The Wingham Advance, 1917-06-14, Page 2Lesson XII. June n, 1917.
The Rhone Lord.--aohn 20: 1-18.
CoMMentery,-1. May at the Septa -
Ora (vs. 1, 2)., 1. The first day' Of the
Week -It was Very early ox Sunday
ntoriltnge The body et Jesus was
placed in the tomb before etineet on
leriday and lay there until Sunday
Morning. A. part of rrlday, the whole
of Satarday and a part of Sunday were
together, according to Jewish usage.
Called three daYs. The early eerie.
Liana desired to celebrate the day ou
which our Lord arose from the dead,
helm. Sunday was observed as the
Sabbatb., rather than tee day durIng
white' his bode' lay in the tomb. Mary
Magdalene -She was Moat earnestly
deyoted to the laster, an it appears
that her zeal led her to reach the
tome in advance of the other women,
Their misson was to embalm the body
of Jesup. Yet dark -Before daylight,
l'he sepulchre -It was the new tomb
• of Joseph of Arireathaea, who had re -
Vested the Roman officer to permit
him to provide for the burial of the
body of our Lord, The tomb was in
ei garden near Golgotha, or Cavalry,
the elace of crucifixion, It was preb-
ahly close to the hill resembling a
skull, which is situated a short dis-
tance north of the north wall of jerie
salmi. The sepulchre was a chamber
made in the solid rock. The stone
taken away -The women had inquired,
as they were on the way to the sepul.
chre, who should roll away the stone
(Mark 16; 3). The opening into the
torab was like a door in a wall of rook
and was covered by a large stone, like
a mill stone, 2, .Runneth-in her dis
appointment is not finding the body
o Jesus she bastened to inform the
disciples of its unexplained disappear-
ance. The other Aiseiple, whom Jesus
loved -From this and other passages
It is clear that it eves John himself.
II. Peter and John at the sepulchre
(vs. 3-10). 3. Came to the sepulchre -
The two disciples hastened to the tomb
With the hope of finding some clue
that would teed to the recovery of the
body.4. Did aittrun Peter -This verse
l• ows the anxiety of the disciples in
this matter, 6. Yet went he not in -
John was able to see the interior of
the tomb without entering, and he saw
the grave clothes, but not the body of
Jesus. Reverence of his Lord May have
kept him from entering. 6. Peter
went intoethe sepulchre -Peter was
too impetuous to stop outside. This
was in keeping with his disposition
from the time he first beceme a dis-
ciple of Jesus. 7. The napkin in
a place by itself -The linen clothes
with which the body was dressed for
• burial lay in one place and the napkin
that was about his head in another.
There was oo indication of violence or
haste. 8. He saw, and believed -As
reverehce at first kept John at a re-
spectful distance from where the body
of Jesus had lain, so faith, upon a
• more complete understanding of con-
• ditions within the tomb, led him to
enter and to balieve that the body or
Jesus had not been taken from the
tomb, but that he had risen from the
dead. 9. They knew not the scripture
-We can but admire the faith of John
In the resurrection of Christ, in the
absence of an understanding ot the
seripture which foretold that resur-
rection. Our Lott had told them that
he would suffer death and rise again
on the third day, but the disciples had
failed to comprehend his meaning.
„ John's faith was sublime.
111. Jesus appears to Mary (vs. 11-
18). 11. Mary stood without at the
sepulchre weeping. Her devotion to
the Master prompted her to Roger af-
ter the disciples had gone away, It
was the same devotion that had
brought her 'very early to the tomb.
Her sorrow at the disappearance ot
her Lord's .body found expression In
tears. Her devotion to Jesus was
deep, 'but her faith was not ac adeve
and strong as was John's, who "saw
and believed." 12. Seeth two angels -
Her -love led her tb look at the place
where Jesus had lain, Matthew and
Mark mention but one angel, probably
that one only that spoke." -Clark. -
One at the head, etc, -In the most
holy place the cherubim were placed
at each end of the mercy -seat. See
Exod. 25; 18, 19. Jesus was crucified
between two thieves,- but two angels
guarded, his body in the tomb. 33.
Woman -A respectful manner . of ad-
dress. Why weepest thou -Had she
uuderstood. that Christ had risen,
there would have been no tears of sor-
row.
14. named and saw Jesus standing.
Something attracted her attention and
he turned back from the abode or
eleath to behold "the Life," her Lord,
although she did not at first recognize
him. Knew nee that it was Jesus -
Mary was looking for the body of her
Master, whom she believed to be dead,
and not for her risen Lord. It seems
that the thdight of his resurrection
had not .entered her mind. She did
not pay particular attention to the
personage who was there, because of
the intense gaief of her soul. 35.
WoMan, why weepest thou -The first
words of our Lord after his resurrec-
tion were addressed to ohe of Ills most
devoted followers and brought comfort
te her sorrowing heart, The gar-
• detter-liaty had not yet carefully ob-
served jeans, and thought he was the
, man who bad charge of the grounds
containing the tomb.
