Vbi.. 3, No: 37
PRINGE GEORGE, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1918
Five Cents
British Attack Is Successful Along Ten Mile Front
� Special to the Citizen). London, Aug. �*. The British attack launched yesterday on :1 |Y(int of t�'u miles from the ViH-rc to the neighborhood of Mvucnyillo has been successful ,'in whole front. According to !�;, !,i Marshal Hair's com?r/uni-,.;i:inn eiverny positions were iJjA�p.lv penetrated aiul number ,,1' prisoners taken. An uncon-jiiincd report states that tanks \\i\vii crowed the Albert-Arras :,;;]\\ti\ and arr operati.ng .... ouiul 1 I;*1 rear of (lerriian divisions. .Northward some of uiir ln-.'i\ v batteries dominate ii i rpurst! of line and are main-� lining a steady (ire.
Asks C W. Cross to Resign
i Special t<> tbe Citizen ). KtirrionLon, Aug. !!!.'{. Premier s'lrwurt has called upon ( '. \V. i Vus^ !<� resign as at torn try-gen- j I'ntl of Alberta, The premier would -ay nothing regarding a -;(.--()! or reconstruction of �.:< \ eminent.
11- 11 nil, A ug.�S... Ifonry Ford liasannounced that he will rc-*tif-ii in (he government all pro-li1- personally made on .war
of Germans Was Never So Critical
(Special to t
1/iiris, August 23. The French continue their advance along the whole front and have reach-Divette river from its mouth as far as Murieourt and carried lines to. out skirts of (^uier/y. They have occupied Staubin. S<-jens, Bagneux, Bpcgny, Bie-uly. N^arirezis and Poriirriicrs. More t ban 200 cannon and < t her material has been abandoned between the0 Ais.no and Oise. Never has t he situat ion of the (iciinan.N been so serious as at present, which auirurs well for tlie future/ says Le IJoinme Libre in discussing the results of Wednesday's fighting. The Figaro says the Germans have been deprived i>( all hopes of making' a stand on their present fr.O.nt, and,"the allied olVens.ive is costing him clearly. The battle
tie ('itlzen.y
is no longer German, declared Le Matin." but the battle of Marshal Foeh, to whose will all events appear to be subject.
Huns Retreat in Disorder
With the French army in France, August 2H. The retreat | of the Germans before both the Third and Tenth French armies �ontinues with increased speed over a large part of the battle front, and in some cases in disorder.
British Attain all Objectives
London. August 23. Town of Albeit has been recaptured by the British, who also have attained all their objective's in yesterday's fighting between Brave and So mine and Albert, according to oilicial communication from Field Marshal llaig
Lassigny Taken By French; Twenty
Villages Liberated
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(Special to the Citizen.)
Paris, August 23.�Lassigny has been captured by French whose line^ have now reached the outskirts of Chiry Ours-i camp, southwest of Noybir, I The official statement making this announcement also says twenty villages have been liberated since Tuesday. French have advanced about five miles at certain pointt.
Tonnage is Added to
U. S. Merchant Marine
(Special to the Citizen.'.
Washington, Aiigust 23.�The Shipping Board announces that [seven steel ships and three i wooden, with total tonnage of 151,700, were added to the American merchant marine in the week ending August 15.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
rs. Towndrow s School of I Tomorrow, August 21th. is the
Ottawa, August 23. Hon. Martin Burrell, minister of mines, has annouueed the appointment of a Lignite I'tiliza-' tion Board, which will deal
Music will re-open August 2(it Ii. last dav for draftt�es to imei)ort -#i ti i -.i
1 *? � �� * . ��:�:, I with problems concerned with
� * * and escape iTunishnient. After!/* .1 i i 4 i c
1 } ; further development and use of
J"; T. lineinark left for ImI that t hey will he treated as de-: dej>osits of lignite coal in the
mo.uton Tliur-sday on a business srrters.
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lrip.
_ Olt.-nvn, August SI For sell-
uilc floiii' without substitutes
r.u proportion of one pound to
ii'tir;
M
^vns urdtrcd l�v Canada Food
w'fird lo cease business for
Not able to produce any documents, II. .J. Zimincrinan, U fireiuiiu on the (i.T.P., was ar-restod as a deserter by Con-
iirpijiiMfls ofwhea( flour. B. sUtblo Fisher, and now 'awaits I arKinsun, l\ i verlwirst. Sas., . , , , . t ,,
an escort to lake him to the
Mrs. Kva Carkin, a former resident of Prince George, has been granted a decree of absolute divorce, .with custody of I her children.
west.
G.W.V.A. Propose To Erect Clubhouse
AT. THE THEATRES
\ whimsical story dealing }Vitli fariries. knights ari l�(i\ patrons are assured
'.' l'I(;i^'i!i( and instructive even-
"!- S'iturday,when that wonder
hV- v?" I'us production was -vlki'n ''''"in the novel }>y Albert Iv.v""r.a sfcjiry of loye and ad-^^'"�"�""(iis a treat for all � '!sPc�i-tstuen - 'It will grip and
l.r.v/'icl "I1-'1 tlu' imi]' "Katiof8 y'���', a laugh maker,
A dance will b<� held at the Alexandra Hotel on the night of .September (Mb, the j)ro(:ecds to go to the fluids of the Navy League of Canada. � * * ?
The nunibei* of prospect ivc g<�at owners in this district is increasing rapidly. Over $(i(K) has lu_irii deposited in t he hank for next shipment. The lint will be open' for a few days longer. * * *
I). Killonm Ion! a valuable horse ijri rather a curious way. The team was walking slowly along when one of the horse's stepped on a stick with his fore foot, the other end of the stick jumped up and stuck in the body of the animal, cutting an artery. Death ensued in a few minutes.
No enterprise is more worthy of support than the one being A special meeting of the local jnitiafced by the Great War vet-j chapter Daughters of the Kni-I ornni, ()f princd George. It is |p.re will be held in the Red Lroposo(i ((y requcst the dona-iCro^Huoms next Mon.lay eve- \ tjnn of; (.CM.tain |ots from fc|ie at S o'clock. All members ,)rnvincial government on which
to erect a substantial building to be used as a club and for general purposes by the returned soldiers.
A public ineeting is to be held in the Rex Theatre on
nr(l r0((UrsU.(j to \)v prosent;
Sheriff Peters is in town. �Judging by his appearance thc genial sheriff has completely
recovered from his serious ill-] Sunday night to explain the
| psoposed scheme to the public./ Dr. Lu/.ier will occupy the chaii/
ness.
The tenders on the amended
plans for tlie hospital are to be Carney, opened at a special meeting of the board at 5 o'clock this after-
p /
and the speakers will be Mayor Perry, T. \V. Herne and R A.
noon. The west wing of the
building will not be put on this year owing to the inadequacy
Hon. Dr. King and Mrs. King are guests-at the Alexandra
Hotel. Dr. King1 has' been suf-
of the finances.
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Senator King, father of tlie minister of public works, passed through the city "on his way east.
fering from an attack of���pto-liiaine poisoning and has been confined to his room since arriving.
Tonight� Public meeting at Hex Theatre, addressed byHon. Dr. King, Hon. Mr. Farris, Hon. T.�t>. Pattullo, and Mr. Manson