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FRENCH AWAIT INFANTRY ATTACK AT VERDUN — NEW OFFENSIVE IN ALSACE

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BALFOUR SAYS
PERSONNEL OF
NAVY DOUBLED

London Public Look for Naval
Action in North Sea—Third
Canadian Division
in France.

 

(Special to The Dally News.)

London, March 8,—The public
is tense with excitement over the
disappearance of twenty German
dreadnoughts from the Kiel Canal,
and it is believed that a clash in
the North Sea is imminent,

The Hon, A. J. Balfour, in reply
to questions in the House of Com-
mons, said that the personnel of
the navy has been doubled since
the outbreak of the war and that
had been increased
including aux-

its tonnage
by a million tons,
iliaries.

Churchill Speaks.

The Rupert Hotel bulletin says
that Winston Churehill, in a
speech in the House of Commons,
said that the navy must be re-
Vitalized by the bringing back of
Lord Fisher to the Admiralty. The
speech was strongly disapproved
of by the London press.

Third Canadians Land.

The Third Canadian Division
has been safely landed in France.

Appam Case.
defend,
claim to the

Germany must in the
United States, her
ownership of the Appam, The

case will be tried on March 27th.

CHLORATE EXPLODED
AT NIAGARA FALLS

(Special to The Dally News:
Niagara Falls, March 8—An ex-
plosion in the chlorate department
of the

was followed by

Niagara Chemical Company
a fire whieh re-
to the extent of
Manager Carveth states

sulted in damage
P $150,000.
that the
th

plant was bombed, and
e militia guards have been call-
ed out.

Germans Disenfranchised.

Sydney, N. S., March 8 ~The
cabinet decided to disen-
all German born voters
duration of the war, fol-
lowing upon the arrest and in-

ternment of all hostile aliens,

has
franchise
for the

Ni oe eden ae

\rthur Noble will leave on Sat-
urday for Victoria where he will
e(ualify for a commission for
Overseas service,

WESTHOLME

OPERA HOUSE
Popular Play House

 

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TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

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Special 7-reel Show Feature
‘ 4 T. Lasky presents
herlea’s Most Popular Juvenile star
DONALD BRIAN
‘na pleturization of

“The Voice in the Fog”

Five Acts by Harold McGrath,

“LOVE IN ARMOR”

Keystone © comedy,

“PORMER IN BABIES”

~ we c homedy,

Friday and Saturday,
Influence,

“Their Sinful
Three Acts,

 

 

 

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GERMANS KILLED
IN REVOLUTION
IN TURK CAPITAL

Young Turk Leader Wounded—-
Mobs Fired on by German
Soldiers — Turks Re-
treat in Persia.

 

 

(Special to The Dally News.)
Athens, March
has broken out in Constantinople,
the
Turks,

German

8.—Revolution

and Enver Pasha, leader of
the
wounded
killed.

The

Young has been

and officials

mob pillaged the army

stores; barricaded the streets and

damaged the railroads. The Ger-

mans are trying to repress the

rioting by gun-fire, ee
Turks Retreating.

The Turkish army is not op-

posing the Russian advance from
but is retreating west-
to all

Erzerum,
ward, setting fire villages
and cities as it goes.
Russian Success.
March 8.—The
sians have captured the Persian
of Cola,
of Kermanshah.
part of the Russian plan to drive

Petrograd, Rus-

city twenty-seven miles

west This is
through Western Persia to Meso-
British
Townshend

potamia to relieve the

force under General

at Kut-~El-Amara.

“BOB” ROGERS’ SCHEME
TO OVERTHROW SCOTT

March 4.—The
of the charges

Scott

Sask.,

inwardness

Regina,
true
against the govern-
ment and the
became apparent-before the select
committee of the legislature when
H. G. Pierce, Liberal member, told
his. story. He stated that Brun-
of the Licensed

made

Liberal members

ner, ex.-treasurer

Victuallers Association, and who
is now in the pay of the Conser- |

him

vaLive came to
and said that Hon, Robert Rogers
and the interests of Can-
ada had raised a huge sum, total-
ling a half million dollars, to de-
feat the Banish the Bar bill and)
overthrow the Scott government.
offered

