27 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
1
Headlines report that the German advance is being held up in many sectors and that Palestine shows large gains. An estimate suggests Kaiser Wilhelm has sacrificed half his force. Premier Clemenceau returns from the front with a satisfactory impression.
The War Office reports British forces retook Morlancourt and Chipilly and held the western outskirts of Albert amid heavy fighting on the Somme. Allied lines resist a German push as offensives unfold across the Somme front with wide-area retreats and renewed counterattacks.
Calgary hearers heard that during the libel action J G B Bennett accused D Algar-Bailey the court was told of at least one shell contract scheme. Walter R Martin testified that M A Brown favored the Gas City and sought profits from ship shell contracts. S Ratliff said Brown proposed a take-off of 50 cents a shell for a 100000 shell contract, with the shell committee to be organized in Montreal.
Amsterdam dispatch notes Volks Zeitung report that General Von Ludendorff and Emperor William were deeply moved by battlefield destruction. They praise armament buildup before the war and warn that mankind must change, though future changes depend on present actions.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Moscow reports a strong movement in the Caucasus toward declaring war on Turkey. Leading Caucasus Diet members say nationalists will not agree to Caucasian districts being handed to the Turks.
The School Board met last night to review applications for the Elm Street School janitor position and offered the job to J. Wilson of 457 Third Street at a salary of 105 dollars per month. Discussion of Science and Commercial teacher posts continued with no definite decisions, pending further communications with applicants.
Citizens and business leaders are urged to attend a City Hall meeting tomorrow night to hear Mayor Brown report on government discussions concerning the city gas rights and future gas supply along with other important questions affecting future development. Saskatchewan auto license branch notes nearly three thousand more license plates issued in the first two months of this year than last year.
Amsterdam dispatch reports General von Ludendorff stating the real battle was fought and victory won, but future results are uncertain. He praises British endurance, notes reliance on machinery, tanks, and many machine guns, and says German infantry faced six days of combat with limited rest, advancing trench by trench.
The council discussed Mayor Browns east trip report and a planned public meeting to gather citizen input. They reviewed Railway Act concerns, set a Thursday evening gathering, and examined bids from Beaver Riverside and C Lena Lumber for piles and lumber tied to the Hedley Shaw spur bridge repairs after the flood.
Gillies of Olds representing Alberta Department of Agriculture arrived in town to receive seed grain applications from owners in unorganized districts. He plans a circuit visiting Seven Persons Medicine Hat Olds Brooks and Trive with travel dates, issuing grain orders to eligible local mills at land cost under the Act to boost production.
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