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Newspaper
Davidson Leader
Location
Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
3
Scientists argue for a concerted effort to detect U boats using evolving ocean acoustics and sonar methods. Researchers from naval laboratories and universities push for rapid testing of effective remedies, with hopeful predictions of breakthroughs in anti submarine warfare.
A wartime broadcast appeals Canadians to help meet food needs as blockaded markets raise prices. It cites Britain, Romania, Iceland, Belgium, and neutral states facing shortages, and urges urban workers to join farming, stressing collective effort and economic prudence to support troops overseas.
President Wilson spoke in Washington declaring the nation would respond as a united people to the call to service. He noted America had put its heart into the task and would remain committed to the effort.
Germany faces a potato shortage with a five pound weekly per capita allotment in Berlin and West districts while Bavaria reports as low as 24 ounces weekly. Altona and Ham see reduced allowances, and authorities weigh further bread cuts as grain stocks run thin and harvest delays loom.
A Winnipeg grain exchange letter revives a through rail route from New York to Petrograd via Canada and the Behring Strait. It cites U.S. capitalists backing and possible war aid to Russia with munitions and food while proposing standard lines from U S roads through British Columbia to the Siberian coast and the Trans-Siberian system. Alberta and British Columbia already show northern rail progress with freight lines opened.
Lively scenes were witnessed in Gosasy recently when a crowd gathered around speakers identified as Socialists. The event drew locals curious about the controversial rhetoric and its unclear motives.
A London letter surveys wartime aviation slang and coinages from pilots. It catalogs terms like spikebozale hickboo stunt bes and chippies while noting the lack of a single popular self-name for airmen and the origin of several phrases.
The account recalls the long effort to seize Vimy Ridge, a dominant barrier to Belgium, battered by heavy losses in 1915. Canadian troops, with improved artillery and persistence, overcame entrenched, fortified defenses to push German positions and secure the crest.
The 1915 Canadian harvest totaled 376,303,600 bushels of wheat valued at 312,500,400 dollars, from 37,263,000 tilled acres. Oat, barley, and other crops boosted total grain supply, with potential to multiply output tenfold using existing arable land, possibly matching all other nations except the United States.
In answer to Fred Pardee, the minister of militia disclosed National Service card totals and military prospects. Of 1,845,360 replies, 58,497 were ages 17 to 21 single and depen dent free, 40,185 17 to 21 single dep entless in agriculture or shipbuilding, 13,624 23 to 45 single, 11,525 31 to 45 single in certain industries, 50,575 17 to 45 single with dependents, 92,469 17 to 45 married with dependents, 97,095 17 to 45 married or single with dependents in agriculture or mining. About 40 percent of prospects are in agriculture or mining. The statement noted many male cards listed as tool makers or setters and discussed civilian military roles if moves occur.
From Daw more than six hundred men joined the war effort since its start. The 61st band began training in 1934 and later served in France. They earned praise for their discipline and bravery in motor corps duties, with officers noted for their leadership.
An obscure note describes a western Canada sheep event or activity involving a figure named Mosey in wool. The fragment indicates a past timeframe and mentions a reward or recognition tied to the sheep oriented occurrence. Further specifics are unavailable in the readable text.
A wartime report details forced labor under German supervision in France and Belgium including deceitful wages, confiscated pay, fines levied on civilians, and deportations. It notes abuses in camps near Gelsenkirchen, with accounts of muting salaries, board deductions, and repressive punishment for noncompliance.
The article cites Talaat Bey and Enver Pasha as Young Turk leaders backing peace with Germany while condemning the Armenian massacres. It argues Allied duty to topple Turkish governance and punish the Ottoman state, framing Armenian suffering as genocide and warning of Turkish collapse amid regional upheaval.
A deputation from the Canadian Council of Agriculture appeared before Ottawa's special committee revising the Railway Act to urge adoption of amendments aiding farmers in securing compensation for stock and property losses due to railway operations. Two amendments were accepted and will be considered.
A Jewish Chronicle report cautions that a planned massacre of Jews in Palestine is feared by authorities as the Turkish government appears to have adopted a policy of brutal ruthlessness toward Jewish communities, with Syrian and Pasha authorities implicated in harsh measures.
American buyers from individuals to firms invest heavily in land, signaling strong demand and rising prices across markets. The movement spans large parcel deals and smaller acquisitions, reflecting confidence in future value.
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