Battles and movements on the Western Front and beyond
Reports from Paris, London, and Rome detail British recapture near St Hiel and advances in Champagne while German forces claim gains along the Ossewetz fortress and in the Lorette hills. Russian and Italian fronts show heavy losses, artillery clashes, and strategic positioning amid a broad war drift.
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Champagne
Poland
Athena
Veuteri
Paris
Mareh
Kum Kale
Dardanelles
Athens
Rome
Italy
Vienna Tageblath
Frankfurter Seettung
French Academy of Science
Ogsowetz
Cohima
Moreau
Qssowetz
Przasnysz
Orzye
London
Great Britain
the Times
Gloria
la Plata
Stockholm
Swinemunde
Reuters
Copenhagen
Herlin
Wayville
War Office
Lorette
Array
Begusejour
Argonne
Vosges
Orzya
Pryasnyss
Jednorczok
Vistula
French War Office
St. Hiel
Souain
la Pretre
Germany
Great Bokeh
Ackerkopf
Cmy
Troops Mobilize at Valcartier Camp
Ottawa reports Major Deroche tours Valcartier to inspect camp ground conditions and buildings as the first overseas division prepares for mobilization. The Valcartier camp is set to become the main mobilization point this year with permanent water and drainage improvements. The third contingent is expected to be mobilized at the Valcartier Plains once navigation on the St Lawrence opens.
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Militia
Ottawa
Deroche
Valcartier
Tawawa
Justice Department
Reveille
Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Dominion
Valcartier Plains
Germans Demand Guarantees Before Peace
London reports from Berlin via Amsterdam quote German interior minister Clemens von Delbrück saying Germany will keep fighting until guarantees that enemies will not attack are secured. He asserts unity and readiness to endure despite losses abroad, noting no enemies on German soil and framing postwar aims as protection of security and economy. The Prussian diet adjourned to May 87.
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London
Reuter
Berlin
Amsterdam
Clemens Derbrueck
Germany
Trntention
Debenesk
France
Russia
Prussia
England
Belgium
Russian
Poland
Liberals Propose War Expenditures Investigation
Ottawa March 16 Liberals in caucus discussed a plan to have the Public Accounts committee investigate Militia Department purchases under the War Appropriation Act. The group aims to review correspondence between the Auditor General and Militia officials and decide which items to probe. The session length depends on further developments.
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Ottawa
Ont
Public Accounts Committee
Auditor General
Militia Department
Miltia Department
Brother of Hatter S on Glasgow Sinking Dresden
Tom Legge of the city treasurer’s office shares a brother’s letter from the British cruiser Glasgow describing the battle off the Danish coast that sank the Dresden and the squadron’s hunt for the den. The letter, spanning two years of service, mentions the Niobe at Halifax and the New Castle now at Vancouver.
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Tom Legge
City Treasurer's Office
Glasgow
Dresden
England
Legge
Vancouver
Nineteen Dresden Crew Missing After Sinking Near Juan Fernandez
British warships sank the German cruiser Dresden off Juan Fernandez Island on Sunday. Nineteen crew members are missing. The Orama arrived at Valparaiso with Dresden survivors aboard, some wounded.
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French War Office
St Klei
Germain
Champagne
Ment
St. Klel
Berlin
Przasnyss
Prussia
Oram
Juan Fernandez Island
Dresden
Rome
Taranto
Italy
Dardanelles
Athens
Val Paraiso
Orama
The Thaw Case Denies Return to New Hampshire
Justice Page denied the defence motion to return Thaw to New Hampshire. He ordered Thaw to be sent back to Mattewan unless legal papers service on the Tombs prison warden called for Thaw’s retention in New York City.
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New York
Justice Page
Thaw
New Hampshire
Mattewan
the Tombs Prison
New York City
German Prisoner Wim. Darian Returns to Canada After War Journey
Wim. Darian, once a Russian labor leader, travels from Rugala via Berlin and Stockholm to Canada. After four weeks in a German jail he was exchanged with other Russian non combatants for German counterparts and is now residing in Canada.
