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HEAVY GERMAN ASSAULTS
ARE REPULSED BY BRITISH
Under Fierce Barrage—IF-oe-s—Crossed Crest of
Bourien Wood Again.
But NO iro4s Rallied and Drova Them
Out With Bad Losses.
(By 11. T. 'Sinai!, Staff Correspondent
or the Associated Prem.)
Prance -Cable — The Germande-
livered a pretentious assault in force
this morning On the British positions
between Boron Wood and Itioeuvrea
toward the west. Under cover or 4
tremendous artillery fire directed on
the British linea and the back areas,
the Germans in their first rush push-
ed over the crest of the'ridge west
of the wood and down to the vicinity
ot the Bapaume-Cambrai road, just
north of Graincourt.
'The British, after the first shock,
immediately organized a counter -at -
tact and flung themselves against
the advancing Germans. Late to -day
it was reported that the British had
succeeded in misning back the enemy,
although the latter was resisting
fiercelY.
This enemy attack was the first
serious attempt made to thrust the
British from the positions that thoI
obtained in -General 13yng's great
drive- or last week. It followed a
night et comparative (inlet all along
this front, and yesterday there was
little indication that big events were
impending.
day a concentration of German
Rana, which had been rushed up for
the attack, nose been pounding th-3
13ritish forward and back areas and
a considerable amount of gas shells
has been thrown. The battle ne,:t
i Bourlon Wood was etill containing
late to -day with great Percenesa
GREAT WORK OF AIRMEN.
To -night's official roport on olio. -
tion said; •
"With a distinct !tow -overlent in
the weather Thursday a full day's fly-
ing was possible. Weak wicn the artil-
lery was successfully carried ant by
our aeroplanes, .nany phot'aphs
were taken and— several •thouaand
rounds were fired into the enemy's in-
fantry from low altitudes.
"During the day re bombs... were
dropped en a large ammunition &asp
north of Cambrai, on the Roulers Rail-
way Station, and on hostile billets in
the battle area. 1:nelny aircraft were
very active in attempting to interfore
with ,our artillery and photographic
machines.
"In air fighting tive hostile ma-
chines were downed and two driven
down out of control. Another hostile
ina.chine was shot down by machine
gun fire from the ground. Three of
our machines are missing.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Loudon Cable — Strong forces
of Germano attacked the British on
a wide front in the Cambrai sector
this morning, but were repuined after
heavy fightnig, in which the attackers
sustained • great .losses, according • to
the official statement iseuen to -night.
To the southward, in the region of
Gonneliem the enemy entered British
Positions an several points and pene-
trated their lino for some distance,
but later were driven back.
The text of the communication fol-
lows: "At eight o'clock this morning,
after a violent bombardment, the
enemy attacked with strong forces en
a wide front south of Cambrai, be-
tween Vendhuile and Creveceour-
Burlescourt. Shortly afterward, hearY
attacks developed against our posi-
tions west of Gambrel, in the neigh-
borhood of Bourlon Wood and Moen-
vres.
"From Masnieres to Moeuvres all
tne enemy attacks have been repuls-
ed after many hours of heavy fight-
ing, during which great loss was in-
flicted on the attacking German in-
fantry iw our artillery and machine
gun fire,
"South of Masnieres village, from
the neighborhood of Bonavis to Vile
lers-Guislain, the enemy succeeded in
entering our positions at different
Points, ana penetrated as far as
Lavacquerie and Gouzeaucourt. Our
counter-attacks have already regain-
ed Lavacquerie and we have driven,
back the enemy from Gouzeaucourt
and the ridge to the east of that vil-
lage. At other points the enemy's
advance has been checked. The
fighting is continuing."
The supplementary statement is -
&nee by the German War Office fon
Iows: "On the battlefields near Cam-
bral the new struggles that developed
have so far been successful for us."'
PRE.NCH REPORT.
Paris Cable — The communica-
tion issued this evening by. the War
Office says: . •
"No infantry action was reported
during the day. The artillery was
rather active in the region north of
the Chemin-des-Dames and on the
right bank of the Meuse."
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LANS60- NE'S PEACE LETTER
t'AS HIS JY1IDEA 1110
Former Govarnor-General of Cairada Makes It
Clear No Speaks For No Group.
New Yoric Papers Are Sovere b Criticism Of
its Effect hstNow.
London Cable — The Marquis of
Lansdowne was interviewed by the
Daily, }express concerning his letter,
atm gain;
"I Muhl like it known positively
'teat the letter was entirely my own.
I consulted nobody about it. An ah -
surd idea has been spread that the
suggestion was made by other people.
I wish to den' that."
Lord Lansdowne declined to discuss
the opportuneness of the letter, or
the poetible effect in discouraging
people concernieg the purpose and
Drozpeets of the war, and added:
"I have really nothing to add or re-
tract, and an hardly allow myself to
be cateolut ea about it. The subject
Le z te ceearilY too controversial."
