THE DAILY NEWS vol vil. NO. 139. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1916, PRICE FIVE CENTS GERMAN NAVAL DISASTER IN THE BALT —_———— TWELV# MERCHANTMEN AND CRUISE TWELVE &-RMAN 4c RCHANTMEN SWINK IN BALTIC Ly Russian Destroyers Smash Hun Merchant Fleet and Sink Cruiser——Canadian Success. il to The Daily News \ ying, Sweden, June 15. | vo German merchantmen rth, convoyed by an cruiser, torpedo boats ed trawlers, were attatk- juadron of Russian tor- destroyers and sub- ear Hevringe, on the Swe h Baltic coast. The Ger- st twelve merchantmen, ivy eruiser and one de- Canadian Success. June 15.—The line on the western British 1 lian vain been straightened ops occupying their SiLions, At the Canadians retook Ypres yes- the irt of the ground lost on including the positions wood and along Ob- while the British have \ igh Ridge, x the front line their original location, the fight- were heavy. ie n losses in this ground British in Persia. with a British (rf SiKeS entered Kerman, in Persia, | taken with a view] } Ls order in- Brit here is ‘| mine the have been ces in this area, ig attributed to the | if German and Turkish iries, ASSEMBLY FAVORS — UNION OF CHURCHES \\ peg, June 14.—The final the question of church the Presbyterian Gen- il Assembly, stood at 406 for rhis move-| STARVING AUSTRIANS FIGHTING THE POLICE Courtesy Hotel Rupert. London, June 15.—There are fierce food riots in Vienna and Bohemia is shaken by revolt. Starving Austrians are fighting with the police. There has been street fighting at Prague. Lhe | rioters were mostly women and | they fought the police with great} violence, SATURDAY HALF | HOLIDAY speedy Hild ZATES7 SNARSHOT eae ii MA #4 THE AMP AS A TOURIST IN THE U.S... KING CONSTANTINE MAKES SAFETY MOVE Spe il to The Daily News London, June 15.—King Con- stantine of Greece has left Athens for Larissa as a precautionary measure in case of revolution breaking out in the Greek capital. From Larissa he will be able to the disturbance’ in refuge in Monastir in seek event of any Greece, MANUAL TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BOYS Che school board, at its regular iid S38 against. A proposal to Vancouver, June 14,—-Vancou- the proceedings for twelve|]yer today voted in favor of mak-| meeti e last evening, decided to vas voled down almost ing Saturday the weekly halt | inaugurate a system of manual ously, This attitude oOn|poliday by three votes to one. jtraining next term, The matter bart of the Presbyterian A vote taken in Victoria on the} has been under consideration for ‘ h is a remarkable change|palf-holiday Question showed allsome time, The board has taken I What has been in the past.| overwhelming majority in that] a lease of the gymnasium of the COAL Wel Favorite Ladysmith klon lump and mut, best re- ts. Phone 15, P,R.G, Co. t MOODS WESTHOLME ___ OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT ONLY Ar St . ; ‘a Stewart and Earle Williams in the 14th Episode of ‘THE GODDESS" Prince Rupert Favorite— Maro MacDermott in “RANSOM'’S FOLLY” In Four Acts, “Bud” Comedy— “THE TALE OF A COAT” A Great FONenT 18 SCOTCH NIGHT and _ Ween shows a great Con- ‘“Yoted to Seotch music, songs | O5me » Will be given, Harry oe hear the Prince Rupert the auder—-He is as good as old man himself. du ‘ NE 23rd 1g CHAPLIN NIGHT Nd danas reer city ing té “SCOTCH NIGHT” AT THE This is Westholme, sones aiken on Saturday also. | | | WESTHOLME THEATRE | Scotch night at the | real Scotch } when and musical numbers will | 9] be given in addition to the usual pielul pert The f4th “Ransom’s Folly, MacDermott, an this city, e entitled “The Tale of a Coat. These concert nights will be lyvery special featur ular j have already tention of gala ‘eo show. The Prince Ru-| Harry Lauder will be there. | » pieture show includes the episode of ° The Goddess; Mare favorite In| ’ featuring old and a great Bud comedy es al this pop- and the Welshmen announced their in- house making their night a one, in favor of the half day be | Methodist Church at $180 per year, and will advertise for an instructor, Benches to accomo- idate twenty pupils will be ordered, a class of twenty being the largest vhich the will be able to handle at one time, There 180 the various grades who will be instructo! are about boys in qualified for the course and each boy will receive a half day’s in- struction per week, WAR NIGHTS AT WESTHOLME The management of the West- holme ‘Theatre that every Tuesday night will be war 10 per cent, of the takings announce night. on that night will be given over to the various war funds in turn. M. G. Drew, of Victoria, is visit- ing in the ‘city. R SUNK SH ete he ice = IRE} = EARL KITCHENER IN MANY ACTIVITIES, f Ee + ‘a HIS LA7ES7° PORTRAIT, AND THE GRUISER HAMPSHIRE ON WHICH HE MET HIS FATE BALFOUR’S OPINION | OF THE NAVAL ACTION | Mr. Balfour, First Lord of the \dmiralty, speaking yesterday be- jfore the Imperial Council of Com- jmerce in London, said: ‘‘Anyone lwho imagines that the relative the as it was before two fleets is the the battle has made the most profound mis- strength of same take. The German mavy is rela- tively and absolutely less power- Mr. dream of ful than is the British navy.” added that the a German invasion of Great Brit- Balfour ain would be dissipated forever by the action, and that the block- be tightened, Mr. Balfour is exceedingly cautious in ade could now his use of words, His statements can be accepted at their face falue. When he says “Great Britain not merely obtained the honors of the battle, but also gained the sub- stantial fruits of victory,” the people of the Empire will accept The Kaiser, in continuing to brag of his judgment unreservedly. victory while concealing Ger- many’s losses, is merely. making himself ridiculous.