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The Wingham Advance, 1916-09-07, Page 7.. tr11.9199.119194,9009.-X0-.19K,k9 HMS ENTERED 61111.1Sll LINE Oil ThE SOMME Five Successive Assaults Last Night: ---Gain Made Was Small. LOST FM PLANES Germans Had Bad Day With French Fliers, and in Attacks. London Special Cable says:—Five successive attacks were made by Gor- man troops last night on British po- sitions on the Somme front. The War Office announced to -day that the Germans penetrated the British de- fences on a small front at two points between Mildly and IIighwood. The announcement follows: "Subsequent to his attempt to at- tack High Wood, reported in last night's communique, the enemy made a further counter-attack yesterday at- ternoon and evening on a front of some 3,000 yards between Ginahy and High Wood. These counter-attacks were preceded by an intense bom- bardment an the front attacked, and on each side of it. "Considerable forces were employed by the enemy. Five attacke in all were made. • Four of these were driven back with heavy losses to the enemy. At the fifth attempt he suc- ceeded in penetrating to our advanced trench line on a. small frontage at two points only, 'ere, the north we euccessfully en- gaged eaveral batteries east of Beauv- rains, and caused a big explosion in that area. Gas was liberated bY us from the Ypres salient with satisfac- tory results." FRENCH REPORT. Paris, Sept. 1, noon—Four German aeroplanes were shot down yesterday on. the Somme front, and another was captured, the War Office announced to -day. French artillery was very active during the night in the Somme front. The announcement follows: "On the Somme front our artillery was active in the regions of Estrees and Soyecourt. 'Between the Oise and the Aisne we carried out a sur- prise attack on a German trench be- fore Nouvron, taking some prisoners. "In Apremont forest the enemy made a weak and unsuccessful attack at Croix St. Jean. East of Le Pretre wood our curtain of fire de- feated a surprise attack, which the enemy was organizing. The night was calm on the remainder of the front. "Notwithstanding the prevalence of mist and clouds on the greater part of our front ,our flying services were particularly active. On the Somme front four German machines were brought down. One of them, fired on with a machine gun at very close quarters by Warrant Officer Dottie, This is the eighth machine brought down by this Officer. The other three were brought down east of Per - Orme. Two others fell in a damaged condition in the same region. "In the Champagne an Aviatik, ser- iously damaged in an aerial encoun- ter, fell inside the German lines north of Somme -Py. Another enemy ma - a German machine landed within our special guns to land northeast of Som- me-Suippes. The ter° aviators were captured. Finally, near Risquebourg, a eGrman machine landed within our lines on account of engine troUble. The passengers *ere captured." SWEDEN HAS HER TROUBLES With Belligerents Who Vio- late Her Waters. Both Sides Said to Have Been Guilty. Stockholm, Sweden, Cable.—(Cor- respondence of The Associated Press) —The fear expressed in government circles here that belligerent naval op- erations in the Baltic this summer would place a heavy burden upon the neutrality of Sweden, seems to have been amply justified by the events of the past few weeks. The Swedish navy, small but efficient, nas worked night and clay to keep the territorial waters free of infringement, but de- spite this vigilance, submarines and etealthy destroyers of the warring powers have slipped into the threc. mile limit and stolen away with a prize. Germany has been the chief offena. er of late, but the Russians were guilty of poaching earlier ht the sum- mer, and still hold two German steam- ers taken within the three-mile limit, despite the Protest a of the Swedish Government. The Gerinans seem to have adopted the practice of capturing a ship, tak- ing off such supplies as they need, arid then releasing the veesel with a polite apolceey. Recently a Swedish ship, the Oscar IL—not the ark of peaee, but a titly little White steamer, belonging to the Svea Line—was .cap• lured by a German destroyer and 'Mimn to a German Baltic port. There every bit of lubricating oil 'levee' te- „raved from the eteamer end she.was 'allowed to proceed, ,..;The Gewearts naturally expreesed theli Wilifnentees to.' pity 'for the old. :They .tveuldpay tt totatilaa to anyorie..whoetoulderun , Cargo ofeoll past the leeitieh blecliacte. The ineldents of' emik or captured YbU Ode' IONS been fan. morel. tartheraltied ,liestarteee raids have been prevented by bee mewl -ale eft fewediall 4rtiliere; de. "'sertittr'• And loreedo IA:41KP One vae elreenewe0-Sevedialk &trod° ibIi,Q3stqr,„13, eammearielecl, by ceeona of the in ef,' 'and' .1tmv Ott eat ling 'time The prince is a great favorato AtoelrhOlm, 4thOttr-,(1041esiPti;t110y0”; patrol have kept him away for a long timeand his slim little gray vessel has been one of the chief defenders of Swedish neutrality. PRINCE FOILED THE HUN. An English steamer recently Was making her way out of the Baltic *when accosted by a German tleetroy- er. Knowing he was within