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ALLIED GAINS RECORDED AT EVERY POINT

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AUSTRIANS REBEL. IN ONTARIO—-BOWSER ADMITS IRREGULARITIES IN FINANCING

 

ALLIED GAINS
REGISTERED
EVERYWHERE

French, Russians, Italians and
British Record Successes—
Russians Advance
on Bagdad.

— ———_______

Special to The

May

Daily News.)

London, 16.—The Allies

are successful everywhere. The
French have cleared the Germans
out of their trenches on a 200-

yard position on the Meuse and

repulsed a bombardment on Avon-|a

court wood and Hill 304,
British Activity. r

(here are active bombardments |
and sapping operations along the
British front, while the British
have also expelled the Germans] s
from their trenches east of Loos.

Italian Success,

rhe Italians have occupied For-
the Mount

prisoners

agorida and Lares in

Adamella zone, taking

and guns. The Italians continue

their forward movement towards

Trente. g
Russians Advance.

rhe Russian army in the Cau-

advancing against

casus is

the p

lurks. The Gzar’s army continues

march on Bagdad and have
put the Turkish army to flight.
lhe Turks are abandoning war
material as they retreat.

 

rhere was a sparkle of wit and

around the council board

ist ening when the city clerk possible cost. He reminded the
announed that he had tenders for/eouneil that Auditor Hodges had
the painting of the “sniff-yacht.”|nointed out that the city was
None of the Aldermen knew of paying too much for street light-
any request for tenders. Ald.Jing and recommended that ex-
McClymont suggested that they penses be reduced to the mini-
be handed to the “naval board,”|mum. He figured that the sug-
While some of the others were infgested reduction was in the real

& quandary as to where they had

‘ome from and what should be}jong as the service was given, he
done with them, thought that the council was
It was finally decided to leave justified in cutting down all need-
them on the table, while the}jegs expense,*and in running the
Health committee took the matter city’s affairs just as they would
up, It seemed as though some their own. He moved that the
Husiness men had heard that lettep from the Trades and Labor
‘here was a possibility of the|Gouncil be received and _ filed.
vessel” requiring painting and/ppis was seconded by Ald, Mc-
fol their tenders in early. Clymont.

NOTICE TO MARINERS
-—_— ti

Mariners plying in the vicinity],
of the North Queen
Charlotte

Channel,
warned to

a
Sound, are

keep

® lookout for a raft of logs

adrift near

Browning Island

About one mile from the Mainland
'n the North Channel, on Sunday,

April 8rd, When in tow of the tug a

 

Ki. C. Boy, the raft broke adrift.Jas the switches would be left as

It contains approximately 500,000 |-a¢ present without any fear of

feet and is about 60 feet wide by | accident.)

100 feet long, standing 16 feet

high, tf. Unique whist drive and dance

senannnd a ad by Valhalla Society in K, of P,
+ all on ‘Thursday, May 18th,

@o TO

LONDON CAFE

FOR THE BEST MEALS c

STRICTLY UNION HOUSE
Hart Bik. Third Ave.

BOXES FoR LADIES

on oon 9 p. m,

 

 

tions

owne

,
and Benson's Studio.
ies a chance of one of twenty

VILLA RECOVERED

(s

Fiel,

has re

and is

statement

prisoner

At the city council last evening, |

Trades

ead jn

he sta

tated

Ald.

ing of

aper i

that the
plugging of sw

ment on the

ading.

possible

Superintendent Kennedy stated

on of

eyer

ny suc

The

Tuesday
replied to the question in regard

icket 5

arries

prizes,
which
Studio.

were

rship

FROM HIS WOUNDS

pecial to

1 Headquarters,
May 16

covered

row bi

ma

captu

States troops.

recommendation

and Labor

regard
fY at

Kenne

that if

detrimental to
of the city and against the prin-
ciples of public
Montgomery
Monday
been made in regard to the plug-

night

switch

statement had been directly
tradicted. He

n the ¢

questi

be answered, |
tendent Kennedy to make a state-

END ment made in the

UNCALLED FOR TENDERS le

thought

enta

produc

interests of public

most emphatically that the ques-
plugging
been di

h idea

his calculations.
Daily N

that

to plugging, by
thing

was

50 cent

besides

are on

Refreshments,

sharp.

), Gene

the
tion as recommended by Superin-
tendent

adopted it would be

subject,

quite

The Daily News

ral Francesco Villa

from his wounds

army at Durango, according to a!

de by a Mexican

red by the

PLUGGING SWITCHES
IS AGAIN DISCUSSED :

from the

Council was
to the change in

electric sub-sta-

latter

recommenda-

dy. The
the
the best interests
ownership.

said that last
a statement had
the

con-

es and that
that
reporte |
the
not

noticed
ity had
on regarding

one

itches could

le asked Superin-

as the state-

press was mis-

that
iled the
tion at

Municipal
greatest
the least

ownership. So

switches had

scussed, nor had

ever entered into
ews reported last
Ald. Montgomery
that such

unnecessary,

saying

s at Orme's store
Every ticket

the whist prizes,
at Benson's
Whist at

view

Mexico. | |

|
United |

BAYONETS USED
TO QUELL ALIEN

j
|
|

 

Against Work—Crowds Flock
to Witness the Casement
Treason Trial.

