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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
8
Text argues that Allied victory is the sole path to preserve democracy and liberty against military autocracy. It warns that wartime success protects independent courts and individual rights, citing roots in American political ideals and the need to resist autocratic domination by Germany.
The U S Food Administration launches a large scale outdoor advertising push supported by the Treasury Municipal authorities and electric firms to urge Americans to avoid waste. Slogans read Food Will Win the War Dont Waste It with signs on city halls post offices and electric illuminated displays nationwide.
An analysis notes several World War I incidents where German submarines fired on lifeboats and crewmen. It cites a London Times report of twelve known cases, including neutral ships, and mentions the Belgian Prince incident where lifeboats were destroyed and survivors left on a deck before sinking. Professor A. O. Lovejoy comments on the German moral code reflected in the term spurlesigkeit.
A U S war correspondent describes seeing U S troops pass through London with King George saluting Old Glory. He recalls the ceremony as a historic milestone linking democracy and empire, noting the king’s keen watch and the diverse troops marching past. He laments that all Americans did not witness the scene.
Secretary M Stephenson of the agricultural league in Scranton urged farmers to increase acreage this year for wartime needs. He touts a plant that bears both tomatoes and potatoes on one stem. Early grafts produced thriving fruit and evidence of ripe tomatoes, with potatoes found at the root cluster.
Community leaders urge Jewish Americans to show loyalty to the United States during wartime. Officials stress readiness to support national defense and participate in civic responsibility, framing loyalty as a shared duty for all citizens.
The fragment hints at a person pondering buying a little place and living a life of love. It mentions optimism and a future home purchase while reflecting on personal plans and aspirations. The text reads as a casual, imperfect diary style musing.
The New York Tribune article compiles grim German actions in Lorraine including mass killings, mutilations, sexual violence, and the torching of villages. It cites photos, affidavits, and soldier diaries, describing the slaughter of elders, mothers, and children, and the brutal defense by French civilians.
Major-General Pershing asks for thousands of carrier pigeons to aid American air observers. French fortresses have long used homing birds to send reports and maps from planes to headquarters, with birds bred in lofts behind lines and returning to them.
Frightful incident described as restoring sight to a girl, with chaotic scene near a pund. Report notes her rush to her mother and a sentiment of relief as the event concluded.
The article alleges a German espionage plan involving Rasputin to assassinate Russian figures including Kornilov and Brusiloff. It details orders to destroy ammunition works, execute prisoners, and use poisoned food, with payments in rubles and a note on possible fakes. It mentions a dossier with German money and questions the diary’s authenticity.
Fragmentary text describes Nicholas Romanoff and family living in a fourteen room Tobolsk apartment on the second floor of an old house. It notes no former emperor or empress have a room, mentions two rooms, and references a former heir apparent in unclear context.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger weighs Austria’s collapse prospects amid Trieste evacuation and renewed German pressure. It argues internal hardship, Slavic unrest, and German influence eroding the empire’s cohesion, asking if Vienna can hold another winter and whether a separate peace or further dissolution is possible.
The government projects three million tons of new cargo ships this year but progress hinges on labor and material. Allied tonnage shows a marked improvement since early 1940, due to coordinated effort by Moses and ministry leadership, while officials report steady action to fix shipping bottlenecks and supply chains.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a chaotic wartime vignette. An officer confronts a nervous sentry on a night duty and questions the stammering guard, revealing a tense exchange amid blurred names and outcomes.
A jagged OCR fragment captures unclear dialogue with garbled phrases and stray punctuation. No identifiable names or concrete events emerge from the text.
Reports describe brutal treatment of Allied prisoners by German forces, including starvation, torture, and execution. Details recount forced labor, invalid camps, and mass killings, highlighting inhumane methods used to compel work and extreme penalties for the captured.
London Times urges stronger US British ties to survive an unprecedented crisis. It argues common action requires informed public opinion and mutual understanding, stressing education exchanges and daily life to bridge political divides.
The Paris Petit Journal recounts a heroic sergeant in the Langemarck battle who quietly led his company through the breach despite ranks and danger. A bullet felled him just before victory, and a replacement soldier finished the fight with the enemy in sight, illustrating steadfast duty.
National Boots will debut in France in the Gret week of October. Retailers will be assured a fair profit margin and may add a small charge above the fixed official price. Purchasers must retain a label attached to goods and keep one name of buyer for records.
Fragmentary text mentions a station scene with a car and unclear references to individuals and locations. No coherent event or identities are readable to form a full summary.
Excerpts from Frederick the Great on governing and religion. He warns not to rely on religion, urges restraint in stating justice, and counsels bold, calculated policy to secure power. The nephew Frederick William I is addressed with reflections on prudence and statecraft.
Fragmentary mention notes a debate about who would take the bulk of a suggested action in Germany. The New York Times reference hints at a claim that certain forces wiped out two or more targets, with unclear context and dates.
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