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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-11-15, Page 7TURKS ROUTED BY THE BRITISH IN PALESTINE Fuller Details of the Great Ottoman Retreat Before Gen. Allenby. •••••,• 1 WRE TRAPPtin Looked for Attack From Southeast, Were Attack. ed From East, Loudon cable: General Allenby, commanding the British forces in Pal- estine, reports that on hia right the egemy is retiring on Hebron and that our troops hampered. hie retreat, cap- turing prisoners and a traneport. Our mounted troops, advancing through Jemameh and Huj, thirteen and nine Miles respectively east of Gaza, reach- ed the south bank a the Wadi Hem eleven miles north of the old Turkish front, and began contact with our forces advancing from Gaza. These latter captured the northern bank or the Wadi +Hem and Herbieh, reaching the railway and turning the position prepared by the enemy on the river. "The Turkish coastal rail head at Belt Hanun has also been captured, and the enemy is being pursued in the direction or the Wadi Hesu. "The whole Turkish army is in retreat towards the north, and more than 40 guns have been captured. '`The Royal Navy, assisted by the French..navy, have actively co-oper- ated throughout the operations, by bombing enemy communications near the coaet, and affording other valu- able assistance. Our aeroplanes are bombing the retreating Turks.' TRAPPED BY ALLENBY. Telegraphing under date of Novem- ber 1, Reuter's correspondent at Bri- tish headquarters in Egypt says: The enemy Is in full retreat all along the line. Large quantities of war material and guile have fallen into our bands. The Turks beganto weaken last night. The lines of re- treat are being heavily shelled by uaval artillery. Yesterday's operations consisted in a feint against the Turkish rear, fol- lowed by a heavy flank attack upon their main defences on the left which fell successively before the irresistible onslaught of- the Londoners and Irish. One of the features of the fighting was the remarkable stand of the Welsh troops against a Turkish attempt to get round our right. The sound of hea,vy guns is still audible, indicating that the Turks are still receiving se- vere punishment. Telegraphing on November 7 the correspondent said: To -day's offensive took place on a front of twenty miles. Owing to the capture ot Beereheba, we were able to outflank the main Turkish line, ex- tending originally from Gaza to Beer- sheba, consisting of four elaborately organized systems with connecting trenches and scattered redoubte. The Beersheba system, which was, almost isolated,. fell intoour hands, thank, to British strategy, coupled with a sud- den onslaught, which turnedthe enemy's 'position but cutting off his eupplies along the Hebron road, and threatening the Jerusalem-Sheriai Railway, This apparently disturbed elle whole defence plans, as he wee suddenly obliged to meet a menace in the east when all principal defences faced the eoutheast. Instead of meeting the frontal at- tack upon which he had counted, he .finind Allenby's forces threatening to enclose him in a pair of pincers, which were ever gripping repro tightly. The execution of Allenby's plans entailed tremendous physical otrain on all ranks, but their seneeptiorial fitness has been proof to every ell. • The Welsh Home Comities troops Opened the fighting. They Fuelled Kuwellfers Ridge, ten miles northeast of Beersheba, in a furious onslaught, after marching a greater part of the night, practically anniheleting one bat• talion and capturing anmeroue pris- oners and a fee; guns. At mid-day we had mastered the \vilely line in this sector and by evening had ad. anced the intervening three miles and °templed . Sherrie itself. Four gunf.• were captured. - WIRE WAS ELECTRIFIED. On the left flank the Yeomanry, Londoners and Irish attacked the ;Kama= system. One of the Main featuree of the Turkish line was the veritable labyrinth of trenches with elso ectric wiring, but the enemy was Completely deceivett by our tactics and so impressed with,the threat further east that it was lightly held, speedily suecumbing to the fieshing aseault. Tliroughout the operations the wea- ther has been most unfavorable. The heat wave ie a Most unusual thing in November. Men are described as going into action with their tongues hanging out like a Pack of hounds. • YOUNG MEN TO LEAD ITALIANS New Commanders Are Be- lieved Suitable. Itoo little eliapee lute been afforded the younger Mell of the army, and the criticism seems to have borne fruit at last, though no one could. justly say that °Adana ever showed signs of failing, in epita of his 67 Years. Ile was obviously the one to be chosen as Italy's representative at the conneil. Gen. Vadotna's appOlatment 'Me served to open the way and offer eeportunities to other men who have done great' work in this war. elen. Armando Diaz started in the war as a junior major.general, He first com- manded a divieion, and then an many vents, both with striking succese. He has for a long time been in charge of operation' in the Came. It was under his leadership that the Twenty-third Army Corps smashed the Selo line last Atiguet, taking 5,000 prisoners, Gen. Badoglio was a lieutenant, eOlonel lit 1915 and was made colonel three months Wee, lie was promoted to the rank of major -general after taking Sabotina, and sebeequently acted as chief of Ante of the second army under Capelle. Command of an ermy corps was given him on the eve of the May otfeneive, In the middle Isonzo he directed operations that resulted tp, the taking of rauk Vodice. Gen. Oiardino Was colonel and chief of staff of the Fourth Army Corps in 1915. Ile was promoted to the rank of major -general last June on account of his services and got lull command of an army cores. Soon atter he was eallte to the War Ministry. .Londop, Nov, 11.