the pro. tection of territorial waters, the Eng- lish captain at first paid no heed. Then the destroyer slipped to the in- side of the cargo vessel, and in per- fectly goott English the German, com- mander directed the Englishman to steer seuth. Tbe order was not nu- swered, but SO011 the destroyer be- gan to crowd the merchantnum, so it was necessary for him to alter Iiie course, and he Was graduel1y$.1p. proaehing the open and unprotected waters in the Baltic when. the Cos. tor, with Prince William, full six feet three, on the bridge, hove in eight. The Castor came clashiug to the scene, white spray flying from her cleanout bows. "Whet is the matter here?" called out the Prince, in even better Eng- lish than the German employed, The English %captain megaphoned the reply that he was being ordered by the German to steer to the south, so that he could be legally captured and tazen as a prize to Swinnemunde. "You take orders from no one but me," directed the Prince. "Keep to your original course and I will pro- tect you," The ,German slunk away, and the English ship, escorted by the Castor, proceedecl in safety. • Within the peat week the greatest concern has been cause(' here by the sinking of several Swedish ships by German submarines. This practice has followed the decIteration of the Berlin government that foodstuffs ehall be considered contraband as well as cer- tain classes of timber, principally pit props cut for use in the English coal mines. Other Swedish ships have been captured as prizes. A somewhat amus- ing incident recently was that of the "Themis." which the Germans were trying to take to a home port in charge of a prize crew when they dis- covered there was mot sufficient coal aboard. They put into a Swedish port ea Gothland island and were greatly surprised when the Swedish govern- ment politely but firmly refused to re- cognize the "Themis" as a prize and unceremoniously hustled prize crew off. Meantime outside the barber two grim German destroyers stood glaring at three Swedish vessels of similar tYPe but just a little more powerful. The more recent outbreak of trou- ble for Sweden in the Baltic began several weeks ago, when two Ruseian submarines slipped inside the three mile limit and carried away the Ger- man steamers Lissabon and Worms. Two Swedish pilots were captured, but released after a, week or eo. The Russians claimed the Germans were just outside the territorial waters, but Sweden maintains they were not, and Is demanding their restoration. This incident was scarce two days old when a German destroyer boldly came into the southern territorial waters and captured the English stea- mer Adam. The Adam was calmly ey- ingat anchor ---some - say not more than 200 yards from shore. Several days later, in respense to a Swedish protest. the Adam was released and escorted back to the point of capture. She was shy some hundreds of gallons of oil. Two other. English ships, on their way out of tbe Baltic in the very teeth of the enemy. were captured, "de -oiled" and released. RUSSIANS OFFEND. TOO. • Next came an incident in the Both- nia Gulf. near Lulea. when two Rus - elan destroyers attempted to raid four German traders, the Malaga, Gretchen Muller. Friedrich 'Carl and Kette. It is claireed these ships were only a mile and a half from shore when the oncoming Russians signalled them to stop, The four Germans did not obey the order. Again it was flashed from signal pennants, but the 'Germans only steered a little closer in shore. The two Russians, with black smoke pouring from their short. rakish fun - twig. bore down Upon the vessels whh all speed, but when they reached rail- ing distance the Germans stopped. and in their very midst appeared a Swed- ish destroyer, the Virgo, cleared for action. The destroyer had been steam- ing inside the vessels all the way up the coast. A few hot words were ex- changed and the RUSSiarig, making off as rapidly as they had come, were Boon hull down on the horizon. As a further means of stopping the raids in territorial waters the Swedish authorities are placing ' many new mines, and the international game of "hide-and-ge-seek," Or "Prisoners' Base" which has been played so freely this summer will hereafter be fraught With the gravest danger to the offend- ing craft. In relating some of his experiences at sea a Sivedieh naval officer of dis- tinguished rank said to the -correspon- dent of The Associate Press: "You tee we think it is quite easy for the United States to be neutral. The neutrality of the United States is theoretical. Here in Sweden we have a very practical neutrality, a very dif- ficult and expensive neutrality. We are in the midst of the war, but net of it. We are a small nation but so far as firm determination and stead- fast principle will carry us, we intend to remain neutral even to the point of fighting or our neutrality." HUN. PLAN SPOILED. Roumanian Intervention Came trust at Right Time. Petrograd, Cable. --It is believed that the recent period of comparative calm has been occupied by Field Marshal von Hindenburg with preparations for a vigorous counter -offensive, and with tide object In view be has drawn together all the available reserves