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PRING B RU PERT, B. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1915.

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ARTILLERY SUPERIOR TO GERMAN

 

 

 

 

QUEER BU .GARIAN ANNOUNCEMENT—REPORTED RUSSIAN ‘LANDING AT VARNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREECE WILL DEMOBILIZE.
WHEN BULGARIA IS FINISHED

BULGARIA PLANS TOQUIT WHEN MAC MACEDONIA IS HERS—PLANS ENGINEER ON SPECIAL DID 1D NOT APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES
WHEN FLAGGED—TRAIN COULD HAVE BEEN

 

LAID FOR ONLY SIX WEE
REPORTED AT VAR
BULG?:.

 

(Special t> The Dally News.)

The
announces

the

Athens, Nov. 2. Greek

paper Nea Imra”

that the demobilization of

army depends on the re-

Greek

sult of the Bulgarian war with
Serbia. Greece will demobilize at
the same time as Bulgaria.

Limited Program.

ia has informed Greece

Bulgar
that her program is limited, and
that she will not push th advance
north

after occupying ‘Macedonia,
of Monastir,
gio-French attacks compel her to.
Bulgaria finish
of the fighting in six weeks.
Russians Have Landed.
London, Nov. 2.—New classes
of recruits are being mobilized for
the Roumanian army and it is re-

unless

expects to her

share

Serbian-An-j}

KS’ FIGHTING-——RUSSIANS
NA—FRENCH DRIVE
8 BACK

ported that Roumania intends to
enter the
Allies.

A Bucharest report states that

war on the side of the

the Russian army has landed at
Varna.
French Successes.

The French successes continue.
They have thrown back the Bul-
garian right right
| bank of the

losses.

wing on the
Vardar with heavy
Athens
lishing inspired articles
to the cause of the Allies.
More Reinforcements.
Amsterdam, Nov.  2.---Britisb
and French transports are land-
ing troops at Kavala, in Greece,

75 miles of Saloniki,
This

newspapers are pub-

friendly

northeast
near the Bulgarian border.
report comes from Berlin.

 

NO BODIES RECOVERED
FROM LEONA WRECK

Vancouver, Nov. 2.—A_ police

neh, which set out in search

survivors from the wreck of

the ore carrier Leona, has return-
ed with a report that there is no
sign of more survivers or of any
bodies

G. T. P. PURCHASING AGENT
IS LOCATED IN THE CITY

J. N. MeLeod, steward
the G.
now at the
McLeod

merchants

store
and purchasing agent for

T. P. Steamships, is

Hotel Prince Rupert. Mr.
ilerviewing local

eearding the purchasing of sup-

piles for the G. T. P. fleet.

J. h. Oppenheimer has returned

Rocher

that

broceeding well.

rom the de Boule mine,

and reports everything is

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BOARD OF TRADE
DISCUSSES MUNITIONS

D. G. Stewart presided over a
well attended special meeting of
the Board of Trade yesterday
afternoon to discuss the question
of war contracts relative to Prince
Rupert.

Commissioner F. 8.

letter

Wright

read a received from the
shell
for shell

telegram sent in reply asking for

committee asking for bids

contracts, and also a

some further particulars regard-

ing the delivery of certain parts
to be provided by the committee,
had been re-

to which no reply

ceived, The commissioner point-
ed out that a large allottment of
shells had distributed
amongst manufacturers in the
south without competitive bidding
but that Prince Rupert had re-
ceived no allottment, but
had been asked to bid in the open

been

such

such business.
to the fact
had been

market for

He also
that no further
received regarding the exhaustive

referred
reply

report on the mineral resources
of this part of t he province pre-
by A. C. Garde for the
suggested that steps
recogni-

pared
board, and
be taken to secure some
tion for Prince Rupert as a site
for a copper refinery.

In conclusion, Mr. Wright sug-
gested that a delegation of three
be sent to Ottawa to interview the
shell committee.

The question of shell making
was freely discussed, everybody
being decidedly in favor of Prince
Rupert getting a share of the
business, but the idea of sending
a delegation to Ottawa found no
support, and was, therefore, drop-
ped.

D. Thomson, of Akerberge &
Thomson, said that his firm was
figuring on this business, but re-
quired some guarantee that they
would get a contract before ven-
turing to put say $20,000 into
He was satisfied that

 

new plant.

