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PRINCE GEORGE,"BRITISH  COLUMBIA.  SATURIMY^NOVEMBER, 20,  1915.
Price Five .Cents
OF TRADE
A n   i n f o r m a I   m ee t i rig  of   th e
•Prince '(ieorge   Board- of Trade
was held Thursday afternoon in
the City I'J-all Torthe purpose of!
meetins'-and conferring with Mr. \
i'ze upon the Rrince George, district, wkh the probable result that next spring will witness a great influx . of settlers. Hie speaks highly of the.'Mennonites
L. Kon. of the (i rand Trunk Pac-jwhoare likely to become settlers ific Railway Company's immigra-j here next spring, and states they tion department, who has spent!are very competent farmers; -•some'„. trime lately in different - Mr. Kroeker explained that the parts . of this -district ^atheringj Mennonite settlement* of the infprrnathtvthat will enable Him j prairie provinces have increased to organize a vigorous  campaign | greatly in population during  the
¦ for the" colonization  of .lands  in ! past fifteen years, and states t the vicinity, of'Prince George. M \% • K b n, h as ;be p. n; e n gaged  i n
'iJTiswork for a long" time and is very enthusiastic over conditions in this,locality as he found them
^hiring:  his  stay  here, dencecl great surprise
it is nece^sar^  for the younger generation1 of farmers torffndrew homes.    Mr.    Kraeker   is   \velI pleased   with/g^neral conditions here and expressed, his strong He evi- belief^Kat the Prince-Geor-ge~di$-over .the7! trier has a fine future beforevit.
line grains'; roots';'- vegetablesjm&f   Among other matters discussed grasses  produced;-hero this^sea-J at the meeting was the question -on, and has.taken IVojjKf^fo Win-'of securing" the services/Of the' -nipefc' with him soim^iine-sarhples - government expert in t-he^matter-^vvhich.'will be^u^ed in//nis^adver-.;of preparing an exhibit of vege.-s tisinn: woric.        /           ^v   "¦¦•tables/ fruit, joots and   g.rams^
Mt\x^.on';,snchested that the j that will effectually advertise 3afd of tfad-ii; have printed a^our farmlands. ThisJs^Tmatter "thoroughly accurate 'and attrac- which/Will receive^ftfrther attentive pamuniet dealing with farm-- tion^in the ne_ajyfuture. conditions here, and  have  these
distrJDuterl \vh£i>e they will prob-abjy do the^rftost gOqd-.V This-fnat:
"\ya.s consider^! by".the boar and a price will] be ohiaiie ering cost of prinAing.
Mre P,^. Ki^eke^V, who has spent considerable time in and about Prince George lately, is interested in the,.establishment of a/local Mennonite colony. Mr, Kroekef fir<ls fault1 with the bul letin issued by the"government, which covers this section province, arid does/ nojt triink it does, the count ry^ jusfcipe, and would prove harmfjul/J^ather than .beneficial   ii% circulated   arridng
!"will be a jmeeting of the (ieorge Hockey Club at
MISS EDITH CAVELLi
,\
All bntt.hR nithless^foe shall vv<<tfj> hor death, :-Shot; like "adojf, she^idlile's splunilid'toll; , And thoujrhthey forced the^_ii(|e^«iirr«;nderof hi>rbr'ea\ti; They could not bruise the buiiuty of. her'soiil.
eel
eorge Hockey
e  Alexandra/Hotel,  Saturday  " evening,  at 8 o'clock,   for  the purpose of attending to jmatters 3
The English nurse, as sheappearecl shortly before her execution vn^Brussels by order of a^erman military court, for aiding theallies. . She wa.s^SO years of age.
