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Newspaper
Liberty Press
Location
Liberty, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
4
French government faces criticism over delaying demobilization as armistice conditions linger while Britain and the United States weigh while Germany remains armed. Liberals offer reasons for continued mobilization including Bolshevik concerns and economic disruption. Proposals seek uniform vital statistics across Canadian provinces this week.
The text claims designs reached German hands with Germany paying 20000 for them and that a formidable barrage blocked the Straits of Dover for six weeks. It adds that the barrage existed only on the foisted designs, while England supposedly possessed the real mine mechanism. The Manchester Guardian does not guarantee the story.
The Times reports two strains of peril. A peace conference faces Germany’s dosing of Bismarckian systems and border shifts including Luxemburg Denmark and Poland amid nationalist pressures. The medical column warns 6,000,000 deaths from influenza pneumonia in twelve weeks, claiming influenza is five times deadlier than war.
After days of discussing borders in France, President Wilson remains convinced the League of Nations must be part of the peace treaty. His advisors report progress toward agreement and a spirit of careful consideration at the conference, though they fear overlarge delegation numbers could overwhelm the talks.
A German prisoner of war, branded and mutilated, is paraded in Yaga with hands missing and speech ruined by tongue mutilation. Identified only by his service ribbon, he sits as a pitiful symbol of brutality and the era’s supposed morality claims.
Reports describe Entente forces advancing toward Kiev via Odessa and Reval serving as a Baltic base. London talks with Gen. Mannerheim align with Finland as rail and telegraph administration shift under Entente oversight. New political conferences unfold in Stockholm with Trepoff and other Russian officials amid cautious discussions on policy and future actions.
Memorandum proposes Britain and colonies build an all-British world-wide wireless news system connecting stations across the empire. General McBarr oy e notes the plan aims for low-cost access to papers and rapid dispatches, with an estimated cost of £18,000,000.
Berlin reports indicate ex extremist factions drive frequent disorders as threats target the Ebert government. Vorwaerts notes the government faces possible collapse and urges a sober view of the crisis.
Russia thanks the Allied powers for ordering German forces to evacuate Russian territory. A cablegram from the acting foreign minister at Omsk, received at the Russian embassy, also conveys regret over Russia’s inability to continue the war and expresses readiness to accept further allied assistance toward Russia’s regeneration.
Report from Warsaw details a Volhynia uprising where peasants besieged the Dom brovitsa estate for a week. Polish help aided defending Russians, and as loyalty faltered, peasants executed the men, including two young princesses. fires were set, and surrender followed amid a brutal purge.
The report details Paris bombings from 1914 to 1917 with dozens of raids and hundreds of bombs. It notes deaths and injuries including 2 killed and 992 wounded on one day and 196 killed and 417 wounded from long range shells.
The Jugo-Slavs protest alleged Italian occupation beyond armistice limits as Serbs resist occupation in Laibach Oberlaibach. Austria handed over its fleet to the Jugos, while a submarine sank the Vitibus Unitedes near the Reef, prompting further Allied reactions.
Vilhjalmur Stefans son, the Arctic explorer, received the Charles P. Ivaly medal from the American Geographical Society for valuable scientific contributions. He urged no civilizing missions, citing disastrous outcomes for natives and noting a tribe of 5 000 reduced to fewer than 50 through adoption of a civilised lifestyle.
A commentary argues hurried peace plans, notes trained guards led by retired officers, and compares 17th century town defense to modern unrest. It cites Rear-Admiral Richards’s retirement amid pressure, Hoover’s blockade stance, and The Guardian’s view on Wilson’s Paris mission and Lloyd George’s aims for a Wilson accord.
London reports warn Bolshevik influence spreads to Ireland where Joseph O'Brien claims 10 000 to 20 000 IWW members plot to disrupt society under cover. He accuses international crooks of German Jewish type steering the agitation to paralyze authority. Irish police are said to be unaware of the plot.
The Great War Veterans Association has named BN. Maxwell Winnipeg W. P. Tait Mat Vax and D. Loughnan Ottawa to advise and cooperate with the repatriation and employment committee. The move aligns the association with the repatriation committee’s work to protect veterans’ interests.
A Hague dispatch to the Mafin reports a new Dutch foreign policy direction toward closer ties with the Entente and a move to internationalize the Scheldt. The Dutch Economic League leader, speaking in Harlem, asserts this party supports the river’s international status.
The Khaki University of Canada in London organizes a division for wives of soldiers. Before coming to Canada they will be introduced to general farming duties and the role of a Canadian farmer's wife.
Washington Senator New, a Republican, introduces a bill to outlaw displaying the red flag across the United States. He calls the movement sacrilege against the sacrifices of soldiers who died on the battlefields of France.
Parley reports indicate American delegates argued the war aims did not rest on aggression. Sir Eric Geddes, Britain's first lord of the Admiralty, had previously acquiesced in destroying captured warships as part of Allied policy.
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