Remarkable Work of the Munitions Ministry
Frederick Kellaway, parliamentary secretary, cites wartime figures in the House of Commons. He notes 33 900 contracts valued at 325 900 000 pounds, total ministry expenditure of 1 839 000 000 pounds, and large surplus stocks across three continents. 132 national factories cost 60 000 000 pounds, with 30 retained for storage and others for emergencies. Woolwich arsenal remains active to support future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesdon
Frederick George Kellaway
Ministry of Munitions
House of Commons
Firigs
Woolwich Arsenal
Kellaway
Assisting the Settler and the Cow Scheme Benefits
A 1916 act funded a settlers cow scheme aiding struggling families between Lakes Manitoba and Winnipeg. Cows were provided in batches up to five per settler, repaid over five years. The program boosted local creameries and butter exports, improved homes, and supported farming and family livelihoods, praised for moral and economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Gren
Valentine Winkler
S. G. Sims
Settlers’ Animal Purchase Act
Union Talks Reported on German Austria and Germany
A semi official message from Berne indicates negotiations between Dr Otto Bauer, foreign minister of German Austria, and the German government on unification. A treaty will be drafted after commissions settle remaining questions and then submitted to both national assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Otto Bauer
Austria
Germany
Bolsheviki Food Dictator Arrested in Petrograd
Helsingfors advices report Bolshevik food dictator Strijevski arrested in Petrograd charged with embezzling fifty million mobcles. In recent days Bolshevists bombarded Merva with fifty thousand shells, destroying 175 dari and killing 24 civilians as regional population flees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockhohn
Helsingfors
Petrograd
Strijevski
Bolshevists
Marva
Daris
French Senate Urges Punishment of Huns
The French Senate calls on the government to press allied powers for German accountability and restitution of stolen property. It also urges faster reconstruction and support for the damaged economy and citizens.
Canadian Goods at Lyons Fair Lyons Opens with Global Attendance
Thousands gather at the Grand theatre for Lyons fourth annual fair opening ceremony. Flags of allied nations adorn the city as American British Canadian Australian and Italian soldiers mix with locals. Senator Edouard Herriot lauds Canada’s support and twelve Canadian firms plus national departments participate in the Canadian section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Grand Theatre
Edouard Herriot
Jean Goignet
la Chambre de Commerce
Mayor Herriot
France
Verdun
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Departments of Mines, Agriculture, Forestry
Canadian Pacific Railway
Campaign Against Armistice Moves in German Cabinet
A Zurich dispatch to Le Journal reports a German cabinet meeting with party leaders and shipowners' delegates. Germany will not submit to Entente coercion in armistice talks or peace proceedings, and opposes any regulations that could paralyze the economy or dismiss crews from requisitioned ships, risking 42,000 seamen. A press campaign against the armistice and preliminary peace terms has begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Entente
Peace Pour Parlers
Zurich
le Journal
Polish Premier Favors League and Polish Army Plan
Polish Premier Ignace Paderewski urged support for the League of Nations while defending Poland’s 350000 strong army. He argued Bolshevism threatens civilization and called for order on frontiers, praising reconciliation with the League plan and peaceful work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ignace Paderewski
Poland
Associated Press
Russia
League of Nations
M. Paderewski
Women in Britain fill jobs as men go to war
A white paper reveals a vast wartime shift with British women moving into industry and commerce. The report estimates more than 1.5 million additional women joined the workforce, yielding a net increase of about 1,200,000 in wage earning outside the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Will Release of Irish Political Prisoners Reported
The Daily Mail states the British government will release all Irish political prisoners. To avoid a large public demonstration, the prisoners will be sent back to Ireland in small batches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Ireland
Fourteen Minnesota State Banks Fail Amid Depositor Losses
Minnesota reports disclose the failure of fourteen state banks leaving depositors facing heavy losses. The list of failing banks stands as a notable roll call with impact across communities and local economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Defend Homes Amid Bank Failures Warned In Alberta Talks
The piece notes adventurers gained control of small banks in Minnesota leading to losses of about 1.44 million dollars to depositors, and references a Canadian Alberta Farmers convention urging local provincial banks. It discusses Bolshevik threats in the east and a German view on Poland while reporting on a Western strike and political tensions in Wei mar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
United Farmers of Alberta
Vere Brown
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Canada
North Dakota
Alberta
Anti-Semitic Bulgarians Target Sofia Synagogue Bomb Found
The Jewish paper El Liberal reports a serious anti Jewish movement in Bulgaria. A bomb was found in Sofia central synagogue timed to explode during services. It is alleged Bulgarians placed the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Bulgaria
el Liberal
Sofia
All Troops Home by June Victoria
In a Feb 7 letter from Gen Currie most of the 3rd Division were in England en route home. The 1st 2nd and 4th Divisions would follow, with policy to return by units. All Canadian troops to be in England by May 1 and back in Canada before June end. Corps headquarters now at Bonn Germany.
