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1. NO, 46,

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PERT, B. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1045,

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

 

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OUMANIA DECIDES TO TAKE THE FIELD IN APR

 

 

\LOUSY OVER PROMOTIONS CAUSED THE MUTINY AT SINGAPORE—400 SOLDIERS KILLED

 

 

AILS OF RUSSIAN DISATER—-

STILL WINNING

IN CARPATHIANS

NS SUDDENLY RUSHED LARGE FORCES TO STRATEGIC
POINT BEFORE RUSSIANS UNDERSTOOD THEIR
DIFFICULT PLIGHT.

pectal to The Dally News.)
id, Feb. 24 The offi-
t confirms the disaster

th Army Corps in East}

in, by means of their
hastily joe
army in

Lilways,
in immense

taking them from the
'

ntier and from the}
iwka, the Bzura and |
ink of the Vistula. |
ent was earried out}
wwledge of the Rus- |
Fought Gallantly.

the Russians found |
ittacked§ from all |

jsides. They forced a passage for
| thirty two miles toward Aug

towo, retaking artillery and Ger
man prisoners and _ inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy The
right wing of the army, however,

found itself in an extremely dif

ficult situation and after fighting
jdesperately for many hours was
finally overcome, The rest of the

army escaped intact
Win in Carpathians.
the the

continue

In Rus

sians

Carpathians
their
21 to February

691

successes
January 20,

took

i

From
they

and 4

officers

17 cz

prisoners,

.460 men, besides un

non and 118 mitrailleuses

 

\N SUBMARINE
ENT TO THE BOTTOM

pecial to The Dally Mewes.)

ind sent it te the bot-

lan answer given by Maj:

TROUPS IN B. C. COST
GOVERNMENT LARGE SUM

Ottawa, Feb. 24 According to

r General

4 Yesterday the |_|
camen See saii.|*™ Hughes in the Commons in
Boulogne and Folk. |feply to Mr, I M. Macdonald, of
ittacked by a German Pictou, the cost of maintaining
st after leaving | the militia ealled out on active |
Che torpedo from thé|seryice in British Columbia since
ssed her by @ feW august 15 last has totaled to date |
escaped unharmed. 194 435.000. In August 4,102]
there were @ large troops were under arms in the
issengers, including |, ovinee, in September 2,728, in
ais
torpedo boat imme-| duced to 2,460, and for the aii’
it in search of the of January the average number |
d this morning dis-] active service was 2,065.
|

| GEORGE ARRIVES
ON TIME THIS A. M.

 

the first-class

a.

pas-
- ie
this morning were

x: K. B. Leuty, Mr.
Dranoff, Mr. Moran,
Rh. Knight, J. G,
Cameron, J. J. Con-
n, Mr. Wahlgren

W. F. Beak, R. Glen,
ir. Winsby, M, Palich,
ey, L. R. Mason, J. A.
Mr. Beaumont, Mr.
M. Marshall, Mr, Reid,
FE. Holmes, J. L
nett, Mr. Burgis,
Mr. Stirrett,
Forbes, Mr.
N.
Mr.
and

ving on the

Mr. Hay,
Mrs
Montgomery,
ss, Mr
Mrs

Kinnear,
Bernardi

IN MAY STOP
COTTON SHIPMENTS

24.-The

Inay

British
its
entrance of

This was
House of Gom-
Un-

reconsider
tting the
Germany,

the
trold J. Tennant,
y of War.
int stated

Was

that when
not to
‘itraband the goy-
that the
Germany were al.
ed, but, he

' be

reached

eved “ea.

added,

must revised

time,”

i
room and board

Vhone 4990

WILL BE ESCORTED
IN BY DESTROYERS

Allies and es-
to
offi. r
!
|

flying flags of the
cort them into port, according
cable

cials

messages received by
of
with offices in this city
ceipt of these
of British
announced,
that the

went

steamship companies
The re-
messages, pMicials|
and French lines have
makes them confident|
German sea decree which}
effect

little

February
effect

into

would have on ship

and France

changing routes or sailing dates

NEVADA DECIDES TO
MAKE DIVORCE EASY

Carson City, Nev. Feb. 24.
The bill providing for a six
months’ residence in Nevada for

divorcee has passed the Senate
a vote of 12 to 10, The
goes to the governor.

bill now

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if

| be
ithe

now

New York, Feb. 24—Swift Brit,
ish and French destroyers will}
meet all threatened steamships |'

ping to and from ports in Britain}

bil

Inquiry at the big steamship
lines brought forth statements}
that there was no intention |

was

iby

In casting the deciding vote for),

the bill, Senator Bradshaw ex
plained that his attitude toward
the measure was in accordance)
with a telegram received from his}
constituents in Humboldt unty.|

The bill was reported by the}
railroad committee, to which it)
had heen referred following the
bolt of last Monday. One vote has
held up the bill for more than a
week, a constitutional majority of
12 to 10 being required to pass
the measure

 

 

 

 

 

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A SHIP WHICH MET THE HIDDEN DEATH AND WAS SAVED BY BEACHING.
The effect of a mine upon a steamer which it met in the North Sea is shown by the pic-

rh

ture.

e

!

is roughly

a twelve-foot

square. The resourcefulness of the captain prevented

its total loss by quickly beaching the vessel.

