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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
7
The article argues democratic ideals versus Pan Germanism as the path to victory on the Western Front. It cites Wilson and Lloyd George, urging a united allied front, sustained military strength, and the destruction of Pan Germanism to secure lasting peace and a just world order.
A fragmented testimonial piece warns of health distress and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. Read by readers in St. Catharines Ontario and Stratford Ontario as sufferers declare restored vitality after long illness and nervous weakness.
Lt Gen Smuts argues the war front extends beyond trenches to the home front. He urges citizens to join a national effort in war savings and labor, to unite behind aims and methods, asserting the battle is in the soul of the nation.
Major George W Crile director of American Base Hospital No 4 in France returns from six months at the front and says he has seen British soldiers wounded die and suffer yet not utter a word of regret or complaint He believes the British will not quit without victory regardless of war outcome.
The British prime minister critiques divided council and lax ally conduct in World War I. He warns that delay cost Serbia Romania and Italy, urges unity under a new Inter-Ally War Council, and calls for full American participation to secure victory. The piece cites his resignation admission as a mirror of alliance peril and urges steadfast collective effort.
Advices from Paris describe a new German gas more insidious than prior forms. It penetrates clothing and irritates skin, is undetectable by smell, and can be delivered by hose or bursting shells. Gas masks offer protection but treatment is difficult and requires rapid bathing in a water solution at dressing stations.
The food controller urges Canadian households to economize on food and substitute wheat, beef, and bacon to support troops abroad. Seventy percent are thrifty, needing only essential sustenance, while others should live simpler to reduce waste and lower prices during wartime. Every ounce saved aids those at the front.
A Philadelphia Record article warns that Essen, Germany, a major arsenal, is a prime target for English and French aviators. It notes America is building 22,500 airplanes and predicts fleets dropping bombs could cripple the city within months.
The piece argues Americans must rally for World War I as a fight for self defense against German expansion. It cites Harry Lauder, President Wilson, and historical figures to stress that German plans threaten the hemisphere and the United States must act, not merely aid Britain or France.
The Westminster Gazette notes Germany confronts severe cold with drastic measures. Leipzig plans amalgamated schools to share a single stove, Munich bans heating private flats with coke or coal under penalty, and Berlin considers not heating churches. Citizens are urged to seal windows and reuse old newspapers for warmth.
A couple in a black touring car pretended to be sent by the government to obtain a list of canned goods and preserves. They checked inventories and claimed housewives held excess supplies, loading the surplus into their car for army use. The Agriculture Department moved quickly to suppress the theft and rumors.
London information shows Germany’s food crisis deepening as new flour and milk shortages hit Berlin and Bavaria. Ships recruit submariners with better rations while conscripts are sent to neutral countries to fatten up. Night blindness and intestinal perforation rise. malnutrition tops causes of death beside military service. Munich births fall and deaths rise from 1913-14 to 1916-17.
A Bulgarian semi-official press rep in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung asserts Bulgaria entered the war after receiving assurances to safeguard its rights. He says Bulgaria kept valuable agreements in its diplomatic dossier and sought to hold Dobrudja and southern Macedonia, including Kavalla, Seres, and Drama, for Constantinople rather than Venizelos.
Captain Stanley Wilson recounted how an American woman aboard a steamer bound for Malta helped save despatches. He dumped one bag overboard, then the woman offered to carry the remaining bags, keeping them hidden until the Austrians finished their search and the bags reached London.
Prof George W Wyeong told the Women's Canadian Club in Toronto that fifty years after Confederation Canada has both successes and failures in using opportunities. He warned that the best men are pulled from public life by material pursuits and wealth, urging women to stay aloof from party politics and engage on great public questions.
The Montreal Herald contends that Germany uses a fake revolution to sow disorganization among its foes. It argues the call for democracy is a strategic card to destabilize enemies while preserving autocratic aims.
The period 1912 to 1915 saw 789 Canadians burned to death by fire with women and children comprising about 8 percent. Over 350 deaths occurred in burning buildings, many in dwellings. The fires were mainly due to criminal carelessness such as kerosene and gasoline kindling and children playing with matches.
In a Washington Star excerpt a harsh father declares he will bind a defiant daughter to a ducking stool by the river. The daughter retorts she dreams of a bathing suit and shows no concern for the punishment.
An advertisement promoting Copenhagen chewing tobacco explains placement between the lower lip and gum for flavor and satisfaction. It highlights old flavorful leaf tobacco and the snuff-like grain process, urging first‑time users to start with a small pinch and avoid chewing. It calls Copenhagen the most economical chew.
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