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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
15
Fred T. Jane recalls early 20th century naval policy, criticizing Germany s fortress heavy defense and submerged fortifications at Kiel and Cuxhaven. He argues that sea power is won on the sea, not behind impregnable shore works, and predicts the German fleet will face the British and yield a ghastly monument to folly.
Hon W R Motherwell orders six weed and seed branch field representatives to tour Saskatchewan during summer. They will meet municipal inspectors and councillors to enforce the Noxious Weeds Act. Names include Neil Gilmour Moose Jaw Wm Thompson Veregin J S Naylor Hawarden L E Kirk T M Tullis and W E Walker Saskatoon. The program aims to improve farming methods to control weeds and boost returns by fencing farms smaller plots diverse crops and more meat producing animals on grain farms.
Sandy MacGregor from near Aberdeen lost a pocketbook containing over fifty pounds on a London journey. He telegraphed the London Station to hold it for a month until his return south. The finder, a young porter, handed it over when Sandy finally arrived, and he quipped that the month’s interest was tight.
The Canadian rail system expanded operating mileage by 4,787 to 35,582 in the year ending June 30, with gains in all provinces except Prince Edward Island. Ontario added about 1,500 miles to reach 10,703, while total tracks reached 45,885. Gross earnings fell 17.8 percent to 199,843,072 due to wartime conditions, though expenses and salaries decreased and employment declined by 35,000.
Commentary cites Napoleon’s defeat through attrition and warns Britain against underestimating a long war. It argues Germany misread civilian resolve and naval blockade impact, stressing perseverance and the need to sustain effort to ensure victory.
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture will market wool this year through the co operative branch with grading by grade. Advance payments will be sent to sheep owners to hold wool for bids and secure higher prices, with the balance paid on sale by the department.
A brief dialogue shows a bustling small character insisting he is self-made, while Robinson dismisses the claim and orders him to finish the work at home before further talk. The exchange highlights a rigid, no-nonsense dynamic between the two figures.
A government report details dire conditions at the Wittenberg POW camp during the 1914 typhus outbreak. It cites verminous, undernourished prisoners, inadequate heat, water, and medicine, and German guards' abuse including flogging and dogs. The report notes improvements after April 1915 and cites ambassador Gerard’s observations.
Canadian dairy records began about 1901 with 2850 pounds per cow. By 1911 average yield rose to 3805 pounds, while the cow census grew to 2,594,174. Despite a 7 percent rise in cows, total milk production jumped 43 percent, valuing the gains at about 25 million dollars.
Trials at the North Dakota Experiment Station show sows nursing litters gain as well on pasture with one to two and a half pounds of grain per hundred pounds live weight as they do with 244 pounds of grain daily in dry lots. Pasture halves feed cost, but grain is still needed to ensure rapid spring pig growth before cold weather. Alfalfa clover bromus and winter rye provide early pasture. if missing, oats barley or rape seed in spring are next best options.
Reports from Serbian quarters in London describe Kultur forces in Serbia as equally ruthless as in Belgium and Northern France. Invaders ransacked King Peter's private library in Belgrade and looted Royal Palace collections. After advancing into northeastern Serbia, Bulgarian officers seized valuable books and manuscripts across the occupied area.
An aged noble declines a bold suitor by offering a humorous binary choice between marrying the house maid or the cook, highlighting class and wit as he responds to the proposal from a wealthy but vulgar young man.
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