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PRINCE RUF e ei B.

G, MONDAY, aoe 15, 1916,

 

PRICE FIVE | CENTS

 

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G JRMANS ARE

( | HEMENT \T AND
IRISH SOLDIER

FACE CHARGES

Soldier was Priscner in Germany
and Accompanied Casement
on Expedition—@Ger-
man Promises.

 

(Special to The Dally News.)
May 15.—Sir Roger

Julian Bai-

London,
Casement and Daniel
ey, a private soldier who was ar-

ested at Tralee, have been joint-

charged with high treason.
Bailey landed from the German

with Casement, but

submarine
made his escape, being captured
later.

Casement hung his head when

counsel referred to the Knight-
hood which was conferred upon
accused by the King in 1912.
Bailey, who was a prisoner of

war in Germany, was a reservist
Royal Irish Rifles.

Casement to

in the He was

induced by join the
expedition to Ireland. He sai

that Casement promised in the

name of the German government
that, if Germany won the sea
battle, German troops would lar

lost the
would be

in Ireland. If Germany

war, each  Trishman

given $20 and free passage to

America,
Bailey and a

Casement, with

man named Monteiiu, who is still
at large, landed from_ the
after the British

boat had sunk the German vesse!

sub-

marine patrol

which carried 20,000 rifles and

achine guns.

The Green flag of rebellion,

which was carried by Casement

on landing in Ireland, was exhib-

ited in court. Gasement made a

lon which tend

ig statement may
to shorten the proceedings, which

are continued today,

 

JACK PETERS MAY BE
ALIVE IN GERMAN

 

Fred K. C., has received
a letter from Mrs. in Eng-

Peters,
Peters,
and, which has raised his hopes
that their son Jack is a prisoner

allowed to

in Germany and not

write letters. A letter in The
Daily Mail states that at one
place there are 4,800 British
prisoners who have been there

fop a year but who have not been
able to acquaint their people with
the fact, young

the Flying managed to

One officer of
Corps
shuggle a letter through, in which
he said that of the British
hissing, are held
hy the

many
believed killed”
Germans,

THE WEATHER

 

 

By F. W. Dowling.
For 24 hours ending 5 a. m.

May 45th.
Barometer

Mon lay,
30.436
58.0)

Highest lemperature
Lowest

temperature

 

g OMe eo occceoorenneoenoor?
@oO TO

LONDON CAFE

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

BOXES FOR LADIES

8) morrow

WHEN A GERMAN “FOKKER”
of the enemy’s

machine is winged. Photo

LIEUT. DOLLING GETS
THE MILITARY CROSS

CitizenS of Prince
be delighted to
conferred the

Rupert willl
that the}
Military

Cross upon Lieut. C. R. J. R. De l-|

learn
King has
siénously gallant |

ing for “con

leading during a night attack.”
which reports
that “It]
was mainly due to the promptness
Lieut.

that the as-|

The English paper,

the item, goes on to say

|

and coolness of Dolling in}

handling his men

saulting party took the position |
aimed at. Lieut. Dolling was
wounded slightly in three places, |

but kept up the morale of his

men. On a previous occasion he
led a

against a

successful bombing party |

party of the

working

enemy and accounted for several

of them,” |

|

WAR LECTURE
Methodist Church last |"
Fred Wells de

livered an address on his exper!

In the

evening, Sergeant

ences as a prisoner of war In

Germany. After describing mos!
graphically the battle field, with
its smashed guns; thousands ol

dead men and horses, he went on
to tell of the

meted out to British prisoners in

harsh’ treatment

camps. He

the German prison

stated that Canadians came in fot
particularly brutal treatment. He
had stories to tell of the
tricks played by the prisoners 1m
thal

many

feigning insanity I order

they might be exchanged.

HALIBUT ARRIVALS

Captain P. Rorvik, with the
Kose formerly the

brought in his first hali-

Spit,

schooner
Pandora,
but catch, 7,000

Chief Skugaid, of the
in 45,000; the

Mira, 10,000,

pounds, ‘The
Cold Storage
brought
and the

Company,
Gora, 7,000,

Halibut sold yesterday at 6% cts.

