#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.

News of the shelling of the English coast dominates the front page again, but not as entirely as yesterday. 

• Pictures of specific buildings damaged in the attack…

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.

BIG deal today: "For the first time in centuries, England has been stuck by a foe." German ships shelled the English ports of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool…

#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.

A quick skim over the headlines would have you thinking the war was going extremely well for the Allies, for example:

• "Now Stronger Than Germans" - Claims that Allies…

#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Germans planning to establish submarine base at Zeebrugge (the port city of Bruges/Brugge) for the purpose of attacking England.
• Recruitment rates in St. John's…

#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Despite heavy fighting, little change in battle lines on all fronts, all sides claiming minor victories.
• The Pope has failed to broker an official Christmas truce…

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.

• Germans push forward near Ypres, but are pushed back again. "Upon the rest of the front there is nothing important to report."
• Man injured near Duncan during construction…

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today...

Or not. "Today's" paper got blown away by a storm. Literally.

#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Three German cruisers sunk in naval battle near Falkland Islands.
• Forces from British India take Kurna, city at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers…

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Suspected spies escape from Ottawa to the United States
• Noticed receive that aviator Earl Annelsley of County Down [North] Ireland, who had been missing in action for…

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden [the guy on the $100 bill] addresses members of the Canadian Club of Montréal in two speeches. Stresses that the war should bring…