-A Rome despatch Hie London sTimes says: • Stith Gen. Cadorna, former come ider-in-chief of the Italian armies: Poch. chief of etaff of Inc French 'Sear tillniotry, and Major -Oen. Wilson, enb-chiet of the British general staff rimming the micron:I of the Weed war council, the immediate results of the RaPallo confereiteo were received here with tile greatest .satisfaction. The treation of an allied war council is especially welconie, as it forms' a realization of the proposal long urged here, The fact that the lieW high emu- mandere cf the Italian army are .com• Partitively young men is generally regarded ea an excellent move, (len. Diaz viill be only fe0 mire old next Month. He look; several yeare eteinger. Gen, tadoelio le but 40, and Gee. Giardina; will be 54 in eanu. dry. It lie? to!'ing been ingeil that •mmm marno- FINLAND FOR INDEPENDENCE State of War Declared - Governor Deposed. Stories of German Activities Denied, Ilelsingfors, Finland, Nov. 11.-A state of war has been declared in Fin- land. Tae Provisional Soldiers' Com- mittee has appointed a sailor named echleelts Commissary of Finland, in place of Governor-General Nekraeoff. The Diet is in session, and Russian representation in it has been com pletely ignored. It hag voted to elect a State Directorate with supreme power, REPORTS DISCREDITED. London, Nov. 11. -Despatches from the Scandinanvian capitals show cold water on the reports of the last few days; that the Germans have landed on the Aland Islands, off the Finnish coaat, and also have taken possession of Helsingfors, capital or Finland, rrawlers which left the Aland Islands' as late as Friday report they found conditionsnormal, both on the islands and during their voyage back. A Stockholm despatch stated that Heleingfore, capital of Finland, has been entered by the Germans, accord- ing to a press despatch from Hagar- anda yeeterday. i u.o.:uy..A.Botto German Sub. to Pay a Visit to Toronto. New York, Nov. 11. - By way of the Hudson River, the New York State Canal, Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River, the eGerman submar- the mine -layer IT -05, which was re- christened the "IT -Buy -a -Bond" dur- ing the eecond Liberty Loan campaign here, is en route to Montreal. It is to be used in stimulating interest jn the Victory Loan campaign there and in other Canadian cities. The craft Is termed "Germany's contribution to the second Liberty Loan." • After being on exhibition in Mont- real, it will be taken to Toronto, through the Welland Canal, and later put at the disposal of Liberty Loan Committees in such districts in the united States as have waterway faci- lities for handling the boat. It is planned to exhibit the U-boat at im- portant Great Lake points and along the Mississippi River, affording 25,- 000,000 persons an opportunity of see- ing the prize. • • 6 HUNS REPULSED BY THE FRENCH Several Attempts Were All Flat Failures. Artillery Busy Along Vari- ous Sectors. Paris, Nov. 11. -The official air- nouncement by tne War Office aatur- tun, niget mans: "The artillery fighting was quite active in the region of tire Oise -Aisne Canal. On tne right bank of the Meuse there were spirited infantry engagements in the morning in the region of the Chau= Wood, After several goanter.attacks our troop, completely re-established their posi- tion. "The cannonade was interinittent ou the rest of the front," Sunday afternoon's report said: 'Enemy surprise attack's northwest of Rheims and north of SamOgnetrx weye lepuised by our fire. On the front of Chaume Wood (Verdun) Seelor heavy artillery fighting con - Untied. In the Woevre north of Flirey We made a successful raid on the enemy ilitet and brought back pris- oners,' "In the adieus later heavy artillery preearatieu tne termans made an attack on our trenches at Partmane Weiler -Kopf. After a Niolent engage. mem at, close quarters our eoldiers threw back completely the enemy trOOpS, willeit momentarily gained a footing in our observation lines. "Another German attack at-Reiehac• korkopf was withOut .suecese, "Everywhereelse the night Was ealm." The comminication Issued by the War Office to -night reinite: "There were no infantry actioas. The .aetillery fighting vas quite lively itt Ilei,gium, in the sector of PaPegaed (eCnithweet of lionthulet Voreet) and on the right bank of the 'Memo in the region .of Hill 344, and einunue Wool Thed.uv eas mint .en tile .reet of the front." BoisHEvim "GOVERNMENT, Is ,..i....1,.,,zt.4:1„14v,,yaartuistlet11.11‘1:4ilini3ii illjadaeuciolttutet j.