French Turn the Tide at Verdun and Somme Fronts
Paris dispatches report French forces repelling German counter-attacks along the Somme and Verdun sectors. Allied gains near Maurepas and Thiaumont are noted, with prisoners taken and trenches captu red. London and Petrograd updates show tense activity and strategic movements across multiple fronts.
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London
Somme
Bazentin-Le-Petit
Martinpulch
Paris
Verdun
Fleury
Meuse
Maurepass
Thiaumont
Maurepas
Gare
Bolloy
Guillemont
Petrograd
Galicia
Pozieres
Bazentin
War Office
Medicine Hat City Council Meeting Summaries
The city council met and delayed start to 2.50 PM due to aldermen. Public Works, Water, Gas and Electric committees were directed to report on sidewalk repairs, cemetery water connection, and electric line extension. Tenders for the Children’s Shelter were opened with issues noted. new tenders to be called. The mayor sought Ottawa approval for troops and discussed bonds and debentures with finance. Meeting adjourned at 4.15 PM.
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Medicine Ilat
Connaught
Public Works Committee
Earl Kitchener
Davis
G. J.hayne
Mhe
Red Deer
Erie
Aid. Cruickshank
4Th Avenue
Financial Committee
Wood, Gundy and Co
Toronto
Finance Committee
C. F. Loidster
Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants
Regina
Board of Trade
New Enlistment Scheme Promulgated by Order in Council
Ottawa reports a new recruiting plan will take effect once arrangements are made and directors of recruiting in districts are chosen. The system promises to retain capable volunteers while authorizing officers to decide home or abroad service based on utility to the state, with wide limits on enrolling essential laborers such as farm workers and munition makers.
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Ottawa
Orderin-Council
Unclear OCR Finding of C P R E and B gang in creek
Fragmentary OCR notes report a person named Christopher Preston F and a group called the CPR E and B gang found in a creek near Walsh. Details are garbled and unclear.
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Christopher Preston
C.P.R. E
Creek
Walsh
Oats Grow Tall On Deep Ploughing Farm Near Medicine Hat
The crop on H. R. White’s farm eight miles south and west of Medicine Hat shows oats over five feet high. The field was first broken in 1916 to eight inches deep. White advocates deep ploughing and expects over 100 bushels per acre on another deep ploughed fallow. Neighbor Iver Eskeratrand notes a wheat piece equal to or better than the oats.
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H. R. White
Medicine Hat
White
Iver Eskeratrand
Canadian Recruits Push Dominionwide Totals
Ottawa reports 3 524 men recruited in the fort night ending August 15 with Kingston Ottawa division leading at 694. Dominion total reaches 348 105 as British Columbia adds 603. Other districts list London 202 Toronto 577 Quebec 413 Montreal 477 Maritime provinces 193 Manitoba Saskatchewan 541 Alberta 277. Recruitment runs about 260 daily.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Kingston
Dominions
British Columbia
London
Toronto
Quebec
Montreal
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
French wine output 1916 estimated at 800 million gallons
Paris August 17 The wine output of 1916 is estimated by the Moniteur Viticole at 800 million gallons, twice the 1915 figure and 40 million gallons more than in 1913.
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Paris
Court of Appeal Refuses New Link for Thomas Kelly
Winnipeg readers report the Court of Appeal denied a new link for Thomas Kelly. With a majority opposing a new run, the convulsion of Kelly 14 is assured and an appeal moves to the Supreme Court immediately.
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Winnipeg
Court of Appeal
Thomas Kelly
Kelly
Supreme Court
Saskatchewan Scouts Urged to Harvest Wheat Crop
A. H. Ball announces Saskatchewan boy scouts over 14 should seek farm work this month and next to help harvest the crop. The plan mirrors Ontario berry field efforts and has strong provincial support.
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Regina
Boy Scouts of Ontario
Boy Scouts of Saskatchewan
Wheat
A. H. Ball
Saskatchewan
Scout Association
German War Usury Bureau Exposes Flour Fraud Ring
Reports from The Hague via London detail a German fraud network involving six leaders and many accomplices smuggling hundreds of tons of wheat rye and barley flour from West Prussia to Berlin. Flour moved night trains as potatoes or machinery to evade stock takers with officials and station masters charged in the scheme. German papers call for exemplary punishment for the arrested individuals.
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Hague
London
West Prussia
Berlin
More 230th boys join 239th recruits passing through city
Twelve, plus two new members, join the 239th Overseas Construction unit as they pass through the city heading east this morning. The welcome turnout marks another wave of enlistment for the contingent.
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239Th Overseas Construction
Winnipeg Wheat and Grain Prices Across Markets
Winnipeg market notes show bid and ask levels for wheat oats barley and flax across Winnipeg No.1 No.2 No.4 and feed grades with cash prices and futures for November December and May. International quotes from Chicago Minneapolis and NWC reflect current wheat and flax values and indicate market breadth across provinces and exchanges.
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Winnipeg
Militia Dept Sets Absence Rules for Deserters
Ottawa reports the Militia Department states a soldier absent without leave for a sufficient period is a deserter regardless of battalion location. Commanding officers may grant 28 days detention. magistrates must pass the sentence. The department also says parents who try to pull their listed sons from expeditions near departure will be barred in future.
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Ottawa
Militia Department
Te'wag
Militiay
Canneries to Be Sold in Reorganization
The old Malcolm Canneries to be sold on September 6 after a reorganization. The final building dates to 1891 and 1901 with J Trimble and H Thom noted for brickwork and woodwork. The wrecked complex includes a cold storage area and storage ground.
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Malcolm Canneries
J. Trimble
H. Thom
Tim Know
The 175th Recruiter Inaugurated Prospect for the Future
The article notes the inauguration of the 175th recruiter and outlines prospects for future recruitment efforts. It highlights continued emphasis on expanding personnel and strengthening program outreach.
Eureka Presbyterian Leader Dies at Home
The report notes the death of a church leader in Eureka at his home today. Further context and names are unclear due to OCR corruption.
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Eureka
MacLean
Presbyterian
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