mon. VU.

s' 2

BES Parma wc iii

THE DAILY NEWS

ne i

 

 

 

  

 

 

RUSSLANS ADVANCE ON GALICIAN FRONT

 

SIXTEEN ONTARIO TOWNS DRY

UNDER

 

RUSSIAN ARMY
STILL GAINS ON

   
  

766 Prisoners Taken—tLiner
Sinks Submarine——Wheat
Ships Commandeered.

(Special to The Dally News.)
Petrograd, Jan. 4.—The Rus-

army is holding the Teutonic

on the Galician frontier,

is checked an advance by the

iulong the Kovel railway

1

now advancing along the

- Kovno railway and = is

itening the German lines of
ation.

The Russians have defeated the
in the
In Bukowina.

Caucasus

the fighting in Bukowina
sians have made further
es, taking sixteen oflicers

766 unwounded prisoners, In

n, many enemy Wounded
left on the battlefield.
Sunk Submarine.
Jan. 4.—The
Antilochus

| and reports having sunk a

Victoria, Blue

el liner has ar-
marine in the Mediterranean.
I

Pliner with

he submarine opened fire on the
a deck gun, but the
chus’ gunner sunk the sub-
rine in three shots.

To Carry Wheat.
London, The British

government 18 commandeering

Jan. 4

wheat cargoes

United

hipping to carry

Canada and the
tates to Britain.

P. & O. Liner Sunk.

& ©, liner Geelong was
Mediter-

She

collision in the

ean last was a

All on board

night.

of 5,030 tons,

 

 

her were saved,
CHEAP FUEL
Good wood cut to any length
00 cord. 2 feet—84.50, 4 feet
50. Also best lump coal,
PONY EXPRESS.
Children’s fur top and felt

pers, regular 3 days special,

PECK THE SHOEMAN

RK RE RE RHF

°
>

THE MAYORALTY

I the Electors of the City of
ice Rupert,
adies and
© to the

inber of ratepayers,
ted to again became a candidate
the oMee of mayor for 1916

In the past, I have always made
1 point of always being on the

*
*

*

*

>

8

In re *
*

*

*

.

©

©

job in carefully guarding the affairs *
*

.

7”

*

*

<a

*

*

*

*

+

7”

*

laree

Gentlemen
wishes of 4a
1 have con

f the city along the lines of im
partiality, practicability, economy
based upon eMciency, and the pre
ervation and suceess of our public
Lillties,
If these efforts have met with
r approval, might I again solicit
r support as a means of the
nUnvation of such a polley for
Yours truly
NEWTON.

the next year?
- 8. M.

ee ee ee ee ee eee

ee ee

LONDON CAFE

And Grill

DAINTY MEALS AT
REASONABLE PRICES
Kart Bik, Third Ave.

BOXES FOR LADIES

.

 

| GALICIAN FRONT

urther Advances in Bukowina— |

“FOGHORN” MACDONALD
RISEN FROM THE RANKS

Ottawa, December 30.

horn”

| cause he has a voice which rises

Macdonald, so named be.

above the roar of battle, has been

fighting in Flanders ever since

|
ithe
|

war started. Foghorn, who
is known from
Creek

with a heart as big as his voice,

Alaska to Cripple
and back again as a man
just naturally couldn't
of the fight. He is a Glengarry
Macdonald Macdonalds

were never backward at that sort

keep out
and the
of thing

So though he had been

a rich man in his time or rather

from time to time as gold miners

usually are, he didn’t wait for a
commission, but
vate. He

of the

went as a pri-
went with the first draft
first fact
he couldn't get away fast enough
that

hadn't

contingent i!

Of course Neil Macdonald
is ““Foghorn’s” real name
been drilling very long before they
had the
ings and they promptly promoted
Also he
long on the firing line before they
that he

fifty-seven

discovered that he mak-

him Corporal. wasn't

realized possessed the
varieties of courage
from two o'clock in the morning
the day after tomorrow
gift of
allowed to go

kind to
leadership,

also a

and
which couldn't be
Besides he had a fund
and a knack of rollick-

ing anecdote which brightened the

to waste.

of humor,

lives of his trench comrades and
made him as welcome as a letter

from home. So they made him

a Sergeant because he was brave

and blithe when the bullets were
flying, gave him his step up on
sheer merit and “Foghorn” felt

But
stopped for a

correspondingly honored.

there his career

long time. Sergeant he was, but
he couldn't seem to fly any higher
Young Captain Hughes, whose
father Minister of Militia,
had shot up to be brigadier-gen-
eral in Neil

Macdonald, who had no pull and

was

no time, but Private

was working his way up under
fire, had a longer journey to go
However, its a long road that

has no turning and presently, pull
had to make

lieutenant They

or no pull, they

“Foghorn” a
because he

made him lieutenant
had earned it, and the promotior
didn't come from Ottawa either

but from the general on the field
so you may be sure it was the
real thing.

