LLL LLL THe LATEST WwaR news FinsTt THE DAILY NEWS —— ee _—- ey, Lig fereeroceer POPPE OPPTOOPOIOE ltd] AILY NEWS’ EXCLUSIVE SERVICE GETS PRINCE RUPERT LATEST WAR NEWS The war news service which The Daily News gives Rupert is absolutely the best news service ever iven the public in this city. The Daily News has » the great war started, issued from two to four every day, containing the war news right from heatre of action. In addition to this, bulletins are sued, and it is through The News’ service that Rupert s been able to keep posted on events as they occur On Tuesday afternoon the resuit of Sunday's big ttle was announced exclusively through The Daily ws service. Yesterday The Daily News issued three itions, each one having more up-to-the-minute war news an any other paper in the city. Practically all the big events of the war have been nounced first by The Daily News. They are procured by special service, and at a big expense. if you want the latest news of the greatest war in e history of the world watch for the News Eulletins and The Daily News Extras. rince ever tions OLE EOOEED ar Situation To-day erday's late war news was much more encouraging and s were apparently aboutto swing the tide and take the against Germany... On the Franco-Belgian frontier the peared to be checking the German advance despite the t the Germans in a desperate effort to break through t all thelr forces to the front, even taking the guards off e of communication. morning's later despatcnes indicate, however, that the have succeeded in forcing their way through the Allies le of points and have taken two strongly fortified French hether they can push on further towards Paris is a f conjecture. Certainly their progress has not been he north of Belgium the fight continues at Malines which distance in front of Antwerp where the Belginas can and d off the German hordes for a long time. e advance German troops have made assaults on the out- Ostend but there appears to be no real attempt to cap- t cit yyet, the east Russia is making steady advances into German They have already surrounded east Prussia and are to west Prussia. This means that the Germans will have raw some of their troops in Belgium to send against the s if they hope to hold their own country. In Austria the 8 are well into Galacia and the ally of Germany finds her- rassed both on the north and south. Russians with their millions behind them are casting pon Berlin and will undoubtedly make a tremendous at- © reach the German capital. SIAN INVASION PRUSSIA IS ALMOST IRRESISTABLE RUSSIAN ARMY PRESSING FORWARD THROUGH RUSSIA AND GALACIA -- ON TO BERLIN Osterode, one hundred miles west of Gubinoen. The Austrians have evacuated Sanjakof and Novibazar. it will apparently now be a race into Berlin before the Germans get into Paris. !to The «ews. 94 :30 a.m.) °n, August 27.—The Rus- Yasion of Prussia is almost ible Germans have retreated to NOTICE NEW REGIMENT 'STS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT PECK, MOORE & CO.'S FFICE, THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE AND THE POLICE TATION TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE NO WISH TO JOIN THE NEW REGIMENT OF MILITIA HAT IS TO BE FORMED HERE. C. W. PECK. “DAILY NEWS THE DAILY NEWS Makes a Special Effort to Give War News Immediately It Is Received —— PRINCE i GREAT GERMAN CRUISER SUNK BY BRITISH BOAT Special to The News = 2:30 p.m.) London, August 27.—The Brit- ish cruiser Highflyer sank the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, off the West Coast of Africa today. This ship was formerly a palatial German steamer but was converted into | an armed cruiser when the war broke out. RUSSIAN ARMY | vT MOVING SWIFTLY THROUGH GERMANY (Special to The News - 2:30 p.m.) St. Petersburg, August 27.