Dardanelles bombardment advances toward Constantinople
British and French fleets press toward Constantinople silencing Asiatic forts Rumili Tabia and Hamidih i Tibia with gunfire from the Queen Elizabeth and other ships. Athens reports Greece’s cabinet resignation struggle as Venizelos departs and Zaimis may form a new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
London
Constantinople
Greece
M. Venizelos
Dardanelles
Gallipoli Peninsula
Admiralty
Straits
Rumili
Tabia
Hamidih-i-Tibia
Mount Dardanus
Turkish Government to be removed to Asia Minor
Sofia reports a courier from Constantinople says the Turkish government will move to Asia Minor on Thursday. Ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid is said to have been removed by the Young Turks to Konia to avert a revolution seeking his restoration, with Constantinople's defense assigned to German officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend
Belgium
Bucharest
Roumania
Abdul Hamid
Smyrna
Persian Gulf
Guardian
Sofia
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Konia
Condensed Classified Ads Adverts Too Late for Classification
A collection of tiny classified notices lists wanted housework, rentals, sales of a Singer sewing machine a manure spreader and foxes, plus articles like beauty culture services and advertising card copy. Items include WANTED, TO RENT, FOR SALE, and services with addresses and contact hints such as Richmond Street Chesnut Street Elm Avenue Guardian mailbox and Miss Corrie Nowell teaching art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesnut St
P. O
Guardian
Stanley Wedlock
Reaney Gay
Elm Ave
Moody & Sons
Guardian Offich
J. A. Bolger
Yepus
Corrie Nowell
Brighton Road
Regular Meeting of City Council in the Council Chamber
The city council held its regular monthly meeting with the mayor presiding. Discussions covered heating the Board room, police salary requests, a damage claim for a slipping incident on Eus ton street, and referrals to committees. A delegation from the Anti Tuberculosis Society urged milk and meat inspection measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Johnson
K. J. Martin
City Recorder
B. H. Beer
Board of Trade
Messrs
Thomas Taylor
Joseph Carter
Francis Riggins
Allan McInnis
Harper
Sylvester R. McDonald
Euston Street
Riley
McKenna
McDonald
E. H. Beer
Public Property Committee
Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Canon Simpson
T. C. James
W. J. McMillan
Dr. McMillan
McMillan
Charlottetown
Summerside
Roop
Board of Health
North Sea Gunfire Heard Again After Beatty Clash
A North Sea despatch reports heavy gunfire today, first since Admiral Beatty engaged the German squadron in late January. The report originates from the north of Holland and appears in the Telegraf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
Amsterdam
Sir David Beatty
North Sea
Holland
German General Killed in Battle Near Lowza Poland
Major General Von Dittfurth, commander of the Landwehr Brigade and a member of the Prussian diet, was killed in battle near Lowza in Poland last Saturday. He was known as a writer on military subjects since his retirement from active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian
Berlin
von Dittfurth
Landwehr
Diet
Lowza
Poland
La Touraine Arrives at Havre Reported by Lloyd's
London March 8 A Havre message to Lloyds announces the arrival of the La Touraine at Havre tonight. The steamship is noted to have reached the French port, signaling its safe passage and impending clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Guardian
London
Lloyd’s
Havre
la Touraine
British collier Bengrave sunk off Ilfracombe
Special report from London dated March 8 states the British collier Bengrave was sunk Sunday likely by a torpedo off Ilfracombe in Devon. The Admiralty confirms details and notes the loss as part of wartime naval actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
London
Admiralty
Bengrave
Ilfracombe
Barnstable
County Devon
England
Turkish losses in Persian Gulf fighting reported heavy
The Official Press Bureau said Turkish casualties near Alwaz Khusistan on March 3 were 600 killed and many wounded, with 300 killed on the western flank in the same engagement. The report notes heavier losses than previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
London
Persian Gulf
Alwaz
Khusistan
German cruiser activity in South American waters sparks Dresden rumors
A Santiago despatch reports German steamers with coal cargoes seen in South American waters and hints the Dresden may be hiding in a southern Chile fort. The correspondent notes persistent rumors and says Chilean authorities are enforcing neutrality measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Guardian
London
Santiago
Chile
Dresden
Christians Massacred in European Turkey
Salonica reports thousands of Christians fleeing Western European Turkey to escape Turks. Refugees claim massacres began in interior towns as Ottoman troops concentrate along the Dardanelles. Christians are said to be tortured or slain. eighty slain at Tekke and homes pillaged and burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian
Salonika
Turkey
Dardanelles
Tekke
German blockade largely ineffective in sea tolls
Admiralty reports that of 1513 ships arriving and 1342 leaving Britain from Feb 18 to March 8 only 7 were torpedoed by submarines. The notice underscored minimal losses amid ongoing wartime naval patrols and supply routes.
