PRINCE RUPERT ‘Northern and Central British Columbia’s > eare y News > Phone 75 and 35 We Never Sleep PRINCE RUPERT AUTO 707 Second Avenue M. H. LARGE I NO). 73. in i num o! Ever the News h 26. Aft MONTREAL, Mare jmes becainie ota f Cal ed fact night yf $1,0 ‘ion and pay » cash ré-eS , day for the @ oer STATS GPPLY ARMS 10 ARMENIA ' Telegraphs.) ASHING TON March 26.—A the United pply to the nia suffici- nition to was made ymmittee, ted an exhaus- nvestiga conditions in Near East ay Veterans Will | Definite Bonus For Soldiers — ————————— i Two Days. via O.T.P. Telegraphs.) er two days of discussion, which somewhat sensational, the Great War Veterans’ ada, at their fourth annual convention here. to adopt a definite bonus plan, which fixes a 900 and a maximum of $2,500, subject to no ble to 100 per cent of the Canadian forces. tablishment bonus is based on an additional total term of their enlistment, te men who service on a belligerent front. FORWARD MO OVEMENT IS GOING SiRONG Commiitee Riporiet Last Night That Aiready $6,300 Has Been Collected. Forward Movement Com- Presbyterian Church last night in The mittee of the here had a meeting the church hall when excellent progress was reported in the campaign. A total amount of 85,300 has been subseribed to date which exceeds the total that has been collected by all the other icongregations in the city which is $4,800. The objective of the campaign $7,000 and the lectors are confident that this will be re ached- col- 1s POSED TO BE POLICE SPY: i Dit Was Killed “When Crossing street in Broad Daylight in Dublin. via Telegraphs ; UBLIN, March 26,—-In the ab- f information to indicate tive, the popular -be- vvails here that the un- I was shot and ein a downtow street in Saturday, was Blie mar ho was killed was d age and well the yach- awing ia crossing en appr ther n ay ictim’s face FAREWELL DANCE TC TO New Hall is Seine oat Great Gaiety, Honor of Misses Doodson, Kane and Kilpatrick. provide a fitting sendoff to three ladies who are leaving Smithers, Misses Doodson, Kane and Kilpatrick, a dance was In order to given recently in Smithers Hall in their honor. One hundred residents of the district were present and the affair was en- joyed. by everyone. The hall was gaily decorated and at midnight a tasty supper was served. Regret at the departure of the ladies was expressed by Mr. Hutchison in a neat speech. ti iY th : JORK ERIE MINE , men have ste W. S. Harris "Expedted to Extend BY present Tunne! on the INK RV Pehiwiady WHILE Property. ih Oi NER AT CHURCH is understood that W. 8. Harris has a contract to continue | a citizen | operations on the Erie mine at \t chureb. the Hazelton. The tunnel which was } thy jabandoned several years ago 1s hree men} : i Sinal] Obie truck to be driven another 200 feet and ree trips to his home ie the owners are hopeful] that good 7" his five barrels urea will follow. cm pla CS the Cone eee ee eee : 50 on “WILLIAM | FARNUM } at in the} , this home and watehed| AS A MAN’S MAN ee fading but as all] SE an a Elits , the M Guire home William Farnum puts one of wane ue ought that|the most dramatic and intense He returned ae When Me | lights ever staged into the thrill- Mind the gate | Church he|ing ending of his new photoptay, Arted to invest 7 open so he|*Wolves of the Night,” a fight N door was ul Skea Re | Into which Farnum throws him- tind nothing @ oo “ee but he!self with the agility of an athlete Ba AG that cae ‘ed until he}and the skill of a champion, As 100m ‘rv and then—jthe desperate man, resolved to ENEFIT DANCE | HAD AD BIG CROWD The p rt be ene dane dance held in the @ aug . hall last nig f under Cs of tI 2 : (Mathes ws O B. U. in aid reen was a in 4 well Fa enjoyed Dette Be] oe able SUM was t > Denefit of the an. Graw's Orches- * MUSic, much to ’ Many dancers. attended a He best, Prince ™pany, Phone 16 win’ back wife, child and fortune, from devilish schemers, he locks himself in an office, attacks three men who attempt to coerce him with a pistol, and there, in as stirring an encounter as has ever been picturized, battles them. This fight, which is just one of the many intense scenes in that compelling photoplay of love and finance, “Wolves of the Night,” showing at the Westholme_ to- night is one more demonstration of the sunprises Farnum has up |his sleeve. It proves that Farnum —popular, handsome, magnetic though he is—is no mere mati- nee idol, but a man’s man for all his charm, and a man of power into the bargain. . om, SMITHERS LADIES} obiaie definite information. PRINGE Wemand RU PE RT, B. G., LORREEN