The daily news Von.lII. NO. 125. PMNCK nUI'ERT, D. C., T0U8DAY, MAY 29, 1817. PRICE FIVfrCJBWTf ELECTRICITY FOR RUSSIA WiU FKMT . DOMESTIC PURPOSES TBI GERMANY B KATBf At the meeting (if the cily coun. Paris, May 29. Jules Cambon, cflticlil last nlglit, it was moved by Alt!, Mcltae, and seconded by Aid. the French Foreign Secretary, Csscy l"Ot a cytnmlllce or three discussing the assurances from Ik- appointed to review the rales the llussfart Foreign minister received charged tor electricity and to report by the French Government, the council. to in a great speech in the Chamber Aid, Mcltae, in speaking on the said: motion, said thol in comparison with the rates charged at other "The dispatch is notable for, WITH THE FRENCH ON TWE8TERN FRONT, Ohauny, a flourishing city of 30.00(1 Inhabitants before the war, stands now those here the enthusiasm with which it fairly places, were as a chef d'oeuvre or masterpiece of kullur Before retreating, the Huns destroyed it enllrclyjeaving nothing but ruins. The High. With a reduction In the forecasts Russia's immediate resumption photo shows Place D'Holel de Vflle. rates more people would use electricity of military activities nd thus for more heating revenue and would cooking be THE CITY COUNCIL i REPORT ON THE CITY'S IbATTLE STORIES FROM and her pursuit of the war, until derived from power now being AND WATERFRONT i ; HYDRO-ELECTRIC SYSTEM I THE WESTERN FRONT Germany Is completely defeated. wasted. The hospital and only There' were fears that the revolutionary threeprlvate dwellings used elec-mc element, under German "1 cookers a distinct from At the city council meeting last At the council meeting last' On wounded Canadians return- influence, might get the upper toasters, irons, etc. Figures were night, two letters were read from night a report of the superin-fJf ln mhiy fur recuperation, hand eeek lQ make- R quoted of the cities of Winnipeg, rely for interest- Idmonton and Seattle showing the Hon. T. I. I'attullo, minister lendent of utilitres to Hfs Worship ,nJC de8CripUo'n9 0,eveu at the,arrane a .parate peace, and thrlt domestic rate to be very of lands, regarding the acquisl. the Mayor was read. The super-'front. They have the trans-At-!disown the alliance. much smaller. Winnipeg derives tlon of waterfront lots desired by nte,ndenfs report stated that Mr. Ian He admiration for good busi-l "Fortunately, however, this has, a revenue of 93.1,000 a year from the city. The first letter acknowledged Muirhead, who Is the government ness organization and melhods'ome t0 naught, as M. Teresch-inspector. this source alone. receipt of the communication hadfren In the cfty for '?'.1c"na?lu"UIf',lh :.UCCC99 f tenko .has indicated that Russia, With the popularising through of the city cjerk dated May 6, some days past Inspecting the ltTm?of. traditional cheaper rates of electricity for lieatlng and cooking. Aid. Mcftae covering the resolution passed by hydro-electric system and the flcat0n to them. They are full of policy of Peter the Great and of the council. "Hut,' added the r BMjNavSHB9'4sl was of the opinion that very many steam plant. Mr. Muirhead sug- oratae for the excellent work of'the Empress Catherine for un- I have heard no minister, argu the would gesled several the staff and for the precise work-which limited more consumers in city ment from your council, and do BBBj aHlBBjBBBBBBBfta?. Improvements conquests, conceives that be got, and an Important source, not consider the expression of a had belter be made In the in8 of the technical branches; victory of the Iiberalists In Russia f revenue would thus be tapped. interests of safety. Tbee re- bul at lhe 8ame lime manJr r desire is necessarily an argu is possible only by a complete The committee might alio take ment." ferred to the lighting arreslors, lhe' Pak wilH rprl of lbe continued "arclty or satisfactory bayonet victory over Germany." eln consideration," The second letter acknowledged the grounding of certain wires AM, Mcltae, "the establishing of .fightiug. receipt of the second resolution and the rearrangement of switch t rites for cold