German warship sunk in the Cattegatt near Anholt
A Copenhagen despatch reports a large German warship was sunk in the Cattegatt between Anholt and the Swedish coast, likely hit by a mine. Wireless distress calls ceased after a time and the fate of the vessel remains unconfirmed.
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Copenhagen
Cattegatt
Anholt
Helsinger Avis
London
Daily Sketch
Lord Kitchener
Wm. Robertson
Earl Kitchener
War Office
Weekly World
Lord Kuchner
Egypt
Earl of Derby
New York
Drake
Roon
Hamilton
Bermuda
Kiel Canal
England
Annual Meeting of Canadian Red Cross in Toronto
Delegates from many branches and distinguished Canadians gathered in Toronto for the annual Red Cross meeting. The Duchess of Connaught was named President for 1916 as Governor General and Prime Minister praise the society’s efficiency and urging immediate support through funds for Serbian relief and refugees.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Toronto
Dominion
Duke of Piety
Army Medical Service
Duchess of Connaught
Red Cross
Canada
Robert Borden
Government of Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Lusitania Sinking Drama Returns to Front Pages
Berlin reports that Germany will not admit the Lusitania sinking was illegal. Secretary Lansing avoids discussing relations as President Wilson returns to Washington after speaking in the west. Wilson reads the Berlin dispatches en route and aides call the situation unfavorable.
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Berlin
Associated Preas
Germany
Washington
Lansing
Wilson
White House
Baltimore
Romania Near Breaking Point With Central Powers
Despatches from Italy and Romania indicate Vienna and Berlin threaten Bucharest with pressure while Bulgarian forces mass on the Danube and Romanian troops hold the western front within fifty yards of Austro Hungarian lines. The central powers reportedly demand neutrality favorable to them and demobilization of the Romanian army. A second note from Milan reports the situation as critical between Romania and the central powers.
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London
Romania
Italy
Daily Chronicle
Marmon Itz
Vienna
Bertin
Bucharest
Danube
Milan
Secolo
Rumeria
Serbian Appeal Seeks Aid for Refugees in Europe
The Serbian Minister in London thanks donors for relief funds and urges benevolent individuals and institutions to support refugees displaced from Serbia. He describes refugees streaming to Greece and Albania and Montenegro as families starve, mothers weep, and children freeze, risking slow death.
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London
Serbia
Greece
Montenegro
Romanian replies on election and grain amid war tensions
Berlin and Vienna inform Romania that Transylvanian Irridentist candidates and grain sales to England are hostile acts. Romania says constitution blocks election interference and grain sales protect economic interests. Rome reports Romanian army expansion and readiness to intervene with the Allies, massing troops along Bulgarian and Hungarian fronts.
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Berlin
Vienna
Galatz
Caracar
England
Rome
Rumania
Black Sea
Hungary
Bucharest
Pleasant surprise for Mr Sam Unnsworth at Bear Creek
Friends dropped in and presented Mr Sam Unnsworth with a Morris chair. About 40 guests danced and enjoyed music, as sickness weighs on the community. Miss Hammer of Gall Lake stayed with Mrs Unsworth two weeks. Miss Fishner returns from visiting her sister Mrs C Pike. C F Bertram travels to the Pacific Coast for health. Mrs D Corbett returns home after visiting her brother Mr D Bertram.
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Sam Unnsworth
Unsworth
Miss Hammer
Gall Lake
Mrs. Unsworth
Miss Fishner Hasd
Maple Creek seeks town Auditor position
Applications for the office of Auditor of the Town of Maple Creek will be received by the undersigned up to noon of Saturday February 12 1916. Salary is 120 dollars per annum.
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Maple Creek
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Valentines
Cypress Black Fruit
Harrigan & Armstrong
Belgrade
St. Helen's
Parliamentary
Serbian Red Cross
Queens Gate
Lusitania
John Paterson
SASK
Bear Creek News
Nyal
Fidence
Hewitt’s Medical Hall
T. C. Arm
C. Armstrong
Madson’s Bay Lands
C.P.R
Maple Creek & Forres
Lethbridge Imperial Lump Coal
W. J. Reid
Mér
COAL
L. J. Purcell
Union Bank
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