N. PRESS VIEWS.
New York Report — Leading edi-
terials "et ate ot the New 1: ork papere
tins nit rrOna leave no roozn. for doubt
that the :Marquis -01 Lansdowne's !et.
ter to the London Daily Telegraph has
createa an exceedingly unfavorable
Impression on the editorial mind cf
New York. 'I be New York World
reielehes a certoor depicting ,r)lin
stand1-4 beneath the Union ;reek,
centronted by the Marcella of Laaa-
dowrie, who hoIda 'In his hands the
white flag o: eery ender, and in an
torial not t. tee caption "Lives -
doe nen Summit re says in part:
"Nothing could be more inoppertutte
than the Marquis of Lanedowne'slet-
ter- demanling an restatement of. the
Allies' tan ainIS andes, further attempt
on tbeir part to bring abut peace
'before 'the prolorigs tine of • the war
Wade to, the ruin oe the civilized
world.'. •
,11 Lord Lansdowne had desired to
;lee the largest possible measure of
comfort to the Russian Bolsheviki
itto are now negotiating with the
Kaiser for a separate peace, or had
eoldly determined to do whatever lay
in his power to embarrass the Inter -
Allied conference now in session in
Paris, his letter could not hare been
more adroitly timed.
"That Lord Lansdowne's plea has
b.eartened the pacifist elements of
New York is evidenced by a statemere
issued to -day by Louis P. Lochner,
Executive secretary of the so-called
Council of Amerina, which says:
"'When a British Unionist leader
like Lansdowne arrives at tbe same
conclusion as the American common
people, united in the People's Council,
certainly the alleged pro-Gerinanism
of our movement becomes a myth."
The New York Tlines, connnenting
on Lord Lansdowne's outburst, says:
'it Lord Lansdowne's letter is to
be accepted as a piece of strategy in
English party politics, perhaps we do
not need to give it so much attention,
although it would be disquieting to
as in America to see a British litotes
man or his prcminence putting party
ibternett above the 'great • cause
which, we bog to remind him, the
kinerlean Government and the Arnern
.can people have ft not inconsiderable
itake. It is rea-ssuring to be told that
Lord Lansdowne, in this letter, does
'tot repeesent any important oection
01' Britieli public opinion. Here, as
well as there, it is In pacifiet (newton
that his demaed for a statement of
war altne has chiefly given eatiefae-
nen'
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LANSDOWNE'S
PEACE VIEWS
Chancellor Boner Law very strongly
repudiated Lord Lansdowne's letter,
describing it as a "disaster," The
chancellor further declared that the
views expressed by Lansdowne were
net the views of any or his colleagUes,
either in the cabinet or out ot it. A
REpuorrED Intrgouttirglecadtiorroirtici:=Aw„,a,;
• Paris to the intetnallied conferences
now being held there.
Bonar Law, Speaking for Chancellor toner Law, in his ad -
•fires% Pointed ea that Lansdowne
'Unionist Leaders, De- tied no official positien in the Party
plores Letter. whatever, and that he spoke entirelY
tor hirnself. This peonounceinent
was received by the meeting with the
FIGHT FoR VICTORY mactieant'tzTevgitaendure°1/11""utted
e udia on of
the mischienouS trend of the letter."
The /teeth* was attended by' Sir
Peer's Views Do. lIot Repro- IldWard Carson. head of the -W'ar
Alma cOMmittee; Walter Heine Long,
Sent the Sentiment sterdaty of State fet the Colonies;
Of Britain. viscount Chaplin, and delegates front
every part of the etituttrY.
1 Lord Itobert Cticii, Minister 6f
London Cable The livening Blockade, declared emphaticallY that
News LOS that at a ref:resent/dive the Martinis of Lansdowne in writing
Meeting Of the ritIoniat party to -day a letter containing peace suggestiens
.ftiodwro,41.•*.
ANNOUNCEMENT ON FUTURE 1 00 PRICES
Statement of U. S. Food Administration in Full -What It I'vby
Mean to Canada,
The following is an announcement
regarding future hog prices which was
made by the Food Administration at
of the United States Governmeut en
Noveinber nrd. The statement in ftili
is AS follows:
Tne main purposes of the vooa Aa -
Ministration. as to hogs are four: To
see that the produeer at all dines eau
emmt on a fair price for his hogs, so
that at will he protitable to him; to
see that the farmer inereases the
number of hogs bred; to limit not
profit of the packer and the middle-
man, and to eliminate speettletion.
All of these purposes are oecessary
because we must have More hogs, so
that the ultimate consumer Shall at
all times get an adequate stleply of
hogs at the lowest feasible price*,
We 1iaii , t h rigid control of
the packer. Fair prices to the farm-
er for his hogs, we believe, will be
brought about by the full control
which the Food Administration has
over the buying of the allies, our
army and navy, the Red Cross, the
Belgian relief, and the neutrals, which
together conatitute a considerable fac•
tor in the market.
The first step Is to stop the sudden
breaks in prices paid for hogs at the
central markets. These pries must
becomestable, so that the farmer
lateen; where he stands, and will feel
Jesntied in increasing hogs for next
winter. The prices so far as we can
effect them, will not go below a mini-
mum of about $15,50 per cent. for tho
average Of the packers' droves on the
Chicago market until further notice.