storages, saw mill. enclosed with the city clerk's letter board, and the fencing In of other A quaint new name for the HANDLING OF FWH b1 ollier..intiluliun which may: things ;Hoc-he in often used by the Cana. TRAFFIC of the 15th Inst- wherein the Into Prince Itupert The'maller the1 dian'. caU he n"V rttne requiring Hon. Mr. I'attullo referred to his was referred to J,he power, so that sueli rates suggestion of the utilization of public utility committee for lheIrt",le,ne- ilhe P?,"n u lhal At the council meeting last be given at without given by a Canadian private) and mjfthl once, the government wharf for civic report. night, the question of the supply havmg thrall a special meeting of !ne can imagine that it is a purposes. Mr. I'attullo recom- jjejnew!of efrigeratoi. cars to take care the council, to loquial rendering of ratify one every uiuir uflM leviam lime. mended that the whole matter of , IflfWith the Canadians it has almost of the arrivals of fish in the port jwaterfronl be kfl In abeyanee un- SAID OF There was quite a little discus dlspJaced and was brought pp. There were not tll he came north, which he hoped a certain extent, "i-ritz, though 'enmigh cars in the city yesterday lull tun uuriliuu MJ man o slli , . . . i t.... lh alilrnnen. nriil whst in moral London, May 29, A memorandum the latter is often used. I to load the fish that arrived, and The correspondence was filed. OENERAL OOUQH written by the late General who! brlllgerent hands might have developed A Canadian foot-soldier the four companies requiring into quite a breeie between General 8ir Hubert Gough Is,von Hissing, German Governor- had alsoeen on the Somme, gave'cars bad to draw lots for the two LAVERGNE ADVISES of the ablest leaders General in Helgium, which, it the mayor and alderman one under isjan account of the fighting in that were available. Mcltae, subsided Into a gentle PEOPLE TO DISOBEY Sir Iouglas Halg. This photo- assumed, was prepared for ub- whicll he was wounded. He first! The reason or course explained ifphyr Hnaly the matter was) grapn ws tafcen at tils neadquar- nussion i ivaiser viiueim, rep- of a iaJ the usua description of'were the usual ones, the war. the referred 4o a .eleet-wmimU, Monlrl. May 2-Armand ters. - ir"?.1." Jhe P0M,w,"Jr of a-Tf-iour arUHenflteanit declared-.tniit-trAgLc nadso oaaBd tha consisting of the regular public . speaking 16 five thou, between Germanr and ii,at lne preparation for the aU Great NortheTn'halTng itrffi ull ty commit ee and! Alderman i , ye.lerday. advised THE WATER SUPPLY jieigium as uiusory, ana urges tack wa perfect. "The Somme," traffic before it thought of the G. lhem (Utl ,he cwn-crpUon FOR INDUSTRIES the absolute necesjity of the an- ne said 8howed us some things, T. P, which, of course, everyone and nexation orBelgium as a prepa- and we learned from them all had heard before. Aid. Mont-ration trlclty a. report. uhw, f(jp h( war The matter of putting in a for another war against right. 'e went over the top at1 gomery, however, had come to the DESPERATE FIGHTING water supply to Cow Hay was dis Great Hritain. 5:30 In the morning. We walked conclusion that the real reason ON THE FRENCH FRONT GERMANY MAY MAKE cussed at lhe council meetincr last The memorandum declares that ,m hehimi the barrase ata funeral ra ih mUmans'rmini nf ih n WAR ON BRAZIL eveninar. II ellmate,i that no treaty guarantees, however march i.- ii. :m-..ii ot. f.j i. wa iuak nas mc uiunuii fan i, f. h was enquireu wneiuer u r . if ah eri. MMsV.aiHM 700 feet of pipe would be required. :trong. would prevent Helgium ot the job, not to get too eager were not possible for other cars i mnw. n...m mt which has been In U d Janeiro. May 29In the whole costing about 1250. in , '""" '"'P ",c rueinjr,and run ur,der our own ure. to be converted into refrigerators ng the past week has progress only Jur-'n n cjrtI;9 ,,ere (, darH view of the probable development c"P. and therefore Helgium No Chance for BayoneU. , to take care of the fish traffic In nc dentally men loned. In reality M 0erraany wi declare war on of the waterfront near Cow Hay mu b conquered, the Helglan The Heineys gave us no chance times of emergency, such as this. d has been a bitterly eontcsted w h he t fpw d in the near future, the suggestion dynasty aDonsnea anu me conniry t use OUP bayonets and we just and the whole matter was dis- fa f h revo?,Hon f the was made that it might be better em w,ln an rron naml a8 not .walked over what was left or their cussed pro and con very fully. -to has iuu amuworuiy so far teen ioubiu In favor of the ,.,,nM nt n-.