The Daily NEWS VOL VI". yo 9t' I'UNCUvnUPKRT, II. C., TUESDAY, APML Si, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTO A AC PRESSED A ATEGIC POINTS MOST IMPORTANT FIGtfT SINCE WAR STARTED NOW ON-HUN FLEET SETS OUT THE GERMAN THE UNITED STATES j TWO BATTLES AND THE ALLIES FLEET IS IN NOW RAGING (SpwUl V Tb DaUy Slews.! THE BALTIC one Washington,vital fact which April has 24,emerged The IN FRANCE above all others from the trap. . .1 pings or diplomatic- courtesy is Any Fighting Today Surpaeee lootrsnt to AlUmpt an Attack ; . y . .that what llin Allies until frnm Since the Beginning of m a n m-j nmm i wf aw"'- il.i. iin..rui.i.. ii Transport In Convoy V VStVtJ VO-OlR' IHUtO ft I 0(1 Oil , -Germans SuetaJn or the riMt. thing dee is food. Qreoi Loeeee. It is officially slated thai there clst to Tb Pally 5eS.S Is no immediate concern regard, (Special la The DaHy Jtews.). am the sending of troops to En-rope. PflroKrnJ, April 21. A German London, April 24. Two battles battleship and cruiser squadron The Submarine Menace. are raging today. One is along kit left Llbau, presumably in an fltiA ni.inh.p f.r IIia Itrill.l, u-a. Cbemindes Dames, on the plateau llen-pl li attack behind ihe llua- ,, Ul0l ,Wf nly ,er. dominating Laon. The other Is ma ones. Another Herman i war- nan iubmtr,w aml Ule,r crew, around Moronvillers on the squadron also reported to which dominate the ,kip WffM fa,(turwJ hy tu, uritlnh on heights ea route to the Husslan Ilallic ,he ,enlh ,Jo, uf Apr Juia u,e Champagne plains. The fighting pfilion from Kiel. before the ministerial party which is in progress today super .-day ... ... .. . ---- t mirnliAP nf. I pari rnr 4 .....v. ,aUe,, e ayB u,ai n,e British sedes in importance any actions MM with troops is accompany- KfUng .,ol n)ofe ub- which have taken place on the en- tl ihe squadron which sailed maf(n un tne pH,,e in Arn(r western front. Newer and more (Ma Llbau. It Is expected that Jca know Qf important situations may be U Germans will attempt to make created al any moment. I UMifig at some uisiance oe-kiad A Dieoetroue Week. NCW SIDEWALK ASKED the present Husslan line, FOR ST AL COVE Germany has just gone through store the coast is not so strong. the most disastrous week in her Ir defended, and thus get In be. history, since the war commenced. At the meeting of the city coun kind the Itussian defences, which The fighting which is-now In progress held last evening1, Alderman tie Hermans have been unable to cil is of vital importance. Since .Casey brought up thejuatter of treax by their military. force. communication between the end I Monday a w eek ago, when the m nussian neei is on ines great French offensive began. jof Elcverilh Avenue and bcal Gove. sJert, nd are keeping In touch . n, famiip General Nivelle's forces have wilt the (Herman fleet by aero- captured more than one hundred located at and near the end of P'.IM SfOUt I. guns, twenty thousand prisoners Kleventh Avenue, and at present At loooruggo. and have occupied twenty large to get to Heal Cove, it is necessary Tie rreatesl activity was ap. villages, not including the hamlet-, Frederick Street to walk as for as rural about the Belgian bae The territory .ffom .which in order la gel on to Lighlb.-Ae, PRESENT BATTLE LINE IN RELATION TO THE GERMAN. B0UNDftRYtTul9 map h8Wth Ixrrfs yesterday, and today. the invaders have been driven ex and then to walk the same distance the last three weeks. The gam. al some points is as ueep as - the extents of gains o( lyrist the night searchlights tends lo about fifty square miles, bark in a parallel direction. about 120 miles. Elsewhere the battle line is unchanged as yet; eA being worked vigorously, and miles and affects a frontage of and the losses in killed, wounded Alderman Casey moved that the few days' victory at Arras may be important. From the Canadians the relets were going up at frequent though the fruits of past and missing, indicted upon the be authorised to report is about 125 miles. frontier :'.mls. city engineer iwsition at Vimy Itidge to the Orman-lelgian Germans is conservatively esti as to the cost and the feasibility The Dover Fight. mated at one hundred thousand Berlin admits that two German sidewalk of constructing on lmmanuel a connecting Street GERMAN SUB SINKS j RJRK1SH TROOPS FOR ONE OFFICER SHOT