‘ ee yoOL. VIL. NO. 119. ALIAAS COUNTER AUSTRIAN ADVANCE Pa i RUPERT, ee C., een’, MAY 22, 1916. PRICE, FIVE CENTS ‘f seein mtsne —— HEAVY F IGHTING ON VERDUN F RONT—TURKS BATTLING DESPERATELY IN ASIA AUSTRIANS ARE DRIVEN BACK ON ITALIAN FRONT Italians Stop Austrian Advance and Force Enemy to Retire— Turks Putting Up Desperate Fight. special to The Daily News.) London, May 22.—The trians in the southern Tyrol, who made a successful advance on Fri- day, have been driven back by the The vigorously re- Aus- Italians, with heavy losses. talians are now pelling the Austrians and have forced them to retire within the fines of their supporting posi- tions. italy Confident. Rome, May 22.—M_ .Morrone, Italian Minister of War, states that military measures have hoary j peen ad Italia attempted Austrian offensive. Desperate Turks. , May 22,—The Turks are fighting desperately to check ipted which Shall leave the ncommand supreme over the Petrograd the Russian advance in Asia. movement in German The insurgent Persia, which was under inspiration, is now regarded as definitely overcome. Russian which were being held in the neighborhood of Ispahan to quell any uprising can now be re- leased and will join the Russian irmy on the Mesopotamian border, Russians Join British Russian cavalry has succeeded ¢ up with the British army after a march vas full of adventurous rid- Mesopotamia SUFFRAGETTES WILL START BIG CAMPAIGN * (Special to The Dally News.) * Vane May 22.—The Brit- ish Col who at iver, umbia suffragettes, lirst were greatly disappointed at Bowser’s announcement that Wo- an Sulfrage would be submitted lo a referendum, are now viewing the scheme more favorably and are aking plans for the carrying on “an active campaign for the vou PREPAREDNESS Special to The Datly \ ashington, May 22, has passed measures of prepared- Ness including the Army Reorga- "ization Bill, whieh brings the strength of the United “bes army up to 200,000 men News.) Congress peace over ee Dance at the Auditorium May 24th, $1.00, our-piece orchestra. Gents Ladies free 420 Terrace Potatoes $1.75 per 100 Ib. Sack, City Market. 418 b *orerrrrreooreononnnooonoooonnnns * @0TO LONDON CAFE FOR THE BEST MEALS eras UNION HOUSE art Bik, Third Ave. BOXES FOR LADIES STIRRING APPEAL FOR THE PATRIOTIC FUND In St. ning, Mr. F. the British the Canadian Andrew's Church last eve- Nation, Columbia secretary of Braneh of Patriotic Fund, gave a very complete account of the administration of the fund, At the cutset, Ottawa, shortly after the break of the show war, with the increase in the number of enlistments, the de- mands how, upon the fund became heavier every month, until, at the present rate, the $10,- 000,000 wiil be required annually while the war lasts, sum of In this province, outside of the City of $398,47 while Vancouver, the sum of {.58 has been contributed there have been disburse- ments amounting to $346,346.15. The balance of $92,690 has, how- off-set by a deficit in the Vancouver branch of the fund. Mr. stated that it is certain that there will be a demand for a much larg- ever, been more than Nation er amount than has been contri- buted up to the present. In dealing with the administra- tion of the moneys placed in the of the pointed out that the greatest care that ex- care Patriotic Fund, he had been exercised and perts had been called upon to form a committee t oestimate just how much money was required to support a wife and family. The figure arrived at for western Can- ada was $37.50 for a mother and $7.50 for a child of say ten years, child a few $4.50 for a years younger and $3.00 each per month The com- for younger children. granting assistance took into full con- mittee, in from the fund, sideration all other sources of in- come, excepting assigned pay of a soldier husband, which they con- sidered in the light of an insur- ance fund, and made their grants accordingly. When a man enlisted, and made application to the fund, he was called upon to provide the fullest particulars as to his re- sources and, where there was no rent to pay, a deduction was made of an amount equal to rent, less the amount payable in taxes or interest. He pointed out that every detail with the greatest care. He emphasized the fact that cut fund could not be looked upon as institution, as the to help sup- was gone into a charitable granting of money port the dependents of the men rone to fight for us must right and who had & be looked mot as a charity.” an effort to discharge a small part upon "as a It. was simply of the debt we owe to the men who have gone to represent us in the firing line. town in which h veting in connection/with ‘the , and he found in his travels This was the sixtieth e had addressed a mé fund that there was considerable criti- cism offered, One was