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PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1916.

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DARING EXPLOIT
BY LONE GERMAN
NAVAL OFFICER

Stowed Away on Supply Steamer
and Help up Officers and Crew
—Failed in Attempt
To Escape.

(Special to The Dally News.)

Del., March 31,.— The
Matappo,
with war supplies and bound from
York to

here.

 

Lewis,

British steamer laden

has
vessel

Viadivostock,
arrived After the
had put to sea, a German naval
officer named Schiller, who had
stowed away in New York, ap-
peared, armed with two revolvers,
and locked the captain in
room: destroyed the wireless ap-

New

his

paratus; confiscated the revolvers
of the the
crew; seized $10,000 in gold, and
ordered that the vessel be taken
in near shore, where he attempted
to escape in one of the ship's life-
boats.

Signals

officers; terrorized

from the steamer
brought out a pilot cutter and
Schiller was captured, He is now
and may be either
handed over to the authorities by
the captain of the Matappo or
taken to the West Indies and tried

for piracy.

in custody

NINE-REEL SHOW AT
WESTHOLME THEATRE

 

There is a big nine-reel show

at the Westholme tonight and
tomorrow, including five reels of
comedy, “The Sheriff of Bisbee,”
a two-act western comedy, is one

of those rollicking, happy-go-

lueky pieces which would amuse

anyone. “Dirty Face Dan” is an-

other reel of fun, while “Fatty
and Mabel and the Law” needs
no further mention except that

the comically unfortunate “Fatty”
and Mabel Normand are the star
the

mirth-pro-

performers, ‘Foreman of

Jury is a Keystone

oker featuring Ford Sterling.
On the serious side there is a

very fine two-act drama in ‘‘'The

Soul Astray” and any educational

feature in “A Bahamian Pine-
apple Plantation.’ “The Missing
Pearl” js a beautifully colored
film,

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steaks 25 cents per pound, Order
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grneolel Monster Nine-Reel Show
Five reols of rip-roaring comedies.
Te SOUL ASTRAY” Drama, 2 acts,
THE SHERIFF OF BISBEE” —Two
; Acts, Screaming western draina,
A BAHAMIAN PINEAPPLE PLANTA-
TION” ~Educational,

“s sesine PEARL” — DRAMA
eaullful Colored Pieture.
DIRTY FACE DAN” ~COMEDY,
FATTY, MABEL AND THE LAW”
Keystone Riot,

“FOREMAN OF THE Rv Key-

stone hum-dinger,* featuring Ford
_ Sterling

neti ieeereeepeatinnsiiiitie ilies
SHOW STARTS AT 6 P. M. SHARP
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GERMANS HAVE
TAKEN VILLAGE
OF MALANCOURT

Fierce Night Attack—French Still
Hold West Side—Germans Fall
to Regain Lost Ground
At Avoncourt.

 

(Special to The Daily News.)
March 31.—After a
fierce night attack on three sides,
the the
village of Malancourt. The biuld-
ings The
French still hold the west side of
the town.

The Germans tried to win back

London,

Germans have carried

are a mass of ruins.

the positions which they recently
the but
were repulsed.

560,000 Germans at Verdun

lost in Ayoneourt wood

There are five hundred and
sixty thousand Germans engaged
on the Verdun front, Thirty

thousand took part in the futile
assault on the Avoncourt block-
house last night.

LIEUT, C. R. DAELING
GETS MILITARY CROSS

Gaptain Christie, of the 411th
Irish Fusiliers, has received a
letter Mrs. C. R,. Dalling,
who with Dalling, of the
made so many

from
Lieut.
Irish Fusiliers,
friends while stationed in Prince
Rupert.

Always keen to get

active service, Lieut, Dalling re-

very into

signed his commission in the
Fusiliers and proceeded to Eng-
land, where, after a few weeks of
training, he was given a com-
mission in the Royal Welsh Fusi-
liers and sent to the front. Mrs.
Dalling writes that her husband

has been rather badly wounded

and is now in hospital somewhere
in France.

