THE DAILY NEWS

VOL. VII. NO. 214

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RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN CAUCASUS-KAISER IN BALKANS-AIR RAID

TURKEY WANTS
TO MAKE PEACE
WITH THE ALLIES

Kaiser’s Agents are Behind the
Move — Turkish Finances
are Low-—Germany
Alarmed.

 

(Special to The Dally News.)
Paris, Jan. 26.—The Turkish
Heir Apparent is seeking a separ-

ate peace, and the movement js
believed to be inspired by the
Kaiser's agents. This report,
which comes from Athens, is
redited, owing to the abandon-
ment of the Turkish expedition
against the Suez Canal and the
Turco-Bulgarian offensiveagainst
Saloniki-

\n admission has been made

lreasurer Hellferich in the
Reichstag that the financial po-

lion of Turkey is precarious and
that it has been found necessary
50,000
Constantinople to prevent a revo-

to quarter Germans in
lution.
that the Ottoman
linpire ig bankrupt and the finan-
cing Of it would be an enormous
in on German finances.
Germany Alarmed
Germany is alarmed by the
growing menace of the Russians
and cannot afford to
money and arms to
of the
Kaiser

He argued

in Galicia
ipply men,

lurkey in face Galician
that
peace on the
basis of the status quo,

absolute

crisis The desires

Turkey conclude
with the
neutrality of the Dar-
danelles,

PRESENTATION

 

\t the Burns banquet of the St
\ndrew's Society last night,
Macdonald,
ie members, presented a foun-
to J.
recognition of

Pres-

nt 8. D, in the name

1 pen and a safety razor
M. Thompson, in
}

s ellicient services as secretary

Mr. Thompson suitably replied

Economise by outfitting the
ly with shoes at genuine sale
| f Sale starts

Jan 6th, Peck the Shoeman.

WESTHOLMR

OPERA HOUSE

Special Attractions —@reat 7-Reel
Show.

Wednesday,

 

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DANIEL FROHMAN Presents the
Emotfonal Artiste Supreme

PAULINE FREDERICK

her triumphant screen appearance

rT SOLD,”

In Five Acts,

ECLAIR ANIMATED JOURNAL

howing the latest news of the
World Belgian Cavalry—Russians
lestroying bridge Prince Henry
doing his bit, and other features

“WILFUL AMBROSE”
Keystone Comedy——Lots of ginger in
this one, Ivs a bear of a riot,

Coming—Charles Chaplin in
“THE MIX-UP,”

 

I LONDONG CAFE
And Grill
DAINTY MEALS AT

BOXES FOR LADIES

 

 

‘He believed,

depth of his religion.

clear
education of more value

gained by

$7. ANDREWS SOCIETY

St. Andrew's Society last nigh

held its seventh
the birth of
national
8S. D.

anniversary of
Robbie
bard of Scotland,

Macdonald presided over

and friends.

The chairman, in
Rey. H. R.
er of the evening,
letter
in which he

Grant, the chief speak
said he
received a from
Dennis,

members of the society

them in spirit on the 25th.

Rey. H. R- Grant, in an able anc

most interesting address, outline:

the formalist in poetry,

had re-introduced the
There was not a canting
all his work, sincerity
out.

At times he

rebel,

appeared
as in “The
and the church

against society

however,

both. A
require to be

formal in man did not

ligion. In “*
Night"

he gave

and “To Mary in Heaven’
ample
Such poems
could only be written by a deeply
religious man.

education,

Touching upon his

had never attended school he had
been a great reader and,

insight, had acquired an
than that

many in an

but a man able to mingle with the

best in the land was evidenced in
to Edinburgh.
in the

his visit

As a poet, he was first

flight, many of his poems show-
ing the truest poetic
instanced “To a Mountain Daisy’
and “ To a Mouse”
surpassed in the English
guage. The most
great bulk of it was accomplishes
in just six months. He thought

was his marriage. He seemed ti

as care and worry laid hold.

The
Wha Hae”

speaker described

that were

great spirit would pour

song of war such as the worid hac
never heard. He felt that,

humanity of such a man wouk

Vor:
cluding of course the haggis, hac

gram of speeches and musica

numbers was continued.
Fred. Stork,

 

BURNS | CHLATON

Burns, the}

a}

gathering of about forty members
introducing |

had just
“Scotty”
reminded the
that the
boys in the trenches would be with

Burns
realistic.
line in
being the
keynote of the man’s life through-

to be a
Jolly Beggars,”

in which poem he seemed to rebel

that his re-
bellion was against the untrueand

conventional in re-
The Cotter’s Saturday

evidence of the

Mr. Grant said that though Burns
with his

academy.

Chat he was no rough ploughman,

instinet. He

as being un-
lan-
remarkable

feature of his work was that the

that the tragedy of the poet's life

lose ambition, and the will to give
of his best seemed to go from him,

“Scots
as the finest patriotic
song ever written and he thought
Burns alive today his
forth a

during
a struggle like the present, the

spring forth with unequalled fer-
After a substantial supper, in-
been done full justice to, the pro-
a guest of the eve-

ning, said he had missed very few
St. Andrew's gatherings since the

          

 

VON MACKENZEN

t

when |

on Monastir—Scrap

Begin-— French Air Raid
}
in Mesopotamia.

