"613a68cb-f20a-4e7d-b307-5e33f84d156b"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "2016-02-29"@en . "1914-08-15"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/qcislander/items/1.0312706/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " .\nil >\u00C2\u00AB '\n*4 .*.T. \u00C2\u00AB.-, i-U\nif\n.\n- / / ' .\n^ \"\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*$ ft i \"'; rf\nA Weekly Newspaper Published in the interests of the Settlers, and to promote the development of the Queen Charlotte Islands.\nVOL. 3, No. 43\nMASSETT, GRAHAM ISLAND, B.C.\nSATURDAY,\nt\nAUGUST 15, 1914\n5 Cents per Copy\nLatest War News.\nThe following bulletins were received\nby Operator Graef yesterday from\nQueen Charlotte Citv, being taken\nfrom the latest Prince Rupert papers on\narrival of the Prince John:\nLondon 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A news despatch from\nParis states that a great battle on the\nBelgium frontier was begun today.\nOver 4,000 guns were in action and\ntheir boom was heard along the front\nof 180 miles. Although the battle is\nthe greatest the world has yet known\nthe Belgium continental censor is careful\ntoday to render impossible any clear\nview of the disposition of the two million\nmen already engaged or moving rapidly\nto the conflict. The most important\nknown phase of the fighting is still the\nengagement on the right flank of the\nfirst German army where the Belgians\nand allies are reported to have got in\nthe rear of the Germans, turning their\nright flank.\nBrussels 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Belgium cavalry\ntook the offensive today against the\nGerman cavalry division defeated in\nyesterday's battle of Haelen. The\nGerman lost two thousand there\nNish, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Servian war office\nAnnounces today that the Servian troops\nai*e steadily pressing their way into\nAi istria and have occupied nine Bosnian\nto^ns. They report the defeat of the\nAi-jtstrian soldiers at Vihar stating that\nth'je enemy abandoned their field equip-\ntir.ientin their flight toward Esceainitche\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Berlin, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A wireless message\nfrom Nauen to Tuckerton N. J., claims\nthat the Germans took one hundred\nand twenty French Officers ..nd over\neleven hundred soldiers prisoners in the\nfighting near Mulhausen. They also\ntook one thousand French prisoners at\nthe fight near Longwy.\nParis 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Several French towns in\nthe vicinity Mourth Et Mossele, on the\nGerman frontier, were shelled by German artillery. The German invaders\npushed their heavy artillery over the\nborder and the French guns are being\nrushed to resist them. The French\ngovernment is today pouring more reinforcements through the defiles of the\nVosges mountains to join the French\nforce in Alsace. The cannonade began\nat ten Wednesday morning the Germans\nusing heavy calibre guns. Although\nthe German artillery was located at a\nconsiderable distance away the gunners\nshowed precise accuracy and shells\ndropped in the streets in all parts of\nthe town.\nParis, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094An official report of the\nfighting between the French and Germans near Ponta Moussones, north of\nNancy, was issued today. It says the\nbattle lasted for two days Tuesday and\nWednesday. The Germans attacked\ntwo French battalions and forced them\nto fall back. On being reinforced the\nFrench made a counter attack and the\nGermans were routed, leaving many\nkilled, wounded and prisoners, also taking\nartillery and ammunition. The French\nfollowed up and surprised the twenty\nfirst Baden regiment destroying it with\na battery fire.\nBrussels, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The war office admitted today that the Belgian Cavalry\nsuffered a heavy loss in the fighting at\nTierlemott on Wednesday, but declared\nthat the allied Franco-Belgian infantry\nhad checked the advance of the German\nforces. It is reported that heavy fighting is coming on today. The Germans\nbrought their artillery into play wjth\ndeadly effect on tlie advancing forces\nof the allies. The Belgian lancers, the\nfinest of the army, bore the brunt of\nthe opening engagement at Tierlemont.