HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-03-30, Page 7CUED ARMIES ARE
SMASHING R AR.) IN FRAN
GERMAN SMASH
CE FOR PETROGRAD
Enemy Forced Back to Notheast of Canal of St. Quentin- I Great Numbers of Tripops ,Are
Many Desperate Encounters Near Aisne.
A despatch from London says: -
Along the entire battlefront between
the Scarp° and the Aisne in France
the allied and German Wens have
come to grips. At some places the
battle waged by infantry, cavalry and
artillery attained the biggest propor-
tions of any engagement this year,
Standing before the Hindenburg line,
from the region of Arras to Leon, the
Germans launched counter-attack
after counter-attack at the advancing
French and Britsih forces, but the
Teutons were hurled back suffering
engagements were fought. In the
former sector, to the west and south
of Margival, the line swayed back-
ward and forward as first the French
and then the Germans scored suc-
cesses. Despite the ferocity of the
opposition, the French advanced along
this front at several important points,
moving considerably nearer Margival.
Along the Aillette front, on both
sides of the Oise, the forces of Nivelle
pushed ahead also, continuing their
crossing of the Aillette and advanc-
ing on the heights of the Oise to the
northeast of 'Tergnier. From these
heavy .losses, dominating positions the French can
Some observers here see in the re- now look down on the German de-
cent developmnets signs that Hinden- fences, and with the bringing up of
burg intends to fight a decisive battle their heavy artillery the enemy's po-
over the despoiled and desolated
country stretching from the Somme to
the Aisne and from St. Quentin to La
Fere. If such a battle should de-
velop it will probably be the greatest
struggle in every way that has been
fought in this war, not excepting the
battle of the Marne. And with it
Hindenburg will reveal his strategy
and the prime reason for the great
German withdrawal.
• The most desperate encounters of
the: day took place along the French
front south of St. Quentin, where less
than two and a half miles separate
Nivelle's troops from the enemy's de-
fensive system. One struggle surg-
ed around St. Simon, along both sides
of the Somme-Croseat Canal, and
slightly north, near the villages of
Arternps and Seraucourt-le-Grand.
Here the Germans delivered a violent
counter -blow that almost swept the
French otr their feet.
Shortly afterward the French
launched a wide offensive in this
same region, and in the face of stub-
born resistance pressed the Germans
back to the northeast of the St.
Quentin Canal'- to a depth varying
from one and a quarter to two and a
half miles. •
North of. Soissons and along the
Aillette River two other mighty
sitions will be exposed to a raking fire.
The French soldiers in this sector re-
port that the Germans have inundated
the entire countryside, including the
stronghold of La Fere, to impede the
allied advance.
The British forces on the front
southeast of 'Arras struck up against
even more powerful opposition than
the French, despit. the fact that they
are 'everal miles farther from the
German's reserve line than their al-
lies. Everywhere British patrols
and advanced detachments came into
contact with strong German forces
of rearguards, and succeeder: in clear-
ing u, these outposts and continuing
the advance. At three points -near'
Aizecourt-1 -B
e as, Battmetz-le-Gambxai
and Vraucourt-the enemy counter-
attacked in force. In the regit n of
Ecoust and Croiselles Haig's troops
made progress, but even here they
are groping forward so cautiously that
the advance is slo r, The British
Commander is refusing to force the
issue here, as he knows that event-
ually the Germans will be forced back!
to their general line of defence, and
also because he is finding it more pro-
fitable to show his strength in the sec-.
tor southeast of Perenne, where his
troops are lined up with the French
and there is little danger of them fall-
ing into a Gerr_.an trap.
EM FE .
POWER P RUSSIA
Berlin Newspaper Regards the
Change as Increasing Hun
.Penile.
A despatch fro -Amsterdam says:
-The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, a copy
of which has 'been recieved here, says
that if the Russian revolution has re-
sulted in ,a decisive victory over Rus-
sian absolutism it means the disap-
pearnee of an important element of
weakness in the Russo -French al-
liance and for the stability of the En-
tente, as the war aims of the demo-
cratie Western powers could not, in
the long run, be the same as the aims
of Russians absolutism.
