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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
6
Accounts from the Belgian legation describe heavy civilian losses during the 1914 invasion and subsequent occupation. Estimates cite thousands of deaths across Namur Luxembourg Liege Brabant and Hainaut with executions and deportee privations, electrified fencing and severe malnutrition worsening health into 1918.
Sir William Goode reports a speech detailing food shortages across Europe. He notes 130 million under central powers' rule subsisting on severely reduced rations and 45 million Belgians to Russians disintegrating. He says about 0.5 million more face daily deprivation than Britain under rationing.
Last year Organization Great Britain reports cereal output up 850000 tons and potato yield up 1 000 000 tons with cultivated area rising. Industrial workers drafted 820645 into the army in 1917, later replaced by 864000 women, aircraft output up 250 percent, guns up 30 percent, and shipping tonnage reached 1 165 000.
A California potato grower asserts seed pieces cut from the sprout end mature 20 days earlier than those from the stem end. Placing seed potatoes in direct sunlight for two to three weeks before planting accelerates sprouting and harvest by about two weeks.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a misdirected claim or misunderstanding about wagons and a temper over a presumed incident. Notes a Mrs Wayup and a Mistress figure discussing absence and sighting with unclear context and punctuation.
Archibald Hurd writes in the London Daily Telegraph that the North Sea situation has shifted due to the Zee Brugge and Ostend raids, expanded minefields, and intensified naval pressure on Germany. He credits close Anglo American cooperation and U S ships with the fleet, noting the United States Navy's destroyers and warships aiding in submarine, mine, and bomb warfare and stating German engagement would be less favorable now than two years ago.
A British war cabinet publication notes Canada’s large 1917 contributions including 55 percent of 18 pound shell shrapnel, 42 percent of 4.5 inch shells, 27 percent of 6 inch, 20 percent of 8 inch, and 16 percent of 9.2 inch shells. It also cites rails and other materials shipped to France. In 1918 demand focuses on 6 inch howitzer shells with Canadian plants delivering over 40 percent of the British program.
British medical men discuss aerial hospitals as a possible cure for tuberculosis and other diseases. A Dundee written article argues that high altitude air is germ free and lowers atmospheric pressure, aiding the surgeon and potentially preventing reinfection. The author envisions aerial hospitals as future routine medical equipment.
A pupil reports to his father from a school for dependent children about a picnic, injuries, and illnesses. Mr Jones broke his leg and cannot work, Mr Smith fell from a wagon and injured his rib, while many children suffer from mumps as rain dampens the excursion.
The Labor department reports Canada holds ample food stocks in storage with room for greater movement to meet Allied needs. May figures show butter and cheese down, eggs up, beef higher than last year while pork increased from last month. The export commission coordinates movement to curb prices and ship surplus to overseas markets.
Commander Francis Goodhart of the British navy was awarded the Albert Medal in gold posthumously after volunteering to guide rescuers from a sunken submarine. He entered the flooded conning tower with the officer, released air, and was killed by a pressure blast while aiding escape. His actions saved others aboard the vessel.
The archbishops' committee on Church reform calls for limited tenure of incumbents with parishioner input in appointments, a £400 yearly minimum stipend for incumbents, £206 for certain clergy five years in orders, and the creation of parish councils, plus an advisory panel to assist the premier in selections.
The Koer gische Volks Zeitung reports Germany’s swine numbers under 6,000,000, down from a year earlier. It notes 19,000,000 cattle with a slaughter weight of 336 kilograms, reflecting a drop from the previous year.
President Wilson declared the United States would impose no cap on war efforts, urging Congress to authorize maximum troop and supply mobilization and vowing to stand by Russia as well as France. He denounced German propaganda and warned of intensified truth countermeasures. The report covers Germany’s poisoned propaganda and Allied responses including Italian frontline broadcasts and pamphlets.
A tribute to workers who labor with skill and purpose. The poem extols the man who ploughs, saws, glues, and weaves, finding satisfaction in hard work despite burden and strife. It lauds the merit of action and the reward of effort under the night sky.