We have had, and shall have, the
Advice ot a board, composed of prac.
tical hog growers and* expertc. That
board advises that the hest yard -stick
fo measure the coat of production of
the hog is the cost of corn. That
heard further advises that the ratio
of coIT 'nice to hog price on the aver -
eat!, over a series of years, has been
about twelve to one (or a little less),
to the pest, when the ratio has gone
lower than 12 to 1, th estock of hogs
in the ceuntry has decreased. When
R was higher than twelve, the hogs
have iucreased. That board has giv-
en Its judgment that to bring the
stock of hogs back to normal under
present conditions, the ratio should
be about thirteen to one. Therefore,'
as to the hogsfarrowed next, spring,
we will try to stabilize prices so that
the farmer can count on getting for
each 100 pounds ofhogs ready tot:
market, thirteen times the average
cost ,per bushel of the cora fed into
the hogs.
Let there be no misunderstanding of
this statement: It is not a gleam). -
tee backed by money. It is not a
promise by the packers. It is ri state-
ment of the intentioxr and policy of
the Food Administration, which
1
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Means to do lustice to the farmer,
vita clear statement as to the in-
tention ot the Food Administration In
the United States will be received
with satisfaction by hog producers,
as Mr. Cotton frankly says, there is
no money guarantee back or the mini-
mum price et $19.50, but so tar as the
Food Administration can Influence
prices they will not go below the
Velue at thirteen bushelof corn.
Consequently, this statement, together
with the fact that the Food Admin-
istration is controlling all reports of
bacon, makes it probable that they
Will be able to hold the price at about
$lie per cwt. on the Chicago mar-
ket until a change seems necessary.
The regulation of profits in the Pack -
lug industry may also assist in stabil-
ing prices, anti it, remain(' to be seen
whether the packers will do the
square thing or try to force prices
down to the minimum,
A very large share of credit is due
to our esteemed contemporary "Wali
laces' Farmer," for getting the Food
Administration in the States to see
the necessity of having a definite
ratio established between the price
of liege and the priee of feed, if the
campaign for increased hog produc-
tion is to be a success. For approxie
mately tne last two years that paper
has been publishing a chart every
month, showing the profits and 1089'
05 in raising hogs, based on the re-
lative prices of corn and hogs, As
"Walleces' Farmer" says he its issue
of November 9th:
"In adopting the value of corn as
the measure for determining the price
of next year's pig crop, the Food ACe
ministration has pointed the way to
the only road which Is sate to travin
in this perilous venture of piece -fix,
!mg. All prices are relative. The
dollar is no longer a true measure of
value. Prices must be fixed in terms
of the cost of production. Any oth-
er Method will be fetal to production,
and will bring- about world famine
condition. The adoption of the eorn-
hog ratio is the tirst recognition on
the part of any goverament body that
price-fixing must be in conformity
with and not in violation of funda-
mental economic laws."
In establishing a ratio between the
price of feed and the .price of hogs
here in Canada, it is better to 'us&
shorts or middlings rather than core.
In onr last week's issue we publiehed
it chart showing the -profits and losses
In raising hogs during the last ten
years, where -the price of hogs was
compared with the price of shorts In
Toronto during this period, An in-
teresting fact is•thnOthis chart, show-
ing the profits nncl kisses in hog rais-
ing for Canticle,' is ' in substantial
agreement with the chart published
itt 'Wallaces' Farmer," for the corn
was not speaking tor any important
body on opinion' in England.
"The most iraportant thing to eaY
in rewind' to Lansdowne's letter," Lord
Robert said. "is that he spoke only
for himself. Before writing it, be did
not consult or have any eommunica-
tion with any member of the govern-
ment, and the members of the'govern-
ment read the letter in the nova -
papers with as much surprise as any-
body else. ,
"It does not represent our views nor
has there been any change or modifi-
cation in the slightest degree in the
war policy of this country. Our policy
is still what it always has been and
as deseribed-hy the authorized spokes-
men of the cou.ntry, namely, Premier
Lloyd George,' Asquith, 'put
Law
and Balfour. It has peen put in dif-
ferent words by -them, but perhaps is
best summed up in the recent utter-
ance of Premier Ciemenceau—that
the war aim for which we are fighting
is victory."
ONLY DECISIVE ISSUE
An authorized reprot concerning
the Unionist meeting of to -day says it
was attended by 1,500 representatves
of Unionist bodies throughout the
country, and that resolutions were
unanimously carried deploring the
publication of the letter of, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne. Declaring firm
adherence to the war aims of the al-
lies, as defined by the Premier, Mr.
Boner Law and Mr. Asquith, it wee
decided that the resolutions should be
wired to the Premier and Mr. Balfour
at Paris.
A scene of great enthusiasm en-
sued, the delegates rising and singing
the National Anthen..
Mr. Boner Law then delivered a
speech, in which he ,•emitted that 'he
never had met anyote more patriOtie
or disinterested than the Marquis of
Lanstiotyne. "Nevertheless," Mr.
Etonar Law said, "1 disagree absolute-
ly, not only with the argilments, but
with the whole tone of the letter. I
think it is nothing lea than a na-
tionalienisfortune that it should have
been published, now of all times. It
is not that we do not desire peace. It-
is horrible to leek forward to a con-
tinuance of the war, but it is a strange
assutnption that because the Germans
declare their readiness for a pact Of
nations and talk of disarmanient, that
eace is therefore possible.
