Battleford Boys Reported In Severe Engagement Near Ypres
Word reached the militia department that the Canadian 1st and 3rd brigades fought Germans in orchard country near Ypres on Thursday and Friday. The Canadians charged bayonet and repelled the enemy, capturing machine guns. Commanders included Lieutenant General Mercer and Colonel Currie. Some casualties suspected but not confirmed. The Battleford units B and F H, Sidney Simpson may have joined others in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathcona Horse
Battleford
F. H
Sidney Simpson
Ovawa
Militia Department
Cond
Ypres
Lnig
Mercer
Col. Currie
Delmas Happenings and Local Notices
Seeding nears completion in the district with prosperous crops. Mrs A J Murdock of Camrose returns home after visiting Mr T Mghguires. Mr P N Paille moves stock to Narrows to open another store. Bishop Pascal to administer confirmation in Delmas May 24. Joseph McGuire and Tran of Paynton visited Delmas last Sunday. A J Bolduc accepts a position at Duck Lake. Homemakers club hosts a June picnic and Red Cross fundraiser dance. G G A Delmas aims to grow membership by canvassing farmers. B Phillips of Battleford bought hogs here last week. Some citizens visited Bresaylor Friday night for a dance. Delmas represented at Meota today.
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A.J. Murdock
Camrose
Alta
T. Mghguiere
P.N. Paille
Narrows
Pascal
Prince Albert
R. C
Delmas
Joseph McGuire
Tran
Paynton
A. J. Bolduc
Duck Lake
Homemakers’ Club
Red Cross Fund
B. Phillips
Battleford
Bresaylor
Meota
Bank May Become More Accommodating
A brief council session led by Mayor and councilors Gutzwell Jolliffe and Prisk discussed tax collection legislation and property sale timelines. The mayor announced a protest letter to Regina over proposed changes and noted a request for a council deputation hearing. He also reported Bank of B N A manager Beckett confirmed the town’s credit protections regarding debenture payments and details of town needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurie
Gutzwell, Jolliffe
Prisk
Regina
Bank of B. N. A
Beckett
Second Contingent Is Now At The Front
The Battleford boys who left Canada with the second contingent are reported to have reached the front before those who went with the first. Letters dated April 26 from Shorncliffe and May 5 from France indicate orders to move to France. Mail appears delayed at concentration camps before forwarding. Also a notice to farmers to bring fat beef and chickens to Dingle and Co. ready to buy at top prices.
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Battleford
Canada
Dunbar
John Paynter
Shorncliffe
France
Miss Ralston
British Columbia
Dingle and
Mortgage Sale Under Saskatchewan Supreme Court Order
Public auction in Battleford Saskatchewan on Friday January 4 1915 at 2 30 pm for the SE quarter of Sec 6 and the SW quarter of Sec 10 in Tp 43 Rg 20 W 3rd Mer with 25 percent down and balance on transfer. Right of way land excluded and sale subject to confirmation within two from transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Saskatchewan
Chambers
Jane
Battleford
Susk
Jane 4Th
A.D
C.P.E
Ranye
Saskatchewan
Italy Enters World War Amid Frontline Engagements
Italy officially joins the war against Austria-Hungary and its allies Germany and Turkey after long anticipation. The move triggers minor Austro Italian frontier clashes as Italy, prepared since the outbreak ten months earlier, mobilizes a peacetime 250000 and wartime 1200000 forces with a formidable navy including 8 modern battleships and 20 submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Turkey
Great Britain
Ireland
Battleford quota split among several battalion companies
The Battleford contingent for Sewell camp arrived by special train and was greeted by Biggar citizens. The Battleford quota of the 53rd battalion has been divided among several companies. local NCOs are moved back to ranks, possibly temporarily. About 1,500 men are at the camp and numbers will rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewell
Biggar
Samp
Battleford
Important Supreme Court Trial Calendar Listed
The next sitting of the Supreme Court will hear several cases set for trial. King vs Prince theft of a heifer and King vs Isbrand Peters shooting with intent. Prisoners in Prince Albert jail awaiting trial. King vs Peter Smedtzy seditious language with guards awaiting trial. King vs Frank Wawaryk threatening with intent to extort. King vs Pfeiffer misappropriation of funds.
