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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-11-02, Page 7MISTRALIAN COMPIJLSION 4IP REFERENDUM 4- ;;;0•041# Latest Returns Show a Ma- jority So Far Against Conscription. RECRUITS TOO FEW Septem,ber Fell Short, So Premier Hughes Called Special Classes, Melbourne, Australia, Oct, 29. -The latest returns in the referendum on compulsion military service show the following results, although still in- omplete: For conscription .. 798,000 Against conscription .. b87,000 London, Oct. 29. -Only half thee votes must in yesterday's balloting in Australia on the question of compul- sory military service have been thus Ear counted, says a despatch from Reuter's Melbourne correspondent, timed at noon on Sunday. The expec- tation is that a total of 2,000,000 votes will be found to have been polled. Additional returns from West Atm" tralia, adds the correspondent, have reduced the majority for the oppon- ents of conscription to 75,000, First returns showed a considerable majority opposed to conscription. The incomplete vote was: Yes, 637,000; no, 723,000. Affirmative majorities were counted In Victoria, West Australia and Te- mente; negative majorities in New Scuth Wales and Queensland. The attitude of South Australia has not yet .bean determined. There is great diversity . of opinion, says the Observer, regarding the results or referendum among Austra- lian soldiers serving in Trance, Eng- land and the near -east, which emted yesterday. It adds that although it le anticipated the figures will be sub- stantial in favor of conscription, it is eonceded that many Australian sol- diers are against the innovation. An interview with a well-known Australian authority, published by the Observer, attributes the large num- ber of anti -conscription votes in Aus- tralia to the alienation of a large Irish vote by the failure of the Home Rule negotiations. and to the syndi- calist views of industrial organiza- tions. " CALL FOR SINGLE MEN. The month of September having failed to provide by 'voluntary enlist- ment the 32,500 men, from the Com- monwealth. stipulated by the Prime Minister, William H. Hughes, the first steps were taken this week by the Hughes Government toward compul- sory service. In anticipation that, de- spite strong trade e anionist- oppose - tion. the referendum upon conscrip- tion, set for October 28, semild be fav- orable to that policy, the Department of Defence called upon single men without dependents and widowers without children for home defence, with the ultimate purpose of drafting them into the Australian overseas ranks and supplementing volunteer re- cruiting. The men called up respond- ed in large numbers and the arrange- ments for their joining the colors worked quite smoothly on the whole. According to the war census the men of the two clasees above mentioned number some 160,000. • On Oct. 4, in view of the ap- proaching referendum and the im- portant part that women voters would play in it, Mr, Hughes issued an mani- festo entitled, "To the Women of Aus- tralia." In this he criticised the labor- ite element which was against con- erription and appealed to women to vote "yes" on theday of the referen- dum. He said, among other things: "Australia is at war -a war ta the death. All that we hold dear is at stake. Our enemy stands for mili- tary despotism. We stand as a free democracy, whose ideas rest upon reason and righteousness. Democracy cannot co -exist with, despotism. One or the other must go under. Which is it to be? That is the question which tee people of Australia are to answer ou Clet. 28. "For the first time in the history a the world this issue is submitted to the votes of a nation. For the first time in history the voice of woman is to speak directly on the greatest questiou that ca,n confront any com- munity. 1 know nothing that can more strikingly epitomize the funda- mental distinction between the ideals and methods of a. free democracy and those of despotieln. "The very fact that Australian peo- ple are themselves to decide in what Ppirit and to se hat extent they shall continne this great struggle, sets out In letters of fire what is at stake in this war. "The responsibility of Australia's decision rests upon Australian women. Their courage and their spirit must reply to the clarion call. In this crises will be found woman's oppor- tunity." MOM BLOCKADED Three EUTI Subs. Off Capital of Norway. More Victim.' of U -Boats Announced, Copenhagee, Oct. 29. -Christiania, capital of Norway, is reported to be e practically under a taboat blockade. Three German submarines; are lurk- ing off the entrance of the Christiania Fjord, as a "weenie of reprisal for Norway' ; attitude on the submarine (NOMA." The Norwegian Admiralty, fa ceeditig to Christiania despatches, hag wfirned all ships against leaving the fjord. A big glum') is retorted on the elirietienia exchange as a result of the "Leetatie." The Norwegian steamer Lapland lute been emits by a submarine. The crow was captured and taken to a