Association,

liquor

Pierce swore he was
twenty-five thousand dollars for
his vote and influence with other
and his re-

Liberal members

election by
paign funds in case Rogers could
Tory situation in
Immediately after

acclamation or cam-

not control the
Pierce’s riding.
being approached Pierce reported
the matter to Hon, J. A. Calder,
and it was arranged that Pierce
should keep in touch with Brun-
ner and carry on negotiations
with a view to obtaining all pos-
sible information,

Hon. Mr, Calder
Pierce’s statement that he had re-
perted the plot outlined by Brun-
that Pierce's
conjunction

confirmed Mr.

him,» and
taken in
suspicious

ner to

circum.
to show that a
way to corrupt
the

other
tending
under

with
stances,
plot was

the legislature destroy

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DRIVE ON WESTERN FRONT

attack north of Verdun when

atg reat cost, occu-

pied the Haumont woods and the French salient at Beaumont.

 

 

JAPANESE BRAWL
AT OCEANIC CANNERY

was

 

A Jap named 8, Susuki
brought in to the
from the

from

general hospital

yesterday Oceanic can-

nery, suffering cuts about
the head and
shoulder. It seems that a num-
Japs at the had

and

under the right
cannery
that a

Susuki got the

ber of
been drinking brawl
in which
Chief

gone to the cannery this morning

ensued,

worst of it. Gammon has

 

to make investigations.

SPLENDID PROGRAM

FOR TOMORROW NIGHT |
The talent of the city and of
the 102nd Battalion will take part
farewell concert to
the boys in the Westholme
In addition to a high-
and an

in the great

tomor-

row night.

class musical program,

address _ by His Honor Judge
will be the
There will be

an admission charge of

Young, there usual

picture program

25 cents,

 

aftep paying eXx-
going to the funds of the |
Allies to be held |

You should

the proceeds,
pelises,
Carnival of the
during Easter week .
not miss this opportunity of help-|
ing out the Red Cross fund, and |
you must not miss the
bid the-oys of the 102nd a hearty

farewell.

chance ay

THE "WEATHER |
By F. W. Dowling.
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For 24 hours ending 5 a. m,
March 8th.
Barometer ....++-++eee% 29.646)
Highest temperature ....--- 46.0)
Lowest temperature ....++ 30, 0|
Precipitation .....eeeee ee
THE CRADLE

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Blythe, 426 8th Avenue, East, a
son, at the general hospital this
morning,

Man's greatest fall is when he

 

 

is not content to be a man,

iwhalers and

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THE CAMOSUN IS STILL
FAST ON THE ROCKS

still fast on
the rocks at Point,
days may elapse
she can be taken off.
Mr. Barnsley

Babington to

The Camosun is

Lima and
several before
Meantime,
arranged with
take off

Captain Bab-

has
Captain
part of her cargo.
ington left this morning with two
scows to carry out the lightering
The

operation. passengers, of

whom there were eighteen, were
taken off without difficulty yes-
| terday. They were taken over

the side of the vessel on to the

rocks where they entered small

boats and were taken on board the

Kwinitsa.

 

MANY EXTRA SHIPS
FOR ALASKAN TRADE

Alaska
total of
ships will be in regular operation,

For the big this

36 large steam-

rush
year a
All of these will operate from Se-
attle,
steamships which will make Van-

with the exception of three

couver, B. €., theip home port. In

addition there will be two steam-

ships sailing in June from San

Francisco and two expected to

sail from Panama loaded with
equipment for the Government
railway, The total of 36 in the

regular service does not inelude

the fleet of full-rigged ships and

jschooners operated by the differ-

ent salmon canneries, chartered

steam schooners, which may be

announced later, nor the hundreds
of tugs, barges, halibut schooners,
small
vessels which annually ply Alas-

The merchant tleet

many other
kan Waters,
already provided for
represents ten steamships in ex-
cess of the best year in the past,
with a corresponding increase jin
tonnage. — Railway and
News.

