THE DAILY NEWS —————— r sa voL, VII. NO. 92. GERMANS STILL HANIME PRINCE RUPERT, B, C. TURSDAY, APRIL SS 18, 1916. ——— PRICE FIVE CENTS eee NG AT VERDUN FRENCH LINES CERMANS INTO FRENCH LINES BUT REPULSED Fiercest Fighting of the war— Crown Prince Loses Thousands —Huns Resort to Massed Formation. (Special to The Dally News.) Paris, April 18.—A German infantry attack along the powerful Meuse al Douamont has been re- pulsed, The enemy broke through the French lines but was swept back by a heavy curtain of ma- chine gun and artillery fire. The sands of men out of his army of Crown Prince lost thou- yesterday. flercest a hundred thousand The yet, the enemy reverting to mass tactics without effect, Steamer Torpedoed. London, April 18.—The steam- er Kent has been torpedoed with- fighting was of the out warning and forty-nine per- She was a vessel of sons lost. 3,890 ton8 and was unarmed, PURSUIT OF VILLA AT A STANDSTILL (Special to The Dally News.) El Paso, Texas, April 18.—The pursuit owing of Villa is at a standstill the atiack the United States cavalrymen at Par- ral Phe the death of unprovoked by Carranza’s soldiers upon recent report of Villa is discredited. AMADIE ROBERGE HAS PASSED AWAY There passed away yesterday at his home on Fraser Street, one of Prince Rupert’s old-time resi- Mr. Rob- erge had been in indifferent health dents, Amadie Roberge. for a considerable time, an acute attack of inflamation of the lungs having seriously undermined his health, Deceased was 46 years of age and was a mative of Quebec, He passed the life in the greater part of his west and north, and fame to Prince Rupert from the Yukon, He and leaves a widow two children to whom the sym- pathy of the citizens will be ex- tended. The funeral will take the Catholic Church al 9s; F '9:30 on Wednesday morning to Fairview cemetery, Dlace from nena SUN AND TIDE Wednesd f ay, April 49th, 1916, map, TIGOR,. 4... cane 5:39 a, m. Sun sets : VAs 6500 aac ee 7:44 p, m, igh Water, .4:32 a, m, Ht. 22.2 water..,.8:17 a, m. Ht. 2.0 ‘sh water. .2:20 p, m: Ht, 19.8 » 818 pom, Ht. 6.4 Capt, J, McGee, M.M.S8. A. Low Water, The M; ' ing Majestic Theatre is send- EB lo each house COpy of the “The Str in the cily a Sensational story of ange Case of Judge Le- Garde ” » Read j ad it ¢ , i JOY the and you will en- Picture better, 92 CABINET CRISIS HAS CANCELLED CONSCRIPTION Asquith Makes Announcement— Turkish Submarine Strikes a Mine and Sinks—British Reverse on the Tigris. (Special to The Dally News.) London, April 18.— Premier Asquith in a statement in the House of Commons today an- nounced that conscription has bean cancelled owing to the cabi- net crisis, Turkish Submarine Sunk. A Turkish submarine has been destroyed by a mine off Trebizond in the Black Sea. This was one of four sub- The crew per- ished. marines recently sent by Ger- many to Turkey. British Lines Forced. The British lines south of the Tigris distance of five hundred yards. French Air Raid. April 18. aeroplanes of the with have been forced back a ~Twenty-two bombed the Bulgarian great suc- Paris, French headquarters staff at Doiran cess. PUGSLEY FAVORS — SHIPBUILDING PLAN In a discussion in the House of Commons the other day Mr. Pugsley expressed the hope that even at this late date the gov- ernment would undertake the con- struction of small war vessels, such as small cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers and submarines, the protection of Canada’s coasts. taken to building of a new mercantile ma- rine. He believed that if the duty was taken off engines, boilers and for also be the Steps should at once encourage machinery, etc., there were men in Canada willing to at once com- mence the building of wooden ships. Mr. Pugsley quoted an eminent British authority as hav- ing stated that if the war con- tinues the question of a food supply for Great Britain will be- come serious. This authority had said that 50 per cent, of the food supply of the carried by neutral vessels. Should the continue, the owners of these neutral ves- mother country is submarine menace sels would be afraid to continue in the trade. It therefore, most desirable that Canada should without delay construct ships in food was, this country to carry our products across the Atlantic. Construction Policy. J. G, Turriff also urged the de- sirability of Canada entering up- on a policy of ship construction, He was more interested, he said, in the building of merchant ships. 