*Aio•opai.ation wtuened the salleut ALREADy TOTTERING TO. FA! =c...,;4,0,11Trit),:imilir?,°,:ligzi; %F.'s gifts. on me nortilera creat ot the mtge. Toe Canadian Prase correspondent Kerensky is Moving on Petrograd With writes: After twelve !Iowa (4 outline ous desperate fighting, Canada stands Lecure ou Passchendaele Ridge, hav- ing consolidated all the positions gunned in the apleudid, advance Satur- aria morning, when our infantry named its way along the heights for enother 000 yards, taking Venture And Cossacks Are Shooting Down the Iron- Farm, Vindictive times roads eald 200,000 Loyal Troops hie Makers if] the Streets. Petrograd, Nov. 11. ---The rails • on the Petrograd-Gatchina Railway have been torn up to prevent any advance on the capital lv the supporters of Premier Kerensky, All the Mitiieterta except M. Terestchenko, Konovaloff and Kishlti are reported to have been released from the St, Peter and St. Paul fortress. London, Nov. 11.-Pro-Kerensky troops have occupied the Tsarskoe- Selo, 15 miles south of Petrograd, and have taken over the chief wireless station,' according to a wireless de- spatch from Petrograd by the Com- mittee for Saving, the Country and the Revolution. Thd rebels are sale to be retreating in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. Premier Kerensky is said to be ap- proachlng Petrograd and to have es- tablished communication with loyal forces, which already are engaged in attacks on tne Bolshevik' in the caputal. A. wireless despatch from • Russia says the eoilapse or the Bolshevaci movement is only a matter of days or boars. The revolt against the 13ol- sheellci in Petrograd is inereasing. In Moscow the Red Guard has been. de- feated. The following was reeeived to -day by wireless from Russia: "To All Army Organizations and Com- missaries: "The revolt against the Boisbevilti is increasing in Petrograd. To -day open attacks against them began, and fusilades are taking place in the streets at some places. The telephone is in the bands of the Junkers, The Dowmin (?) was occupied by the gen- eral army committee. which has re- moved the Bolshevik' guards. "In Moscow the Red Guard was defeated. Premier Kerensky will ap- proach Petrograd toward 'evening. Communication with him has been established. "A delegation from the Committee for Saving the Country and the Revolution has been sent to meet Kerensky." Another Russian wireless despatch says: "A regiment faithful to the Goeernment and the revolution, in full agremeent with the Cossacks, the Sodiers and Workmen's Delegates and all democratic organizations, oc- cupied the town of Tsarskoe-Selo and the chief radio -telegraphic station. The rebels are retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. Severe measures are being taken against marauders and pillagers. Those caught wide stolen goods are being shot immedi- ately. Those guilty of rebellion •are being handed over to the military revolutionary court. "A proclamation has been issued `to the soldiers of Petrograd' by M. Malcoski, who describes himself as a member of the All -Russian Commit- tee for Saville' the Country and the Revolution, and as commissary of the Petrograd military district, This pro- clamation is given as follows, in it wireless message from Petrograd: "Gallant regiments trom the front, faithful to the revolution and the country, have approached the capital. In order that there be no shedding of innocent blood, arrest immediately all those who are betraying and ruin- ing the country. "In order to indteate which regi- ments are faithful, send delegations to the regiments moving from the front." An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Petrograd, dated Saturday, says the news that Premier Kerensky was approaching the capital caused a great sensation, and that a collision was expected momentarily at the time the message was filed. Reports from Moseow to Petrograd, the despatch continues, state that it majority of the Soldiers' and Work- men's Delegates here voted to sup- port the Petrograd Bolsheviki, but that the •Cosascks declined to do so, and are working with other elements in organizing opposition. The Gov- ernment institutions in Moscow, in - chiding the arsenals, telegraph offices, banks and railwaysf are said to have passed into the hands of the 13o1- sheviki. Admiral Vet dervslci, 'Minister of Marine, was released on Friday. these advices state, and invited to as- sume. his duties. M, Nikitin, elinester of the Interior, and M. Gyozdeff, Min- ister of Labor, also were released. They report that the resistance by the .defenders of the 'Winter Palace was very feeble. Although the Min- isters made great efforts to persuade the garrison to reMain at its poets, the palace capitulated after a large bomb had been thrown inside. 200,000 LOYAL TROOPS. Paris, Nov. 11, -Premier Kerensky, Who escaped from Petrograd on the night of November 6, in an auto am- bulance, and arrived safely at gen- eral headquarters, now hes 200,000 men devoted to him, according to a despatch from Ilaparauada Sweden. which escaped the Lenintte censor- ship, The despatch says the latest news from Petrograd is thee Cos- sacks, aided by •Maximalists, are mas- tering the Bolsheviki on a great battle. Premier Kerensky arriVed itt Luga, 85 Miles southwest of Petrograd, last Wednesday awl tbe garrison there at- tested its loyalty to his provisional Goverinnent. Saturday morning he reacbed Gatchina, thirty miles south- west of Petrograd, where the reline thing happened. Troops loyal to the provisional 'Glov- eminent are known to be near Petro- grad, and a