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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1916-7-6, Page 5VHUPRSDAY, JULY 601, 1910. Crediton t I1Yr, 9t& Baker is visiting Mende hag two. i 'Mr. awe M'i'is. 1I, Decker are visit - Ing friend;. at Zurich this week. J Our town fathers are having the on ,put, on the streets this week. 11ir.. Anderson, or Gcderieh, is spend- ;big a few days with Herb K, Ei:ber, Dan Sweitzer and wife have .re- turned to their home at Algonquin 'ark. Norman Holtzman, Dan 'Weis•, and Mverett Heist motored from Detroit on Saturday. Bev. IIoNorlock occupied the pull - •)pit in tee Evangelical 'church Sun- $ay evefiinge i. Our band boys are engaged to play st a strawberry' festival at Dati'voo,l 'taesday evening.. .lir. ane Mrs. /CIlbs. Brown and child ;se Detroit are spending a few days lift the home of C. Kienzle anti G; Ii, Strewn. Tiro annual Children's Day services g• ill be eaeld in the Evangelical 'chili on Lex' LSunday. A spicy programme is being ;prepared for the occasion. The Centralia ball team played itI'i- *rside nine at .Crediton East a game on Wednesday ievening last resulting in a score oe 19 to 6 in favor of spiv- onside nine. Rev IC. W. Baker preached his in #soductory sermons as the new pas- tor of the Methodist church on Sabi eeath last. His discourses were .well • even and created a very favors - able impression. . , leetarge number Iroise here spent 3i , lst, at the ,Bend. Everything fell fere line, the day ,was one of the very *test and the lake was excellent. The egrediton grass Band furnished thq Ipu'iisio for the :day, which was apprise - .dated by all, The Teacher Training Class of the 'Jtbodist church were presented meth diplomas on the Sunday even.- Sag ven•Sag prior to the departure of nielefferson for his new field of labors tsnong tho=o who wore succe,sful in Taking the course :were errs. Iegac Mill; Mrs, :Jefferson; Man. F. 'A. -Dark; Mrs, T. Trevethick; ,!Mrs. Jas. Modgiris; Mrs. Alvin :Baker; Jin`. A. 'Walker; Ares. !Bert. Kestle ; el:ss Jeueenie I'lodgins; Mise 'Doris Jeffer- son; Miss Maggie Anderson; Miss iWeida Banes and Mess Jessie Linen later. 'Rev. Selby Jefferson and family ,''{Eft hero last Friday evening for their Stew charge at Wardsville. One the eienesday evening previous at the °lase d.1 tho strawberry social given by the ladies Aidort the church lawn one of •tie features of the programme was Mee presentation to Mr. Jefferson of ea fino,aeni'ress and a gold watch from hem :coogregatiorl and a gold fob from .fie Teacher Training class. The ad - *Ire. was read by Mr. Trevethick On elf of the congregation and by Ier.HHodg'ns for the class: The pastor Seas 'completely` taken lby surpri-e ]but made a very suitable reply. Sever- ed days previous Mrs. Jefferson was ikke recipient of silver knives and Storks from the Adult 'Bible Clew and *heir three daughters were rc•mem'ber• :sed be their clacsesss. 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MASS. fen 11L IIIUttll111111ntifitltfIIBIIUIDIItuoi1IUtlttlillllllfr Zurich Mr. Ed. Art aC London spent a few days eUei.s benne here', Mies Ida uSippel sof. Detroit, Mien., spent a 'few days with friends here. A1r. Peter !Bedard at' Drysdale is very low with an attack of pneumonia Mr, it. T, .Dunlop is moving to, St. Joseph, Wiley( he will reside :for the summer months,. ASr, 'Roy M. Geiger 'left on `Wedne- day, fol' Toronto for two weeks, and then will join the Field Corps( at Montrea I. Mr, and, Mrs. Wm, .Finkbeine,i' and daughter Hazel, and Mrs. Ezra ]ink,- beiner of Milverton, called on friends here. • Miss Lottid Galster has returned to her home from Tilbury, where she has been ielggaged for the past season as milliner, HESS-THIEL 'A very pretty 'wedding was sole emnized at the Lutheran parsonage, Zurich, on Friday morning, June 23rd, at 8 o'clook, when Mr. Andrew F. Hess wars united in bonds oe maty rimony, to Miss Marie Thiel, youngest daughter or Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thiel The bride looked .charming in a )suit of navy blue. Miss Celia Hess, sister of the groom acted as bridesmaid while Mr. Fred Thiel, brother of this bride supported the groom. After the ceremony, officiatedt'by elev. H. Rem. be, the happy 'couple lett for London by auto, thence to )South .Rend, Ind.. and otter 'points where they ''will spend several weeks on their honey'- xnoon. Hearty congratulations and best wishes are extended by their friends here. After their return to Zurich Mr. and mrs. Hess will com- imence ,housekeeping in the dwell- ing Iocated west of Mr. F. Hess's res. 