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JUN 24 1815

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MEX,CO DECLARES WAR ON UNITED STA

sERIOU Uf CABINET CRISIS ON IRIS

WAR DECLARED
BY MEXICO ON
UNITED STATES

All Mexicans Called to Aems—att |)

‘TOUCHING ABILITY OF

reason to doubt that Colonel
Wesley Allison, Slight but

|conve nient intermissions of mem-

with

and lapses of health when the

Foreigners Ordered to Leave }questions gol too searching and
__United States Calls the answers needed editing, told
out Militia. the Duff-Meredith Commission all

ish taro the truth he thought good for it. |

11 io The Dally News Colonel John Wesley Allison is
Galveston, Texas, June 20. a short, sallow man with long,

Plaintive

ball
on the United States '

eyelashes,

fhe Mexican government has de-

lay-out of silver hair which

Wal

 

ill foreigners have been or-|nig balance, and a moustache|
to leave the country im-!which droops from the weight of!
itely. evidence it shelters. The Colonel!

Posters have been put up all| talks in a tired voice and is some-
lichet careless of the King’s Eng-

slonel

Mexico calling the people to
that the

| States is preparing to hurl

lish. Unlike Cs David Car-

* and asserting

negie, he is no hide-bound gram-

jmarian. His singular subjects
into Mexico, to take POS) and plural verbs show an amount
of the country. jof disloyalty to each other which
United States Ready, lis fairly astonishing in the pa-
or} »9 Wworyatatea : . :
York, June 20.--Every state jtriot Sir Sam painted him to be.
Union is mobilizing its} ;
sh -, he | Whatever the Colonel may look
i in order to cope with the}
jin uniform he appears ordinary

iation whieh has develop-|
ed Mexico,

have been directed to prog

sack suit of

And
‘ia highlyamportant person, a per-

enough in his neat

United States war-/!

bartender'’s blue, yet he is

ed Mexican ports to protect
son surrounded by auriferous in-

Ar ican citiz ; |
in OLSReRs ifluences, a Midas whose’ touch
| . ;
iturns everything to gold, said

touch being always and every-

CONTRACTOR KELLY’S
TRIAL HAS BEGUN!"

a person that Benjamin Franklin

at work from ten per cent.

In fact he is so important

al to The Daily News
a 1Yoakum, that genial old Wall
W ipeg, June.20.—The jury}
: iStreet buccaneer who can smell
for the Kelly trial was sworn in 5
j}money miles off, paid $25,000 just
lay and will be kept in
to sit near him. An impression
f court oMeials at night
had got abroad somehow that
etween theesessions of the
Allison was a miracle worker,
that he had found the gold at the
Kelly is not represented by} :
rainbow’s end, that his divining
as his lawyers withdrew |

invariably located hidden
in short that he had tre-

with

irod

trial

? i treasure,

vas refused.
imendous pull

lsomebody and that he was a good

i postponement of the

somewhere
next to.

Wesley Allison
lseems to have realized his special
himself. At all

FOR DOMINION

ee to get
DAY) . .

Colonel John

V. A. Cole, representing the
= wifts events he
committee of the Domin-

Day celebration, waited on cashed in on them to the extent
incil Jast night to ask for of sharing commissions with

i grant of 100 towards the funds. many groups and combinations,
The mayor intimated that the lsaid groups and combinations do-
estimates included a small vote | 28 all the work of lending or
ich purposes. ifilling contracts while the Colonel

Ald. Dybhavn, seconded by Ald. | provided the influence, Let no-
Stith, moved that $100 be grant [body underrate this influence of
the Colonel's. Without it no con-

(i. ‘This carried unanimously,

ltracts detached themselves from
‘BASEBALL : ithe parent stem, With it con-
lhe Catholie Club and the Colts | tracts fell into one’s lap like over-

lripe cherries, It was the Colonel's

 

the British, Russian, French and

ineet at Recreation Park to- .
ht at 6:45 job to shake the tree and shake
it he did, well and often.
oe Whence did this wonderful in-
| WESTHOLM fluence of the Colonel's come?
er E NK Vas it born with him or did he
OPERA HOUSE Ihave it thrust upon him- was he
TONIGHT (Tuesday) ONLY 3/such an outstanding figure that
}
|
“YOUTH” I tj eovyernments simply
\ Vilagraph Star Peature in three Canadian 5 ; ; a
Parts, presenting Antonio Moreno made a grab for him or did his
and Frankie Mann, name have to be mentioned to
“With the British Forces in Satoniki” lthem? Why this sudden confi-
|

“plendid peel

on the part of three great
in a tin colonel unknown

. showing the entire
British army in the Greek City.