Marine

 

“The Goddess,” the great serial
at the Majestic, begins March 27,
and 28,

 

Anita Stewart leads, tf

 

TREASURER REPORTS
ON NEW FINANCING

At the council meeting Monday
evening a report from the City
Treasurer to the Finance Com-
mittee was presented, dealing with
certain phases of the city’s finan-
cing, under changes proposed in

the bond

were as follows, and show how it

issue. These reports
is proposed to meet various as-
pects of the case:

Sirs:—This increase will
involve an extra annual levy of
$14,745.78 to provide for the ad-
ditional one per cent, Under the
original scheme on five per cent.
the total levy to provide for an-
nual instalment to liquidate our
total actual indebtedness, spread

Dear

over the periods mentioned in
schedules, namely, $106,000.00
payable in 10 years; $74,237.73

in 20 years, and $1,440,-
000.00 payable in 30 years, it re-
quired $113,358.56 each year.
Under the revised scheme, sched-
ules bearing 6 per cent. interest,
we require $128,104.34,

The additional levy of $44,-
745.78 will be provided as fol-
lows: By tax levy. on local im-~
and general deben-
$12,071.26, out of utility
revenues, $2,674.52. It will, there-
seen that less than one

payable

provements
tures,

fore, be
mill on annual levy will provide
in interest. This in-
interest will also re-

for increase
crease in
duce our discount correspond-
ingly.

There is

this additional amount being re-

every possibility of

duced if a fair price is obtained
for the issue. Our Sinking: Funds
will be sufficient to take up some
of our debentures instead of sell-
ing them, thereby eliminating levy
entirely. Under the original Sink-
ing FundBylaw, governing Section
property holders
to pay for the

{ grading, the
pledged themselves
improvement in 50 years, in in-
terest and principal $2,130,387.50.
With the increase to six per cent.
the installment plan they
$1,612,806.00,
thereby saving themselves $517,-
5841.50.

It will be interesting to note
the favorable position the city is
in to take care of the extra levy.
In doing so I submit that one must
look upon it from the view point
of the city as a whole, irrespective
general

under

pay in 30 years,

of local improvement or
levy. From this aspect, therefore,
we will take a comparison of 1914
evy and 1916 levy, with additiona!
(Continued on Page Two)

HALIBUT FETCHED
RECORD PRICE TODAY

The Athena, an American hali-
but schooner, brought in 35,000
morning which was
Cold Storage

pounds this
purchased by the
Company,

The Zillah May, also an Ameri-
can schooner, brought in 20,000
for which there was brisk bidding.
the catch ultimately going to Mr.
Barnhoft, of the National Inde-
pendent Company, at the record
price of 8% cents. She will be
unloaded this afternoon, the fish
going east on the train tomorrow,

FRENCH AWAIT
HUN INFANTRY’S
FINAL ATTACK

Germans Surround Two-thirds of
Verdun — French Re-gain
Lost Trenches—Alsace
Offensive.

 

(Special to The Dally News.)
Paris, March 8.—The German
troops today surround two-thirds

of Verdun. The French general

staff states that the fact is in-
significant and that further en-
circlement is impossible. French
artillery reinforcements are off-
setting the fire from the German
batteries.

French Regain Trenches.
In the Champagne district the
French have’ recaptured’ the
trenches lost to the Germans on
March 6th.
The French are now esconsed
for four miles on the heights
outside of Verdun in a line ex-
tending from ‘Bethincourt to
Cumieres.
The climax to the attack upon
Verdun is expected to take place
on Thursday or Friday when the
German infantry will attempt to
cross the hollows to capture the
French positions,
The capture of Hill 265 cost
the Germans 20,000 men.

Alsace Offensive.
London, March 8.—It is report-
ed that the new offensive by the
Crown Prince against Belfort in
Cpper will equal in fero-
city the attack upon Verdun.

Alsace,

SUN AND TIDE

(March 8, 1916.)

Bun Pises, Vt ois 6 ewes 6:27 a. m.
SUN SObSs ci. Ces Vaieetis 5:33 p. m
HIG WALEP ooo eh cence 3:44 a, m.
LOW. WALGER 6%. oo09 0 eieiele 4:27 p.m.
High water.......+.-+ 10:19 a. m.
Low water’... cies os 40:19 p.m.

M. M.S.A.

Flatter

Captain J. McGee,

a woman's taste, then

ryou can safely.criticise her opin-
ions.

 

 

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