Lethbridge Herald, The (Newspaper) - August 18, 1915, Lethbridge, Alberta r VIII LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA WEDNESDAY AUGUST IS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18 1915 MUNITION FACTORY OF TODAY Press 400 Gannon Seized at Kovne NO CANADIANS ON TRANSPORT Sydney Aug E J Johnstone naval surgeon London Aug fall of the Russian fortress of Kovne announced in today makes eastern situation more critical The Russian armies apparently have not been able to to check the advance which is being pushed steadily against the ring of strong forts which form the outer defense to the Petrograd inces The armies of the central ers show no disposition to relax the eastern front nor are they likely so until they have tried once more to separate the sian northern and southern armies ani capture Brest Taken by Storm Berlin Aug following an- was made here officially today The fortress of Kovne together with all the forts aid a large amount of war material which has net been determined has been in German hands since last night More than four hundred were taken The fortress was captured by storm in spite of the most tenacious ance by the Russians to tho St Lawrence patrol fleet Is in of a cable from his son L Howard Johnstone at present training in England which There were on board the transport Royal Edward sunk in the Aegean Sea on Sunday Of shomen ar S no to carry on the work though a little difference In the quality of Oho work i SUNK IN 7 MINUTES Constantinople via Berlin and Amsterdam Aug made today that a German ine had torpedoed and sunk the British transport Royal Edward in the Dardanelles The trans- port was sunk by a single LIFE AND PROPERTY LOSS IS HEAVY IN TEXAS STORM pedo sinking in minutes it was struck The iOss of life is believed to have been heavy though other vessels helped to pick up the ors TEN ARE KILLED IN AIR RAID ON LONDON London outskirts of London were night by Zeppelins and several persons The damage to property was portant Ten Killed Ten persons were killed and 36 in in a raid over the ern counties of England last night in which the outskirts of London were reached The official statement re garding the air raids says one Zeppe lin is believed been hit The damage to property is insignificant it is declared The capture of two additional forts at Nove Georgievsk with twenty can non and six hundred prisoners is re ported by which also declares that FieM Marshal von on the south front the Board Economizes Appointing Only Three to Fill the Vacancies perceptible copy oi the sixth Waco edition of the Houston Tuesday says Twelve soldiers were killed during last night's storm when the Thompson building a new three storey structure collapsed Eight were killed by falling bricks while four were drowned later About 30 or 40 civilians many of them mcn and children also lost their Ine rule has established persons were drowned at Laporte at Utv and the soldiers arc 20 oi Houston on fishing corpses out of the water L fast as they can be located IN DAMAGE ANTONIO MILLION Trinity FIVE MILLIONS LOSS AT HOUSTON Texas Aug or three lives have been lost in Hous the Houston at ton as the result of the storm afternoon here the damage was placed at 000 Iv estimates the storm according to a conductor of the A an m that city at about ison Topeka and Santa Fe freight No mention of any loss of train which passed through here this lite in Houston but it is said morning AT SAN San Antonio Aug copy of the Houston Chronicle issued at the Bug and into the of the fortress One would almost imagine that the war was drawing the women away to the front instead of the men irom the experience this summer of the I Public Board ting last night the board accepted the resignations of five of the lady teachers Misses Jackson Dunn Pound Derringer A G eron principal oi Galbraith school has also resigned In filling these positions the board has delivered a stroke of economy rearranging classes and in some doubling three teachers e been engaged to do the work of just appointed are Sharman Miss Nimmons and Miss Conn all of hers of the staff There will be one Russians outer Dutch Fire on London Aug Handelsblad of Amsterdam says that Dutch troops opened fire unon a German which sailed Dutch tern tory Bow Aug ler of this town who was the road about town in an condition died in the hospital at dicine Hat this afternoon He was horseback and it is that his horbe stumbled with him He died without regaining con- He was operated night tor concussion of the brain by Dr Smythe of Medicine Hat His parents reside one mile west of The funeral will be held at and on Thursday EDITOR BECOMES SECRETARY Winnipeg Man Aug H McDonald former editor of the Moose Jaw Times appointed pri yate to Hon T d Johnson Public Works for ba RED DANCE teacher in each school and each will have avout pupils Wants More Salary W 1B Frame had been pointed principal of school salary of before The public are taking interest in the dance to on in the Chinook club in support ty ing the position asked the board to reconsider the salan He contended that 1100 was inconsistent with the scale of wages The board realised tins and mcrea id salary to Pursuing its policy of economy the board will not ap point a teacher to II the in Grade VIL Central school caused by Mr Frame's Praises Cadets The public school cadet corps was the subject of high commendation from Lol Cruikshanks DOC He remarked upon the increased enroll ment ind high efficiency of the corps as a whole particularly that of the High school corps which lie particularly mentioned Home Guard Use Rifles A communication was from enclosing a cheque for of the Red Cross funds Ow ing to the hot weather the dance will be informal dress optional Tickets are on sale at Jackson Co Higinboth am s s and s or be obtained at the door Double tickets single SI 00 It is hoped that a large number will take ad of this means of help mg a good cause Card tables will be provided for those not dance probable that the result will be the earls entr ot into the war oh the side oi the entente allies New Cabinet London 18 Venizelos today notified King 101 his readiness to form a new Grecian cabinet in cession to tie Gournais ministry resigned at the op- mng before Supt of the parliament afternoon cording to i despatch to the Central e FOR SEDITION Charged with sedition Fred ohuk John and Luzak the three appre bv the Mounted Police at ere gn en their ary hearing before Supt at the Bai lacks afternoon It claimed by felloe workers in the mines where these men that they had from time to time Used seditious language when discussing the war witnesses for the prosecution were George Pred and Radian The substance of their tev idence was to the effect was a subscriber an American newspaper printed trian A of the in the habit of congregating at John's house and discussing the war news John and the two men accused made on many occasions re- marks about war It was testified that they had such statements as that the Russians Former Premier to Form Allies London Aug change is reported in tho diplomatic situation m the cast Former Premier Venizelos of Greece has asked for m to study tions He is believed to have arrived at an understanding ith King Con- it now considered Continued on Page WILL NEED 100 TRAINS FOR FOREMOST GRAIN from the board regarding Ihc of the lines He did not ex- According to reports received by Walker of the C P R and tint of fait wheat has Veen cur cent of the Fore- In the country to the the new line it IB estimated who are th twice a week who state that the is con one be 000 bushels of graln In that country this fall If that is tbe case and I it will MM a prominent In touch with situation it will something like one hundred trains of 25 cars each to carry grain down there That tome of facilities that needed by the farmers In that if their grain is to be got to In proper Nows Athens Alta Aug rg Co of Lethbridge have commenced the erection of their new elevator at this point which will be in Foremost The building operations been somewhat de- layed until lumber arrives but the will be to completion when this arrhes All the elevator accommodation possible will be re- quired to handle the crops in this district and the turee here will nol be any too many It is stated thai there will be no elevators built east of new stations this year It is understood that the Lake the Woods Milling Co will also erect jui elevator here which will make the fourth MARKETS October wheat October barley WEATHER Will Aug other of American has been landed from the off port The rebels have refused to and in some sections have ex- pressed a fight the Gain of 500 Yards Made in Fierce Fighting on Gallipoli Turkish Attacks are Repulsed London Aug further advance of 500 yards by the lied troops on the Gallipoli insula is a report from General Sir Ian Hamilton the British Expeditionary Com- was given out here today The statement Sir Ian Hamilton reports that in the southern zone the situation was unchanged during the 14th and 15th The Turks kept up the usual fire without much effect In the northern zone the right flank of the Australian Zealand army corps position was heavily attacked during the night of the but all were repulsed the troops on the left flank made a short advance on the afternoon of the 15th with a view to straightening out the line They moved under considerable guard and rifle fire and gained about 500 yards capturing a Turkish tronch and taking two officers and 20 other prisoners TURK LOSSES HEAVY ON LAND AND SEA i Athens Aug is an Turkish source that the Turkish losses in the latest Gallipoli battle reached a total of and that 600 men were drowned In the sinking of the 20th Battery Arrived in England Safely To-day HAVE Just at press time thu after- noon the Herald was informed that a cablegram J had been re- from Major Ripley com- manding the 20th Battery to Mn Ripley to the effect that the had England today The 7th Brigade of Artillery com- manded bv Col J S Stewart and it Is believed alia the 20th Bitten to the 5th Artillery Brigade rhed safely 111 England A cablegram was this morning from Cap- tain Gibson master with Col Stewart saving that the 7th had ar- med with some of the boys This is taken to mean that tna 20th is also now in England as it known that they sailed about tie time as the Brigade The sion last evening any the position or High School principal is vacant as the result of the resignation ot T E to an Inspectorate There were 29 before the Board but to pone a permanent appointment for a time The appointment E Ferguson to a on the High school was confirmed William Gray who recently ed is plying for The Board are considering his application Foremost Vug 17 the line tank in the pool hall here was struck bs lightning in the terrific electrical storm on Monday and the building was bet afire the whole ness section of the town 7 as ened with destruction The quick wolk of the citizens vented a great deal oi damage being done The pool itself was dam aged considerably i boarding house in the town was also struck the roof damaged During the s hail did damage 800 of crop in the district and THIEF ENTERS HOUSE GETS JEWELRY A burgler who must been an expert at his entered the residence of W Donner on Third avenue after midnight last and stole jewell to value of from Miss Downei s room and a of money from the room of Mi Downer He also ransacked the cabinet containing the silver and the downstairs but before he could make his full haul must have been disturbed made good his escape The police are wording on the case The strange part ot it is that though the thief entered the room where Miss Downer asleep and also entered Mr room no- body in the house was an are ot the burglary until tins morning The burglar had entered the back pantry by cutting the screen He visited Miss room and took the from her dresser This Downstairs the thief had a meal from tho pantry then started LO gather up the silverware and er articles when he became alarmed by some noise and got away There is no trace as to the party MOOSE JAW EDITOR DIES Winnipeg Man Clegg former editor of the died Rochdale Lanes The cause of death was diabetes from which Mr Clegg was suffering when he left Moose Jaw last October and went home ho took mjo the other room and sotted to I articles In Mr Downer s 53 I room he found a sum of money room e oun a and I m Aug 17 guilty ol the serious offence of horse Verne a rancher irom the district sentenced to two years less one day in the Lethbridge jail by His Judge Jackson The animal in tion was the property of Rees v nas of and was missed r by him in The then two jears old and He next saw it m September or Op- tober at a neighboring rancher was then branded but he swore positively the animal was his eral other witnesses also swore to the identity of the liam Barr another rancher swore purchased the horse Irom the ed J Accused gave evidence m his own betalt and swore he purchased the animal from a man named Roy j lace has since quit the country but he was severely by Crown Prosecutor H Edmondson over his in: horses took him very previous dealings THIRTY GRAIN DAILY Winnipeg Man Bury having stated during credited in Winnipeg that fht move the grain Jrom the rate of This Is means that over M with grain will daily and will be Winnipeg Postal Clerks Have Collected for the Tobacco Fund The magnificent sura of 60 bM been collected in the city by the postal clerks and carriers Cor tobacco fund tor the in trenches On the basil on which bateo is being supplied the diers m the trenches on which tobacco Is tor the soldiers this am to crier at 01 lor tobacco This of that the sum collected in lor the
