The Citizen volume 1, number 32 Prince George, B.C., Wednesday, June 7, 1916 Price five cents Plans for Nechako bridge year; work commenced today The plans for the Nechako bridge arrived and are in Road Supt. Snell's office in South. These provide for a fine looking bridge consisting of three trust bands of 130 feet each, and the drawbridge span of 132 feet, a length with approaches 738 feet, with the wagon Road 16 feet. Work is to go ahead at once. The last of the piling will be at the bridge site today, and R. Haney, a Prince Rupert, who was in charge of the construction, is now laying out the workman's camp on the flat this end of the bridge. Mr. Haney expects to employ 20 to 25 men, and to complete the structure by the end of September. A large crowd of citizens of the three Georges, as well as from outside, is expected to attend the dance of the Prince George baseball club, in the Ritts Kifer Hall, a week from tomorrow, Thursday, June 15. Britain mourns Kitchener's loss special to the Citizen London, June 7 Lord Kitchener's death has caused profound sensation. King George, in an Army order today, pays tribute to him as "the great soldier who, under conditions of unexampled difficulty, rendered supreme and devoted service goes to the Army and state." A memorial service will be held in St. Paul's Cathedral. The armored cruiser Hampshire on which Kitchener sailed was 10,850 tons, with a complement of 655 men. Everybody on board went down. Admiralty officials believe it was sunk by a floating mine, but some British newspapers favored a submarine theory and hint at espionage and treachery. No intimation has been made that Kitchener had sailed for Russia. Special to the Citizen London, June 7 Heavy fighting still taking place on the Western front. Several officers of the 49th Edmonton battalion are in today's casualty list, including Captain P. McNaughton, former city commissioner for Edmonton. Special to the Citizen Petrograd, June 7 Russian forces are making great progress in Asia minor, latest wires crediting them with taking 25,000 prisoners and a vast quantity of ammunition. Special to the Citizen Chicago, June 7 Republican and progressive conventions opened today in Chicago, with no prospect of hope for unity. Hughes and Roosevelt likely to be nominated. Council endorses payment of Gillett's legal expenses The city Council, at Monday evenings meeting, passed a resolution endorsing the payment of the legal expenses incurred by WG Gillett in his defending the criminal case brought against him for illegally cutting the wires are electric company licensed to businesses in the city. Incidentally it might be chronicled that W. Gillett is a mayor of Prince George, though the action complained of was not brought against him as the city's chief magistrate, but as a private citizen. Immediately following the cutting of the wires a hurry up meeting of the "faithful four," Gillette supporters on the aldermanic board, was called at his action was endorsed. The trial took place at Clinton last month, and is now a matter of history. It is sufficient to state that A. "true bill" was returned against Gillett, but all into an omission in the indictment the judge, with evident reluctance, was compelled to dismiss the charge. The council's action endorsing the payment of Gillett's lawyers and other incidental expenses was vigorously opposed by Alderman Watson, who made a strong fight against the injustices saddling the ratepayers with its expense. The "faithful," however, cast their votes as perfectly good rubber stamps are supposed to do, and this puts the matter up to sadly overburdened ratepayers of the city. "How long, oh Lord, how long?" Work to start PGE at once special to the Citizen Victoria, June 7 Mr. P. Welsch, railroad contractor, is now in Victoria, and work will start on the PGE from the Prince George end at once. Dance July 3 Every city in which the GTP employees hold annual ball regards the function as the principal social event of the year, and with good reason. Certainly the dance promise for July 3 will make that date a red letter day in a social history of Prince George. No expense is to be spared, and the various committees are working harmoniously together with one end in view: to give all who attend the time of their lives. Lynch's orchestra, of Edmonton, has been engaged, which will, in itself, be a treat. Mr. Ferrer, of the Prince George, we'll look after the supper in France, which speak for themselves, and the proceeds of the dance will go to help swell the funds of the Red Cross Society. Walk-over for Prince George The first six innings of the ballgame, Sunday, was fairly close and until then it looked as if Southwood when. In the seventh, however, Prince pulled a pretty triple play and after that walked all over us outsiders, who went sky high into the air. Next Sunday, South expects, with a strong lineup, to turn the tables. The teams were: Prince: G. McLeod, cf; Feren, 2b and rf; Welch, 1f; Harkins, 3b; Stinson, ss; Simpson, 1b; D. MacLeod, c; Daly, rf and p; Milne, p and 2b. South: Donnelly, 1b; McKay, lf; Browne, 3b; Staffield, c; Rayner, p; Gross, ss; Murphy, cf; O'Flaherty, 2b and rf; Johnson, rf; Hemphill, 2b. Prince: 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 9 24 South: 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 Mr. E. E. Phair, proprietor of the Prince George Hotel, is expected home from Victoria, where he has been under medical treatment for the past two months, in a few days, and his many friends will be pleased to know that he has completely recovered his health. Back from the fighting line Sergeant Major Guilfoyle, husband of Mrs. Guilfoyle of the city, arrived here this week from England, where he has been in hospital for some considerable time. Mr. Guilfoyle has a fighting record of which any man might well be proud. A veteran of the South African war, he enlisted for the present struggle with the Princess Pats at Moose jaw, on August 15, 1914, immediately after the outbreak of hostilities, and has been through the fiercest battles of the war; Festuburt, Givenchy, Armentieres and has spent 11 months in the Shell-torn district round Ypres. Mr. Guilfoyle served as Sergeant Ian Grenadier guards throughout the Boer war, obtaining his discharge when peace was declared, and has been in the trenches in France from January 7, 1915, until February 8 of this year. The party of land seekers from Camrose, Alberta, who have been in the district for the past few days, returned home by Tuesday morning's train. Patriotic Society plans campaign Some few days ago the committee of the local branch of the Canadian patriotic fund held a meeting at the Prince George Hotel at which nearly all members attended. Its object was to organize a plan of campaign for raising funds for the needs of the increasing list of applicants. A systematic plan whereby every body can do his or her bit really put into effect towards the end of the month, so that it cannot be said that this district is behind the rest of the province in helping to support the families of those who are fighting.