2.1 i ) J 1 ' ' 7 1 i Daily News IX ' 69 PniNCB nUI'EflT, B.C., HATl'RDAY, MARCH 23, 1918. MOW STARTED iiiiii , wiiii wjuynv ji o v ui w m -vi- -w u vauca u v-tj "-y u if i aslvv IAJOR OPERATIONS RESUMED ON WEST FRONT-TREMENDOUS BOMBARDMENTS VMS START OFFENSIVE 1 BRITISH MORE HOLD PRISONERS PARIS BEING BOMBARDED ON WESTERN FRONT THAN GERMANS BY HUGE GERMAN HOWITZERS fpeiul to Tbe Dally !wt SHELLS FALLING IN THE CAPITAL CITY AT FIFTTEN MINUTES London, March 21. Replying to INTERVALS SINCE EIGHT O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. jtftcr Treme dous Bombardment with High Explosives and The action look place off Dunkirk a parliamentary deputation which GUNS SITUATED SIXTY TWO MILES DISTANTTEN Gas Shells. G:rmin Attack is Launched on a Fifty this norning. urged a genearl exchange of German PEOPLE KILLED. and Iirilish prisoners under Front Against Allies Mussed Mile Brilliant Counter Attack. .. 15 years old, Premier David Lloyd BRITISH NAYAL AEROPLANES VISIT attack Costly to Enemy fleorge declined to give his consent London, .'ircb 1--After a to the proposals. He said HELIGOLAND BIGHT most brilliant counter attack, OSTEND AND would the that the plan mean ex. which occurred at Delgnis, when change of 3.000 British prisoners TREMENDOUS LOSSES the llrillli advanced llh large against about 11,000 Germans MINE SWEEPERS IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT ATTACK WITH MACHINE masses of infantry, preceded by held in British prison GUNS FROM AIR OSTEND ALSO BOMBARDED BY camps. large number of tanks, the enemy BRITISH MONITORS BRITISH SUSTAIN NO SUFFERED BY ENEMY were driven back at seen o'clock CASUALTIES ARB ALL RETURN SAFELY. lat night. DRASTIC LAW FOR The eagerly awaited British of. I Special la T&e Dally nw.i icnx Counter Attacks by British Infantry and Tanks Hurl ficial statement today which a'i NEW YORK STATE RRFAIf IN PflWVR WlfrFt London. March 23.1The 0i- expected to give further ditaiu of vUtf''Uii virui iiuiw mans are nnng upon me cuy oi Enemy Back from Dented British Line at Seven the tremendous fighting indicated It BILL KAttty; MIJCH trouble Paris from a distance of sixty, O'clock Last NightMassed Battalions in last night's reports, was read two miles with a new gigenlie gun. with great satisfaction, as it re (811 to tbe Daily .twi.i been Make Fine Target for British The shells bav falling into vealed that the enemy had been Albany. X.Y- March 21 All The heavy snow fait which the city at flflen minute Interval held, and had suffered great losses able-bodied males between 18 and started in on Thursday evninpj since eight o'clock this morniir,"-Already If (lil. I...... ....I I n Ika crral T.( run nf air tt'ill hp. rnillrf abOUt elKht O ClOCK. an1 WHICH 'M i IW Daily Jel the Iirilish front line at points fr-.L- ih.i h.. k i .mninrf nilirlv in has continued intermittently since ten people are reported killed and fifteen injured No fur- 22.Yesterday north of Lagnicourl and Louveral.!predicled an(J bj means of which ful occupation during the war with that time, besides being general- ther reports of casualties hnvt an intense uom. Later It was reported that the.iiinHnbiirir has boasted that he Germany, after oroclamation by ly disagreeable and Unexpected at been received, nor of any des u i niiu uiuiinv auu riiruir was auvaticinff on mm i . m that effect, under this time of the year, has caused the to - - --1 u f ill in km in inn, iiv iiurii 1st, governor truction to property. t&t ; r ijtr llritish forward Quentin Hidge. on the edge of tbe then the preliminary round ap- the terms of a bill introduced in several breaks in the power wires a.i. a. 1 areas. In and C rubra I salient, and also through pears to have gone in favor of the the legislature here by Senator from Shawatlans. The heavy Only One Break. 1 i ai sector, powers' Hie Gauche? wood In the to the London, March 23.