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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
2
The Canadian Red Cross improves POW conditions by correspondence and home contact. It funds nutritious food parcels and maintains prisoners through adopted and self-initiated supporters. About 1400 Canadian prisoners receive help. most aid flows from Swiss parcels and voluntary donations.
A review notes The Way of the Red Cross with a holograph preface by Queen Alexandra and vivid sketches from wounded soldiers. It cites With the Royal Army Medical Corps at the Front, an illuminating account of medical service history, duties, and Red Cross collaboration.
Denmark, friendly to the Allies, profits by selling food to its beleaguered neighbor at high prices. Some Danish elements urge relaxation of the blockade to allow substitution of goods shipped across the southern border, a move tied to easing hunger while maintaining wartime leverage.
The report notes strict controls similar to other regions and a shrinking home supply pushing Danish food prices higher. It compares the situation to Holland and mentions a naval school run by a figure named John Bull as a learning environment.
About 250000 women are employed in the War Munitions Factories across Great Britain, reflecting a major shift in industry and labor during the war. This manpower surge highlights the country’s mobilization and the pivotal role of female workers in sustaining munitions production.
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