-iroiriv U now instal a permanent and larger lo" repeat the mistakes made in 'trenches. When we got up against; The concensus of opinion was Mor ,he ouse. ,olwiumani. supply. The public utilities com- Alsace-Lorraine ana in uerman the ridge past the third line we that enough was not being done the rrvncu outcome troops,of the ii is fighting etpecira in muw this Ing the threats made by Germany mittee will report on the matter. Poland in attempts at concilia- came under very heavy machine to foster the city's chief industry, region will the relirnl of through her unofficial agencies, The water supply for the new tlon. gun fire. There was one machine with a view of solving the prob-gun ibe Germans mean to the line of the the Hrai ilian Government will not sawmill at Seal Cove was also1 Pointing out how the province In front of my section and we iem, an enquiry was made pf the Meuie. resile from the position.lhey have brought un and the renoVt of the f Umburg, in Southeast Holland. walked right up to it, firing from mayor. "Would it be In order. I taken. superintendent of utilities as to ,$ a lhorn ln tne llejf Pe the hip. We got it all right, and Mr. Mayor." asked Aid. Casey, "to EXPLOSION AT OSAKA ways and means was read. After enl German war operations, thelone of our sergeants who'd been move that all the G. T. P. officials 'RETURNED SOLDIERS some discussion, this matter was memorandum contends that the a machine gunner, turned t round b fired!" On receiving the de-and Tokio. Mnv 2fl. A series of ex. BREAK UP MEETING also referred to the public utilities 8ai" would happen with a neu-committee. used it on the Heineys run- cision on this momentous ques-ning muni.! traliied Helgium, and that the ad down the hill. tlon, the council adjourned. Plosurn. occurred at the KJUjhenfr 0nU May 20t n vantages uermany gained would "Down below us was a village, uu. . .aciones ai usnxa. am u. Po:lalisl ni0.tlng. held in Kitchen- WATER POWER FOR THE CITY accrue to her enemies in the next -a bunch or old houses with red'wr,en cutting it loose. There 'iniuiiiKS were wrecseu aim uirri k unLi I.n r nns I inn to hundred workers lue i war uy ineir possession oi wie roofs. There seemed to be a mob)wasnt another soul In the rronl killed. ,, ... whole of Helgium. or snipers in the houses and they jine. They were all down their speeches were made by several i ijuesuuii oi hecuriiiK got five or our men. We sent out dug-outs. speakers, but before the meeting engineer to examine some more i RIVER MONITORS a patrol then, about thirty men, "The front line was in good A GRAND BAZAAR of the water the ranie to its end as arranged, it power around USED BY THE FRENCH and they collared a mob ot pris- hape then. That night we went country with the view of develop- j was broken up by the returned soipething like fifty. "The off in A oners out aj,j dug fifty yards grand bazaar and drawing Ing further hydro-eleclrf units j soldiers. M ,8,n u,e Mounl from Friti wasn't shelling very Frill's line, but wKen we went wdl hi' held Iri Andrew's brought council the Sf. was un at the n .... r pi much good too scattered but a 'our 1 1) June 0 and by ineetlng last over to take it after barrage, on 7, promoted night by Aid. Casey, j ITALIAN FRONT e counlry stee clad canal In the good-siied spllnter got me jt had gone. The next three were Hie Hu-Mrt, Catholic ladieor Prince e .are coming ty the point ;and river lnonitor9 are effectively head, and I had to come back to ti,e game, and so were two big in of the enterprise said he "where recognition Home, May 29. We smashed now. alderman, aidinR the Frencn at1vance. Tho the dressing station." communication trenches whih of the Misters of HI. Joseph between the city will be compelled to the enemy's positions step;,iUIe vcsge,9 ,,ave rarttcipated in l in wining 10 dci we naa uie wer,t 8ad to be the best con. constructing an up-to-date uuk iiu isvi inuru juiwer. Jamaino and the Gulf of Trieste. iinn Domnnrnmeni wiin ni nrn in nuv. v.ii.i..riiiir rnr iinv no. .1....1...1 1. 