men. dwlruyers were sunk on iKiver. from FJevenlh lo Kighlh Avenues HftSPITAl. SHIPS THE WESTERN FRONT! OYER FORTY GERMANS Meeopotamlo. Amsterdam reports state that the The British forces to the north and to report to the city council. Hasdron of Oermatr destroyers The construction of this sidewalk of Bagdad have achieved another kh set out from Zeebrugge lb would sae the long detour necessary (SrUI lo Tbe lull ISews. i SpfUI to Jbt Pslly Nw. Hritish Headquarters in France, victory over the Turks. Full de MUck Iover, including the two at present. London. April 24 The Urit-' Copenhagen, April 2I Herlin April 21 The weather is still tails are lacking. ussels lhat were sunk, were of ish hospital ships Donegal and s thronged with Turkish troops atrocious. tae latest SMAWATLAM German The udron of tyje.eight vessels left THE PRINCE RUPERT La France, with many wounded who are being brought through The sharpest lighting of the KOUMC STAFF'S WAMS Zeebrujge after dart on Friday HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION aboard, were torpedoed without Germany eu route to the western last three days has been in the night !eUI lo The DtUjr Jtews.) wnniinK on Aoril 17. Many front. The officials at Uerlin con- neighborhood oi Monchy - le -Preux, Al the short meeting of the city the loss -61 which evidently council held" last evening, the linue to feed stories of gr,eat The next regular meeting of the wounded Germans and prisoners THE nof part of the enemy's of the of the men matter REGISTER OF VOTERS victory being achieved by the was a wages the Prince board of directors ot went down with .the ships. Nineteen They are making des at Shawatlans house was Asocia-tlon German troops lo the credulous plans. power It is Itupert General Hospital Hritish aud fifteen Germans and costly efforts to recover brought by Alderman .Casey. up satisfactory to learn that will be held at the city hall people. The Socialists are now-divided- perate t Udies of Prince Itupert are Thursday. April 2fl, are believed to have perished. One branch of the Ger- It In one day, what were The men had requested a raise of fctotog out in largo numbers to at 8 p. m on When it was- realized that the ,a Socialists' continues to seek practically five counter attacks. pay two months ago, which was Uteir names put on the voters' 1917. ships were Kinking, the craven a separate peace with Hussia, vero delivered. All were beaten considered by the council, but the M There are still very many RUPERT'S Prussians made a mad dash for while the other branch is strong off and the enemy's loss is believed superintendent of utilities had rt. however, who have not yet PRINCE OLDER BUILDINGS the ship's boats, in advance of the ,n its desire for the democratiza- to have been about .00t done nothing so far, said Alder wit so, There Is not too much wuunded. The Uritlsh upheld i(tm 0r Germany. One German advance In two man Casey. He moved that the to have this done, and the . .. . lil.Aif Irn.lillmt nncl lln wolllldeJ columns, supported by a third on men at Shawatlans power house "tion amentiy 01 ine cuy a the south side, of Mouchy, reached be given a raise of pay equivalent of all ladies, who are last night al the an gov awuy rat. t DECLARE IRELAND ol'end to vote, Is drawn to the touched upon council. Aid.! SEPARATE NATION within 150 yards of the treu'ehes to the reduction made a year ago. f essity of attending to this Important meeting of the city to cerUIn un- THE CITY AND WATERFRONT (held by an English regiment, As the superintendent of utilities, matter. Dybhavn k i referred..il I raftnsl A IIP-1 Dublin, April 21w The Sinn which: onened with, rifle and ma- presently out of town, was The m pii nf view-- - vacant' buildings.) At the meeting of the cify coun- Fein met today al the Mansion chine gun tire. The line wavere.f expected back on Wednesday, It! Jr' Mullen, or any notary pub-. point and so forth being left cil last evening, a letter was read House, with Clyde Plankett in the and then stopped dead. The rem was decided to leave the matter or justice of the peace, be-numerous ,i" M1M .landing open which had been received from the chair. Two hundred and fifty- nants lied to the east. The at in abeyance until his report be others, are ern-jred In Md lwbhavn thought Hon. T. D. Pattullo, minister of seven Irish publio bodies had been tacking forces actually reached a received. to make such registration. ami so i.M1 inn.U. recardinir the aDolication fnvit,.