36. Jesus saith unto her, elery-iler
sets and words of devotion bad won
their way, and Jesus spoke her tame,
and spoke it with such tetiderhess that
she at onee recognized him Turned -
She had not been looking toward him
whotn he supposed was the gardener,
Init uPon 'Marling the voice of Jesus
she at ante turned to.see him, liab-
boul-This was a title eapressive Of
the highest honor, egeivaleut to "most
lionorable Master." 17. Touch inc
hot -The verb means to cling to. The
relation between the glorified Centist
and His followera wes sorneWhat dif-
ferent froto What it wits between them
before the crucifixion. Jesus had an
errand for Mary to do, and that was
Mere itnportant then theft to cling to
his feet. Foe 1 ant not yet aseended
to My Father -Mae seethe "to imply
thet, 81110 he had not yet withdrawn
bimeelf from earth, there would be
time enough ter expreselone of Wee-
tioe, and sbe evottid not lose the op-
pOrtunity by gang gutekly now to his
brethren, the dieelples ,witit the glad
neves," Co --She was at °dee sent
Meth as a witnesseet, To My brethree
--Bishop all rerferalta that they were'
firat seivante, then. discaples, then
friends,. and after the resurreetion,
bretheee. I aecend-Ire had his re-
surreetitin bode, but was still on
earth. He would WU ascend to
glory, to iny Od atia yettr ed --"A
tender. betinthatforte teat even ch 1.1:gh
he is their divine brother." 18, Told
the disciplete-She itstaittly Obeyed
lieP Lord'e reinniende The gladnesat
of her neva heart fitteriipteel her (0'
Wake the geed steles' 'bleat% 'tat the
leafere.
Qoesttolie. For what reasous is the I
doctrine of the resurrection an Me pms
Pertant one? Who went early to the
Lomb of our Lord? How long had the
body of Jena lain in the tomb? What
did Mary say to Peter and John as
She met them? When Mary looked
into the sePtiiehre, what did she flee?
Deserlbe the appearing of Christ to
her, lama white erritud dia Christ
send Marne How did the diselples re-
eeive her messaget
. PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Tope. -A. Glorious Revelation.
I; Of Christ's resurrection.
11, Of Christian brotherhood.
1. of Christ's resurrection. For three
years Jesus had declared among his
followers that his aiessethship woula
be proved eonclustvely in his resurrec-
tion from the dead, and yet Ids tits-
ciples and his closely assoclated apes.
ties had never taken in his meaning.
When they were forced to give up
their hopes of an earthly kingdom and
see him submit to crucifixion, they
forgot for the time all his essueaucee
•that he would rise (Letitia They con-
tinued to couclude things according to
their oevn reasoning. Mary's discovery
of the empty tombwas tile first indt-
cation of the fact of his resurrection.
The two apostles, John and Peter, nit
the tomb convinced that Jesus had
risen, but were unable to fathom the
mystery of tee resurrection. Mary
stood resolute. She resolved to ques-
tion until she learned the whole truth
about her Lord. Her devotion to
Jesus was seen in her persistent lin-
gering, in her increaeed courage aud in
iter intense feeling. She did the only
thiug which love prompted under the
cire.umstances. She trusted the angels
'with the secret of her sorrow, then
turned away to weep one uninter-
ruptedly. She did not consider that
her Lord might be preserved to her
ureter new conditions. A deep feeling
of bereavement excluded from Mary's
mind, for tee time, every ether thought
and perception. In het* ignorance and
deep grief she had turned her back
upon her Lord, Jesus interpreted and
accepted her love regardless of her
errors. His question, "Why weepest
thou?" aroused the spirit of search
and expectation anew in Mary's heart.
She was ready to undertake the care
of his body if it could be restored to
.her. That was sorrow in its resolute
and hopeful aspect. In a tone of faltit-
lul Jesus said, "Mary."
Tenderness and revelation came in
that one word. When Mary's eyes
were opened and her ears canght the
sound of his voice, there was no longer
any doubt or hesitation. Mary recog-
nized not only her own name, but the
voice that uttered it. She compre-
hended the situation without further
remark and turned directl to him. It
was not merely an old-time greeting
which Mary received. It was a new
and measureless benediction. The
salutation made real to her all she had
aver dared to hope. From the sense
of absolute loss she passed to the
sense of full possession. That was a
moment of reaction from blank despair
to boundless ecstasy. When Teary had
known but part, she wept. When she
knew all, her joy was full.
II. Of Christian brotherhood. Mame
a Galilean woman, who had enjoyed a
rich' experience of Christ's healing
power, and who .had ministered to Hie
temporal needs, and who had witness-
ed 1110 crucifixion, was the Bret to
bear witnese of His reeurrection, She
was first to see her Lord and to
hear His voice. "Ra,bboni" was the
word hi which Mary's soul expreased
its love wed wonder and eoncenteation
of feeling, The epirit of loving discip-
leship was crystalized in that on word.
With all the inteneity of her affec-
tion and the greatness of her courage
there was imperfection in her faith.
The words of Jesus. "Touch Me not,"
were designed to discipline and.raise
her faith and to break to her the
truth that He was no longer to -be
associated with His disciples in the
Cede After Hie aecension to Hie lea-
ther the new life would be complete,
when in her heart and spirit she could
Cling to Him forever. Mary needed to
be taught that the fellowship of the
future would be very different from
that of the past. Her dependence upon
Christ must be changed into a holier
relation. All thie Mary had to learn
amid her joy that her joy might not
be taken from her when he should as-
cend. To Mary it was the historic and
physical revelation of the than Sav-
iour and the spiritual establiehment
of all her hope ein life and in eteriiity.
The laws Of the new life and relation-
ships were revealed to Mary that. She
was made an apostle to the apeetlee
by the Master's own direction and
commission. Her tiered errand was to
bear .graelous words of cheer and en-
couragement to tboae who had been
enduring dispense, sorrow and depre-
',lion, Mary haetene.d to tell the whole
otory and to declare the whole lneei•
eage.-T. IL A.
