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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
6
A dramatic wartime tale recounts an officer believed dead, a burial party, and a padre. A servant eyeing a possible muscle twitch kept the secret, delaying confirmation until the officer’s revived state. The ordeal haunts him years later, triggering night fears of burial.
Save the Children advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a prompt remedy for summer stomach troubles in children and claims the product is harmless even for newborns. Priced 25 cents a box, available from Dr. Wil Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario by mail or from local dealers.
A United States Department of Agriculture co operating with a local growers association runs a demonstration camp in New York on drying potatoes into flour to substitute for wheat. The effort aims to expand the use of dried vegetables and provide evaporators for use in muck land vegetable crops.
Capt Louis Keene recalls birds during bombardment as swallows fly near trenches with no concern. He notes dragonflies and butterflies and flowers growing amid conflict in a fragmentary wartime cartoon caption.
The Lokal Anzeiger reports a plea for a new German national anthem. It criticizes the current line “God Save the King” as disrespectful to German patriotism and calls for a modern tribute reflecting national spirit.
A London gathering addresses the war’s purpose with Bonar Law urging the foe must fail within three months or risk prolonged conflict. British leaders insist peace rests on defeating militarism, denying Germany any spoils, and teaching that war does not pay.
An American officer recounts a German counter attack near Hamel where two Americans and five Australians were captured. Volunteers rescued them, with Corporal Raymond Powell leading a squad to retake prisoners and capture a German officer. Twelve Australians aided, bringing total German prisoners to fifty.
German and Allied reports clash over a major raid on German targets. Five killed and 14 wounded claims vary. bombs hit Mannheim and Badische bank, with fires burning for hours. Panic spreads as Rhine towns evacuate and rents rise amid exodus.
The Woodstock Sentinel-Review notes growing agitation to shift clocks to extend daylight saving time after World War II, with proposals to advance the schedule and the potential benefits and uncertainties of the change.
Fragmentary note from a summer resort mentions a husband and a request about sewing or threading needles. The text is garbled, making a clear event or purpose difficult to determine. Strong entities or dates are not recoverable from the legible portion.
A young officer recounts leading sixty men against Bocies with machine guns. Their company commander dies, leaving about twenty five men as shells burst along the trench. They move from shell hole to shell hole with no wavering, holding their position under fire.
A letter to architect Frank W. Simon reports that German air raid near Paris nearly wrecked the bronze foundry La Fonderie and halted work on the Manitoba parliament dome statue. The central figure, though struck, survived the blast and remains atop the unfinished dome.
A Toronto Highlanders member wrote to his father about finding around 90 suits of German soldiers' clothing that were worn and stored. The report concludes these uniforms and gear, including accoutrements, could be reused for future use.
The piece argues that Germany seeks control of sea power to seize the Suez Canal, replace British interests in India and Africa, and build a global empire. It cites Ehrenberg in the Vosische Zeitung claiming victory nears and outlines steps from Constantinople to Egypt, the canal, and a vast colonial domain across Africa and the Indian Ocean.
The Morning Post urges restraint in wartime gossip, arguing more harm comes from speech than intent. It urges readers to demand evidence, reject unproven claims, and keep silent to maintain ally cohesion and avoid fueling the conflict.
A World War I soldier in France writes home about German waves against Allied trenches using a drug that dulls fear and induces a homicidal frenzy. He describes seeing canteens and a plan to drive soldiers to attack, claiming the drug makes enemies kill without hesitation.
A Yonkers reader contrasts battlefield ritual with peaceful ceremony noting that over there marches are played before combat while here Mendel March is heard at weddings. The letter uses cultural irony to comment on wartime and civilian life.
Cincinnati philosopher Joseph Debar argues Russia’s 1917 collapse stems from vodka prohibition and Anti-saloon League influence. He blames preacher-led press for pressuring Czarist rule, warning Western democracies would suffer if whiskey bans continue. Debar’s stance aims to shock U.S. readers into patriotic liquor consumption.
The United States wheat belt reports a 50 percent larger crop this year with an estimated 950 million bushels and 58.88 million acres to harvest. Despite the rise, the Food Administration calls for stringent conservation to save allied Europe from famine as demand remains high.
President Yuan Shi Kai of China backed a Shanghai modern athletic meet giving a five foot decathlon trophy and funding. He granted an audience to visiting athletes who stood with hands flat on the table, palms down, as armed Manchurian guards watched.
The text notes a nationwide move to buy farm horses instead of raising them, causing a scarcity of dependable hired help and challenges to horse breeding in America. An instructor in Fort Worth Texas ranks color and breed traits for marksmen, listing grey as best and black as fifth.
A translated dispatch discusses Russian fear of German influence and Bolshevik betrayal. It quotes Boris Savinkoff lamenting Lenin and Germany’s role, claims Russia is surrounded by German interests, and urges Russians to reclaim sovereignty and resist Bolshevik subservience.
Former British secretary of state for India Austen Chamberlain told a Victoria League audience in London that the imperial cabinet was a wartime creation born of necessity and would not be allowed to collapse. He urged unity and cited von Kuehmann’s appeals as a spur to sterner resolve against a German peace plank.
The Breeders' Gazette warns U S wool production cannot meet the needs of 000,000 soldiers in France for twelve months. It notes American wool used by mills represents only about a percent of peacetime consumption, highlighting the strain on supplies for the war effort.
The article describes King George’s days alternating between meals at an American officers’ mess and being coached to pitch in preparation for a Fourth of July game at English camp Majesty. The scene mixes royal presence with military training as the king experiences shifts between leisure and sport.
The tale recounts the Falcon tungsten discoveries at Lake It near Manitoba. A novice prospector stumbles upon the ore while two veteran prospectors and James McMillian form a syndicate to claim FM fields, marking an extraordinary mining strike.
A sixteen year old of Airdrie Alberta outperformed an eighteen year old farm boy in a day’s work. He ploughed harrowed and sowed twenty five acres, while the elder handled one hundred and twenty acres. The report notes young workers and soldiers in France and the hope they will not go hungry.
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