division of Cossacks is on the march to Finland. The garrison at Petrograd, which two days ago was solid for the e tremists, now is said again to be wavering in its allegiance. ETNI) Or rimer, THEY WANT. London, Nov. 11-A despatch re- telved from the semi-official Ituselan News Agency givee the text of it re- solution passed last Friday by the Wot kmen's and Soldiers' Coneerese in Petrograd, calliug for peace, the preeo IMO declaring that all belligerent GoeernMelits should enter Immediate ly into negotiations "far a democratic ainl equitable peace." "The Government considers it peace to be democratic mid 'egult- abie," says the resolution, "which Is aspired to by it. majority ef tbe work- ing elasses of all the belligerent coun- tries, worn out and ruinea by war - the peace which the Russian work- men called for on the fall of the mon- archy, it should be an immediate peace, without annexation (that is to say, without usurpation of foreign ter- ritory and without violent conquest of nationalities) and without indem- nities. "The Russian Government pro- poses to all belligerents to make this Peace immediately, declaring them- selves ready without delay to carry out all the conditions of this.peace through plenipotentiaries of all coun- tries and nations." CANADIANS ARE SECURE ON IHE RIDGE Had Terrible Time in Satur- day's Fight, but Held Firm Through All. SLIGHT WITHDRAWAL On Lower Ground Sunday, but British Position is Much Improved. London. Nov. 11. -Driving resistless- ly northward along the Passchendaele Ridge Saturday, Haig's troops won al1 their objectives within four hours, and even pressed beyond them at some I Exert Farm. I Frens dawn until dark the salient 1 liae re-ecboed to the roar of our guns in witat has been ate most tremende Otte artillery duel in the history of Canada in Flanders. Two minutee, after our edvance began the eneniv barrage fell and •continued front then until 6 o'clock yesterday alternooa. Every gun a hich ae could employ along the whole front bas been direct- ed against our attack. • Following new defensive methods, the enemy offered little infantry oppo, sition to our advance. His lines in the forward zone were thinly held, his troops beteg massed in a line borne thousand yards to the rear. , Our • right attack went forward practically without opposition. On HO' left, eilemy parties holding fortified shell -holes, offeeed stouter resistance, but by 8 o'clock we had takea all our objeetives, To the left the Britisa troops, fac :ng au almost impaesable coUntrY• swept by enemy machine -mo fire from the strong points at Vocatioe and Vox farms, were enable to ad- vance in conjunction with our force?. Out left flank was exposed. The de- le.nsive flank accordingly wan formail hy a veteran battalion on the extreme id 1. SHELLED FOR HOURS. Otri, troops, on a narrow salient on the top of Passcheudaele Spur, were exposed to concentrated enemy artil- lery fire from the north and south Tho eneme employed every available battery. raining shells into our narroe front. He was literally endeavoring to blast us out of our positions. ate failed. What our infantry had gained it held, but all day long the men of the Canadian battalions, lying ie water -soaked, half-filled shell -holes, or belly -down in shallow trenches scoop- ed out in tlie mud, endured a shelling surpassing anything in Canadian his- tory. Shells, shrapnel and high ex- plosives rained around their positions The ground was harrowed by the enemy -fire. Men were buried under the mud and lug out by comrades, and buried again and dug out, and digging out others between times. They held on doggedly untit morning gave place to noon and noon to evening. Behind them our gus roared incessantly, raking the enemy's defensive line, engaging his batteries from north to aking Poultry Pay If you have not already done so get the pullets into winter quarters at once. The March hatched pullets should be beginning to "shell out" fairly well by this time. If you wait until they lay before putting them into winter quarters they are liable to be checked by the shift and a set- back now may upset them for.a con- siderable time. When you move the pullets from the range and put them into their quarters be sure that yeti do not for- get to supply them ligerally with both green food and animal food. Neither should you forget the grit and oyster shells, they are very essential to the welfare of your flock. Be sure you give the pullets a thor- ough dusting with a good lice powder or an application of blue ointment be- fore putting them into their new quar- ters to ensure their being free form vermin, For this purpose nothing is better than blue ointment, as this is convenient to use and is thorough in its effect. • Any kind of fine dust will be effec- tive, even road dust or sifted coal ashes, but flowers of sulphur or pyre- threum are favorite ermedies. This is the thne of year that the pullets will appreciate a patch of ten - dee rape. There is no green feed that they eat with more avidity. BUCKWHEAT SCREENINGS, Every mail brings in letters wailing about the scarcity and high prices of poultry feeds, and well may producers wail. The prices asked for very in- ferior grain is enough to make our grandfathers turn in their graves. Present quotations are: Oats, 83 cents per bushel, cracked corn $4.35 per hundred -and then the city man wonders why eggs are so high in price. 