24 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
1
Paris December 28 official statement notes progress between the Meuse and Argonne forests largely maintained. They reached enemy barbed wire entanglements southwest of Gorge wood while the enemy lined the Boureaumilles road. No other major incidents reported.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German evacuation of Middelkerke and notable troop movements in West Flanders. Harry Sheere of Haysport Cold Storage is in the city.
Russian forces press the front near the Pilica River with fierce encounters on the left bank. German lines facing Warsaw and south of Rawa see counterattacks repulsed with heavy losses while Russian activity north of the Vistula grows. Northern Poland on the Vistula’s right bank remains largely clear of invaders.
The post office opens for general and registered mail from 9 to 10 in the forenoon on Christmas Day. Southbound mail arriving the previous night will be ready for distribution during that window.
The Board of Trade special committee seeks written proposals from interested parties for waterfront leases owned by the Provincial Government. Applicants must detail their intended use and proposed improvements and submit by the 26th to Col. R. H. Thompson upon his return to Prince Rupert.
Fresh Edmonton district turkeys arrive by fast freight to Prince Rupert lowering local prices. Retailers Frizzell's and P Burns' offer turkeys at 30 cents a pound with other poultry priced lower than Vancouver. Local and eastern stores stock ducks geese and boiling fowls. squabs and pigeons priced accordingly. Orders from retailers down versus last year as trade expectations rise.
London December 28 A new Order in Council bars transferring British ships to foreign registers without a license from the British Board of Trade.
Floods and rain from Constantinople to Washington delayed word of Turkish losses. The battleship Messu dieh is known to have been lost with three men dead. Rail traffic is crippled and cattle losses are heavy as submarines threaten the Dardanelles and spies are reported in the country.
A social evening by the Irish Fusiliers at the Em press Theatre featured officers non commissioned officers and men presenting songs violin solos gymnastics recitations sparring displays and refreshments. Lieut Dolling chaired the event and Rev Canon Rix and Capt W B Clayton spoke in thanks amid applause.
A frozen body identified as Neil McCoy a railway sub contractor was found on the Fort George road about seventeen miles north of town last Wednesday night by stage driver C Stephenson. Constable Richards collected the body and brought it to Quesnel arriving Thursday night as reported by the Cariboo Observer. Continued on Page Three.
Washington reports Chilean government sends a protest to Germany demanding reparation for breaches of Chilean neutrality by the German fleet. Paris notes Allied positions: northwest of Pisalenne and south of Noyon repulsed counterattacks. foothold gained south of Varenes. progress near Boureuil les and west of Vaugiois.
Paris dispatch reports British troops recaptured most trenches before Lipons after multiple assaults. In Puissenne northwest of the area a foothold in the enemy trench first line was gained. Petrograd notes Turkish defeat near Van with capture of mountain artillery and 500 other pieces of equipment. Port Hastings forgery arrest of Ward for alleged cheque forgery.
Jack Allen plans to depart Saturday with Port Simpson Indians for an eastern mounted infantry unit. The open day showcased a gym fitted with apparatus for physical exercise as the corps reorganizes for service in South Africa. He will go to Winnipeg then proceed east, leaving soon.
The Methodist Church Sunday School held a festive event last night featuring a Mr. Rasselem and a City Christmas Tree. Presents were distributed to teachers and pupils while the council considers enabling second hand business. The Harmony committee will report on the proposals. The Prince Rupe united with the Wanderers Club, but the move was rejected amid Christmas displays and Wallace’s decorations.
Local Canadian Patriotic Fund Association committee launches a May to aid the Prince Rupert Light Infantry. Aimed at comfort and emergency expenses, funds come from entertainments with a 50 cent admission. First show at the Empress Theatre January 6 1915 features Canon Rix address The Flag plus music and recitations.
Circulation in Rome reports Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary is dying and has received the last sacraments. The rumor spans multiple rumors with no official confirmation.
London financial markets reacted strongly to the Grand Trunk Railway three year bond issue at five and a half percent with guaranteed notes. Demand was so keen that the subscription lists closed ahead of schedule.
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