German port by the 1J -boat. EIGHT VESSELS DESTROYED. Isoution, Oct. Lie -The sinking of four more steamships and one sailing veeeel was announced by Lloyd's on Saturday. Three of the veesels were Norwegian, one Swedisinand ono Brit - Leh. The neutral vessels tiunk were the Norwegian steamers Pau and Dan, the Norwegian sallIng vessel Kathrin- km and the Swedish gentler Jonkop- Ing. The sinking of The Brittsh steant- er Sparta was attended with the loss of four members of her crew. The Rafe arrival of the Norwegian steamer Garibaldi, previously report- ed sunk, at Archangel, is also an flounced by the shipping agency. leloYd's announced to -day that the Danish steamer Sit, of 106 tons gross, and the Rueslen three -masted schoon- er Ingersoll, of 239 tons, have been sunk. The Norwegian sailing ship, Regina, of Shien, was set on fire by German submarine U-34, while the slap was on her way from Norway to England, and two members of her crew were drowned, according to a Reuter de- spatch from Ymulden, Holland, to -day. This news was brought to Ymuiden, accoreing to the tiespatch, by the Dutch. steamer Hector, which arrived at that port with the captain and ten members of the crew of the Regina on board. These sailors were taken aboard the U-34, from which they were transferred to the Hector. CRDW OF POLO LANDED. Berlin, Oct. 29.-A despatch from Christiania to the Overseas News Agency quoted the Afterposten as re- porting the arrival of a German sub- anarine at Honningsvaag, with the crew of the British steamer Polo, com- prising 23 men, on board, The Polo, the report adds, with 3,500 tons or coal on board for A.lexandrovsk from Newcastle, was sunk by the subma- rine 30 miles off North Cape. 4-- • FORT VAUX IS SOON TO FAIL Huns' Only Strong Point at Verdun in Grave Peril. Loss of Douaumont Blinded Enemy's Guns. Fleury, Douaumont, Oct. 29. - Venice which is the only strong joint remaining in the hands of the Ger- mans in the immediate vicinity of Verdun. Is. threatened hourly with capture. While the correspendent of the Associated Prase was obeorving, from a nearby ridge hem, dawn, for an approach, • widen, was only eoseible at nignt, some. French advance scouts moved close to the precincts of the fort to reconnoitre, Vaux is dominated by the French artillery, and the . FT.uus uneeasingly Metter it. Every effort at counter- attack which the Germans have made up to 'the present has been checked easily, although some of them have been attempted in heavy force. The Germans suffered a terrible blow when they lost Douanmont, their principal point of observation. Their artillery is". now elind, as the aero- planes are hinderedhy the frequent mists. Consequently, the Gentian cur- tain of fire is ineffectual for stopping the arrival of French reinforcements, although it makes the entire sur- rounding ground unhealthy owing to Its random nature. On the other Land, from the crest where the correspond- ent was stationed the hill slopes on the opposite, side could he seem cov- ered with the dead bodies of Germans, aho had been caught in the hail of French shells when they were en- deavoring to come to the support of the front line. How complete was •the ss-aaer of Tuesday (Oct. 24) may ne gateered fromethe capture by the Fecach ot ten unwounded German battalion com- manders of the Seventh Prussian Grenadiers, 103 other officers, 500 non- commissioned officers, 4.500 men and more than 100 machine guns. Thirty-one German battalions from nineteen different regions occupied the tient, line when the battle opened. At the end oll these had been destroyed or captured at a loss tee the French ot casualties atnounting to only alecut ene.tl.ird tim total number of pris onus. Douaumont itself suffered more from the French than the German French gun having struck in preciselY the same spot. The honors oe the capture fell to the • colonial iefantry from Morocco. The rabid French advence and the victorious attnek over ground stall as surrounds Douaumont is one of the wonders of tee reetent battle. Mud apywhere else on the front is just Mud. Here it is the strongest glee. Trenches and other methods or de- fence and approach are non-existent. The only shelters for the troops are deep shell holes in the gluey mud. Still, the five miles of advancing French infantrymen traversed the ground up the slopes almost as on made. Seemly a rifle ehot wan fired during the battle, which was won by the big* guns and bayonets. A French neroplane preceded tbe infartry at an altitude of only 120 teat and kept the general in cowman:1 informed by nireless of every phase of the etre* gle, and emerged frOin the battle unscathed. -4 • 0, 1VIODE1ATES Advocates of Sub. Terrorism Drop Their Campaign, Berlin, Oct. 20. -The greatest blow the Tirpitz-lieventlow faction has re- ceived since the outbreak when the so- called "Independent committee for Ger- blatl peace,- decided to suspend its na- tionsaide propaganda in behalf of a re- sumption of unrestricted II -boat The committee conu.letely surrendered to the party of moderation, led