The battlefront
understand that “Foghorn” must
job more in keeping with

had come to

have @

that tremendous bass voice of
his. a voice that made the Ger-
man cannon hoarse trying to

So it’s Lieutenant
and if
this

shout it down.

Macdonald now

Foghorn

you like you may compare
bie, upstanding, broad-chested
thunder-voiced Macdonald from
Glengarry who fought his way up
with his own strong right arm
with the pale little lieutenants

around you. The little

you see
lieutenants with spindly legs and

misplaced eyebrows for mous-
taches, who don't know anything
about soldiering except that they
would like to be lieutenants and
ix father to get it for them

who coi

“Fog- |

|

 

 

LOCAL OPTION---LINER SINKS SUBMARINE

 

 

NEWSBOYS OF THE TRENCHES

A Belgian newsboy making his morning rounds in a section

 

 

 

of the Allies’ trenches. Note the substantial nature of defences.
BOXING MATCH OFF |SEVEN GOOD REELS AT
(Special to The Daily News.) | aeiemadnneinh
Chicago, Jan. 4.—The Willard-| The Majestic program is quite
Fulton match has been declared | UP to the usual high standard’ of
it s popular ouse. “Mongrel and
off owing to a dispute over money | hig? P a Beret .
’ : Doel |Master” is a three-act potitical
matters. Fulton will box orky| Grama of: mrate)) anaidnteienet
Flynn on January 28th in .NeWippere is a typical political boss
Orleans instead. \figuring prominently in the play,
land of course right prevails in
THE SCANDINAVIAN LEAGUE lthe long run and the grafter gets

j
his due.

 

wri
gal
he

abc

get

did

fingers and toes, and ask yourself | * of the
how he looks.

kept waiting, but he did say this: |*
“I’m an officer now, but I can't |*

The Scandinavian League will} “Phe Bomb” ae: @' Russian ee
hold its annual nak meeling | archist drama in two powerful
Tuesday. January th, at 8 p.m. j ; nibh wae

’ : jacts, It is a rather novel tale and
All Scandinavians please attend. | has a most dramatic conclusion
JOHN DYBHAVN, Secretary. | oth eomedies are g00d, par-
; Iticularly “The Simp and Sopho-
anyway when they get to Shorn-| i ; ‘8

: : ; jmores, It is a “freshman” story
cliffe and be replaced by real of-|
; Pert ae , jin which the newcomer to college
ficers. erhaps you may eet

as ome hair-raising experi-

some of these little lieutenants, | a: .
” enees at the hands of his new
not dry behind the'ears yet T) nti ¢ the | ;
chums. ie antics 0 e poor
they're everywhere, you can hard- | ; ne! | P6Peh' pba ter
;Sslinp rrouen ortn eal aive

’ ss : and when you do} :
ig mi HOR Ae Aen 3 }peal of laughter last night.
see one stand him up in your mind} "Ea ae
beside that stalwart. six even BL ee ee ee ee ee ee
Lieutenant Foghorn Macdonald, |* LABOR MEETING *
hero of as many battles as he has |* A special open meeting

*
Trades and Labor *
i* Council will be held in the *
Macdonald |* Hall Thurs-

his Glen-|*

jieutenant Foghorn Carpenters’

day, January 6th, at 8 p.
and;* m., for the

to one af mK
*
furthering the campaignin *
*

ite home

‘ry friends the other day purpose of

had never a complaint to make |#*

had been \*

the interests of Labor rep-
Muni

cipal Elections. The Labor

muut the long time he

resentatives in the
any uniform.” The Lieutenant;* candidates are invited to
address the meeting.

RK RK ROK RO RK RH

n't seem to understand why he|*

(Continued on Page Two.)

 

ENDER SAMPLES

1917 CAL

Don’t buy out of town. See our line first.

 

     

G. W. NICKERSON COMPANY,

 

 

POST OFFICE BLOCK

 

 

and who will be taken off the job

 

THE MAJESTIC THEATRE (lic young lady steering her power

 

THE BOARD OF TRADE

Sect. asuxone PROHIBITION 1S

Hon. William Manson confer-

lred with the council of the Board
‘of Trade

yesterday afternoon on

the question of shipbuilding,
President Nickerson

'Mr. Manson said that

presiding.
Hon. C, E.
| Tisdall expected to visit Prince
}Rupert shortly.
| t the suggestion of the coun-
leit, Mr. Manson wired to the min-
ister of public works inviting him
| to discuss shipbuilding with the
pao Board of Trade.

