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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
2
British forces under Haig paused operations in the Flanders offensive due to unusually heavy rain turning the ground into a quagmire. The six mile front yielded about 600 prisoners as fighting paused north of Poelcapelle and Passchendaele.
Petrograd reports a Russian counter attack recaptured trenches lost Wednesday south of the Pskoff road in the Riga region. North of the road Russian posts advanced but faced heavy German artillery fire.
Ottawa Ont October 12 With nine new ministers sworn in the Liberal party align with Sir Robert Borden in support of compulsory military service. They sever ties with Sir Wilfrid Laurier and back the war effort in Parliament.
The new coalition cabinet aims for equal Liberal and Conservative representation while key Liberal picks F B Carvell of New Brunswick and George Murray of Nova Scotia have not yet agreed to join. Their decisions mark a split over compulsory military service with Laurier aligned with conscription opponents and Oliver and Pugsley as lieutenants.
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