LITTLE DETAILS
AS TO SALVADOR
•
Reports as to Loss of Life
Vary Greatly,
One Says Few Died, Other
Says Hundreds,
Corinto, Noearagua,
eremite commitnieation 'with Salvador
.8 still cut off, and no authentic in-
tormation is available here as to the
loss of life and property caused by
the earthquake and storm on Thurs..
day night. Such advices as have
reached Corinto indicate that great
property loss was occasioned. It ie
reported that Santa Tecla heti been
destroyed, and 'the surrounding coun-
tryside for a ratilits 6f 30 miles de-
vastated. The City of. San Salvador
has been damaged badly, according tO
a .etirrent report.
The eartomialte oeeurred at 9
o'elock on Thursday night. It was ace
contemned by a high ,evind and heavy
rain.
Despatches yesterday front San
Juan Del Sur said an Salvador, San-
ta Teela and neighboring townie had
been destroyed, but that the loge of
iire was small. Information was re.
reived from San Miguel that only 100
houses were left standing in San Sal-
vador A despateh from Panama last
night said repeats teaching there in-
dicated hundreds- Of lives had been
lost in San &Meader,
Mkt Newrieh-Pa, I do wielt you
wouldn't ceeln afraid of the butler,
and for gOedriteie dike dont any 'elf
to hint, NeWrIelf-What'll I eall hint,
Rally? Mice N. --What's his. name?
Newrieh-Jantits, lIss N. ---Then ealI
hint JIM; BOUM Tratigeript.
IN BOHEMIA
011.1,111.....11401M, ORM "NMI
Czecho-Slovalo in Great
Riots at Many Places.
Demand Their Union in One
Democratic State.
•
New York Report. -The Sleet Frees
Bureau has received the following
cable despatch from Paris reporting
extensive revolutiotiary disturbances
in Bohemia;
"The opening session or the AUS.
Wen Parliament was accompanied by
a revolutionary outbreak in Bohemie.
Creat riots occurred in Porstejob,
Moravian Ostravia and Budejovice
(Buttweis). 1n Frage° a great de-
monstration took place before the
Governor's palace, participated in by
15,000 persons,
"The United Club of Czech political
parties in the Austrian Parliament,
which represents all eliadee of political
°platen in Bohemia, leaned an address
Asking the union of all Czecho-Sloyak
people in one democratic state. Par-
ticular insistence is laid in the address
on the demand that the Slovaks mest
be Incorporated in this state. Hering
the reading of the speech from the
throne Inc Czech deputies ostenta-
tiously and demonstratively withheld
from all loyalist menifestatIons.
"The United Club of Czech Deputies
elected as its president the nittionta
Socialist deputy, Mr. Kolbe, who has
been in jail lance the beginning ot the
war.
"Premier Count Clam-Martinitz in
vain besought the Czech deputies not
to make a declaration for independ-
ence Wove the Parliament. The
German parties.in the Reichsrat are
furious over the action of the Czechs
and demand crithinal prosecution of
the defiant Slays.
"The Socialist deputy, Dr. Franeis
Soukup, declares in the Pravo
the. Czech Socialist daily of Prague,
that the Czech Socialist party will
march with the nation 1111 the end.
Another Socialist deputy, Dr. 'Leo
Yinter, at a mass meeting in Prague,
declared that the Czech Socialist
party demands complete independence
of Czecho-Slovaks. Czech deputies be-
longing to the National Socialist party
in public proclamations salute the
Russian revolution and the great Am-
erican democracy in its struggle for the
rights of small nationalities."
4 • 4
PRISONERS
ADMIT THEY
CANNOT WIN
Captive Officers Tell Awful
Tales of Terror, and
-Abandon Hope.
WERE APPALLED
Came From Russian Front,
Say They Did Not Know
What War Was,
Brritish Headtmartere in France,
Cable. --Prisoners have kept coming
le to -day in inereasing hundreds,
Dazed by nearly a week of moat ter'
rifying gun fire and half famished as
a mutt of the "starvation barrage"
the British had kept on their lines of
conemualeation and supply, these
men upon reaching the cool, grasey
apote within the barbed wire stock-
adee erected for their anticipated ar-
rival, stripped themselvea to the
waist, tore off their heavy trend'
boots and flung themselves on the
ground, where they soon were lost in
the heavy sleep of complete exhaus-
tion, For them the war its over, and
their relief at neing Out of it was
only too apparent.
The men who had wen most of
their military service on the Ruseiat
front a ere the meet demoralized of
all.
NO CHANCE TO WIN.
"We had neard much of the eon-
ditions on the weetern front," tient
one of the captured German officers
to the Aeeaciated Press, "but wt,
always thought there was much ex-
aggeration about thou. We had no
realeaation wbat war wae. When we
came from Russia a few weeks ago
we were told we were going againet
the British. but that we need not
worry as the English were not in u
poeation to accoraplish anything
serious against us, in view of their
offensive at Arena. The firtillery fire
we experienced when we first came
to the 'Meceinee Ridge was More ter-
rible than anything we had seen or
heard ou the eastern, front.
"Then, a week ago the Enact)
etarted their inteneive bombardment,.
It, was horrible to endure. Pew of
us ever thought we would get out
alive. There- wae a (Bennet senee of
relief when the mine Was exploded
yesterday morning. We knew - then
that an attaele was under way, and
that we eoon ehould be dead or in n
position to suerender, Most of us tah
frankly eay that ,we preferred the
latter.