'Unless eggs reach a record price this winter there are going to he a lot of poultrymen who will lose money. Beef scrap at $6.00 per hun- dred -just think of it! It behooves every poultry producer to look about hire and investigate every available source of food supply. The Poultry Division of the Experi- mental Farm foresaw this food short- age and last July brought down a car load of buckwheat screenings from Port William to test its value as a poultry food. Etter since, thig feed has been used almost exclusively and the results have been very satisfec- tory. It might be well to state here of what these screenings consist. Dr. F. T. Shutt, Dominion •Chemist, reports as follows: "Buckwheat screenings, unground -An examination of this sample gave the following results as to composi- tioit by weight: Small, broken and shrivelled wheat 49.08 Flax Heed Wild buckwheat (unhulled) 80.08 Wild buckwheat (hulled) 4.54 Flax seed „ .99 Wild mustard seed ... ... .07 Other weed seeds .... . .41 Chaff, oat hulls, fragment of straw, etc ..... 5.72 e • 100.00 This product, it will be seen, eon' ists approximately of 50 per cent. wheat, 40 per cent. wild buckwheat (5 per cent, of which le hulled), 2.5 per cent. light oats, 1 per .eent. flax seed and 0.5 per cent, weed seeds, chaff, Pte., which may be 'Masse(' at, refuse. The average composition of wheat and wild buckwheat may be given as follows: Wild Wheat. Buckwheat Water ... ..... 10.2 7.48 Protein . 12.4 10.16 Fat ... 2.1 2.89 Carbohydrates 71.2 70.00 Fibre .. 7.29 Ash ... 1.9 2.18 100.00 10100 Comparing these two grains, • the wild buckwheat seed contains approx- imately four-fifths the protein of wheat, and is slightly richer in fat and has a much higher fibre content. In carbo -hydrates, the two ahe prac- tically equal. From analyses and study of wild buckwbeat made in these laboratories in 1906, we concluded that this grain, while not highly nitrogenous or oily seed, is of fair feeding value and may be considered of special value for feeding poultry by reason of its com- paratively lo wfibre content. Theor- etically, wild buckwheat seed may be said to possess about 75 per cent. the value of wheat for feeding purposes. Ground Buckwheat Screenings - The analysis of this sample has fur- nished the folionevig data: Water ... 14.07 Protein ..... 11.84 Fat 2.07 Carbohydrates .. 64.53 Fibre ... . . 5.36 Ash . 2.13 100.00 These results agree very fairly well with those whicli would be ob- Mined from it mixture similar to -the whole buckwheet screenings and we may therefore preetnne that this ground sample had before grinding essentially the same general composi- tion as the sample of unground screenings. It has it feeding value intermediate between wheat ,and wild buckwheat. From its composition it should prove an acceptable and valuable poultry feed, with only a small percentage of Waste. It is sufficiently high in pro- tein for general grain feeding, with a fat content not exceeding that of wheat -which may be considered an advantage for laying stock, that ra- tion of which is usually enriched by crushed green bone or meat meal. The comparatively low percentage of fibre is it feature that enhanees its value for poultry feeding, as this class of make use of high fibre feeds." Now for the actual feeding results, lareen the very first the fowl took kindly to the grodnd screenings and ate it with relish. They did not take to the whole screenings so rea.dily and, on other food being cut off, it was several days before they finally accepted it. However, they now eat it readily and the stock are doing excep- tionally well. It is not so good as it litter feed as they pick ottt all the wheat and leave a large part of the buckwheat; when fed in hoppers where they can scatter the grain they will throw it out and pick out the wheat, but where they have to eat the buckwheat before they can get the wheat they clean everything up just as they go and seem to make as good growth as they ever did on or- dinary rations. The ground screee- ings are being fed to the layers three parts screenings to one part beef - meal and production has never been better at this seasoa than it has been this Year - Poultrymen may feet perfectly safe in buying this feed: It Is the Cheapest feed available and it gives sa.tisfae- tory roeults.-ranadian COUntryttlan, south, and fighting the whole iveight of hie artillery on long Milea of Inc front. Neither resting nor eating, our gunners feught the great battle in the salient, flaming with fire at dawa and elusk, and heavy with sinolee by day. For 12 hours what was practically a continuous barrage was maintained by our urtillery, Then quiet fell again Upon the salient. The enemy had given up, and from the forward areas wounded men, stumbling in the dark over new -plowed couutry, stagger- ing ekhausted along narrow, board walks, came to the advanced dressing stations with their story of how our tiew line had been held and con- solidated. WITFIDR.EW SLIGHTLY, British Front in France and Bel- giuni; NOV. 11.