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GERMANS FA

N DESPERATE ATTEMPT

 

KAISER HAS NARROW E SCAPE ON VERDUN FRONT-F IGHTING ON BALKAN FRONT

GERMANS FAIL
INFIRE AND GAS

ATTACK IN WEST

French General ai Says no More

Ground will be Given—French
Withdraw to Heights and
Await Enemy.

 

(special to The Dally News.)
Aided by hum-
poison

paris, April 12.
dreds of fire projectors,
gases and heavy artillery fire, the
germans attempted to advance on
the Verdun front at four places
The attacks were made
woods; Deadman's
woods and at Vaux.

yesterday.

at Caurette
fill, Cailette
poison

The defenders wore
masks and with the exception of
afew minol trenches, succeeded

ng all attacks, At Vaux
the French took one hundred un-
wounded pris The German
casualties on the Verdun front
since Sunday exceed thirty thou-

 

ners,

sand men.
Fruitless Effort.
The German effort to capture
Verdun is regarded as hopeless.
The French line has been
withdrawn entirely to the heights

now

ani Géneral Petrain, who has
made himself famous by his
magnificent work in this part of
the campaign, announces that the
French will yield mo more land
to the enemy,

Thy German assault west of
tke Meuse was renewed this
horning, when the Germans, ad-
Vakting with flame projectors,
Were repulsed by the French ar-
llery fire. East of the Meuse,
lelween Douamont and Vaux,
there is heavy artillery fighting.

“SCOTTY” LOST HIS LUNCH

The reports of the

Mon the western

recent fight-
front, in which

ie local boys took part, contain

an advent re
Dennis

which
While

faling his lunch

Scotty was busy
a German shell

burst right over

him, hitting his
rile and scatter ing his lunch.
All that happened to this Prince
Nupert pioneer was that he lost
his lunch and it will be the earn-
st hope of all that that is the

Worst th; : !
“orst that will befall the genial
Scotty,

Grand Shak ;

Festival
High School
April
nts,

tf.

spearean
by the students of the

in the ee :
20th, General

Theatre

on

admission 25 ce

'e8erved seats
eer

pe cescccsccendaiiaennacns
WESTHOLME

OPERA HOUSE
of Classical Productions.
SPLENDID COMEDY ow FOR

50 cents.

 

The House

SHOW FOR

 

 

befell Scotty }

TRADES AND LABOR

Nearly all the
present at the

delegates

Council
The
a

meeting last night.

Engineers’ Union brought
in
endorsation of the
Motor Boat

for an amendment of the

report recommending
petition of the
Association
law gov-
ernning motor
that boats

not

boats, providing

up to 65 feet should

require a certificated captain
and a certificated engineer. The
the

communication

council

A
from the minister of labor stating
that the of the
of the fair clause

adopted report.

was read
matter insertion

wage wn omuni-

tions contracts was being gone
into.

Information was brought down
regarding the organizing of a
National Engineers: Union, this

being a purely Canadian organisa-
felt by
that this would not be

the council
in the best

tion, It was
interests of labor.

An
rding the

given
Arm,

indirect report was
Alice

no definite information could

rega strike at
but
be obtained.
There
the compensa-
for of
members felt that if compen-
it

bartenders and

was lively discussion
of

hotel-keepers,

over question

tion Some

the

sation were granted, should

be extended to the

workmen as well as to the owners.
Others argued that no compensa-
tion should be granted. It was
reported that efforts were being
jmade in Vancouver to obtain com-
| pensation for both owners and
employees. The matter was left

jover pending the receiptof further
information,

The
elected to fill vacancies caused by

following officers were
Vice-president
for
Thompson;
Tay We

Committee, J.

members leaving:
of B. C

this

. Federation of Labor
W, E.
of Local council,

district,
Secretary
| Riley; Legislative
Dean.

The
tunity to extend to W.1
son the sympathy of the members
jof the
in his

president took the oppor-
Thomp-

Counce}!
Mr.
the

syin-

Trades and Labor
bereavement.
thanked

kindly

recent

Thompson feelingly

members for theip
pathy.

BOWSER UNDECIDED
ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

(Special to The Dally News.)
Victoria, April 12.—-The gov-
ernment action in regard to wo-
man ‘suffrage has bean deferred
until today, The
decided whether to announce that

be taken at the

Premier is un™

a plebiscite will

general election or whether a
government bill will be brought

 

 

 

<a
er AND THURSDAY in to replace the Place measure,
Universal ne EI r
Har Presents ————
In were and Rosemary Therby THE WEATHER
A oe CHILD" —three acts. ees
y ASte
se eT a _— with Baby By F. W, Dowling.
. “HR vor & *s ending 5 a. m,
. Rawlinson in “HER PREY,” For 24 hours ending be
———TN drama in two acts, Barometer ..cceeerrrete 29,75:
e eam ; me a he )
tee ANIMATED WEEKLY Highest temperature -++++ i3.(
Mi tthe World, Lowest temperature «+rres 40.0
0 Ba ? Ba i
oot In “ALMOST A papa,» $|Rainfall ....5.sss0r ttt )
—_—— Comedy, , ae
Comin, “on oom a
of
mt ohana Friday and Sat- The reserved seats for the
Ung @plin In « ’ ae
ah nemanog ex nae ShakSpearean festival may be
's tf.
booked at Ormes,