Don't Miss This Picture.

“THE HAND OF MAHAWEE”
Selig Drama,

j dence

powers
Sam's friend?

the Duff-

as Sir

before

to fame save
|The
|Meredith Commission does not go
but it is an

 

evidence

“STOUT HEART BUT WEAK \ KNEES”
Keystone Comedy,,

linto these matters,
linte resting subject just the same,

it to say that Colonel John

 

T
hureday night is Irish night. Friday

Chartie Chaplin in “The Floorwatker” $| ul!’

JOHN WESLEY ALLISON

ortavs, soma tvew is tie, DRENGS ABOUT
CABINET SPLIT,

Ji nn
'

a regular Co-!

1e parts in the middle to preserve |

IRISH QUESTION

Unionists Headed by Walter Long
Revoit on Home Rule Solu-
tion of the Irish
Difficulty.

(Special to The Dally News.)

London, June 20.—There is an

jacute division in the British cabi-
net over the settlement of the
| rish question, a strong section
jbeing bilterly opposed to the pro-
jposal put forward by the Hon.
David Lloyd George that Ireland
a, given its own government, with

ja parliament in Dublin,

Informal meetings of the

Unionist ministers, headed by
Waller Hume Long, president of
the local government board, Pave

held, and resignations of
prominent
the

Unionists

been
members of
The
that the cabinet

Unionist
cabinet may follow.
claim
as a whole is not responsible for
the settlement of the Irish ques-
tion, as the coalition government
was formed to carry on the war
and not to settle domestic troubles

The of Home Rule to
Ireland at this time would mean
As-
quith’s authority and the nullifi-
all the efforts he

visit to Ire-

refusal

the.repudiation of Premier

cation of made

on his recent

The
critical.

MISS HUMBLE FINDS
THE WORLD SMALL

Mrs. W.

while

land. political situation is

G. Humble has received

a most interesting letter from
Miss Humble, formerly of this
city and now on service in one

of the field hospitals at the front.
Miss
visited

vacation,
the
got into con-

Humble, while on

Scotland and on way

south on the train,

versation with an old gentleman

who displayed great interest in|
said that one of his|
had for

Canada, He

boys, whom he not seen

ten had over with
the

killed.

On

years,

Canadians and had_ been

Humble enquiring
the
‘ame from, the old gentleman said
called Massett
Rupert.”

Miss
part of

which west his son

“He lived in a place

but enlisted in Prince
The

so well known to many here, Mrs.

son was the late A. E, Jessup,
Jessup and her little boy are now
in England and living with Mr.
Jessup, Sr.

SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY
FOR PRINCE RUPERT

The merchants of the city met
in the Roard of Trade rooms last
evening to discuss the half-holi-
day question, Thomas McMeekin
presided over a large attendance,
There was a good deal of diseus-
sion but the vast majority favor-
ed Saturday closing and finally it
was decided that
the Half-holiday be on Saturday.

unanimously

 

SAFETY FIRST—USE NEW
WELLINGTON COAL, \VHONE

mer pepe

The late Lieutenant Navarre («
who was killed while brit
On the left is ¢

The picture sh

Killer,”
man aeroplane.
Freneh pugilist.
machine. He was a populat
tied

Carpentier

own

picture he has round his ne¢

stocking. is now a ful

pilot.

NEW ENGLAND C0.
MAY COME NORTH

the
England

 

WwW, ac one of

rectors of

O’Brien,
the New

di- |
Fish
Company, interviewed in regard
to their
which was recently burned
the

that they were seriously consider-

rebuilding the Vancouver
plant,
down, intimated to Province
headquar-
that

north to size up

transferring their

Ing

ters to Prince Rupert and
they &vere going
the

This was Mr.

situation.
O'Brien's reply to
a query on this point:

“Well,” he replied, ‘tas to the
business of the New England Fish
Company going to Rupert, I can)

We

there and on to Ketchikan to size

not say as yet. are going up

up the situation and if we see
that we can have greater possi-
bilities fop the expansion -of our

business in Prince Rupert we will |

wo there,
said Mr.

a plant there

“As you are aware,”

O’Brien, “we have

such a plant. At the same time
we would still have premises here,
but mot to the same extent as we
had before the fire.”