\nThey fought with great valor, charging\nthe Germans in the face of a heavy fire\nfrom machine guns. The government\nhas restored communication with Liege\nby a round about route and states that\nnot only were the besieged forts still\nholding out but Belgian troops to the\nwest of the city have resumed the\noffensive. After a sharp struggle they\ndrove the Germans back, recapturing\nall the ground lost.\nParis, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The French minister of\nwar explains that the engagements on\ntne Franco-German frontier are no more\nthan outpost skirmishes at best. A\ndenial is made of the report that the\nFrench lost 20,000 men at Altkirch and\nit is stated the total effective French\ntroops did not reach that number.\nLondon, 13.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A Niesch correspondent\nsays the comibined Servian and Montenegro invasion of Bosnia is from\nPlevge, north west of Novibazar, and is\nin three columns.\nBrussels, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A Regiment of\ndragoons coming from the direction of\nLiege attempted a surprise at Ainuffe\nbut were driven off leaving 153 dead\nand 102 prisoners.\nLondon, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Admiralty has\nsent out cruisers to ply the Atlantic and\nproteet trade routes. The French government has sent out warship to search\nfor the German cruisers known to be in\nthe Atlantic. The enemy's ships will\nbe hunted continually, and although\nsome time may elapse before they are\nrun down they will be kept too busy to\ndo much mischief.\nLondon, Aug. 13\u00E2\u0080\u0094Germany concentrating her whole force along the French\nborder. The success of the French arms\nin Alsace and the fact that her army\nthere has been reinforced by over one\nhundred thousand British has led Germany to call in her forces surrounding\nLiege and Namur. These it is believed\nwill be movedjdue south through Luxemburg to join the Kaiser's great army on\nthe Moselle, a few mile from Metz. The\nGerman Emperor's plan of battle seems\nto rely very much on the force of numbers overwhelming the enemy.\nVictoria, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Ottawa is being\npressed to send the Edmonton artillery\nto Prince Rupert and begin permanent\ndefence work there.\nLondon, 13th.--A Berlin despatch says\nthe German staff admits heavy loss on\nthe Russian frontiers.\nThe Rainbow and Shearwater are now\nat Esquimalt.\nG. T. P. Steamers\nTied Up At Seattle.\nOrders were received by Captain\nNicholson, manager of the G. T. P.\nsteamships, to withdraw the steamers\nPrince Rupert and Prince George from\nservice and to lay them up in Seattle.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Consequently the regular service between Vancouver, Prince Rupert and\nthe Queen Charlotte Islands has been\ninterrupted and the Prince John did\nnot arrive at Massett this week until\nThursday. Capt. Wearmouth said that\nthe steamers Prince Albert and Prince\nJohn would maintain their regular\nschedule, and as far as he knew the\nweekly service to the Islands will not\nbe interfered with.\nLocal News Items\n-o-\nWill Survey Oil Claims.\nThe fine power launch Nevilene, belonging to H. Nevile Smith, B.C.L.S.,\nof New Westminster, arrived at Massett on Wednesday afternoon from\nPrince Rupert. Mr. Smith and party\nare going to the west coast to survey\nsix oil claims for the Northern Oil Co.\nat Otard Bay. Accompanying Mr.\nSmith was his wife und daughter, and\nfive men. Capt. Henry Edenshaw will\npilot the Nevilene to and from the\nwest coast.\n-o-\nNotice.\nI hereby tender apology to Charles\nM. Adam and James Martin for any\nstatements made by me regarding any\nirregularity by either of them in their\nconduct as postmaster at Graham\nCentre and Massett, Graham Island,\nB. C, as I believe all their business is\nconducted in a manner most satisfactory to the public.\nDate August 6th, 1914.\n(Signed) ELMER O'BRIEN.\n o\t\nLeather Medal For C. M. Wilson.