from every front, They include a half-tiozen' divisions of Turks, who are now distributed along tite Galiflan and 'Transylvanian frontiers. The intervention has, it is thought, caught the Teutons in thb middle of their regroupings, and they will have to cheese between the abandonment of their plane at a very awkward moment, and a crush- ing blow in the nankans, which wig, mu T'erlicaeby.lysevere their connectietis with SCOUT HONORS. • Dominion Chief Dedoritei tiveikitis AidO, °tome, Iriglincee the Ditt di Minsaught, In Ills tapacItY as Chief Snout of the Boy Scouts' Assol elation -to- temente, has honored Ct. Wi Rowley, manager of the Canadian Bank •Connneree•at Winnipeg, with the Silt von Wolf, Decoration for exceptionally valuable work performed by him as prot. viscid commiscioner of the Boy Seouts! movinnemtin Manitoba, Personal preen tetipn was made of the deeeratipn al 1(11)Vetninent House last night A. similar 'honor has been beatoW d b the Duke of Connaught on Mr. 8. M; Brookfield, of Halifax, for his exception;• Idly' valuable work as prestant of the . Neva .Scotia Boy scout's Coueoll. GREAT ROUMANIAN DRIVE SWEEPS AHEAD UNCHECKED Nine Transylvanian Towns Taken—Advance Into Bulgaria Proceeds Ruts Armies Land in Roumania Under Guns of Fleet—Hun Staff Upset. London Cable says—Wit htheir arraiee over -running Transylvania, a large part of watch, including rich in- dustrial sections, is to be abandoned by Aastria, the Roumanians to -night are reported to have struck at Bulgar- ia, Balkan ally ot the Central Empires. Crossing the Danube behind a cur- tain of artillery fire, Roumanian troops have occupied the large Bul- garian city of Rustchuk, according to new reacuing Paris. Meanwhile great numbers of Russian troops are mass- ing in the- Roumanian Dobrudja to Strike at Bulgaria from the north.. Transports under protection of the Russian Black Sea fleet are landing troops at Constanza, the great Rou- manian port, to aid in this blow. The commander of the Russian armies in Roumania arrived at Bucharest to- day, accompanied by his staff, He will be received in audience by King Fer- dinand to -morrow, a despatch from the Roumanian capital states, NINE TOWNS OCCUPIED. Already nine) Transylvania towns and villages have been occupied by the Roumanians. All the passes of the Transylvania mountains have been given upby the Austrians, Kronstadt, chief commercial city Of the rich province, is semiofficially admitted to be in Roumanian hands, together with tour other towns whose populations are more than 8,000. Kronstadt is a city of '0,000 inhabitants. Among other towns seized by tb.e invaders are Hossufalu, 9,000 inhabitants; Pe- troseny, 8,600; Bodza, Csukas, Ssil- lanes, teylufava find Livazeny. HEADING FOR THE MAROS, A Bucharest correspondent of the Daily News wires: "Continuing their record of swift onslaughts, the Roumanians have .ad- vanced 20 miles beyond the Olt val- ley railway, and are now. heading for the most important mid -Transylvan- ian River, the Maros, the valley of which is the hietoric road of invasion to the Hungarian plain to the west- ward. "The Roumanian columns, after rushing the mountain passes and cap- turing the towns of Hermanstadt, Fo- garos, Kronstadt (Brasso), and Kezdi- Vasarlieli, are linking together, mak. ing a front which extends from the Bukowinien Carpathians, where it joins the Russians, to the Iron Gates of the Danube, "The most difficult and steepest re- gion of the Carpathians and Alps is now behind the victorious invad•rs, who are traversing a hilly region. Here the retreating Hungarians are in danger of being surrounded if they resist, "Everywhere in the Transylvania Roumanians acclaim the invaders as come to deliver them from a thous- and years of Maygar oppression, and guide the Roumanian vanguard.." The Roumanian invasion is describ- ed as an "avalanche" by correspond- ents at the front, Attacks are being delivered along a 400 -mile front from Orzova at the "iron gates" of the Danube to the frontier of Bukowina. In order to shorten this extended line Austria is reported ready. to abandon the entire corner of Hungary which lies below a line roughly drawn be- tween Dorna Vatra and Orzova. • I Such a withdrawal would throw oven to invasion a stretch of more than 15,000 square miles of Hungar- ian territory, an area larger than the whole of Belgium, It is pointed out In inspired statements from Vienna, however, that it 9,10 would mean, a shortening of the Austrian front of alltiost 200 miles, and would relieve vast numbers of troops for use in an offensive movement. The present front from Dona Vatra to Orzova, which is on the Serbian border, is ap- proximately 400 miles in length, due to. the convolutions of the frontier line. The proposed Straight front would give the Austrians a line of about only 200 miles to defend. Beset on two sides, and with one of her leading cities already reporteti in the hands of the „Roumanians, a declaration of war from Bulgaria is momentarily expected. It was report- ed to -night from Berlin that simul- taneous declarations would be made by Belgaria and Turkey, but that the date was not yet known, The Turk- ish Council of Ministers already