Lieut, Dalling, however, is
proud of his wounds, for he got
them in carrying out a particular-
daring piece of work for which
he has been awarded the Military
Cross, while he has also received
of congretulation from

Haig, of

a letter

General Sir Douglas

which he is just as proud as

the cross.

Enclosed with the letter is the
following piece of verse written
by one of the privates who took
part in the action, It little
poetic value, but it forecasts the
presentation of the and
shows how this gallant officer was

has
Cross

revered by his men.
To Lieut, Dalling.
To the friends of Mr. Dalling,
and that means every one, IT am
going to speak up for him, and
tell the deeds he’s done, for 'm
a private soldier, and in his com-
pany too, so who could explain
better the deeds he’s done for
you? Yes, only
duty and that I will -admit, but
duty’s not so easy done when it
comes to doing it. Still
faced all kinds of dangers in many
ways than one, and though he's
had no medal yet, one surely he
So I give this as a
well it

he’s done his

he's

has won.
forecast, knowing

come true, and the ribbon shall

shall

 

pretty close as no despatches ar
eluded his pursuers and, in the

hundred miles south of the

had Mexican warf

fighting

experience in
there in 1886.

them through a country which h

getting supplies,
General Funston, whose port

inforcemnts as he goes along.
NEW POST OFFICES

On April 1st new post offices

will be opened at Caspaco, on the
G,. hg Usk,

P. near Cassiar; at

 

where there is now considerable
mining activity, and at Tramvyille,
the nearest point on the G. T. P.
to the Rocher de Boule copper
mines.
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Teh WAtll ss 5.ccee' t8 0:57 a. m:
Bow waters. i asda aaen 7:16 a. m.
High Waters i.. ¢) obs 3% 1347 p.m.
TG MR LOL 6 aes hs oats Tit. Bhs
Captain J. McGee, M. M.S.A.

be colored white, with a centre
piece of blue, Yet this shall be

but small reward for dangers he
has faced, all for the safety of his
men that in
placed. But one thing he has won

his charge were
long since, that naught can take
away; that’s the friendship of his
fellowman, and none can say him
nay. So lift up
glasses and drink his health with
me and if you'd like to know my

now your

name, my initials are J. G,

The censorship on news from the
-e coming through to Canada, but,

merry chase, the United States troops
bor
General Pershing, who is leading the punitive expedition, has

However,

an account of the state of the c

recent occasions that the Americ

 

 

VILLA LEADS AMERICAN TROOPS MERRY CHASE

Mexican front is evidently

from the American exchanges, itis clear that Francesco Villa has

leading them a
nearly three

meantime, is
being mow

der.

part in the

are, having taken
he is at a distinet disadvantage
ountry, the bandits having led

as been looted so thoroughly on
an troops will have difficulty in

rait appears above, with that of

Villa, is reticent, but an early end to the hunt is not anticipated,
as Villa has got a long start and is reported to be picking up re-

ASHES OF MARINER
SCATTERED ON SEA

The ashes of the late Captain
the

Steamship

Horne, one of founders of

the Straits Company
and for many years a skipper on
the

last Monday

the coast, were scattered on
waters of the strait
morning between Dungeness and
Port Williams from the steamer
Bellingham,

The

by Captain Charles Kalstrom who

ceremony was performed
was a personal friend of the late
Captain Horne.

After from the
Captain Horne located on a farm

retiring sea,

Dungeness, where he died

In his will he requested

near
jrecently.

that and

his body be cremated

had sailed for so
P,-I.

which he

Seattle

over

many years,

 

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of beef, pork and mutton, Prices
to please, Phone 188, Corner 5th
and Fraser.

Best quality of household lump
and nut coal, Prince Rupert Coa!

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THE HOUSE OF QUALITY PICTURES
> Great Record Show

MARY PICKFORD IN “THE GIRL OF YESTERDAY’’—5 Acts.

“NURSE AND MARTYR’—Thé Story of

will recite Rudyard Kipling’s *‘‘Recessional,”
LATEST GAUMONT WAR GAZETTE

ADMISSION:........--:+++° ADULTS, 25c. CHILDREN 10c.
Important; First Show Begins at 6:30.