(i lo aend deleeates. but 200 temporary advanced trench, where thai li. mier . tt,6 niade by the city council for the f them declined to do so. they came Under an enfilading TO RCBWHC ROOKPtLE l!ih.JiJrtment and the aoors'reserve of provincial waterfront The attendance was large, in- fire and suffered terribly. One THE HAYS COVE BRIDGE .., -u.'fn, ih subseouent use of the city, rludlnc unesoected numerous small British party at a point A letter was read last evening nalieu up. a f ha ,,aUu0,, fcfttd that the priests, but no prominent Irish which enflladed the trench had.an kit the meeting of the city council . yiention UreW BIICIHIUU w v , ., ..... ......it. ....... l ti.. ..v ulmnr.lmirv iTllripiri HllOOt. which had been received from the was called to the l.olnir III tore J Willi OIU mailer wuum no iuu iiuuiiu men nm run ill hid l' - .-.- of the Hays Cove bridge by Innes ueiUH aud old tin cans ., . ii inn Amllminiulir till I ha Irnnrh Sisters of St. Joseph, asking that 'inan Montgomery nt the paper, excelsior a matter for Alderman McChmont enquired claimed Ireland a separate nation, was practically heaped with dead. the obstruction in the shape of it 'unr( meeting last night. It and thought Instead wag of tne neaiui whether any other concern ha'l and demanded representation at It is reported one officer shot a rock pile adjacent to their new " omewhat shaky, he said, and the police, made application for lots 1 and 2 the peace conference. Arthur more than 40 Germans himself, house, be removed. I..,18' rather much when department. in Block F, and If so, thought that Griffith moved n resoltulon claim-! 111 It was moved and seconded that IN SWEDEN maybe some more vigorous action ing the application to Ireland of INDIA TO BE ON WAR GOUWCIL the matter bo referred to the gen "Pidly. it wag djpj Ulttl thp TROUBLE should be taken by the council president' Wilson's principle of I eral committee and that the city a?! '?gine,r ould have an ex-,D"nation (Sprdal lo The Daily News.) If the city really desired this national freedom. rtui;.u wauy News.) engineer be instructed to prepare made (is to its stability. n.,n,iBiM.n. Anril 24 Sweden frontage. II wus stated that the The Dublin trades council was' LondouApril 2i.India Is to an estimate as to the cost of the., is close to revolution. The hunger Georgetown Sawmill Co and pos- especially represented nt the con- get representation in the councils work. Just arrived 100 tons Washed swarm before the slbly the Swanson Bay CoH had ference and endorsed It declara- of the Empire. Ihe great r.asiem f!o.C01tigT,brt UWU demonstrations clamoring for a ciwubo made such application. tiona. 'possession will be given a place The favorite household ol l Illkstag al the next Imperial, war confer-jC'iico Ladytmlth Wellington. Phone , The government of will government.bo forced to meet the popular GotdbloomV has Just received FISH ARRIVALS table. Prince Rupert Goal o tf. gains lt nt a tremendous lino of summer WESTHOLMF, wishes.foothold Democracy In the aboiisning 01 goods. All very reasonable.' The Alameda has arrived with AGflatBENT ON FIFTH AVENUE secret deliberations of the ltu-stag. 8,000 pounds; the Adeline, 5,000? LONDON C ATI The Princess Charlotte, the Lincoln. 7,000: Seymour, to.goo: There wai an accident, which 0HA HOUKS crack vessel of tho C. P. .It- Is Viking 8,000: .Lumen, t2.000rmlht have had more serious re- TONIGHT ONLY DOMINION BUDGET expected to be on the Skagway Crescent. 10.000: Holdhall. 5,000; suits on Fifth Avenue last even Third Aveftu " run this summer, 8(ie is the old Alliance, 8,000; Unity, 3.000; Karl J. The rig belonging to Lynch Prompt Servlee of the Courtot and In Marguerite Ottawa, AprTTT-Sir Thomas "Queen Alexandra," which waslF- 1,000; There Is also a quait- llros- got somewhat badly smash. there It to eat at aH MlMaler of Finance, will among the first commercially llty of spring salmon arrived. No, ed and the driver got a bad cut, KI8 White, bring down his budget to the successful, turltlnes to run on the sales' have been niade up to time but otherwise there was nothing BOXES FOR LABHM Clyde., of writing. more serious. House today.