Labour Sees Sweeping War Munitions Law
London March 23 The new law gives the government power to commandeer any factory transforming it into a munitions plant for the war effort. Labor Leader John Hodge and Sir Frederick Banbury voiced support for this sweeping measure as a way to mobilize industry, replacing the prior bid system with a centralized, compulsory approach. Lloyd George said a business council would run the program with a seasoned executive at the helm.
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London
Frederick Banbury
House of Commons
John Hodge
Labor Party
Lloyd George
Mock Parliament Postponed to Next Tuesday Evening
The Young Liberal Mock Parliament scheduled for this evening at the club rooms is postponed until next Tuesday evening.
Warm Secret Session at Board of Trade Ends in Salary Cut
The Board of Trade held a heated secret session last night with no press present. Secretary E. McClellan had his pay cut by 75 dollars a month amid clashes led by R. B. Davidson over industrial work and Ottawa delegation plans.
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Council of the Board of Trade
E. McClellan
Davidson
Kent
R. B. Davidson
McClellan
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Board of Trade
First Civic Soup Kitchen in Medicine Hat to Close
The city’s first soup kitchen, opened January 9 by the Citizens' Welfare League, will close at month’s end as unemployment improves. It served roughly 2,500 meals in February and March combined, with costs per meal falling from about 6 1/3 cents to 3 1/2 cents after labor adjustments. The kitchen also supplied soup to city schools and helped place many men in work, with gas and water provided by the city.
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Medicine Hat
Citizens’ Welfare League
R. F. Collins
The
Welfare League
Collins
Colling
Collian
Geedy Een
Calgary
Crown Prince Banished by His Father
Crown Prince is banished by his father amid an unusual silence in the royal household. Sparse reports from Maris indicate no official confirmation, while local observers note rising tension and speculation about succession and governance.
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Crown Prince
German Turning Movement Halts After Memel Seizure
Petrograd dispatch reports the German turning movement against Kovno on the Niemen river has been definitively paralysed due to the Russians seizing Memel on the Baltic coast.
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Petrograd
Kovno
Niemen
Memel
Baltic
Mercy Shown by School Board and Related Items
School board grants salary protection for teachers eligible for continued service through May 1 and June 30, avoiding pay cuts. Board will not fund seeds for school gardens this year, citing stringency. Elm Street Mothers Club requests 6 cartage for moving chairs. denied. Elizabeth Street Mothers Club may use a school room for an entertainment without dancing, despite some board members’ reservations. Professionals to address pupils to help career choices. Dr Smyth to arrange. Royal Temperance Legion may use rooms. meetings start after 4 20 with parental consent required for students.
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Schoool Board
Mothers’ Club
Elm St. School
Alexandra School
Elizabeth St
Smyth
Royal Temperance Legion
City Clerk and Solicitor Attend Calgary Shrine Show
City clerk Baker and city solicitor Bannon, who left yesterday for Edmonton, attended the Shriners minstrel show in Calgary last night, taking in the event as part of their trip.
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Baker
Bannon
Edmonton
Calgary
Avalanche kills many at Britannia mine camp in Canada
Vancouver March 28 Fifty six dead and twenty two injured in a Britannia mine camp avalanche and landslide. Survivors Harry Baxter Jim Dougan and B McPhail arrived on the Balena. Baxter said the disaster struck at midnight and the dining room and kitchen were buried under rocks the height of a ship.
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Vancouver
B. C
Britannia Mine
Frank
Crow's Nest
B.C
Britannia
Harry Baxter
Jim Dougan
B. McPhai
Baxter
Universal Franchise for Edmonton People
Edmonton city charter passed committee granting universal franchise to men and women and all adult residents eligible after registration court appearance. Residence term debated with options of one month or seven months. details to be resolved in the house.
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Edmonton
Cross
Ammunition the chief prerequisite in war says Sir John French
Paris reports Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of British forces, says ammunition is essential for progress and victory. He notes German shell shortages from nitrate lack and fatigue among their troops, predicts a long war unlikely and a decisive Allied victory at the end of tough months.
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Paris
Sir John French
France
Belgium
Havas Agency
John
Havas
Germany
German Empire
Runaway June Film Delayed to Midweek Run
Runaway June did not arrive today and will now run Wednesday and Thursday instead of Tuesday and Wednesday as advertised. Management shows the ninth Beloved Adventurer series feature today.
No Bills Sent Out For City Charges
City hall oversight reveals 2000 dollars spent on cans for households without sewer access. No bills were issued for these charges, and accounting was sparse. About 3000 dollars in issues tied to sanitation, with only 70 dollars collected. Mayor Hawthorne noted no formal invoices and a single sanitary inspector kept records.
