~ ae Legislative Library a] THE DAILY NEWS Makes a Special Effort to Give War News Immodiately == THE DAILY NEWS [== oL. Vi, NO. 2 —_——-— * RUPERT, B. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITISH GOVERNMENT TALKS OF CONSCRIPTION HEAVY FIGHTING IN ALSACE IS FAVORABLE To THE ALLIES—SEVERE FIGHTING IN THE EAST SEVERE FIGHTING CONTINUES ON THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER TTACK OF GERMAN FORCE | was REPULSED WiTh THE BAY- ONET—FIGHT PROCEEDING BETWEEN RUSSIANS AND TURKS. Special to The Daily News of B y Petrograd, Jan. 4 The Rus h ¢ « lose in official report says that there After a desperate ght rT i strong artillery duel all along | the front on the left bank of the /f n th tre hes they had stula i ‘ I theast of Rawa On the night of January 2 a Fighting ntinues in the G urge body of Germans crossed (lice regior f Galicia and the he Bzura near Koziokk and Bis tussiar ire making good prog- oupi A Russian regiment sur-jress at the Uzsok and List ounded them and attacked them | Passe f the Carpathians, wher vith the bayonet, not a shot be-|2,000 Austrians were captures ng fired. They killed several also guns and ammuniti undred and forced the re-| A great battle near Sarikamys minder to surrender. lig the Caucasus continues, obvi- On Saturday afternoon the | rusty Russian advantage, 5,00 ierman infantry attack | lurks being captured. >RZEMSYL GARRISON FRENCH AVIATORS IS LOSING HEART (Special to The Daily News.) (Special to The Daily News.) Lemberg, Jan. 4 Pestilence is Amsterdam, Jat j Frene} .preading among the garrison of jay 8 Saturday dropy vrnemert, whieh ia losing heart 4e veral bompds he ‘ ly owing the failure of the Aus j Br sae destroying a Zepp an relief forees to break | shed and ga ‘ ae hrough in soldiers WELCOME HARBOR WHEAT AT SOARING (epectal to The Dally News.) Wel ' BR. « D> 0 Chicago, Jan. 4 The highest} The . eting f wu »rices im years were reached in|yw, ‘ iurbor Farmers’ Inst the wheat pit today, May wheat for 19414 was held at the res mping to #1,.23 3-4 owing t f Mr. M. J. O'Kelly lhe searcity of ocean tonnage a a tine Inlet, Porcher Island the §=6aalmost prohibitive vessel leontember 19 rates from the Agentine ports W i Wileox and 1 oO. ¢ é _—_—_— iwere re-elected preside Land set DISCUSS CUXHAVEN RAID. i ry easure espectively; M a \ O'Kelly was elected vice presi- Kaiser and Fleet Leaders Wold | gent: and George Keys and Frank Conference Over Aeroplane li, tednark were re-elected dires Attack of British. tors —_— Resolutions were passed asking Londen, Dee a4 A Berlin|for better game protection; for dispatch received by the Ex if sting dock in Weleome Harbor; |, change Telegraph Company by |, the establishment of a post way of The Hague says that the fice at North Arm, and a ma German Emperor summoned | seryiee taking Laurier Light Prince Henry of Prussia to his Isp lier Rivet North Arm al! headquarters to confer with him lWelcome Harbou for a dem and Admiral Yon Tirpitz, minis-|ctration far to be located ter of marine, on the British raid|popeher Island; and for loans to on CGuxhaven. The conference|farmers on the tines advocater lasted several hours, the Prince |py the Royal Commission « Ag returning to Kiel by special train rf culture It is believed in Germany, the dis- rhe meeting was attended by patch adds, that Prince Henry | \thirty members and was pro to be given supreme command Of|nounced by al present as the the German Baltic fleet THE WEATHER. By F. W. Dowling, Observer. MORE SURVIVORS. (Special to The Dally News.) 5 a. m. January 4, 1944 é ‘ adie 29.674 | London, Jan, 4 Fifty - ee WN aes she cae 44.9 [Survivors from thi arerere OGtR. COURS iwiks 04.a'02's es 37.0 |have deer landed in an exhausi RE a Oe 94 Condition. Ton were dead tn exposure in the bottom of the Try Smith & Killas’ ice cream, |!0At- eee: Your King and Country need You EVERY MAN SHOULD DRILL Recruits Wanted for B Company, 68th Regiment. Parades Monday and Thursday nights at the Agricultural Bulld- ing at 8 P. M. sharp. Ss. P. McMORDIE, Captain. HIT ZEPPELIN SHED | | } ’ } ies enthusiast and helpful ae e yet held by the