LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY AND NORTHERN BRITIGH COLUMBIA el | Legislative Librery VOL. IV, NO. 158. ——<— PRINCE RUPERT, ‘ LEVEN THOUSAND SERV —— —--- B. C,, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1913, PRICE FIVE CENTS — a TROOPS SLAUGHTERED SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE UNIONISTS DEMAND RECALL OF GOVERNOR GENERAL GLADSTONE Special to The Daily News. ) London, July 8—The latest reports of the Balkan war are of B, most contradictory nature. A Bulgarian victory is claimed on he one hand, with a disastrous efeat to the Servians, while he other hand the Servians de- 1y the defeat and claim the vic- ories. There has aut any rate een heavy fighting, and the Ser- MAY ians may be suspected to be the Most serious losers, judging rom the pathetic appeal for More aid for the wounded. London, July 8—Reports from he Balkans show that there has been desperate fis ig. The ondition of the reai sit¥ation is unknown to the ambassadorial onference which met today but Hid nothing to stop the war. Rou- nania and Turkey, it is feared, not remain idle spectators, While the conflict is raging. Vienna, July 8—Eleven thou- Band men of the Servian Timok visioa were le with the Bulgarians which defeated according a division of but succumbed Uivision reports housand RAPIRON VESSELS TO GUARD AUSTRALIA llegations that Britain Sent Warships of Antiquated Type are Borne Out N.8S.W., allegations when The that sydney, July 4- fi-repeated in return for of to the oluest and most prila@in, subsidy £1,000,000 ayai early, has sent couMnon- use- | } discussion ealth her practically at all, warships, thus roviding no defense were orne when news was out today eceived that the warship lying helpless at Noumea with Torch er boilers in an almost irrepar- ble state and her furnaces de- clivé, rhe utmost secrecy is being laintained concerning the affair nd all details concerning it are eing suppressedb ut it is known yal it will be at least a month efore the Torch will be able to team anywhere, The warchip Pyrumus, an- ther vessel fit for the serap eap is attending to her incapa- italed sister. The Toreh was built 1894 nd carries nine guns, She ited as a sloop of 1,100 tons and per speed when she is going her ardest 13 4-4 knots, The Pyramus is nearly Bduated, being launched in 1898, in 15 is as ane he has eight guns, displaces 000 tons and can make 20 nots, She is rated as a third Jass cruiser, Since the news of the state of he Torch has come to hand, here has been a general feeling @! relief in Australia. That the Gommonwealth has one about a local navy in the ‘ay she has, and that all Britain's ntiquated warships will soon be Withdrawn to England, where they Vill no doubt be scrappped, fur- lishes relief, Odd Fellows Installation. The annual installation of offi- Beers of Prince Rupert Lodge, I. 0, O, F., will take place on luesday evening, July 8th. very Odd Fellow requested to attend, 4157-58 Launch Alice B for hire. Tele- phone Green 3941, Davis’ Float. 55-tf killed during a bat-} to] fifteen | Australia’s | SS ELEVEN THOUSAND SERVIANS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERED | CONTRADICTORY REPORTS CONCERNING LATEST PROGRESS OF BITTER WAR—SERVIANS NEED AID TO CARE FOR WOUNDED lout fiduked by the Bulgarian army, Vienna, July 8—Bleven thou- sand officers and men, compris- ing the Servian Timok division were killed during a battle with the Bulgarians, according to the Sofia correspondent of the Re- ichspost. The division consisted of 15,000 men, They were sur- rounded by Bulgarians who suc- ceeded in outflanking them. Only 4,000 Servians survived and these were taken prisoners. London, July 8 Minister here of the Timok Servian army The Servian the defeat of the and claims that it the t of Bulgarians. denied division recaptured Krivolak from the wn Salonika, | Greek right Bulgarians Struma and town of Serros. July 8 wing across Part of has driven the marching the the river the on Paris, July 8—Servia has made an appeal for European doctors jand nurses to aid the’ = Servian wounded who are so numerous as to be beyond the surgical re- ‘sources of Servia. [INQUIRY CONCERNING CITY WATER RESOURCES Board of Works Will Investigate Matter—Information Desired by Government. . the respecluing A letter from provincial isecretary walel re- was the city jcouncil last evening. He wrote that the question of the reserves on Kaien Island and ir the neigh- borbood was now coming up