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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
5
Civilians in border districts endure displacement and hunger as German occupation nears. They mend ruined homes by planting vegetables and tending crops while awaiting allied push to push the invaders back. Mothers, children, and old men haunt stations hoping for letters and news, and endure monthslong journeys for word from loved ones.
The article traces the evolution from traditional horse power to steam, gasoline, and kerosene power. It notes that while three draft horses can outperform two lighter nags, modern farm machinery demands larger, better trained horses for lighter tasks when engines are unavailable. It stresses scientific soil cultivation and the decline of old methods as land can no longer profitably sustain them.
Grains and vegetables at the Edmonton Alberta exhibition stood out with wheat sheaves over three and a half feet high and well advanced barley. The grasses and clovers showed excellent yields while vegetables including potatoes cabbage cauliflower parsley carrots tomatoes and celery were of very best quality. Seed stock of every variety was also displayed.
A British submarine spent ten hours on the sea floor amid hostile action. A young crew member recalls the ordeal describing a band of cards and finishing with the phrase about “the commander's last dollar.” The fragment emphasizes the extreme danger and the crew’s perseverance during wartime.
Corporal Old Dan Haggarty plans a bold risk to clear enemy snipers in No Man's Land. From a ruined barn near the German lines he crawls out to shoot two Jaegers, ending a day of no further shots as his battalion hails the stealthy victory.
A Danish engineer unveils the Automatic Soldier, an 8 foot device with a firing unit that launches 400 shots in any direction and is moved by wireless control from a nearby central position. Trials show a few hundred such units could hold a defensive line against infantry, as they remain unaffected by orders and fire relentlessly. Critics say attackers could target exposed parts, but line defenses could be held with small losses.
London Daily Telegraph argues the war aims lie in denying Germany access to sparsely populated yet resource rich regions. It contends that control of seas and colonies matters more than populated areas and stresses stopping German progress toward Siberia and Central Asia before securing populous routes.
An illustrated note discusses humming birds the smallest vibrant in color of all. It notes a decline in Indiana due to millinery trade harming thousands. The Audubon hummingbird breeds from the southern states to Florida and Central America, visiting May to December.
War drains nursing staff as hospitals warn doors may close unless relatives care for patients. Authorities consider appealing Canadian women to enroll in nursing programs run with general hospitals, many nurses already in military service.
The article itemizes parts and supplies required to construct a basic aeroplane. It lists metals including nails and screws, steel, turnbuckles, and aluminum, with quantities. It also details wood like spruce pine ash and hickory with lengths, plus veneer, rubber, and other engine related materials.
A large paper mill project near Port Arthur awaits hydroelectric river power. Officials from a New York company, led by Mr. Carrick, are coordinating the line construction between Port Arthur and Fort William.
The text argues postwar gains from science and legality, noting air mastery and submarines as advances. It warns that a durable peace requires a robust league of nations, unanimity, and careful management of future warfare threats and national growth.
The Brooks Alberta Sutherland farm 140 acres yields an estimated alfalfa crop value between 12000 and 513900 with two cuts totaling about 550 tons. At 20 to 25 dollars per ton this implies 80 to 100 dollars per acre yearly. Southern Alberta dominates irrigation based alfalfa production and Me J D Me of the Canadian food control committee cites Alberta as prime land for alfalfa growth on irrigated soil.
A wartime correspondent recalls a French raid where a German captain, caught off guard, is treated by a sergeant with humor and sharp bargaining. The officer refuses to surrender and fights on, offering up valuables in a quip about leather puttees and a purse as the sergeant weighs mercy versus duty.
The piece argues Germany’s peace overtures are false and asserts no talks with the enemy while Allied victory remains uncertain. It cites Edith Cavell, civilians killed, Brest-Litovsk, Lusitania, and Russian distrust to warn Americans against negotiating with Germany.
The published reminiscences of Mrs E M Ward recount vivid scenes from London society in the Victorian era. She recalls Queen Victoria Dickens Thackeray and Cardinal Manning, and recounts a boisterous Kaiser William as a boy at Windsor with tales of discipline and stubborn defiance.
The Hon. Wm. Sloan and Lieut.-Col. F. H. Cunningham arrange a Fraser River pink salmon propagation for the coming season. The pink salmon, once called humpback, has only run on even years here. An effort will establish a running pattern in even years by spawning at northern streams and transferring fry to Fraser hatcheries for release.
A distinguished surgeon on rounds is briefly interrupted by a puzzled wounded soldier. The soldier asks a cryptic, looping question about who truly performs the doctoring and the role of experts in medical care.
The text outlines U S and Canadian anti loafing laws during 1918, restricting non productive work for draft age men. It notes federal orders by General Enoch Crowder effective July 1 enforce productive employment, with exemptions for sickness or temporary unemployment. Canada mandates males 16 to 60 in a real occupation to support food production and harvest.
An old soldier recalls Sir Henry Rawlinson leading a grueling march from Fuerepore to Peshawar amid stifling heat. He stayed committed to his duty carrying a tired private’s rifle as the company sang “Blow the Winds, Heigho” and Rawlinson added “Put a Plaster on my Chest.”
A fragment describes an Idaho tree nicknamed the Angry Tree an acacia like species that closes its leaves at sunset and supposedly shakes violently if touched as it settles for night. The passage labels it a wonder of plant life and notes its dramatic behavior at dusk.
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