22 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
1
British and German forces clash along a fifty mile front with heavy casualties as counterattacks restore positions. British lines hold with selective captures and intensified artillery while weather and air reconnaissance challenge both sides in the ongoing campaign near Arras Croisilles and neighboring fronts.
Ottawa reports no official statement on Canadian troops in the western Corman offensive and suggests they are unlikely to be in the front lines. Germans focus attacks in Cambrai district, south of Canadian positions, with railway and forestry detachments possibly in support roles. Dominion artillery bombardment covers a wide front, possibly affecting Canadian units.
A city meeting at the city hall formed the Soldiers of the Soil branch aimed at boys and girls ages 10 to 18 to boost production via school gardens. The group, dubbed Patriote Potato Production, considers group work to sustain interest. Local officials and the school board pledged support with seed purchases and enrollment efforts while discussing land use and future funding through a productive association.
Calvary March 22.—Washouts disrupt the Canadian Dacitic railway on its Alberti Hines line. A washout near Taber subdivision and a washed away 100 feet of track at Purple Springs on the Crow's Nest line are reported. The Forenest dam on the Lethridge Wes burn line is serious with water depths about 65 feet. service at Poremost will be out for about ten days.
A Brussels dispatch via Amsterdam reports two Roman Catholic priests hanged on espionage charges. Another group of priests is sentenced to imprisonment in Brussels for espionage, with details from the Telegraph despatch.
A Pacific port reports that a German raider has been captured by an American cruiser. The captured vessel is being escorted to the port for official disposition as details are received.
The headline reports the execution of Adam Neigel Wangced at 6 15 at the Lethbridge jail for the murder of his wife Chitra Neigel. The body was released to relatives.
Lethbridge March 22 At six o clock this morning Adam Neigel was executed for poisoning his wife on their farm near Medicine Hat. Neigel showed no emotion as Rev Ruther McCattery officiated at the Christian burial set to follow the dramatic end of a grim case. The sentence and burial plans reflect the harsh tone of frontier justice in the province.
The market shows eggs dropping in price with other items mixed. Butter remains steady while vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower show small price movements. apples and strawberries priced per box or basket. Also notes Alberta Gazette March records incorporation of Galahad and Nobleford villages with exact land locations.
Washington reports Germany will impose harsher peace terms on Adamanta unless it accepts proposed conditions. Ambassador Kancia and Field Marshal Mackenzen conveyed the threat and noted expulsions of Russians displeasing German officials. The British note on Dutch shipping was noted in London, while the American note from The Hague has not yet been received.
President Wilson orders seizure of vessels after Britain and the United States press Holland to submit to requisition. Britain and the Allies transfer ships to naval and merchant service, totaling about 600,000 tons, sparking tensions over neutral rights and wartime control.
Last night at Walsh a crowd gathered for a lecture titled Love Courtship and Marriage. Reverend Morrow spoke with humor while chair Mr Beattie introduced the speaker and the audience laughed through the hour. A good sum was raised and farmers in the Walsh district prepare for seeding with discs and drills by Monday.
Flood conditions at Seven Persons Creek caused a gas main rupture and a fire on a bridge this morning. Firefighters extinguished the blaze while the bridge remained impassable as water and ice disruptions continued. Aldermen and Deputy Mayor Marshall guided the response amid ongoing flood concerns and debris removal.
Edmonton officials announce plans to establish a provincial home for demented children under 14. The facility will be a hospital and residence leased for years, housing violently insane juveniles from across the province under the care of the department of public health.
In the police court before Magistrate Rae D. L. Wood house and J. C. King sued C. E. Tainter for work done during the election. Tainter did not appeal and was not represented by counsel. in default of appearance he was ordered to pay the amount claimed plus costs.
Mr Thoburn Allan of Callygary, Inspector of taxation, will be at the Board of Trade rooms until 6 tonight and from 10 to 8 tomorrow to advise anyone seeking information on income tax returns.
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