'____.—- /;" V ,"' " ' "1' ~v^-*-* _ „. , r" ¦ . * VOL. 5, NO. 44. \ Was Successful Affair /- ¦ When 3E GEORGEr-BRiTISH Q^LUMBIA, FRtDAX, !JULY X.1915 Bombs Founa}by Police After Zeppelin Raids on Coaist Towns. Price Five Cents the youthfuK city of Prince George starts outNU)"celebrate, she celebrates in every-, thinjrthat the word impliesr'TSo half-way measures' are tolerated in the proceedings which5 introduces the/first public festival since Hhe city's ipception-^the Dolninlon^I^ay celebration yester-day.x v" .........¦"¦"' _„/ The weather man was a large ; ¦ contvibatoi* to,the sbccess^ofT the rays. .Qofol zephyrs banished any discomfit arising from thereat "'and regulted-in 'weather.that^was a joyyio the ibe~creamiarid lemonade vendors. / Th£ main thoroughfare, was a rioti of evergreens, flags and bunting ; /tne windows of stores ai^d ofpces were beautifully dec- d game, the fina I scorfc standin g T8:2, Ivhich just¥bo)»t|represents the respective merits of the teams. / In justice to Sinclair, the ..Hazel ton pitcher, ij^rnigrht' be stated that he was"unde$ the doctor's care up/to within an hour of go-ingjiito the box; and suffering mher severely1 from ptomaine poisoning.;/'^ s - ^ •'' ' fvtOytnore gariaes are to be played to .decide the.series, tomorrow and Sunday, and with' ijie arrival of three more players today from Haze lton, a more eveir coritest is looked th for in the re- is The. reader spared the box^c^re, " ^ • J. Patriotic Dance.v f\ The dance in, th«r Ritts-Kifer thg. Ri Hall in the evening was a fitting ^conclusion to a most successful ora^ for tKvoccasionj and **• The^roceeds were countless evidences of that thor-t •....-¦.•,. *.. , 4ghnesstha£ made this district *»d theses,of the loc, famous were on ever* hand, f^eede^ anythm "—-*~Jin thisMitfe g/tentertain^ splendid, condition, te gathering had a evening. Abptft $450 in prizes w^re^dis-:he different events e day. For the-best,>decor-ated building, Jihe prize went to Hoods, Ljdr^The Northern Liun> ber^&^Merchantile Co., copped corated e little on her harK^ Shetlar d yfin a winner, of events with a parade headed by theXcity band, -and itnent. the floor anch-the most enj r A large number of the bombs dropped, by ...the Zeppeliiis have ^een picked up unexploded. In addition to the smklk'araount'qf damagfiRdone #sg far by these raids?, the4 military vaiue ..has been practically without result. _ /- ' • P. Opened t Edmonton. , iklineNwith their uauiil policy of pruffreraiveneaf and to provide the beat possible service, not numerous deeorated wagons and pn|y in the way of trarapor^ioli floats, horsemen and equeitri-1 facilities for pa8«enjr€rat/buf also y banners.r etCi VVhefUh'e procession rj?aohed the leUcgroun d^ for their care^' ar^ traveling jn^ea ^Street it was very evi^ent.that (uon> busy and willing hands had been Railway more Oa^f^ddd (n ifi? way if ahotel at Tn for/fKe carrying out of the lengthy ^programme of sports, first events were the horse races which were decided for the The",jMac4onald,1 work. A grand-stand, race^ Edmonton, >und, janlh^ffeshr which was opened yesterday, and ment boo>h'sf/had bee^prejparedr which is: not su ryfliihgjvaiin readiness Americancontinent for-location, architectural design, furnishings, equipment, cuisine, and all 6ther matters that go to make fo comfort and con v^nience travelling: publicP'The Macdon- Free (or all.— Indian Pony Race. — Electic, Joe Quaw. and Denis. ' /^ Pony Race. — Westoby, Enemark. I ^"^Slow Race.—Maurice Quaw. 'j?-—^ Ladies' Race.—Mrs. Kennyon, Mrs. Hanover, Mrs. Place. In the afternoon the were decided aa follow?: lQOyd! daah.