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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
6
The article suggests Kolchak's government will endure, aided by the eastern railway under allied control. Semenoff's forces have dwindled since last summer and now number only a few locals, Chinese, and Serbians. Allied troops are keeping the railway open as the situation stabilizes.
Descriptions by Lieut Fulcher to a Daily Telegraph correspondent recount the Ticonderoga sinking. An American sailor remained on a raft as the Deutschland left him with the remark God save him. German submarine crew killed the gun crew and set the ship on fire.
An official Berlin notice predicts a six week period with water shortages and poorer grain harvests in Germany due to labor shortages from departures. The report notes livestock feed impacts and compares current crops to prior years, signaling broader food supply concerns.
Winston Spencer Churchill, then minister of speaking, vowed to push the League of Nations toward being a practical and powerful reality. He argued the league would not restore German colonies to Germany but would preserve British naval supremacy and not restore territories to Turkey.
Victor Boret, French minister of provisions, says it is impossible to raise civilian rations now due to supplying the Central Powers and neutral countries. Taxes stay. Oil, Algerian produce, and dried vegetables expected to reach France soon. Prices on wine to be reduced. Normal conditions hoped for by next agricultural season. A Safe Pill for Sufferers parades as a vegetable remedy. The Nurse's Touch notes war nurses vary in gentleness and effectiveness with wounded soldiers.
AP releases figures on American forces in France by November 11. 78 391 officers and 1 881 376 men total nearly 2 million. 967 standard gauge locomotives and 13 174 freight cars plus 350 locomotives and 973 foreign cars. 53 000+ motor vehicles and 843 miles of standard gauge railway built. Food stocks include 390 million bean rations, 183 million flour rations, and 267 million milk rations.
After the war era, western travelers plan a big push east to visit old homes. The C P R offers low fares for all points east with December ticket sales valid for sixty days. Extension possible for a small fee. Trains include compartment and observation cars, standard and tourist sleepers, plus dining service. See local C P R agent or write Winnipeg.
Baby's Own Tablets are a mild yet thorough laxative that regulate the bowels and stomach relieve constipation indigestion banish colic and worms and ease teething Mrs S P Moulton of St Stephen NB endorses their effectiveness and says she would not be without them The tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont
Report from Khabarovsk describes American actions at a prison camp near here saving about 70 percent of 1,900 inmates who were underfed and poorly clothed. Red Cross blankets and warm garments from Sweden and Denmark helped, with 1,200 officers among the prisoners showing gratitude to America.
Lieut Rene Fonck leads a string of new victories in the Aisne region with seventy five official destructions and forty probables, boosting his total from nineteen to seventy five. Other Allied aces include Major Bishop, Lieut Coppens, Lieut Baracchini, Capt Kosakoff, and Edwin Parsons, while Germany counts Lieut Udet as ace of aces with sixty victories and other pilots such as Brunnsky and Schultz among notable leaders.
Cordova Man reports a ten year old girl cured of St Vitus Dance after a year of nervous exhaustion. The letter claims quick restoration of health using Dr Chase's Nerve Food, with testimonials praising relief from headaches and eye trouble.
A large explosion at Hamont station in Belgium destroyed two German munition trains and set other cars afire. Casualties are reported between 1500 and 2000 with many dead and injured Dutch and German soldiers. Rescue and military aid rush to the border region as the Antwerp Dusseldorf rail line passes through Hamont.
Reports indicate preliminaries of peace cannot begin before January. Armistice must be extended beyond December 17 or renewal will occur. The 4 day armistice from November 11 allows extensions and renunciation on 48 hours notice. Alsace Lorraine evacuation to finish by November 26 and Rhine troop withdrawal by December 12. A renewal likely lasts past the peace congress opening.
A cryptic note describes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as safe for children and effective in removing pests promptly.
The Temps asserts Holland can expel an undesirable guest and urges use of that power. It notes accepting the Kaiser is possible if Germany stays unclear, but condemns allowing him to live peacefully in a country that would have lost its independence if defeated. It says the Allies would judge action by whether Willem is moved to a frontier.
A German raider, vastly outgunned, was attacked by the Dundee with H M S Achilles on March 16, 1917, between Iceland and Norway. Commander Day directed a boarding boat that revealed hidden guns, and sustained fire by both ships forced the raider to sink with about 400 men aboard.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Hans Delbrueck and other German Conservative politicians asking the German government to form a committee of impartial men including neutrals to investigate alleged breaches of international law during the war. The inquiry should ignore rank or dignity of the accused so the German people may clear its conscience.
A British official states William II remains emperor and king of Prussia in allied eyes as an imperial exile. No formal steps have been taken to fix his status, though Holland granted asylum. Questions arise about who would try the former Kaiser and how crimes could be pursued amid diplomatic uncertainty.
The United States naval strength will be about twice as great in 1920 as it was in 1917 when the country entered World War I, according to testimony before the House Naval Committee on the 1920 naval appropriation bill.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg indicated in a Paris dispatch that German hunger and military exhaustion drove the armistice. Marcel Hutin notes the decisive factor was the enemy army near collapse, with German negotiators admitting they were at Allied mercy and unable to continue the war.
The advertisement claims Dr J D Kellogg's Asth Remed is a powerful cure for asthma draining health. It touts a long relief record and notes the remedy is sold widely in stores.
A terse 19th century advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a painless corn cure. It promises fast relief by applying a few drops that dissolve the corn and make it shrivel from the root, costing a quarter in any drugstore.
The Dutch legation published a note from the Netherlands council of ministers stating the former emperor entered Dutch territory as a private individual after abdication and will receive refugee status like other foreigners. The note says asylum is not extended due to his former rank and emphasizes vigilance to prevent abuse of hospitality harming the country’s interests.
A reflective maxim attributed to Ann Lee urges living with long term purpose while acknowledging the possibility of an abrupt end. The quote emphasizes enduring outlook paired with readiness for sudden death.
The concluding message from Commander Prause aboard the German submarine flotilla surrendering to the British navy states that English ships maintained faultless discipline. The signal was picked up by British forces, describing the surrender circumstances.
A reader notices a $100 reward claim about Hall's Catarrh Cure promising cure of catarrh in all stages through constitutional treatment. The ad asserts the medicine destroys disease foundations and restores natural constitution.
The American army begins its homeward movement as plans for embarkation advance. Sick and convalescent wounded will be sent home first, with exhausted divisions returning through replacement drafts. Winter and rail constraints in France will slow shipments to seaports for onward transport to the United States.
Earl Curzon of Britain presided at a dinner for delegates of the inter allied petroleum conference. He toasted the French American and Italian delegates declaring the allied cause was floated to victory on a wave of oil. The council handled 13 000 000 tons of oil in eighteen months.
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