SAILS — SAFELY TO PORT, Left Skidegate at 5 O’clock Yesier- day Morring and Got in Last Evening. TUWN HAS SEEN ABUZZ The P. Dorreen sailed sat into port at 9 o'clock last evening iis moored today at the Bouts i isheries vharf hearing bitte inishap and according to her crew in betier shape than she has ever been before. After having been repaired at Aliford Bay the little fishing vesse}) lefs there at 5 o'clock yesterday morn ing anf had one of the best trips across that has beeu experienced by her sea-fauing crew. As early as yesterday morning wild rumors have been floatne about town as to disaster thal tas befel the craft. ‘lowards evening the report grew and with each repitition it became enlarged and exaggerated until last evening it surmise in all parts of town. The News oflice has been kept busy ever since yesterday morning at- tempting to answer queries and Un- til the arrival of the boat last night nothing but conjecture was obtainable, so the reports were unheeded and the News refused to publish any of them. Wild Stories. Heard of Rumor: of Rupert a passing boat informed us that we were reported lost, so we then made al! speed to get in and immediately called up our; families. All my wife was able to say when I spoke to her was ‘My God!’ We have a pretty g00¢ idea who started the rumor and, believe me, he’s not going to ge off unmarked.” The crew had nothing to say of the hospitality of. people on the islands during their a ietteace They were supplied with food, shelter and supplies when their own was gone, and they feel extremely grateful. the FRIDAY, MARC H 26, - 1000 and Maximum of $2,500 Payable to ry Man in Canadian Forces; Discussed For WITH UNFOUNDED RUMOA was the topie of conversation and|— {920. ff re) Ie ; | j } | } PRICE FIVE CENTS © This photograph, which was taken recently in Fiume, is the latest of the famous airman-poet, Gabriel D’Annunste, in a very characteristic base OIL MACHINERY | but good L 8. C. Undortakers. Phone 41. |G, ©, Walker. Phone Blie 389. Will be Taken to Skidegate In- dian Village by Prince Albert At End of Weed. drijling The first story was that the The complete machin- boat was overdue from Skidegate ery for the. new oil wells near and was supposed to have sunk Lawn Hill on the southern end in Hecate Straits. By noon the of Graham Island is being un report was around that she had loaded from the freight cars at been seen to sink by another boat the dry dock and will be taken to but this could not be traced up. Skidegate Indian village where it Last night it had grown until it will be unloaded. It consists of was quite freely stated that the a drill, engines and boilers which flotsam had been picked up and has been used in the Alberta oil one survivor, Peter Muse. The fields near Calgary. The Prince distress of the relatives can be Albert will take it over at the end magined as three of the four of the week and will then continue members of the crew have fami-'to Vancouver. Four men are al- lies and the parents of the Doiron ready engaged on the work at the bovs reside here, The crew con- be Gnernes sists of Henry Deiron, Stanley — Doiron and Peter Muse, all of iT whom are married with vo. ues FLY VE iF TO BE and a younger brother Doiron. A REF FIR] Ic Hit a Rock. — it Uh | “We hit a rock in Skidegate Narrows when our engine stop- ped,’ said Stanley Doiron to the D’Annunzio and Fiume Council so| News this morning, “and afte. Decide—Proclamation staying there for a day, during Next Month. which time our boat was partly cee ed under water we were picked up (Special via G. T, P. Telegraphs.) by the Nidaros and towed into” ROME, March 26.—Fiume is on Aliford Bay where repairs Were tt%o eve of momentous events, say made. We left there yesterday dispatches direct from that city. morning and. after a fine tmp Capt. Gabrielle D'Annunzio and ucross the straits arrived home «he PFiume National Assembly | last evening. We were forced tO jaye decided to proclaim Fiume! throw out all our ice, bait and 4 republic, but will probably not supplies while on the rocks and (axe this action until after the had just enough provisions to meeting of the Supreme Allie: make the passage home. The QGoyneil at San Remo, Italy, on weather was so favorable that we April 24, were able to make the fifty miles pose 0s SaaS of open water yesterday in s1x ORLD’S HO y and a half hours. W CKE “When we were 25 miles out Thipd Game to be Played at the Laurier Arena, Ottawa, Saturday. (Special via G, T.P. OTTAWA March 26 Telegraphs. } 6,—The 1 third game ‘of the world’s series hockey between the Ottawas and { the Seattle champions will take place on Saturday night at the aurier Ave. Arena in this city. Should Ottawa win this third game they will take the Stanley Cup, but the visitors are still hopeful although twice they have been outplayed. Pidae correctly id nkd: 86.00, tf | morrow TROYTOWN WINS » 1S AT DRY. DOCK GRAND NATIONAL Favorite Comes in First in the Worid’s Greatest Steeple- chase. (Special by Government Wire.) LONDON, March 26.