Mystery Over Air Raids Prompts Public Debate
London editors question official secrecy as a Zeppelin air raid on Kent coast is described as a scouting raid. Reports note nine bombs dropped by a hostile aeroplane at 10 am with casualties including one killed and several injured. Berlin claims a near Arras position capture. War Office reports bombardment of enemy works at Hul.
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Herlin
Sayville
Dover
London
Kent
London Times
Berlin
the Times
Arras
German War Office
Hat man believed dead found alive to receive bravery decorations
W H Baker, once reported killed, is alive in England and set for a decoration for service at the front. He has just married, and his brother Ernie, a munition worker, relays the good news. Baker describes munition life, gas-making near him, and longing for rest while noting the dangers. Jane Cowl's The Garden of Lies and a six reel Dreamland show follow.
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W. H. Baker
Ernie
England
A. BE. Marshall
Alberta Book Co
Harry
Baker
Jane Cowl
Ice Harvest Begins In Medicine Hat Area
The Medicine Hat Ice Company started cutting ice this morning and Crystal Company this afternoon. The thick drift ice forces icemen to travel farther, raising costs. The harvest is praised as unusually good this year with 26 to 28 inches of clear ice. Dealers may store less due to last year’s surplus.
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Medicine Hat Ice Company
Crystal Company
Thee
Recruiting Begins Tomorrow for 178th Battalion in Maple Creek District
Recruiting starts tomorrow at 10 o'clock for the 178th Battalion. Parker reports a strong local response with many men from the country and several mechanics listing their names at Mr Williams' office. Col Spencer is coordinating with General Groickshank in Maple Creek district and expects rapid officer appointments at the Lethbridge facilities after paymaster and quartermaster names are set.
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Williams
Col
Spencer
Maple Creek
Groickshank
Yale
Lethbridge
Narrow Escape of Okuma Near Royal Palace
Count Okuma narrowly escaped assassination while returning from the royal palace on Wednesday. An enemy mine exploded near Comines canal, damaging trenches. Japanese troops then occupied the crater. Jock, Richeberg and Pilkel noted in connection with the incident.
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Jock
Richeberg
Pilkel
Cominescanal
Wreck Site Digging For Victims In Cascade Limited Crash
Three hundred men continue digging in a snow pile at the wreck site of the westbound Cascade Limited. They search for Mrs Fern Wallis and her baby of Lyons Ralph Batterman of Wenatchee and an unidentified light passenger. Rescue crews clear slides blocking the Great Northern Transcontinental line as sixty foot snow drifts complicate effort.
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Seattle
Wash
Cascade Limited
Fern Wallis
Lyons
Ralph Batterman
Wenatchee
Provisional Officers Recommended for 113th OMR Staff
Lethbridge report says Lieut.-Col. Pryce-Jones has endorsed two provisional appointments to the 113th Kitties officers staff. F. B. Scholey of Medicine Hat and E. E. F. Hiscocks are both named provisional lieutenants. Scholey is a 13th OMR private who enlisted at Calgary.
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Lethbridge
Kitties
Pat Scanlon case: watch seller traced to San Francisco firm
Police still seek Pat Scanlan's relatives after his body was found on the hill east of the city. Shreve Sheard and Co. of San Francisco sold the watch in August 1908 but refuse to reveal the buyer's address. Frisco and Oakland police have no record of Scanlon.
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East Hill
Patrick Scanlan
Shreve Sheard and Co
San Francisco
Frisco
Oakland
Scanlon
Major Peter Anderson Returns to Service in England
London reports Major Peter Anderson of the Ninth Canadian Battalion who escaped captivity in Germany after months of imprisonment has rejoined active duty with the 12th Battalion at Shorncliffe. He has been presented to the King and Queen after his return to England and holds a commission as Major in the 101st Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers.
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London
Peter Anderson
Germany
Shorncliffe
England
Anderson
King and Queen
101St Regiment
Edmonton Fusiliers
Patriot ic Fund Subscribers Urged to Pay Monthly Dues
The Canadian Patriotic Fund appeals to subscribers to remit monthly payments through the Imperial Bank of Canada. The bank will issue receipts to aid the committee in making collections.
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Canadian Patriotic. Fund
Imperial Bank of Canada
Heavy Snow Blocks Rockies Trains Timetable Fears Delays
A severe mountain snowstorm stranded eastbound trains No. 2 and No. 4 and delayed westbound services. Calgary bound No. 4 ran on No. 2’s schedule this morning and authorities warned it was unclear when blockaded trains could resume.
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Aow No
Calgary
Fire at Clay Products regulator station damages roof
Firefighters fought last night in bitter cold at the Clay Products gas regulator station. The blaze damaged the roof of the regulator building and slightly affected a nearby meter house heater. The heater room was locked and had to be forced open. no other major damage reported.