— The Russian invasion of Germany is proceedingly swiftly. After yesterday's defeat of the Germans, the Russians are now moving towards Danzig in the North and WMariemburg in East Prussia. Following the defeat of Austrians the Russians are now) twenty miles from Lemberg capi-' tal of Galicia. GERMANS CLAIM TAKEN FORTS AT | LONGWY, FRANCE) (Special to The ewe. 11:30 a.m.) | Berlin, August 27.—By wire- less via Saysville—A statement is made here that all the forts of | Namur have now fallen and the Germans have captured Longwy,, a fortified town in France near) the Luxemburg border. The Germans are reported to) have repulsed the French there. Upper Alsace is now free of the|* French, except at points west of | Kolmar. ‘JAP WARSHIPS | BLOCK GERMAN | HARBOR IN CHINA (Special to The News. 11:30 a.m.) Tsing Tsu,. August. 27.—Vice |Admiral Kato sent a wireless to- |\day to Governor Waldeck declar- ing a blockade of Kiac Ohau ter- ritory. Japanese warships’ are off the harbour and have shelled the smali island. FRENCH DESTROY THIRD ZEPPELIN Striking Evidence of the Failure of the German Air Tactics London, August 27 The an- nouncement of the Freneh war office that the German Zeppelin No. & has been shot down while Coming from Strassburg is an- other striking evidence of the failure of German air tactics, much had been ex- No Zeppelin has yet been to a suflicient height French artillery fire third Zeppelin troyed sinee the beginning of the None of them have been to venture than a few the frontier, though they possess motors of 800 hors: from whieh so peeted, able to escape the his the to rise is des wal able more miles ove power and are supposed to have a speed of fifty miles an hour REPORT LEIPZIG OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND Vancouver, August The freramn cruiser Leipzig is now re | ported in the vieinity of Vaneou Iver Island rhe Rainbow, which jreeently left Prinee Rupert, is out jlooking for her, ‘ONTARIO SENDS BRITAIN 260,000 BAGS OF FLOUR 27. } roronto, August 27. The Provinee of Ontario is assisting (ireat Britain by sending one ‘quarter million bags of flour, eh eH HR RUPERT, (Special to The News - 2:30 p.m.) London, August 27.—The Al- |iies claim the occupation of Lille, Valenciennes France by the Germans was not opposed. The reason for the French evacuation is not given, B. C., THURSDAY, AUGU PREMIER ASQUITH: ALLIES DID NOT OPPOSE GERMAN OCCUPATION LILLE and Roubaix however. The French deny that ali the Namur forts have fallen. the|*+* * kK HEHEHE HH ® > o \* Is > * > * > * * * * > 7 * * > * > * * ° * * . © . * * * * * * + * * * * * * * * * . the 27, ST 41944. ‘BRITISH ENGAGED | SUPERIOR FORCE—- FOUGHT SPLENDIDLY (Special to The News - 2:30 p.m.) London, August 27.—Premier Asquith, in the House of Com- mons today, said a message from General Frenc.. reported that the British yesterday were. engaged with a superior German. force. | The British troops fought splen- didly and the French considered the battle prospects satisfactory. He paid tribute to the efficiency of the French officers and men. The House of Commons adopt- ed the Asqu th motion asking the King to convey his admiration to the King of Belgium on the Bei- gian resistance to the Germans. it deprecated also the German's brutality. PARIS PREPARES FOR A LONG SIEGE (Special to The News - 2:30 p.m.) Paris, August 27.—Paris is preparing for a possible siege. * | Leaders of the Socialists have en- *ltered the new war cabinet which CANADIAN CENSORSHIP * nas alrenay been formed. * There is no compulsory * censorship on Canadian * OSTEND R REPORTS newspapers. The Canadian *| Militia Department at Ot- * LILLE FORT tawa has suggested to the #*| LLEN newspapers of Canada that * HAS FA t is net thé best erests *| * © of the mpire to. publish =| (Special to The News. 14: oe news conceru gx movements * | —- eae — troops and warships and Pee SS oe activities that might convey * Lermnne have — ra information to the country’s * ae 2 a "7 cee chiens This request was # also claims they are in alen- conveyed to all the newspap. #|°!enee and