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GERMAN ATIACKS ON VERDUN REPUL

 

NOT POS SSIBLY SUCCEED — BRITISH NAVY IS EAGERLY \ WATCHING

 

THE HI e CAN

IMPOSSIBLE FOR HUNS
10 CAPTURE VERDUN

Courtesy Hotel Rupert.)
March 9.—The French
positions are improved all along

London,

the Verdun battle front and it is
now regarded as for
the Germans to take Verdun, as
they have been driven back with
very heavy losses after very flerce

impossible

assaults.
Naval News.

The watehfulness of the British
fleet prevents the Germans from
making a dash on England. Ger-
men cruisers, destroyers, subma-

rines and Zeppelins have been
hastily withdrawn.
Married Men Called.
Great Britain will eall up all

married men between the ages of
27 and 35, who testified under the
Lord Derby scheme.

WEDDING BELLS

7 At the Presbyterian Manse last
Miss Margaret McIntyre,
and Mr.
Salvus, B, €., were
Rev. H. R.
ceremony

evening,
of Moose
Chapman, of
united in marriage,

performing the

Jaw,

Grant
in the presence of a few friends.
The young couple will make their
home at Salvus where Mr. Chap-
man is bridge watchman.

SOME PEOPLE STILL
IGNORANT OF WAR

There are places which are ac-
that

the world’s

tually in one of

the greatest

ignorance
wars jin
Tristan de
Atlantic

history is
the

raging.

Cunha lonely South

Herbert A./.,,

TD. PATTULLO RETURNED

Mr. T. D. Pattullo, who took a
lvery active part in the recent
campaigns against Bowserisin

Vancouver and Victoria, returned
on the Prince Rupert this morn-
ing, The

News this forenoon, Mr. Pattullo

Interviewed by Daily
said:
“Yes,
the
eouver
that
will not deny us some
the
the result is that the people gen
all
irrespective of

Iam naturally pleased at
result of the elections in Van-
Victoria. I

friends,

and suppose

our our opponents
feelings of
value of

elation, yet great

erally of shades of political

thought, party
affiliation, have cometoathorough
realization and determination that
there the
conduet of our

“Speaking

must be a change in
publie affairs.
entirely imperson-
ally and of his office of the pre-
miership, I may say that even Mr.
friends are dis-
appointed in him. After the Van-
the

appeared to be in a

Bowser’s closest

Bowser gov-

suver election
ernment
and was ready to

anything if

frenzied panic
everybody
retain the support
And|

the |

promise
only it might
which it had deservedly lost.
after all the

people was a manifestation of a

yet verdict of

dissatisfaction with
the
been conducted,
of the
a contest of
the
the
attacking
for

lengthy

manner in which affairs of
the

“Contrary to the attitude

province have

government during
excitement, Liberals
their feet on
forcefully
both

great
kept
While

government,

ground,
the
upt

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not received a mail

since the outbreak of war. It is

island, has

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entirely on chance}
the

Sometimes it

dependent

communications from Cape

1,500 miles away.

is a year or more without its

people hearing from the outside

world. It is even a British pos-

session,

‘llooking

 

Phen there is Yquitos, ins Kasf- |

ern Peru, which has perhaps the}

most romantic mail service in the}

World, It is only a few hundred

tiles from Lima, the Pacific cap-

ital of Peru, but the wall of the
Andes is an almost impassable
barrier. The mail route from

Yquitos to Lima is all the thou-
sands of miles down the Amazon
Atlantic,
—~War

and across the and then

“via Liverpool,”- Cry.
PRINCE RUPERT ROWING
AND YACHTING CLUB
lhe Prince Rupert Rowing and
Yachting Glub
its Annual Meeting until
luesday, March 14th,
of the farewell being given to the
102nd tonight,

has decided to

Postpone

on account

Mr. H, 8. Ives, father of Leo
les, and one of Prince Rupert's
real old timers, arrived from the

south this morning,

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: telegraph system being in *
trouble, The Daily News *

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had to go to Press without
* its war

despatches,
RK He ey ROR

practices and for dereliction of

duty, they at the same time pre-

sented a constructive platform
to the development of our
resources,

“The
realization of

have come to a
the fact that

is to be developed,

people
our
not
but

province
iby the invocation of miracles,
iby the exercise of common sense
| principles persistently and hon-

estly applied.
I took

the

“During my visit south

occasion to impress upon
people there the resources of this
portion of the
had many interviews with the Lib-
eral leader, Mr. and the

people of Northern B, ©.

province, TI also

Brewster,

only
but

assist-

receive not

will

sympathetic

sources
consideration

immediate and tangible

ance towards their development,

“The Government must exer-

cise a careful supervision

directing influence as to fisheries,
lumbering

mining, agriculture,

shipping, ele., so that with all
these industries gradually meres
oping our population may — be
made selfsustaining. With the

resources which are ours, instead
the

pros-

of our being, as at present,

most backward and least

perous province of the Dominion,
many years be

we shall before

the most progressive and the most

prosperous of Ganada,”

