HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-08-30, Page 7MORALE OF GERMAN OFFICERS
NOW SEEN TO BE WEAKENING
Iiigh Proportion Captured. +
STILL POUNDING
DR, MICHAELIS
Frencli Drive at Verdun
—Three Regiments An-
. zihilated.
(Sneeiel Cable by the Associated
Pre3s).
On the lernech Front, ,,Coble. -
Alen from the German Emperor's; fav-
orite units from Brandenburg were
captured in the latest Preach attach
at Verden. The prisoners taken in the
preceding day .s comprise 1445 men
and thirty officers of the Twentieth
Regitneet; 1,089 men end two officers
ot the Twenty -Fourth Regiment; 566
men end seventeen officers from the
Thirty -Fifth Regiment. The number
of of ticers taken was surpriaingly
bigh, showing the morale in the bigin
er mike also as diminishing.
The attack began early in the morn-
ing eastward from Avocourt wood to
toe west of Lafayette Creek, but the
enemy thouget the assault would oc-
cupy a large.r front, to the artillery
Was busy on both sides, When Gen,
Petain's Saint Morels division went
over to storm Hill 304 the Gernunis
were taken completely by surprise
and lost ground immediately. Before
time was given them to recoVer the
position was won, although the
Frenchmen had to wade througk wa-
ter waist -high. The priaoners round-
ed up were calculated at 100, while the
main body of Frenchmen dashed on -
war dthrough Death ravine, and at-
tained the objects set by them after
two hours. in some places the ad-
vance reached a depth of 2,000 yards.
OFFICER LOSS SERIOUS.
Paris Cable.—One of teh striking
phases of the Verdun fighting on
Monday was the large proportionof
German officers captured, 210 being
taken with about 6,700 men. This is
in sharp coetrast with the number of
(Mem taken in the French attach
last December. At that time 208 off!-
. cern and 11,000 men were captured.
Three regiments forming the Ger-
man Sixth Re3erve Division were an-
nihilated as fighting units, losing 69
officers and about 2.800 men as pri-
soners. This was a Brandenbur divi-
sion.
The newspapers recall that at tie
time of the great German attack last
year several weeks elapsed before the
Germans were masters of strong
points west of the Meuse, which the
French took in a few days this week.
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SHORT ITEMS
OF THE NEWS
OF THE DAY
Germany Prohibits Casualty
Lists Leaving the
Country. ,
AIR R ID ON METZ
Harvesting a Week Early in
the West ---Wheat Crop
Uniformly Good.
German casualty lists no longer are
Permitted to leave .Germany.
Sir William Hearet and Sir Douglas
Haig exchanged greetings on the Lens
victory. • a
Sir Allen Ayleeworth declared him-
- sell opposed to the Military service
bill before tbe Toronto Central Lib-
erals.
Harvesting in the West is a week
earlier than last year; the wheat crop
promfecs to be uniformly high in
quality, and danger from frost is
about paet.
Thomas Kelly, the Winnipeg con-
tractor, sentenced for fraed ea con-
nection with the Manitoba Parliament
Buildinge conetruction, has been re-
leased from Stoney Mountain Peniten-
tiary .on account of precarious health.
All alien enemies In eailitary Dis-
trict No. 1 (Western Ontario) may be
intoned, on General Otter' e recom-
mendation, on account of violations of
the order- in 'Council respecting their
travel only by permission of the po-
lice.
Britian subjects enlisted in the Can-
adian Expeditionary Force, whether
they have ever beat residente of Can-
ada or not, are to have a vote tender
the military voters' bill, which now
stands for third reading in tlie Com-
inons,
August Sixtus, aged 69 years, com-
mitted (suicide at Kitchener by drown-
ing himself in the Bridgeport Dam.
A semi-official telegram from Ber-
lin to Amsterdam say's that during an
etelny attack Tuesday night a girl was
kilted at Metz, A woman and five ehil.
then were injured at oilier towns,
A large quantity of wool was dee.
troyed by a fire in the &lite Stores
Building, a, six -storey structure in the
South Boston district. The lees is en
thnated at $300,000.
Plre on Wednesday destroyed eleven
houses in the little village of St.
Adolphe, county of Champlain, Quebec.
There were no lives lost, but the pro-
perty Iwo is heavy.
The Australian Finance Minieter
announees a srecial tax on single Men
and childlece wid3were. The proceeds
of the tax Will b3 utilized for the re-
' patriation of reterned soldiers.
A despatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph from Melbourne says Adele
Pankburet daughter of tile English
ouffragette leader, woe sienteneed to a
menthes linprleonment for a demon -
titration she etaried (Weide the Par-
liament Ildildings.
The military governor of Cologne,
Germany, has ordered all the males
and females of, tint town to aseet itt
the loading and dioeharging of rail-
road care. Tite order wrm leetted to
prevent the congestion of traffic.