-A.E. Fa%cett; Mi E. Corkins, Chaa. Allen. " ^'¦¦;, Three-legged Race. — Fawcett and ;Corkina, Watson and McLedd. Sack Race.-A. K Fawcett, M.; E. Corkin. i Fat Man's Race. —C. ThumbartJ Pack Race.—Batiste, Marshal!, C. Thumbart. . . 220 yards. -^M. E. 'Coi'kins, A, E. Fawcett.] Boy a1 Race — Eddie., Brown,' Herahal Angdll. [ * Young Ladies' Race—Miss M. K.eefe,-i • Miss Hainmond Sack Race^Emil Caus, Leslie Stinson - Boys1ft4« 10- Eddie ^lien, Allan McKenzie: Girls 10 to 13- Anpie^ Nyhring, Katl -leen Brown. -Emil Cans. L. Pipke.\ Ctirkin; Mrs. - Boys 10 tQ _ Married JLadies-Mrs. Millar, Mrs. Sargen ¦-"-----------------¦•¦.¦. - Jill VVil.son, B. Boya under^Ticky Wilsin, L. Tyler Girl»6to 10~-France8 Keddie, Muriel Rogers. / r .;¦... Broad Jump-r-McGuire 16,ft. 10 ins. Jump— McGuire, Si.-ott. High Junip-McGuire. Stewart, (split) Shot-put—Murray. ._ eyent^haj^evejryone looked forward to was the basebaltcon-test jbetween the local iiine and the HazeltoivfJeamT^ The same was^disaprjointment. The team from the western town arrived minus theic^batteryi so a couple of local players were substituted in [the field. The Prince Geo>ge team mad'* a :walk-*way, ol the the business portion of Edmonton Alberta,' and is particularly con: vehient to the Grand Trunk Pac: ific station there. It is of chateau a.rcfiitecture,/Cdjitains two hundred rooms, one, hundred anid fifty/baths, the hotel has been designed so as to have all ouiside bedrooms, which permits of a magnificent vie^ of the entire country overlooking the Saskatchewan Rivera European plan will prevail grates tcMffeet pres-.ejit.condition8\havebeen named, viz.—Eooms,sS2.00 per ^lay and upwards^witn^ou^ bath^; ^00 per \u|waro!8. with \path; RESIDENTS SING UAUT LAKE. Bring Scores of Finny Depizens as Inaisputablei.ilvidenee \^ of the Splendid-Fishing to be Enjoyed There.- PARIS, July2.-The French war departmepiftoday gave out the following official statement: Tie,artillery fighting was^spiritedall last night at a greajt^m^iiy points along the-front, notably in the vicinity oiXWosten, north-wes^effTpres, in the region of Souchez: and in the neighborhood of Vernul. 'X^ :: :'; . North of the Aisne, after^a violent and continued, bombardment upon, our'positions along the road from Oablain to Angres,.'-north ^f;'Beth vine.highway, CJerman grenadiers delivered ap^ttack at about. |2 o'clock in the morning. This vva^acomplate failure. Near La^oiselle one of o/ur niines^vas successful in destroying the advance works of the Germans. ; , , / . ^^Jthe^gonne there was very violent h'ghtihg all la^t night. ..One of the^ German attacks was, supported by the use of^asp^yxiating bombs, as well as large hand bombs. It/Was driven back. In the forestlof Lepre,there was also ^forward movement on theypart of the enemy, which fol-lowed a yiolent a^rtinery fife to prepare the way. This attack also -was driven back by the fire of our infantry. PETRpGRAD, July 2.-The following official stated ment regarding the progress^of hostilities, was issued last night ;by the Russian army^^ headquarters i. . The enemy's offensive between the ^iesprz and Bug riyers continues. Rearguard actions of the most stubborn characteiroccured here on June 29, on the Toniaszow and Seamose'roads, as well as onv the roads to Sokolkaa. In lii h ^ Galicia the eh>my^on June 29an^ following varied manifold^/l5 delighta^of beauties jand • id|y on the lovers of ou tdoor life, .._..