The Louisville Post extols British resolve during ongoing global conflict. It cites Macaulay on stubborn English courage and foresees Canadians, Australians, and divisions as backing a steadfast Allied line. The piece contrasts German bravery with British steadiness, urging optimism and restraint.
President Wilson pardoned two soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force in France who were condemned to death for sleeping on sentry duty. The action, viewed as approval of Baker’s stance against the death penalty in the army, commuted death to lesser terms for two others who disobeyed orders. Privates Forest DPD Sebastia and Jeff Cook were among those pardoned due to their youth and lack of awareness of the offense’s gravity.
A Black porter deserts his duties to pocket a dime while a newly commissioned major travels to Toronto. He shuffles toward service when the officer appears, calls the major gin'ral, and uses a brush to conceal the grab before the Union depot. He then thanks the sergeant, saluting with heels clicked.
Mrs J A Angrave of Galt California explains her nest egg planting to the national war garden commission. She uses seed boxes for early start and plants in an eggshell buried in soil. The shell provides valuable fertilizer for young sprouts.
A pithy aphorism notes that exposing falsehoods harms not only the deceived but the deceiver, implying truth-tellers carry a burden of exposing deceit and facing consequences themselves. The remark foregrounds moral accountability and consequences for public opinion.
Brand Whitlock in Everybody's May exposes Field Marshal von der Goltz and German thought. He traces four decades of propaganda teaching that civilians bear punishment for hostilities and that the army is the state’s ultimate authority from pastor to general.
Commissioner J W Ross reports a very active China egg product trade over the past two years with high demand in the United States and Great Britain. China supplies fresh eggs at low cost to meet demand, helping to keep living costs down. Evaporated eggs and dried albumen or yolk are widely used by bakers as substitutes for scarce fresh eggs.
An address by Herbert Hoover as Walled Star food administrator urges North America to speed food supplies for the Allies. He claims using North American provisions could save millions of tons of shipping and ease wartime losses until shipping capacity expands.
The Keelnische Volks Zeitung reports that 332 tons of Erais have arrived in Germany from Ukraine. The certS source confirms the transfer as received.
A wartime account recalls a Canadian Highlander’s tale of revenge and courage amid shellfire, then shifts to German leaders' self reflection on the world’s hatred. Prominent figures like von Delmensingen and Zimmermann discuss whether force can earn lasting respect, warning that brutality fuels condemnation and moral reckoning may follow.
A U S officer at the Y M C A in London shared an umbrella with a civilian who turned out to be the Prince of Wales. As they walked, bystanders bowed to the royal companion, and the officer later confirmed the meeting with a passing Bobby who endorsed the prince’s modest demeanor.
A Beamsville training cadet aviator duplicated Lincoln Beachy’s famous dip at Niagara Falls. He hovered above the gorge then plunged downward at high speed under the upper bridge, righted, glided under the bridge, and climbed away to reach the American side after about three minutes.
The Cincinnati Times-Star emphasizes sanitation and sunlight to kill germs and curb disease. It warns that unseen indoor and outdoor sources threaten public health and calls for high health standards as vital.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Mr. Fusser pressing, Mrs. Fusser replying with exasperation about readiness and questions. The brief exchange hints at a family scene amid ongoing plans and a reference to the last laws or Fate committee.
The London press calls for prompt allied intervention to blunt the German advance in Russia. Reports cite Lord Robert Cecil and Bolshvik weakness, with some urging Japan to act. The Daily Telegraph says Japan seeks no gain and supports allied aims to safeguard Siberia and eastern front.
Puff pastry and similar goods with more than 30 percent cane sugar are banned from manufacture. Prohibited items include French pastry, puff pastry, dongit tuts, crilers, Scotch shortbread, cakes, macaroons, and sugar filled or iced biscuits. Penalties range from 100 to 180 pounds and up to three years or both. fines go to the local authorities. Seizure of excess holdings may occur after May 13.
A naval officer sought a safe river spot in Ceylon to bathe without alligators. A native guided him to a pool near the estuary. After the dip, the officer asked why no alligators were present. The guide replied that the creatures are afraid of sharks.
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