Twenty-seven members of the ereW
01 the Amerieart etemnship Navajo,
abandoned On fire off the Irish eoast
on Augtlet 8, (Arrived at an American
post on an Aineriean stteapasbip. The
Navajo wee burned to the water'e
edge and the crew nes lauded on the
trlf.$11 coact,
Said to Be Still Hedging On
His Stand,
Centrist Leader Alone is
Satisfied,
'Copenhagen Cable.— Yesterday's
session of the main comieittee of the
Reichstag was productive of further
declarations and discussionregarding
Chancellor Michaelis' attitude on
peace, which the latest Germau papers
construe variously. A careful perusal
of the mass of reports and comments
on the committee meetings yesterday
and Wednesday _show that Dr. Mich.
aerie, throughout conterence with
party leaders, did not change his atti-
tude regarding the wording of his
ambiguous Breech of ;Ally 10, and the
situation, as far as pinning him town
to any definite peace programme,
remains exactly where it was when
he assumed office.
11 was brought out in the report of
yesterday's proceedings that the ma.
Jority party representatives endeav-
ored before the Reichstag meeting on
July 19 to secure from his definite
assurances, but failed.
Herr Erzberger, the Centrist leader,
atone declared in yesterday's commit-
tee sitting that doubt as to the Chan-
cellor's acceptance of the principle of
Peace without annexations and indem-
nities now had been eliminated for
good. All other views ranged from
'mild doubt and open skepticism tu bat
denial. VorWaerts, the Socialist
organ, is inclined to give the Chan-
cellor the benefit of the doubt, but
demands that he defend his political
integrity and good faith against pan.
German machinations by a plain and
unequivocal statement that he does
not hold ideas of annexation and con-
quest which these elements attribute
to him.
The Berlin Tageblatt says the crisis
is only adjourned. Herr Haussmann,
Radical member of the Reichstag, de-
clared in a speech in the committee
yesterday that the Chancellor had in-
troduced elemente of doubt and uncer-
tainty into the interpretation of the
Reichstag resolution, had allowed the
Conservatives to claim him as their
own man without a word of protest,
and that he had done nothing to shake
off the assertion of the pan -Germans
that Ile is playing a false game in
The ChancellOr on Wednesday, as on
the day when he assumed office, de.
mended elbow room for peace nego-
tiations, but the majority leaders, then
as now, declared expressly that there
could be no question of such elbow
room, and that peace must be made
on the basis specified in the resolu-
tion. He warned Dr. Michaelis of the
danger of departing therefrom.
What the Conservatives and pan
Germans think of the present situation
Is revealed plainly in the Berlin Tages
Zeitung. The anger of the majority
parties against the Chancellor Is
unjustified, in the • optnion of the
writer,
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WAS AN ERROR.
Man Shot at by IT. S. Guard
Not Benninghaus.
Sault Ste. aelerie, Ont., Reporsg___A
news item sent to the Associated Press
from the Michigan Soo last Monday
stated that Alfred Bennighaus, describ-
ed as a German merchant, was a
member of the party in a launch
which was fired upon Sunday night by
Michigan ihfantrymen in a patrol
boat, that Benninghaus -had been
wounded, and that he with others of
the party were later arrested by the
Canadian authorities.
Benninghaus, who is a Canadian by
birth, had no connection with the af-
fair whatever. The Members of the
party in the launch were Joseph Be-
noit, S. Bowker and E. Gagnon. It was
Benoit who was wounded. He is still
In the hospital and -improving slowly.
He was not arrested, but the officer
of the patrol boat was placed under
arersted by United States military au-
thorities, who are investigating.
Mr. Benninghaue has on more' than
one oceasion proved his lpyalty to Can-
adian and American military forces,
oficfials said to -day. He is the owner
of a launch which is quite well known
on the river, but the boat was not in
use at the time of the shooting.
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PERMIT NOW TO'
LEAVE CANADA
For Any Place Outside Can-
ada, or the States.
Immigration Officials to
Administer Rule.
Ottawa Iteport.--No persons may
hereafter embark at any Canadian
port for any destination outside Can-
ada or the United States unless he
has a permit to do so or a valid pests -
port. An order -in -Connell just passed
by the Government provides that any
person who does so embark or attempt
to do so shall be guilty of an offence
and liable to a fine not exceeding
$1,000, or imprisonment for not more
then 2 years, or both fine and !marls.
onment. Punter, the master or OM
cer in charge of any vessel leaving
Canada for any port outside the Do-
minion or the United States who al-
lows a passenger without a permit or.
passport to sail wilt be liable to the
same panisliment.
The order-in-Coucil In no twits° dero-
gates from the previous order, whicb
requires men of military age to have
permits to leaVe -Canada and enter the
*United States. new regulation
was paned at the request of the
United Stales Government whielt re.
quires persons leaving the Country to
have passports eand which, probably,
WAS of opinion that people were com-
ing from the Untted States to Canada
and sailing thence to other countries.
The new order is general in its Ale
plieetion and Is not confined to Britten
subjects. Prom its eperatton are ex -
coined soldiers or sailors of the Brit.
hex or allied armies, when travling
upon any military or naval business,
diploiffatic or consular officers, off!,
dais of the British Government or the
Governments of Allied countries and
the officers and crews of vessels. The
enforcement of the regulation will de-
volve upon immigration or customs
officials,
WICKED BRITAIN.