__ --„-- f the Stuart so recent, visitors state, tntil it Lake regio!Kha8 been frequently ; bt?cornes the most popukr resort told by PHnce (leorge visitors of | between Edmonton and the coast. Iate,/b1it it rema|ned for three j .N:x. x ^ -, ,' jve"l|.knbwn locaT^(l|8ciple8 of j Constable BtlTHS • Izaak Walton to recounfthe most wonderful tales of the avaricious ness of the finny tribes th^t liters ally swarm in its waters^Jtessrs,! GarletpiirFettersrand—Johnson, of the iCache, returned this^w/eek | neaP frbrna ten-days' fishing tiiip to j river where it haii^idgecl oir^a Stuart Lake, and their incredible tales of-the wonderful bVpught e Ladysmith It was in a haply de con d i tio>h^ar^^waj to police^headquarters they brought, home the goods—a huge box full of lake^trout, some of them . j ^ Each of these gentlemen is loud. in praise of the Stuart Lake and' its-^ame-^fisn, and promise a return engagement during7the~suifi- drowriinjc iff Con stable Burns and tylartirii Clark, departineiit, oc curried on;May through the lower rapids o»rFort canyon in a catvoe. Mr. Charles E. andther.^itpr" . canoe, managed to ireai^Plhe McElroy was|Shorein safety. Clark's body to t,batN region I hag ^ot yet Deen ^ rlfe h [ N a ^t yt e re^^a, j^ though-Charlfe. has [though friends are tow hopeful hitherto;preferre%d^to do his fish-; that the receding waters of the irig under-the^shade-of a tree; praser w-,n disclose his body on with a good case of bait coblirig|the b;anl{S or amonj? th€ drift-in theplacid waters near at hand j wo'od; lie has returned;'an enthusiast over the chugging gasboat.Jhe; American Scientists whirling spoon;and the whizzing J reel.: l an< ,us permitting' the travelling puWic^j^secure a J^axiiriu1n\ of fort at a^minitrtum o£ ex-, Mr. Louis Lbvir has been appointed resident maVnager. This gentleman has ha\ many yearaj class of country successfully rohs of thisma rience throughout %he is fully qualified\tp after May Mean Conscription For Canada* At Well , In an address beforeT adian Club at Orilla, Hon. Arthur Meiglren Baid: "The call has 4{one out for 35,0^0 ?h)ore meni itira^challenKe t$ the native-bprn- I am hot an alarmist and I do not know olsny occasion on which people with British blood in their veins have been frightened by wordg^but I Relieve: it may come toTiuch a point^that every physically fit Canadian will have to join in the light for the existence of the British Empire and the continuance of civiliza- make tffie story prowess^as a rriiRhty fisher cEiroy brought back a few\choice denizens\of the J^ :¦ Since theundfsputaKe evidence of!the aforeniejitioned fishermen have '¦ been xseen^ liere^' there has been a hurried'. dyerliauling of fishirfg tackle^among, the local sports and several ,vare preparing to go and learn for\ themselves the gloHes of the Stuart; Lake. Stuart Lake is easily accessible iii' Northern B. C. \ The provincial Mr. Bryan Williams, sta-tes two scientists from the,United States Department o i Agriculture will spend iKe Isumrne.r and fall months of this year in ihe Chil-'Cp.tin>arTd Peac^Ri ver liistricts, makink a 5 study of big ~ game there. Their work is part of a bi ficent hostelry^rbnt this dity and — . , the return - fare. all cover train to the^balance of the way is over a good wagon road, and stages make reg-utar trips. Little, if any camping outfit is plan which has been .-gress for some yelfrsrfoivlaii ex-haustiyf-study of^tfie animal life of continent^. geHtiein«n^ern- t ^ ployed to lead the exped itiona are for the mds^art, in en of rneans and leisure, with a;ta»teZiS,r"i tion. valuable v survey requirecl. There are stores close] door life arid, Jscjentrfic researcht at hand where all Rrpvisions^cantwho serve th^JJnited States gov^ I}e_^jpurcha8ed. Ro\v-boats> on. jerrimerit inaa!:^^onor§ryrcaiiacity. ^s^nKe^launches^arT t?e hired at Messrs...