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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
4
British civilian prisoners arriving in Hull report a German camp handout urging intercession with the British for the German people. The document praised Germans who have freed themselves from autocratic rule and stated current rulers are powerless.
Berlin dispatch reports Germany informs that England will allow export of raw materials like coal potash and salt to Sweden but prohibits export of manufactured goods. Miller's Worm Powders advertise a stomach and intestinal purge claiming gentle action and strength restoration for children against worm damage.
Ottawa reports the Canadian expedition to Siberia will proceed to its destination. Instructions have been issued despite the armistice. The force in Canada will be dispatched, with one section en route, while policy on continued service after a year remains under study.
London reports the repatriation of about 300 Canadians from Germany described as marshalled and forwarded by German authorities. Many lack boots and proper clothing while a number escaped toward Holland and Belgium, some dying on the way. Canadian officers in Ripon supervise arrivals and care.
Ottawa reports the Canadian corps is slated to occupy Mainz, a Rhine fortress stronghold. Allied forces plan to remain armies of conquest until peace is declared, then volunteer service in Germany or elsewhere may continue.
From Constance 644 allied officers arrived here, including many British officers held four years and several Americans in Rhine town camps hit by allied air raids.
In Austrian districts most children aged seven to eight work and rising shares work at ages nine to twelve. Two-fifths have worked since age five or six, while 95 in every 100 work year round, including holidays. Much work is done at home with parents and night hours affect about a quarter. Vienna also faces calls to curb child labor with age twelve limits though exemptions on farms remain.
The Port Huron Times-Herald praises Lloyd George for placing Marshal Foch as generalissimo, crediting his influence with the Allied victory and unity among forces. Foch himself thanks Lloyd George for the position, noting shared purpose and vision guiding Britain and the United States.
Mr. Fred W. Miller of Washington, touring the west for the U.S. government, touts three pioneering ships that crossed the Atlantic in three days with Bal four as a passenger. He claims these vessels helped hunt German raiders and subdue U boats, noting their speed and unusual armament though details are sparse.
The article recalls Marshal Foch preferring peace over prolonging war. It notes that ten days more of fighting could have forced a surrender of the German army, but Foch chose to end the war to avoid further French and British casualties and to achieve peace on favorable terms.
Historic ad copy touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to build rich red blood and strengthen nerves to resist influenza and colds. It claims illness weakens the body, promising recovery and lasting health through the pills sold by medicine dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The Times naval correspondent reports Dover’s barrage between France and England has been removed. The defensive system aimed to block enemy submarines while keeping a shipping lane open, with nets found only of limited usefulness. In 1917 a mine barrage and other obstacles were set up and guarded by armed trawlers and drifters.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports German troops retreating from Russian territory face severe hardship. A 1500 man detachment from Lodz reached the German border after fighting Polish forces. The 300,000 strong army travels on foot through snow and rain as rail traffic is blocked by returning Russians and villagers oppose the march.
Dundee Advertiser recounts a submarine attack on the Tay bridge at Strand thwarted by air observation. A submarine lay on the riverbed as mine sweepers and destroyers converged, a heavy charge exploded, wreckage surfaced, 13 crewmen found dead, and guns plus salvaged wreckage were exhibited in Dundee.
Brandon residents share letters praising Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills and Ointment for liver and kidney relief. Mrs G L Cook of 248 10th Street credits the pills with enabling house keeping without doctors and urges others to use the remedies from Edmonson Bates Co Toronto.
The Norwegian press reports the requisition of 280000 tons of shipping by the American Shipping Board under wartime law. It says Norway has received no damages or compensation for sixteen months, withholding hundreds of millions of kroner needed to rebuild lost tonnage after wartime losses. The papers urge an adjustment as Norway’s future at sea weakens.
The Canada food board allows export of all manufactured wheat products except flour, to Canada and the United States, to restore normal trade promptly. Export applications to all countries except the central powers will receive prompt consideration by the export and import department.
The article states that most Canadian soldiers will return home within a year, with six class soldiers already being demobilised in large numbers. Coordinated plans with the British Ministry of Shipping aim to expedite demobilisation as the general mobilises. The tone notes confident forecasts and practical steps amid wartime confinement.
The Times rejects a semi official German claim that the entente will abolish the blockade and argues the blockade remains the main instrument for enforcing a just peace. It cautions readers to evaluate Solf’s claim that Germany is starving and notes Allies and the U S will retain blockade until a definite peace is ratified.
An elderly man at a provincial railway station asks for a London ticket and a return option, declaring he does not intend to come back but insisting a return should be issued. The clerk argues the trip would be a waste without a return. Reading through a Canadian cattle market blurb follows with October figures.
Delightful climate attracts hundreds from the prairies to Victoria and Vancouver for a winter holiday. Golfing hunting mountaineering horseback riding and automobiling are popular, with Hotel Vancouver and Empress Hotel offering luxury accommodations along the Canadian Pacific Railway route.
The un bounded clarity unas Dr. Thomas' Eelectric Off enjoys is not attributable to any elaborate advertising. In every city town and hamlet in the country it is solely because of its merits as a medicine.
Three million German troops with a million horses and large baggage are withdrawing toward the River Rhine from the Belgian and northern France border in an orderly movement. The forces carry their own provisions, according to a special telegram from Dusseldorf.
Manitoba bees produced about one million pounds of honey in the past season, with a declared value of 280000 dollars according to an official announcement.
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