Mr. Manson explained that the
| plans of the government were un-
decided and that it

thing if the

would be a

| good board made

suggestions to the government.
Messrs. A. C. Garde, W.. P.

|Lynch and G. L. Clayton were ap-

with

pointed as a committee,

jpower to add to their number, to

|go into the matter.
i

PUN AND EXCITEMENT AT

WESTHOLME THEATRE

ADOPTED BY 16
ONTARIO TOWNS

Forty-Seven Ontario Municipali-
ties Voted on Prohibition on
January First Under
Local Option.

(Special to The Daily News.)
Toronto,
forty-seven

 

Jan. 4.—Sixteen of
Ontario municipali-
dry. The “dry”

towns are Aurora, Essex, Carleton

ties have gone

Place, Parkhill, Petrolia, Ux-
bridge, Wallaceburg, Bancroft,
Bath, Lucan, Oil Springs, Port

Perry, Biddulph, Chapleau, Lon-
don Township, and Sombra.

The bylaw was upheld in Owen
North

cities

Sound, Finch, and Gower.

The
against the bylaw by a straight

following voted
majority: Fort William, Niagara
Falls, and Stratford. It was de-
feated by the three-fifths clause
in Belleville, Brantford, Port Ar-
thur, Sarnia, Woodstock, Oakville,

 

|

“The Diamond from the Sky,”
lat the Westholme, goes merrily
on from excitement te excitement,
Marmaduke
This poor soul is still lest
efforts to
irresistibly

| while furnishes the
|fum.
jin the jungle and his
leet out are

dis-

funny.
|Vivian Marston has at

last
leovered Arthur Stanley and lays
|siege to his affections. Her intro-

duction to the hero is dramatic,
boat straight into Powell’s yacht.
The
Marmaduke’s possession.

elusive diamond is now in
Mabel Normand provided most
of the smiles last night, her “‘wil-

ful way” making quite a hit with

the large audience. ‘‘Who Gets
Stung’ is also a good eomedy,
while “The Old Chemist” is a

dramatic research story.

SHIPMASTERS ELECT

 

Parry Sound, Whitby, Glencoe,
Merrickville, Louth Township and
North Cayuga.

In several of the latter towns
the fight was bitter, and particu-
larly so in Port Arthur where the
bylaw was defeated by only four
votes.

AMBULANCE EXAMS.

 

At the recent first aid examina”
tion, the following ladies obtained
certificates: Misses Brown, Clark,
I. Jenns, K. Jenns, A. Macdonald.
G. Maedonald. and Mrs.
The following obtained medal-
lions: Mrs. Humble, Mrs. Morgan,
Mrs. Woodland, Miss Maud Eason,
and Miss Scott. The examining
physicians, Drs. Eggert, Tre-
and L. W. Kergin, are
unanimous in their praise of the
made by the

Groves.

mayne
excellent showing
ladies.

The examination of the men’s

 

NEW OFFICE-BEARERS
\ largely attended and most

enthusiastic meeting of the mem-
bers of the Prince Rupert branch
of the Shipmasters’ and Officers’
Association was held in the reoms
lof the association on the evening
of December 30th, when the fol-
lowing office-bearers for the en-
elected:
Captain E. MeCroskie; Hon.

isuing year were Hon.
|Pres.,
lvive-pres., Capt. Gilmore; pres.,
Capt. D. O’Brien; vice-pres., Capt.

Me-
|Gee; executive, Captains J. Mul-
Hardy, 8.
A hearty

extended to

G. Fritz; secretary, Capt. J.

ligan, H. Provost, C. F,
Olson, and J. Morrison.

COLD FEET!

Warm wool and felt top slip-

pers in all sizes, regular $4.50 and

|$1.75; 3 days special, $1.00.

¥
| PECK THE SHOEMAN.

 

| PIANO LESSONS—A few
advaneed pupils taken, Mrs. L. J.
Bay, phone 497.

ad-

Morals with men are largely a
jmatter of temptation, inelination
land opportunity. Morals are also

a matter of mood,

class will be held in Borden St.
School tonight at 8 o’clock. Can-
will bring their

didates please

own pens.

 

GUY DALRYMPLE NEAL

 

Anyone having information of
Guy Dalrymple Neal, about thirty
six feet in
hair, sallow

complexion, grey ‘eyes, generally

years of age, over

height, dark brown

has a mustache, is short-sighted
and often wears prince-nez, kindly
communicate with Malcolm R, J.
Reid, Immigration Inspector, Van-
couver, B, C,

 

SKATING

 

Starting at 3 p. m., the Alice B.
float
minutes for across the bay with
skating long as ice
lasts. Fare 50e, tf.

rwill leave Davis’ every 45

parties, as

 

 

Follow the crowd to Self's
Cafe. There is a reason., Next
Majestic Theatre. ete,

 

 

ek Me ne a

et nF