< = : . a _ THE DAILY NEWS nea De te Oe VOL. VII. NO. 42 PRINCE RUPERT, B. G., SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS —— — 7 ee SSS ——— _ ~ Se brary [ iative Li MANS FOUGHT WITH BRIDGES BURNED } UTCH | DYKES BURST - COUNTRY FLOODED - AUSTRIAN CRUISER TORPEDOED HUN OFFICERS BURN BRIDGES TO STOP ROUT Drastic Measures to Force Men to Stand and Fight—Russian Guns Work Terrible Destruction. (Special to The Daily News.) London, Jan. 15——The Austro- iermans, in order to ensure thi pBieadfastness of their troops in he recent Russian offensive along he Stripa River, burned their Bridges behind them, exposing the Mmen to a terrible Russian fire, ithout leaving them any pos- bility of escape. Terrible Losses. The Austrian losses totalled 00,000, ineluding ten thousand prisoners. Saloniki Report Denied. It is officially announced that the offensive against Saloniki has eabled day originated from the not vel begun. The story the other activity of a French engineer in blowing up bridges at Doiran- lhe Russian offensive along the sarabian front has been re- immed, BNEW VESSEL L COMING ON NORTHERN ROUTE A report that the comes from Seattle Coastwise steamship & Rarge Company, which operates Bay Tur- the steamer Amur to Granby has purchased the steamer ret Grown to help the Amur in carrying coal, coke and ore to Granby, and bringing copper south. The Turret Crown is a collier of tons and has been en about 3,000 gaged in the St. Law- renee trade. She is now refitting at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She will not come to Vancouver until and meantime West the canal opens, will operate in the Indian \ trade ifval RED CROSS MEETING a general meet- and membgys of the Red Society in the headquarters Wrathall’s Monday at 4 p. m A There will be of the executive Cross next re on large attendance is requested, Chief Viekers has received a posteard from J. H, Rogers from Ketchikan, where he had been on ansportation business for the Granby Company. It is just as niry up there as it is here. aie ed lhe Hazelton hockey players were entertained to a dance in the McIntyre Hall, and left for home on the train at 6 o'clock this Morning, LONDON CAFE And Grill DAINTY MEALS AT REASONABLE PRICES Hart Bik. Third Ave. BOXES FOR LADIES —_—— has so ably e¢\i the Indian Empire for some years, a CHEAP FUEL Good wood evt to any length, #5.00 cord, 2 feet—$4.50, 4 feet 3.50, Also best lump coal, PONY EXPRISS, BREACHES IN DUTCH DYKES CAUSE FLOODS Several Lives Lost—Distress felt Throughout Northern Holland —PFPopulation of Rotterdam Using Boats. (Special to The Dally Newe-) London, Jan. 15.—Rotterdam state that a tidal North Sea has destroyed reports wave from thé the railroad at Dordrecht, inter- rupling communications with south Holland. The River Naas over-flowed its banks, bursting the great dyke which protects the of Rotterdam and the centre of the city town is flooded. The wind flung the sea over thi top of the dyke at Muiden, ing a wide breach. Several deaths The in boats. caus- have resulted. population is getting about There is also great distress throughout north Holland because of thoods of the Zuider the collapse the places in caused by dykes several great along Zee at the province of Groningen. The bursting of the dykes is the could disaster which Holland, greatest befallen an invasion by an alien army. have short of The whole country being below its very the Fortunately, the level of the sea, ex- dykes the upon which Hol- istence depends upon remaining intact sugar beet crop, land so largely depends, will not be sown for some weeks yet, so that the up and the breaks may be patched water drained off into Although wounded Russian army, Negley a “prisoner” whom h oner is Miss his appe arance made The ice on the rink was in first-rate Prince Rupert hockey spite of the not the local boys n had played any years, the busy defending for a la chasers from the game, There thee Naas in time to allow the crops to be put in. GRAND TRUNK OFFICIALS } LEFT THIS MORNING Morley and General Manager of the G. T. Chief Donaldson, Vice-pres.