Lewialatiys I “lary THE DAILY NEWS akes a Special Effort to hive War News Immediately ts Received A 180. PRINCI THE DAILY NEW RUPERT, B. ¢ SATURDAY AUGUST 1 5, 1914. GEr THE LATEST WAR NEWS FIRST IN THE DAILY NEWS PRICE FIVE CENTS 00 TROOPS LEFT LAST NIGHT FOR PRINCE | RUPERT () HUNDRED TROOPS ARE COMING TO PRINCE RUPERT T VANCOUVER LAST NIGHT UNDER COMMAND LIEUT COL. M’SPADDEN OF IRISH FUSILIERS Special to THE NEWS) der Command Lieut.-Colone! Mc- couver, August 15. — A Spadden, of the Irish Fusiliers. ment of 200 men, drawn They will be used there to guard | three local regiments, left the waterfront and protect other rince Rupert last night un- public property. PREPARATIONS — TORE DOWN CREPE KOR CASUALTIES Pui UP FLOWERS AMONG CANADIANS pecial to THE NEWS) have hung from the ent don, august 15.—A crowde {)). (ii) of Siphan ting of Canadians was held Lorraine the presidency of Hon. | the Place De La ¢ The object of the meet- jtorn dewn las to form an organization |, \;), nd to the comforts of the whit a iru an troops serving im Eue oy aint the fie A general committee was | Ihe of every Canadian known |. 6 gin) ow in London. AM @x@OUS | Kejeiios iy Paix. Jon ph Sa mmittee was alsO OP) jeu f mayor of | The first step will Bel disement, emi money for objects which 9.4) (hes body has before it. , other suggestions are the | 9g of a ward in the Mid- |. pospitais for the sick and /;...4. 4, yea solmers of the Canadian _, i lh ts. Provision wifl aiso} 4)... rhe of a convalescent home| ,...; seen « ‘ plains i Norfolk Coast. jfestoons \t Whine \isace flowers and ; eeremot Dibet w ig have j ived cea LEARNED FROM JAPS TO KEEP SILENCE ind Muefha were as the ine few who were n lud Marseil Bel d England, en speaker « of the rs for 15 The Paris | ed Singin e discretion |laise, followed by chee t ssia Ollice War in no the ior giving other ling to the ie troops engaged > in upper Alsace newspapers, cor the the ceremony. ithe gen * ADMIRALTY PREPARED— iden FOR ANY EMERGENCY (Special to THE NEWS) London, August 15—The naval aT reticence taught silently says the and ese ha ; he has been with the silent ser- vice. The navy location was a naval port not mentioned. The experience was unforgettable; the swift coming and going of ships; war Phat in co methods of of the generals », and each = act 1 drawing rooms to the of mmanders is n- 1870 material displayed showed great preparedness. prise ahead for the Admiralty. The announcement of trade glory AL COUNCIL PROPOSE TZERLAND AS HOSPITAL t 15.—'T? in the North Sea. . 5 le La Sera has received Berne stating ' Council has pro- irantee of ed to eonvert Switzerland Even- seaway is succeeding well with the German fleet bottled up in its own ports. m neutrality the into a RUSSIAN VICTORY— THREE REGTS. WIPED OUT Special to THE NEWS) Cross hospital camp t of the wo Plion unded f nationality London, August 15. —- The : French Minister of Foreign Af- PUS DISPLAY LOYALTY fairs in telegraphing to the French embassy here, confirms the report of a Russian victory over the Asutrians on the River Dneister. The first infantry regi- emnt, and fourth infantry regi- ment and first Cavalry of the Austrian army were annihilated. \ugust cal 15 A meet Hndus was held and reat | resolutions of Britain all ex-service passed nen lunteered for service SIUM WANTS WHEAT JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PREPARING TO HELP \ugust 15.—The Bel here called on several (Special to THE NEWS) to inform them that London, August 15.-The Tele- inted wheat and was |@raph learns, from its diplomat assume war pisk on |eorrespendent, that the Japanese (he same as Great|Government intends to carry out an investigation under the An- glo-Japanese treaty and says it will put the mavy to sea and will co-operate with the British fleet in taking an effective action against the enemy's ships in the Pacific. Don't Forget to Visit AL FRUIT MARKET reat venti | of FRESH Just received — your mouth water. AL FRUIT MARKET ¢ Ave, Near Postoffice GERMAN AIRSHIP DROPPING BOMBS its e (Special to THE NEWS) London,. August. 15.