'donee. Mr. Hess is editor of the Zur- ich Herald. Hensall Mrs. Wi Gilbert has moved to Lon- don. ondon. 'Vets'''. Cook Bros. treoeived two car load/ or autos last week. Miss 13e -sick Urquhart of Eaton col- lege, North Carolina, is home for a i acation. Miss Amy and Greta Lammie .are borne from Brantford where they bave been attending school. • Mr. G. D. Arnold of London has been spending the past couple of weesk with his eon, lir. II. Arnold. Mrs. Drake was rushed to Victor:a Hospital, London, on Tuesday. She has been seriously i11 for some time. Mr. and' Mrs. T. Garlock and child- ren of Detroit, aro visiting Mrs. Gar - lock's parents, Mr. and 'Mei. Thos. Cook. Miss Nellie sCarmichael, who hat been waiting on her mother, bas ¢•e - turned to Stratford to resume her duties. Mr. and Mein. A. King of Toronto, are visiting Mrs. King'w parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Neelands, accompanied by their infant daughter!. 'Rob'. Cameron had the misfortune during tho past week to lose a val- uable mare, from a kick from an- other borso i_i the pasture Field, Dr. P. McD:armid, 'M. P. P. of Fontanelle Iowa, was in the village spending a day( or so with: his uncle. Dr. J. McDiarmid of this 'village. Master John and Russell Marshall sons oe Mr. Frank Man_hall and who aro attending the Institute at Belle- ville, are home for the holidays. Mr. Robert 'D. !Bell bad the mis- fortune to lose Isis valuable brood mare recently from sickness.' The animal has been a good prize winner at alt the local fairs. Dominion Day was observed ]sero' in the way of races under the acsii^es of the'Xlensall Turf Club and good 'prizes were offered in the different racing events. The Hensall Band was in attendance, and a concert in the evening. The following parties have recently pure!: ased Studebaker cars from Mecs rs (Cool( tiros: Melvin Traquair, Hen - sail; Arr. William McGregor, Rippon; Mr. Frank Yeo, Staffa; and 'Mr. L iRattenbury el .Clinton, this being the third Studebaker oar that Mr. Rattan bury has purchased . Our villn.gers were sho:ked to learn of the death of Mrs. William Stone- hnan, of Saskatoon, Sask., and for many year: a resident of this village. Sho died suddenly •from the effect of burns. Mrs. Stoneman has a large number or relatives and friends here, who are anxious to learn more of this sad event , 'leo strawberry' festival and concert under the auspices of the Ladiei Aid of the Methodist church last Thursday even'ng proved e most gratifying success in every respect, as the weather was most favorable and at an early hour the people came pouring in from all directions 'and the large staff of waiters wars kept busy for many hours 'serving •the tables, A most enjoyable concert was given by the Forest' City Male IOffast- tette, who delighted the audience on this occasion as they had done a few months ago. Rev. Mr. Knight added "You can feed the fire with utmost ease owing to the ;,generous double feed doors—no scattering of fuel and itoom to insert big chunks of wood. WcIarjr Sunshine Euinace ..spare come have five or ten minutes to in -and Ifyouh '*bow you the other advantages of this splendid furnace. NOB Sold by T. HAWKINS & SON. THE EXETER TIMES much to the pleasure or the occasion, as pastor of the ebureh, bly a number of happy( and humorous remarks, end gave a couple of recitations In the French dialect, which were much :en- joyed, The proceeds of the eventing in tee interest of the sheds, amounted. to some $160, which, it is thought, will bo sufficient to cover the bal- ance due on the fine cement .ashes!, !Ray. Mr. I Aiglit in expressing the appreciation of the audienee 'for the fine concert given bee the Fohest City Male :Quartette, expre ed aliso the appreciation felt fol' tltV splendid services oe the Ladiels Aid Society, a nd the good work that thq had plished. , , a h 1 Lee, ... m; Kirkton Mr. Milton 'Ross bats [returned to her home in Georgetown. Miss Gertrude Brown, of St. iCath- arines, is holidaying . with friends kens:. 