| P., accompanied by Engi- neer Woods, by last night- for the George returned from Gran- | Mr. Donaldson left the this morning, along with south on Prince Captain Nicholson, commodore of the G. T. P. fleet, and Mr. Woods went east by rail. Mr. Donaldson says that the in- and that the} Pacific | dustrial east is busy, west may be expected to wake up| again soon. He expressed great | satisfaction with th growth of the | fishing business here, and urged that the to foster citizens do their utmost this industries in city. LORD CHELMSFORD |S NEW INDIAN VICEROY (Special to The Dally News.) It is officially London, Jan, 415. announced that Lord Chelmsford has been appointed Viceroy and sovernor - General of India, in suecession to Lord Hardinge, who rpresented the King J30 ithe fun, iby 2 Anna Goerz, an the Russian war hospital in War-saw HAZELTON WON BOTH ICE HOCKEY GAMES) Mar when the puck was fac terday afternoon in the fact that most of them good showing and kept the puck-| interior was not a greal WOUNDED AMERICAN AVIATOR AND HIS CAPTIVE corps of the while serving in the aviation Farson, an American, e captured in a Russian hospital. American girl who was nursing when her bridegroom-to-} recently returned with His pris-» ENEMY CRUISER [$ SUBMARINED IN THE ADRIATIC | French Submarine Foucault Ac- | counts for Austrian Cruiser of the Novara Type—Rus- sia Places big Order. | (Special to The Daily News.) Rome, Jan, 45. Official) The french sub. Foucault, which is attached to the Italian fleet, torpedoed and sank an Austrian cruiser of the Novara type in the lriatic on The Thursday. Novara type are of 3,384 tons; have 18-inch torpedo tubes, MANITOBA WOMEN MAY ket Place (Special to The Dally News.) condition Winnipeg, Jan. 15.—Prem ed olf yes-| Norris last Hazelton- | ond reading of his Woman : . 1 fapton. ID! erage Bill in the Manitoba Leg j lature: hockey for | iade a real In addition to ipower to vole, the measure pretty | women to sit in the Legislatu rge part of ithus wiping out every discrimination which SIT IN LEGISLATURE 1eT night moved the sec- Suf- It was unanimously adopt- ed amid the greatest enthusiasm. granting the allows re political previously and carry nine 4-inch guns. They are of the scout cruiser class, imilar to the light fast cruisers built in such numbers by the British early in the war. Russia Orders More- New York, Jan. 15.—The Rus- sian government has placed in the United States the largest or- LONDON SAYS VON PAPEN WAS A CONSPIRATOR Sensation in America over London Report-—German Vice-Consul! Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy. (Special to The Dally News.) 15.-The pub- of a report Washington, Jan- lication in London (hat papers have been found on Von Captain Papen, recently of the German Ambassador's staff in Washington, showing his com- plicity with the other German conspirators is creating a great sensation in the United States to- day. It will be remembered that Von Papen, along with another attache given his papers because of his close con- nection with those who had been convicted of conspiracy. At the request of the United States gov- at Washington, was der for munitions of war since the war began. It includes thirty- two thousand machine dered funs, or- from four firms, at a cost if $32,000,000 and ten million shells at an average cost of $15.50. NEW COUNCIL TOOK OATH OF OFFICE YESTERDAY deal of team work on either side,| . isted scsin at someon. Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock but there was lots of smart in- | The” Mite aouaenmerit’ will Mayor McCaffery and the new dividual work. The Hazelton boys | iso take a referendum on the|Council took the oath of office be- ran out winners by one goal 8} ouostitin of prohibition If pro- fore Magistrate Carss, in the nothing. hibition does not carry, the pre-]Court room. The seal of the city In the evening there was quite lima ier will adopt a policy of strict |S handed over to Mr. MeCaffery a large gathering of spectators, lregulation of the liquor trafic, with an admonition to see that in the excitement forgot all The who, fast game, | thermometer. | puck was rather hard to follow in| ithe uncertain light onl and all pres¢ {the game thoroughly. ton team again won out, 2 The goals to 4. was the piece of stick-handling by ‘“‘Buck’ | challenge has been accepted and iIrwin. With a little more prac-|the game will be played