by Chan- cellor von Betlimann-Hollweg and Field Marshal von Hindenburg. It resolved to leave the whole question to the dis- eretion of the military and naval corns mender% giving thetn a vete of full con- fitienee, In this sudden abandonment of the committee's firebrand activities is seen the strong Imod of von Hindenburg, whot:e asnimption of the office of chief t.f the general staff was the first signal or weakening on the nart of the nave - rates of reckless HtlinnaTine activity. The oettnan press has completely etionted front on the t' -boat Issue. Where formerly there was a wila elam. or of "we muot sink everything In sight," empitasin te noW lnld 011 the necessity to epare neutral chipping. The world IS full of kickers. That's What Moat Of Ut; are kicking about, NOT ALARMED OVER DOBRUDJA London Experts Confident of Roumania's Security, Invaders May Meet a Sur- prise There, London, Oct. 29. -Military °beery - ere here, despite pessimistic utte:an- ces by a portion of the London press, see no cause for alarm over tile situa- tion in Dobrudja, The invasion of Roumania from the Dobrudja has been prevented by the blowing up of the Cernavoaa Bridge, across wh eh, It is reported, the greater part of the Russian and Roumanian forces had escaped. Plead Marshal von lei:Ws:en- sen is trying the dangerous game of Pursuing the remainder litto the marshes of the Danube delta, In this region the Rounaanialls bare strong. points of: support in the large towns of Braila, Galatz and Rene to the north-west, on the other side of the Danube, whence reinforcements and supplies can be easily transported across the river. It was from Rene at the bend of the Danube, that the Rus- sians entered. the Dobrudja to aid the Roumanians when the latter declared war. They crossed the river on pon- toon bridges, which doubtless by this time have been strengthened for the passage of heavy artillery, which seems to be the chief need of the army opposing lelted Marshal von lelacke.ns.en. Three railroads reach the cities mentioned -from Czerno- witz, Kishiaef and Bucharest -and it Is safe to say that over all of them trains full of munitions and troops are now epeeding to the Dobrudja corner, Mackenseu is meeting with little resistance. The allied command, it is believed, is willing to fall back stead- ily toward the Bessarabian line. Their ehief concern is- to elude enveloping moves, Sofia reports the capnire of 500 ad- ditional prisoners, intending some Russian telegraph operators. The Russo -Roumanian army in the Dobrudja is retreating towards the pontoon bridges across the Danube from leirsova northward to Tuitche. and Isakcha, near the mouth ost- the river, according to to -day's Bulger - :an War Office statement. The Bul- garians have destroyed the bridge at Hirsova and the advanced guard on the eastern wing bas reached the region of Babadagh, fifty miles. north - of Constanza. • •-••••••-•- •••[•-0••••}•-•• 4,000 YEARS OLD. Ancient Babylonian Letter Opened and Read. New York, Oct. 31.-A. despatch from Philadelphia to the Times says: A letter written 2400 years before Christ and neve: delivered has just been opened and read here. - Dr. Stephen Langdon, formerly of Oxford University, just appointed cura. tor of the Babylonian section of the university museum, opened the letter with a mallet, for it was sealed ia a clay envelope, and written in =bale Sumerian. Translated with great dif- ficulty, the letter proved to be a haughty order from the writer to a sutordinate concerning a deal Ir. flour. Dr. Langdon is one of the few very greateSumerian scholars in the world. leis appointment was the result of the war, which so lessened the number of students at Oxford as to eliminate Lis classes. Text books used at great college at the Temple of Nippur many, mans thousand years ago, have been put on exbibition at tire mesum. Dr. Langdon Las ' just finished translating them. Among the volumes is an interesting totanical treatise en the cultivation of the date palm. There are case law books written in Sumerian . and in Babylonian, a legal lexicon. Dr. Langdon will make a catalogue of Sumerian and Babylonian tablets in the museum. DRIVING BACH TEE BEMS French and. Serb, Forces Continue to Advance In Their Progress Upon City of Monastir. Paris, Oct. 29. -Further ground has been gained by the French and Ser- bian forces on the Mesedonian front In their drive towards Monastin the War Office announced to -day. In the vicinity of the Cerna the French have captured the village of Gardilova and a system of Bulgarian trenehes l'e- tween Kenali arid the Cerna. The text of the statement follows: "On the left bank of the Strum the 13ritish repulsed a Bulgarian coun. ter -attack hi the region north of Or - mane "In the bend of the Cerna the Ser- biams made fresh progress. The French, during a brilliant engage- ment, captured the village of Gardil- ovo. Further to the Ieft, between Ken' all and the Cerna, one of our regi- ments captured a systent of enemy trenches. "On our left wing tlie artillery struggie continues very active, The fire of our batteries caused the ex- plosion of an ammunition depot near Volusbina, north of leisbovo." The Serbian report thronicleS the capture of 75 e3ulgar1ans and several enemy trenches. Alltheallied reports refer to bad weather hindering opera- tions, while the Berlin and Sofia re. ports merely report, that attacks on their positions failed. A coutitryman is as warm in fustian as a king in velvet, and a truth is as comfortable Hz hamely language as in fine splech.