Asquith asks for huge war credit in Parliament
London Premier Asquith moves a credit of 250 million pounds, with another 160 million approved, pushing total war expenditures to over 962 million pounds. He warns daily costs may exceed three million pounds as the war widens and Italy joins the Allies. He urges national unity beyond party lines to sustain the victory effort.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Great Britain
Collen
Italian Navy Paralyses Austrian Fleet in Adriatic
Italian forces maintain a tight Adriatic blockade preventing Austrian ships from concentrated actions. Observations and wireless stations on Dalmatian islands are destroyed, keeping Austrian movements unknown. The Italian fleet bombards Montaicour and conducts airship bombing over Pola Fiume and Sebenico, signaling Italian superiority and morale strain on Austrian crews.
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Adriatic
Dalmatian
Italum
Austria
Tialien
Montaicour
Dace Theselands
Pola
Fiume
Sebenico
Applications for Pensions Ottawa
Nearly five hundred pension applications have been received and approved by the militia department. Most are for widows and children of men killed in action. Medical boards will be appointed to assess incapacities, with permanent cases entering the pension system while others stay on active service until recovery.
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Ottawa
Militia Department
Canada
Italian Front Developments Amid Artillery Bombardments
Dispatches describe Italian forces on the front rallying to heavy artillery actions against Austrian fortifications along the fronte. Officers report favorable results from pounding Trenino and surrounding fronts, suggesting pressure may be increasing on Austrian defenses as the campaign continues.
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Trentino
Austria
Hualing
More Guards Needed Amid Influx of German and Austrian internees
Authorities report 205 internees identified with 300 more expected. Sixty guards are currently on duty and double that number will be required to manage the growing camp population.
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Lethbridge, Alla
Turkish Trench Warfare at Gallipoli
The Gallipoli front has shifted to trench warfare after a brief British success on the fourth. Turkish forces attacked the forward trenches on the night of June 11 12 and fought to hold positions, while a Turkish counterattack on June 15 was repelled by naval machine guns. The Turkish offensive appears weakened and progress remains slow due to rough ground.
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London
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Tursxs
Hritieh
Nnde
Government plan to clear Dominion lands for homesteaders
The government announced settlers on Dominion lands west of Ottawa will gain access to cleared tillable areas. Unemployed workers will clear scrub land at the land's expense, becoming a first charge against the land. Farmers seeking land clearing must contact immigration and Dominion lands offices to arrange employment and registration.
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Otttawa
Dominion
Dominion Lands
Trouble Avoided Ottawa Immigration Tension Settled
Ottawa a threatening immigration trouble between Canada and Newfoundland has been settled. Every spring there are over 1 Newfoundlanders who come to SE for work and return in the fall. They have not been treated as foreigners and health regulations were enforced by immigration officials. Objection arose at Sydney and North to Newfoundland admission when jobs were scarce.
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Ottawa
Canada
Newfoundland
Ambevst
SE Wee and Steel Works
Sydney
North
Count Zeppelin and Berlin Dispatch Report in Amsterdam
The Exchange Telegraph Company cites an Amsterdam dispatch stating a report from Berlin about Count Zeppelin. Details are incomplete in the fragment.
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Count Zeppelin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Berlin
Hillcrest Miners Idle Over Protests Against Aliens
Three hundred men idle at Hillcrest British Columbia protest the removal of all Austrians and Germans from Hillcrest collieries. Aimed at halting operations, meetings failed to sustain the demand and mines remained idle. Legal action for habeas corpus to release Austro Hungarians is planned with motions to officials at Victoria.
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Fernie
B.C
Hillcrest
George Welsty
W. J. Bowser
Colin Camphill
Victoria
Supreme Court
Chambers
Vancouver
British and Canadian governments share war time arms deal
The British government assumes full responsibility for orders of field guns and ammunition under a wartime agreement with Canada. The shell committee and Canadian government cannot expand supply beyond what Britain directs and sanctions, ensuring no bidding between the two governments.
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Ottawa
Goverament
Buntish
British Isles
Canada
Shell Committee
Government of
Munitions Chief Seeks Faster War Factory Output
David Sir George, minister of munitions, urged speeding up munitions work in Bristol. He said War Secretary Kitchener ordered certain British workers released from trench duty to return to England and reenter factories in need of their services.
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London
David Sir George
Bristol
Kitchener
England
Manitoba Elections Set for Week Beginning July 25
Local authorities announce Manitoba general elections will take place the week starting July 25. The final court of revision for voters is to be held, with past elections noting a July 10 date last year.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Qnal Courts of Revision of
6000 Aliens Interned in Ottawa Simcoe Report
1500 more enemy aliens have been interned as reports confirm total internees reach 6000. General Otter is overseeing support between 7000 and 8000 individuals amid wartime measures.
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Ottawa
Simcoe
Loaitenia
Otter
David and the Lord in a series of lessons
The text outlines Sunday School lessons on David and key biblical themes. It covers Christ’s resurrection as central to history, David’s anointing and heart after God, the shepherd motif, David versus Goliath, Saul’s jealousy, David and Jonathan friendship, David sparing Saul, David’s kingship, bringing the ark to Jerusalem, and Nathan’s rebuke with emphasis on heart purification and God’s faithfulness.