Next Monday and Tuesdoy, 3rd Episode of “THE GODDESS”

--- Nine Reels

 

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of the picture Mr. H, L. Harris

 

 

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the ashes seattered on the waters [>

BORDEN CABLES
TO SAM HUGHES
TORETURN HOME

Commission Appointed to Probe
the Alleged Fuses Graft—Col.
Allison Implicated in
the Charges.

(Special to The Dally News.)
Ottawa, March 31.—Sir Robert
cabled to Sir Sam

Boruen has

Hughes to return from England
immediately.

A commission composed of
Duff William

Meredith has been appointed to

Justices and Sir

probe into the charge of a mil-

lion dollar graft made by Mr.
Kyte in connection with the con-
tracts for fuses. The charges
implicate Colonel John Wesley

Allison, who was so highly com-
plimented by Sir Sam Hughes for
the amount of work he had done
free of charge in the way of
placing orders for war supplies
in the United States,
$15,000 for McBride.

Victoria, March 31.—The esti-
mates™iave been passed, after a
long discussion, allowing the ap-
propriation of $175,000 for the

completion of the British Colum-

KRUPP’S AGENT
IMPLICATED IN
WELLAND PLOT

Husband of Prima Donna Arrested
on Conspiracy Charge—Ger-
man Spy’s Evidence Led
to the Arrest.

(Special to The Dally News.)
New York, March 31.—Captain
Hans Taucher, the husband of
the Prima Donna Gadski and the
head of the Taucher Arms Com-
pany, a representative of Krupp’s,
has been arrested on a charge of
conspiracy in connection with the
plot to blow up the Welland Canal.
The information against Tau-
cher was given by the German
spy, Von Der Goltz, who was ar-
rested in England and sentenced
to death, the sentence being com-
muted on condition that he came

to America and gave evidence
against his associates, -Taucher

had procured the dynamite sup-
plies for the proposed outrage.

NURSE CAVELL PICTURE
AT MAJESTIC THEATRE

The great record show of nine
of the best reels which could
possibly be secured will be offered
at the Majestic this evening.
Mary Pickford will appear in “A

 

bia building in London; the ap-
propriation of $35,000 for the up-
keep of the Agent-general’s oflice,
and providing a salary of $15,000
a year for Sir Richard McBride.

Mr, Parker Williams demands
an explanation from the Hon. W.
R. Ross bill of
$4,567 for travelling expenses for
Mr, Williams
to have details of this account.

regarding his

last year. wants

 

 

 

 

 

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GENERAL ROQUES
minister of war,
ceeding Gallieni. He is an avia-
tion expert and this picture was
taken just as he was leaving an
airship, the white wings of which
are in the background, -

French suc-

 

Phone your order or send she

 

 

kiddies. We aim to please, Mid-
way Meat Market. Big Saturday
special,

Girl of Yesterday.” This is one of
the best of Pickford productions.
Perhaps one of the most rea-
listic pictures shown is
“Nurse and Martyr.” This picture
which was written by Edgar Wal-
the writer
and personal friend of Nurse Ca-

ever

lace famous English
vell, brings home effectively the
horror of the Hun atrocities which
have been a disgrace to civilisa-
tion, The the
events which led up to the mur-
der of Nurse Cavell. Before the
( screened Mr. H. L.
recite Kipling’s Re-
The latest Gaumont
Graphic completes a great nime-
First show begins at

story deals with

picture is
Harris will

cessional.

reel show,
6:30.
‘

keeps on. reiterating
that he will give every opportunity
for investigation to the opposi-
tion and then brings along night
siltings of the house, with piles
of extra work for the small op-
position, in order that they may
have plenty of time to spend in
investigation,

Bowser

Fresh hearts, livers and tripe,
etc., Midway Market, phone 188.

 

 

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aid of Prisoners of War fund
Monday, April 3rd.
Admission 50 Cents.

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