Started War to Save Trade,.
Says Helfferieh.
Amsterdam iCable Vice -Chancel-
lor Helfferich, in the course of the
debate in the Main Committee of the
German Reichstag, said the real reason
why Great Britain entered the war
was the fact that 'Germany's trade in
1917 would presumably have reached
the level of the trade of Great Brit-
ain.
"This war," the Vice -Chancellor
said. "is the result of tension creardil
by the fact that Great Britain was
constantly feeling the glaring and in-
creasing disproportion between her
superior world and naval power and
Germany's increasing economic
strength.
"One ought clearly to recognize that
Great Britain's object was our econom-
le oppression; to abandon oneself to
any illusion in this respect would be
fatal."
Dr. HelfferIch repudiated as un-
justified the reproach that he ever had
made any prophecies respecting the
efficacy of the German submarine war-
fare.
"Prophesying," he said, "I leave to
Great Britain. Premier Lloyd George'
statistics in his latest speech are
mere humbug. If the British Prem-
ier, contrary to his declarations in Ap-
ril, now draws a favorable picture of
the situation, although it certainly has
not become more favorable, this proves
first that public feeling in Great Brit-
ain urgently needs to be comforted,
and, second, that Lloyd George con-
siders it necessary to play upon Ger-
man public opinion, This impression
Is confirmed by the obvious considera-
tion that Premier Lloyd George's
words can only be explained by the
same direct menace, which operates
despite the prospect of American aid,
in the tremendous dash on the western
front." ,
44,6
161,180 CAPTIVES
IN THREE MONTHS
Total Prisoners Taken by
the Allies This Campaign.
British Have 1021214 Huns,
Foe Has 43,000 British.
London Cable says—The British,
French, Italian and Russians have
captured 167,730 war prisoners since.
April 9, when the 1917 campaiin
opened, according to a statement is-
sued by the British War Department
this evening. The text- of the state-
ment follows:
"The number of prisoners captured
by the Entente Allies since April 9,
when the 1917 campaign opened with
the battle of Arras, up to Aug. 22 is;
German war prisoners cap-
tured by British .. ,. 46,155
German war prisoners cap-
tured by French .. .... 43,723
Chiefly Austrian war prison
ers captured by Italians ... 40,681
Chiefly Austrians captured by
Russians .. ........ 37,221
Total .. 167,780
, "The total number of German war
prisoners captured by us since the be-
ginning of the nee is 102,218.
"The total number of British pri-
soners, including Indians, captured by
the Germans is approximately 43,000,
but exact information as to snatill cap-
tures made by the enemy in recent
fighting cannot be given until the ne-
cessary informatien is received from
Germany. •
"The total 'number of prisoners cap
tured since the beginning of the war,
exclusive of _African natives, is 121,-
776.
"The total number of African pri-
soners lost by as since the beginning
of, the war, exclusive of African na-
tives, but including Indians, is op -
proximately 66,500."
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RATION NEUTRALS.
U. S. Making Arrangements
With Her Allies.
Washington Despetteii—irom whet
was learned tor -day, it appears that
those in charge of the effcirt to solve
the problem of rationing neutrals
contiguous to Germany believe Itis
rapidly approaching solution;
The- Exports Council 11as practically
all the information that is necessary
to waist in formulating a policy, upon
principles declared by President Wil-
son, of the 'United States, to aidthe
allies first, then the neutrals, provided
commodities permitted to be exported
to the neetrals do not assist their trade
with Germany.
Temporary agreements are being
negotiated with the neutrals, the
terms of which are being kept secret
by both them and the American Gov-
ernment, but it is known that the
quantities of eupplies. permitted to be
Molted by them are coniparatively
Mall, and that some use, connected
with the war, will be made of part of
tbe neutral shipping. This use le
believed to be for relief 'work at the
-preeent time, as the agreements over
only specified ninounts of grain and
other food and foodstuffs,
The, neutrals are not yet permitted
to export from this country materials
which are needed for'the manufacture
of war eupplies, stitch as steel, and the
amount of coal they inay pureliame
here for shipping and fuel is extremely
-
We heard a man who was being ad -
Jared, in the siekening Ores() Of these
\vim ean't toe their country tO "zonsid-
er both (thief reply. "'neve aren't
two 5h1e4." Thant the answer that
makes the eehoee ring.--Milwankee
Journal.
