Canada aims to raise half a million troops in WWI
Cranbrook Chronicle notes a proposed limited conscription in Britain and Canada’s pledge to boost volunteers to 500,000. With about 200,000 already raised, the question is whether Canada can recruit 300,000 more through voluntary service or need conscription. The piece emphasizes the duty phrase Your King and Country Need You urging eligible men to join.
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Borden
Canada
Great Britain
Hyou
Canada Cement Company Limited
Herald Building
Montreal
Training Quarters Here Stir In Cranbrook Debate
Cranbrook presses for local training quarters as the Board of Trade City Council and Conservative Executive lobby General Sam Hughes to keep recruits in town. They cite over 600 local recruits sent overseas and urge funding for a suitable building, utilities, and proper sleeping quarters to avoid moving troops to coastal training sites.
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Cranbrook
Board of Trade
Sam Hughes
Canada
Militia Department
Local advert urges support and subscription amid trials
A fragmented plea from the Macleod Spectator urges readers to advertise and subscribe, arguing support is valuable even if the venture seems weak. The note hints at trying alternatives if the current plan fails and mentions industry Glya as a trial before broader options.
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Macleod Spectator
Half Pay Proposal Aids Frontline Soldiers
Lethbride's Herald reports the militia department favors retaining half pay for Canadian soldiers at the front or in training in England until the war ends. The rule targets single men with less than half their pay sent home, promising discipline and a nest egg after victory.
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Lethbrides
Militia Department
England
Kootenay Boundary Expects Growth From Mines Mills Farms
Nelson News notes that Kootenay and Boundary districts endured war conditions less severely and project 1916 optimism. In 1915 mining profits rose with metal prices and investment, lumber benefited from grain demand, and agriculture posted its largest output, signaling continued improvement ahead.
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Nelson News
Dominion
Kootenay and Boundary
Prairie
Cranbrook War Hero Nominated for Inland Revenue Post
The Cranbrook Conservative Association recommends Private Glenday a returned war hero for the inland revenue collector vacancy left by W A Grace. Nine party members sought the post, but the executive chose Glenday without consulting prior political positions. The piece argues for hiring local veterans to civil service roles to reward sacrifice and save costs.
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Creston Treview
Bruce County
John
Annie
Cranbrook
Conservative Association
Glenday
Inland Revenue
W A. B. Grace
Herald
Pte
Reston
Halifax
Victoria
Letters to the Editor on Cranbrook farming cooperation
A Cranbrook reader criticizes local farming outreach and market practices, urging farmer participation in creamery plans. The writer notes limited farmer response and cites joint action by the Board of Trade Agricultural Society and Farmers Institute, emphasizing cooperation between city and country interests.
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Board of Trade
Agricultural Society
Farmers' Institute
Fatherland humor lobbies for censorship to lift ban
A piece praising The Fatherland of New York as a sharp satirical mockery of Sir Robert Borden and Canadian policy. It catalogues inflammatory claims about interned Germans and Canadian mobs, portraying the publication as a vital, entertaining antidote to official repression and urging its return to the Dominion.
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Fatherland of
New York
Dominion
Robert Borden
Canada
Fatherland
British Columbia
Quebec
Ananias
Canadian
England
Sam Hughes
Ymn
Hite
Public meeting attendance hinders creamery progress
A correspondent notes farmers and ranchers rarely attend public meetings, especially when not held at their doors. The piece stresses the need for a “get together” spirit and willingness to sacrifice convenience for the general good, inviting readers to suggest remedies or ideas.
Funeral Held For Aleck at Home and George EB at Trainor
The funeral, led by Rev Mr. Stephens, was held Thursday afternoon with a large turnout of citizens showing respect and sympathy.
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Aleck
George EB
Trainor
Sask
Mr. Stephens
New Year's Dance by St John Ambulance Association
The auditorium hosted a gay New Year's Dance by St John Ambulance Association with red and green decor. Cranbrook Orchestra played from 10 pm to 4 am, supper by Joseph Jackson, committees listed, attendance good but below expectations. meeting postponed for a week to report on the event.