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Matt
Xsvili
Christ
David
Jehovah
Jesus
Lerael
Leach
Davie
Goliath
Mae
Lerae
Saul
Jonathan
Jesus Christ
Shimel
Jusob
Israel
Jerusalem
God
Lord Jesus
Nathan
Ottawa Looks to Raise Acadian Forces to 167000 Men
Estimates show 125000 to 140000 men already recruited for Acadian service across fronts in Europe England and Dominion forces. Plans target about 167000, with 35 new settlements authorized. Enlistment praised as wonderful and recruiting offices in towns and villages gather men into sanctuaries awaiting regiment assignments.
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Ottawa
iIt
England
Dominion
Canada Sends Troops as War Demands Grow
Toronto has contributed nearly 10,000 volunteers to fighting forces and Montreal reports strong support. Western regions show no letup in enlistment. Thirteen mounted rifle regiments join the existing thirty five regiments ready for infantry duty. The first contingent, reduced by about 3,000 losses, has been reinforced to full strength by units from the 17th, the South end, the 12th, Sard and others. The second contingent is reportedly in England. To sustain two full divisions, about 157,000 more recruits are needed as seventy three thousand Canadians have already volunteered.
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Toronto
Montreal
Mounted Rifles
England
Canada
Britain poised at peak of offensive efficiency says Allied source
London reports official statements from allied sources declaring Britain and the United States view peace talks as premature. Analysts say Germany has passed the height of offensive power, with Britain gaining strength as ammo shortages ease and the war lengthens, favoring allied endurance over rapid breakthroughs.
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London
Great
France
Germany
Hugland
England
Temptation and Trust in Divine Salvation
Excerpt highlights the belief in forgiveness and salvation through divine protection. It discusses being kept from temptation and stumbling by a forgiving savior who listens to those who call upon him in truth.
Airship pilot and reporter die in Buc crash
Lieut Warneford who shot down a Zeppelin over dam was killed when his aeroplane crashed after an in air explosion at Buc France. Passenger Henry Needham another American writer also died. Needham had been in Europe four months for a New York newspaper assignment.
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Liew
A. J. Warneford
Buc
France
Lieut. Warneford
Henry Bece
Needham
Warneford
Paris
Hotol
Irianon Palace
Versailles
Europe
New York
Duri
Mr. Needham
America
Saskatchewan Grant Otawa Byte Funds For Agricultural Instruction
A Dominion grant of 68 011 under the Agricultural Instruction act will be spent in Saskatchewan. The funds cover eight objects including College of Agriculture 22 800, staff salaries 27 000, livestock and crops instruction 7 000, women's and girls' work 4 600, domestic science and training 1 000, contingents and miscellaneous 10 104.
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Martin Burrell
Poincare Urges Munitions Drive for Morale and Strength
President Poincare spoke to munition workers during a tour urging a larger and faster production of guns and munitions. He stressed that moral force of troops and vehicles sustains enemies, but France must continually increase its material power to secure victory.
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Poincare
Establish
German Supply Good London Says Cotton Stock Sufficient
Reuters telegram from Amsterdam reports Berlin's Vossische Zeitung that cotton stock on hand is adequate to continue the industry under certain restrictions, despite Italy entering the war.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vossieche Zeitung
Italy
Wheat Growth Boosted by Heavy Rains in District
Heavy rains benefit crops across the district with widespread growth. A sample of wheat shows strong development as conditions improve for harvest.
Farmers Win High Honors in Calgary Grain Awards
A San Francisco dispatch reports CP E displays at the fair won 17 prizes from 19 entries. Winners include A L Prieberger Bassano for apples, Hansen Pincher Creek for wheat and oats, Arthur Perrey Cordeton for coal? wheat barley, and Nick Taltinge Claresholm for barley and wheat. Medals also go to J T Worthington Strathmore for wheat and fax, A B Barnes Bow Island for oats, A Maynard Deloraine for wheat, J Peterson Raymond for timothy and Kamnason a collective grain exhibit. The prize grains span Pincher Creek to Deloraine, and growers were unaware until notified.
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Calgary
San Francisco
C.P.E
Coeree
Telegram
The
P.R
A. L. Prieberger
Bassano
Bassano Iaoe Colony Wins Gold Medal For Aplets. ©. Hansen of Pincher Creek
Arthur Perrey
Cordeton
Ina
Nick Taltinge
Clareshoias
J. T. Worthington
Strathmore
A. EB. Barnes
Bow Island
A. Maynard
Deloraine
Man
J. Peterson
Raymond
Wing
Timothy
Kamnasen
Pincher Creek
British Columbia
British payments ease cotton dispute for New York banks
News from London reports the British government paid over 300000 dollars as an installment on American cotton cargoes en route to Sweden. In March and April Britain detained 16 ships carrying about 200000 bales worth 12000000 dollars, drafts against the shipments were discounted by New York bankers and trust companies.
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New York
London
Sweden
Great Britain
Reservists to be concentrated in Three Rivers for embarkation
Ottawa Italian and Minnesota reservists called from Canada will be held at a concentration camp in Three Rivers Quebec under military discipline. A commandant will be appointed and troops will be shipped in batches as vessels become available. Militia authorities will assist in concentration and embarkation.
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Ottawa
Saea
Canada
Three Rivers
Que
Veesele
British Deny News of Ship Loss in Dardanelles
Official denial issued regarding rumors that the British battleship Agamemnon was sunk by a German submarine in the Dardanelles. The statement also refutes further claims that any other vessel had been lost to the same action.
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Leades
United States
Agammennen
Dardanelles
Derda
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