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VOL. 6, NO. 1. PRINCE GEORGE. BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS a WesternScottish Reported Murder GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON. Fall Fair OpensRussians Inflict At Stuart Lake. Given Send-off Next Tuesday Severe Defeat Mr. Dunwoody, chief of provin By City cial police, left last evening for Stuart Lake, accompanied by Dr. Morning on Germans Lieut. Cooke's Recruits Were Lazier, district coroner, to inves tigate the death of a settler nam Everything is practically in Capture Ten Thousand Men Guests of City on Tues ed J. V, Coward, whose dead readiness for the fall fair and and Much Booty—Czar day Evening—More body was found in his cabin in a agricultural ex! iMtion opening condition that would lead to the on Tuesday next and continuing Takes Command of to Follow. suspicion of murder. over Wednesday. The general Russian Army. exhibits will be divided into six Forty - two recruits for the glasses: Live stock, grains, Western Scottish, headed by "Royal Alexandra" grasses, vegetables, home indus London, Sept. 9.-Imminence Lieutenant Billy Cooke, left here tries and school exhibits. of a great offensive by the armies by Tuesday evenin.'s westbound Opens Next Week A baby show for whieh three of the Entente Allies was scented express for Victoria, where they \ — prizes are offered will also be a here today by military critics as will go into training at the Wil Mr. J. H. Johnson's new hotel ! feature of the exhibition. The a reeult of the announcement lows camp. En-route to Prince the "Royal Alexandra," at the gentlemen who will act as judge from Petrograd that the Czar in Rupert eleven additional re corner of Third Avenue and in this interesting class is de person would lead the Russian cruits were added to the party, Brunswick, will be open to the serving of a medal at least. forces in the battlefield. so that when they took the boat public next week in time for the The proceedings open with a It was believed certain that the at Prince Rupert they were fifty- fair. The Royal Alex, is a splen street parade starting from the move was designed to mass every three strong. Word was receiv did structure and fully modern corner of Third and George at 10 energy of the Russian people for ed today that another body of in its appointments. Mr, John o'clock Tuesday morning. Sev the supreme struggle against the recruits for the Western Scottish son hopes to make it as popular eral prizes are offered for floats Teutons, will be forwarded from here on a hostelry as its namesake, the and other decorative features in This impression gained force the 21st inst. These will include C. P. R. hotel at Winnipeg. the parade. Then follows a list from the continued hammering by the French and British cannon a number of men who intended The commander of the British forces now fighting their way of foot races, horse races and athletic events, during which on the German lines in the west joining a battalion to be known toward the Dardanelles. He has recently made a statement that Indian Department time the judges in the various and from the failure of Berlin to as the Western Frontiersmen. before the end of September the Allied foices would be in Con classes will make tne awards. claim further gains of note along It now appears that this battalion Officials Visit. stantinople which would by the turning point in the war. will not be recruited at present. The agricultural and stock ex the Niemen river or in the Riga Those who had intended joining hibits will be judged by two offi sector. It was believed the Rus W. J. McAllan, Indian agent sian lack of munitions had at last the company of frontiersmen will New Fire Engine Most Ferocious cials from the provincial agricul for this district with headquar been overcome and that while attach themselves to the Western tural department who are coming ters at Fort St. James, is in the Arrives for City Since Inkerman. they held large forces of Germans Scottish, here expressly for the occasion. city today. Accompanying him Wednesday's program will also and Austrians in the east, French The city of Prince George of The fire engine ordered by the are Major McGraw and Thos. British Observer Describes Bat be complete in competitive events British and Italians would simul ficially marked the departure of city some weeks ago arrived yes Wilson, of the Dominion depart tle on Gallipoli Peninsula of many kinds, and an enjoyable taneously beflin an offensive on the men who left here on Tues terday and is now being tuned ment. The party left this morn Which Continued and profitable time is assured all their fronts. day evening. A smoker was held up for a final test to be given by ing on a launch to visit the In who attend the fair. Petrograd, Sept. 9.