Lodz Center of Two Day Battle as Russians Hold Line
Russians entrenched near German lines in Lodz amid two days of fighting and allied forces gain in the west. German reinforcements bolster a broken Czerzow front while Polish East Prussia battles await outcome. Austria’s fighting force is reduced one third, saving artillery.
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London
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Mlawa
Bourse Gazette
Trench Fighting Shifts Near Lodz and Front Updates
Reports from Petrograd via London describe heavy fighting near Lodz as forces maneuver for Laski and clashes along the Czer zow line. French dispatches note progress north of Lys, gains at Poesale, and hot Argonne fighting while Alsace reports alarm among asylum inmates due to cannon fire.
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Poesale
Ex-Chancellor von Buelow named head of German embassy in Rome
Rome reports the former German chancellor Prince Bernard von Buelow has been placed as head of the German embassy in Rome while Ambassador Von Flotow is away on health leave for three months. Observers see this as signaling Berlin’s intention to pressure Italy against joining the Allies. In Chiasco, Switzerland, Premier Salandra’s speech hints Italy may publish the Triple Alliance text if warnings fail.
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Justice Walsh reserves decision in Valley Road injunction case
The Valley road case ends as Justice Walsh reserves judgment after long arguments over whether mayor and aldermen acted with authority when spending about 3000 dollars for land to divert the road. He notes no evidence shows improper public interest, aside from mayor and Alderman Pratt owning nearby lands, but states this did not enter into their consideration. Continued on page 4.
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Neutrality of Switzerland Worried by Italian Maps
Paris reports the Matin found in the papers of dead German officers a set of ordnance survey maps showing plans to invade Switzerland with Italian markings. The maps resemble Swiss maps but labeled in Italian and note sensitive details for an Italian army crossing into Switzerland to strike France.
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Germany
Matin
Ordnance Survey
France
Bank Clearing Totals Fall Week Over Week
The clearings at the local bank clearing house for the week ending today were $265,939, down from $552,825 in the corresponding week last year.
New Home of the Medicine Hat News Opens in Canada
The Medicine Hat News unveils a modern newspaper building on the South Saskatchewan River, with a 42 foot Sixth Avenue frontage. The $25,000 structure, part of a $70,000 to $80,000 total investment, features oak interiors, a large reporters room, a basement press, forced draft ventilation, and a freight elevator. Architects Bourne & Morrison led design. Secanaln Hall & Kennedy handled construction. Marshall-Mitchell Hardware installed services.
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South Saskatchewan
Sixth Avenue
Riverside Park
Redcliff Brick and Coal Co
Medicine Hat Concrete Products Co
Redcliff Pressed Brick Co
Bourne & Morrison
Secanlan, Hall & Kennedy
Marshall-Mitchell Hardware Co
Workingmen and City Governance Criticize Mayor Brown
A Medicine Hat editorial argues that day laborers, especially married and single men on the deep sewer project, faced harsh treatment under Mayor Brown. It contends workers earned cash, not meal tickets, and accuses the mayor of indebting laborers and withholding wages while he drew his own pay. The piece urges fair pay in cash and equal respect for working citizens.
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Venus Driven Ashore in Gale Off English Coast
The British cruiser Venus ran ashore in a severe storm striking with its full force. A forecastle and part of the bridge were carried away by a wave as the warship approached a southern English port. An unidentified steamer is also ashore near the Mersey with three lifeboats aiding.
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Venus
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Mersey
Canada must send 300000 men to aid the motherland
Woodstock Ont Dec 5 N W Rowell Liberal leader Ontario told the Woodstock Canadian Club that Canada must ship at least 300000 men if enlistment in the British Isles becomes the basis for the Dominion He praised German Canadian loyalty and spoke at the annual meeting.
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Woodstock Canadian Club
City Ratepayers Hear Annual Council and School Board Reports
Large turnout at the city hall meeting as the Mayor Aldermen and School Board presented annual reports for the past year. Mr Huckvale and the School Board faced questions while detailing enrolment rises, class room needs, attendance and teacher numbers amid wartime funding limits.
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