(Special t> The Dally News.)
Saloniki, Jan. 26.

kenzen, has arrived at Gievgeli,

bia-
An attack on Saloniki is expect-

1

ed, as the Teutons are completing

'} the railway lines and are provis-
the life of Burns. With Thomas ioning their troops.
Jarlyle, he felt that the reason An army of 320,000 men is
why Burns had taken such a hold ready to attack the Allies, and
upon the hearts of people the}the German artillery includes
world oyer was because of his three sixteen-inch siege guns.
Sincerity. After a long reign of French Aeroplane ‘Attack.

Paris, Jan. 26.—A squadron of
i5 French aeroplanes bombarded
Monastir on Sunday damaging the
ammunition depots; the offices of
the general staff and the railway
station.

Fighting at Kut-El-Amara-

There was heavy fighting seven
Kut-El-Amara_ with

miles from

losses on both sides. Bad weather

throughout Mesopotamia is de-

laying the advance of the British
relief column,

AMERICAN SCHOONER

HAD CHILLY EXPERIENC!
American halibut

Two more

schooners came jin yesterday.

They were the Kodiak and the
Liberty, each having about 50,000

Liberty experienced
off the Alas-
kan coast, and came in sheathed
It was so cold that it was

pounds Lhe
very rough weather
in ice.
found necessary to keep the crew
employed in cutting away the ice
in order that the vessel might be

navigated:
inception of the society. The pres-
smallest he had at-
of the

society

ent was the

tended, and, because boys

who were not present, the

should be proud of the meeting.

The small gathering was a great
tribute to the spirit of the mem-
bers of the society at this time,

In speaking of Burns, he said
that his appeal was to the humat
and that the

within all

| poetry whie!l

heart,

men was re-
grip of
sincerity

existed
sponsible for the Burns:

‘)The ring of truth and

was the great force of his work.
He admitted that his chief leisure
reading consisted of Burns and a
of the

visiting

world.

Scotland he

history

While
made it a point to visit Ayr, which
to him was a spot not to be miss-
ed, He felt that
that land had influenced the poet
extent. He also felt
of British Co

mountains ani

the scenery of
1
to a great
that the
lumbia

scenery
with its
give the

fire to
He was not speaking po-

rivers would necessary

touch of some poetic
genius,

(Continued on Page 4)

 

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IN THE BALKANS

|Attack on Saloniki I is Expected to

The Kaiser,
accompanied by General Von Mac-|the

on the border of Greece and Ser-|

ON ENGLAND

 

RUSSIANS ARE
ADVANCING IN
THE CAUCASUS.

Two Detachments of Turks Anni-
hilated—Russians Advance
Over Corpse-Strewn
Roads.

 

 

(Special to The Daily News.)

London, Jan. 26.—The rout of
Turks in the Caucasus con-
tinues- Two strong detachments
of Turks were annihilated by the

| Russians, the Russian troops ad-

'vancing over roads strewn with

frozen bodies.
Montenegrin Ruse.

Rome, Jan. 26.—Premier Mi-
ouckovitch, of Montenegro, says
that the
Austria

truce
was

with
ruse to
enable the Montenegrin army to

negotiated
simply a

gain several weeks of time to pre-
its retreat into Albania
to effect a junction with the Ser-
bians in their effort to defend
King Nicholas and his
family arrived in Rome today.
Western Front:
London, Jan.

pare for

Scutari.

26.—There is re-
newed
front
pulse on Tuesday in Flanders. It

activity on the
following the

western
German re-

is predicted that Thursday, which
th birthday, will
Witness a desperate effort to force

is the Kaiser's 57

a road to Calais.
ST. ANDREW'S: HALL IS
NOW A MILITARY CAMP

 

Hall these

appearance of a military

st. Andrew's
has the

camp,

days

the members of the 102nd
Battalion being quartered there.
The men have their

camp beds

spread along the walls, while a
big stove and a writing table oc-
cupy the centre of the floor. The
still hang from the
lights and throw a red glow over

decorations

everything which gives a splendid
to the The
boys are as happy as larks and

touch of color scene.
their bivouae seems to be a place
of comfort.

The
often the

turning of this hall, so

scene of revelry and
merriment, into a camp for sol-
brings the realism of the
war home to one in a marked de-

gree,

diers,

oD \DFELLOWS DANCE

 

The Oddfellows held a most en-
joyable whist drive and dance last
there being a large attend-
The
Mrs,
and

night,
ance of members and friends.
winters in the whist were:
MeGinnis and Miss Rorvik,
W. A. Noble and Harry Hanson,
Dancing was kept up until after
2 a m- and everybody had a great
time,

OVERSTOCKED
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 26,
1am offering my whole stock at
reduced prices, The Shoe-
man. 19-24

Peck

 

Best quality of household lump
and nut coal—Prince Rupert Coal
Co, Phone 145, fs.

serviceable tweed hats,
newest shapes and patterns for

Good

 

$1.25 at Bryant's.