 

December this number was re-| ‘RUMANIAN ARMY WILL
TAKE | FIELD IN APRIL

(Special to The Dally News)

Paris, Fe

now

ernment

that

assured.

24.—The
of Rumania into the war seems t
Nie
Rumanian Minister

on his way to England

the

which a

the

Ruma

entrance

olas
of War,
bear-

Rumanian
the

arm

ssures

ili join them in April

 

ALASKA IS INCLUDED
IN SHIP-BILL TERMS '°

Washington, Feb. 23.—In the
debate on the ship purchase bill
esentative Albert Johnson
ed several Democratic orators
eceession if under the amend-
t adopted by the last caucus
gn bottoms, bought under the |
ould trade direct with Alas
from = the Atlantic Coast
rough the Canal rhe answe!
in the affirmative, although
fesses to know much
- subject As drawn,
ill limited the operations ot
i gen bottoms to for-
trade and trade with the in-
ssions Representa- |
Steven of New Hampshire,
subsequently bolted the eau-
cot the eaueus to write in}
iska with those possessions,
{ print of the bill containing
caucus amendments, all of
hich the House adopts, was
1ilable until the debate on
id been in progress for hours

PORTLAND BEATEN,

(Special to The Dally News)

\ '

ited Port

ind here I

; Vietoria de

ust night at

Misu, |

EMPRESS OF IRELAND OMY COLLIER SUNK BUT
IN ADMIRALTY COURT GERMANS SAY TRANSPORT

(Special to The 5 The Salty News)
New Haven, England, Feb. 24.—
Kighteen members of the crew of
Cardiff collier

ic. P. R. Claims Three Million
Dollars From Owners of

The Storstad.

| the Branksome

+ . Chine, landed here, announce that

Montreal, Feb. 23.—The Em- ;

| the vessel, a government collier,
ress 0 reli -Storsti f age

pre f Ireland-Storstad damage ya, sunk by a submarine off
jcase began today before Judge) Reachy Head, This was announc-

/Dunlop in the Admiralty Division |ed from Berlin as sinking a Brit-

of the Exchequer Court. ish transport.
| The original claim entered by a
0 Canadian Pacific Railway is LEAVING PART OF PAY
» £3.000,000, the contention of! FOR FAMILIES IN CAN4DA
=f being that the oe 3s

The Separation Allowance Checks
Exceed 20,000 a Month for

lular course at the time of the ecol-

of Treland was pursuing reg-

lision, and that the Storstad was Canadians.
wholly outside of her course at) eae
; Ottawa, Feb. 24.—The cheques
the time. The owners of the}
issued for separation allowances
Storstad, on the other hand, plead}
' , land assigned pay to the families
that their vessel was pursuing
of Canadian expeditionary forces
her proper course when the Em-|}
. now total over 20,000 per month.
press veered out of the down o
| a ' ; + att ted | | Approximately 15 per cent of the
stream channe aie a empler 0
men enlisted are married, and 5
proceed in a diagonal line across >
per cent sons of widowed moth-
the up-stream course When so
jers.~ It is apparent that the ma-
doing she was rammed by the} :
| ; jority of the troops now serving
iStorstad, say the latter’s counsel :
lon the first contingent are leav-
Relatives of passengers, WhO! in. part of their pay in Canada

ost their lives when the Empress | roe the support of their families.

went down will be represented by | rhe pay, all ranks, is
; 8,

| $4 exclusive of sepa-

ration allowance issued to the de-

average

day,

|
|
|
|

vers,
lawyers 25 per

TAFT SEES A CRISIS.

 

pendents. The total expenditure
PE ng sel ie from the outbreak of the war up
| ee: Se to December 31 last for pay al-
| Phe United States is threatened); .onees and maintenance of
7 a mene a of “ troops and for horses was $11,-
rights as a neutral b e warring |

ling ations of Europe and in presery eye

ling its commerce with these na- rhe Board of Trade held its
jtions is face to face with a erisis,| pegular monthly luneheon today
jin the opinion of Former Presi-|on board the Prinee George, A
ident Wm, H. Taft In the solu-|jarge number were in attendance

tion of the erisis, should it arise,/and a splendid meal was served,

‘no jingo spirit must be allowed to) G@. R. Naden was the speaker for

his kills Portland's prevail, Mr, Taft advised; neither the eecasion, taking as his. sub-

the oehe

oe

to win

pride nor momentary passion) ject, “Boards of Trade and Their

our judgment,

should influence Uses.”

|

jof the
|serious.

| promotions

to

| detention

|

MUTINY WAS RESULT OF JEALOUSY
FOUR HUNDRED WERE KILLED

PART OF REGIMENT MUTINIED

BECAUSE OF DISAGREEMENT

OVER PROMOTIONS— CIVILIANS HAD TO TAKE
REFUGE IN SHIP.