OBITUARY
Hayner Bros. have received a
wire to meet the Chelohsin, on

which is the body of Pete Groich,
vho died recently at Anyox, The
V oO al ,

brought south in

body is bene

care of Mike Cornish. The funeral
{

will take place from Hayner’s

Chapel to Fairview Cemetery to-

afternoon at 2:30.

 

DRIVEN FROM THEIR

aircraft. The

shows

VANCOUVER ELECTION
ENQUIRY CONTINUES |

sumed,
|

tmmers

 

“Here

rushing

wabhhines comes a

men to the guns.

(Special to The Dally News.)
Victoria, May 15.—-The Vancou-
ver election enquiry has been re-
other
that they-%.u.w M.
of Victoria

Gosden and

testify

nesses

4. Macdonald outside

post office on the Tuesday even-
ing following Easter.

J. T. Seott, Ralph Smith and
Ashworth Anderson have been

‘Subpoenaed to attend the enquiry

} LOMmOrrow,

SILVER DISCOVERY

AT ALICE ARM CAMP | ecient
The Toronto Globe
jthat

‘ian

 

On the mining property of J.

EK. Stark, one of the pioneer pros-

pectors of the Alice Arm

1 promising silver deposit has

been discovered. The discovery
as made in making the new}

jroadway.

George R. Naden, who has the

property adjoining the Stark
property, states that Mr. Stark
has leased his claim to three

have traced the de-
about 95 feet. As

who
posit back for

the deposit is right on the water,

there will be mo transportation
difficulties should it

anything big,

develop into

MOTOR SHIP ERA

No more interesting chapter
could be

merchant

written in the history of

marine than the re
vival of the sailing ship and the
installation of the modern Diesel
and semi-Diesel types of engine.
From every shipyard in the coun-
try come reports of a revival in
this

naturally the

class of construction, but

Pacific coast will
vessels,

that it

possesses such vast areas of the

lead in the number of

chiefly owing to the fact

highest class timber particularly

adapted for such construction,
Not only will these ships carry
from Pacifle coast ports cargoes

consisting of the various natural

resources of this country, but

they can return well laden with

cargoes from foreign lands anc

can also operate through the
Panama Canal,

News.

Railway and Ma-
rine

Fokker”

wil- |

 

COMES WITHIN RANGE OF BRITISH ‘:NTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.—A very exciting game

sends every man to the guns

‘SERIOUS FOOD RIOTS —

OCCUR IN BERLIN

Hotel Rupert.
May 15.—

courtesy
London, There are
food riots of a serious nature in
terlin, The shouts of the crowds
can be plainly heard in the Kai-
ser’s palace.
Submarine Murders.

The German outrages on the

siR SAM HUGHES MAY
PROCEED TO iki bunt |

 

listriet, {distinguished English soldier,

lSir -E. A. H.

is informed
Major-General Hon. Sir Ju-
Hedworth George
will
Lieut.-General

shortly succeed

Alderson as com-
mander of the Canadian troops at
the front and Major-General Sir

Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia

and

| Moore,

jot the
Bying, @4|/rison

is the winging

great is the joy when a

‘PRICE TRIED TO
| STOP PROSECUTION

May 9

 

Victoria, Harry Price,

H SOLDIER ON TRIAL

FIRST LINE TRENCHES SOUTH OF SOMME

FRENCH DRIVE
GERMANS FROM

| FIRST TRENCH

Bombardment on Verdun Front
Still Continues—British Attack
at Hulluch — Zeppelin
Brought Down.

(Special to The Daily News.)
15.—The
bombardment of
Hill 3804

Somme the

aris, May German
and

South of
have
first

Avoncourt
continues.
Germans been

driven from theip line of

trenches.

There is great artillery activity

in the Champagne district. Ger-
man field work east of Mount
Tetu resulted in the capture of

fifteen prisoners,
Berlin reports that the British

are attacking the German lines
at Hulluch.
Belgian Expedition.
The Belgian expedition, which

invaded German East Africa, has
been successful in occupying Ki-

 

secretary of the Victoria Conser-

vative Association attempted to

interfere in the proseeution of
fighter,

who on the day of the by-election

Frank Slavin, ex-prize

opened a shebeen here on Yates

 

sea continue, a British vessel ; Street and ran it so wide open
having been sunk without warn- it became so noticeable that men
ing, thirteen of her crew being|were coming out of the place
lost, ‘under the influence of drink, that

the returning oflicer, H. W. R.
had to appeal to the police
to close the place, In the mean-
time Liberals had also complained
about the blind-pig. The evidence
city prosecutor, C. L. Har-
, before the investigation by
the legislative committee tonight,
leaves no doubt of the attempted
interference of the
the

Price

secretary of
Conservative Association.
will probably be called be-

fore the committee.

