Co-Operative Wool Marketing Plan Promoted in Manitoba
Manitoba officials promote co operative wool marketing to secure a strong wool clip. Dominion expert Mr Stetson tours to advise sheep owners, with wool received in Winnipeg for grading and sale by July 10 1917. Cash advances up to two thirds of local price offered. freight prepaid for inland shipments. wool sacks sold at 80 cents each.
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Manitoba
Dounton Livestock Branch
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Henien
Dominion
Charles N Sattson
Stetson
Agricultural College
Winnipeg
Federal Government of Agriculture
Kitchener and conscription shaped wartime armies
The article argues Kitchener built armies from service and enthusiasm, using conscription as a wartime measure. It contrasts this with calls to rely on volunteers and notes his view as an Englishman defending a deep national tradition despite pressure to change.
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Kitchener
Roosevelt
Wen
Wadi
Offenders Not Wanted in Army in Ottawa Report
Allegations from Ottawa claim a Greven's tendency to avoid conscription by letting men wrongfully evade military service. The report notes concerns about improper practices and calls for scrutiny by authorities.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan Fends Off Locust Plague Echoes Past Famine
Saskatchewan has rare insect pest problems with only a few damaging species. The worst was a locust invasion around June 1886 that devastated crops. Gerald Willoughby recalls grain losses and cattle grazing continuing after, marking a harsh season in early settlement days.
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Saskatchewan
Prairie
Gerald Willoughby
The
Saskatoon Star
Piracy and Murder on the High Seas
The French schooner Leontine, carrying mine stakes, sailed March 23 and was attacked by a German U boat on March 25. Four crew members died from gunfire and explosions, the captain and others survived after hours afloat and were later rescued, the incident labeled modern piracy.
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Kidd
France
Leontine
Canada’s Victory at Vimy Ridge Forges Imperial Unity
The article lauds Canada’s Vimy Ridge triumph and 4000 prisoners as part of a rising imperial effort. It notes ten miles of front held and potential for more, with 300 000 troops by then and a per capita debt increase to 96 dollars. It praises Sir Max Aitken and Colonel Currie for their portraits of Dominion valor and loyalty.
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Vimy Ridge
Ypres
Thomas Tait
Pennsylvania
Canada
Max Aitken
Colonel Currie
Dominion
Essentials of Community Growth in Western Canada
Prof W S Thornber outlines seven keys to community growth at a Kamloops convention. He stresses cooperation includes all residents, notes growth takes years, and highlights soil productivity transport roads schools churches and an educated reading public as vital factors shaping Western Canadian communities.
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Western Canadation Association
Kamloops
B.C
Thornber
State College of Washington
Pres Sente
Western
Canada
Trmes
Nature
Caring for the Wounded Canadian soldiers rise in care rolls
A wartime report shows disabled Canadians in military hospitals commissions rising from 1,530 at New Year to 5,677 on April 15. Most new arrivals are convalescents sent home for further treatment in Canada, as England’s medical staff handle more severe bed cases.
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England
Canada
Willie Reflects on His Teacher’s Marriage Question
A boy named Willie explains to his mother why he thinks his teacher never married. He says he does not exactly dislike her but finds her single status understandable given her personality.
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Willie
Rationing Plan For Britain Described By Ministers
The article outlines Britain’s plan for voluntary bread and wheat rationing as a test of public response. It details decentralization into 15 areas with local councils distributing rations via bread cards, plus a national rationing committee and multiple advisory groups led by Baron Devonport and Alfred Butt. A 50,000-strong workforce would implement the system, with two months of training expected by mid July and harvest/import conditions shaping final decisions.
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United Kingdom
George
Ministry
Germany
Baron Devonport
Herbert C. Howyer
Commission For Relief
Belgium
Beland
England
Kennedy Jones
Lord St. Davids
Alfred Butt
Atlantic
Alberta's Coal Resources Show Large Potential for Export
Alberta becomes Canada's second largest coal region with vast undeveloped deposits. Proximity to U S markets and sparse local demand limit current mining while southern Alberta enjoys easy rail access to an international boundary. Coal varieties range from anthracite to lignite and annual production nears five tons.
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Alberta
Canada
Dominion
Albert Fields
Albert
United States
Wasteful Living Deemed Crime by State
The article argues that waste in any form is a crime against the State and community, applicable to both masters and servants. It contends that holding all parties accountable will boost morale and aid national security, including sailors and other military personnel.
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London Daily Telegraph
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Co-Operative Wool Selling
Gulf Coast
Texas
Peat
A.R. Collins
S.C. Collins
Galveston
Neveston
Flowers
Sam
Manu l
Great Lakes
Kenaston
Minnesota
Regina
P. W. Larson
Mills Bros
Hugo Teitgen
T. Torgerson
Wim. Rowse
Saskatcheewan
Western Canada
West
Captain Kidd
Imperial
Britain
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