"Before the war our governMeat
did not dare suggest disarniantent to
germatiy. They often ivent near it,
but the Germans regarded it almost
as a onus beill. And before the war
books recommending disarinament
were prohibited in Germany, .and I
believe they aro prohibited to this:
"Yon heard nothing ofethie kind Of
thing in the first and second Years
of the war when things were not, go"
ing well in Germa»y, If the coache
sten et peace were ceneeivable to -day
It would mean that tint very men who,
in my judgment, conzinitted the great-
est crimes in history, wile plunged the
world into anguish and miseree would
he left again in eower With the tame
teetilnerey. reedy to tepeat the Panto
thing When the oppOrtunity aroee in
the future.
'How east they be bound by o pact
M nations? Nobody will pretend that
they will be Wind became they sign-
ed a ireatY, and what force in to bind
them? The whole world is against
them to -day, arMed and organized in
way that it is not Liken, they will
egaiti be; and 11 we cannot Insist on
our rights now, how wi1!. we fight
aganist them in itt w conditions here.
after.
0,'No, gentlemen, it In horrible to
think of, but it is true. In MY Judg•
merit we have got to show the Ger.
man nation In the only way they can
hn made to realize that war does not
Day; that their military mach!ne
ant 'ret lite dt-?red results. It is otilY
ha' deals:v(4 ntilitary reettlte tbet the
war t•an bo ended. Let tint Oernirole
belt of the United Staten, During
1908 •and 1909, when hog raising was
relativioy unprofitable in Canada it
was relatively unprofitable in the U.S.
In 1910 it was relatively unprofitable
in both countries during 19i3-1211
It was relatively profitable. During
1915, though the price of hone was
high, the price of feed was higher,
also, and raising hogs was relativein
unprofitable in both countries, In
1016 hog raising was profitable to
both tho fanner in the States end the
farmer in Canada. In 1017, itoevever,
while hogs raising wan relatively un•
Profitable to tile American farmer on
accaunt or the high price of corn, it
was profitable' to the Canadian farm.
er, a, the price of shorts renunned at
a comparatively low level.
No statement leas as yet been me,de
by Mr. Hanna winch applies to Can-
ada where any prIce is mentioned at
which he will endeavor to keep the
price of hogs. He has, nevertleeless,
said that he and Mr. Iloover are worn
Ing In perfect accord, so that we may
expect fair prices at least for liege
produend in Canada. Moreover, the
price of hogs in the United States in-
fluences to some extent, at least the
price of hogs in Canada.
llogs at the time of writing are sell-
ing on the Chicago market for about
$17,50 per cwt, which is about 50
cents per hundred more than they
command on the Toronto market. If
prices do go down to $15.50 in Chica-
go we would expect the price of hogs
in Toronto to be about the same or a
quarter or fitty cents per hundred
less.
The average price of hogs tor the
last ten yeara was $9.25. The aver-
age price of slicing was $25.85 per ton.
That is, it required the value of 7.17
hundredweight to induce farmers to
stay in the hog raising business:
ennon the price of hogs was higher
titan the price of 7.17 hundredweight
of sherts, hog, raising was relatively
profitable when the price of hogs was
lower titan the value of 7.17 hundred-
weight of shorts, hog raising was rela-
tively unprofitable. Since the Can-
adian Board of Grain Supervienre fix-
ed the price of wheat in August, the
.price of 'shorts has benn remarkably
constant. It has been $42 per ton at
Toronto for the past four months,
practically without a break. As a
rule, shorts is dearest during the
months of' September and October.
During this. period ot 1917, it was sell-
ing for $42 per ton, so that we are
apparentlyj justified in assuming that
if the price does not go down it cer-
tainly will not •go up. According to
the short -hog ratio, when shorts' is $42
per ton, the price of hogs should be
atleastleast $15.05'ft and Toronto, it
even a nothnal euppbr is to be mint
tabled. —The Canadian Countryman..
realize that we tan go/en longer. than 4,, flu. ITEivis
they, and the ehangebT neefille in
Germany of whielt 'we tear 'so much itio UP I
will grow daily and will itlelf, per-
haps,•bring the insults we all long to
Mr. Bone Lew intimated that
OF THE NEWS
OF HE DAY
should the Marquis oC Lansdowne's
letter stintulate the pacifist movement
to the point of the -Government los-
ing support for needful wae measures
there would be only one alternative
for the Governznent. He decherecl that
peace on this basis would really be a United States Pledged by
defeat tor Great Britain. - President to Support
"Does anyone really believe thht
unite in the British Empire could con- Roumania,
tinue the same after such a defeat?"
the Chancellor asked in conclusion.
OPPOSED BY CHAMBERLAIN.
The letter of thM
e arquis of Lana OilLutt, BRIDGE OPEN
downe continues to be deprecated, or
frankly denounced in all Govern- •
mental quarters.
retary for Indiain a speech at North- quitted•bf Irer Plus -
'colleagues, both in and out of office, band's Murder.
