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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-10-04, Page 7ORN1LOFF LAUNCHED REVOLT TO THWART GERMAN TREACHERY Had Proof They Were Claus- + ing Internal Troubles' and NO PEACE FOR reared Home Treason, PetrOgrad Cable — The lad army Order iceued by General Korniloff as Consmender-inachlet, reprinted In the Novaia Zeizn from a Mobllev news' iPaPer, Wilde to show that Korniloff (Was eompelled to launch his reveli aargely In ar effort to thwart Ger. man plans. The order say e it had been earned that German agents had ;brought about the great fire in Kazan, ihad expended millions of rnbles ba disorganizing the •coal mines in the 'River Don region, and that the Ger- mans were proposing a general offen- sive along the whole front or the purpose of forcing a disorganized Rue. elan retreat. The Germans also had 'planned to blow up the bridgee across 'the Rivers Dnieper and Volga and 'were organizing a movement cf dmalists in Petragrad. 1 General Korniloff, the article rep.* shad reason to suspect treason among Ireeponsible Russian organizations in 'German pay. The general, not doubt - ling that irresponsible influeneee lied the upper hand in Petrograd, and that (Ruseia was on the brink of an abyss, took an extreme decision for the pur- To,a.e Of saving the fatherland. DUTCH CAPTURE GERMAN FLIERS Torpedo Boat Takes No Nonsense Near Coast. 'Four Men Captured, One Being Shot. ;Ainsteselarn iCahle — A putch torpedo boat had an exciting time with a number of German airplanes Which came within Dutch territorial waters and territory yesterday after- noon. The result of the encounters was that the Germans lost two air- planes, four occupants of which, one badly wounded, were captured. Late- in the afternoon a large Ger- man hydroplane came down to the surface of the sea near the mouth of the Scheldt. A patrol boat took one of the men off, but the other refused to leave the machine. A Dutca torpedo boat arrived shortly after- ward, sent a boat with an armed crew to the drifting hydroplane, and com- pelled the remaining aviator to leave it. Scarcely was he aboard the torpedo boat when two German airplanes ap- peared. The torpedo boat fired on them and they went off, but a fevr minutes later five or six machines came along from the direction of Zee- brugge, three of which flew above Dutch territory, the others standing well out to sea. One of the former came close to the torpedo boat, and one of two airmen aboard, apparently the flotilla Com- mander, stood up and began to shout loudly. He evidently wished to discuss the point as to whether he was in territorial waters. The Dutch Commander ordered hirn to bring his airplane, which was skimming about in the vicinity of the torpedo boat" to a stop, but he refus- ed. A warning shot was fired and the aviators then endeavored to es- cape, their object evidently having been to get hold of the airplane al- ready taken by the Dutch vessel. Smoke signals at this time were be- ing thrown above the torpedo boat from some unknown direction, in all likelihood to direct the fire against her from other airplanes. The marines fired a volley at the aviators who were endeavoring to rise from the sea, and the pilot was hit. The torpedo boat followed this up by ramming the machine. An officer then clambered aboard the Dutch ship and his wounded companion was taken aboard. Then another airplane came on the scene and was also fired on. It then raade off, BRITAIN SAVED WORLD FREEDOM When Huns Started Out for Conquest. Foo Must Be Beaten in the Field. Victoria., 13. C. Report— "Germany Warted out in the fall of 1914 to con- quer the world, If it bad not been for Great Britain she would have had the World by the throat. And how we stand together on both sides of the lane for the Monroe Doctrine." geld ex -Ambassador Gerard. In hi e speech before the Canadish Club yesterdaY, when he rouged his 'waren,. to a high pitch Of entlittslairm by recounting hie experiences as ambassador to Berth) during the thirty-two menthe of war. "If Gem:tarry should win the War, or possibly gain a dras, the policy of our great President Monroe, 1 am afraid. would totter frora its 6eeuritY7 con- 0/sued iXr. Gerara. "It will be IMposeible to put togetha er Again inch a league of natinus as Is now eombined ter fight Prueela, Primed& hopes to bring about such a pecsee as will detach front that group Is sufficient Miniber of Countries to give herself an unquestioned, snuerior. Ity to any war of embitter' she may seek to wage. In sea a war we may •be without a Joffre, the Attend Mar- tel, to tbeat the enemy at the Crucial Mcnrient." He sald, lii Gotieltuden: "Wet have got to beat Mini in the field. Met ett 11111810es, he hetet ideas thet we east Win by AlSditg hunger Or elvil attire Within Gentilane. We 'Must get at It With every aterti of energy Mid fight, and r think the Angto.Seg. one an both eidee of the line Mere it En than to eontintle the fight Untll tritiMphaht." UNREPENTANT ENEMY RULERS Vi.scount Milner Gives Quietus to Recent Ger- man Suggestions. MORAL OUTCASTS And, the Huns Are Begin- ning