VOL. VIL. “NO, 35.

RV'AN DRIVE REPULSED

PRINCE RI acted B. O.,

FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY 41, 1916

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

 

 

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ON WEST FRONT

 

 

 

THREE Hi: |NDRED KILLED

IN SKODA DISAS TER =

 

SWISS TRAFFIC IS SUSPENDED

 

GERMAN DRIVE RUSSIANOFFEN.
[S REPULSED ON SIVE RESUMED
WESTERN FRONT ALONG > DNEISTER,

Artillery Duel still raging—Swiss | River Crossed and Town Taken—
Frontier Closely Watched—aAll Offensive Progresses in the

 

Frenght Traffic is Caucasus-~iInvasion
Suspended. of Greece.
oe. doar ecsiakaatk.
(Bpecial to The Dally News.) (Special to The Daily News.)
Paris, Feb. 14.—The |

artillery

Petrograd, Feb. 11.—The Rus

duel betweén the French and Ger-

mans on the western front is con-|> SH ORAD Ay SOR OTR BION
tinuing in the Artois district The |°" the front in North Bukowins
Germans made a big drive on the | "@s been resumed,
French positions but were re-| The Dneister in that region has
pulsed, j}been crossed by the Russiar
Swiss Frontier Watched. [forces and Usciezke has _ been
The closing of the Germdn- | captured.
awiss frofitier is being watche dj The Russian forces are making
along closer lines than ever. All| PTOeress in the Caucasus, a1
persons crossing the border OF coace is minor fighting on the
rigorously searched, as also are|' ‘ther fronts.
the mails. Freight traffic has Prussian Losses.
been absolutely suspended and London, Feb, 11.--Prussiat
merchandise is piling up at the lists just issued show forty thou
frontier stations, as the trains|*®"4 More losses in the recent
are being used only for military fighting,
purposes American Request.
a Se Washington, Feb. 11 Secre
Swiss Trouble. tary Lansing has asked Austria
The Hotel Rupert bulletin says|/to explain the attack made by
that there is a crisis in Switzer-|]Austrian submarines on the
land, and that several Swiss of-|American oil-tanker Petrolite
ficers have been charged with aid Invasion of Greece.
ing the Germans. Sofia, Feb. 141 The govern
Merchantmen as Warships. nent organ, in a leading article,
Berlin, Feb. 144——Germany de-|foreshadows the invasion of
clares that. hereafter, all mer-|Greece by a Bulgarian force,
chantmen will be treated as war- oe

SIR RIVERS WILSON
18 DEAD IN LOND

ships.

WILLIAMS AND McMEEKIN

RETIRE FROM BUSINESS (Special to The Daily News.)

- London, Feb, 114 Sir J. Rivet
As Mr, A. B. Williams, of the | Wilson, the late president of the
firm of Williams & MeMeekin, is|Grand Trunk Railway System is
enlisting for the front, their] dead
grocery business will be termi- ciiacecils
nated and the partnership dis-| MANITOBA EXPENSES
soived. All affairs of the part- CUT BY TWO MILLIONS

ership will be turned over to Mr

\lex. Finnie, of Stewart & Mobley, (Special to The Dally News.)
Limited, who will collect accounts Winnipeg, Feb. 11..-The Norris
and adjust liabilities, ernment announces that t
Mr. McMeekin intends to con-|eost of the civil administration of
tinue In the grocery business in| Manitoba will be cut by over two

partnership with Mr, L- M. Ful-
ler, and will appreciate the busi -~- -
PANAMA CANAL CLOSED

FOR SIX MONTHS MORE

(Special to The Dally News.)
Panama, Feb. 11 It is
nounced that the
will not be open for traflic

millions in the ensuing year

hess and good will of all his for-
mer patrons.

 

 

an-

| MAJESTIC = THEATRE

Tonight ond Tommenew

Canal

for

Panama
six

 

menths yet.

For theHonor of the Crew -

COMMISSIONERS APPOC!NTED

 

(In three parts—-A Modern Society
Athletic Drama, :
onnreesig ta Bde The city clerk has received of
“A FABLE OF HANDSOME ficial notice from Victoria that
JETHRO” Alderman R. J. D. Smith and Mr.
One of George Ade’s Popular fables. ;
eters J. G. Viereck have been appointed
“THE NIGHT OPERATOR Licence Commissioners for 1916,
AT BUXTON” and that Alderman O. H, Nelson
A thrilling ‘Ratlroad Drama.
est oe: — —— and Mr. W. D- Moxley have been

“A FAMILY PICNIC”

A Roaring Comedy.

appointed Police Commissioners

 

 

 

 

—— for the same period,
ADMISSION 10 and 15 cents. qxeuienenest wemmanmminae
on , TELL-TALE FINGER PRINTS
wie A
Officer Bailey, of the city police
GO TO :
staff, has been notified from the

department in Winnipeg

LONDON CAFE

FOR THE BEST MEALS
STRICTLY UNION HOUSE
Hart Bik. Third Ave.

