Regular Session.
Grantof$10O^Made to Agricultural Exhibition—Refuse Ile-¦¦; bate for Street Improve* >< ments.     -, -..---,;'
The regular meeting of the city" council was held Monday evening, Aid, Livingstone:; being the only absentee member.' "'
passed   in   committee  and   the
lump sum passed in open council. F. B.  Hoodr treasurer of the
Fort Geprge^A^ricultural Associ-;
":ati»n, ajdresseathe board asking
' for a grant of $100 jorJthe Fair
to be held her^^ptember:.14 arid
15,  Mr. Hodd, in a brief address
spoke of the importance of the
^agricultural interests to the^city's
uiries Timbei
^            Aug.   12.—The  I>e
jftment of Lands isj^ceivin frequent enquiriesJri-<cohnectio with the development of the cpas lumber export trade, and it woul appear that increased attentio is -being paid to the securing, o
mill sites and timber along th northern seaboard. The infor mation circulated under instruc tions from the minister of/ land for the guidance of manufactur
j, and thought that, eve thing po5s|ble should be done to > encourage   *he   farmers   here. Mayor Gillett aftckithe aldermen agreed with Mr. Hot*} and the request was granted. ..Aid.  Eagel   informally   in ducfed thefquesftiqn of a'possible .annalgamation    of    the   Princf Xieorge Chamber of^CGtnirierce "and" the Fort George Board oi Trade.'   The latter ^body" was desirous of taking rooms in   the city hall.1 •He^asked Mr. Hood'6 opinion oPrtie merger. MrfHood was incfined to jjje<belief tblit pu bl ic sentirnerrt in the-city was He did.not a
friendly to "the Fort organization. Jt.had been i n the promotion vof lot .sales in the western subdivisions and he thought its record would be a cletrinient. MayorrCiillett, sneaking as a member of the, organization, believed that the members wpjilcTbe in favor of changing 4hename to, the Prince George Bdferd of Trade/ No defin'ite^ac-of course^beftakeh at the»councU meeting, '.and1" discussion closed-with the understanding that members of 'bo^h bodies -he interviewed "with^a view, to some sort of amalgamation.
The" bridgre^ over the  Frasjer River came up for discussion, moved by Aid.
era both in the interior and o the coast has aroused/much in terest.               ' '¦".    /.
Trade inquiries from importers in the United Kingdom, Austra Ha, South Africa, California, anc other markets have been circu lated among the mills, and goo< results, are hoped fotv"        '
Pidneer Merchant Leaving For North.
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J| B. < L&mbert,   the   pionee ertha'nt.of Prince.George, anc  °      first- business
bcrt and seconded by Aid. Eagel was unanimously carried that the
-council jjominunicate withVjhe' government and the GramUFrunk Pacific 4q .the end thap their dif•
' Xerences might J^ettledand the traffic, portion vdf-the bridge be opened to tftelpub^^;;
City Scavenger^Cashman appeared before thecouncijf to make
practically.uninhabited ampwith only small patches under cultivation, Mr, Burden^saw enough evidences. of^the^wonderful fer; tility of the"soil to make him a boosteVfpr the greater hinterland tp-the north. Ab. White andBob" Wood, two well-known old-timers here, are both located on the land up north and doing well. Mr. White has a homestead just a mile distant from a railway station on4he new line being, built from Edmontpn. He is breaking up considerable land this year and is-^vel^ satisfied with the out-loolff ^Bop Wood is located at the loot of Mt. Selwyn in a pictur-XmeeSpg as he ha<l \fev\iianies: esquc(yalleyv   He^as a promis
a report on the work of his de-parti^ent. He askedHthat the pufclic   fee  excluded  ftom
to mention in connection wi \^ie>eollectjng p6rtion p labors.   The  council  thereu agreed to give him\a hearing
 h the
v JMaj^ori Gillett. gave a short in-form|i-tttlk upon the iiecessity of passing the city bylaws, arid stated that; anyone who opposed  these ineasures had not the good welfarei otjthecity;..at heart. He wanted all the^ aldermen to be  present at the public rtwetinjg-on Thursday evening and address the people on "the question.
