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tion; the times of epieltual darkneits,
Ciod winked at -"God corerlookede-
It. V. The Lord requiree of us faith,
lOve and service aeeoraing to the, de-
gree of light we have or might heve.
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Ignoreinee were paesed end repent
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--Powerful Redoubt Taken men are Tesponsliale, will bring everY
one to give en account a his life. The
day of judgment is One of the greet.
est days of all time. In righteoimme,s8
-There Will be no failure to pro.
nounce righteous juagment in every
Thousands of Yards of lirenclies Captured case. There will then be nothing hid.
/ den from the judge,
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th Villages.
111. Effeet of the discourse (vs. 32, Several
TIIE BRITISH GAINS.
Briefly surameeized, these are the
successee gained by the 13r1tieh Fri -
They carried by aseault a further
portion of the Lelatie ealient, one of
the etrongest fortified wake in the
German line,
To the south they forced their way
across 600 yards of a (Juneau front
line trench into the German defences
'in the village of Ovillers. The bat-
tle for the possession of the village
iteelf continued throughout the din
without decleive reeults.
They advanced on the front ce
nearly 3,000 yards east of La Bolesolie
to a'clepth a 500 yards.
They took two woods and three
lines of German trenches north cif
Fricourt.
They put to flight the Pruss:an
Guards, the Kaiser's favorite picleee
corps, and pureuing them to the
north, captored the village ot Con-
talmaison •and 600 prisoners. The
Guards came back, however, and
forced the British out ageint
London, July 7. -The second phase
of the Battle of the Somme has open-
ed. Where thd great guns of the Al-
lies again have pounded a. path the
infautry is sweeping forward.
"We resumed a- vigorous oVensive
ot dawn," General Haig reported
early this morning And in the houre
that followed, the British armee!.
sprang once more to the attaelt, de-
spite a heavy rain that made the
ground sodden and flooded ili2
trenches. When night fell the Britieli
had advanced all along the line and
inflicted 'terrible losses, on the Ger-
mans.
In a rush that moved onward as re-
lentlessly aa the charge of the first
day of the great offensive, ."Kitehen-
er's men" won important successes on
a front of almost five miles, • from
Thiepval to Contelmasison, and broke
through three lines of trenches.
South of Thiepval the Leipeic re-
doubt was stormed -the British offic-
ial statement calls this "an immense.-
ly strong work," which the Germans
have been fortifying for the Wife 20
months. Into this redoubt, setuated
in a salient in the German line, the
British .charged, and succeeded_ in
wresting a part et It from the ens.my.
700 PRUSSIAN GUARDS CAPTURED.
The British have captured German
trenches on a front of nearly 3,000
yards to a •depth of 500 yards, In the
direction of Orvillers the British have
forced their way into the village after
capturing 50.0 yards of the German
front. North of Fricouri the British
drove the enemy from two woods and
captured three lines of trenches.
An attempt by the Prussian Guards
to stem the advance ea.st of Conetale
ma'am was crushed by the British
fire, and 700 prisoners of various re-
giments were taken. Constaimaleon
was stormed, but was retaken by the
Germans in a strong counter-attack.
North of Fricourt the Kalsrtss
troorfs were driven from two evesee
and three lines of trench.
These victoriee have eliminated
dangerous wedge which the Germans
held in the British line, Extremelo
fortified -for the .Germane have
metaled all along that the mightiest
etsolto in the allied offensive on the
east woula eome from the British -
it wee a stumbling-bloele to further
ad vances,
Until the British were able to foece
their frent forwent the French cotild.
not recount) the attack without danger
of a flaulcing Movement, Fochis troops
bad penetrated so much farther than
lialget that their left flank wee threat -
mai if .additional thruste were at-
tempted,
pERONNE NEXT.
eo, while their guns hammered
eitheut pause at the hilla blocking
the Way to Perennee the Freneh 111W4
b,t!n attempting no additional ad
--
value, contenting themselves with re-:
Pelting counter-attacks, "On both
sides of the Somme," say $ the Paris
statement toodget, "there was no ac-
tion or importance."
The next step in the ofeetieive
the west was for the British. Onece
they had forged forward and so pro-
tected the Preach flank the time for a
ream -eat of the ally() by Ieoelde meu
would be at hand. The British have
that step. London now expects
the renewal of the French offensive
without further delay.
Berlin makes little. comment eta
flL offensive in the wcet. A laconic
otivial statement this afternoon two
that -lively engagements continued
tiering the night on both sides of thq
eerame, "not unfavorable for us," but
ot tl'ute mreelt.veied British thrust there is
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POSITIONS MUCH IMPROVED.
The British corresporident at the
Press Camp, British Army in France,
tondo the following account. of Isti-
dey's offensive:
"Hard • fighting started to -day as
BOWL as dawn broke, and is still con -
Oman. Some of our troops made a
brilliant attack on Contalmaison and
succeeded lo capturing about 600
prisoners. The enemy counter -attack-
ed with five battalions of the Third
Prussian Gnard division, who suffered
great losses. Some of these men, who
fell into our hands, commented on the.
eentiracy and intensity of cur artillery
fire.
ha' a separate attack we obtalged
foeting in Marnetz . wood. On the
left of this attack our troeps made
an 'advance in the neighborhooa of
Ovillers and La Boiselle and much
improved our positions."
CAN TAKE PERONNE ANY TIME.
.The French remain two and a half
inees from Peronne on the south side
of the Somme and four .mOos from
that city on the north side of the
river, and tbere are no formidable,
netural obstacles 'In the way of our
emeration of the city when the
lereoch commander judges that the
!hoe, is ripe to do so.