"This experienee of ours (should end
the war. We have no poesible
chance to win. Two dos ago me
division was made up of three splen-
did German regitneirts. We caw theee
Mee shrivel up in a. huericithe of fire
with wbieh we could not possibly
eonmete. New iny tlivisiOn xists no
more."
This offleer itad ho complaints to
make against iho German higher com-
mend and no apparent desire to win
favor from his British captors. Ile
was so eltaken by the ordeal he had
ittidergone that he seemed to find at
least Momentary relief in expressing,
In extelleat a:Imitate the thoughts
which were uppermost in his. mind.
• The eXperienee Of his dIttielett appar-
ently is evidence that. Germany is not
tinding a aelution hero of her Military
difficulties in the transferring of her
old eastern unite to the western front.
The prisoners all say they had been
• warned within the past few days that
the Englieh Might attempt an effete
sive tend that the main attack Might
tome In tee Messines sector, with tee
:tette of Dipping Off the Wyteettalitte
Zector-all of whielt, it May he elat-
ed. has been accomplielied, The Ger-
man troopin the line had been ord-
ered to be on lite alert every moment,
[ley aud night, but British raids juat
prior to the Attack showed that the
Gorman sentries always eought -neer
froin The British boinbardments, as
they had every geed reesen to do.
Prieoners e1ay they were ordered to
hold the front line at all costs, Al-
though. their commanders verbally all -
flatted that this line watad be taken
by the first essaulting waves. It was
hoped, however, Immediately to eject
the British with 'the mucletallted-of
German storming troop end "sans-
truppen" whIce had been especially
formed to "knock" the Braise out of
any treecit element they might eat tr
"German 'troops who but recently
came into the line, Reid they had seen
teeny guns moviig t 'i' ti the fete;
This worried them considerably, Mr
ordinarily German gun trausfers are
made at night, and iu such a, conceal.
ed manner that even the German he
renew seldom sees them The Ger-
man prisoners admit that they were
completely bewildered by the Whist)
tactics. So many practise berrages
and feint bombardments had been
directed against them that they had
no itlea,when to expect an, actual at.
tack. Their first line and commune
cation trenches alike had been terribly
knockett about,
4 ir
SPAIN'S CRISIS
13 STILL ACUTE
•
Cabinet Council Failed to
Clear the Situation.
Army Officers Unru1y--B1
• Strike Likely.
Madrid Cable,- via Paris Cable. -
Tee Cabinet Colwell to -day, from
e hien important results were expect-
ed, left the situation still undecided,
although the Ministers profess optim-
ism. The tiovernment is faced with
grave difficulties, both military and
economic. •The direct cause of the
trouble is the alscontent among army
officers; who 'have found an associa-
tion to obtain a betterment of their
conditions.
The body formed by infantry offi-
cers at Barcelona brought matters to
a head by presenting a petition 'for
reforms, which amounted virtually to
an ultimatum.
Underlying everything is the econo-
mic difficulty, with its consequent
unrest among the laboring masses,
and which threatens to take the form
of it general strike.. The reluctance of
POlitical chiefs to step into the shoes
or the Administration further cornett-
cates.the situation. Former Premier
Dato and the moderate Conseavatives
are unwilling to take office, and for-
mer Premier Romanones is declared
to be out of the question. The only
alternative, if Premier Prieto decides
to retire, seems to be a combination
headed by the Duke of Alba.
Stung by newspaper criticism of
his Adminiatration, Premier Prieto
announced to -day that in the future
be will withhold all information from
the press.
After the Cabinet meeting Premier
Prieto said thee public opinion requir-
ed profound transformations in the
life of the country. He said that he
considered that the problem should
be exhaustively discussed by Parlia-
ment, which could then not only
bring about the necessary modifica-
tions, but apportion the responsibility,
for the present situation, which he
maintained fell in no way upon the
existieg administration.
The Spanish Parliament adjourned
on Feb. 26, in the midst of a crisis
which resulted in the resignation of
the Romanones Cabinet. A demand
tor the reaseembling of the Cortes has
been a leading factor in tbe agitation
which has convulsed Spain,
TWO MILLION U.S.
TROOPS NEEDED
To Fill Gap Caused by Rus-
sian Breakdown,
Said to Be British General
Staff View.
Washington report -Commenting
on the discussion of the failure of
the plan of 1917 of the Entente Allies
along the western front in Europe, at-
tributed to the London Times' mile._
tary correspondent, a recognized au-
thority heed) to -day interpreted the
statement as meaning that 1,815,000
American soldiers would be needed to
raise the Allies' strength to where it
was four menthe ago, in comperison
with that of the Central Powers, un -
lege there is it definite tightening up
of the Russian situation.
This authority asserted that there
eould be little doubt that the military
critic of the London Times was not
the real author of the article, but that
it was written with the authorization
of tife British General. Staff, if not by
a member of the General Staff him-
self. The article contained informa-
tion, he asserted, which was not avail.
able to eny tivillan or other person
not connected with the British War
Oftice. He Characterized the article
as Britain's explanation ef the failure
• of the Allies, oceasioned by their in-
ability.of force over the Central Flea-
pires to maintain an effective offen-
sive. He said;
"The eritie placed the blame for this
misfortute upon Russia, The Provis-
• ional Government of Russia has not
been able to hold the Russittn troops.