J
, . . Austen Chamberlain, former Sec-
MrsBlanca De BaulksAci
ampton to -night said that he and his
viewed the letter with unfeigned re.
gret. It was unfortunate and inop-
portune, because, at the present inti.
latent, when Italy and Roumania -were
invaded and Russia was in the throes
of revolution, nothing ought to be said
or written throwing doubt on the loy-
alty of Great Britain to her allies.
Mr. Chamberlain also declared that
there must be no restrictions of the
rights of the bellignrents at sea, such
as Great Britain had exercised and
the United States now was exercising.
Although at present the attacks
against the Marquis of Lansdowne are
mostly vocal, there appears to be IL
considerable body of niberal opinkm
Which welcomes his letter, end much,
interest is being exhibited in what tite
press of the United States has to say
on the subject. There also is a deal
of curiosity as to what support the.
Marquis ot Lansdowne may have had
among the political leaders, it being
believed that )10 was not likely to
publish such an appeal without such
acquiscence. According to some ru-
mors Earl* Loreburn, former. High
Chancellor, and the. Ear. of ItosebarY
was consulted- before the ,Ietter was
given to the press. • '
The Weekly Nation -expresees the.
opinion that the. war policy of Via -
count Grey, former leoreign Seeretary,
is identical with the Maiquis of Lane- •
downs Mime.
An interesting point of view of some
of the politieal discussions beaenitt on
the letter. Is that it points to a pos-
sible alternetive Government and
policy to that of the existing Govern -
mint.
ALLY WAR COUNCIL.
oft
Begins Sittings at Versajlles
This ri,lorning.
Nov. 30,—The sielinates to the
inteteallied conference were entrarein to-
day with the committee meeting!) at
the various 'omelet) lttlinstiles, there be -
int; no general sesaion. The SIllins!e.
9e011 111 tlInt the importatit work et the
cerferenee will be treneacted by theVe
entrin)11,fee4 the preeel tiliWeS of whien
are entirely secret. The committee
weetIni; probabiy \ten be eentinued for
tie OA *5 Mot
It Wtel announced officially that the
supreme war council will begin its sit -
tinge at Versaille4 at 10 o'clock te-taar-
low Morning, it Milt be ,ottetelPd I}Y
Premier Lloyd (rearm, and tleneral
ion Itt Great flrltalu, Premier Clem-
etetau are! General leech for relnee.
rternier Oriendo ante General Cldorna
for Italy, and Col. Rouse end General
Bliss fOr the United States. While this
commit is an advisory body for o
9tionr, oh the evretern front. ince:rent
Pane, It itt eeeetted its (,ttg(seetioni§ wilt
',ear great •teelaht with the 14nnittc1t1Pro
, esthe 0 llkd mottos, and will ';04,itt
t that unity of ceetrel wideli Is eti much
Oliver J. Wilcox, member of Parlia-
nnent forallorth Essex. front 1908 to
1917, died at his home from cancer of
the stomacb,
Freight cars are running over the
Quebec Bridge and the -car ferry ser -
Vice by the steaMer Leonard is to be
suspended',
Kitchener observed an In.dignation
Day" meat . of .the factories , being
closed in protest over the inaction of
the City •Counoll refusing to apolo-
gize to Premier Borden for the occur-
rences of -n -Week ago naturday
Premeir Lloyd George is expeeted
back in Londore Soon, when a question
inviting a debate on Lerdltansdowne's
letter wilt be put hi the House Of
Commoner •Tho Prime +Minister- will
probably reply in person to the ques-
tion, of which Lord II. Cavendish
Bentinck has- givemnotice, '
Total cash in the Treasury r - the
United Statee ,,reached tho tiaprece-
• indented aunt of $4,772,031.,791. •
' eta:enmity's great gun -makers, the
Krupp n have cpened a branch fac-
tory nt Lucerne, with a cayital of
,-thirty Million marks. .
'The nitntes" pledge to support
and to use ite efforts to timintain Rou-
flitegrity:his heed given to
that Government by President Wilsen
tu it message sent to the King.
Mrs. Bianca De Similes aequit-
tee by u Supreme Court jury at Min-
eola, N. Y., of the murder of her hus-
band, John L. De Semites. Tlao jury's
deliberaticee Meted 1 hour arid 43
minote9.
In the judging of all classes; of live
stock, at the international Live Stock
nog ,Chicano, the •Ontario Agricul-
tural College WAS tenth with 3,433
poinla. in the judging of sheep, sixth,
With 019 point;, of horses, twelfth,
with CP3, of cattle fifth with 1,003,
azel swine, ninth with ell points,
Arcording .to a despatch to tho Lon-
don Deily News from Petrograd, Leon
Trotzky, ilia Poloheviki roacian Min-
iltar, 1209 appointel tria Chiehirin,
ahoso releale from o Pritish intern -
taw p lit late (Imre:leen Airtime-
ee ler in 1 onlen.
tin order incr.:wenn the price . of
entbraeite neat at Om mines throu1h-
1. 1110 1.nitel Staten has been ap.
prered by Preeident Wilson, The
ereavi ie tit cover 'Wage ineratt9e0
aeo'eed in bere recently by produeers
and miners centinglit on higher coal'
prim.
