Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, August 18, 1914

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 18, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba N 18, 1914. The Standard article sold everywhere refuse substitutes session to be of Osols Ledoor parliament will dispense with pomp and ceremony and get to business at once. Emergency measures and War budget of at. Least for consideration. Dur police contract boots Are Strong flexible and Good. We have held the police contract for 4 years. Our police books will stand hard and rough Wear and flexible to the feet. Only j Ottawa aug. Session of i parliament which opens to Corrow j will be devoid of the Usui splendor pump and s Cial features Hufi usually attend the first Day of parliament on Hill. No preparations have then made for the accommodation on the floor of the red chamber of the usual Galaxy of Well dressed women and there will be no reserved seats in the gallery. Those who desire to attend May do so but there is no preparation for their attendance. His Royal highness the governor general will appear in his s uniform. Aides will be garbed in service Khaki instead of in full dress Parade Scarlet while others will be attired also in keeping with the state of War which exists in can Ada. Speech throne will Ideal entirely with patriotic landlord. Montreal aug. Montreal landlord who owns Many tenements in Point St. Has posted the following notice on All his proper ties to announce that if the breadwinner of any family living in one of his houses volunteers Lor Active service the family May remain in their present dwelling free of rent during his. Absence this1 offer is Good for one year from sentry not to be court mar titled will be handed Over to civil must obey Sentinel s orders. Flush runs fail to Pierce Servia tables turned and Campaign is carried far into bosnian territory. London aug. Daily Chron icle learns on High authority that Al though the austrian forces took up positions on the Servian frontiers As Long ago As july 24, they have not made any serious headway since. The chief of the general Servian staff reckons that the bulgar austrian i forces on the save and the Dan lib somewhat exceed the Greate Tjart of which is concentrated at sem Lin opposite Belgrade and at various Points opposite the danubian fort o Semenyna. A considerable Force i also on the save and the Drina on the extreme North Westein Frontier ser via. At seven different Points on the Danube and the austrian Hun Garian troops attempted to pass these Rivers but in All cases were repulsed More Success attended their efforts a Sha Zate and at loom Tea on the save but As these places Are entirely Ungro German losses heavy at gam3loux London aug. Is 4.10 correspondent at Brussels of the daily mail telegraphing at 8 o clock monday evening says. Fighting is reported from game Sioux ten Miles North of Namur a German Force is said to have been caught Between a. French column and Bel Gian troops marching up from Namur. The casualties were very Peaavy. Montreal aug Hooton of the heavy artillery not be court Martiale for the shoot ing and killing of Antoine Ottar the French reservist in front of the Drill Hall on Craig Street on Friday after noon. Tomorrow a military court o f in quiry., be tout Only for the sergeant George a acted and offer practically no of Sposi will on their occupation by the enemy is not regarded As of the least strategy Clar Atiq n of facts of the Case War budget of irom fifty to seventy placed on record sergeant rhe scottish specially company. 306 Notro Dame Avenue. Tenders for groceries sealed tenders addressed to the chairman Board of control will be received at the office of the under signed up to 11 . On thursday. August 27th, 1914, for the Supply of groceries Etc., for the smallpox hos Pital for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1916. Specification and form of tender May i a obtained at the office of the chief i five millions to the expenses of i military preparations the sending an overseas Force the enactment of a i moratorium act emergency Bank legislation and amendments to the Crim final code necessary to restrain and i prevent disorders during the present crisis. " _ the state drawing room state Din Ner and state have been features of All opening s since con federation have been Tabooed. No time wasted. Parliament will get right Down to business at once and any lengthy de Bate on the address will be discouraged. The address in reply to the speech from the throne will be moved by Donald Sutherland . For South Oxford and seconded by d. O l Esper Ance member for Montmagny in the to the and Ved by senator Bolduc senator de. Smith of Winona. To Day s Ains in quite a number of members but the majority will arrive on the morning trains arrivals from the West it is was Only doing his duty As a Kohlier and will sense appear As a criminal before court tomorrow. Such is the Tenor of statement issued at militia head Cju arters this morning by colonels. Denison officer the fifth division at Montreal through his general staff g. Hende Sori. Public said the latter officer Montreal is in a state of War a St As much As Germany or or any Europe at All i can say to the Man in the gives you an order obey it and Don t argue " drink to soldiers none to be sold in Montreal after 8 at night. Montreal aug. Ere sent out from police Headquarters to Day by chief Campeau to the captains of the different police lout the City that hotel and restaurant it uld Liliu til. Lilt Lull if. Us la Ltd j if l Wilc Iwu Viln health inspector. City Hall Winnipeg. for the Princess Clarke of red Deer one of were to be instructed that no Asta in route to Otto to be sold to soldiers in the lowest or any tender not Neces Patricia Light infantry. Family accepted. M. Peterson Secretary. Board of control office Winnipeg August 17th, 1914. Uniform after 8 o clock at to rent Fine self contained House on Canora Street West Side near Cor Ner of Westminster on forty foot lot Oik finish hot water heating in splendid order. Rent 5v5.00 per month. Apply Simpson Mitchell Ewing second floor Union Trust building. Phones main 4340-4341. To let Good store on main Street near City Hall. J. B. Pepler "219 Modermott Avenue. L. W. Schruth general municipal contractor sewerage and water systems Pav ing and Concrete work. Cost Esti mates furnished on application. 