----^w""-^1-:^ ; '•'¦ PRINCE GEQRGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1915? Price Five Cents Word was received by the trustees this week from the Departmentof, Public Works at Victoria, that the matter [of j a central school site in Block 178, adjoining Duchess Park.^had been arranged, and that plans fora four^r-opm school for that block, and fora^two-room school for Block 238, bn the Millar portion of the townsite were being ^prepared, and that the work would be commenced at the ear-iiest possible moment. :The school trustees have been forking on this matter for some time and the success, that has attended their efforts is most gratifying, as it is most important at the educational facilities of our city should be second to none in the^province. There arerhany pupils ready for highTchool work and many more will -be ready shortly,! and it is the intention of the trustees to make every effort towards the opening of a high school here as early as possible,. Many families whose children, it is understood, are attending high school in Edmonton are prepared to move in here just [as soon as the educational facilities are complete. f\ ' p% The trustees are advertising for a.competent; male principal, to commence his duties after the summer holidays. | Writes From Firing Line Three Days Before Death. J^akes Toll^fLocal Boys. Centennial of Waterloo. HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY the greatest battle in the world's history was fought and.won on 6he field of Waterloo, jthe marvellous French army than which the world has "never seen a better, had waged, under Napoleon, a long war which threatened to place Europe in the autocratic control of the greatest military leader of the age. Today the great (French Republic, her citizens the lovers of personal freedom, is allied with Great Britain, the most democratic of monarchical natjofis, against the-autocraey of Prussian Militarism. ^National feeling will perhaps today so influencje^6he contending armies thac, within a few miles "of Waterjoo, there may be struck a blow for national and personal liberty that will go down in history as a fitting centennial memorial of the gigantic struggle for individual freedom Which had its culmination on tKe famous^Belgian battlefield on June 18,1815. City's New Bylaws Are Amended and Passed f Mr. H. G. Marvin, head of the Forestry^Branch in this district, recently received a most inter- isting letter frohv^Hjs brother Lieut. Donald Marvin/tlhreetlays k before the > latter was 1< i I leoNiri] action during arpearly' morning charge^on the German trenches in^nbrthern France. Lieut. Margin's description of the feelings of men under shell fire gives a good idea of the nerve-racking experiences undergone in everyday fighting. He writes: "I used to think I was a coward over this shelling business, bat find Ithereare very, few peopteVho^ really like it./ You can hear the shells coming from miles away and can tell, after a bit if..triey -are coming exactly for you. You can imaginl the nerve-shattering effect, when, after the shells have been going y?e begin to. shorteh graduajly^njpjji nearer, and eventually drop one just.in front of your parapet. It gets on your nerves a bit I can tell you, as you can do nothing but sit tight-and wait for tHe next one. But-after all ffrissur- . prising what little damage is really done, considering the a-mount of ammunition expended. You are really, safe unless.one happens to drop exactly in the ^trench or on top of a dug-out." ¦i Lieut. Marvin speaks of the wonderful mail system conducted by the Allies. He states':, "I can get a letter home (England) in three days and an answer in less than a sweek. The mail is marvellous in its regularity and one off the blessings of the. war. We get our mail regularly as ^clockworki-ieyery evening, even I in-the trenches/ v .,/ A." "We have sol manydays in the trenches and so many out. to get cleaned andjested. Periods varyj "according to circumstancesr~Our| last term in was rather a. long one—17 days at. a* stretch, but luckily the weather was gr^nd and we stuck it out quite well." cki , The most distant arid.remote parts of the empire suffer just as sujely ^s the metropolis of the riation~w hen war-and death reach out ruthlessly and demand their toll. In the death of Sgt. Colin Milbjurn, Prince George district 1<53€^a popular and valued citizen. Mr. Mil hurn was connejcted with the local Government Office for several years before enlisting for service/ While here jhe married the gov- j Miss Robinson, also 6f --.