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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
7
Sir John Jellicoe first Sea Lord discusses modern naval strategy amid faster ships greater gun ranges and new threats. He notes torpedoes mines submarines and aircraft alter fleet defense and blockades, making vigilance and distant watching posts essential in modern sea power.
Readers must study the entire newspaper to find news as Brazil journalism reportedly lacks headlines. The piece notes editors struggle to present stories clearly, leaving readers to search through pages for key items.
The Manchester Guardian critique blames Britain for two strategic errors in 1914 15. First, failing to defend Belgium after the Marne and instead fighting separately from France, hindering Antwerp and overall allied effort. Second, neglecting the east allowing Serbia to hold Balkan routes nine months after Turkey joined, missing chances to seize Constantinople and rally the Balkans.
The Alberta region shifts from traditional cattle and sheep ranching to irrigation driven farming after 1900. The Southern Alberta Irrigation Company at Lethbridge, Bow River projects by CPR, and Medicine Hat Land Company vie for water access and irrigate vast lands along the Bow and St Marys systems.
The Bishop of Rhode Island, once a fervent temperance preacher, is highlighted for recognizing a former member amid a New England reform movement. The piece hints at clashes between religious leadership and public advocacy within the temperance cause.
The Duke of Devonshire approves gilt medal of merit for Campbell Wyldman Kenora Ont for rescuing a drowning boy. Clifford Upham Vancouver BC rescues a boy. Toronto Scout Fred Silman receives a commendation for aiding a drowning child. Reports discuss Scout badges in first aid firefighting mission work rescuer swimming and craft skills. The Wolf Cub magazine debut by Sir Robert Baden-Powell is praised.
A historical note from Successful Farming explains how straw spreaders, evolving from crude hayrack setups to modern machines, helped return straw to soil in Kansas wheat belts. The practice reduced straw fires, improved soil humus, and boosted crop yields, turning waste into soil improvement.
The women of the revolution and the civil war were radical outspoken and determined. They rose above domestic roles to aid men in national issues, seeking to know the stakes and contribute boldly. Courage came from pioneer ancestry and pain was the price of freedom.
A comparison of Wilhelm II's divine right power with Britain's democratic war minister, described as a de facto war dictator, shaping Europe’s fate amid the great war. The piece addresses imperial versus parliamentary authority and the risks of concentrated military command.
The livestock branch of the Canadian Department of Agriculture promotes co operative wool sales to improve quality and classification. Wool growers associations expand nationwide, increasing graded wool and prices from 20.7 to 32.83 cents per pound between 1914 and 1916. Western Canada alone earned about 470000 dollars last year.
Wartime message stresses that despite two and a half years of global conflict no decision has been reached. It urges Canadian farmers to boost food production for the Empire and notes Allied measures to increase output. It warns of enemy efforts to sink supply staff to England and calls agriculture the supreme duty to sustain the war.
C E Austin, general manager of government elevators, says Alberta has for the first time raised timothy seed equal to that across the line. This marks a Canada wide rise, with Calgary noted in the discussion of seed quality and production.
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