as The Daily Nereis #y 5 We Never Sleep : , PRINCE RUPERT AUTO . PRINCE RUPERT 707 Second Avenue Northern and Central British Columbia’s Newspaper vol. NO. 2 a a PRINGE RUPERT, B. G., SATURDAY, DEGEMBER 20, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS eee a Attempt to Murder Gener al Negotiations With Soviet Temporarily Broken Off; aig ; Viscount French at Dublin — Pem=nds of the Bolshevik (Special to The News via T.P. Telegraphs.) Fired on by Party of Miscreants Using Revelvan and' ‘SOCIALIST RETURNED LONDON, Dec. 20,—Negotiations between James O'Grady, representing Great Britain, and Maxim Litvinoff on behalf of C- Bombs as He and Party Drove Through Streets; One TO U.S. CONGRESO fr~'<> scsacicg: noun thie someietinian wat erccameet an nen of Would-be Assailants Killed. | MILWAUKEE. Dec. 20.—Vietor|been definitely broken off, according to an official announcement : ¥ 7 : ' , Berger, Socialist, was re-elected] loday. Negotiations have been merely postponed to permit rep- (Special to The News via 6. f.P. Telegraphs 6 Congress from fifth Wisconsin! pesentatives to return to their respective countries and confer DUBLIN, December 20.—An attack was made here ror OE HAVE SLEEPING » strict, having defeated a | with their governments. ( 1. Bode tab, Republican, by 4,- om . on Viscount French who had a narrow escape with his life. SICKNESS IN SOUTH lg0s dha Sahin Gaaanetione adel rhe Bolshevik demands in the prisoners exchange negotia- That the attack was coolly planned was indicated by the fact I> 1.367. and Bodenstab’s, 19,164,| tions at Copenhagen, are given in a Moscow wireless message. that the assassins played handball at a public house near the One Death and Four Now in) Aj ee ae 9,000 voters did| The release of British prisoners = = —— _—— scene of the shooting, while awaiting the arrival of the vice- Comatose State in inet go to polls. s offered in return for 100 Bol- RUSHING WITH Vancouver. shevik and 26 others mentioned - se face ae EY ISTER REFUSES A in * ae ial li - The neturn of Further evidence of the deliberateness of the attack was found =| atest reports from Vancouver 2000 Bolsheviks Whe west t in the fact that the assassins carefully flung a cart across the siate that there have been tive} DOMINION APPOINTMENT) penmark teom Germany is also AIR KHYEX road at the scene of ambuscade, which stopped the vice-regal ©*s°s of slecping sickness break : demanded. ion of four cars. After the attack a case of Mills|‘\'' ‘ere already. The first case VICTORIA, Dee, 20.——Col, WW. Leave to Army. party process i t d was fatal and the others are sti]! Foster, D.8.O., stated here that} COPENHAGEN, Dec, 20—M, bombs, similar to those used in war, was found. a comatose condition at the he had definitely decided not to ac-| [iyinoff, representative of the Both bombs and revolvers were used by the miscreants, the ponora) hospital eept the offer to -re-organize the! soviet Government, said today number of whom is variously estimated at from five to fifteen.’ Dr. Underhill, the city health Royal Canadian Dragoons of} that the breaking off of negotia-|%e Communication * Yet; Mail and The vice-regal party fired on the would-be assassins as they | owns is inclined to doubt that which he lad becn offered the|tjions was due to the attitude of Express Probably Here he fields, but all of them made their escape except || « death was directly due to the command. Instead he announc-|{he British Government. “We Tonight. mp he wy as shot through the head, dying instantly sleeping sickness but thinks that es the intention to engage in pri-|imust leave the matter with the O PILE DRIVERS one man ki i P *Ithere may have been complica-ivate enterprise in this provinee| Red Army,” he declared. “We rw Around the fingers of the fallen man was found a ring of @) |) 4). arising from it. ailer the new year. understand from Premier Lloyd WORKING ON NEW SPAN discharged hand grenade and in his pockets two revolvers, _ - - : __._ | George that he wished us to deal Th ituati t Kl R ; ad: Salen ‘ e situation a iyex River e