----;- _-----------------• ——V — ,-"•*- O~,' ernment' staff. . SgK Milbur though quite a young maryhad belonged to a company ofhussars i n En glandjdr seyetekyears before x»oming to Canada.j He was one 6f4he fir%tj*/leave this dis-htrict for the^ront jmd recei ved a l^omrnisisipr^as sergeant. Witlj severaKiriore local >boys;.\Sgt. MUburn found himself at the .front in a remarkably short time, considering the months of voting by many of the Canadian troops/ He was killed at thVhpw famous battle of .Ypres, during the wonderful charge of the* Canadian trodps on May 21-22. AJe^ter jfrom Dan McGregor Jh&s". just been received, by Mr. Norman Wesley. _ Dan has so far come through unscathed, although he was in the thick of the fighting at vYpres, when Sgt. was -killed, _and Bob Johnson, another locainSoy^was wounded. Writing on May |4th Dan says that the effect oŁthe shell fire iĄ very demoralizing and only meji .of steel nerve can stand it for 4§I hours. The poisonous gases, are awful and many men are killed without ever, haying seen the enemy,, such is_ the nature of ^modern warfare. He states further that the,njext foe to be feared fc disease.v Tlie'lU.n-buried dead of two months are still lying" where they fell in many cases and the^tire country around Ypres "is' in „& filthy cdfklition;. At the time of writing most'"ofvthe Canadian troops engaged at Ypres were two miles back from the firing, line resting. The local boys mentioned belonged to the 16th Canadian Scottish, 3rd. Brigade. It took the mayor and council five hours to dispose of^thebusi-ness on hand at -the meeting of Monday.eyeningp The wee sma' hours had arrived before- the council atJjournedj and , although a*great deal of time was lost in discussing rather unimportant matters, considerable business wasTdisposed of.L The finance committee showed that already approximately $5000 has been spenfon the city*sj work—stree^t^prading, well dig- \ etc/ Wages already/earned was considered. There)are 42 clauses to this bylaw and a great deal of time was spent In its consideration. It was finally given the third reading and passed. The question tf a temporary .city hall was discussed at some length, The city/has~received permission frotfT the G. T. P. Development Co. to erect a temporary city hall on Block K, which is th l tne^ Ujom amount/to $4,371.94. Three thousand dollars has been appropriated for. sidewalk-laying and road-grading on Third and Seventh avenues, and the purchase, of a newdire engine, to cost $3,160, has been authorized; This means that the'city's temporary loaniof $15,000 is rapidly vfading away, arid as a result there will be no more neW^woirk present at least. started for the amendment of 3 was taken up and some changes made. As all picture theatres ]xC viS-,:.__•.___> _ _t^rr.T^. _^: _ the province are obliged to provfnciai4icense of shown that to tax t)jem ar ditional $100 wou|( imposition. This taxKas hjeeii reduced I The fur traders'Jicenjse"was reduced from to $10 .per year. to ithAfCese amendments the bylaw was passed.- Bylaw No. 4, relating to traffic on city streets and like Ifnatters i^dutby the townsite ompany for^thai purpose. Owing to the present" lack of funds nothing definite was done in the matter.. The aldermen were divided in-opinion on the' question, some wishing to go ahead with the building of temporary quarters and others being in favor renting for the time being,, lumber companies to let the/City have on credir ' ^ fwwv to money. city itives of present at that the local be willing.to hall and would y a! wakifor their money for 60 days f more. Mr. E.^. Butler\offer-ed^ to draw the plansC for the building. This would appear to be a fin%opportunity to go ahead with the construction of a city hall and save renting temporary quarters. However, the matter (was left in abeyance. The matter of securing lumber for the/, building of sidewalks \h(Continued on page 4.) .," PRINCE GEORGE NEEDS BOARD OF TRADE. attjie pi^es^nt time no city board ef trade or ¦<:¦ chaiBj^o'f;coMmerce to look after thepubjicityjend of . the city'^welfare^nd such an organization is badiyyh^ededr F'rih^ejGeorge Has received sufficient advertising as a real esiite gold minjsi, biit it is high iime^tto something was done.toward^enbouraging-outside firm^tQ-establish busi-iiesse^tee^ jbranches of businesses already jestahlished elsewher^ fIVince^ Georfee has^ the ^naturalistrattegicai lpcatioii to make her an important distributing ^centre, and a publicity bureau under ^he^cpntrpl of a city board of trade should pe established immediately, in order that the nevwf city's advan^cea ¦ m% be aidvettised and brought to // the notice o^ such nrhis as may be- desirous of locatjng in ;such^a promising centre.-; -; ';'¦[ ': ¦ ',: : •"¦.¦•"_:¦ ¦.:. •'. 31 .