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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
6
The memo discusses Germany's missed chance for world peace through diplomacy with Britain and Portugal. It cites Prince Lichnowsky's view that early Anglo-German and Anglo-Portuguese negotiations could have reshaped colonial treaties and prevented broader conflict, but publication rhetoric and conflicting aims undermined the effort.
The article argues the Russia Germany pact is a bond of future enmity not peace. It would trap Great Russia in isolation, cutting off development and economic independence, and force subservience to a German industrial oligarchy. A revolt is hoped as a counter outcome.
In a 1918 reflection quoted from Hilaire Belloc, he argues that victory or defeat will decide whether social justice can be pursued after the war. He warns individuals to postpone domestic quarrels until the conflict’s outcome is decided, as the war will shape economic futures more than current local disputes.
A fragment describes deep sea fishes with oversized or no eyes. It notes eyes adapted to maximize scarce light and phosphorescence in the dark depths. A specimen brought from near Madeira and the Spanish coast emitted a brilliant glow along its flexible stem.
A veteran recounts wartime impressions from the eastern front to the Caucasus. He critiques Russian aviators as reluctant and unheroic, contrasts with German efficiency, and notes Grand Duke Nicholas's leadership, his own award of the Cross of St. George and the St. Vladimir.
The piece reports a mature view from Paris debates and radical French press predicting no peace while militarists dictate policy. It notes socialist reactions, censorship of Vorwarts, and rising tensions in the Reichstag as German statesmen are urged to pursue peace over war.
The piece recounts an early timber suspension bridge built by Indigenous labor using no nails, its role in the Klondike era for gold seekers, and its eventual neglect after a modern replacement 250 feet high with a 451 foot span opened, capable of bearing 18 000 pounds.
The passage argues that revolutions arise from brutal oppression and excesses. violence reflects rulers' cruelty and the people’s ignorance, but freedom yields wisdom and mercy in time. It cites Macaulay 1825 and applies it to Russia in 1918, noting the paradox of liberty’s early chaos.
Visitors to London faced meat rationing when waitresses asked for meat coupons and registration cards. A man from the north of England protested he knew nothing of rationing but was refused service without proper documents, leaving many diners meatless.
Fragmentary text about a forecast mentioning the Kaiser and various unclear terms. No coherent events, names, or dates are verifiable from the readable fragments.
The piece argues Germany long controlled Russian affairs through deep influence in law, business, and education. It cites German dominance in Baltic provinces and Poland, Germanic leaders in Russia, and Jewish-German politics to explain Russia’s subservience and the weakening of the empire.
British sailors at Cardi Wales rally, denouncing German aggression. A delegation from the seamen's union asks torpedoed men to stand, 117 of 300 rise. chairman asks if they will shake hands with the pirates, none do.
An order in council suspends royalty collection on Yukon coal mines for five more years. The government says encouraging coal mining serves the public interest and aims to boost activity in the Yukon.
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