THE DAILY NEws THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Daily and Weekly Guaranteed Largest Clroulation —_—— — FF. McRAR, EDITOR AND MANAGER HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, 3rd Ave, Prince Rupert, B.C. Telephone 98. TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—560 cents per inch rates on application. Oontract - DAILY EDITION tS gD Thursday, Nov. 12, 1914 EDITORIALS ——— a Perhaps the present patri- raised so often that they would otic feeling might be utilized not hearken when the German to revive the remains of wolf was really at their doors. the Canadian Club of Prince When the wolf began to gob- Rupert. This club was organ- ble up Belgium they weré con- ized about four years ago and vineed. only held a few official meet- ‘ oo i ings. No. attempt: was. ever Some of the alarmists are now saying, “I told you so, made to hold an annual meet- and we see no reason why they ing or elect new officers so that should not receive credit due the organization may be said to to men who gave a warning have died a natural death from that was required. They are the lack of patriotic enthusi- not to be blamed because asm. While it is true that we are thinking at present more about the Empire than the Do- minion it is also true that Can- ada must first make loyal Ca- nadians of the men who come others had raised false alarms. Let the whole world admit that it did not realize how malig- nant and how dangereus was the wolf of German militarism. And let the whole world unite to our shores before they will in the wolf hunt. take any interest in the Em- Many of us on this continent pire. Will somebody start the cherished the belief that by be- ball rolling for a real, live Ca- nadian Club. * ¢ @ At one time it was almost a maxim of statecraft that there should be no British interven- tion in the affairs of the conti- nent of Europe. The alliance with Franee and Russia repre- ing in America we had rid our- selves of European militarism, Many Canadians looked upon European militarism as a phase of European continental foolishness, and were inclined to let the fools fight it out and take the consequences. Many Americans in thé United States sents a departure from this were in that frame of mind. poliey, and the present war is on Be © the natural putcome of that al- But Belgium has changed all liance. that. We could not look upon It is the old story of a theory Belgium and Germany as we being abandoned in the face of would look upon two prize- practical conditions. German fighters. Belgium was a child, ambition has forced the other European powers into a union for self-preservation. The Ger- man attack on Belgium was just what was needed to con- vert the advocates of non-in- tervention into relentless op- ponents of Germany. They had refused to believe the alarm- ists, and there was some rea- son for their scepticism. The ery of “wolf, wolf,” had been a brave child, but still a child, looking with wondering, inno- cent eyes upon a savage wolf. Suddenly th ewolf sprang upon the child. Just as suddenly Great Britain sprang upon the wolf. All theories of none-in- tervention were scattered to the four winds of Heaven. So in Canada, theories of non-in- tervention in European war are scattered to the four winds REASONS WHY? eumees You Should Buy esaa= :: Royal Standard Flour :: There is no better flour made. It’s economical. BECAUSE— With its quality value—which is undisputed—it’s a B. C. Flour made "ight in the Province. 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All over thé world, in every con- tinent, among all races, the question is being asked: Are you with the wolf and the tiger, or are you with the chil- dren of humanity, the weak and the helpless Ave you for the jungle, or are you for clearing through the jungle a path where humanity may move to- ward the light? PRISON WITHOUT CELLS FOR WASHINGTON, D. C. New Method Planned for Refor- mation of Offenders. Washington, Nov. 12.—A prison without cells and with no silence rule is to be built near Washington for the District prisoners now sent to Federal prisons, In this prison the dreams of so- cial workers will be realized. The aim will be to send the social derelicts forth after their term as wage earners and reformed citizens. The prison, or reformatory, as its sponsors call it, will be locat- ed on a 15,000-acre site near Oc- coquan, the present District workhouse. GEIER’S OFFICERS MUST STAY IN UNITED STATES Washington, German officers the crew Nov 12.—Twi and two men of of the German cruiser Geier, now at Honolulu, who have been held for some time at San Franciseo, wilf be paroled but must remain in the United States until the end of the war. The German embassy has been so informed by the State Depart- ment. GUARANTEED FREE American Silk HOSIERY We Want You to Know These Hose They stood the test when all others failed. They give real foot comfort. They have no seams to rip. They never become loose and baggy as the shape is knit in not pressed in. They are GUAR- ANTEED for fineness, for style, for superiority of ma- terial and workmanship, ab- solutely stainless, and to wear six months without holes or replaced by new pairs free. 