-lieavy enemy artil- iery fire has followed the hard fight- ing which occurred to the north and northwest oe Passehendaele yester- dee, but at the latest report the Ger- mane had attempted no further in- afaizglilat.,y: action of 'allY magnitude and the situation remained as it was last The Germans carried out a particu- larly violent bombardment of all the !law British positione between two and rive o clock this morning, and another eounter-attack wee expected, but this eta nat materialize. Along the crest of Passchendaele ridge, north of the village the Can- adians were holding their advanced line strongly to -day and consolida- tions were being carried out satisfac- torily, On the lower ground to the west, where such a bitter struggle occurred yesterday, the British were forced to withdraw somewhat in the face of furious counter-attacks by the Germans . This territory, nortb of Goeberg, in the valley of the flooded Paddebeelc, was the most dif- ficult sector in the line of the of- fenelve. The ground was very marshy and the whole zone was heavily defended with strongly forti- fied farms, The British troops in this territory, however, still had tome of the newly won ground to their credit to -day, despite their withdrawal. The Canadians also en- countered heavy fighting along the ridge ,and the enemy artillery fire was exceptionally severe. THE OFFICIAL REPORT. Saturday morning's War Office re- port t is•etaindr:ise this morning our troops attacked German positions north- west and north of Passchendaele The weather is stormy, with heavy rain and high winds," -Sunday afternoon's statement said: "A heavy rain has fallen during the night. The enemy's artillery has been active against our positions at Passchendaele and the ground cap- tured north of the village, but no fur- ther infantry action has taken place." -Sunday evening's report said: "A hostile raid against our posi- tions early this morning west of Lens was repulsed with losses to the en- emy. Along the battle front the or- ganization of the ground captured Yesterday has been continued. The weather is still stormy. "Aviation: Yesterday rain fell near- ly all day, and made work in the air almost impossible. Many attempts wore made by our aeroplanes to get into touch, with our attacking in- fantry, and a small amount of artil- lery work was accomplished. The rain continued throughout the night, and in consequence bombing opera- tions had to be suspended. Such machines as attempted to work over the enemy lines returned safely to their aerodromes." SHORT ITEMS OF THE NEVIS OF THE DAY The Prince of Wales Has Gone to the Italian Battle Front. , LitiNKALANI DEAD Government Will Issue a Weekly Report On War's Progress. The Lutheran caurehes in Kitchener celebrated the four hundredth anni- versary of the Reformation. Dr. Hugh Ryerson Bright died sud- denly at his home in Athens after an illness of only four hours. Freeman Noxon, for more•than fifty years a resident of Ingersoll ,and veteran manufacturer, died at has home, in his eighty-seventh year. Michael McAuliffe, a prominent re- sident of Welland for many years, and a pioneer dredging contractor on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence, is dead, at the age of seventy-four. The Dominion Government has de- cided to issue a weekly report regard- ing the progress of the war and Mr, N. E. Nichols, of Montreal, has been appointed to the office as director of public information. It was announced at Sault Ste. Marie by a prominent official of the United States Engineering Department that all Government boats now in northern Waters are to be withdrawn immedi- ately end placed in the Atlantic ser- vice. Wanted by the provincial poliee of Saskatchewan on a charge of theff, Ernest J. Russell, barrister, was ar- rested at his residence on Island'Rocte, Oak Bay, B. C., and is hold awaiting the arrival et an officer who will take him back to Regina to stand trial. The censorship permits the newspa- Pers to announce that the Prince of Wales has gone to the Italian front. He appears ou the streets like any other officer, and has become most popular, receiving ovations wherever he is re- ogndivelect Aneer,: ed here in Amsterdam front Munich announee the appoint- ment of Otto von Dalian of the Ba- varian Ministry of Justice to the post of Bavarian Premier. He takes the portfolio made vacant by the recent appointment of Count von Healing 05 Imberlal Gentian Chancellor. While returning to Leaside Camp Saturday afternoon Cadet David Ed- mond of the Royal Plying Corps, gee lost in the heavy fog and collided with it barn at the rear of a farm at Rich- mond Hill, The Machine crashed into the side of the barn with such fern that it threw the aviator out of the air plane. fie fell a distance of aline forty feet to the ground, and died it short thee after, from it fractured 01111. BRITISH FIRE BRUGES DOM LOili1011, Nov, 11.