Allied Aeroplanes Bombard Zeebrugge in Major Raid
London reports 65 Allied aircraft bombarded Zeebrugge and Houstade near Zeebrugge with 200 pound bombs. All planes returned. one Belgian officer seriously wounded. Other fronts see French and Russian actions around Verdun and the Aegean, with mixed results and heavy losses on both sides.
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London
al- Hed
Coset
Zeebrugge
Houstade
Paris
Malancourt
Cote de Poivre
French War Office
Vaux
Berlin
Verdun
War Office
England
Metz
Adriatic
Drisviaty Lake
Lake
Narocz
Medicine Hat Delegation Seeks C N R Line
The Medicine Hat delegation to Edmonton returned home after a reception by the Premier and Ministers. They reported Premier support to build the C N R line into the city this year and discussed freights, grain shipment, and elevator capacity to ease congestion on the Goose Lake line.
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Sifton
Hanna-Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
C.N.R. Hanna
Hawthorne
C. R. Mitchell
McDonald
N. A. McLarty
C.N. R
McLarty
Hanna
Red Deer
Goose Lake
Alsask
Drumholland
Three Weeks Campaign Drives Turkish Forces From Egypt
London reports an armored car section under the Duke of Westminster helped defeat tribesmen led by Turkish officers on Egypt west frontier. After recon the Birwar evacuation was confirmed and Bedouins were repelled as motorized troops struck the enemy camp near Gollum. Sixty percent of Turkish subordinates killed or captured. artillery and machine guns seized. Ninety shipwrecked Cyrenaica sailors were rescued.
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London
Duke of Westminster
Egypt
Peyton
Birwar
Gollum
Cyrenaica
Alberta Assembly Night Sittings Mark Busy Session
Premier Sifton announced night sittings start Monday to clear business as military members depart for duties and officers training. Deputy Speaker J. E. Stauffer leaves for Calgary for training. Debates cover coal mining north and education policy on consolidated schools. A fire office bill proposes fire investigation and building safety oversight.
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Sifton
Legislative Assembly
J. E. Stauffer
Didsbury
Calgary
Education Department
C. R. Mitchell
German Admiralty denies Tubantia sinking proximity
Berlin reports via wireless that no German submarine was near the Dutch tubantia sinking site and that no German mines have been laid in the area. the German Admiralty issued the statement.
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Berlin
Local Growth and Road Demands Stir Constituents
In his constituency new settlements expanded along the railway line. Officials sought funds for roads and bridges to support development. The speaker believed the people needed more money for infrastructure as growth continued.
McNab Faces Charges Over Prosecutions Stifling Testimony
Regina hearing centers on two charges against Hon. A P McNab alleged to have stifled prosecutions for political support. Key witnesses include Dr. Robertson of Alsask and Joe Sutton of the Empire Hotel Saskatoon who testified McNab claimed government orders to influence prosecutions and later had cases withdrawn.
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Regina
Sask
A. P. McNab
Justice Elwood
Justice Brown
Equoricenses
William Robertson
Alsask
Joe Sutton
Empire Hotel
Saskatoon
Robertson
McNab
Mahony
Sutton
MecNab
Dove of Peace Flutters Wings Over Trench War Crisis
A Galveston telegram from London says immediate peace in sight, cancelling orders from a Galveston firm to charter significant tonnage. The message cites the prospect of peace in Europe as the reason and signals a halt to planned shipments.
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Dove OF Peace
Galveston
Tex
London
Galveston House
Europe
Recruiting Progresses Influx Into 175th Unit Grows
The 175th continues to build with new inductees arriving from the North and additional recruits added this morning. The list includes A. R. Johnston of Winnifred, Earl D. Spicer of Cereal, Gerald E. Stacey of Hanna, and many more from Alberta towns such as Fraserton, Lone Butte, Foremost, Nanton, and Calgary with occupations ranging from farmer and teamster to blacksmith and bookbinder.
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A. R. Johnston
Winnifred
Earl D. Spicer
Gerald E. Stacey
Hanna
Simon W. Livingston
Fraserton
Alta
John €' Anderson
Allan W. Coates
Seal
Robert FE. White
City health judged sound by M H O report
The M H O reports no disease risk from the river water despite typhoid fears. Dr McLeod cites three local cases among 75th soldiers as likely introduced from outside the city. A note about a Dreamland feature on page 8 accompanies an advisory to read the specials.
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Lethbridge
MeLgod
M.H.C
Edmonton
McLeod
Hughes in England Reported Death Amid War News
London March 20 The Military Department received news that General Hughes has died in England. Details remain sparse and official confirmation is awaited.
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London
Military Department
Meg Fleneral Hughes
Wibfel
England
Gene
Hap
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Vermilles
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Hohenzollern
Champagne
St. Wichiel
Chateau Salins
Dieuze
Wabsheim
Mulhausen
Saloniki
Renaudin
Rheims
Neuvillle
Godat Farm
Ville-au-Bois
St. Mihiel
Varvinay
Navarre
Dixmude
Steenstraete
Germany
Alberta Assembly
J. L. Cote
Edmonton, Alta
Mr. Cote
Saskatchewan
Royal Commission
Sikorkay
Petrograd
Ake
Fleming
Geo. A. Palmer
Joseph A. Jones
Harness
James J. Flynn
Vermont National Guard
Hugh Fegan
Dorothy
Morris McCullough
Lone Butte
Light Horse
High River
Thomas Chapman
Donald Gibson
Clifford Annable
John Holden
Cook
Thomas Pierce
Nanton
George D. Queckboerner
Endyn
Ernest Walworth
Thomas E. Hunt
M.H.O
Dreamland
Ptage 8
Hughes
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