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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
2
The Islander announces weekly publication by Islander Publishing Company in Cumberland B C It lists subscription at two dollars per year in advance and single copies at five cents Foreign subscriptions to Postal Union countries are two dollars and include contact by telephone and postal terms.
July 27 1918 report explains US federal order by Provost Marshal Crowder requiring all draft age men to pursue productive work or join the army. It details non productive roles to avoid, enforcement by New York officials, and Canada's ongoing leafing law mandating employment for males 16 to 60 except students or unfit.
Canada faces a vital crop season with food production a top priority. More than 65,000 additional able-bodied workers are needed beyond current labor, including soldiers of the soil and women and youths from other groups. No room for loafers or idlers. no mercy for tramps or pool-room sports.
The article urges all willing to work on farms for the harvest to register and organize. It calls for volunteers not canvassed by local committees to contact local organizations or start farm employment agencies to connect farmers with war workers.
The Canada Food Board reports gains in fish consumption with 200000 pounds of beef saved in May and similar in June due to fish substitution. A trainload of flat fish from Prince Rupert moves at popular prices westward, and Toronto sold 100000 pounds of mackerel in one week amid a special campaign.
Twenty sheep for every sol dier are needed to clothe a soldier. Canada has fewer than five sheep per soldier as wool and mitten prices rise. The Canada Food Board calls for higher sheep production and municipal cooperation to curb dog menace.
The Canada Food Board enforces orders and regulations with penalties for violation. A summary conviction carries a fine from 100 to 1000 dollars, or imprisonment up to three months, or both. Enforcement relies largely on municipal police co operation.
The piece argues against civilian war workers resigning from central administration in Saskatchewan over Canada Food Board regulations. It urges remaining in service for the war, accepting uniform rules, and compares resignations to ineffective protests seen in Russia, advocating continued duty until successors are chosen.
The text argues resignations may become common and undermine Bolshevik resolve as war workers are praised for sturdier character than the “thin-skinned” who quit. It frames resignations as weakening the home front during conflict.
The World for Sale follows Max Ingolby as he seeks to unite two Canadian towns divided by a river and end a long feud. Freda, daughter of Gypsy king Gabriel Druse, is courted by Ingolby and Jethro, with Marchand stirring unrest. After Ingolby is blinded and later regains sight, fires and riots erupt, a bridge is saved, and Freda renounces Gypsy life to marry Ingolby as peace returns.
A rumor of an attack on the Kaiser and General von Hindenburg circulates in Cologne Volkes Zeitung copies received in Amsterdam.
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