other of old German make. first with Admiral Kolehak and) — of Spanish make and th th tiie ciatetanitn. cosa General Denikine. That is what[Where the grade and bridge on the When the official party approac ’ ae ea e the Bolshevik army is successful-|fa@ilway is washed out remains were fred and some bombs thrown. The assassins evidently ex- ty doing.” ' ‘about the same. As yet no com- pected Viscount French would be in the second carriage, in which | clita aiciaiia munication has been possible a- ly afew bullets penetrated. A shot, however, struck the de-| : cross the break. It is thought enly a ® ike Qeat wounding him| or own O n ox FINE LECTURE that a transfer of mail and ex- tective sitting beside the chaffeur of the first car, 9 o ‘press may be effected today and in the hand. | Almost immediately the vice-regal party opened fire on the) aieenasneidianpalli tenable AT ST ANDREW’S the mail that is at present tied up may come over soon. Fur assassins who took to flight on discovery. ‘Organization Being Formed to Look . | eat’ ther mail from the Kast is now nti | After the Recreational’ and Educa- |4, . erasy spears on Life and] All the passengers westbound for . PROHIBITION COLLISION ON tional Activities for the Mutual Poe wert oan rea fet Prince sae see they wt IN NEW ZEALAND | C.P-R:IN EAST ~~. Benefit of Ce Ce | rnc crore or te Gl antenne Titaivatted te’ the Comedian Northern and will go to Vancou- caressed Society were filled last evening by] ver, | flee _ The people of Anyox ha we formed a Community League, the|members of the organization] In the meantime repaér opera- BEEN CARRIED © mb. Percons Glee Wien *) purpose of which is “the development of an all-round eflicieney| gathered to hear Principal J. C.] tions are being rushed as quick- ef | Freight Train Telescoped | te —~ mri moist. oe a ness nat deen .p.| Brady deliver an eloquent ad-]|ly as possible. Two pile drivers I ‘es s » town: to engage in co-operative enter- : , , nger. iin all the residents of the - duass < the famous Englishlare workin 2 hath nie O08: te Go s ned b Good | ~o | prises for the mutual welfare of ail, and to develop in its members a too eed. oe, Reni has aaa geo cae pile bres ‘ alerts “a les | ONWAY, Maine, Dec. 20. Fif-lihe art of living together in the spirit of the Golden Rifle. made an intimate study of the] ill be installed. Superintendent "Fen Seats. 1“ teen persons were killed or a The movement for the formation of the league was initiated | poetical works of the poet and iun|MeCall, who is at the scene of death and otherwise injure »| at a gathering of representatives of all the differént activities of|dealing with him last night his operations expects that communi- Special by G. TP. Telegrapns.) when a freight train collided with 4 , As a result of a conference it was decided to petition observations were manifested in] cation will be restored in a week's LONDON 2 f High|a special from St John, N. B.,)300 WR... S and general interesting data and close partic-for ten day's time. ONDON Dec. 20, ~The igh loaded with steerage passengers ihe Granby Company, through their vice-president and genera lars on the authors life and sor- chile tiiairi satiate Lommissione : a > « | . ; Seed the alll = Gociss ie ‘rom the steamship Empress Of) manager, F. M. Sylvester, to back the enterprise and bring it intO|,ow.) As S$. D. MaeDonald, the ounced the general election re- = Pa OE ata twins . “a dein sults as follows: Reformers, 48;| “rance. being officially. The names of no - chairman, noted in his remanks, RES CTI NS l rh Li i ds qT 1 The accident took place on the | than 900 residents of the paniment to co-operate with the} Wr, Brady surely excelled himselt ADeiais 18; Labor, 0; nde- . ©55 . . a " endend . he G ©. P. R. line. The freight teles- lace were appended to the peti- ¢ ‘isting agencies in endeavoring} with his well known eloquence: ce . a ig joe Sy og ee roped the engine and forward cars “ n and it is now before the Board to maintain a high standard of| No minor part of his address,was ie a ae f the passengel Fire broke out, of Directors for their approval. blic health, jthe profundity of quotations y — mbined: 30, Ms : e a , as for- In the event of the present re-| which he recited fro mhis works. Sir J , ; .