on Mon- tice, Prince Rupert should be able | day on the Market Place rink. This I to put up quite a ' hockey. The Donohue, J- Morrison, }MecDonald, R. McKay, 8 P. McDonald. Prince teams were: Co. Phone 15, fact ant enjoyed) The Rupert goa! result of a really high grade of a fairly with a large reduction in the nu about the {ber of licences throughout t that the | province. HOCKEY CHALLENGE y added to} men of the ¢ challenge to t hockey The have business this time | | Hazel- | issued a | | | ] professionals to a brilliant | Oof}explains why several have fs. yesterday, only older. in aid of the Red: Cross Fund. T mi he ity he Kaine he been} ®@ Vs - u limbering up at the rink on the Hazelton | quiet during the past few da O'Shea, Al. | The business men have never f¢ inclair and|gotten the drubhing they got Rupert, L.|the ball game. last summer an: it was used only All the in a proper way. members of the council were present, along with the city clerk and city solicitor. Mr. Carss, following the cere- mony, congratulated Mayor Me- jaffery and the aldermen on their election. He said that they had been trusted by the electorate with responsible duties and he knew that they would appreciate that fully and respect the trust placed in them. He wished them successful term of office. —_—_ MEXICAN DRAMA AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE Majestic } The show tonight in- Wilson, W. Crawford, “Buck” Ir-|they think they now have an op-|®!udes a three-act Mexican drama win, C. Blyth, C: C. Boldrick, Holt-| portunity to break even. — It’ will |/@@titled “Tides that Meet.” A story by and Harry Love, be a game worth going a long way|°!f Mexico should be ‘of particular Mer rtd ae so ates interest to the public at the pres- Best quality of household lump een EEN ERR ER ent time. This play is an Essa- and nut coal—Prinece Rupert Coal Truth is the same old truth of /"@y production, so that the stag- THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF ASSOCIATION'S FRIDAY O'CLOCK. ELECTED. GRAM OF SOME ROOMS, STORK EVENING, OFFICERS FOR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING LIBERAL ASSOCN. GENERAL MEETING OF THE LIBERAL PRINGE RUPERT WILL BE HELD IN 'PHIe BLOCK, .2ND AVE., ON JANUARY 218T, COMMENGING AT 8:45 THE ENSUING YEAR WILL BI SAME TIME THERE WILL BE A PRO- GOOD, ROUSING SPERCHES, EVERYBODY WELCOME ing and acting leave nothing to be desired. The “Hazardous Helen” appears in another of her railroad esca- pades, which are always thrilling. The famous English music hall comedian, Billie Reeves, provides most of the fun in “His Body Guard.” Billie’s every movement and he is rapidly be- just as popular’ with iuevie enthusiasts as he was on “When a typical is comical, jcoming the stage. Snakeville Snakeville completes a good struck comedy, pro- gram ernment, he was guaranteed safe conduct across the Atlantic by the British war office. Vice-Consul Indicted. San Jan. 15.—The Grand Jury votes for the indict- ment of Baron Von Sehack, Ger- on a charge of conspiracy to dynamite munitions Francisco, man Vice-Consul, plants and to destroy vessels- GREAT EIGHT-REEL SHOW AT WESTHOLME THEATRE With Charlie characters as Wally Van oecupying between them five reels out of eight at the Westholme, little wonder that the theatre was crowded last night. In ‘His Night Out,’ Charlie is in the extreme, if not par- Snow and is one of the finest features at the Westholme. It combines lots of bright, healthy with some wonderful spec- two such Chaplin and there is funny ticularly refined, “Love, Iee”’ screened fun, tacular film. The scenes of the ice carnival are remarkable good, showing the skaters doing everything imagin- able on skates and then some. “When War Threatened” is a two-reel drama, which, world’s champion in an or- dinary program would have head- ed the bill- treaties with their It is a story of secret accompanying plotting. a com- plotting and counter “Qlothes Make the Man,” edy, completes a show which is well worth more than 15 cents, THE WEATHER By F. W. Dowling. For 24 hours ending 5 a. m. January 45th. EDR a a aaa 30.292 Maximum temperature ...... 34 Minimum temperature ...... 24 Follow the crowd to Self’s Cafe. There is a reason.. Next Majestic Theatre, q' -*6f;