°The great Russian revolution,"
says The Lokal Anzeiger, "will make
an end to this antagonism: If the
revolution succeeds in establishing
anything permanent, the most com-
plete agreement regarding constitu-
tional principles will exist between
the allies, and therefore during the
peace negotiations they will be able
to come forward with a much more
harmonious program than would
States governed according to various
antagonistic political principles.
"The perils threatening Germany's
future would be formidably increased
if a State with a democratic consti-
tution were to arise also on her east-
ern frontier. The - strongest guaran-
tees•inust be found against the coali-
tion, which, through the removal of
the deep antagonism which hitherto
has divided it, will become stronger
and more cohesive."
MORE SLAVE RAIDS.
Germans to Steal Men and Women
For. Spring Farming,
A despatch from Hazebrouck,
France, says : It is reported here that
deportations from the invaded district
of Northern France are about to bo
resumed. The Germans for some time
are said to have been distributing
blanks to be filled out, In order to or-
ganize the deportation of young men
and women, with a view to employing
them for spring 'farming. The Ger-
mans continue to requisition metal,
having taken from most of the church-
es in Lille their belts and organ pipes,
and from other places quantities of
sheet steel,
TURES MENACED
FROM THREE SIDES.
Russians Cross the Mesopotamia
Border From Persia.
A despatch from London says: The
Russians, driving forward from Per-
sia, have crossed the Mesopotamia
border at one point, while a second
army is continuing its advance from
Kermanshah in support of the British
advance from Bagdad. This means
that the retreating Turks are being
menaced from three sides, and, ac-
cording to allied military observers,
are threatened by far greater disas-
ter than even the loss of Bagdad.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Finance Minister Estimates That This Amount Has Been Sub-
scribed to New War Loan,
Being Massed Along the
Northern Front.
Petrograd, March 25. -From in-
ternal troubles and the problems of
reconstruction the attention of Russia
has suddenly been diverted to ane' '
danger which threatens from with-
out. There is now indisputable evi-
dence that the Germans are massing
great numbers of troops along the
northern front ready for an effort
against Ru.ssia's„capital.
The country has been apprised of
the new menace by a series of pro-
clamations from its Ministers.
Minister of War Guchkoff has is-
sued a proclamation warning the pee
ple of the menace of spies seeking to
uncover secrets of the national de-
fence, The concentration of these
spies in Petrograd was pointed to as
one element of clanger against which
steps were immediately necessary,
while the other menace was named as
the concentration by'the Germans of
"great quantities of munitions, sup-
plies and men" on the Russian north-
ern front. A conference has been held
between General Korniloff, the new
commander of the troops in the
Petrograd district, with the council of
workmen's and soldiers' delegates,
concerning the German concentration
along this front, and a great meeting
of soldiers was held on the Riga
front, attended by General Dimitrieff
and delegates of the Duma, at which
it was resolved unanimously to strain
every effort for the defence of Russia.
FLEET OF 15 SHIPS
LEFT 1T PORT
Sent by Holland to Load Grain
at United States
Ports.
A despatch from New York says: -
An Associated Press despatch from
Washington Friday night says:
"A fleet of 15 Dutch steamships was
said here on Friday to have sailed re-
cently from a port in Holland for the
United States, by way of Halifax. The
vessels all steamed out the same day,
and now are believed to be well north
of the German submarine zone around
the British Isles,
"It is intended by the Netherlands
Government, which has the ships un-
der charter, to have them load grain,
probably in New York, and then re-
turn by the same route they came. It
was explained here to -day that lack
of foodstuffs in Hoilaad made it ne-
cessary that a large quantity be ob-
tained at once, and it was felt that a
merchant fleet could better brave the
dangers of the spas than individual
ships. Many Dutch ships loaded with
grain now are being detained in Brit-
ish ports either by the British au-
thorities or through fear of German
submarines."