'Wee are sorry to hear of Mrs, T. Roadhouse's illness and we hope for a speedy recovery. Mrs. W, J. 'Tufts, of. Toronto is renewing old acquaintances tin and around the village, <Rev .Mr. Berton and Mr. David Roger purohased Maxwell .cars from P. F, Douse, local agent h. Thames Road Tho Presbyterians are electing a new fence around their church ground Mr. Orville Cann bad a family gath- ering ate his home on 'Dominion Day. Miss 'Carrie Anderson bad a party for her young friends on Dominion Day. Miss Nellie iAnderson visited her aunt Mrs. S. Popplestone in 'ilyt.b recently. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley 'Wenzel of Stratford aro visiting relatives here this week. Sergeant Wilson of the 135th Batt, 'London. spent the holiday in this neighborhood. 'Quite a number of tho young peo- ple of this neighborhood enjoyed a very pleasant day at Grand Bend on July ist. Greenway Mrs. J. Paxman is visiting friends bere. Mr. Nelson• Hickey spent the hol- iday in Detroit. Mr. Silbourno English was home over the holiday. Miss Eva? Belt, of Detroit, is Ni it'- ing at her home here. 'Grace rhuroh S. 8. had their plo- nks to the Send on Wednesday. Miss Myrtle Lawson of Crediton is the guest of Miss Lottie Hellin. Mrs. Hariton is quite ill at the home of her daughter Alis. J. Hickey. Mr. and/ Mrs. Elmer lefellin of Are kone and renewing acquaintances here Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown visited Mrs. 'Browns' father in Kirkton last week. Rev. Harold Willins preached very acceptably in tbe Methodist church Sunday. Mrs. 'W. T. Ulens, Gordon and Lil- lian were in London last Tuesday to see tiro 135th receive the colons. Mr. John Brown of Clinton was here lase week and on his return was accompanied by Master Byron and Mies Maud Brown. (Congratulation to Miss Adah Ito Pberson and Miss Muriel Fallis who Lave been successful in the recent Normal school examinations. The teacher training class in the Methodist Sunday School have coin- pleted tho course and on Sunday June 25th presented the teacher Mrs. Thos. .Fallis with an appreciative ad- dress and a pretty pin and :box of stationery. Miss W, Switzer who haL taught in 8. S, No. 14 McGillvray for the past two weeks has resigned her school and well spend her holidays in her home in Thornda.le. 'Before leaving eke was presented with a teacher's glass desk by the pupils. Cromarty Mr. D. McConnell now' sports a "Ford" Mr. Robt. Barbour has purchased a new "Chevrolet" car. Mr .Alex Park of the IC. P. R. Ex- perimental Farm, Strathmore, Alta., is spending a few weeks with rela- tives. Dr. and Mrs Tufford are visiting friends in Seaforth dor two weeks. Mrs. Nicol and two children are visiting her parents, Mr, and Mee. A. Wright. Mrs. (Rev.) Darling and three child- ren, leave( for Kingston and Almont: , where they will spend two months with relatives. Lieut. W., 'Butson spent a few days with bis parents before leaving for Valcartier. This is Wia's last vis:t home before going overseas, Lieut. Ed. iChamberlain who leas been drill- ing in Hamilton also spent,a few days with' friends here. Mr. Hutchinson and'son Lorne, are each bearing scars of their recent ac- 'cidents. There horse ran away aiid made thing° lively ,for a time. Lorne a t, . having `, arm in a Jin ha ' s his g carric cg while wrest broken :sw% loon t small hies father, inL now has a very sore foot. It was very fotunate tbat nothing more serious occurred. The many friends of Mrs. George Miller, for many years a resident of Cromarty, but lately of 'Caron, Sask. will regret? to hear her death, which dcro bt ofh cr, at home x , atg occurred Mrs. Crosby, at Moosejaw, on June 24th. Mr, and 'Mrs, .ATiller were make , ing preparation for a trip to their