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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
4
Sir John Jellicoe, first sea lord, discusses new naval strategy under modern conditions. He notes longer gun ranges, torpedo threats, mines, aircraft scouts, wireless telegraphy, and the difficulty of blockades with submarines and destroyers in low visibility.
The piece discusses Brazilian journalism and its role in politics, noting readers must study entire papers to grasp headlines. It mentions a new leader aiming to spread views and the Journal do to ex features as a North American influence.
The Manchester Guardian critiques British strategy in 1914, arguing the defeat at Ypres and the failure to save Antwerp stemmed from policy indecision and overemphasis on the Western Front. It cites missed opportunities to align with France, seize Constantinople, and rally Balkan states.
Southern Alberta embraces irrigation boom with three major schemes. The Canadian Pacific Railway holds a water-fed project near Bow River, another east of Ipalaony waters about one million acres, and a Southern Alberta Land Company scheme at Medicine Hat controls about 1.75 million irrigable acres.
The Duke of Devonshire approves gilt medals of merit for Scouts Campbell Wyldman of Kenora Ontario and Clifford Upham of Vancouver for rescuing peers from drowning. Toronto Scout Fred Silman earns a commendation for aiding a drowned body. The article discusses merit badges, training aims, and the Wolf Cub magazine debut funded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
A historic note credits straw spreaders with transforming Kansas wheat soils. Early loose straw caused wild fires and erosion. crude methods smothered crops. Innovators mounted beater mechanisms to wagons turning straw into even hayrack spreaders, enabling rapid use of straw to mulch fields and reduce wind erosion. The gain boosted wheat yields and soil health.
The piece argues that women in the revolution and Civil War were radical and outspoken. Ida Tarbell is cited noting women's equal capacity with men. Women participated actively with men, sought understanding of issues, and accepted pain as part of freedom and national life.
The article argues Wilhelm II wields immeasurable power by divine right, guiding Europe into a vast war. It contrasts this with Britain’s response, praising a democratically elected war minister who acts like a war dictator under an unwritten constitution.
The livestock branch of the Canadian Department of Agriculture promotes co operative wool sales to raise prices for sheep growers. By 1916 twenty six associations graded 1,726,805 lbs of wool at an average 32.83 cents per lb, with Western Canada averaging 31.53 cents and Western growers receiving about 470,000 dollars last year.
Excerpt from the Agricultural Gazette January 1917 urges farmers in Canada and the Empire to boost food output as the Allied war effort relies on grain and meat supplies. It warns of a hostile threat aiming to starve England and France and frames agriculture as a supreme national duty.
C E Austin, Alberta government elevators general manager, explains for the province that seed cleaning has progressed, noting a past reference and its impact on operations. He discusses plant lines and the relationship to the broader elevator system.
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