-Spurgeon. "Woman fractures hip." Whitt? Thought hips went Out Of faghlon ema Oral years ago."-LoulsvIlle Couriers lOurnal. Newlywed-levery man should mar- ry. Now, What Mime have you for being single? Oldbacli-I Watt born that Way. BIG ROUMANIAN VICTORIES OVER THE AUSTRO-GERMANS The Invaders, Repulsed At Many Points in Transylvania, Retire to Mountains 4,000 Captured, Many (ius--'Acharest Confident Teutons Are Checked. London, Oct, 20. -Heavy blows were etruck by the Ronnianianii on the Transylvanian border Saturday and to -day, the invaders being driven back at several points, mad more than 4,000 Austro -Germans were taken presoner. The greateut Roumanian euecess was won ozt the western end of the Wallachlan line. In the JIM Valley, where the invader* had cleared , the Vulcan Peas, King Perdinand's troops rallied and etruck back. In a strong counter -offensive they forced the Teta tone to retreat, capturing 900 prisoners and 16 machine guns, Tlte enemy, Bu- charest reports, left 1,000 dead on the battlefield. Continuing their offensive on Sun- day and pursuing the enemy, who is retiring to the mountains, the Rou- naanians captured an additional 160 Bavarians and two bowitzer batteries, VICTORY AT CAMPOLUNg. • North of Roumania Kimpolung (.Campolung) the Roumanians captur- ed the village of Tiveclu, taking 300 German prisoners, and in tile Alt val- ley, further to the north, the Rou- maniane made an advance Of Ws miles to the north of Salatruk. The Russo -Roumanian forces are fighting for time, because when win- ter sets in conditions wilt he all against the attacking force On the Transylvanian front. They are sate - fled to allow lefackensen to hold the Dobrudja so long as they can prevent Falkenhayn from pushing turther south. When spring comes Macken - San's position will be dangerocs unless he manages to cross the Danube. The offensive which was opened by the Austro -German tercets on the Ruseo-Roumanian lines near the junc- tion of the frontiers of tukowina. Transylvania and Roumania, has been checked, the War Office announced to- day. The ,hostile attacks, delivered in the region of Negri, south of Dorna Watra, were repelled by the fire of the defenders. THE OFFICIA LSTORY. Sa.turdayee Bucharest War Office report read: "Near Tuighes and Bicaz there have been some skirmishes and light Etna- lery actione. We captured four offi- cers and 190 men. We have retaken Piaui in the Troths Valley. The ene- my is fleeing in disorder. la the Uzul Valley we attacked and repulsed a counter-attack, capturing ten officere OirT TEMS OF THF NEWS OF THE DAY Field Marshal French Warns of Possibility of Invasion of Britain. ST.JOHN'S IIS DARK, C. W. Peterson, Calgary, Secretary of National Service Commission. Ontario's contributione to the British Red Cress, now exceed 81,400,000. • Mitchell's third campaign for tho Patriotic Isund of $5,000 yilded $6,200, arid more Is earning in. Fire at Kelowna, centre of the rich • fruit district of Okanagan, B. C., caused an eatimated loss of $125,000. Prof. Cleveland Abbe, ?mown as "tlie tether of the Weather Bureau," died at Washington yesterday after an ill - nese of a year, According to the Berliner Tageblatt, there is no longer Any milk in Cream' Berlin or other large towns, eXeept for children and invalids. St. John', Nfld., nas been crdered in a state of darknese at night, and the eort Closed to all shipping between nightfall and daybreak. A ease of Infantile paralysis has appeared two miles north of Tinton - burg, the infantnlaughter of Mr. John Alridge having been stricken. A Murder ease and four manslaugh- ter count; are to be disposed of at the (11111LtittLennox,serzeaatlondon, Ont., before Mr, J Dr, Albert IL Abbott has been ap- pointed director of the Department of Inbor of the Imperial Munitions Beard, the appointment to take effect Nov, 1. The Canadian Department of Naval Setvice has received tie report of the sinking ot a British snip in the North Atlantic by a submarine, referred to in a Halifax despatch. The Meuse Departmental COuncil Is urging that the Front% Govermnent acquire all land'along the present bat- tlefront and Plantit win' poplars. Thue a leafy :moved way Would run from the see to Switzerland. Hanging from a beam in "The Wigs wain," a now deserted restnurant an ilia right bank of the Dumber River, the (Mad body of N. 11. Welker, a termer inmate of tho Hospital for the Insane on Queen street, Toronto, eves fcund. The Belting tug Frank fa MeAulay picked up the stoanter. Jenne% Col - gate's lifeboat No. 1 Ubout 20 Miles 