Loading...
The Seaforth News, 1918-05-16, Page 7.BRITISH SUCCESS SOUTH DE ANCRE ALLIES WELDED IN STRONG LINE No Weak Point in Allied Chain-llP och's Reserves l iklual Those of the Enemy-Prepaiatioals For Fresh Attack. A despatch from British dead- ancon together there is a total of 186 'quarters in France says: Early engagements of divisions, equivalent 'Thursday morning the Germane heav- to a mass of two and one-half million fly bombarded with gas shone and then whom the enemy has already put 'high explosives west of Merrts and the into battle. As a German division is •area around Villers-Bretonneux. never withdrawn until it has sustain- ed severe 'losses, on an average of 2,500, it le reasonable to reckon the enemy's loss since the beginning of the battle at not less than 350,000. The Germansbegan the offensive with a reserve of 050,000 in depots in France and at home, Behind these there is only the 1919-20 class, con- sisting of youths, half of whom are under 18. The enemy's genuine fight- ing reserve is thus half exhausted be- fore he has covered anything Iike half 'd' the (stancetohisgoal.1 i. reckless ec ass qr 1 employment of diviions has left him with a total of 66 out of 200 in France ,which have not yet been engaged. Of these 12 are Landeturm division, which cannot be used for the purpose of an offensive. The Germans thus can have little hope that the remain- ing 00 divisions can accomplish what the first 140 failed to achieve, Already the German staff is most anxiously realizing that their re- serves of fresh troops are not greater than those under General Foch. We have been profiting by the lull to prepare to meet any fresh enemy effort. tare was no infantry action, Pos- sibly the purpose of these practice barrages ie with a view to an early 'resumption of the offensive, During Wednesday we carried out a successful local enterprise south of the Ancre, advancing our front over et width of nearly half a mile to a d epth of 400 yards, The weather has improved and the airmen are doing deadly work over enemy. positions. A despatch from French Army I3eadquertere says: Under the Ger- uan blows the allied armies seem, to be welded together as never before. There is now no point of junction at Which the Germane can thrust. The process of welding together the two armies is complete, but it will not stop there. Franco -British divisions will he moved about on a solidly,••knitted front at the wish of our high cone• Mend as freely as German divisions. Against the enemy's territorial gains must be set the fact that he had to throw 140 divisions into battle in five weeks. A considerable number of these have been twice engaged and none thrice. Adding these reappear AUSTRALIANS ENTER ES -SALT 350 Prisoners Taken in Palestine Advance. A despatch from London says: - The o#Ficial eta.tement dealing with sanitary operations in Palestine, issu- ed on T'ltursday by the War Office, reads: `On Wednesday morning while our infantry moved to atback the enemy in the foothille south and south-east of Es -Salt, Australian mounted troops entered Es -Salt, capturing 33 German and 317 Turkish prieoners. "In the course of these operations a mounted brigade debouched to al, watch the Jordan croseings was at- tacked by a superior force of the enemy, which had crossed the river during the night, and was compelled to fall back Horse artillery hater - supporting this brigade, in the met difficult and broken country, were obliged to abandon nine guns which could not be saved, although. the detachment and horses were safely withdrawn. Necessary support for this detached brigade was immediate- ly forthcoming, and the operations are continuing. "West of theefordan local enemy at- tacks at several points were repulsed during Tuesday night." 