French Cavlary Capture Front Villages in World War I Updates
Paris reports Coucy le Chateau and nearby forest areas captured by French forces. British cavalry seized Equancourt and Lonsavesnee improving lines between Roisel and Nurlu amid ongoing hard weather and constant war activity in France.
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Paris
Coucy-le-Chateau
War Office
Coucy Forest
London
Reuter
France
Lagnicourt
Beaumetz
Croiselles
Equancourt
Lonsavesnee
Roisel
Nurlu
Geneva
Switzerland
Gazette of
Lausanne
Berlin
Germany
Hague
Holland
Zwolle
Petrograd
Shara
Baranovichi
Vilna
Oise
Coucy-le Chateau
Charles Beresford
House of Lords
Canadians Promote Two Officers to Brigadier General
Ottawa announces two promotions in the Canadian army. Lieut Col Gwynn Mobilisation Officer becomes Brigadier General and Lieut Col J W Stewart, commander of the Railway Construction Corps on the west front, is raised to Brigadier General.
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Ottawa
Gwynn
J. W. Stewart
Local recruits join the Imperial Flying Corps from Western Canada
Mr. P. M. Sangster of Brooks signed up at Capt. Parker's recruiting office with the Tufts Field Battery of Lethbridge after a year at the C.0.7.C. Edmonton. An application is sent to Toronto for Mr. H. Dig Manning to join the Imperial Flying Corps. Eight applications have come from Medicine Hat and await approval.
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P. M. Sangster
Brooks
Parker
Tutf
Lethbridge
Sangster
Edmonton
Toronto
Manning
Imperial Flyings Corps
Medicine Hat
Elks Name Carnival Committees for Stampede Week
At a club meeting the Elks appointed chairmen for carnival committees during Stampede week. The General committee and Attractions group includes J. Fleming A Merrill L N Laidlaw R Willliameon W R Martin H W Nesbitt Capt Pingle BE Drake with W G Furriss as secretary. Each chair will form subcommittees and report next meeting.
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Elks
Messrs J. Fleming
A. Merrill
L. N. Laidlaw
R. Willlameon
W. R. Martin
H.W Neabitt
Capt. Pingle
BE. C
A. J. WN
City Council Debates Public Education on Electricity Use
The council last night reviewed letters and reports on municipal matters. Lt Col Towers requested guidance on unspent funds and potential reallocations. Other items included Union of Canadian Municipalities subscription, gravel for a resident’s property, flood concerns at First and Second streets, and sewer service requests.
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Col
R. J. Towers
18Th C.mlr
London
England
Ald. Burns
Marshall
Towers
Flint Street
N.E
Division Ave
Public Works Committee
City Engineer
T. Dalton
First
Second Streets
Altawana
Fewings-Patter Agency
National Surety Co
New York
Ald
Leveque
Hamilton
R. Strachan
Dominion Street
Marehall Anid Bennett
Fire Brigade
Fot
School Board Meeting Notes Easter Week Health Plans
Trustee Bellamy represented Vention during Easter week as the board heard reports on tree planting for schools. Committees were tasked with granting school use by Elizabeth Mothers Club and reviewing health measures for school closures tied to illness outbreaks.
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Bellamy
Vention
Deway
Prairie Nurseries, Ltd
Butevan
Elizabeth Bt. Mothers’ Club
Board of Health
Karl Kitchener
Ireland
Trostee Bellamy
Digitoullo
Hiidden
Gershaw
Canadian war loan oversubscribed by large margin
Ottawa reports the third Canadian war loan oversubscribed by about 100 million dollars. The government aimed for 150 million but 250 million was subscribed in total across Canadian citizens and banks. The extra subscriptions exceed the authorized amount, with banks not receiving any portion of their offered 60 million. The combined totals reach 350 million.
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Ottawa
Reichstag Hears New Program Of German Radicals
Copenhagen reports that on March 26 the Reichstag heard a Radical Socialist program. The new party, described as a radical faction in Germany, seeks to reorganize socialist ranks and present a fresh platform amid shifting political currents.
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Reichstag
Copenhagen
London
Germany
Government moves toward railway reform report due before April
Ottawa states the railway problem report is not finished yet but will be completed before Parliament meets and placed with the Government before April 19. The rumor of two reports and potential nationalization of the Grand Trunk and Canadian Northern lines circulates, though officials won’t confirm.
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Ottawa
Sir Henry Drayton
Henry
Grand Trunk
Canadian Northern Railways
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Nouth-East
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Diala
Shea
The
New York World
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Union of Canadian Municipalities
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Burns
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Bannan
Hannah, Stixton & Wash
Horticultural Society
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Sean
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