BOXES FOR LADIES

police
that the
arrested there for

finger prints of a man
house breaking

are identical with those of a man

who
to steal in Prince Rupert,

 

 

 

was convicted of attempting

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Herman Halverson, a Norwe
gian about 55 vears of age, drop New Orleans, Feb. 14.—Dr- Paul
ped dead in his shack on Fraser) Roh, German Consul here, has ad-
Street about noon today i mitted to the Associated Press
eased had been ‘visiimg “Mm | that he wrote the letter which was
shack next to his own, and, on
eavituat {Le Selleweds Gut b taken from the effeets of Captain
its occupant. On entering his Von Papen by British agents at
own shack, Halverson dropped on| Falmouth. Yon Papen was a mil-
the bed and expired in a few|itary attache in W ashington who

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FIRST BRITISH M. P. ELECTED

Mr. J. D. Gilbert, oficial coal iti and Liberal conscription
andidate makes a round of his eonstituency and getting the
heers of his juniop constituents on his elect

gland He was elected on the conscription issue. His
vho is with him in the picture is wearing the Derby armlet.

ninutes

Dr. Cade, who was Called, pre

iouneed life extinct Heart di pot

ease was the cause of death Hal is
erson had been living in Prince
tupert for about a month

NORTHERN PACIFIC |
|

OFFICIAL IN THE CITY) Courtesy Hotel Rupert
| London, Feb. 44.—Conditions
F, 8. Elliott, of Vancouver, s }in Germany are desperate. Lack
liciting freight agent for th jot food has compelled the au-
Northern Pacific Railway, is in the|thorities to demand that even the
ity lle states that the coming|e@rease from sinks be collected.
season is to be a record in the| Advertisements in the papers give
way of travel on this coast and|a true index of conditions in the
that Prince Rupert will receive | Kaiser’ domain,
ts share ae pes
ople in Wanted—All the nice girls to

Mr. Elliott says that pe

he south are greatly

in the development of Prince Ru fellows’ Leap Year Ball on Feb
pert, and arg satisfied that ther: Pus ary 29th. tf.
3a gre . . aT Pl ee ree eee
is a great future for the ’ 64068464046 46 0644

 

terminal |* IMPORTANT *
| * L- Murray Fullep and *

AMERICAN SECRETARY |* Thomas McMeakin an 4
FOR WAR RESION: * nounce that they are form- *

Special t> The Daily Mawes ) | * ing a partnership and in- *
Washington, Feb. 11 Secere.|* tend to carry on a grocery *
tary of War Lindley M, Ga i business in Prince Rupert ¥*
has tendered his resignation. It}* under the firm name of *
is understood that it will be ac \* Fuller & McMeekin, in the *
cepted \* premises heretofore oc- *
i* cupied by Fuller’s Gro- *

RED CROSS SALE a cery, which are being en- *

* larged to accomodate the *

Mrs: William Manson and Mrs.|* extensive stock which will ¥*
G. H. Arnold will conduet the Red | * be carried by the firm. *
Cross Sale of home cooking OM|* Both partners solicit the *
Wriday The half ton of coal do-;* patronage of their former *
nated by Albert & McCaffery, and|s @ustemers, and assurethe *
the picture donated by Mr: Jacobs|* publie of satisfaction in *
will be raffled, Generous dona-|%* quality, priée and service. *
tions of bread, cakes and pastry|% Watch for the Specials, *
are earnestly requested, as more | #* Motor Delivery. o
than is being sent in can be dis-|%* Two phones, Nos. 56&572. *
posed of at these weekly sales. | OK KOR OK ROR OR HOR ROP Re

‘GERMAN CONSUL ADMITS
DEAD IN HIS SHACK, WRITING PAPEN LETTER

ijwas recalled
|

|} United States government because
nspirators

| DESPERATE. CONDITIONS

|
i

ntereste ak
inter i}!
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ON CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

 

(Special to The Dally News.)

at the request of the

his connection with certain

OBTAIN IN GERMANY

ke all the niee boys to the Odd-

Company,
his

and
es

that

‘

with the
n day at Newington, | trust funds to purposes other than

agent] those

particular
garding an

gation of powers

 

‘MISFEASANCE CHARGES
AGAINST C.HLLC. OFFICERS

In view of the fact that theCana

jan Home Investment Company

vot hold of about $17,000 of the

residents in Prince Ru-

the

rooney ot

ert, we reproduce following

1ote of proceedings in
with the

directors of the com-

future
connection charges
sainst the
pany:

Mr. J,.'@.
f the Canadian Home

Forrester, liquidator
Investment
consultation with

Messrs. St. John
has decided to pro-

on
solicitors,
Jackson,
eed against the late directors of
company for alleged. mis-
The summons will be
the Winding-Up
end of

feasance.
under
before the

iken out
\et, probably
he week,
Three particulars of misfeas-
all dealing

alleged appropriation of

nee will be charged,

the
re bound. to use them. Another
included re-
dele-

for which
may. be
alléged illegal
by which certain
in the Dominion

 

money was lost
Trust Company smash-up.

