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Newspaper
Liberty Press
Location
Liberty, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
7
Bank of Montreal reports strong assets and record deposits as it outlines profits and stability. The notice cites Victory Loan success and Canada’s wartime economy, noting assets of 89 million and liabilities growth, with higher deposits and taxes affecting net income.
The Journal De Geneve cites a source claiming German manufacturers financiers and pan Germans fear a revolution and seek Pershing mediation to occupy Germany to preserve the regime. French radicals oppose soviet dissolution under allied occupation. General Marchand rebukes the soviet and German dignitaries replace soviet offices. A Hamburg sailors council demands merchant marine control.
Montreal police and firemen, after a recent walkout, are contemplating another strike unless Director Tremblay, Assistant Director Mann, and Chief of Detectives Belanger are discharged as promised. The public safety department faces ongoing labor action and tension amid the dispute.
British cavalry crossed the Rhine under martial law amid Cologne’s fires as thousands watched the parade. A force from Beit entered the riverfront, forming a semi circular line to a depth of about thirty kilometres. English horsemen and Canadian cavalry operated from Cologne Boan toward the vanguard. General Phammer reviewed the move beneath the equestrian statue.
A journalist reports German troops are returning home at about 600 daily amid celebration. Herr Ebert speaks from the rostrum as bands play martial music and crowds cheer. A regimental passage through Brandenburg Gate, wreaths on banners, evergreen garlands on tunics mark the homecoming.
A reader reports relief from chest pain and palpitations after using Milburn's Heart Nerve Pills. The letter claims sitting upright reduces symptoms and credits the product for improving heart and nerve health, noting the pills were mailed from The Milburn Co. of Toronto Ontario.
The fragment touts Miller's Worm Cowders as an effective remedy with bold assurances about stomach clearance and digestive benefits.
Lt General Jan Christiaan Smuts resigns from the war cabinet claiming the war’s end makes his services unnecessary. Born 1870, he rose from Cape Town attorney to colonial secretary for the Transvaal, then commanded British forces in East Africa and joined the imperial war conference in 1917 before entering the war cabinet.
Lieut. James J. Gans of Hazelhurst field piloted a flight through dense fog over Mineola New York setting a new record. Commander M Harmon announced the record time despite official papers and milky atmosphere hindered navigation.
Fragmented and conflicting orders flood the city as robberies rise during the day. Committees clash and mail warnings stain the streets while public services expand and relief efforts begin amid ongoing unrest.
The order in council sanction increases the Northwest Mounted Police to 1200 personnel in military district No. 10. The force will enforce federal laws patrol the international boundary lines and support civil powers under War Measures Act directives. Its permanent status will be decided later.
The Imperial Munitions Board plans commemorative badges for male munition workers with three years or more of service. Women workers employed by the Imperial Avenues Board are to be recognized similarly. The Post Office reminds the public remittances to Canadian Army Corps members advancing into Germany should be sent by means cashable at French civil post offices.
Following the armistice terms, Germany handed 1290 motor trucks to the Americans. About 50 were assembled at Koblenz with the remainder built in two nearby villages. The trucks are rapidly being manned and deployed to haul supplies. German wagon tracks echoed through Cologne streets but drew little notice as civilians were used to the iron tires on cobblestones.
The civil transit committee rejects a claim about an ancient air stove and outlines future aviation rules. Provisions include takeoff and landing precedence, separate flight levels, wide safety margins for overtaking aircraft, and possible use of captive balloons with light posts and night guiding beacons for navigation.
A London despatch from Sir J L Vanderventer, Dar es Salaam September 10, outlines the East Africa campaign woes. It notes Colonel von Lettow von Ruppicht’s force evading Anglo Portuguese converging lines by using bush paths, often near each other unseen. The report claims German forces were well guided and utilized native trails, making coordination and pursuit difficult.
Despatch from the Turkish capital to the Embassies describes a Greek sailor shot in front of the Mosque St Sophie. An Anglo Greek detachment restored order at the scene. Earlier a Turkish patrol attacked French sailors, two killed. Greek units were debarked to Ed Asietinal Coo.
Describes mild climate and outdoor life from Vancouver to Victoria with mountains, sunsets, and sport opportunities. Highlights Pacific bungalow rentals and luxury hotels like Hotel Vancouver and the Empress, plus scenic CPR train rides along the Canadian coast. The prose invites enjoying golf, fishing, boating, and cedar forests in a temperate paradise.
In Paris during the war and approaching winter prices climb with butter lentils tea macaroni noodles and potatoes scarce. Eggs are nearly unobtainable at about 12 cents each and milk remains very scarce at 2 cents a quart with most families limited to one quart daily.
An official despatch from Stockholm states the last German troops have left Finland and no German instructors will be allowed to remain in the country. A humorously miscaptioned anecdote follows with a teacher recalling an encounter with a tramp and a small boy debating directions.
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