has decided to strike, it is stated, the de- cision having teen reached on August 29th, The situation in Sofia, how- ever, is said to be serious. STAFF PLANS UPSET. The Central News correspondent at Petrograd sends a despatch bearing out reports of a panic at Sofia, and also claims that serious discord ex- ists between Austria and Hungary. The despatch says: "Roumania's action has entirely unset the plans of the German staff. The protected blow at Brusiloff's flank is rendered impossible. "Roumania's military scheme has been submitted for approval by the Russian staff. Transylvania, it is be- lieved. will be the chief theatre of operations. "It is reliably reported that a strong movement has been started against Czar Ferdinand. and that Bulgaria's defeat will be the signal for a revolu- tion. Bulgarians fear that the Rus- sians will make a combined land and sea attack on Varna, a Bulgarian port on the Black Sea. ' The relations between Austria and Hungary are. critical, as the latter is clamoring for the concentration of the entire Hungarian forces on their own frontiers. There is a possibility of Hungary fighting Austria for her own preservation." WAR COUNCIL CALLED. Fighting has become general over the 400 -mile Transylvaniau front, ac- cording to the correspondent of the Geneva Bund at Austro -German head- quarters. The Austro -Hungarians, he says, are finding it impossible to hold on to the political boundary, and are retreating to the second fortified line of defence. The Austrian official report shows that the Roumanians have penetrated well into the interior of Transylvania. The Austrians have fallen back west of Osik Szereda. 50 miles northeast of Kronstadt, which is six miles over the border. It is reported that a council of war will assemble• shortly at Vienna, at which Emperor William of Germany, Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hun- gary, and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will be present. MAY COMPEL CONSTANTINE Greek King Has Played Last Card—Is Under Guard. Huns Fear the Bulgarians Will Desort Them. London Cable,—The possibilities of` Bulgaria weakening and of the Greek people forcing the Government to mobilize and resist Bulgarian oc- cupation of the territory in Greece so recently won from Turkey are much discussed. Czar leerdinan of Bul- garia is visiting Vienna, and English speculation is that he fears to return tp his kingdom, and is prepared to abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Boris, who is reported to be hedging on Bulgaria's gamble by expressing sentiments friendly to his father's en- emies. The Munich. Nachrichten says that the Central Powers do not doubt Bul- garia's loyalty, but are alarmed at her obseure attitude and the lack of news from that country. Rome reports that Bulgaria reclaim assurance by a re- inforcement of 200,000 Turkish troops before she will deciale war on Rou- mania. The speedy' entrance of Greece into the war, possibly within the neat twenty-four hours, is predicted in de- spatches froin 'Athena to -night, • ,Longbefore the Greek :eloetiens, Which are riebeteeled for .9cteleee 8, the army Will ' haVe "been inebiliied and fighting' under -the' colors' of the Entente Allies, it IS *elated.: r Xing Constantine, ander .e1ai,6 guard in his palace, is believed tci licrve played his Mat attrd.-to itbeli:the nation . out of the • war; .Details' of. 4 conference echeditled., for- ,to-daa, tween the Monarch and the Entente Ministers-:-Francle ItuCsign add `Brit- ish—are eagerly awaited: • -• Alt teem from Athens hes.been. del layed from'24 to 48 hours' for the last two weaker .iee-night ITO in- timation of the result of this likel.ye. to -be bistorip conferenca had replica here, a:emit "PosilblY 'by the Pareign Offied '0'116M:tie' deepatelleb. T1i4 Entente ^Minesteter Weree-trdered !by their.(lioatereneentie!te. kreettireepereone Ofy of dui Kitig tO nhat point be tf••.*. %•t' • '"'r -'e. I would be disposed to permit the in- road of Bulgars into Greek territory, so that, knowing his decision, the powers may adopt the necessary mili- tary measures in case of an accentua- tion of the Bulgur advance. The Greek army is preparing for active service. All staff officers on leave have been recalled and general mobilization order is expected at any moment. The Greek Legation here to- day denied sensational reports sent out from Saloniki that the Ring had fled to Larissa to seek protection un- der a German *Chian guard and that fighting between Allied and Greek troops was going on around' his sum- mer home near Athens. DISTRUST OF BULGARIANS Course of Germany Shows Thei Suspect Her. Allow No Time .for Her to Do Any Negotiating.