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PRINCE RUPERT, B. GC. THURSDAY, AUGUST 43, 1914.

THE DAILY NEWS

 

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IRST BIG BATTLE WAGED ALL DAY YESTERDAY

 

 

  
  

RST BIG BATTLE YESTERDAY
---APPARENTLY INDECISIVE

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T STILL WAGING AT MIDNIGHT AND BOTH SIDES
LOSE HEAVILY---SIDE ASSAULTS ON LIEGE

(Special to THE NEWS) |battle of the war. Apart from
13.—The the assaults upon Liege it will

be known as the Battle of Haelen.
ng yesterday between the shots were still falilng late in the
an and German armies near |night. The result apparently is
lasted the entire day, and indecisive, but the losses are very
jituted the first considerable | heavy.

SER LEIPZIG ne
DASTS WILL S a |
THREE BRITISH BOATS Loner, august 13.-The For-

i jeign Office announces that a
pecial to THE NEWS) | state of war exists between Aus-
Francisco, August 13.— tria-Hungary and Great Britain
spman cruiser Leipzig, now |from midnight.

_ is stripped for action. Her; Official arrangements have
boast they will sink the been made for the Austro-Hun-
pw, Shearwater and Alger-'garian ambassador and staff to
The French cruiser Mon- leave the city tomorrow.

nd two Australian cruisers London, August 13.—The for-
ported to be steaming to the eign Office states that the diplo-
nia coast. matic relations between France
and Austria are broken off. The
French Government requested
the British Government to com-
municate with the Austro-Hun-
ouver, August 13.—The garian Ambassador in London.
of war, Algerine. was' The communication is an outline
in the straits today and is of the steps preceeding the rup-
d to arrive in Victoria this ture with France. In communi-
bon. The Rainbow, Alger- (cating the declaration to the am-
cd Shearwater all escaped | bassador, the Brittsh Government
rman cruiser Leipzig. | deciared that the rupture with
|France having been brought
about by themselves, the British
are obliged to announce that a
|state of war exists between Great
Britain and Hungary.

  
   
 
   
  
 
  
    
    
 
   
 
 
   

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WAR WITH AUSTRIA
DECLARED AT MIDNIGHT

ALGERIA IS SAFE

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N REPORTS
CAPTURE OF FRENCH

 

pecial to THE NEWS)

in, August 13.—The Ger-
troops near Muelhausen
ed ten French officers, 500 |
our un |
aa constant I London, August 13.—The Ad-
Bermany is now reported to | miralty has sent out cruisers to
been cleared of the French. ply the Atlantic to protect the
| trade routes. The French Gov-
FORTS ARE ernment has sent out warships to
STILL HOLDING OUT | search for German cruisers that
- are known to be in the Atlantic.
Special to THE NEWS) The enemy's ships will be
's, August 13.—It is stated| hunted ¢bntinually although it is
he forts around Liege are possible that some. time. may
olding out against the Ger-|elapse before they are run down,
The troops which defend-| but they will be kept too busy to
e city are being reformed ide much mischief.

West and are assuming the
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|BRITISH AND FRENCH
CHASING GERMAN CRUISERS

W. Sulman
elected in West
Cleaners, | jority of 15, ace
Ss t£' Bell's recount

ALDERMEN MAKE PROTEST
ON TROOPS COMING TO RUPERT

FFICIAL MESSAGE AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF
UILDINGS—ALDERMEN WERE UNANIMOUS—ACTING
MAYOR VETOED MOTION—TELEGRAM SENT

Conservative,
Kent by a
ording to

Mt im Judge

Pioneer

 

     
 

