Verdun Front Sees German Attacks No Real Gains
Paris reports German forces pressure Ver dun sector west of the Meuse with a slight footing southwest of Malancourt wood. Austrian, Russian fighting near Chernowitz and Zaleszczyky as fronts shift. Allied and German naval actions off Belgian coast with ships damaged. Paris notes heavy Verdun fighting and Ypres region bombardments.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
War Office
Malancourt
Helgian
Flanders
Berlin
London
Ave- Court
Teheran
Ispahan
Persia
Avecourt
French War Office
Argonne
Four de Paris
Haute Chevauchee
Avecourt-Malantourt
Montfaucon Wood
Malancourt Wood
Bois Bourres
Woevre
Dun-sur-Meuge
Turkish Officers Surrender to Russians Near Sivas
Petrograd reports that after three weeks, the Russian army beyond Erzerum resumed westward movement toward Sivas. Large prisoner numbers rise from Turkish discontent and German control, with many officers captured. Erzinjan route indicates Russians within 60 miles of the city as Sivas may mount its first organized resistance.
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Petrograd
London
Ergerum
Black Sea
Lake van
Sivas
Mamahatan
Russia
Erzinjan
Ottawa letter discusses water charges and sidetrack rent
A Ottawa circular letter asks for revised water and light charges and contract copies. The Imperial OH Co objects to sidetrack movement without proportional rent reduction for about forty feet of track. residents request pipe extensions and park work, while a poultry show donation is noted and a former market worker seeks reinstatement amid council disputes.
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Ottawa
Public Works Department
Imperial OH Co
Libel case settlement over Mrs Asquith in Globe
London March 21 The libel suit of Mrs Herbert Asquith wife of the Premier against the Globe was settled today The suit grew from the Globe publishing statements that Mrs Asquith had met German prisoners of war at Donnington and had sent presents when the case was called to trial.
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London
Oscieczko
Dniester
Bukowina
Zale Szczyky
Chernowitz
Usezezko
Petrograd
Mra
Herbert Asquith
Globe
The
Aldermen Salaries Spark City Hall Debate in Medicine Hat
In Edmonton on March 21, debate over Medicine Hat charter amendments produced a plan to sell subdivided land privately for industrial sites at assessed values or by public auction for speculative sales. Hon. C. R. Mitchell pressed for aldermanic salaries and opposed a single commissioner system, leading to a two thirds burgesses vote to raise pay and a two year redemption period for tax sales with 10 percent interest.
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Edmonton
C. R. Mitchell
Burgesses
Mar
Medicine Hat
Mitchell
Alberta
J. R. Boyle
Stewart
Two charges against J P Brown in Regina court
Former Highways Department chief clerk J P Brown, brought from Texas, faced two indictments in Regina Police Court. Hefferman outlined charges of embezzling 45 000 dollars during 1913 1916 and obtaining by false pretences 1 038 51 dollars with cheque 21372 dated 1915. Brown remained in custody, with eight day adjournment sought.
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Saskatchewan
Highways Dept
Regina
Texas
Provincral Police
Mar
J. P. Brown
Highways Department
C. A. Mahony
Brown
Parliament
Hefferman
Union Bank of Canada
W. C. Gurrie
Collinson
Royal Commission
Lt Col Whittaker Arrives in City Tonight
Lt Col Whittaker will arrive on this evening's train and stay as a guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel while in the city. He left Medicine Hall in charge of the Third Corps recently merged with others. Mr. Thos Bassett received the notice by wire this afternoon of the arrival.
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Thos. Bassett
Whittaker
Col. Whittaker
Medicine Hall
Third
City
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Portland Defeats Canadiens In Stanley Cup Opener
Portland, Pacific Coast Hockey Association champions, routed the Montreal Canadiens 2 to 0 in the first game of the 1916 Stanley Cup series. The visitors, tired from travel, adapted poorly to Canadian rules, yet dominated all phases of the game.
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Montreal
National Hockey Association
Portland
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Canadiens
Missing Glen Hainer siblings sought by district search
Two children aged 14 and 16 from Glen Hainer, a brother and sister named Atne, are reported lost after leaving home to dig for gophers. The high creek and local fear prompted a community search with Mounted Police aid after a Medicine Lodge message notified authorities.
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Atne
Glen Hainer
Austrian Homesteader Fined Fifty Dollars
John Soleys an Austrian homesteader who is not naturalized faced Inspector Shoe and Corp Clarke for carrying concealed weapons. He lives in Schuler district and was found guilty fined 50 dollars with costs or 30 days in custody in Lethbridge. The note cites wartime penalties tightening max fines and days for alien enemies.
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John Soleys
Shoebotham
Hig
Corp
Lethbridge
Soleys
Winnipeg Markets and Prices and UK Invites MPs to London
Winnipeg wheat and oats futures listed with March May July and October points, including cash prices for Wheat No. 1 and No. 2, Barley and Flax. American markets show Chicago and Minneapolis wheat quotes, while local prices and a UK invitation note a Canadian branch to select 10 MPs to visit London in July for war organization exchanges.
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Winnipeg
Chicago
Minneapolis
United Kingdom
The
Empire Parliamentary Association
London
Éxehga Fons
McNab Defence Presented at Royal Commission Session
Regina notes the Hawood-Brown Royal Commission hearing where Hon. A. P. McNab and MLA C P Cawthorpe deny allegations from witnesses William Robertson and John Markling. Police Chief C A Mahony Attorney-General Turgeon and Deputy AG Collough also testified as proceedings touch on Robertson case details and alleged discussions with Reid and Mahon.
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Regina
Hawood-Brown
A. B. McNab
C P. ‘Cawthorpe
M.L.A
Biggar
William Robertson
Alsask
John Markling
C. A. Mahony
Turgeon
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