I^ast Monday evening the Dom-; that  there cou'ri  never come a inion Hotelw'as the scene of the time when, nothing more" remain-; festivities- when ^thev men  from ed to he learned.    He hoped that this district who'have joined the'ail "the boys" would   not forget Western Scots, were  hosts-, at a'that all the  little  things of the j banquet-jo,- Victoria.    Lieut. W. drill ground, apparently insignifV | F. Cooke had just returned from-!cant, were a  part of  the* great his,trip to Ottawa, and one of'the; big ,'Vame."    He^ trusted 4hat
 they   would   remember   this   in  | Victoria and later i-r England so.  chairman that,   when" it came to the'final
jppMicipal reasons for the th^ ^bration was to .do him honor.
 that  that
stag 6;
fitted [o'cWlh'eu W
Pee.   MontKomery, for the occasion,  explained it had been   thought fitting the    soldiers    from    the, boo should have a social re-union before  they  werit   abroad,, and j that they should endeavor to indicate to their officers  the good i    ()ye~t P{rorH are feeling existing among tKein.-. and ! by t^ provincial [their determination   'to do their'
 properly
War NewsAf
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pertaining   to  the  dance  next
are urgently requested be/present.       S    /••
ably more favorable this week.   British, French and Ser-
New Conservative A ssociation Rooms
Ban forces ^a^edrjveYi .the Bulgarians slowly back arid
'the territory gained by the enemy
bit" in full measure.
Sonps and recitations were en-'.jo>*ed, after which Lieut. Cooke j^gave a short speech.
The  men- found  it . clilfit'AiTtjW [do him enough honor.    Ra<non-| fessed himself as lackipga kno\yj i ledge of what lie hatfdone to,de: serve it.    He was glad  tp^oe a-\mong  his.comrades and to see | them   together.   There  was no j | doubt that  they/had done  the >fight thing in joining the  Western Scots./fn Ottawa he   had learned enough to appreciate that there was ""much more to learn. Efficiency   meant,  effectiveness and to obtain efficiency patience was   needed.   No   matter   how long one might serve he knew
stimulate the
ing to the in
of price>s^Che>rrdiistry hasti:
ed se^(!rely/si^ce the comrrje^nce-
-merit aFthe war.    A spiral lum-
ber^fornmissioner  is/lieing  sent
to Europe and it-i"? hoped .that-he
will   be   Instr'umdntal ..in   doing
milch to better-the situation.
haverecaptufed-much
a few weeKs aga. about .the same*.
CprTtir
The situation on the west front remains uous.fighting is going on, and in
Much Appreciated'.'nianjjr places*the^enemy,is being slowly pushed back from
_____        V    - singly entrenched positions.   •      "           :\       ^ i
 Alarge number of.men, both    -P^^.—In. the Artois r region artillery^ fightipg
White's Landing Ranchers Developing Fine District.
The Pacific Coast Hockey Association clubs will soon-getaway to a good start in the season's race. : The new Seattle arena is completed and was opened a week ago, when there was an attendance of 2500.          ¦:" ¦      fi ¦'
The Merritt coal mine is now about $18,000 per
payroll month.