The Court of Review on SatUrdaY
gavo A judgineet wbielt In Ile etfeet,
tondroinan tho City of Montreal to pay
ever 0,00 costs in einn!,ettori with
9(1 eeptepriatien en St. Joseph Boule-
vard. Thoi amount represents two par
cent. of the arbitrator:1' award of up.
wards of A3;000,000.
SITUATION AL NO CAMBRAI
FRONT REMITS UNAFFECTED
,1,1,00,010.•
Enemy's Gains iu Furious, Continued Attacks
•• Were Only Trifling,
Jheis Losses Were trst h Aiy Similar
Period of War.
London, Dec. 2. --The attempt of the
nevarlan Crown Primes Ruppreeinhy
an encircling movement to make nil
the brilliant advance of the 13rItish
General, Ilyng, toward Cambrai bas
resulted apparently in complete fail-
ure. Although at certain points the
Germans pierced the British lines and
captured positions, men and guns,
they paid dearly for their enterprise
In casualties.
Itelatively the British tine reaming
as it was ben:ire the Gentian drive.
"tactically it is just as strong, The
enemy, in great numbers, has endeav-
ored to pierce the front at Masnieres,
delivering in all ten attacks there, all
of which were successfully repulsed
Somo, of the enemy succeeded by re-
doubled effei te in penetrating the ad-
lehrng villata of Lee Rues Vertes,
ut !titer wait de tetie out by a coun-
ter-attack.
The sharp salient formed by the oc-
cupatine of elasnieres by the British
was an extremely hard one to hold,
and during Saturday night General
Byng, to imptove his tine, ordered the
evacuation ot the village'which was
carried out unhampered, by the Ger-
mans, who Sunday morning evidently
had not learned of the. strategic
movement, ap they were continuing to
bembend the old positions. Later Ber-
lin announced that the village had
been cleared of British.
FAILED ALSO IN SOUTH,
Near the southern base of the line
the Germans also have attempted to
better their positions around Gunnel -
len, Le Vacquiere and Boarlon, but
their efforts, as at Masuieres, brought
them nothing more than additional
heavi casualties. The German War
Office claims that sixty guns and
more than one hundred machine guns
were captured by theta in the fight-
ing Friday and Saturday.
The Reuter correspondent at Brit-
ish Headquarters in France sends the
following: "During Saturday the Ger-
mans delivered no less than 15 at-
tacks against our positions in La Vac-
querie. Those in it position to know
say that we killed more Germans op-
PosIto La Vacquerie in 12 hotfrs than
in- any other spot in the sante time
sduring. the whole course of the war.
"py• far the greater proportion of
nulls abandoned in the 'first German
onset MindFriday have been recaptured,
the others were disabled. The amount
of territory the enemy has gained at
the sacrifice of thousands of lives is
•so trifling that practically the shun -
tion remains unaffected.
"It is understood that Many of the
troeps engaged on the railway near
Gouzeacourt were American engin-
eers.";HE OFFICIAL REPORTS
The official reports of the fighting
iunday night's coramunicatioe said:
"On the Cambrai battle -front our
troops were withdrawn under orders
last night from the,sharp salient form-
ed by the village of Masnieres with-
out molestation froin the enenty. Ten
"nostile attacks delivered on this front
lithin the last 24 hours have been
c°1PPlihtetlinYgcreopcterr
repulsed.
'lagin and around
Conneliett village. Hostile attacks
delivered during the afternoon and
evening in the neighborhood of La
Vacquerie and Bourion were .broken
up beeneur rifle and machiee-gun fire
or eruahed lv our artillery.
.PLIeNNED TO ENCIRCLE BRITISH
"Reports from various sectors on
the Cambrai battlefront, together with
captured orders and objective mann
enable the folloning account to be
.givon 01 the battle which began yes-
terenty morning:
"The enemy's intention was to de-
liver a simultaneous encircling attack
with te large number ot divisions and
drive our troops from the important
positions we had gained on the 20th
ef November. The following order
was' issued on the 29th of November
by General Yen Denaorwitz, command-
ing the Second German army:
"'Soldiers or the Second Army: The
English, by throwing into the fight
countless tanks an Nov. 20, gained
victory near Cambran • Their inten-
tion was to break through, but they
did not succeed in doing so, thanks
to the brilliant resistance of our
troops who wore put into the lino to
check their advance. We are now
gbh% to turn their embryonic victory
into defeat by an encircling counter-
attack. The Fatherland is watching
ydouttty.,
, and expects every man to do his
COMPLIeTELY DEFEATED
"Owing to the. magnificent defence
and stubborn resistance of our troops
the enerny'e objective hes been com-
pletely defeated. From Vendhulie itt
the south. to a point two kilometres
e est of Moeuvres, in the north, the
°eerily advanced in masses in an en-
deavor to break through our defences
by weight of numbers. From Mas-
nieres northwarda our position are
intact, and very severe losses were
inflicted on the hostile masses by
artillery, rifle and machine-gun firm
"In places where the enemy tern.
norarily broke througlt he was caught
by the point-blank fire of our field
artillery •and driven back by hewed!.