to Feel What That Means, London Cable. — Viscount Mil- ner, Minister without portfolio in the British War Council, speaking to -day at the American Luncheon Club, de- -Oared against any peace with the "unrepentant German rulers." Toueie Mg on the entry of the Vetted States into the war and the moral signifi- cance of it, Lord Milner evoked a tre- mendous outburst from those at the luncheon when he said: "I feel that your country and mine are now united by something far stronger than any written pact or al- liance, namely, by an absolute unity of motive and ann." Viscount Milers speech obviously was an answer to the peace talk which ilas been filtering from Germany in past weeks. He declared that it was the intention of the Entente Allies to intrsue "unfalteringly and resolutely to the end" their crusade, so that "the world shall be a better place to live in than before—a world dominated by other law than the law of the jungle." "In the contest between German ag- gressiveness, naked and unashamed, with unbridled lust for power, on one side, and the awakened conscience of the rest of the world on the other, there can be but one war aim for us," Viscount Milner continued. "Our war aim is this, that the kind of justice which Germany meted out to Belgium shall in the future be impossible on this earth. In the face of that war aim nothing else matters." Viscount Milner quoted Admiral von Tirpite as declaring at the launchl ng of a new party in Germany, a few days ago: "It must be stated that it s not wrong, but right, that has been clone to Belgium." Viscount Milner ontinued; "This is our reply thereto: "It must be stated, once and for all, hat until doctrines of that kind are bandoned, there can be no peace for Germany, no intercourse with the rest f the civilized world, no chance ot egaining the place she has lost." Lord Milner's reference to Admiral on Tirpltz came in the peroration of 118 speech, which he devoted to a igorous reply to the German Admhe 1. After giving attention to the fact hat virtually three-quarters of the nhabited world VMS now alienated rom Germany and that "scarcely a -eek passes without adding to her nemies," Lord Milner said: "Germany's profound moral isola. ion is beginning to tell on her people. in your faith as much as you like o blood and iron, there are material s well as moral disadvantages for hose who have fallen outside the ale of the civilized community and ave forfeited the respect of civilized eoples. "For a nation which has taken so ree a part in human intercourse and eld so high a place in human ael• ancement this is no light matter. "There are signs that this aspect it egihning to weigh on the minds and eprees the spirits of the German eople. That is why a new party has ren called into being in Germany, to vivo the waning spirit and preach new the doctrine that might is ght." Viecount elilner, at the opening of is speech, emphasized the import- nce of America's enerance into the ar. "Its material Importance is so nmense that we on this side are only st beginning to realize it," he cle- ared. "But I am convinced that its oral importance is still greater, for has stamped the endorsement of 1 independent third party on the ntention of tee. Entente Allies that ey were fighting not only for theme ives, but fo'r civilrzation. "The reasons why we entered the ar were the same fie yours. We ere plunged unprepared and un- arned into a world conflict by an or -mastering moral repugnance at • aggressor's determination to vice te every tenet ot civilization in the fort to gain his end. Of courae the timate tate of our country Waa in. lved, for, if Germany's tiger spring d been successful on France and IgiuM, the beast would have been our throats in the next leap. But at issue was not realized by our opts!. They came into the war, not rough the 'flattect of sere -preserve - n, but th'rough a purely moral up, ing againet what seemed to them intolerable Wrong. "The United States was forced to e same conclusions by the same aSoning, nainety, that this carte uld be no place for deeent .peeple live in it one power were permitted go on and use physical and moral teen to sweep out of its path every stacle to its donenation, 'Are We getting nearer to that goal? twithstandiug many discourage. nts, I firmly believe that we are, is true that, °Wing to the temporary a,blement of Russia, the allies' ry efforte have not been crowned th decisive resulta this year, but NJ Vo won eonsiderable Successes on ery front but one, and thr allies are eseing back the enemy." RUSSIA'S WAR COSTS. Petrograd. Cabie.