The Daily Colonist, August 11, 1914
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mbarrick#dailycolonist1914 - News from Victoria, 100 years ago today:
- Warnings that large battles are imminent.
- Chronology of the war so far printed\240
- Italy backing out of alliance with Germany and Austria, trying to remain neutral.
- All BC troops are ordered to their respective divisional headquarters for mobilization.
- Cable ship "Iris" laying cable from Victoria to Bamfield to connect with trans-Pacific cable to Wellington (which still exists, providing a backup for comminication satellites)
- 1916 Olympics to be moved to somewhere other than Berin (eventually the 1916 will just be cancelled)
- Two new professors appointed to U.B.C.
http://www.britishcolonist.ca/dateList.php?year=1914
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Source: http://www.mbarrick.com/blog/140811/daily-colonist-august-11-1914
