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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
12
In a divided session France faced questions on German demobilization and peace policy. A government vote showed 3 against 147 with many abstentions, amid Liberal criticism and calls for transparency on why Germany remains armed. Ottawa discusses uniform vital statistics across Canada with proposed provincial measures.
The piece describes a wartime barrage in the Straits of Dover that deterred German submarines for weeks. It notes gaps in mine design and timing, and questions the Guardian's assurances about the barrage’s effectiveness and the authenticity of related reports.
The Times outlines Berlin and Paris debates on Germany's future borders with Alsace Lorraine Prussia Poland and Denmark amid nationalities. It warns anarchic Russia could become Europe’s greatest twentieth century menace as influenza deaths rival wartime losses.
Paris reports say President Wilson remains committed to a league of nations tied to the peace treaty. Advisors note progress as American delegates move toward accommodation and hope for a workable conference, though delegate limits may be needed to keep talks manageable.
A British POW, branded with Germany on the forehead and mutilated, wanders near Tournai after the armistice. His missing fingers, speechless tongue, and torn service ribbon mark a stark image of the cruelty cited by a returning friend. The tale underscores alleged German arrogance and a call for moral reprisal.
Entente forces move toward Petrograd as Britain reaches Reval, Estonia, and takes over railways and telegraphs. Confab in Stockholm involves Trepoff and other Russian figures while Yudenich and Morris consult, signaling debates on a Russian policy and assembly.
A Canadian corps correspondent reports increasingly cold receptions as they advance into Germany with Sullen attitudes noted but polite nods. Haig's proclamations urging civilians to avoid endangering troops are posted in towns and crossroads. The observer notes visible civilian poverty and cattle herds in the occupied areas.
Maj General A. D. McRae proposes an inter imperial wireless news service to cover the British empire and supply newspapers world news at low cost. Britain would aid with construction of a global wireless network for news service only at an estimated cost of 218 million.
Berlin congress of soldiers and workers councils faces extreme confusion and rising tension. Despatches report invasions by extremist groups causing uproar and threats that the Ebert government may resign. Vorwaerts warns the government apparatus could collapse, signaling a grave situation.
Omsk acting foreign affairs minister sends cable to Washington thanking Allied powers for pressuring Germany to withdraw from Russian territory. He notes Russia regrets not finishing the war and requests continued aid for Russia’s regeneration, warning against its unstable condition.
Russian peasants in Volhynia besieged Princess Potocki’s estate Dom Brovitza for a week. Defenders surrendered with women spared but Russians executed many captives including two Princess relatives. Washington reports German propaganda ongoing and US role at peace talks debated. Ogden notes Browning’s three-gun airplane machine gun patent suspended after east return.
Paris faced air raids and shelling with detailed counts of bombs and casualties. The record shows 45 bombs in 1914 70 in 1915 61 in 1916 and 11 in 1917 for Paris city proper. In the last ten months 1211 died or were wounded from 396 bombs and 168 long range shells.
At Paris the feud between Italy and the Jugoslavs deepens as Italian forces briefly occupy Laibach amid armistice tensions over ship handovers. The Jugoslavs accuse breaches of limits and threaten resistance, while Italians insist they only aimed at Oberlaibach.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, receives the Charles P. Daly medal from the American Geographical Society. He urges no civilizing efforts for the Eskimo, noting a tribe once 5,000 strong now reduced to 40 after adopting a nonnative way of life. China Will Press Claims at Paris Peace Conference and Japan may keep the German lease on Kiao Chou. Melbourne reports Britain to consider sending an Australian fleet for exhibition. Warsaw notes letters claimed to be from the former Russian emperor reach his mother near Lavedia in the Crimea.
A collage of notes discusses urgency for permanent peace plans in The Hague and other places. References to guards drilled by retired officers, echoes of medieval civic defense, and deteriorating fleet conditions with riots on war vessels in West Indian waters. Rear Admiral Albarda allegedly retired due to clashes with sailors and government pressure. The Guardian's editorial on Wilson's London visit notes uncertainty and the need for durable agreement, while Hoover's role and England's stance are debated.
Plan Uprising In Ireland reports Bolshevik danger and alleged I W W disruption with claims of international crooks fueling the agitation under cover near Irish police. Joseph O Brien cites 10 000 to 20 000 I W W members alleged to work against Irish society and civilization.
The Great War Veterans Association forms an advisory link with the repatriation and employment committee. Officers Maxwell Tait Hal fax and Loughnas Ottawa will represent veterans affairs and push uniform aims with the repatriation body. Paris moves toward closer Dutch international relations and river Scheldt internationalization. Ottawa reports wife farming training for Canadian farmers’ wives as a general briefing.
Senator New of Indiana declares a bill to outlaw the red flag in the United States. He says the flag movement desecrates the memory of soldiers who died on the battlefields of France and vows action against it.
The note discusses urging the sinking of captured German vessels as a wartime measure. It emphasizes strategic use and potential effects on naval warfare, reflecting debates among authorities on handling enemy ships after capture.
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