—The Finance NM., leter has Issued a statemen of the finan- cial position of Russia, thowing that the expenses of the war un to seat. 14th, have Amounted te 41,006,000,600 rubles, The war COMB arc still further recreating, ow. ing to the demand for higher wage, nd the Inertesed price be necesteries. Minister urges the people to eostetme their wage &Mends until the end etr the aver, 1* W. Wei HEADS STILL CAPTIVE. the industrial Worker's of the World, who were arrested in Chiesgo last tight on indictments ehargIng eleditieras eon. splitese throughout the V. B., Were still In jall togley, having been unitble to furnith bends. goskp FOODS. U. S. Plan Virtual Export Embargo. Waelengten Report — A virtue/I embargo on the export of certain foodstuffs and feeds was declared to. eight by the Exports Administrattve Board in adding a list of artielee to those already denied shipment except where their export will contribute to the conduct of the war. The commodities added are food grains and feed grates, ()Make end meal, entree' fats, vegetable oils and Loop, caustic soda and certain machin- ery. Where the foods an feeds named are permitted to go forward they can be licensee may with the ap- proval of the food administration. The additional articles, it was announced. are placed under embargo because of diminicshing supplies and to meet the actual needs of America. Licenses will be granted for their export, it is announced, only "wben destined for actual war purposes, or when they will directly contrtbute thereto," in certain unusual cases where such exports will contribute .directly to thetr immediate production of important commodities required by the United States; and in certain other cases where the articles may be exported in limited quantities without detriment to this country, such as food grains and fats, which require the approval of the food administration. AID PAN -GERMANS. Reichstag Party Objects to Rulers' Interference. Copenhagen Cable The majority Soclaiists in the German Reichstag have interpellatecl the Government concerning official support of the pan - German agitation and the Fatherland party. The Socialists also made an interpellatIon on reported Government Interference with the right of assesa- My. The intarpellation offered by the Socialists reads: "Is the Chancellor aware that in the army officers are conducting a vigor- ous agitation in favor of pan -German policies; and particularly also against toe decisions of the Reichstag? What sloes the Chancellor contemplate do- ing to check this abuse of authority by officers?" The interpellation does not mention tho e,ctivittee of civilian officials, al- though the Yerwaerts, the Tageblatt, and other newspapers have asserted repeatedly that the superiors in the echools and government departments are using pressure on their subordl- nates to join the reatherland party. The second intetpellation, concern- ing the right of assembly, accuses the home military authorities of manipa- feting the right of assembly one-sided- ly in favor of pan - German propagan- do. .-1111.11. CROP FIGURES Wheat C.N.R. Has Done in Production. One hundred million bushels of grain e ere loaded and bandleu over tne lines of the Canadian Northern Hallway System in 'Western Canasta during the crop Year ended August 31st. in all, 88,953 cars were handled over Its lines in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 60,551 cars being move through to Port Arthur and points east of that Lake Superior port, Wheat constituted the major portion of the total handlings, and was destin- ed to relieve to a considerable degree the intense demand of the war -wreck- ed peoples on the other side ot the Atlantic. In I108, when the influence of the Canadian Northern Railway construc- tion was beginning to be reflected in larger production on the western plains, the entire crop attained to less than 57,000,000 bushels, according to figures of the Department of the In- terior. Accordingly the grain load- ed and handled over the lines of the Canadian Northern—and a great deal of it produced from territory opened up for settlement since 1898—is almost doubled the Western Canada produc- tion of nineteen years ago The die terence is aimost incalculable be- tween the cash returns from the two crops to the farmer and to the manu- facturers who provide the goods west- ern Canadians heed. There are no statistics available of the capacity of the grain elevators in Canada in 1893. but official figures of the Department of the Interior show that in 1900 there were in Canada 426 elevators and 97 warehouses of a total Capaelty of 18,320,352 bushels. In 3916 and 1917 there were 3.360 elem., tors of a total capacity ot 193,844,000 bushels. Of these Manitoba has a capacity' of 22.775,000; Saskatchewan. 65,625,000; Alberta, 25,886,000, and British Colum bia, 1,793.000. -The capacity of the ter. mina' elevators in Ontario is given at 41,750,000 bushels, These are located Chiefly at Port Arthur and Port Wil - lime at the head of Canadian Great Lakes navigation. The C. N. R. eleva- tor at Port Arthur, capacity 9.500,000 bushels Is the largest coneolidated ele. Vator plant In the world. THE MATHER CASE. Supposed "Suicide Pact" in Wirinipeg. Winnipeg Report:— The condition of tv, it. :nether, kt, A., ot Vancouver, wno is lying in the hospital here With deterely laeeratod wrists and arms, is reported as good. Tee latest police theory is that Mrs. Mather shot herself rather than submit to Wel blindness, with' which she was threaterred. Under, Melee guard the husband lies In a special ward in no general hoe-, pital, vehemently denying that he shot 1115 wifQ. Ma mind Is utterly blank with regard to the important details of when he found the dead body of his wife and the Mee be is supposed to have slashed his wrists. That Mather bore vigil over the dead body of his wife for at least three days is the view held by physicians and police. "What tire We going to des 10014 the eeprone of Meet?" "Don't say Miff - in' tall 'bout it," fetid Mr. leraetua Pieknesy. "Ef We can't get orditatirls Meat, we'll be lee' naturally. obliged tet eat fried thicken."