They aer tired of fighting, and lacking
discipline, they are not moved by
Pleas for national honor, for their Slav
brethren, the Serbs, or for the Allies.
The Attlee are no longer counting
upon assistance from Russia this
year,"
IMPERIAL CONGRESS POSTPONED
London, Cable. ---Lord Desborough
nountes that the Imperial Congress of
Chambers of Commerce of the Burette,
which meets ordinarily every throe years,
and which as to have met in Toronto
this Autumn, will not be held until after
the war. Firstly, there will be a. bust -
Heim conference, rerresentotive of all
the dominions, iminediat4y after the war,
aft.r which the Imperial Cangress wili
be held in Torontm
You never can ten. Some ministers
are rather broad, even hi their view of
the straight and narrow WaY.
BRITISH HAVE CONSOLIDATED
ALL THE GROUND THEY WON
Over 20 Dig Guns, Over 6-1400 Prisoners,
Already Passed Through.
Great Numbers of German Head •Lie About
Captured Positions.
London Cable. --The British forces
in Belgium nave consolidated their
gains on Teursday, and during Friday
seccessfully warded off German coun-
ter-attacks in the region of Oostta-
verne and hlessines, according to the
British official communication Issued
this evening. More than 0.400 prison-
ers, among them 132 officers, eave ul-
ready been counted,
Thecommunication seas:
"During the day our new line south
of Ypres has been organized and se-
cured. Clerman counter-attacks south-
east and northwest of Oostto,verne
and east of Messines were repulsed
with loss by our infantry or broken
up by our artillery fire,
"Over 6.400 prisonees, !winding 132
officers, have already passed through
the collecting statious as a result of
yesterday's operations. More than 20
guns thus far .have been collected."
ACCORDING TO TIME TABLE.
"Despite theclitficulties and disad.
ea,ntages winch our troops had to
overcome, further details of yester-
fifty's fighting show that our first as-
sault and the subsequent ettacks were
carried out in almost exact accord-
ance with the time table previously
arranged.
"At 3,10 a. m. nineteen deep mines
were exploded simultaneously beneath
the enemy's defences, by which large
portious of both his front and sup -
Port trenehes, including extensive
dugout e and mining systems, were
completely wrecked. Immediately up-
on the explosion of the mines our
guns opened and our infantry assault
was launched.
"Within it few minutes the enemy'z
first line system was carried on the
whole frpnt attacked. Our troopt then
pressed on, with scarcely a pause.
'Up the westarn slopes of the Messiues,
Wytschaete ridge, and three hours
after the commencement of the at-
tack bad stormed the entire crest lino
from south to north,
"Shortly afterwards the whole of
elessines was captured, and before
mid-day the eapture of Wytschaete
village also had basn completed after
hard fighting.
• .
THE SECOND STAGE.
"In the second stage of the attack
our troops pushed down the eastern
elopes of the ridge and advanced
against a powerful line of German
rear defences, which lay like a chord
of an are across the base of the sali-
ent formed by the ridge itself.
"Heavy fighting took place in a fur-
ther series • of woods and strong
points, but at 3,45 p. m. the village
Oosttaverne, lying just west of the
centre of the line, was captured,
"By nightfall practically the whole
of this trench system was also in our
hands and we had gained the whole
day's objectives. Great numbers of
German dead lying on the captured
positions proved tee severity ot the
enemy's losses, it large proportion of
which was again borne by Bavarian
troops. Out- own losses were light.
The enemy made no attempt during
the night to recover his.lost positions.
"Following on the great care and
thoroughness in preparations made
under the orders of General Sir Her-
bert Piumer, the complete success
gained may be ascribed chiefly to the
destruction caused by our mines, to
the violence and accuracy of our
hombardinent, to the very fine work
of the Royal Plying Corps, and to
the incomparable dash and courage
of the infantry. The whole force
acted in perfect combination. Ex-
cellent work was done by the tanks
and every means of offence at our
disposal was made use of, so that
every arm of the service had a share
in the victory.
"We captured a German post last
night north of Ilavricourt Wood and
took a few prisoners. A hostile raid-
ing party was repulsed southwOst of
La Bassee."
THE Il1rAtOr(1. TRIM. .
(By R. T. Small, Staff Correspondent
of the Associate:a Press.)
British Headquarters in France,
Cable. -On all sides Was heard great
praise of the Irish troops which par-
tieipated in the vicaorious sweep over
the very centre of the Messines ridge
and to the farthest objective line
beyond,
The Irishmen ewept forward irresist-
ibly, and everywhere the German
lines fell away, broken by their as-
saults. They fought gallantly and im-
petuously, and the Only diffieulty ex-
perienced was in holding thent back
to the fixed schedule. On the position
map at one of the British headquar-
ters offices, the South Irishmen are
represented lay green flags, and the UI'
stermen by orange. They. fly side bY
Side.
ENEMY PA,RATLYZED.,
The German forces holding Mes-
sines ridge and the salient surround-
ing it seemed to have been utterly
demoralized by the force of the Brit-
ish atteek. They attempted three
counter-attacks late yesterday, but
there was no power in any of them.
The heaviest was absolutely broken
up by the British artillery barrage
before reaching the intantry lines,
The two other counter-attacks were
attempted by disorganized German in-
fantry without artillery preparatIon
or any support whatever, Very hea,vy
losses Were blended on the Germane
in consequence. leeve Who went into
these attacks cenie out Unaea.thed.