associa } j ' | | } ; } WI SERMON ON WAR. Yesterday being apart by the wh jpraye 1 behalf sus Rev. H. RK. ¢ isl to | l the wal Ss mi wn but Mr. G n such an | armored motor prova It may b ear which has been submitted to the TYPE OF ARMORED MOTOR CAR FOR CANADIAN CONTINGENT. » type of car used exclusively by the Canadian forces in France. picture shows a cample of government LONDON STOCK | EXCHANGE OPENS, (Special to The Daily News.) London, Jat i FARMERS’ INSTITUTE BURGLARY ATTEMPTED— ROBBERS LEFT IN HURRY | \ glary t Z Lynch 1 = Ay West y ‘ h we W I siderable damag « fu was t jcash registe and atl ia t pen nh siderable i i vas | rhe | jdently frightened they f shed their it the safe Iquantity of mits th quisites f the safe l sl f ght it was again more room day a new election Republic containing lamendments. The clause of these regulations is that whieh fixes the term of offiee of the President of China years rhis term, ntinue indefinitely, by a two-thirds vote ers that the actual political situ ation makes sueh avi sirable ' ne, and|" way that it appeared Sinee Mr. Grant came to en er irged twice Steps will have to be CHINESE ELECTION Law. Pekin China, Jan was promulgated in Pekin T MILLION GERMANS FACING RUSSIANS (Special to The Daily News.) Petrograd, Jan. 4.—It lcially estimated that twenty-sev- | ejaq) 1 German army corps are wounded amount to three times that number. London, Jan. 4 It is ertain that the British govern- jment will adopt conscription be- if | jtary Secretary McNamara, uy ldressing @® meeting today, tat this Referring to the , sands of young men without de- jpendents, who are not volunteer- | he said, “If they think they are going to enjoy a life of free- \d m at the other fellow’s expense, they will not enjoy it ae NEW APPOINTMENT. | (Special to The Daily News.) London, Jan. 4.—-Baron borne suceeeds Lord Aberdeen as wd Lieutenant of Ireland, lrecently resigned, } | HALF PAY FOR PRINCE LOUIS. London, Jan. 4 King George on recommendation of the lmiralty, direets that Prince Louis Rupert the Presbyterian Hall has lsigned his position as First Lord of the Navy on account of news- portant position, should | | special rate of half pay ‘lnis “special serviees.”’ The pay allotted is $10,000, WASHED NUT COAL. ten | WASHED NUT GOAL for ton New Wellington Coal P hone 116, Repairs of all kinds and jobs around house and | Frits, phone 583, DESULTORY FIGHTING CONTINUES IN WEST (Special to The Daily News.) The French offi- oper>|rain quiet prevails from the sea ating against Russia. Four hun-/to the Oise dred thousand Germans and Aus-| . ’ , | Aisne and in the Cham- trians have already been ’ artillery asserts prisoners and their soni y and several man points are TALK OF CONSCRIPTION French attempt yesterday (Special to The Daily News.) . Boureilles failed. forest of Lepretre, northwest of Pont a Mousson. re the war is over. Parliamen- a » the French have oc- » heights west ground at Stein- MORGAN OFFERS RAILWAY FOR SALE Alaska Road May Be Purchased by the U. S. Government. * River & Northwestern Railway in Alaska to the govern- , according to the sec- ry, offered the road at its ap- the seerelary says the whose valuation is to be used. » Alaskan engineering com- f Battenberg, who reeently re- , though it has made an es- paper criticism regarding ¢ Alaska Northern, jof German blood holding this im- Commission, Sivaluation of all railroads in the the period of the war,” in view of , but it has the authoriza- tion to make an appraisement if We are now in a position deliver NEW WELLINGTON , of nephritis, An eccentric woman is one who SEVERE FIGHTING IN ALSACE— FRENCH TAKE GERMAN VILLAGE AFTER OVERWHELMING BOMBARDMENT FRENCH TAKE POSI- TION WITH BAYONET — GERMANS TRYING TO RETAKE STEINBACH. (Special to The Daily News.) of Sennheim, the French captur- Berlin, Jan. 4.