—Wastingibri Star, KERENSKY IS FACING GREAT TEST OF POWER Bold Stand Before Demo- cratic Congress On His Course, War Minister Pledges tory If Discipline Returns. 'Petrograd Cable— ((Delayed.) — Premier Kerensky took the initla.tive to -day, and faced boldly what raaY be the supreme test ot the power of bis Government. At the very beginntng of the Democratic Congress, called by the Maximaliste and the Council of Workmen's and Soldier's' Delegates to question bis power, aiad perhaps to uemand a new Government, the Pre- mier accepted the challenge. The Premier told the Congress that his re- gime had saved Russia in its darkest hours. The Government Mao indicated its policy of a firm continuation of the war when General Verkhovsky, the Minister of War, pledged the con- vention to a eine' victory over Gera naany if discipline in the army was re- stored. The general's reference to the return of discipline, and his an- nouncement that the officers would be named by their superiors, instead of elected by the soldiers, was applauded only mildly, hut his addresa as a whole evoked more cheers than did the Premier's. "I prevented it. I destroyed it, I was informed from the beginning of its existence," deelared the Premier, regarding the revolt of General Korai- lof f, When the Premier declared that the good of Russia necessitated the ob- servance of order and discipline, one Qf the most dramatic heckling inci- dents which punctuated the address occurred. The Premier had reached a pause in his address when a loud voice in the gallery ahouted: "You are the great mischief -worker of the coun- ties!" From a bedlam of hisses and ap- plause, voices from the floor challeng- ed tho heckler to arise. A common soldier in the back gallery arose, and, with folded ar as across his brown blouse, stood calmly facing a torrent of -hisses from the supporters of Premier Kerensky. This was only one of the unusual scenea 01 the conven- tion, in which 800 delegates had seats on the math floor. The applause which greeted Pre- mier Kerensky indicated that he had a small minority with him, The So- cialists supporting him contend that he has a majority of the convention The Government Ministers had a meeting late to -night to discuss the effect of his appearance, but none of the Ministers would talk. CRISIS TO -DAY. A crisis probably will come Satur- day, when the work of preliminary organization has been completed. and the Radical Left presents its extrem- ist programme. The Bolshevik' and the Conservatives alike will make an effort to -morrow toward lining up their strength through party confer- ences. An instance of a split even in the closest party ranks was given the congress to -day, when M. Tchernoff, the spokesman for the Workmen and Soldiers, referred to General Kale. dines, the chief of the Cossacks, as that "miserable Kaledines." One of the Cossack delegates shouted: "You dare not attack General Ealedines." Another Cossack leaped to his feet, "che 'motion of General Verhiseer "Go on. idatedlees is a trait1GERMANY HAS NOT RENOUNCED 1SHORT ITEMS resenting", - HER CLAIMS AS TO BELGIUM OF THE NEWS OF THE DAY. sky's speech concerning the efforta of Germany to obtain peace at the Meese of Russia provoked great ap- plause, "Our gallant allies," the War Minis. ter said, "have replied to the dale tardly offer by Unconditionally reject- ing it, believing, as I believe, that the Russells army still will bare its breast to free the tatherland," The general seal he would handle the army without gloves, altheugh 11 hed plenty of good intentions. He pointed out tlefects, saying; "The twelfth army before Riga did not re- fuse to fight and die, but we want men to fight and win victories. The fleet does not refuse to fight, but at the same time It murders its officers. We hear many worthy words about tbe army and fleet, nut we have a great many deserters. The glorious victories on the southwest front in July terminated in a disgraceful re- treat, "In the rear we have reinforce- ments, but the men at the front do not accept them, because they bring discord, and regiments with historic records cannot accept such men," General Verkhovelcy repeated his announced programme of chanehig the army commanders., educating the troops along free revolutionary lines beets on mutual trust between officers and nien and the dlebanding of the use- less hordes in the rear, -The speech contained little omfo tl rt or le pac - Heists in the audience. The War Minister is a young man «bout the age of Kerensky. He spoke In a low, even voice, and referred fre- quently to notes, gradually. working Up to the climax, when he declared in a