18000 Bulgarian Prisoners in a Day
Paris reports 10000 Bulgarian prisoners sent to rear on Sept 18 as pursuit of retreating enemy continues. Metz under American bombardment with long range guns. Allied lines on Lorraine repulse German raid. eight Americans killed as hospital hit by shell. British earnings advance near Villers-Guislain with heavy losses and a novel machine gun barrage. French troops inch toward the Chemin des Dames across the Malmaison plateau amid stubborn resistance. Russian Karelia front reports defeat of Kareelian forces. News continues on several fronts with heavy casualties and tactical bombardments across the Western Front.
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Arcll Hutin
Echo de Paris
Amsterdam
Metz
Berlin
Pont-a-Mousson
St. Mihiel
Lorraine Front
Lorraine
France
Lempire
Villers-Guislain
Vaucelette Farm
Villers-Guislan
Gauche
War Bulletins from Front Lines and European Events
Australian troops push two thirds of a mile into the Hindenburg line near Bellengis four miles northwest of St Quentin. Czechoslovak forces from the west and from Vostok converge toward Irkutsk for relief of Czechoslovaks in Rosala with leadership by Jeu Galda. Prince Erte, Duke of Vestmontani, dies of pneumonia at 29 in Stockholm. Rain slows American Army movements in Lorraine causing minimal ground action.
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Bellengilss
St. Quentin
Toklo
Wed
Associated Preas
Vindivostok
Tehita Ure
Irkutsk
Csechoslovaks
War Office
Jeu
Galda
Stockholm
Prince Erte
Vestmontani
Gustaf
Lorraine
Reception committee formed for Hon A L Sifton visit
City officials and community groups name a reception committee to plan Medicine Hat visit arrangements. A 800-seat theatre limits ticketed admission with first four rows reserved for in town and out of town guests before doors open to general attendees at eight. Tickets available from committee members and local merchants.
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A. L. Sifton
Board of Trade
GWVA
Army and Navy League
Boy Scouts, Trades and Labor
Comntneil Agricultural Society
Rotary Club Horticultural Society
Mayor Crown
Ald. Bell
Bennett
Burns
Finlay
Wotson
Fang
Leveque
Marshall
CS. Pingle
M.I.A
H. J. Tweed
Bruce
J. W. Wright
Insp Shoebotham
Judge Greene
R. Sha
W. Burgess
W. Huckvale
A. J. N. Terrill
Col. Sissons
LePage Bros
Browns Limited
Glasgow House
Taylor Bros
Hewitt & Black
Mitchell Hardware Co
A. C. Hawthorne
the News
H. S. Treland
War Revenue Bill Advances With Broad Luxury Taxes
The house quickly approved main tax provisions of the new war revenue bill including luxury taxes on autos jewelry and cigars plus higher rates on beverages tobacco and capital stocks. Excise duties on beer wine and soft drinks rise as lawmakers debate specifics and consider an amendment to curb beer taxes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Represtntive Greene
Iowa
Potien
Immas “Ae Twa
Medicine Hat Council Deliberates Memorial Park Project
The City Council debated diverting a site from industrial use to a park and delaying a memorial park fund. Mayor Brown urged caution, arguing war needs come first and funds should not be diverted for memorials until after the war. Ald. Marshall and Finlay echoed restraint, noting only a bylaw submission and public vote were planned.
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Ovesim
Ben Pimaths
Eubmin
Brown
Cation
Medicine Hat
Austria Hopes for War Peace Talks Despite Rejection
Amsterdam reports Vienna says Austro Hungarian government still open to discussing peace sensibilities despite the rejection of their convention proposal. An official statement from Vienna was received today.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
England to refit Americans with uniforms
London reports Britain will outfit and clothe 2,000,000 American soldiers as part of wartime aid. The effort will pull several million yards of cloth from civilian use, while British and French demands for uniforms also must be met. No civilian price increases expected.
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London
Americana
England
Trades and Labor Congress backs war loan investment
In Quebec on September 20 the Trades and Labor Congress narrowly adopted a motion urging workers to invest in the war loans after acrimonious debate. Radicals opposed investment but finally supported an amendment to repudiate all interest on loans, arguing real patriots should not profit from supporting soldiers. Interruptions marked the session.
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Quebec
Hhe Trades and Labor Congress
The
City Sub-Division Council Rejects Tax Concessions
Council discusses taxes on city property and votes to keep current rates. Meeting also considers lifting watering restrictions. Water Committee to act with authority. Alderman Hotson raises question on compromise and reforms.
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