THE DAILY NEWS _ ~~ oe al NO, 204. PRINCE RU PE RT, B. — —— C., TUESDAY, —_—— AUGUST 31, 1915. = = PRICE FIVE CENTS ISH BRIDGE WRECKED BY SUBMARINE ee = IMPORTANT TT AAN GAIN — RUSSIANS WITHDRAWING WITHOUT SERIOUS LOSS pRITISH SUBMARINE | BRIDGE AT CON CKS ANTINOPLE RUSSIA NS WITHDRAWING WITHOUT SERIOUS LOSSES—HAND GRENADE AND ARTILLERY DUELS IN WEST—ITALY GAINS IMPORTANT POSITION — ALLIED AVIATORS’ SUCCESS (Special to The Dally Mews.) London, August 31.—-An Athens report states that a British sub- marine has blown up the bridge mstantinople and Gala- of the between U4 ta, a suburb Turkish cap- Eastern Front. sian armies along the and at Zlota Lipa are The hus ipper Bug being rapidly withdrawn, appar- it serious loss. Kast { Warsa the Germans are ad- vancing and the fall of Lipsk brings the attacking forces nearer to Grod the last big fortress relained by the Russians, Western Front. On thie front, grenade and artillery tinue, Several hand duels con- western German detach- ments have been blown up by mines, Italian Front. The Italians report the capture of the summit of Cima Cista, 6,500 feet high, commanding the ‘nstrian positions en Monte Sa- lubio, Rome is optimistic regarding diplomatic negotiatioms in the near east, asserting that the TWENTY-ONE MEN LEAVE FOR VERNON Sergeant Demers left for Ver- non this the follow morning, in charge of ng recruits for the 14th Canadian Mounted Rifles :—ITsaae Kardley, Alex, Wood, Henry Le Blane, D. Sigouin, W. A. Boultbee, ll. P, Blake, A. G. Harkness, 8. Lecky, and R. Thelwall. The following reernits left to om the 62nd Battalion:—Heector “rant, Robert Noble, John Perry, Walter Smith, G. H. ¥. Phillips, “eorge Church, Wm, Sullivan, A. Llovs : ‘ yd Jones, CG, Hayhurst, E. A. Ride) , ler, Frank A, Watt, and J. Grant MANITOBA MINISTERS 0 BE ARRESTED TONIGHT (Specie! to The Dally News.) a oa August 34,—Roblin, ontague and Coldwell, subject to warrants in “onnection with the million dol- ine parliament building scandal, ie “pected to be arrested simul- Aneous The Hon Rob- town Who are ly lonight, ert hog gers Roblin, is in visiting Walker 'S Music Store Removed to Werner'’e Old stand _On Second Avenue. PIANOS mLAVER PIANOS, musIC nous, SHEET MUSIC, AND ALL MUSICAL @oops. stm e Terhaul-Heintzman Pianos. Pianos to Rent. Worree, Turko-Bulgarian railroad ment does not affeet neutrality. Turkish Report. Censtantinople that fighting in reports there has been heavy the Dardanelles. The Allies re- main silent. Air Attack. Amsterdam, August 31.— dents of Maasbode_ report Allied attacked stroyed a large building at Ghent Resi- that aviators and de- which was used by the Germans for the housing of aircraft. WHARF WATER SUPPLY A report from the fisheries committee to the city council last night, regarding an_ increased water supply at the government wharf, recommended replacing the present one inch pipe with one of two inches, at a cost of $150. A letter from Wm. Manson, M. L. A., was sent in, stating that he had taken the matter of put- ting in a new main at a cost of $2,200 up with the government, but they could not undertake to do the work. The report was adopted. —-—— SCHOOL BOARD REQUEST At the council last night a let- ter from the secretary of the school board read asking that something be done towards extending the sidewalk on Fraser Street towards the steps leading up to Borden. The matter referred to the board of works. was was EARLY CLOSING proportion of The retail-merehants having petition- ed the city an early closing bylaw, a will be introduced enforcing the closing of retail stores at 6:30 p,m. Monday till Friday. On and the day before a necessary council for bylaw from Saturdays, holiday, and for Xmas _ retailers they ten days before may close when desire. A A GRANBY DONATES The employees of the Granby Mining and Smelting Company at Anyox have donated $1,000 to the B, C, Base provided a machine gun, and given anether $1,000 for Red Cross work, This is for the month of July. The same amount will be collected in August and during every month the war lasts, to be This Hospital, used will while for Red Cross place Anyox in the front rank as a Red Gross worker, leading all towns of its size in the ae THE WEATHER work. » province, By F. W. Dowling. Barometer ...