Prosecutions by Attorney General Over Disaster Artillery Fight
Paris reports the artillery struggle continues around Arras and in Champagne and Argonne as German forces bombard with suffocating shells. German divisions counterattack but fail to break the front. French shells hit Nancy and Frescatablons station. Meta targets noted.
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Western Front
England
Hoye
Oise
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Nancy
Frescatisablons Station
Meta
Steamer Delhi Posture Eases at Drydock Tonight
The Delhi steamer may be on an even keel by evening after a crane lifting attempt failed when a light cable snapped. Divers placed a line under the wreck, securing the starboard side. heavier cable to be used. J. F. Duthie supervised the operation as crews aimed to right the vessel this evening. A second item notes Jack Wilson, 16, son of P. B. Wilson, city solicitor of Prince George, leaving with the Prince George contingent to join the 67th Battalion, described as among the youngest volunteers from British Columbia. A moose head donated to the Red Cross by F. H. Mobley will be raffled, with viewing at the Arctic Studio.
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Delhi
J. F. Duthie
Prince George
Victoria
Jack Wilson
P. BE. Wilson
Yukon
Prairies
P, BH. Wilson
Cranbrook
67Th Battalion
West
Jack
Globe
P. E
British Columbia
F. H. Mobley
Red Cross Society
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Northwestern league Tacoma and Spokane played with rain causing no game for Vancouver Seattle. National league results show a mix of shutouts and decisive wins including Boston 12 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 10 St. Louis 5. Coast league fixtures feature Vernon 3 Salt Lake 4 and San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 1. The Morning Journal notice offers home delivery at 50 cents a month.
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Spokane
Vancouver-Seattle
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Vernon
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Oakland
Halibut shipment arrives aboard the Shamrock
The Shamrock delivered 18 000 pounds of halibut from the fishing banks arriving yesterday.
Mine Manager And Chief Inspector Charged With Manslaughter
Victoria September 8. Attorney General W J Bowser orders prosecution of J H Tonkin manager of Western Fuel Company Nanaimo and Thomas Graham Chief Provincial Inspector of Mines on manslaughter charges. Disastrous South Wellington No 1 Slope collapse killed nineteen. A J Wild arrives to go south to the front and new arrangements at Smithers follow.
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J. H. Tonkin
Western Fuel Company
Nanaimo
Thomas Graham
Justice Murpdy
South Wellington
Smithers
George Frizzell
W. Doodson
Early closing debated as petitions reach city council
City council hears two petitions on store closing. One group urges removal of names from an earlier request for early closing, while another backs keeping stores open for public convenience. City Solicitor explains by law requires three quarters of business operators to push for a bylaw, else court orders could compel action. Page Three continues. Dr Newcombe and Dr Fraser join Fisheries commission to study sea lion impact on coast fishing. Their vessel HM S Malaspina tours the area to observe conditions and clarify commission aims after talk of slaughter. Page Two continues.
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Fred Peters
K.C
Dominion
Newcombe
Victoria
Fraser
Nanaimo
Malaspina
Naval Service
H. M. S. Malaspina
Recruits From Prince George Headed to Victoria Battalion
Two car loads of Prince George men arrived in the city to join the 67th Battalion in Victoria. Lieut. W. F. Cook leads the detachment, with over half of his hundred recruits already enlisted. Fifty three men slept aboard and depart for the south today. Mascots two young grizzly bears accompany the party. City council to fix Second Ave street filling after protest by David H. Hays about his building risk.
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Prince George
Victoria
W. F. Cook
Second Ave
Second Street
British Columbia Forest Products Exhibit At Toronto Fair
The lumber industry of British Columbia is showcased at the Toronto Exhibition with a forestry official overseeing a representative exhibit under Minister W. R. Ross. The display aims to tap the large eastern market for forest products as more lumber is imported from the United States.
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Victoria
British Columbia
W. R. Ross
States
Body Of Robert Allison Taken South By Steamer Today
The body of Robert Allison will be taken by steamer today after funeral services held last night at the BCG Undertakers chapel on Second Street. Odd Fellows attended and Rev. J. F. Dimmick led the ceremony. The local Odd Fellows will join the procession to the steamer this forenoon.
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Robert Allison
BCG
Second Street
Odd Fellows
J. F. Dimmick
Methodist Church
Allison
Count Witte a Striking Russian Personality
Josef Melnik notes in the September Century that Count Witte, after Tolstoy’s death, stood as Russia’s most striking personality. He embodied Russian vigor, statecraft, and social order, contrasting with views of Russian genius as passive and fatalistic.
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Josef Melnik
Leo Tolstoy
Russia
Witte
For Rent Large Furnished Room with Balcony
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Borden Street
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