old Pomo lyre and woe to have arrive ed last week; from tees it would ap- pear that her passing away must have been rather sudden. iter family of two sons end ,:oris (betel -Aerie all reside in Moosejaw Wel:riot, with one :ex- ception, Mrs. hta.tliew Thompson, of the boundary. , h c 4 w 1, c i l,Y' Eiimville Tho Elimville Methodist Sunday Sahool ,held their anniversary on Sunday. June 25th, The Rev. G, W. Dewey of Stratford ' preached two much appreciated ,sermons. lits text lin the morning was from. Joel 111 3 "And they oast lots for my people, and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine that they might drink." Je the even.ng the Rev gentleman preachedR from the words or the cbild Jesus., 'Viet ye not that I must be about my Father's bust: Hess. Luke 1 ,! u X, 4 On July lat the Sunday School held its annual picnic, in Mr, E, John's orchard near Eli.mville. An interests ing programme was given by the S in - day school. Songs and recitations were interspersed with diillo which were prettily executed 'by the girls. Some of -our boys in khaki were able to get leave of absence for the week -end, and under command of Sergeant 'Wil- son were ab.to to give such drills as Alio ,size of the platform permitted. Tho programme ended with the sing- ing oh "God Save the King' and "Gcd save our splendid men." A sumptuous supper was daintily served on the tables erected on the grounds, and white jokes went round in carelese chat, old friendships were renewed and 'both -young and old peo- ple enjoyed themselves immen ely, After supper the older boys enjoyed a game of baseball in an adjoining field and young folks were eager to run !ranee or join in 'tug of war. The weather was ideal and people speak of the picnic as one of the best we have ,ever had. Financially it was a great isucoess and the Sunday scbcol treasury is richer by about elite Dashwood Mrs. Wm. Ehlers is visiting in Bene ,lin at present. Quite a number from Fere spent July ise at Grand 'Bend. Mr. and Mrs. S. Adams, o: I inc:say, are visiting relatives. here. Mr. and' Mrs. Ed, Nadiger visited in Stratford over the First. Mr. and Airs. P. Fas:old and fam- ily %spent the holiday in Ingersoll. Aries Lily Ilartleib, of :C1arkesn, is spending the vacation at ber home here. Air. A. J. Brunner, of Naperville, is visiting at the home of G. C'e-tr, f - 'cher. School has 'closed and the teachers bave left ,for their homes for the bol: - days. Mr. and Mrs, S. Ireland, of Strat- ford, spent Saturday and Sunday wi h relatives. Miss Emma Cunningham, of Ild r - ton, visited Miss Cora Schroeder over the holiday. Messrs. IIer;1 Kraft and Ervine 2Io- Isaac, o;. Detroit, are spending a few days ir. town. Mr. and Mrs. •4t,. Stade. of Zurich, visited the former's parents here Sat- urday and S .nday Messrs. Horace Pfaff and Elmore 'Aileen: spent Sunday in 'Crediton. Some attraction boys? Mr. and Mrs. C. Schroeder and Mr. -and Mrs. JL Otterbein visited at Strathroy ovei the First. Mr. John Hartleib a'eturned to Lon- don Monday after spending a .few weeks at his home here. Mr. L, Zeller and lady 'Friend of Stratford, spent the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Nauschw•anger. Miss iClara Graupner, who. has spent the past month vn=it.ng sreiar trues in Lorain and .Monro: craturncd Lome Friday. Misses Emma and Salome. Tfem ib, of London and Mr. Will Ticman of Stratford, attended the Widcrt-i,ah der nuptials last week. Whalen Mr. Wm, Ogden. and 'Roy Neil ,spetst Tuesday he London. Airs. John Tales and family acre vier Ring this week with her mother, Mrs Sutherby. Mr. and Mrs. Frost, of London, lira spending this week with Mre. Meek' tor Milison. Miss Ada Gunn:fig, of St. Mary=, is spendingt this week with ber aunt, Mrs. Thos. Gunning. i Mr. and Mrs. Seltzer and h:•r moth- er, Mrs, Sutherland, visited laet week at Airs. Joseph Morley':. Miss ;Bertha Batten and Mi s Ster- ling visited over Sunday at the for- mer's sisters, Mrs. Garnet Miners at Elimville. t , Mr. and Mrs. 