Air Raid on Paris Foiled and Eastern Front Notes
Austro German forces push on in Waastern Galleia while Berlin reports Russian lines breached near Brezzany. German cavalry advances east of Bi atok Bielsk, and Baltic battles yield prisoners and artillery. Petrograd denies seeking a separate peace as Hindenburg delays Baltic control. Navy actions near Dago Island foreshadow Gulf of Finland aims. Welsh miners strike after orders, sparking debate on government mine control. Air raid thwarted as four German planes attacked tabis on August 28.
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Waastern Galleia
Berlin
Hnes
Zlota Japa
Brezzany
von Fichorn
Bi+atok-Bielsk
Brest-Litovak
Brother of Local Recruit Killed at Dardanelles
Private George Peddie of the HT 1st Battalion was killed in action at the Dardanelles on July 17. He leaves a wife and five children. Before enlisting he worked at Beardmore’s forging and construction works in Dalmuir Scotland.
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Dardanelles
Beardmore’s
Wayal Construction Works
West's great crop will not cause any grain blockade
Port Arthur Ontario reports the 1916 grain rush has begun with first western cars arriving. Fort William and Port Arthur anticipate a long export season as cereals move eastward to feed an empire. Officials say harvest could be the biggest ever with surplus around 175 million bushels, easing railway concerns.
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West
Port Arthur
Ont
Fort William
Brother Missing in Dardanelles Says Soldier Letter
A letter from James Morrison of the Second Seaforths reports his younger brother missing at the Dardanelles. The writer notes the family’s anxiety, mentions their sick mother, and cites rumors of prisoners of war while acknowledging hope of survival. Continued on page three.
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James Morrison
Trench
Second Seaforths
Dardanelles
Morrison
Third Mounted Rifles
12 More Battalions Going Over to England
Ottawa reports 12 complete battalions selected from divisional areas to be sent to England. Naming of units includes divisions such as Guelph and Toronto areas plus military districts 16 and 23, with senior battalions chosen per area. The move aims to maintain uninterrupted reinforcements while Bermuda garrison limits noted.
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Ottawa
Lougheed
Ubut
England
Noody
Dard
Cal
Wilran
Bondon
Itth
Cobbv
Calo Arellampbaudt
Quel
Vincent
Amherst
Gath
JR. Kirkpatrick
St. John
Whelan
Sewell Campo
Boo. Chark
Sewell Canny
Calgary
Gal
E.G
Mason
Tae
Ontariot
Sth
Bermuda
British Columbia
Kootenay
Col. Davis
Generals Wife and Children Perish in Fire at Presidio
San Francisco reports Brig. Gen. John Pershing’s wife Mrs Frances Warren Pershing and three of their four children suffocated in a Presidio quarters fire. Only Warren, five year old, and three servants survived. Mrs Pershing a Wyoming senator’s daughter. Fire blamed on a slight lamp while Gen. Pershing commanded border troops in El Paso.
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Frances Warren Pershing
John Pershing
U.S. A
Presidio of
Walter C. Hoswell
Warren Pershing
Helen
Anne
Margaret
Pershing
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Eighth Brigade
United States Infantry
el Paso
Texas
Hudson signals no action this week in Mathers report
Winnipeg August 28 Attorney General Hon. Hlon Hudson said no action would be taken this week against parties named in the Mathers commission report. He declined to give a date for possible proceedings but did not deny action could begin early next week.
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Mathers Commission
40000 Miners Quit Welsh Mines Amid Conference
London reports say 40000 miners quit Welsh mines while talks continue. Walter Runciman and David Troxdon held a 30 minute meeting with Cardiff delegates. no progress blamed on the stalemate. A further Monday conference will include mine owners as discontent grows despite leaders resisting a new strike.
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London
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Runciman
David Troxd George
Cardiff
Wales
Hundman
D Company transfers noted for first draft draft movement
Mark Kabbage cites transfer with William Green and Ed Stone of Hut company to C within the battalion. They plan to depart for England in about a month as part of the first draft.
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Mark Kabbage
William Green
Ed, Stone
England
Medicine Hat figures cited by British magazine
A News representative reports Bank of Montreal noting an article in a London magazine about Medicine Hat. It claims 520 unemployed and 3 605 Canadians among residents, with 851 Americans and 1s Germans, plus 61 stores and 380 empty buildings. Local manager Burns says conditions have improved, factories running on shell contracts, grains high, and many residents enlisted or aided. He urges readers not to publish such items and expects a steady return and brighter future.
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London
Eng
Medicine Hat
SPS
LPR
Creek fishing party heads to Pincher Creek
Two Maple Creek men travel through the city for the annual fishing party led by Matt Fleming and Mayor Redmond of the Creek. Secretary Carson of the Lethbridge YMCA has resigned.
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Maple Creek
Pincher Creek
Matt Fleming
Redmond
Carson
The
Lethbridge Y. MC. A
Length of Parliamentary Term Debate in Ottawa
The Evening Citizen reports Ottawa discussions on extending Parliament beyond its term. Government favor for extension is noted, with dissolution and general election as possible outcomes if extension fails. Liberal opposition centers on the government’s proposition and party strategic talk.
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Robert Returns
Serbia Vows Sacrifices for Balkan Accord
Serbian parliament signals readiness to make necessary sacrifices to gain Bulgarian cooperation for the allied war effort. Negotiations continue with Greece and Roumania on concessions while Serbia awaits formal reply to entente representations. The press in London notes renewed confidence and urges further sacrifices to realize national aims and allied gains.
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Nish
Neli
Servius
Kenter
Rome
Tandon
Ang
Dardanelles
Balkans
Serbia
Bulgaria
Greece
Roumania
London
Serbian National Assembly
Semonprava
Command of the torpedoed ship and its few lives saved
The article notes who led the vessel’s crew during the torpedo attack and praises the captain’s skilled command which limited fatalities to a small number.
German internee Subat escapes from detention camp
Mounted police continued the search across the countryside for George Subat a German internee who fled the detention camp on Wednesday night and remained at large as of August 28.
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Lathbridge
George Subat
Two Swedes in Police Court for Drunkenness
Two Swedes, Carson Alafson and Christenson, appeared in police court this morning on the charge of being drunk and incapable. Each paid a fine of $1 and costs.
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Carson Alafson
Christenson
Fire at Corona Theatre Box Office Promptly Doused
A noon fire call to the Corona Theatre found a small blaze in the box office. Firemen used chemicals to quickly extinguish the fire, preventing further damage.
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Corona Theatre
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