1.S. W. F clAOAN SUCCESS V'1 1' H'GE Third Liberty Loan Will Likely Reach Four Billion Dollars. Washington, May 5. -Far the third thate within a year .the American peo- ple have heavily oversubscribed' a war credit. As the third Liberty Loan was closing iee1 night the Treasury an- nounced the campaign had been "an overwhelming euceees." Although $3,000,000,000 was the formal goal of the campaign, official reporbsin- cluding only a entailer proportion of yesterday's avalanche of pledges, showed the total at $3,230,655,400, and there were indications that the aggregalte would be increased to near- ly $4,000,000,000 ,next week, when banks have time bo tabuhube Iihe multi- tude of tacit -minute applicants. The result of t+he campaign probably yin * not be known until late in bite week... ENEMY FORCES C OSS THE JORDAN Repulsed With Heavy Loss in Two Attempts To Recover Es -Salt From British. London, May 5. -The War Office is- sued the following statement in re- gard to operations in Palestine: "Throughout May 2 the fighting continued east of the Jordan and to the south of Es -Salt. Enemy forces which had crossed the river and had advanced to attack our troops hold- ing the village of Es -Salt were driven back. "Our air service attacked troops and rolling stock on the Hedjaz Rail- way in the vicinity of Allan, and on the Wadi Sir, south of Es -Salt, with bombs and machine gun fire. Two of our machines failed to return. "During the night of May 2 and the morning of May 3 the enemy re- $ newed his attacks on Es -Salt from the north-east and north with con- 2 siderable reinforcements. In each case the attacks were repulsed with heavy losses and 314 prisoners re- mained in our hands." m ROBBED OF CLOTHING IN BERLIN STREETS One of the Liverpool Ferry Boats, which played such a gallant part n the British naval' raid at Zeebrugge, LEADING I�.�RKETS Toronto, May: -Manitoba Wheat - No, 1 Northern, 82.28%- No. 2 doe $2.20,5 ; No. 3 do., 82.171; No, 4 wheat. $2,10%; in store Fort Wil- liam, including 2; e, tax. Manitoba Orbs; No. 2 C.W., SGe; 88'%.No, c; o ' feed 80' c in No, Fort Witham. American corn -No. 3 yellow, dried $1.90 nominal N 4 ll kiln 90c; No. 3 white, 88 bo 89e, accord to freighbs oubside. Onbarlo wheab.-No. 2, Winter, per car lot, $2.22; basis in store Montreal. Barley. -Malting, $1.54 to $1.55, according to freights outside Buckwheat. -$1,84 to $1.86, ac- cording to freighbs outside. Rye, -No. 2, $2.50, according to friegle s outside. Manitoba flour. - War quality, $10.95, new bags, Toronto. Ontario flour. - War quality, $10.80, new, bags, Toronto and Mont- real freights, prompt shipment. Mi1lfeed. - Oar labs- Delivered Montreal freighbs, bags included: Bran, per ton, $85.40; shorts, per ton, $40.40. Hay -No, 1, per ton, $17 to $18; mixed, $14 to $16, track Toronto. Straw. -Car lots, per ton, $8.50 to $9.00, track Toronto. kiln dried, $1.85 nomh, aI. ye ow, BRI TA oats. -No. 2 white, 89 to 1 A ing $10.50; choice bubrhern' cows, 9i11,c}n to 811.50; good eowe, $10.00 to $11 00; medium, $9.50; caener,' cows, $5.50 to $6.00; hoice but- chers' bulbs, $11.00 to 513 00; good bulls, 811.00 to $12,(•0" medium, $10.00 to $10 50; commoner Stull', 8.00 • to $9,50; mese mu :salves, 3 00 to $y,13.00; Sprite iambs, 8.00 to $13.00- Spring '12oot ,1 , p glambs, o G. 0• choice . 0 hotee s $21.50 to $22.00; elects, hogs, $20.00 to $21.00, ' good selects, Country Produces -Wholesale Eggs, new -laid, 40e; selected, new - laid, 42 to 43c; cartons 43 to 44c. Butter. -Creamery, solids, 48 to 49c; do., prints, 50 to 51c; do., fresh made, 51 to 52c; ohoice dairy prints, 42 to 48c; ordinary dairy prints, 38 to 40c;bakers', 36 to 38c; oleomargarine, (best grade), 32 to 33e. Cheese. -New, large, 23 to 2335c; twins, 23% to 23Se ; spring made, large, 25 to 26e; twins, 253 to 26%c. Beans. -Canadian, prime, bushel, $7.50 to $8. Foreign, hand-picked, bushel, $6.75 to 87. Comb Honey. -Choice, 10 oz., $3.50 per dozen;' 12 oz., $3 per dozen; sec- onds and dark comb, $2.50 bo $2.75. Maple Syrup. -Imperial gallons, 2.25; 5 -gallon tins, $2.10 per gal - on. Maple sugar, per pound, 24 to 5c. ' Provisions -Wholesale Barrelled Meabs-Pickled pork, $49; ass pork, $47. Green Meats -Out of pickle, lc ess .than smoked. Smoked Meats. -Rolls, 32 to 33c hams, medium, 36 to 37c; heavy, 3 to 31.c; cooked hams, '47 to 48c • backs plain,, 43 to 41c; backs. boneless, 4 to 48c. Breakfast bacon, 40 to 44c Cabbage rolls, 35 to 86e. Dry Salted Meats. -Long clears, i tons, 29c; in cases, 29%e; clear bellies 26 to 26312; fat backs, .25c.. Lard. -Pure, tierces, 31 to 32c tubs, 31%.. to 82%e; pails, 31% to 3231.c; 1 -ib. prints, . 