Turks Suffer Enormous Losses in Gallipoli Warfare
London reports detail heavy Turkish casualties at Gallipoli with over 40 000 killed or wounded. Regiments 20th 16th and others suffer near annihilation as Turkish forces attack Allied posts by night using bayonets. Prisoners describe heavy losses near Gabe Tepe and heavy Allied fire from machine guns and naval support.
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London
Gallipoli
Nisam Redif
Mustafiz
Kritihia
Linwa von Sanders
Polot Blank Bas
Deninsula
Gabe Tepe
Ver Pasha
Talaat Bey
University recruits form defense unit in Montreal
Students join Colors Montreal reporting progress of Second Universit a and the Organization of wh orised by the militia department. Captain George C. McDonald leads about 110 men at 282 Sherbrooke Street West with Toronto University OC T C officers M. Smith and D. G. Haggarty overseeing Toronto recruitment. A full platoon is anticipated from Toronto, with total ranks reaching 227. Recruits come from across Canada including Vancouver and Winnipeg and C O T C cert holders. Training emphasizes Niagara training camp May 2 to 15 before possible move to a permanent camp and deployment to the front.
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Montreal
Militia Department
George C. McDonald
Sherbrooke Street West
M. Smith
D. G. Haggarty
Toronto University
O.T.C
Toronto
Canada
Vancouver
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Winenipeg
C.O.T.C
Asis
Inre Ee Ee
Niagmee Thotann
First Universiti
Reich order calls all Gret class landstrum members
Berlin broadcasts a Reichsannounce order directing all Gret class landstrum and final reserve forces to report. The decree excludes current Germans inside Germany to June 10 and seeks oversight of Germans abroad, with an estimated 48 9000 85 potential cases.
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Amaterdam
Reichsanszeeiger
Berlin
Landstrum
Nct
Germany
Russians Reinforcements Reported in Amsterdam
The Gras Tages Post notes Russian reinforcements arriving near Amsterdam and urges protracted resistance against the advancing enemy. The Morning Post’s Berne correspondent reports a recent exodus of Americans to Switzerland driven by hostile sentiment in parts of Germany and neighboring areas.
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Amsterdam
Gras
Austria
Tages
Romania Mobilizes One Million Men
London dispatch cites Berne correspondent from the Moral Post reporting Austria plans looming mobilization as frontiers tighten. The article notes a massive Romanian readiness estimated at one million men.
War Purchasing Board Seeks Boots for Maximum Service
The War Purchasing Commission hosted a discussion at home with manufacturers experts and others to select a boot type centered on strength and durability. They reviewed drafts and sample boots to propose a standardized footwear design aimed at maximum serviceability for wartime needs.
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Otlawa
War Purchasing Commission
Sok
War Purchasing Board
Ottawa Western Mayors Press Canadian Pacific Action
Western mayors and Montreal urging the Canadian Pacific railway to curb unemployment. Mr. Bury, in Sir Thomas Shaughnessy’s absence, agrees to employ four to five thousand men until harvest. Extra gangs will expand improvements and a shell industry will be developed to create work. Italian reservists to be mobilized and sent home. government announcement expected soon.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bury
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
Willes
Enthusiastic Outlook for Prairie Crops by W D Scott
W D Scott, immigration superintendent, lauds crop prospects in the three prairie provinces after a westward trip. He notes crops are ten days ahead of last year with even growth and says moderate June rainfall could bring an early and heavy harvest. He mentions about forty percent of prairie land broken and ready for settlement.
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D. Scott
Ottawa
W. D. Scott
Preirie
Oe Ee
Canadian Lecture Tour Set by ex ILP Leader
J Rameau MacDonald former chairman of the Independent Labor party of Gritein has accepted an invitation to deliver lectures in Canadian cities and will begin his series soon with Ottawa as a starting point.
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Ottawa
J. Rameau MacDonald
Independent Labor Party
Gritein
Returning Canadians Militia Orders On Provision For Demos
Militia rules detail how returning expeditionary forces will be processed on arrival in Canada. The medical board will assess all injuries. Non permanent disablities may receive rank pay until discharge and pension decisions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pension Board
Aeroplane Factory to Build 1000 Planes in Toronto
Tony Jannus and Fritz O Erickson of Duluth have been placed in charge of a Toronto aircraft factory contracted by the British government to produce 1,000 aeroplanes at 25000 dollars each. The first unit is to be completed by July 1 with two engines capable of 86 miles per hour and room for a crew of two plus a pilot a machine gun and ammunition.
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Duluth
Tony Jannus
Aervnant
Fritz O. Erickson
Aeronaut
Toronto
Ish
Janous
Erickson
Cent
Glenn Gertie
America
Canadians Praised for Valor at the Front
A British officer reports high praise for Canadian soldiers at the front. He notes Canadians are fearless and compares their dash to German resolve, saying had the Germans shown the same courage they could have forced a breakthrough to Catala.
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Ottawa
Catala
German Farmer's Beast oO Warns of German Rising in North America
A Calgary district farmer Reynolds Hordan claims German agents in Calgary plotted to aid an attack on Britain by midsummer. He describes a Teutonic circle in the United States and Canada organizing for action, including naturalization to further the plan. He says he lived nine years near Aberdeen and posed as a Finn.