\idermen yesterday de-|Acting Mayor Morrissey sent a
tmousty that Mayer]/eonmmuniecation to the proprietors
“3 - oe Peters | o¢ the Premier Hotel stating it
Cling ast re. .
' ee a or E would be compulsory for them to
Oops be sen oO ‘imnee .
t . at make the building ready for the
the protection of the .
coming of the troops, Similar
. ‘ders ‘re se the G. T. P.
eting of the Couneil it} orders were sent to the
| 1th for their freight shed and to the
that there was nothing 4 :
Militis owner of the skating rink,
Hitia Department au ;
I When the city aldermen made
‘he city to prepare bar- won
tr enquiry into the reason for the
roops, or even that a
ere coming militia being sent, they unearth-
. ; . e few facts sntioned above
Ssage Came From Bank ed the few facets mentiones a bo ‘
ding ¢ a Naturally in light of the expressed
& to the correspond » the al
id at the ; indignation of the public the a
a ie theeting the an a.
ent dermen couldn't see justifieation
came from Mayor], 7 : he
nd Cit , , : for the mayo ordering the
. ity Solicitor Peters,
hief troops, or for the Acting Mayor
: communication being ve the building made ready
through the Bank of Mont ordering the building me 7
ph edde his message said for the troops.
ernment is sending 400 Troops Unnecessary
'O Prince Rupert within 48 An informal meeting of the al-
‘nd that the city must sup-|dermen was held yesterday af
heltey The message ebn-lternoon when the following mo
th the appeal “do not}tion of protest was passed
ate “That the following telegram
| Ne Oficial Authority ald
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ALGERINE OFF FRENCH WON
FRISCO LOOKING | STUBBORN FIGHT
FOR A FIGHT; DROVE ENEMY OUT

(Special to THE NEWS) | (Special to THE NEWS)

San Francisco, August 13.— eS ae 1 oats
The British s! of war Algerine Ports te eo Gvng Seen ©
was ‘spoken th Gate seetaati the Germans who entered France

. jin Meuse, and Meurthe at Mos-
at 5 p.m. yesteraay by the Ameri- cejie. At Manginnes, north east
can Coaster Beaver which arriv- of Verdun, a sharp engagement
ed here from Portland today. The took place in which, after a hot
Algerine was cleared for action |"ght, the French captured six
and not a sailor’s head showed 9!" Vio Gegmane were nearty

ama aaah uo victorious in the early stages but
above the rails. The Algerine the French reserves were thrown

should be off Cape Flattery this forward and saved the day.
afternoon. ptnpecitin

|
The Algerine reported that she
was without wireless and for ten FIGHTING ON FRONTIER
days and a half she has been ONLY SKIRMISHES AT BEST
dodging up the coast from San) er 4
Diego. Wer Captain had no news (Special to THE NEWS)
of war. He was glad to hear that, Paris, August 13.—The French
the Rainbow was safe, but had no Ministery of War explains the en-
information as to whereabouts of gagements on the Franco-Ger-
the sloop of war Shearwater. |man frontier as no more than out

post skirmishes at best. There
ROME REPORTS TWO prey task “Seno as Tease.
GERMAN REGIMENTS
WERE ANNIHILATED

The total effective French troops
(Special to THE NEWS)

did not reach that number.
Brussels, August 13.—A des-

seh ne @ ti | (Special to THE NEWS)
am oe nis sw sonra ad Paris, August 13—A St. Peters-
emnt reported yesterday is be-

burg despatch says the
coming more marked today. \trians suffered a check at Dneiper

A Rome despatch says a mes- River. Four regiments of Aus-
sage received there states that trian infantry and eight regi-
two German infantry regiments ments of Uhlans were routed. The

approaching battle will probab!
the Eighth Baden and oP : ° ’

Fourth | aad
|be a decisive one,
Prince William Baden, were an-

nihilated during a fight with the)
French at Muelhausen. | ADVANCING INTO THE

An Austrian cavalry brigade is HEART OF BELGIUM
said to have been exterminated on
the Austro-Russian frontier by
Cossacks.