-A. large fire was cauved among the doeks at Bruges on Friday night by bombs dropped by British aviators in another of the series raids over Belgium. The Aemiralty to -day made the following report on the expedition: "On he night of Nov. 9 a bombing raid wee caeried out by the Royal No vet Aer Stieice on the follOwing military objectives: at. Denis Wee - trona the Bruges docks. Large quan- tities: of explosives were dropped with good resolue A large lire was caueed at the latter place. "All our meld s returned safely," 4 4 * 'VARSITY FOR TROOPS. Scheme of Y.M,C.A., for Sol- diers' Benefit. London, Nov. 11. -The establishment of a Canadian university In London, for the troups, with a faculty of a thousand pro - Is the ambitious scheme of the Y,M.C.A.. being worked out by Lieut. - Col. (Jerald Ilirlcs anti Dr. H. M. Tory, of Alberta. The Y,M.C.A. Is already pleaged *50,000 on this aecount and is ready to multiply this by 50 If necessary, says Col. 13irks. The finest site of the Strand, between Charing Cross and Ald- wich, formerly occupied by the Tivoli Music Mall, has been secured on which spacious buildings will be erected as soon as the contractors can get labor snd material. This building will be available for residential, recreational anti education purposes more particularly during the period of demobilization, The educational ,scheme, supportedi by all Canadian universities, will embrace both an arts course and popular continuation classes. Although London will be the centre these facilities will be available for all Canadian camps and barracks In Engiand and the base In Prance.. (Jen. Turner has had a conference on the matter and is prepared to give every encouragement. 1 understand the Y.M.C.A.. originated the] scheme, but the Chaplains are co- operating and Capt. McKinnon, princi- pal of rine Hill Col)ege, Nova, Scotia. is already sopervisIng studies in Lon- don, HIGH INPRASE OF CANADIANS Nothing ,Can Withstand Them, Says French Paper. Their Work at Passchen- daele Dooms Hun Line. London Cable. -Anxiety has been so general concerning the grave news from Italy that public interest has been somewhat diverted from the mo- mentous happenings on the western front. However, to -day the news- papers have long dispatches describ- ing the taking of Passchendaele. The value of this achievement is fully re- cognized. "Our' possession of the Passchen- daele-Gholuvelt ridge," says the Ex- press, "robs Gerfnany of the last of the heights which they began to for- tify at the end of 1914, between the sea and Soissons. These positions Were supposed to be impregnable, but they have gone the way ot the Albert, Vimy and Messines ridges." "The capture of Passchendaele," says the Times; "crowns the hard work of the British army in the last two months." "With Passchendaele definitely and irretrievably lost," declares • the Daily Chronicle, "the Germans know the fate of their whole Flemish position is only a question of time. That is why they have disputed its capture so long and so desperately." NOTHING CAN STAND AGAINST THEM. A special correspendent of the Petit Journal, of Paris, reports meeting a Canadian general "upon whom will fall once again the main effort of the struggle." "My men," said he, "are impatient to gain the summit of the ridge." Headquarters, adds this correspon- dent, considers the taking of Bellevue Spur one of the finest exploits of the whole English army. The Petit Parisien' says: "Derive men and hardy soldiers are these Ca- nadians. Nothing discourages them. Nothing can stand against them, "Not only have they held on at the price of physical suffering which 'frilly those who know -this neighborhood of death ara able to appreciate, but at night have pushed torwara in raids, taking advance observation posts by surprise, and establishing themselves in them. Thus they secured eighteen cleverly disguised pill boxes, which, if they had not been discovered, would have retarded and perhaps mil - lifted the success of to -day's attack." 'HUN MUST HAVE MEN. Leaders Plan to Seize All Males 17 to 60. ••••••••• a••••MO011i New York, Nov. 12. -The Evening World to -day publishes the following; London. Nov, 12. -Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff are planning a further de- velopment of the resources of the Ger- man civilian man -power for a, great ef- fort which undoubtedly will be made during the winter to inerease the out- put of war material," says a Rotten dant despateh to the Daily News. "For this purpose the auxiliary service is to be taken on practically compulsory linea. "The now development cOnsists in giving local authorities power to cell up all male persons between the, ages Of 17 and 60 living in German Empire, and It is expressly stated that this he eludes all Austriane and Hungarians. "Six months imprisonment, or asfine of 10,000 Marks ($2,500)) are the pen- alties for attempting to Oviedo ser- vice." - - VICTIM OF DRUGS. Cleveland, Ohio, Report. -Loss of his wife is believed to be the sacrifice ex. acted of Dr. Henry L. Chapin, Cleves land physician, author, poet, traveller and art lover, when he refused, on the eve of fulfillment, to break a promise be ?mule to his wife to quit the drug habit. That is why Cleveland's "blind physician" lies dead, while mdlee to -day aro reeking 0 drug -runner Who is be - !loved to have given Dr, Chapin his death blow In a room In 0, do 1110511 hotel yes- terday afternoon in fear that the doctor Amid unmask his illicit traffic. "That inateli was cortainly one of hannonione tastes." "How tie yoa mean?" "Tao qua between pussy- footed Smith and that tatty Jones girl,"--11altinure American. ASKALON HAS FALLEN INTO BRITISH HANDS Gen. Allenby's Forces Still Driving Ahead in Palestine. HEAVY TURK LOSS Casualties Already 10,000, Exclusive of Prisoners -Much Booty. London, Nov, 10. -Capture of Ask- alon, ten miles. beyond Gaza, and only 40 miles from Jerusalem, by the British was