COUNCIL MEETING §

were
|

Trades and Labor |

the

asking

werre

THE ART

from the government for

First
today,

Avenue,
is worth

on property

all $175 per
for the

floor.

month
second

pays $175 per
PART of the
nonth for the
small offices which may be wo
Oh, no, there

With regard to the Stephe
a look at the premises and view what they are paying $157.50
is satisfied to pay the price,
but we venture to think that
on that the rent is exhorbitant.
ything like this, they deserved
e punishmment which will be
are acquiring so much un-
expense. Perhaps the Jour-

is

to have meted out to them th
accorded the gntiemen
earned increment at the publi
nal will tell us how
field and Stephens Blocks rec
the people, just in order tha
figures,

 

J, E. MERRYFIELD DRAWS.

ou First Avenue,

M. M. STEPHENS DRAWS.......... $117.50 PER MONTH
from the government for the sinall premises oc-
cupied by the Dominion Telegraphs.

M. M. STEPHENS DRAWS........... $40.00 PER MONTH
from the government for the little office occupied

by the Dominion Fisheries.
J. @. SCOTT, M. M, STEPHENS AND OTHERS GET $516.33

from the government for the rooms occupied by
the post office, etc., in the Federal Block,
| _———)
1
The Journal says that the above rentals are not exhorbi-
tant, and, judged by what is being done in other parts of
the country, they may not be, but we leave it to the publie
of Prince Rupert to judge if that little examining warehouse

which
With regard to the post office

The arrangement is $125 per
customs house,

nothing exhorbitant

per month for, If the public
there is little more to be said,
it will be decidedly of the opini

If the Liberals ever did an

who

much the actual owners of the Merry-

4
ia: -hity ’
OF LIVING | 3
‘
SS es $175.00 PER MONTH
the examining warehouse

could not be rented at

month.
the government
and $341.33 for

building,
ground floor

thus leaving $216.33 for
rth $20 per

two
month each today.
about it.

ns Block, the public may. have

Cc

eive
t we

out of the sums paid by
may confirm our own

 

 

HOW MICHAEL COOPER

 

(Special to The Daily News.) |
Victoria, April 12.—Hon, Wil-|
liam Manson made a speech yes-|}
terday in defence of the Soldiers’;
Homestead Bill.
has an-!

Hon. Lorne Campbell

|
says that he built a five-|
at a cost of $5,000 |
and bought furniture costing $
of

enquiry,
roomed house

500 with part the money.

PARAMOUNT FEATURE
AT MAJESTIC THEATRE

 

There five-act Paramount
Lasky production at the Majestit
entitled ‘The Only Son.”

The famous John Ross is the star

is a
tonight,
of this magnificent photoplay and

it
This piece is one of the finest |

should be well worth seeing.

Paramount series ever produced.

The story is highly interesting,
while the staging and acting are
superb,

There is also an Eclair War

Gazette which is one of the best

 

‘LOCAL BOYS HAPPY
SPENT HIS COMMISSION

~ which

| Richardson,

| Wiggins,

nounced that he will bring in a
pill providing for the leasing at
$25 per year of any mineral],
claims which have reverted to
the Crown because of the non-
payment of taxes,
Songhees Enquiry.
Chief Michael Cooper, on the |
stand in the Songhees’ Reserve

 

ON WESTERN FRONT

Letters received last night from
the front describe the fighting in
the

local boys

the

took part.

They describe artillery fire

as flerce, but report that Corporal

MecVittie was the only Rupert boy

|to be wounded and he but slightly.

rhe new arrivals have met Ted
Andy Hepburn, Bobby
Jimmy Stewart,

Malcolm Lamb,
and W, T. Reddehaugh.

The boys are all well and de-

Jimmy
Russell, Percy

Tinker

lighted to be at close quarters

with the Germans, their trenches
r at places only thmty yards
the They

fightineg more

from
the much
than the training camp life.

distant enemy.

enjoy

 

 

Reeruiting sergeant C,
enrolled four stalwart
the 102nd

yesterday,

Youngman
soldiers for
Graham! Island
including three husky
brothers named McKenzie.

frem

The recruiting office of the 44th
Mounted Rifles, opposite the $95,-
000 hole in the ground on Third
\venue, was blown down this
monning,
the Chinaman who
Third Avenue
will arrive from

morning.

The son of
died suddenly
the other
Victoria

on
day
tomorrow

 

The city council hold a
regular meeting this afternoon at
live o'clock to complete the pass-
ing of the
the issue of serial bonds in place
of the old sinking fund bonds.