'southwest of Port Stanley. • The steamer D. M, Clemson, tlie third of the six 600 -toot Steel freight - era ordere.d by the Pitteburg attain - Map CoMpaity, for delivery in 1010 and wan dropped overbeard at the Lorain yard Of the American Sehip- and 000 men, and taking five machine guns, many riflee and a large quan- tity ot aramunitiora. At Oltuz we re- puleed the enemy. In the Buzeu Val- ley we made an attack and made pro- gress, In the region of Dragoslavele we inade a counter-attack and repuls- ed the Teuton rigbt wing, capturing 300 prisonere, lour machine gans aud two trench niortare. In the Jiul Val- ley the enemy advanced from the west and were vigorously attacked and vanquished. Our offensive con- tinues. Up to the present we have counted 450 Bavarian prisoners, have captured 16 macaine gums and three cannon. The Teutons left 1,000 dead on the field." Sunday's report said: "In the Jiul Valley our troops are continuing their offensive and pursu- ing the enemy, who is retiring in the mountain. We have captured an ad- ditional 10 officers and 250 Bavarian soldier's. Reserve Sub -Lieutenant Pa- traecolu, with a unit under lzls e0211. mand, captured two howitzer batter - kw of 105 millimetres calibre belong- ing to the 21st Regiment of Bavarian Artillery. The guns were immediately put into action againet the enemy, rendering as great service. ru addi- tion we captured four machine guns and many timbers." SUCCESS NORTH OP KIMPOLUNG. The Ruesian official report reads: "On the Roumanian front, in Transylvania, the enemy, who bad assumed the offensive in the region of Negri, south of Dorna Watra, was re- pelled by our fire, "In the valley of the River liz (Uzul Valley) Roumanian troops as - mimed the offensive and repelled the enemy, capturing ten officers and 900 men. 'In the Buzeu valley the Rou- manians, as a result of a successful attack, captured Goluto-Gereluj mountain. "North of Roumanian Kimpolung (Campulung) our allies captured the village of Livechi, taking 300 German prisoners, five machine guile and two bomb -mortars. "In the Alt valley the Roumanians made an advance of ten versts Mtn milee) to the north of Salatruk. "The enemy, who penetrated with hfs advance guards to Tirgujiulij in the Jlul valley, was defeated by Rou- manian trcope. Here the RournaMans took 900 Bavarian prisoners, 'two mountain howitzer batteries apd 11 machine guns." building Company, Cleveland, on Sat-. melay. Search of the sunlcen wrecic of the barge D. L. Filer by Caetain John Mattison, her former master, failed to bring to light any of the five bedies yet missing of the gix men who were drowned when the berg.: foundered six miler.; west of Bar Point on Oct. 21. C. W. Peterson, of Calgary, has been appointed by R. 13. 13ennett, M. Ise Director -General of National • Service, to the post of secretary of the Na- tional Service Commission In place of G. M. Murray, who resigned at the eame time as Sir Thomas Tait. - A bounty of approximately 16 cents a bushel on all .Wheat harvested in Prance during the next eear Is author- ized by a bill paesed bv the Chamber of deputies.' In additten the •Govern- tuent will give $24 for each additional bectare planted itx wheat. Field Marshal Viscount French, corn- mander-inthief of the forces in the United leingdom, addressing the vol- unteers at Derby, said that an invasion of the British Mies was not a mere eupposition, but a possibilite. This they must be prepared to meet. An Imperial Press Association, for the collection and dissemination of the news of the Empire, was tho remedy troposed by Mr, E. F. Slack, ereeident of the Canadian Press, Limited, fot the present position of the neeve gathering eituation in the course of a state- ment made to the Dominions Royal Cemmission at Montreal. ITALY EXPLAINS. • Occupation of Northern Epirus Only During War. London, Tet. 20. -The Italian Min-, later to Greece, in an audience with King Constantine, has explained that the Italian occupation of northern Epirus does not ehange the situation there as affecting the status of Epirus, as this will be decided in peace con- ference after the war, says a Reuter despatch from Athqns. The Minister Informed the King that Italian troops had replaced the Greek soldiers in Epirus in order to protect the left wing of the Entente army, '••• • GREEK KiNG OBEYS ORDERS Army Assembled in Thes- saly is Removed. Volunteer Army Transport Torpedoed by Sub. INA** Athens, Oen 29.,-4he steamer Ange- like, conveying volunteere to Saioniki. has been torpedoed at lereves. The volunteers were recruits for the force being gatherea by the Provielanal Government, recently formed in Crete for the furtherance of an "anti -Bul- garian" movernent by Greek subjeeta. A deepatch to the Exchange Teta graph Company from Athens saw "A German submarine Saturday evening gletir Plfaelki t040110e4 the Greek to Salonild Lee reeruite te the Voltun ,NEW BRIT! II S ateanter Angitelikh Witten was taking teer Movement, of wimp/. 