(Special to The Dally News.)
Feb. 24.—The uprising
Bengalese Light Infantry

Manila,

at Singapore on February 15 was

Five hundred mutineers

| who had become jealous over the
’

of attacked
and subdued the loyal half, kill-

others

ling the officers.

The
the

mutineers offered release

German prisoners in the

 

camp, but only seven

accepted. The civilians took ref-

:
juge on the transport Nile. |

The loyal half of the regiment,

attacked the mutineers and killed
400 before the British
and Japanese arrived.

French,

marines

 

MORE NAVIGATION
RESTRICTIONS MADE

Feb. The British
Admiralty has announced that the

London, 24.
Irish Sea and North Channel wa-
ters lying England,
Scotland and Ireland have been
closed to navigation. Vessels us-

between

ing these waters do so at their
own risk.
WwW. Fr Beak was a passenger

this morning on the George. He

| with European volunteers, then has been on a visit to the South.

 

LEFT AT SALISBURY.

| Some of Canadian adian Motor Trans-

ports Unfit to Move to France.

Ottawa, Feb. 24.—In the Com-

|mons, Monday afternoon, Premier
| Borden promised to make a de-

tailed statement, later on, in re-
gard to the cabled statement that
wagons, harness, Ross rifles, etc.,
had been discarded by the Cana-

dian Overseas Expeditionary
Force before their departure
from Salisbury Plain. He inti-

mated that, owing to hard usage,
some of the motor transports
were unfit to be taken to France,
while others had been left at Sal-
isbury for the use of later con-
tingents.

VICTORIA REGIMENT
REVIEWED AT OTTAWA
BY MANY NOTABLES

 

Ottawa, Feb. 19.—His Royal
Highness the Duke of Connaught,
Premier Sir Robert Borden, Major
General Hughes and several
members of the Cabinet,
on Parliament Hill the 30th Regi-
ment, of Victoria, B. C., about
1,100 strong, and the 800 Engi-
neers mobilized in Ottawa. Com-
plimenting the troops their
the Governor Gen-

reviewed

on
long journey,
eral said it seemed that the far-

ther away the men were the
greater their patriotism.

The 30th is in command of
Lieut. Col. John A. Hall, with Ma-

F. Desalis second in com-
mand. It ineludes 150 men from
Prince Rupert. Among the pri-
vates in the ranks is Major Gib-
of Prinee Rupert.

son,

FRAUD ON CHARITABLE.

 

Italian in Bread Line Has More
Than Enough Money to Burn.

 

Vancouver, Feb. 24,-—Guiseppi
Annachinie, an Italian, was yes-
terday morning fined $54.50 by
Magistrate South for fraudulently
securing charity. He was asking
for relief at the city relief bureau
wher arrested. He had $100 on
his person and admitted having a
private income of $2 a day. One
man recently arrested by detec-
tives is said to have a bank ac-
count of $1,500 in a North Van-
couver bank, as well as two lots,
fully paid up, in Hastings Town-

 

| ite. He will appear before the
jcourt,

—_

WILL GIVE SENDOFF
TO LOCAL COMPANY

The committee in charge of the
for the

for active service have everything

celebration boys leaving
pretty well in hand
Thursday

be a torch light procession to

will
the

On night there

Exhibition Building, where there
will be speeches and a program
of music.

The Prince George will delay

her sailing Friday morning until
10 o'clock in order to allow a cele-
The

declared

fore.

half-

bration at the wharf.
noon has been a
acting mayor and -
at the

wharf, where speeches will be de.

livered by the acting mayor,
H. R. Grant and Father Bunoz.

holiday by the
a crowd will likely gather

Rev.

The company is under the cvin-
mand of Capt. W. Barrett Clayton

Capt. 8. P. MeMordie is second in

command, They will proceed to
Victoria, where they will form
part of the new battalion under
Colonel Holmes The training

will be similar to that of the for-
mer contingent.

APPRECIATION OF LOCAL
LADIES’ PATRIOTIC WORK

 

rhe secretary-treasurer of the

Anglican Church Women’s Patri-

otie League has received the fol-

lowing communication from the

Canadian Red Cross Society's

head office in Toronto:

Mrs. T. C. Duncan,
Secretary-Treasurer Anglican
Church Women's Patriotic
League, Prince Rupert, B. ¢
Dear Madam—lI am very much

obliged to you for your contribu-

tion to the Red Cross Society,
which has arrived here today. It
is very satisfactory to feel that
both ends of the Dominion are
working for the Red Cross, and I
am particularly pleased to be
able to acknowledge your valuable
donation,

IT am sending you some copies
of the last edition of our book-

let, and also a packet of patterns

in case you may not have had
them, and I think this will save
writing back if

Yours truly,
ADELAIDE N. PLUMTRE,

Superintendent of Supplies,

you you need

them,