for and he accordingly advised as to what serves received by desired to be water reserves should be pro- tected for the cily of Prince Ru- pert, Acting Mayor Naden advised that a committee should enquire into the question, Alderman Bullock-Webster suggested that the committee might contain members outside the council, such as A. W. Agnew, of Kitchie, Agnew Co, It was decided to refer the matter to the board of-works, with power to add to its number, for BADORS: To BUY TUG Powerful Vessel Needed to Take Garbage to Petro Rock. The city will shortly have to acquire a powerful tug to pull the garbage scow as far as Petro Rock. The council opened last night a letter from the harbor master in which he said that he could not permit the dumping of garbage nearer than Petro Rock, and suggested that a tug be pro- cured to pull the garbage scow there. ‘Tenders for such a tug will be called for during the next seven months, eee FOR G. T. P. HOTEL Tenders for Construction All in by Tomorrow. The timé for sending in tenders for the construction of the new Grand Trunk hotel here expires tomorrow. ‘The tenders will be opened in Winnipeg and consid- ered there, At the-High School. There are twelve candidates in the second year who are al pres- ent trying the examinations for and three in the third promot ion, year, TO PLACE ADVERTISING Dominion Will Agent in London, (Special to The Daily News.) Ottawa, July 8—The Domin- ion government will appoint a publicity agent at London in the office of the high commissioner to place all government advertis- ing. TO BURN LONDON Suffragottes Suspected of Huge ‘Arson Plot. (Special to The Daily News. London, July~ 8. Scotland Yard reports the discovery of plots of the suffragettes to burn London by means of phosphorous bombs dropped from aeroplanes on the prineipal buildings. Southport, Eng., July 8.—Suf- fragettes today attempted to burn a recreation pier a rhe tlames were a fisherman. mile long. extinguished by COSTLY FIRE Flames Do Immense Damage at Port Huron. Special to The Daily News. Port Huron, July 8-—Sixty thousand bushels of wheat, twen- ty-two thousand bushels of and the plant of the Point Hd- ward Elevator Company have been burned, with a loss of three hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars. oats FISHING FOR DEER Smith Got a Bite, but It Slid Off the Hook, Bogue had on Sun- Smith and B, a remarkable experience Harry day. They were out in Smith’s motor boat and when off Cloyah espied a deer swimming. In his youth Mr, Smith was a cowboy and mighty Indian killer, so it was easy for him to throw a string over the animal's antlers and lasso him. But Mr, Smith failed to hogtie him. As soon as the swimming deer turned the point and got out of sight he shook the line from his antlers and disappeared in the bush, As the only deadly weapons they had in the boat were fish hooks, Messrs. Smith and Bogue despair- ingly gave up the hunt, solemnly declaring that, next Sunday they would sally forth well provided with deer flies. WESTENHAVERS MOVING Giving Up Former Offices for Old Bank of Commerce. Lee Baker, of the Westen- haver Bros., will start on Friday morning for a little trip to Chi- cago. When he returns he will find the desk he has occupied so long removed to a_ prominent corner in the premises around the corner on Second avenue formerly occupied by the ‘Can- adian Bank of Commerce. These premises are now being fitted up as offices. There will be one large office, 25 feet by 37 feet, and the two private rooms at rear, {2 i-2 feet by 415 feet, for the partners TO GO TO ENGLAND J. N. Wilson Is Going There on Private Business. James N. Wilson, the superin- of the city telephone system, was granted by the city council last night two weeks’ time with pay, in lieu of holidays, in order that he might go to the old country to bring out his wife. Mrs. Wilson has been in poor health and on each of three oc- casions when she had booked passage for Canada she was obliged to cancel it on account of illness. tendent Have Publicity BASEBALL. Northwestern League, Vancouver 7, Spokane 6. Seattle 3, Victoria 2. Portland 1, Tacoma 9. National League. New York 6, Brooklyn 14. Boston 15-2, Philadelphia 14-3. Cincinnati 1, Pittsburg American League. Washington 2-8, New York 6 5-4, Philadelphia 7-3, Boston 4-8. Detroit 5, St. Louis 10. SPORTING NEWS V. A. A. C. Hold Cup—New West- minster Forfeits Game. (Special to The Daily News.) Vancouver, July 8.