Tele obstacles the British troops,
:.rtieularly in their attaek north of
Ancre from Gommecourt to La
Ba•eelle, have had to encounter have
Lesra prodigious; their valor and ten-
neltv have been superb, and because
a this their lossesin officers and men
bave been heavy. Nothing is to be
gained by concealing this fact; many
units have suffered dire losses.
LESSON III.
July 10, 1010.
Paul at Athena -Acts 17: 16-24.
Commentary. -L Paul's zeal for
Christ (vs. 16-21). Paul came alone
to Athens from Berea, Silas and Tim-
othy having remained at the latter
Place for awhile They joined him
later, but he sent them back to Tiles-
ealonica, to learn how the Christian
community there was prospering.
While in Athens he saw evidences that
idolatry was prevalent. Temples, sta-
tues and altars of the multiplicity of
gods were everywhere and "his spirit
was stirred in him." There was a
Jewish synagogue in the city and he
went there first, to reason with the
Jews about Jesus and the resurrection.
The acconnt -indicates that he next
spoke with "devout" persons, prose-
lytes to the Jewinh faith, and later
With others, as he met them in the
marketplace He met the
O class of philosophers who eonadered
happinene the highest good, and five
Stoics, who believed that one shoved
be unmoved by pain or pleasure. They
desired to know what this new re -
Helene teacher would say. They called
him a "babbler," The word rendered
"babbler" is found nowhere else in the
New Testament. It is used for birds
picking up scattered seeds, and was
aPPlied in content% te mon who pick-
ed up a living in any way they -could.
Paul was looked upon as a teacher ot
strange doctrines, becatise he preach-
ed to them Jestis and the restirreetion.
However, they' brought him to Mars
Hill, which watt used an a high taint
or idaee of council, that the peotile of
Athena might hear his discourse, for
they were eager to hear new things.
11, Diecourse on Mars TIIII (vs.
22-31), 22, Mare, was one
of
0, group of three hills of Athens,
the others being the Acropolis ill
motet prominent feature of the city,
whose top was crowned with magnifi-
rent papal temides, and tate Pynic,
where DeMotithenea delivered lila era -
thine. The top of Mars Ilili was near-
ly eight hundredfeet long end two
hundred feet wide. and sitia-It Is
evident that only an outline of Paul's
filecourse in recorded. men of Athens
-This was a meet rearectful form of
addrees, the form that the great ora,
for Deinoethenes noel in his orations,
too euperetitIong. This translation
'would inclieete Iltet Paul was rather
abrupt anti voinewhat dierespeetful in
his remarks. .A better rendering is,
"very religioue." He gives his rea.-
sees for this statement in ihe next
Ver,S10, 2. passed by -"Passed along."
---tes. V. behold your devotions -The
thought is that Paul saw their many
ohjeets of Worship. an altar . to
tha unknown god -Lest some god
might be omitted and fall to be rev-
erenced, the Athenians had erected
thia altar. Some suppoee that it bad
re [Tepee to the invieible God whom
tits :Teive worshipped, who was to the
Athenians uukaown. Ignorantly wor-
tbie.-Paul did not cast any reflections
neat the intelligence of his hearers,
for he told thens that the God they
svershipped as unknown 13.1 would dee
dare to them.
21. Cod tinet made the world -Paul
row began to declare the true and
living God and affirmed his breative
power and his authority. Dwelleth
net da temples made with' hands -He
wilts made all things and rules all
things is too great to be confined to
any temple that matt might make, 25.
Neither is worshipped with men's
hands -The verb implies the sort of
itervico yielded by a, steward to his
nu:otter, or a minister to his king, a
service in which the superior is not
lueependent of Ilis inferior, and could
tut weir do without him. This is
a: in in the next clause. God Is hot
aka earthly jnastere and kings. lie
s all, andemen eau only offer to
Oolaselvee in return. -gain. Bib.
i. Of one blood all nation of men -
1 he proehet Malachi nano Have we
Het all 0110 heather?" (Mal. 2: 10.)
.etheinane would naturally object
to this etatenient, for they divided
maialsind into two dosses, Greeks and
barbarittne, and the barbarians were
ot little account, Hatit determined -
The God whom Paul wee preaching
has all power in hcaveti and on earth.
lie has determined the reasons and
habitations of man. 27. That they
should teek the Lord- God in his
ereateon of the world and in its pre-
eervation and his providencee intend-
ed man should recognize hilts and
servo him. Might feel after him, and
Mel hint -Seeing God in natureehean
1.% 0111d be led to a saving acquaintance
1tit1i him. Not far from every one oT
teo -The "unknown," invisible God is
near by tout a.ccessible to all wile
truly deeire hint, 28, In him we live,
and move, anti. have our being -God
Ir thieouree of our existence ond he
eroviate for us and grants us protect, -
Ben. Ile gives Its our power to think
and theme and love. Your own poete
-Pion here recognizes the WWI% of
the (4reeks and turns their literature
to hie necount in preaching the gos-
pel to them,
29. We ought not to think, de. -
Pince! man Is far superior to the Int
-
Ogee of gold or nilver Or stent, which
be hae shaped, we ought not to think
34), 32, Some melted -Tile dootrine
of the resurrection was neW and
absurd to the Athenians, Paul raid
in the First Lipistle to the Corinth -
irate, "But we preached•Christ cruel -
fled, unto the Jews a ambling blook,
and unto the Greeks foolishnees"
(1.23), The epicureans believed that
there was uothing beyond this life,
hence the idea of n resurrection was
WO'S One plass of Pani's hearers
ridiculed the doctrine • which he
preached, Others said, We will hear
thee again -Others of Paul's hearers
were slower to reject kis message 4114
*ero inclined to give him • another
hearing. 33, Se Paul departea from
among them -There seemed little
prospects of results ten. Athens. Paul
did not auceeed in establishing a
church at Athens. He lett the city
for other fields that were more recep-
tive. 34. Certaiu men ciave unto bim,
and believed -Paul's preaching was
not without fruit. Some heard the
word, took' sides with Paul and be-
lieved the gospel. Dionysius the Aero-
pagite-This man was a member of the
high .counell of Athena We do not
hear of him after this. A 'woman
named Damaris-Nothing is known of
ber, but it may be inferred, from.the
fact that her name Is given i that she
was a woman* of Rome prominence.
