Bombard Ostend Works and Air Raids Across Western Front
British warships bombard Ostend naval works and shoot down three German seaplanes while British aviation raids target Aertylle Sparaphelhack Thourout and Ostend area airfields and rail hub. Russian forces retreat to the right bank of the Dvina near Jacobstadt. Argentina considers war with Germany as deputies delay decision.
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Dvina
London
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Ypres
Field Marshall Haig
War Office
Ostend
Petrograd
Riga
Jacobstadt
Russian War Office
British Admiralty
Aertyelle
Sparaphelhack
Thourout
Atelier Dela Marine
Royal Flying Corps
Prairie provinces to gain control of natural resources
Ottawa reports food shortages spur plan to shift control of lake resources in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba to provincial authorities. Fish committees discuss public fisheries, fleets, and replenishing waters while provinces consider inter provincial cooperation to raise supply and stabilize prices. Ontario already controls Lake Nipigon fishing.
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Prairie
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Fish Committee
Ontario
Nipigon
United States
Trairie
Union Labor Declines Interference With Conscription Act
Ottawa report notes Trades and Labor Congress resolutions voting 136 to 106 against interference with the conscription act. The body reaffirms labor's stance on mandatory enlistment while acknowledging the new law and penalties for opposing it.
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Ottawa
Trades and Labor
Haa
Executive Council
Committee On Officers
Canada
Meatless Days Spread in Berlin as Meat Shortage Grows
Copenhagen reports Berlin authorities say cattle merchants have nearly halted meat supply. Berlin now gets about one sixth of required meat, leaving most residents unable to obtain any meat.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Baltimore club sues AL and NL officials for 900000
The Baltimore Federal League baseball club filed suit in the District of Columbia supreme court seeking 900000 in damages under the Clayton act against officials of the American League the National League and others.
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Washington
Baltimore Federal League Baseball Club
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
American League
The
National League
Rhodes Scholars Appointment Cancelled for This Year
Londoners report the Rhodes Scholarship Fund trustees decided to make no appointments this year. The halt affects the United States and all parts of the British Empire.
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London
Rhodes Scholarship Fund
United States
British Empire
Gen Leckie Heads to Conference for Military Authorities
Victoria September 21 Maj Gen R G Ledwards Leckie DOC departed for Vancouver en route to Ottawa to attend a conference of military authorities He was accompanied by ADM Major Hall
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Victoria
R. G. Ledwards Leckie
D.O.C
Vancouver
Ottawa
A.D.M
Hall
First Glass Of Conscripts Subdivided Under Act
Ottawa dated Sept 22 says men called for medical examination under the Military Service Act will be divided into four classes A B C and D. Class A covers fit for combatant service and no other classes likely to be asked to join this colony at this time. Class B includes those fit for non combatant service overseas while Class C covers men fit for sea combatant service in Canada. Class D has not yet been designated.
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Canada
Commons
Senate
Congress
Ottawa
Dha
German and Austrian Peace Proposals Delay U S Position
Washington reports on September 2 indicates German and Austrian peace proposals influence U S stance. The dispatch notes changes in Allied reactions and outlines potential shifts in policy amid ongoing hostilities.
Canada reports final victory front of peage Lens notes
Canadian Overseas Correspondent describes local support in Lens for France's war aims. A captured German letter details loot from occupied French homes including copper, brass, textiles and a bicycle as German troops justify theft for war needs. The piece cites Premier Painleve’s pledge to end the war and fears of France sinking into servitude.
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France
Lens
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Fourtes
Hun Juet
Premier Painleve
Allies Back Up Italy War Minister Reported
Washington dispatches quote Lord Derby British war minister confirming Allied support for Italy. details incomplete as telegraph lines fail to relay full message.
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Italy
Washington
Lord Derby
Potatoes To Be Sold By Weight In Ottawa Bid
Ottawa reports the food controller may set no maximum price on potatoes to curb speculation. Producers could receive at least one and a half cents per pound, about $1.25 for a 100 pound bag, with a possible order requiring sale by weight.
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Ottawa
Food Controller's
Concert Sunday Evening for French Wounded Fund at Empress
Program for a 9 pm Sunday benefit at the Empress Theatre to aid the French Wounded Emergency Fund. Included are remarks by Mayor Cruikshank, Lorraine Stewart Orchestra, addresses by A E Bryan and Rev Fr Fitzpatrick, songs by various performers, and a silver collection.