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the Guardian
London
British Admiralty
Britain
Bread Riots Reported Across Austria
Bread riots similar to those in Germany spread through Austria as lines for loaves broke down. Prague authorities faced challenges restoring order while the distribution system strained under mounting unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Guardian
Amsterdam
Germany
Austria
Prague
Provincial Elections Set For April 10 In B C
Sir Richard McBride announced that the provincial elections would be held on Saturday April 10. The Legislative assembly has been dissolved, marking the start of the campaign in Victoria B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G
the Guardian
Victoria
B.C
Richard McBride
Summerside Council Holds First Regular Meeting
The Summerside Town Council held its inaugural regular meeting in the Council Chamber. Accounts totalling 3903.87 were approved. A committee was formed to review renting the north room of the Town Building to the Telephone Company. A letter from the Electric Light Company on street lighting was discussed and deferred to next Monday with the manager. Several committees and officers were appointed, and resolutions called for debentures up to 12,000 to consolidate schools, abolition of Water and Sewer Commissioners, and a move to convert Summerside to city status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerside
Telephone Company
Jardine, Manson
Schurman
Electric Light Company
Electric Co
Jardine
Manson
Allen
Street
Gaudet
McFarlane
H. I. Massey
James Prichard
J. G. Arnett
Neil McQuarrie
KE. T. Tanton
A. A. Black
Board of Health
J. H. Gallant
Benjamin Sudsbury
J. F. Lafferty
Thomas Johnston
Wm. Matheson
John Morrison
W. K. McGougan
Water and Sewer Commissioners
Sum- Minard
Merside
Weather Summary for Toronto March 9
Maritime winds shift to northerly and northwesterly with fair skies and little temperature change. Yesterday's low reached 22 degrees and high 28. Readouts show morning and evening readings around 25 degrees. Tides forecast high this afternoon and tomorrow, with sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, and day length noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Guardian
Toronto
Prize Court Rules Against British Requisition of Copper
The London prize court ruled that belligerent governments have no right to requisition a neutral cargo. Over 1,000 tons of US bound copper to Gothenburg for Swedish contractors was seized by British ships but withheld from disposal pending prize proceedings. Sir Samuel T. Evans, president of the Admiralty Court, decided for Sweden despite Government opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
London
United States
Gothenburg
Woolwich Arsenal
Samuel T. Evans
Admiralty Court
Devotional Revival Sermon At Zion Church Ends In Hope
The Zion Church held devotional services with a large crowd. Rev Geo C Taylor preached on Neh Chapter 9 calling for prayer, confession, and cleansing. He urged humble self examination, worship beyond walls, and praise in answered prayer. Tomorrow's topic is A Spiritual Revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Church
Geo. C. Taylor
Wall
Jerusalem
Navy to Uphold Its Great Traditions Says King George
London report notes King George after fleet visit expresses strong faith in the Navy to uphold its great traditions. He commends efficiency and morale on representative ships and praises officers and men. Message to Admiral Jellicoe filed for minutes. condolence for Mrs Hamilton recorded. street-improvement plans to be revisited. council to meet next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
King George
London
George
John R. Jellicoe
New Y Ray Machines for PE Hospitals
The Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island Hospitals now boast modern X-Ray equipment. A Charlottetown Hospital unit, installed by E. Maybee of New York, features a 5 10 kilo watt interrupterless transformer and rapid exposure. The device costs $2,000, provides almost instantaneous radiographs, and aids diagnoses from heart to cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
H. D. Johnson
The
Guardian
E. B. Maybee
New York
Wappler Electrical Manufacturing Company
Mr. Maybee
Charlottetown Hospital
P. BE. Island Hospital
Dominion of Canada
Toronto General Hospital
W. J. McMillan
O’ Leary
McMillan
Johnson
Conroy
Coming Events and Meetings in Town Hall and Halls
Community notices announce supper and entertainment at Union Road Hall on Wednesday March tenth with doors opening at five and admission thirty cents. If stormy the event moves to the following night. Also a Patriotic Moving Picture Company show scheduled for Pownal Hall Saturday March fourteenth at seven thirty and Montague Tuesday March sixteenth at the same time. Films include love pathos education and patriotic war slides aimed at broad audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Road Hall
Patriotic Moving Picture Company
Pownal Hall
Montague
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House OF Commons
Gallipoli
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific Boat Services Limited
Hughes
Athens
Golden Horn
Mt. Dardanus
Rumih
Medjeidah Tabor
Wamidjieh Tabia
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Commons Railway Committee
Rangaion
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern Ontario Railways
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Limited
W. F. McLean
South York
Sam Sharpe
North Ontario
J. G. Turriff
Assinboia
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Robert Borden
Great Britain
Canada
Frank Cochrane
BE. M. MacDonald
Pictou
William Pugsley
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Northern Railways
Mr. Turriff
New Steamship Corporation
Railway Commission
MacLean
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Richmond St
Minard
Dreseden
Eeting
Summerside Council
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