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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
27
The speech argues for British naval power and safeguard of sea lanes, crediting Britain's wartime role and the open ports, slave trade suppression, and piracy defeat. It endorses Wilson's league of nations but states the league cannot replace the British navy.
A vintage health ad touts Dr Hamilton's Mills as a remedy for winter blues and low spirits. It claims to revitalize worn bodies, boost appetite, and restore energy with herbal extracts like Mea Nagt and Battersat.
The Figaro reports a German plan to bomb Paris with thirty five planes dropping five thousand incendiaries with chemicals to fuel fires. It says water would worsen the flames.
A chaotic paraphrase laments the Paris peace process as archives flood hotels and a British printing plant rises near Bois de Boulogne. The writer condemns diplomatic opportunism and warns papers will shrink to a few pages, overwhelmed by bureaucrats and endless portfolios.
A London despatch says Esthonia faces destruction with railways and telegraphs ruined by German troops. Bolsheviki push forward amid arms shortages as Esthonian government is outlawed and appeals for Entente arms. Helsingfors reports a British squadron arriving at Reval.
United States Marshal Smiddy claims government tests show ti root distillate called Uko ichao could fuel automobiles and motorboats. He says enough ti root exists in Hawaii to power travel for years, and raids have yielded crude supplies from native sources.
The first three Ford Eagles built for the United States Navy arrived at the submarine base in New London Conn after a long journey via the St Lawrence river along the eastern coast and Cape Cod. The three ships numbered one two and three will head to China under their own power with few stops, while the Detroit starters are icebound in the Great Lakes.
Between January and September 1918 the Flanders patrol destroyed 30 U boats with depth charges and barrage defense. A 30000 pound fund was raised including a £10000 donation from Lord Northcliffe to build monuments at Dover and Cap Gris Nez and to provide a home for Dover patrol men.
Herr Mullins, a German engineer in Stockholm, urges the Nobel Prize foundation to create a large prize for an international competition. Proposed problems include converting warships into ships, repurposing submarines to locate sunken ships, turning tanks into agricultural machines, and adapting aircraft and Zeppelins for peaceful use in artificial regions.
The piece credits Belgium France Russia Great Britain Italy and the United States for contributing to victory in World War I. It emphasizes that while all nations helped, the decisive factor was growing unity among the allies, and that ongoing unity offers the best path for future world progress.
Admiral Beatty in a farewell aboard the USS New York commends the American squadron attached to the grand fleet for its spirit and cooperation. He notes British and American disappointment at not facing the German fleet and calls the surrender day pitiful.
The Halifax Naval Y M C A sits inside the dockyard, offering hot showers, baths, dressing rooms, and a large central room with piano, gramophone, billiards, games, and reading material. It provides free, comfortable facilities for sailors, avoiding town trips and rigid rules.
Telegraph reports reveal Berlin’s drastic plan to derail mutinous Kiel and Hamburg sailors trains and fire on evacuees with machine guns. An Neustadt order to slaughter passengers collapsed as officers refused. Front line troops will stay in France until March. Montreal dispatch notes unease over slow demobilization and Canadian forces staffing.
Governor A Sarraut of Indo China, who was attending a Sunday fair in Hanoi, was shot by a former temporary civilian service agent. The condition was reported today as satisfactory.
Sunday school lesson reviews Joseph’s encounters with his brothers and his father in Egypt. It links his ascent to power with future revelation to Israel, detailing Goshen settlement, Pharaoh’s command, Jacob’s blessing, and the sustenance of kin through famine.
Reports from Germany describe a growing word of mouth campaign painting the ex Kaiser as a martyr, urging a German republic with him as president. Supporters praise his silence and coaching by followers while Baden villages seek reunion with Switzerland in an official appeal.
A January or February nationwide procession is proposed to honor the British armed forces. Field Marshal Haig would ride first, with army commanders, Dominion and colonial troops, bands, and colors. Sir Douglas Haig’s homecoming is not official recognition of severance, and Sir Arthur Currie and Sir John Monash may be honored in London and at Liverpool.
Dutch papers urge William Hohenzollern’s return to Germany amid memories of German submarine warfare that killed Dutch sailors. An address is urged to the givers sanctuary in Hollad to oppose potential reactionary plotting and Bolshevik influence aimed at chaos and restoration of monarchy.
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