58 to 33%e. Shortening, tierces, 26to 263ae; tubs, 2633. to 26%'rc; pails, 26% to 27c; 1 -Ib, prints, 27% to 28c. Montreal Markets Montreal May 7: -Oats, Canadian Western, No. 8, 96c; extra No. 1 feed, 86e. Flour, new standard Govern- rnt Spring wheat grade, $10.95 to .05: Rolled cabs, bags, 90 lbs, $5.85. Brans $35.40. Shorbs, $40.40. Mouillie, $75. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, ,$17. A despatch from London says: -So acute is the scarcity of clothing in Germany that men and women are being attacked. daily by ruffians in the streets of Berlin and stripped of their garments, according to German news- papers received here. I is said that one insurance office ale in Berlin is notified of an average of 200 thefts daily. Thread for mending clothing is said to be virtually unobtainable. Commenting an the food situation in Germany, the papers intimate that the hope enterbained of speedy relief from the Ukraine has been dispelled. • WITH FALL OF SEBASTOPOL BLACK SEA FLEET HAS NO BASE • Amsterdam, May 5. -The Koel- nische Zeitung makes it olear that the Germans hope the capture of Sebas- topol will prove a mortal Now to the Russian Black Sea fleet, which seems to have been causing :then( anxiety. Et says: • "The fleet es now without a base, and (bhe efore unable to renew ibs stocks of coal and ammunition or ef- fsot•repairs." GER hl ANS ABANDO1 ATTEMPT TO TAKE FRES; SUCCESS L FRENC, AT ACKS French Troops Capture Tactical Position Near Amiens -New Thrust For Arras -Lens Sector inr Preparation. A despatch from London says: Signs ere not wanting that the Ger- man masses, checked by the British in their drive for the Channel ports In the north, are assembling reserves :for another stroke further south. On Thursday night and Friday the German arbillery hail seemingly centred its fire on the lime between Givenchy and the Nieppe forest, and 11 may be that the enemy soon will launch an attack against this vital section of the British line. Despatches from the Bribish head- quarters tell of a tremendous cannon- ade in the Lys region, which miter b0 taken to mean the part of tike Fland- elers battlefield at or near Merville, where the Germans made their great - °t advances after the fall of Ar- ntenlieres. Articles appearing in German news-. papsrs would seem to indicate efforts to prepare the German people for An announcement that there will be no immediate attempt to take Ypres. Experts, writing 'what nary be con- sidered inspired.-4•oviews of the situa- tion, say. that nothing wank" be gain- ed by the capture of the ruined city. This may mean that the Germans will turn their attention to some other part of the front for a new effort, and the bombardmenb of the lines near Mer- ville and further east may be the first step in an attempt to force a British retirement from the Arras -Lens sa- lient, So far as known, no infantry fighting has occurred in this sector in the past day. While waiting for the Germans to make the next move, the allies have nob been idle, All along the line their patrols have been active, and at Hangaed and Villers-.Bretomteux, before Amiens, they have taken $aetical positions from the Teutons. One of those positions was Hill 82, north of Castel, a height which af- forded good observation of the allied communication linos, IN'S DOGS TO BE DESTROYED Probably One -Half of the 5,000,- 000 Animals Doomed to