'The supplying of food to the Em- pire was just as necessary as the of guns and ammunition, thought the encourage making WP, government MacLean should ship building, and also the build- ing of aeroplanes. Mr, MacLean Continued on Pege Three Daily News 50 cents per month. The delivered by j CONSERVATIVES WHO VOTED Left to right: Messrs. W. F. 1 iT H Maclean (Yanaska), P. E. York), Hon. Lamarche South (Nieol] H. S. CLEMENIS’ REPLY 10 DRYDOCK REQUEST The city clerk last night read the reply of H. 8. Clements, M. resolutions in the P., to the citizens’ regard to the drydock. As letter contained a private opinion regarding the future of the G. T, P. and C. N. R., we refrain from publishing it in full, but the gist of it was that the government could do nothing, the drydock be- ing entirely in the hands of the Mr. Clements that if the railway company. assured the citizens G. T. P. placed a reasonable pro- position before the. government, he would do everything in his power to have work started at the dock, the whole business was outsid the control of the munitions board and entirely in the control of the Russian government, Ald. Montgomery suggested that for the council if only remained Got, The city clerk said a copy of the resolutions had been _ for- warded to Mr. Chamberlin but that so far there had been no reply. PROSPECTING FOR HALIBUT The Association Seward, Alaska, April 15. Seward Fishermen's today adopted a resolution re- questing the United States bureau fisheries of fisheries to sand the steamer Albatross to prospect the Portalok banks and _ other waters near. here in search of halibut. The fishermen want the fisheries department to do the same work for the fishermen that the geological survey does for the mining men. Under the present system individual fisher- men spend many weeks each yeal prospecting banks for halibut, HERRING SEASON OVER The herring fishing season, which has been a very poor one, seems to be over, Large quanti- ties of herring suitable for bait have been caught off Porcher Is- land, but the Prince Olaf on her light the shoals have evidently gone from there. No herring of shipping quality have been taken this year, the fish caught being only of use for bait for the halibut fishermen. last trip returned and carrier, Andrew Broder CPPOSITION FOR WIDECPEN INVESTIGATION; OTTAWA. Dundas), A, A. Mondou et). F.H.CUNNINGHAM’S REPLY TO FISHERMEN’S DEMANDS The clerk last night read the report of F, in regard to the fishermen’s reso- utions placed before the Fisher- soard at Ottawa in city H. Cunningham, es Advisory January. It was-as follows: tes. 4. Herring territory ex- tended, but no reduction § in license fees allowed. Res, 2. Fishermen will not be allowed to take humpback or dog salmon for halibut bait, as these SIR WILFRID LAURIER’S REPLY TO RESOLUTIONS In reply to the mayor’s letter enclosing a copy of the citizens’ resolution in regard to the start- ing of work at the drydock, Sir Wilfrid Laurier sent the follow- letter: Ottawa, April 7th, 1916. Dear sir::—I am in receipt of enclosing copy of the resolutions of the citizens of me your favour Prince Rypert in respect of the drydock. fish valuable, are yearly becoming more Res. 3. Unlimited independent salmon licenses -will be issued, not interfere with the cannery boat-rating. but the board will Res. 4. Board refused to grant | In referring to the shipment of |creek supplies to Russia, he stated thatj)trict, as it would interferé witt!/such immense service. Believe me, to take the matter up with thejbelnting a | | ithe number of trolling lines used drag seine licenses for fishing in and streams in No, 2 dis- the run of the fish, Les. 5. The board decided that | the granting of cannery licenses to all applicants was a question | for the department to consider. The | | | | question of ap- Res. 6, chief inspector of fisheries for this district was also ruled as a matter for the depart- ment, Res. 7. The appointment of two | local members to the advisory} board was also left to the de- partment. Res. 8, ed for the removal of the limit to This clause, which ask- by one salmon fishing boat, was approved, Res, 9. The pecting for halibut banks has been matter of pros- referred to the Biological Board, Res. 10. The holder of a gill request that the net license or other net license be permitted to take any kind of fish without paying another license was not approved, Res. 