\nCharles M. Wilson of Dslkatlah is to\nbe presented with a leather medal by\nthe Mayor of Prince Rupert. He is\nwarranted to be the - reatest \"Bear\nYarnist\" on the Coast, having a record\nof finding Polar bears weighing 500\npounds each on the mountains of Massett\nInlet. During his recent visit to the\noil territory he asserts that he met a\nbear every fifteen minutes\u00E2\u0080\u0094the woods\nbeing full of bears quite different from\nthe little black bears down in the flat\ncountry. It is a pity that Mr. Wilson\ndid not take a load of his prize vegetables to Denan Bay and capture a few\nof the species for the approaching exhibition.\nBert Wearmouth came in from the\nYakoun River for a few days this week.\nCapt. Edmund Jenkins of Graham\nCentre left on Wednesday for England\nto rejoin his old regiment.\nJ. Brickman and S. Kingsley, two\nwell-known residents of Massett, left\nfor Edmonton on Thursday.\nCharlie Ives, who has spent the paet\nfew months in Prince Rupert, returned\non the Prince John on Thursday.\nThe launch Westover left on Wednesday forenoon for Prince Rnpert with a\nnumber of passengers. Among those\nwho went over were Capt. Jenkins, E.\nH. Lea, M. S. McDougall and J. T.\nIrvine.\nVictoria, B. C, 13th.--Albert Goulet,\nthe well known Delkatlah merchant\nand locator and promotor of Graham\nIsland Oil lands, has enlisted in the\n88th Victoria regiment.\nT. L. Williams and F. Graham were\nin town from Graham Centre over\nTuesday. Mr. Graham took back a\nquantity of lumber and shingle? for a\nnew house he is erecting on his preemption.\nOur Victoria visitors will wear their\nkid gloves when visiting the future oil\nterritorson theislands. \"Divil'sClub\"\nin the bush and \"Lady's Fingers\" in\nthe cities require handling with soft\nleather over the biceps.\nThe Polaris returned last Saturday\nfrom the west coast. She was chartered\nfor several days-by Mr. J. D. Mac-\nKen/ie, of the geological survey, who\nmade an examination of the coal *nd\noil showings from Langara Island to\nSeal Inlet.\nWe have heard of men mistaking a\nman for a deer; but a former resident\nis credited with shooting a calf when'\nhe aimed at a blue jay. An Irishman\nmay speak twice; but he must shoot\nstraight or pay twenty-five cents a\npound for his mistake.\nCards announcing the forthcoming\nmarriage of Kitty, daughter of Mr. and\nMrs. Carlyle Brand, of Prince Rupert,\nto Captain Cecil Wearmouth of the\nG. T. P. steamer Prince John, have been\nissued. The ceremony will take place\nat Prince Rupert on September lst.\nMr. Chas. Harrison is in receipt of a\nletter from Mrs. Hogan, who is quite\nwell and enjoying the genial cliamate\nof Victoria. Mrs. Hogan wishes to\nthank the many kind friends at Massett\nfor their generous gift, which enabled\nher to secure the pre-emption at Woden.\nGraham Island will be to the fore as\nwell as the other parts of the Province\nin sending volunteers to the front.\nSome have already left to join their\nregiments and others are awaiting instructions. Capt. Alex. MacTavish\nleaves on the next steamer for Vancouver to report to Col. Currie.\nI QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDER\nQUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDER\nJ. M. CAMPBELL, Publisher.\nSUBSCRIPTION\nIn Canada, $2.00; Foreign, $3.00\nper annum, in advance.\nAdvertising Rates\nContract Advertisements $1.50 per\ninch per month.\nSingle insertions $1.00 per inch\nI per week.\njj Legal Notices, Government Rates.\nMassett, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 15, 1914\nThe meagre telegrams coming over\ncensored wires gives little idea of the\ncourse of events in European centres.\nThere is little doubt that grim war is\nin progress and the greatest struggle\nthat nations ever engaged in will be\nfought both on the sea and land. Britain\nwith all her might has thrown down\nthe gage to the nation aspiring to govern\nthe seas and was ready\u00E2\u0080\u0094aye ready,\nwhen the moment arrived, with ships\nfully manned and just from an inspection\nat Spithead. The triple, alliance will\nnow endeavor to crush the nations\nbacking Servia in a fight that was\nbrought on by Austria, after Servia\nendeavored to ward off the trouble by\nacceding to all the demands of Austria\nthat it was possible to comply with.