LORD ROBERT CECIL NAILS
HUN LIES ON WAR'S ORIGIN
British Blockade Minister Replies to Renew-
ed Claim Against Our Empire. •
Most Crushing Evidence- is Fee's Refusal to
Confer Before the Outbreak,
London, Cable.—"I see they again
are talking lu Germany about how
,Britaln started the war." remarked
Lord Robert Cecil,' Minister of Block
atie, in' an Interview with the Assoc -
fated Press. "It is an old song, but
[-think the time has come, particularly
la the United States, when it is well
to re -state briefly the bald facts re-
garding the beginning of this great
conflict,
"Prankly, I do not 'think anyone
ca.n honestly believe that Britain be.
the war. If any person had arisen
in a public assemblage in this country
Iwo weeks before the war began and
ssserted that in a fortnight we would
be plunged into the greatest interna-
tional -conflict that the world has ever
ren, the speaker would have been
regarded by everybody as a dangerous
emetic. 'Our peoples' thoughts were
Ate furthest possible from war, and
aur stdtesnien were overwhelmingly
occupied with domestic affairs, turtle -
Warty the Irish question, to the almost
complete exclusion et iaternational
politics.
"It Is tree that some ei our people
had been saying for a year or more
before that time that Germany intend-
ed to attack us, but their warnings
;ell on deaf ears, so much so that no
preparations were made.
"Certhinly, we did not start the
ver. Who did? I think the answer
.s unquestionable. For at least a, year
before the war began, Germany had
definitely made up her mind to fight.
"Au Italian writer has told us how,
in 1913, Germany approached the
Italian Government with 'a view to
taking action in the Balkansebut Italy
said she would regard such a war as
effensive and not defensive, and- would
net lend her support. Gerniany with-
trew her. proposals, as she did not
think she then was strong enough to
go It alone.
"American Ambassador Gerard has.
and us that the -German Crown Prioce
made no eecret of his deeire for war,
and that he even expreesed the hope
that it would come before hls fattier
died; and. he added that if It didn't
some before his father died it would
come as soon as be, namely, the Crown
Prince, ascended 'the throne.
"Balfour's secretary, Ian Malcolm,
has also quoted his convereation with
he Crown Prince, in which the
mince suggeeted that England and
Germany ebould combine to deetroy
France.
"Phere is no question but that (ler-
:natty had made up her mind that
4mnewhere about the summer of 1914
would be the best time for war, tine
because the new French Military Ser-
vice Act would not bete become ef-
fective, and the Riven:in etrategie
railways would not yet oe ready,
Moreover, they knew eitoroughly the
cOuditione of corruption In ROSSI=
official life, and they hoped our 40 -
most° pre-oceupatione would keep ne
out, although they were determined to
go on with their plane, whether we
etayeci out or not.
"In every country there are inclia of
many different opiniorts, The extreme
war party in Germany actually wel-
comed and deeired our entrance, as
it gave them an •opportunity to kill
two birds with one stone, The wieer
onee, no doubt, hoped we would stay
out, as they could take es a:ugly lat-
er, followed still later, as Ambacleador
Gerard has pointed out, by the United
&atm •
"This was the situation in ClermanY
e hen the Sarajevo murders came and
gave the war party its eagerly await-
ed opportunity. Tbe Austrians deliv-
ered their ultimatum to Serbia. There
Is no reasonable doubt that the ulti-
matums were submitted to Germany
and approved, and there is no doubt It
was then axle there decided that,
whatever was Serbia's answer, they
would preeeed against Belgrade. The
ultimatum WaS couched in such arro-
gant terms that a favorable reply wee
difficult, but little Serbia managed to
pen readily that wnich practically ac-
quiesced in all the principal demands.
and agreed to submit the remainder
to The Hagao Tribunal. Nevertheless,
the Teutons moned on Belgrade.
"You are familiar with the effects
whieh the British Foreign Secretary,
Sir Edward Grey, made to have the
Teuton demands submitted to arbitre-
tion or conversation. The Teutons
brushed all efforts aside.
"Meanwhile, Russia. who could. not
stand by idly while Serbia was being
crushed, bean mobilization. France
entered next. Then came our de-
mand on Germany for an understand-
ing In respect to the neutrality of Bel-
gium, an undertaking svhIch France
had alniost cheerfully given. Such an
undertaking being refused, we came
in.
"That is the simple story of the
war's origin. The most crushing in-
dictment against the Central Powers
is that they, over and over again, re-
jected all proposals for conferenceti
on the eve of war—conferences which
must inevitably have resulted in
averting the conflict, because it would
have been shown how flimsy was the
whole structure upon which the cen-
tral powers were starting the world
war."
LimaGral•M•••••••••• MIAGPM. allo•••••
BULGARIA, WANTING PEACE SOON,
SAYS ALLIES WILL REGRET STAND
Radoslavoff Declares Cen-
Strong- FRENCH FLIERS
WANTED HONORS
tral Powers Much
er Than Last Fall.
SoflaeThureday, via Berlin and Lon-
don, Cable.—"We want peace, and
desire to end this terrible bloodehed,"
said Premier Radoslavoff in an inter-
view on the .:Papal peace note. "We
have been emphasizing this attitude
for more than a year," he continued.
'Last' December we offered peace to
the Entente, but it preferred to reek
its fortunes in a continuance of the
war. In the nine months intervening
our military •eituation has become
nine times more favorable, and every
day proves it is becoming still strong-
er.
