THE DAILY NEWS

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SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE AT FUSE ENQUIRY “ IMPORTANT LETTERS PRODUCED

 

FRENCH FORCE SENSATIONAL

TAKES STRONG —
HUN POSITION

Terrific Bombardment on Verdun
Front—French Take Guns
and Prisoners—lItalians
are set Back.

special to The Daily News.)
London, June 1.—The French
t . northwest of Verdun, in
the region of Le Morte Homme,
have turned to the offensive
wainst the Germans and have
ed a strongly organized
y position on the slopes
vest of Le Mort Homme.
French captured seven ma-
guns and two hundred and

ty-live prisoners.

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Heavy Bombardment.
rhe town of Avocourt and Hill}
nd the immediate Vicinity |
dep a heavy bombardment}
the Germans, who are using |

N s of extra large calibre.
Bombardments are also in}
ss north of Verdun from}
the Meuse to Fort Vaux and from

Vosges mountains to the

inns and Weilerkopf re-

Italian Setback.

\siago, June 1.—In the Arsiere
of the Austro-Itafian front, |

the Austrians bave taken points
if vantage from the Italians, who
failed in an attempt to recover
heir lost cannon. The Italian
lice admits the evacuation

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tions on the Asiago Plat

. R. CRICKET CLUB

l\ ictoria

P
ELECTS OF FICE-SEARERS

he Prince Rupert Cricket Club,

iL a meeting last evening, elected |

owing oMfice-bearers: Pres. |
lk, MeB. Young; 1st Vice

Pres \ Carss; 2nd Vice-Pres.., |

jlast

j}from

1.1. C. Williams; 3rd Vice-Pres., |

weelve Ft

Dr. H. EB, Tremayne; Captain, E.}

D. Johnson; Viee-Captain, C,. T.!

ind; Seey.- Treasurer EF,
Woods; Exeeutive, Messrs. Cross,
Shockley, Sharpe, Murray and
Melville, with the above officers.

lhe first game will be played

| Saturday, June 3rd, at 2:30 p.
In, between teams captained by
the president and first vice-presi-
dent,

SAFETY FIRST — USE NEW

WELLINGTON COAL, PHONE
116,

SOP OPPOLOP OR OL OOOO COOLED O® revere

WESTHOLME

OPERA HOUSE
TONIGHT

 

 

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Anita Stewart and Earle Williams in a
the 12th Episode of

“THE GODDESS” hoe

Sydney Ayres and Vivian Rich in
4 two-reel drama

“THE TURNING POINT”

“THE PAY TRAIN”
\n episode in “The Hazards of Helen

 

Fine Essanay Comedy
“A _COUNTLESS COUNT”

\nimated Gortoon
CANIMATED NOOZE PICTORIAL”

 

WATCH FOR OUR CONCERT NIGHTS
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his officials

jtubert in the

Rhonnda,
Chis prope rty,

deal of motice, owing

to its surface
_ Jones and M. BR, Jamie-

“ORDERS
432 Prince Rupert Cadet Corps,
}, Brady, instructor,

EVIDENCE AT
FUSE ENQUIRY

Correspondence Produced Show-
ing that Fuses were Offered
at $3.50—Hughes did
not Know.

The Daily News.)

June 1 At the Mere-
enquiry into the fuse

by the shell com-

dealing with an appa-

disregarded offer to. Sir

to make fuses at ¢

than that offered by
‘committee.
showed that Capt.
Webb had made an offer to supply

,

fuses at $3.50 to $3.75

gan advised Sir Sam

Captain Webb was

fuses at these prices

aven and Yoakum, who

the same fuses to

committee at $4.50.

letters regard..g com-
blue prints showing
drawings of the fuses which Webb
» make were also pro-
Hughes claimed that
seen the correspon-

stated that letters of

were opened by his

and were dealt with by

by the shell com-

|SEPGEANT NEVILLE
NOW IN VICTORIA

returned British Co
soldiers has arrived at

charge of Captain

of Prince Rupert.

‘was wounded at Fes-

desperate fighting of

was incapacitated

shock. He will re

weleome from his

in Prince Rupert

comes north after dis

party in Victoria.