ringing voice: "Tbe war must be continued until with certainty we base achieved the peace deetred by all—peace with freedom." VOTES ON COALITION, Petrograd Cable — The Minimal- ists and the Social Democrats at yea- terday's session of the Democratic Congress voted 81 to 77 in favor of a coalition Cabinet to include represen- tatives of the Bourgeoise, but 86 to 51 against the inclusion of the Constitu- tional Democrats. The revolutionary Socialiser voted in favor of a coali- tion, excluding the Constitutional Democrats, 91 to 87. Premier Kerensky conferred with representatives of ..Moscow industrial group regarding their possible entry into the Cabinet. They replied 'they would participate if the Cabinet was wholly independent of any party or political association, THE END IS NEAR. Says Turk Vizier, Defending His Course. Amsterdam Cable —Turkey's ent- ry tnto the war was justified by Ta- lent Bey, the Grand Vizier, In a long epeech closing the congress of the Party of Union and Progress, accord- ing to a despatcb from Constantieople. He defended the Turkish treatment of the Ammenians, btu admitted that the deportations could not be carried out by regular forces, because the gendar- mes had been drafted into the army, and order could not be maintainedelr- regularites in connection with the de- portations had been investigated, he said, and the guilty parties had been punished severely, some with death. Referring to the Pope's peace note, Talaat Bey declared that Turkey ad - bored to the prieciple of arbitration. Regarding disarmament, he said: "eW shall oppose no solution which Is compatible without vital interest." He concluded by saying that no one could say when peace would come, but It was obvious that tbe and was ap- proaching. 00.1•11•0•MIMMIN•0111••••••••••06.41MMILMI.01*•••••••••.... ..01.m.1.•“10.1•0•••••••••4 CANADIAN GUNFIRE WORRIES . THE FOE WORKING PARTIES Daring Hun Filets Attack Our Observers, Destroying Their Balloons. Out Are Shot Down—One, a Dislinguished Man Is Captured. (By Stewart Leon, special corres- pondent of the Canadian Press.) Caradiren Army Headquarters in Prance Cable — The effectivenees ot the gunfire directed at German Working parties on the Mericourt ene, the firing beteg guided by aero. plane and balloon ebseivers, led- to dramatic attack's last z ight. The first came shortly after 6 o'- clock, wheh an enemy airman sud- denly- darted out from among fleecy clouds in the upper air and directed a burst of machine gun fire upon a bal- loon, the occupant of which was spat- ting for our guns at great altitude. The explosive bullets used set the balloon on fire. The observer unhook. ed his parachute and Jumped clear. The anti-aircraft guns Opened on the bold enemy airman, and, it is thought, wounded him, for on his way back to his own lines his plane be. halted as if guided by a semi-con- scious mart. 'The warm, incident did not occupy three Inleutes. The sec- ond raid had a teas satisfactory re. suit for the raider. He, too, darted out from a concealing haze just be. for sunset, firing as he came, like a cowboy- On a rampage shooting up a western town. The balkon caught fire and the observer jumped and cense slowly to earth, buoyed up by his parachute. There, the similarity to the earlier raid endea. An artillery observation airplane nearby hastened up, aud the oecupannt, outclaesea though he was by the fast fighting German single seater, tackled the foe. Ile was put out of action almost at' once by it volley that Injured the mechanism of his plane, and forced him to volplane to the ground. The Hun scented for the Moment to be undisputed victor in the MIA whith was witneesed by thousands of men in our own etterips beloW. AS he turned to make Off In an easterly direetiOn. a British fightltia plane man sought to manoeuvre for positiou, but before he could Awing so that he ‘eyoruisIdte.use his gun, his plane was rid. dled, and he was shot through both With splendid plink he controlled his falling pique, and came to earth without further injury. His recep- tion was not cordial, but Canadian sol- diers do not fight against wounded mon. .The deeorations he were showed that the Kaiser had done him much hoeor ter his aerial exploits. Speaking to his captors lator, said that Guynemer, the famous French aviator, was killed in battle with a German plane, and burled where he fell just behind the enemy front line. The failure of this crack Airman avidently dampened the ardor of the arms atrium for the balloons have been numerated to-day, HAIG'S REPORT. for..to.,ndon Cable --"There was the mai artillery aetivity on both sides," says toelay's °Metal communication. "There is nothine of interest to re. Till: FRETNCH REPOR.. Paris Cable --.. Violent artillery figining err:lured 15.;t night on. the right hank of the :time, in the Ver. dun setter, says to-day'e official stem - mime The text of th a French- statement reada: 'There was great eativity of the rench and German artillery on the right bank of the river efense last night. "Enemy surprise affarkg 011 our ad. vanced posts southeast of St. QUentin, in the region of Allies and north Of Caurieres, were repulsed by OUr fire. "In uppesr Alsace to the eaat Of Sete. pole, We esteceeded in penetrating the Conners Mee and after &attendee peewee sheltere returned With war hue. tattle Up teem the tiOuth at lured!. 