26 Jun 1915
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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
1
From London dated June 25 the Latest despatches report Russian forces forcing Austro German troops to withdraw across the Dniester River, signaling a shift in the Eastern front.
Result summaries from city public schools shown after dismissal for summer vacation. King Edward School notes entrance exams later and honor-roll awards pending. Junior to Senior divisions list numerous students with some named as recommended and rolls of honor. department awards for general proficiency and punctuality noted.
List of students promoted from various reader levels within Division III and VII, including names such as Alf Erickson Muriel Burroughs Dorothy Tremaine Edith Kelsey Agda Johnson and many others. Notes indicate promotions from Senior 3rd to Junior 4th Reader and Second to Junior 3rd Reader, with proficiency and punctuality awards and department assignments.
The Skugard of the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Company returned with 55000 pounds of fish after a ten day voyage. Small American boats report steady arrivals of halibut in good catches.
Paris reports a series of engagements across northern France from North Arras to the Oise and Aisne with artillery fire and grenades. In the Vosges a German attack at Helgen was repulsed, and a June 23 counterattack near Bandesachl yielded four machine guns and many rifle cartridges and grenades.
Dr Weymouth a Stanford University biologist visiting to study the life history of local crabs. He plans to report findings to the Victoria Fishing Department and will spend some time here for examination.
Northwestern League Vancouver tops Tacoma 9 to 4 while Spokane defeats Seattle 14 to 4. Aberdeen beats Victoria 10 to 1. American League Philadelphia edges Washington 4 to 1 and New York loses 9 to 5 to Boston. National League Brooklyn 4 over Philadelphia 2. Boston 0 loses to New York 5. St Louis 6 defeats Chicago 5 with just three NL games. Coast League Oakland 2 defeats Salt Lake 7 as Portland 7 San Francisco Venice 4 Los Angeles 2.
Mussallen and Company notes William Stewart, Sun Life Insurance inspector, departs this forenoon after a lengthy stay. He came to meet relatives from the east and will operate in the south, promising fair prices and continued business.
At an adjourned meeting the School Board reviewed finances to see if manual training could start this year. With budgets tight no funds were available and deficits risked, so the initiation is postponed to another term. The district will advertise for the additional teachers needed after holidays.
A major exhibition game between top National and American League players, Friday evening at Acropolis Hill, supports hospital causes with lemonade served by the Women’s Auxiliary. Lineups feature doctors and merchants in a bid to raise funds and prestige. officials and backers list include O H Nelson and G W Morrow. The event starts at 7 o'clock with continued coverage on page four.
Major McMullin of the 68th Regiment reports from Victoria that Prince Rupert will send 175 men in the next contingent. Two officers Lieuts Van der Byl and Marshall will accompany the band, with further enlisting across the district toward Prince George. Van de Byl, a qualified artillery and infantry officer, expects assignment to the machine gun section.
The steamer Thomas Crosby, formerly with the Methodist Church mission on the coast, has been chartered by Dominion Fisheries replacing the old Falcon. It departed Rupert Marine Ironworks wharf with Capt. Capp and the Falcon crew aboard for Skeena River and northern fishery runs after engine overhaul. The vessel features a Scatch marine boiler, compound marine ship engines of 275 indicated hp, electric lights, and steam heat.
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