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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
6
Farmers are urged to view wartime farming as soldiering and reorganize inexperienced city help to work on farms. The piece cites munitions manufacture and Britain’s farm gains, praising rapid training and leadership by untrained workers under capable organizers to boost harvests amid labor shortages.
W M Graham Indian commissioner for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta says over 50 000 acres will be cultivated this year in coarse grains and wheat while 25 000 cattle and 25 000 bushels of potatoes and garden produce are planned on the reserves. Last year 40 000 acres were farmed with high yields and a large bean crop. Indian enlistments overseas exceed 2 000 from Canada with strong participation by Pel ly reserve 21 of 43. Red Cross support grows with locals forming branches and sending funds to Regina Winnipeg and Calgary.
Eight French soldiers escaped from a German camp near Mannheim report increased rigor in German reprisal camps over three months. They say British troops suffer more than French, with severities rising after each Rhine raid as Germans aim to deter Allied attacks. They claim Germans expose allied personnel near ammunition factories.
In a British front hospital a Red Cross nurse asks a captain to fetch a pail of water. He hesitates, claiming rank, and she reveals she is a duchess. The captain retrieves the water as she continues scrubbing the floor, ending the scene with a moment of humility.
The New Hospital Ships Authority issues two vessels for the Canadian Red Cross service to house hospital operations. The ships provide accommodation for 800 and 660 patients respectively, reflecting expanded medical capacity.
An officer recalls August 13 during the Spanish American War when British ships protected the US fleet at Manila Bay. German vessels loomed as tempers flared, British command warned Germany, and the scene featured a naval chorus aboard Immortalité as the crisis subsided.
In an interview Premier Hughes praises Britain's stoic stand amid wartime trials and notes Australia's rising war spirit with increased recruits. He states Australia rejects German peace, America mobilizes in millions, and a global effort to destroy militarism root and branch is underway. He also commends British naval dominance and Atlantic policing plans.
Incoherent OCR fragment discusses German disguises and a lunacy panel, claiming receivers of the Kaiser’s form become automatons under master direction. The text is garbled and incomplete, making exact meaning unclear.
The militia reports Canadian forces in England operate 874 cultivated acres including 72 in hospitals. Units run farms, draw working capital from regimental funds, and profits fund future operations or men’s canteen funds. Crops sold to the army and navy canteen boards feed troops. shade trees line roads as a lasting legacy.
Emperor William defends Prussian militarism in a telegram replying to Chancellor von Hertling on his accession anniversary. He calls Germany the most capable people and vows to endure wartime privations while aiming to heal wounds and secure peace after victory.
The Canadian Industrial Reconstruction Association recommended to Canadian universities the establishment of industrial and scientific research faculties. The executive committee proposed exchange scholarships between English universities outside Quebec and Quebec universities. It also endorsed contacting Western natural resources to plan industrial plants and supported Senator Nichols' export market development plans.
The Voraduz argues Japan must rapidly mobilize half a million to three million troops to advance toward the Urals and defeat the main adversary, stating prompt action by Japan could save England, France, and humanity and that allied victory requires sacrifice without fear.
About 40,000 people gathered barefoot in Vienna area to protest shoe scarcity affecting Agcoetion coffee houses and daily life. Organizers cited widespread supply delays and rising prices as crowds demanded government action.
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