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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
3
A reporter recalls ruined French villages after Huns retreat. Brick and stone shells stand where homes burned, with villagers displaced and captives taken. Countryside scorched, orchards destroyed, trees uprooted, and churches desecrated as soldiers vow vengeance.
Lord Robert Cecil replies to Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg accusing Germany of hypocrisy and falseness over submarine warfare. He cites Belgium violations and civilian harm, contends Germany pressed unrestricted U boat action as soon as it suited aims, and notes quotes from the Reichstag about war aims and submarine policy.
A party of the Dublin Fusiliers returning from reconnaissance faced rifle fire in a woods where the enemy was entrenched. A chaplain advanced under fire and, after interactions with German officers, secured surrender from 450 Germans though only 18 Fusiliers were present. One officer offered money urging mercy, which was dismissed.
The Wolf Cubs motto Do Your Best guides the junior scouts aged nine to twelve who pledge to duty to God and King and to do a good turn daily. The piece notes Cecil Rhodes funding for scholarships and Ernest Griffith of Utica named for a New York State Boy Scout scholarship at Oxford via Syracuse College, opening paths for scouting excellence.
A crowded car situation ends with a man waking after the conductor accuses him of sleeping. The passenger denies dozing and complains about a tradition on the car as women board to collect fares.
York Sun reports China's abolition of opium after March 31, praising it as a historic stride of the Celestial Empire. The piece says the move ends a misery that held millions, notes Western views on opium versus alcohol, and credits ten years of orderly policy for a profound national achievement.
Robson Black of the Canadian Forestry Association urges Manitoba to mirror Quebec in wood based growth, noting most of northern Manitoba will remain timber land. He cites long term forest depletion from fires and urges measures to prevent careless settler fires to allow future industrial development.
The article notes a bold shift with women placed on Petrograd committees and expected to occupy influential positions. It highlights Russia's unique status of women's power within the revolution and predicts broader equality and leadership for women across the new state.
J R Armstrong leaves for Lethbridge after detailing his 700 acre ranch lease three years ago. He paid owner 24 970 in rent while taxes totaled 24 over three years. Canadian grain elevators funded a patriotic fund with large gifts, including a 60 dollar check from Armstrong. Hubert Dunn, a new Turlock farmer, travels to Portland to load farming gear and horses before heading to Alberta.
Alberta Farmers Co operative plans spring construction of 40 new elevators across the province from Peace River to the southern boundary. Three percent of sites secured, rest under negotiation. Estimated cost about 000, capacity 200 bushels each, total added storage around 1 600 bushels, 150 men to be employed.
After the war, business activity is expected to rebound with high farmer prices, shipbuilding emerging as a Dominion industry, aviation manufacturing expanding, and industrial demand rising for reconstruction in Europe. Immigration will supply labor and boost production.
A Pontiac Press Gazette item notes how some men appear imposing even in summer heat wearing a double breasted frock coat. The casually styled piece adds local color and humor to a fashion moment.
A fragment notes a shiftless man misses fortune at his own door and seeks luck next door by borrowing from a neighbor. The line hints at frugal, opportunistic behavior and neighborly aid as a theme.
Commission report details cruel mistreatment of Russians by German authorities. A noncompliant soldier endured electric needles and a red hot iron before escaping. In another incident, prisoners were shot or incinerated after being refused aid and left to die.
The piece attacks British policy as inhumane and starving. It mentions the Southend Confederacy’s surrender and the German government’s gamble, portraying a harsh wartime critique of autocratic actions and the quest for world peace through crushing tyranny.
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