\nIt is an unfortunate trait of human\nnature that men are compelled to take\nup arms against one another in this\nage of progress. The old motto that\nmight is right will be exemplified over\nagain among people who claim to be\nenlightened and at the cost of thousands\nof lives and the expenditure of vast\nsums of money. War with its horrors\nis an awful thing even to contemplate;\nbut it seems to be the only arbiter and\nmust now be faced no matter what the\ncost. The great nations have been preparing for such and eventuality for\nmany years; but the strangeness of the\nstruggle will be apparent in the old-\ntime enemies on many a battlefield, now\nfighting together against nations that\nstood shoulder to shoulder on the field\nof Waterloo and many other places.\nRussia, France and Britain have had\nmany a struggle in days of old; but all\nis now forgotten and they go forth to\nbreak for all time the power of one of\nthe most despotic nations that ever\nexisted. Austria set fire to the torch\nthat brought on the general conflagration; but Germany stood behind with\na train of explosives that rent the air\nin all directions. It is questionable\nwhether Italy is in a position to aid in\nsupporting the armies of the other two\nnations, while Greece, Bulgaria and the\nsmall kingdoms must throw in their lot\nwith Russia. It will be a titanic struggle,\nupsetting trade and commerce and lasting probably for years. Canada will take\na part in the defence of the Empire. The\nGovernor-General has cancelled his\ntour to the Pacific Coast. It is estimated that Canada can raise 60,000 men\ninside of two months and embark them\nfor any service the Home government\nmay require. Halifax is considered to\nbe prepared for any emergency. The\nThe\nWhite Inn\n\" The Home of The Boys \"\nMrs. WHITE, Proprietress\nMeals, Forty Cents\nSpecial Rates to Steady\nBoarders\nROOMS, 50c.\nJ. K. Anderson\nGeneral Merchant\nMassett and Tow Hill\nAgent for\nMcClary's \"Famous\" Stoves.\n, Victor Gramaphones and Records.\n\"Malkins Best\" Teas and Spices.\nGive the New Store a Trial; you will\nfind Quality and Prices Right.\nI am prepared to Deliver Goods any\nwhere on the Island at Reasonable\nRates.\nJob PrintingAfafeoito\"\nENVELOPES\nSTATEMENTS\nLETTERHEADS\nBUSINESS CARDS\nBLOTTERS\nSt. Lawrence river and the Bay of\nFundy will be mined. A call for the\nDominion Parliament to meet will be\nmade. If a clash of war vessels takes\nplace in the China Sea it is the understanding with Japan that they must aid\nBritain, France and Russia. Britain,\nGermany, Russia and France have cru-\nsiers in the Orient. The Rainbow and\ntwo sub-marines are protecting Briish\nColumbia coast, Austrians, Slavonians\nand Germans are*returning home being\ncalled to take their places in the army.\nThe Uuited States and Canada will\nfeel the loss of thousands of laborers.\nHundreds of thousands of men are\nworking in the various industrial plants\nand building railways who are army\nreserve soldiers. It seems passing\nstrange that nations must be drawn\ninto costly wars because Austria and\nServia, two small nations with prayers\non the lips of their rulers, consider it to\ntheir interest to avenge s\u00C2\u00AEme insults\nand to fight over the animosities that\nare of their own making. Seemingly\nit would have been more fitting for the\nlarge nations to step in and prevent the\nwar giving all smaller powers to understand that the peace of the whole\nworld is of more consequence than the\npetty grievances of Emperors and\nKings.\nMassett, Graham Island, B. C.\nThe oldest and most popular Hostelry on the Island\nExcellent Table. Special Rates to Steady Boarders\nClean Airy Rooms. Fine Stock of Liquors\nExcellent Shooting and Fishing in Vicinity\nGasoline Launches for Hire\nWODEN RIVER POST OFFICE\nGOVERNMENT 'PHONE OFFICE\nWoden River General Store\nC. C. GRANGE, Proprietor\nDry Goods Groceries Boots and Shoes Hardware\nFurniture Household Drugs Fresh and Salt Meats\nIf our stock don't contain your wants\nwe can order anything on short notice\nLaunoh Rosemary for Hire. Boat Supplies.\nWe want your produce.\nI\nar\nB. L. TINGLEY Yakoun Hotel\nGENERAL STORE\nPort Clements, B.C.\nBest Quality of goods at the\nright price.\nCall and he convinced that we can save\nyou money on your supplies\nOur Motto\u00E2\u0080\u0094Small Profits and\nQuick Returns\nTry our Famed TEAS, COFFEES,\nHAMS and BACON\nFresh Fruits and Vegetables\nHARDWARE, DRY GOODS, BOOTS\nand SHOES, Etc., Etc.