THE DAILY NEWS Bop, vi. NO. 204. —————— + PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., WRIDAY, —s. AU GUST 27, 1915 PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH ‘WARSHIPS DESTROY SUBMARIN cEBRUGGE HARBOR | DAMAGED — BRITISH AVIATOR —<$<—<—<—————— SINKS GERMAN SUBMARINE (Special to The Dally News.) August 27.—Details o attack on London, le naval w that the harbor re damaged and 1 submarines destroyed. hl glil a an aeroplane, smmander ne off Ostend yesterday. Transferring Troops. pT he from the eastern front t » west Aviators Active. Paris, August 27. vs continue their stern of the nt. Nu ae portions Miners Dissatisfied. Steamer Sunk. The steamer Palmgrove BRITISH DAMAGE HARBOR AND DESTROY SUBMARINES IATOR SINKS A SUBMARINE—GERMANY iS TRANSFERRING TROOPS FROM EAST TO WEST — FRENCH AVIATORS ACTIVE—WELSH MINERS CEASE WORK— BERLIN CRAWFISHING f Zeebrugge defences several Ger- Bosworth, sunk a subma- Germans are transferring French avi- activities on western merous attacks are re- ondon, August 27.—To show sir dissatisfaction with the nciman report, 25,000 South les miners ceased work today. has eee ee been torpedoed. The crew was saved. Berlin Crawfishing August 27.—De- with Washington, velopments respect to the relations between the United have been The situa- States and Germany reduced in intensity. tion foreshadows a declaration by Berlin on the subject of subma- rine warfare which will eliminate all source of discord. Baron Von Bernstorff his informed Secretary of State the state- ment issued on was in- Lansing that Tuesday that commanders would be ordered to attack first giving warning. Von Bernstorff has also noti- fied Secretary Lansing that Ger- full satisfaction Arabic. if sunk tended to imply submarine no merchantman without many will make for the sinking of the it is found that she was without warning. SHOP HEFFRON (Special to The Daily News.) na, Minn., August hop Patrick Heffron, Winona, py by an ex-priest. cese of m is serious, UR DEATHS RESULT (Special to The Dally News.) Aug. 27.- Pin Franciseo, leath at their Psidio today, ded. General esent in Mexico. Follow the fe. There AJestic crowd to is a reason.. Theatre. His condi- General Pershing were burn- home at the when a lamp ex- Pershing is at SHOT BY EX-PRIEST 27.— of the was shot to- FROM LAMP EXPLOSION —The ind three children of Briga- Self's Next 102tf. 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Peters stayed by his ship, calling for volunteers, led putting out the fire, fact that the am- have exploded at The men who accompanied him were ship, Lieut. and, his men in, in spite of the might munition on board any moment. also decorated. In correspondence with German Red Cross authorities, Mrs. Peters learned that their son Jack, who was reported as taken pris- oner, is not located where report- ed. Further efforts being made to locate him. : has are —————_ CRICKET The first eleven of Prince Ru- pert Cricket Club will play the next fifteen at Recreation Park at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, The game between the club and the Sons of England will be concluded on Tuesday evening. In the first club made 65 and the to bat a sec- lost five innings the On going ond the wickets for 41 Sons 35. time, Sons runs. VALHALLA SOCIETY Valhalla Society of Scandina-|* vians will give a public dance at MeIntyre’s Hall on Saturday at {0 p. m., August 28th. Good musie and refreshments Gents $1.00, ladies free. Messrs. Gray and Stillwell will provide the 200-4, DECOMPOSED BODY IS FOUND IN SECTION TWO The badly decomposed body of Louis Knudsen, a Norwegian was found in Block 17, Section 2, Tate Street forenoon, About 16th Knudsen tried to commit suicide by near this June jumping of the Grand Ho time from a window tel. At that promised to take care of him, brother but being his it seems that, shortly after released by the police, he disap- peared, anu had not been heard of since, Judging from the condition of the body, he must have been dead Death was due self inflicted. for several weeks. to strangulation, MORE RECRUITS WANTED FOR 62ND BATTALION More the Lieut. recruits are wanted for 62nd battalion at Nicholls to report for Vernon. has been notified duty at Vernon at an early date, and will take care of men going forward from this city and district. Reeruits are requested to make application to Major J. H. MeMullin without de- lay. WANT PROHIBITION AT EARLIEST LEGAL DATE (Special to The Dally News.) Aug. 27.—Jonathan president of the Board of Vancouver, Rogers, Trade, has been elected president of a prohibition committee of one hundred. The committee will de- mand prohibition at the earliest legal date, and the immediate closing of all bars at 7 p.m. SKEENA RIVER CANNERIES’ SPLENDID CONTRIBUTION As the of the gun campaign along the Skeena river, Mrs. F. Williams has forwarded to the Minister of Militia, the Canadian Bank of the Sum of thousand, ninety dollars. started by Mr. Williams, un the suggestion of Mr. Angus McAIL.- lister, of Claxton Cannery. ivery man in the various canneries “did his bit.” —_————_—_—_. result machine Chawner through Commerce, six hundred ana The fund one was Your dime, quarter or dollar tomorrow. will the soldier. help to alleviate suffering of some brave ice islands Charles the orator, will address a meeting in the Empress Theatre on Conditions.” Lestor, Sociilist “Present Day Economic ee Capt. E. H. Fletcher, inspector of post offices, is in the city. He the post offices on the Queen Char- lottes. has made an inspection of ee ee eee SNAP. Rooming house for sale. ean be bought on easy terms, * * * ten rooms completely fur- * * * Hl. G, HELGERSON, LUD. * . * * * * nished, cheap rent, * * * WE PR RR Oe RH EO oe eo rFjare a placer | MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICERS ARE WANTED As a tive at this port, member and representa- of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, tain McGee has been the Admiralty that marine officers are urgently re- quired for entry into the Royal