>.;There is mpfe-or less'5 fault to making be fdu^d   >)'/uh   thts. pamphlet, .which is cabled Bulletin 22. Some local of thein formation .was famished by parties; who could   hot have been conversant with conditions,
^an-d the result is that statements are made which reflect discreditably upon the agricultural lands hereabout'.. Corrections"ar§vmade from time to ti me. bu t there is still considerable iToom for improvement, and it [was  the gen-
. eral opinion of the-board of trade that a new pamphlet should be
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 are tinu^s^ithout: interruptipji." The loss of the enemy since  making use of the new; rooms>fb^ith h    h                     h                  I    th  Ch
..-That Canadian grain may gp through the Panama Canal without danger of sweating andspoiU j.ing,;is the assurance of Mr. \i> MajiiU, chief of; the Grain Commissionerar
Mr.- Kon expects to c|rry on a ¦ comprehensive Avork of' colonization this wiriteivand'will special-
KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
use of the new rooms
club rooms*'by Conservative   Association
 ^                            p
 fovember^ith has heen^ery heavy. 'In the Champagne  ^ GermaDs^ttacked with han^$
The place is kept heated, Ms j W quickly repulsed.   An jinconfirmed
 /rthtt       ti       ht
 place is kept heated, Ms j W qy    p                 j
 magazines are pravided/ahartheprst.great co-operative rhovement  of
^nd magazines are pravided/aharpg            pv    r                   y]>       ish and
[also stajtipnery for* letter,-writfng | French forces since the recent interchange of general purposesr- It js the aim of the | staffs has been ^started m the Akois-Ypres region. The association -to" have all visitors; object is the caEtturingi^of Lens and Lille. from outside'feel  free tomake |                    •. "              .                                       ;
 SALONIKI.—After heavy fighting with the reinforced  a
from outside'feel  free .to/make
the association^ rooms a place                                                    y             g
where a pleasant hour can  be; Bulgarian troops in'southern Serbia, the French were com- ^
 ¦'     ii  j j/I     i.«       i. i.                 • ¦ l    •     xu j.    • •  'i     e r>    j-      . i ted
 pelled^retireat two Points m the       nt    f Grdice i
r. James MacKav, manager the< Duke   pf   Sutherland's rancK atl White's Landing; w
"city this week. "This the largest in this dis> trict where actual development is steadily going on. There are 4,000 acres in the property, some
land.
of which  is open  prairie About 100acres is actually under
 h
cultivation.    Fine buildings have
been constructed, and/some ex-
along the Cerna to the attackers.
advantage   of j- the# opportunity
offered   to 'make   known   their
wants in  the way byroads arid
other1  necessary .improvements,        ,
so that the executive.of the as-     P      • . .,            .    . ,. ,
sociation^may be able to makg|uns and three searchlights.
thes^-wiants  ku^wn  to thepov-i                   "_/<'  '.•      "        -
prnmeijt.. If each man will strive ¦    PretXkTation   SloW,
to   preLsentxJiis   most   pressing
needs in .a comprehensive man-i*^,        .     D ,        „
ndr. there should be little trouble^^^f'f Palm^'th^
.¦'-"'•• .;¦:¦     - j -•   j   \/(    respondent,-.savs,   «»"«-+«> in   securing   the   ^"•••«^   li"'"        *
been harves-
...                          ,_____the past four years.    .'
the vicinity of Gradisce, i.   Mr   Macktoy; statesjhat it is order.   A Bulgarian at-{his   intention :to exhibit   hay, was repulsed with heavy losses grains^ vegetables and stock at
Some of those tors who came flower might land today.
vaunted ances^-in the Maybe allowed to
PETROGRAD.—Russian successes include the^r^ent^Vicinity will ture of nearly 50,000-men, 21 heavy guns, US^iichinetj very chojeet
 fair next fall.
and believes other settlers in that II do'fhe same.   Some
^samples of oates and wheat^were   produced   on    the j>a1icjii this1 season,   but it   was almost  impossible to ar
i?our$e;, true, that ...— ,., «.