"I do not believe that the Pope
sought to get in contact with the dif-
ferent ,government heads oefore trans-
mitting the note for the purpose of
discovering If they desired peace, The
Entente appears to make effort to pre-
pare public opinion for a brusque re-
fusal of Papal mediation, whereas the
Central Powers welcome it witlie sin.
cere sympathy,
"The Central Powers will make con-
crete proposals in keeping with the
Papal note, and will answer it indivi-
dually. Whether peace will eome soon
Who can say? We want peace, but
are calmer than ever ,nor are we ask-
ing for peace for the benefit of man-
kind. We desire peace to come aeon,
and-unlees thie oecurs before long the
Entente alone will have occaelon to
regret It,"
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BUY FOR ALLIES.
morpommliono.m••••,1•••••
Boa,rd of Americans Ap-
pointed to Do the Work.
Washington Despatch—Official an-
nouncement was made to -night that
an agreement had been reached be-
tween the Governments of the United
States, Great Britaih, Prance and RIM.
sin, by which all purchages for these
Governinente would be made by
an American commission composed of
Bernard M. Barech, Robert S. Lovett
and Robert S. Brookings.
The announcement followed confer.
ences to -day between the Secretary
of the Treasury, Lord Northcliffe,
special representative of Great 13r1-
tain; Ambassador Jesserand, 01
Terence. and Ambaasador ilakinnetteff,
of Russia. The agreement provides
that hereafter all purchases- of sup-
plies of every description will be
made for account of this (Went-
ment and the allied Governments con.
cerneci.
It IS understood that Italy wilt
aseent to, the agreement.
"We than all be made perfect ill
heaven," eitie the good deacon. ?Won-
der if we'll meet our vermiform ap-
pcmilIee there," murmured the • Imre-
generate baekslitier, who had been
operated on for appendleitis.
Bravell Death in Recent Ver-
dun Offensive
01.....••••••••••••••••00.
And Wefe Decisive Factor
in the Fight.
•
Paris Cable.—The brilliant Work
of French aeronauts was a factor of
decisive importance in the battle of
Vdedun, according to Georges Prade,
an aviation authority, who witnessed
the French attack this week as a
representative of the Journal. He says
that General Guillamaut cut all red
tape arid did away with discouraging
delays as regards recognition of valor
and for the aviators placed at the dis-
posal of their Commander a number of
crosses of the Legion of Honor, for the
purpose of decorating a pilot who per-
formed a remarkable feat as soon as
he landed.
Extraordinary results were obtained,
Pursuit ,planes gave such thorough
protection that not a single service
plane was lost. The only losses were
among the pursuit pieties. The avia-
tors fleav so low, in accompanying the
advance of the infantry, that three of
them were cut in two by French shells,
Although the telepbone tines had been
cut ahd messengers were stopped by
gas barrages, the infantry never lost
touch with the barrage fire Of the ar-
tillery.
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CHEAPER HARD COAL,
U. S. Fuel Administrator
Promises Reduction.
Washington Despatch—Dr. Harry
A. Garfield, the Coal Administrator,
Pledged himeelf tosnight to fight for
a, reduction in the cest of (anthracite
reel to the coneumer. Replying to -
dealers who predicted that the action
of the Prreideut in fixing priece at the
mine and regulating jobbere would inot
bring about any appreciable benefit
to the public, he said:
"If there is any one who thinks the
the effort for reduction in prices le
to be limited to the operator and job-
ber be la very melt mistaken. I be-
lieve that a considerable reduetion to
the consumer can be made without
undne hardehip to the industry,. and
Weill feel very muck &appointed
In my work if that end le not achiev-
ed, We turd adjuet outselvto to the
conditione fated anti reductione et -
e
tfeoeto
tle.dmust extend all the way from
the mine to the household."
There ie one thing every man knows,
one that iwhat other people oueltt
4.00IDENT BOARDS
Are % Convention, in Boston
at Present.
Boston Despatch—The fourth (M-
enai convention of the international
Association of. Industrial Accident
Boards of Connnission has been in
session here since Tuesday at the
State House, Governor Samuel W.
McCall addressed the convention thie
afternoon. Much interest was evi-
deuced in the paper given at lest
evening's session by Mr. T. Norman
Dean, statistician of the Ontario
board, on the subject: "Steps Being
Taken in Canada to Restore injured
Soldiers to Industry." Tile electiOn
of officers was held to -day, also de-
eision as to tile next place of meeting.
Commissioner Wilcox, of Wisconsin,
was elected president; Commissioner
Kingston, of Ontario, Vice -President,
and Dr. Royal Meeker, commissioner
of the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Secretary -Treasurer.
Madison, Wisconsire was decided
upon for next year's convention. The
eleetion of Commissioner Kingston as
vice-president may be regaraed as an
assurance that Toronto will be selected
as the place for the convention follow-
ing the one at Madison. The conven-
tion has been a very successful one,
delegates being in attendance 'from
nearly every State naving a compensa-
tion law, and also from the four Can-
adtan provinces where such a law is in
operatiou. Yesterday the delegates
were shown through the immense
works of the General Electric. Com-
pany at Lynn, Mass., and later enter-
tained by the company for luncheon.