--T-.c eno.y sam Htitenle allies, although, furl her Theodore Douglas Robinson. Hab- weight of snow clinging t a (ts were launch. sector, and also through the brick heaw lliihtintr is still to be exoett- itual loitering in streets, pool-overhead wires may be the cause have pierced the Ttrlt 1i front ut I IT ? n a fifty mile fields near Crolsllle-sur-vlllers. -d. .xxmi. naloons. hotels, stores and of the trouble, and since shortly only one point on a fifteen mile a g from the Oise to The altarke were delivered in Official Statement. . . depots would be Interpreted as after noon yesterday till after 7 front from Arras south. Iba b.U- o i, v This assault large masses, and the Iirilish extracted London. March 23. Tbe great evidence of violation of th eact. pjn. in the evening, there was no tle continues with uivilniltst fury x &s of the beginn a heavy toll from th battle on the western front. eonA -."Juice", available.in the city-iljVAt and tt the rocmy s grand otTen-Vr enemy as they advanced. Tb .1 .Hi I-1 I- rl.- r .klk full ..li.nl-ir. uil (at As a result our presses and lino-POO a j was pressed with fighting has been ..imueu... . nil. iie.... uiHi.. uj ui nMiv... .ill a -. lu tvn m.hln.ra ha1 nrk mnl 7,lvfv machine guns. The llritfsh extremely costly iiiii.r. r rmni.iinfr irii. iin.mv. 11 v ntir irtMiiin. 1 1 I rnui t hit uwi muwiinnii M u and determination lo the hostile losses euf- and the Daily News was gunners are serving their guns troops. The tremendous The official statement Issued by to the exceeding heavy power, sv and dually the concentration of men i.. ii..i... v- nin.. i. hm rni- rr.i hv I ho inemv. No serious unable to issue as usual. The wearing their gas masks. Tho o.abled to break which the German High Command ows: attack has developed this morn- auxiliary steam plant was got in City of Itheims ban a?ain been -U outpost post. has made opposite the llritish Fighting continued until late mg. but the heavy fighting is still to commission last evening, and heavily shelled. It l calculated div that sixty German k aru of the front, front, however enables him to last night on the whole front be- to be expected." capable of only supplying part altogether have been lit (-as isions engaged on s reported to be throw battalion after battalion to tween the rivers Oise and Sensee. French FronL Jof the lighting necessary. Third Weslren front. ;ral points be. the attack, so that notwllhiand. Our troops continue to hold the' Paris. March 23. The Germans Avenue was a dingy street last f. , Itiver and SI. Ing he tremendous number of enemy in their battle positions." are carrying out a heavy bom- night. Monitors In Action 'antry penetrated casualties has forces have suf. "During the enemy's attack yes- bardment along several sectors Parties of linesmen were out London, March 23. OAtend wnx fered, there is no apparent dim. ed remarkable targets for our of the front. Three infantry at- all yesterday trying to locate the bombarded yesterday ifternoon inution of the number of attack, rifles, machine guns and artillery, tacks near llurlus were broken up break, or whatever was the trouble by the British monitors with suc ISAN ATTACK had not done till this cessful results. P-.-or to the ers. Several enemy divisions terday. his massed Infantry offer- by the French. iut so, up which have been especially trained ' mornmg when the examination bombardment, four of the t-nemy for this great offensive have already was resumed. The lines on the aeroplanes were destroyed by our TED WITH been Identified. . townsite were closely examined, naval squadrons. Official lUUmsnL SIR THOMAS WHITE MAY !without showing anything out of While th British naval marh. URGE FORCES London, March 22. This morn- the usual, and the search was continued ines were spotting fo- the bombardment, ing's oiUcial statement said: Ai THRO' ILL HEALTH across Shawatlans passage. they were attackedfby heavy bombardment was opened' RESIGN Here the going was very rough, the enemy aircrait. wun ine-res. by the enemy suddenly before' the men wer often wading through uil that another of the aieiny V 0lllons Wsrw ai First dawn against whole gullies up to tbe waist in the soft machines was destroyed. "rOttl. Aoslnat HHlUh our front; Winnipeg. March 22. The Ot- nation as Minister of Finance Is , f III. nintikAiiakij.l SWVlit nf n At Heligoland. Uissnd Fre) in ine nanus oi ine premier, sir Many Othsrs " Snnrintindnt Dunean was on leullle. south of SU Quentin to1"" corr"..""-l?