Reprisals for Submarine Attacks and Draft Push
The British government announced a sweeping policy of reprisals against submarine attacks and moved to conscription, drafting unmarried men to duty. It accompanies Russian mobilization near Volhyna threatening a key railway hub linking Austrian and German southern armies. Washington and London debate ministers' resignations and the Labor congress stance on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jian
Britain
Teutonic
Rovel Volhyna
Teutons
Henderson
McKenna
Runciman
Labor
Department of Education and Labor
Hiis
Labor Congress
Asquith
House of Commons
Intercession Service Backs Empire Unity in Cranbrook
Citizens attend Rex Theatre service for British and Allied cause. Rev W H Bridge urges unity of creed and citizenship, urging sacrifice and opposition to militarism. Remarks trace Empire bonds, warn against materialism, with choir singing and Lord’s Prayer finale. Belgian Relief Fund gains 13.26 from 25.50 total after expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Theatre
Cranbrook
Union
Lieut
Banfield
Keyworth
Nida
W. H. Bridge
England
Canada
British Isles
Tisia
Russian Empire
Germany
W. x. Thomson
Belgian Relief Fund
Mr. Keyworth
F. M. MacPherson
Last Cranbrook council meeting approves city accounts
A special Cranbrook council session adopted last meeting minutes and approved numerous payments to vendors and staff. The engineer was asked to draft a water and sewer plan while talks continued on housing recruits and sustaining billets in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowness
Erickson
Balment
Leask
Banfield
Campbell
Arnold & Roberts
Burrough Adding Machine Co
Beattie Murphy Co
Cranbrook
J. M. Christie
Board of Trade
Spin Miehee
Crane Brook
Christie
Campbell-Manning
Ald
Local recruit minister with D. D. joins Salvation Army barracks
Frank Espanosa a Canadian born pastor of Spanish descent with a D. D. joins the Salvation Army barracks to minister to soldiers. He is six feet tall, educated in Bacona University Oklahoma and Santana Continental College Mexico, spent seventeen years in Mexico, led missions from Vera Cruz, speaks English and Spanish fluently, and has a broad view on Mexican affairs. The Crows Nest Pass Coal Co. at Fernie gave each office staff a prize for Christmas.
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D. D
Frank Espanosa
Salvation Army
Anelmple Privace
Mr. Espanosa
Mexico
Holina
Bacona University
Oklahoma
Northern Baptist Mission Board
J. H. Scott
Santana Continental College
State of Mexico
Cauilla
Hspanosa
Vera Cruzo
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
San Salvador
Guatemala
Crows Nest Pass Coal Co
Fernie
Orkey
New Year Wedding Unites Ida Williams and M A Macdonald
A quiet New Year morning ceremony at Dr and Mrs J H King’s home joined Miss Ida Williams and M A Macdonald of Vancouver in marriage. The couple will honeymoon in Portland before settling at 1256 Thirteenth Ave Vancouver. The event featured Rev W K Thomson and a flower girl, with gifts including a solitaire ring and a wrist watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. King
Ida Williams
King
M. A. Macdonald
Vancouver
Macdonald
Cranbrook
Coast City
Liberal Association
St. John Ambulance Association
Presbyterian
Lohengrin
W. K. Thomson
Knox Church
Betty Green
F. W. Green
A. B. Macdonald
Miss Wellman
Mendelssohn
Portland
Ore
Thirteenth Ave
Senator King of
Chipman
N. B
Salvation Army Saturday Night Service Invites Clergy
The Salvation Army holds Saturday night services at eight o'clock at the 8 A Barracks with patriotic speeches and coffee and cake after. Resident clergymen are specially invited to attend.
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Salvation Army
School Board Proceedings Show Payment Approvals
A Cranbrook school board meeting on Tuesday, chaired by H. White, discusses minutes, postponed visit by John Kyle for technical education to February, and supervising notes from the Superintendent of Education. Boiler inspection ok, payments totaling 1501.98 approved including salaries, medical officer, secretary, janitors, utilities, and local suppliers. Insurance on the South Ward School renewed through Beale and Wilwel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. White
W. Henderson
W. H. Wilson
Ira FR. Manning
John Kyle
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Electric Light Co
Cranbrook Drug & Book Co., Ltd
Kootenay Telephone Lines, Ltd
John Gilpin
Herald
Important Change in Public School Work
The Council of Public Instruction plans a new reader series replacing current texts. All classes up to Second Reader will receive the new readers after Christmas, while Third and Fourth Readers arrive after summer. Entrance class 1916 17 must learn the full new reader in their final year, so Junior Fourth at Central School begins studying the Lady of the Lake next term.
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Council of Public Instruction
Central School
Vital Statistics at Cranbrook 1916 Marriages Births Deaths
The Government Office Cranbrook records for 1916 show thirty seven marriages one hundred and ninety births and forty deaths.
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Cranbrook
Will There Be an Election in Cranbrook
At time of writing it looks like no municipal election. Mayor Lester Claygy has announced his candidature. Probable council candidates include N Hanson Erickson Balment Cameron Santo. School Board contenders W J Acheson and W Wilson have consented to stand for the two vacancies.
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Cranbrook
Lester Claygy
Mesars. N. Hanson
Erickson
A. Balment
W. Cameron
W. Santo
W. J. Acheson
W. Wilson
Opening on the 12th at Halsall with new stock
Mr W D Hill announces opening on the 12th of this month at Halsall with an entirely new stock. Plans call the Rogers Pass tunnel Golden becoming a divisional point next summer due to the many runways for delivering internment supplies to Morrissey. Army drivers have been replaced by real drivers in charge of the work.
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W. D. Hill
Halsall At
Pp. Tt
Rogers Pass
Golden Will
Morrissey
Army Service
Customs officer L H Young returns amid high attendance
Nelson records attendance at Port Hill for this year reached 80 percent, higher than months of absence in Montana. In 1914, it doubled 1913 levels, with 400 readdied Tulsans in Fernie prepared to go abroad for active service. Burns store in Rossland processed over three tons of turkey this Christmas, including a 196½ pound bird.
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L. H. Young
Nelson
Port Hill
Montana
Fernie
Burns
Rossland
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