NOTICE

large number of re

Father and the Boys”
yown in the second show

Westholme Theatre this

ANOTHER MINING DEAL

orted that the Helen

comprising tive copper

located on Skeena

has been bonded to

representative of

and W. R, Gibbs

which has attract-

showings, Was own-

Omineca Miner.

will parade at the

orden Street school, at 7 o'clock

Friday evening, June 2,
The

their instruments,

nk. A. FISHER, A.C,C.

has been

boys of the band

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The above is a pieture of the new Ontario ward in the Military
BOaDNeL at © OTRAS ton,

jcontinues. The British Expedi-

 

ELEC (ION DATE IS

NOT YET ANNOUNCED

Special to The Daily News.)

Victoria, June 1.—Premier|~7

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Bowser announced last night that | wharf

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the writs fop the general election) near to wiping out the whole of
will be issued some time in July ee
when the date of the provincial]
election will be announced, It is|

not expected that it will take|

place before September.

Liquor Hours.

The amendment to the Liquor}

Act, by which all bars will remain
closed until 14 a. m.,

force today.

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It is reported that Bowser will | i

tour Vancouver Island this month

and will go on to Prince Rupert. |

PARKER WILLIAMS PUTS

CANNERY RESOLUTION

Victoria, May 31.—The aboli-|
tion of the cannery boatrating an4d|
the limiting of cannery licenses |
was strongly advocated by Mr.|b
Parker Williams in the Legisla- |
ture yesterday, in moving a reso-|

lution that a petition to this effect}

be presented to the Dominion gov

ernment, Mr. Williams also de- |

manded that the Advisory Board}
be abolished and advocated in-
stead the appointment of repre-
sentatives of the fishermen and}
the canners

Hon. William Manson moved an
amendment that a commission be

appointed to go into the matter,

as the present system was evolved} places,

on the recommendation of a com-|scene

mission, He complimented the]
members of the Pacifle Committers
of the Advisory Board on the re-
forms they had introduced.

HALIBUT AGAIN

SOARING HIGHER was
iwork on the

Halibut reached its highest

price for the month yesterday

when the Brayo with 4,000 and}
the Strangep with 9,000 sold to
the National Independent Com-
pany at 8 7-8 cents. The fares
of the Garl, 4,000; Rose Spit, 10,-
000, and the Pharoan, 20,000, whieh

were bought by the Cold Storage

Company at 8 3-4 cents.

The Pharoan, Captain Larkin,
is one of the theet of the Oceans
Food Company, which is now op-
erating from here under the man-
agement of Captain Betts. ‘This
was the first trip of the Pharoan,|t

The best strawberries can bejr

 

obtained at Fuller & MeMeekin’'s.

‘YOUNG INCENDIARY
BUSY IN VANCOUVER

}stubborn fight is probable.
» which wiped out the

there was no

*!tion in the region of Dierbekp but}
got a splendid view

went into! Prince Rupert having berthed just

ten minutes before the fire broke

*, King this morn-

has confessed
Craib also admits that he
lfrom the fire in the store of Mrs.

» Kalenburg Hall in South \

» Coast Lumber Com-

»| days,

After setting fire to the different
» and aided the

was one of the hardest work-

‘rs at the big blaze on

firemen in dragging

lhose at the lumber y

part of the Vancouver

police force.

SCHOONER “OREGON
NOW AT VICTORIA

warship off Guawmas on April *

last, arrived at Esquimalt yester-

along with the
prize court proceedings,

. Bechtel and Wireless Operator |'T

vessel following her capture.

