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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
2
Fragmentary dispatch describes a mission in Korea near Teigonari with clashes and injuries. Testimony is unclear but notes gunfire and two wounded amid riot activity involving unspecified groups and a vehicle incident near Fendermee.
British pacifists at Huddersfield voiced that proposed German terms are not true peace and won't end the war. Philip Snowden noted the coming struggle will pit democracies against hereditary oppressors, urging nonviolence and arguing revolution would only occur if the old order resists reform.
A weekend wave of disturbances in Hamburg and nearby St. Paul unleashed a battle in the suburbs. Police suffered casualties while rioters faced heavier losses. Armories were seized and depots attacked as food relief shipments faced temporary slowdowns in Hamburg. London reports note volunteers and skilled workers aided unloading amid naval tension with German laborers.
Advertises immediate purchase of several 160 acre farms in Manitoba with high cash offers. also seeks two or three 320 acre improved farms at up to 35 dollars per acre, offering half cash and a crew to help this year’s crop. No listing charge, guarantees a square deal. Dominion Farm Agency Ltd Winnipeg contact 815 Somerset Bldg Main 2836.
Bremen faces a state of siege with senate proclamation banning newspapers pamphlets and placards. Telephones and telegraph letters are censored and private persons restricted. Restaurants theatres moving picture houses and fencing halls ordered closed.
The Federal Reserve Board issued an order authorizing remittances to Central European sena countries excluding Germany via United States relief administration. US food stocks held in Europe by the administration will serve as the medium of exchange.
An advertisement touts Black Watch as the best black plug chewing tobacco available. It highlights rich flavor and market prominence, aiming to attract smokers and dip users with bold claims of quality and tradition.
Winnipeg workers led by railway shopmen press for a 44 hour week and wage increases of 20 to 30 cents per hour. Negotiations affect thousands across industries as a union committee plans to meet the railway war board in Montreal. About 37,000 shopmen in Canada back the demand. 6,000 Winnipeg men are directly affected.
Reuters reports the Romanian advance into Hungary is going well under Allied orders. No permanent occupation is planned without peace conference sanction. The army's spirit is high as food and supplies arrive. Bolshevik threat to Romania is easing but not gone. Berlin says Hungary asks for a suspension and possible armistice with Bela Kun’s socialist cabinet ready to retire.
A decree sets up a women committee to inspect and report on the nationalization law in northeast Russia. The Vladimir commissary and local Soviet approve the inquiry with delays minimized. The suspension stems from popular outcry and reports reach London from Stockholm.
Townseley of Brandon Manitoba says proper barn ventilation maintains air purity for health of humans and cattle. He notes animals die quickly without air and that impure air impairs disease resistance and milk production. A writer compares supplying fresh air to a cow to delivering 5114 full pails per minute.
London reports say under the London treaty Italy was to get Trieste Pela and part of Dalmatia while Fiume would go to Croatia. Britain and France may honor signatures if Italy insists, with Wilson asserting Fiume cannot join Italy. Italy seeks guidance from Premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau as they explore an agreement.
Reuters reports Bolsheviki headquarters staff evacuating Orenberg as General Dutoff advances and recaptures Orsk. More Bolshevik deserters join Siberians and perform well while peasants in liberated districts flock to Admiral Kolchak. Archangel fronts quiet though ice breaks on the Dvina near the Vaga junction.
The French and Greek contingents defending Black Sea ports were under General Berthelot authority and have denied reports that the Isthmus of Perekop in Crimea fell to Bolshevik forces due to delayed Greek arrivals. The Greek legation issued a note rebutting the claims and affirming obedience to French command.
The air ministry reports a massive expansion from 272 machines and 1 864 personnel before the war to 22 171 aircraft 27 906 officers and 263 842 men by October 1918. On the western front from July 1916 to armistice the air force downed 7 054 enemy planes dropped 6 042 tons of bombs and fired over 10.5 million rounds at ground targets.
Canadian Motors Company announced this week that they are distributors for the Fordson Tractor. Manager T. J. Webster said his study of tractor use in Canada and the United States led to selecting the Fordson, noting its wartime 10 000 units in England and operations in the Winnipeg district on heavy lands. Canadian Motors will also handle the Oliver Fordson Plow.
Official returns from Wellington show the proslavery reform plebiscite tilting 1800 votes against prohibition, indicating a clear majority opposition and widening the margin as results are tallied.
Delegates Walter Lutzel and Dr Otto Guggenberg announce a Tyrolean national council memorial in Switzerland claiming recognition of an independent Tyrolean nationality. They accuse Italy of plans to swallow the Tyrolean homeland, once part of the Austrian Empire and home to the Emperor Charles' sharp shooters.
The federal government accepted letters accrediting Dr Adolph Muller as German minister to Switzerland, formally recognizing the German government.
Paris informs Premier Orlando that King Victor Emmanuel commends Italy's action and insists there be no retreat from the position Italy has taken.
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