The convention Closes to -night, and to-
morrow. the delegates are to be shown
Boston harbor and the navy yard as
guests of the mayor,
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CONFIEENT AS
10 RUSS FUTURE
U. S. State Department Sure
of the Outlook.
Washington, Aug. 24. — The United
States reaffirmed to -day its faith in
the new Russian democracy and gave
concrete evidence of its confidence 1:y
loaning another hundred million dol-
lars to*the Provisional Government.
Announcement of the loan came
from the Treasury soon after Secre-
tary Lansing, at the State Department,
had denied formally that reports from
Russia were of an unfavorable eater°,
and declared that on the contrary
confidential despatches to the Govern-
ment were the basis for his belief tnat
the Administration at Petrograd was
strengthening its position.
--"I regard the Government of Russia
as stronger to -day than it has Noe for
a month," Mr. Lansing said. "I mean
in general, both from political and
military points of vlew. This opinion
is based upon reports., more or less
confidential that we have ben get-
ting."
So far as the military situation is
concerned, the secretary indicated that
he felt little concern over the advance
upon Riga by the Germans, recalling
that place had been evacuated five
times during the war. Major General
Scott, chief of staff, who was a mem-
ber of the Root Commieslon, agreed
that the capture of Riga would not be
an important strategie loss.
In addition to the statement Secre-
tary Lansing made public a note he
had just sent to Ambassador Bak-
Inneteff replying to a message of as-
surance from Foreign Ambassador
Tereschtenko, on August 13, and con-
veying on behalf of President Wilson
a renewed expression of sympathy and
confidence for the Russian Govern-
ment.
Much of the money placed to Rus-
sia's credit, bringing her total loans
from the United- States to $275,000,000,
probably will be spent Immediately for
supplies and equipment which must be
shipped quickly if they are to arrive
before the closing of the northern
ports by ice One of the great needs
is railroad locomotives and rails which
American producers are endeavoring
to provide,
• •
CANADIANS HONORED.
Two in New Order of the
British Empire.
....•••••••
.London Cable—The first list of
honors under the new Order of the
British Empire, which has been ex-
pected nearly two months; was pub-
lished to -night, with an intimation
that after consultations with the Gov-
ernments of, the Dominions, a list for
the same will appear later. The pres-
ent hist includes the following of
special interest to Canada:
" Knight Grand Cross of the British
Empire, Lord Emmett, formerly Colo.
nial Under-Secretary, who visited
Canada a few years back; Knight
Commander British Empire, Charles.
Blair Gerdon, formerly vice-president
of the Canadian Munitions Board;
Hsebert Edward Morgan, previously
with the Canadian Munitions Board,
now in tbe English Ministry of Labor,
An officer of the Order of the British
Empire is Prof, John Cunningliam
McLennan, of Toronto University.
LABOR OPPOSES.
imimmill•••••11.0•14..
Moscow National Confer-
ence Meets Trouble.
4•••••••io
Mciscow Cable—Labor unions are
opposing the Moscow conference, and
have annOuneed a One -day strike in
protest, The leaders Of the Unions de-
clared the conferenee to be "counter.
revolutionary," and that it was not
possible for democratic organizations
to participate. They regard tlict con-
ference as an effort to deceive the
masses. Protest meetings in various
factories and works were Palled for
to -day,
Mlnimaliete and &Mal Revolution -
ken likewlee are voicing opposIti011,
and held a meeting in which it wee re-
oolved that the eonferenee woe mire
-
presentative of the pronto, and tin-
nOtinclne In advance that they wonld
not abide by Any decision taken. In
view of the widespread oppeeltion, the
big Opera Home where the eonfertnee
Will aft will be eurrounded by troops
throughout the Omelette.
Milly---I ;contend that -a woman's
mind is more active than a man's.
Billy—I gum that's right. A woman
ean generaly (tame her mind it dozen
times while a matt is inakiug up hie
(Mee.
GREAT FRONTAL
ATTACKS BY
THE ITALIANS
Along Entire Line, , Xeeps,
Austrians Guessing as to
Objective,
HEM AIR WORK
Big New Capron' Machines
Played Havoc Among
Teutons.
"mar
Washington Report.—The new Ital-
ian offensive has evolved a series en
battles that arB still raging with up•
eimiuished intensity, according to an
official cablegram received from Rome
yesterday reviewing military develop.
meats on the Italian front, The des
patch asserted that the Italian attack
fs still of a frontal character along the
entire line, and that the enemy has
been kept in doubt 'concerning the
real objective of the Italians.
