Prince George Citizen volume 1, number 58 Prince George, British Columbia, Tuesday, November 14, 1916 five cents Sir Sam Hughes resigns at request (special to the citizen)] Ottawa, November 14. General Sir Sam Hughes has resigned at the request of Premier Gordon. His retirement is in part due the outcome of the establishment of the Ministry for overseas forces, and in part the assumption by Sir Sam powers of judgment that can only be exercised by the Prime Minister and the government as a whole. Sir Sam has replied that by correspondence he will show his resignation has been requested on account of the tone of a letter written by him November 1, showing that the Prime Minister made misstatements which he promptly had proved incorrect. It is rumored that FB McCurdy, undersecretary of militia and defense, or honorable AE Kemp may succeed Hughes. County Court in session Judge Robertson opened the settings of the County Court yesterday. The entire day's proceedings were taking up at the hearing of the damage suit brought by Andrew Miller, a moderate reformer, against W. M. Cunningham and Ralph Johnson, partners on the adjoining farm, over the shooting of a steer which the defendants claimed was a vicious animal and had attacked Cunningham when he attempted to drive it from his field. Johnson came to Cunningham's assistance and shot the animal. The case was dismissed. The hearing of other cases is proceeding today. German paper insults Wilson Amsterdam, November 14. "The man most hated in Germany," is the Taglische Rundschau's description of President Wilson. It declares that for the longest time its readers bombarded the editorial offices with protests when it was endeavored to expose the President's methods. "But now all that is changed," says the paper. "When we enumerate the men most hated in Germany, Wilson's name comes first." President Woodrow Wilson who has carried two thirds of all states in the union and has a lead over Hughes of 402,154. Labor problem on farms acute Ottawa, November 14. "The agricultural labor situation is really serious throughout the whole Canada," said W. J. Black, Dominion Commissioner of agriculture, today. "I am afraid that as a result, there will be difficulty in maintaining even the crop production this year unless we have an exceptionally good season. With a greater call than ever for food in Europe, this will almost inevitably mean a higher rather than lower cost if food." Mr. Black has just received reports recently from the western provinces which show the labor problem in the three Prairie provinces is acute. The present outlook is that next season there will be a reduction in crop acreage. The situation is the same in Ontario. "I find," he added, "that many farmers through Ontario and other parts of the Dominion, unable to cultivate their farms with the labor in sight, are putting their land into grass with a view to racing stock." This may give us greater return to the farmer, but the production and food is certain to be curtailed. "I attended last week the plowing match at Whitby and talk with many representative farmers. They nearly all told me it would be utterly impossible for them to have as large a crop acreage as previously." City Hall notes The regular session of the city fathers was held last evening, Mayor Gillett presiding. Aldermen present were Armstrong, James and Lewis. Accounts totaling $2618.80 were passed and ordered paid. The mayor reported that the proposed new sidewalk on the Miller edition would cost in the neighborhood of $900. He did not think the council was justified at this time in making the expenditure. His worship stated that the total taxes from city residents this year was less than $1400. He thought the matter should be left to next year's Council, as the city had a bank overdraft of $5,000 to provide for before the end of the year, and would prefer to leave as clean a sheet as possible for the new council. Alderman Armstrong was strongly in favor of this improvement being made. He said that more taxes and received this year from the Miller section of the city and all others combined. He was agreeable to a revision of the proposed root for the sidewalk to lessen expense. The matter was left with the Board of Works with power to act. The bill of $100 from a Victoria Law firm for services in connection with injunctions against the city was referred back for explanations. A letter from the Canadian Fairbanks company was red stating that machinery to the value of $1100 had been shipped. The mayor stated that the car had not yet arrived though the GTP had tried to locate same. The hydrants for the city water system are expected to arrive tomorrow. A petition of District representative bodies to Honorable Martin Burrell, Minister of agriculture, asking for the establishment of an experimental farm here was endorsed. Bylaw number 37 for the regulation of the waterworks system and supply was read a third time and passed with minor amendments. Board of trade will give dinner At the businessmen and merchants of Prince George may have an opportunity of getting together is a harmonious unit for the advancement of the interest of the city and district, the Prince George Board of trade has arranged for public dinner to be held at the Alexander Hotel on Thursday evening at 7:30. Tickets may be procured from city clerk Turner or Harry G. Perry. An interesting and profitable time is expected and every citizen is invited. School children's bazaar tomorrow Tomorrow the children of all public schools in the district will hold a bazaar in the Ritts Kifer Hall, the proceeds of which will go to the Belgian relief fund. The children have for weeks been preparing for this event, and the many useful and ornamental articles that will be offered for sale are a testimony to the ingenuity and craft of the children. During