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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
7
The article describes brutal trench raids between British and German forces, detailing tactics, risks, and the emphasis on close combat. It notes screen lines, barbed wire, and the use of bombs, with raiders risking death to seize trenches and prisoners amid constant artillery and sniper fire.
A critical passage questions German efficiency, claiming its limits lie in narrow reasoning and lack of imagination. The brief notes the analytical focus on solving given problems but failing to foresee new conditions and evolving scenarios. The source ends with a garbled attribution to a Times edition.
The British Minister of Munitions announces expanded use of the munitions acts for 1915 and 1916. A total of 3 397 establishments are now declared controlled, with thousands of factories mobilized into government oversight.
Premier Asquith, marking thirty years in the House of Commons for East Fife, visited his constituency amid a war rally. He praised Kitchener, noted allied cooperation, lauded Verdun valor, and warned the war hinges on material and economic resources. He urged Ireland to seek a provisional settlement and anticipated postwar redrafting of relations.
An obituary style item notes a Black man named Washington from Obie town with three sons. The first son is George Washington, the second Booker Washington, and the third Abd eon, chosen after a long search. The piece calls it a blessed lineage.
Eminent military critic Hilaire Belloc, after touring Paris, examined War Office records and German prisoner lists. He compared German and private lists from towns and villages, analysing the Saree issued wy pens to estimate recruit totals and potential maximum populations.
A large reception at King's Cross marks the arrival of Laay t and forty other Serbian Relief Fund Hospital staff to Ushkub. Lady Paget stayed to supervise relief as Bulgarians advanced, hospital lines were breached, 800 patients remained, and thousands depended on relief stores. Queen of Belgium hosted Lady Paget after Sofia detainment. Two British prisoners, Private Mor ria and Private Woodbine, were freed.
A Cairo correspondent recounts Prince Edward visiting a bazaar where a merchant admits overcharging the royal guest. The merchant fears punishment unless he donates to the poor in the prince’s name, promising to seek the prince’s intercession. A Scots dialogue section follows.
A Barna correspondent in Germany argues morale hinges on privations and map imagery like Brussels and Warsaw. He suggests breaking civilian resolve requires economic pressure and evacuating a major Western town to signal internal weakness. An Irish soldier with a glass eye adds a light anecdote.
A letter from Lady Lawley the Hon Secy at Queen Marys Needlework Guilds London HQ expresses gratitude for the Montreal branchs work. It notes Indian made socks South African picture books dressings sent to Cliveden Hospital comfort bags from Yarmouth and asks for womens and childrens items for widows and orphans while mentioning the department closure.
An observer notes a Bantam Battalion forming in France with a sturdy, tireless look. He believes such small troops may outlast larger units in trench warfare, offering endurance and a strong fast march despite public fatigue with orders to keep low.
A historical tribute to Chevalier Marconi and the wireless telegraph, detailing early rescue feats and dramatic salvages. It notes the R. F. Matthews rescue, the Republic and Baltic episodes, the Titanic disaster, the Lusitania, and other life-saving uses of wireless at sea, emphasizing its wartime and peacetime impact.
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