Austrians Reawaken As War Winds Sweep Fronts
Paris reports French forces capture a German post north of Valcherauville in the Verdun region. German attacks near Hurtesbez are repulsed after a violent bombardment. Budapest telegram notes Count Andrassy appointed premier of Hungary. Dover Castle and Hilary sunk by torpedoes. Brazil moves toward war with Germany, signaling a regional shift. Italian gains near Ban Giovanni on the Carso plateau accompany concerted artillery duels along multiple fronts.
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Julius Andrassy
Hungary
Charles
Paris
Valcherauville
Verdun
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Hurtesbez
Champagne
Zurich
Switzerland
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British Admiralty
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Dover Castle
Hilarty
Washington
Brazil
Germany
Chile
England
Maiden
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Trieste
France
Gulf of Trieste
Timavoriver
Ban Giovanni
Huino
Montreal mayor urges peaceful demonstrations during conscription era
The Montreal mayor advises citizens to avoid violence and refrain from acts of resistance connected to conscription. He urges any demonstrations to be peaceful and law abiding, stressing the importance of calm civic action.
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Montreal
Icharecter
City Council Discusses Tax Assessment Changes
The city council reviews the current year's net general assessment, noting a reduction of about 1.8 million dollars. Exemptions total 1,506,786, up 72,085 from 1916, due in part to tax properties returning to original owners and adjustments related to CPR.
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Tanewiie
CPR
Toronto
War Casualty Notes From Macleod Area
Word arrived that Pte Allan Sanderson was killed in action on April 5. He served with the 13th OMR and later transferred. his home was Macleod. His brother Frank is in the trenches. Relatives of Pte Baxter in Lethbridge Bayne were notified he was wounded in the leg. Private B, previously with Medicine Hat Infantry, was a brakeman on the Crow Hoe and well known locally.
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Allan Sanderson
Allan
O.M.R
Macleod
Frank
Baxter
Lethbridge
Baye
Medicine Harty
Astantry Regiment
Retail Merchants Hear Tax and Half Holiday Talks
The Retail Merchants Association held a meeting at City Hall to discuss the business tax and a proposed half holiday. A unanimous resolution supported the council on the business tax while commending its street fighting efforts. A committee was formed to study the half holiday issue and merchants will be approached. Road improvements were also touched on before adjournment.
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Ratail Merchants Association
Unfit Horse Case Before Police Court in Rae Jurisdiction
August Richs appeared before Magistrate Rae at the Police Court this morning charged with working a horse in an unfit condition. He was found guilty and fined 10 with costs. Five hundred women and girls from Vancouver volunteered to travel to the Fraser Valley this summer to harvest the berry crop.
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August Richs
Rae
Taorhing
Costa
Vancouver Hays
Fraser Valley
Italian Success Map Shows Teonzo Front Shade Areas
The map highlights the Teonzo front with shaded regions indicating Italian military actions. The total prisoners counted reach 16,000.
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Teonzo
Alberta League and Trades Council Debate Conscription Wealth
The Alberta Social Service League and Trades and Labor Council discussed conscription amid a call to also conscript wealth and curb food prices. The League rejected tying wealth conscription to manpower and sent a resolution to Premier Borden and Ottawa. Officers were elected and church representatives named to the League executive.
Stampede Committee to Meet at Board of Trade Rooms
The Stampede Committee holds its regular weekly meeting tomorrow at 2 30 o clock in the Board of Trade rooms. News Want Ads promise top returns for money invested.
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Stampede Committee
Board of Trade Rooms
Carnival Queen Candidates Sought for July Coronation
A local notice outlines the election process for Queen of the Carnival with six Maids of Honor to be chosen from ballots. Nominator and seconder names to be filled, ballots available at participating merchants for purchases of fifty cents or more, coronation set for July 10 with Mrs Crulkshank performing and a guard of bike in attendance.
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Nie
Elka
W.G
Maida of
Banda of the” Committee
Elles
Lord Shaughnessy Dodges Conscription Stance in Canada
Ottawa May 29 Lord Shaughnessy president of the Canadian Pacific railway declined to state an opinion on the conscription controversy until parliament fully considers the matter. He said it is urgently necessary to enlist a sufficient number of men to replace wastage in Canadian battalions overseas and noted public sentiment as a ground for conscription but suggested it should be done by some process. A separate line reports the sudden death of J Humphray, a North Oxford candle maker.
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Ottawa
Lord Shaughnessy
Canadien Pacific Railway
Ban Fuilly
Gary
Conscription Bill Expected This Week in Ottawa
Ottawa dispatch notes the conscription bill will not be introduced before Thursday or Friday, with presentation to the House likely on Thursday. Government aims to finish budget debate first and proceed with tariff amendments by tonight or Wednesday. cabinet reconstruction may wait until the bill comes up and Parliament action shapes timing.
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Ottawa
Oliver
Free requisites for Crescent Heights children approved
At a School Board meeting last night a petition from Crescent Heights residents urged free materials for about thirty children in Ethene and nearby districts. St John’s reportedly requested support, and Mr. A McCarter noted a mill owner’s contribution. The board discussed and passed a measure to provide the items.
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Crescent Heights
Mura
St. John's
Cea Gs
Russell
Lapose
Kinley
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