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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1916
Page
3
An interview discusses the allied Britain Russia pact asserting world peace after victory. It argues Russian people seek unity not aggression and outlines goals for borders, Slavic allies, and imperial expansion while emphasizing Poland autonomy within a broader European settlement.
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell discusses Verdun and the war’s end in an extensive New York Outlook piece. He contrasts German aims, the Allied medical corps brilliance, and American sympathy while noting the long, uncertain path to victory.
Reported in Russian and Polish dailies the Slave of Moscow notes Emperor William’s alarm at Poland’s pledge renewal. Poland aims to be a nation with its own language and schools up to university, while German leaders offer little concession. Dr Harusiewicz asserts Poland aligns with the Allies on nationality principles, seeing the Polish cause as constitutional sovereignty under the Create pledge, amid mixed interpretations of Sturmer’s words.
W Strauss of the American Society for Fhrift notes in a weekly illustrated issue that among U S deaths only 4 of 100 leave estates, with 0 more than 5000 and an average below 1900. He says at sixty five 97 of 100 rely on relatives or friends for subsistence and that 6 percent live day to day on wages, with unemployment meaning pauperism for all but 2 percent.
The Canadian horse breeders associations provide funds to buy a complete field ambulance to be sent to France. The unit includes four heavy horses and sixteen horses to assist in battlefield care. Casualties among horses at the front have been heavy and are expected to rise with trench fighting.
The article notes that U S motion picture theatres drew roughly 2 000 900 000 paid admissions in 1015. It emphasizes large audience sizes as a major inspiration for writers and highlights the substantial impact of cinema on the public.
A late 19th to early 20th century homage recalls Lord Kitchener's relentless discipline and precise leadership. The piece contrasts public fear with private soldier admiration and notes his austere devotion to duty as he helped end the Boer War.
The text argues royal marriages once guided diplomacy and peace among Europe’s royal houses. It notes Germany’s weak enthusiasm for the Kaiser's grandmother birthday, critiques monarchies’ role in war, and suggests Britain has pursued different paths reducing royal influence. The piece questions monarchical foundations for future stability.
The American-Russian chamber reports a Petrograd conference where Russia will build miles of railways in five years to connect trunk lines and boost mineral and industrial growth. Russian ministers and a leading engineer support linking new routes to strengthen national transport. The chamber believes American firms can participate in postwar railway construction.
With sugar costs high, households are urged to rely more on fruit per preserves. Experts foresee a surge in fruit usage this year as sugar becomes too expensive for frequent canning and sweetening.
Mr. Herbert Hoover heads a relief effort denying German plunder of local food depots. Money credited to Belgians, seven million need daily rations. Canada joins with fundraising from St Peter Street Montreal to meet the vast drain.
The British battlecruiser Invincible figures as a pivotal vessel in World War I naval actions. She fought in Beatty’s squadron at Heligoland Bight, then served under Admiral Sturdee, helping to defeat Count von Spee’s fleet off the Parkland Islands before limping to Gibraltar for repairs.
The article argues the war is not an ordinary conflict and America cannot be detached. It highlights years of debate on whether peace would foster pacific internationalism or militaristic imperialism. The piece warns that Europe’s peace shape will decide Greece and Rome like fates of old.
The summer of 1816 brought extreme cold from New England to Canada and Europe with heavy snowfalls in June and August and ice half an inch thick in New England. Vermont farmers faced fatal cold, and crops failed across North America and western Europe, triggering famine and price surges before relief in 1817.
The report notes European powers pressed by Russia to influence Greece after critical coverage in Greek and Russian papers. It cites editorials in the Bourse Gazette doubting the king’s steadiness and Nowoe Vremya urging action by the Entente, signaling a demand for steps to curb Greek actions.
The article argues for renewed backing of the Back to the Land movement to bridge urban rural gaps. It warns of economic social and moral dangers if urbanization continues and urges Canadians to seize the opportunity to live close to the soil. It emphasizes independence home and patriotism as incentives.
James J. Hill anticipated the Canadian West’s growth and linked railways from the Red River to Saskatchewan and British Columbia. He promoted fertility in the Mississippi Valley through quality seed and livestock, urging thrift and selective breeding while pursuing Orient connections as a noted disappointment.
From the far northern frontier William Annett from Hi Island and Whintty te on the Arctic coast enlisted in Dawson after years of hardship. The piece notes 123 enemy firms wound up in Britain and hints at broader wartime disruption.
A British submarine, its bow ripped by a mine, traversed nearly 300 miles under its own power to reach a home port. An admiralty observer described the crew’s poise, pumps, and emergency repairs as they rode out the explosion and evaded patrols for 20 hours.
A mathematical expert analyzes the potential indemnity Germany might face after the war. Estimates show vast sums demanded by Allied powers, with Britain and France seeking billions, and considerations of confiscating wartime loans and Reichsbank assets to fund a payment.
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