Dardanelles Advance Reported From Gallipoli Front
Reports from London and Paris describe British force landings near Karachali and renewed offensives at Gallipoli with Australians and New Zealanders strengthening Gaba Tepe. Entente plans threaten Bulair lines while German moves on the eastern front continue. Autocratic updates from Constantinople and Petrograd note Turkish war minister Munyer w Pasha claiming 50 000 Allied troops landed with heavy losses.
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London
Dardanelles
Germany
Karachali
Gulf of Saros
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepe
Servia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Warsaw
Vilna
Petrograd
Kovno
Holland
Constantinople
Munyer W Pasha
Canadian and U S notes on war and harvests Aug 11
Telegraphic briefs from Montreal Regina and Washington report Premier Borden's return timing uncertainty. Ontario and imperial enlistments rise. U S warships move toward Vera Cruz as Veracruz crisis looms while Pan American talks resume. Alberta grain boom eyed as Lake of the Woods Milling advances its Empress elevator near completion.
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Montreal
Borden
Gazette
London
Robert
Washington
Vera Cruz
Wilson
McNamee
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Newport
New York
Starvation Toll in Mexico Tops Eight Child Deaths
Reports from Vera Cruz and Laredo detail eight child deaths from starvation in Mexico amid extreme poverty. A hospital tally and a police court record cited by the Red Cross illustrate widespread hunger among the urban poor. A case in court showed a mother stealing a dog to feed her children, which the judge dismissed. The Bank of Commerce seeks to collect taxes in Port Coquitlam to repay a $35,000 temporary loan.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Laredo
Texas
General Hospital
Red Cross
Bank of Commerce
Port Coquitlam
Haytian Force Repulsed in St. Mare Attack
Washington Avenue General Auguste led 200 troops against St. Mare last Saturday but was repulsed by a Haytien committee of safety. Rear Admiral Caperton reported four of Auguste’s followers killed and noted uneasiness around Port au Prince and Cape Hayden that could bring trouble.
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Washington, Ave. Fl
Auguste
St. Mare
Haytien Committee of Safety
Caperton
Port Au Prince
Cape Hayden
Old Nags Good Enough to Shoot in War Contracts
Kentville Nova Scotia August session of the Davidson war contracts commission heard testimony that remount department official W P McKay and vets Wood and Chipman favored old horses. Twenty animals traced to original owners were mostly ten to twenty years old. McKay allegedly said old animals were good enough to shoot while witnesses testified to selling aged beasts and officials accused of fraud amid farmer confrontations.
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Kentville
N. S
Remount Department
W. P. McKay
Wood and Chipman
Davidson War Contracts Commission
War Service
McKay
C. O. Lyons
McGiill
Waterville
Sir Charles Davidson
George Porter
P. E. Foster
Fathers of Volunteers formed to aid soldiers and volunteering
Saskatoon on August 10 reports the formation of the Fathers of Volunteers a new organization to encourage volunteering provide for wounded soldiers and assist returning soldiers during reconstruction It plans branches across Canada and aims to support the war effort and postwar recovery.
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Saskatoon
Sask
The
Fathers ,of Volunteers
Canada
Ottawa officer promoted to lieutenant colonel rank
Ottawa reports Major Emmett Clark assistant director of transport and supplies receives promotion to lieutenant colonel in the military due announcement dated August 10 19XX.
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Ottawa
Emmett Clark
Kohler suit verdict against Stoner Lockwood Wheeler
In Calgary court, Justice Simmons dismissed Dr. Kohler's $730,000 claim against Redcliff partners Stoner, Lockwood and Wheeler. The action, tied to the Redcliff Townsite venture, was argued by W. A. Begg for Kohler and C. S. Blanchard for the defendants, with judgment given for the defendants and costs awarded.
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Stoner, Lockwood & Wheeler
Kohler Ouit
Justice Simmons
Kohler
Calgary
Supreme Court
Alberta
Messrs. Stonier
Lockwood and Wheeler
Redcliff
Dr. Kohler
Minneapolis
Geo. H. Christian
J. S. Maclean
Minneapolis Tribune
P W. Bayliss
Lockwood
Wheeler
Stoner
A. H. Clarke
K.C
C. S. Blanchard
Medicine Hat
W. A. Begg
Redcliff Company
Messrs
Flanders Sees Heaviest Western Front Fighting Yet
In West Flanders the fiercest battles in months rage along the Ypres Dixmude line with constant artillery fire. German wounded flow to Ghent and Bruges, while Allied guns hinder renewed German advances after the capture of trenches east of Ypres near Hooge. The fight continues along the Ypres canal and Yser river.