 

BRITISH FORCE MEXICO SENDS
IS ADVANCING | LONG PROTEST

 

| IN EAST AFRICA’ TO WASHINGTON
| |
‘Strong German Position has been Demands Withdrawal of American
Reached—Turks Putting up | ‘Troops From Mexican Soil—
Stiff Fight Against High Meat Prices Rule
the Russians. in England,

(Special to The Daily News)
Mexico City, June 1.—In a
twelve thousand word note, the
|Mexican government asks fop the

London, June 1.—The British |

invasion of German East Africa

jimmediate withdrawal of all
tionary Force has now reached @! american

strongly entrenched German po-' soil.

troops from. Mexican

sition between the Egare Moun-| The note claims that the words
tains and the Panagni river, A/and protests of the United States
| {have been entirely contradictory

ito their acts, and, in spite ‘0.
Tink Masletande: ( ‘ ind, in spite of pro
> |tests that Washington would not

Petrograd reports that the/ intervene in the affairs of Mexico,
Turks are putting up a stubborn |U nited States soldiers are now in
resistance to the Russian advance | Mexico without the consent of the
in. the Caucasus region.. The | Mexiean government. The note
Turks captured a Russian posi- | 8988 on to say that the recent ac-
{Lions of the United States govern-
iment are a distinct violation of

a strong counter attack by the} | wexiéan sovereignty:

Grand Duke’s army was success- | Beef Trust.
ful in ejecting the invaders. | New York, June 1.—A cable
No News from Greece. lfrom Tondon says “High price

} ‘ Stars
There is no further report of | meat, admitted House of Com-
the invasion of Greek Macedonia | "0 “ncaa ogee Nae ee
; y the Evening Star thé > hij
by the Bulgarians and Germans. b : oe - : as the. High
j}meat prices in Britain are the re-

ces Sada a rg

\CME IMPORTERS BUY isult of the manipulations of the

MRS. DEMERS: STOCK. American Beef Trust,

The A ' nae thes : THE GODDESS” AT THE
1e@ Acme tmporters have pur- | WESTHOLME THEATRE

chased the stock which was saved

“The Goddess” is the feature
at the Westholme tonight. There
is also a thrilling drama entitled
“The Turning Point,’ in whicl
Sydney Ayres and Vivian Rich take

Demers. The goods areoof a very |
high grade and are not damaged
in the slightest by fire. The Acme
importers will have an interesting

announcement to make in a few the leading parts. Helen Holmes

| ; as :
iin one of her hair-raising rail-

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lroad adventures is also on the
program, while there is a good
i\Essanay comedy and another of
| those funny animated cartoons.

Henry Bretzins, who Spent the By special request “Father and

winter at Lillooet, returned On| the Boys” will be shown again at
oo . |

rhursday and is now figuring On|the second show tonight for the
the season’s work on the Deben- | penefit of those who missed it at

hy
ture group, the promising Babine |the first showing.

 

property which he has sold to T Ee ae ae
H. Rea and associates, | SUN AND TIDE
*. . . | a 2
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George McBean has gone to Friday, June 2nd.

Vancouver to arrange for the|Sun rises............ 4:24 a. m,
season’s work on a large group|Sun sets..........+. 8:56 p. m,
of claims on Indian river, The|High water ...4:45 a.m, Ht, 20.2
property is controlled by the|Low water ....8:35 a.m, Ht. 3.2
Stewart interests. Mr. MeBean|High water ...2:49 p.m, Ht. 47.7
will return to Hazelton later in|Low water ....8:31 p.m. Ht. 8.7
the season, Captain J. McGee, M.,M.S8.A
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J. J. HILL DEAD

Paddy Creagh is down from the
Brian Boru, It is proposed to mere .
: Mi James J. Hill, the veteran rail-
build a new trail from the prop-
erty to the Rocher de Boule wagon

road to allow of the shipment of

road magnate, died at his home
in St. Paul on Tuesday.

 

,Jore, It is reported the Brian Boru THE. CRADLE
has a large body of ore carrying Born to Mr. and Mrs, G. Y,
65 per cent, zine, Johnston, 5th Ave., a daughtr
ee at the general hospital yesterday.

R..L.: Watt,.:who: is interested | en

in the syndicate which is taking Go TO
over the Delta and other proper-

ties, arrived from Edmonton on LONDON CAFE

‘uesday, accompanied by D,. P. FOR THE BEST MEALS
McKercher, They are visiting the STRICTLY UNION HOUSE

Chicago today. It is theip inten- Hart Blk. Third Ave.
tion to spend the summer here,— on

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