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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
15
A federal inquiry reveals sailors paid to smuggle letters as a suspected method of communications between the United States and foreign ports. The investigation notes shipments reaching destinations in New Zealand and Australia as authorities seize materials and question involved crew.
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A Pall Mall Gazette account notes red tape delays at a French port as large coal hoists stopped for 18 hours due to a coal shortage. A British transport officer vented frustration while cargoes waited to be unloaded amid the standstill and eventual supply delivery.
A master directs a boy on which instruments to show customers during lunch hour including piano flute mandolin and lyre and the boy confirms readiness to fetch items when asked. The fragmentary dialogue hints at a teaching moment about handling customer requests in a shop.
Reports say German insurance firms in the country have easy access to confidential information related to shipping and troop dispatch. The government plans close and continuous scrutiny, with Secretary Refield urging tighter oversight of these operations.
A WWI captain recalls allied forces sharing humanity amid shellfire. Soldiers refused to abandon wounded friends and a neutral dog carried a note between trenches, seeking aid from the German side for wounded comrades.
Secrecy surrounds England's comb out strategy to raise an army of 500,000 for Sir William Robertson. Drafts have begun from previously protected trades and older workers, with factories targeted and labor shifts underway as public sentiment supports the sweep. The outcome, whether limits are extended or more women are drawn into industry, remains uncertain.
Frank H. Vanderlip of Nation City Bank New York says war will have by products including a national lesson in thrift and investment. He notes Britain issued the first loan to 200000 people and later loans reached 8000000 as war finance grows.
A historic ad pitches counter check and sales books to merchants, highlighting years of manufacturing experience, high quality paper from 100 to 400 percent superior, and lower prices due to a modern plant. It promotes samples and custom coated and special triplicate books, claiming buyers nationwide with no order too large or small.
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