— The German|ed and demolished the German official report says that in the|trenches there and took the vil- western theatre, except for 9|'#8e of Steinbach, northeast of Cernay. The heights were re- taken by a bayonet attack during the night. Fighting continues Near Thann, in Alsace, the/for Steinbach, which commands French are showing great activ-|the valley of Thur and Cernay. ity. After an overwhelming In the eastern theatre the situ- bombardment on the heights west/ation is unchanged. heavy artillery combat, it is gen- erally quiet. BIG CONTRACTING FIRM ‘FORMER DYNAMITER HIT BY HARD TIMES LET OUT OF PRISON (Special to The Daily News.) Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 4.— Montreal, Jan. 4.—The con-|When Orie MeManigal, self-con- tracting firm of ©, EB. Deakin,|fessed dynamiter, was released eapitalized at half a million, with|from prison here, $1,000 was contracts all over Canada, went| given him by John D. Fredericks, into liquidation today owing to|district attorney, for the purpose financial depression. of leaving the country. MeMan- a igal’s testimony was responsible VOSGES GIRL IMITATES largely for the conviction of | WOMEN OF CARTHAGE [McNamara brothers on a chi a of murder in connection with the Sacrifies Her Fine Tresses to Add dynamiting of the Los Angeles to the National Soldiers’ Ties building. Fund. From a Jury Bribing Fund. — — Fredericks, in a statement is- Paris, Jan. 4.—Imitating the | cued last week, said the money women of Carthage, who cut given MeManigal had been paid their hair to make rigging for the | out of the Franklin bribe fund of war galleys, Yvonne Pusel a poor |g5.000, alleged to have been _jcountry girl from a small village) gathered by Bert Franklin, a de- in the Vosges, has sacrificed her |tecetive, for the purpose of brib- magnificent tresses to contribute |ing jurors during the trial. This to the National Fund for soldiers money was seized by the district at the front. A parcel containing | attorney, and in his statement he her hair was received Saturday by|declared he was personally and the secretary of the fund, accom-/not officially responsible for it. - panied by the following letter: Part Spent in Secret Service. “Please sell the enelosed| Three weeks ago Fredericks no- tresses. I would have done s0 tified the board of supervisors myself and sent you the money|that $2,473.48 of the bribe fund had I been near the city. Also I)had been expended in secret ser- would have liked better to havelyiee work. He asked the board of been able to send you the contri-|supervisors to reimburse the bution without cutting the hair,|pripe fund in that sum and then but that would not have been a/ determine by court proceedings sacrifice, and I want to give|to which use the entire amount something for which I care a lot.|/should be put. The supervisors My head trembled somewhat dur-!asked for an itemized list, whieh : ‘ling the operation, but a thought/was made public Tuesday. , ina brief interview with submitted verb- ally his promised proposal to sell of France and of our soldiers enbdeemitie who daily sacrifice their lives for| PREMIER MURRAY ISSUES the glory of the Motherland APPEAL TO ALL CHURCHES steadied it somewhat. —_——_ “With thanks, Suggests Collections for Belgian “YVONNE PUSEL.” Fund on January 17. THE CRADLE. Halifax, N. 8., Jan. 4.—Premier —— Murray has issued an appeal, ad- At the General Hospital this|qressed to the heads of the morning, to Mr. and Mrs. J. G.|@hurches in Canada, suggesting Reynard, 409 Fourth Avenue East, |¢hat collections be taken up in a son. all churches on January 47 in aid of the Belgian fund. In the town SUBMARINE OFFICER of New Glasgow over one thou- GETS VICTORIA CROSS cand dollars was realized in this —_—_— way last Sunday. London, Jan. 4.-—-The Victoria Cross has been conferred upon| A castle in the air may be all Lieutenant Commander Norman|right, but a cottage on earth is B. Holbrook, commander of the | better. submarine B-41, for torpedoing the Turkish battleship Messudieh in the Dardanelles on December : 13th. ae a Under the Auspices of the Ladies of the Altar Society of the Catholie Chureh, TUESDAY, JAN. 5th Some men are like umbrellas; they have so many ups and downs. se, |\dresses for comfort regardless of No specimen of humanity is se Card Play, 9 P. M. Sharp deplorable as the reformed fellow Admission $1.00 who has again gone to the bad.