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Newspaper
Lumsden News Record
Location
Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
6
Four days of talks in France see leaders shaping a postwar framework. President Wilson and advisors argue a league of nations remains tied to the peace treaty while Britain weighs five delegates and the United States three to the conference.
The Canada food board rescinds Orders 9 14 and 47 from 1917 1918 as market conditions shift. It retains wholesale price and profit controls on bran and shorts eggs butter cheese meats and winter caught fish in the central provinces and fat fish on the Pacific coast.
Spanish investigators have completed an inquiry into the shooting of French POWs at Langen ealeen camps and sent the report to French authorities. The Petit Journal notes the document finds the prisoners’ conduct did not justify German ruthlessness, while at...
A Canadian corps correspondent notes the German reception as generally favorable, with citizens lifting hats to officers and many behaving well. Field Marshal Haig’s proclamation to civilians is posted publicly, though some civilians show impoverishment and stock remains around farms as stores stay stocked. The writer reports conversations with a German merchant’s wife who disputes Allied claims about German actions in 1915.
Captured ships provoke debate as representatives argue avoiding contention aligns with President Wilson's war aims. Britain through Sir Eric Geddes had previously acquiesced in American destruction or surrender of captured vessels and will back the United States though lesser naval powers may push for prize distribution.
Lieut. Junius H. Fulcher, USN, recounts German crews on U K 152 submarines after armistice pending, noting departures to Kiel and surrender of the subs. Paris air raids kill 196 people and wound 417 as 396 bombs deliver 1 211 casualties in 10 months.
General Botha premier of South Africa and his party arrived at Tilbury from Capetown. They were welcomed aboard by Captain Younger and Captain Louis Botha. The party then traveled by special train to London where a large crowd gave Botha a great ovation at St Prancras station.
The press association reports President Wilson will travel to London sooner than planned. A definite date is not set, but he is expected within a fortnight. The premier’s Paris departure is postponed and Wilson and the premier will hold preliminary talks in London instead of Paris.
A Grange meeting urged the union government to notice the unrest in Toronto and address farmer concerns following a resolution passed at the session. The vote signals growing alarm among farmers over conditions threatening stability and livelihoods.
The fragment notes the mother of the former emperor of Russia living near Lavadiya in the Crimea.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, received the Charles P. Daly medal from the American Geographical Society for valuable scientific contributions. In his address he urged against civilizing Eskimo tribes, noting harmful outcomes from past attempts and citing a tribe of 5 000 discovered in 1425 now dwindled to about 40 due to adoption of civilized life unsuitable for the harsh climate.
Reports say China will receive full representation at the peace conference and that this may enable China to press for the return of Kiao Chou or allow Japan to continue the German lease of the peninsula.
A Melbourne report notes discussions about urging the British government to send U boat sighting updates and naval assistance to Australia. The article emphasizes imperial cooperation and potential defense measures amid wartime tensions.
A compact look at the Hated Red Flag unit and its actions on the bat teelfelds of France. The article notes their steadfast conduct and the broader wartime experience shaping their unit identity.
The article notes that women who gained the vote voted quietly and in large numbers, with early lines at polling places. It suggests Lloyd George or Labour as likely beneficiaries and mentions demonstrations of informed voters and a wife pushing to enter the booth with her husband. Parliament meets January 21.
Marquis Shigenobu Okuma argues Japan should back all Allied decisions on territorial changes in Europe and colonies, seek universal peace, and follow allied rulings on Germany and Russia. He presses to keep Pacific holdings like Samoan islands and Marshall and Caroline groups, and to maintain control of Tsing Tao and southern islands. Open-door principles should guide Siberia without seeking concessions.
A Khaki University of Canada division in London organized for the wives of soldiers. In response to a request from men in the agricultural course the program will proceed as part of wartime training and support for families.
M Browning presented a device enabling a flyer to fire three machine guns simultaneously with one trigger. The announcement followed the inventor being secured from the cast.
A French paper criticizes Allied diplomats for slow progress toward peace with Germany. It laments archival dumps and a printing surge in Paris, predicting hotel overcrowding and bureaucratic chaos. The piece warns that diplomatic opportunism and many specialists will flood the city with reports, complicating efforts.
The Great War Veterans Association names K B Maxwell Winnipeg W P Tait Halifax and D Loughnan Ottawa to an advisory committee for cooperation with the repatriation and employment body. The panel will reflect GWVA activities as they relate to the committee and its work.
A Hague despatch to Le Matin reports a major shift in Dutch policy toward closer relations with the Entente. The Dutch economic leader, speaking at Haarlem, urged recognizing that the river Scheldt should be controlled in cooperation with allies.
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