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Empress Theatre
Mayor Cruikshank
Lorraine
Stewart
A. E. Bryan
Fr. Fitzpatrick
A. Thompson Barcarofle
Tales of Hoffman
Seveesesss
R. L. McTabish
Berg Ellingson
GOD Save the King
Six Die As Coal Barge Hiawatha Sinks Near Galloup Island
Kingston Ont September 22 officials report six fatalities after the coal barge Hiawatha sank at Galloup Island Lights early yesterday. The Montreal Transportation Company announced the toll and the incident is under review.
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Kingston
Ont
Montreal Transportation Company
Hiawatha
Galloup Island Lights
King of Bavaria Offers Pearls for Sale
Amsterdam reports the king of Bavaria has sent pearls to neutral countries for sale valued at about half a million marks as per the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. A L Haining in Regina secures office space for 100 clerks to operate under the Military Service Act. August Al Brecht of German nationality fined $800 or three months in jail in Edmonton for possessing two revolvers and over a thousand rounds of ammunition.
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Amsterdam
Bavaria
Berlin
A. L. Haining
Saskatchewan
Regina
August al Brecht
Edmonton
Connecticut Plans White Bread Free Days
Robert Scoville, Connecticut Food Administrator, announced two white bread free days per week for Connecticut, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, after returning from a Federal Food Administrators meeting in Houston with New England states except Maine. The action aims to reduce bread consumption in the state.
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Houston
New England
Maine
Robert Scoville
Connecticut
TCHEREMISUFE CHIEF OF OTA E AT PETROGRAD
Petrograd Sept 22 General Alexieff chief of staff to Premier Kerensky resigns over differences about Korniloff revolt. In his place M. Tcheremsoff is appointed, noted for democratic leanings, signaling reforms though motive for the change remains unclear.
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Petrograd
Alexieff
Kerensky
Kornisoff
Gen
Alexie
M. Tcheremsoff
Vancouver Board of Trade invites regional reps to grain shipment dinner
A Vancouver Board of Trade letter invites their peers to a dinner celebrating the first grain shipment through Vancouver port to Europe via the Panama Canal on the steamship War Victory. The date is uncertain but will be announced by telegraph. The event aims to unite Western Prairie interests and include trade boards from nearby cities. J M Carson expects 80 to 100 clerks to record conscripts and exemptions under the Military Service Act.
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Board of Trade
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver
Europe
Panama Canal
Board of Trade of Vancouver
Boards of Trade
Prairie
Central Powers Tell Pope They Welcome Peace Immediately
London dispatch reports Germany and Austria Hungary replying to Pope Benedicts peace proposals with a hopeful tone. Emperor William desires the Vatican effort to end hostilities and Emperor Charles says peace could come if belligerents negotiate per the Pontiffs suggestions. Both notes affirm a world order based on disarmament.
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Central Powers
Pope
London
Pope Benedict
William
Vatican
Charles
Preliminary hearing on Tot hill murder charge adjourned
Alfred Tothill of Gros Ventre faced a murder charge at a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Rae at the Provincial Police Court. The hearing, adjourned to next Monday, followed a related case involving Ferdinand Wells accused of shooting Jacob Rosenfelder on July 20. Witness Jacob Flaig testified that Tothill advised Wells to shoot Rosenfelder in the leg if he did not stop. W. A. Begg KC prosecuted. G. L. Fraser defended.
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Alfred Tothill
Gros Ventre
Rae
Pypicg Wuart
Tuy
Ferdinand ‘Wells
Commi
Jacob Rosenfelder
Wells
Jacob Flaig
Tothill
Wels
Rosenfelder
W. A. Begg
K.C
G. L. Fraser
Great War Veterans Assortation Meeting on Sunday
The Great War Veterans Assortation plans a Sunday meeting after club rooms at 1 80 for appointing men to the conscription tribunals committee. 61-2 See Wontar.
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Great War Veterans Assortation
Milk and Bread Prices Vary Across Alberta Reports
An Albertan report shows Redcliff offers cheaper bread and milk than Calgary, with 14 quarts of milk for $1 and 14 loaves of bread for $1, while Medicine Hat sells six quarts for $1. Other towns like Bow Island and Bassano list smaller loaf counts for similar sums, highlighting price differences and weight concerns across the province.
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Calgary
H.C.L
Alberta
Redcliff
Dairies
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Malik
Paienton
Cape van
Bedad ‘Tor
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Haig
Bombard Ostendaval Works
Thurday
Monte Haute
Champagne
Aisne
Verdun
Corso
Trentino
Cima Sief
Delomite Alps
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Foreign Ministry
FERN
Dominion
Gov’ts
Gether
Doe Hostor Chin
Principle 2
Tishententa
American Teac
Rhode
Gen. Leckie
Austria
Peage
Hartford
Conn
Tcheremisufe
OTA E
Korniloff
Austria-Hungary
Bassano
Reagan
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