Eno counter-attacks. South of Crove•
cteur the enenty sueceeded in forcing
his way into our lines on it consider.
able front, capturing a number of
prisoners and in places reaching ottr
gnu: .positions.
fee -attack reminturea s great pert of
"Our restrve troops lit their voila -
ground taken by tho nt my and
have to -day retaktn the villego (41
tionneline end the St. Onentin spur,
south nf that village.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PRISONERS,
"In these operations We have takeb
sveral hundred prisoners and Many
machine guns, in addition to inflict -
g heavy losses on Ow pnemy.
"This afternoon the enemy reptmi..
ed bUS attacks on our positions in
the neighborhood of Masnieren, Mar -
ening. Fontaine Noires Danyi, lionrion
• and 'Stour's'suntl, it, far as reports
hitherto ltow, he nas been coavActf,ly
rt tit set.
' The number et Gentian prieonere
taken in November was 11,551,
Iuchtd-
ing 211 °Ulcers, In the eame period
We have fatten 138 guns, including 40
heavy guns, and also 303 machine
guns, 01 trench mortars, besides greet
quantities of engineering stores, am-
munition of all natures and war ma-
terlal of every kind.
ENEelY TROOPS BOMBED,
"There were •clouds at a height al
2,000 feet all day, but our me:opt:wee
were out •continuously, ea -operating
with the other arms in counter-at-
tacks against the enemy south-west
of Cambrai. Our artillery machines,
in nuldition to registerine our guns.
located and -reported over two hun-
dred :hostile batterles.
'"rhe bombing machines eeDeen•
trated their efforts on troops and
transport collected in villages in the
rear of the battle, dropping over 200
bombe. The enemy's troop and trans-
port moving on the roads beittnd the
titguilis,
tIng also offered good targets to
our scout patrolnewho fired over 15,-
000 rounds at them from their machin
Se
"The fighting in the sir was very
severe and resulted greatly in our
favor. Fifteen hostlie machines were
brought down and three °there were
driven down out of •control, Seven
ot our machines are missing,"
•-•••
HAIG STRUCK
BY MOONLIGHT
Foe Fortifications for Quar-
ter Mile Taken.
Complete Success Will Be
Valuable.
With the British .Army in France,
Dec. 2.—The British it little before two
o'clock this morning made a local
attack in moculight on the German
positions north and northeast of Pas-
schendaele, and about the same time -
a minor assault against the enemy
afro\8n,htoineo.rthwest of Goeberg. These
attacks appear to have gone well as
The British were held up in the
eentre along the ridge for a time, but
for the most part were reported to
have reached their objectives and to
have penetrated from 300 to 400 Yards
at numerous points. The attack aboitt
Goeberg involved two strong German
fortifications.
If tho gain to the north along the
ridge is confirmed, it will mean that
the British have added much to the
completeness of their observation in
this region.
Sir Douglas Haig reports:.
"A minor operation was undertaken
early this morning by the Rifle, North
County and Home County battalions
northeast of Ypres. Some forittied
strong points on the main ridge north
of Passchenclaele were captured and
a number of prisoners taken."
TURKS N1110
IN. PALESTINE
Reinforced Armies Attacked
• .• the British
But Met With Very Heavy
Losses.
London, Dec. 2.-711e tvinforeed
Turk.sh armies in Palestine con-
tinued to make attacks on the Beitieb
positions northwest of Jerusalem, inn
have been repuised with heavy 10.15e9.
'nee following oftelal report was 'we-
ed to -day:
"At ons o'clock Yesterday Morning
the Turks attacked our lino in the
neighborhood of Ben-teret-'Taina and
air -El -Burl. They gained a footing
in our position but were ejected at
daybreak, leaving 200 prisoners In
our hande. The enemy loss hen been
very heavy during nie recent at-
tacks.
"Bombing raids were succeeene
carried out at Tuliteram, an import
ant junction oe the Turkish ilea o.
communications. About a toe at
bomts wee dropped on the camp, rail-
way, anti-aircraft .batteries and aero -
drama"
An earlier iciport reaa:
"General Allenby reports Can 011
Thursday night the enemy reined
cur advanced work on the eceeh
bank or the Nahr in the
vicinity of Dirket-El-Janus, estab-
lishing himeelt close to our line. At
dawn yeeterdee a regiment 01 Aus-
trslian l.igh1 Horse sutrounded tite
enenty detachment, -capturing two
oftleers, 1111 men mid fourautomatic
rifles.
"During the day we alao captured
rint o:fitera and 29i men holding
Ite!t 'Cr El-Feka an then wino!: e e
eith the prisoners to our o1 l.ii
BOOST V.UGAR BtET PRICt.
chatilam, tvc, 2. ---At a meeting of
the k)nintio Co•operative Beet Grow
ers' Assoeiation here yesterday after -
W.1.4 deenten int roan Ina
.1e:co tha P1.11•11, company's to $7 per
t)5• This figure will be asked as long
113 the sugar rompanies aro selling
eaeer at $9 or less. If the sugar cone
perties moire an July:time on $I3 the
growers will demand an equal ed.
vanco for their beets. It was &Mei
nisi to tette up with the companices
' the tplestion Of Belgian labor, whieh
in instinct :4 watt reported to be un-
•Ietiefaetory. •
: • -
11nm:in knowIed0 it Ilto parent (:)f
110tibt.-- -Lord 'tireville,
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•SUIP• PROBLEItt
solved, by Enormous
Programme,
Paris, Dee, a,- The problem of ship.
ping haa been solved by the
Bainbridge Colby, representative or
the A.merican Shipping Board, at the
Conferenee, said todsY.