DEPOSED EMPEROR
DEPRIVED OF FREEDOM
• A despatch from London says :-
The Russian Government has ordered
that the deposed Emperor and his
consort shall be regarded as having
been deprived of • their liberty, and
that they shall be brought to the
Tsarskoe Selo, Reuter's Petrograd
correspondent telegraphs, Tsarakoe.
Selo is a town ("village of the Czar"),
16 miles south-west of Petrograd, •
where the Imperial Summer residence
is located. Here are the old palace,
built by Catherine I,, ie 1724, and the
Alexander palace, built by Catherine
II, in 1792, with a park containing an
arsenal and historical Inuseunl.
RUSSIAN TROOPS
FULL OF ARDOR.
UNITED STATES DECIDES
"IV AR TO THE KNIFE"
Military and Naval Cooperation With Allies is Possible and U. S.
Will Be Unsparing in Money and Supplies.
4. despatch from Washington says: carried reports on preparations al -
TIM 'United States Government has de- 'ready made and others contemplated.
ci.ded upon sweeairig 'measures to be ,Details are being taker. up between
pit into effect "£07lo.ing the expected ,President Wilson and the individual
Cabinet members,
declaration by Comte ys soon after it Regretfully the Government appar-
meets April 2 that a state of war ex- entry has decided that since Germany
fists between the United States and is making war upon. the United States ztye lvo, 2, 21.48 to $1.50, according
Germany. through ruthless killingof Americans to freights outside
Manitoba. Hour- first patents, in luta
Fully appreciating Germany's policy and destruction of their ships, the is- bags, $9,701 second patents, cin jute bagq,
of acting in war first and talking of sue must be ales with steps mach $ bar
bakers', in luta bags, $3,84,
forwards, the Government has deter- more far-reaching titan mere attempts sample,
flour- vvin.ter, according to
mined to provide against every pos- to protect individual merchant craft, prompt sh.pnieit; b$7515, bulk seaboard.
glare emergency, If anything is' ahead to prevent this export grade.
Broad questions involved were dis- it is not now foreseen. Once a state of aViilifeed--Car lots, delivered Montreal
freights bags inoluded-Bran, per ton
cussed to -day at a long Cabinet meet- war Is declared to exist, aggressive $82; elhorts, per ton, $40; good med
ing'to which heads of departments measures are expected to be takon, flour. per bag, $2.70 to $2.80.
Hay-10xtra No, 2, per ton, $11.50 to
2; mixed, per ton, 28.60 to $11, track
Toronto.
Straw• -Car lots, per ton, $8, track
Toronto.
Markets of the World
lareadgtuffil
Toronto, Mar, 27 --Manitoba wheat-+
No, 1 Northern, $2,083; No. 2, do., $2,00. i
No, ,4, do„ 1,849; No. 4 wheat, 21.82 t
rack 1$a ports,
1tanito�ira
oats ---No. 2 0,W„ 724e; Na
2 .W., 71• c; extra' No, 1 feed, 71. c;
1 feed, 70 o, gfi rail delivered.
American porn -No, l; yellow, 11.28,
traol Thronto, sub'ieot to embargo.
Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 66 to Ole,'
noInina1; No. 8 white, 64 to 08c, nominal,
according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, Per car
lot, 21.82 to $1,86; No, 8, do., 21.81 to
21.82, accordtn to freights outside.
Peas --No, $2.65, according to
freights outfit e.
Barley --Malting, $1.21 to $1,28, ac-
cording to freights outside,
Beekwheat --- $1,82, according to
freights utside
..rte.,
WILSON NS GERMANS FINANCED
1,085,000 ARMYA BOMB FACTORY
The Tentative Scheme Includes
Sending Expeditionary
Force to France.
Washington, March 25. -President
Wilson's plans for the army are more
fax reaching and elaborate than gen-
erally realized, according to General.
