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)eath of Theodore Roosevelt
 GEOKG1S. R C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1919
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Five Cents
MESOPOTAMIA   WAS
U^UTAMIA   WAS            f»         •         7jr»j|
ASSIGNED TO BRITAIN I £* ClTTlS     Will
(Special to the Citizen). ( K'ster Bay, N.Y., Jan. y.
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Col.
idore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth ident  of »the   United   States, at his home    on    Sagamore yesterday.     Death   was  due '¦¦od clot lodged in one lung,
(Special to the Citizen). Paris, Jan. 7:—The supervision ot Mesopotamia, assigned to Britain by a secret treaty with France early in the war, will be an important subject for consideration at the conference. What disposition will be made of this and other secret treaties is a question ol  much discussion.
DISTRICT ASSESSOR
DIES AT QUESNEL
Go Through With Scandal
(Special to the Citizen).
Vancouver, Jan. 7.—Hon. _, DeB.     Earns,     attorney-general,
The death occurred at Ques-nel on New Year's Eve of John Stevenson, for over thirty years assessor and tax collector for the Cariboo district. Deceased was in his 75b year and leaves a widow residing at Victoria, who was Vancouver, Jan. 7.—Hon. J. W.I.at his bedside when death came.
The   late  John  Stevenson   had
Itlie result of inflammatory rheum-¦ ism.
The place of internment will be knoll overlooking Long  Island mnd, selected by himself   soon after his tenure of office as presi-iit peasecl.   At .Mrs. Roosevelt's ^jUQst   no  Howers   will   be   sent. here will be no music or eulogy,
YOUTHFUL   WARRIOR
SAW MUCH SERVICE
'has stated the stand he will take resided in Cariboo for over forty regarding the investigation into years. Me was known through-the illicit trafficking in liquor, out the district as a conscientious If the inquiry is held up, states, and hard-working official. He Jthe    attorney-general,      he     will made yearly visits to all parts of
After  three and- a half   years' -prosecute on the strength of the'this great district in his capacity Jack     W ilson,! evidence    already    obtained, and /of assessor and his familiar figure* Nilsonihe suspects will be dealt with injwijl be greatly missed.
During his residence in    Cari-j boo he had creditably filled   the
son of Mr .and Mrs.  I
of   this  citv,   arrived   home   last the police court.
filing.     l<or many months lack!                 _____
a British hospital re-
ust a simple service copal  church.
at   the
has been in a Briti. covering from shrapnel wounds in the back and which are now fully JipfCJed thanks to a robust constitution -and vigorous youth.
DEMANDING   PROMPT
ACTION OF CONGRESS
positions
trate and
of   stipendiary sheriff.
 magis-
London, Jan. J.—.Lbndon newspapers all pay a tribute to Theo-:lore Roosevelt as a great citizen. lAiternoon       newspapers       print
m inerrtly the announcement of in- ileath and also give character
lures «if  him.
London, Jan. y.—A strong   demand for a prompt assemblingxof onf< pre:
C2OWN PRINCE WANTS
TO GO TO GERMANY
 >^                      ttft- Jan. 4.-
 rMerich \\ ilhelm-Hohenzollern
PRESIDENT IN ITALY.
Milan, Jan .7.—Journey ing m Rome to Milan, President Is-un stopped at donua, where iv.-ts greeted by large crowds.
P5.000 MORE PRISONERS
THAN RECORDS SHOW
One 01 the youngest Canadians  the         e conference is made b   j                      -——
to, enlist tor active  service, Jack  the British         s>    Immediate ac-1 ..' )N r1?1}^!1',H?lh
W ilson left here early in I9I.5 tion is declared necessary to stem I V "edench \\ ilhehii with thelfamous 67th Battalion the tide of?chaos^ now threatening niadeaij unsuccessful attempt to western Scots. He was then but: Cerm because of the Bolshe- cscaPe Jro™ hls exile here, it is 17 years „! age \\ ncn the 67th ; vikj movement and to prevent feporte^foday. No details could .vas disbanded he was drafted in-1 declarations of the congress from; to another first-line regiment and  ht.collli      me]1e ..scraps of paper;"]
'.vent
years of the
Klanders.
more    than heaviest fightim
 two  in
PALESTINE FOR HEBREWS.
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.
London.-
Tor»>nte\     Jan. 'Hebrews welcome
 Canadian
Baron von Zu Beklitz, a friend of the former crown prince, has I gone to Germany to ask the gov-j ernment's permission for Frieder-j ich \\ ilhelm to return to that country.    The baron, it is under-
the statement 1 stO0(1/win ask the (|erman auth-
As an outcome of the  oi Dr. I. D.eSola that Palestine isjorities to assign t]ie former crown negotiations   carried   on   by    the   to be seciired tor the Jewish peo-  prjnce to a residence  where    he
 e are  1
London; Jan. 4. -The; 0 more British pri>oners/ in ermany than the British records i'>v*, so that a number ol men jous'ly gi\en up as dead or will return to their homes itat'ed   here   today.     The
issin
was
itsli  had  contemplated   getting last  2O,Q00 prisoners  out    of rniany   within  a  fortnight, but (icrman records show that the lainin'g  prisoners  in     (icnnan luiicls    number    35,000    men,    of ii"iii   15,000 through  the  falure tlie  (icrmaiis to report    their capture, and the men's failure   to nununicate    with    friends, had en listed as dead.