Others with them -There must have
been a considerable number in all who
embraced the gospel- •
Questions. -Give some facts con-
cernIng Athens. Where waft Mars Bill?
How, did Paul come to preach there?
What class of beople did he address?
What had Paul observed in ,Athens?
How did he begin hie discourse?
What was the belief of the Epicureane?
Of the Stoics? What were the lead'
ing points in the diecourse? What
nas the effect of the sermon? Who
wore among the converts?
PRACTICAL SURVEY,
Topic, -Distinctive Christianity.
I. The import of Paul's preaching.
II. The need of Athenian idolaters.
1. The import of Paul's preaching.
There is unusual interest connected
with the first presentation of the gos-
pel of Christ ia the metropolis of art
and philosophy. The errand of the
gospel was one of hope, a proclama-
tion of spiritual power at band. The
.conduct of Paul was as modest as it
was wise, and as dauntless as it was
modest. If ever the sincerity of tha
preacher was tried, it was upon this
eccasion. The opportenity that Athens
presented to Paul was one of the most
critical of his career. He saw how God
was dishonored and robbed of the
homage due him. He had fervent zeal
for the honor of Christ. He felt the
outrage done by idolatry to the dig-
nity of human nature. He knew that
the destiny of the soul depended:upon
its .worship. It was a time when the
gospel met two sides of human life
together, and °entreated its oneness
with their dividedness and showed
its mission of reconciliation, Paul's
life was given to one work -and his
whole heart was in it. With wisdom
and skill he• erowded every sentenee
with deep truth, so that every utter-
ance was a blow to the false philos-
ophy of his hearers. He was there to
contend with the masters of the world
in the very• sanctuary of idolatry.
Around himewere gathered a multitude
acute and inquisitive. Nobly did the
champion of truth perform his part.
His introduction was appropriate and
judicious. He made no direct attack
on their religion. He did not awaken
their prejudice. He commended their
zeal ia religion. He referred, without
unkind reflections, to tha evidence of
that zeal exhibited on every hand. He
referred to their acknowledged diffi-
culties and to the avowal of their own
ignorance or uncertainty as recorded
on their altar. He proposed to reveal
the God who was unknown to them,
• to the real source of blessing. He did
not exeite their fears. He did not ex-
pose himself to .contempt. With won-
derful simplicity and force he quoted
from Greek literature truths ooncern-
Mg natural religion, and then, rising
to the higher truths of revelation, Ile
preached Jeeus and the retsurrection.
He appealpd to reason, conscience, exe
perience and the universal spirit of
hurdanity,
II. The need of Athenian idolaters,
Over all the glory of Athensehung the
Pall of spiritual death, The Athenians
covered their irreligious lives by their
religious forms. They were wrong in
their cherished conceptions of God
and wrong in the worship they offer-
ed to Him. The strangely inseribed al-
tar revealed their uhrest. Pant de-
signed to reveal Gral to theta and to
aWakeri in them a 'senseof his univer-
sal claims to love and trust. They
greatly needed to learn the fatherly
relation of Ood to all mu and the re-
sponsive relation of children to God:
They lowered the very idea of God by
likening him to Mere Man-rteade im-
ages of gold and silver. With all their
display the Athenians had no moral
purposte in life. The deeper arid divin-
er parts Of their nateree 'were unde-
veloped, Paul' t standard Was unknoWn
to Athenian sages. He Book° as one
whoknew that he had the truth of
Ged, and that it Was sufficient to leed
darkened souls into spiritual light.
Throughout kis Masterly discourse he
endeavored to carry his heaters 'with
hint, so that they might be without
excuse if they continued igirarattt Of
God, He did bet eohtent himself with
laying down great principleth Ire event
oil to apply thene ta the religious life
of the people. With tits reasonings cone
eerning God, Paul Impressed the dutY
of man to (leek an aequaintance with
God. He gave the Atheniane a new
etitnultis Of thought. He gave td theit
underetaading a new theOry ot the un-
ivetne, a new appreath to happInees,
neW manifestatimi of God, 110 in*
creased their responsibility bY
sliOw-
bng thenl their opportunity, Ile gave
more of the divine plan to Omni thee
all their philosophers had. It required
no small courage and tact to assail
with effect their deep-rooted beliefs
and totems. Paul dc1are tO them
tiot only a divine pereen to love, but
a divinely Wringer] future to rata,
Very brief, yet very graphic Is the
account given of the treatment of the
Pend by the Athenians. Paul had dar-
ed to flee their reoeltery to win their
hearte, and ha wee reetarded ht the
Great Offensive on Riga.Baranovichi Line
Surpasses Western One-
Hindenburg's Line Smashed-N-3004We Front
is Being Haironered4
London Cable. -Surpassing even 14
importauce the Allies' great effort on
the Western front, the news from tite
eastern battlefiele' • Blume that the
Russians have exteaded their offen-
sive 00 an unprecedeuted scale, On
the whole trent from Riga to Barium -
Yield, a distance of about 300 Tnilee.
the Ruseiens are being hurled !against
the German lines, Further to the
south General Kaledines ie driving
steadily forward toward Koval, and
hae captured two villages and a rail-
road stationon the Surny-Kovel road.
