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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
1
Servia's attitude appears workable and a settlement on frontier boundaries seems reasonably sure as Eastern negotiations proceed.ources show cautious optimism from officials about stable borders amid diplomacy with neighboring states.
London August 11 British Admiralty reports a major transport loss in the Aegean Sea ending a long record of troop movements without fatalities. The Royal Edward sinkings add strain to strains across the eastern campaign with significant Allied and German actions reported from Courland to Italy and beyond.
London reports the Royal Edward torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with 1,854 soldiers and 220 others aboard. about 800 saved. Philadelphia reports the Moreton sunk by Turkish batteries at the Dardanelles after being requisitioned as a troop ship. Mercian ferried supplies and soldiers to the Dardanelles.
The Home Guard seeks a ten member governing committee chosen from signed members. Each member will vote for ten candidates. the ten with the most votes will be selected. The long list includes W Cousins, C F Jamieson, Win Parker, Nelson Spencer, L A Dobbin, Pat McCourt, W J Henry, Win Anstey, JT Littleford, Rev J W Morrow, and many others.
The article notes Tatton becoming a flag stop for Medicine Plateau service at 2 uk and Bowell a flag stop for Noo 13 leaving Medicine Plateau at 2 vk. The Bowelli district Wheat crop interest is mentioned as a driver.
Mathanositeh special representative for Montenegro in the United States arrives in Ottawa to discuss repatriation of Montenegrin reservists in North America. Montenegro and Serbia mobilize every available man to block German and Austrian attempts to push forces through the Balkans toward Constantinople. He notes Montenegro’s encouraging stance.
Providence report reveals suspected leaks in the State and Treasury departments. At least two State department officials and four Treasury staffers are under scrutiny as authorities claim possession of proof linking leaks to investigations. Count von Berth Storff and Captain Baw are named in connection with the case.
Port au Prince August 7 4 A violent cyclone has devastated the entire southern side of the Haitian republic with numerous victims reported in coastal towns. The storm's impact is described as widespread and severe.
A storm from the south yesterday brought heavy rain between Spring Coulee and Norton's with forecasts of hail but reports this morning indicate no hail occurred and crops suffered no damage. The storm did not reach the Wills area.
The article notes a large shipment of American gold to Canada after the outbreak of war to protect funds from German danger. It records that more than a hundred million dollars formed a balance for Britain and was moved to Canada for safekeeping and later use in paying for US war supplies.
A tropical hurricane battered Galveston and draped south east Texas in isolation. Five feet of water flooded the harbor as two docks were beached and a transport drifted off its moorings. Telegraph and wireless lines failed, cutting Galveston, Houston, Beaumont and Port Arthur from the world. crews rushed to repair damage as relief trains carried workers toward the coast.
About Meafeans under cover of darkness crossed the Rio Grande near Mercedes and partially surrounded two women of the 12th United States cavalry. One trooper was killed and two wounded. Reports said rebels may advance on Mercedes but by midnight they had vanished. reinforcements were ordered to Mercedes.
The Allies have unofficially but authoritatively informed the state department of plans to declare cotton contraband. Britain France Russia Italy and Belgium have agreed, but Japan's stance remains unsettled as the Far East German colony has been eliminated from the military issue.
Mike Chymuk an Austrian was arrested by Constable Donely on a charge of tampering with a C P R refrigerator car. He appeared in court this morning and was remanded until tomorrow as efforts to locate his past resume proceed.
An armed posse hanged Leo M. Frank two miles east of Marietta after he was taken from the state prison farm at Milledgeville. Frank, serving a life term for the murder of Mary Phagan, was lynched by the mob following his removal from prison.
A man from Selder with an unpronounceable name appeared before Inspector Sheebothan yesterday afternoon on a charge of stealing a neighbor’s fence. He was found guilty and fined five dollars or 100 days in jail.
Winnipeg reports the death at 65 of Rev J M Harrison a pioneer of Western Canada Methodism. He died at his Summerland fruit farm after a long career including Ontario origin 1874 Manitoba move 1874 Regina 1890 92 Medicine Hat Lethbridge Macleod and first president of the Manitoba Methodist conference later first president of the Alberta conference.
Autos will depart tomorrow at 30 shillings from the park for trips to view the crops. The Board of Trace plans pilot cars and travelers must arrange their own vehicles. Constable Kerr, a known gambler, was seen in Empress with a bag bound for Lethbridge. William Laffin of Vancouver is in Calgary guard room. Dr J B Comeau of Farnham Quebec, former Conservative candidate for Missoquoi, is dead.
Wheat and oats futures across Winnipeg Chicago and Minneapolis show mixed guidance with terms such as Sept Dec and May contracts. Prices listed include Winnipeg at 102 8-4 for Sept wheat and Chicago Sept wheat at 194 3-4 with a Dec 104 3-4.
The American reply to Germany's note on the sinking of the William R. Frye accepts damages fixed by a mixed commission and submission of treaty provisions to arbitration at The Hague. It also asks Germany to clarify whether future naval operations will follow German or American interpretations of the Prussian American treaty.
Vancouver report says fifteen thousand Canadian soldiers now in Britain will be sent to the Dardanelles. Other items note British and French naval bombardments along the Gallipoli coast, with Turkish towns shelled and Turkish trenches breached. Deeds of gallantry are honored with Victoria Cross awards for River Clyde operations and beach landings.
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