British labor chief backs Lloyd George at conference
Frank Purdy, president of the labor conference, warns Germany must accept terms set by Wilson and Lloyd George or face continued fighting. He says Germany cannot claim a defensive war and notes no sign of willingness to accept the allied principles.
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Germany
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Lloyd George
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Purdy
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Austria's General Strike Temporarily Suspended
Reports from Vienna indicate the general strike, led by workers at Daimler Motor Works and spreading across munitions and factories, has been temporarily quelled by a conciliatory government statement. Food shortages and fear of renewed unrest linger as censorship curbs news and public reaction.
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Germany
Vossische Zeitung
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Praine
Russia to Write Another Peace Note to Allies
London reports on the Brest-Litovsk talks with Bolshevik foreign minister Trotsky in Petrograd preparing a new note to the entente. Fronts show limited fighting with artillery and patrol skirmishes. Austrian command names Boroevsky as generalissimo for the front, ahead of expectations for Verona reinforcements. No decisive Italian breakthrough before snow.
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Russia
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Italy
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Archituke Agene
Boroevie
Conrad von Hotzendorf
Austrian War Office
Alberta Police Sergeant to Join Royal Flying Corps
Sergt. Brown, in charge of the Alberta Provincial Police detachment, enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps and must report February 4 to depart for Toronto. His successor, Sergt. Trickey of Lethbridge, is expected to arrive in the city today.
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Alberta Provincial Police
Royal ‘Flying Corps
Toronto
Trickey
Lethferne
Goeben May Be Total Loss After Naval Engagement
Geneva reports no German or Austrian papers confirm the battle between British Turkish cruisers Midulla and Sultan Selim. A Vienna despatch dated Monday says the Goeben may be a total loss as machinery cannot be moved and it endures submarine and air attacks. Crew salvaged guns while ammunition is cast overboard. Tug boats gather near the Nagara to reach the beached cruiser.
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Midulla
Sultan Selim
Vienna
Goeben
Nagara
Fieelst
Public Meeting at City Hall Tonight on Sanatorium Move
City Hall hosts a public meeting tonight to gather citizen views on urging the government to locate a tuberculosis sanatorium near Medicine Law. The City Council seeks public support before negotiations proceed and invites doctors to speak, with ample time for all to express opinions.
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Tre City
Mounted Police Keep Busy Across Western Canada
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police report a six month rise in activity due to Military Service Act duties. Commissioner McLean says enforcement is running smoothly in western outlying districts. Commissioner Perry of Regina is in Ottawa on force business.
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TEAVE
Ottawa
Jian
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
McLean
Perry
Regina
City officials hold confidential talks on finances and matters
Judge A A Carpenter of the Utilities Commission met with the City Council yesterday and this morning in the mayor's office to discuss undisclosed matters. The discussions also involved local bank managers regarding the city's finances.
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Utiities Commission
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Utlllties Commission
City Council
Western delegation urges government control of railways
A Winnipeg led delegation from Manitoba and other western groups asks Ottawa to nationalize and operate railways rather than privatize, arguing government control would curb freight and passenger rate hikes. They cite Britain and the United States models and say surplus earnings of the Canadian Pacific would cover interest and equipment costs.
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United States
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Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg Board of Trade
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Iat
Norris
Manitoba
Britain
Manufacturers of Canada Eyes Medicine Hat Growth
The inaugural 1918 Board of Trade meeting in Medicine Hat saw strong turnout. Letters from Canadian and American industries asked about plant locations here, sent to the Industrial Committee. Discussions on committee powers and possible city endorsements followed, with calls to involve City Council for data and support.
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America
Canada
United States
Industrial Committee
Tweed
F. 2D. Brown
Coulee, Sask
Elk Water
Trotzky Says Germany Is Trying to Strangle Russia
Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik foreign minister, returning from Brest-Liovsk, told Petrograd that German terms favor coalitions and aim to strangle Russia economically and politically. He said Austrian delegates offered little active role, merely assenting to German proposals.
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Germany
Russia
London
Leon Troteky
Petrograd
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Exchange Telegraph
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Irussia
Board to appoint committees on factory act and speakers
The meeting of the board discussed empowering committees to act on key questions with unanimous support from the president and entire committee. A plan to invite speakers to future meetings was approved after noting success of last year. W W McNeely urged a board resolution on the Factory Act, while H H Brown proposed a delegation to Edmonton.
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A. J. O. Terrill
Fuurea
W. W. McNeely
Brown
Edmonton
J. A. Munro
I. W Mehane
A. J. N. Terrill
KL. Chudleigh
C. D. Mackintosh
J Kellas
G. H. Preston
A. F. Andrews
Dr. Boyd
H. C. Francis
C. Pratt
D. W. Hays
A. P F. LePage
W. J. Conrad
President
Tweed
Porto Rico Food Stuffs Availability Cited by Official
John M. Turner treasurer of the food commission says Porto Rico has ample on hand and immediately available foodstuffs, with prices for staple commodities generally lower than under the American flag. He notes 50 records provide figures. Jan 22 San Juan Porto Rico.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Porto
John M. Turner
The
Food Commission
Eating horses in Britain
London datn. 23. At a meeting of the butchers of Harrow yesterday one of their number said the shortage of meat had become so serious that the authorities had asked him to start king lorses and he was beginning this week with a hundred head. Horse meat would perhaps not be very palatable but it had to come.
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London
Harrow
King Lorses
A. F. Andrews
J. P. Stewart
J. Fawcett
H. Jowett
Byers
Council of Women
J. H. Hoop
Kerensky Government Members Killed in Hospital Attack
In Petrograd two high officials from the Kerensky government were murdered in their beds at the Marine hospital. Finance Minister A A Shingaroff and state comptroller Prof F F Kokoshkine were killed after a dozen armed men forced entry. Kokoshkine died in his sleep as two bullets struck him. Shingaroff was shot multiple times despite waking and protesting.
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A. A. Shingaroff
Kerensky
F. F Kokoshkine
Marine Hospital
M. Shingaroff
Prof. Kokoshkine
St Peter and St. Paul
Prof
Kokoshkine
M. Shingarof
Fred
Factory Act debate on three shifts sparks council hearing
The commission on the Factory Act heard manufacturers argue the policy raises costs and labor shortages. J C Rand and A F Andrews cited difficulty staffing three eight hour shifts and competition with provinces not subject to similar rules. J P Stewart urged suspending the law until soldiers return. others backed the act or questioned labor shortages.
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J. C. Rand
Alberta
Sinking in the Mediterranean Claims 718 Lives
London reports official announcement that 718 people died when two steamers were sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean about three weeks earlier. The House of Commons heard the news from Thomas J. McNamara. A Tokyo despatch notes an attempt by submarines to attack British transports convoyed by Japanese warships on December 20.
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London
Mediterranean
House “of Commons
Thomas J. McNamara
Admiralty
McNamara
Toklo
Bonar Law Delivers Britain Exchequer End Month Figures
London January 33. Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer announced Britain’s daily net expenditure ending January 19 shows a fiscal brief update with preliminary totals and implications for upcoming budget considerations.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Ee Exchequer
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