'Chas. Haye, of Beane - ford, visited friends here by auto on Saturday. Mrs. !lays is a daughter of Mr. nen. Morley, of Weirton. Frank Parkinson, while hauling gravel from the Shoebottom pit on Monday got hurt by being dragged off the wagon by the horses. Jack Smith, manager of Wm. Col - wiles hay! press, bas been in this vic- inity . during the past week. They made a record of pressing hay at 14 places and made 16 septi in 4 days. 11Ir. HughC.Diork:n, who resides near Lucan, delivered the heaviest )steer last weep that has been weighed in the village for wine time. It tipped Y 1900for .l Mo. sold c at ib.. and the s alts cents. With cattle like this and hogs at t1:ls a hundred farnurs aught to soon get rioh. AXr. and Mrs. Wm. Morey tad a narrow escape from a serious aceident Saturday night when 'returning home from Grantors. They were afoul n mild one of the village when a Ford driven dte car ownedand by Herb Wale lace crashed into the rig from behind. Two of tbe ,ohildren were thrown out whi:e the mother and baby were to:. -s• ed about in the top of the buggy With the rig on its side, the ear looked in the buggy and the Mese not being able to run away and drag both, went through the harness and freed itself' and ran horse a distance oe five miles.T,uckily no one wag .hurt beyond some brn:ses and snatches. LANGI+'(Yl1D -- 'COOK; A, very' pretty wedding was solemn° ized at the borne of Air. and Mrs, Arthur Cook, con. 4, AfeGillivray, when their only daughter Elizabeth, was united in marriage to Roy E. Langford ei prosperous young Liu- tner of Grantone son o2 Mrs. Alex Langford, The day was all that Could bo desired, King Sol ahining brightly in alt his glory, % i Tho guests numbering eighty-five were congregated on the lawn and the bridal ,party took their places under an Arabi or evergreen, ferns and roses while the wedding march was played by Mrs, W. W. Smitlll of Woodstock - (nee' Lizzie Darling, tBrins'ley, Ont.) The bride was charming in a dainty gown of white silk carrying a bout• quet of white roses and ferns and wore the bridal veil which was fas- tened with a wreath of real orange blossome. Shd was given away :better father. The couple were unattended Rev. S, Jefferson of Crediton (f,fici' ating. .fter congratulations were extended and register signed, the bridal couple led the way to the din- ing room wh:oh was p;e:ti'y decorated in pink and white with the large wed- ding bell, and the draperies of myx' tie and roses, and partook of a sumpt-- ubus wedding feast. !'Plisses Hazel Cook and Elsie Lewis, cousins of the bride, and Misses Lulu and Nellie eleith, cousins of the groom were wai- ters. The presents were rioh and use- ful among which was a check of 1125 from the bride's father, A handsome bedroom suite. 'two leather chair's, and a 'beautiful set of a dozen !:earl handled knives► and forks, aho num- erous boxes of eilver etc.; a hand- some writing desk given by the young people of Ebenezer . church. 7 h, bridal couple left on„the evening train from llderton for ondon, Chat- ham, Windsoe and Detroit, the bride travelling in navy blue. Guests were present from London Ilderton, Lucan, Ailsa 'Craig, Strat- ford, Woodstock and Chatham. SCHOOL, REPORT The following is the correct re- port fol' S. S. No. 2 L'sborne, for the month of June. Sr. IV- R. Knight, R. Poke's, ,C. Stewart, W. Turnbull. Jr. IV 'G. Stewart, L. Knight, M. ,Doupe. J'r. 11I- A. Hunker, G. McDonald, M. Cottle. Sr. II- S. Pollen, W. Allison, S. Fran •cis. Jr. 1I- .0. Campbell, W. Allen, L. Stewart. C. Iiodgert, G. Knight, E. Rundle. Sr. 1-. II. Pollen, R. Turnbull , Jr. I- R. Cottle, 13. Uampblll, - C. Stewart. I'r. 10.- J. lirancis, R, Cottle. 13.0 E. Campbell, E. Allan, 'A. Passmore. Pr. A. - A. 'Cottle, J. Passnsore, S. 'Campbell. .tTo. on roll33; average attendi' ance 30, aI. L. Coward. DISTRICT NEWS Pte. Herbert M. Zettel of Grand !Bend appears in the casuality list as wounded. If you have dandruff, baldness 'is under way. Try the R.exall "13' Hair Tonin, which all 'Rexall Drug Stores fully guarantee -50o and $L00 bot•- ties, W, S. Cole, Exeter. Wordwas received last week of the death of Pte. 'William "F. 