 Aid.   Juggles,.: representative  of/the Prince Oeorge Investment  p             ^l
and Development C()6n d I to "refund  $600
the the
taxresof\ his| ciithpanjl for street improvements Daidfor previous
improvements Daid^for previous to incorporation. The company's taxes forltheiurrent year amount ¦top o yer-^;boQ^and they were • preparedVto '. pfiy ; them in full provided thiis*re^und was made.
 . cpunci I   considered7~tfiaf such actioti would be establishing
^                          trouble.   The.
(¦r;atiii_!rrunk, forinsita^ce," spent $15,000,; oji rGeorg'elStreet (m-prb^me^Jt^; ]\Ir. Millar also' had an outlay of several thousands, .an d. w hile: -1he/ cily: | njeeded tfce
in about
Prai rie^cbu n tr^^
conduct a mercanti
connecjtion with a farm^he owns
Mr.' Lambert has been prominent in business and public life of Prince George and was electee in May last orte of the city's first aldermen? In- the departure ol Aid,    Lambert,  Prince   George
ldsesai
hoping
sterling citizen and a pro-
gr«ssi\ e': city .-official.    Here's
J.-B. makes'a million in
the new'north.
F. P,
 P7L.S., who re-
tiirned last week frotn the Peace
Riyer vr
ycountry, is enthusiastic over the "Wonderful possibilities of that |freat  region; Though
 i
ing .mineral claim hear the group.
nowXbetng prospected   by   MJr^. Feath^rstbnhaugh    an d \party; "Hurden states, that_thev4!t. iWn claims are splendid pros-N    free-milling ore.     ,
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itsFortheHarvestFields
Ottawa,
August 9.—It is ex-
pected here that a considerable number of the~troops now stationed at . the various camps throughout Canada will take advantage of the permission granted by the militia department to ' *' offics     d
non
officers and men to take a itiqnth&Tfurlough"
commissioned
n-the: harvest fields.,^ pro v isiotr such"
i-XJnder the ijvho are of good characteF>^ill have their, return 'fare vpafd to ahy.locality not exceeding 300 miles from the camp in which''they, are"15cal.ed. They will 'wear! their  Working
suits dUriniTftKe "ijdriod of fur-ough, and tr>eir militia pay will ^withheld until their return
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thhed until their return, when M wiU, bev gi^en to them  £           ifi
when M wiU, bev g^ o thm upon production o£- a* certificate showirig thatj they ¦ have had aona-fide emploMmenx in -,the fields,.;'.. <;':':..;.!:' 1 : ~^WW-^
money they could not grant the requestuntiPthe people had Voted n favor of it. h-
Lieut. Bentley' in
 Taking
Recruits for Ternpn train-;'   ,-^ing-Camp.         S^
<Lieut.C. E. Bentley, of th| 54th Battajjonr how in camp at Vernon, arrived here yfsterday accompanied by—^r^^^ift!^ Ed} wards of the 102nd Regiment Lieut. Bentley is signing recrul for the 54th. Dp to noon seven applicants had beetT ac? cepted and these with^ny othem who may be accepted here wiH leave on Tuesday's. Ixiat^fcfc Quesnel, where more Temiits are. wainitr, the augmented •party proceeding direct t^Vernon. \ "An idea exists here that men joining the^4th\ would be sent to a different camp from those who enlisted here some weeks ago," said Lie^t; itentlev todays "This is a mistake, as the-^uar
In Public Meeting.