CORONER’S JURY SITS TILL
MIDNIGHT TAKING EVIDENCE

 

STOPPED IN 2,000 FEET—JURY
FOR ADJOURNMENT

 

eight o'clock last night

until midnight the coroner’s jury

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From
he taking evidence regarding the
circumstances under wheh W. D.
agent, met his

Tippens, train

death on Friday at mile 43 on
the G. T. P.

The
Coroner J.

inquest was conducted by
H. MeMullin. The
consisted of George W. Morrow,
foreman, J. Scott, J. B. Roerig,
David Thomson, W. P. McPhad-
den and W. Reith.

L. W. Patmore
council for the G. T. P.,
Mrs.
eral Superintendent Mehan,
erintendent Kilpatrick and other
officials of the
while a large number of
railroad and other citizens
filled the court.

jury

appeared as
and A. M.
Tippens.

Manson for Gen-

Sup-
company were
present,
men

Charles W. Brown, engineer on
the way freight, was first called.
He stated that nothing unusual
occurred until the air hose broke,
automatically stopping the train.
They were repairing it when the
special overtook them. The two
trains should have met atKwinitsa
mile 46. In
from Mr. Manson and Mr. Morrow
he said he
thé brakeman

reply to questions
signalled by whistling
back to
said that a

25 miles an

and went

flag the special. He

train travelling at

 

they could turn out over 100

shells per day.
Mitchell Albert said he
communication with firms in the

was in
south in regard to costs, ete., with
a view to bidding en such work.

F. 8. Wright pointed out that
1214
shells per day, would mean a pay-
roll of $104,000 per year.

M. Albert,
Wallace,

a contract for one year, for

seconded by H. 8.
moved that the ecommis-
sioner be the
shell committee asking that Ru-
pert be granted a portion of this

asked to write to

business, under the same condi-
tions as obtained in the southern
cities.

G. W. Nickerson moved that a
copy of the letter be sent to the
B. C. Manufacturers’
in order that a
they had in

the matter up.

Association
representative
take

Ottawa might

that this was proceeding along

 

 

hour should be stopped in 2,000
feet.

Joseph Nelson, conductor of the
way freight, was next called. His
evidence corroborated that of the
He did not think that
could have been two
minutes behind him. In reply to
Mr. Patmore, he said that the Ia
he saw of the smoke of the extra
was about two miles and a half
behind him. To Mr. Morrow, he
said that Mr. Tippens was writing
in the

engineer.
extra 97

caboose, and witness said

to him “the extra is pretty close.”
had
coming out when the trains met.

Clarence brakeman on
the way freight, testified to start-
ing back up the track when his
engineer signalled. When he was
pole length (150 feet) away
from the caboose, he saw 97 com-
ing out of the snow-shed. He
and the
had a clear view of him
for about two poles. Witness kept

and flagging. The en-
should have had an un-
interrupted view of him for 144
When within two poles of
him he answered by putting his
hand out of the window. He did
not shut off until within a hun-
dred feet of him, and did not ap-
ply the emergency brakes. The
brakes did not seem to apply un-
til half the train had passed him.
He believed the train was going at

Tippens apparently been

Foster,

one

flagged him, oncoming

engine

running
gineer

poles.

about six miles an hour when the
accident happened. Witness be-
lieved that the train could have
stopped in time had _ the
emergency brakes been applied in

been

time.
J. H. Fea,
tra, said they

conductor of the ex-
made good speed
between 35 and 41, then
slowed down a little. About
{5 pole lengths past the snow-
shed he heard the brakes applied,
the emergency was not then ap-
plied. He did
Witness had told the engineer, on
leaving City to
sharp outlook for the train ahead.
So far as he knew, there were no
torpedoes on the track.

Mr. Foster, recalled, said he ha
a torpedo in one hand and the
flag in the other, but did not use
the torpedo as the flag was an-
swered by two short whistles from

miles

they

not

see the flag.

Skeena keep a

 

Ald. Casey expressed the belief

(Continued on Page Two.)

the engine.