'Davide son, son oe Rev, T.. Davidson, former pastor of Varna Presbyterian church who fell on June 6th while fighting for hie king and country. Pte David- son was 24 years of age and unman• ried. He enlisted at Moosejaw in Oot. 1914. Mrs, Harry Hodgins of Ailsa Craig had the misfortune to fan at her residence at Queen St., and is in a serious condition. Mrs. Hodgins was 'putting some bed clothes out on the top veranda when the railing gave way and sho fell to the ground, strike ing het head. which knocked her nn- conscicus. Dr. Hamilton and a nuree are in attendance. Bev. Frank C. Harper, B. A. 13. D. bf the Willis Presbyterian church, Clinton, has received information of jiffs appointment as ,chaplain of the 177th 6Sinicoet County) 'Battalion, and will report for duty at !Camp Bore den at once. He will enter the ranks of the i battalion as honorary cap- tain. and tbe fact that Simone is Capt. Harper's home county, makes the (appointment to this battalion Very pleasing to him. Exeter Astonished by Simple Mixture Exeter people are astonished at the INSTANT action of simple buckthorn bark, -glycerine, rete., as mixed in Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL (removes such surprising foul matter it 'res ieves almost ANY 'CASE constipation sour stomach or gas. Because Adler° ir-ka acts on ,BOTH lower and upper. bowel, a few doses often relieve .or prevent -appendicitis. A short treat went helps chronio stomach trouble. W. S. Cole, Exeter. two Killed and Nine Injured in Dis• aster Near i,'ort Colborne. PORT COLBORNE, June 20.-- twoeo 1killed p e were l.a led and nine in - lured when a G. T. R. train struck a niagara; Toronto & St, Catharines trolley car shortly after 6 o'clock efonday night at the inter -section of the trolley lice and the railroad. The dead: Robert Abbey, slaty years, Welland, foreman of Ryan & Gardiner, building contractors, Port Colborne; Robert Adams, for forty -live ety e years, Weiland, a carpenter and help- er, Canada Steamship Lines, Wel- land. The injured; Robert Colley, Wel- land; William Suess, Humberstone; A. Decherd, Port Colborne; Mise Susie King, Humberstone; Stephen Larnpwaze, 1lurnberstone', H. Major, Welland; Charles ,Brockhiirst, Port Colborne, William Whittle, Welland; J. Barnes, motorman, Welland. PROGRESS IS UNABATED intense Fighting Going On Along Allied Front. i Remnants of the Garrison of La Bois - sone Have Surrendered to the British—General Foch is Direct- ing the Supporting French Opera- tions --Prisoners 'Taken ilp to Date Number 12,300. LONDON,July- nenews is again a tale of the continued pro- gress of the Anglo-French offensive. Heavy fighting is proceeding all along the line, The British maintain all their positions south of the Ancre River, where the battle still rages, They have captured La Boisselle, the garrison of which surrendered, and are fighting successfully around Ovillers and north of Fricourt. The results of the drive up-to-date are: Prisoners captured, 12,300. Seven batteries ofheavy artil- lery and many field guns. Villages taken: La Boiselle, Fricourt, Mametz, Montauban, Hardecourt, Curlu, Feuilleres, Frise, Herbeeourt, Flaucourt, Dompierre, Assevillers, Beequin- court, Bussus, Fay. Territory occupied, about 60 square miles. The British people learned for the first time -Monday night that the famous French General Foch, who has won a great reputation during the course of the war, is directing the operations south of the Somme River. This has given increased con- fidence in the result of the allied of- fensive. The intense bombardment of the last four days was the signal for an advance over these level fields, begin- ning at 740 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. The Allied artillery then length- ened the range so as to shut off all communication between the first Ger- man line and the German reserves in the rear. This made it impossible for the Teutons to utilize their perfect organization for the shifting of troops and for the bringing up of re- inforcements. It is thought by French military observers that the Germans miscalculated the intentions of the Entente Allies and expected the attacks further to the north. The