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Clay Products Gas
Belgian Relief Fund Contributions Acknowledge
Contributions totaling 791.20 are acknowledged for the Belgian Relief Fund through local secretary treasurer W H Williams at 630 2nd St. Individuals listed include A Friend, Drummond, Scollard, Hegy, Rasmussen, Woolley, Alderson, Murray, and others who contributed via Belgian Relief Fund accounts.
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Col Hines
Ceeeeaes R
Porter
Murray
Alderson Belgian Relief Fund
A. J. Drummond
W H. Williams
2Nd St
City
Franz Josef Stricken by Acute Bronchitis in Vienna
Press despatches from Rome report Vienna fearing for Emperor Franz Josef as his chronic bronchitis worsens to an acute form. He lies bedridden, suspends court receptions, and does not meet military authorities while Archduchess Zita nurses him.
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Paris
Rome
Vienna
Franz Josef
Zita
Grain Markets and Poultry Show Entries
Winnipeg market notes show May wheat around 131 to 132, oats at 50 1 2, flax near 228 1 8. American markets list May wheat 132 3 8 in Chicago and Minneapolis May wheat 131 1 2. Over 600 poultry show entries open to the public Tuesday evening with 10 cent admission.
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Winnipeg
Chicago
Minneapolis
New Stockyards Planned for Can Pac Rys
Winnipeg Jan 24 Grant Hall CPR western divisions head says no new lines now due to uncertain finances. Rogers Pass tunnel will be completed this year. CPR plans about thirty five stockyards at western country points to boost livestock industry despite wartime conditions.
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Winnipeg
Grant Hall
C.P.R. Westernines
Montreal
George Bury
Great Rogers Pass
Ex-Policeman Price Marries. Other 10th Battalion Veterans Serving
F G Price of this city, now in France on special police work, formerly of the 10th battalion, has married. McLaughlin and Kennick, two other ex-cops, are doing well and remain with the 10th.
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Huns
F. G. Price
France
10Th Battalion
McLaughlin
Kennick
10Th
Farmer Oliver Kingsworth Found Dead Near Pashley
Mounted police take charge after the farmer Oliver Kingsworth is found dead north of Pashley and the remains are buried at Irvine. The poultry show opens to the public Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. See the birds.
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Oliver Kingsworth
Pashley
Mounted Police
Irvine
Government considers GT P takeover rumors
Ottawa reports from the West suggest talk of government action to take over the Grand Trunk Pacific lines. Officials say no serious consideration has been given yet and no immediate legislation is planned this session. Opinions vary among ministers on the likelihood of a near term acquisition.
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Ottawa
Grand Trunk Pacific
Lethbridge Soldier Killed in France
Lethbridge resident Pte. Morris Poulsen of the 29th Battalion was killed in action in France. The hunter and his family connections are being traced by the Patriotic Fund committee, with his father Jas Poulsen believed to live in Lethbridge but not yet located.
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Lethbridge
Morris Poulsen
France
Victoria
Jas. Poulsen
Herald
Patriotic Fund Committee
Captain McGuire Named Chief Instructor for Kiltie Officers
John McGuire, senior captain of the 118th Battalion Lethbridge Kiltie regiment, rises from private to chief instructor in January. He will head a school for the 118th officers as C M Dunn, longtime business figure, dies in Saraia. Ontario collects 1,600,000 war tax with 400,000 more to come.
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W'Guire
HTH Kiltie
John McGuire
Lethbridge
Kiltie Regiment
McGuire
Imperial Guards
Will. Ier Opan
C. M. Dunn
Saraia
R. N. Dunn
International Harvester
Hamilton
Ontario
Germans Seen Preparing 17 Inch Gun Naval Surprise
London reports a Daily News article claiming Germany is arming new battleships with 17 inch guns and that shells used at Dunkirk were from such guns. The Daily Mail cites high authority backing the claim that Germany will threaten Britain with a 17 inch gun fleet, possibly including the Hindenburg, in the North Sea.
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London
The
Daily News
Great Britain
Dunkirk
Daily Mail
Germany
Austro-Hungary
North Sea
Hindenburg
Von
Rose
Falkland Island
Poultry Show Opens in Medicine Hat Tomorrow
Medicine Hat's Poultry Show opens tomorrow with about seven hundred entries. The committee has been busy all day accepting birds and arranging them for judging at the large Main Street showroom formerly Birnie Bros. The provincial Department of Agriculture assigns Shackleton and Barker to begin work at noon.
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By. Bros
Noor
Medicine Hat
Ooopa
Hig
Fodene
Department of Agriculture
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War Office
Hul
W. 4. Baker
Parker
Will
Okuma
O.M.R
F. B. Scholey
Kiities
Scholey
Pat Scanlon
Major Peter Anderson
Jane Cow
Panama Canal
Dlass
Sandy Hook
Rockies
Lanff
American Marketa
Columbia
Woodrow'a
Archie Donrad
CAN. Pac. RY
Jane Gow
Dreamland
GOVT
G.T.P
Hatter
Wiu Dea
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