For absolute precisioh Of aetioh
and eompleteness of SUCtess yester-
day's Battle of Messines ridge will
always stand out boldly in the history
of the world -war. All that it Was hop-
ed to actomplish bad been arranged
like •a railroad schedule. The British.
troops Were told they were Medea
to Melt eertain definite objectives at
certain tellies and to hold on, This
they did.
DUG IN ON THE LAST LINE.
The Whole Machinery of this big un-
dertaking worked ‘ste aMoothly that
timteds little left to tell of it. All the
Mound gatited lam been held after a
quiet eight, during weleit the Braise
soldierdug themselves in further on
the last lin e they were told to take.
That le known as tee Oosttaverne
ltne, which runs directly north and
south just to the east of the little
Belgian Meg° of that name. The
so.cellecl Wytschaete saltent, welch
, followed the Messities riege and pro,
jected into the British lines, has been
wiped out, This also- elimina,tea the
southern part or the Ypres salient.
which the British have held so dog -
gully and so long, notwithstaneing-
the'faet that their positions in this
sharp angle were constantly raked by
German fire from three sides.
SOME NOTES OF
THE NEW DRIVE
General Haig% evident purpose to
give no rest to the Germans before the
13ritish front in Belgium andeltiorthern
Frame, had a new exemplification /12ait
night, His troops struck at the Ger-
inten positions around Letts.
The field of this attack Iles. from 15
to 20 milesouth of that of the big
drive made by the British in Belgium
on Thursdak, which resulted in the
capture of the commanding Wybsch-
aete-Messines ridge arid the elimina-
tion of one of the meet annoying sal-
ients in the entire line on the west-
ern front.
Somewhat widely separated as are
the two fields of attack. they bear the
relation to each other of constituting
points front which the great manufac-
turing district of Northern France
centring in Line may be subjected to
alternating pressure.
Already the Arras battle. of which
latest development is n continuation,
has made serious inroads on the ma-
jor defences of this region. The fall
of Lens, just before the British lines'
at this point, has long been conceded
to be only a matter of time.
The movement reported to -day ap-
parently means that this is near at
hand, and that another great blow is
about ready to be struck towards clear-
ing the Germans from their long -held
and much prized French possessions in
this area.
THE ITALIANS
GAVE GROUND
UPON HERMAN
Huge Austrian . Forces,
Fresh From North, Cause
Some Retirement.
HEAVY GUN DUELS
In Artillery, Also, the Teu-
ton Forces Are Now
• Much Stronger.
London Cable. -The Rome corres-
pondent et the Times, telegraphing
from Italian headquarters under
Thursday's date, emphasizes a serious
feature of the situatiou on the Italian
frout, caused by strong Austrian rein-
'forcements of men and guneabrought
from the Eastern front. The points in
this despatch follow: "Hard fighting
continued on the •Carso yesterday.
The enemy's main objective in this
sector is 11111 219, the northern gate-
post at the entrance to the Bresto-
vice valley. This morning the Aus-
trians attacked in great force, throw-
ing waves of infantry behind a terrific
curtain of fire. Our artillery was no
less aCtive on title pert of the field.
From Brestovica Valley to nearly Ver-
sie was concentrated the heaviest
weight .or fire ever seen on the Carso
The enemy at first succeeded in 'dew:
ung our allies baek several hundred
yards, but could net sustaia his effort,
IliSeavy fighting went on in the after-
noon, The Austrians could not stand
the pressure of the Italians, and their
hold gradually loosened, and the Ital.
fans came on in an irresistible wave.
All the ground lost In the east was re-
taken. In tee evening the Austrians
came again to the attack, but their
efforts were fruitless. They were
thrown back with heavy losses.
I saw the Italian infantry lying on
guard in their old 'positions. Towards
the eea, the Italians have now hest for
the moment their hold on the slopes
of Hermada, and are ,back oh low
ground facing the rise. The day be-
fore yesterday they mate a magnifi-
cent attempt to regain the ground lost
on Monday, While they actually took
possessiOn of Positions taken ten days
earlier. Owing to large ettemy rein.
forcenients Of men and ,artillery they
were denied permanent saecess in this
atteinot.
It has been a hurricane righting the
lest three days. The enemy, who
scented very tired at the end of the
lest round, got going quickly, and has
beett bitting hard, regardless of pun.
islithent.
The serious featire of the situation
Is not the ground retaken by the
enerny-the Hellen advance between
BrestoVica valley and the sea eonsitl.
eralny exceeded tlie expectation Of the
contmand--but the fad that nett
large reiliforeements have been et
tee eastern front Since t011 days ago.
Two tlivisions had been identified two
OW; age, and the; eouuter-attack
resulted in the identification of two
more Envisions, This morning I beard
other divisions hare already arrived,
or are on tee way, The question of
guns is still more 'important, The
Austrian fire views stronger as the
fighting progresees, in spite of the
heavy loss of guns suffered in the Bret
fortnight of fightieg, the loss of which
an Innsbruck report puts at not less
than 100 captured and destroyed,
"The same report puts the Austrian
Imes of men at 85,000. The Italian
loss has not been light,
Telegraphing on Friday the same
correspondent says; °On the Vodice
ridge the enemy bas now nuide over
20 attempts to regain lost ground,
and as a result bas suffered, beavy
Imam Our allies have extended the
area, of occupation downwards east
and south of the summtt.
"rhe Austrians were severely pun-
ished lu the effort to reoccupy the
shattered Unee northwest of Selo,
On. the Carso they are bent on pursue
Ing the tacticr followed lOP the Ger-
mans on Um British front in Femme.
