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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
1
Reports from Paris indicate concern over possible escape and renewal of German monarchist influence as Crown Prince and Prince Max of Baden travel toward East Prussia. Paris observers fear remnants of the officer corps may exploit a figurehead to restore autocracy while wartime peace talks falter.
The Ottawa Saskatchewan prohibition vote shows members backing the measure but the Senate will not change it, leaving the bill effectively dead with anticipated action in October.
The Marquis of Queensbury has returned to London to manage interests in the Peace River district including investments and charges.
Military authorities list 48 dead from the Fergus Falls cyclone with officials estimating deaths could exceed 60. The mayor puts the financial loss at no less than 3 million dollars, with forty percent of the district in ruins and much of the business area wrecked.
Julius Barnes, director in New York, announced a public proclamation by President Wilson granting him full authority to license the export and import of wheat and wheat flour to stabilize prices. He said regulations will mirror those enforced by the War Trade Board, which previously held those powers.
The president of the board of agriculture told a deputation that there is no disease reason for the embargo on Canadian stocker cattle. He said Canadian herds are among the healthiest, but if admission power is obtained they must not use it due to current labor difficulties.
Ottawa reports many passport applications from aliens in the Dominion, including enemies and nationals from friendly nations. Applicants must be naturalized to obtain passports. non naturalized individuals are sent to their consular agents. Italians Armenians Macedonians Poles Ukrainians and Austrians are among the applicants noted.
Police detain men at central station and provincial jail as a board of immigration examines their status. Comrade Mardin and other leaders urged mass meetings in Market Square and Victoria Park, sparking a riot. Chief Newton says 220 officers quit. about 180 may be rehired after signing an anti union pledge. Premier Norris outlines a royal commission with H A Robson to study strike causes and effects. The labor council remains the main authority at the labor temple.
The Loan Committee reports in favor of creating a permanent commission to study the cost of living. A plan proposes three members with the chairman paid 8000 dollars and other commissioners 7000 each. G B Nicholson, committee chair, supports the suggestion as discussed at a special meeting.
The harbor fills with cheering crews and crowds as ships blast whistles and rise flags to celebrate an Allied victory. Seamen take shore leave, marching through streets while Marseillaise plays and flowers decorate the Danish National Assembly. Copenhagen lights up at night as newspapers hail Germany’s treaty. Madrid reports King Alfonso’s jubilant address praising Spain Vatican ties and Petrograd minister’s withdrawal amid events.
Acting Prime Minister Watt declared the Commonwealth will settle labor disputes by law and order, not brute force. He urged national party unity between the Labor and Liberal forces to safeguard the government, following party divisions over conscription and the Hughes-led coalition.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen faces expulsion for members who joined a general strike in Canada. Arthur J. Lovell reports Canada’s conditions as terrible during his mission. In Washington the Senate passed army funding for 400000 troops starting July 1, higher than the House’s 300000 and Baker’s 500000 recommendation.
A dispatch from Copenhagen notes German officers warned the Dutch government not to protect the Kaiser, arguing allies should try him while expressing willingness to shield him with their bodies. The fragment suggests Dutch readers faced conflicting signals amid wartime diplomacy.
Arrested strike leaders Willigman Ivens R B Russell Alderman A A Heags George Armstrong R E Bray and Alderman John Queen face sedition libel and conspiracy charges in Winnipeg police court. Remanded by Magistrate Macdonald. defence to be led by T J Murray R J McMurray and M Hymin for the prisoners and Stony Mountain inmates respectively.
Dispatches report Turkish forces four to one against Greek troops in Asia Minor. Turkish artillery and supplies strengthen the offensive as Greek units retreat, threatening to be driven from the region.
The council plans two notes to the president of the German peace delegation at Versailles addressing German conduct in Poland after a major intercepted telegram and the sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow. Allies announce they will demand reparation for the sinking.
The peace conference reparations committee approves priority payment of 500 million dollars to Belgium from German indemnities. Hamburg riots erupt as mobs attack food factories, drag managers, clash with troops and cause casualties. Moose Jaw council invites Saskatoon union delegates to meet in Moose Jaw next year.
A historical notice highlights Black Watch and Beet Black Plug chewing tobacco on the market. It notes product availability and branding tied to market listings and period trade references.
President Poincare of France will visit Brussels on July 21 to attend Belgium’s national fete. He will be accompanied by Marshals Joffre Foch and Petain who will witness a Belgian army review on July 22.
Simon Guna-nor a noted Indian renegade wanted on four murder charges has given himself up to Constable M. Kelly of the provincial police at Hazelton after fourteen years in hiding near the Skeena River waters.
Berlin reports a proclamation by President Ebert and officials urging full treaty fulfillment and loyalty to the empire amid unrest. The text pledges aid to those fearing separation and calls for faith in duty and work as the nation readies for postwar demands. Riots and looting flare in Besline with mobs targeting pedestrians, soldiers, shops, and railway areas, while troops clear streets.
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