--A des- /patoh from Namur says that the German aeroplanes flew over the ‘olty last night and dropped sev~- correspondent of The Globe says | the readiness of the men and the) He sees no sur-. routes being open is now made,|''~ with the exception of the mines! The trawiers are busy and the clearing of the!’ have repulsec the city, but the forts are still held by the Belgians. ted killing a regiment of German gians dynami of the Beigian army. (c er-in-chief, VICTORIOUS KING AND MAP OF LIEGE DISTRICT Liege is where the heaviest battle of the present war has been fought on the land. the Germans four times, with heavy losse on both sides. The Germans have ‘chon Beautiful bridge atLiege which the Bel- King Albert, Commander-in-Chief | Map showing location of Beigian stronghold. This map gives the roads and railways in the district of Liege, where the Belgian army of which King Albert is Command- is holding out against the pick of the German army, causing heavy loss to enemy. infantry. (b) The Belgian ALREADY ACCEPTED BY Although | 3 ay é + | % . od . s es ae a3 ‘ \ “ FP 3 ee 4 Pick ‘ r- eo - = =” ee _— é f r a ro" Barres J» Bop COE ort ON ALL SIDES a. i : Pathe He ; , py fms 4 Sha), IN CITY OF LIEGE Rodare } > 4 /\y (Special to THE NEWS) we awe Suet piste! ; London, August 15.—Refugees ho’, > - G from Liege tell the story that ov) ‘ Ce Sf thirty thousand inhabitants fied [ ] 2c \ Leb from the city when the shelis be- OY vo “Ereze? my» gan to fall. The remaining in- % / } habitants buried themselves in a cellars. GEN. KITCHENER SAYS WAR WILL LAST 18 MONTHS (Special to THE NEWS) ndon i5 I have utsch Island a hundred a d ere * Thunder ssin \\ BELGIANS WILL NEVER GIVE UP FORTS TO GERMANS The > London Freneh emba ! been by the fore i forts at Liege a t out, despite the pea 1 attac of the patch that the holding Germial \ ‘ ei says the Cie s have yel penetrated the | by Lime lhe Belgiar ha been i structed to blow | rather than surrender them ¢ The Gi i the, b ba forts concentrated ¢ Phe ry west i | | | thee Germans e| suspended the Liege the right bank of th efforts the are ieuitie babne town GERMANS AT EGHEZEE, rELL BACK ON HUY (Special to THE NEWS) London, August 15.—A des- patch from Brussels says the bat-| tle near Eghezee, north of Na-| mur, was hotly contested. Germans, according to the pateh, were surprised by the Bel- | gians and sustained ualties. They eventually fell back | ‘eral bombs, killing five persons. hurriedly on rtuy. d tty] ,by the Sergeant jeither misunderstood the order or | was preverse and would not obey. | | | notified) ing the man "| berehange of officers. severe Cas- there are MONTREAL SENTRY SHOOTS DOWN FRENCH RESERVIST (Special to THE NEWS) Montreal, August 15—One man was shot and another is in the General Hospital suffering from a rifle wound, the outcome of a misunderstanding by man. A sentry on the Craig Street ermesy shot the man dead. A French reservist arrived from ae Breton this morning and was waiting for a photegraph on the street when he was ordered to move. He The Sergeant attempted to ex- | pedite the order by shoving him jwith a rifle clapped between his extended hands. The stranger re- sented the treatment. to his shoulder and fired, shoot- ;He died in the hospital. The Other man was wounded in the groin, the bullet having passed through the reservist. FRENCH AND BELGIANS | EXCHANGE OFFICERS | (Special to THE NEWS) Paris, August 15——It is official- |ly announced that the unification |of the French and Belgian forces has been established by an in- The Bei- gians exchanged Col. Orjo de March Lovelette, of the Cavalry, and Major Meilotte, former mili- tary attache at Berlin, for the French Captain Chalet, Lieut. Col. Adelbert, and General Genie. The latter is a military attache at Brussels. London, August 15.—The Brit- The | toh official press bureau says the des- | German offensive is for the most part arrested in upper Alsace and indications that. the French have made progress. on that side. the dead | The Ser-| |geant is said to have put the rifle through the groin. | jdian forces. .Havoc marks the city every- where. Gaping bridges, fallen roofs and smouldering ruins can be seen on all sides. There is no street where troops have not fall- en. During the night the city as- sumed an aspect of graveyard si- lence, broken only by the distant thunder of heavy guns. The Germans are patrolling ali doors of the city which must be kept open. The Germans are compelling the bakers to turn over their en- tire product of the bakeries to the army every morning while the inhabitants go hungry. The German soldiers are cook- ing their meals in the streets while the hungry inhabitants look enviously on from their conceal- ed positions in the houses. GERMANS SLOWLY ADVANCING ON TOWARD BELGIUM don, Aughes 1. The ! advancing slowly eping amovemepnt, their t Hannut, their right wing d east of Hasselt, and Wing resting the Meurthe, and The Belgians only de- d not stoppin the the German to of Brussels. slowly but Ger- ps are on between these AUSTRIANS AND SERVIANS IN FIERCE CONFLICT Special to THE NEWS) London, August 15.