"The co-operation of the aerial eel°.
vice," said the message, "with the In-
fantry and artillery has been con
plete and invaluable. Two hundred
and Sixty-one airplanes have been kept
continuously in the air over the battle
areas, bombing the enemy positions
and using their machine guns against
the Austrian troops behind the enemy
lines, where they were massed and
prepared to reinforce or to take the
place of trocips cut down by the Ital•
Ian fire, The airplanes flew within
230 yard of the ground. They passed
over the Austrian lines, circled and
returned, firing upon Austrians from
the rear with their ;machine guns
The aerial attacks :were made by the
Caproni (the largest type of battle.
plane), which flew very close to the
earth, lighter and speedier airplanes
flying higher to iptercept and engage
the counter -attacking enemy machines
"The enemy was attacked by air
craft at points remote from their first
lines, Austrian Headquarters especial-
ly being among, their objectives.
"The Italian dirigible 'N-10' a few
hours before the Infantry' assault took
part in the bombardment of the upper
zone of the Tolmino. The action as-
signed to the dirigible had been very
carefully planned. -It bombed the
slopes of a hill near the great fortress
of Tolmino, where the Austrian com-
mander of the army corps defending
the fortress had massed troops, meter.
leis and ammunition. The dirigible
reached* its destination in one homes
flight, the special objective being in-
dicated•by a powerful Italian search-
light, The dirigible discharged all its
bombs upon the enemy concentration
point, doing considerable military
damage."
The first phases of the Italian offen-
sive, which beretofore have been
screened by the Italian censor, are
described as tollows:
"A very violent artillery fire was
opened by the Italians on the night
of the 17th from Monte Nero, extend-
ing to the Merghe, esodil and other
hills, little by little, spreading over
the whole line of the Isonzo.
"At first the enemy was uncertain
whether an attack was to be launch-
ed, and therefore he answered feebly
but later opened a heavy fire with
every calibre against the Vodice and
Sabatino. The Italian bombardment
continued throughout the night, de-
stroying the enemy's barbed wire ob-
structions and concrete defences. The
Austrians were obliged to evacuate
their trenches and td seek safety in
shell craters. Several enemy batteries
in addition to those silenced ceased
firing because of fear of revealing
their location:
"The Pontiori (engineer corps en-
gaged in bridge -making) assisted by
soldiers, accomplished the daring and
prodigious work of constructing sev-
eral bridges. across the Isonzo near
Anvovo. Ropes, iumber and pontoons
were transported by the men along
the rocky slope of the river, the troops
almost holding their breath to pre-
vent being detected, Austrian search-
lights nervously attempting to search
the darkness to discover the move-
ments and intentions of the Italians.
Before the dawn the first boat with
an officer and soldiers crossed the
river, followed by other boats and
men to' make fast the bridge on the
opposite bank, all the while being un-
der terrific Machine-gun fire.
"The bridges swung across, Italian
battalions passed rapidly over, throw-
ing themselves upon the ground after
reaching the opposite side, and re-
maining there until ordered to the at-
tack. The Italian artillery continued
its bombardment all the while, blind-
ing the Austrians and forming be-
tween the Italians and the Austrian
advance line a dense smoke fog for a
length of fifteen miles.
"At 10 o'clock ih the morning the
Austrians had been driven from their
first line, and a long column of prig-
oners was heading tnward the Ravi
rear. Panic-stricken Austrians con-
tinued to come down to the Italian
concentration posts. The ground was
covered with Austrian dead and
wounded, the . latter being sent to the
Italian field hospitals,
"Itt the meantime a no less severe
attack Was being launched against
Monte Santo and the hills around
Gorizia, where the bombardment was
an infernal vision. Several important
hills were captured by tho
Equally terrific was the Italian ad-
vance from Gorizia to the sea, espec-
ially on the second day of the offen-
sive, An uninterrupted line of infan-
try overcame every natural atid other
defence. Between Selo and Corite the
Renate broke the Austrian line and
succeeded in capturing the caverns
where large bodies of Austrians with
a great number .of maehine-guna had
concentrated. The battles are con-
tinuing With undiminished violence,
the Austrians defending; ferociously
the hills and fortresses in front of
Herm:ulna which they believe is men-
aced. The whole Austrian Bret line
between Timavo and rlondar is bent.
All attempts of the Austriana at coati -
ter -attacks have cost them heavily',
without (wearing any results. The
first two days of the offensive Cost the
Austrians 30,000 men in dead, wottnd-
ed and prisoners."
END U. S. SHIPYARD TROUBLES.
evashington, Report. Early end pmee-
ftblo adjustMent of labor disputes in Shit/ -
yards is expected by the creation to -day
of an adjustment board, to consist of
three, four or fiVe members, accordlier
to llte tenure of the problem to be eolved.
President Wilson Appointed V. nverit
Iktney, of New York, President et the
Notional 'Mee Federation, ehairman
ilia boat a,
TROOPS AOROSS.,
,R4.00,..111.1•1411,0101.
Canadian Drafts for Many
Units in England.
Ottawa, Aug. 26. --it 1s offielaily an -
flounced through the chief press een-
aor's office that the following tzarina
have arrived satelY in England:
Drafts—A.M.C. from Loudon, Ont.,
Camp Borden., Kingston and Winn'.
peg.
Army Service Corps Dein Winnipeg,
Camp Borden, St. John and Halifax.