+-:++¢0''" 20.618 Maximum temperature «++++ 60 Minimum temperature -++++ 52 A SAginfal) ,....ssereertttt? a agree- Formerly Canadian Northern submarines in the ROADWAY TENDERS HELD OVER FOR A WEEK’ Sealed tenders for the con- struction of a roadway to Seal and for the city streets were on the Cove redecking vt table at the council meeting last night. Ald. Montgomery said that, on going through some correspond- enee, he had discovered that an option on the debentures covering this work has been given to an eastern firm, and, in view of that} fact, he held that it would Le un- fair to open those tenders so long as that option held. | explained tiat he | he mayor had this couneil reveived a letter from firm: just after the last meet ng, and, after consulting ti had wiren a Ue held.that the arrangement was aot birding | and thet it would be well to find | out just how much the work would cost. He pointed out teat if his offer was taken up it meant $750 more to the city. Ald. Montgomery said that he that finance committee, preposition to them, understood an option was binding, and, as the securities covering the work were under option, he suggested that the tenders lie on the table for week. Ald. Maitland, Edge expressed his opinion that, if the debentures could be dis- posed of at the price quoted, it Dybhayn and would be preferable to havins them split up amongst small con- I I tractors. Ald. Montgomery said he was quite satisfied with the price: what he objected to was a minor- ity of the council carrying on the financial business of the city. It was agreed to leave the ten- ders over for a week. Follow the crowd to Gafe. There is a reason.. Majestic Theatre. Self’s Next 1oe2tf. | jof shooting them. He | Prince TRANSPORT ROYAL EDWARD liner which was sunk by German Sgoan Sea, with the loss of 1,000 British troops. ‘VICTOR SIGNORI ELECTS SPEEDY TRIAL Victor Signori, whose father is Italian but whose mother is Ger- man, was brought here from Granby yesterday on a charge of having carried a gun with intent. Before Judge Young this morning, accused elected a speedy trial, and will come up before the judge this afternoon. =~ It seems that Signori and some others got into a dispute at Gran- by and that the accused followed itwo Canadians with the intention was over- powered and handed over to the police. we ATH OF mRS. SLOvt Mrs. F. McB. Young left on the George this morning for Nanaimo. Mrs. Young the sad news yesterday that her received sister, Mrs. William Sloan, had passed away suddenly in the Mrs. Sloan was her husband southern town, known to many here, having formerly represented this constituency in the House of Commons. DROP IN FLOUR (Special to The Dally News.) Ottawa, August 34.—Flour has dropped from $7.00 to $6.25. This is the biggest drop in flour since The price at the the war began. beginning of the war was $5.80. STRIKE ENDED (Special to The Dally News.) London, August 341.—The South Wales coal strike is ended. The government has taken over the mines, The report of the light super- intendent for July shows a deficit of $111.45 in the light depart- ment and a surplus of $961.94 in the telephone department. by all the PHONE 190 Bread five cents per Loaf Having a a gift of a car load of Quaker and Ivory flour, we are selling our bread on and. after Sept. 1st. for 5c per Loaf The only manufacturers of Domestic Bread, which is sold The La Casse Bakery Leading Grocers. 