Allies, profiting from their ex- perience in the war, quickly threw up strong earthworks around the vil- lages thus taken in order to protect them against counter-attacks. It was not before night, however, that the Germans were able to deliver any counter-attack. This was centred against the French position on the outskirts of Hardecourt, and it was repulsed with heavy losses. South of the Somme the French have forced their way into the second line of German entrenchments at a number of places and have captured the village of Frise and the Mereau- court wood, according to an official statement issued by the French War Office Sunday night. The War Office gave out the fol- lowing statement Saturday night: "An attack was launched north of the River Somme Saturday morning at 7.30 o'clock in conjunction with the French. British troops have brok- en into the German forward system of defences on a front of 16 miles. "The French attack on our immed- iate right is proceeding equally satis- factorily. "Heavy fighting continued all day between the Rivers Somme and Ancre, and north of Ancre to Gom- mecourt, inclusive. The fight on the whole of this front still continues with intensity. "On the right of our attack we have captured a German labyrinth of trenches on a front of seven miles to a depth of 1,000 yards, and have stormed and occupied the strongly - fortified villages of Montauban and Mametz. "In the centre of our attack on a front of four miles we have gained many strong points, while at others the enemy is still holding out, and the struggle on this front is still severe. "North of the Ancre valley to Bone- meeourt, inclusive, the battle Is equally violent, and in this area we have been unable to retain portions of the ground gained in our -first at- tacks, while other portions remain in our possession. ''Up to tbe present over two thou- sand German prisoners bave passed through our collecting stations, in- cluding two regimental commanders and the whole of one regimental staff. Yesterday, in spite of a high wind, a large amount of successful work was done in the air. An' im- portant railway depot was attacked with powerful bombs. A large num- ber of other bombs were dropped on depots, railway junctions, batteries, trenches, and other points of military importance 3n the enemy's lines. "Considerable aerial activity oc- curree to -day during the battle, but full details have not yet been collect- ed. Our machines attacked a railway train on the sine between Douai and Gambrel. One of our airmen de- scended to below 900 feet, and suc- ceeded in dropping a bomb on trucks, which exploded. Other pilots saw the whole train in flames, and heard further explosions.” Sunday night's report reads: "Heavy fighting has taken place to -day in the area between the Ancre and the Somme, especially about Fri- court nd La Boisselle, "Fricourt was captured by our about 2 troops and. Tema' in ins p.m., our hands, and soe progress has been niade east of the village, "In the neighborhood of La Boie- selle the enemy is offering stubborn resistance, but our troops are making satisfactory progress. A consider- able quantltiy of war material, has follen into our hands, but details are not available "On either side' of the Valle,' of the desS Ancre the sittlatiott . js . unchanged, andeneenenteenneneeenhoreaselni CHARGED SHELL HOLES.. Returned Soldier Tette Hove infantry Advanced on Wrenn. LONDON, July 4,--n, wounded man straight 2rou the western 'front gave the following account of the in- fantry ;fighting: "Everything possible seemed 10 have been thought of nefoienana, and for weeks we have been having re- bearsals of every movement. We were all ready for the cuurge by six o'clock, but We artillery, winch had been pounding all night, continued the argument for an hour. Tabu beni- bardment slackened and Dui• pulses quickened as we realized our iuoittent was at hand, "We did not literally charge the enemy's advanced trenches. There was nothing to charge. What we did charge, bowever, and charge quickly, were our own shell. boles oeuind the German trenches, They were huge