 

will

bylaws mecessary to

If you want to serve your King
and country see Charles Young-
man, recruiting sergeant for the
102nd Battalion, tf

 

war features beimg shown, and
an Edison Farce Comedy which
would make anyone laugh, This
is a very fine bill,

SUN AND TIDE
Thursday, April 18th, 1916,
Sun PIGGSs.. s00is sae side 5.51 a, m.
Sun MCUs, «tas es aaeies 7.29 p. ms
High water .assv as en’ 10.50 a, m,
LOW WALORI is a aA etele's a 5.49 p. m.
High water........ 41,30 p. m,
LOW Waters sels be saaaes 5 a. m.
Captain J. McGee, M, M,8.A

|

HOW THE ISLANDERS
FEEL ABOUT MANSON

Nadu River,
Editor, The
Dear Sir:—About a year ago
the settlers on Massett Inlet held
to discuss certain
grievances and to try to find out
what they could do to remedy
them. A _ petition signed by a
large number of settlers was sent
to the department of public works
explaining the cause of their
troubles and what could be done
to improve things. After some
they received an answer to
the effect that, from a distance of
six hundred odd miles everything
seemed to be in first-class work-
ing order

Graham Island.
News,

a meeting

time,

to the deputy minister.
Our road foremen were excellent,
no discrimination was being prac-
tised, etc., etc., but in one short
sentence he agreed with us,
that the e
would be the first to complain if

say-
ing settlers themselves
they had cause.
letter, they
offering to produce evidence
all their statements, un-
fortunately the department did
not appear to be, looking for facts,
as up to the present it has been
silent as the sphinx,

The same spring, William Man-
son that no man
discriminated against
on account of his political opin-
Well, last summer,
times were hard and our political
probably that
to stay, did
best to drive out all those
to
give

To this peculiar
returned an answer
to

prove

promised us
would be

ions. sir,

bosses, believing

they were in power

their
settlers independent

their

enough
To
(Continued from Page two.

ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT
DUPONT POWDER WORKS

(Special to The Daily News.)
Va., 12.—-The
plant of the Dupont Powder works

criticize actions.

Roanoke, April
was destroyed by an explosion at
3:30 this monning. The
estimated at $150,000,
and two

loss is
One man
children were killed by
the explosion.

This the fourth
which has occurred at the works
of the Dupont Company within a
few months.

explosion

is

PIPER FINDLATER, V, C.,
IS SEVERELY WOUNDED

 

The famous Piper Findlater,
who earned the V. C. by his keep-
ing on playing ‘‘The Cock of the

North” after he had his leg shat-

tered during the famous charge
at Dargai Heights by the “Gay
Gordons” some years ago, has

been severely wounded in th
cent fighting on the
front. The gallant piper has a
nephew residing in Prince Rupert.

re-

western

 

Fred Henning has receivd
letter from P. W. Birkett,
the Fire Department, who has
just arrived in England, On the
way across the Atlantic, a young
man who stayed at the same hotel
as Mr. Birkett in New York, died
and was buried at sea,

a
late of

Vi. MeLagan, of Alice Arm,

in i city,

 

is

FRENCH SHELL
SHOCKS KAISER
AND WRECKS CAR

Worrying the Huns
at Dvinsk,

 

(Special to The Dally News.)
London, April 12.—The Kaiser
is at Potsdam and is ill from
nervous shock as the result of a
shell explosion on the Verdun
front which destroyed the im-
perial motor car, killing several
officers of the Kaiser’s suite. The
Kaiser escaped unhurt.

Russians Worrying Huns.
The necessity of setting up a
defence against the attacks by
the Russians on the Dvinsk front
has prevented the Germans from
reinforcements the
Verdun front.

Fighting in Balkans,
Paris, April 12.—There is a re-
sumption of violent cannonading
on the Greek frontier at Gievgeli
and Doiran and the French ar-
tillery has scored a success. The
report that the Germans have
eaptured a fortified position at
Devetepe is mot confirmed.

sending to

 

 

AUTOMOBILE HAD A
VERY NARROW ESCAPE

An automobile driver got quite
a scare this morning when taking
the
coming down from the Exhibition
Building, when the wheels on the
the
and
a moment it looked as if the
over for a
Fortunately

curve on Summit Avenue

of the car got ovér
edge of the plank
for

auto would

near side

roadway

go clear
drop of fifteen feet.

the cap caught on the edge of the
planking and, with the aid of some

righted. It was

& marrow squeak.

passers-by was

St. Andrew's Society will hold

a social evening in the rooms on

 

Friday, April 14th, at 8 p, m. All
members invited, 88
The Daily News delivered by

carrier, month.

50 cents per

 

 

MAJESTIC :: THEATRE

HOUSE OF QUALITY PICTURES
Tonight, and TowMmorrow

—

 

 

Great Seven-reel Program.
JOHN ROSS in
“THE ONLY SON”

Paramount Lasky Production
Five Acts,

in

 

ECLAIR WAR GAZETTE

of Latest War Pictures.

EDISON FARCE COMEDY

 

 

Coming Friday and Saturday, Cyril
Maude in “Peer Gynt,” and Chariie
Chaplin.

 

Admission: Adults 15c. Children 6c.

 

 

 

 

Go TO

LONDON CAFE

FOR THE BEST MEALS
STRICTLY UNION HOUSE
Hart Bik. Third Ave.

eye

BOXES FOR LADIES

 

 

 

 

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