Jana€(ans" are young^Eiig-! «*ange fof an exhibition this year, who  have^smight their,1 This particular-section promises:
— Tickets,   One  Dollar   for   the Hockey Club Dance.               -

is" the time to letfhe goy-ernment knpW whafis requireld, so that therna^ter,niay be atten-ded to atJhtfnext sitting of the a
 done »s th^iThelps^^tOia>?e_a|.Kne qualities the
ue over thkrefthereby show-H to develop'into an excellent stpek-
 There is bo^ a|.Kne qualities the H>»py fsiderable natural pasturage, and
auT.ed"in six
instructors and there are thousands
" (gratification from. Londonr thajxlhe nought cWi^p^Canada is—now in battle linewith the,New Zea-
of men in CarTada whS have been months or
 them
we;
many
considered well enough even
in battle Une^with the.New Zea- e.H-to be sent. ev;en to'England land ariT the Australia   in .the4-1* fhaMnstruction.   According
 # M    Plsttement the
lan
¦N«rth Sea will-be-temperedby the sad reflection tfatftlie Gan-ada is only Canadian  ih.,hame\ She was bHilt^by -the:British ^x pavers'^oney, while Canadian politicians-were Squabbling pv> how Utile tlie^tOuld dov to      ^ the Empire that ensures. thes>f£-f
W ^^J&T1* C
 Mr.  Palmer..« statement, the  p     in forwarding them argues  on the parfrof the^overnment a  f thatiLhek^nstructors' have  petent oran.adm.Si
 ^ been
';ty;an4ft|Jic
 Canadians PraisM:
\    In recefi'tdespatche^s from JEur-jopean countries^King ~Alfonsb is frequently mentioned as a_peace -JBdvdcateVj'-^   :""^"^T ",.')¦  '
ii A super.-' dreadnought^each^ At the beginnin^Jof-things the month' has been ! completed and!f;erm^njiiew8papersoi3en[y^neer-addecl to the British fleet sinqe^d at the,Canadians,as '^cowboys the'1 war'began. >The; "Day" j in slouched, hats." Now their which German:'~naval officers I.militarx\^p^si[ describe fthe toasteTbef^-e the wari has re--sold|ers frotn over the^Atlantic
toasteTbef^e the wari has red|
ceded further than ever-into" the as the—KeVntrupe!jV-rthe finest.
future.
' fighting
siderable natural pasturage, and crops of all kinds do exceedingly well. ;                           T'/
* Mining operations are being carried on in several places within easy, reach of the.: Duke's ranch, "Strathin aver, "> and feed
glory.    If^anybody  thinks that'of'all kind^isObtainable,   There -Canada could or would be ready j is a store and postotffte within: a at a pretext to throw off alleRi-1 mi'.e of the^rapch. ance to the Crown, events nvust               -       i
we saw  them  arrive, had them  among us for more month's\than they  cared to .wait, and when they went to,the fighting  line  they  won .instant
have undeceived them forever.
GermanwWants .   Peace¦+No Doubt
The Devil nWst be^vvel fied  with  the shamBles made of Europ^.,.
I satu-ht>. has
can hardly beotherwise^than'true'.
^':.:'r~'./-" ^   ..                      I    But the evacuatifrn of Belgium
TJhat,-dermanf^apts peace isJwill not satisfy the Entente.poW^ no-longer in doubt. A statement ers['; Northern France, ^Serbia c6me^fwm^u&e1st^he^e:^                              be
that; extracts frclm,a3etter from before ^ey^vill talk^^^ thefepe to^the Raiser haveBeen^i^Kaise^nows^^dis not r^din all the B^lffian Churches. f«tr-dff> He/can^doubtlenJ. very From these it appears thai the greatly prolong the
ould Protect       . V T/jc Monroe Doctrine ?
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Germany-will not be allowed to take Canada; we are "pnotected by the Jtonroe Doctrine," say's--Colonel Lavergne, the Qaebec gentleman who is: top proud to fight but mot t(>o ,proud to run for succor to a foreign country. "We are1 protected by-rthe Monroe Doctrine'•!" But what would protect the Monroe Doctrine if Germany destroyed the British Fleet?   —    ¦      *>'         .
CROWN PRINCE OF SERBIA.
_<jerfhan ruler-Jias asked the-jn-tervention oP the! Pope and the latter has replied Ithaf before he can grant it, the Germans;
but he
must be' fullys aware jliat defeat awaits him. He .ttiay1 postpone it, but it^is inevitable, and" {he longer it.is postponedjthe
can grant it, thetermans^|               fjj
evacuate- Belgratnh This  states jH will be for the House of Ho|ien-
 Jr^tneht is so circumstantial that it zollern-when it cpmes^ -'t

Crown. Prince AlekanJder narrowly escaped capture when the Germans entered
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