717 THIRD AVENUE ‘Massett CAPITAL—PIONEERS ARE Massett two years ago and Mas- sett today are undeniably two dif- The Massett of was a town of tents, ferent places. two years ago which showed that house accom- there- house the modation was scarce and, fore, had to many seeking new homes on the canvas Islands. The marked of the English Channel and the Hecate Straits, its beautiful beaches, and the at- of the surrounding similarity the low-lying shore, with tractiveness (By F. 8. FARMING DEVELOPMENT ON QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS ISLANDS PRESENT DIFFICULTIES TO THE SETTLER WITHOUT GRADUALLY OVERCOMING OBSTACLES—GREAT FUTURE Wright). development has proceeded and proceeded rapidly during 1915 The same reason as in other places, has been the reason, the necessity in these quiet times for communities to become self sup- Development with its accompanying ready money has ceased, and compelled the settler to rely upon the natural resources porting. at his door for a living. That these are many on the Charlottes goes without saying when one considers the fact that the coun- try is capable of growing practi- scenery has probably been the cause of attraction for the greater part of the population, especially the British section, to whom there is no doubt the natural beauty of Inlet appealed. Given a greater amount of de- velopment, the Massett dis*rivt, with its, equable and temperate climate, offers a home district hard to equal for the man of lei- sure and means. Massett and the Queen Char- lotte Islands, in the opinion of most people, is not a poor man’s proposition. for the man of means, the man who can spend fairly large amounts in de- velopment and can afford to await returns for some years. As one tourist remarked, ‘‘Mas- sett and the country surrounding is a rich man’s proposition,” and there is no doubt that the future will prove his words true. The capable of growing capable of main- It is one land is there, almost anything, taining herds of stock and feed- ing them all the year it requires money to clear, round, but money to drain, and money to await re- That development on the Island, in sults. is the present ob- stacle to north end of Graham fact the same applies to most any part of the Islands and the people settled there at the present time are not of the leisured class, not the sort who can afford to wait. They can and have waited a year or so, but communication, mar- kets, and the other facilities needed to make a self-supporting population are not yet there. The pioneer difficulties to be overcome e, and it is taking the man of prosperity. If they can stay with it, they are bound to but the fight will be a long one. It took fifty years to make Van- couver Island a producer, as all familiar with the struggle of the pioneer on that island knows, and it is the same with the Charlottes. As the upbuilding of Prince Ru- pert and like towns progresses sO will the Islands. The Islands have no large rail- a sufficient are larg win, way company who take interest in their, progress at the present time, nor did Vancouver Island in the early days, in fact only in recent years did trans- portation branch out and take in Vancouver Island proper. Notwithstanding difficulties of lack of capital, and other things, cally all that man requires in the way of vegetables, the amount of fish in the surrounding waters, and wild fowl and other game at certain times of the year avail- able. True fresh emat is a scarcity and a luxury, but that has always been the case in pioneer com- munities, and any pioneer can tell you that doing without is part of the game. But to live, and live well, is possibie, given a suffici®at amount of energy. Some have thrown up the sponge and are going out. That is always happening in new dis- Continued on Page Three PLOT TO BLOW UP U. S. POWDER MILLS (Special to The Daily News.) Aug. 31.—The mur- Gary, Ind., derer of Rev. veals the Edmond Kayser re- fact that he was a mem- ber of a murder gang which had a gigantic plot to blow up all the powder mills in the United States. MURDER SUSPECTED IN ROBINSON CASE It now appears certain that David Robinson, the Indian whose body was found in the Skeena, met his death by foul play, as a sequal to a drinking bout among a number of the natives. Coroner Hoskins continued the inquest last night, adjourning at 1:30 half a dozen witnesses remained to be exam- ined, Chief Minty has made con- siderable progress with the inves- and hopes to be ready very a.m,., when tigation, for further —Omineca Miner. proceedings shortly. THE CRADLE BORN—At the General Hospital this morning, to Mr. and Mrs. John I. Smith, 193 Seal Cove, a daughter. LONDON CAFE And Grill Faultiess Service of Fault- Mart Blk. BOXES FOR LADIES