French and British Forces Weigh Heavy Gains in France
Reports from London Paris and Moscow detail British and French raids on the Amiens front near Hamel and Villers Bretonneaux with 1500 prisoners taken and German divisions decimated. Australian forces storm Hamel and villages with tanks and a heavy pre dawn bombardment.
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Amiens
Hamel
France
Reuter
Ottawa
Villers- Bretonneaux
Lena
Associated Press
Somme
Australia
Germany
Waire
Hamel Woods
Canadian Rail Workers Weigh Strikes Amid Wage Demands
Montreal July 5 and July 6 reports note rail way employees across Canadian lines consider a possible strike over wage increases totaling 30.6 million dollars. Negotiations began at Place Viger with Federated Trades and railway officials as leaders warn of trouble while Calgary’s Brig Gen Cruickbank is reported to be on the western front.
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Montreal
Tlw Place
Viger
Neill
War Board
MacAdoo
United States
Cruixbank
M.D.'13
Calgary
Military Service Order in Council Declared Ultra Vires
Montreal five justice Bruneau in Practice court division held the military service Order in Council does not override the Habeas Corpus Act. The test case involved Max Pearlman an alleged Russian subject appealing for a writ of habeas corpus claiming lawful detention by military authorities.
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Montreal
Justice Bruneau
Superior Court
Max Pearlman
Regulations Set Pay For Returned Soldiers In Treatment
Ottawa on July 4 reports new regulations fixing pay and allowances for discharged soldiers and sailors in sanitoria and hospitals of the department of soldiers' civil reestablishment. The scale mirrors what they earned before discharge with minor variations, dependents receive separation allowances, and special provisions cover patriotic fund payments. The order confirms industrial reeducation credits and applies to men discharged for treatment and later readmitted due to war disabilities.
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Ottawa
Department of Soldiers
Army
Run&vy
Patriotic Fund
Order-It Council
Flight Lieutenant Trim Lands After Air Ship Tumble
Flight Lieutenant George Trim chief of staff of instructors at Beamaville aviation camp, visited Stratford to gather details on Sunday’s crash of Flight Lieutenant Henry. Trim, an experienced pilot from Vancouver with three years on the Western Front, flew at about a mile high then performed a nose dive and an Immelmann turn before landing near the Country Club. He escaped unharmed and later joined others for luncheon.
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Trim
Beamaville
Stratford
Country Club
Ftiian Henry
Bebel Liev
Henry
Patterson
Lieut
Lieut. Trim
Vancouver
France
Passenger train engine jumps rails in Kamloops wreck
In Kamloops British Columbia on a Wednesday afternoon an Imperial Limited passenger train derailed after leaving Vancouver. The engine toppled over a 60 foot drop injuring engineer Geardett who suffered a fractured ankle. One other crew member was unharmed and the train reportedly carried baggage cars and a tied-up space between wrecked sections.
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Geardett
Ayer
Murder Reported In Minneapolis Mining Owner Kidnapped and Killed
The body of Reuben Kuethe a three year old rich Minneapolis mine owner and oil operator was found in the Mississippi River with bullet wounds and bruises. Police believe murder but have no clue to the killer.
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Minneapolis
Reuben Kuethe
Minister Charged With Bribery In Draft Leave Case
Calgary July. A man named Oberhelmer, said to be pastor of the German Lutheran church at Irvine Alberta, is arrested for bribing a sergeant of the First Alberta Depot Battalion to obtain leave of absence for draftees. Sergeant Perriam is also under arrest and will be tried by district court martial, while Oberhelmer faces civil court arraignment.
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Calgary
First
Alberta
Joshann Oberheimer
Irvine
R. F
Perriam
Oberhelmer
Would Take Over Communications
Washington in July 5 President Wilson informed Congress he would like authority to take over telegraph and telephone lines. The proposal passed before the impending recess of Congress.
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Washington
Wilson
Conpenes Tele
Congress
Relatives Seek Word on War Casualty Pte Williams
The family of Private Robert Williams of 1222 Dominion Street fears he perished when the hospital ship Llandovery Castle was torpedoed off the Irish coast. Williams served with the 1th Field Ambulance and later the Hospital Transport Services after a long illness in England. The UWV A secretary wired Ottawa for news but no reply has been received.
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Robert Willams
Dominion
Llandovery Castle
Fron
Wright
Uw.v.a
Ottawa
Williams
Cgust
Xth Field Ambulance
England
Hospital Transport Services
Atlantic
Dermon Ruthe Lessness
German Intrigue in South Africa Says Premier Botha
Pretoria July 6 Premier Botha claims enemy agencies are active in South Africa aiming to stir strife among Europeans and natives. He says measures have been taken to cope and prevent subversion, warning of violent methods and subversion attempts. Also notes a New York judge’s draft obstruction conviction and Indianapolis item.
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Pretoria
South African Union
South Africa
Botha
Altuna
Gsoes
Sarien
Botha * W
Wool Ears Shipment From District to Torque Company
A fragment notes wool from Southern Alberta travels to the Torque company. It mentions sheep heads and the summer range in Ow. The legible portion indicates a local livestock movement and regional agricultural activity.
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Lethbridge
Alberte
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