The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-12-04
issued: 1915-04-09
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note: [ DAILY NEWS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Are An Effective Selling Pores 3fe 11 THE DAILY"iifffi/^ i Every Part of the*"" and Boundary District - z*t „>»' VOL. 13 No. 307- NELSON, B. G., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1915 BO^Jjfi MONTI! FRENCH ARE WINNING IN NEW AHACK ON GERMANS Despite Weather Substantial Progress Made 1000 DEAD MONS COUNTED ON FIELD Oust Foe from Positions on Heights of Meuse. Take Trenches (By Dully Newa Leased Wire.) LONDON, April 8.—Wcathor conditions aro hindering tlie Frouch opera- tionn botwoen the Mouse and Moselle rivers, tho French official report today stating that heavy rains have Tendered the ground difficult for the movement of troops and the oroploy- 'niont of artillery. Thero is an Important battle in progrecs in this region, howover, and the Pronch claim to ho making advance!;—a claim which 1b contested by tho Germans, who do- «laro that all the attacks havo been repulsed. Whichever report is correct thore Is little doubt that a sanguinary battle Is being fought and that heavy losses have beon sustained. Win Fresh Successes. PARIS, April S.—Tho following of- flclal statement was issued tonight: "Despite iho continued bad weather fresh bucccsbch wero Y/on yesterday and today between the House and the Moselle. At Eparges a night attack enabled us to make a step In advance and we havo maintained our progress, notwithstanding three violent counterattacks. "Wo havo already counted ou the field more than 1000 dead bodies of Germans. "Further to tbe south near Lanior- vlllo in a spirited Infantry action we almost wJpM out a .German company nn'cV.tdbk prisoners the ID survivors. "In tho Allly wood we carried additional tronches and rcimlsed two counter-attacks. Iu the forest of Montmartro, north of Fllroy' we gained a footing In the enemy's defense works and hold our ground there in spite of effort h the enemy made to regain them. Cut Captive Balloon Cable. "To the northeast of this wood Ihe cable of a captive balloon was severed by one of our she…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0386498
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History: https://touchstonesnelson.ca
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text