 

for Ganada, probably will also
take an active command.
Lieut.-Gen. Alderson has been
in command of the
troops since the arrival of the
first contingent at Plymouth, Eng-
land, in October, 1914, It is un-
derstood he will now take the post
of Inspector-General of the Can-

adian forces in England.

Hon. Sir Julian
Bying, K, Cc. M.

G., has had an extensive military

In the South

with

Major-General
Hedworth George
experience, African

war he served distinetion,

and has splendidly maintained his
reputation in the present war.
PPINCE RUPERT HALISUT
ARRIVES IN THE TRENCHES
According to old country ex-
changes, the boys in the trenches

are being supplied with fresh

fish from Canada, in ice. One
article describes how Pacific coast
halibut arrives at the front in
like

“slabs doors.”

The Ridley
blessing to

Home has been a
struggling
children and many an
child, Help it
“two bits” at the Westholine
on Wednesday

many a
settler’s
uncared-for with
your
night. Reserved

seats 50 cents at Orme’s.

 

Canadian |

It is
j the Hudson's Bay

stated whisky bought at
store was sent
head-

ito him at Conservative

quarters. When the police raided
the shebeen they captured Frank
McBride,

and a man named Copping.

Slavin and J, soldiers,

Price

asked the city prosecutor if the

 

 

case could not be withdrawn.
Later the were turned over
lo the military authorities though

the prosecutor

men
objected. Nothing
was done to the men by the civil
authorities.
Rede

mail,

Slavin's attorney was
Pooley, M, P. P. of
Harrison and Moore were
before the committee
The latter told

of having gone to the police when

Esqui-

witnesses
tonight. merely
the blind-pig was brought to his
attention,

ORE SHIPMENT

of the
loading ore

The steel barge Baroda,
Grifliths tleet, is now
at the Rochep De Boule bunkers,
The Baroda is the largest barge

which has called here and is

ore, On this trip she will take
south about a thousand tons for
treatment at the Tacoma smelter.

a
spuds at $4.40 per sack,

 

& MoMoekin Gein good

 

capable of handling 2,500 tons of

gali, the capital of the German
province of Ruanda.

Zeppelin Downed.
London, May 15.—A Zeppelin
has been brought down by gun-
fire off the Norwegian coast, Three
British destroyers had pursued
the craft over the North Sea.

Bulgarian Move.
Bulgaria is removing her troops
from the Roumanian frontier to
Saloniki in anticipation of an Al-
lied offensive at that point.

HEPBURN IS
PROBABLY WOUNDED

“ANDY”

In the latest casualty list ap-
pears the name of Corporal A. B.
Hepburn, amongst the wounded.
In all “Andy”
Hepburn, late of the fire hall staff,
who has

likelihood, this is

been driving’ a motor
transport: on the western front.

 

Unique whist drive and dance
by Valhalla Society in K. of P.
Hall on Thursday, May 48th.
Tickets 50 cents at Orme’s store

and Benson's Studio. Every ticket
carries a chance of one of twenty
prizes, besides the whist prizes,
which are on view at Benson's
Studio. Refreshments, Whist at
9 p. m. sharp. 115.

There were five carloads of
halibut on the train this morning
and also a car of small local ship-

ments.

WESTHOLME

OPERA HOUS

 

 

TONIGHT

Jane Novak and Wobart Henly in
the 4th Story of >
“GRAF T’

Each Episode a Complete Story—

You can start any time.

 

Two Fine Dramas
“THE DEVIL AND IDLE HANDS”
-~AND—
“SHERMAN WAS RIGHT”

 

Max Asher in a real funny comedy
‘MRS. PRUNES’ BOARDING HOUSE”
“ARTISTIC INTERFERENCE”
Another Great Comedy,

UNIVERSAL WEEKLY

Doors open,

 

 

6:45, Show starts, at 7.