Asiatic Front Takes Center Stage in War News Summary
World war brief highlights focus on Asiatic front gains by Russia and German strategy shifts. Reports from Verdun and Belgium detail grenade attacks repulsed near Dead Man's Hill and naval engagements off the Belgian coast with no British casualties.
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Verdun Front
London
Paris
Dead Man’s Hill
Meuse
Verdun
Haudremont Wood
Vaux Pound
Champagne
le Mesnil-Les- Maisons de Champagne
Parliament Buildings Fire Report Finds Incendiary Suspicions Yet No Malice
Ottawa May 6 The royal commissioners examining the February Parliament fire present an interim report. They note strong suspicion of incendiarism but find no evidence to prove the fire was deliberately set. They cite rapid spread from ventilating systems and nearby inflammable materials as the likely cause.
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Ottawa
Providence Journal
Otteawa
United States
New York
Casement and Bailey Committed for Trial
Sir Roger Casement and Daniel J. Bailey were committed for trial today for high treason after the preliminary hearing on charges of participating in the Irish rebellion. The trial venue and date have not yet been announced.
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London
Sir Roger Casement
Daniel J. Bailey
Asquith Named to Irish Privy Council
London May 17 The Dublin correspondent reports Premier Asquith is to be sworn as a member of the Irish Privy Council. This may signal the first step toward restoring civil administration in Ireland.
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London
Dublin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Coalition Victory in Bye-Election Sweeps Tewkesbury
London May 17 The Coalition government won a sweeping victory in a bye election. W F Hicks Beach a Unionist backed by Liberals was elected from Tewkesbury by a majority of 5689 over William Boosey Independent.
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London
W. F. Hicks Beach
Tewkesbury
William Boosey
HATS MEMBER TELLS OF EFFORTS TO KEEP TROOPS
W A Buchanan M P is in the city returning home to Lethbridge after Ottawa duties. He discussed efforts to have government provide pickets for munition plants, noting Premier Borden declined due to cost. He said overseas troops will train in existing camps with Camp Borden as the sole new camp.
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W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
Ottawa
Buchanan
Borden
Medicine Hat
Camp Borden
Western Canada financier sees Medicine Hat finances strong
J H Gundy of Wood Gundy visited Medicine Hat after touring the West since April. He praised the city’s above average financial condition, the strong municipal administration, and the tax sale approach to taxation. He noted Western Canada’s overall shift toward production and farmer wealth, predicting lasting growth as the West leverages its resources.
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J. H. Gundy
Wood-Gundy
Canada
Prince Rupert
Mr. Gundy
Gundy
Medicine Hat
St Patrick's church cost overruns surface in cross examination
The St Patrick's Roman Catholic church case reveals higher expenses than planned. Contractor Mr Marble testified the original estimate was 610000 and payments of 510,078 had been made while 529,312 in bills remained unpaid, pushing total costs toward 580,000, about 20000 over the estimate, with further details continued on page 8.
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Meuse
Hasey
Pannes
Thiaucourt
Dixmude
Yser
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Biggar
Marble
Purdy-Henderson Co
Mr. Marble
Pope Will Not Renew Peace Appeal
Rome reports the pope will not renew his appeal for peace or share conciliatory terms with the allies, despite requests from the Kaiser, Emperor Francis Joseph, and the kings of Bavaria and Saxony. The pontiff believes any peace initiative directed by his efforts would fail and continues private diplomacy with the belligerents.
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Rome
Kaiser
Francis Joseph
Bavaria
Saxony
Acclamation Caps Quebec Election Nominations
Twenty two Liberal and three Conservative candidates were elected by acclamation on nomination day for the Quebec legislature. Premier Sir Lomer Gouin and Treasurer Walter G. Mitchell were unopposed, while other ministers faced opponents. Col. Smart, a Conservative, was returned unopposed after Gouin intervened to block a rival for the absent soldier's seat.
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Montreal
Quebec
Sir Lomer Gouin
Walter G. Mitchell
Col. Smart
Sir Lomer
Outbreak at Kapuskasing Camp Involves Austrian Prisoners
Reports from Kapuskasing Camp say the uprising among 300 Austrian prisoners under guard led to injuries but no soldier deaths. General Logie investigates. authorities note the camp is quiet with tensions isolated after Friday’s riot and subsequent armed clashes.
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Logie
Toronto
Petawawa
Ottawa
Sam Hughes
Enver Pasha Appeals to Kaiser for Aid in Mesopotamia
Private dispatches from Constantinople report Enver Pasha urging the German emperor to provide troops and ammunition to check the Russian advance toward Baghdad. The Turkish leader allegedly warned that Germany's hopes of commercial conquest in Mesopotamia would be crushed if Russian and British forces prevail.
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Athens
London
Enver Pasha
Ahas
Kaisar
Bagdad
Constantinople
Enver
Tiave
Tamla
Parliament Prorogues Tomorrow Quiet Ceremony Planned
Tomorrow parliament will prorogue in Hobart with a quiet ceremony likely in the afternoon. Invitations are not issued yet due to accommodation limits in the temporary Senate Chamber at the Royal Museum building.
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Senate Chamber
Royal Museum Building
Americans Aboard Sailors Safe After Steamer Sinks
Fragmentary news from France reports Americans aboard a vessel that sank in Britula Strait. Authorities in the State depart ment sent urgent messages seeking details and offering assistance as the incident unfolds.
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Asiatig Campaign
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Saloniki
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Hauraon
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Metz
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Petrograd
Germany
William
War Office
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Casement
Bailey
Asquith
Irish Council
Ireland
Coalition
HATS
Fokker
France
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Turkey
Mesopotamia
Hobart Bosworth
Britula
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