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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
4
The Win-the-War movement in Australia rallies support for total war measures urging every man, woman, and child to back the Allied cause. Speakers promise national mobilization, recruitment backing, and coordinated action across states to strengthen the war effort and defend future peace.
Weather forecast adverse conditions and showers reported by the Sybory Meteorological Bureau. Local items include betting raid concerns in Tamworth and Glenn, police investigation notes, uniform purchase for city bands, and teachers association activities. Enlistment recruitment updates, school of arts meeting outcomes, Irish National Association plans, and miscellaneous community notices. Obituary mentions Sir Arthur Rutledge’s death and related tributes. local society events and charity efforts detailed.
The Armidale and New England sockeye meeting opens today with the Armidale Cup to be decided. About twenty starters expected with top horses from the Northern District and Queensland anticipated. Admission tickets available at the Secretary's office up to 11.50 on Wednesday and Thursday. demand expected to be high as the season peaks.
Telegraphic dispatch says a federal fusion treaty is practically certain to be agreed today by ministerial sub letters and London officials. The note mentions marriage certificates and motor waiting for the how, with unrest among railway workers noted as a factor.
Banker and solicitor Mr T A Dibbs and Mr R H Jarran are knifed amid a decadel decade of turmoil at the Commercial Banking Company. The President of the Murrumburrah branch warns the wheel-grow low is near collapse, signaling a severe crisis in the firm’s fortunes.
A Labor league ballot proceeds to elect a candidate to contest Cootamundra against the premier. The article notes Mir Holman and opponent selection as part of the local political contest and party process.
The Chief Hallway Commissioner told a deputation the railway department faced a rising strain. If the situation worsened they would have to redire the service or raise the rate.
William Edwards fined about 20 pounds in default four months’ imprisonment for living while a candidate in the Cf Riding of Adjungbilly Shire. Disturbance involved reserved ballot papers and envelopes for electors in Guadagal district. Pollen Magistrate called it a serious interference with ballot integrity.
At a special conference of the United Labor Party in South Australia 300 delegates gathered to demand a vote on the Premier and cabinet. The Premier declared no breach of platform yet refused to guarantee party line and left the room amid turbulent debate.
An incident in Palmerston New Zealand involves two robbers targeting a grocery store manager from Wioteon's Grocery Company. They restrained him at a riverbank pit, rifling pockets and taking valuable items before a staged attack to mislead authorities.
A shooting affray in Brisbane began as a disturbance in a tea room. Constable Cochrane arrived. he was shot in the chest area. Detectives McKierney and McNulty attempted to aid him but were wounded. Both victims were overpowered and in serious condition.
Three distinct outbreaks of fire were found in three rooms of the Royal Motel in Cootamundra. The flames were subdued with only slight damage. Licensee A. W. Richards was arrested and charged with setting the fires.
Archbishop Mannix speaking in Brisbane opposed industrial conscription yet urged Australia to pursue an honorable peace and Catholic unity across states. A Kensington woman, Mrs Mary La Porte, recounts a frightening daytime assault as a man tried to choke her, searched for her purse under a pillow while she fought back with her boot and three notes found on her.
Mire La Porte seeks admittance amid tensions at the Small Arms Factory Union levies for a Royal Commission on factory operation. Navy ministers warn Australian submarines will be built in Sydney within two years. The American schooner EB Jackson Weal wrecked ashore. all hands saved. The Federated Mine Workers Association of Australia pushes for mine placements at Broken Hill as labor scarcity looms. officials warn workers against accepting risky jobs, amid rising unemployment and unrest.
Racing notes show Aelor ang St remains favorite with Aloe and Point Storter ahead of Litter segment. Wodrale 1 extends lead at double the favorite’s price, followed by Michael mnd Lavendie at two Tolpis gap. Poilfina and Whitefield expected to close, with support for H. I. Dick, Bourn, Sale, Martini and Ette fread in recent days.
In a Jackson era event at Keema UriS Rice, bookmakers operated as Mir Jackson attended. Bets were placed on Tehite and Wic horses, with stakes of ten shillings per ticket and five shillings for another. When seven or more markers lined the race, havre kivdlieris wore prada.
Adh Mune, once secretary at He Antigamated Coachmakers' Society, faces charges of embezzling £75 from the society. The case was brought before the court by ILowens who named Wigabu as a key figure in the dispute.
An ambiguous report describes the Sydney Wharf Larkins leader and alleged discussions about peace efforts. It notes possible meetings with Moyor figures and hints at international involvement, with no clear outcomes or dates.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Almieal Fiske and Americus naval event with a battleship destroyed and unclear phrasing. The readable items are names and vague naval reference without complete context.
The Catholic Federation of N S W backs a non political federal board for film and theatre censorship amid concerns about sexual morality in entertainment. Government should avoid appointing trade or Catholic federation representatives to the state board. Armidale races will bring many visitors, raising garage space needs. Local notices mention March Street garage services by FE Purkiss. Hillgrove’s scenic falls attract visitors and photographers after heavy rains. Emigration costs per soldier cited at £1900. Sydney-based British Emigration League proposes tax funding. At a Win the War League meeting in Walcha, speaker Ram Brown discusses war service, urging support as returning soldiers and others are deployed.
Reuters Telegrams describe Russian forces under a snowbound assault near Kivelin pushing trenches and repelling our positions as winter battles rage. Separate dispatches note Mediterranean naval tensions, French actions in Argonne, and ongoing coal shortages with strikes affecting Leipaig and Danish energy supplies.
London reports a reply to Germany's plea for renewed talks on safe shipping. Dr. Wilson announced a tin proposed plan after Britain paused ruthless submarine warfare and Sussex changes. German experts assess potential gains and the impact on British manpower and peace efforts.
Unclear text indicates Gerard remaining captive under movement restrictions amid a muddled report mentioning Efrem Berlin and Westilleryton writs. Names and places are partially garbled, keeping the core hostage theme but lacking clear dates, actions, or outcomes.
Fragmentary report describes repulsed attacks near coastal canal positions and heavy losses. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate military action between Serre and Ancre with coastal canal references and a sustained assault outcome.
London reports survivors of a Liverpool steamship tragedy describe perilous conditions after a voyage disrupted by storm. The ship faced a severe incident with seven lost, and rescuers report extensive suffering among survivors amid rough seas.
A Reuters telegram notes the international position is largely unchanged over nine days, with growing belief a final break might still be averted. The main question remains whether Germany intends to backpedal from a hard line, as Washington observers monitor signs of possible deescalation.
In the House of Commons Mr Hope alleged Turkey refused access to the American Ambassador for the camp where British prisoners are held. Government observers deem other prisoners in tolerable conditions, but the British captives face deplorable treatment. A captured German commander’s report from February 4 describes trenches erased, dugouts unusable, and a mine-like shell causing widespread destruction. Reuters Telegram notes today’s Paris papers discuss a significant British advance and question whether German retirement was truly forced or a new tactic.
London reports from the Kroonland survivors in New York say there were no fresh acts of Hun aggression toward Dutch steamers. Pirates jeered at drowning sailors and fired a torpedo as the submarine shelled a trawler near the submerged vessels.
Messrs Hawke and Wheatley of Goulburn announce an estate sale near Armidale on February 9 at 2 pm with a fine farm to be offered. New England auction notices list various properties and prices. Sydney markets show a fall in heavy prices and brisk demand for merino wethers and hoggets, with shipments delayed by rain. Severn Shire Council fixes the rate at 4d in the pound.
Auction notice lists to be sold in Armidale a new cottage with two percent land area and additional premises including stables. Terms include eight rails and a stove. Auctioneer names are obscured but place evident.
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