@{burning the wreckag Before the petition wa : { a ee, ee ee rhe conductors of both trains) aed the matter was thorough- creation facilities of the town be-| Nothing need be said regarding ‘ arroll, G s { me | Warces oe ; ; . . oT » les » for : ; Bi id iy soa _— were among the killed. with Mr. Sylvester, g handed over to the league for! M; “ade Were defeated, . j liscussed . Brady's skill as a reciter a- y dis sse I ene -——- ! and the advantages of the scheme! management, it is proposed to in- part from the faet that he held eeinge meneind- Sornene ee. neem see eR EH ES ted out. The general mana- ¢ rporate under the non-dividend| his listeners last night with his}4ll War Time Restrictions to be piele but prohibition seems toj* ** ** **% ae i aaah as pleaséd! paying plan a company to be| selections from “Childe Harold,’ Lifted Before the End Navi carried, * LOCAL NEWS we gel aes dai were taking up| knewn as the Anyox Community|a work that is full of literary of the Year. * pe sen nal oes o ae / frit ae of this kind for them-| League, Ltd., having a capital | beauty. : ee George A, Woodlan na tead of having tobe stoek of $410,000 divided into 5,- Was Scotch (Special by u. T. P. Telegraphs.) H BILL ie, Go eee ae ee ae { tt - be pany )000 shares of $2 each, Every in opening Mr. Brady pointed] . OTTAWA, Dec, 20.--New os ; ; ‘ are Y aii jimember of the league will.become} .{ to his audionce that Byron}|Day may be ushered im for the W. McNaughton, of ee oo Membership ee aad | shaneholder in the ¢ompany and} s}ould appeal to all Scotehmen|Canadian people with glad tidings NEXT WEEK registered at the Hote . che en aaa at existing| the profits will be used for the}peeause Byron was Scotch by that the war order restrictions ‘ Rupert, ti wore _ aan + mene and; promotion of the work of the|pirth. He was a contemiporary of have ceased to exist. ee , vived from th: poasemens oe a s shall be | Community Leng. League as outlined. Robert Bunns and Sir Walter The Government has ceased to Governments similar to Canadian M. M. Wells at : this musical organizali " } Scott and resembled them in cer-[speculate as to when the procla- Provinces to be Provided with south on the Prince George % members and all those who are) 3 . : tl imilar organiza- altogether different nature. Like]|tions prevail, so far as Canada is “al via G. TP. Telegraph.) Scouts or other s Bi further the a ets of tain respects although, generally | mation of peace will come, and it One Superior Body. marelns- ew @ re - "fine Ga. W.V s »» STRUCK K REEF |speaking, his works were of anjhas concluded that peace condi- ‘1 . Ww. F. Eve, Anyox post naster, | He aa | , hat C LON returns north on the Grand Punk tions may become departments of! | Scott he was a poet of nature Lut}eoneerned. They say that Cana- LONDON Dec, 20.—The new sguaniarc tonight ae a) in this respect he differed from}dian people no longer should be . Mish Bill is expected to be ex- stes t : e ss the league. Dlained f th reanizatio | burns. Mr. Brady compared By-| worried with war restrictions hy Lloyd George in the Mr. and Mrs, Jas. L Lee re- Che officers 0 A 0 oe iron with various other of the} which are their own affairs and “se Of Commons next week, It turned from a holiday visit in the/are to consist =? * ond: te idealistic poets of his age, Keats,}are not international in charac- S understood that it provides for} _ th by this morning's steamer, | council of six members ae Shelley, Wordsworth and Col-|ter. As a consequence there is oduct n ty measures and the in- ae [eenep ot Se yer vies | The leridge, The one outstanding fea-|reason to expect that all war or- lhior j ; e cock, accompan-| » » league’s activi , ( “ ' ws 7 cgpins ’ moet lion of a system of govern- Mrs. D, i, Boner ee EE Meh os iL he be the welfare @. A. Chaunsey Wrecked; Many of | (ii: ea py eee — sat aren eS similar ; - ; 7 > sf é ‘ ‘) se Lar : » a y . den Drovinne ee eee” Ted by hen I he south this fore-| azont of the Granby Company, ap Crew Lost Lives—Boat ‘all of these was that he : ( oF ea me ih coer _ posper Van , ie inces with separate par-]|irrived from the s¢ age ag oss hintin after agreement Capsized. | his convictions or openly er ti- shall be repeale e or *nts for Ulster and the bal-hyoon en route to Alice - , pointed D} . | cized them im the time of advérsity[of the year. This includes pro- e ol Treland, both parliaments é : anima e.