Thu solution 13 found In the enormous
shipbuilding programme of the Vuited
States.
ain not permitted, by the nature
of things, to discuss the work Or our
tniseioa and its resultc," said Mr. Col-
by, who has been one of •tile busiest
members of the mission,
"I can at least say, however, that it
has been of the highest value and eig-
:iiirlennoe. My 'time ban been almost
entirely engaged with me shipping
problem, which is in 4 setts.. toe pro-
blem of the war.
"I think I can fairly say that the
problem is solved. The stupendous
%aiding programme of America is the
Inswer to the submarine, the answer
Mitch the detective psyehology of
:lermany -could not foresee." '
-TETE WAR
COUNCIL MET
Military Advisers to Con-
tinue Deliberatons.
Inter -Ally Conference is
Concluded.
Paris, Dec, 2,—The meeting of the
aupreme War Council, v:hich was
held at Versailles Saturday, was de-
voted largely to adopting the method
)1 procedure. Premier Clemenceau,
eremier Lloyd George, of Great Bri-•
.ain, and Premier Orlando, of Italy, and
Colonel E. M. House, Chairman of the
American delegation, held a long pri-
vate session before the. meeting and
later their military advisers joined
them. Premier Clemenceau preen'',
eil, and there were no speeches or
formalities of any kind, the members
immediately beginning the work
whiclt had been outlined in the pre-
iminary conferences.
it was announced tnat the military
edvisers of the four nations repro-
tented—France, (treat Britain, Italy
ana the United States—will continue
'hair discussions next week and un -
ill they have formulated a, definite
)oliey for a general plan of complete
so -operation on the 'Western front.
When this has been done a plenary
meeting of the Supreme War Council
will be held, • but such a n-leetinVis
not expected, before Christmas.
The Premiers; enter taking the min-
tary situation under consideration,
were joined by Generals Wilson; Blinn
Foch and Cadorna. The Council was
in session -for three hours, and the
American members said at 'the con-
clusion of the •session that much
more had been accomplished than
was expected. The deliberations, it
was added, had been most harmoni-
ous and satisfactory.
The work of the Inter -allied Con-
ference ended hero to -day, when the
various committees that were ap-
pointed on the opening day complet-
ed their labore. The members of the
.ommittee will ritiort directly to their
own Governments, altheugh the Am-
orican members will continue to hold
informal conferences for the next
few days, particularly with their
French associates.
It is officially announced that no
plenary meeting of the conference
will be held, and that the Americans
will take no further part in the meet-
:ngs of the Supreme War Council un-
til the 'Mission has returned home and
made its report. Col. Douse and Gen.
Miss represented the TTnited States at
the meeting of the War Couneil yes-
terday, but the permanent representa-
teen is still undetermined.
The Inter -Allied Council, which is
t permanent body dealing with r1 -
lance, ehipping, munitions and other
lconomie and industrial aspects of thd
:ear, will open its meetings in London
within a fortnight. 0. T. Crosby is
the representative of the United
Rates at this conference.
• 4,,
LABOR UNEASY,
• BUT At LOYAL
Says British Commission
Probing Conditions. .
Anny °mei Named for the
Unrest.
New York, Itce. 3. ---An Associated
Press despatch from Washington to
doe saes:
An increase in tha cost cf oft
of proportion with the advance in
wages, and an unequal distribution. 01
fooa aro assigned by the British Conte
• miesion of inquiry into intluetrial
unrest as the chief reasons •-for rest
nsencen among the worker a of Great
Britain.
eonimiesion's report, reptiblieht
ed in ti ineletin •Issued to -day by the
Bureau of Stetistice or the Departmeet
-if Labor, emers an investiention of
leading Brinell industrial ceetres last -
lug more than it mortal, and recent.,
mends among other thinga an
ate reduction oi food miens. Sunea-
Lion als.) .ta nhttle that the increased
meet of food 11,1 borne to some extent
',y the novernment.
Bee :ieteon of personal fzeetioni
11, .:: alnii,tion4 Act, liquor reatrle-
tiona, loadiomate 1 easinp;. and !wins-
;„ ,o oteta.o-ed ea ta;0-,
tillaia iv eanSe.4
Alilie1y,11 tit, tesarn.
idI-
Vtja.)VP.!Y iritt itnilrial
ua-
1,.'-tF ;::.•.-1o'e-
"1"..t..1'e is 0 L:4 0 0t1tl ‘!"' it•Itlq•
t':1..1 cli ti. c. tle tan 1-1,„ ee3,
and they are determined to Iteni the
Fenn, in the present crisis."
• txperience may be the best teacher,
intt it didn't keep .the wie,est Matt front
Laving .ft thousand wives,
'Washington- -A 1 ige plrt 4,1 l't'a
' Tle erop erotic -1 Vet nt
1.bn 1naritfe'q. No 1! 11'4' eer 1'n
yoletal etreatIvA, Ahla
yeer, the DepartMent. of Ae.ri.ni.
antionnvoi •