British Break German Lines at Messines Ridge Front
London dispatch reports a dawn assault that captured the Messines Wytschaete ridge in Belgium after a massive mine explosion and heavy artillery. British gains disrupted German defense, with light casualties and strong air support aiding infantry advance along a ten mile front.
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London
Messines-Wytschaete
Belgium
Wytschaete
Messines Ridge
Ypres
Messines
Vimy Ridge
No Man’s Land
Somme
Ugnier
Clemor
Plumer
Russia
Changes in Starry Banner Flag Standards Across Agencies
US executive order dated May 20 standardizes flag sizes across departments, with 12 prescribed sizes from 1.31 to 20 feet and a 19 foot fly for the flag. Historic flags show evolution from 13 to 48 stars, including the Fort McHenry Star Spangled Banner and early 1794 to 1818 changes, with military adoption timelines and notable garrison and battle flags preserved in the National Museum.
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Army
Navy
National Museum
Spain
Germany
Italy
United States
Congress
Paul Jones
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Key
Washington
Vermont
Kentucky
Csantry
Monroe
War Department
Taft
Fort Moultrie
3. C
Fort Sumter
Charless. Boggs
U. S. Navy
Varuna
Farragut
New Orleans
Benjamin F. Butler
U. S. Volunteers
Fortress Monroe
Virginia
Butlers
Salem Heights
Hazen
Fort McAllister
U. S. S. Kearsarge
Alabama
Herbert Winslow
Kearsarge
B. O. Cun Ord
U.S. A
Richmond
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Capitol
Ord
Western Canada offers vast grain land options for settlers
The article touts Western Canada as ideal for wheat barley and oats as seeding ends and growth surges. It highlights affordable lands from 15 to 25 dollars an acre and easy terms, with free homesteads and large grazing tracts. It urges producers and new settlers to meet national food goals amid high future wheat prices.
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Canada
United States
Western
Western Canada
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Beloiure
Kaiser
Mexico
New England
Bunker Hill
Allen
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