DULUTH DRY

 

(Special to The Daily News.)

Winnipeg, June 20.-—Duluth,

 

 

 

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To fone
OOOO OOR ODOC OOO ODED OOD CODD

116.

Minnesota, went dry yesterday,

 

TWO FAMOUS ! RENCH AERONAUTS

 

H 1 QUESTION — THE RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCE

 

ENEMY PUTS UP
FIERCE FIGHT ON
_ EASTERN FRONT

All Attempts to js tien the Russian
Drive Fail—Terrible German
Losses at Verdun—German
Ship Torpedoed.

(Speqial to The Daily
June 20.—All
the

News)

Petrograd, at.

tempts to stop Russian ad-

vance upon Lemberg fail. Three

| thousand prisoners were taken

when Czernowitz was occupied.

The Russians are generally on the

offensive, but the Austro-Hunga-

rians and Germess are fighting
fiercely to try and prevent a fur-
ther

The Russian drive in

Russian advance.

Volhynia
brings the Russian armies within
twenty miles
ski.*

slans

of Vladimir-Volyn-

From CGzernowitz the Rus-

Austrians
and the

are driving the
towards the Sereth river
Carpathian Mountain
Verdun Losses.

20—The German
losses in the battle of Verdun are
415,000 and the Ger-

passes.

London, June
estimated at
inans are making no further head-
way with the attack,
German Steamer Sunk.
The
bound for Luebuck,

ay
aie

 

German steamer Ems,

“Fokker
down his seventeenth Ger-

r, the

m right),-known as the

iging has been tor-

1eorges famous |Pedoed off the north coast of Fal-

Carpentie

wws Navarre standing before his kenburg, on the Swedish coast,
idol of the Freneh, and in the |)Y @ British submarine.

ck, his talisman, a lady’s silk Italian Steamer Sunk.

ly trained aviator and a skilful The Italian steamer Leprove-

dita has been stink by an Austrian

submarine in the Mediterranean.

MAYOR STANDS BY
THE RATEPAYERS

The finance committee present-

BL LING UAL CASE
TO PRIVY COUNCIL

(Special to The Daily News.)

Ottawa, June 20,—Canada’s en-

 

listment for overseas service now|@d to the council last night its
totals three hundred and _ forty report, On. She, Paton yy Were
‘sido walabicaeen duction in the license fees on the
part of hotel-keepers. The report
Senator Baleourt, representa-|.4. to the effect that, since the
tive of the Separate Schools Com-|,.timates had been made up for
mission, has left for England to} \), year and the tax rate fixed,
represent the French-Canadians nai: padiaation Mantade:
of Ontario when the bi-lingual Ald. Dybhavn, seconded by Ald.
case comes before the Privy Coun-|yoRae, moved that the report be
‘cil early in July. adopted.
Ald. Nelson said that, though
D. J. WILLIAMS WANTS he had been at the committee
DEPOT AT TRAMVILLE meeting when the report was

it did not exactly co-
and,

idrawn up,

Db. J, Wiliiams, of the Rocher

De Boule

incide with his ideas, in view

Copper Company,

) a Will of the fact that Ald, Smith had
ton for the south this evening not been at the meeting, Mr.
oO interview the Railway Commis- Smith might have something to

‘sion and to, m >a re »s t ; ; : .
d to,make a request that} cay which he might feel inclined

to support.
Ald, Smith said that he felt that,
in view of the conditions prevail-

jtrains be stopped at Traimville for

| the convenience of the company

and its staff. Tramyville is grow-

f x jing in importance and Mr, Wil-|, : ; ;

already and have a business in al : . eee eer ing, and particularly in view of
S jliams feels that better fae ‘s : : :

small way, We have not got a! , i + ie me itieS|ithe curtailed hours in which the
; should be given by the pailr ;

cold storage plant in that port, B ’ railroad hotels could now do business, a

but should we decide oun going RS ate ar reduction might be made, He

. ; SUN AND TIDE :
there, of course, we will ereet moved that the report be laid on

 

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