1 toilet bit epeed, Mad, wheeling Wee the "There was nothing be report on the German, Opened fire, The Hun air- rest of the front." ALL GERMAN DRIVES FAIL TO RECOVER •••••11••••,••••••••••••••••••• Desperate tinuous Fighting •is Con - but British Holcl New Ground, FIGHT FOR HILL 40 Stern Battle Against Enor- mous Odds by Squad of Soots. (By R. T. Small, Staff Corresponde of the Associated Press.) British rront in kerance and 13 glum, cable Says: Hard fighting a curl eu aurmg tne nigut at a are, points along the Ypres battle -front a result en heavy Uerman mune attacks on positions wrested front t enemy yesterday, but this morni found the situation virtually uncean ed, rurious enemy assaults, whi continued throughout yesterday a last night, were dealt with suecessfu ly, and the British to -day were nsal talning their new lines. The main battle this morning w in the neighborhood of a positi known as Cameron House, which 11 just south of the eastern extremity Polygon Wood. A severe and co tinuous struggle has been proceedi hue, and wen ia,st heard f ram t Australians were pressing the dogg Germans hard. Counter-attacks against the Austra Ian front east of Polygon Wood au Ing the night were hurled back aft hard fighting. Yesterday afternoon the Germa iaunched a pretentious counter-dris against the British lino betwee Tower Hamlets and Polygon Woo A sanguinary struggle ensued espec ally north of Menitt road, but th Germans were gradually forced withdraw after suffering heavy lose FIGHT FOR HILL 40. 'Northwest of Zonnebeke heav fighting still continues in the regio of an elevation known as Hill 4 which dominates a considerab amount of the surorunding groun East and a, little northeast of le Julien, the Germans raade two heav St.HB counter-attacks against redoubt pas tions which the British had capture yesterday morning A very determin ed assault In the neighborhood o Boetleer Farm, east of St. Julien, wa driven off North of this place th Germans succeeded In regaining tw redoubts; Subsequently the Britis countered itt turn and forced the from one of these, leaving the othe still in enemy hands. Prom the British standpoint th situation resulting fronts the new of tensive is exceedingly satisfactory Weather conditions were ideal to -de and consolidations were proceedin rapidly. In a number of places th British improved their line somewha during the night by establishing post stil) further forward. INTREPID SCOTS. The two companies of Argyll and Sutherland Higblanders, who made such a remarkable stand Tuesday and Tuesday night In the face of overwh liming odds against German attacks in the neighborhood of the Ypres-Menin road, and wno were mentioned in the official report for their groat gallantry, are the heroes of the hour along the front. They were finally relieved by the advanc- ing troops from their isolated posi- tion, where they had been cut off by the Germans in the early operations. Their unit was involved in furious German counter-attacks, whidh were begun Tuesday morning, probably in an effort to disrupt the expected Brit- ish offensive. They were attacked about dawn by elements of four Ger- man divisions. So bitter was the enemy assault that the British troops were bent back, but the two com- panies of Highlandes refused to give ground and clung stubbornly to their posts in the face of terrific blosva from the enemy. The battle raged all morning. About two o'clock in the afternoon Ute British counter -attacked and fought their way fortvard until they had re-established themselves in practically all the ground lost. But they were still some distance short of the two conspanies, who valiantly held their own. All afternoon and throughout the night the Highlanders stuck to their positions, although the enemy continued to rush forward in- fantry in eel attempt to dislodge them. And here this handful of In- trepid Scots were found and rescued when the British advance swept for- ward at daybreak Wednesday morn- ing, The ridge over which the fighting is 1101V in progress is virtually all that separates the ranee from the plains of Flanders. Although the official German eonnnunications late- ly have been Claiming British defeats Or discomiting the adVaneee made, tho desperate resistance of the Gera loi s .s an indication of the vital stegniffeance of the recent allied gains. Grmah officers taken prisoner «6'- mit the eriousness of the situation for their country. ns el. he ng g - ch Ila 1 - as 051 04 es of ng isa ed 1- er ns ,e 11 d. to s. le 2. 11 111 4 to THE "RED GUARD." Russ Revolutionary Militia Reorganizes. • awra../.......0.••• Petrograd Cable '---'The Minister .ef the Interior has ordered the arrest of Nikolai Lertine, the ExtremIst leader, If be Is found in Petrograd, but he is not to be taken into custody In the hallit of the Deineeratle Congresa, The Rech to -day reports the recess gatittettiOn Of the revolutionary nary Ittowe as the "Red Guard," The lesergenizere tire negotiating with a factory for 1,000,000 rifles and 'sever's' Machine guns- and =Munition in pre - MUM + Chancellor Gives Plat De- nial to Rumors of Change of Heart. ,..,11•11,10•11.