Military critics ofe the .Allies assert
ethat unless the G01131allS can halt the
Ressian advance in the immediate fu-
ture they will have to witheraw their
lines along the entire eastern front
and probably abandon Lemberg.
• SMASHED VON HINDENBURG'S
LINE.
In the tremendous offensive against
Field Massbal von HindenburgSs
forces General Evert is leading the
Ceases troops in turious attacks ex-
tending along a hundred -mile front
from the Viloa line in the north.to
Baranovichi ia. the smith.
• Preceding their infantry assaults
by a bombardment of emit- intensity
daring its 24 hours' duration, that
the Germane were blinded and stun-
ned into helplessness the Russians
hurled themselves at the enemy's
lines in eucle overpowering numbere
that the first-line trenches held bY
the Germans were blinded and. stun -
astonishing ease. The few German
soldiers who recovered from the
ehock of the assault quickly enough
to Offor, a half-hearted resistance,
were swept aside at the point of the
bayonet as the Rueslau wave surged
through the shattered lines.
So overwhelming was the Russiaa
attack in the region southwest of
Lake Narocz, where Petrograd dahlia
the greatest successes in the new
drive,that an enormous number of
prisoners and a vest amount a booty
were taken by the attacking forces,
Furious fighting is continuing along
this whole liue. The Germans, speed-
ily rallying from the first Russian' on-
slaughts, are launching countereat-
tacks in rapid sttecession in an at-
tempt to win back the lost positions.
Unless the Russians can be checked
immediadely at the vital points wbere
their first thrusts have succeeded, it
is believed that their whole lines in
the northern sector will be greatly
endangered. , •
DRIVE ON KOVEL.
SimultaneOusly"with.the opening of
the new Russian offensive i'z the
north the Czar's forcee have won an
important success in their drive on
leovel. The latest official statement
from. Berlin admits the abandonment'
•of the salient in the Czartorysk re-
gion "on account of saperior prixsure
on its sides," Tomight's Russian 20M-
munication announces the capture by
Russian cavalry of the villages of
Komarov, Grady and Manevicchl.
These three 'places are in the rse4slon
directly west of CzIartoryhie whichhas
beep the scene of violent fighting tor
the last few days. the Manevitelli sta-
tion is, only 50 miles item Kovel, on
tee railway line running between thitt
important strategic position and Sarrty.
At many poilits en the rest of the
eastern front the Russians report fur-
ther suceesses.
The battles west of the lower Styr
are continuing with much sneeess fo.
the Russians, fortified German and
Austrian positions having been cap-
tured. Cavalry captured a Krupp bat-
tery of six ;cannon, At the end of the
battle the villages of Kamorov and
Grady were oteupled.
Another battery oe four cannon arid
three, pieces of heavy artillery were
capturea at the railway station of
Manevitchl. The prisoners taken on
the lower Stripa on July 4-5 total
10,170, North-west of Kimpolung, in
Soathern Rukowina, the Trattons un-
dertook an energetic offensive, which
was repelled.
While the operations on the Buikt.
wina front have eome to a staudstill,
'violent. fighting is continuing* in
Galicia, particularly in the vicinity
of IColomea. [-ere tile strong reeisa
anee a the Austro -German armies haft
temporerily checked the Russian ark
Vallee. An attack by Russian cav-
alry over a front of one anti one-half
kilometers (about • one mile) near
Tramach to -day was repulsed by hhe
heavy artillery and infantry fire of
the Teutons, and a Russian advance
west of Kolomea was checked by a
strong counter-attack,
In the last few days the Russians
have captured well over 20,000 pre:t-
oners. Of these 10,000 were taken
on the Lower Stripa fa two days'
fighting.
RUSSIAN REPORT.
Petrogred Cable.—Friday night's
War Office statement reads:
elle battles west of the Lower
Styr are continuing with much tem -
cess tor us. In the Galusia Optovo-
Voltcetzle region we have taken' Doe -
session of fortified .Auetrian and Ger-
!Mall positions. The enemy took
flight under the fire of our artillery.
Our cavalry, pursuing, charged into
them in the region ot Voltcetzle, and
captured a Krupp battery of six can-
non, which hardly had time to fire a
few shots. At the end of the violent
battle we occupied the villages of
Komarow. and Grady.
"According to the latest reports,
our cavalry carried the railway sta-
tion of Manevitchl, and in the abuse
.of the pursuit captured another bat-
tery oe four cannon and three pieces
of heavy, artillery.
"South of the Stoichod and in the
region of the Lower Lipt there have
been artillery duels.
"In Galicia, near Gliaditi, the enemy,
after having exploded a number- of
mines, attempted to begin an offea-
sive, but was repulsed,
"According to the latest informa-
tion, the prisoners taken' on July 4
and 5 west of the Lowed Stripa were
270 officers and 9,900 men. The fol-
lowing booty has been registered up
tes the present: 29 machine guns, 0
bomb-thrbwers, 3 mine -throwers and
more than 5,000 rifles.
Northwest of Kimpoiting (Southera
Eukowina) the enemy undertook an
diergetic offensive, which we repelled.
"On the Dvina front, in the region
of Dvinsk, and down to the region
of Poland, violent artillery engage-
ments occurred at several points.