¦.: li ^ ~v- IBS JOHNTIIOJWAS Conservative Candidate foriihe GREAT BRITISH UBASSEE PARIS, June T&—The British armies took the offensive at Labassee and delivered a sudden smashing blow and drove the Germans back from their fifteenth line of earthworks. The attack took the* Germans by surprise, as it followed a terrific forty-eight hours' German cannonade against the Belgian, French and British lines. A heavy bonjbardrnent opened the British attack on every gun in play, shattering the German positions.^ / The British sallied forth with the bayonet, on the immediate cessation of the/artillery attack. The main British advance was south of Neuve Chapejle; The fighting was as fierce as the first battle at Neuve Chapelle, but the British losses were much lighter. u A British shell dropped on Festubert destroyed the German gas reservoir, , ^ Giye-and-Take Fighting on Sail and Dneister Rivers j PETROG^a6, June 18th,— Severe fighting continues on the Shavli. In Galicia the German reinforcements forced usftojgive ground on the San River after three days "^htihg. On the Dneister we delive^ea a successful counter attack, taking 1,200 prisoners and seven machine guns.' p- X- ; • / ' : : . ^^-.^ At the village of Jouravkoff the Germans treacherously used the white flag to shoot^down our men. They practically all bayonetted by bur soldiers. ROME, June 18th.-^-An elaborate system of^Aus'trian trenches along the Isonzo RiveHias [been^ca^tured. The trenches were protected by masonry>n*e1al .sheets and a mile of batteri^s^ The advance on^the Tyrol-Trent front continues. FRENC ____KARLSRUHjE. . June l^thT-In rete^fiation^ for the bombard-mefit by the Gepnans of open/French^and English towns, the order was"given to bombard the capital of the Grand Duchy of^Baden.-Twenty-three aeroplanes set out accordingly for Karlsrune and dropped 130 projectiles on >jects which had been indicated to them, particularjy^ the Chateau\j^m3 Manufactory and the station. A great number of fires broke out^ A serious'panic was observed in the railway station, from whjcn trains departed hastily. The aeroplanes of the Allies were su^cted to violent guri fire, but all returned except two. KARLSRUHE; June, J8th. -IJineteen were illedand fourteen injured in the attack by French avia Federal Government Promises This City a $25,000 Building Word has been received from the Dominion Minister of Public Works by Mr. A. G. Hamilton, president of the local Central Conservative Association, that an appropriation of $25000 will bej made at the next session of the Dominion House for;the erection of a government building in this city. This appropriation will be included in thejist of next year's expenditures.' The building will in all probability beiused i6t^cus-toms and postofficelpurpoaes^ Dominion Day Celebration Promises to be Big Success The various committees in iharge of the first Dominion Day lelebration to be1 held in the new :ity "of ^Prince George are fast completing their plans, and all are confident that the day will be an unqualified success—provided he weather man^smiles. The lew recreation grounds at Duch-sss Park may not vbe ready by. he first of July, and the bail game between Prince George and the Cache-G.TPr team may be played on the Cache grounds. The following program of sports has been arranged by the sports committee: MORNING :! ( %. I _J2 Local pony raie • lheat. ^ Hundred yar j[datth, ."¦.¦ Indian pony race (under 14 handv). Three-ltf^ged race. X Free-for-all, half mile, beat two . ¦ • outsil three. ' -' ^ ¦:¦¦','.."' -. ' „ •,.; 1 pony race, quarter mile, 1 no-pound-pack race.—60 yardi. \ 220yarda race.* 0 : '' •'. •"••". ..'¦''.¦"'' Slow horae race, last hone under _-; . hqraes for ^acev ., \ ' > ,. Wheelbarrow race. . V ~ 2 pTrn. at BALL GROUNDS : ^> , Girla'race, under'6 years, 25 y^dsl Boys' race, under 6.years, 25 yds.. Girls' race, 6 tp 10 years. 50 yds.. Boys'race, 61 to 10 years, 50 yfi.'-t. . . Gins'; raci?, 10 to i;j years, 50 yds. Boysf race, 10: to 111 years, 50 yds. Boys' race, 18 to 15 years, 7i"i \ds\ Young ladies' raiie,-75 yards. Married ladies' race, 75 yards. BALL GAME - Prince George vs. Cache.- fttJT. P., 3-15 p m. 5 p.m. (Following Bali Game) Running broad jump. , ..^ . RuWnmg hjgh jumi>. L_ : "" Running hop, Rtep and jump. 7 p. rn>. Corner Third and George St. Shot-put. • \. !• Tug-of-war. [¦• ' .. ^ Ball Tossars7 Con^SJer' This ]~ Hazelton's crack^basipbali. team having defeated all tn^Thtericr towns, 'will. crbss bats with the local teani here next week in a three-gal1-""f-1:^^; ~ The their forniv..- uefeats and there should be some red-hot games.' low none race, iin oune unuvr \ ~zr~^~—-•• i^" > •-«,-.. ».• • siil&V wint, owner, exchu g« , -Prince Rupert Daily News. ¦*•«¦«»«*,: