20 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1915
Page
1
An official dispatch reports Belgian trenches repulsed near Ypres and Roclincourt, with French forces advancing in Artois and Champagne repelling five enemy counter-attacks. The piece notes strategic progress and a block house blown up while outlining British sea policy and Turkish disruptions to shipping.
Frank Mobley was elected Commodore of the Yacht Club for the year at a gathering last night.
The Fair Association reports a surplus as L Bullock-Webster resigns as secretary. New officers include Commodore Frank I Mary and secretary Adair Carss. G T P will grant concessions for the coming exhibition, with 1,567 on hand in the audit. Prince George line offers single fare return and free transport for exhibits.
The coming season is expected to be very busy on the Pacific Coast as the Princess Charlotte steamer runs Alaskan voyages. Cook's Agency has booked 70,000 passengers for the Pacific Coast from the east with many visiting British Columbia and Alaska. Prince Rupert is anticipated to gain large trade shares on a new route and the GTP line views Sitka and Skagway as pivotal ports.
A trainload of fresh fish will depart this morning by express in two sections. Local headquarters report good catches this week and at least five carloads will be sent east along the Prince Rupert branch of Kalilut. The stock is described as among the best procurable.
A raw dispatch from Washington notes growing tensions as Britain asserts self reliance against Germany amid disputed rules on flag identification and ship nature. The report mentions Germany’s position on sinking and the option to retreat, while Britain presses for clear belligerent obligations.
The Delhi, an old wooden steamer valued at 125000, was beached on Sumner Island after striking a reef January 18 and abandoned by her owners. The Canadian salvage steamer Salvor towed her to safety, with pumps and gear aboard. the vessel remains in soft mud with three feet of starboard out of water.
A Caucasus dispatch reports that Turks who refused to surrender stabbed German instructors in rage. The note adds that among all prisoners taken not a single German instructor was found.
Vancouver beat Victoria 10 to 3 in a Vancouver Fed hockey game. The report mentions shipping raids, torpedoing of the Belridge and the Nordkyn sinking with loss of crew near Bornholm. A local fire, hotel business, and I O D B junior chapter meeting are noted along with February bargain prices at George Tite Home Furnisher.
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