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Petrograd
London
Riga
Dvinsk
Schoenberg
Ponemunck
Vilkemir
Kovno
Narew
Lomzo
Saladowa
Ostrow
Novo Georgievek
Vistula
Lublin
Amsterdam
Ypres
West Flanders
Ypres-Dixmude
Thiert Ghent
Bruges
Llooge
Yser River
Kingston Tornado Disrupts Shipping and Ashes Vessels
A severe rain storm with southwest wind halted coastal traffic in Kingston West Indies Aug 11. Two local vessels were driven ashore in Kingston harbor and several lighters were destroyed or damaged. Debris littered the harbor beach though land property escaped serious damage.
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Kingston
West Indies
Labor Day Sports Planned Under Red Cross Fund
The Labor Day Sports committee closes arrangements for the day on the first Monday in September under the Red Cross Fund. Half of proceeds go to the Red Cross, the rest covers expenses. A $40 city grant supports the band. merchants may contribute prizes. The program opens with a Redcliff Medicine Hat football match in the morning.
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Labor Day Sports Committee
Red Cross Fund
German scientists unveil paper made without celluloid
Dresden August 11 German scientists claim a new method can produce print paper without celluloid. Tests reportedly show it superior to the old process and cheaper, potentially lowering prices and freeing Germany from dependence on foreign supplies.
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Dresden
Germany
Four Airships Lost in Quiet Paris Front Report
An official wartime bulletin states the day passed quietly with artillery in Artois and the Aisne valley. Four aeroplanes in the Saarbrucken bombardment failed to return. one is said to have landed in Switzerland near Peyerne in Vaud district.
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Paris
French War Office
Artois
Souchez
Argonne
Vienne le Chateau
Binarville
Aisne
Troyon
Argonne Forest
Apremont
Saarbruecken
Switzerland
Peyerne
Vaud
Drunk and Incapable Rath Fined in Police Court
John Rath appeared before Magistrate Rae in the police court this morning charged with drunkenness and incapacity. Constable Pickering found him sleeping on the steps of the Union Bank. Rath pleaded guilty and was fined $1 with $2 costs, which he paid.
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John Rath
Rae
Pickering
Union Bank
Grain Market Winds Up Wheat and Flax Quotes
Winnipeg August 11 grain markets report Oct wheat at 104 3 8 to 105 1 2 with Dec 105 1 4 and May 110 1 2 flax bid at 147 3 4 to 148 1 2. Oats steady at 41. Oct barley closed at 60.
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Winnipeg
Canada crop report highlights across provinces
A Census and Statistics Office bulletin summarizes late July conditions in Canada. Rains and heat affected yields, with most regions noting good growth and above average prospects, though pockets in Prince Edward Island, Quebec drought, and scattered hail in Saskatchewan tempered gains. Ontario and western provinces report varied yields but generally improving, with hay and grain crops progressing toward harvest in August.
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Ottawa
Census and Statistics Office
Canada
Dominion
Departments of Trade and Commerce and Agriculture
Prince Edward Island
Prince County
New Brunswietk
Fredericton
Hartland
Quebec
Shawville
Lennoxville
Knowlton
Ste Anne de la Pocatiere
Baie St. Paul
Cap Rouge
Ste Anne de la Pocadere
Cayr Rouge
Bale St. Paul
Ontario
Essex County
Galt
Waterloo County
Brooklin
Manitoba
Brandon
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Lloydminster
Kindereley
Rosthern
Scott
Alberta
Edmonton
Lacombe
Macleod
Lethbridge
MelLeod
Pincher Creek
Meleod
Cagory
Lethridge
Medicine Hat
Maple Creek
Girl Lake
Shaunavon
Assiniboia
Pambrum
Abbey
Presar
Empress
Russians and Germans fight fierce siege at Kovno fortress
Russian and German gunners duel near the Kovno fortress as five German attempts to storm western defenses fail. A Grodno telegraph states Germans shift to siege tactics, while experts cite setbacks in Riga coastal operations. In Canada, Andrew Malcolm former MPP dies at his Kincardine home.
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Petrograd
Kovno
von Buelow
Grodno
Warsaw
Gulf of Riga
Riga
Libau
Riga Gulf
Baltic
Kincardine
Ont
Andrew Malcolm
M.P.P
Lost gold filled watch with monogram T P B 1911
Lost watch bearing monogram T P B and gold filled case from Elkwater Lake on Sunday August 8. If found, return to T Bell Box 55 Medicine Hat for reward.
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T.P.B
Elkwater Lake
T. Bell
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