\nGoods delivered by arrangement.\nGasoline Boat for Charter.\nGASOLINE FOR SALE\nPORT CLEMENTS, B.C.\nUp-to Date Excellent Seraice\nNo Bar in Connection.\nFirst-class accommodation for holiday\nparties\nGood boating, fishing and hunting\nclose by.\nFast gasoline boat for charter.\nB. L. TINGLEY, Prop.\nFor Sale\nTwo Lots, Log House and Stable, at\nDelkatlah. Two rooms in house and\nbuilding shingled. Stabling for two\nhorses. Will be sold for less than it\nwould cost to build houses and clear\nland.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Enquire Islander Office.. QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDER\nSteamships\nPrince Albert\nand\nPrince John\nMaintain weekly service between\nMassett, etc., and Prince Rupert,\nmaking close connections at Prince\nRupert for the South.\nSpecial Summer Excursions to the\nEast and Old Country.\nPrince Rupert to Montreal and return --- - $141.00\nPrince Rupert to Toronto and return - - - - $128.00\nPrince Rupert to New York and return --- - $144.50\nPrince Rupert to Chicago and return --- - $108.50\nRates to other points corresponding low.\nFor full information apply to\nALBERT DAVIDSON,\nGeileral Agent, Prince Rupert\nE. J. Tingley\nPORT CLEMENTS, B. C.\nReal Estate\nTown Lots and Acreage\nCoal and Oil Lands\nHicks & Cauthers\nPool Hall\nTobaccos, Cigars, Cigarettes\nCandies and Soft Drinks\nBooks, Magazines, Dailies.\nMASSETT,\nGRAHAM ISLAND\niROVALi\nYEAST\nr\nLarge tract of good valley farming\nland just thrown open for free settle-\nsettlement in Oregon. Over 200,000\nacres in all. Good climate, rich soil,\nand does not require irrigation to raise\nfinest crops of grain, fruit and garden\ntruck. For large map, full instructions\nand information, and a plat of several\nsections of exceptionally good claims,\nsend $3.40 to John Keefe, Oregon City,\nOregon. Three years a U. S. surveyor\nand timberman. An opportunity to get\na good fertile free homestead near town\nand market.\nGeneral News Items.\nOttawa, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094First contingent of\n22,500 men will cost Canada 22 millions.\nDover Eng., 13th\u00E2\u0080\u0094Heavy cannonading\nwas heard for an hour on the English\nChannel today.\nThe British fleet is concentrating at\nHong Kong and the German fleet at\nTsing Tau.\nLondon, 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Foreign Office\nannounces the state of war exists between Austria and Great Britain fiom\nmidnight.\nServia, Greece and Turkey in hot\nwater. Russia into the German soup\nkitchen. The meal will be enjoyed by\nColumbia.\nThe new G. T. P. Dock in Seattle\nwas destroyed by fire on the 30th July,\n.our persons lost their lives. The\nfinancial loss amounted to $300,000.\nLondon 13th.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Earl Kitchener, British\nsecretary \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0r\u00C2\u00AB'\u00C2\u00ABr*ww\"r*\"*Tr, \u00C2\u00ABW\u00C2\u00BB\nwpwwnwBM i ' ii.BiiiBrti m\nA. E. KENNEDY\nBlacksmith and General Contractor\nMASSETT, B.C.\n**3MaKM3oeauL>- 0 Mnnl Mnrhot\ngalvanised wash tub, wringer, wash- rilZZeU O IflcUl iflllf fCtl\nboiler, McClarys stove (6 holes), in good\nconditi6n, 6 ft. cross-cut saw, hand saw,\npevy, level, rake, etc., 600 ft. 10 in.\nshiplap (new), 50 lbs. stumping powder.\nThe above articles are almost new and\ncan be bought cheap.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Apply C. H.\nCurtis, White Creek, or Islander Office.\nGEO. J. FRIZZELL\nBUTCHER and PROVISION DEALER\nSpecial attention given to Mail Orders.\nPRINCE RUPERT, B. C\ntl. A. LamO Shoe Store\nBoots, Shoes and Harness neatly\nrepaired.\nMen's Women's and Children's Boots\nkept in stock.\nLeather and Shoe Findings for sale\nBelt, Pistol, Holster and all kinds of\nLeather Cases made to order."@en . "Newspapers"@en . "Queen Charlotte (B.C.)"@en . "Queen_Charlotte_Islander_1914_08_15"@en . "10.14288/1.0312706"@en . "English"@en . "53.254722"@en . "-132.1025"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Queen Charlotte, B.C. : J.M. Campbell"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives."@en . "Queen Charlotte Islander"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .