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Newspaper
Outlook
Location
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
3
Reports from London describe a major Russian victory with Erzerum said to be captured by Grand Duke Nicholas. Estimates claim about 100000 prisoners and over 1000 guns, though official confirmation varied amid conflicting despatches.
A fifty mile gale across Britain caused extensive destruction. Telephone telegraph and electrical wires were blown down, farm buildings wrecked, and railroad signal sections damaged. Coasting vessels were wrecked and cross Channel traffic disrupted.
A Reuters despatch reports thirteen French planes raided Strumeitea in Bulgaria. The 158 bombs started several fires but the raiders, despite heavy bombardment, returned to base unharmed.
Central News confirms government plans to commandeer all distilleries in Britain with minimal delay to meet rising demand for hazardous materials production. The move aims to secure needed supplies and ensure ongoing production across the country.
Sir Robert Borden announced in the House that Canada will investigate the status and conduct of Germans and Austrians in the civil service. He noted concerns about loyalty and background checks while stressing due process and public interest.
A Bucharest report cites Field Marshal von Mackensen saying a fresh assault on Saloniki is inadvisable now. He supposedly seeks to keep Entente forces there, avoiding action on other fronts while tensions with Bulgaria and Greece are managed.
New Orleans reports the mule ship Baron Napier with 100 men aboard escaped a German submarine after an hour of shelling east of Malta. The baron Napier fired back with a 3 pound gun and sped away, preventing torpedo discharge.
The minister of militia issues directives to all commanding officers in Canada condemning rowdy and undisciplined behavior by soldiers. Uniform does not excuse misconduct and soldiers must uphold duties of reputable service. History shows ruffians fail under pressure, while true soldiers remain self controlled. The war demands calm, firm minds and measured action backed by discipline.
Archangel harbor holds nearly 100 ships frozen in ice. A new icebreaker built in Rogland and due soon may enable releases if it meets expectations, per Captain Park of the Boothic. The Beothic, once a Newfoundland crater, was bought by the Russian Admiralty and towed to Archangel for breakage work. Park said Beothic could not approach Archangel within five miles due to vast ice. Several steamers delivered cargoes to war harbors near the Renpian military center as the season stiffens.
Winnipeg council members express strong support for adopting daylight saving to shift clocks one hour ahead in summer. Mayor Waughte backs the plan and promises council action if key city leaders endorse the move, aiming to extend evening leisure similar to Regina and Calgary.
The Metagame sailed from Canada on February 5 and reached England safely. On board were 31 officers and 718 gunners of the Eighth artillery, 4 officers and 722 men of the artillery brigade, an ambulance workshop with 1 officer and 20 men, a sanitary section with 1 officer and 26 men, reinforcements for the Fort Garry Horse depot with 1 officer and no men, Army personnel totaling 4 officers and 40 men, and a naval detail of 6 officers and 17 men.
The article reports on Thomas Whild's budget proposals including a 25 percent war profit tax for incorporated firms and individuals above set thresholds, with exemptions for smaller capital. It notes life insurance and agriculture cases, Dominion securities investments, and a separate tariff plan. It also covers Saskatchewan Grain Growers Convention calls for free wheat, Dominion wide prohibition, temperance measures, and political reactions.
A German reservist with a name bearing Von was arrested by military police at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg. A trunk searched contained a few papers and a gold watch with the imperial crest. valuables to be returned after interrogation.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph cites Bremen Tageblatt quotes attributed to Albert Balin, head of Hamburg America, warning that severed Germany United States relations would devastate Germany. He says American money and munitions would aid Entente, neutrals join, and U S ships would be interned, stripping wealth.
Three Teutonic submarines have been sunk in the Adriatic Sea, according to the Echo.
Washington reports show Great Britain absorbing over one third of US trade. American purchases reach 1.19 billion, with Canada second at about 1.0 billion and Italy fourth at a quarter of a billion. Britain’s purchases doubled since 1914 and neutrals across Europe rise 20 to 76 percent, Sweden at 86 million.
In the House of Lords Earl Kitchener said one airship was lost at sea and a second damaged during the last Zeppelin raid. He outlined a three fold British defence: advance warning, anti aircraft artillery, and air attacks on raiders. He noted pilots are not ordered to attack at night until weather and orders permit.
A Delhi despatch reports India continuing wartime donations. The Punjabaj cyclone fund stands at 385000 dollars, United Provinces hosts a major war fund launch, and Indian princes gift ambulances while firms and leaders contribute. The Rajah of Cutch renews a pledge to maintain an infantry regiment indefinitely.
Rotterdam dispatch reports a Zeppelin crew member washed ashore near Venlo after a recent storm. The craft was seized by authorities at Blerik following the incident.
Allied powers signatory to the treaty guaranteeing Belgiums independence and neutrality decide to renew the agreement. Hostilities will not end until Belgiums political and economic independence is re established and the nation is indemnified for damages. The decision was conveyed to the Belgian foreign office by ministers representing the entire treaty of London signed earlier by Austria.
Telegram dated February 16 reports General Dobell and General Aymerich stating French forces closed active operations in Kamerun. The conquest is practically complete except for a few pockets of resistance at Mere fifi and a late position still held by enemy forces.
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