H. Tanner, fireman on 97, stat-

 

 

LIBERAL

Formerly Editor of the

 

, MEETING

A Liberal meeting will be held on Friday evening next,
November fifth, commencing at 8:15 o'clock, in the large

store formerly occupied by Hoffman, adjoining Little's
Pool Room, Second*Avenue,
SPEAKERS:

T. D. PATTULLO
Liberal Candidate for Prinse Rupert
—_—_-ANb—___

H. L. HARRIS

EVERYBODY WELCOME

Electoral District.

Bella Coola Courier.

GENERAL FRENCH

 

ALIZED ENEMY—9
TORPEDO

(Special to The Dally News.)
Nov. 2.—(Official des-

Reviewing the big drive on

London,
patch
the
25th, Sir John French states that

the new British heavy guns, and

western front on September

the British gunners, have shown

vast superiority over the enemy’s
artillery.

He further states that the use
of gas by the Allies as a reprisal
against the tactics of the enemy,
proved demoralizing to the enemy,
who were advancing in masses.
The Germans left 9,000 dead in
front of the Anglo-Frengh trench-
es,

Today, all is quiet on the
western front.

Torpedo Boat Sunk.

The British torpedo boat 96

DESCRIBES

BIG DRIVE IN SEPTEMBER

| BRITISH GUNS AND GUNNERS VASTLY SUPERIOR TO GERMAN
ARTILLERY—USE OF GAS COMPLETELY DEMOR-
000 DEAD—BRITISH

BOAT SUNK

 

has been sunk in a collision in

the Mediterranean off Gibraltar.
Eleven lives were lost.

Work for Canada.
Ottawa, Nov. 2.—General Ma-
hon, the British ordnance expert,
is making an inspection of Can-
adtan factories with a view to es-
tablishing heavy ordnance works
in Canada.

Powder Explosion.
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 2.—
Fourteen men have been injured
by an explosion in the Dupont
Powder Works here.

THE CRADLE

Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Beatty, a son, at the general hos-
pital this morning.

 

OVERHAULING OF G. T. P.
STEAMERS DISCUSSED

At the special Board of Trade

 

meeting yesterday afternoon, the
of the
T. P. Steamships

question desirability of
having the G.
Company carry out the overhaul-
of their
drydock,
The commissioner stated that the

ing steamers at Prince

Rupert was discussed.
Prince Albert is at present being
overhauled at Wallace’s yard in
Vancouver.

There seemed to be a general
feeling that some new method of
prodding the G. T. P. directorate
should be adopted, and finally
Mitchell Albert moved that a pe-

tition be circulated for signatures

throughout the city requesting
that the G. T. P. take steps to
have such work done in Prince

Rupert rather than in Vancouver.

This carried.

 

ed that they could not see the
other train until within five pole
He heard the en-
and saw

so that

lengths of it.
gineer say something
hm apply the emergency,
he felt that something was hap-
To Mr. Manson, he said

Herstick was look-

pening.
that Engineer
ing out ahead
the brakes were applied.

G. Phillipson, brakeman on the
special believed that the emer-
gency had not been applied until
he applied it, flag,
after six cars had passed the flag.
He saw by the flagman’s face that
something serious was wrong.

Locomotive Supt. Watt, not on
oath, gave information to the jury
regarding the stopping of a train
by emergency brakes. He said
that, given a good rail, a train
could be stopped within its own
length, This closed the evidence.

The jury deliberdted for a long
time this morning, and then asked
the coroner to grant a further
adjournment to allow them to in-
spect the track where the accident

sometime before

on seeing the

 

FUNERAL SERVICES
OF ARCHIE SHERRITT

The funeral of the late Archie
Sherritt will take place from the
B. CG. Undertakers parlors to Fair-
view Cemetery at 3 p. m. tomor-
H. R. Grant will con-

row. Rev.

duct the services.

 

INTERESTING LECTURE

In the Presbyterian Hall Thurs-
day at 3:30 p. Mrs. H. R.
Grant will deliver an address on
“The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.”
Mrs. Grant has made an extensive
study of this subject and a most
enjoyable and interesting after-
noon should be the result. All are
cordially invited to attend.

m.,

 

 

The halibut schooner Omanany
brought in 60,000 pounds today.
The Atlin bought her
cargo at 6 7-8 ets. The Pioneer
made her first call here with 60,-
000 pounds also.

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