A meagre turnout o ers0 attended the meeting iast evening in the Rex Theatre called by the mayor to discuss the money bylaws to J^e voted^on tomorr6w77~Ald. Ellis was-chair-
-man of the gathering ana p.peetji, es in favor of the measures we*re delivered by Mayor 'Gillett. Aid? Eagel and City^ Solicitor Wilson.
who turnex^up to speak was^Ir
Williams^ a^/isitor from Vancouver and an extensive owner of city property.              "~^
. Space forbids, a resume of all that was.said by the the differ^nrt ¦speakers.- The point,  hoitfever,
ters of the 62nd and^4th are.ad joining." '  ^<^"''''-
The Herald-was told by the recruiting officer that drafts .to fill out overseas regiments are constantly ^being made from the Vernon camp. Hundreds of men whohad been in training for only six or seven weeks had been sent
to Bcigland  to  complete  their trairiingxand their vacancies in
the Vernon\regiments filled as
alj possible in formation
^^Edmonton, August 10.—J.^jf iicCormack, superintendent of the City Employmeni^ureau, states that up ttHthe' preaent there appears-toCbe no shortage of men fo^harvest-:wwk. He states tHat there iis a large num-jefof .menr^on^ing in from the north-coiintry and the west look-..r for work, 150^coming inj>n one train froin^Birt Friday v     ^X
that each of the sppnsors for the bylaws soughj^tdemphasize was, the need^^the city's-On^employ-edj^f certain yt all of the bylaws were passed the working population would! be benefitted.  was little; enthusiasm in
the audience and many left be> fore all the arguments had blen exhausted. -¦             ^/
Lon'do
Forcing of Dardanelles.
Recognition   of
the/imperative • importance to the al-liefNof forcing the! Dardanelles, as the shortest^oad to retrieving  the  Rus-
sian .reverse and regaining the initiative, now in the liantls of Germany, is demonstrated ¦ amply^Jjy^the sudden landing of British forces iff the vicin1 ity of Karachali, on the north Gulf of Sacos and resumption, of the^ offensive both at the southern end ,pf the Gallipoli peninsul7i~-^ind north of Gaba Tep'e... -        "V     /
The Austi'alians and New Zealanfl-ei"s^recently,, have been strengthening ¦fheir^fcositions   at• Xjab'a  TePe-new landing-place "on the Gulf of Sat*'
os, being on the flanlvand reaYToMhe
festb issued by a gfcup'of German professors and intellectuals, enumerating their ideas of the only acceptable peace terinsr ^Theae, according^to the jnftnifestp^inufit insure the free expan- -sion of German culture, industry and conVmeree. Belgium, for military and commercial purposes, must be subject to Germany. France must cede to Germany all the territory /north-of-'a line from Belfoi-t to the mouth of the river Somme and pay^a/Iarge jndeTn-^ lussia must>cedeHolaiid/and
riilyx^Russia must>cedeHolaiid/and the sgresater^part^ff the^Ialtic provin-li        f idi
uvlieu of indemnity not/pay.
 YTo Bulair "lines, if developed "woiila.rneri-
LondonfAugust 9.—Itisa fact thiat^ieverything has not .been workingquite/Sriioothly between the, French" and British in the was perhaps in con nec-tipii with this matter that Lord Kitchener- and Mr.' Asquith,recently went across the channel. There: is some talk of possible
ge^<1n the personnel ^A mSffi^prta
p
erhaps^desirable want an Irbri Duke to ouraffairs   V
'rince George Recruit      ,^i,  Promotion.
U. A., Matthews, who left herewith the. recruits;for Vernon a ew weeks ago, has been appointed assistant paymaster for the regiment =witn the rank of sergeant,   In a, letter to Mr. Cum-lings   of  the  Kennedy   Blair tores, Mr. Matthews states that, all the Prinice George boys are in he best of health andjpifits and ire lopking\foYvvard" tb..the^ime vhenS^ie^ jw^lllget aWack at Caiser Biirs mim^ns. -   \
ouraffairs aVth front.T!his4B the I/)ndon gossip, an^^there if undoubtedly somethi     i   it
undoubtedly something in it. '   Thei;e'haye also been^iplomat-ic  exchanges^between   London and PariS/Ona suggestion rrom
Genej-af Joffre that we shoulc lines/to^ thiexsouth.