—A statement in their honor on Tuesday even • R. S. Bickle of Winnipeg, from Four Days. dians on No. 2 reserve, eight Prize lists and entry forms may issued today by the war office says: ing in the Ritts-Kifer Hall, which whose company the engine was miles up the Fraser. be obtained from F, B. Hood, In Galicia, near Tarnopol, yesterday was attended by a thoroughly purchased. The machine is of London, Sept. 8.—The repre we achieved great success against the treasurer of the association, or representative body of citizens. the Hersel-Spillman type and is sentative of the British press at Germans. The German Third Guards Were Passengers on Hesperian from F. J. Shearer, secretary. Mayor Gillett was in the-chair. a four-cylinder 60 h.p. Fire Chief the Dardanelles in a despatch division and the Forty-eighth reserve Roy London is particularly pleas describing in detail the great division, reinforced by an Austrian Speeches were made by His Wor Chief of Police Bosworth has brigade, with great quantities of ship the mayor, Judge Robertson, ed with the new engine and is battle which ended August 10th Rapid Growth received word that his wife and after a four days' hand to hand heavy and light artillery, according Rev. C. M. Wright, John Munro, making plans for the formation to statements made by prisoners, had two children, who were passen struggle for the crest of Sart Dr. Lazier, and P. E. Wilson. of an up-to-date fire-fighting at Peace River been preparing for several days for gers on the Allan Liner Hesperi Bahr, which the Anzac corps Lieut. Cooke responded to the brigade. a decisive attack. This was fixed for an, torpedoed by German sub actually reached but was unable the night of Tuesday-Wednesday. toast of "Our Guests" in a neat Vancouver, B. C, September 8.^- marines, are safe and sound at to hold owing to the terrific "With railway construction pro Forestalling the enemy our troops speech. Another Old-Timer Gone. took the offensive and after a stub Queenstown, Ireland. Mrs. Bos Turkish counter-attacks and the ceeding at a greater rate than in any born fight on the river Doljolka the After the smoker the recruits worth and children had been failure of one of the co-operating other part of Canada, with a splendid formed in line and marched to Dan Nordberg, an old time Germans were completely defeated spending a holiday with friends strategic movements, says: class of settlers going north from Ed Tuesday evening. At the end of the the depot, where hundreds of in England and were en route to Cariboo miner and trader passed monton on every train, with incalcul engagement the enemy developed an away at his ranch in Chilcotin on "It was the most ferocious and citizens had gathered to bid the Prince (ieorge when the Hesperi able mineral wealth and with 50,0. J,- artillery (ire of most extraordinary Friday, August 30th, aged 84 sustained soldiers' battle since boys good-bye and wish them a an was attacked. 000 acres of the richest arable land intensity. Only the impossibility of j Inkerman, But Inkerman was replying with the same weight of safe return. Following are the years. He came to Cariboo in in the Canadian northwest awaiting names of the recruits in the the first gold excitement and was over in a few hours; whereas the metal prevented us from further de the touch of the plough, there are veloping the success we had obtained. party: are coming from outside centres. engaged in mining and trading. British forces kept up this ter On Friday between eighty and many substantial reasons why those The G .rmans, besides suffering en Archie Crozier, Sam Borland, S. J. He built the first log cabin at the rible combat with the Turks for 1 ninety men were taken on the four successive days and nights who are familiaf with the great Peace ormous losses in killed and wounded, Wilton, George H. Webster, Harry mouth of the Quesnel Kiver River country should feel as left prisoners in our hands more than Fallon, Walter Adams, Wallace Mc- strenth. At the present rate he amidst the hills and ravines nine where the town of Quesnel stands sured that it has a remarkable 2000 officers and 8000 men. We cap Mullen, Moses A. Wilson, Reg. Booth, expects that the number requir I hundred feet above the sea, to tured !i0 guns, 14 of which were of today. He resided for many future and will in years to come W. Hedges, G. E. Ruilton, N.