Kovel Threatened Yet Russians Show Balkan Impact
Russian advance threats loom but their deeper push appears halted as they leave a strong impression in the Balkans, shaping strategic perceptions.
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
1
Macedonian Front Quiet as Balkan Powers Juggle
Vienna reports reduced fighting on the eastern front with Russians ceasing major assaults between Pripet and the Bessarabian frontier. In Macedonia the Austrians push none, while Turks concentrate on Thracian Greece. London notes a British sub sunk off Texel with 83 survivors. The British debate a possible election amid domestic turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Pripet
Bessarabian
Czartorysk
Kovel
Balkan
Carpathians
Greece
House of Commons
Holland
Admiralty
Texel
Noord Brabant
Helder
Paris
War Office
Bank Clearings Fall in Week Ending January 6 1916
The total bank clearings for the week ending Jan. 6 1916 were 386 035 dollars. The corresponding week last year was 201 591 dollars.
Chinese Rebels Loot Kowloon Custom House
One hundred armed men attacked and looted the Chinese customs house at mid day on the Kowloon boundary. Proclamations were posted by self described revolutionaries. rebels may widen trouble and have corrupted government troops. Kowloon lies on the peninsula opposite Hongkong. Shanghai reports missionaries withdrawing from interior stations in Sze-Chuen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Kowloon
Hongkong
Shanghai
Sze-Chuen
Curling Bonspiel Draw Tonight With Entry Deadline
The draw for the President and Vice President curling bonspiel will occur at 8 o clock. Skips wishing to enter must submit by 6 o clock. New members may post their names on the rink list.
Germany signals indemnity on Lusitania disaster
Washington reports Berlin has proposals to end the Lusitania controversy to satisfy the United States. Count Bernstorff will meet Secretary Lansing. Germany would pay indemnity for Americans lost and claim the torpedoing was reprisals for Britain’s blockade. Berlin also plans to warn private ships in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Berlin
Count Bernatorff
Lansing
Germany
Mediterranean
Ger Man
North Sea
Sam Hughes denies Derby Scheme recruiting plan
Ottawa reports General Sam Hughes rebutted a Winnipeg paper claim he would adopt England's Derby Scheme. He insists Canada will recruit on a straight voluntary basis, praising his existing system and rejecting compulsion while citing strong future plans and rising volunteer offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Jia
Winnipeg
Sam Hughes
England
Dominion
Lord Derby
Amy Officer
Dean
Derby
Ald Levegue Responds to Times Editorials
Alderman Ward Four L A Levegue denounces The Times editorial column as beneath a gentleman and calls the paper editorial riffraff. He likens its content to hellish rhetoric and accuses the editors of insinuation while vowing not to acknowledge the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Leveque
Medicine Hat News
The
Times
Hell
L. A. Levegue
Robbery at St Paul Internal Revenue Vault
A theft in St Paul Minnesota drained cash and internal revenue stamps from the collector of internal revenue offices in the old post office building. The vault door was blown and the janitor J C Ryan found the break this morning as authorities from local police and federal agents joined the hunt for the robbers. The exact haul is being tallied by E J Lynch the revenue collector with assistance from Minneapolis and St Paul police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Internal Revenue
Colector of Internal Revenue
Post
J. C. Ryan
E. J. Lynch
Minneapolis
Lynch
Great Curling Challenge Between Hargrave and Fleming Rinks
A curling challenge unfolds this afternoon with rinks led by Dr. Hargrave and James Fleming. Hargrave offers a bag of flour for Belgian Relief Fund as prize. Fleming accepts proposing a barrel of flour. Either side gains for the Belgian Relief Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hargrave
James Fleming
Fleming
Frank Carey Dies in City Hospital
Frank Carey longtime local artist has died after a period of illness in the city hospital. He leaves a grown family including a son a barrister in Toronto and two younger sons who attend Riverside school. Funeral details will be announced upon word from the Toronto son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey
City Hospital
Toronto
Jessop Nott
Riverside School
Open Letter to Mayor and Councillors urging cautious spending
An open letter urges prudent expenditures and highlights a local hardware firm ad on the editorial page promoting “Stocktaking Bargains.” The writer asks if officials truly seek value and urges readers to inform wives and friends to join in the savings, tying the appeal to the Ratepayers' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratepayers’ Association
Firemen Celebrate City Volunteer and Permanent Force Fest
The city fire department held its annual fire hall gathering with old volunteers and current members in attendance. Chief Hatcher presided over a dainty repast and a fine toast list as Mayor Hawthorne and Alderman Ireland joined guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatcher
Hawthorne
Ald
Ireland
Harry Tweed
W. Cavanagh
T. Hopper
German Consular Officers Safe as Action Delayed
San Francisco Jan 7 United States District Attorney says further action against German consular officers for alleged neutrality violations is postponed. No steps will be taken locally pending a State Department decision on recall of the officers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John W. Preston
United States
Germany's Food Shortage Warned by Citizen Committee
Dr Edmund Von Mach chairman of the Citizens' Committee on Food Shipments said Germany faces a critical food shortage. He stressed the desperate demand for milk for babies and that both rich and poor are begging from America. He has asked Washington for authorization to ship large quantities of milk to Germany to save infant lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Edmund von Mach