Forestry and Railway Coustrnctioli
drafts from Camp Borden ahcl Ottawa.
Railway Construction draft from
egina.
No. 1 draft railway troops, London.
Forestry drafts from Prince Albert,
Regina and Valcartier.
University draft for 1691h Battalion
from Valcartier.
Inland water transportation draft,
Montreal.
Newfoundland troopts—details.
GERMAN RAIDS
ON HOSPITALS
Worst Case Yet is Reported
From France,
Hun Fliers' Maps Showed
the Red Cross.
(Reuter Despatch.)
London, Aug. e6.—Perhaps the
.vorst case reported of attacks by Ger-
flans on Entente hospitals is that of
t hospital whIcn was well within
'tinge of the Gernian guns. It was
;haled on the 14111 of July, on the
;2nd of ,July, on the 5th of August
ind every day from tbe 10th to thu
8111. of August, except on the 15th.
Che bombarduiens were so persistent
let trencnes had to be dug around
.he hospital sneds to shelter tbe
wounded and tbe personnel. Three
.vomen nurses were killed in these
JOM bard ments and five severely
wounded. Altogether 43 persons,
turses, hospital orderlies and wound -
al soldiers, were killed and 55 Wound -
el in the four hospitals attacked.
"Mlle. de Bate, the matron lit
iharge of the hospital, who very
,ravely superintended the rem.oval of
he sick and wounded anr the hospi-
al staff to the shelter trenches, s'he
.erself remaining in the open under
ere, has been made a chevalier of the
eegion of Honor, a unique distinctien
or a woman. Mlle. de Bate, during
,ne of the bombardments, unselfishly
ook off her steel helmet under fire,
eul insisted on one of her nurses
yearing ft. War Crosses wide palms
or distinguished service have been
,warded to four nurses of the same
tospital—Mlles. Hartz, Leduc, Leclerc
tid Paque. All the distinctions were
nesented simultaneously by General
eetliavia.
nrin the presence of the Minister
"A bomb was dropped on a chateau'''.
tow converted into a hospital on the
lgitt of the 20111; killing a wounded
eileller; 10 soldier patients were killed
he same night in another hospital. If
woof were needed that -these outrages
vere deliberate it is afforded by the
'act that photogrephs of hospital build
ngs, showing the red crosses on the
'ode, were found on a German avla-
or brought down at Mort Homme."
CANADIANS
DECORATED
Several Officers Awarded .
Military Crosses.
And One Gets a Bar to His
M. C.
Londoie Aug 26.—The following
tumors have been awarded to Cana-
dians:
Bar to Military Cross—Lieut, Charles
Edward Bailey, who on numerous oe-
casions displayed the greatest gallan-
try in establishing ammunition ratiene
dumps and leading parties in "No
Maw§ Land" under heavy fire, attack-
ing and gaining objectives at critical
'moments and successfully resisting
counter-attacks. He also ha e done re-
markably good work in patrolling tine
gaining valuable information, Min
has hown a splendid example to his
men.
Military Cross—Capt. Frank Lindsay
Bradburn, who when theleft flank
was in the air "shovver great presence
of mind in meeting all emergency. His
fine example, courage and aggressive-
ness inspired confidence and enabled
them to successfully cover the with-
drawal of other troopers. Major Pran-
cis -Caldwell held an leolated post for
36 hours, organizing and carrying out
a most successful attack. LIMA. Geo.
Hogarth Gilchrist, Engineers, entered
enemy mine galleries and rendered
them harmless, afterwards hunting out
traps and investigating and repairing
enemy dugouts in the captured area
with great promptitude and energy.
Lieut. Milton Fowler Gregg led a
bombing attack against a hostile Mae
chine gun and annihilated the crew,
permitting the advanee party to con-
tinue unchecked. Later, although
wounded, he carried a seriously
woUnded officer to safety. Lieut. Wal-
ter Sohn Holmes, Mounted Rifle,
inade a daring personal reconnaissance
of eneMy wire, bringing back -valuable
information. He afterwards, when an
advanced bombing post ran short of
boxiabs, sent back two men for' a Airs
ther supply. He then attacked the en-
emy single-handed, driving them back
and holding the post ufitil reinforce-
inents arrived, tient Clement G. Mead.
in command of a raiding party, led
his men with the greatest courage Mut
aggressiveness, reorganizing them in
spite or severe casualties. Capt. Leslie
Maxwell Moffatt, after retaking a for-
ward position captured by the enemy
suecessfully resisted a determined
counter-attack,
•
PERMIT CARGOES 'FOR HOLLAND.
Washington Report—Under agree-
ment to furnish some of the -cargoes
for the relief of the Belgians, the Gov.
eminent will permit a score of Dutch
grain ships to earry their cargoes to
Holland. In return for the privilege
,°ettiningg,rtSiltivgedln0,r0e010eabsilesdhe010%,°40Alinlueerhi.•
AO of wheat from Abiericalt elevators
to the Belgian Relief Conunission.