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Victoria
Currie
England
Canada
Bonn
Germany
Strong Words of A Guelph Veteran
James Black, eighty five, of Guelph Ontario, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life. He moved from Maidstone and suffered kidney pain, backache, and leg cramps. After using half a box he passed sand and gravel, then used 14 or 15 more boxes and was cured. He calls the remedy The Old Folks' Friend and says it makes him feel young again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Black
Dodd
Guelph
Ont
Maidstone
Mr. Black
Romanian Queen Arrives in Paris With Daughters
Queen Marie of Romania and her daughters Princesses Elizabeth Marie and Elena arrived in Paris amid a warm reception. An Geneva despatch dated February 23 notes the queen and her daughters left Bucharest for England fearing a revolution in Romania.
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France
Paris
Marie of
Rumania
Elizabeth
Marie
Eilena
Geneva
Bucharest
England
Majority Opposed to Strike in Berlin Plants
The Vorwaerts reports a secret ballot in eighty Berlin plants showing over 20,000 workers opposed to a strike and 7,900 in favor. Radicals stampeded workers into action before the soviet moved. Gustav Noske, defence minister, orders troops to arrest strikers or leaders accused of rioting or intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vorwaeerts
Gustav Noske
Defence
Food for Poles in Poland relief effort
Herbert Hoover announces Westward has reached Danzig with 6000 tons of food for Poland. The shipment, funded by American Jewish and Polish committees, will be sent to Warsaw by rail under US relief direction. Over 17000 tons have arrived in three weeks as the program plans 50000 tons monthly to bridge the 1919 crop gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Herbert Hoover
United States Relief Administrator
Danzig
Poland
Warsaw
United States Relief Administration
Belgium
France
America
Paris central commission elected Andrew Tardieu president
The central commission elected Andrew Tardieu of the French peace delegation as president to coordinate all decisions of the special territorial commission. It will fix lines between frontiers traced by various commissions and discuss questions not reserved for the council of ten.
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Paris
Central Commission
Andrew Tardieu
Special Territorial Commission
Council of Ten
Ontario Seed Oats Shipments for Western Provinces
Nearly 500000 bushels of Ontario oats shipped to western provinces for seed. Seed inspection staff checked every carload at shipment points, issuing seed certificates and ensuring oats were free from weeds and of superior grain quality.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Pan German league calls for safe retreat for Kaiser and own leaders
The Pan-German League demands safe retreat on German soil for former Emperor William and his wife. It seeks political responsibility for the November 11 armistice crisis, expulsion of guilty parties from public service, and distrusts the current government. General Ludendorff is praised and absolved of past actions by signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ebert
William
Ludendorff
von Hindenburg
Clergy in Omsk Breaks With Bolsheviks for Kolchak
After two years of neutrality the Omsk clergy now attacks the Bolsheviks and openly supports Admiral Kolchak, supreme governor of the Omsk government, a shift that has unsettled the country.
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Omsk
Admiral Kolchak
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Promise Restful Sleep
An ad touts Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for sleeplessness caused by nervous disturbances. It cites improved sleep, heart strength, and blood flow, with a testimonial from Mrs. Jas Latimer of St John New Brunswick and notes the price of 50 cents per box plus mail order availability through The Milburn Co. Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
Jas. Latimer
Leinster St
St. John
N.B
The
Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
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Union of Teutons
Renator eReynald
Lyons Fair
Dominion
Weimar
Spartacans
Augusta State Bank
Augusta
Chanhassen State Bank
Chanhassen Farmers State Bank
Cologne
Farmers State Bank
Frontenac
Long Siding
Marine Afills State Bank
Marine Mills
New Prairie
Waconia State Bank
Waconia
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Watertown
Kaiser
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