
France
Britain
National Council
Ims
Lansing
Galicia
Austria
Macedonia
Roumania
Russia
Siberia
Pacific
Canadian Farm Boys Amid Gas Attack Saved Allied Ports
A Philadelphia Public Ledger tribute recalls Canadian recruits who learned drill and discipline in England, then held Ypres in April 1915 for four days after the first poison gas attack. Authorities credit their courage with protecting channel ports and aiding the Allied cause, noting they were raw country boys facing overwhelming danger.
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Canada
England
Ypres
Channel
Philadelphia
Manitoba Cattle Dispersal Sets Record Prices
A Manitoba Aberdeen Angus dispersal sale from J. D. Macgregor's Brandon farm drew buyers from multiple states and provinces. In all 135 animals sold for 91500 with the first 60 averaging over 800, and animals going as far as Alberta and Kentucky.
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Manitoba
J. D. Macgregor
Brandon
Alberta
Kentucky
A Question of Right Sparks Senate Exchange
A Washington Star excerpt captures a tense Senate exchange as a speaker questions the propriety of arguments that would override individual opinion. The remark Is read as irritation flares while the discussion centers on rights and personal viewpoint in legislative debate.
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Bum
Washington Star
The Worst Still to Come
A Washington Times editorial argues the nation’s power will surge as munitions plants, shipyards, and camps ramp up. It likens the growth to a rock loosening from a mountain and predicts Prussia will fear a full strike when unleashed.
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Prussia
Cologne
Washington Times
Canning Surplus Produce for Winter Storage
The author urges conserving harvests from the war garden and avoiding waste by canning and drying surplus vegetables and fruit for winter. Emphasizes that during a season of plenty the world will face shortages later.
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War Garden
Doubt Cleared as Boy Visited at Camp
A visiting mother identifies a boy as her child at a camp. The father voices relief and confirms the boy is at work, describing the recognition as the key moment. The scene captures a families’ reunion and a positive turn in a longer search.
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