holes, where our shells bad dropped during the week, and in these miles the Germans awaited us with ma- chine guns, As we approached ttiey turned the guns on us. "Some of our fellows carried bombs and hurled them into the holes as soon as they got within reasonable range. But we did not finish thein all in that way. Thea•e did not hap- pen to be a bomber handy every time a machine gun sang out from aehell hole, so our lads, instead of waiting 'for someone with a bomb, just ebarg- ed the boles. Often, with a whoop on their lips, they took flying leaps Mtn the 'holes. • - "It was a thrilling affair while it lasted. A dozen or perhaps a score of men would converge on a hole and take a leap almost simultaneously. The next moment the hole was filled with a struggling mass of British and German humanity while the guns, of course, were silent." DISTINCTLY BRITISH. French Operations Take the Form of a Supporting Movement. LONDON, July 4.—The "big push" talked of by military writers and dreamed of by the men in the trenches has come. Last night, after 12 hours of fighting such as the country from the Aisne to the sea has not seen since the Battle of the Yser, the British had advanced from two to six miles beyond the German ad- vanced line, and the French had mov- ed up from one to two miles along a combined front of approximately 35 miles. The drive is distinctly a British undertaking, the French operations taking the form of a supporting movement to make secure the British right flank, which any considerable advance would lay open to attack. Britain has been preparing for it for nine months. Nearly a million and a half men are engaged in it, and an inconceivable number of guns, large and small, with enormous reserves of ammunition of all kinds, have made it possible. Beginning at 6 o'clock Saturday morning, the bombardment, which had been incessant for five days from Ypres to the Somme, was concentrat- ed with unprecedented intensity on. the 20 miles from a point just above Hebuterne to the River Somme. Bat- tery after battery of all calibres join- ed in a devastating fire that covered every foot of ground from the Ger- man wire entanglements to their se- cond line of defence. The advance works were leveled, their protecting wires blown away, and their commu- nication trenches destroyed. 1,500 Enemy Dead. PARIS, July 4.—An eyewitness of the drive in the Somme says: "Two French regiments seized Dompierre, which bristled with blockhouses and machine-gun shelt- ers. When the French reached the village it was a pile of smoking ruins. The French accounted for practically every German left alive in the course of furious hand-to-hand fighting. "More than 1,500 German bodies lay on the shell -shattered ground,. and 700 survivors gave themselves up. "The slogan of the battle is Gen- eral Petain's famous message to the defenders of Verdun: "We will get 'em.' „ First Wounded Reach London. LONDON, July 4, --The first batch of wounded from the British front in France arrived at Charing Cross sta- tion Sunday evening. An enormous crowd assembled at the station, and the police had considerable difficulty in securing passage for the Red Cross vebieles through the cheering, fiag- waving people. British Victory in East Africa. LONDON, July 4,—Another vic- tory for the Dritish against the Ger- mans in German East Africa was an- nounced Saturday night in an official statement, as follows: "General Northey, who has been operating east of the Livingstone Mountains against the Germans, has ejected them from the important Ubena centre and driven them north- wards. General Northey has taken booty and prisoners and inflicted losses." Wines Permited. PETR.OGRAD, July 4.—The prohi- bition bill passed by the Duma, which, on first analysis, Was gener- ally interpreted as embracing all kinds of alcoholic drinks, has now' been found to contain an unpublished clause w c ma which k a s an exception of wines not containing more han 12 per cent, of alcohol. City of Nancy Shelled. PARIS, July 4.—The city of Natoli was shelled by German long-range guns h'riday ill to It Was otliclitliy t _