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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
3
Reports from Britain claim new anti submarine methods could revolutionize naval warfare. Special air patrols and aircraft monitor sea lanes, detecting subs from above and along water dodges, while patrols along coasts intercept German subs near ships and ports.
A large irrigation convention will be held with numerous notable speakers expected to address attendees. The program includes leaders from US reclamation, Alberta, Calgary, Denver, and Ottawa, highlighting water rights, crop rotations, irrigation experiments, and agricultural opportunities. Delegates include government officials and industry heads from Alberta and beyond.
The text notes Allied requests for blankets, mentioning the Canadian government and textile ties. It cites orders in progress with Canadian mills for the British government and potential Russian orders. It also references provincial Saskatchewan and Manitoba entries, municipal growth in Alberta, and shifts in local governance and populations.
A lengthy account details a experimental air torpedo system inspired by Zeppelin tech. The device reportedly hovers over targets then dives carrying a heavy explosive charge aimed at fortified structures. The article notes German interest in airborne torpedoes, potential naval use, and compares aerial power to traditional submarine warfare, highlighting strategic implications and historical context.
A list of Alberta and British Columbia officials appears, naming Hon Dusen Marshall Minister of Agriculture, Premier AT Sitter, Deputy Minister Scott, and others. The fragment notes ministerial titles and national ties, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
A dramatic description of the British assault at Loos, detailing German dugouts, trenches, and bombardment. The piece notes the German defense, heavy casualties among miners, and the British advance with prisoners and trophies amid smoke and rubble.
A German account from Cologne Gazette describes distant French artillery during a prelude to attacks in the Argonne and Marie Therese works. The lengthy bombardment lasts from eight to eleven hours with air-shock like waves, likened to a distant volcano. Separately, Charles Dillon of Topeka warns congress that farming faces structural flaws and urges cooperative processing. items discuss a France coop distillery turning beets into ex plosives for government use.
Readable accounts describe German forces inflicting severe brutality on Russian troops and civilians during early warfare. Reports claim executions, bayoneting, and violent treatment around Novo Georgievka and northeast Trail, with officers and soldiers cited among those killed or wounded, and families left in distress as howling propaganda spread.
The Turkish note issue is said to be backed by gold from German and Austro Hungarian banks. Investors in Ottoman war securities learn Germany and Austria have issued their own paper currencies against gold, indicating limits to unlimited reissuance among Teutonic allies and others.
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