Mr. Pattullo paid a hearty trib-
ute to the splendid work accom-
for the province by Mr,

Williams.

plished

Parker

 

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the |

may be,

assured that when a new admin
istration takes offiee under Mr.
Brewster, that all our varied re-

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and

FROM VICTORIA TODAY

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DAMAGE DONE BY ZEPPELINS IN A RECENT RAID
Photo shows the effeet of the explosion of an air bomb dropped

by a Zeppelin in a recent raid. The house shown is that of the
head master of a Grammar school in-the Midlands, England. The
bomb struck the house on the side and = exploded, killing a
woman and a AneG who were pererng

GEORGE C. COLE RESIGNS
AMERICAN CONSULSHIP

N. Linnell,
onsul here,
rom Mr

102ND REGIMENT HOLDS
ENJOYABLE SMOKEP

The men of the 102nd Battalijor Mr. I. American vice-

in the Empress Theatre last night |

most enjoyable ‘smoker’ has received a letter

. George C. Cole, who is

iow at his old home in West Vir-

under the management of a com-
‘ }ginia, stating that he has re-
eo consisting o te, Vv, 3] sia
mittee consistin f Pt | signey d his position as coneul at
Anderson, chairman, and Ptes.|ppince Rupert and that his resig-

 

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Korner and Ferguson. jnation has been accepted.
There was a lavish supply of |
refreshments and cigars provided | PRINCE RUPERT ARRIVES
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to whom

by local business men, ,
The following were amongst
thanks were returned by the ; ;
the first-class passengers on the
chairman on behalf of the regi-) prince Rupert this morning:
ment. During the evening speech J. Pleas, W. J. Skikee, Mr. Cas-
es were delivered by George W.|jey and wife, Mrs. Munro, Mr.

Morrow and A, Biddle and songs stalker, G R. Tinsman, Miss Good-
were rendered by A. Clapperton,|/\win, A, J. Butehell, M. H. Orchard,
“Bob” Cummings, and Ptes. Kor-) i}, s, Ives, H. Ramph, M. J. Tuck-
ner, Anderson, Sharpe, Meyer, Mc-| ep, Gq, Jennings, T. Parkinson, J.
Larty and Turner, while several} jy. Ballingtine, J. H. Ballingtine,
of the Irish Fusiliers also took) j,,. J, A, Elliott. Mrs. Talbot and
part in the program, | child, Mr. Pattullo, J. Moore, C.

Nickerson, Mr. and Mrs.
“SONS OF FRANCE” AT and child, Mrs, A, T.
THE MAJESTIC THEATRE \ Anderson, V.

McLean, Mr.

Downie
Brown, P.
Paulsen, G,. A.

Townsend, J. T.

“Sons of France,” the great) white and wife, W. J. Cox, A.
(hree-reel war picture at the Ma- jobertson, M. Simons, K. T. Orr,
jestic, is the story of the first} Mps, RK, Chapman, Miss Baker, A.
days of the present war. It be-||.amberton.
gins with an industrial strike i Kor Anyox: J, Cinkjanaus, Mr.

which the men threaten their em- Payne, Mr, Miller, Mr.

Greason, J.

The call to arms comes) taun and wife, W. G. Draper,
‘and the big employep takes his) Miss Ranson, A. B. Palmer, Mr.
jplace as a major and the men wh , Nelson, Miss Gordon, Mr, Wore-
have so recently threatened him,) step,
loyally follow him to the front
lIt is now “For France.” Phere Mr. J. T. White, who is inter-
jare some striking trench pictures, ested in the fishing business in
including the exploding of mines./the south, arrived this morning,

 

of the strikers is also

in the fray,

The leader White. Mr.

While has come north to investi-

accompanied by Mrs,

a leader and js deco

rated with the military cross for) gate the fishing possibilities along
valor. The pictures are full Of (his part of the coast with a view

action and are wonderfully real {t :

establishing a business.

istic, Se mE SES
There is an interesting Pathe Mr, and Mrs, V. D, Casley re
Gazette, showing views of China)turned this morning from a trip

and other countries. The colored! throughout the south.

views of Zeeland are picturesque a
‘Doughnuts’ jis a comedy in “The ficaahaa * ’ the great serial
which Louie and Heinie providejat the Majestic, begins March 27

Anita Stewart leads. tf

no end of fun, jand 28

 

 

‘AUSTRALIA PREVENTS
SLACKERS FROM LEAVING

Although it
sidered necessary as yet to adopt
Australia,
have been taken to prevent eligible
the