11.. ri a ihn ....v....n '" siruilCU 111 tllC iruilt. "C ionic ademy for educating and train, The heights adjoining Monteueco tLndl? th! 8UCCPM' ns Xh'y m ,n lh" lol!,e fore tha attack' We Bave lhe,n a a rather dirty machine gun 'ng the young ladies of tills nor-'hern of were captured with Hill 363. Sly ha iot KJlHon To ot lhe mmt ,asl fal1' ne,, f n Ume wllh raids and thal a"age alter that third line and The Hie baiaar country will be temlerel proceeds to the F.leven guns and twelve hundred aiuHlIa maUer a ,n lh eCl,n W,,er thy nreiki,ul of U,,Up' T FriUM Ca"le ha 1 H y Hllghty one. 8'ter In the form of a bonus in prisoners were captured, wwlre ln 11 11 used the monitors can disappear ver and gave themselves up to I didn't see'any more fighting', but n bomh-proof shelters built the night belore tho did good my company , heard our chaps (very by The appreciation their effort of mayor explained that cer- COMMITTEES a,on CIVIC ide u they attack began." 'work" Hie ladies having the matter In HAVE BEEN APPOINTED in? 'Z7l al,"g um ,,C Min,K' l,tm' U'u Avlnir them the nd- Wanted th. Ball, , Imrgo. 127. .It V'iJj, 1 " onlage of veritable river sub- On the same subject of raids . Hrnpery deportment opened nut the meeting of the city coun. iliiaiiiiv-s, j before the day of the attacK, a Owing to a breakdown .. . .. Ht evening, the alder, .-- t l r r. ,t - I. a I ft on lower floor, ,20 discAtint for ell held ,ecoiuM i.auauiau apotvo ui uuo ni'y In the telegraphic service, OUN '"xt two weeks at Tila's, tf. men were appointed to the several AND TIDE THE CITY AUDITORSHIP 'tho daylight of Sunday afternoon, obliged to go to we were rominlllee as follows: !the 8th. They had spotted a Ger-lasl'man On the finance committee. Aid. Wednesday, May 30th. t the council meeting sentry in a sap, and were press today without our ermeu Nelson, Smith and Mcltae. Sun rises. 4:14 n. m. evening an application was read !to)d to get him, "We went a long usual war despatches. LAKELSE HOT SPRINGS i On the public utilities commit, bun sets .11:2 p.jn. from Mr. Hodges .regarding tho way round, but he must nave III HOTEL tee. Aldermen Dybhavn, McMeekin High water ,. .8:39 a.m. lit. lo.t position of auditor for he year heard us splashing through the OSES TO OUtSTS ON JUKI ITM ;and Casey. Low water . . . 1:18 n. in. lit. 0.t l0i7, for a consideration of ..in.I fit.. Ii hditt II il.iu'ii a till l. On the board of works and High-water. ...,0:8 p, in, lit. t7.0,lt,000. out. When we got urto the sap,' Motor Rlage will connect !health committee, Aldermen Mc- Low water ...2:10 p.m. lit. 8.3 The matter was referred to the we found he had a little dinner-1 LONDON CAFE itli . , .... ... .. traiiu at Terrace. Montgomery and Mcltae. flnuuiM i i ii.. Clymont, committee for report. lieu iiuiiKlUK n a wire. ia -nna xsllMt Trt risklsfl In Just arrived, 860 tons of lump supposed to ring It when a raid ANB 4WHLL Uks, Carpet squares. Fatra special ooal. Phona 118 Albert Mo-oaffery. For dressed lumber of all kinds started. Hut he was an oldish ThIN Avanua fSon 0aiiMlliis with Itrrtt. discount of 20 for cash at Tite's, Albari A McGaffery. Phona 116. guy with glasses and he didn't Prompt tarvlaa of tha BeaA Rasa 13.00 par day think' there was time to do. It. I thora Is to aM at all havra. a Kir Tha favorlts rtousehold Coal Is Fancy cups, saucers, and din. Hillie Hurke and summer wanted to get that belt at a sou further - SSUCI lONNSTONE,pinlcuUri. SJ(ntM.ilr W Ladysmlth Welllnoton. Phona 15, ner seta at Tile's at reduce) prices dresses. All new fashion good votiii hill mv oiifnJLl-Al unulilu'l WJXES FBRjLABtCf Prlnca Rupert Coal Co. tf. for the next two weeks. tL'at GolUblooin's. tH.lt me touch it invaae we rung It 7