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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
7
The Toronto Globe argues Canada must quickly absorb returning soldiers into productive work. It notes over a quarter of adults are male workers ready for reform and urges joint government action to match labor to industry, with focus on agriculture, manufacturing, land credit, and transport.
A Russian prisoner escaping German internment describes German guards forcing prisoners to dig trenches and beating groups with sticks. He recalls a public beating witnessed by townspeople and a priest blessing them during the ordeal.
Italian forces in the Trenino region advance with a major gain at Col di Lana securing a southwest route to Trent. They captured 277 Kaiser Jager and wounded or captured heavy equipment. Isonzo clashes yield 480 prisoners as Italians seize Playa sector and Podgora heights. Mount San Michele and San Martino del Carso see Carso gains.
Prof. F W Riethdorf of Wood stock College denounces German American newspapers for misrepresentations reaching Ontario. He cites Ridder and the Staats Zeitung, noting pro German bias and a new generation of editors abroad. He praises Times Evening Post and World editors Ochs, Villard and Pulitzer for German descent and support for the allies.
A pro and anti prohibition tally breaks down a bushel of corn into outputs and losses. It claims distillers earn four gallons of whisky selling for 1680 dollars while farmers receive 45 cents and government 4.40. railroads and manufacturers profit, but the consumer suffers as families face hunger and hardship.
The article argues Japan has shifted power in the Far East during the current war by opposing Germany and notes the potential impact of a Japanese Russian alliance on postwar German influence in the region.
A farmer discusses his discontent with constant labor and the lure of selling out. The speakers contrast city wealth with farming, arguing true happiness comes from useful work, knowledge, and appreciation of nature rather than money or status.
An exiled British observer recalls Heligoland as Germanys fortified cement island guarding the Kiel Canal. He describes the small island with red clay topography, cratered defense works, and begging for erosion, noting British dreadnoughts could seize it quickly and a German prophecy linking Heligoland to England.
The regiment’s colonel exposes a dirty soldier by marching him along the line to shame him into tidiness. The man, from the Emerald Isle, salutes and proclaims in full hearing that it is the dirtiest regiment he has ever inspected.
Canadian invalids from England and France hospitals will number 15 per week for three months. About two thousand invalids must be provided for by the Dominion Hospitals Commission during this period.
A Bremen to Oldenburg trip turns somber when a man reveals his wife has lost three sons in battle and is being taken to an asylum. Two girls mock her counting leading to a tense, quiet carriage as the revelation shocks the travelers.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt denounces neutral pacifists for failing to protest German aggression in Belgium and the Armenians. He argues United States duty to oppose violence, condemns wholesale murders and allied terror, citing Lusitania and Miss Cavell as examples of modern war crimes.
A socialist newspaper in the Austro-Hungarian realm prints a manifesto calling for peace and denouncing wartime oppression. The text claims Austria lacks liberty, cites executions of Czech citizens and socialists, and calls for foreign aid, democratic reform, and a postwar republican Europe. It accuses the government of corruption and opposes Austrian victory, urging resistance and unity among Czechs Italians and Slavs.
The new Portuguese cabinet declares abstention from party politics and pledges national policy. It vows to enforce parliament laws on Portugal’s wartime stance, protect national dignity, and support England and allies, reaffirming moral sympathy for the Allied cause since the war began.
Statistics from the Militia and Veterinary branch show only about one tenth of Canadian horses in France killed in battle. Each infantry division with 6,250 horses is cared for by twelve veterinary officers and a twenty seven man mobile section. Wounded horses receive first aid and are returned to front or sent to base hospitals as needed. Despite heavy fighting at Ypres, horse supply never dwindled and many horses recovered quickly after injuries. Diet details note three daily meals with hay oats straw or alternatives, with fat conditions reportedly high among Canadian horses in France.
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