The Cumberland News
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alternative: [The News]; [The Weekly News]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2012-10-09
issued: 1915-11-21
description: The Cumberland News was published in Cumberland, in the Comox Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from April 1899 to July 1916. Published by Walter Birnie Anderson, the News served the communities of Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox Valley, and was eventually absorbed by another Cumberland-based paper, the Islander.
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note: ���������si-V'!. V;-',--' ;# ,$| V - '^' itA'," t ..t^h. i Progress of The War jE VENTS* are following ey- cuts in" rapid succession, indeed tlieir rapidity is almost kaleidoscopic, yet is not so much on the battlefield as iu the realms of of diplomacy and the inner ouncils of the belligerent Nat.. ions that conspicuous activities are to be noted. The outstand. ing fact of the moment is that the Allies" literally have their '���������back to the wall," The rapid and overwhelming success of the Teutonic and Bulgarian armies iu Serbia has developed a com plicated problem to the acute stage. It is now admitted that nothing short oJ prompt action in placing a very large body of Allied forces iu the Balkans cau stem the tide of Teutonic victory, which would create a serious if uot a disastrous position, The Government has thrown off its mask, and its spokesmen iu the House of Isolds aud the House of Commons have frankly admit ted the giavity of the situation, Whether or not the result hns been brought about by ineflic:* cm diplomacy is not so much a matter of importance uow as is a prompt decision ou (he best means fo avert disostc. General i*ir Charles Mu uro advocates the withdrawal of.thc Allied forces from Gallipoli. The decision on this joint rests with l-ord Kitch* ener, and it ii premature to anti cipate his conclusions If the pic-uu campaign iu the peninsu la is continued obviously noi:e bf the forces can be will.dra.wii, indeed Sir Ian Hamilton all along urged that they be increas cd. Thi_ would confront the Allies with the necessity for placing at least 600,000 men drawn from other sou ices in the Balk'., ans. The public has been kept in the dark as to the actual nun. ber already sent, but it is now known that the mui.ber.is much smaller than was generally, be. lieved, latest indications ate that Italy will be willing to cooperate in this movement. Her soldiers are mobilized and well equipped.. She could spare a considerable nrmy from her pres cut field of oper…
note: Print Run: 1897-1915 Frequency: Weekly No paper between Oct. 1, - Nov. 1, 1904, and Apr. 26 - May 17 1905. Titled "The Weekly News" from 1897-01-05 to 1898-08-09 and on 1899-04-01 "The News" from 1899-08-13 to 1899-03-21 "The Cumberland News" from 1899-04-08 until end of publication.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0177281
language: English
lat: 49.6166999
long: -125.0332999
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Walter Birnie Anderson
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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