British Repulse Counter Attacks at La Basseville Ypres
British official statements say German counter-attacks south of the Ypres Comines canal and near the Ypres Roulers line were repulsed. British artillery supported advances amid heavy rain as they pressed positions along a 15 mile front from La Bassee Ville to Steenstraete.
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la Basseville
Ypres-Comines Canal
Ypres-Roulers
Petrograd
Jassyv
Gasin
Putin
Paris
Meuse
Verdun
London
Belgium
Copenhagen
Berlin
Poland
Belgian
Flanders
Lugungu River
German East Africa
Alles
Ypres
Une
Ja Bassee Ville
Lys
Steenstraete
Proposition in Senate Delays Enforcement of Conscription
Ottawa wires report the Senate second reading debate on the military service bill. Senator Bostock moves to delay enforcement until after the general election. Sir James Lougheed urges enforcement once the bill becomes law. The exchange touches referendum fears and democratic spirit amid wartime policy.
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Ottawa
Senate
Bostock
House
James Lougheed
Clifford Sifton
Clifford
Wilfrid Laurier
Quebec
Sir Wilfrid
Blanchett Seeks Canadian Colours at Calgary Unit
Mr. Del Blanchett, famed Stampede King of Oregon, arrives in Calgary to join Canadian forces. He brought riders and cattle to Medicine Hat and recently naturalized as a Canadian citizen hoping to enlist with any unit to speed his transfer.
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del Blanchett
Oregon
Pendleton
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Colors
Blanchett
Dismissal of Alcohol Containing Patent Medicine Case
The magistrate dismissed the case against A Gleichen for selling patent medicines alleged to contain alcohol. It was the first prosecution in Alberta under the Liquor Act, with arguments about provincial versus federal regulation of patent medicines.
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Calgary
A. Gleichen
Atuggiat
Firat
Mingiswate Rnidg
Canada
Cagady
Civic groups discuss Medicine Hat finances with mayor
City hall meeting includes representatives from the Local Council of Women the Board of Trade and the Trades and Labor Council to review the citys financial strain and the proposal to raise gas rates. Mayor Cruikshank explains the aim is to offset unpaid taxes and avoid bankruptcy while resisting undue hikes on residents.
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Medicine Hat
Egent
Edmonton
Allies Withdraw from Greece in Balkan Conference Decision
Allies pull back from Old Greece Thessaly and Apheus after Paris conference. Last Franco British troops exit Piraeus as Italy issues orders and Nile front forces prepare to depart. about 60 000men affected by the withdrawal plan.
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Athens
Old Greece
Thessaly
Apheus
Paris
Piraeus
Italwa
Mob Hangs IWW Official in Butte Montana
Frank Littl, an IWW executive board member active in labor disputes in Arizona, was seized by masked men from a lodging house in Butte and hanged from a railroad trestle on the city outskirts. Police chief Jerry Murphy cut him down and identified the victim. Littl had derided U S troops as Uncle Sam’s sea in nile form in a recent speech.
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Arizona
Sam
Jerry Murphy
Littl
United States
Heat Deaths Mount Across Major Cities
Across Chicago Philadelphia New York Detroit and Newark heat deaths and prostrations rise sharply with forecasts of more casualties unless rain arrives. In New York the city records 12 deaths and 31 prostrations between 2 and 7 pm as temperatures climb to 89 by 9 pm.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Newark
N.J
Chautauqua Opens in Medicine Hat With Promising Lineup
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Cruikebank opened the Chautauqua at the Big Tent on Fifth Avenue and First Street. He praised the event as a new venture in local entertainment and expressed confidence in a program that would benefit the community. Victor Hovis, superintendent, said big things are promised ahead for the tour.
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Fifth Avenue
First St
Cruikebank
Lee
Medicine Hat
Victor Hovis
Chautauqua
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Hollebeke
Egneha
Bagdad
Medicine Hut
Heilamy
Trades and Labor Council
Mr. Bellamy
Céiléot
Targé Landhollders
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Miait
Greece
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Butte
Mont
Uncle Sam
Orwikshank
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