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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
1
On August 16 Polish forces regained Radzymin northeast of Warsaw after an all day battle. The fight involved attacks on both sides of Radzymin at Secyrzi and Oktmiew as Russian forces pressed toward the capital from the northeast.
London August iw Premier Lloyd Depree told Parliament the government warned Gen Baron Wrangel that any further attacks on Soviet forces must be at his own risk.
Citizens are reminded that entries for the Horticultural Society exhibition close this evening at o o'clock. Currie's office over Cook's Jewelry store will be open to receive entries. The exhibition, set for Thursday and Friday, is being organized in good shape and classes are filling fast.
Lethbridge August 16 preliminary hearing for Tom Bassoff the train bandit and alleged murderer of two police officers has been postponed until Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. The third bandit Areloff is missing, police suspect he may be attempting to cross the border via Fernie district as they continue the search.
Weather reaches the prairie region with clear skies in Vancouver and Edmonton and warm readings around 64 to 94 degrees. Forecasters warn of cloudy conditions and possible showers in northern Saskatchewan and parts of Alberta and Manitoba for today and Tuesday.
Paris reports gradual lift in France coal output as Chamber of Deputies notes. Mines damaged by the German invasion are being rebuilt with a target of 250 000 tons monthly by year end, about half prewar levels, and full normal output may take two years amid flooding, shaft damage, and long equipment delays. Belgian firms join reconstruction efforts after failing talks with Germany.
London reports that in Upper Silesia workers reject French recognition of Gen Wrangel as a de facto war act against Russia and refuse to acknowledge the French plebiscite commission. The Daily Mail correspondent in Kattowitz notes the stance labels French mediators as non neutral.
Russian trade union delegates who reached Reval on July 20 have been barred from continuing their journey to England. Officials cited the international situation as the reason for the restriction.
Premier Lloyd George in the House of Commons rejects labor pressure to oppose the war on Russia. He warns that any disruption of government policy by industrial action would strike at the democratic conviction of the country and be resisted with full force.
In Berlin in August 1941 Prince Seinried zu Schoensich-Carolath died. Once a conservative he opposed reactionary measures and the anti socialist law of the eighties, later aligning with the Democratic League after the 1918 revolution. He was noted for philanthropy and charitable works.
People crowded into buildings along the river as chaos surged around O'Connell Bridge. Irish volunteers advised the public to abandon streets and seek shelter indoors amid ongoing danger.
Grain prices show oats barley and rye listed with bids and asks. Prices include oats at 76 to 192-4 per unit, barley around 125 to 128, and rye at 194. Feed and road prices appear with reported ranges and rejected lots noted, reflecting mixed quality and market activity.
A staged holdup occurred between the fair grounds and Canada Cement Co after midnight Saturday. Wakefield and Wong Sing were confronted by two armed men. Wakefield fought back, receiving two blows. The Chinese cook fled with money believed stolen. Wakefield was treated for non serious wounds.
Toronto August 16 Dr Beland former postmaster general and Beauce MP spoke at a Toronto Island Liberal picnic urging racial peace. He said public welfare demands more than political strife and welcomed the chance to address Ontarians.
William S. Way a 25 year old school teacher from Forest Ontario drowned yesterday in Lake Washington Seattle in full view of relatives. His body was recovered shortly after.
London August 16 William Adamson labor member of parliament and Harry Gosling leader of transport workers were chosen by the council of action of the triple alliance of labor to go to Paris and consult leaders of French labor and the chief of the French socialist parties about their attitude toward Russia. The council asks trade unionists across Great Britain to supply information on munitions they are now working on or transporting.
Morgan Pearce aged 16 a bank clerk from Eburne and James Hunter aged 15 were drowned Sunday afternoon in the north arm of the Fraser River while bathing. The bodies have not been recovered. Pearce had recently come to Vancouver from Winnipeg.
New York reports Miss Liza Bromall claimed an eighty seven loop two mile drop as a world record for a woman. Observers noted weather hid earlier loops and she may have flown more than seen, surpassing a prior twenty five loop mark by a French flyer.
The following students passed the Grade IX departmental examination. Five percent of students meeting Section 1 amendments requirements are granted Grade IX standing. Charles Hamilton Byers Audrey Frances Terry Bernice May Zimmerman.
Dublin reports the Cork lord mayor and other Republican Brotherhood leaders were arrested in a Mansion House raid amid Sinn Fein campaign clashes. The military believe the captured men led the group active against the ongoing offensive. Rioting continued in Belfast with stones thrown in Short Strand and one man injured, while a Sinn Fein party returning from a sports meeting near Lurgan suffered a fatal shooting and another seriously wounded.
London August 7. At least 25 Protestant ministers died of starvation in England last year and the National Clerical Union is formed to establish a minimum living wage for the clergy. The movement aims for pensions for retirees widows and orphans and will seek public sympathy without urging a strike.
Boston August reports four men linked to New Ireland investors face bonds on larceny charges. Charles Ponzi, seized after federal arrest, is housed in Middlesex jail. Three Old Colony Foreign Exchange officers Brightwell Meyers and Meyers are held on 50 000 bonds each. Ponzi faces 628 counts totaling 24000 dollars with more hearings set for August 24.
Toledo Ohio August 16 damage estimated at five million dollars from a severe rain storm that floated away long stretches of cello paving flooded cellars and paralyzed traffic. The storm ranks among the citys worst.
London editorial blasts the Anglo Japanese accord as not entirely in harmony with the League of Nations spirit. The Guardian argues it remains a partial exclusive agreement and would require remodelling to align with collective security and Article 16 penalties if renewed.
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