EO — a VOL. VIL. NO, 133. PALNGE RUPE RT, B. C., THURSDAY, JUNE id be 1916. PRICE FIVE re —_—_—_ RUSSIAN VICTORY WAS OVERWHELMING SS FORTY ere. PRISONERS TAKEN — _ AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS ON WEST FRONT OVERWHELMING AUSTRALIANS VICTORY ON THE TOOK TRENCHES RUSSIAN FRONT | | | } | Forty Thousand Men, Nine Hun-|Smali German Success at Village AT WAR OFFICE | dred Officers and Large Quan- | of Hooge—Australians Took tities of Guns and War | Prisoners at Boisgrenier Material Taken. | —Berlin Report. Special to The Datly News.) | (Special to The Daily News Petrograd, June 8. is oft London, June 8.—There is a cially announced that the Rus-)| continuance of the heavy artillery | sians, in their big new offensive | bombardment by both sides at | movement on a two hundred and) Ypres. front, extending from | the River Pripet to the Rumanian | far captured forty thou- | sand men, seventy-seven big guns, | Other In the fighting fifty mile He ithe enemy captured our trenches running through of the frontier, have thus ruins Village of the nine hundred oflieers, attacks by Germans repulsed. Australian Success. Australian ne hundred and thirty-four ma-| Were chine guns and forty-nine bomb-! troops, who besides a large quantity| The telephones, field distinguished these, pos- throwers, searchlights, themselves in the kitchens. In addition to (Gallipoli fighting, have entered . | the Russians have become ‘the German trenches east of Bois- sessed of large quantities of arms,|srenier, inflicting losses on the war material and great reserves|enemy and capturing prisoners. Berlin Report. June 8—An f ammunition, Caucasus Front. On the Gauecasus front, bodies of Turks have been|Wwar office determinedly attacking the Grandjone of the Duke’s army in the vicinity of |which has been the cause of many Berlin, official where |Statement issued by the German that Fort defences of | Vaux, roe large says Verdun has been What the French garrison Erzinan, the Russian artillery has |days of bloody fighting, heen successful in stopping vitpaplured by the Germans. of the enemy. | Austrian Admissions. The Hotel Rupert bulletin says that the Russian remained of hsive finally surrendered. The French made an effort to Austrians admit that the|relieve the fort on Tuesday, which | offensive is overwhelm. | resulted in the of seven capture by the {Germans hundred un- j}wounded prisoners. LEADERS SQUABBLE AT CHICAGO CONVENTION | The funeral services for Ed- FUNERAL SERVICES Special to The Daily News) Chicago, June 8.—The Republi-|ward Venn, the young organist of can and Progressive Conventions |St. Paul's Church, Metlakatlah, assembled today but there is no|took place at his mative village Tuesday, and were conducted Major The choir, rendered a special an- the Deceased marked change in the situation. jon Morrison. which was in deep rhe leaders held a conference | by Dut failed to agree on a candidate | There | however. | Present. ie republican leaders felt ‘the most lay that the Gonvention might} deeply district, who would receive the support of | mourning, both factions. are rumors|them and all villagers were of peace, was one of respected and of the He was an ardent church S eon highly t lovel young men hot proceed with the nominations ntil Friday or even later. If Hughes is nominated, it is | while he was also a great help in Sunday School, He worker, never missing a service, believed that Roosevelt will him- | conducting the { self become a candidate, as he is opposed to Hughes, his services as willingly gave organist without fee or any @Xx- pectation of reward. He is great- his death having Metla- SAFETY FIRST— USE NEW ly missed by all, WELLINGTON COAL, PHONE /cast a deep gloom over 116, katlah. eee. ’ | LiEUT, W. 8. MARSHALL AT COL. MARSHALL’S FUNERAL WESTHOLME OPERA HOUSE Lieut. W. 8. Marshall was able wohl (THURSDAY) ONLY to attend the funeral of his Bratt at ee er, Colonel Marshall, who was Anita Stewart and Earle Willlame in killed recently at the front. The “THE GODDESS” eastern exchanges contain long 2 accounts of the burial services, maw and Erlanger presents which must have been very im- “THE WIFE” A real good drama i c - I hree acts, j P i t — ee ° ranks and all units