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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
10
Fragmentary notes reference Attica and shifting positions in a wartime context. Mentions Germany, Italy, Norway, and France with scattered figures like 160,009 and 1 160,009 Whisky Routh. Content is garbled but suggests a discussion of alliance changes and resistance movements across Europe.
Clyde Ashley argues farmers and village merchants must unite to improve profits and community welfare. He cites cooperative trading, joint forums, and shared markets as ways to stabilize prices, reduce reliance on intermediaries, and sustain small towns. The piece urges regular frank talks and coordinated actions.
The Dominion Entomological Branch published a bulletin detailing the Hessian fly pest affecting cereals in the United States and Canada. It includes recognition of early injury signs and control methods, plus a study of the Western Wheat Stem Sawfly and its life history. The bulletin titled The Hessian Fly and the Western Wheat Stem Sawfly in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta is available free from Ottawa Publications Branch.
Critics say the tally of men blinded at the front shows benefit is insufficient. Militia officials defend the plan noting only part of incapacitated support is counted and that extra attendants or convalescent home care is available. Government flags ongoing consideration of broader assistance for wounded troops.
The department of agriculture reports seven employees will join the empire’s defense. A. P. Mantle deputy minister trains for captain, J. C. Smith becomes captain attached to the 68th, N. N. Thomson weeds and seeds commissioner, A J. MacPhail district representative to officer’s course in Winnipeg, W. Wald-ton assistant secretary statistics branch volunteers with the hospital unit, W. Betts district representative with Prince Albert reinforcements, and EB. Hawthorne district representative to be attached to the path. The text also includes unrelated dialogue about rain damage and a landlord visit.
W. J. Black president of Manitoba Agricultural College spoke at a Chicago conference of bankers and farmers. He noted US bankers seek closer ties with agriculture to boost national wealth and cited discussions on lending to farmers for education and improving roads. The two day event drew representatives from 29 states and agricultural editors.
A look at the jitney omnibus idea tracing its western origin through cases and commentary. The term denotes five cent auto transport, with ties to Oakland and Los Angeles, and notes about its disruptive impact on urban transit.
The French army reports steel helmets have protected many soldiers in front trench attacks from shrapnel and rifle fire. Officials state the chrome steel helmets cost less than 7 cents each and soldiers express enthusiasm for their use.
Analysis by British authorities outlines how alien enemies may contract insurance with British insurers before war, but lose capacity during hostilities. It explains cases where policies survive or suspend, the impact of residence and place of business, and how treaties can relax rules. The piece cites Lord Davey and Jansen v Driefontein Consolidated Mine.
Government to mobilize all services to keep farmers from leaving East Ontario for wheat belts. Plan aims to settle large northern areas like Temishumlog while winter work trains district agriculture officials and colonization staff to guide farmers considering relocation.
Manitoba claims a solid recruitment record, with 3.73 percent of Canada's enlistment. Saskatchewan follows, then Manitoba, while British Columbia reports 2.58 percent, indicating varied provincial contributions. Winnipeg Telegram reports the figures.
The Westminster Gazette notes that no force could compel 200000 miners to return if they refused. The real pressure was the image of men in the trenches and sailors at sea, who would be betrayed if the miners held out.
A Canadian agriculture bulletin reports results from Central Experimental Farm tests on Indian corn turnips carrots beets and forage crops. It notes varieties yielding highest dry matter and maturity differences and outlines seed root selections and grass sedge studies. Reports from branch farms and stations promise provincial relevance for farmers.
The immigration department reports high annual inflows and a fifteen year total of 3 060 811 newcomers distributed across provinces. Ontario and Alberta lead in numbers while British Columbia and Quebec also show large totals with recent yearly arrivals totaling around 144 789. Immigrant settlement balances eastern and western Canada with British entrants contributing to military recruitment patterns.
A Red Cross fundraiser at Windsor Castle saw Lady French and Queen Mary bid up an American flag embroidery, a silk square with Stars and Stripes, once bought for 35 dollars. Queen Mary paid 1250 dollars, the day's top bid, aiding hospital care and wounded aid through the Red Cross sale.
Two women in a small county discuss a sign claiming a 25 000 Gala with in and out entries. They doubt the figure stating there aren’t that many women in the county.
A new work from A H Martens & Co Toronto argues Canada’s wealth and growth potential across agriculture industry mining and timber. It notes the vast arable lands in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta the strong wheat output and rail links and highlights nickel gold iron coal and fisheries as key wealth sources. The book aims to aid readers interested in Canadian development and is available through Messrs A H Martens & Co. Toronto.
The minister of the interior Hon. Dr Roche recommends a ten year lease of part of the former Indian Industrial School lands at Battleford Sask to the Seventh Day Adventists of Saskatchewan for use as a denomination al school. Renewal possible for another ten years at the minister's discretion.
Wartime pressures collapse German commerce and finance. The article argues Germany’s 1914 ambitions crumble after a year of conflict, with millions mourning at home, manpower reduced, and new loans unlikely to avert bankruptcy. It notes Allied control of seas, ship losses, and German propaganda failing in America.
The seventh annual report of milking records of pure bred dairy cattle is issued by the federal Department of Agriculture with records from 413 cows across Holsteins Ayrshires Jerseys Guernseys and Shorthorns. It lists registrations for the year including ownership milk yield and fat, with top animals noted such as Shorthorn at 19505 pounds milk and 640 pounds fat and Frenc Canadian entries.
The article discusses how snow clay earth and sand resist rifle bullets in trench warfare. It notes that thicker snow can stop bullets as well as steel, and that 5 feet of clay or 3 feet of earth can stop many bullets at close range but varies with packing and range.
Gasoline powered vehicles once seen as toys now move officers, ammunition, and medical staff along battle lines. They transport supplies from base to front, serve as mobile artillery and hospital support, and help keep casualties low despite vast troop numbers.
The project aims to connect Petrozavodsk to the Arctic coast via a double track rail line to Kola and Ekaterina, with a new port to enable year round access. The route will bypass Archangel, extend to the Gulf of Karelia area, and shorten winter travel time to twenty four hours between Ekaterina and Petrograd. Mallet locomotives for Arctic freight, weighing 64.2 tons, will burn coal or oil in construction by Golutgia works.
The article notes Luxembourg Monaco Liechtenstein the Isle of Man the Isle of Malta and San Marino sending troops as small states endure wartime strain. It recalls San Marino’s long odd war with Austria since 1866 and hints at strategic implications for Italy amid a broader European conflict.
W L Biddle of near Wawnee Ohio reportedly set a world record by producing 68.65 bushels of wheat per acre on five and a fraction acres. The prior record was 55 2/3 bushels per acre held by Dewey Haines of Arcanum Ohio.
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