Roubaix, all inthe : ’ department of Nord, France, and ers in Canada and they have * rien Calai all patriotically adopted it. * net ar Trem ie ; The reports indicate that the The communication is nota * G f shi stead private document as a peev- * jerman Terese Gre ee ng e a ily south. despite the resistance ish contemporary suggests. * Lhe people of Prince Rup- * of the Allies and are now one we : hundred and fifteen miles from ert look to The Daily News * Pari for the latest war news and * ee: rhe Daily News makes this * dias adie explanat of why a certain * ANOTHER MERCHANT class of ews is not pub- * lished * STEAMER BLEW UP * diihinaiben ** * * * * % * eK & & & &| (Special to The News. 11:30 a.m.) We buy a market MAY NOT COME FOR LONG TIME “eur HERR ER HHH LATEST WAR NEWS The latest war bulletins reeeived exclusively by The Daily News are posted im mediately after coming off the wires at the following places: Fitz’ Cigar Store, 3rd Ave, Wark's Jewelry Blore, 3rd avenue K, Smith, corner Sth and Fraser Acme Clothing House, 2nd avenue Prince Rupert Hotel, 2nd avenue Daily News windows, 3rd avenue ‘een eeree eR eRe Ee © nd servé omy the best iYords. London Cafe. NAVAL BATTLE London, August 27.—The Nor- wegian. steamer Gomfried. was blown up yesterday by a mine in the North Sea, placed there by the Germans in an effort to get the British men of war. HEROIC OFFICER BLOCKED TUNNEL London, A st 27 Naval au- BLEW UP FORT thorities he ire not surprised at the German naval inactivity. It — is not improbable that the fleet is London, August 27.—Corres- awaiting news of the hoped-for}|pondence from the front says: vreat German vieclory ashore tol The forts, which commands the strengthen the morale of the Ger-]railorad to Aix-La-Chapelle — by man navy, which has never yet} Verviers and the tunnel to Chau- fought a batth Meanwhile the}|defontaine was subjected to a days worry round with spasmodic }econtinual and extremely violent eruptions by torpedo craft, Thus|bombardment. When it was re- the great battle in the North Seajduced to a mere heap of ruins, may still be a long way ofl F. K.Jand Major Nameich, the ecomman- Jane. the well known naval writer|ding officer, judged that further thinks the ignominious end of|resistance was impossible, he Germany's crack warship Geoben, | blocked up the tunnel by running in safe retreat of the Dardanelles,| several locomotives into each may be the death knell of the}other and set fire to the fuses German fleet as an effective in-|leading to the mines surrounding strument in the present war. the forts. “His mission then accomplish- * ed, Major Nameich determined that the German flag should not . ———— * tly over the ruins of his forts, | 5° he blew up the powder maga Special to The News - 8:30 a.m zine and perished,” * Ottawa, August 27 The Naval} * | HORSES FOR CANADAN Depariment confirms the 4s- : EXPEDITIONARY FORCE patch that the German cruise * Ottawa, August 27.—A move-|Leipzig was seen Tuesday off the *liment is on foot in Western On-|Merthern end of Vancouver tsl *ltario to get small towns, whichjand. It is thought the eruiser #| wish to contribute to the eost of }either had an appointment t * part pation by Canada in the | meet a colli na quiet harbor */ hun war, and do net know po #)} how best to do so, to at * horses This movement was ® started last week by Sie Adan * Beck, and already has been large Pilly su sful. The idea has beer * favorably veceived, 4 0c GES NOW 25C PER * Pantorium = Pioneer Cleaners. | REGULAR 4 ORAN W * Phone 4 if) eooereee ——— H CRUISER SANK BIG GERMAN ARMED SHIF PRIC R VIVE 6 eNTS Latest News (FROM THE 8:30 O'CLOCK of the War DAILY NEWS BULLETIN) GERMANS ON THE RUN Special to The News - 8: 10 aon. St. Petersburg, Augtnst 27. The Germans in Elbing District, West Prussia, near the Vistual River, are fleeing before the Rus- sian advance, KING TO BE PATRON Special to The News - 8:30 a.m. Ottawa, August 2.7——The King has consented to become a patron of a Canadian patriotic fund in roronto. The province of On- tario has made the first contri- bution to Imperial aid in the shape of a quarter of a million sacks of flour. OVER-SUBSCRIBED AGAIN Special to The News - 8:30 a.m.) London, August 27.