The claimed
in the suit will be less than $100,-

but the exact sum is hard to

amount of money

000,

estimate at this stage, owing to

the peculiar nature of one or two

MeKeechnie, Messrs, J. J. Ban-

Harvey, K. €., H- M. Hapley and
\. Kahlen were all directors of
time or

but not

the company at one an-

her during its history,

all were connected with the com-

The contracts which the com-
pany issued were in 93 series and
in each series there was a fund
created called the loan or reserve
This fund was built up out
proportion of the
the

the con-"

fund,
of a certain

monthly payments which

impany received from
tract
tracted to set apart and use for
the of making loans to
the contract holders in
and for settling with
holders who wished to cash their

their

holders and which it con-
purpose
rotation,
contract
contracts at so-called sur-
render value.
It will be alleged in the mis-
feasance that the directors
who contracted to keep these funds
for the certain purposes ascribed,
failed to do so, and in spite of
their bargain with the contract
holders, diverted the funds for
other purposes.
Two Sums of $25,000
In the first place it will be al-
leged that the company diverted
(Continued on Page Two.)
FURNITURE FOR SALE
For sale—Furniture of Suite 5

suit

 

 

prices, Call at onee- tf.

——- —

The Daily News delivered by

 

 

MeMordie Apartments, at bargain.

Bohemia

The explosion was
criminals who were employed in
making melenite,

‘ourse

m

pany at the times that all of the

alleged misfeasance were COMm-fh;

mitted. p
How Business was Done. ef

d
R

t

I

ay, between

is being pursued by

mail
night from Iditarod reported that
when the mail was taken over the

was 71 degrees below zero.
6

carriers

THREE HUNDRED
MEN KILLED IN

SKODA DISASTER

Censor Suppresses News in Aus-

tria-Hungary—Guns Under
Construction Were
Destroyed.

(Special to The Daily News.)

Bucharest, Feb. 14.—The dam-

age resulting from the explosion

in the Skoda armament factory in

is more serious than

was at first announced.

It is now stated that three hun-

dred were killed and several hun-
dred were injured in the disaster-

the work of

All the cannon which were in
of construction were de-

stroyed along with the plans an
directors | 4,

awings which were contained
the draughting offices of the

factory.

The Austrian press censor pro-

hibited the publication of all news
of the disaster in the newspapers
of Austro-Hungary.

GERMAN CONSPIRATORS

READY TO SURRENDER

(Special to The Dally News.)

f the claims, San Francisco, Feb. 14.—Ger-
The Directors’ Names. man officials, who were indicted
Colonel J, Duff Stuart, Dr- R. E. by a grand jury on charges of

conspiring to blow up munitions

field, A. MeKechnie, J. R- Seymour,| plants, have notified the police
©. Seymour, E. CG. Mason, F. |that they are prepared to sur-
W. Law, G. C. Hodges, J. A-|pender.

LONE BANDIT HOLDS

UP PULLMAN CAR

(Special to The Dally News.)
Cheyenne, Feb. 11.—A
indit held up and robbed twenty

lone

assengers on the pullman of an

astbound Union Pacifie train to-

Green River and

ock Springs, He escaped, bui

a posse.

 

DEFIES 71 BELOW ZERO

 

6.--The
last

Feb.
arrived

Alaska,
who

Seward,
carrier

rail at Takotna, the temperature
The
was so intense that the
had to turn back their
1orses and set out a second time

old

with dog- sloigus.

 

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carrier, 50 cents per month.

WESTHOLME
OPERA HOUSE
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

Some Class to Friday and Saturday's
Show.
“A ROMANCE OF THE NAVY.”
A fine story of Gallantry and Pa-
triotism, set in superb surroundings.
“SONNY JIM AT THE MARDI GRAS”
Showing wonderful scenes of a great
Carnival—Army and Navy, Peace,
Mardi Gras Parade, the Landing of

 

 

Columbus, etc, Don't miss this
wonderful picture.
“CUPID'S BATH"

With Percy Ogler the lady killer.

Beautiful scenes of water nymphs,
Lots of fun in this
THE WHITE LIGHTS OF
Thrilling modern
Coming next Monday and

 
  
 

 

 

“THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY.”
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