50 were The Greek GOvernment officially OFFENSIVE made it known to•day that King C011- ON arowned." stantine has orderea the transfer of the third and foitetli army corps from Theesaly and the sixteenth envision from the Epirus to the Peloponnesus, the southern Greek peninsula, In both districts only a force emfficient to Maintain order is to be kept. The transfer le to begin on November 3rd. . Stith an evidence of good -will on the part of the sovereign ia taken In us- ually well informed circles here to in- dica° the not far distant agreement for the co-operatio of Gr etl eece the Entente allies. WILL NOT OPPOSE NA.TIONAL ARMY. London, Oct. 29„ -The Entente al- lies have decided to lend the Salonikt Government 4400,000, Mewling to alt Athens despatch to the Observer, The Government at Athens, the despatch adds, hats agreed to place no obstaele in the way of reinforcing the national army at Salonike recognizing the Sal- oniki movement no eolely anti -Bulgar- ian in aim. SHOT AT PREMIER. Assassin Tried to "Get" Hughes, of Australia, •••••••••••••••••••••••••••ao, Melbourne, Oct, 29. -An attempt was made early yesterday to assassin- ate Prime Minister William elorris Hughes at his home in New Victoria, but the attempt failed. A man forced a, window in the Penne Minister'e home, and fired a re- volver at Hughes. The shot missed; the Premier. The man leaped to the ground, and fled, escaping a police- man•who came to the Prernier'e as- sistance. Premier Hughes, by his ad'vocacy of the conscription measure, drew the bitter fire of a faction of the Aus- tralian Labor party, of which be him- self is a member, and it is poselible that the would-be assassin belonged to a group of his most bitter .oppon- ente. He hats favored an unrelenting war on Germany, and it is passible also that the 'attempt on his life was made by a Teutonic sympathizer. • NEW RUSS DRIVE TO AID ALLIES London, Oct. 29.-A new Itutlalan offeniive has been opened in Gelid:, and Volhyrtim in an effort to lemon the Teuton pressure along the Tran- sylvanian frontier. German head- quarters reports to -clay that a heavy bombardment is- in "progress along almost the entire line on the Stokhod River. .The maximum of intensity was reached directly west of Lutsk, where, it Is assumed, the Russians are preparing for a heavy stroke. The Russian report mentions only recon- naissancea and exchanges of fire in Volhynia. These it characterizes as successful. HUN LEADERS SHIFT. ......1•••••••••••••••••••• War Minister and .Army • Head Change Places. London, Oct, 30, 7.14 a. m. -A Ber- lin despatch forwarded from Amster- dam, says that the German Emperor has sent LieutaGenerel Adolf Wild von Hohenhorn, the Prus,sian Minister of War, to take command of an army corps on the western front, and that the Emperor has appointed as Prus- sian Minister of War and State Lieut, - General von Stein. The change, It is stated, ie due to the desire that the Minister of War, who must decide mil- itary measures at home, should have a thorough experience in the increasing wants- of the army in the fields. MILITARY MEDAL FOR CANADIANS "MI r Long List of Men Honored - for Bravery. Several Also Given Commis- • sions. • London Cable. -The following ners of the Military Medal for bravery in the field, The names are those of privates eXcept otherwise stated: Artillery-Sergt. W. C. 131shop, A. J. Paget, IT. L. Walker, A. Wheat, Medicals-Sergt. E. C. Amaron, Ser- geant. A. W. Board, Corp. H. 'Martin • Mounted Rifles -L, M. Anderson, Sergt.-Major (now Lieutenant). Capstick, Sergt. G. A. Chase, Serge. Major (now Lieutenant) Davidson, 0 Dingle, A. W. Dore, Sergt. (now Lieu-. tenant) Drakes, Sergt. Hartley, Sergt. le. Ingleby, Sergt. H. T. Kerr, W, J. A. King, Sergt. J. le. Palmer, Serge - Major Richina.n, D R. Robertson, L. 13. oltgers, Sergt. H. 13. Saundeeson,R. A. Smith, Sergt.-Major W, SmIth., IL Westlake, Sergt. (now Lieuteant) , . ng 0.1eWilian°elel.rs-ii. A. Bogart, W. Cooke eran, Corp. C. H, Curtis, Sergt. H. Duff, C. G. Elmslie, Sergt. C. (Mils, Sergt. T. Hope, Corp. H. A. King, Sergt. (now Lieutenant) Leakirs, le. elaundtr, Sergt. (now Lieut.) M. it, McCracken, Corp. J. le. McRae, R, eliddlemiss, W. Murray, Serge J. W. Ord, Sergt, le„ A. Pankhurst, G. W. Pearson, Corp. N. 5, Richardsmi, Ser. geant W. C. Roberts, j. 11. Short, L. P. Smarden, el. Stevens, Corp. 3, te. Thomas, Corp, W. It. Wright. Pioneers -Corp. A. C. Bonnard, Ser- geant J. Brown, Sergt,-Major G. Carr, Corp. A, J. McDougall, Sergt. A. Petah, C. A. Ciiin, Corp, E, A, Vowell, ItoyttI Canadians -I Hammond, 3. Hempenstall, Sergt. A. W. Hunt, Ser- geant C, A. Latriont, Sergt, W. Lowe, S. Rayner, C. Ship, 13. J..Sullivan, Mother- rst wordg hz-ft to -day, Fond Pather-What ad the ihtorttelfst.trneteeedeut tsoayitnueelootshetraTrlilltege saanitdi buy him Mt autoMohlle,---Portlanel v BIG MR FLEET REACHES THE VVESTERN FRONT ROUMANIANS ,••••, •••• wit•••••••••••,.. War Office Announcement Points to One Farther to the North. MORE SOMME GAINS •••.,•••••••.