——By trounec- ing the New Westminster ama- teurs by a seore of 7 to 3 goals, V. A. A. C., who are the Mann cup holders, placed the coveted trophy and the P. CG, A, L. cham- pionship beyond jeopardy on Saturday. Vancouver, July 8&—Beeause the referee refused to suspend lon and Grifith, New Westmisn- ter refused to play Vancouver on Saturday, thereby forfeiting the game, MAIL CLERK ARRESTED Charged with Big Theft from : Registered Mail. Special to The Daily News.) Medicine Hat, July 8.—J. 8. Hope, the best known railway mail cierk in Western Canada and chief clerk at Medicine Hat of the Crows’ Nest division, has been sent up for trial charged with the theft of thirteen hun- dred and. fifty-five dollars from registered mail. GOOD REPORTS Crop Prospects in Saskatchewan Were Never Better. Special to The Daily News.) Regina, July 8.—Reports re- ceived by the government from all parts of the province indicate that crop prospects have never been better in Saskatchewan. CHICAGO WALKS Strike of Traction Workers Is Severely Felt. (Spevial to The Daily News.) Chicago, July 8 —The full force of the strike of the em- ployees of the country traction company which has surface lines in the suburbs was felt today when business was resumed af- ter the holidays, which began with the Fourth. No street cars were running and the vehicles at hand were inadequate to meet the demand, that thousands walked the !ong distance into the city. 80 CHARGED WITH ARSON Sensation Arises When the Fire Warden Is Arrested. (Special to The Daily News.) St. John, N. B., July 8,—The district fire warden, John McAn- drew, has been arrested, He is charged with arson. The wave of incendiarism which has kept people awake nights for months now takes a sensational turn, George Frizzell and F, H, Mob- ley contemplate taking an auto- mobile trip from Hazelton to Fort George, thence to Asheroft and Vancouver, in the course of a few weeks, A PIANO BARGAIN For Sale—Gerhard Heintzman Up- right Grand, neerly new, cost $600.00, For quick sale, cash only, $355.00 GEO. WERNER Westholme Theatre or P, O. Box 188 AGAINST HORNE-PAYNE Suggestion That Formal Protests Should Be Made. (Special to The Daily News.) London, July 8.—High finance authorities who have friends in Canada intimate that at ceniral points in Canada meetings shuuld be called to protest against, the recent utterances of Horne- Payne in order to protect the country from: pessible repetitions of such unealled for attacks, SUCCESSFUL FAIR Was Held at Calgary During the Last Week. (Special to The Daily News.) 8.—A financial fair was Calgary, July success of the Calgary made during the week, with a record attendance of one hun- dred thousand who paid admis- sions, this being 5 per cent over the previous year. Orangemen Parade. (Special to The Daily News.) July 8.——The annuuai the local Orangemen took place on Sunday, preceding the- anniversary of the battle of Boyne, twenty-five hundred par- ticipating in the procession. Steamer Adrift. (Special to The Daily News.) London, July 8—The French steamer Germanic, which sailed from Marseilles on July 1st, now adrift one hundred miles from Algiers. Montreal, parade of is LEAVING PRINCE RUPERT Electrical Engineer Burns Ac- cepts Position at Midland. Themas Burns, who has been the assistant construction engi- neer under W. Clarke-Durant, of the Hydro-Electric Company, will say au revoir to Prince Rupert toward the end of the week, he having been offered a_ position by the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission as superin- tendent of the waterworks and lighting departmen: at Midlands, Ont. Before coniing here three years ago Mr. Burns was in the employ of the West Kootenay Power & Light Company at Nelson. Upon arrival here he was employed by the city to instal the plant for eleetrié distribution, but in about a year the Ontario com- mission offered him a position as engineer in charge of its Niagara Falls station, He returned to Prince Rupert in October, 19142, to join the staff of the Hydro- Electric Company and has since been principally engaged in de- signing the plans for the power plant at Port Edward. NEW PREMIER HOTEL Permission to Make Further Ex- cavations Desired. A vequest for permission te make further excavations on Sixth street than had at first been provided for in the construction of the new Premier Hotel was made to the city council last night. Permission to make a six foot excavation on Sixth street for iighting purposes was par- ticularly desired. The request was referred to the board of works for report. ee FORTY AUDITORS To Be Selected for External In- spection of Banks. (Special to The Daily News.) Ottawa, July 8.