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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
Report from the Belgian legation details high civilian deaths under German rule in occupied Belgium. It cites August 1914 losses over 5,000 and provinces with hundreds to over a thousand victims, plus executions, deportations, and harsh shortages.
Sir William outlines a famine scale in Europe led by central powers with 130 million in reduced rations. An additional 45 million Belgians to Rumanians face scarce food under occupation. About 25 million in Northwest Europe plus Russia’s collapse worsen global food distress.
The British war cabinet report for 1917 shows Canada contributing a major share of munitions and components. Canada produced 55 percent of 18 pdr shrapnel, 42 percent of 4.8 inch shells, 27 percent of 6 inch, 20 percent of 8 inch, and 16 percent of 9.2 inch shells, with substantial forgings and railway materials including nearly 450 miles of rails shipped to France.
New Girl reports Mrs. Wayne called while the narrator was away. Mistress notes the caller seemed surprised or upset when told the narrator was not home, but the girl insists she was truthful about the situation. Vancouver Province tone reflects a domestic exchange.
Archibald Hurd in the London Daily Telegraph notes the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids, expanded minefields, and rising naval pressure on Germany. He credits close British American fleet cooperation and a skilled Atlantic workforce in producing destroyers and subs personnel. He adds the German challenge remains formidable but less favorable than two years ago.
Prohibited puff pastry doughnuts crullers French scotch shortbread macaroons and similar items with over 50 percent cane sugar plus marshmallows cakes or biscuits iced or filled with sugar. Penalties include fines from 100 to 1000 or up to three years imprisonment or both. Fines go to municipal or provincial authorities and excess holdings may be seized after May 15.
A California grower asserts seed pieces cut from the seed end mature potatoes twenty days sooner than those cut from the stem end. Exposing seed potatoes to direct sun two to three weeks before planting speeds featurity and opening by at least two weeks. Small growers can seed in kitchen windows for garden patches.
A March 11 1918 Washington dispatch details German and Austrian efforts to undermine morale with propaganda among Russian prisoners and Italian troops. Illustrated Berlin papers portrayed Russian misery while pamphlets and aerial shells spread false news to erode national pride.
Brand Whitlock in Everybody's May issue reports Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz promoting a duty doctrine where punishment extends to the innocent. He notes forty years of German propaganda shaping obedience from soldiers to generals and lectures on Teutonic supremacy.
The Journal of Commerce quotes a story where a porter chasing tips acts swiftly toward a newly commissioned major en route to Toronto. He salutes, calls the major general, and oddly claims a dime in his early reaction as the train nears Union depot.
A light exchange shows Mr. Pusser pressing for punctuality while Mrs. Fusser insists preparations take longer. The two speak in a back and forth about readiness, with impatience and humor surrounding the timing.
The Toronto Globe reviews George Abel Schreiner’s The Irolation, noting German leaders knew the Fatherland had few friends and debated the question of blame. Officers like von Delmansingen express hope that only fear can force respect, while others admit the Lusitania error and the inevitability of global condemnation.
London press calls for allied intervention to counter the German penetration of Russia. The coverage cites Lord Robert Cecil's remarks on Bolshevik weakness and argues for Japan’s role, stressing loyalty to the alliance and support for Siberia against Teutonic aggression.
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