The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2020-02-19
issued: 1918-04-15
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/nelsondaily/items/1.0388980/source.json
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note: £&D (Hiiimiiniiii | , Tht IWIyJN«Wi hMtto tare*, dr. f enlfttlon ot any <UCy newipaper In ! i&tt-ftte h, proportwii'to th# po_nu_tttoB I«f Ito home town. /■'(••■• >Mllllllllllllt»illlt)lll» APR 1 8 1918 f»t»»OI»»l»l t) f. I lllllll) "fl The D«ny Neva «arri-» tio full BlgM I {l«Hd wlro'nowa «_rv1<!» of Cant-Uao 1 ; Prew, Limited, which IneJudM U»J VOL. 17 No. 1 NELSON, B. C, MONDAY MORNrNO, A*PRIL 15,1918 50c PER MONTH ■Allies Stand Steadfast Against Attacks GERMANS FALL OYER OWN IEAD British,and French Troops .Hold. Lines With Great Courage LONDON, April 14.-(Via Rou- lor'a Ottawa ABonoy.)—Router's correspondent wires from British headquarters in Franco this evening! "A bitter east wind is raging in Flanders and visibility is very low. Tha situation is generally unchanged. The enemy continues to - employ fresh troops and we aro likewise steadily increasing our forces, Consequently, the battle ia .none stationary, although as intense as ever. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACKS "Today the Germans launched a heavy attack against a length of front they have boon attacking continuously and unsuccessfully for the past two days, undoubtedly calculating that the British were worn out and that another smashing blow would finish up. But fresh reinforcemonts helping ihe defenders, hold ..the enemy back with terrible losses. BODIES IN WAY "The enemy's losses were absolutely innumerable in view of his method of attack. His formula for shock tactics consists in pushing forward in succession dense waves at. close intervals and as the front line is killed off the others press on by the sheer weight of the men behind. Frequently his advance has been checked by the barrier of piled up oorpses. . .VALIANT REARGUARD "Our rearguard fighting has been skillful and valiant beyond words, While the machine gunners holding a series of little posts hive poured bullets into the enemy until their ammunition has been exhausted, the main body .has .slowly fallen back upon prepared positions. EXACTED FULL PRICE …
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: 10.14288/1.0388980
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