RUSSIANS DEFEAT
AUSTRIANS AND UHLANS

} ini
(Special to THE NEWS)

|man army has moved north of

|Liege and is advancing into the

eo ‘heart of Belgium. It is difficult

to determine the objective point,

(Special to THE NEWS) jas they screen the cavalry. There

New York, August 13.—A wire~ is an extraordinary force along

less message was picked up here the whole frontier of the allied
last night to the effect that the forces.

Kaiser had been shot in the right |

thigh at Aix la Chapelle. The ATTEMPTED SURPRISE
message said that the wound was | AND LEFT 150 DEAD
not serious, but would require the |
Emperor to remain in bed for a)
week or ten days. It gave no |
further ~etails. jment of Dragoons coming in the
-_-———— [direction of Liege attempted a
ATLANTIC CLEAK | Surprise on the Belgians at; Ain-
FOR MERCHANT SHIPS offe, but were driven off, leaving
1/153 dead and 102 prisoners.

KAISER WAS SHOT

(Special to THE NEWS)
Brussels, August 13.—A regi-

(Special to THE NEWS)

New York, August 13.—Five
British warships in the Western
Atlantic have maintained such an
effective patrol that the ocean is
now clear for shipping as far
south as Trinidad.

FOR RENT

INVADING AMY
IN THREE COLUMNS

(Special to THE NEWS)
London, August 13.—A WNisch
correspondent says the combined
Servian and Montenegrin invasion
in Bosnia from Plevyje to the
northwest of Novibazar, has been
in three columns,

 

 

All future football matches,
cluding tonight's game, will
played at Market Place,

 

Aus-—

Brussels, August 13—The Ger-

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\BLES AND TELEGRAPS MAINTAIN A STRICT CENSORSHIP — NO NEWS IS LEAKING THROUGH

Lepsiz Boasting in San Francisco
Shearwater in Victoria Today

 

STRICT CENSOR
ON PRESS---NO NEWS
LEEKING THROUGH

(Special to THE NEWS)

London, August 13.—The Brit-
ish war office says the bulk of
| some twenty-six German army
|corps has concentrated between
Liege and Luxembourg. Practi-
jeally, only reservists are left on
the Russian frontier. A battle
between the huge German forces
against the allies should come in
| Belgium in a few days.

 

 

BIG BATTLE NEAR
LIEGE EXPECTED
WITHIN FEW DAYS

(Special to THE NEWS)
London, August 13.—The cen-
|sorship of dispatches is more
rigid than ever. No one can tell
|where the Continental armies are
|moving or when the great con-
|flict will come.

|FORTY MILLIONS
FOR U.S. TRADE SHIPS

| (Special to THE NEWS)

| A bill to appropriate forty mil-
jtion dollars to buy ocean going
| ships for carrying American trade
| was introduced in the House of
Representatives yesterday.

The Corley Drop

|

There has been a new wrestling
d discovered in Prince Rupert.
called, the Corley held. It

j was lemonstrated last night in
jthe McIntyre Hall with a large
jand enthusiastie audience. Mr.
|George Frizzell was official ref-
After 3 min, and 47 see. of
lhard wrestling, the fall was made.

t the seeret will never be

Known

GERMANY ADMITS
VERY HEAVY LOSSES
(Special to THE NEWS)
London, August 13.—A Berlin
despatch says that the German
staff admits heavy losses on the
Russian frontiers.

FRENCH STILL HOLD
MUELWAUSEN DISTRICT

(Special to THE NEWS)
Paris, August 13.—The War

Department claims the French
troops haye not retired from
Muelhausen District, but have

vietoriously resisted the entire
German army corps. The French
artillery is claimed to be far su-
perior to that of the Germans.

GOVERNMENT WILL
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CRUISERS AWAIT
SEVERAL SHIPS
DUE IN ’FRISCO

(Special to THE NEWS)
San Francisco, August 13.—
Whether the two German men of
war outside this coast will take
any prizes depends on the amount
of coal they have. Eighth British
steamers and three French
steamers are due here any day.

