Why the Germans Would Like to Force Their Way to Calais
The piece argues that a German push to Calais, 57 miles from Dover, could threaten an invasion of England, detailing how long range guns and minefields might allow shells to reach Calais to Dover. It covers naval ranges, mine clearance tactics, and the strategic challenges of mounting a landing from Calais while facing British forces and sea gateways.
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Calais
Dover
Paris
England
Wankerque
Germany
Cabing
British Isles
Dardanelles
Channel
Plundering Belgium Report Details German Loot Across Belgium
The 14th commission report for the Belgian government describes German looting in Belgium. Crown Prince seized paintings and horses, goods, raw materials, and machinery transported without payment. weapons and factory toys also taken. Requisitions threaten thousands with unemployment and starvation as Berlin ads announce imports of Belgian stock. Vancouver World cites the findings as evidence of widespread German outrages in the conquered country.
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Belgium
Commssion of Inquiry
Canada
Germany
Commission of Inquiry
Berlin
France
Vancouver World
British Fleet cited by French minister as world saver
The French minister of marine Admiral Augueur quotes an official estimate praising Britain. The London Free Press says history will judge Britain for saving the world from barbarian threats in a war expected to last months or years. Germany misjudged the duration, believing victory would come quickly.
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Augueur
France
London Free Press
Britain
Germany
England
Scope of the Red Cross Expands Beyond War Wounds
The Red Cross operates beyond immediate battle relief to nurse wounded soldiers to health in base and convalescent hospitals and now assists prisoners of war. It seeks care for those totally incapacitated, aims for universal charity, and urges permanent endowment to sustain its wide humanitarian mission.
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Red Cross
British
Smoke of Battle in Modern War Echoed by Popular Mechanics
The article notes the absence of smoke on European battle lines due to smokeless powder. Rifles discharge with no smoke, and heavy artillery emits only a brief mist. Smoke appears mainly when shells explode, used to hide gun positions and mark impact points, rendering the phrase “smoke of battle” less applicable to modern warfare.
Washing Soda Caution in Cleaning and Care
Washing soda is an alkali used to remove grease in cleaning utensils but it can corrode metal pots if misused. A careless application risks soaking scorched areas and metal, making pots brittle or damaged. It’s better suited for cleaning sinks and waste pipes than cookware.
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Deenka
Conan Doyle armor concept in war letters London Times
A London Times letter from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle argues for personal armor to shield soldiers. He envisions helmeted protection for the head and a curved steel plate for the heart, mounted on wheeled frames, forming forged armored shields that unit by unit advances to break through enemy trenches with reduced casualties.
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A. Conan’ Doyle
London Times
Ned Kelly
Sherlock Hulmes
Yovur
Sir Conan Doyle
Improving Trade Prospects for Western Canada in War Era
The Toronto News analyzes Dominion census data showing 204 140 farms across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with high crop values boosting farmer incomes. It argues peacetime and wartime trade will improve for Canadian merchants and manufacturers as western demand rises and rail shipments pick up amid war and munition orders.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
New York State
Canadian Prairies
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Toronto News
Biggest Gold Pile in World
The largest hoard of gold is in the vaults of the Russian State bank, about 850 million dollars. Russians mostly use paper currency and lack a widespread check system. many provincial people distrust banks and work capital is carried in large bills in leather bags around the neck. Visitors may see artisans carrying five to ten thousand dollars in currency.
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United States
England
Russia
Last Survivor of Harper Brothers Dies in Maine Home
Mr John W Harper of New York, the last survivor of the Harper Brothers publishers, died August 14 at his country residence in Biddleford Pool Maine. He was 84 years old. The Harper firm began from an old Long Island family with a grandfather James Harper a farmer and teacher who lived at Newtown.
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John W. Harper
New York
Harper Brothers Book and Magazine
Biddleford Pool
Maine
Harper Brothers
Long Island
James Harper
Newtown
Botha Return Sparks German Africa Fearful Ambition
General Botha's Cape Town homecoming is marked by gratitude and praise as civic banquets honor the conqueror of German Africa. Smuts warns that German South West Africa would threaten Union control, urging resolve to hold what is already gained amid fears of German design.
