Zeppelins Raids and Eastern Front News From Aug 18
London faces Zeppelin raids with casualties and property damage reported as the eastern front sees Russian fortresses fall and Austro German advances near Brest Litovsk. Berlin claims Kovne fortress seizure with heavy cannon capture.
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London
Kovno
Berlin
Kovne
Bonny
Isidoro
George
England
Nove Georgiesvk
van Mackensen
Bug
Brest-Litovsk
The
Handelschland
Amsterdam
Texas Storm Toll Rises Across Gulf Coast Cities
A Houston Chronicle report tallies storm damage across Texas with Houston losses around 1 million dollars and several deaths in Laporte Trinity Bay. Reports from Texas City Waco Temple and Galveston recount multiple fatalities and widespread destruction as waters recede.
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Houston Chronicle
Texas City
San Antonio
Houston
Laport
Trinity Bay
Waco
Thompson
Temple
Tex
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fee
Dallas
Texas
Galveston
United States
Buford
Beaumont
Taylor
Fort Sam Houston
Galveston Harbor
Misfortunes of Being German Prisoner of War Told
Elmer J. Lack recounts in a Medicine Hat Methodist church how Germans fared before and after war began, describing his own time as a prisoner and his release via exchange. He notes personal humility and vivid insights into enemy treatment, delivering a plain, gripping narrative to the Canadian Club audience before continuing on page 8.
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Elmer J. Lack
Germany
Mr. Luck
Alberta
Leipzig
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Inspector Shoebotham
Canadian Club
Canada
Socialists Protest Possible Winnipeg Election Irregularities
In North Winnipeg seat A the recount for Arthur Beech of the Social Democrats added 55 votes to his total, cutting Liberal incumbent R. N. Lowery's margin to 195. Beech's party contemplates protesting the election over alleged deputy returning officer irregularities.
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Winnipeg
North
Arthur Beech
R. N. Lowery
Beech
Lowery
Social Democrats
Marines Land as Hayti Rebels Refuse Disarmament
An additional detachment of American marines has landed at Cape Haytien after rebels at Cape Haytien and surrounding areas refused to disarm. Some rebel factions express willingness to fight the U S forces amid the crisis.
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Cape Haytien
Arig
Paish outlines proposed large US credit to rectify exchange
London August 17 Sir George Paish editor of the London Statist told the Associated Press that the abnormal exchange rate stems from reduced European tourist spending and Europe buying more US goods. He cites six month US trade figures and predicts a possible US export surplus of up to one billion dollars by year end with securities and credits offsetting outgoings.
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London
George Paish
London Statist
Associated Press
United States
George
Europe
Britain
Earthquake Felt Across Southern British Columbia
An earthquake shock was noticeably felt across southern British Columbia. Kelowna reports the tremor at Popam, Yale and Harrison at the same hour, lasting about 25 seconds. Penticton and Summerland also felt it, with a slight jar reported in Vancouver.
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Okanagan
British Columbia
Kelowna
Vancouver
Popam
Yale
Harrison
Penticton
Summerland
Orillia Celebrates 300th Anniversary Of White Arrival
Orillia Ont marked its 300th anniversary yesterday commemorating the arrival of the white race in Ontario in 1615. Champlain was the first white man to land at Orillia on this date.
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Orillia
Ont
Ontario
Champlain
Venizelos Ready to Form New Greek Cabinet
Ex Premier Eleutherios Venizelos informed King Constantine of his readiness to form a new Grecian cabinet following the resignation of the Gounaris ministry at the opening of parliament. The dispatch comes from Athens via the Central News Agency.
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Near East
Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
London
Eleutherios Venizelos
Gounaris
Athens
Russian Army Destroys Railways as Evacuation Advances
Grand Duke Nicholas secures interior rail lines for troop retirement while Russians wreck over 5000 miles of Polish railways delaying German advances. Civil authorities note depopulation and factory moves inland as evacuation of Hielstock and Riga progresses and Riga bells are ferried to Moscow.
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Poland
Hielstock
Riga
Moscow
Anthony James Dies in Street Sprinkler Fatality
Winnipeg reports the death of Anthony James a 72 year old city driver who was killed when his horses bolted while he was unhitching them in his yard at 5 10 last evening. The wheels passed over his neck and he died instantly.
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Winnipeg
Anthony James
James
Ten News staff enlist for overseas service
Moose Jaw August 18 Three Morning News staff members joined the Fourth overseas contingent today bringing total staff enlistments for active service since the war began to ten.
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Moose Jaw
Morning News
No Canadians Aboard Royal Edward Sinking
Sydney Nova Scotia reports naval surgeon Dr ER Johnstone received a cable from his son Lieut EL Johnstone in England stating there were no Canadians on the transport Royal Edward sunk in the Aegean Sea on Sunday.
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Sydney
N.S
ER. J. Johnstone
St. Lawrence
EL. Howard Johnstone
England
Aegean Sea
Proclamation On Contraband Of War Expected Tonight
London reports a proclamation declaring cotton contraband of war is anticipated tonight or tomorrow by both Great Britain and France. The move aims to limit cotton exports amid wartime pressures and signals coordinated policy.
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London
Great Britain
France
Hat’s first contingent soldier dies in France hospital
E. J. Sculthorpe of this city who joined the Hat regiment died of wounds in a French hospital in Belgium on June 1. The Merchants' Bank reports his death, noting he was a bank clerk before enlisting and was wounded in April. A telegram from his mother in Waterloo near Liverpool confirms the sad news.
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E. J. Sculthorpe
Hat
Belgium
Merchants’ Bank
Sculthorpe
Waterloo
Eng
Liverpool
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