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Supreme Court
King
Prince
Isbrand Peters
Prince Alvert
Peter Smedtzy
Frank Wawaryk
Pfeiffer
British Cabinet Personnel Shifts Reveal Major Changes
The coalition cabinet names a surprise in Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster while A J Balfour becomes First Lord of the Admiralty. Lloyd George heads the new Department of Munitions, Reginald McKenna takes Exchequer, and Kitchener remains Secretary of War.
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Great Britain
Winston Churchil
Admiralty
Duchy of Lancaster
A. J. Balfour
Lloyd George
Department of Munitions
Exchelop
Reginald McKenna
Kitchener
Conditions in Serbia A Appalling Pen Picture
A returnee portrays Serbia as a pest house and morgue with streets as avenues of death. Black flags hang in putrid air while death carts plague river lanes and hillside graveyards rise above former shepherds' slopes.
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Serbia
Italian blockade and Galicia battle reports amid war push
Italy proclaims a blockade along the Hungarian coast while Austro German forces press to besiege Przemysl. Rome dispatches claim Italian gains along the Austrian frontier and mountain passes. The American steamer Nebraska survived a torpedo off Ireland with no passengers aboard as Britain endures gas shells and cylinders near Ypres.
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Italy
Galicia
Przemysl
Rome
Ireland
Ypres
Wounded Battleford Man Returns Home From War
Pte. W. A. R. Holmes A Court of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry arrives in Ottawa on leave. He bears a wounded right forearm from a January Ypres charge and an honorable discharge, but recalls being paraded with 13 other deemed undesirables through London before sailing home under guard.
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Ottawa
W. A. R. Holmes
Princess Punchcia Canadian Light Infantry
Dude West
Fo. 1
Sask
Ypres
Pte
Holmes
Shorncliffe
England
London
Canada
Choir to Sing at St George's on Sunday Evening
The aria “What are these arrayed in white robes” will be sung at St Georges on Sunday evening, along with Mr Ralph Unett’s solo “how shalt the righteous shine forth in their Heavenly Fathers realm.”
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St. Geofe’s
Ralph Unett
Courney
Local Men Sail for Europe from Battleford District
A Battleford region list shows many local men who have departed Canada for frontline service in Europe. The First Contingent includes Captain G. G. Smith and Lieutenants R. C. Lewis and R. E. Osborn among others while Reservists and wounded or deceased are noted. Also reported is the death of Florence Dagg and the recent warm rains aiding budding crops.
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Europe
Battleford
Canada
G. G. Smith
R. C. Lewis
R. E. Osborn
F. Hassell
RK. H. Burton
W. Blyth
Jas
Burke
Oratorio Ably Presented by North Battleford Choir
The Methodist church overflowed as Mendelssohn Elijah was performed Sunday by the united church choirs of North Battleford. Led by W B Sutherland the thirty-voice choir offered careful solo and ensemble numbers with Taunt and his orchestra delivering strong piano accompaniment. Acknowledgments go to Mrs Bowers Jones Miss Millar Jackson Sutherland Morgan Williams Peebles Grant Waterhouse Olding Hewitt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Mendelssohn
Elijah
United Church Choirs of
North Battleford
W. B. Sutherland
Sutherland
Taunt
Brichta
Mesdames Bowers
Jones
Misses Millar
Jackson and Sutherland
Messrs
Morgan- Williams
Peebles
Grant
Waterhouse
Olding
Hewitt
War politics and economic policy amid a global crisis
The piece notes coalition governance in Britain to prosecute the war, Canada’s election question under Bob Rogers, Germany’s liquor ban as an efficiency move, and anti gas warfare rhetoric. It contrasts British resolve, wartime self defense, and the decline of the Canadian National Policy of protectionism amid national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Borden
Bob Rogers
Germany
Birmingham
Ala
Ledger
Montreal Star
Germany Gains Ground as War Propaganda Advances
The article comments on German successes against Norway and warns of US peace pressure amid merchant ship losses. It muses on Kaiser rule, Germany’s aristocracy, and the cost of war debts, suggesting France could pay its debt through wartime labor and collective effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
France
Butter Fresh Per Ib 2 to 2B Rege Fresh Perd
Fragmentary grocery item note lists butter by the pound with prices or weights. Mentions fresh peridot indicia and small quantities. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Italy Affirms No Separate Peace With Allies
Italy says it will not seek a separate peace, pledging adhesion to the Allied Powers’ agreement. A formal document confirming the commitment is about to be signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
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