The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-12-10
issued: 1916-10-09
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/nelsondaily/items/1.0387890/source.json
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note: 45*S Tha Dally News has the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in Canada In proportion to tha population of ita homo town. «.Oj|.»...f The only paper in the interior of British Columbia carrying the full i service ef ths Western Associated I Press over its own leased wire. VOL. 15 No. 151 NEL80N. B. C, MONDAY'MORNING, OCTOBER 9. 1916 "•v- Wl /■ t ^T^bcr^ER MONTH Also Make Gain Northeast of Courcelette ENEMY WINS BACK SUBMARINE RAVAGES SHIPPING OFF UNITED STATES GOAST SIX OR MORE VESSELS CRIPPLED OR SUNK OFF NANTUCKET SHOALS TAKEN BY BH FORCES i Front South ef Ancre is Shelled Through Day Sunday (By Daily News Leased Wire) LONDON, Oct. 8.—The British have captured all of the town of Lesars, o-tf" tho western front and also made gains north and northeast of Courcelette and southwest of Gucudecourt. Tho Germans have recaptured from the British portions of trenches that had been taken from them in the region north of Lesbouefs. Britith Statement. LONDON, Oct. 8.—The following official statement was Issued llast night: "Saturday evening the enemy counter-attacked our new positions north of Lesbouefs and recovered a smotl portion of their lost trenches. Elsewhere we held our gains. Tlie whole of Lesars is, in our hands and more than 500 prisoners already are reported. "North and northeast of Courcelette r we considerably advanced our front 1 T£e enemy delivered an attack on tho j Schwaben redoubt but was completely 'I repulsed. "Successful raids were carried out during the night by Irish, Midland nnd Yorkshire troops in *be Kauqrlssiat, Givenchy and Loos areas, 'South of tho Ancre our front was heavily shelled during tho day (Sunday) especially in the neighborhood of Gucudecourt and Lesars. We advanced our line southwest of Gueudecourt. "Tho enemy again attacked Schwaben redoubt, unsuccessfully, this morning". There was severe fighting north of the Courcelette-Warlencourt road, whore we won some ground. "The total number of prisoners reported in the last two duya …
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: 10.14288/1.0387890
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