Citizens’ Committee
Dr. von Mach
America
Washington
British air raids hit Douai aerodrome and Le Sara depot
An official British report states eleven aircraft struck a stores depot at Le Sara after the Douai raid. A patrol dispersed a German party north of the Domme using hand grenades. Artillery activity remained centered near Ypres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Doual
le Sara
Domme
Ypres
KILTIE OFFICERS NAMED BY Lieut-Col Pryce Jones
Lieut.-Col. Pryce Jones of Lethe bridge named several officers for the Kiltie unit. Junior Major-Captain Childs of Calgary. Captains John Skelton Lethbridge and E O Wallace Okotoks. Lieutenants S W Thurbur W E Frame J H Horn T Watkyna Hancock M Scadden T L Laub C B Jones. Quartermaster Captain Geo P Porter Grassy Lake. Medical Officer Captain G W Leech Taber. Read of Dreamland's big bill on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryce Jones
Lethebridge
LePage Bros Big January Clearance Sale Opens
LePage Bros. start a January Clearance sale with $1.00 street dresses and $5.00 winter coats attracting crowded shoppers from opening. The store offers wide cuts across men’s, women’s, boys’ and dry goods with deep discounts, advertised exclusively in the News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LePage Bros
Hamiltons Dardanelles Report Reveals Gallipoli Failures
General Sir Ian Hamilton's official report on Gallipoli details the Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay landings, citing untrained troops and water shortages as factors. It praises bravery, notes Turkish superiority after August, and describes advice against abandoning bases while recounting evacuation pressures from London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ian Hamilton
Gallipoli Peninsula
Anzac Cove
Suvla Bay
Hamilton
Earl Kitchener
Dardanelles
Barly
Anzac
Chunnuk Bair Hill
6Th North Lancashire
Iltshire
Amilton
Lancash
Belgian Relief Fund Receives Public Contributions
The item lists donors and amounts to the Belgian Relief Fund totaling 328.85 with names such as D W Hays and J Monteith. It notes acknowledgment by W H Williams and Warren Karrigan at Dreamland. Also mentions a Whitlam store burned last night at Dreamland's big hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Hays
J. Monteith
G.R. Kennedy
W. J. Fleming
W. H. Williams
Whitlam
Bill May Be Dead Letter
London reports that Lord Derby's group system for attestation will be reopened and military recruiting officers resume attestation next Monday. Recruits under the Military Service bill have five to six weeks to join as volunteers, with optimism that the measure may become a dead letter even for guarded compulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Lord Derby
British Ships Sent to Heart of Africa
London reports that British ships built in England and transported to Tanganyika have achieved the surrender of a German war vessel on Lake Tanganyika. German control on the lake ends as British armed craft arrive, aiding the upcoming East Africa campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart OF Africa
London
Lake Tanganyika
Africa
England
Tanganyika
East Africa
Big Oil Refinery Not for Medicine Hat
Imperial Oil Co. weighed locating a large refinery in the west. Medicine Hat mayor A C Hawthorne noted only one railroad makes refinement center unlikely. President W C Bagle replied Toronto January 6 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Co
Imperial Oil Co
Toronto
Ont
A. C. Hawthorne
Medicine Hat
W. C. Bagle
Consul reports Persia survivors deny warning or sighting
Washington dispatch says Consul Garreta at Alexandria Egypt forwarded affidavits from 21 Persia survivors including American Charles H. Grant. They confirm prior statements that no warning was given and no vessel was seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garreta
Alexandria
Egypt
State Department
Persia
Charles H. Grant
Glasgow House Winter Sale Draws Huge Crowd
The Glasgow House Winter Sale attracts a large Medicine Hat crowd with substantial discounts. Doors were briefly locked during peak hours to manage the influx as stock remained plentiful and prices sharply reduced. staff increased to handle Saturday shoppers as the event extended beyond opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow House
Turner
Glasgow
Medicine Hat
Counry
Vacine
Government Bill for Compulsory Military Service Passes First Reading
London January 6 amid wild scenes the house of commons approved the government measure by 402 to 105 after a day of tension caused by labor congress action and the ministerial resignations. A J Balfour closed the debate with a half hour appeal urging unity in the country's gravest emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Labor Congress
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
Further Orders for Munitions in Medicine Hat
The memo details limited prospects for new munitions orders for Medicine Hat factories. Mayor Hawthorne reported to Imperial Munitions Board chair Flavelle that local plants, after costly setup and high employment, faced drying orders though some remained at about 900 units per four hours. Ottawa replies urging continuation orders for eighteen pounder high explosive and promising proportional distribution if renewals occur.
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Ottawa
Ont
al O
Hawthorne
Medicine Hat
Alberta
J. W. Flaveles
Ottawa Separate School Clash Over Reopening
Follows long dispute between French Canadian ratepayers and the Ontario appointed commission. At 9 am crowds surged toward the bilingual Gigueres school, police pushed back as a door was smashed and minor damage occurred. Ottawa reports the confrontation as chaotic as reopening stirred tensions.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Gigueres
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