officially announced in a report from the Egyptian front to. arty. Over 100 prisoaers end eight acid guns were also taken. The Turk- ish losses exclusive at prlsoners are 10,000. The number of guns captured Ine r sbeen iis ninc,eraecas:ed to more than 70. "General Allenby reports tbat yes- terday mounted troops moved forward rapidly and captured another 400 erisoners and 10 guns. Our line now runs in a south-easterly direction from two miles north of Harnameh, which is two miles from the coast ana Lour miles north or Aralehleadenshiy• eh, on the central railway. This line is generally ten to six nines north of the Wadi-Liesa River. Askalon haa been occupied by infantry and artil- lery. "North of Beersheba there were no flevelopments. "The British column which is ad. sancing along the Mediterranean coast, assheed by French and British warships, has gained nearly 20 miles since the recent capture of Gaza. liamameh is 15 miles above (laza. The British are now only about five miles below the latitude of Jeeusa- lem, which, however, is 45 miles he land, and has not thus far been men- aced directly. , "Our aeroplanes continue -to bom- bard the retreating bodies of the ene- my and centres. In this way nearly 300 bombs were dropped during the day. The guns captured number now well over 70, and include several 5,9 inch howitzers. The extent of the aattleficld makes it impossible to esti- mate Hie quantities of, ammunitions and other war -like- materials which hate fallen into our hands." A !ate official announcement reads: 'General Allenby reports that the advance of his forces continued yes- terday and that the left wing was in the neighborhood of Edud (ancient Ashdol), 14 miles north of the Wadi Hest. The enemy's rearguard had oc- cupied a line along the northern branch of the Wadi Sukereir. "The Royal Flying ,Corps the same day bombed the junction station a.t Wadi Surer. There was a large amount of rolling stock in the station, and on this and station building sev- eral direct hits were observed to cause considerable damage. "Our mounted troops have report- ed the following captures for Friday: Five 5.9 -inch howitzer, eight field guns, ten officers, 700' other ranks, and 'much transport. "As the extent of the battlefield is 600 square miles it will be some thee before a complete list of the booty can be made 'out. "Details have now been received of the action of the Warwickshire Yeo- manry and \Vorcestershire Yeomanry on Thursday. A reconnoitering party near Huj (east of Gaza) saw a con- siderable body of the enemy with gnus Marching about twenty-five hun- dred yards away in a north-easterly direction. The Yeomanry were order- ed to charge the retiring enemy. The charge was at once carried out in the face of heavy gun, machine gun raul rifle fire with a gallantry and dash worthy the best traditions of the British cavalry. Twelve guns were captured, Austrian gunners being kill- ed or wounded, at the guns. Three machine guns and 100 prisoners were also captured. This completely broke the hostile resistance and enabled us to push on to Huj." Askalon is on the Mediterranean, practically due north or (laza, which WttS occupied 1)y the British earlier in the week. The familiar quotation in the Bible, "Tell it not in Oath; pub- lish it not in the street of Askalon," refers to the same cities, Gaza and Askalon, now in the hands of the 10 periods of history Aska- ri sb. remote len belonged to the Philistines, The team of Judah captured it in 1425 B.C., but it was retaken by the Philis- tines. It fell successively into the hands of the Egyptians, the Greeks and tha Romans, It was besieged by the Crusaders in the year 1100 and again in 1148 without success. It was captured and recaptured and burned 1911d,ii 1911andirie9s2of restored by Richard I. England, 1a.1fig The Constantinople report, issued Saturday, follows: "On the Sinai front, in the face of the numerical superiority of the ene- my, our front was withdrawn slightly to the rear without, however, stiffen ing any losses worth mentioning. An attack meanwhile carried out by an English division against our right was driven back." FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Four Foreigners Sentenced in Toronto Court. Toronto, Nov. 12. -Four men cenVieted of manslaughter were sentenced by Mr. .Tustlee Riddle in the Aaesize Court on Saturday. GuisepPe Nattaro W0.8 eon- oentned to serve nine years in the NMI- tentiary. Tie had been Tom" ,guilty of etabbing Petro new°. .lehn Criss, it ;Alttecdonlan, was sentenced to serve rout years. Ire had been held bY it Jury en it manslaughter charge itt cormeetion with the death of Tatty Nnorneff. aehli Romantik 'was sentenced to serve IS months. Tie had caused the death of tt foreigner named Little. 110bert lialt,h, aged 10, who uith Crisia Was held An the Booth Avenue tragedy, Was al. low (0 to go under suspended sentence, VICARIOUS WINNERS. (ToreittO Star) Sc tee neoplo who theist they are just tla much in favor of winning the war as anyboey else ought to Cross-examine theturelveS it little. If tbeY find that theirs be exempted from taking 'reek or part in it, and if they find that they do not want buelnesa disturbed or ineon- eenientes imp -'sot on them neve at Mite -then they are far front being fiS Muth in favor of Winning The war as anybody elee