-Kicharclabrii and Hale reasanaWe ratesi and splendid who Jed last year-s part^, did a camping grounds are_ available great deal-of-£^"0^-0031. JThe bathing .advantages are "superb ; fine sandy beaches and gradually deepening water majice the swimming equal' \y:^feSetJLhee^rtorJ^ex\ov-ice;" tThe beauties istid ad vantages of Stiiaft Lake Ivill^rowrapi woifkLjrf t.he Pine vRiver cliistrict, antffatJ^litfclose of tliejseaspn^s- ^close of j work paid, the' provincitLl govern-ment a graceful eon) pi iment by for.jvarclir g: a dupljcate i«t of jtheiv t\)aps as a gift to> incial >y^ a^ ^^jrning following delivered persistent attacks in various sections of the front from Kadonka to Halicz> AH attaqks were repulsed, inflicted great losses onrthe erTemy and took about 4,^00 prisoners. The enemy was unable to^nake head wav^along the front of pur trenches for a distanceVofseveral^ndred paces except in some places. On other fronts absolute calm.prevails." :>^ T^^T been blown up j»y a mine off tbef^ort' pf/\^ih(ih1au, land. JIhe Warship was ope^of a German' jfleef, 'of ohp patrojling cruiser, four^ilghf eruisgr^^nd isome torpedo_ boats, which wade a^unsuocessful attempt to "bonit)ard \ymdau, and land troops.. Ru^i^ toipedp/boats compelited the^Uefhian^essfelsto retire/ ,:/(¦ '/¦ ; \ LON^NN, July 2^-Three:British,steamers, the Ingle^ the Caucasian,' and the* Welbury, ^ere Jorpedoed a German^ submariner The W v^.. ^^ ^ Th ^rof thelnglemoor an^pducasian: were landejd aOalmouth. Ehe crew of the Welbury \g safe. ! ' . i';/ LONDON, July 2.-^Bulgaria has notified its reservists her'e to1 be ready to join thebplors. RectuitmgXHEcet. Today Will Take, Possibly j a -Hundred Vol an teers: apd^Leave for . Prince Rtfpert Sunday. \ Lieute'nantiVWn de Byl, recruiting officer for the overseas forces, is expected"to arrive in the city this afternoon from Hazelton. M-ottces vhaye been' posted that thpse wishihg to enlist^for service abroad are to report at Dr. Richardson's office at 2 p. nf. today x)r tomorro_y£ for medical examination. Mr. RrH3. S. Randall,,-wJip has been receiving applications for volunteersTpendling the arrival of the rec/uj[tin? officer, states that to£ has taken the names :of about 80 applicants durinjr the past few week». "Many of these, however^ have left.for"1 other"points of en- listment, probably: hundred ¦ \' or: mo ire recruits will be accepted tiere if that many offer themselves. The Ferryman Recovers romNediaco. -thiB-body of an unknown man was taken from the Nechaco river by FerrynianDqnhelly yes-lerp^yii_tJpjtJjjnfi:-.was_-..'fdand. on the body that would lead to thev identity of the\drow.ned man. He °was apparently betw^een 38 and 45Lyears of age\; and wore a blacek shirt, unioYi underwear, black striped trousers and nearly new shoes. An Ingersoll watch and 55 cents in silver was all that was found in the pockets. The body is at Sandiford's" morgue. BititiatOnek ¦Word has beefc 1-eeeived in the city from Hon. Thos. Taylor, minister of public works, that the building-df the-school ttupert. Robert Landing,' who as cpuri-seilQrof the State Department, las ?ad vised President Wilson in awiand precedent in the policy pursuedby the United States toward belligerent Kbvernn\ents since the outbreak of the European War, has , been named .Sec- tary of Statejo Jennings BryahT?^ succeed Wm. i Bill"' Nunheley^f^the local provincial police, is a volun- ^pr overseas service. Bill's previous'¦'¦-'¦armv.. e^erjenctf • iri Africa should advance him rapidly. The people willbe~iorry..jt