Extinction. London, May 5. -With between four and five million dogs in the United Kirieedorn, on two and a half million of which •bhe owners are paying license 'banes, 'bhe question of their ra- tioning and •the exbinction of a certain percentage, is occupying the aubtenbion of the Government. . in bhe commit, tee's report, which will shortly be forbhooming, it is estimated that the dog population consumes food equal to half a. million people, counting for rationing purposes as one -ninetieth of the populabion of the British Isles, supposing everything they eat is fit for human food. It is understood the oommibbee intends to recommend a large reduction, in the number of dogs, that one person be maibled to retain one dog and the surplus remit be done away with. Already owners of pets show great alarm and many are giving 'the animals to friends and servants, hoping thus to avoid their destruction, AUSTRALIANS AND CANADIANS IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. A despatch from British Head- quarters in France says: The Ger- mans have not renewedtheir efforts to advance in Flanders or on the Somme, and their objective timetables indicate that they are finding their task much heavier than they anticipat- ed. On Thursday night there was much bombing activity on both sides, our 0 airmen inflicting heavy casualties. aThe Australians carried out success- ' minor operations at Villers -Bre- ' tonneux, while the Canadians mopped e up a strong post, taking seven prison- , ers and five machine-guns. i'arthei• north the British rushed a machine-gun emplacement, clearing it out and bringing back three surviv- ors urvivors of the garrison. A tremendous crescendo of gunfire has broken out on Friday morning, ap- parently in the Lys region. Winnipeg Grain Winnipeg, May 7:-Oash prlees:- Oabs-No. 2 C.W., 86%c; No. 8 C.W., 881%e; extra No. 1 feed, 88%c; No. 1 feed, 80%e; No. 2 feed, 77%e. Bar- ley -No. 3 C.W., $1.50x; No. 4 C.W., $1.45; rejected, $.1.20; feed, $1.18. Flax -No. 1 N.W.C., $3.80; No. 2 C.W., $3.77; No. 8 C.W., $3.55. United States Markets Mineapolis, May 7: -Corn No. 3 yellow, $1.55 to $1.65. Oats -No. 3 white, 78 to 79e. Flour unchanged. $ran -$33.14. Duluth, May 7: -Linseed, 1+:101 to $4.07; arrive, $4.01; May, $4".01 bid; July, $4.04% bid; Ocbober, $8.55 ask - Live Stock Markets Toronto, May 7. -Extra choice, heavy steers, 14.50 to $15.75; choice heavy steers, 13,50 to $14.00; good heavy sbeera, '18.00 to 818.25; butch- ers' cattle, choice, $13.25 to $13.75; do., good, $12.00 to $12.25; do., med- ium, $11.55 to $11.85; do., common, $11.00 to $11.25; butchers' ba11la choice, $11.00 to $12.00; do., go bulls, $10.25 to $10.75; do., medium bulls, $9.25 to $9.75; do., rough bulls, $7.25 to $7.50; butchers' cows, eheice, $11.25 to $12.25; do., good, $10.50 to $11.00; do, medium, $9.50 to $10.00; stockers, $9.50 to $11.00; feeders, $11.00 to $11.75; canners and mit- tens!, $6.50 to 87.50; milkers, good to choice, $90.00 to $140.00; do„ con, and med., $65.00 10 880.00;; spring- ers, 90.00 to $140.00; light ewes, $18.5 to $15,00; lambs, $18.00 to 20.50; calves, goad to choice, 13.00 to $15.00; hogs, fed and watered, 20.25 to 20.50; do., weighed oft cars 20.50 to $20.75; do., f,o.b., $1.0.25 to •,,19.50, hfontreal, May 7, -Choice steers, $12,00 tc $13,50; good steers, $11,06 to $12.00; medium steers, $10.00 to. TOIL UNDER LASHES OF GERMAN SENTRIES. A despatch from London says: Reu. ter's learns that 25,000 Belgian men and boys have been compelled to work on military operations behind the Ger. man lines in the region of Valencien- nes and Maubeuge alone, under the whip of German sentries. The mor- tality in the deportees' camps is ter- rible. The numbers sent back as un- fit are replaced by fresh recruits. 