-t• Several Important Trenches Captured -French Foil Heavy Assault. London, Oct, 28, --On the Somme front Saturday a local British attack northeast of Les Boeufs captured im- portant German trencites. Title attack was aimed at Le Transloy, three miles ecutheast 01 Ba,paunaesr which la now the principal obstacle coefronting the British and French in their nevance on Bapaume, In a further advance Sunday northeast ef Les Boeufs an. other trench was captured. The Crown Prince tried no -more counter-attacks on the strong positions the lama retook from lam Tuesday. Tbis afternoon a furious German at-, tack in the sector of La elalsonnette,. south ofthe Somme, was broken up by the French fire. The Teutons had ecncentrated large reserves and taought to the front a number of the giant pumps, from which they direct streams of Planting liquids against the opposing trenches. They advanced behind a perfect screen of liquid flame, but the well directed fire of the French artillery not only broke au their mol- ten curtain, but broke up the ranks of the onrushing infautrv. '1 hot ma- chine gun fire poured into the Teuton completed the rout and !survivors hur- irriesdnIcheysscught the cover of their own ANOTHER, OFFENSIVE SUSPECTED A new British offensive on a wide front stretching norut of the present scene of activity oa the Somme may be presaged by the announcement last night from the War °face that the British artillery botnbitrded the Ger- man front in the Messines, Armen - acres, Guinchy, Hohenzollern and Gommecourt areas. These same areas have been for weeks the scene of mach British trench raiding, From Messines to Thiepval, the northern limit of the present Somme front, is forty miles. Armentieres, Geinchy and the liohenzollera areas are at intervals of about ten miles Lel ween Messines to Thippval. BRITISH REPORTS. - London, Oct. 29. -The bulletin from headquarters in France issued Sunday night reads: "We made a further advance this morning northeast of Les Boeure and captured another trench. Tee enemy goenlit.ed heavily various parts of our "South of the Ancre and eleewhere, beyond intermittent rhelling and trench mortar activity,'there is noth- ing to report. "Yesterday, despite a strong adverse while, much useful reconnaissance work was done by our aeroplanes. One machine is missing." • Saturday night's report said: "This maiming we carried cut suc- cessfully a local operation northeast of Les Boeufs, whereby we captured several important enemy trenthes. Our artillery bombardment was vcry effective, and the enemy when driven from his position was ea,ught by our rifle tire. • "Dieting the day the enemy shelled the neighborhood of Eaneosart l'Ab- baye and Martinpuich. Our own artil- lery was active against the eneniy frent in the Messinee Armentieres, Guinchy, Hohenzollern. and Gomme- ccurt areas. Prisoners were taken two officers and 138 of other ranks. During the night there was nething to report." FRENCH REPORTS. • Paris, Oct. 29. -The etatement issued by the War Office Sunday night reads: "South of the Somme after a vio- lent bombardment, tho Germans at 3 o'clock in the afternoon attacked our ecsitions north and south If La Mai- sonnette, using liquid fire. Our barrage and machine gun fire broke the attacks o.nd threw the enemy back into the original trenches. "North of Verdun artillery fighting continued lively in the Haudromcnt- Dotmumont sector. There was no in- fantry action. "On the remainder of the front the day was calm," The afternoon, statement read: "On the Somme front we made enme progress in the regions of Sailly Sail- liisel and Biachee, and took. some erisoners. "North of Verdun artillery fighting continued without any Infantry actin. "There was nothing to report from the remainder of thofrent." RESOURCES AMPLE. Russian Supplies Sufficient for All Needs, Petrograd, Oct. 29. -The Minister of the Interior, II. Proteempoff, has ap- plied to Lite inilitaey stores for food supplies for tbe populations of Petro- grad and Moscow. The eliniater points out that In view of the important part played by these capitals in the con- duct Of the svar it is essential that they shall not be allowed to suffer for want of prOviSiOns. M. PrOtopopoff hes asked that the commissary inform him what supplies can be spared for the civilians. Both the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of tlie Interior have proposed relief measures dealing chiefly with questions of transportation, since the resources of Itusisia, they declare, are aiepilLpfoi.rothe needs. Of the army and t FRENCH BOMBERS BUSY,' Parts, Oct. 27. -The War Office reports: "Last night our bombing aeroplanes (honied 40 bombs on the railway sta- tion at Gratuipre; eight on the railway stetion nt Challerange, SO on enemy bivouacs tit Protoy-Le•Chnteau and Av- ricourt, north of Lassigny, where two rites were :men to bAe2ailot booultn.is !orentitleoti ourinanities droppo titnitiont allt6CritoluittrIelleletitin.d tanalyt rtera llwavilwsatytit doctilps atruek their 01'jective:4:- An- other of the WAWA dropped six 01011S On the railway line at etagnysSursMoe stone," Allies Send Airmen to Act as "Eyes" for the Armies There. MADE LONG FLIGHT .