- . T. . .. . ..... British seaplanes' wee enxag- lies Arrived. ill 'rrinmsi ii i t i I pi i is a iiri uus - i i I'ress aj. iiauu " - ine joo uniu J ocioca iius niuru- ine river rvcarpe. , , . ... nn,i niimtral wreck, and is now at .... v ed in a reconnaisance in Heligo A iirl..afiil r.l.l a.. -nrIH " - --. -- ing,.. ana was. .oui,...8aiu uy uaj- land bight and attacked tha enemy - " ' U r V. 7 .7 the coming Finanea i l'asauena, uaiuornia, mo viciiiii ing years 23. Contlnu-"ad lurni coniinuinK ine searca lor out last night in the region of SL . r v-r. .nnliestlon. lo work. mine swepers with rna:hir.! gnu on Friday rnuiaiJij tuc uiu ivu" I'll.- "i i -- the location of the trouble. ' Ouenlin. Thirteen prisoner and government. The Uudget will b introduced fire. There were no casualties da - r.- entire battle three machine brought the British side. All our machines guns were Parliament by the lion. A. i. authorl- into It is stated upon good an forces, and back by our troops. Prisoners White's MeLean. OFFICIAL FIGURES returned safely. ty that Sir.Thomas r-sig- vere made in were also taken in patrol encounters V s. veral puinVs, south east of Messines, and RE SHIPPING LOSSES Ladysmith Wellington Coal reduces fa - while at othvra another successful raid was car-ried your fuel bill and gives i tl'Klily by ;be out by us to the south of the ' Hitherto satisfaction. Phone 15. .P. R. Washington. March 22. attacks The HoulhoUl wood." GRAND CONCERT Coal Co. of secret and correct figures vmue to be very French FronL " advance Is belli the Theatre the British Admiralty on tbe sub in Empress 1 1 Pari. March 22. There has r marine losses and world shipbuild ai rillce. Mr ' the eneitiv's been an intense and suWUtined by the Pupils of the High School on ing were made publio here today TELKWA COALI ,: bombardment of the sectors north by the British Embassy. They '; -that their opening at- and south east of Itheims, as well 1918 action Wedneseay March 27, show that from both enemy Eventually you will use it; as on the Champagne front, according risk 1, and marine on January ni''U We not it now? were Why try supported lo the War offlce an.1 Proceeds Devoted lo Patriotio Funds. 1018, the allied and neutral ship, Merman artll- will have a car for distribution t nouncemrnt today. Between the Commence at 8 p.m. ping had lost since the war began and Sat. Kit. many Austrian Tickets &0 cents. on Friday I' if VI. Caurrieres Wood and Hexonvaux, It.x27.572 gross tons, wntie an Mil' other urday. German Ihe Verdun the Germans the Central on front, the shipyards outside in bulk $9.00 o Ulen part in Price delivered !it: were driven back in violent hand powers had turned out 8,606,275 10.00 si a im.ra are inntln. Price delivered in bags 1 V lurther duKIIni to hand fighting. Lorraine, the tons. the cv' r character Germans suffered a complete de. These figures .which have been PACIFIC CARTA QC LTD. i h feat in the region of Nomnya, suf. so long withheld, are now made Phone 03 "nn Claims. fering heavy losses without anv FIRE SALE FIRE SALE public. The memorandum of the M't ?3. nr .Micress, Admiralty states that this is now :"P UI thril' llllllnl-Tim nil..I Soma Nolss. done so that the figures will lm ' n,'",s London, March 22. The artil press upon the people the necess '"France have lery action on the Western front until the whole stock is completely ity for united action In making WESTHQLMF, ,,"""t continue - wo prison. could bo distinctly heard at Dover, This Snlc will good the losses imposed by the hundred guns and ut other towns on tho south, sold out. Great sacrifices are bcinff submarines, while at this time, TONiQHT ONLY east coast of Kngland. made and we advise the public to they will not stimulate the enemy. At 1 o'cluct sharp Naval Aotlon. act immediately. Muriel Oilrlrb la London. March 22. Two enemy Miss Pollard and Miss McQuillin "A CIRCUS ROMANCE" destroyer and torpedo boais of.Tyee, who have been visiting I pari. have been sunk by a force of UN. the city for the last few days, left f Rati ra Cttmasy. tlsh and French destroyers, ac Grocery Cot., Ltd. again this morning for Tyee. I ret! Trtlutua ro QUALITY cording to the Admiralty announoi Mussallem . SCC AMERICA FIRST" "' ment. One llritish destroyer was Phono 421 For New Wellington Coal and atwrnlDS beautiful omiar aiunal nd Avenue. RATI8 PACTION damaged, and the casualties were 417 Fifth Ir Lumbar of all dimensions, rark. tie. si T slurp. ' v VV,K slight. There were no casual hone IIS. Kim HF.I.P French sailors lies umong the