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The letter, from the vice-president of which came ec of the biggest railways in the We estern States, said: | overheard a eonversation last night on a steamboat going | from Norfolk to Riehmond it | wi is between Germans, and to the le ct that all the German sing ing societies, whieh are 500,000 ng, are carrying on a propa wanda of seeret arming and other irrangements for the purpose of attacking Canada from this side rhe Germans here are bitter par tisans and will attempt anything to beat the British, and involve this country in the conflict.” Steps have been taken to bring this information to the attention of the Dominion government OLD BANNOCKBURN RUSE IS REPEATED British Dig Pits, Covering Them With Branches and Loose Turf into Which Germans Fall. ‘Nov. 12.—The corre- Chronicle in London, spondent of The Northern France states that the Bannockburn has been re- peated successfully by the Brit- ish in the battle of the Yser. He says: “About twenty-five yards in front of our trenches, deep pits were dug. These were covered with branches and loose turf, at Bannoekburn, and into these the Germans fell in heaps, calling out pitiably when too late they discovere’! the strategy. “Our troops watehed their de- struction with a grim satisfaction ruse as and continued to bring down as many as possible before they reached the pits so that they would not be too quickly checked. “Although the Germans more than filled the pits others came on in greater numbers and the pits soon became a scene of ap- palling horror. The Germans struggled, cried and fought one another in their vain attempts to extricate themselves. Many were vecidentally transfixed by the bayonets of those who came first, while others were shot by their comrades A shell fell into one pit and the huddled mass within was blown out of existence.” Penticton has cut civil salaries to the extent of $125 per month. £12,500 this has cement Revelstoke en new year. spent sidewalks The Proctor Red Cross Society has sent seven pairs of blankets and four dozen pairs of woolen FANNING ISLAND CABLE STATION WORKING AGAIN Australian Line Reopened for Business After Repairs Ne- cessitated by Raid of Germans. Nov. 6 ible satisfaction was expressed in Vancouver, Consider- Sails for Vancouver, y toria and Seattle on Frida ato A. Mm Through Service to The East Over the GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC Rai way business cir- the Telegraph Com shipping and other cles of the today Canadian Pacific city when pany announced that communica tion with Australia by way of the Fanning re-established. Four or five weeks ago the Ger- visited the landing man cruiser Nurnberg Island unawares, a Fanning and, taknge operator party of the “Huns wrecked the station, cut the cable and destroy- stroyed all the dupileate parts, which had been hidden on the is land in case of attack. The Ger- mans SMliscovered the location of the duplicate plant by blowing open the at the station and finding a paper deseribing the place of “burial.” The destruc. tion of the duplicate plant ex- plains the considerable delay in repairing the station, which pre- sumably was carried out by the Australian fleet. safe BRITAIN NEEDS MILLION MEN EARLY NEXT YEAR Newspapers Assert That Recruit- ing Has Not Been Adequate in Crisis. London, Nov. 12.—In view of the reassembling of Parliament, when an important debate on mil- itary matters is expected, it is in- teresting to note the trend of opinion whieh, with almost com. plete unanimity, admit that the present methods of recruiting are not adequate to meet the crisis. With only one or two ex- ceptions, the entire London press, yesterday printed editorials point- ing out the need of more ing recruited, and even such radi eal organs as The Chronicle and The Daily News urge that steps be taken in this direction. men be- that has form of an Premier Law, whose information coneerning suitable for military service. This document will be cireulated by post over selected areas, The Her assertion interesting prepared in appeal signed by Asquith and .Mr leader of the oppo- objeet is to obtain civilians an document been the both Bonar sition, socks for the front. ald says. Island station had been | Passenger trains carrying Standard Bleep na Oar r Care leave Prince Rupert on Wednesdays ang « H Pari Edmonton, Saskatoon, Melville, Winnipeg, et: St, Paul, Duluth, Chicago and all Eastern Centr © for For pointe EAST of CHICAGO use the Grann ry Make your Sleeping Car Reservations early. F Full information apply to @. T. P. 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