COLLECTED OVER $600
FOR HOSPITAL SHIP

Daughters of the Empire Wire
Five Hundred Dollars to
Victoria Today

 

 

GERMANY MAKES

(Special to THE NEWS)

sault by the

land, it being pointed

to allow the

Government refused to assent.

BALMORAL CASTLE

business with Great Britain.
expected that the present high
rates of exchange wil! fall.

BRITISH FORT

(Special to THE NEWS)
Shanghai,

the Japanese steamer

of the crew.

OVERTURES TO BELGIUM

London, August 13.—The Mail
learns. that after-the fruitless as-
Germans on the
forts around Liege the German
Government again asked to be al-
lowed to enter France through
Belgium. The Beigian diplomats
were approached through Hol-
out
that Germany had no quarrel with
Belgium and no desire to war with
her and asked the Belgian Gov-
ernment to reconsider its refusal
German army to
traverse Belgian soil. The Belgian

Ottawa, August 13—-Among the
results of the arrangement made
by W. T. White, Canada is to ac-
cept gold for the Bank of Eng-
land in trust in order to facilitate |
itis

FIRED ON JAPANESE

August 13.—When
Shikiku
Maru paid no attention to warn-
ing shots fired by the British fort -
at Hong Kong, the fort sent a shot
through her amidships, seriously
damaging the boat and killing one

 

The Daughters of the Empire
represented by Mrs. J. H. MeMul-
len, Mrs. G. R. Naden, Mrs. GC. W.

Peck, and Miss Du Vernet, re-
ported to the City Council yes-
terday afternoon that they had
collected over #600 with some
distriets still to hear from.
The City Council authorized the
ladies to wire $500 to Victoria for

the hospital ship fund and to de-
posit the surplus in a fund for
future use in a similar cause.
I'he ladies will make a complete
report later to the Couneil whieh
will be placed in the eity records.

PORT ESSINGTON
GIVES OVER $400
FOR HOSPITAL SHIP

FOR A HOSPITAL Mrs. J. H. MeMullen, who is in
~e charge of the loeal collection for
(Special to THE NEWS) the Hospital Ship being contri-
London, August 13.—King buted by Canadian women, under

George has offered Balmoral) — . :
Castile as a hospital for the the auspices of the Deughtere of
wounded soldiers. the Empire, is today in receipt of
a telegram from Port Essington
to the effect that $410 had heen

eolleeted in that place.

MINISTER OF FINANCE Phe collection was managed by
TO ACCEPT GOLD Mrs. John T. Williams and as
: , : . usual Essington responded with
(Special to THE NEWS) enthusiasm to the patriotic cause.

Port
added to

Essington’s contribution

the Rupert donation
double the amount
The surplus will be
future ealls.

makes over
asked for.
retained for
GERMANS W!THDRAWING
FROM BELGIUM FRONTIER

 

Brussels, August 43-——The Bel-
gian War Office announces that
the Germans are retreating from
Belgium. Great enthusiasm was
aroused when the anhouncement
was made. .

THE WEATHER
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Highest temperature .....59.0
Lowest temperature ...... 53.0
Rain 8

 

 

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Ottawa, August 14 The gov
ernment s putting the eruiser
Niobe into commission rhe boat
is needed in the present emer
genes for protection as far as
possible of the Atlantic Coast
against raids of two small Ger
man eruisers which are some
where on the Atlantic Coast. One
of these German boats recently
conveyed President Huerta from
Mexico to the West Indian Islands
where he pook passage to Burope
Since then the German eruisers
have been unreported, though
there is an unconfirmed rumor
that they were recently seen in
the vicinity of Bt. Pierre Mique-
lon,

The ladies Rave Goble ed over
$800 for the hospital suip fund
in the city, and over #400 in Ks.
singlon, making a total of over
#i,200. The sum asked for was
$500,

 

 

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