They have thrown masses of troops
against the positions torn from them,
and their only success liae been on the
slopes of Hematite
The Austrian counter -stroke took
our allies at a grave disadvantage,
There had been too little time to
consolidate the new lines. That our
allies lost ground at one point only
sPealts bighly of thelr courage of their
troops and of the net gain at the end
of nearly four weeks oC hammer -and -
tongs fighting remains important.
' ITALIAN REPORT.
Rome Cable, -Friday's War Office
statement reads:
"The fighting was normal along the
front yesterday, In the Toinano area
our artillery concentrated its fire 00
the station of St. Lucia and dispersed
enemy convoys. On the Vodice
night an enemy, attack, preceded by
Intensive destructive fire, was broken,
"Last night, on the Carso, large as-
saulting parties of the enemy covered
by violent artillery fire attempted to
approace our lines south of Castag-
navizza. They were counter -attacked
and repulsed. Some prisoners remained
in our hands."
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TORONTO MARKETS.
FARMERS' MARKET.
Vegetables -
Onions, Texas Bermudas 50
potands... ... 2 60 2 70
Do., write, Bermuda 3 00 0 OD
Do., Austria. .. 4 50 0 00
.A.sparagus, home-grown 11-
quart bask•A. .. 1 25 1 50
Horseradish, barrel.. 10 00 10 00
Wax beans, Florida 3 50 0 00
Green beans .. .. 3 50 0 00
Tomatoes, Flor., crate .. .. 3 50 4 25
000
3 50
1 25
0 00
0 GO
50
0 00
estern potatoes- 378
Lettuce, head, hamper .. 3 25
Do., head, dozen, .. .. 1 00
Do., leaf, 2 to 3 doz. .. 1 50
Watercress, 11 -qt bask. 0 50
Radish, 10 dozeu box 1 00
Spinach, home-grown box1 59
Cucumbers, home-grown, 11 -
quart basket. 1 75 2 21
aeo., hamper 300 3 1-A)
Beets, hamper 2 25 0 Or)
Carrots, hamper 2 20 0 00
Cabbage, 85 -lb. crates.. ., 4 25 6 00
Mushrooms, 4-1b... 2 50 010
MEATS-wiroLEsALE.
Beef foreuarqters $15 00 $1.1 00
Do., hindquarters .. 20 00 21 00
Carcases, choice .. .. 17 00 19.00
Do., conanon .„. .. 14 00 16 00
Veal, choice 18 00 20 00
1)0„ mediutu 12 00 14 00
Heavy hogs 17 00 1810
Shop hogs -. 21 00 22 CD
Mutton, light ... 15 00 17 00
Do„ heavy • 12 00 10 DO
Lambs, yearlings 22 00 21 00
Spring, lambs, each .. .. 8 00 11 00
OTHER MARKETS.
WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE..
Wheat- Open. High. Low. Close.
Oct..' .. 2 Olth 2 02 2 00 2 02
Oats -
Jul/ . 0 66% 0 CM 0 t5s4 0 OK
Oct ------------0 5% .0 Oft 0 55% 0 OR's
Flex-
ion 0 6634. 0 6634 0 053 0 Otli
Oct. ., .... 0 561/2 0 561/2 0 55% 0 50%
Flax -
July ... 2 97 2 97 2 01 2 94
Oct. ... 2 74
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET.
Minneapolis.-Wheat-jnly, 52.83; Sep-
tember, 51.65. Cash, No. 1 hard, 52.03 to
02.08; No. 1 northern, $2.83 to 52.93; to ar-
rive, $2.70; No. 2 northern, $2.78 to $2.83.
Corn -No. 3 yellow, $1.66 1-2 . to $1.671-2,
Oats -No. 2 white, 62 1-2e to 63 1-20.
Flour -Unchanged. Bran -424 to 025.
DULUTH GRAIN MARKET.
Duluth. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $2.82, nom..
Mal; No. 1 northern, $2.76 to $2.81, nom -
Mal; No. 2 northern, $2.71,. nominal; July.
$2.41, nominal.
THE CHEESE MARKETS.
Iroquois, Ont. -At the meeting of the
Iroquois Cheese Board held this after.
noon 1,555 boxes were boarded, 1,455 eol-
ored and 100 white. After a lengthy
discussion regaruhm the mice of cheese
were offered for. sale and Johnston and
Ault bid. 20 7-80 with factory inspection,
and 'McMaster bid the same price with
commission inspection. The cheese 1VPI'li
called, and Johnston secured 395 on the
curb at the same price, On the cor-
responding date Jost year 494 colored and
555 white were boarded, the price being
16 3-4e,
Cornwall, Ont. -Tim first sales made
on the Cornwall Cheese Board since the
deadloek In the cheese markets several
werilts ago took place to?day, when 3,177
;white and C14 colored theese sold at 20
I-80,
Nalpitnee, Ont, -Cheese boarded, 1,450
white, 1,225 colored; 500 sold at 21e; bal-
ance sold on stmet at same price.
Pieton, Ont. -At to -day's cheese board
2,121 boxes offered. All sold at. 20 74e.
ronville, Que.-One thousand six hun-
dred and flay -nine boxes of cheese were
sold at 20 1-2e.
Alexitndria.-At the Cheese Board 1,304
boxes of white were offered. Alt sold
r.t 20 7 -Se. Six buyers .were present.
wO.
