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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
5
Canadian forces conducted a raid under heavy artillery, breaching The Pimple area and penetrating roughly 700 yards across multiple trench lines. They held the position for about an hour, taking 47 prisoners from the 11th Bavarian Regiment including an officer and two NCOs.
A flowing meditation on the Indian's history and presence in Manitoba, contrasting traditional life with modern Fort Garry. The piece wonders about origins, relocation to reserves, and the enduring Great Spirit while noting a vast, evolving cityscape and changing daily life.
A retired U.S. senator from Massachusetts retrains after a nervous breakdown. He relocates to Saskatchewan in 1914, buys land near Asquith and Dumferline, builds an outfit, farms 230 acres, and nets about 10 000 dollars from two crops while paying off debts. The tale, told in a Winnipeg agricultural paper, highlights late-life renewal through enterprise in Western Canada.
General Haig launched a September inquiry with War Office experts into rations bread meat butter tea coffee and cocoa. The commission found methods of inspection sound revised standards and quality controls noted while officers and doctors praised rations handling for soldiers health. Attention to water provision accompanied the inquiry and soldiers favored the dry ration at the front with hydration needs addressed.
Fragmentary obituary praises Sam Wiser with a rural style farewell. The text evokes sorrow and a simple sense of loss, mentioning Mississippi and a somber blessing for the departed.
The article urges urban poultry keepers to boost egg and meat production by purchasing well matured pullets in fall. It proposes poultry associations organize area hatching and joint purchases, with deposits and central depots, to ensure winter housing. The Dominion Live Stock Branch offers support and travel expense assistance for eligible associations.
Miss Mary Boyle O’Reilly, daughter of John Boyle O’Reilly, tells New England Press association that war has raised standards for women. She describes her Europe postings since 1914 as a war correspondent across England France Belgium Scandinavia Russia and Poland, noting women’s diligence and duty amid hardship and poverty.
In two Peruvian coast departments, rice cultivation draws much attention as land and water are abundant and the climate favorable. About 60,000 acres yield roughly 1 pound per acre, with production projected to reach metric tons in 1915 16 and potential markets abroad.
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts Capt. Welsbarth later known as King of Tabiteuea a Maine born sailor who became a world wanderer. He married Princess Teoti on Tabiteuea and earned a colonial era respect, with a monument later erected by the island natives after his death from fever.
Research notes at Lethbridge show two reliable manure applications for dry prairie soils. The preferred method uses fallowed land, spreading manure in fall or winter and ploughing seven to eight inches to allow summer decomposition. The approach improves soil humus and moisture retention while weeds are controlled by fallow cultivation.
A reflective line states that when a man finally quiets his past he remains afraid of some force or memory that might unexpectedly awaken it again. The sentiment suggests enduring vigilance over former troubles and regrets.
Experiments at Scott Station Sask investigate best grasses for seeding down to combat weeds and provide hay and pasture. Western rye, Timothy, and Brome yield strong hay. Brome offers long season pasture while not suited to heavy soils. Nurse crops like wheat improve yields. oats as nurse crop under hot dry conditions proved unsatisfactory.
The British Weekly argues government limits on beer to ten million barrels annually and a 75 percent cut in spirits and wines, warning of revenue losses. It predicts Lloyd George may ban all strong drink to end the war if famine looms, relieving the nation of a heavy burden.
The Russian provisional government moved to confiscate lands and monasteries of the late imperial family after a council demand. It published a list of the imperial family expenses never before discussed in the duma, revealing over 20 million a year from state contributions and various large items for court ceremonies and residences.
The Fort Willam and Port Arthur terminal elevators on Lake Superior will gain substantial capacity this year as James Richardson and Sons announce a 300,000 bushel increase to grain handling.
A terse note claims someone is of age and ready to engage. readers are urged to verify motives and avoid meddling in others affairs. Local readers are reminded to seek proper channels for charitable actions and to respect privacy.
More than thirty thousand women volunteer for a British auxiliary corps to work near the firing line in France or in England. Two hundred women will travel together across the Channel, with training in hygiene and discipline. Pay starts at five dollars weekly plus overtime, with a twenty dollar uniform grant, and a twenty five dollar endowment after two years.
Dr. F F Wesbrook, president of the University of British Columbia, told the Western Canada Irrigation Association that pioneer days are ending and land should be irrigated for perpetuity. He urged planning for regional specialization in crops and livestock and stressed passing knowledge to future generations.
A seismograph designed for earthquakes now tracks artillery in Europe. An observer can distinguish between projectile impacts and gunfire, estimating the number, position, and calibre of hidden guns.
In a curt exchange a critic condemns the styles in women’s clothes as scandalous while the other retorts that they will not be bothered by such judgments. The dialogue highlights social attitudes toward dress.
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