that the fund was carelessly administered, He pointed out that it cost only { 1-2 per cent. of the contribu- tions to administer the fund, while accumulated that cent, the interest on prought down to He had what monies 5-8ths of one per business many men asked he dealt with the | formation of the organization in| out- | and went on to} a Paes a we 7 aaa a - ptt eof br ac it Ae th, ROS eS 6 anaes Se RO paidbenae arene eee) Pacha * incumnncinisiisitacmgc™ mosabasapeg | € 7 : ot 3 = Ut ae Jahon New De La the only building was $175,000. Ontario, which was recently opened. Salle training College at Oaf Ridges, near Aurora, It will be exclusively devot- ed to the training of mail teachers for the Separate Schools and is institution of its kind in Ontario. The total cost of the HARRY PRICE AND THE VICTORIA WHISKY Victoria, May 18. dence that on by-election day here —Positive evi- servative Association, was and had never repudiated the ac- ing at the enquiry into the elec- tion scandal here. Frank L. Doggett, of the liquor department of the Hudson’s Bay Company here, produced the orig- inal that there had been sold to Harry Price sales sheet, showing four gallons of Scotch whiskey. The first send it to the these on March 4, instructions Victoria were were to Cartage Co., and changed to delivery at the building on Whar? street. There note on the sheet verbal was a that instructions showing there were The W hiskey galion, $22 from Harry Price. was charged at $5.50 ¢ in all. Harry Price, secretary of the Con-|Lyneh, sent | | lemned count, was brought out this morn-jthe case have been submitted to AMERICAN CITIZEN CONDEMNED TO DEATH (Special to The Daily ,May 22.—Jeremiah the naturalized News.) London American citizen who was implicated in the liquor, rendered an account for it|pebellion in Dublin, has been con- to death. The facts of President Wilson by the British Prime Minister. Washington re- quests a delay of execution pend- ing an investigation by the United States government, Casement A Protestant. Sir Roger Casement, who is now awaiting trial for high treason, is an Ulster Protestant English parentage. and is of SOME RAINSTORM (Special to The Daily News.) May 22. — Eighteen people have been killed Denison, ‘Texas, here as a result of a terrific rain- storm, they considered a reasonable al- lowance to make for such ad- ministration and the lowest figure given was 5 per cent. He contend- ed that the administration of the Patriotic Fund at 1 4-2 per cent. constituted a record, Another eriticism was that some of the soldiers wives and families are now better off than when their bread-winers were here. If that God for it, deserved to be. were so he thanked as they certainly Some thought that the basis of allowance was too high. He said that they had carefully considered the general cost of living and were satistied that this was not so, il that there were thousands of wives wonder- their lying wounded on the field of bat- tle. He thought the Canada would not grudge a few the mothers and their people remembered ing whether husbands were people of dollars for little ones out of their plenty. ‘There was a feeling in many quarters that there was a contin- some ual demand for money for fund or other and that people ‘were getting tired of giving. He pointed out that the soldiers in the trenches had to go on fighting whether they were tired or not, and that it was simply a case of “tight op pay,” for those who re- mained at home, Some thought the government should handle the matter, He thought the government had its other branches of the war, while, under government control, the fund would not be so economically and the demand $20,000,000 instead Canada had administered, would be for of ten. Then again, no method of direct taxation, and, if the means of collection were made by import duties it would take much longer to get the money which was urgently needed, ‘ He also pointed ont that if it -}were made a matter of taxation it would lack the personal element, each one being satisfied to pay their exact share, while in Victoria the other day one gentleman gave $12,000 to the fund, under taxa- have had to give he con- tion he would say $50, gratulated the people of this city upon the good work done and em- phasized the fact that it must be kept up even after the war is over, as there will be many demands for months after the cessation of hos- tilities. Giving a little out of plenty, or a small part of a good salary could never be looked upon as a sacrifice, ~The only people who were making any real sacri- fice were those who had gone to the front, and those they had left behind. He called upon the people to remember the people of Bel- gium, France, and Poland, who were without food or shelter; to remember the Lusitania; to re- member the sacrifice of Nurse Ca- vell, when they began to feel tired In conclusion, hands full with the conduct of of giving. \ SULLIVAN CONFESSES TORIES IMPLICATED Victoria, May 18.