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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
5
A reader recalls post arrival in England and the sugar shortage. He details attempts to buy sugar, the high price, and ration limits while describing daily life and shortages in shops, tea rooms, and social rituals around sugar.
A Chinese buyer in America seeks oversized boots for perceived value and returns a pair after complaining they do not sing. The vendor recalls the unusual demand and the exchange ends with the buyer reportedly pleased after a loud squeak is heard when tried.
The Greek charge d affaires in Berlin asked for passports at Wilhelmstrasse. German foreign secretary Zimmermann lost his temper saying Greece will suffer for Venizelos. Pan German leaders warned that Greek mobilization could provoke German action.
United States Consul General J. J. Brittain in Sydney reports satisfactory financial conditions in 1916 with banks handling large business. Irrigation projects advance, railways extend, and foreign trade remains strong. Wool production hits new price records while 1915 16 wheat yield was exceptional and the British government secured most of the crop. Automobile demand surges with prices low and few American cars above 2554 dollars.
A U S Interior Department note highlights Canada’s coal shortage worsened by wartime utilities demand. It urges immediate conservation and wider use of hydro electric energy to reduce coal consumption, with hydro plants meeting most new power needs and steam plants used only for excess loads. Every extra hydro horse power could save 10 to 12 tons of coal annually.
The Dominion government trained farmers in sheep raising and fleece care, lifting Alberta wool quality as seen at the Calgary Exhibition with more entries from Edmonton to Magrath. Domestic wool increased, reflecting better care of herds previously neglected in range conditions and the rise of provincial wool growers associations for grading and sale.
After uncovering large Swiss produced food that never reached markets the government plans to establish a food stock reserve to stabilize supply and prevent shortages. The move signals a new policy to manage imports distribution and price controls amid growing concerns over food shortages.
Mile. Kscheninska, longtime favorite of the czar, has regained possession of her Petrograd estate after revolutionaries vacated the palace. The dancer's property, once seized, was returned by judges citing ownership, though personal losses like furs were reported stolen.
The text notes Denmark's focus on crops and livestock, achieving high output per acre and turning agricultural production into raw materials for national industry. It highlights butter cheese and other foods as value-added exports, with two thirds of the population in farming or handling farm products.
Scoring at the SSE meet is recorded with terse notices. Officials note results and times for events and participants as the record closes.
The piece argues against reprisals on German towns after English air raids, praising by many peers and the war ministry for resisting cruelty. It stresses that Britain must uphold civilization, avoid retaliatory attacks, and keep focus on front-line air superiority.
The German chancellor Dr von Bethmann Hollweg urged persistence in the war to a Berlin audience. He attacked Erzberger for peace without annexations and indemnities, saying the war must continue with full strength to protect the fatherland.
S. T. Forman explains in St. Nicholas that the government does not borrow all at once. Money flows through repeated lending and spending cycles. An illustration uses Mr. Smith the shoe merchant lending $500 to Uncle Sam in exchange for a bond, then the government spending that amount on shoes for soldiers paid with the borrowed currency.
The subject has declined in response to multiple requests to sing, with a firm stance against performing. No change in stance is noted, and escalation is not described.
Charles A. Dana recalls biblical visions of winged men and predicts fifty thousand airplanes in Europe and another such number from the United States. He cites Jeremiah Hosea Zachariah and Isaiah to envision modern air power over battlefields. The piece links aviation with ancient prophecies and wonders at prophetic accuracy.
A Providence Journal summary of British officials warning that German U boats are increasing their menace. A torpedoed captain reports a new German sub with wire cutters and circular knives to break free from nets, suggesting a design to cut through steel nets and evade anti-submarine defenses.
Malcolm Ross special correspondent with the New Zealand forces reports on extraordinary acts of courage at Messines. Wounded officers and men continued fighting until forced back. A private single handed silenced a hostile machine gun emplacement. A chaplain tended the wounded under heavy fire from dawn.
A visitor to French blind hospitals meets a man who became totally blind by liquid fire yet rebuilt his career. He now leads a workshop that repairs auto parts and trains many hopeful trainees in a well paid, growing trade.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript reports a telephoning employee was fired by the boss for frequent calls. The garbled text hints at a personal romance tension and a workplace dispute. The readable pairs suggest an interpersonal conflict tied to job security.
In the Monastir road narrative, the route links the Adriatic to the Aegean, from ancient legions to modern armies. It hosts diverse troops, ambulances, and front-line life, with Monastir captured by Allies and Oniki as a historic base near Thessaloniki, tied to Cicero, St Paul, and Suleiman the Magnificent.
Westinghouse seeks 1000 men for a new plant to manufacture war munitions by a secret process. Workers would be imprisoned for 10 months with all outside communication cut off. Recreation and entertainment provided. Pay doubled with bonuses for high production. Only trusted skilled artisans deemed American. Officials silent. An informant hints the plant may produce Edison’s late invention.
The famed writer Mark Twain was invited to address a club dinner on Honesty. He recalled a childhood temptation involving a cartload of melons and stealing one, detailing how he hid and ate the stolen fruit.
A Danish inventor announces a seaweed based process for making newsprint. The method is said to cut costs and use abundant marine resources, potentially transforming traditional paper production with a more sustainable material.
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