BUFFALO LIVE STOCK,
East natal°, Report. -Cattle. receipts
275veals, receipts 250; active, 'ewer $5
to '$15.50. Hogs, receipts 4,000: active,
lower. Heavy 016 to $16.15; mixed 15.90
to $16; ?mrlters $15.00 to Sliti light yorle.
Ors $14.4, 615.25; pigs $14.2e to 014.50;
roup,lis $14 to $14.10; stags $12 to 513.
Sheep and 'lambs, receipts 1,000; active
and steady; springers 88 to $18; Yoarlinge
$0 to $15.25; wethers $10,75 to $11; eweS
55 to 010.25; mixed oheep $10 to $10.75,
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Cattle, reclepts 1,000.
Market steady.
tkeves . ..... 9 20 13 75
Stockers and feeders ., 40 10 50
t.*Ows and heifers .. 0 23 11 75
Calves ... 0 75 14 50
Hogs, recelpla 10,000.
Market sloW.
Light • *eve. ••• *re tv 14 GO 15 SO
Mixed . 14 95 15 75
..... ...... 15 00 15 80
Rough ... ... • ..... 15 00 15 11
Pigs . 1030 11)50
Runt of sales . .". 15 15 1363
Sheep, receipts LAO.
Market steady.
s 30 10 20
Lambs, native'... 9 50 14 50
SpringS ". 12 00 10 50
4 • *
ARGENTINE SHIP TORPEDOED.
Paris, Cable. -The Argentiie. sidling
ship Orlomat Wee sunk by a submarine
In the Mediterranean on WednestlaY,
(lording to an an»otineintent made by
the Ministry of Marine to -night, The
eretv wits Paved ay a French ship.
The submarine first ebettea the ship
And then Pont Men on board who fixed
bombs in her hold and eXplotled them,
Sending the slap to the bottom.
brotiglit Up, and are being brought, to
It Is no honor or profit Merely to
ppear in the arena, The wreath is
or tbOse who conterid.-Garfield.
Wellin ton billow
Virilas. Co.
liatimoed 300.
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Arthur J. Irwin
D,D,S., I -0.S.
Doctor of Dental 0,orgery of the Penn-
sylvania College and Licentiate of Den-
tal Surgery i.r Ontario.
Closed evert Wednesday Afternoon.
Office in Macclonald Block.
r. M. DANS
D.D.S., L.D.S.
Honor Clraduato of the Royal College of
Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Denistry.
Closed every Wednesday Afiernoon,
Office Over "1-1. E. Isard & Co.'s Store
In the Dental Parlors, formerly aced,
toted by Lr. 0, H. Ross,
- -I
W. R.. Hambky
B.So., M.D., 0,M.
Spoolal'eAtention paid to diseases
of Women and Children, having
talon postgraduate work be Sur,
gory, Bacteriology and Bolentilio
Medicine.
Office in the Kerr residenne, be,
twesa the Queen's Hotel and the
Baptist Church,
eat timidness given carOful attention.
Phan. H. P. 0. Box 113
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
/4.R.O.S. (Eng.)
1...R.C.F, (Lond.)
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
(Dr, Chisholm's old stand).
DR. R. 1 STEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faeulty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontarta College of Physicians add
Surgeons,
• OFFICE ENTRANCE:
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF
ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSK3AN
D. F. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy builds vitality and
gtrongth, Adjustment of the spine and
other tissues is gently secured, there.
laremoving the predisposing causes
disease,'
Wood pressure and other =auxins,
tlons made. Trusses scientifically fit.
tad.
(Wine' OVER CHRISTIE'S oToRE,
Hours --Tuesdays and Pridays. 0 LW
to $ p.m.j Wednesdays, It to 11 ILIs.
Othay days by
appointment.
-
- -General 1-Iospital, '
(Under Government Inspection).
Pleasantly situated, beautifully tug.
nished. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. Rates for patients (which
include board and nursing) --24.80 to
415.00 per week, according to location
01 room. Por further information-,
A.ddrass MISS L. MATHEWS,
• - Superintendent,
Sox 223, Wingham, Ont.
I
1 SELL
Town and Farm properties. Gall and
ass my list and get my prices. I NMI
Some excellent values.
J G. STEWART-
W1NGHAM.
PliOns 114. office In Town Hallo
....•
J. W. DODD
(Successor to J. G. STEWART)
FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
and HEALTH INSURANCE.
P. O. Box 366. Phone 198
WHAM, ONT.
John F. Grovul
!saner of
• IdAll./i.l&GE LICENSES
TOWN HALL WINGHAM
Phones-OffIce 24; /Widener 168.
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WE WANT CREAM
We want cream and will PervvT'
Arse pricet for good cream. y
D Your OrtaM away, a ions Wotan°,
W en you cab receive as good prim
near iteneand in sending your cram
tavittelhone ritWkrtieel:tOeer
fir ell express charges ano
u an honest business. atteelle
patrons having' ereen2 dude,/ ths
iat.r would do well to asks SO pie
wrate for further perUtellitts .
THE SEAFORTH CREAMERY
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Therm
There may not be uch in the things
thatheat; Counts.
you say- It's the way that
you saythem;
The kind of the Mies that you play
doesn't count; it's the Way that
you plat' them,
fit palace- or cottage, in Office or diteh
or wherever you're workitig.
Me test of your manhood is answer.
Ing this, Are you striving or
shirking?
And life at the beet only gives back
again to you that Which you
give it;
So high life or tow life means nothing
at ail. ire the way that yoa
live it.