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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
4
W H W Sharpe argues the bill to grant women the vote goes too far. He says alien women should not have voting rights on the same terms as Canadian women, and notes that the West’s alien presence and numbers are not welcomed by supporters of other parties.
Word has been received of the death of Pte C G W Lipsit who fell in action on April Bath Squared. He was a brother of Mrs Georgy Miles of New Westminster formerly of Mission City. The casualty list also shows C J Cooper of Deroche listed as wounded this past week.
A Washington dispatch reports a ten day suspension on food shipments to allied civilian populations to move three million bushels of grain to Belgium. Part will aid populations in German occupied Northern France as Belgian Relief Commission cautions bread shortages could last twenty days without new shipments.
A former Fraser Valley newspaperman, now with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, notes air raids and heavy gunfire at Shorncliffe and English camps confirm war is ongoing. He says initial fears dissipated after three nights of raids and that the noise becomes a background for sleep, with a draft pick unsure of where to go.
Victoria mourns well known dean Reginald Litchfield reported killed in an Ontario training camp airplane accident. He had served as a teller at the local Bank of Commerce branch and was prominent in the community.
Judge Labay requests a mental examination for speeding drivers amid renewed interest in driver fitness. Dr. W. Hickson from a psychiatric hospital examined Rowan Kyonsky, 23, finding a mentality like a 16 year old. He will report Monday suggesting Evonsky is unfit to drive. The Nicomen Island road praised as best in the country, surpassing Stanley Park and the Marine Drive.
In Winnipeg an interview with Peter Veregin of the Doukhebor colonies portrays a strained stance on combat. He insists the group will aid production while remaining loyal to tradition and rejects fighting or allegiance beyond Jesus Choise, arguing for conscientious objection amid wartime strains. He urges sowing crops suited to cooler conditions and warns against deprivations shaping the community’s future amid hardship.
A fragmented note recalls Mother's Day and the remembrance of a mother's love. It hints at gratitude for a mother's smile and purity, though the text is incomplete and muddled.
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