AVALANCHE CARRIES
AWAY TRAIN IN CASCADES

(Special to The Dally News.)
Wash., Jan- 26.—Three
a men are searching for

Corea,

» bodies of those killed when an
avalanche carried away the Great

| iorthirn train No, 25 on Satur-

sec! afternoon in the Gascade
mountains. The killed and miss-
ing include Edward Betterman,

his wife and baby, and son Ralph
of Wenatchee, Wash., and Mrs.
Fern Wallace and baby, of Lyons,
Weash.

Af. unknown man was burned to
Traffic
will be closed on the Cascade di-
W. 8. Carter,
of 905 23rd Avenue, East, Vancou-

death in the dining car.
vision for a week.

ver, is amongst the missing:

DYNAMITE ENOUGH TO
BLOW UP PORTLAND

(Special to The Daily News.)

Portland, Ore., 26-—Dyna-
mite enough to blow up the city
has found hidden under a
deserted drydock. It is believed
that it was intended to destroy
the plants of the Marine Hardware
Company and the Portland Hard-
Ware Company, which companies
are engaged in making shell cases
for the Allies.

 

 

Jan.

been

 

THIRTY-SIX MILES
OF SLIDES ON C. P. R.

(Special to The Dally News.)
Revelstoke, 26—The C. P,
R, traflic to the east has been re-

 

Jan.

sumed but the west bound trains
There
are thirty-six miles of slides be-

are turning at Kamloops.

tween Lytton and Yale.
The cabinet meeting which was

called for today at Kamloops has
been postponed until Saturday.

A NEW AMERICAN
STEAMER FOR ALASKA

 

The Pacific Coast Steamship
Company announces that the
steamer Senator, which has been

on the Seattle-Alaska run for
several years, will be withdrawn
from the service and its place

taken by the Umatilla, a larger
vessel which has been employed
on the Seattle-San Francisco run.
The Senator will be engaged in
summer trafic between San Fran-

cisco and Nome, giving the Cali-

fornian port direct service to
Bering Sea,
CHEAP FUEL

Good wood cut to any
$5.00 cord,
-$3.50.
J30.

length,

2 feet—$#4.590, 4 feet

Also best lump coal,
PONY EXPRIUSS.

———$ —. ——

Women's button and lace shoes
in black or tan, including some
nice sample pairs, values to$5,00

for $2.95. Peck The Shoeman.

 

FOE ER RE EE RR Re Re a
PURITAN SUPPER

The Church

ladies will provide a dandy

Baptist

Thursday, 6 to 8 p. m., ad-
mission 40 cents.

 

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GERMANS MAKE
AIR RAID ON THE
ENGLISH COAST

Bombs Dropped at Midnight Near
Dover —Hun Munitions
Factory Gone—Liner
Submarined-

 

 

(Special to The Daily News.)
London, Jan. 26.—A German
aeroplane dropped bombs at mid-
night on Saturday near Dover.
One person was killed and three
adults and three children were
wounded. Nine bombs were drop-
ped and several fires were started,
all of which were extinguished.
At noon on Sunday two German
aeroplanes returned to the attack,
but were driven off by British air-
men.

German Munitions Gone.
Amsterdam, Jan. 26.—Eleven
have been killed and 200 wounded
in an explosion in a munitions
factory at Offenbach, in Hesse, on
Sunday. Part of the city was
wrecked.

Norseman Submarined.

London, Jan. 26-—The. Domin-.
ion liner Norseman, 10,000 tons,
has been torpedoed by a German
submarine. She was successful-
ly beached without any loss of
life.

Power Plant Dynamited.

Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 26—The
power and plant of the
Argyle Coal Company has been
dynamited by a time-bomb. The
workmen fortunately were absent
af, the time of the explosion. The
fire. The
plosion broke every window in the
town of South Fork. The com-
pany was shipping coal to the
Allies-

house

buildings are on ex-

CANADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND

(Prince Rupert Branch)
A public meeting will be held
in the city hall on Thursday night
at eight o'clock for the purpose
of electing office-bearers of the
above organization.
W. E. COLLISON, Secretary.

Piano lessons, pupils taken.
Mrs: L. J. Bay, phone 497.- 25

MAJESTIC :: THEATRE

Tonight and Tomorrew

—_—___
Sir Conan Doyle’s Master-

plece.
“THE ISOLATED HOUSE”
In three mystery acts.

“PATHE NEWS”
World events from Every-
where.

“FRESH FROM THE FARM”
A_corking comedy.

“HOW MAX WENT ROUND
THE WORLD”
A_scream comedy:
ADMISSION 10 and 15 cents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming Friday and Saturday, Kalem
Masterpiece “The Coquette” a four-
act sensational head-liner.

 

 

 

 

 

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Gafe. There is a reason.. Next
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