••••*0 Copenhagen Cable (Germany bee not renouneed Beigiurre and has not been in communication with any of her me/gee; accenting to Berlin re - porta or a speech merle before the atelciletag main committee by Chancel- lor Michaelis, The Cliancellor is quote(' as follows: "A Liberal deputy correctly stated that the attitude of the Imperial GOY. eminent as regards its war aims Was elearly explained in my answer to the eapal note. The peace resolution of July 19 was expreasly mentioned in Shia reply, and further explanation thereof is unnecessery. " Moreover, a declare the statement that the Imperial Government had ilready communicatea with this or that hostile government, and that it, lied in edvance renounced occupied terse - ' daisies, thus abandoning the most valuable advantage in peace negotia• dons, is untrue. I declare the Imper- ial Government has free hand e for eventual peace negotiations. This also refers to Belgiunl." • • - GOOD SOLDIERS, Russia's Second Woman De- tachment Wins Praise. • • om•Po•m• Petrograd Cable—An army order .ssued to -nay gis es high praise to the second women's fighting detacement et the front. The (seder says the wo- .nen soldiers arrived at a time of ;mat difficulty, owing to the destruc don of roads by rains, and confusion eaused by the retreating demoralizer! ,roops. Nevertheless, the women were eerfectly disciplined and showed "that they are conecious of their duty of lefending the fatherland." In tactics the women are described as having been efficient, especially in close formation work. The women seived in a. Turkesvan rifle division. famous for bard marching, but kept up with the men, tramping along in their equipment up to thirty .miles a day. MICHAELIS HAS German Agents On U. S. Ships to Betray Them to U -Boats. MICHAELIS ILL ••••••••••••••.11•10,1••••••••••••1.1 Strike of Great Lakes Sea- men Off—Wage In- creases Are. Granted. Canada may ship 4,000 boxes of apples to Australia in October and 6,000 in November, the embargo bay- ing been lifted. The first draft under the militia service act is to be called out, accord- ing to present arrangements, on Oct. 10. J W, Plewes was nominated at a meeting of Conservatives, though ostensibly cm a win -the -war footing, to oppose A, B. eleCoig for West Kent, The Swedish Government has issued a decree, effective Oct. 4, for the ex- portation of all animal fats except butter and all so-called technical fats and oils. The order is of continuing operation, covering the specified pro- ducts in existence and also those pro. duced in the future. Following the lead of the United States, Australia has designated her next war loan the Liberty loan. The price of hard coal in Winnipeg ie likely to remain at $12.50 per ton. according to a statement made by C. A. Magrath, Federal Fuel Controller, A Berlin telegram to the Itheinische Westfalisehe Zeitung, of Essen, saya that the state of health of the German Chancellor, Dr. Michaelis, "leaves very much to be desired." The scavenger and garbage men on Toronto's pay roll are still obdurate, They eerved official notice on Mayor Church on Saturday that they would do no more work as long as Commis. teener Geo. B. Wilson was at the head of the department. A tragedy.was enacted in a Hespeler home at an early hour Smutty morn- ing, when it was discovered that Mrs. David P. Cober, wife of Mr. P. Cober, a highly -respected citizen ot that place, HuNs GomiNG uuttt throat flizhittaedr:re by cutting her His Sudden Changes Cans. ing Comment. Federal Council Men May • Enter Reichstag. The Hague Cable — Chancellor • Michaelis. It is learned here, eudden- ly abandoned his intention of speak- ing plainly before the Reichstag on peace, This has amazed the members of the majority parties, who apparent- ly fully believed that he intended to discues frankly the future of Belgium and other German war aims at Wed- nesday's session. The sudden chenges by the Chancel- lor are becoming striking. It is re - Railed here that the text.of the note to the Pope was revised and severele icut, according to various well -inform .ed German statements, at a Cabinet 'Council delivered at the last mo- ment. Michaelis' change of intention re- garding the contemplated speectt to the Reichstag was also the result, it appears, of a council of Secretaries Of State and some military person- ages. The National Liberal resolution of Sunday taking a pan -German stand may be significant of the same °hangs! ,of Government opinion. TO ALTER CONSTITUTION. Ameterdam Cable — The 'Consti- tution Committee of the Reichstag, are ,cording to a decepatch from Berlin, by a vote of 15 to 12 yesterday adopted a ,proposaI to cancel the concluding sen - once of article 9 of the Imperial Con. etitutioh. which debars members 01 the Federal Council front simultanie ous membership in the Reichstag. The eommittee adjourned after passing an order