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Cape Town
South-West Germany
Botha
Africa
South Africa
Moritz
Equator
Germany
Herreros
Smuts
South-West Africa
Digging Up Buried Cities At Tel el Hesy Exposes Ancient Lachish
Dr. Frederick Bliss, dean of Rochester University, plans renewed digs in Palestine to locate protohistory sites. He describes field clues such as flat topped mounds and pottery fragments, noting Lachish as Tel el Hesy with layers of eight successive towns and walls rising sixty feet above earlier levels, indicating long occupation spanning over 1,300 years.
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Frederick Bliss
Rochester University
Palestine
Bliss
Near East
Tel-el-Hesy
Lachish
Joshua
Rochester Democrat
Britain Eyes Canadian Wheat Movement For This Fall
British authorities seek an export estimate from Canada for the fall wheat movement and when shipments can start. An unofficial figure places exportable wheat at about 175 million dollars. Transport bottlenecks and exchange rates pose key questions, with no plan for fixed-price purchases expected from Ottawa.
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Canada
Admiralty
Londo
Ottawa
Germans ruin Belgian draught horse trade with forced sales
A Belgian government state paper documents Germanys program to destroy Belgiums thriving draught horse industry before the war. Proclamations called on horse owners to bring their animals to designated places where German officials would purchase them, damaging local dealers and prospects.
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Belgium
Edmonton Journal
Opportunities for Gaspe general stores to expand trade
The Gaspe town, famed for salmon and trout fishing, hosts half a dozen stores under modest fronts with strong inventories. Robin, Jones & Whitman showcase hardware, camera, gramophone, and clothing lines, plus a full fishing tackle display. Local guides and yacht visitors drive demand for nets, cordage, tobacco, and trappers supplies as tourism and fishing boost hardware, cameras, and film sales.
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Uniesa
Gaspe
Basin
Penisula
Bakers Hotel
Que
Gaspe Bay
Simmer
Robin, Jones & Whitman
Robin
Jones
Whitman
Modern Entrenching Spade Inventions Shield Rifle Rest For War Use
A Canadian invention the entrenching spade combines a hard steel blade with a detachable handle and a built in rifle rest. A large opening aligns with the rifle bore, letting the soldier sight through it while the blade shields and supports him. Widely used on firing lines, it exemplifies wartime invention flooding official channels with new ideas.
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Army
England
France
Italy
Canada
United States
Canada’s War Sacrifices and Patriotism Compared
Canada has not supplied billions or millions of troops, yet it endures rising public debt and bloodshed in a severe wartime test. The Chicago Tribune hails Canada’s purest patriotism as a notable national sacrifice alongside France England and Belgium, while Canada faces danger from the Teuton and pursues development.
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Canada
France
England
Belgium
Teuton
Chicago
U S Trade Figures Show War Materials Sent Abroad
United States fiscal year ending June shows horses valued at 64.0 million and mules at 12.4 million shipped largely to Britain France Belgium and Italy. Imports total 1.674 billion while exports reach 2.768 billion with big gains to the United Kingdom France and Russia offset by declines to Germany.
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America
Europe
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
United States
New York City
Newport News
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Bureau of Forest and Domestic Commerce
Germany
Austria-Hungary
United Kingdom
Russia
New York Herald
Piper Brings Song To Wounded Scot In Ward Deaths Follow
A Scottish soldier grievously wounded in a hospital ward requested one last bagpipe moment. A piper was found to play Scotch airs as he lay dying. The next day the head nurse reported the Scotsman survived, but the other eleven patients in the ward had died.
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Imd
Berlin Socialists Charged With High Treason
Several Berlin Socialists including a former editor of a socialist newspaper are charged on suspicion of high treason. They are accused of publishing articles from Berne Tagwacht that severely criticized the attitude of leading socialists supporting the government.
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Berlin
Ae Eens
Berne Tagwacht
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