=— = THE DAILY NEWS VOL. VII. NO, 124. PRINCE RUPERT, B. G., MONDAY, MAY 29, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENT 7 BULGARIANS OCCUPY GREEK TERRITORY S LONDON’ TIMES —_ —so— SERBIAN |. GREEK BORDER Ry NOW OCCUPIED DAVIDSON COMMISSION Ottawa, May 27.—Much ado was again LGARIANS i the: Government agains submitting the Small Arms Am- Davidsor [munition Scandal to the Commission, but the Greeks Offer No Resistance But Athens Press is very Indig- done—that is the significant point, nant—Fort Rupel is Phe Government has developed a Occupied. habit of coming down off the perc! sapnaicniniaes when public opinion scorches its (Special to The Daily News.) tail. London, May 29.—Strong forces The Opposition would, of of Bulgarians, estimated to num- have Course, preferred the ber twenty-five thousand men, have crossed the Greek frontier at| the matter, Rupel Pass and have occupied the|of a piece with the investigation that since Colonel John Wes- Allison’s name but the Davidson Commission, Greek frontier, ineluding the being conducted before now irthworks at the entrance of the tribunal, Struma Gorge, near Demir Hissar. | Jey figures largely rhe Greek garrison which oeccupi-|jn jt, without] the Government favored ed the retired offering any opposition to the ap- proach of the Bulgarian Demand. the Greek at Fort Rupel received a position so the The Davidson Commission will be pro- Opposition let it go at that. Bulgarians. vided with a new outfit of lawyers com- On Thursday, a Liberal nomij- the de- fence, a Conservative, and will ap- one for attack, mander nation, and the other for Bulgarian demand to evacuate his position within twenty-four hours, proximate one way and another as the place he occupied was es-|the character and methods of the Duff-Meredith this way it is hoped that the truth better faster than it has been doing. defence by Bul- in accordance with sential to the Bulgarian Commission. In and would be occupied garian troops, will come out and the general policy of neutrality as it was interpretated at Athens. Greek Indignation. This is the This is no reflection on Captain John Thompson, the former coun- irst actus Vasiol ; : first actual inva 'lsel for the Davidson Commission Greek territory by the Allies of He *» was the victim of the limita- the Central Powers, and the Greek the Gov. the quiry and then put the soft pedal tions placed on him by hewspapers express intense indig- ernment, which granted en- nation at the move made by the Bulgarians, on it. Captain Thompson must GIRLS’ | CHAPLIN CONTEST AT WESTHOLME THEATRE | have all events he took the first chance jhe decently could to throw up his jbrief and get from under on the rhis s ‘Gre 4 gz f »| 5 i Graft night at the Jexeuse that it would be improper| estholme , 2s stor lolme, when tlie sixth story for him, as a captain in the Cana of this greg aries rg : : reat series is presented. dian Expeditionary Force, to as- rhere is also a three act drama | . ; ist in investigating his superio Stain, by the Motion Picture Company: a lhe Crimson presented | Major Hughes and Quarter-master Gen- officers, General Sir Sam good Keystone comedy and a Uni- eral Macdonald. Captain Thomp- versal Weekly: of world’s news. son, besides being the son of a : and a gallant soldier, is a man of special musical numbers, ‘ nice feeling, as his This is the night of the girls’ this mater goes to show, Captain Chap] ’ ret ¢ res ‘pin Contest and there should| Thompson chooses to do his duty } ie pone Oheee cOR provided amidst shot and shell in Flanders} Vv the Ss > j » r > fl 6 noye spine me. ago." Th rather than amidst shell and fuse 'st of the speeial concert nights |. lals before Royal Commis- Wil | he given on Thursday, when For which nobody | Nothing the way of poison gas as badly as what Meredith It takes a sions at home. } re there should be a large attendance. nfeake Hine: Ger- BOND DEAL COMPLETED mans do in the can smell quite Duff and . Se at ’ Ss are Word was received from Mayor Messrs. McCaffery on Saturday, to the ef- {listening to right now, feet that the last details of the|lot of rumble-bumble from the Sale of the bonds had been com-|Hon. Charles Doherty to make Pleted and that he expected to be people believe that Captain Thompson didn't resign because he had a bad taste in his mouth. Charles