'

 

(Special to The Daily News.)
May 16.
outbreak

prisoners in

| Ottawa, There
|

been an amongst
Austrian
Phree

hundred of them,

fused to work, started a riot.

jured, having sustained bayonet
wounds during the disturbance.
The riot has now been quelled.

Nine hundred Austrians took part
in the uprising.
Casement Trial.
May 16.
flocking to the

Several

London, Thousands
are
exchanged

war testified to Casement’s efforts

to induce them to join an Irish-
German brigade.

Prisoners from the Munster
regiment, who hissed at and

struck when he made
the

burg to

Casement
proposition to them at Lim-
the
punished by the German authori-

join rebels, were
ties who deprived them of their
bread ration.

Tralee peasants told of seeing

Casement attempting to make
land in a collapsible boat from
the German submarine, armed
with revolvers and carrying the

green flag,

BASEBALL GAME TO
BE PLAYED TONIGHT

The third game of the local

baseball league will be played to-

night at Recreation Park at 6:45,
between the Colts and the ¢
Club. The

Grey and

latholic
batteries will be: Colts,
A, Manson; C. C.’s, Babe

Fortin and Eddie Murphy. J.
Scott will be umpire.

The Colts have taken the last
two games but the margin was

close on each occasion and the_C,
G.’s tonight will make a big effort
to turn the tables. The boys are

gradually working into good form

and the ball provided will be
faster with each game.
The following is the line-up:
C. C.’s. Wolts.
PF Banning v5.36 W. Anderson
short stop
A? BOR e alata 0 40's % 8 J. Grey
pitcher
1), SOONG Seas a be H. Seott
3rd base
iy i accra ced saat W. Manson
ist base
PPignt | 4. eee 6% B. MeDaniels

roight fleld
CG BWOGb 636s Clas iiss Bards
2nd base
J. Keefe ...... Chas,
left field
BE. Muprohe.6. 2s ces,

catcher

Embleton

A, Manson

Ratchford

centre fleld

Harris

Charlie Chaplin is at the West-
holme tonight.

 

Fuller & MeMeekin have good

 

4115.

spuds at $1.40 per sack,

ONTARIO RIOTS

isy raising a new)Nine Hundred Austrians Revolt |

has
the
Ontario.
who re-
One
jwas killed and nine seriously in-

Casement trial.
prisoners of

 

 

 

Sender and Recipient of Ger-
many’s last Note.—Upper picture
shows Herr

Von Jagow, German

and (lower

S. Secretary of

Moreign Secretary,

Robert Lansing, U.
State.

AUDITOR AGREES
TO REDUCTION IN FEE

 

The finance committee reported
to the city council last evening
that H. BE. Hodges had agreed to

their suggestion that his fee for

auditing the city’s books be re-

duced to $1,000, from $1,250.
The said that,

the fact that the city was anxious

auditor in view of
to keep down expenses he would
to do the work for
the reduced figure,

Ald. if there
no one in the city who was quali-

be agreeable

Casey asked was

tied to do the work. In Rossland

they had a local auditor.
Ald. Dybhavn, seconded by Ald.
McClymont, moved that the re-

commendation of the finance com-
mittee be They,
Ald, empha-
sized the fact that having a firm
standing
the city’s books was a safeguard
The

concurred in.
with Montgomery,

of such good auditing

and an motion

carried.

assurance,

YOUNG AVIATORS

 

Judge Young has received a
letter from C, GC, Purdy, who is
with Alee Young at the Glenn-
Martin Aviation school at Los
Angeles, The boys have now put

in several days training and are
already able to exercise full con
On the first
they tossed first ascent
Alec the
guess, so he made the first trip,

and enjoyed it,

trol of an aeroplane.

day, for

and Young made lueky

 

Pictures, an amusing duologue,
old playtation songs in costume
by the Coon Troupe at the West-
holme Wednesday night.
sion 25 cents, reserved seats at
Orme's, 50 cants,

Admis-

 

—

Four reels of Ghaplin at the

 

Westholme tonight,

Rep CROSS TO AID
|

After the presentation of the
financial report of the Carnival
jof the Allies at the Red Cross

| meeting

| took place as to the disposal of

jof the meeting was that some of
lit should be devoted to the relief

MANY ACCLAMATION
RETURNS IN QUEBEC

(Special to The Daily News.)
Montreal, May 16.—The Quebec
provincial election has been called
for May 22nd. Twenty-two Lib-
}erals three

 

and Conservatives
[have been returned by acclama-
|tion. There are eighty-one seats
) in the house, of which fifty-seven
| were held by Liberals in the past

jeetelneais:

 

PRISONERS OF WAR

 

yesterday, a discussion

the money, The general feeling

BOWSER ADMITS
IRREGULARITIES
IN FINANCING

Brewster Motion for Prosecution
Is Voted Down—P. G. E. had
To be Saved From Go-
ing Bankrupt.

