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This 19 Mar 1917 Simcoe Reformer photo and caption is one of the most unique ever published. 

Woman Plowing with an elephant in England. This is typical of the earnestness with which the British people are concentrating upon the industries most essential to winning the war. Even the elephants are being harnessed to the farming implements, and all resources marshalled to keep the country thoroughly equipped in food and necessary supplies.