of the day which declared: "The Reichstag will co-operate in the event of the conclusion of a peace." The main committee of the Reich. stag, a despatch from Berlin says, yes- terday passed on first reading the bili creating the post of Imperial Vice - Chancellor. Considerable discueslon preceded the favorable action. Copenhagen Cable — The Cen- trist ahd Socialist representatives at the meeting Wedneeday of the Inter- party cams of the Centrist, National.. Liberal, Radical and Socialist wiles, manifeeted a (Wire to refuse to vote favorably on the eatery of Vice -Chan- cellor Helfferich, who fa unpoeular in Ite:ehstag circles. The establiehment of the Chancellorship as a separate Ministry, including a Viee-Chancellor, neceeeltatcs -a new vote of credit. The !Radicals and National Liberals oppos. ed confederation of the matter at the caucus and the question was gent to the maha Committee of the Reichstag. e VON TIRPITZ Says Germany Will Win If She Holds Nerve. Berlin cable says: "Wehave estab- lished that we are unconquerable a military and econdmic way and that we will continue to remain the strong- er party, provided we do not loge MD nerve," said Admire] von Tirpite., Isis speech before the first open meet !sig of ibe ilOW German Fatherland party. Charging that "Anglo-Muerte:in dab. itat was making every effort to save the Money it invested in this war," Admiral von lairretz continued: "We hag° not overlooked epporitin ities to gain PresIdent Wilson's friend. shIP, but invariably helre n,chieved the opposite result," A ICentuelcy man who has jag cele - breed his slictieth wedding annlver- earY sere be arid Isis wife here Seaver en much all spoken (Toasty to eeeli other. And mall prebeehle keett nn telling it till he believes it lainieeif."-- lateen Telegraldli. It is ordered by the Board of Grain Supervisors for Canada that the price of No. 2 Ontario wheat shall be fixed at $2.22 per bushel basis in store, Montreal, and that this price shall be effective Oct. 1, 1917, and continue until Aug. 31, 1818, both inclusive. The assessment returns for Cuelpis show a total assessment of $11,473,- . 635, an increase of $53,705 over last ' year. The value of build:11gs is placed at $6,774,140; real property, $3,617,615, with $2,039,930 exemptions. The popu- lation is 16,303, an increase of 286. It is understood in Guelph that a strong movement is being made In Hydro -electric circles to get Mr. J. W. Lyon appointed to the Dominion Sen. ate to look after the interests of the people's power, light and transports - tion projects in connection with de- velopment at Niagara and any other water powers that may come under the same heading. GERMAN TRICKS THAI ARE FATAL Wounded .Canactian Officer Tells New Treachery. Loot Huns Captured Rigged Up as Bombs. "The game -of baitingthe other fel- low which the Gerinan soldiers really taught the Allied troops is still in vogue on the western front at the present time," said a wounded Canad- ian officer who was telling some friends in this city about the tricks which men play on one another in trench warfare. "'Don't fool with the enemies' evac- uated positions ,especially the dugouts, until you have experimented with wine bottles, jewelry, pictures and other trinkets at a respectable distance," Is denehhttergGltirme aihnsr. drarehwee bthaecyk the first order given to advance par- ttelest.he HIAZ. Plundered and carried off all kinds of loot. Now the finest place for a crowd of Tonnnies or poilus to capture is one of the dugouts recently inhabit- ed by German officers. "Perhaps Toturny spots a pile or jewelry on an innocent appearing table. 'Well, let Tommy rush to grab it and in a second the place Is blown to atoins and all hands have gone 'Mighty' for having &Tabbed the bait. This gamo of connecting fuses with gold chains, wine bottles and portraitg has ben costing bombing squads a, large toll in losses. The coveted goods are so fixed by the Germans that when Tommy and the gang have pounced upon them they touch off the detonator of an infernal Machine." The Canadian told how twelve ascii- who had entered a dugout in the Ger- man trenches formerly oceupied by some officers had their eyes on several oil paintings. Tha non-eonimIssioned of who was wIth thorn, having witnessed the annihilation of Men wlso bad been caught by the halt in other cases, ordered the mon out of the place and then fired tt shot at ohe of the paintings. In response to the ehot there followed an exp'osion which demolished the dugout. The Allied troop, ate daily being tnught to keep their hands off all like- ly souvenirs when they occupy OkitY POaltions. Even the business of searching wounded prisoners la being conducted in ft gingerly Manner by Tenthly. The game of tricking the ether felloW has been a Very serious matter on the Western front, ttecord- ing to this officer, chiefly bockats° the Gorman soldier does isot hesitate at the Meet ittrocialis ansi batbarOlie Of gebbtaail to work barns to the eneMY. Ou eertain occasions Gerrnan soldiers have feigned to be wounded end While then swept pa.gt then1 have been gttllty of shiping.—Naw York Sun.