215 Chambers Commerce Winnipeg Stock for Sale Block of paid up capital Stock of Jos. Maw co., ltd., automobile dealers Winnipeg Man. Apply b. F. Plews 330 William Avenue. To let a most desirable House Well Situ ated on Kennedy Street opposite government House. Possession 15th september. J. B. Pepler 21s Mcdermot ave. Tel. G. 4259. For the front amid cheers of ten thousand citizens. Quebec aug. 17 amid the. Enthusiastic cheers and applause of Over ten thousand citizens sixty reservists of the French army left Here to night for Montreal to join their compatriots there in route to France. There was a Public demonstration on Jacques car tier where speeches were made by j. E. A. Pin president of the St Jean Baptiste h r. St. Victor com Letourni Guarde Cartier la Guarde for Independent Champlain ind representation of the St Jean poise society marched to the ppr regiments at Long Branch concentration Camp. Toronto ont aug. The concentration Camp at Long franc ranges for the overseas contingent from Toronto presents All the appear Ance of a Force on Active service five regiments Are under Canvas and ther Are detachments of the army and the army medical the order was issued after chief Cam Peau had had a talk with mayor Martin. There was no necessity for establishing any new rules so As to London aug. An official state ical importance Servia free from invaders. It is therefore certain that with the exception of these two. Points the in tire area of Servia is free of the in so cautious Are the austrian commanders that they make no at tempt to proceed of the capture of the fortified positions behind Loz Nitza. On the other hand the Servian troops emboldened by the apparent Supin eness of the Austro hungarian forces have crossed the frontiers 01 Bosnia and Herzegovina at Points and already have penetrated to i Skatrud and where they Are in touch with the forces of Montene Gro which have been marching North Ward along the Drina. Their object of course is to prevent the austrian from Sarajevo obtaining com Mand of the great military Road from the Servian frontiers through pledge to nov Bazar. Numerous bands of bosnian have joined the Servian and montenegrin troops and Stout resistance will certainly be offered to any attempt to occupy the North West. The Servian government and the in have i taken up their Headquarters at Nisi and com plete communications have been established with the Periphery. Rumours Are already that the gradual pressures of armies on the galician Frontier is compelling the austrians to move some of their Best troops from Servian Bordet. Abandoned trenches Fil dead ,1 have authority to Issue the order As it was issued under article of the License Law of the province which reads As follows intoxicating liquors shall not at any time be knowingly sold therein to Drunken persons nor after eight in the evening to soldiers sailors apprent ices or servants known As such by the master of the owing to the Large number of sol Dies gathering in. The City and the excitement caused by the War chief Campeau who is responsible for Public said he. Best to draw the attention of. Hotel and restaurant keepers to the article in Law is supposed to be always enforced As regards Drunken men but in recent years since the regular soldiers left Montreal there has never been any it in regard to the militiamen. Men issued Jay the press Bureau of the War office and admiralty at noon is de voted to the operations in Alsace it follows Saskatoon s mayor named by . The Hoyal grenadiers marched Parkdale where they entrained two detachments of cavalry p in Sig 100 Mississauga Horsey and l of the governor general s bodyguard who have volunteered As infantry an Aid because citizen soldiers Are to fio h for demo ratio principles. Toronto aug. 17._a meeting o american . Res ident in Toront was held tonight the King Edward hotel when plans were discussed be and. It to up to us to help suffer during present by one such action would be the neutrality and but offic1ai, War -ul2p on heavy paper with facts and Floures regard lne waging a Slorf. To any address Tor 25c. Agents and dealers wanted. For special Ivorite the Iohp a. Ketki co., us Ted 1s2 Spadina Avenue. Toronto Over ten sold in three Days act at once. Wanted a Small cottage or a Bungalow hot or direct from owners in either fort Rouge or West end. Club or suite 12, 433 main Street City. Large Brick House Pioneer land co., 304 Mol Tyre Block. Read the free press for All the latest news. Laughed out by the audience. Another meeting will be held shortly. Foreign immigrants Large numbers come from nations at War with Britain free press special Ottawa aug. The past ten years immigrants from Austria Hungary and Immi Grants from Germany two nations at Ivy with Britain arrived in Canada during the year 1913-1914 from the former country and from the latter entered the Dominion it is conceivable that a Large por Uon of those