Southwest of Lake Naroez, as the
outcome of a fierce bayonet attaek,
wo . captured from the Germane part
of their first-line trenches. Violent
counter-attacks by the Germans are
centinuing.
"East of De.ranovich). the enemy
undertook several 'attacks."
An earlier report mid:
"There was a lively artillery duel
in many sectors of tile front 3iorth
of the Pinsk marshes. Beat or Bar-
anovichi the enemy launched several
desperate counter. attacks, which we
repulsed. Several times the enemy
opened gustn of fire with his ileavY
and light guns against the region. of
the village of Labuzy, east of Bar-
anevichl. 'Under cover 02 this iere the
enemy delivered two violent counter-
attacks. We drove him back on both
occasions, bringing to bear on him the
fire of our artillery, machine guns end
rifles." •
Winning of some converts, His reply
to his questioners has given 'to the
world an immortal discourse. ---T. R.A.
* • •
FRENCH FEEL
- VICTORY DUE
Country Awakes With News
of Somme Successes.
Daring Deed of Foreign
Legion Had Good Result.
•
Paris •Coble. ----'At Amiens, wyhich
the co-operation of Eriglieh and
French in the important battle of
Picardy has virtually. eatablished
the capital cif the Allies, the power let
the present otfeinive may be best
seen 'tad felt.
As the Somme operations increilee
and develop life becoines 1nOre in-
tense here and In the villages to the
eastward, and at this end of the long,
glum days of waiting the spirit of
victory at last Minis tnem In, Its grip.
It is telt more keenly in Amiene be-
cause the eity elielters the martyred
villages of Herbrourts lelaubourt, As-
sevillers and 13e1loy, which lutve
just been freed from the' enemy's
heel. Herd the Preach convoysneeet
the 1I1?itish, here comnlituentri are ex-
changed and the evoutaled 011..1111,4i1,8
-
deafly encourage those 'going fors -
ward to take up their work,
English anti Frenelt Colonials, in-
fantry and eavalrY, make way to al-
low batteries of seventy -fives, which
have not yet received their baptism
of fire. When the eheeritig is over
the ,soldiers again form groups 10
the road to discuss the lateet opera -
Oen s.
'they tell how during the night
German eontingents riOrth ef the
Somme entreneltee on the plateau
east of Oulu, which dominates the
plain, defeconded the slopes and an -
molted the acivance posts, which pe-
eupy the woods along the Clery Merl -
court Road, oue kilometre north of
Hem. The post resistedeenergetical-
ly and reinforcements were rushed
up, preventing tim Germans from
passing the road.
They remained, however, at the
^bottom of the slope and later tried to
advance into the plain, which the
heavy artillery was yet far enough
forward to protect, but the .seventy'
Lives and mitrailleuses were ready for
the task and Mime the enemy back
in dihorder. .
With the French holding fieteen ki-
lometres of straight front across the
face of Peronnedt was natural for the
enemy to attack, The advance on
the Clery-Marlcourt road _represents
the first half of this movement, the
second phase took place sitoultane-
ously south of the Somme, where the
Germans appeared to have amassed
important foree in the village of
Bernyeen-Santerre, two kilometres
southeast of lestreee,
Prom theee, contingents charged to
the attack, between lestreee and Da-
ley, but the fiat and open country
which they had to erose to roach the
Ierench lines did not favor the opera-
tion, and a curtain of fire and the
mitrailleuse bombardment sufficed to
disorganize the troops as they ao.
bouched from Plenty, Two eampons
les were annihilated to the last man
mid the entire attaching force was de-
cimated.
The lerettell wounded retiring from
the seene give credit for this stroke to
the leoreign Legion, which, after
coneolidating at Aseevillere, had cops
titre d and held .41elloy.
*
NEWFOUNDLAND PAVING prime
st. John's, Nfid„ July 7. -Yesterday
day's castrates indicate that the New.
foundland Dattalion suffered severely
in last week's battle, Resides ten ale
titers reported yesterday woundett
eight are reported to -day *killed, and
four missing. The kilted are Captain
lerle AM. Lieute, Prod, Mellor, Ilu-
heft Herder Richard Shrtall, Gerald
Tyer John 'Ferguson, Pyell
end WalIacie Rome The four missing
are Lints, Wilfred Ave. Bruce Reid,
(Word Rendell and George Taylor.
A little lemon juice will dean tar -
likened friteetel
TORONTO TYLA.RICET$
pttittoog, bag
it,..1,17.1.CI1d17`.0 1 oo
doz. .... 0 31 (135
Butter, geed to choice . . 30 035
Spriag cilia:elm, dressed ib 0 GU 0 53
lAwl, dressed, lb.' . 0 03 0 20
Onions, Derntutia, 50 lbs. 2 75 3 00
Ot.hbagr„ bushel .. .... 1 35 1 50
o*Itst3r, ease 230. 3 00
'tem:nuke, bkt. 1 75 00
litraWbfarriea (100 010
1;huharb, dos.‘'bunehes ti 25 0.30
Asparagus, 11 -qt, bkt. 1 00 3. CO
MF,ATS-WI40LESALE.
