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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
2
Six armed trawlers returning to a British port encountered a large German submarine. The flotilla formed line ahead, used smoke screens, and landed shells that crippled the submarine's forward gun and conning tower. The craft disappeared amid smoke, with crew praised for courage and discipline in a Fisherman’s Fight.
In a wartime monthly, Drowmer Downs, once of the Royal North Lancashires, has lost his arm and sight but drums, claps cymbals, blows a whistle, and smiles through it all at St Dunstan's Own Ragtime Band. German courts rule shoes left for cleaning are valuables and not the hotel’s fault after a Cologne guest sued for seventy marks.
In a teasing exchange from the Vancouver World, a humorous line upbraids a Kaiser like figure as another Nero while clarifying the mix up with two men discussed in a playful urban quip. The snippet showcases light chatter and wordplay in a city paper.
British tank crews and officers earned high praise for bold acts against German defences. French units benefited as tanks supported village clearances, knocked out machine guns, and aided infantry advances. One tank was set on fire, its commander killed, another driver wounded yet continued, and a crew captured and later released.
Two British airmen survived a forced landing in German territory after anti-aircraft fire disabled their plane. They landed by moonlight in a quarry, crawled toward the German lines, crossed a river, swam it three times, and reached No Man's Land. They hid under hedges and endured a day of watchful suspense before moving into French lines at night.
Trout and Stream notes Eskimo dogs can travel forty five miles in five hours and a dog team once covered seven miles in half an hour. Domestic dogs reach thirty three to forty nine feet per second, setters and pointers about eighteen and a half to twenty one point seven miles per hour for several hours. Foxhounds are fast but a horse won four miles in six and a half minutes. Greyhounds run fifty nine to seventy five feet per second while horses top at sixty three feet per second.
A long rhapsody praising Belfast's grit and industry, detailing Harland & Wolf shipyards, Workman & Clark yards, large tobacco factories, and the town’s iron, linen, and distillery strengths. It lauds Ulster division enlistment, compares British and German shipbuilding, and extols Britain’s wartime manpower and global impact.
A London despatch reports Maj. Gen. Maurice praising Flanders mud as the most remarkable, persistent enemy and deadly as artillery. He recalls rescuing two soldiers trapped waist-deep in clay after hours, needing pulls with mules as their knees and hips were dislocated.
Senator Phomas argues that Germany will accept only one peace: defeat. He criticizes self righteous talk of peace terms, noting indemnities and Atlantic settlements as tempting yet hollow. The quote contrasts calm table talk with a hurried, uncertain exchange about veal.
Export of Canadian silver coin bullion and bars is prohibited except under ministerial license. Licenses will be issued only when silver is for civil or military war importance and via certified price control. The order cites difficulties in securing silver for allied coinage and notes actions by the US and British authorities.
A Dutch woman of German descent visiting Amsterdam reports to the Daily Express correspondent that Germans along the Rhine fear an Allied invasion. She says despair dominates western Germany, with retreating forces and widespread preparations to flee toward central Germany as Allied air raids devastate streets and infrastructure.
An attendant recalls the man’s injuries as peculiar. He had been a forceful subject before enlistment and crawled under a halted device to inspect the problem after it stopped. Life
A brief exchange is described where a creditor and debtor discuss their positions. The dialogue reflects mutual recognition of a shared interpretation of circumstances. The Boston Transcript is cited as the source of the exchange.
Captain Coutts of the Agincourt reports Switzerland faces severe food and coal shortages, with coal at forty dollars a ton and butter scarce. He notes Americans aid, Swiss neutrality, and growing German pressure as Spain vows to intern German ships to protect its maritime traffic.
At a Merchants Seamen's League banquet in London the verse proclaimed that no German raid shall sink British ships. it references a grim toll of about twenty thousand seamen lost on unarmed vessels and notes cabinet ministers and other dignitaries attending.
Brass and gold leaf adorn lime fruits exchanged on New Year festivals as a token of esteem in southern India. The practice, dating from ancient times, occurs among Christians Mohammedans and Hindu groups, with gilded limes sometimes given at social reunions and bazaar trade supporting the habit.
A fragmented paragraph from the Buffalo Express notes a debate about reach and distance with unclear context and several garbled phrases. It references the Pest and Impossible and mentions five miles in a disjointed way.
Arizona poultry and meat officials announce a major ostrich slaughter near Phoenix with 800 birds yielding about 25 000 pounds of dressed meat priced at 15 cents a pound. Officials credit wartime meat shortages and food administration allowances for Ostrich Day plans and optimistic outlook for ostrich meat nationwide.
Bakers in the Isle of Man suspend baking in protest of a governor imposed bread price of Wilt. Bread becomes nearly unobtainable as English visitors and labor groups push for restoration of the nine-penny loaf and broader bread renewal.
The account notes a journey to Martin's Creek nine miles from the office after hours to assist with harvesting crops for the company. It mentions a fiancee and reaction to congratulations amid a stoic, understated mood.
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