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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
12
A French gunner recalls the first tank action on the Somme. He describes the roar of the machine, the ground torn up, and the crew’s tense advance under German fire, with tanks breaking through barriers and drivers cheering as they capture a German position.
A notorious killer threatens to shoot any citizen without a red and white blazer. A citizen seeks police advice. authorities refuse to escort him yet warn that if harmed, they will act after the act. The exchange ends with no immediate protection. New York Sun.
A girl dips her dolly’s pinafore in a basin prompting her father to question the color and declare it dangerous. He asks who told her beer could dye fabrics and orders the child removed from the scene.
The General Council of the Bar Association of England passes a motion allowing women to practice law. The article notes Kingston opposing efforts to block the change and references a Vancouver Lady scene with a pageboy as a humorous aside.
The latest casualty toll includes 62 heirs to titles with many peers losing multiple heirs. Lords de Blaquiere Stratheden Campbell endure double bereavement while several peerages face extinction without new creations. Sixteen peers die with no heirs, including Lord Kesteven and Lord Llangatteen, as Viscount Creighton dies in Germany leaving a seven year old heir.
The author argues the United States faces immense challenges in building a national sense of responsibility amid mass immigration. He warns that emigration and regional unfamiliarity with danger hinder preparedness and cites Britain’s history as a cautionary example of sacrificing the best in a hurry.
Lady Mackworth daughter of Baron Rhondda Welsh businesswoman, now manages a large German drug business in England bought at auction. Baron Rhondda, a coal magnate and minister, supports women in business. She vows Smith and Daughter will be viewed like Smith and Son.
A quip from the Guelph Mercury depicts a man waking to a freezing home and needing a thermometer that tells the truth about the cold. The piece uses humor to comment on harsh winter conditions and the desire for reliable temperature readings.
A visitor asks what sailors do and Wy el replies they do as they please until ordered otherwise. A recruit learns every man has rank and should sign letters as Private. The next mail shows a more formal label Strictly Private Mr Jones.
A country merchant can compete with city stores by treating merchandising as news. Show new goods weekly, display attractively, and teach customers to seek fresh items rather than chase cheapness. Regular stock updates and money-saving prices draw rural shoppers to see both new and old goods. The Commercial.
An 1830s style discussion notes Bavaria as a potential reformer of the German Empire. A pamphlet from the South Men of Germany argues the Kaiser may abdicate like Napoleon to avert defeat. It favors Wittelsbach rule over Hohenzollern and the inclusion of Austrian Germans to forge European peace with England and France.
The speaker expresses strong confidence in northern agriculture after three harvests and foresees crops reaching James Bay. He cites Moose Factory Indians growing corn yearly and producing their own seed, noting a Superintendent Monteith Farm in Ontario featured in Farmer's Advocate.
The European conflict has cut off platinum exports driving the price to $100 an ounce in December. Nations forbid shipments as platinum fuels munitions, causing shortages for jewelry, photography, dental and surgical uses. Germany substitutes with rhodium palladium alloys, while U S manufacturers switch to nickel chrome tungsten and molybdenum. Most platinum comes from Russian Urals alluvial deposits.
The observer describes the western front as decisive, with Franco British forces gaining mobility and morale while German armies grow exhausted and hampered by losses. He cites Somme casualties, supply improvements, and intensified artillery as the war enters a more dynamic phase amid worsening German morale.
The Chicago Tribune argues railways face pressure to electrify with electric motive power. It predicts the next five years must begin electrification in Chicago and replace steam locomotives, noting steam engines must yield as electric power takes over.
A fragment quotes a Pastac Transcript remark that a nicer race would exist if not for many fools, though making a living would then be harder. The line reflects economic bluntness and social critique in a terse, epigrammatic style.
The Toronto Star notes a prisoner of war diary fragment from France. The writer condemns German government actions as wholesale murder and predicts Germany’s decline and possible retribution, urging comrades Greta to remember and act.
J C Manzer reports to the Department of Trade and Commerce from Cuba that Canada shipped 21 508 sacks and barrels of potatoes to Havana in one week. The New Brunswick government notes shipments through January 30 totaling 250 000 sacks and barrels valued at over 1 400 000. Despite this surge, Britain allies and Canada face a potato shortage.
The Springfield Republican notes that Germany seeks to shape public opinion by telling others what to think rather than by persuasion. It condemns Germany’s conduct in war from Belgium to Edith Cavell and Lusitania and argues public opinion abroad could not be offset by words, despite any propaganda.
A rescuing destroyer amid a storm and darkness rescued the entire crew after two destroyers collided. The commander maneuvered alongside the sinking ship fifteen times to hoist all hands. Navy officials have kept the daring feat as a celebrated seamanship triumph.
The piece critiques the mother country’s lethargy in handling liquor issues and mocks exaggerated portraits of a Canadian figure blamed for alcohol abuse. It urges a spontaneous national effort to combat the evil and questions why a vigorous response is lacking at home.
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