who have arrived durin the past ten years Are naturalized canadians it is to be noted How Ever that during the past three years three years being the period Neces sary Lor naturalization aus trian8 arrived and germans. Above figures Are from the of my statistics by the de Saruon the a. Connected with the present War Bulgaria sent men c9f 1" the ten years Belgium 14.661 Italy. Russia 91 863 s6rvla .1-038 West Middlesex nomination. M. Middlesex Liberal association to Day nominated Duncan the is t Saskatoon Harrison has received letter from col. Steele of Winnipeg advising him to control the Sale of and to take Steps to utilities. Legislation is to put through Council to. This effect and guards have been placed at the Power House and pumping stations. Lecture raises Montreal aug. Hundred Dol Lars was added tonight to the National fund for the families of the Canadian soldiers who Are going to fight for the Empire this being the amount obtained from a free illustrated1 lecture Given by or. H. B. Ames in Windsor Hall under the auspices of the Canadian club of. Montreal on the British there was no admission charge but every person who attended was expected to put. A Dollar in the collection plate. Full pay aug. Strongly. Hold said controller Cote today that ail civic employees who leave their situations to go to the front and fight the country s should be allowed full pay by the Cor it is probable that this will be decided upon by the Board of control and the City Council. Only half pay has been voted one thousand at military Camp. Quebec aug. Was Little out of the Ordinary routine at the Var Cartier mobilization Camp today work of preparation is being but it is not Likely that Many troops will be received until the wafer completed which will hardly be before the end of the week the artillery were looking out for places to place their targets today there about a thousand men in French troops due to the Advance along the Schir Mecker Valley have secured one thousand prisoners. A visit to the scene. Of the fighting of the last few. Days in upper Alsace proves the destructive effect of the Al lies artillery. Trenches abandoned by the enemy Are full of dead and wound Western soldiers feb live fat Ott Fatwa lost Parade polish in Trada journey but impressed All As splendid fighters free press Ottawa aug Hundred rugged volunteers from the West reached Canada s capital tonight. They Are the men from beyond the lakes who have taken the Princess Patricia. Light infantry. Al ready they have shortened to Princess Pat s pets. When they rolled out of the ten cars made up the special train they did not look like any one a pets. R three Days of Dusty Isavel in crowded had rumpled them up considerably Bat though they lacked Parade polish no one who saw their length of of Linb and the set of their shoulders Hal any doubt of the Man Nei in which they will behave on a. Tive service. F every Man of through his Tram unmet looked perfectly capable of pointing a Rifle or rust log food on Active service. R. S Bennett , who with or. Hamilton 5s- responsible for raising the regiment was on hand to receive them. Jiey formed Inlo com Anies and marched off to Lansdowne Park i a manner whih bespoke pre Vious service All of them have had military experience and a considerable number have smelted cordite on a Tiyi service. At Park they found 2qq comrades from Toronto waiting for them the remainder1 of the thousand will come in tomorrow from the Mari time provinces. The regiment Wil remain in Ottawa and train for som Days before going on to the militia Camp at Val Cartier. A us tin sales by Fred Hils Josf auction Sale of household furniture the beast purchasing Opportunity the season on the premises 318-320 notre Dame Avenue 1 opposite the Winnipeg theatre tuesday aug. 18th at 1 . Sharp i have been favored with instructions from the owner who is a Catis. The Preim Sesi to sell by Public auction As above the Waole of i hold Fumito re comprising upright Over Strung grand piano Cost one very Fine Majestic steel Rango hot and cold water Cost one 6-Hoie steel Range Only used a few times costing 6 dining tables Morns chairs 10 Odd occasional tables refrigerator Kitchen cab inet dinner service 50 dozen plates dishes Etc., 60 Dinin room chairs. Knife machine very Fine solid Oak Buffet massive heavy brass Spring mattress pictures paintings Hall stand. 30 Rusf huge Quantity of oilcloth 20 bureaus with Bufi plate Bevel had Edge mirrors. M j brass mounted Beds Springs mattresses 100 pillows Pillow so bedspreads sheets and a Quantity of bedclothes towel., the whole of the electric fit Tiili Kitchen utensils Etc. Terms Cash. Bring it with you. Goods on View morning of Sale. I wish to draw the attention of my numerous clients and it in of the above goods which Are Merupu Loytt clean and in perfect condition. J Fred h1lson phones Garry 455. The auctioneer for Canadian i Pacific railway company Saskatchewan division. Keeps truth from people Berlin papers Tell of victories and make no mention of reverses sustained the first time the pres Bureau has referred to the allies a operating in Alsace. Hitherto Only the French have been mentioned. It is pos sible the British May have joined the French. Swiss government wants loan of Gold prom 17 Paul Ritter the Swiss minister again today made representations to the state department on behalf of his government for a. Loan of Gold from the United states. Switzerland m a state of siege with practically her entire male popu lation under arms is facing a serious question in regard to army. Feeding her that Bis country might implicate the unwed states in a violation of neutrality ;