—Troy- town was the winner this year of the Grand National, the world’s greatest steeplechase. There were 24 entries and the winner was one of the favorites, the betting being six ta one. The Turk came sec-! ond, the betting on hina being 66 to 1 and the third to pass the stand was Bore, betting 28 to 1. Only five horses finished. SEVERAL SMALL BOATS ARRIVED WITH THEIR CATCHES LAST NIGHT iighty-five thousand pounds of is libut brought in this horning sale at the fish ex- et is only one was for ange. As yet there loar in the yards to take the fish Lit x with fish bought today. g’s sales:— ill be despatched to some of the fresh The following fare this mornin Helena, 6,000 Ibs-; Myrtle, 4 000 | lbs.; Westfjord, 8,000; Flattery, | 141,000, sold to Pacific Fisheries | at 146c and 12c. This will make} up the car load to be shipped. Clara N., Maytlower, 7,000 lbs., 3,000 lbs.; ‘Co, atl 12.9e and 7c. | Shrub sold 3,000 Ibs, ;Royal Fisheries at 12.9c and | The Livingstone ilbs. and the Roald Amundsen with Jc. catches. GERMAN NAN CABINET Gustave Pr iain to Head Government. (Speciat via G.T.P felegrapns.; BERLIN, March 26,—The Ger- and Roald, 1,800 lbs., | ‘to Canadian Fish & Cold Storage | {0,000 lbs. have not yet sold their W ednesday moming. ae FISH PRODUCT ~~ OF DISTRICT VERY LARGE Comparicon UVith Other Districts In Province is Most Hluminating. In answer, to ouse of Com this « a question in the ions by the mem- istrict, Col, GC. W. Peck, Hon. C.(, Ballantyne tabled ollicial returns in regard “to fish caught in the three districts of British Columbia with values in each case. The southern district retunns show the catch as valued at 83,- 413,991; the Vancouver Island district, $4,716,599, and _ the northern district, $6,783,434. While this district has not quite as large a catch as the other two districts put together, it came very near it. PANAMA CANAL STILL STOPPED island is Formed in Centre of Culebra Cut Three Feet Above Water. MAY NOT BE READY - FOR PRINCE TO Pas. (Special via G.T. PR. Telegrapns PANAMA,~ March 26—It is doubted here whether a channel sulfliciently wide to permit the passage of the British cruiser Renown can be cleared in the Culebra cut in the canal by Tues- day next, when the Prince. of Wales will arrive aboard the wan ship on his way to Australia. More than twenty ships are still tied up as the result of a slide in the cut last Saturday.« An island fifty feet wide and three feet high is visible above the channel. LIQUOR RINGS INVESTIGATION Seattie Police , Officers are to be Tried for Smuggling on March 31. (Special via G. T. P. Telegraphs.) SEATTLE, March 26.—Two Se- attle police officers, Lieut. Roy Olmstead and Sergeant Thomas Clark, charged with smuggling liquor into the United States from Canada, will be given a hearing on March 31. They are at liberty on $5,000 bail. Investigation of the activities i | | ! | } of an alleged ring, which operate ~ between Seattle and Vancouver, was continued today by Captain Chester A. K. Lingel, federal en- forcement agent and agents from Oregon. ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY Members of St. Andrew's So- iciety are reminded of Judge ‘Young's address tonight at 8:30. Good musical program. Ben Self received a wire from to the Harry Anderson, the lightweight boxer who will meet Chet Neff with 32,000 next Wednesday, that he will be unable to reach here until next Tonight & Tomorrow | WESTHOLME, THEATRE | William Farnum | “Wolves of the Night” A story that carries the spectator into the great Northwest, into the heart of South America and into the whirlpool man cabinet, reconstructed as a Of Wall Street, result of Wednesday's negotia- § synsHINE COMEDY - “A TIGHT SQUEEZE” jtions, will be headed by Gustave FOX NEWS Bauer, the present premier, ac-| —_— cording to the Morgetpost today. | E M P R E S S is sto) dastinied ory West | oe Specis 1 ; . me holme tomorrow for the benefit EMMY WHELEN of those who failed to see the | “The Belle of the Season” great production “Back to God's 2 Reel Comedy. Mutt & Jeff Country.’ Admission 35¢ and 15e.' ifn Baoan