|* ith the die (Specta! vie G. T. P.Relegraphe.) | but never deserted them like these] hibition rectriotions magarting the ‘Ving fy re vieut. ilfric I ‘ | . ; . Sy" The Ih ' ; ion, manufacture and in- - ul freedom. Lie c town this morning from | rhe jeague proposes to organize SANDON, Ore., Dec, 20 he J.) ithers bh of oe ior 1, ineee _—. ee ere clad Bose eer ree ital at Vietorla ite such activities as a| A, Chaunsey, In ballast from Port-| Born with a club fo - derprovin la ' oo ipresentatives of both| the military in season at arf may PRS are for public debates, | liand for San Francisco, went on| ability on whieh 7 always fell|/dpinks for beverage purposes. Counter | *OUtM sections of the}to spend the “hrieiilN pene i the public libre try; {a reef off Cape Blanco on ‘Thurs- (Continued on Page.4.) bs ——— “pi bis home here. | lecture s, an¢ z 6 to cal day night. She is now broken in . iariidtallal a Mr. aoe Mrs. . T. Williams _ Lepres 2 9 i, recreation department to e} a ere i elected entatives . also will be ee Shockley, who is 4 in seorentional activities; aji{wo and the after part has sunk METHODIST. CHURCH avere ampng hot returning to Comme, <0 the British House of ee = vers ity in Van 1 | for tne rove ir amatie department) with 36 men aboard, — town this morning. wher ho oMmMo » y 1 n ars oral and art t i . : : % ‘ade #5 ; : , P 4 : 3" a in ns, M nas eame north on today § h Se dl the production of con Capt, Sawyer with ten men \ Choral Service will be held been page aye Snnnyee Bary ree a oe to. spend the ¢ hristmas |' ‘ ’ and dramas; civies de-|} managed the lifeboats and got/tomerrow evening to which ajdays in the sou . C8 ris P i samen ‘ . cereus . ‘ ’ . ‘ » . a uP n » | he id ite : : » TS s Christmas drawing.|* ov ys with his parents Mr tment to provide for the for-| away through the surf. They} hearty: invitacion is extended to Hyden arrivals pamtanden eftatd hi "0 dollars’ worth pun- {00 ' : rk. H, Shockley ” - f classes in the various} drifted about all night and on at-|all, Christmas Hymns, Carols, dee BH. Terwillinges “4 “ o, ntitles you to a ticket}and “rs <2 ee in demand and to pro-jtempting to make a landing on|Solos and Instrumental musie— ae rr Sine oe mepaiiiens Vent ‘arting Wednesday, No- Masters Vernon Warren and] s! bj a imple courses in Knglish,|the coast near here the lifeboat + Re and worship, —, my sobinchell BE. alcbatepangye oe First ‘ize, Daven- - . » home on the;vice ® . 8 d and only two of the oe See . Port be oe oe Cedric Dunean came Mt Canadian history, civics, ete, | capsize y aioe .¢|Princess Mary this morning. tab 4; second prize, fumed oak Rupert this mor ning to som an » born reaidente; ROME eupants reached shore alive. They | ) Rk. PF. Capel, train ‘aaa loaves} Prince ¥ ja ‘rd prige, wieker rocker,|" i the holidays with their par-| Ter 10" heal department to pro-| were washed in by waves com-|for Khyex bridge today and Will) gay ¢gp Atkins’ Sausages. tf toys, j ‘" oy town, They are both at-jand ‘loser co-operation be- plevely exhausted. The balance join the tied up train there, If will ae Wing, op; an games, dolls. pote 7 ehool in Vancouver mote ? ‘me and sehool; and last,Jof the erew of 55 is still un-|teke ils regular run east of the| Ladysmith th Coal. The best. Prince ( . as . } s OO ee ome ¢ § ; } & toys at r ‘ —_ aes a : 4 bul ; t least, a public health de-] accounted for, ‘washout today. ; Supert Coal Company, Phone 16. fi he ite’s Santa Claus .| but not least, rt “adquartons, til @ © Undertakers. Phone 4 . >. A id