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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
5
The British government uses a wartime act to control factories making war materials while non essential industries continue with limited regulation. Labor is managed through government agencies, with wage limits and profit caps, to minimize strikes and align production with war needs.
A young veteran from Hamilton, Pre est Harding, joined the latest group of veterans arriving in Toronto. He served as a machine gunner with the first brigade and crossed the European front from April 1915 to 1918. He was wounded at Ypres in 1916 and at Passchendaele in 1917, earning the Distinguish Medal alongside his older brother, Ser Leonard Ma.
A fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald quotes a witty exchange about merit and earnings. The text notes someone named Jibbleton and suggests a commentary on earning versus spending, reflecting a period voice from a century ago.
A preface excerpt attributes a stark warning to Mr George, declaring democracy and autocracy at a death grip. It urges free peoples to stay steadfast, sacrifice, and prepare for a final effort in defense of liberty, with no room for compromise or delay.
A German navy circular received in London argues the Flanders coast must be held to base operations against England. It cites submarines and destroyers using the coast to threaten the Thames, and says air raids and aerial range depend on possession of this coast.
A Jerusalem correspondent notes a changed atmosphere with distress fading and prosperity rising. Bedouins graze in peace and farmers till fields without fear of theft, signaling a new era for the land.
Readers report a casual chat at McKay's cafe where a rumor about a newborn keeps surfacing. A friend mentions a lunch with a theme tied to Philadelphia and a lyric line sung, reflecting local gossip rather than firm facts.
The British Dyes Company, backed by the board of trade, has advanced despite German competition. It now produces intermediates and acids at Huddersfield and near Leeds, surpassing earlier German advances and paying maximum dividends on capital for the past two years.
In New York at Acorn Hall John Masefield recounts Britain’s Great War aims and the idea of England. He notes the Somme battle's uncertain outcome and compares Allied and enemy strengths, urging support for liberty and a united front against oppression.
Reports from Germany describe a government takeover of Daimler works in Stuttgart as part of a broader industry control move. The Daimler group, a major car and aero engine maker, faces explanations for the seizure amid public debate in the Reichstag and related circles.
A Paris arrest sheds light on German espionage using refined women as nurses and informants. Sumey Depsy, once a noted actress, gained access to military and Red Cross hospitals via her husband and impersonated nurses to extract critical information. Her case highlights how women spies operated across Europe and the varying fates they faced.
The University of North Carolina English department highlights the debt to British liberty and the shared ideals of Britain and the United States. It chronicles the development of freedom through English literature from pre Norman days to the present, urging Britons and Americans to seek inspiration in poets of freedom amid the war.
A sergeant drills a squad of recruits. One man repeatedly makes errors causing the sergeant to lose patience. He finally lectures the recruit, saying he will inspect him as he moves goods from one car to another.
A garbled OCR fragment cites a misquoted question about a tune and a sonata, with unclear context and missing names or events. The readable parts hint at music discussion or a literary aside but provide no concrete people, places, dates, or outcomes.
A biographical sketch recalls John Sinclair born at Oxford House and educated by Rev. James Evans. He became a missionary and translator, delivering Old and New Testaments to northern Canadian tribes with the Bible as a civilizing force.
Major H. M. Mowat of Parkdale Toronto proposes Commons resolution for community settlements for disabled soldiers. Government would finance design and construction of model villages with self supporting homes for soldiers and families, craft work centres, and options to purchase housing. Villages would be sanitary, well built, electrified and also provide housing for widows and orphans commensurate with pensions.
Fragmentary report recounts Rudyard Kipling writing to a bus driver who was also an inn landlord after one of Kipling’s trees was toppled. The driver allegedly sold a letter to a hotel guest for ten shillings, prompting further correspondence from Kipling and a follow up visit to demand an explanation.
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