( tt. :• 9ril 4 .r .r; (Be, Andre,Beannumt,) ! M Ilan. Ca eraha latest. kilrelrRie don from trustworthy sources lsieise little doubt that111epolitiae eituetIon In 1311. has beee profoitn`dlie -fected' ilY atblifnalria'so Itint'ertreiftflull Persons in touch with diplomaticlecine dieloatelec.hom,aulpresaentsdeeay lowing in rapid evolution 1t Stifle. ; "/•lithaq,Phrdintthd's'Voili'ne tti to join the414.14 Council- ea'War.e.P11 ,,t1te,eteaa etena,grav9 situatacet, created 1.n. the Beletalis is hatural,'but lrfs,tra.4 eeelfirg ihedithitt1 'ZPsferi'dtlife ;•:,t.4,13,0theresttatige.liaqteriis, the•erldei cent haete of Germany to (Meier? w, ae on. Rotmeania, as ,if t� create ukotlibe situatien elei facto- itt" the Balkans.. . the ImiferdtiOe summens'-. ..of,dthq -ekriatin and .,Auetriane pees% to Buie atria 'to dectare war against dleuntani iriae tt ftitther 'Various senipton •tef general uneasInese. •ItalfatrayedensidL Arable.eageraess, to leave Balgaria, no ftme to reflect'or attemlit'seertit' no • gotiations.'. 1.4 "Here's an ttrtiele headed 'One Wife tile8 Man'" retnarkedleIreiMeekkee at the brealefaist teheee orib of those horrid bigam1sts 1 euppoite,)" snorted his very mueh. better ,"11tIt iliftegSartly.Xt, murporetle., Mt aleeletbwVeLontloff t - •,s. !,0* el, • et a " • "f 1 Y,1 ; I 1 - SLEEP= WINS.. 9 Republic 'Candidate Miohiga_Go,yvnor. 14.9 5 Detroit Iteporteatinh the returns from Michigan's ,.,p4mary median Still lacking a .feyeegounties to earnplete, figures eteetigh; are available at 9 o'clock to-ntelet to. make is Drag - dolly certain* that Albert Sleeper, of Bad Axe, for ctovernor, has won out over Leland, Mama and Gardner, his three opponents, .for the Republi- can nominatioeby a plurality of ap- proximately 6,000 votes; There WS practically no contest for the Demo- crat gubernatorial ticket, and Charles H. Bender, Grand Rapids, manufac- turer, is narried. Lurin E. Dickenson easily beat out David ID, Heineman, of Detroit, for Lieutenant -Governor by 5,000. The race for the United States Senate was tame, Charleke He Townsend, the in- cumbent, receiving an overwhelming majority ;over • W. H. Hill, Detroit manufacttiore In Detroit for Mayor, Oscar 13, Marx. (Republican) wins out over D. B. Duffield by about 9,500. Judge Connolly (Democrat) beat Charles Hampton five to one. • MAIL TO PRISONERS, Rules for Sending to Sol- diers in Germany. Ottawa, Wire.—Owlng to difficulties experienced in sending letters and par- cels to Canddian'prssoners-of-war in (ler, many the Poet -office Penartment has issued revised instruction regardurg the despatching of mail to Germany, Post- age need not be paid on either letters or parecls. Regarding rules as to letters, the de- partment. reiterates that letters must he left open and should not exceed in length two sides of a sheet of notepaper, and on no account must the writting be crossed. Postcards are preferred to letters, and if the former are sent they must not contain views of warships, cemps, docks, bircl'eye views and any conspicuous landmarks. Communica- tions should be confined to family news, and no references to the naval, military or political conditions are allowed. Parcels must not contain letters, but outside of that there is no restrictions as FIGHTING THE C11PPAWA PLO The Electrical Development Company Issues a Writ. Claim Hydro Has No Legal Rights, Toronto Report.—Defeated in their attempt to have a fiat granted, aimed at the Chippewa Creek development, the Electrical Development company of Ontario, Limited, has issued a writ at Weiland, dated Aug. 30, against the Attorney -General ana the Hydro- telectric Power Commission et Ontario. teuiutitfs claim for a declaration that the Hydro Commission has not the legal rignt, either wi111 or without. tile consent or authority of the Lieu- tenant -Governor -in -Council, pursuant to the Ontario Niagara Development Act, to divert water trope any part of the Niagara or -Welland Rivers tor tne purpose of developing ele.ctrical or eneumatic powers, and that the Lieu- tenant -Governor -in -Council has no right or le gal power, pursuant to the Ontario Niagara Development Act or the Waterpowers Regulation Act, 1916, or otherwise, to make use of the waters of the Niagara River, for the production of electric power, or to authorize the Hydro Commission to do so, or to regulate or interrupt the use of such waters by the plaintiffs. A declaration, is also asked that the covenants contained in paragraphs 16 and 20 of the agreement, dated 29th January, 1903, between the commea- sioners of the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park and William Mackenzie, Henry Mill Pellatt and Frederic Nicholls, which agreement was assign- ed to the plaintiffs on the 21st March, 1913, inure to the debefit ef the plaintiff, according to the true, proper and original intent thereof, and that the covenants are binding on the com- missioners of the Queen Victoria Nia- gara Falls Park and on the Lieuten- ant -Governor -in -Council, the Ontario Niagara Development Act notwith- standing. The plaintiffs further claim an in- junction to -restrain the Hydro -Elec- tric Power Comraission of Ontario from diverting any water from any part of the Niagara or Welland Rivers for the purpose of developing electric PcILeni'lL B. Lucas, Attorney -General, received the writ yesterday afternoon, and, commenting on the subject, he took the view .that the,r4 evas no au- thority to resin) aucla a neeit at all undo that ishepes He aped not see how anye eueh *c&ild be brought against. the,Attoeteeeetlenerel, and as regards' the; Hydro:toinniNsion, he pointed iout1 thatesetstion 10- Of the ipower commission act set- forth that i"withOut thescorieentoof :the Attorney- Geneeal no ‘actiM ¼iiah1 be brouoitt ittgainst the commission pr Agahlst any metniler thereof far Anytlying done ii! iontitted in the exercise of his office.'