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St. John Ambulance Association
Cranbrook
Palm
Joseph Jackson
Miss Whiteland
Marion Robinson
Miss Woodland
Mixs Fisher
Miss Christie
Miss McBride
Della Drummond
Madge Robinson
Miss Hewitt
Miss Watt
Miss Alexander
Ministerial Association on Soldier Quarters in Cranbrook
The Ministerial Association met Monday and urged Major General Hughes and Col Ogilvie to house and equip recruits stationed in Cranbrook. Four of eight recruits were billeted in hotels near licensed bars, risking discipline, regulations, and soldier welfare. Col Ogilvie promised immediate action. note says aim was to improve conditions, not hasten departure.
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Ministerial Association
Hughes
Ogilvie
Cranbrook
Col. Ogilvie
Women’s Institute Annual Report and Officers Elected
The Women’s Institute held a January 4 meeting in Maple Hall to review the Secretary Treasurer’s annual report and elect officers for the year. Highlights include 104 members, 97 books in a lending library, a flower show in August, and donations to a Belgian soldier cot and local Red Cross. Officers named: President Mrs W B McFarlane, Vice President Mrs J P Sarvis, Sec Treas Mrs John Shaw, Directors Mrs R W Russell, Mrs J W Spence, Mrs B Palmer.
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Maple Hall
Women’s Institute
W. B. McFarlane
Campbell
R. W. Russel
Bushey Park
King George's Estate
Red Cross
J. P. Sarvis
Sec-Treas
John Shaw
J. W. Spence
B. Palmer
Rumor Sleuths Tug Cranbrook Tales This Week
A Cranbrook newspaper man catalogs a flood of rumors from the week. Claims of three limberjacks in a box car, recruits’ quarters, and Coast shipments of uniforms circulate, while a former resident’s death is labelled exaggerated. The piece humorously notes the danger of unverified scoops and vows caution.
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Cranbrook
Lieut
Banfield
Lethbridge
Mark Twain
Queston
Land of the Living
Nina
Hable
Chilleé
Johnny
The Death of James Mennie in Cranbrook
The death occurred in Cranbrook on Monday morning of James Samuel Mennie aged 51. Suffered from Brights disease, death seen as relief. Mennie came to Cranbrook six years ago at Christmas and was a respected resident. Born in London, he moved to Canada in 1881, first Eastern Canada then Manitoba two years later. In 1887 he married Rose Stuart Chalmers. survivors include one daughter Ellen L and son J.
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Cranbrook
James Samuel Mennie
Bright
Mr. Mennie
London
England
Canada
Manitoba
Rose Stuart Chalmers
Ellen L and
Christ Church Sunday Services Schedule
Morning service at 11 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Class at 3 p.m. Evening service at 7:80 p.m. Preacher Rev W H Bridge B A L Th.
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W. H. Bridge
B.A
Methodist Church Service Details
Pastor Rev. Thos. Keyworth and organist Chas. I. Nidd lead services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday morning features a children’s service. an evening song service begins at 7 o’clock under the Young Ladies' Progressive Bible class. Soldiers and visiting friends are welcomed.
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Thos. Keyworth
Chas. I. Nidd
Young Ladies’ Progressive Bible Class
Knox Presbyterian Church Pastor W K Thomson
Sunday school and Bible Class at 3 pm Evening service at 730 pm Anthem morning and evening O Come and Let Us Worship the Lord.
Salvation Army Sermon by D. D. Espenosa Here Sunday Night
Frank Espenosa delivers a Sunday night sermon for Salvation Army at 7.30 stating it may be his last here. The message centers on inheritance and scripture, urging a large Christian turnout for a patriotic and soldierly service focusing on natural and religious resources.
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Frank Espenosa
D. D
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