15,000 BRITISH SEAMEN MURDERED DURING WAR BY .GTAIK.I.AN PIRATES Enemy is Determined That Sailors in Wrecked Ship, Shall Not survive-Sem/lazes League Advocates Boycot of Germany. A clespz ch free t London says; lia clink Wilson, preeident of tate 13ritieh S•amesr's: and 'Firemen's Union, in a statement a r r"es'4, the sarrifiees of the mercantile marine, says that 15,000 British seamen have been murdered by German pirates during the war. Sea murders are growing because the Becht) is more determined than ever that seders in sunken ships should not live to tell the tale. BiitL>h sailors were in deadly earn- est it their determination to apply a punitive boyrot to Germany after the war; Ali were in hearty unanimity in their determination not to handle stuff la :my way connected with Gez'niany after the wan A year ago the limit of the boyeot was for two years, Now, owing to the increase of such crimes, it had been extended to 5% years. He added that the Seamen's League was growing daily. Already it had 100,000 members, ALLI]E�gS GAIN IN OC OPERATION E . 'IDN Seize Tactical Positions Near Locre and ibdeteren--New Offensive in Preparation. London, May 5, -The German offen- sive in Flanders has been held up now virtually five clays since the enemy waves last dashed against the rock- ribbed defence of the British and French early last week and the Ypres line stood firm under the attack. Gen. von Arnim evidently has been forced into this inactivity by the severity of his losses and the time neces ary to marshal new forces for a frebh blow. Concededly, however, the enemy has fresh troops for a thrust of even greater power, if he thinks it advis- able bo employ them here, and there have been indications for the last day or two that he was preparing to do so. One such hint of an impending thrust developed Saturday morning, when the German artillery began vio- lently to pound the Franco -British line from Locre to the south of Ypres, where his main effort of April 29 was made. The bombardment was not followed up by an attack, however, as was the ease last Monday, although Sunday morning German troops at- tacked the new positions gained by the British Friday night near Hinges, north-west of Bethune. They were re- pulsed, the British line remaining in- tact. The British positions were im- proved in local operations east of Amiens, near Sailly-le-Sec, and north of Albert, in the vicinity of Hebu- terne. ZEEBRUGGE CANAL STILL BLOCKED a German Efforts to Free It Are Without Avail. A despatch from London says: -It is established, according to a high naval authority, that the entrance to the Zeebrugge Canal is still effective- ly blocked. Although the Germans are trying hard to free it, they have made no progress in the work as yet. Mean- time, the anti -U-boat warfare has pro- duced sabisfactory results during the past week, although the weather con- dibiotns in the North Sea have been unfavorable for such operations. DRAFT IN IRELAND IS POSTPONED. A despatch from London says: An or- der -in -Council has been issued further postponing the operation of the Na- tional Service Act, or conscription, as respects Ireland, beyond May 1, to which it had been postponed previ- ously. Sonia of the morning news- papers say the postponement is due to the Government's wish to intro- duce a Home Rule bill, and to see what measure of success it gets be- fore proceeding to enforce conscrip- tion in Ireland, which, it is said in some quarters, is not likely to be at- tempted in the next few weeks. is it to be 1,1 1 1 P MELD WIN ,,1^^NE, WF1R PE nTETZ PRODlr'CT6©N A 47 AIRPLANES DOWNED IN ONE DAY British 36, French 11-23 G roan Supply Boats Sunk. London, May 5.