16 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
1
Berlin signals show Von Hertling pursuing a compromise with Russia while Von Hindenburg’s stance on the western front remains decisive. The article weighs potential outcomes if the eastern accord holds and the west endures, framing a pivotal diplomatic moment.
Brest Livensk reports indicate peace negotiations are approaching while German reports are questioned. German sources assert the right to intercept messages to Germany as Russia seeks home peace when desired.
London reports that German and Russian negotiations aim to limit friction. Berlin papers cite Von Hertling insisting on eastern concessions while Von Winderburg controls the west after any victory. Armistice talks, Caillaux arrest in Paris, and intercepted German communications reveal deeper wartime diplomacy.
Toronto reports indicate difficulty in assembling enough returned officers and N.C.L.s to train men drafted under the Military Service Act.
A Pacific Port reports the second SSOU-ton standardized steel merchantman for the Emergency Fleet Corporation was launched yesterday, thirty days after the first launch and sixty days after the keel was laid.
Irish Nationalist member of parliament for South Armagh Charles ONeill died today in Coatbridge at age 68. His death ends a long political career spanning multiple decades representing Republican interests.
London reports Canadian troops stationed in England have pledged twenty thousand pounds to the Halifax Relief Fund, showing wartime support from overseas forces.
Canadian headquarters in France reports raids near Lens and Merricourt with sharp fighting. A raiding party north of Lens captured nearly half the German trench strength with no casualties. Eleven prisoners were taken. A patrol against Merricourt ambushed a hostile working party, causing two dead and one mortally wounded.
Clerks at the Hipress say the act limiting Saturday store hours should be enforced. Labor Council and Trades Council discuss with merchants the act’s weaknesses while seeking to keep stores open only as permitted. The meeting urged the council to help ensure the act is rigidly enforced while avoiding hostility.
A chaotic attack occurred as Premier Lenin faced gunfire while en route to a meeting of the party commissars. Shattered windows, injuries among officials, and arrests followed after shots rang out as the car moved through a crowd.
Local merchants convened to press for amendments to the Factory Act aiming to reduce discrimination. Delegates Wwellas and Gertie Vat were appointed to represent merchants and seek changes including shifted hours, Sunday issues, and extending coverage to smaller towns. A joint meeting with the Clerks' association was planned to pursue further discussions.
Madame Mercier widow of the late Honore Mercier premier of Quebec died at 8 o clock Saturday night at her residence 1707 Park Street. Madame Mercier's son is Honore Mercier provincial minister of colonization and Paul Emile Mercier engineer of Montreal.
London reports describe the Hungarian cabinet failing to obtain essential support for its military programme. The dispatch, forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph, originates from Budapest and is summarized for Copenhagen.
Montreal report says a military appeal court judge disclosed receiving threats of death aimed at judges. The judge stated he had no doubt the threats targeted the judiciary and warned the public.
Debates in Ottawa focus on mobilizing labor for war effort with government and labor leaders exchanging views on agricultural production railway needs and wartime labor policy. A morning conference opened between cabinet war committees and labor organizations to outline needs and seek mutual agreement for action.
Supreme Court awarded a full judgment regarding stray cattle claimed by defendants in a provincial dispute. The plaintiff represented himself and challenged ownership against cattle branded in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Attorneys G. O. Blackstock and Ball & Cameron appeared for involved parties.
Last Saturday night several local stores stayed open and the Trades and Labor Council says this violated the Factory Act. C Donald secretary was instructed to lay information with the Factory Act inspector against Browns' Limited to test clerks’ compliance. The case, to be prosecuted by the provincial government, targets Browns' Limited now, with potential followups against other stores claimed to violate the Act.
Mr Justice Beck ruled in the Lust versus Tschritter case that the sale of land with partial title and a note for remaining lots did not sustain Lust’s cancellation claim. The court dismissed Lust's suit with costs. Techritter won on counterclaim for 1652. Long and Davidson appeared for the parties.
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