of the Cana SELIG TRIBUNE GAZETTE oe of latest WORLD'S NEWS PICTURES pressive, Officers and men of all dian forces were there, is played the march and the irty was made up of men various Canadian hbat- The late Gol, Marshall won the D. 8. O, for his gallantry earlier battle of Ypres. ban firing pé the Roaring Kelem Comedy from “DARING DUD THE PLUMBER” talions June 19th . is CHAPLIN DAY. at the OF EDWARD VENN) Hooge. yesterday, | : | front mn SERGEANT NEVILLE wi fa fo He | an of fo bu of ca Is sil pr ce fu su gu du me bu co ha be is ye pr ca the unveiling of the rived from Victoria on the Ge ahs Sa 3 ee alas : ; markably fit, though he still walk ‘last night, stated that the writ th a slight limp. |issued by H. C. Brewster would piece has Br fore he rip’ passed afterwards, “ey Mr. Guiney was wounded at Fes-|will be held on Friday and ladies tubert and Givenchy, are reminded that contributions ———--- ——-- of all lines of home cooking will LIEUT, GERALD PETERS be welcomed. The» boys in the 1S REPORTED MISSING | German prison camps do not get enough to eat and it is up to us City Solicitor Fred Peters has!to help feed them, They have received official notice that his)sacrificeed much for us; we cannot son, Lieut. Gerald Peters, is miss-|/but do what little we can for ing. Gerald just recently earned |them, 133 his lieutenaney and must just shina SSRs THE ASQUITH FAMILY with his wife and two daughters Paul's Cathedral after tablet to the memory of Captain Scott, The picture shows the Premier, the background, as they were leaving St. LOOKS FIT AND WELL NANAIMO LAST NIGHT The Daily News.) BOWSER SPOKE AT Sergeant “Jimmy” (Special to Vancouver, June 8.—Premier Neville ar-| Prince | orge this morning, looking re-|Bowser, speaking at Nanaimo KKKKKKKKHKHKHKKEHKERKKHKX Jimmy” is no stranger to war-|undo the ‘ . rience »_ | ca ‘ had experience be- |He said that if the writ were suc-|y re in several parts of the world work of the Legislature. * re, having cessful it would result in the per-|y now carries on his left breast} Ipetuation of a dictatorship worse |y added strip of ribbon, the ihe Russia. He, being made up of the colors|p., the the Allies. The r the not yet new Bowser, would | absolute dietator of the |, exact ribbon | province, medal for the present war decided it is a combination | eee |ST. PETER’S SALE OF WORK REALIZED THE SUM OF $150 | been upon, t meantime, the itish and French, Belgian, Russian, Italian colors. Over $150 was realized at the] The sergeant states emphati-| cy. lly that ‘Don” Moore dead and that there is no pos- sale of work The stalls taking the highest amounts were | the Work Stall (Mrs. C, Freeman) | and the Junior Stall (Mrs. The greatest the workers Peter’s Chureh Captain at Seal Cove yesterday, vility of his having been taken isoner by the Germans. He is rtain that lly in the $57.00, sleeps peace- | Festubert. just He carrying a Don" $44.05. reflected group of energetic G,. Kelsey orchard at credit is upon all little at Seal Cove, saw Crippen be- killed, him, “Jimmy” was says especially Mrs, Kel- sey, president of the Juniors, and pply of bombs and that shortly Mrs the little rip’ blew up a German machine Larter. gallant a * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Were vaeet * PRISONERS OF WAR n. His bombs disposed of, he The sale of home shelter and almost im- Prisoners of Warp diately killed by a the Red llet. rooms on Sixth Street is this week W.J, Mc- mpanied Sergeant Neville north. The sale g in for was rifle cooking in Cross ii the capable hands of Mrs, Coll and Mrs, Guiney, of Hazelton, ac- Jennings. GOSDEN CASE ve_returned to the front shortly KKKKKHAK HHH HHH HH negotiations with the Pro- SCHHSEHEEC ERE SERS Besides “The Goddess,” in whieh Williams a good “The Wife” at the Westholme to- night. feature There is funny Dud the Plumber.” une Gazette makes up a good pro- gram. The next concert night at this NATIONAL MOURNING .Ottawa, June 8.