! ..The. defendanta Will. Prehabiteconi firoftwalicl iehould be set aside. The writ was iselead ly lat MiaCertley, eit.J,eit 'Neva' tqi and filed et akellabet W; gerRiett eeZeLP. , ZAIMIR.g0 QUfl. :Greeki eabtnetsaylay –Resign i 9' 4ottin§,rfialsekt. ,. 4,'", ..,.: a' 1:44 i . London Cable.—The grand man. ;Aal ortitg' tli•eek"eotitt 'to -day ail ;formed the president Af,, the depudo 'tidii ffirdial 'VS ?f±i regale alt the' areali eeloe, qemonetration o,f Surtday that Xing Ceristantine would teapoinfla dile' for ,recetaing the deputation. .,,., . 'the resigeation of the Gre.ele Cabi- net heedeti by M. 201111%,,Morated ell.• owed"Int °account, Of Rbiltreatifial &al Itralttcp, lato.2.8.444.4.4,.....ar. , .1 1 ,, e,. i Unfortunately, the cream of sotlitY , isti't .always generated from tharntilk of hunetta kindrieete „ t , 1 'et ii,tftli:W) 4 '*'';•''i 'LOSSES A COUNTERS. WERE 'HEAVY Haig Reports They Paid Costly Price for Their Attempts. CONCENTRATED FIRE 99.,99,9•9999.9,...9,9999.•9, 'From Massed Machine Guns and Artillery, Caught Them. London, Sept. L—The Germans last night launched the most violent coupe ter -offensive against the British on the Somme since the inception of the Picardy battle. It was successful only on a very small frontage, according to the officia) report of General Sir Donelae J. this .afternoon, though no detaY s are as yet given as to the extent tf the ground the Teutons 40- tuall*, regained. 17".ien the weather cleared yester- day evening, after several days of in. 'meant rains andthunderstorms, the Germans hurled massed forces against the British positions on a 3,000 -yard front, in the sector of Ginchy and Delville Wood. Five suc- cessive assaults were made, but not until the fifth was launched did the attackers succeed in caerying British positions, the four others having been broken by the British curtain of fire. The official P,ritish afternoon state- ment says the Teutons penetrate(' into an "advanced British trench at two points on a small frontage." The German War Office briefly an- nounced this afternoon that German troops recaptured from the British ground lost near •Longueval and Del - villa Wood, in heavy fighting laet night. ENEMY LOSSES relel'ORMOUS. In to -night's British headquarters report Sir Douglas asserts that last night's attack cost the Teutons "very severe casualties." He points out that the attackere were not only bet by a fusillade of British rifle -fore, but also "came under the concentrated fire at varioue places of our trench mortars nd maesecl machine guns," while sevbral points the British artillery wrought havoc among the attacking ranks. With the return of more favorabi weather a resumption of the Anglo: rofench offensive on the Somme is looked for. _On the Pranco-Clerman front, in- cluding the Verdun area, the last 24 hours brought no change, of cense- euence, only minor engagements be- ing reported. BRITISH REPORT. London, Sept. 2.—The War Office statement issued late. Friday night follows: 'South of the Ancre there is no change, From the Ancre up to Hebuterne, and further north, the artillery on both sides is active, and also north o f.e.ras. Near Hebuterne the enemy exploded small mines. "Further details of the hostile at- tack of yesterday indicate that the German casualties were too severe. "Besides being met everywhere with rifle fire, the Germans came under concentrated fire at various places from trench mortars and inaseed machine guns, while at sever- al places our artillery obtained excel- lent targets. "There was great aerial activiay yesterday and many combats with the enemy, rive of his 'machines were destroyed and at least seven others were driven clewn damaged. We un- dertook several bombing expeditions which were successful, rive of our aeroplanes were lost." FRENCH REPORT. Paris; Sept. 1.—Friday night's War Office statement reads: . Aside from fairly active artillery combats on the Somme and in the Pletity sector (Verdun front) there Was nothing of importance during the course of the day. "Three German aeroplanes were shot down this afternoon by our anti- aircraft guns. Two fell on the right bank et the Oise and the other near Douattmont. "About 3 o'clock in the afternoon an enemy flier dropped two bombs on Giromagny. One person was wound- ed. The material damage was insig- nificant." EDISON FOR WILSON. Is a Republican, and Wanted Roosevelt. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 3.—Thomas A. Edison, the electrical wizard. Re - Publican, an.d supporter of Theodore Roosevelt for the Presidential nomi- nation, to -day announced that he would work and vote for Woodrow. Wilson. SHe eid: 'Not since '1860 has any camPaigli 'in tide 'gull ar diriect call upon Simon- 'phre"Afildricanism: The tinaes are toe serious to • tgllt' Ve./ think in terms of ale417Iiblieleieriefir O'VerDeinocracy Iteal Americans must drop parties and get down te„„big."11Witonental prinelplea.; "Maraetlian'IleteteOtiter.APresident 13. niy effemaryerefo,O4aWt: Wilson has been fad' *ib aelatepeetsibn of tree 4ii`doile,prabletnee.ant one 0 evhicli deidede the 4vi:oit'g.....'pRy,.