 

 

(Special to The Daily News.)
Victoria, May 16.—The Legis-
lature yesterday voted down H. ¢
Brewster's motion for the prose-
cution of ministers for breach of
trust in voting unearned monies
to the Pacific Great Eastern Rail-
way Company.

The vote was along party lines,
In defence, Bowser admitted that
he “HAD NOT HEWED TO THE
LINE,” that
necessary to supply the railroad

and argued it was

 

of the prisoners of war in Ger-
many, and Mrs.
by Mrs. Morrow, gave

motion to that effect,

Henning, seconded
notice of a
the matter

with
men working

funds in order to keep the

and to prevent the

road from going into bankruptey
during the hard times of 1913 and

1914,
Election Enquiry.
At the Vancouver election en-

 

to come up at the next meeting
of the society.

Mrs. Besner expressed a desire
that the earnings of the French
Booth be sent to the Réd Cros
Hospital in Paris, which is con-
ducted by Madam Joffre. Mrs.

McIntosh explained that this could
be suggested to headquarters in

Brockie Phil Robertson, a
longshoreman, swore that he was
Scott to assist in com-
piling the plugging lists. He also
that he was
fifty

outside

quiry,

hired by

stated near Gosden

dollars from

the

when he got
Macdonald

 

Toronto, whence the final dis-
posal of the funds would be made,
Mrs. Besner explained that}

Madam Joffre had turned her |
home in the suburbs of Paris into}

a Red Cross Hospital. ;

 

sentenced to eighteen months’

postofiice
in Victoria on Easter Tuesday at
9 p. Mm.

Robertson admitted that he was

im-

| prisonment in 1903 for plugging

n North Vancouver.

a ‘ Ex-mayor A, E, Planta, of Na-
THAT CORRESPONDENCE ; : ao :

naimo, a Conservative eandidate,

ts and his sen, told of shadowing

Ald, Montgomery, at the couneil | a ?

raised the question of |

last night,
the Chamberlin letter and certain
correspondence pertaining to it.
He thought that,

which

since the com-|
the letter
refused to

mittee, to had
deal

take

been referred,
with it, the council #&hould
the matter up.
The clerk
matter been

 

said
referred

city that the |
to the |

which |

had

finance committee from
there was no report.
Ald. thought that the

correspondence should be brought

Casey
forward, He was in favor of Bo-|
ing into the matter at onee.

The acting mayor said that the
lotters were not addressed to the
but were communications
clerk by
Beveridge.

 

council,
sent to the city
and ex-Ald.
McClymont
the letters were
the
gentlemen to have anything
to do with the Chamberlin letter!
matter back to |

eae

Morrissey

Ald,
far as he knew,
simply a

said that, so

|

refusal on part of|

those
and referred the
the council.

SEWER COVERING

Ald, D, CG. MeRae, on behalf of
the health committee,
the council last night that the en-
gineer recommended that the sur-
face water nuisance at the St.
Elmo Rooms should be covered in
by a board flume . The cost of
lumber would be all the expense,
as the man who looks after the
sewers would do the work, This

reported to

 

jwas unanimously agreed upon,

at the Westholme tonight,

Macdonald from the Empress

|}Hotel to the postoffice on Easter
Tuesday night.

 

DOUBLE ATTRACTION AT

THE WESTHOLME THEATRE

 

There is a big double attraction
when

Charlie Chaplin appears in ‘The

Mix-up” and Edith Sterling ani
Sherman Bainbridge lead in the
great Broadway feature “‘The

Connecting Link,” Charlie is

(bound to draw a huge audience,

Link”
the
finest photoplays of the Universal

“The

prove to be

while Connecting

should one of
is also a Topi-
the
The
and

repertoire. There

eal Gazette showing latest
Chaplin

the

from everywhere.

four reels fun

fast

runs to
will be

' WESTHOLME

OPERA HOUSE

GREAT DOUBLE SHOW

and furious,

 

 

USUAL PRICES
TONIGHT
AT LAST! AT LAST

Charlie Chaplin

The Prime Minister of Mirth, in
“THE MIX UP”
Four reels of Mirth and Fun

 

ANOTHER GREAT FEATURE
Edith Sterling and Sherman Bain-

bridge in
“THE CONNECTING LINK”
A Universal Broadway Production.

 

TOPICAL GAZETTE OF LATEST
NEWS AND WAR PICTURES

Doors open, 6:45. Show starts, at 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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