23 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
1
Fierce battles continue on the Isonzo as Italian forces clash with Austrian troops. Reports indicate heavy losses for the Germans and Austrians while Italian units push forward along the front.
Dispatches from Udine and London report Allied gains southwest of Lens and renewed fighting along the Ysonzo and Verdun fronts. British line advances near Lens cited, while Verdun operations show French gains and heavy German counterattacks. Prisoner tallies climb as French artillery dominates the Verdun sector.
Ottawa announces by Hon. W. J. Hanna that Lakes Nipigon and Nipissauga will be opened for net fishing to boost Ontario fish supply. Government to conduct fishing, provide refrigeration, storage, and shipping facilities and set fish prices through the summer.
Report from Ottawa in August notes supporters of a government coalition are hopeful a union administration will form. Liberals named as possible joining figures include Arthur L. Sifton for Alberta James Calder for Saskatchewan T. P. Crerar and perhaps R. Pittillo for Manitoba with ongoing talks and uncertain details.
Reports from Edmonton district on August 23 indicate general cutting activity across farms. Farmers are into their wheat U Wells with harvest nearing. by this time next week most grain will be ripe and ready for the binder.
An unverified Daily Mail notice claims King George conferred the Knight Grand Cross of the Bath on James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany in recognition of his work aiding British prisoners. In Buffalo a separate report says Charles A. Waller and Richard A. Mead died when an experimental air craft caught fire during a smoke bomb test.
Ottawa August 22 The house spent the day in committee on the military voters bill with little headway as the opposition pressed objections. Key points included who may vote from outside Canada, voting in one constituency, and officer presence at polls. Amendments were adopted to require proper notice to scrutineers and to allow labor candidates on ballots. Lt. F R Chute of Canadian Machines was killed near Godalming England in a military ambulance incident.
Red Cross garden party planned for Friday evening at the residence of Mrs Dru Smith on Second Street. Organizers hope for a large turnout as ladies have arranged extensive preparations for an ample crowd.
Amsterdam August 25 German Imperial Foreign Secretary Dr Richard Von Kuehlmann addressed the Reichstag main committee in his maiden speech. He warned that a policy based on might alone would fail from the start.
London August 23 stock market shows strong activity with gains in industrials. Provinces report steady demand with buoyant Mexican and Egyptian descriptions among active shares.
Paris reports a Zurich wireless despatch that Switzerland and Germany have concluded a new economic convention. The agreement was signed Monday evening at Herne, marking a formal bilateral accord between the two nations.
An embargo on sulfur exports to Canada aims to protect US war supplies. Canadian wood pulp mills supply about a quarter of US newsprint, and the restriction will seriously affect paper production in the United States.
This week's grain clearing figures total 440,946 dollars, down from 483,711 dollars last week. The amount for the corresponding week last year is not clearly stated in the readable text.
British airmen attacked the Zeebrugge submarine base and other military objectives in a bombing raid Wednesday morning. The raid hit Zeebrugge Molex shipping and batteries, bombarded a coastal aerodrome, caused explosions near the western shed, and started a fire. all aircraft returned.
In Rome on August 22 British and Belgian representatives accredited to the Vatican meet separately with Pope Benedict to discuss the term freedom of the seas. The Pope signals he will adopt, in principle, the same condition as President Wilson, receiving acknowledged communications on the matter.
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