30 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1918
Page
1
Bulgaria accepts Allied terms as five large battles continue under EUCH. An Allied offensive aims to break German lines with Germany withdrawing to a shorter arc from Antwerp to Metz, Brussels.
Paris reports Marshal Foch directing five simultaneous battles to wear down the enemy as Belgium and British forces push toward key points west of the Argonne. Meantime, Belgian and British units claim success on the Flanders ridge and Mesines Wytschaete, with Haig's forces advancing near Camroi and Douai amid fresh captures.
War bulletins report Allied forces driving Germans back along the Olse Alsne valley and advancing toward the east as enemy positions retreat behind the Allette. The Haig line near St Quentin is broken, and Belgian and British forces in Flanders and France seize numerous German guns and damage rail and ammo dumps.
Paris Sept 50. King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria is expected to reach Vienna soon, per a Geneva dispatch. His daughters arrived from Sofia last week and said their father would follow shortly, meeting Empress Sofia upon arrival. They brought a large amount of baggage.
Ottawa reports Capt. Carter seized the La Croix office and plant at 25 St. Gabriel Street Montreal under a wartime censorship warrant. Col Chambers cites continued defiance of censorship rules and long running efforts to divide Canada over war prosecutions.
President Wilson personally opened the drawing of numbers for the 13,000,000 men registered in the new draft. He drew the first capsule, which contained 322. The event marks the start of the nationwide selective service process.
Otto Miller and Yaffee appeared before Magistrate Rae at the police court and were remanded to Wednesday morning after being charged with pocketing on the C P R depot over the weekend.
Ottawa Rept. 30. Land hogs vying for fertile railroad territory are challenged by Hon. T. A. Crerar, Agriculture Minister, at a G W V A concert in Dominion theatre. He endorses government ownership of railways and telegraphs, and critiques cabits and wartime revenue motives.
Waris reports an armistice between Ile Alles and Bulgaria on Allied terms, confirmed by official announcement. The United States Charge dAffaires at Sofia accompanied Bulgarian delegates to Saloniki for armistice talks, with Rome and London confirming the surrender as complete and conditional details limited.
Ottawa listings report Alberta losses from today with officers and men named. Died of wounds are R L Strachan Hattonford and A M Gillespie Calgary. Died A Thompson Kitscoty. Ill G S Evans Ardencede. Machine Gun Company killed in action C S Holt Cul wary Wi. Strand Miltet Alta.
The renowned Canadian oarsman succeeds Capt. Lou F. Scholes as director of athletics in Military District No. 2. Dibble, who sailed with the 180th Sportsmen, was among the first officers drafted to France and was wounded twice in action.
The article notes a change from daylight saving to standard time on October 27 at 2 a.m. per General Order 233 of the Board of Railroad Commissioners dated May 12. The date was moved from September 30 to align with the United States schedule. The government has not issued a formal announcement.
Sydney Nova Scotia records five deaths from Spanish influenza over the weekend with possible closures of schools theatres and churches as cases rise. Massachusetts reports at least 85 000 cases and a growing death toll with 149 deaths in 24 hours.
In Amsterdam the Lower House of the Austrian parliament debated inviting presidents and vice presidents of belligerent and neutral states to a noonbinding peace discussion, a proposal aimed at advancing a formal settlement.
Twelve more recruits join the program, expanding the roster and signaling continued growth. Details on positions and origin points remain sparse in this brief note.
Two youths admitted breaking a gun lamp at Balmoral Street and Woodman Avenue at midnight. They, along with another, were questioned by police and fined 40 shillings plus costs each by Magistrate Rae as a warning to desist from the destructive amusement.
At Hillside Cemetery on Saturday Mayor Brown and Parks Committee members discuss designating a block for military burials. G. WoW! president J Bruce and All turned Soldier Commission rep Terrill aim to honor veterans with a dedicated interment area per Alberta Retey Soldier Commission request.
A fragmentary item notes an auction or sale related to Whitla Fartht and E. J. Gillett about a few miles south of WY, with a best hail bushel of hard spring grain mentioned, though details are unclear.
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