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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
An editorial urges Canadian farmers to view wartime labor as essential, comparing farm work to soldiering. It cites munitions and British production gains, highlights General Carey's crisis management, and argues that organized greenhorns from cities can boost harvests and empire output despite labor shortages.
Indian commissioner W. M. Graham reports the three western provinces will cultivate over 50 000 acres, mainly wheat, plus 25 000 cattle and 25 000 bushels of potatoes. Last year 40 000 acres were cultivated with strong yields. Some reserves sent large enlistment numbers to the overseas forces and Red Cross support remains active nationwide.
Eight French soldiers who escaped a German prison camp near Mannheim say reprisal camps have grown stricter over the past three months. They report British troops are suffering more, while the French are treated fairly. A German officer claims raids force harsher conditions to deter Allied attacks, but the prisoners vow to continue resisting.
In a London interview with the Petit Parisien correspondent Sir Eric Geddes discusses submarine warfare gains. He notes Allied forces sink more German subs than Germany builds and that about 70 submarine attacks occur weekly. He explains many results remain unknown due to wrecks or unseen crews.
In battlefields sunken roads, carved by repeated cart tracks and flooding, become vital defensive and offensive assets. The piece explains their use for artillery and machine guns, their function as trench networks, and recalls a vivid engagement where sunken roads shaped the fighting as troops exchanged fire and advanced.
Canadian soldiers returning from the front report that the old fashion ed rifle and bayonet is coming into favor again as the weapon which must in the last analysis win the war. From time to time other weapons have been proclaimed as the thing that would bring victory. When the armies settled into trenches it was said that heavy artillery and high explosives would break the front and win the war. Then bombs and hand grenades arose as the prescription. A school developed that extolled treadmills or ca used to the foe's lines of communication and force his surrender.
An officer recounts Manila Bay amid the Spanish American War. British ships intervened between Dewey and Von Diederich’s German fleet as shells flew, with the Immortalite’s band playing amid the tense standoff. The piece questions orders and motives behind German actions.
In an interview Prime Minister Hughes of Australia comments that Britain shows resilience amid trials and Australia strengthens war support with broad backing for victory. He says America mobilizes thousands for battle and vows to destroy militarism root and branch. The talk covers Atlantic convoys and naval power.
Georgia Senator at an Atlanta luncheon compared German militarism to a drowning man named Cal Clay from Paint Rock who fell overboard in Florida after a fishing trip, signaling the dangers of aggressive policy with a local metaphor.
A garbled line hints at deception surrounding boat commanders and alleged victims of an operation. The fragment suggests a narrative of misdirection or betrayal affecting maritime figures and groups linked to the activity.
Canadian troops in England operate 874 acres of cultivation including 72 acres run by hospitals producing vegetables for the army. Each unit funds its farm from regimental canteen capital, with profits supporting future operations. Trees line roads, and King George expressed thanks for the effort.
In a telegram to Chancellor von Hertling on his accession anniversary the German emperor credits Prussian militarism with guiding Germany through war. He praises the “most capable people on earth,” asks for strength to bear suffering, and vows victory through force and leadership.
British paper economy director proposes two measures to cut waste: a sale or return system for newspapers and circulars and a ban on cigarette pictures. The changes would start in about a month and apply to reduced editions.
The Canadian Industrial Reconstruction Association urged forming industrial and scientific research faculties and sending recommendations to Canadian universities. An exchange scholarship system between English universities outside Quebec and Quebec universities was approved to foster tied industrial plant development and export market plans championed by Senator Nichols.
A Japanese news page argues for immediate mobilization to aid Allies in Siberia and England. It calls for mass conscription, deploying a million troops toward the Urals and beyond to face the main enemy and hasten victory.
A wounded soldier recalls a Red Cross nurse at a British hospital. The nurse asks for a pail and a sponge while a captain is nearby, describing a tense moment during care and scrubbing in the ward.
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