British withdraw to stronger line near Bourlon Wood
Allied dispatches describe a successful nighttime withdrawal from Bourlon Wood to a prepared line, aimed at strengthening the position. German forces later probed evacuated zones while air raids and bombardments continued along multiple fronts in Belgium and Italy.
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France
Associated Press
Bourlon Wood
Moevres
Rome
Asiago
Dassy
Roumania
Berlin
London
Belgium
Utykerke
St. Denis Westrem
Engel
Byng
Cambrai
Hindesburg Hoe
Ordar
Bourlon
Victory Loan totals reach $991,200 in state drive
Final figures show Victory Loan subscriptions of $381,200 pushed the total to date to $991,200. W. W. McNeely, chairman of the Victory Loan Committee, thanks all captains and canvassers for their hard work and zeal.
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Victory
Travers
W. W. McNeely
Victory Loan
Alien Element in Ontario City Censured
Ottawa merchants condemned a group in Kitchener Ontario for denying the Prime Minister a public meeting. The resolution called the disturbers disloyal and urged Ottawa and Waterloo county manufacturers to withhold trade until they prove a desire to amend. A sympathy resolution for Halifax citizens was adopted.
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Ottawa
Kitchener
Ont
Canada
Board of Trade
Waterloo County
Halifax
Bow Island Boy Struck by Auto Sustains Skull Fracture
A Bow Island twelve year old boy, son of Mr Lord, was struck by an automobile while crossing a street on Wednesday. He was taken to Medicine Hat General Hospital with a fractured skull and was reported progressing favorably this morning.
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Boy Lord
Mr. Lord
Bow Island
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Manornlty Candidate Brown Addresses Large Audience
Mr M A Brown spoke at the Empress Theatre last night outlining his policy for the 1918 mayoral race. He pledged to visit Ottawa to press for Dominion support on securing mining or gas rights for Medicine Hat to gain position with Bow Island and Calgary in regional development prospects.
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Manornlty
Brown
Empress Theatre
M. A. Brown
Empresas
Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Calvary
Sunday Forum Speaker Discusses Socialistic Movement
Mr. J. A. DePhoe of Vancouver will speak at the Sunday Forum on the socialistic movement and its role in the current political situation. The public is invited to attend and join the post speech discussion.
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J. A. DePhoe
Vancouver
Milnes Brother Dies of Wounds in France
Ernest Milnes of Ash Avenue receives official word from Ottawa that Private Herbert Milnes 696149 Infantry of the 175th has died of wounds on December 2 at 8 General Hospital Daimes Cammiers France. Milnes was wounded about November 9 and had been reported seriously ill. He was a well known resident near Chappice Lake with friends in the city who regret the loss.
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Ernest Milnes Wia Hyves
Ash Avenue
Ottawa
Pte
Herbert Milnes
General Hospital
Daimes Camiers
France
Milnes
Milne
Chappice Lake
Mr. Smith
Reverend Hall Visits Medicine Hat After Naval Institute Tour
Rev Dr Hall of Toronto chief chaplain of the Royal Naval Institutes of Canada returns from Esquimalt with the Governor General to open Canada’s first Royal Naval Institute for sailors. He served as Lord Strathcona’s commissioner to universities and schools and spoke to Medicine Hat pupils this morning. The day’s program includes remarks by Dr Hall.
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Dr. Hall
Toronto
Royal Naval Institutes of Canada
Esquimalt
Royal Naval Institute
Hall
Medicine Hat
Lord Strathcona
Nelson Shield
Strathcona
Lord Nelson
Canada
Edmonton
Victoria
Halifax Expects Navy Lecture Amid Disaster Fallout
Halifax reports mass casualties and wreckage after a sudden maritime disaster. Dr. Hall of the Navy League plans to visit schools and churches this evening with lantern lectures to reach pupils, parents, and adults, while the city copes with loss, fires, and a heavy snowstorm hampering rescue efforts.
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Hall
Navy League of Canada
Merchant Service
Supreme Court Judge Aids Man With No Counsel
Fred Bond, a young English laborer, stood in the Supreme Court before Mr Justice Ives on forgery charges. Bond, without counsel, was aided by the judge to ensure fair procedure, with objections over details of a $150 cheque drawn on the Union Bank at Winnifred. The case proceeded with caution as identity questions and signatures were examined.
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Fred Bond
Judge
Supreme Court
Justice Ives
Bond
Charles L. Brown
Union Bank
Winnifred
J. Barber
David Mincks
Dave Mincks
Mincks
Barter
John Barter
Bader
Big Interests Back Government Support Sparks Debate
Opposition charges that large interests back the union government. Saskatchewan Grain Growers leader Jw A Bascr has backed a parliamentary seat in favor of the government, while other figures including RB C Hen dent and Sacha Manito of Macdonald voice farmers’ concerns about the policy’s impact on agriculture.
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Jw.a. Bascr
Deas Rere
Saskatchewan
Aloe
C. Hen Dent
Sacha Manito Oy
Macdonald
Telnet A. A
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