Beef, forequarters, ewt. $11. 00 $13 50
110„ hindquarters, cwt. 17 00 18 00
Do., choice sides, cwt, .. 14 00 13 00
ooninion, cwt. .. 8 50 10 00
Do., common-, wt.......12 es 11 50
Weis, eommon, cwt. 50 10 00
Do., prime.. .. . .... .... 16 00 17 00
Shop hogs 14 30 15 00
Do., heavy ... 12 60 13 00
Spring limbs . te co 21 00
Mutton, light „. 14 00 13 00
SFGAII MARKET,
fihigar.s are firm, and (meted as follows:
Royal Acadia, gra»ulatod, 100 lbs. -$3 la
Ji r.tle, stimulated, 100 „ 11 26
i'oe'patli, granulated, 100 lbs.' . 8 23
St, Lawrence, granulated. 100 lbs. .. 8 no
sT4t.pLuanwrbeluneleialtee.z.4.70, ‘1y0.0 lbws. 78 8201
St, Lawrence, golden yellow, 100 lbs. 7 30
Dark yellow, 100 lbs. 7 00
111-Ibt.ntibrse,gs, 10e over granulated bags.
30 -lb. boos, 13c over granulated bags
2 and 5-1b. ,yackages, 30c over granulated
L1VP STOCK.
Ihe market closed steady In all depart-
ments, with no particular change In
prices.
Export cattle, choice .... 10 00 10 25
Butcher cattle choice.. .. 00 is 50
do. uo. medium 800 9 00
dodo. common,. 7 50 1123
Butelne cows, choice .. 7 00 7 75
Co. de. medium .. 0 03 7 06
do, do. canners .. ., 430 6 50
do. bulls .,. „. 0 (10 8 00
Feeding steers „. 7 25 8 25
Stockers, choice 0 75 7 25
do. light . .. 0 50 0 75
Milkers, Pbolce. each 80 00 100 00
Springers . 49 00 100 00
Sheep, ewes . 7 50 8 25
bucks and culls . 4 00 7 00
Lambs. ., 9 00 SO 00
Foga, fed and waired 5, 11 40
Calves ....... 5 00 12 51
OTHER MARKETS
WINNIPEG OPTIONS.
'Wheat- Open High. Low Close.
St„Iy ... 1 12)3 1 13i-3 1 1243 1 13
Oct. .... . .. 1 0814 1 047,3 1 one 1, lege
Dee, , 1 07%, 1 07% 1 ON 1 07%
Oats-
july 0 44 0 4403 0 44 0 44.114
Oct. 0 41 0 41% 0 41 0 4134
July 1 GO 1 62.11 1 GO 1 6203
Oct. ... 1 00 1 6234 1 60 1 0334
IINNEAPOLIS CIRAIN MARKET.
Minneapolis.-Wheat-july, $1.08 1-2;
Eleptember, $1.09 1-4; No. 1 hard, $1,14 1.2;
No. 2 Northern, $1.05 1-2 to $1.08 1-2;
No. 1 Northern, 81.09 to $1.11. Corn -
No. 3 yellow, 77 1-2 to 78c. Oats -No. 3
white, 37 to 87 1-2c. Flour unchanged;
shipments, 50,503 bbls. 13ran, $1.7.00 to
$10 00.
DULUTH GRAIN MARKET.
,
Duluth, -Wheat -0u track, No. 1 hard,
$1.12 1-4; No, 1 „Northern, $1.11 1-4; No,
2 Northern, $1,07 1-4 to $1.08 1-4; No. 1
Northern, to arrive, $1.10 3-4; No. 2 track,.
95 1-4e to $1.05 1-4. Linseed -On track
and to arrive, $1.85; July, $1.84 3-2 bid;
September, $1.85 1-2 bid; October, $1.85 1-4
P10; November, $1.85 bid; December, $1,83
bid. ei4EICAGO LIVE STOCK,
.5.Ciaati.iiitee,t rseteVdpyt.s 1,000.
Native beef cattle
7 31) 11 2C
Stockers and feeders
Iceittoici.sav'svcsy a .n d .11 e If es s ..
9 55 10 10
LilVighatrket.!lo.w. .
Hogs, receipts 21,000.
, 5 00 0 05
8 76 9 71
8 50 . 12 00
9 50 30 00
9 50 10 15
Rorg,li . . , 9 10 9 65
Bulk of sales ... ... 80 7050 190 0045
Shaeprkert"seitrPoin8g,"°.
Wethers. ,. ‚350 8 00
Lambs, native ... ... 7 50' 10 85
BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
East Buffalo, Despatch -Cattle re-
C(‘Ptesls100;•40telattsaY*
'V'al100: active, 4.50 to 12.00.
Hogs receipts 2,000; active; heavy and
mixed 10.50; yorkera 10,00 to 10.50: pias
10,00; rough 9.00 to 9.10; stags 6.50 to 7.30.
Ealeepand lambs, receipts 200; active
and unchanged.
_ -4 .5- 4
17 -Haig Reports
L. on the rive)
Landon Cable. -Sir Douglas Haig's
story of the new British offensive is
told in two official bulletins issued at
10 a.m„ and 8.44 pan., the latter of
which was as follows:
"8.44 p.mi.--Despite stubborn re-
sietance Gil the part of the enemy, our
infantry, well assisted by our artillery,
have pushed their advance with the
utmoot gallantrythroughout this
tmaonooes
itnsinug, asne.
dsgained severnv
al Ier-
"South of Thiepval, filter a fierce
prelinxinary bombardment, further
portion of tire imtneneelyestrong work
known as the Leipeto redoubt, waa
curled by assault. This redoubt is sit-
uated in a salient of the Gerinan line,
and the enemy hae exerted all his in-
genuity (leer ite fortifications during
the last 20 =bells.
"Further sotan one of our brigades,
attacking from the weet, forced its
way across 500 yards of the German
front-line trenches into the enemy'i
defences in Ovillere, Fierce fighting is
now itt progreee for possoesion 01 the
"Following our successes of lad
night to the east of La Ilois.selle, we
advanced our line over a roaee of Ger-
man trenches on a front of nearly
2,000 yardq to a depth of noo yards.
