31 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
1
Sofia reports from London that the Romanian crisis deepens as major powers press for a solution. With partial successes, the central government faces a fragile stability and growing concern over the country’s future.
Dispatches from Berlin and Paris describe ongoing engagements near the Somme and Fecht valleys with heavy artillery fire and d fierce clashes. French and British air forces report aerial activity while German and Allied positions exchange artillery and small advances.
A Rust Belt foundry, led by president G. W. Milott, reportedly rejected a shell order price of two dollars and laid off workers after attempting to push sales. The troubled plant, tied to International Supply, faced disruptions as management struggled to act under tightening demand.
The London correspondent for the New York Herald reports that Allies will act in unison on all war measures. France Russia Italy and Britain will share responsibility for joint actions including blockade and submarine policy, with Belgium Serbia and Montenegro named as allied participants.
A London cable cites Lieut. Col Rioux of the Sherbrooke regiment and Lieut Codere of the Aist battalion awaiting commission for overseas service. Rioux arrives in London to provide evidence in defense of the officer held for the murder of Sergeant Ozanne of the Canadian Mounted Rifles.
A fragmentary Ottawa item notes a proposed extension of Parliament plans drawing attention from officials and residents. The text hints at timing and procedural questions but lacks clear details.
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