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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
11
A French minister quotes the war’s moral stakes in a chamber debate, praising Allied gains and American troops. He warns that while losses were incurred, the struggle for liberty endures, urging unity against a harsh future and rejecting any peace that yields subservience to Germany.
A Dutch tulip bulb importer in New York writes that his mother in Holland reports cats and dogs are scarce as Germany takes pets for the fatherland. She also says animals are consumed for fats, affecting tulip bulb shipments for the year.
The British and German governments have agreed on new arrangements for returning prisoners of war or moving them to neutral countries, but the Canadian Associated Press understands these measures will not affect Canadian prisoners for some time.
Sir George Makgill argues that the empire can fully sustain its food needs with parts of Canada Australia India and other colonies supplying wheat meat tea coffee sugar palm kernels and dairy products. He claims a unique global reach across climates enabling year round crops and self sufficiency in food.
Rene Aroos writes from Chicago about British and French prisoners moved from Germany to Switzerland. He recalls periods of calm and somber hours, moral pain from separation and uncertainty, and frequent disputes among prisoners. He notes English prisoners as notably cohesive and dignified despite harsher treatment.
An elderly investor with two brothers at the front learns a dividend is far larger than his stake warrants. He files objections with management but faces denial and hints at broader critique of wartime profiteering and perceived legalized theft.
Reports from Berlin indicate 42 000 university students were called to service. 6 000 have been killed through last fall and winter according to advices received at Cage.
A reader requests guidance on expressing and recognizing a metaphorical ache of absence. The question frames speaking about an inner void and compares it to a hollow tooth, asking whether such emptiness can be addressed without direct speech.
After years of conflict the piece argues Germany is morally bankrupt, losing trust and credibility worldwide. It claims German finances, food, industry, and shipping falter, but the core judgment centers on captured moral asset loss and global skepticism toward German peace proposals. It cites duplicity, brutality, and failed tyranny as cause.
The text portrays a foggy wartime warning with fierce rhetoric. It references a merciless nation and calls for resilience against efforts to humiliate the country. The writing expresses collective urgency and a readiness to endure hardship for victory.
Canadian and British leaders stress food conservation to support the front. Hon. W. J. Hanna says prices can be checked with data, while Premier Hearst warns thrift is essential to prevent shortages. Experts urge two meatless days and limited hotel menus as part of a broader Allied food campaign. North America must supply 460 million bushels of imported wheat to sustain Britain, France, and Belgium.
A London hospital reports a soldier wounded at Mons in October 1914 regained memory after nearly three years. Identified by Joseph Butler when he visited a mystery man calling him John Butler, later confirmed by Butler’s brother. John Mason was the hospital name for him, with Cornwall regiment as the only known detail. He now nears full recovery.
A sergeant writes of comrades in the trench praising a Scotchman for daring during a raid. The Scot quietly moved to the enemy dugout under a cold rain and shouted a defiant line after tossing a bomb, sacrificing safety to aid his unit.
The text contemplates endless human striving across books, experiments, travel, and wealth. It reflects on perpetual study and unattained perfection, hinting at distant continents and oceans as metaphors for unreachable ideals, attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson in a garbled form.
A Contemporary Review essay by Claude Graham White and Harry Harper argues postwar air travel will rapidly expand. Passenger planes for 25 to 50 people could reach 100 mph, later larger craft with thousands of horsepower may hit 200–300 mph. Crossings Britain to America could drop to 48 hours, with reduced frontier delays and passports.
A London dispatch to the Sun reports Berlin under pressure from Austria and disaffected groups may push a peace proposal only if it promises restitution of all conquered territory including Alsace and Lorraine plus full indemnity. While some sources claim German resolve weakens, Britain and France remain firm against peace moves lacking territory restoration.
Reports from Germany describe collapsing confidence in the food supply as unions push Chancellor Michaelis for more food. Potatoes are undersized and sold high, while rich buyers hoard and markets go bare. Authorities warn against exports and promise to adjust rations, with meat cuts likely after promised bread relief proves unrealizable.
The piece recalls authors debating proofreaders with Elizabeth Jordan and Kate Douglas Wiggin as examples. It notes a Boston proofreader's sharpness and one author who rewrites margins on galley proofs.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls an emergency and a struggling, uncertain speaker reflecting on weather, a hat blown down a street, and the pressure of strong men in a small town memory.
A wartime reminiscence argues the rifle remains essential despite machine guns and grenades. The author recalls Prussian Guard assaults on Ypres and stresses rifle accuracy and rapid fire as decisive, noting limited firearm reliability and underutilized enemy artillery in historic battles.
The article explains grounding iron fences as a safeguard in areas with animals likely to be struck by lightning. It recommends attaching a wire to fence posts every six to ten rods, crossing it to ensure contact with every wire, extending beyond the post and sinking a foot into the ground.
The article notes George Meredith’s modest residence beside his celebrated works. A visiting lady remarks on the contrast between his epic castles in books and a small house he built. Meredith answers with a light self deprecation and a quip about words being cheaper than stone.
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