—The Canadian Bankers’ Association has given notice to the general managers of the chartered banks through- out Canada that at an early date it will select by ballot forty audi- tors as required under the pro- visions of the Bank Act te »ro- vide a system of external inspe.- tion. The names of nominees must be in before July 2tst. | i BANDITS ROB NANAIMO BANK AND HOLD UP EXPRESS TRAIN ROYAL BANK ROBBERS CLEANED UP TWO THOUSAND DOL- LARS—TRAIN ROBBERS HAD PROBABLY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LOOT. Nanaimo, B. C., July 4.—A daring holdup occurred tonight between Union Bay and Cumber- land, B. C. The Royal Bank of Canada, having only a sub-branch at Union Bay, the clerks are always sent down -from Cumberland ence a week to transact business there, This afternoon as_ the two clerks were returning to Cum- berland in a rig after concluding Memphis, Tenn., July 4—An all-day search of the Tallahat- chie river bottom in the vicinity of Batesville and Pope, Miss., failed to disclose any trace of the two bandits, who early today hald up and robbed the Illinois Cen- tral southbound passenger train No, 1, south of Batesville. The amount of booty secured by the robbers is variously es- the day’s business at Union Bay|timaet» at between $500 and they reached Trent River bridge, | $3,500. about five miles from Cumber- The train usually carries large land, when they were set upon], ounts of money > fer’ email by a band of foreigners, who at the point of their guns, robbed banks along the line, but because them of all the bank’s cash. This|today was a~ holiday the custom- amounted, it is said, to overjary shipinents were not made. $2,000. The robbers, having cut}The mail car, which also was rifled, carried but few registered packages. The passenger coa- ches were not disturbed. According to a report by Con- ductor Harrison, a few passen- gers made a stand in the negro coach and exchanged shots with the robbers when they conducted the crews of the express and mail cars to the rear. After looting the cars, the rob- bers ran the engine twenty miles the telegraph line, rendered com munication between Cumberland and Union Bay impossible for some time, and when the fleeing clerks had arrived breathless at Cumberland with their — story, the robbers had made a_ clean get-away. Vigilant search is, however, being made. It will be remembered that a man named Wagner is now in the Nanaimo jail awaiting exe- south to Pope, Miss., where they abandoned it and escaped into the woods. . cution for a robbery with intent to murder recently at Union Bay in this same district. NO END YET TO STRIKE LABOR SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA IS NOW MOST ACUTE— FEDERAL TRADE UNIONISTS DEMAND RECALL OF LORD GLADSTONE. famous Liberal prime minister, W. E. Gladstone, had a distin- guished parliamentary career in England before he was appointed to the governor generalship of South As Herbert Gladstone he was a lord of the treasury in 1881, financial secretary at the war of- fice in 1886, under secretary of Johannesburg, July 8.—While a number of gold have returned to work, many have re- fused and the leaders declare that the strike continues. A new revolutionary party has _ been formed and has made efforts to bring out the railway workers. Twelve thousand unionists at- miners LORD GLADSTONE, the home office in 1892, first commissioner of works in 41894 and home secretary in the Liberal government form at the close of 1905. Im 1910 he was ap- pointed governor general of South Africa and was raised to the peerage. His tenure of of- flee has not been an easy one, as it has been much disturbed by the racial disputes between Boers and British, as well as by the very acute labor troubles of the coun- try. tended the funeral of the victims of the riots. The Bishop of Pre- toria begged them to return home peacefully, The leaders of the same procession made an attempt to dynamite the Rand _ Club. Other buildings are feared to be in danger from their plots, Johannesburg, July 8.—The federal trade unionists of South Africa demand the recall of the governor general, Lord Glad- stone, of Hawarden. Lord Glad- stone, the youngest son of the OF RAND GOLD MINERS Africa three years ago. . apie ty $8 bi RE cypentlalomnmy: a. pS Ha TS pet tai ene res | ogc apt el