and, up from 1:30 till five o'clock tea and cake will be served by the children and teachers and several musical members will be rendered. The children deserve a Liberal patronage as an encouragement in their beneficient work. British troops surprised Huns and capture position considered impregnable; many prisoners (special to the citizen) London, November 14. The British surprisedly attack the Germans on a five-mile front at Ancre River and captured Beaumont, Hamel and St. Pierre. A division of 4000 Germans were taken prisoner. The Germans had held this position two years and thought it impregnable. Petrograd, November 14. Von Maekensen is still retreating through Dobradja. The Russians have crossed the Danube and siezed two points south of Tchernavoda. Serbians have scored a victory over the German Bulgarian troops and captured the village of Sivin with a large number of prisoners and munitions. Russians have repelled the number of strong Austro German attacks in the Carpathians. London, November 14. The Norwegian reply to Germany's note on the submarine issue is unsatisfactory and relations are strained. The Swedish steamer Rhea, bound to Stockholm with the general cargo, has been seized and taken to a German port. Kobe, Japan, November 14. The super dreadnaught Isle was successfully launched yesterday. Winnipeg, November 14. Thomas Kelly, the contractor, will come up for sentence on Saturday. Ottawa, November 14. The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, with their two daughters, were given a warm welcome and are now at Rideau Hall. London, November 14. British expeditionary forces have won an important victory over Egyptian rebels. The leader, Ali Dinar, Sultan of Darfur was killed, and considerable booty captured. New York, November 14. Again there is a danger of a nationwide railway strike, the brotherhoods and railways failing to reach an agreement on the application of the new law relating to the mileage system. Oil concession is the greatest ever granted New York, November 14. According to the New York Herald, an American syndicate has just obtained what is declared to be the most valuable oil concession ever granted by a Latin American government. The concession was approved by the Costa Rican Congress after being vetoed by the president of that republic. Lincoln Valentine, nephew of Washington S. Valentine, reached New York City Sunday, according to the Herald, from Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, with details of the grant. It embraces more than one million acres of oil lands in Costa Rica and is between the Panama and Nicaraguan canals, within easy piping distance of either ocean to ocean waterway. "The fight for the control of these oilfields has been on since 1865," the Herald says. "British, German and American interests have been after them. Lincoln Valentine declared that he had obtained the concession 'in the face of the utter indifference of the Washington administration as to whether it went Americans, British or Germans.'" Lincoln Valentine acted, the Herald adds, as agent of American capitalists in obtaining the grant. Legislature will meet February 1 Victoria, November 14. That the Legislature will not convene before Puri first, was the opinion expressed by Mr. H. C. Brewster, Premier elect, this morning. Owing to the delay demanded by Premier Bowser, who refused to resign until the agent generals certificates have been received from England, stated Mr. Brewster, a pro-America work incidental to the opening of the House could hard to be completed before the date now set, January 18. It would be a difficult matter, he thought, to get the departmental estimates and propose legislation in shape for an early opening, and it would be equally inconvenient to postpone legislatures meeting until to near the end of the fiscal year, so he suggested the house would convene about the first week in February. Parks. In McBride, on Sunday, October 29, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Parks, Twins, a son and a daughter. Pope excludes Hun candidates Milan, November 14. The Pope's decision to exclude all Austro German candidates in the coming consistory, while showering signal favors on the Church in France, has created a profound impression in ecclesiastical congregations in northern Italy, where the action is widely interpreted as marking a changing trend in Benedictine XV's policy. It is pointed out that the coming elevation to the cardinalate of three French prelates will bring the number of French cardinals to eight, which is unprecedented in the history of the Church. On the other hand, Germany has only a single representative in the present college of cardinals in the person of the Archbishop of Cologne. Between August 4, 1914, and October 15 last there have been recruited and drafted into overseas battalions from Vancouver 18,677 officers and men. Final figures as the number recruited since October 15 are not available, but it is known they bring the grand total up to 19,000. In his judgment in the Arnold insurance case --- Dominion trust versus New York life Co. -- Chief Justice McDonald of the Court of Appeals finds on the evidence submitted that the late W. R. Arnold committed suicide. Chief Justice Hunter of the Supreme Court tried the action, and gave judgment against the insurance company. In the court of appeals, Chief Justice McDonald comes to a diametrically opposite conclusion on the facts, and allows the appeal of the insurance company. Justice Galliher of the appeal court concurs in this conclusion. British battleship under full steam this is one of the few pictures of the British Navy in wartime which the censor has permitted to be published. The picture shows a big battleship under full steam with the muzzle of a huge gun of another man-o'-war shown in the foreground.