Doherty, by the nN Montreal today, the Mayor Incidentally, mentions that, in tak- Nf up the treasury certificates, |The Hon, the city has made an additional |Way, brought out the old flag any “Wing of $2,100, thanks to the|Waved it vigorously, but it created toward his sid "ile of sterling exchange in New {hardly any draft York, of the House. The Davidson Commission. is —————2 waedeeeennees we eien The best Strawberries ean be Obtained at Fuller & MeMeekin's. socecononeanouansebenennnnnnnn GO To LONDON CAFE FOR THE BEST MEALS STRICTLY UNION HOUSE Hart Bik. Third Ave. BOXES FoR LADIES The Govern- given th none, Lo have better than ment Davidson Commission the prefer seenis enee, for the very reasons the Op- position urged against it, the same reasons Which make it such a con- prompt and the Duif- Two judges trast to the brisk, vigorous methods of Meredith Commission, better than they are evenly are one, especially { divided, as when AND BARGAIN AMMUNITION | thing was Duff- Meredith Commission to deal with and it would have been chafed often at his job. At| behavior in| t 1 ot On: taken at the Midland Station, wounded soldiers. WHITEWASH SPREAD BY BOWSER COMMITTEE | The met May 25. committee Victoria, publie accounts tonight and whitewashed the government in every Case except the Hanning- wherein H. C, Han- ton matter, nington, of the attorney-general’s department, was forced to resign because he accepted $2,000 com- mission in a deal whereby the gov- bought the house site. No report was ernment Victoria eourt |}made in the Songhees matter, and the committee will complete its report on this tomorrow, No mem- lbers of the jent at the jnight. The }tv-eight meetings Opposition were pres- committee meeting to- committee held twen- The report by the hand-picked committee natur- government. lea exonerates the |LITTLE GIRLS GIVE TEA FOR RED CROSS | On Saturday afternoon, on the | saab of the home of Mrs. D. CG. McRae, Louiser Fisher, Eleanor Peck and Helen, Mary and Lois! |McRae gave a five cent tea to their ilittle friends in aid of the Re dihas : . . ! The idea originated | jander, | ross Soc iety, }with the little girls themselves and | they carried out all the details un- ‘From the tea and the s candy and flowers, they realised | fund, is the Duff-Meredith Commission, with nobody things naturally get alongs The Davidson Commission brought in a report yet. Like Providence, it moves in a and deliberate) way Like the the poet it it has this the the into mysterious its wonders to perform, brook mentioned by But the time, goes on forever, brook but runs advantage over brook runs_ into Cammission The sion is mighty particular, (Continued on Page Two) Davidson money, Davidson Commis- almost the sum of $4.10 for the Red G ross | lighting, the latest form of first aid to the wounded by the nurses at the front is the art of lighting the Leiceste RMY LANDED AT SALONIKA — NO MEDIATION SAY “Tommies” r, shows an “A, V. NO MEDIATION — POSSIBLE SAYS LONDON TIMis Northcliffe Paper Makes Strong Reply to German Peace Articles—Lots of Money. (Special to The Daily News.) May 29.—The discussing editorially the London, London Times, recent reports that President Wil- the mediation in that cannot be entertained Allies, son was way for the mediation of preparing American war declares this character by Britain and her as any compromise between right ant wrong is impossible. The Times goes on to declare most emphati- cally that the war must go on until beaten. Germany is thoroughly London Money Market, Never has there been mor foreign money on the London ,market than there is at the pres- lnided by the grown-ups, tea being lto be served in their own little tea sets.| ale of cakes, | | The Davidson Commission, on the|heard from, other hand, is a one man band and | in Egypt, there to pinch that|a spell of pleurisy. Mr. one man and dig him in the ribs, | g slowly. | Was |nlo appointed a year ago, and has not!tracted his illness, ent time. America, formerly the lgreatest borrower in the world, now become the greatest Martial Law in Ireland. Dublin, May 29.—Martial law is continued in Ireland until further notice. |\‘CHUCK” AVERILL HAS BEEN ON SICK LIST Averill, Was on active service “Chuck” who, when last has just reeovered from Averill was transferred from the Mediterran- ean to the western front and had sooner landed than he con- He expects to be out of action for about three months, during which time he will go to his home in Worcestershire ‘est up. The Alice B, for Metlakatlah every Sunday at 9 and 44 a.m, and i and 3 p. m leaves Davis float One cigarettes, A. D.” nurse latest accomplishments This photo, lighting of the which was cigarettes for the SULLIVAN LINED UP THE SEATTLE PLUGGERS May 26.—The Vancou- ver plugging had a fight the ad- mission of affidavits by Clancy, the Seattle roadhouse keeper, and Victoria, committee this morning over Monty White, who now works as a Waiter in Claney’s place, regard- ing the plugging in Vancouver. . B. Patterson, provincial secretary of the Liberal organization ,testified that after the the first The Province, he to investigate and he looked up. both Claney and White, told that they were afraid to come to British Co- lumbia to testify as Sullivan had told them that if they did not tell a story to suit him they would be committee appearance of election frauds story in went to Seattle who him ‘“jugged.”’ They took affidavits, |, however, denying that they had taken pluggers over to Vancouver for Macdonald and the Liberals. Patterson said that they told him verbally that the men were taken Tisdall, with a couple voting for Macdon- ald for White admitted going with a party and of the men in Seattle, but he got them for to Vancouver to plug for protect ion’s sake. Claney said he got some Sullivan. RAILROAD MAGNATE 1S GROWING WEAKE! (Special to The Daily News.) St. Paul, May 29. Hill, has been for but signs of recovery during James J. who seriously ill showed the last few days, is now reported as grow ing gradually weaker. some time, who ANOTHER § SHIP GONE May 29,.—Lloyd’s an- that the Rita has been sunk. : ; BI Si ee Shia eM as Sr HALIBUT DEARER London, nounces Italian vessel Halibut prices have hardened a little, yesterday's catches fetching 7 5-8 cents per pound. The fol- Alvilda, lowing were the arrivals: SAFETY FIRST — USE NEW 1 1,000; Glacier, 14,000; Margalice, WELLINGTON COAL. 116. PHONE /5,000; M, 'T. 8, 4,000 and the Hy SERBIAN ARMY HAS LANDED AT SALONIKIBASE Greece Carefully Preserves Her Neutrality—Serbians Have Still Strong Force in the Field. (Special to The Daily News.) Paris, May 29.— eighty Serbia's army, between and a hundred thousand strong, has landed at the Allied base at Saloniki. The Serbian army was _ three hundred thousand strong at the outbreak of the war, but was ter- ribly depleted by a severe epi- demie of typhoid and also in en- gagements which took place dur- ing the strenuous effort to check the invasion of Serbia by the Austro-Germans. Greek Neutrality. The Entente Allies asked per- mission from the Greek Govern- ment at Athens to be allowed to transport the Serbian army from Corfu to the base at Saloniki Greek territory by rail, which would have shortened the journey by about “five hundred and would have lessened the danger of attack from Teu- tonic submarines. across miles, Greece, however, refused to al- low the troops to cross her ter- taking the stand that it would be a violation of her ritory, neu- trality. GENERAL GALLIENI HAS PASSED AWAY (Special to The Daily News.) Paris, May 29.—General Joseph S. Gallieni, former minister of way in France, died at Versailles on May 27th. General Gallieni was one of the great military forces in France during the early days of the war, but the tremendous strain undermined his health, the veter- an having to retire from the min- istry several months ago. BUSH FIRES Bush fires along the line of the CT Telkwa put the telegraphic wires out of business west of this morning. By noon the wires were fixed as far as Prince George, but there was still trouble between that point and Jasper, Rink Monday night. orchestra, 10 cents 123-124, Dance at Three piece per dance, 9 till 12. > WESTHOLME OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT TONIGHT—-MONDAY ONLY Jane Novak and Hobart Henley in thé sixth story of “GRAFT” Each Episode a complete Story The Motion Picture Company presents “THE CRIMSON STAIN” Three Act Drama KEYSTONE COMEDY “LOVERS’ POST OFFICE” Universal Weekly of World Events Special Musical oatliadiinl TONIGHT! TONIGHT! ! — Chaplin Contest for Girls. Gil 14,000, pe Die ie | fi oa a7. 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