Naval Reserve as temporary sub- Cap- notified by mercantile tieutenants. The must hold a qualifications are that they first mate’s certifi- cate and be between the ages of 21 and 33, but applications from slightly the latter age will be considered, Mercantile marine officers possessing these requested to Captain Mc- officers over qualifications are communicate with Gee. PLACER MINING ON QUEEN CHARLOTTES By F. 8. Wright. Placer mining is always a sub- ject that appeals to most men and no subject has been more abused. The word placer gold to the aver- man leads his thoughts to- wards bonanza, multimillionaires and all the frills and excitement of Klondykes, and Californias. age Very few can realize that some content to work placer only yet steady returns, and are inclined to be sceptical when placer is mentioned in any form except dollars to the pan, ete. men are ground which gives them modest, A few miles from Massett there is a sandbar, older than the hills around it, covered with heavy growth of timber, and to all in- tents and purposes a most un- likely looking place for placer de- posits. Yet on this bar has been found deposits of black sand run- ning very fair in gold and plati- It has been experi- mostly num values. mented on by several, though by men who were coarse gold miners, and not familiar with the finer art of saving gold in a flour state. They took out a little, but not enough and gave up the job. A short time ago there ar- rived ,at old time prospector, mined the Oregon and other places, where the black sand car- ried gold values, which can only be saved by careful handling and knowledge. He investigated, and thought it looked and is toking a chance. He has gone about it quietly thoroughly Massett an who had beaches of good enough and steadily, has prospected his ground, and strip- ped and laid bare the ground to be worked, and notwithstanding lack of water, always a_ great drawback to placer mining, has started in on the pay dirt. He can show you a small face about five feet high and six feet long Where he has taken out $200 in gold and platinum values; he can take other places where he is working, and if you man, a pan or two will that while it is an hydraulie than a straight old time placer prospect, it carries surprising values. There is no room for doubt to the experienced eye, he has pitch- likely ground, you to show you rather ed on prospected (Special to The Dally News.) August 27.—The Aus- tro-German invaders are now in London, Russia proper. the fortress of Olita on the man has main object of attack is the Brest-Litovsk It is reported that Nie- The rail- and been evacuated. road between Moscow. Iron Pennies. Berlin, August 27.—The Bun- desrath has passed a law for the making of iron five pfennig pieces. A five pfennig piece is equivalent to one cent. Italian Front. [ Rome, August 27.—An offici ae report says:—‘In Val Pugana | our troops hawe extended their ground and occupied points above Torrento. As far as positions on Mount Amentera and Mount Sal- the enemy failed to prevent addition, they uyo, our advance. In ene GERMAN INVADERS 10 ATTACK BREST-LITOVSK-MOSCOW LINE OLITA FORTRESS IS REPORTED EVACUATED — GERMANY TO MAKE IRON PENNIES--THE AUSTRIANS FAIL TO STOP ITALIAN ADVANCE — TURKS HAVE MASSACRED ARMENIANS “In Seebach valley our artillery opened fire on an encampment hidden at a bend on the left bank of the forced to flee in disorder. The enemy was They were pursued by a shower of well directed shrapnel. “In the pine Torrento. our Al- several the along the steep southern upper TIsonzo, troops captured strong entrenchments of enemy slopes on the Rombon.” Armenian Massacres. Nearly 14,000 Armenian Chris- tians have been killed by Turks ind Kurds in one of the massac- res at Trebizond. ing to a statement of the former Italian consul at Trebizond. This is accord- On Saturday you will have an opportunity to help provide doe- tors, nurses and surgical ®p- left a few prisoners in our hands.) pliances for the boys. OCEAN FALLS PLANT TO START UP AGAIN The Ocean Falls paper-making plant is expected to be in full swing again before long. Twenty- five men are engaged in over- TRAIN WRECKED WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSES (Special to The Dally News.) Phoenix, Arizona, Aug 27.—The was northbound Santa Fe train wrecked at Date Creek today, as hauling the plant of the Pacific Mills, Limited, the property form- erly controlled by the Ocean Falls Limited. Work will shortly be started on} a new mill which the company in- tend to erect, and, when it is in thorough working order, over 500 men will be employed. time in work, some dead carefully, stripping and and will shortly begin to take out} the pay. Not but still} good enough to expendi- |} spent other a fortune, justify ture in development. He has five men working and at the present) time has to pump his head for | sluieing purposes from the sea, | pending the fall rains, but even under these difficulties he will make good. It is not new to hear of gold being found on Graham Island, it has been found and mined be- fore, and even in recent years $3,- 000 was taken out in gold values from prospects not far from this many in Prinee Rupert. The neighbors around him know little about hence skeptical, are farmers,- min- ing and are but | the chances for his property mak- ing good are favorable to the man who is working there has mining experience and know- ledge, and seeing that he is risk- ing both time and money in his efforts, it behooves us all to wish him luck in his efforts to prove that it is possible to draw a liv- ing other things besides farming, fishing and lumbering on the Queen Charlottes. now. He from one, and those faets are known to} a result of a bridge having col- lapsed after a cloudburst. Four were killed and twelve injured. INDIAN DIES FROM SEPTIC POISONING A young Indian named William Hill died at the hospital yesterday from poisoning, arising from an ulcerated tooth. 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