PROBE   SUSPENDED.
•ceedhig • illegal lave  been
 [ah.    3.— Further]  the  int|i;iry    into |  B. C. j
 of             |y
 sale of liquor in  suspended  until
 next
Lapaclian trade committee. Great P.ritain will buy S40.000.000 worth 01 lumber in tlie Dominion. The \\ est is to get a share of this business.
London. -The   Allies   sank   or captured  202 U-boats during the war.     Fourteen   moife  were    destroyed   by   the   Germans   them-¦el \ . s during the w ar.
i arjis.—Armenia has^asked for a plac'e at  the peace -conference.
London.—-A special committee has been appointed in Britain to deal with the problem of emigration. A woman will be one of the committee.
London.—For plotting against the republic, the Bavarian premier, Kurt Ersner, has ordered the arrest of a number of officers including five colonels, who will be tried 1 -y special court.
Paris. - - The *Excelsior says: Germany pleaded for an armistice when it learned of the Allies' plan
pi e^-Montreal
onst:ration   and announcement.
ews held a dem-applauded     the
SETTLEMENT BOARD
OPENS ITS LANDS
Victoria, Jan. 6.—The Land Settlement Board have announced that on February 10th they will open the first allocation of holdings in settlement areas Nos. 1   and 2, situated  in the  Bulkley
can live with his wife and children —under a guard if necessary.
On New Year's Eve he mingled with the people for the first time -nice the recent unpleasantness connected with his gift o\ a pair of silk stockings to a modiste. He attended a public dance but he neither, ate .nor drank, fearing, it is believed", he might be poisoned.
IN CANADIAN CORPS.
 yj
and Xechaco Valleys.   A commit-:     Ottawa, Jan. 7.—Prince Albert tee  composed  of. three  members! is now on the staff of a Canadian  d                       d
of the board and four returned soldiers, representing- the Army and Navy Veterans, Comrades of the Great War, Great War Vet Provincial' Return Commission,    will
army corps-.
The ladies of Fort George, in preparation fort heir -Red Cross dance next Friday night, are determined  to  even  surpass    their
1 erans andt he ed    Soldiers'
make the allotments, and applica- enviable reputation as entertain-tions from returned soldiers pos- ers par excellence. Everything SQSSing an honorable discharge that will add to the enjoyment of are to have tlie first preference. the evening has been thought of There are about 95 parcels in and prepared. Those who do not the first offering ranging in size care to dance will be provided for from 18 acres to 320 acres, and in fat the home of Mrs. F. P. Burden,
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as a result of the action! .-         ,               ,      ,     .._ ¦       ,                                       «¦                                                                           f
I for a drive on.the Lorraine trout...[.price  from $3 to $15.40 an  acre,   where card tables and other forms
J-JTh.e high command realized thatI.Th'eav erage run of the offerings i of recreation will hold sway.   "If xrii-i a catastroP'n^ 1]1 the form of Ger-  j]S IDO acres at $6 to $7 an acre.        you miss it, you'll miss it."
Thea pplicants under the board-----------------
have to furnish information about;     Mrs.   Towndrow  will   hold   an
of
 the
 A.   L  as  a
courts today on
.  r.artshore,   who
witness  by  edv
GUILTY OF HERESY. r
eirolea, Jan. 3.—Rev. William  who lias been pastor for
man troops in  Belgium and    Ardennes being cut off was inevit-
able. Their plea was accepted by Marshal Koch to avoid further bloodshed.
( Htawa.—At the Northland in-
their  nationality,   size
their  At Home on  Thursday and Fri-
families,    previous    farming    ex-j day afternoons of this week   for perience  and   military   service,   if  pupils and their friends,  any.   Owing to there being snow,
llt        t
r tluee years of the Methodist' quiry Sergt. Smith gave startling ion most of the allotments at: A reorganization of the Vancou-reii here, was found guilty on evidence and said no human be-1 prosent, returned soldiers receiv-.Ver police force with the demand esj charges, according to a ing could eat the meat furnished, j ing allotments are to have the' for the resignation of Chief Mc-rtict  of a special church court  Everything  was  of the    poorest! privilege    of    exchanging    their Rae and    Detective    Jackson    is
 a special church cou;       yg                  p         pg
 the London  Methodist confer-' quality ; the water was scarce and ' land or having their money lice.                                               1 had a"salty taste.            '               j funded up till April 1, 1919.
re-! one of the developments in regard to* the liquor scaYidal.