—All the officers of the Canadian Forces will wear mourning and all flags on military buildings in the Dominion of Canada will remain at half- mast up to and including the 14th of June, in memory of Lord Kitchener. WHY ? The Royal Commission now sitting at Ottawa is investigating only four contracts let by the late Canadian Shell Committee to United States only this and nothing more. firms; A contract with the In- ternational Arms & Fuse Co. for 2,500,000 fuses. A contract the American Ammunition Co. for 2,500,000 fuses. An alleged or contract with the Valve Company of Chicago with abortive Edwards for cartridge cases. An alleged contract or vidence Chemical Co. of St. Louis, picrie acid. These contracts amount- ed to some $22,000,000, The mittee handled contracts amounting to $300,000,000. The scope of the Royal for supplies of Canadian Sheil Com- altogether over Commission is restricted rigidly to these United States contracts — LESS THAN ONE-TWELFTH of the total business of the Shell Committee. By the terms of its com- mission from the Borden Ke KKK KKK KKK KK KH KH KK KK KK KK KK KH KK KH HK KH KK KK KH KH & government, it can not and must not go any further. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Parliament- ary investigation of ALL business of the Shell Com- ‘s de- mand was for mittee. Voted down by the Bor- den majority in the House. A later demand by Lib- erals for extension of the KKK KK KK KH KH scope of the Commission; also voted down. * “THE GODDESS” AT THE WESTHOLME TONIGHT 13th the unique serial, the episode of Anita Stewart and Earle there is entitled are the stars, three-act drama It is a Klaw and Erlanger first-rate. extremely “Desperate Trib- and should be also an Kalem comedy, A Selig fore the recent heavy action, | ——. popular house will be given over sincerely hoped that he will Victoria, June 8.—The Gosden|to geoteh numbers, this being the t be reported safe, even if ajperjury case went to the jury at) gpst of the “national” nights. isoner, seven o'clock last night. There cm eee et was no verdict at midnight, when Genuine Ayrshire Roll and The Daily News delivered by|the jury was locked up for the|Seotch Raw Beef Ham on ice,— rrier, 50 cents per month. night, Fuller & MeMeekin, phone 56, ASQUITH HAS TAKEN CHARGE OF WAR OFFICE Premier Conducts Affairs Until Appointment is Made—Derby Would Give Satisfaction, Says Graphic. (Special to The Daily News) As- taken per- London, Juae 8.—Premier quith has temporarily of Sir sonal charge at the war office. There is reason to believe’ that Field Marshal Sir John French has been offered the position of Secretary of State for succession to Lord Kitchener, The Daily Graphie declares that the a civilian War in minister should be that Lord Derby, the former directop of recruiting, new war and would give most satisfaction. German East Africa. Brigadier - General Worthey’s column has pursued the East Af- rican Germans to New Utengula, eapturing booty and The German commandant been taken prisaner. The who had become completely demoralized, extended a hearty welcome to the British force. HOW SIR SAM HUGHES INFLUENCED ORDERS May 31 part of the fuse enquiry prisoners. has natives, Ottawa, -—The most in- teresting examination At the out- proceedings, the has been the cross Sam Hughes. set of today’s correspondence which passed be- tween the Shell Committee and D. A. Thomas, representing the Min- ister of Munitions, was produced. The from a letter to from D. A. Thomas is eloquent as to the following clause the committee reason for his visit to Canada: “As T have already intimated to you, the Minister of considers that the prices allotted to the Shell Committee in the past Munitions have been too high, and had in- dicated his view that the alloca- tion of further orders to Canada will depend on the extent to which Canadian prices can be brought in line with others.” Sir Sam written statement as to the ser- vices rendered by Colonel Allison to the Empire, but the Commis- sioners did not admit it as evi- as it had no bearing upon produced a_ lengthy dence, the ed the Aftey denying all the letters and telegrams from Colonel Webb, offering to make fuses for $3.50 and 83,75, Sam went on to state that he had the slightest case on hand, Sir Sam hand- statement to the knowledge of press. Sir never interfered in in the placing of contracts by the committee. (Continued on Page Two) Go TO LONDON CAFE FOR THE BEST MEALS STRICTLY UNION HOUSE Mart Bik. 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