"North of Wricourt, Iniketig up with
the above attack, we drove the enemy,
front two woods and three lines of
trenches.
"About 10 a.m. the Prussian Guards
were thrown Into the fight mat re
Contaltualson in a deeperate effort to
force us beck. The attack was crushed
by eur flee, The tummy subseqUentlY
fell back to the north, leaving 700
Prisoners of various reginunits in our
hands. About noon our infantry car-
ried the village of Contalmaleon by
storm, bat were subsequently forced
out again by a strong counter-attack,
"The erienlyee manlike to day 11113St
have been very eovere. Large mon-
hers of troops retiring Over the open
were caught by our nrtillery, and the
village of Ilezentin le Petit was heav-
ily shelled at a time when it was sem
to he full of German reservea
"Au. officer prisoner statee that his
battalion tame under a. raking nme
chine -gun fire from one, df oue• Item
gn s
tiefield at all altitude a 4Q(1 . feet.
Shortly afterwards the name battalion
plannT Which Was flying over the tot-
ems heavily (shelled by Mir long-range
"navy rain hale •beirti falling
throughost the day,. •andetlie: sodden
ground and flootled elate ef., the
trenehee Wed to the difficulty 4ex-
Perie3tee4 by our Irootis."' . • ' •
elimber? Tommy's. Pop -A Ikeda
- • .
Tommy -Pep, • what a voeial
cliznber, my eon, to it person who la
tootting'for a fartilly treo.
HEAV T
ALLIED TROOPS
10,000 Prisoners, 47 Guns
Oaptured in the Week.
Hundreds of Machine Guns
—Enemy Morale Shaken,
London, July 9. ---Sir imuglasliaig
in his report toelight says: "The °per -
atone on the Somme front from July
1 to 7 resulted In the capture by its or
more than 9,500 prieoners. Among the
Important warmateriale that we totk
we
rkis.„
iaup ve counted to to.tleY 76 MI'
non and several liundrod machine
gu
A Reuter correspondent sends this
despatch, dated yesterday, at the press
camp of the British army:
"It being a week ago to -day Shute
the British offensive developed, the
occasion is opportune to review the
Progress made. We have pushed In
the German salient between Albert
and the Somme to an extreme depth
at the point of our greateet advance
of about three miles. We hold the
'villages of iliontaubail, lericourt and
Mametz, and are • well across the
fringe of Contalmaison. At various
intervening points of tactical im-
portance our line is firmly eetablislied.
"We have taken upward of 6,500
prisonels, 21 guns, 51 machine guns,
O large number of automatic rifle-,
trench mortars, minenwerfers, search,
lights and other military booty. '
-rho enemy is known to have suf-
fered terrible lams. For exemple, the
third division of the Prueelan Guard,
brQUght UP as reinforcements, has
been so depleted that the remnants of
the corps have been withdrawn as no
tenger war -worthy for the time, Pri-
soners say that OA morale of these
guards is badly shaken, this applying
equally. to the officers,
"The heavy rains of the last two
days have much depleted the opera-
tions! Neverthelese, our troops have
been fighting incessantly, and in
many spots have made substantial
gains. The spirit of -the men is won
earfuls They fully realize they are
now playing the part of the top dog.
"As proof of their dash it may be
mentioned that ttt their advance there
are practically no stragglers, so eager
aro all to get to the goal. This, under
the heavy conditions of trench war-
fare, with no man's land often like a
quagmire, is truly wonderful. There is
every reason to be satiefiee with the
progress and prospects."
•••• I •
FROM BRITAIN
TO OUR TROOPS
Women and Children Pre-
sent Flag and Shield.
Princess Louise of Argyll 'in
Pretty Ceremony.
Loudon, July 9. -There was a pretty
scene yesterday afternoon in Palace
Gardens, Kensington, when Princess
Louise of Aegyil presented General
Steele, on behalf of the Canadian
forces, with a silken Ueion Jack and
O silver shield, given by the women
and children of the British Isles in
acknowledgment of Canada's goodwill
and valuable co-operation. A guard of
honor, consisting of four otficers and
it hundred of otner ranks and the
band of the battalion,.. stationed at
Shorndiffe, \Vero present, There
were also detachments from • the
church, nursing and ambuictace or-
ganizations, aud front the Foundling
Hospital and the London Church Lads
Brigade. Before presenting the col-
ors Her Highness inspected the
guard of henor.
The colors having been presented
'there 'wee a, short service of consecra-
tion atter which the children sang
"The Maple Leaf." In the course ext
a short address Priucess Louise said.:
"general:Steele and general Macs
clonal], I have bon (1011ntgil tei ask
you to receive Oils fieg onehehhlfho
r& k,
the officeand taii ofieahgea 'as'
gift from the wonten end chirdeen•
the Eritish Isles. t It Is it glee from!
Ole Mother COUntry in token of tire
high admiration tract enthusthestic ap-
predation of the eager readiness with
which they have come forward to
take their share in the cause of the
Empire. This shield, which the flag
bears, is to record the great deedS
WhiCh Canada will inscribe, as her
part, in the common effort of the
whole Empire towards the a.chteve
ment of ultimate victory. To that
victory only faith and absolute trust,
in God will lead us. In that faith
and trust I present this flag to you
from the women and children, for
whom the future is being made."
General Steels returned thanks oix
bobcat of the troops.
Among thesse present were Brig, -
Gen. Cavendish , Major-General Sir
Alexander Wilson, the Earl of Meath,
Sir (1, Foster, and the Agents -General
for the various colonies,
4 44-
RUSS-3AP PACT.