44. The removal of all ex- port regulations in regard to shell fish on the Pacific coast was approved, Withdut restating in detail the questions in the resolutions the) above report should show loarty just what has been done by the board, or rather what they have refused to do, The reserved seats for the Shakspearean festival may be yooked at Orme's, tf. If you want to serve your King and country see Charles Young- man, recruiting sergeant for the As you know, being now in Op- |position, I cannot do much, but | whatever I can do, I will be only | Loo glad to do. I am more sorry than even you | jmay be, to see that mo use has been made of the Grand Trunk | |/Pacific road which, under exist- ing circumstances, could be of Yours sincerely, WILFRID LAURIER. Mr. M. P, McCaffery, Prince Ru- pert, B. C. ENJOYABLE CONCERT BY SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army hall was packed last night when the Rey, i. R. Grant, who kindly presided in the absence of the Rev. J. F. Dimmick, announced the opening number of a very fine concert In his opening remarks the which is being done by the Salva- had program, he dwelt upon great work tion Army, much of which come under his own notice, Vocal were rendered by Mrs, William Millar, Mrs. F. But- ton, Mr. 8. Darton and Mr. C. D. Jones, the latter taking the place of Mrs. J. H. McLeod. Each of those singers was heartily ap- plauded. The recitations of Miss Margaret McColl, Mr, J. C, Brady Jack Davidson thoroughly enjoyed, as also were solos and master were ithe pianoforte solos of Miss Ruby Dimmick and Mr. W, V. Davies, while the duets of Messrs. Clap- perton and Jones were rendered in the best style of those accom- plished vocalists. The dialogue, “Confessions,” by Mr. and Mrs. ky, H, Patterson created no end of Mr. W. Y. Davies acted as accompanist im his usual efficient manner, At the close, heartily thanked Mr, Grant for his occupancy of the chair and the artists for the fare they had “God Save the King” concluded a very enjoyable con- cert, merriment, Captain Cooper provided, 102nd Battalion. tf ¥ BROKEN BUT ENEMY SWEPT BACK--FRENCH AIR RAID IN BALKANS 'NO VOTE TAKEN IN KITSILANO RESERVE DEAL Anderson Gives Evidence—Drug- gist and Former Member Did the Excavating—Hanning- ton Resigns. (Special to The Dally News.) Victoria, April 18.— Former Auditor-General Anderson, be- fore the public accounts com- mittee, admitted that no vote was taken for the $300,000 for the purchase of the Kitsilano Re- serve. He says that the number 192-B given was a mistake, giv- ing the appearance that a false entry had been made in the pub- lic accounts, Buildings Enquiry. The Parliament Buildings en- quiry that Fraser, a Victoria druggist and a former member of the legisla- ture, was allowed yard for re- moving the top soil for the ex- cavation of the site. (The latter part of the wire is showed George A. not clear, as a. contractor is en- titled to yardage for all excava- tion. It may be that he was al- lowed yardage in rock.—Editor.) Hannington Resigns. The premier has announced that the resignation of H. C. Hannington, inspector of legal offices, has been accepted, follow- ing the disclosure of his having accepted $2,000 the purchase of the court house site, In the building enquiry it tran- that Dr. awarded the contract for the ex- cavation for the power-house. BANTAMS OFFICER ARRIVED YESTERDAY Lieut. J. A. Greenhill, of the B. the city commission on spires Richards was €. Bantams, arrived in yesterday on the Princess Sophia, and will spend about two weeks recruiting in this district. Lieut. Greenhill intends to visit points along the G, T. P. between here and Prince George and will also make a trip to Anyox. The Bantams are already about strong and in first-rate quarters in Hill Park, Victoria, and just as soon as men are passed by the doctor and are sworn in they will be shipped to Victoria, allowance Lieutenant five hundred are housed Beacon pay and = sustenance starting immediately. Greenhill is enthusiastic in re- gard to the battalion of little men and says they will be one of the smartest which has ever left Canada for the front. All intend smart battalion should see Lieut. Greenhill at the Hotel Prince Ru- pert or the recruiting office next to the Continental Trust Company. units who joining this Go TO LONDON CAFE FOR THE BEST MEALS STRICTLY UNION HOUSE Hart Bik. Third Ave. BOXES FOR LADIES § reveregocccccs coon fon’