—The sec- ond issue of $75,000,000 treasury bills was another great success. The applications amounted to £200,000,000, FIGHTING AT MALINES Special to The News - 8:30 a.m.) Amterdam, August 27. An Antwerp despatch says that fighting has been resumed in the vicinity of Malines where the Belgians have been engaged daily with the German advance troops. Malines is littered with bodies of dead FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS Special to The News - 8:30 a.m. Paris, August 27.—The Minis- try of Premier Viviani has resign- ed. Another was formed immedi- ately. The members of the Cabinet decided to resign collectively as the circumstances through which the country is passing requires machinery with a wider scope which will comprise all the best men of all the Republican groups. PROUD BELGIAN BLOOD Special to The News - 8:30 a.m. Paris, August Prince Me- naco has sent a telegram to the King of Belgium: “At this time when our east is darkly threaten- ed by brute force, T wish to say to you how proud T am of the Belgian blood in my veins.” The King replied in a cordial tone. 97 whe TORPEDO BOATS BATTLED Special to The News - 8:30 a.m Peking, August The only engagement reported near Tsing Tau is an encounter between the British torpedo boats and German torpedo boats. The latter re- turned to Wei Hai Wei with eleyv- en men killed and wounded, German casualties are unknown. 27. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT Special to The News - 8:30 a.m. in a general way between Naney a headway. has been obliged the short distance Our offensive and Vosges nmkes Our right, to fall gion of St however, back slightly Die. in re The | Paris, August 27.—An official statement issued by the War De- partment says: “In North France the British line moved back aj} men and horses, while in the fields pasturing eattle have boen killed with shrapnell. occuPy GERMAN TOWNS Special to The News - 8:30 a.m.) St. Petersburg, August 27.—A despatch says the Russian troops in Eastern Prussia have oceupied the towns of Nordenburg, Sens- burg, Bisehofsburg, and the rail- way station at Hothfliess. The Russian advance continues in Fastern Galicia, where the Rus- sians have driven back the. Aus- trian rear guard beyond the River Zlotz Lipa. RKAMUR AND LIEGE FORTS HOLDING OUT Atuet 9 2 ~An official that Namur and Liege forts are still holding out the attacks of the Ger- London, report says against | mans. In a despatch from Rotterdam, the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that after many days of quiet, sounds of the vigorous bombardment of Liege reached the frontier near Maes- ltricht on Sunday... They were heard for hours and _ indicated that the Germans are making a tremendous effort to clear this line of supply and that to this end they had brought their heavi- est howitzers into action. | Fugitives report, the corres- |pondent continues, that the Liege forts have caused great incon- to the Germans by de- their pontoon bridges Meuse. venience stroving over the NOTICE TO EAGLES of All members the Fraternal Order of Bagles are requested to attend a meeting tomorrow even- ing at 8:30 in the K. of P. Hail. " 198.99 THREE Alt JES CRUISERS NOW AFTER GERMAN SHIP LEIPZIG OTTAWA DESPATCH CONFIRMS REPORT THAT RAIN- BOW IS CHASING GERMAN DOWN THE COAST ) somewhere the coast, or along lthe Germans planned to inter. cept a British steamer on the /Vaneouver-Yokohama run and empty her bunkers. Three cruisers are after the Leipzig. They are the Canadian cruiser Rainbow, the British vieruiser Neweastle, and the Jap- anese eruiser Idaumo, Pee SPECIAL AT THE ROYAL FRUIT MARKET 1 EXTRA FANCY TOMATOES, 2 POUNDS FOR