-FIghting in air during the past couple of d has been as intense as at any ti since the offensive began. Scores German machines have been destro and immense damage caused to wo in rear of the enemy lines. Saturday's British official statem said: "A, most successful day's work w accomplished by our airplanes F day, good visibility assisting co-op ation with the artillery. Bombi was carried out with the utmost vig Over twenty tons of bombs w dropped on the Chaulnes, Tournae a La Bassee railway stations and Estaires, Marcel Gave, Menin, C urines and Middelkizke. "Fierce fighting continued all d Twenty-eight German machines we brought down; five were driven d out of control, and three were sh down by anti-aircraft guns inside Ines. Eleven of our machines a nliseing. "After dark a thick mist set in most parts of the front. Over t ons of bombs 'were dropped, howeve n the Chaulnes and Juniville railw unctions. In spite of the very b weather, all our machines returned The French official report say During the days of May 3-4, ni erman airplanes were brought do y our pilots, two were shot down ur defensive fire and other enem achines were disabled, During th same days and on the night of Ma -4 our aviators effectively bombe ed enemy establishments in a numb of sorties, 28,000 kilograms of proje les being dropped upon the relives tations of Ham, Noyon, Chauine ussy, :Peronne and St. Quentin." The effective work of allied air men in harassing the German sup y service is described by the news aper Les Nouvelles of The Hague rhich says that allied aviators re ntly sank in one day twenty-thre elgian boats laden with gravel an oat materia( for the Getman fron Picardy. - ROBBING BIRDS' NESTS IS A CRIME Alsa Collecting of Birds' Eggs* Order Protecting Migratory ' Birds. A despatch from Ottawa says: The old and often cruel sport .of boya itt robbing birds' nests and making rival collections of birds' eggs is now sill- cially put on the list of notional crimes. The sport is banned, accord- ing to an order in Council just pass ed. The order is passed under the provisions of the migratory birds con- vention, passed last session, The new regulabions provide for the protection of migratory game birds, migratory insectivorous and mt- gretory non -game birds, which in•. habit Canada during the whole or any partof the e ear. New close lose seasons y are established for ducks, geese, brant or rails, and other edible wild fowl, from December' 10 to August 31, both days inclusive. The killing, capturing, e -r- injuring or molesting of insectivorous birds, their eggs or nests, is prohibit- ed throughout the theyear, except where aYs special permits are granted to recog- me nized museums for scientific pur- r-0 ur- of poses. These insectivorous birds in- clude robins, woodpeckers, wrens, yed whip - ries meadow lades, humming birds, whip- poor -wills, thrushes, and "all other err( perching birds which feed entirely or chiefly on insects." A close season for ten years is proclaimed for cranes, as swans and nearly all shore birds, and ri- a close season, for five yearn on wood er n; duck and eiderduck. ng_ __.�. or. LOST BY A PAIII 0 -17G -LOVES. ere -- - n$I Story of Gen. Pershing, Centrum -Apr oh of the Milted States Forces. 0- Laclede, Missouri, was the birth. y place and home of Gen. Pershing, and ay' in the Prairie Mound district school, reisouth of Laclede, he began his career own its a teacher. Here is the amusing our story of how he got the school: Dx. W. P. Spurgeon lived just across the street from the Pershing 1 home, and the two families were on terms of intimate friendship, When 1 young Perching became an applicant for the teacher's position at the Prairie Mound district school, he asked Dr. Spurgeon to write a letter lof recommendation to Capt. Henly, the chairman of the school board. 1Dr. Spurgeon, who was well acquaint- ed with the captain, wrote the letter, and the next day gave it to Pershing, i who was starting out to see the pow- erful man of the board. The future general was driving a good horse and buggy, and, in accordance with the custom of many young men of the day. wore lad gloves. . "I advise you to take those thinge off, John, before you go into, Cant. Henly's house," said Dr. Spurgeon. Pershing smiled and remembered the caution. The president of the board scrutinized the letter of reeom.