— confession of his part in the al- By a frank leged plugging operations in the John L. Sullivan, proprietor of the Irving hotel, ment Vancouver by-election, before the special govern- “investigation” committec this morning implieated promin- association of- These were F. W. Welsh, who is on the Vancouver Conser- ent Conservative ficials, it has been said, is to be dropped from the ticket at the next convention, C. Tisdall, Walter Leek, Joe Hos- kins, former alderman and a mem- ber of the Conservative executive, and Victor Love, secretary of the All these men, ac- cording to Sullivan, had advance information that alleged “plug- gers’ were on their way to Van- vative ticket, and who, association. couver, did nothing to prevent the but permitted them to go unmolested, making it if the whole was a frame-up to besmirch the charactep of M .A. Macdonald, in the event he the Con- servative candidate, C. E. Tisdall, and if he did not, to let matters go inen’s Operations, appear as scheme defeated GIVE AND TAKE IN FIGHTING ON VERDUN FRONT French Capture Strong German Post and Prisoners—Germans Take Part of First Line— Crisis in Belgium. (Special to The Daily News.) London, May 22.— tween Fighting be- and German forees on the Verdun front con- tinues with great violence. The French bave captured a strongly organized German position in the Haudremont quarries, along with eighty prisoners and four machine guns. The Germans captured a por- of the French line of trenches west of Deadman’s Hill. Artillery duels continue along the remainder of the front, while there have been numerous aerial combats in whieh both sides have brought down aviators, Berlin Crisis. The Kaiser has hurriedly re- turned to Berlin, from the general the French tion first anyway, Government Money. Sullivan also made the sensa- tional admission that it was gov- ernment money that got J. J. Kelly, the star out of a Seattle over here and give evidence that Macdonald. Al- after this slip, tone the statement down by saying it was witness for the govern- ment, jail to come he plugged for most immediately, Sullivan proceeded to his money, but he was to be re- imbursed by the government, in- timating that his expenses during his numerous visits to Vancouver and_ other places, costs of feeding the wit- nesses and generally looking after them, was to be paid out of pub- the case, Seattle, lie funds. STEWART PROSPECTOR RATHER BADLY INJURED David J. Rainy ,an old time prospector of Stewart district, was brought south last evening on the Prince Albert and taken to the general hospital. Mr. Rainy, had the mis- who is well up in years, while out in the hills, to sustaining rather One leg is badly bruised, though it is believed there fortune, fall over a cliff, serious injuries. are no bones broken, while he also in several confident rather badly cut The doctoy is ihat he will recover. was places. ROSS TO QUIT FERNIE (Special to The Daily News.) Victoria, May 22.—Hon. W. R. Ross, ministep of lands, will not be a candidate in Fernie at the next election. It is understood that he will contest Prince George. The Alice B. leaves Prince Ru- pert for Metlakatiah every Sun- day and every holiday at 10 a, m.,, 12 noon and 2 and 4 p, m. from Davis’ float. $41.00 return, SAFETY WELLINGTON COAL. 116, FIRST— USE NEW PHONE staff headquarters on the western front, on account of a government crisis. Germans Retreat in “africa. Paris, May 22.—The German forces in German East Africa are making a forced retreat before the Belgian Expeditionary Force. WINNIPEG TELEGRAM GUILTY OF LIBEL (Special to The Daily News.) Winnipeg, May 22.—The Win- nipeg Telegram has been declare 1 guilty of libel for using the term ’ in refer- and their “Gum-shoo Grit Heeler, ring to Liberal workers activities. Damages were assessed at $12,500, Teamsters Strike. Two hundred teamsters, repre- senting four cartage companies, have gone on strike and many tons of freight are lying unraove'l. COBALT DEPOSITS — LOCATED AT HAZELTON (Special to The Daily News.) Vancouver, May 22. cobalt deposits have been located near Mining engineers say that the ore will yield a hun- dred and ninety dollars to the ton. -Important Hazelton, The deposits are the greatest of the kind outside of Ontario. WESTHOLME TONIGHT Jane Novak and Hobart Henley in the 5th Story of “GRAFT” Each Episode a Complete Story Great Broadway Star Feature Willlam Duncan tn “THE MAN FROM THE DESERT” in Three Parts f Fine Keystone Comedy “A BRAND NEW HERO” Universal Animated Weekly aes oe of World Events. Your Can't Beat This aren oa Ub te pm ; i tf en ti e f; 3 a 3 el