••••4••••••••••••••,••••••••504 Four British Machines Made Trip Right Across Bulgapa, .••••.,....,•••••••••••••••,.. London Cable. --One nundrea and twenty-eight French aeroplanes have arrived In Roumania for reconnais- Fiance work on the Transylvania and Dobrudja fronts, says a despatch from Bucharest. Four English aeroplanes arrived at the Roumanian capital yes- terday from Imbros, an ieland of the Greelan archipelago. Flying front the Islaud of IMbros mese central BM - garb, to Bucharest in a straight line, the Englieh =chines traveled a dis- tance of about 300 miles. Although of stubborn resist - mice to the German-Bulger-TurkisJ1 forces attacking in Dubrudja, the Rue - item and Roumanians. according to • to-eay's official Russian statement, ere retiring to the north of a line be- tween Hirsova and Cascipkeui. The capture of Hinsova would give to the Teutonic) allies the advantage ef having little marshy ground to traveree, should they attempt to make it crossing of the river here into old Rouraania, as the low lying ground virtually disappearfor some distance around Hirsova. Russo-Routrianian troops are en- gaged in successful fighting along the Roumanian -Transylvanian frontier, according to the War Office announce- ment. Enemy attacks in the Tulghee and Bicaz regione and in the Trotus Valley were repulsed, while in the Uzul Valley the Roumanian advance is continuIng. "Heavy losses were sustained by the Teutonic troops, which vainly attack- ed in the region of Drag,oslavelo. Fighting in the Predeal region con- tinues. There has been a withdrawal of the defensive forces towards- the southern Transylvanian frontier in the Jiul Vallee. "In the Oituz Valley calm prevails. On the Brancea frontier. in the Bezett Valley, at Table Butzi. Bratacea and Predelus the situation is unchanged. The enemy attacked with violence et Mount Cerhoet, At Azugel, southwest of Predeal, fighting is in progress. In the region of Dragoslavele we have re- pulsed very violent enemy attack in the valley of Pravatz. The valley is covered with enemy dead. West of the Alt enemy attacks have been repulsed. 41. the Jiul Valley we have withdrawn towards the southern exit of the paee. "Southern front -On the Danube and in Dobrudja there has been no change. "Northern and Northwestern fronts -At Tulghes and Bicaz we repulsed et violent enemy attack. At Huggis an enemy aeroplane was brought down by our artillery. In the Troths Valley the enemy attacked violently, but was repulsed. "In the Uzul Valley our advance continuee. We have captured one of- ficer and 82 men and took one ma- chine gun." ••••••-••••••••••••••••• NORWAY AND SWEDEN HOT Norse Ship Masters Tell Hun Sub. Plans. Sweden Claims 14ercure Il- legally Sunk. London, • Oct. 30. -(New York World ca,ble.)-"Norwegian ship mas- ters who have come into east coast ports tell exciting tales of the block, ade," says the News, of the World. "They say it is well known in Scan- dinavia that Germany almost since the war began has concentrated her ship- building resources on submarine con- struction. "The Germans, in order more rap- idly to man the new boats, work the vessels at sea with double Crews - five officers and an experienced crew to work the boat, and another troy on board being put through a course of training. "The Imperial German naval en- sign is flying daily off Norway from submarines, attended frequently by 4eppel1ns, and while the Norwegian merchant marine is suffering, the Germans are more eager to destroy traffic from Britain to Russia." SWEDEN ANGRY. London, Oct. 30.-A. dispatch to the morning Post from Stockholm says: The Swedish Shipping Gazette, on the Subject of the torpedoing of the Swedish steamer Mercare, says that the master's request to be taken into a German port was refused by the c,ommander of the submarine on the ground that he mild not spare tho tiva"e'Everybedy kaows," the writer WS, "that, according to the terms of The Hague Convention, the sinking of it vessel is only permissable Under Very special cireuMstences null that the be- havior of the commander of the Ger.. man subinarine in this ease was not n accord *with the spirit of the con- vention, as the vessel might hege been taken to Else or through Ore Sund to 0 Baltic port without any risk, One must etimhatlAlly protest in the name of international law against this fur - their evidence of the wanteii determitn sititlitopnviicern, :40.1 duelsetrotyarnteiultarsarl case referred ti, no lives' vierti. en- dangered." LOOKS LIKE A CRIME, Itrockville, Ont. 20.-Iiiehard Palmer, laborer, employed on an addition being .11-ctcel at the Revere House, fell down tie devator shaft and sustained ti frac- owe of it limb, besides other injuries. He \VIM ascending on elevator used for ..haulixonittateristis from theaiteglitue floor' Itip) ttire Pic! v'eartosetndinirnpeadn.d'elv)1114nsti''5 gatfroerl snowed that where the rope eabltt broke it had been tihnosteut in two with it knife. The pollee are inveatlgating. Balmer la in the hospital in a tritiettl condition,