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Wim. Darian
Rugala
Russia
Berlin
Stockholm
Canada
US Protest Likely Over Britain Trade Plan
Washington observers say the United States will protest to Great Britain and its Allies against a plan to halt trade with Germany. President Wilson signaled displeasure at the British order in council, noting the contemplated measure.
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Washington
U. S
Great Britain
Germany
Wilson
United States
First Canadian contingent baptized by trench warfare
London report details the entire Canadian division engaged in frontline action near Eloi and in relief operations with British forces. Private Morgan of the Second Field Ambulance at Cliveden describes frequent evacuations, dressing stations near the trenches, and the unit’s additional laundry duties. Other soldiers recount hardships in the mud, scarce water, and the hard fighting around Eloi, with mentions of Privates Molloy and Morden and the death of Lieut Colquhoun. The Duchess of Connaught’s hospital at Cliveden received seventy Canadians from the front as plans to expand the facility progress.
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London
Morgan
Second Field Ambulance
Cliveden
John French
Canadian Field Ambulance
Molloy
Toronto Highlanders
Duchess of Connaught
Clveden
Highlanders
Notts
Eloi
Morden
King’s Royal Rifles
Lieut
Colquhoun
Lieut. Colquhoun
Southampton
Dominion
Flour Prices Rise Across Canada Deterring Markets
An imminent flour price increase has been announced affecting Canada nationwide. The rise adds thirty cents per barrel, signaling higher costs for bakers and consumers and potential ripple effects in grain markets.
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Canadas
Smith exposes Spencer in Calgary speech clash in Edmonton
George P. Smith of Camrose dismantles Nelson Spencer of Medicine Hat in Edmonton after a Borden candidate speech. Smith refutes Spencer’s assertions, including Liberal claims about CN R branch work, and insists the photograph proving the issue is accurate. Spencer denies the photo as Smith shows it.
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Edmonton
Alta
George P. Smith
Camrose
Nelson Spencer
Medicine Hat
Borden
Smith
Spencer Es
C.N.R
Spencer
Reina
Connecticut Battleship Breaks Shaft in Guantanamo Bay
Washington March 16 The battleship Connecticut broke a shaft last Sunday during maneuvers at Guantanamo Bay and now heads to Philadelphia under her own power, to be conveyed by the naval collier Orient. The hull sustained no damage and no personnel were injured.
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Washington
Connecticut
Guantanamo Bay
Philadelphia
Orient
Mayor Hawthorne Stricken With Grippe at Home
Mayor Hawthorne is laid up at home with the la grippe and absent from the office amid a broader illness wave. The city leader joins a growing list of victims during this epidemic period.
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Hawthorne
Five Hundredth By law Passed by City Council Last Night
City council approved By-law No. 500 in a unanimous session last night. Alderman Boyd quipped about the count for elections, while Alderman Morrow offered remarks on the measure's scope and implications for local governance.
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Ald. Boyd
Aic. Morrow
NO COURT TODAY IN LOCAL POLICE COURT REPORT
There was no police court this morning with not a semblance of a case of any kind reported by Chief Bruce.
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Bruce
British cruiser Newcastle in pursuit of German ship
The British cruiser Newcastle with three Japanese cruisers and the battleship Australia chased the German cruiser, according to Newcastle’s crew now at Esquimalt.
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Deesden
Newcastle
Australia
Esquimalt
Young Liberals Club Meets and Banquet Planned
The Young Liberals Club holds its usual fortnightly Mock Parliament on March 23 at 7 o clock. A banquet by the Baracu Bible Class honors members who have enlisted in the Third Mounted Rifles on March 17 at the Baptist church. Admission 6 cents. St Patrick s concert tomorrow night promises a treat.
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Young Liberals Club
Young Liberala
Baracu Bible Class
Third Mounted Rifles
Baptist Church
St. Patrick's
Glashan Capture In Pacific Skirmish At Juan Fernandes
Navy records describe HMMS cruiser Orame or John Luce engaging a Dresign near Juan Fernandes. After five minutes the enemy was engaged and hauled down her flag before being dispatched. Details are scarce and follow up is expected.
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Glasgow
Jobn Luce
R.N
Oramie
John’ Rare
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