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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
13
A vivid World War I account describes Belgian urban humor under German rule. Belgians mock peace proposals, Germans punish Brussels with closures and curfews, while residents fill streets with light and music in exuberant, risky defiance. The piece portrays German reactions and Belgian resilience in Brussels.
The piece recalls a rising power in Europe defying treaties, invading Belgium, and wreaking atrocities from arson to desecration. It highlights the Allied league led by France and Western civilization confronting this evil, culminating in the Marne and a prolonged siege whose outcome will decide peace or conquest.
Two hundred thirty eight Iowa boys earned nine thousand dollars in profits and prizes last year from the state baby beef contest. Contest organizers report strong participation and steady gains in livestock raised and market returns across counties.
Victor Ross of the Ore Globe outlines the rise of commercial petroleum from oil springs in Ontario to western Canada. He argues oil deposits shape warfare and transport, notes Calgary boom and wartime shifts, and predicts new fields will meet global demand, with Western Canada as a future supply source.
The Imperial Institute in London has a India driven inquiry led by the secretary of state. Canada shows interest in Indian raw cowhides once sent to Germany for leather. A collection of Indian hides will be sent to Canada for display across the Dominion. Direct trade in Sheilac may also be explored as Canada and India widen economic ties under the Institute's revamped constitution.
The report tallies total German war losses to May end at 1 322 228 including 1 068 127 dead and 254 101 missing or presumed dead. The figures approach the population of Ireland and exceed by 410 000 the County’s 4 522 000, highlighting the war's human scale.
A speaker asks for ten dollars while remarking that attempts to obtain it from a distant source yield nothing but a mute response. The plea hints at persistence and frustration in securing the small loan.
Jane Willis and Marie Gillis discuss why the enlistment officer turned Charlie down. Gillis cites his eyes as the reason while Willis questions the judge about the eye remark.
A London source argues death is painless and not to be feared. It states that dying itself carries no pain, though predeath suffering may exist, and even the dying moment brings no physical agony as the body ceases to function. It notes varying pain tolerance and that some death experiences are pleasant or alluring to the revived.
The Dominion department of agriculture issues bulletin No. 49 detailing simple inexpensive ice houses and small cold storage systems for farmers and country stores. It includes construction plans, material lists, and drawings by the public works architect branch, with free copies available by writing to Ottawa.
A children's experiment explains how to estimate the moon’s size using a cardboard disk and simple distances. It describes steps to overlay the disk with the moon, measure distances, and compute a diameter near 2,159 miles, then derive circumference and surface area from basic geometry.
Robert Morton of Los Angeles unveiled a wireless controlled submarine capable of surfacing, diving, firing torpedoes, and returning to base. In Eden Dale California the model demonstrated remote propulsion, armament, and ballast actions, with a gun on deck and a claimed ability to build larger units.
The article notes that most window glass imported into China is American made rather than Belgian. It cites the U S consul general at Hong Kong stating the United States controls virtually all grades of glass, depending on freight rates from Britain and other regions. It mentions large shipments and a long depletion period, with shipments to China continuing through 1916.
Pessimistic interpreters warn that submarine losses could threaten British sea power and colonial reach, with maps showing shrinking territories and control. Analysts debate long term implications for imperial reach and wartime strategy.
A cryptic note reflects past affection with lingering doubt. The speaker hints at someone once admiring them but now expresses distance and confusion about the relationship.
H Arnott M B M G P S of the Social Service Board argues that wine drinking fosters drunkenness and moral decay. He cites France Italy and Spain as examples and warns that wine paves the path to harder liquors and absinthe.
Reports from Budapest describe famine like conditions in Hungarian provinces with scarce vegetables and limited meat. Vendors charge exorbitant prices for dried goods and greens while milk butter and cheese vanish. By mid June authorities plan price controls triggering market strikes and reduced supplies in major markets.
The New York Sun argues that Germany must pay for its crimes in Belgium and the continued devastation in occupied France. It denounces German destruction as willful and not military, urging accountability for vandals who wreck households and loots.
This fragment hints at a study or report discussing a remedy or treatment that could curb a toxin or disease affecting a vast, sea-related supply. Further readable details are needed to identify people, organizations, dates, or concrete outcomes.
The food control plan organizes six departments with a central advisory body and provincial committees. It aims to coordinate government, church, farmer, labor and urban groups to conserve and distribute food for Britain and allied forces.
The 1916 Manitoba Department of Agriculture report notes beavers are increasing rapidly and found in old settled districts. It warns that without government guardianship and limits on hunting or trapping the species could face extinction due to fur value and easy capture.
Die Zagunft in Berlin faced another suspension for its outspoken coverage as Herr Harden’s Die Zagunft has long opposed government suppression. The paper previously endured a nine month gap ending October 1916 before its freedom was restored and the issue was reprinted.
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