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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
19
The text contrasts imagined postwar terms Germany could dictate if victorious with terms expected if defeated. It outlines vast colonial losses, frontier redraws, indemnities, and forced alliances, plus punitive measures against Germany and plans for Allied control, occupation, and reshaping of Europe. It also notes Washington and public opinion pressures versus pacifist views.
Canadian Indians respond to this year’s fund drive with notable gifts. Thirteen Indian bands contribute a total of 3900 dollars, including 500 dollar gifts from Manitoulin Island Chippewas and from the Sucker Creek band and others.
A Baltimore American reflection ponders who can enter the secret of the snow as science, poets, and artists seek to illuminate its mysteries. It notes auroras, blizzards in the Rockies, rivers singing toward the sea, and the earth’s hidden subterranean flows, awaiting winter wheat’s testimony.
The dairy and cold storage commissioner's report for the year ending March 1, 1915, outlines Canada’s dairy activities during wartime. It notes Ruddick's 1914 European congress visit, shifts in British demand, and cheese standards. The document details marketing facilities, dairy stations, herd records, and cold storage progress, plus a comprehensive 96-page appendix on prices, exports, and industry studies.
The piece notes British Columbia sending more men to the war than any other division in the empire, praising the Colonials as strong fighters. It cites a recent month when 1,260 men traveled up the Fraser River from Caribou Trail areas to join a regiment Springfield Republican.
A government plan requires owners of uncultivated land to begin use within two weeks after notice sent by registered letter. The measure aims to maximize agricultural production during the war.
Soldiers training for overseas service may take leave in spring to plant seeds across Canada. MP E N Lewis urged expanding planting to boost crops for Canada Britain and allies. General Hughes issues orders authorizing leave for seed planting, following last summer's harvest precedent.
A recreation hut to be erected in the Canadian army area has been agreed by Major General Alderson. Lieut General Baden Powell funds provided by Canadian Boy Scouts to support the project. Col Rev Cagan Almond, a former Montreal scout master, is posted to oversee the Canadian hut near the front line. A ten cent subscription from every Scout in Canada seed funds the drive.
A midshipman escorts captured German officers from a just-snared U Boat being towed by a pinnace. The prisoners fear execution, but learn they are not to be shot as they perform a grim rendition of the “Hymn of Hate” for the impressed crew.
The Manitoba government announces the appointment of a livestock commissioner, a new official for the province. The role will help implement Norris government plans to supply settlers with cattle and support agricultural settlement programs.
Dr. J. D. Prince of Columbia University spoke to the Canadian Club in Montreal urging expanded trade with Russia during and after the war. He noted Germany controlled most of Russia's prewar trade and proposed Canada use trade agents and university training to understand Russian conditions and language, suggesting two universities to lead the effort.
The Dominion seed laboratory in Calgary reports low germination in oats and barley from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Alberta oats average 68 percent germination with final counts around 35 percent. Saskatchewan oats average 60 percent preliminary and 86 percent final. Alberta barley shows 52 percent preliminary and 70 percent final. Frost injury and weak vitality render many samples unsuitable for seed. tests urge farmers to ensure high quality seed with strong germination energy before spring planting. Samples up to 25 tested free. above that 25 cents per test.
A Daily Mail correspondent reports German thrift as horse hides are removed from dead army horses on the Constantinople to Nis line. He notes war evidence cleared from a road, with Serbian bridges and tunnels repaired rapidly. Damaged bridges lie by the water beside rebuilt structures.
A YMCA officer reports entertaining Canadian soldiers near the trenches in an old barn. Despite no heat or light, men crowded beams and straw seats as a gramophone and eight film reels delighted the audience, with the colonel and officers cheering the YMCA contribution behind the lines.
A sixty year old mine fire threatens the Panther Creek valley after burning through a 100 foot thick concrete wall laid by Lehigh Coal and Navigation. Workers drill holes and pour water to avert spread, with millions in coal lost and vast beds at risk.
Chaplain Captain Moffit attached to a Canadian battalion describes the graves registration commission. It will mail a photograph of each grave to a mother or near relative upon application. Appointments to the chaplain of the dead man’s unit must include name rank number and death date. Every burial chaplain must send details to Captain Moffit at the commission head. Photographs cost six dollars in accessible places and are sent when the grave is completed.
Caserta, emissary of Von Papen, was in Canada as a spy known to Dominion police. He acted before the war and weeks after outbreak, later traced in various parts of the country. He escaped before arrest and has not returned. Police find no depredations attributed to him beyond espionage and attempted enemy advantage.
The article discusses Professor Graham Bell's proposal for air delivered mail to train aviators for national defense. It notes regional feasibility in the south and west but warns winter routes in Adirondacks and Alleghanies pose extreme risks. Critics say large scale aerial mail is premature and impractical.
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