A. Defensive Coinbination
for the Far East.
Tokio, July 1. -The Japanese For-
eign Office to -day announted as the
eubstance of the Itusso-Jaermese eon -
mitten signed at Petrograh on July
3, the foiletyjng; •
„First -japan will take part in no
arrangement or politieal eombination
directed. atatinsteattreeire AtusSie, will
lnko.eRaPt in no Vek'fitgentent.or..,poli.
tial eonibination directed ' against
Japan,
,Sexdnr144ri the territee
rights. or spepial itttereste in the far
east of one of the contretting.p.artiee,
whieh are recognized by the other
eontotreting party, bee men0,eed,-3011a31
atul Rusela wilt 001101110 'with 00011
ottio.e..on measures to adopt with a
view,to suimorting or extending eteeis-
ance !the 'safeguarding and •defenee
of these rights and Interests._
Delft elespair. The fellow .who is
alwayewaiting Inc comething to turt
up may eventually marry a glri with
a Dug' node,
Wellington Mututil
Fire Ins. Coo
14tabitilts4 040.
Road Oftioo, 01114411f, ONT,
RV*" Woo ottaU olaosso ot .Ptottr.
010 property' On the oa� r priomtuxa
ItOta loltera,
GQ!. WX4U11334, 401i111 PA:MOON
loolglout Boorstint
IIITCHIN oceiNo
Agents. WS*0411,Oot,
Dudley liolmes
, .
4,AkRivon,. $01,4017ON
Oftleel Meyer .111041‘. Wlagheou
R,. Vanstone
11A11418Tatt. ASIO 0010401TOR.
*goy to fostxt 1Owe84 Patolt
V./INGHAM.
"
Arthur J. Irwin
0:04.,
001,0i of zientw. smory 01 um Penn,
Irfirsitla College and. Uoentlate of
DOntla etlx047 of Ontario.
, Wilco In Miliodonel Slack
G. H. Ross
D.D.S., L.D.S.,
Boum Graduate of the Royal College
ot Dental eurgeone of Ontario, Honor
Graduate Of University Of Toronto,
Faculty of Dentistry.
Offkke Over H. EL sard & Coe's store
W. R. Hamby
11.804 M.D., C.M.
Special attention paid to diseases
ot Women and Children, be.ving
taken poatgraduate work In Stir-
gery, Bacteriology and Scientific
Medicine,
Office in the Kerr resident°, be-
tween the Queen's Hotel and the
Baptist Ohureh,
Ali business given careful attention.
Phone 64. P. 0, Box 118
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
31.R.o.s..(1res.)
L.R.C.P. (Loud.) '
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(Dr. Chisholm's old stand).
CHIROPRACTIC
Chiropractic removes the cause of
practically all diseases. It matters not
what part of the body is enacted, it
can 'be reached through the nerve
centres in the spinal column, by ad-
justment of subluxated vertebrae.
Consultation free.
DR. J. A. FOX, D. C.
Graduate Chiropractor.
Member Denies, Physiclance M.
(Potation of Canada.
Maar
2•116111,..1.1211.111111.70,gaij31.110.
R .1 STEWART
Graduate of Univers ty of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontaria College of Phyoiclans and
Surgeons. •
oterratA:ENTRANCIG;
SECONI),..,pqpi,131„ NORTH OF
ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
DR. F. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy build° vitality and
strength. Adjustment of the s])1110 and
other times is gently secured, there-
h7dremeaes.
Tetng the Dret115"1ing causes
Blood pressure and other examine,
Gone made. Trusses scientifically fit.
ted.
of fa
OFFICE( OVER CHRISTIE'S STORE.
Hours-Tueadays and Fridays, .9 ata.
to 9 p.m.; Virednpadaye, 9 to 11 0.30.
Other days by appointment.
-General Hospital
(Under Government InvectiOn),
Pleasantly ,situated, (beautifully fur-
nished; Open to ail regularly licensed
physiciens, Rates for patients ,(which
include board and 'nursing) -$4.90 tes
$.15.00 per week, accordingfto location
of ' foam,' Arpr, further tnformation-
Addrees MISS L. MATROWs,
Superintendent,
i • „leeix 223, WInfaham, Ont.
'1
Town odd Farm properties. Call and
see my Oat and get my pricee. I have
some ,exoeIlent valuta
SELL
J G. STEWART
VI/INGHAM.
Phone 184. Office In Town HOU.
T. R. Bennett, J?.
AVOTIONEER
Dates Arranged lat the Advance Office
Pureared Stock Sales a Specialty
Soles conducted anywhere In Ontario,
PHONE 81. WINGHAM, ONT.
W. tlmore Mahood
CONTRACTOR • AND BUILDER.,
Estimates an4 plans furniLshed on
coquet. eatlefaation guaranteed,
WI N GH AM , ONT. BOX 835.
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!..t . Toguerbt
turatrun 1.10ENSgS
TOWN HALL WINONAM
Phonot..-OffIce 24; Residence 188.
WE WANT CREAM
We Want cream, an. will pay' the
Igishest brites for good cream, Whye 11 Your cream away,re long distance
whatreyett etittv receive AS good prices
near home, and In sending your cream
UN 116 will hells it home industry, NVe
...futhieth two cane to eften wrote. and
*he' alt exinKetiti charges atid tV48t11.0
tory%1•11g 51 a' Virg k! eci.ge: a n tert g
tlidl
. winter. would, t18 to Ship to Iler
Nyrite:fOr further particulars to
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