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Beteke
Gebedchnan
Calgary
Reynold Hordan
Cie
Seeee Hordan
Britain
Welch
States
Canadia
Aberdeen
Ottawa Faces Shortage of Skilled Metal Workers for War Munitions
Ottawa notes a dearth of mechanics in Canada for war munitions production. The labor bureau is requisitioned for thousands of skilled metal workers. The Ross Rifle Company in Ontario could hire 1000 artisans immediately. Barnes and W. seek workers for British factories but struggle to recruit. Canada must attract skilled labor from Britain to meet demand.
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Ottawa
Canada
Labor Bureau
Ross Rife Company
Tives
Messrs
Barnes &@ W
Britain
Italian mobilization order reaches Alberta
About 2 000 Italians in Calgary and Alberta will be affected by a mobilization order. The consular agent has received the order and letters of instruction are expected soon. Collection and forwarding of the men will then begin.
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Calgary
Alberta
Llauance
Belgian aviators scatter leaflets over Bentum in war message
In Havre reports Belgian pilots dropped thousands of leaflets over a large area of Be dum. The notices addressed to Beland and German soldiers praise liberty and civilisation and call for loyalty to Italy and the Allies. More than 1,000,000 men are cited as entering the arena for the great cause.
Forgiveness and Grace Through David in Psalm Reflections
A Sunday School lesson meditates on David's forgiveness after sin and its implications. It links spiritual mercy to the psalms and New Testament references, urging sincere repentance and trust in God’s guidance.
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David
Nathan
Jacob
Terael
Jesus
Paul
Rom
Christ
Przemyśl Fortress Falls to Austrians Again
The fortress at Przemyśl has fallen back into Russian hands after a decisive Austro German assault. Russian forces recaptured surrounding areas as Berlin claimed forts to the north were stormed. The British push for munitions production rises while French and British actions intensify north of Arras and near Ypres.
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Galicia
Italy
Preemysi
Berlin
Vienna
Preemysl
Lemberg
Preemys
David Lloyd George
Seree
Arras
Ypres
Italian Alpini Drive Austrians From Monte Crosso Pass
Despatches describe dramatic fighting in the Monte Crosso Pass where Italian infantry repelled Austrian assaults five times as rain and mist favored the Alpini. Italian forces swept Austrian ranks, inflicting heavy losses while Austrian ships sheltered at Pola under pressure from a daybreak Italian naval foray into the Dalmatian coast. King Victor taunts met no reply.
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Italy
Monte Crosso
Venetian Alps
Dalmatian
Dalmatian Littoral
Pola
Victor
Mutiny Suppressed as Turkish Troops Rout in Asia Minor
Dispatches report a mutiny in the Turkish army on the Dardanelles. Several officers were killed and 43 ringleaders in the plot were executed. Turkish forces suffered heavy losses in recent fighting and many have been moved to towns in Asia Minor, with hospitals overcrowded.
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Atbeos
Dardacelies
Atval Oo
Asia Minor
Canadians Capture Trenches and Push Forward
London reports gain as Canadians seize trenches at the point of attack with heavy losses on their side. The Canadian forces have driven the enemy back nearly five miles amid intense fighting.
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London
War Supplies Inquiry Moves to Ottawa
Gérard Charles Davidson, late Chief Justice of Quebec, arrives in the city and preparations begin to pursue a continued inquiry into war supply purchases, with actions likely to be centered in Ottawa and aimed at thorough, effective results.
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Ottawa
Gir Gharles Davidson
Quebec
Eity
Italian Reservists Called From Canada
A Toront o dispatch reports the consul in Montreal announcing Italian naval and military officers call up reservists over twenty years old to hold themselves ready to join the colors.
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Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Verity Fease
Turkian Troops Stopped by Submarine London
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports that Turkian troops were halted by a submarine near London. The brief says the incident occurred as ships moved through waters claimed by both sides. Details remain scarce and verification is awaited.
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London
Athens
Exchange
Canadian Universities Conference in Toronto
Representatives from Toronto, Dalhousie, Laval, Ottawa, McMaster, Saskatchewan, and other universities met in the Toronto Descoms library. A committee of Toronto, Manitoba, and Alberta presidents was formed to draft a constitution and nominate officers for the next conference.
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Toronto
Toronto Descoms
Sonomies A Jes
Oron Oruba Colum Wohl
Dalhousie
Laval
McMaster
Allison
MacDull
Neweeteoigh
Ents
Manitoba
Alberta
Ottawa Morley Donaldson Sees Bright Crop Outlook For G T P
Grand Trunk Railway manager Mr Morley Donaldson based in Winnipeg reports from lines along the G T P that rainfall and weather conditions are favorable. He says outlook has never been better and expects big crops with reasonable rain.
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Ottawa
Morley Donaldson
Grand Trunk Railway
Winnipeg
G.T.P
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Berne
Scott
Totland
Aeroplane Factory
Taliane
D. M. Stearns
Przemysl
Ie Seine
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