*Mild* haVe difastfoilt•F-0Ankettitelices. sod'ia'alecieadfie.RefaVeatievenot got ue into otti;ig efektous7 traalaale:a not are they likereePeoe e. Saglien# letieekit'. with hero or, "'Plaits talk, 'about' he United Otatee:ebeing despised, ia,..nonsense, Neutrality is a mighty 'trying policy, but bek of it are intelinational lawt the hights of hurnanityChltd the fu- .„ „ "'It5oseVelVeVas ehbfce; He' hat adoxlidri meal AO he 011e,Og the best of Americahh,v bu't the inaehirte con* teollea Republietur 'party' Would " not have him. Therefor 1 ant for Wood. rdev ' • '4' 1 /IOWA:4-1)1d your aunt remember you In her Will? ,•Henry—She sure did'. Directed her exeeutors to: collect all the letots ',she tad made -et e'er , .o 1,6 ITALIAN FRONT. Ileavy Austrian Vire rails to Check Advance, Borne, Ca,h1c.-4,a Intense artillery fire was directed by the Australians voider. day against the new positions of the, Italians on Monte Oeuriol, possession of which threaten e the Austrian communi- cation% The official antiounecnient Of to -day says that nothwithstanaing the fire the Italians continged 10 consoli- date the positions. "In the Upper Posina and Astico Val- leys small attacks by the enesny were re pulsed," the statement says: "Yes- terday artillery of ail calibres concen- trated an intense fire ors our new noon tions ors Monte Cauriol, which commands ttiloten I:leinme Valley and threatens the stcho:enantuhtu.on ticrpaptieornsAvbiestrenouCratvraoloepase, hold. ecl the railway station at Tablacco and ever, continue to conseiklate the posi. "In the Drava. Valley We again "In the Gorizie area On the Carso the enemy is attempting hastily to con- solidate himself and, is displaying great activity wsth his artillery and aircraft. Yesterday we drove off an attack made near Tivoli, to the east of the town, Hostile aireraft dropped numerous bombs on the lagoon in Marono, killing one wo- man, injuring a few civilians and MIMS- bag a small amount of damage," • •41. THE QUESTION OF REPRISALS Britain States Her Position On the Matter. Abandonment of Cause' the Means to Avoid Them. London Cable.—Tn answer to a communication from the International Red Cross, the text of which is made public simultaneously with the British answer, the Foreign Office to -day states its position on the question of reerisals. The Red Cross has urged against the adoption of reprisals on prisoners of war. The British Government answers by referring to "outrages which have put such a strain on the patient British people as to raise the question of reprisals." The reply concludes: "His Majesty's Government will readily respond to, the appeal, being confident that the. neutral powers and the International Committee will recognzie that the de - mend for reprisals grows in volume and urgency with the recurrence of abuses, and that the surest means of avoiding reprisals is the abandomnent of the policy inspiring them." The German Government, according to the Berlin Overseas News Agency, has addressed a vigorous protest to the Russian Government "against the barbarous treatment of prisoners of war," and has asked for an immediate cessation thereof. It is announced that if no satisfactory answer is re- ceived from the Russian Government after a fixed date reprisals will be taken by the German Government. • ',AO BRITISH FIRE CHECKS ENEMY Projected Attack On Somme Smothered by Machine Guns French Made Progress Near Soyecourt Wood. London Cable.—A Frenth advance soutit of the Somme, resulting in the extension of the allied front south of .Estrees and southwest of., Soyecourt wood, was the only change of position tho past 24 hours have brought to tho. battling armies of Picardy. North of the river, the Paris night Official sus, a German grenade attack was easily repulsed. A projected German infantry attack near High wood was smothered by British machine gun fire. The Ger- n.lan War Office report admits the loss of a trench on Wednesday. BRITISH REPORT. London ,CabIe.----Thursday night's report fro mheadquarters in France: In the vicinity of High wood the enemy left his trenches with the in- tention of attacking, but was stopped by our machine gun fire and the attack did not develop. There was reining activity of little importance on both sides of Neuville-St. Vaast and the Loos salient early this morning. Heavy bombardments occurred on various sections of the front. Among. the prisoners reported in this morn- ing's communique are eight officers. FRENCH REPORT. . Paris 0able,—Thursday night's War Office report reads: , "On the Soname front cam artillery Was very active during the day. "To the north of the Somme a Ger- man grenade attack against otir posi- tions in the Maurepae wood WO easily repulsed. To the south of the Somme, through local operations, we sere able to progress south of the vil- lage of Estrees and southwest of the Soyecourt wood, where we made some prisonera. There wee the risme can- nonading on the rest of the front." • ARE MARCHING IN HUNGARY Londoa Special Cable.