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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
1
British Prime Minister Lloyd George delivers a stirring appeal to trades unionists urging unity and maximum effort in the war. He warns against prolonging the conflict and stresses action without delay to sustain Britain’s mobilization to victory.
Premier Lloyd George told labor delegates Britain must raise more men and insisted on the Entente’s aims: no peace without Belgium restoration and reparations, while Germany’s answer comes from Von Tirpitz. He cited Alsace Lorraine and Arab and Turkish holdings as blocked by Germany and warned democracy would fall to military rule if no compromise.
The United States faces a coal shortage as fuel administrator Garfield orders five day shutdowns of plants east of the Mississippi with exemptions for war industries. The Senate urged a five day delay to hear protests and gather information while a nationwide halt impacts railroads utilities and shipping.
Geneva reports indicate German newspapers in alarm over rising bigamy in 1817 with lenient sentences and perceived government condoning. Articles cite excuses from soldiers on leave, wife departure, and infidelity as factors, noting multiple marriages among front-line troops and reporting eleven Berlin cases, seven in Bologna, five in Munich last December.
A January wartime dispatch analyzes the looming confrontation on the Western Front. British Premier Lloyd George argues for full effort, while German and Allied observers assess strength, morale, and potential outcomes amid harsh winter conditions and strategic aims.
Police officers yesterday afternoon presented Ex Chief Johnston with an upholstered rocking chair and illuminated address as a token of esteem. Magistrate Rae praised the late chief’s service to the force and citizens and wished him prosperity in his new position. Johnston thanked the department in brief remarks.
All members of the Horticultural Society are invited to a Directors' meeting at the Board of Trade rooms at 8 o'clock tonight to discuss plans for the coming season's work.
The Children’s Aid Society will hold its annual meeting tonight at 8 in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Annual reports will be read and officers elected for the ensuing year.
Dissatisfaction over food distribution grows in industrial districts. About 1200 Manchester engineers plan to strike January 28 to protest rationing, backed by the Manchester and Salford Labor Council with similar protests planned in Salford Altrincham Keels and Stratford. Leaders cite unequal distribution as the cause. N Ketelain longtime Bank of Toronto Gananoque manager found dead in bed.
Ottawa reports a rise in total Dominion trade for the nine months of the fiscal year ending December 1 compared with the same period last year. December figures show a partial increase though the wording is garbled and partial numbers appear.
Washington dispatch says German military authorities ban all Socialist propaganda to the German army. Socialist newspapers are forbidden to be sent to soldiers, according to a report from Switzerland.
The Ottawa food controller announces a forthcoming order to standardize flour and bread across Canada. Millers wholesalers retailers must limit sales of flour and avoid hoarding while producing a standard spring and winter wheat flour blend. licenses will constrain outputs and shipments to ensure a uniform loaf price and supply.
In Amsterdam and Berlin reports Chancellor von Kertzling backed housing legislation in the Prussian upper house. He warned that large towns face serious anxiety and stalled repairs. Dr Dernburg described dire conditions and a falling birth rate with high infant mortality under twelve months.
London January 1 The House of Commons approved by 136 to 4 a late amendment to the manpower bill that would apply conscription to Ireland, sparking immediate political protest and arguing over the measure’s reach.
London reports January 18 official aviation bulletin stating bombs fell on large sidings at Bernsdorff near Metz and a railway south of Metz in bad weather Wednesday night. All aircraft returned. No further Western front events reported today.
Winnipeg market quotes list oats and barley futures with May and July prices, flax and oats grades, and assorted No. 2 CW No. 3 GW and feed values. The report notes contract prices for oats and barley, flax closing and steady No. NWC and CW grades, with several feed and rejected grain values.
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