extend                 ^
Our tefny' was-a^suggestion that
extensioji might more appropriately be towards.the north and the channel. But the matter was amicably settled, and the force of the French contention admitted, when it was pointed out that another German thrust might be made at Calais, and that the French government and Commander-in-chief, might be placed in an invidious, position if the defence of so vital; a French posir Won were leftVent^reiy to alien troops.V'.\;-\-.i'\; \' "\':'-v \ >There is obviously.sound sense
in this, and riad hii
ierarrJoffre has as usual and right.
breaking Mile Record WhfcfcSioojA Fir TwentyrNine, Years,
^ Taberjrunnlnr the  i3Tllid 2    bk
 everrtade-by man;
his record bT3Tllind 2-5 breaks the record of 4.12 and 3-4 made wentv.ninp vearn aero bv W.^G. Gedrsre.   Taber'~s performance is
asio j>y Wj^GvGedi^e.   Taber's performance remarkable ttfhletfc Jej|t^Oh^iiei»aaeJJii
ace the strong Turkish defence; the neck of the peninsula.-- Coming at this time when there is.sp much discussion whetheruermany will.attempt to crush^ei'bia preparatory to linking forces with Turkey by way of Bul-
,pa, these developments at the Dardanelles assume a, special importance.
As yet there is no proof th*i»t the Germans have withdrawn or are preparing to withdraw any considerable proportion of their forces from the eastern front. On the contrary, offensive which led to the fall of^War-saw has not been relaxed and/tne , sition! of the retiring Russians still, periloufe; , ::.--~-'' ^Partial dismantling^of Vilna, preparatory to evapdation as ^reported fro#n Petrograd'^is-^Qmewhat puzzling to British cptnmentators, inasmuch as the Rus^iansz-assert they '.¦ have^fe-pulsed< German attacks around the foctress/bf Kovno, \vhich"Ts (!0 miles northwest of Vilna.
Turks Acknowledge the
 ConHtaiitinople, Aug. lj,,-^via-Berlin, illr^by wireless to^Sayville.—En->e Pasha^fhe Turkish minister of wa^r,.declaredii^aay that, .according" to his information, the entente allies in their Uttest operations at the. Darda-nejles had" landed.>three divisions oj -trooDs, comprising about 50,000 men The losses among them, however, he asserted, already had been Very heavy
 statement was made in an interview with a correspondent of the Associated Press. Thejptifkish warministeVsaid:"     -¦¦.¦'jj^/f:
"I am fully cbnfidejit'that wewill be able to keep the .allies in. check on the
Gallipoli peninsula even if other large reinforcements are coming. We know that the allies' action of twikduys ago was due and we prepared forit with the result that  we were hot caught
napping. ?_ .
>."According to my information the allies landed three divisions, about 50,: 00O men.^No doubt pa*rt of them no onger count, considering the heavy osses they. sustained in attacks, incident to vthe ne^w^oWensiye. The allidd bsses have been-; very heavy .so far iii1 ;his ne>v\attempt^to: force the Darda-ielles."