- mendation and then asked Pershing some searching questions. "Your letter is all right," admitted Capt. HenIy, "and I guess you're all right, or Doc Spurgeon wouldn't have. recommended you. So the job is yours. But you had a close call, young man! A fellow from Brook- field came over to see me the other day, and he had good letters and an- swered every question I asked him well; but the dude wore kid gloves in June! What do you thing of that?" WHEAT SEEDING IN ALBERTA ABOUT DONE. A despatch from Calgary says: - Crop reports received from the vari- ous districts of the Province show wheat seeding to be practically finish- ed under generally favorable condi- bions. The season is about two weeka ahead of last year. The report in de- tail from the four divisions is as fol- lows: North of Red Deer -Wheat seeding, - 70, per cent. finished; oats, 20 per. cent.; barley, 20 per cent. Between Red Deer and Calgary - Wheat, 90 per cent. finished; oats, 80 per cent.; barley, 20 per cent. South of Calgary -Wheat, 95 per cent. finished; oats, 60 per cent.; bar- ley, 50 per cent, Medicine Hat district -Wheat, 90 per cent. finished; oafs, 50 per cent.; barley, 50 per cent. 1 t 0 r: G b 0 m 3 ti s J pl p v OC B r i re 001 wo r, ay ad .11 s: ne wn b y y .d- er c - y s, , e d NUNS TAKE FOOD FROM THE Ur , AINE it on Rule of Germans Unposed 8jpon People of the Country. London, May 5.-A wireless official mesvage from Berlin 'says: that the rgarrizabion for tate collection and reimportation o£: provisions under the reement with Ukraine is now in emblem. Two ration eentners of rn and provisions have been secur- , and twelve hundred carloads have Pies set the border in the past few Ys. `The greater pant of the first de- mists," says the message," will be t •bo Austria-Hungary, on account the food scarcity prevailing." Austria -Hungary, continues the ssage, wild be able to provide eneselvos within a few weeks from early Hungarian crops. Hence, sit o£ the Ukrainian imports in ne and July will go to Germany. P t ag op CO ed p dali lei of me th the mo Ju AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN FRANCE ADOPT THE NAME OF "BUDDIES" A despatch .from the American Array in France, says: --"Buddies" is the new sobriquet :for the members of the American National Army in France. While the entire allied world haus been hunting around for a suit- able name for Uncle Sam's forces, the men fresh from America took bhe task upon themselves, and "Buddies" is the result. From east to west, from north to south, 'Buddies" is the ac- cepted brand of comradeship. It means "pal," "comrade." 1t is safe to say bhe American forces will take to it with alacrity. "Annexes" and "Sammies" were distasteful to the men. es - UNITED STATES TROOPS MOVING TO FRONT. GERMANS ADVANCE INTO COSSACK REGION. A despatch from Basel, Switzerland, says: German troops in Ukraine, with a base on the line bebween Ekaterino- slav and Kharkov, have advanced into the region of the Donstz River Coal Basin, according to a despatch receiv- ed here. The Donetz River coal region is in the eastern part of the Government of Kharkov and extends into the Government of the Don Cossacks. This report shows that the German advance in Southern Russia has ex- tended to a line almost directly north from the eastern shore of the Sea of Azov. RUSSIAN FORTRESS IN CRIMEA IN POSSESSION OF GERMANS A despatch from Berlin says: --.Geos. nen forces have occupied Sebastopol, e great .Russian fortress in 144 itnea. The offioiai oomntunicsbion m headquarters roads: "In Ulua'lne 'We have beoleam the n cry's resistance before Sebastopol occupied the town Wednesday w &ants fighting -4 A despaich from the American a Army in France says: America's khaki tit tide now flows into France in a vol- Ct ume not heretofore approximated. The fro United States is literally "dumping, an army into France;" to use the words o Premier Lloyd George recently used and in the Bons° of Commons. •