—A des- patch frotn*Buchatese by 'Way t)f Rome says the .Roumaniane,operating in conjanedon *with Russia.es, have cap- tured the principal passes of the Car- pathians, Poi tw,elve hours, the des- patch says, The' Roainettnians have marched uninterrillitedly oil Hunger. Ian territory, meeting only weak re- siatance. 4 Hungarian ever correspondents, as quoted in a.despatch from Amstet- dao m, rort thatlhe Roumanians have begun a bombardment of the Danube towns of Rustchult, Belgaria, and Or- lIttafearY, SHORT am OF THE NEWS OF THE DAY Postoffice Department Ot. ficially Changes Berlin to Kitchener, PARALYSIS VICTIM Woodstock Dairymen In- crease Milk Price to 8 Cents a Quart. Mr, Justice Napoleon Oharbonneau, of the 'Montreal Superior Court, was killed by a fall on his yacht while on a fiehing trip at Three Rivers. The 127th, 129th (Wentworth), 135th, 137t1i.and 138th Battalions, No. 10 Stationary Hospital, London, drafts and details !lave safely reached Eng- land. The Poetoffice Department has offie daily changed the name of the post- ofeice at Berlin, Ont., to "Kitchener," and asks the public to adelet the new name from now on. The Eleetrical Development Com - Patty issued a writ against the Hydro. electric Commission and. the Attor- ney -General, with the object of pre- venting power development at Niag- art by the Hydro. Meagre information from the Yu- kon would indicate a defeat for pro- hibition by a majority of 50, with Polling places having an aggregate of about 200 votes still to heat from. Struck in his automobile by an I. C. R, express during a thick fog at Dunstan, near Drummondville, a trail - eller for the Dominion Tobacco Co., of Montreal, named Tremblay, Was inetantly killed. Sir Sam Hughes hes secured the services of John Roberts Allan, of Ot- tawa, to assist in securing a plade in England as a. cemetery for Canadian idSor Hrhage of the brain caused by as°faelliemrsome time ago caused the death at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Faufert, Chatham, of Mrs. Sarah Joseph, at the Nee of 65 years. John Smith and Orville Ellis, both of Camden Township, were arrested at Chatham for a series of robberies that they are alleged to have commit- ted in Chatham, Glencoe and Dresden. In welcoming the Ottawa Trade Commissioners, the Lord Mayor of Belfast declared that after the war the dominions would have to have a share of the Imperial decisions. We could never return to the old state of affairs. Woodstock will pay eight cents a quart for milk. The milkmen who have dairies of their own declare that the continued dry spell has lessened their supply by fifty per cent. This is the highest price ever paid by milk in Woodstock. • Ernest Vincent Howard, aged five years, died at Newmarket of infantile paralysis, and by order of the Medi- cal Officer of Health, interment took place immediately. Speoial prec'au- tions have been taken to prevent an outbreak in this section. A Chinese was found dead in his room in the Battersby Hotel, Simcoe. He is believed to have been a dope fiend. . The body shows marks on the chest and throat as if he had attempt- ed to n'ond himself with a blunt In- strument.Judge J. J. Coughlin was presented at the court house, Stratford, with a handsome gold watch by his fellow - members of the County of Perth Law Association, prior to his leaving to take up his new dutits at Chatham. Mr. F. P. Gutelius, manager of the Interccilonia,1 Railway, kanaunces that the Canadian Government rail- way will dedicate to the city of Hali- fax valuable proportp for a hospital 'aird also beaches for recreation. He announees also the creation of a new division on the lntercolonial Railway. BIG SUPPLY OF RUSSIAN GRAIN Will Likely be Available Be- fore Season's End. Can Spare Enormous Quan- tity for Europe. London Cable.—It is almost cer- tain that Russian grain will be avail- able in large quantities before the end of the season. The indication is that European and Asiatie Russia will se- cure a harvest of 90,000,000 quarters (720,000,000 bushels), which is well above the average of the last ten years, It is also indicated. that there la a large reserve remaining in Russia trom the two previous crops, and a loalanCe from the crop of 1913. It is safe to say that Mesta can spare 70,000,000 quarters (560,000,000 bushels) of wheat alone, without minting maize, barley and oats. Once this is available North Amer. tea will no longer be able to dictate terms. Of course, the question of ahip- abig will be a difficulty until the end of the war, but. even if the Turks are not compelled to open the Dardanelles grain could be shipped froin Saloniki once the allies drive the Teutons from Northeastern Serbia, and the western half of Bulgaria. . Curious Apaohe Belief. The Apache Indians' eoligioui prevents them front committing mur- der iti the dark, If it dozen Apache should discover a matt sleepixtg by his campfire at night ho amount of Money would hire them to attaek him until the Gun came up. They believe that if they kill a matt At night their owe , souls will walk in etereal derkliene forever. Knowing title curious super- stition, htinters, scouts, trapper a aria ethers traveling through the Apache nation lit the old days moved about during the night and lay by '111 Some eafe retreat during the day. • . .