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Hawthorne
Board of Health
Boyd
Italian King Signs National Defence Decree
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel promulgated the national defence law with immediate effect. The decree imposes special espionage enforcement and directs rapid suppression of espionage activities. The measure broadens powers under the national defence framework as of yesterday.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
City council hears of hospital laundry dispute
At last night’s city council meeting a supposed dispute between General Hospital and Medicine Hot Steam Laundry was discussed. Inquiry found no dispute. hospital authorities are pleased with the laundry’s services but believe owning a laundry and using Chinese labor could reduce costs.
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General Hospital
Medicine
Supt Ex Route With Calderon Plans Swift Current Stop
General Superintendent Stevens of the CPR rode east on train No 2 from Calgary this morning to meet General Manager D C Coleman at Swift Current and will return west with him.
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Supt. Stevens
Calgary
D. C. Coleman
Swift Current
Local CPR Overseas Engineering Posts Not Yet Filled
Word that no appointments of local CPR men to the CPR overseas engineering corps have been made yet. Expected daily, with many Hatters applying for jobs.
Medicine Hat seeks permanent gas oil rights from Crown
City Clerk H Baker reports to Ottawa that six city drilled wells lie on lands likely not Crown controlled and asks the Department of the Interior to vest permanent gas and oil rights in Medicine Hat. The letters reveal past claims by ex mayor Nelson Spencer and current council urgency to secure local fuel supply for manufacturing.
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Department of the Interior
Way City
Ottawa
Nelson Spencer
Hawthorne
Baker
Medicine Hat
Thia
Canada
Dominion Government
Hmits
Citising
Medicine Mat Ag
N.W
N.E
H. Baker
Department of the Interior Mining Lands and Yukon Branch
Only secondary Dardanelles forts laid low
London reports confirm that only the secondary defenses of the Dardanelles were damaged by bombardment while the main forts remain intact. Diplomatic signals show Balkan states holding back further intervention as Allied ships stay off Kilid Bahr and Chanak Kalessi. In Athens the Greek cabinet’s stance remains cautious amid Bulgarian concerns.
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London
Dardanelles
Straita
Narrows
Near East
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Eleet
Paris
Havas
Athens
Kilid Bahr
Chanak Kalessi
Associated Press
Kalid Bahr
Kaif Sultan
Hamidieh
Dardanus
Canadian Casualties List From Ottawa War Update
The Ottawa casualty report lists Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry wounded soldiers. Pte H H Lesseur, No. 1787, with two gunshot wounds, admitted to No. 1 Eastern Hospital Cambridge. Next of kin Mrs B H Lesseur, 208 First Street Calgary. Pte Gray, No. 257, with gunshot wound to the chest, admitted to No. 13 Gerald Hospital Boulogne. Next of kin Grs Gray, 610 Twenty Seventh Ave Calgary Alta.
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Calgarean
Ottawa
Princess Patricilas
Canadian Light Infantry
H. H. Lesseur
Eastern Hospital
Cambridge
B. H. Lesseur
W.atreet
Calgary
Pte. Gray
Gerald Hospital
Boulogne
Gray
Twenty-Seventh Ave
Alta
Railway to be Built From Bassano to Corona‑Da
Calgary March 33 J A Campbell Alberta manager of Grant Smith and Co and McDonnell Limited announced work will start at once to construct the railway line from Bassano to Corona Da.
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Calgary
J. A. Campbell
Alberta
Grant, Smith & Co
McDonnell, Limited
Bassano
Corona- da
Easter Salt Samples Offered by Geo MH at Bendon
Local notice promotes Easter salt samples with an invitation to visit for viewing. Mentions Geo. MH and Wed Stepp Hewitt and Black in Bendon, encouraging early ordering for the holiday.
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Geo. MH
Bnendon
Hewitt
Black
Alberta Debates Budget As Public Utilities Bill Moves
Edmonton March 22 Premier Bifton introduces a bill to establish a three member Alberta public utilities commission with power over municipal borrowings and utilities. Debate on the budget continues with two opposition speakers and Tweedie moving adjournment. Critics charge delay tactics as ministers may join later. Dr Stanley praises government reforms and warns about segregating delinquent children while advocating early action for moral and economic savings.
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Edmonton
Bifton
Public Utilities Commission
Alberta
Manitoba
Government Board of
Saskatchewan
Tweedie
Ader Michener
Stanley
High River
R. B. Chadwick
Sdo
Reece Gag
R. B. Campbell
Rocky Mountain
Era
Winnipeg
Rogers
Ceat
Campbell
Mitchell
Baltes
Bessano
Persiona
Sanenenk
Iberia
Local Manufacturers Seek Share of $3,000,000 Shells
Montreal reports rumors of large Russian contracts with Canadian Car and Foundry Co. for the manufacture of 3 shells at 300,000,000. The company will issue further circulars to promote the deal as high authority confirms the arrangements.
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Canadian Car and Foundry Co
Montreal
Russia
Eee
Or Mp Ca
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