—A Reuter despatch form Nish gives an ac- Ap- |Gount of hot fighting on the Ser- Freneh | Vian frontier. Four hundred pi \thousand Austrians met the Ser- |vians and a fierce battle extend- cap led all along the line. Finally the with Austrians were repulsed with |heavy casualties, towards Tekia, /on the Roumanian frontier. They were also repulsed frem Bel- grade. However, the enemy suc- |eeeded in crossing the Save. A | big engagement is expected again \this evening. The fail of Sabac lis not considered important by the Servians. are advance thie and east ins sure veloping the Belgian and te sts do not plan resistance at in in a than « are Brussels any Brussels fact, week sulpost fight hans may, Brussels ; ve s fi re | emont August Luvanee prom ed became The mere today and general ative ompalr last night, the quiet nfantry have bee dvanecime i the directix ‘ md, north of between Liege ther attack is expect lirection of Diest or rthwest of here n 'GERMANS TRYING TO RUSH ON PONTISSE (Special to THE NEWS) London, August 15.—A des- WELCOME THE TROOPS |patch from Brussels says the fort According to a wire received |Pontisse and the neighboring today, 200 volunteers from Van-|forts west of the city of Liege, CIVIL SERVICE , VOLUNTEERS WILL GET FULL PAY (Special eo THE NEWS) Ottawa, August 15.—All ex- naval stokers are urgently re- quested to telegraph their names and addresses, charges collect, to the Department of Naval Service at Ottawa, if they are willing to report for special coaling duty at Halifax. An Order-in-Council has been passed providing that members of the civil service who accom- pany the Canadian expeditionary force across the Atiantic will re- ceive full pay during their ab- sence. GERMANS BEATEN AGAIN YESTERDAY NEAR DIEST (Special to THE NEWS) Paris, August 15.—An official statement issued today says the German troops were beaten yes- terday at Diest, and retreated on Hasselt. They lost heavily. They tried to resume the attack on the Belgians’ southern flank, and the German cavalry division charged. They were repulsed, however. In the evening a column of German infantry moved in the the direction of Vise and Ton- gres, but no new engagement oc- curred. Towns near the Saale Pass are entirely occupied by French troops. French artillery attack- ed the German troops near by and its fire greatly helped the infan- try movement. Belgian infantry ambushed two companies of Ger- man cyclists at Vessinach. north west of Cumtich, yesterday, kill- ing fifty. GERMAN GENERAL KILLED AT LIEGE (Special to “THE NEWS) Brussels, August 15. — The death of General von Emmich the German leader at Liege, is con- firmed. He is succeeded by Gen- eral Von Der Marwitz. couver are coming to Rupert for are still holding out against the duty. While a good many peo- fierce attacks of the Germans. | ple believe that this task should! The Germans have been try- be given to local men, it should ing to rush on Pontisse. The) be clearly understood that the! main force, however, are unable fault does not lie with the visit-|to get beyond the bases of the ing troops. They have enlisted fort. They are mown down by for service to the British Empire | ithe defenders in large numbers. and should receive a heary wel-| come as such. |ANOTHER AUSTRIAN PRIZE iS TAKEN Ottawa, August. 15.—Premier Borden has received application from the Japanese on the Pacific Alexandria, Egypt, August 15. Coast, who saw service in the —The new Austrian liner Marien- Russo-Japanese War, to form a bad was captured yesterday by regiment of a thousand men and a British warship between Bom- cress the Atlantic with the Cana- bay and Trieste and is now in jport here. (Special to THE NEWS) FOR RENT COMPLETELY FURNISHED (WITH PIANO) FIVE ROOMED AParT- MENT; HOT WATER HEAT; moo- ERAN; CLOSE IN; RENT VERY REASONABLE; VACANT SEPT 18T BAINTER & COLLART