PopeWm
 —^
Rome, Aug. 10.—^Pope.- Benedict has determined to, make a new appeal for >eace, according to   the . newspaper '                             the pontiff is re-
s'olved to use every means within; his power to bring abput^the desired result. He will ask,the<help of the episcopate, and the.'newspaper asserts,]iff eveh considering- the convocation qjr.a universal council of^;the church at lonie..-'                           "'"    ...>..>./ '¦'?'":
The Roma, whjch does not give its authority, .asserts that^Ttrhas been in-brnted that the. pope will forbid all representatives of the church in belligerent countries, under pain of excommunication , from offe»ing-;pr_ayexs of ictory, from asliiiig~ble^kings foi-lhe oitibatunt.s, or even udnu[nisteriiig^,Ute j-rthos^ I'esppnsibhj^for ja  f   h            J   TK
acrunienjts^tgrthos^ Iesppnsibjf ontinuation of the war.;J ^,TKe s lewspaper cldims to have^ iiiformation 0 the effect that tlje^pope. has made a >er.sonal appeql-to the president of .ihe Jnited States, the presidents of Switrr fcerland^and of the Central- and South* American republics, as well as to the dng of Spain and Scandinavian coun-ries asking to join with him in-an ef-ort to obtain "at least a truce prepara-ory to'the opening of peace negotia-
jermqn Profesiots^            -;
1 Enumerate Peace Terms
Berne, Switzerland,
11.—The
'agwacht prints the-text of a mahi-
New York, Aug. 11.—One million and fifty thousand: ounces^f United^ States coin, valued at ?19,534,26(lf con " signed in England to J. P^^^rgajr^fi Co., and-4>rought across ih« Atlantic by. a BrilisKSvarsMp, jeach of its long journey'tpdavM theiJnited States sub-treasury here-after\it had-been carried yin^-twenty-five ^motof trucks, three/miltff; through Jhe streets-under heavy/jioliceVguattl.; The utmost ecrecy/fnarked the shipment of • the •jold/ftonvEngland to an Atlantic port,
rail
its^afrival there and shipment-b /(TNew York.
The Morgan firm detfTjned to any statement, regarding ft l.'haracter of securities which accompanied the gold* It,was rumofed in Wai 1 street tliat^the gold- and securities totaJled^beUveen.-$.i6,000,0O0 and $50,000,000. It; was generally stated-thajMhe securities were chiefly American . railway . bonds aiul>preferred of American railroad stocks.    .
'"' A heavy! guard^pf^uniformed police met the special, train which carried the ijold and^securities into New York. The shipment was made in 700 boxes, apd^these were loaded on to »2S motor -micks. A squad of mounted police, rode, beside the trucks on the trip from the railroad atation_to,lhe--suh treasury, a uniformed policeman sit- -ting beside .each chauffeur, /and armed I guards sitting on lop
'ooxes of each truck. ^Crowds lined the
trucks passed and a
streets - as"'- the throng watched-^ at^the
the unloading of the^shipment iub-treasury.
More Troops for:
English training Camps
-   Camp Hughes, Man., Aug.- ll^in-; structions have  been  received""1 '*^"«
Ottawa for the despatch of further reinforcements. Two hundred and fifty will be drawn from each inifantry -battalion and fifty from mounted rifle regiments, with, the usual * proportion of officers. 'This order will apply to all mobilized units. A similar draft reinforcements will be despatched monthly.; No-definite date has been stated for the, first, draft; but the men have been selected^ and are holding themselves in ^readiness. v "A .... \ ¦'•'.Si
Canadian Gunners
Montreal^ Aug. 11.—"Canadian ar ler^xhaV ..several time? \been\men-iioned in official despatches,. but\the consistently good work it has been ng beyond the Canadian division has', never I een given full praise. TJhere is only ,6]>e.fault to be found and this fault;,]isyfhat there  isj not enough
Of^it."     ¦*(.    -     '                     - -            '•"'         :: '   .
The foregoing is part of a despatch from a London correspondent of the
ir.   Continuing, he said:        .-.   : -""The  batteries from the Dominion vaye   worked   alongside   British   and French partners in preludes to nfantry attacks and .both units have praised ~them in no uncertain.. terms.
b French ofHcers, in particular those who. have been in command! of the SeyenCy-ftves, have often beclpme %n-.hustastic at some of the hits the Can-ulians have registered;   :       \-?~^%!L.
"According to a British officer who las seen' Canadian g"u'ns. in actlon,|of-'; iers and men work their pieces as if they had_been trained for that part and had never been in the ..peaceful mrsuit of ordinary days. They are v«t:hhically perfect,-«>or, know now\to use concealHient, arid are very"clever, n observation work, according to this

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Lieut;-Gol,v ijodgina has
 in
Vancouver .from Ottawa to form a western battalion of pioneers ifoHactive service. It will be comp$)sca of men from the railway camps;and .the mines of the four western provinj ^ Major, James A. McDonell,
well-known, .railway:, contractor,
wilHje: second in command.
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