—The Toronto Globe. PRISONERS OF WAR The aid of the Prisoners of War Fund held Friday in the formerly by D. next door to McColl, on sale will be McLeod Tea sale of home cooking in will be on store occupied electrician, the of Geo, P. Third The in charge of Mrs. J. H. Mrs. Hal Peck, Scotch scones will be served and Brown, store Avenue, and and there will be a large variety of dainties for sale, The handsome brass flag-stalf, Mr, this occasion, made by will be rattled are reminded that a large quantity Akerberg, on Ladies of home cooking that the meets the demand, ‘an be disposed of and supply never SAFETY FIRST—USE NEW WELLINGTON COAL, PHONE 116, LLOYD GEORGE MAY BE WAR SECRETARY (Special to The Daily News.) London, June 15.—It is under- stood that the Secretaryship of State for War has been offered to the Hon, David Lloyd George, who is regarded as the strong man of the that he will accept the portfolio net connection government, It is believed but will sever the entirely his with Ministry of Munitions, ALTERATIONS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS The school board last night considered a report drawn up by City Engineer relative the school buildings, The report dealt Lorenzen to the proposed changes in chiefly with safe-guards against fire. It has bean decided to place fence along the cliff at the Borden Street school and also a picket to make a few other alterations deemed advisable, An increasing number of pupils taking the high school course has demand for "another the will vertise for an additional teacher, created a 5 teacher and board ad- who will devote most of his time to science and mathematies. The the resignation of H, Anderson of the staff. Miss Tallander the board that has completed her course at the board has received teaching has notified she Normal Training Cchool. LAST CHANCE The great fire sale in the Me- Intyre Block, Third Avenue, closes the very on Saturday. Fop last two days there will be special must be - On Saturday, what is left will be handed over at given bargains as everything cleared out away prices and the early comers will get the pick of the bargains. that nothing must be left in the store aftey Saturday, Remember Mrs, E, GC, daughter and her Duluth, La Trace have gone to Minn,, on a visit. -- RUSSIANS CROSS THE DNIESTER AUSTRIANS ARE “DRIVEN ACROSS - RIVER DNIESTER Russians Forging Ahead and May Cut off Austrian Right Wing—Rumania May Come in. (Special to The Daily News.) Petrograd, June 15,—The pris- oners captured by the Russians in their big advance now number one hundred and twenty one thousand, The Russian army has crossed the Dniester River and has driven the enemy to the left bank of the Pruth. Along Austro - Hungarians the entire line the have been driven back. The plete hold Dniester, Russians now the and, following the capture of Zal- com- command of eszyki and Horodenka, their next objective is Kolomea. Uniess there is an unlooked for change in the strategic position of the enemy only a prompt retreat will pre- vent the complete cutting off of the Austrian right wing. Rumania Watching. The prospect of Rumania join- ing the Allies in the war against the daily with the advance of the Rus- Central Powers is growing sians into Bukowina. Italians Repel Austrians. 15.—The attacks along the Rome, June Austrian Posina line in the southern Tyrol have been everywhere repulsed by the Ital- ians. Austrian seaplanes have raided Venice, killing one woman The damage to property Was slight. and injuring four civilians. MRS, PETERS SENDS NEWS OF PRINCE RUPERT FOLKS City Solicitop Peters has re- ceived a letter from Mrs. Peters, who is-in England, stating that Gerald had just left for the front. He have been days in the trenches few the heavy fighting took place, after must just a when which he was posted as missing. The letter that “Major” Gibson, who had been in also. states England recovering from wounds, the Mrs. Peters mentions had returned to France on same day. from Prince that had received a letter from Theo. Collart, to whom she had written having met many Rupert and also says she regarding her son Jack, who is still unaccounted for. GERMAN CASUALTIES The official lists of casualties up to the end of May is:—Killed, 734,412; wounded, 4,- $51,652; 338,522, 586, the German colonies. German prisoners and missing, making a total of 2,924,- These figures do not inelude Go TO LONDONGAFE | FOR THE BEST MEALS STRICTLY UNION HOUSE Hart Bik. Third Ave. "BOXES FOR LA DIES eee: ee ellie Ne. tii mm o~ ee Se. wpee: qoeramioageas