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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
7
A long regional piece argues Canada must expand agriculture and immigration postwar. It cites vast idle lands across Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, urging early action to develop farming and processing capacity to absorb returning soldiers and future settlers.
Miss Keller cites uncensored Berlin sources reporting Germany's grim rationing and war conditions. The New Time, a Berlin blind publication, distributes accounts via shorthand journals to relay true homefront sentiment.
The trotting stallion Cresceus, once famed for speed and gameness, has been sent to Russia for war service. Former owner George Ketcham sold Cresceus for about $25,000, hoping he would please the Russian handlers, though reports say the horse did not meet expectations and was forwarded to the front.
The queen of Norway and the queen of Spain draw attention for their wardrobes. Norway’s queen reportedly spends about $1,000 annually on dresses while Spain’s queen has dress expenditures around $15,000 per year.
About one in four people in the United States and Canada carry life insurance and many hold multiple policies. Annually about 2.5 million policies are added, and the total coverage could double in under ten years. The security rests on company assets totaling at least 5.25 billion dollars. This is a triumph of modern writ е.
The Soldiers' Aid Commission of Ontario forms as the first provincial effort to aid veterans after service. The Canadian Patriotic Fund interviews each returning soldier in Quebec, sending reports to local committees to prevent fraud and locate employment. A badge reading For service at the Front honors worthy veterans, while Parliament limits aid to those without other pensions or gratuities. The Commission aims to mobilize Ontario manufacturers and extend free training to supplement pensions, reducing the veteran tragedy in Canada.
Widespread support on reserves for forming an Indian battalion for overseas service contrasts with General Hughes decision. Despite many volunteers returning with contingents, the policy to discourage enlistment persists. Dominion wide, Indians offer service and are refused, yet the Indian department claims no difficulty in raising a full regiment and possibly a second.
An Australian newspaper quotes Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to express pride in Australia’s response to the Gallipoli withdrawal. The piece highlights a shared resolve that the fallen shall not have died in vain and a pledge of a new birth of freedom for the nation under God.
President Arthur urges continued public support for the Canadian Patriotic Fund to aid 25 000 families and about 100 000 individuals dependent on the fund. He notes current receipts exceed six million dollars but demands will grow, potentially eight million, with a modest per capita cost versus sacrifice of combatants in Europe and at sea.
Britain faces criticism for exporting tobacco to its troops abroad while allowing its own shippers to boost exports. Officials cite port changes as cause, noting Hamburg and Antwerp closures pushed resin and oil shipments through Britain. Britain now distributes Chinese Greek Egyptian and Rhodian tobacco and stores petroleum for Allied use.
The American Review of Reviews argues that with England’s supreme effort and Russia’s sufficient equipment, Germany would be forced to seek peace terms well before the end of 1916.
Italy exports between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 dollars worth of human hair annually.
War correspondent Alexander Jowel lauds French army organization and human elements from Marne to Champagne. He contrasts with German efficiency, notes mobilized theatre scene painters aiding fortifications, and describes deceptive camouflage and intelligence tactics. The British force exceeds a million with no losses, he says.
Obeudinita the assistant superintendent of immigration in London says Canadian agents in Europe have not encouraged labor seekers for months. He warns emigration will need exhaustive consideration after hostilities end as conditions change and Canada faces competition from Australia and New Zealand. The London office’s two exhibition motor cars have been reassigned to the War Office for military use and Paris emigration offices have suffered aerial bombardment, with staff moved under the general commissioner for Canada in Paris.
General Hughes collects eligible Canadian women skilled in stenography and accounting to replace men in the militia’s active service. Ministers plan similar steps across departments, aiming to support the war effort without a large fighting force.
The article notes that building a military Zeppelin requires about 200000 dollars and includes costs for large sheds and gas plants to produce hydrogen for daily operation. It highlights the extensive expenses beyond the airship itself.
The article explains that cut flowers can be kept fresh for many days if their stems are placed in a mixture of charcoal and sand. This method uses mineral absorbents to reduce bacterial growth and maintain moisture uptake.
Lieut Commander Bruce received a hero’s welcome outside the market as a patriotic crowd cheered. He reported the fleet had sunk thirty two merchant ships five transports one torpedo boat and a gunboat during a forty four day Dardanelles voyage. On return the fleet flew his flag while ships and bands saluted with the National Anthem and See the Conquering Hero Comes.
Lionel Hitchens urged action during his Canada stay and the Economic and Development Commission will study how to conserve the extensive shell industry. Current shell manufacture costs total about 300 million dollars with 100000 workers, while subsidiary refining plants for copper and zinc have been organized.
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