 

has fot been con-

conseription. in steps

men leaving country. Ata
ineeting of the Federal Executive
Council, held in November last,

the War Pre-
Act was passed to pro-

a regulation under
cautions
hibit persons of military age from
the without
a passport. The regulation is as

leaving country

fallows: “No male British subject
whose age exceeds 17 years and
exceed 45 shall
attempt to the

Commonwealth unless a passport

does not

years
leave, or leave,
has been issued to him by the De-
Any
person authorised for the purpose

partment of External Affairs.

by the competent naval or military
or any police constable
or officer of Customs, may arrest
without warrant any person who

authority,

Common-
contravention of this
regulation.”’ It will be remember-
ed that the Commonwealth re-
cently decided to raise, within a
few another 50,000 men
for active service, in addition to
the quota of 9,000 per month. It
is proposed to raise these troops
by voluntary enlistment, a direct
appeal befhg made to
the men of fighting age, and it
that the
appeal will not be made in vain.-

United Empire Magazine.

attempts to leave the

wealth in

months,

personal

is confidently expected

SPLENDID DRAMA AT
WESTHOLME THEATRE

“The which
attained such wide popularity as
makes one of the finest
screen dramas Lasky has yet pro-
duced, As Thomas Webb, a hap-
py-go-lucky Englishman of title,
Donald Brian makes a decided hit.
The professional confidence man,
who has mate a deal to assume
Webb's title for months,
gets Webb into some rather awk-
particularly
American

Voice in the Fog,”

a noyel,

three
ward predicaments,
when a young heiress
suspects him of being implicated
theft of her
out all right in the end,
Webb has to do a lot of
explaining. It is a highly inter-
esting play, splendidly staged and
acted,

“Love in Armor”
Keystone comedy and ‘Corner in
Babies” is a regular
which four cute kiddies figure.

in the necklace, It

works
but poor

is a rollicking

mixup in

RED CROSS CONCERT

Westholme Theatre, Thursday
March 9th. :

Picture Comedy “Love in Armor.”
Chairman’s Address

Cadets’ Bugle Band

Solo ciiis cet s Mrs. Wm. Millar.
Selections......402nd Quartette.
Violin Selections, Miss LillianKing
Kitchen Symphony

Song..... Private Korner, 102nd.
War Pictures....Topical Budget.

Address..His Honor Judge Young,
Pres, Red Cross Society.
Solo........Mrs. Jarvis McLeod,

Bola’, :: a .-Private Brand, 102nd.
Bagpipe Selections .......,Pipep
Sturgeon,

BAIGO. . «asa Private Sharpe, 102nd.
Solo. .-Mr. C, A. G, Armstrong,
“GOD SAVE THE KING”
Admission 25 cents—Box Office

opens 7, starts 7:30 sharp, A

 

good time assured,

SALVOR LEAVES 10
TAKE OFF CAMOSUN

Mr. John Barnsley, local man-
ager for the Union Steamship Co.,
has a telegram
Victoria stating that the salvage
steamer Salvor has left that port
with Mr. Beasley, managing di-
rector of the company, on board,
to make an effort to get the Ca-
mosun off the rocks.

Captain Babington is still busy
taking off the cargo and the
British Columbia will make the
trip to the islands with it as soon
as possible.

BAGDAD THE CENTRE
OF EASTERN OPERATIONS

That the British expedition in
Mesopotamia is one of the most
important units operating in the
present war is evidenced by the
following extract from an article
in a British exchange dealing with
the position at Kut-El-Amara.
If a line were drawn from Ber-
Vienna, Constanti-
nople and Bagdad, and continued
down the north shore of the Per-
sian Gulf to Karachi, it would be
nearly straight.
the short cut from Europe to In-
dia. Thére is another’ route to
India, the way our ships use,
through the Suez Canal and Red
Sea, but it is a sea, not a land
route, and when the Bagdad rail-
way is completed we shall be able
to reach Karachi in eight instead
of 15 days. If we want to secure
with India,
Bagdad is as necessary to us as

received from

lin through

our communications
Cairo, and this is why we are try-
ing to get there. If we could trust
Germany there would be no pas-
sible objection to her carrying a
railway through Asia Minor to the
head of the Persian Gulf, but now
we have found her out we know
that commercial with
her

expansion
is only a means to obtaining
world power; in other words,
to rob her neighbors by force of
theip Tf the
mans get through to the head of
the Gulf they will establish them-
selves on the flank of our route
to India, and be a standing men-
Asiatic dominions.
Bagdad is the objective of
army. The great Eastern city is
at the junction of the high roads
both into Persia and to India. Its
occupation is a supreme military
for Great Britain.

or,

possessions, Ger.

ace to our

our

necessity
FAREWELL SOCIAL
The Baptist Young People’s So-
ciety held a skating party in the
auditorium last night, which took
the form of a farewell to five of
its members who are leaving with
the 102nd regiment. After the
skating a little social gathering
was held and the boys were pre-
with copies of the New
Testament,

 

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