Staff officers who are in a position to
predict with some degree of accur-
racy. It can be stated that the gen-
eral programme which the President
' is now considering includes the fol-
lowng salient features:
The immediate raising of a volun-
teer army of 500,000 men, bringing of
the Natonal Guard up to its maximum
strength, taking into the regular army
without delay the second increment of
army reserve, thereby raising the
military strength to 1,085,000. Re-
cruiting of navy to full authorized war
strength of 87,000.
E 1 t f tl l and'
mp oymen o : le regu ars
the National Guard to take care of
the situation at home.
Possibly an early despatch of a
small force to France in order that
this Government may, for sentimental
reasons, be represented "on the field
of 'honor."
H LOSS -.OF LIFE
ON FRENCH WARSHIP
Total: of 286 Drowned When Danton
is Sunk in the Mediterranean.
A despatch from London says :-In
the sinking of the French battleship
Danton in the Mediterranean on
March 19, says a statement from the
French Admiralty received here, 286
men were. drowned. The Danton was
torpedoed by a hostile submarine,
COUSIN OF KAISER
AMONG THE "MISSING.""
Has Not Returned From Air Raid
Over British Lines.
A despatch from Berlin says; The
War Office report says: "An aeroplane
directed by Prince Friedrich Karl of
Prussia has not returned from a raid
over the hostile lines between Arras
and Peronne."
Prince Friedrich is a cousin of the
Kaiser.
Light Thrown on Method of
Destroying Vessels at
Sea in 1915.
A despatch from New York says: -
An alleged admission that money for
the establishment of a bomb factory
in Hoboken, N.J., was furnished direct
from officials of the German Embassy
at Washington was read on -Thursday
when the trials wore begun here of six
men charged with having attempted
to create a reign: of terror on the high
seas by destroying vessels sailing
from American ports with cargoes for
the Entente allies.
The defendants are Captain Charles
von Kleist, a chemist, who is accused
of having been engaged in the making
of the bombs; Karl Schmidt, formerly
chief engineer of the steamship
Friedrich cler Grosse; Ernst Becker,
electrician; and Frederick Iarbade,
George Praedel and Wilhelm Parades,
assistant engineers of the same ves-
sel.
Flow the police captured the ale
leged plotters after bomb explosions
in 1915, had destroyed vessels and
cargoes worth upwards of $4,000,000
was recited to the jury by Detective
H. Barth, who gained the confidence
of von Kleist by representing himself
as an agent of Wolf von Iger, said to
have been head of the German spy
system in this country. Von Igel
Vas an attache of the German Em-;
bassy, and returned to Germany with;
Count von Bernstorff, former Ger-;
ma Ambassador
lZ said tele von Kleist, last April, and told him l
that he had been informed that vo'li
Kleist had written to Wo1f°'Von Igel,
"I told him he could only see von
Igel through me," declared Barth. "I1
later met him by appointment and he
told me that he and Dr. Walter T.
Scheele, also a chemist, were partners
in the manufacture of fire bombs and
dealt also in fertilizer as a blind.
"Scheele, von Kleist told me, had
received $10,000 from Captain von
Papen of the German Embassy, to
finance the bomb moking, but he was
in need of more cash."
The head of the alleged plotters
was said to have been Dr. Scheele,
who escaped arrest by flight to Mex-
ico.
Ti detective het i honed to
BRITISH AND
ARMIES GAIN
Country Produce -Wholesale
Butter ---Fresh dairy, choice, 30 to 40c;
creamery prints, 43 to 45c; solids, 42 to
43c.
ggS-New-1a1d, in cartons, 39 to 4001
put of cartons, 27 to $80.
Lite poultry -Fowl, )b., 20 to 25c;
chickens, 20 to 25c,
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 23 to 260;
Pow]. 20 to 22c; ducks, 22 to 25c; squabs,
28a; dor„ $4.00 to $4.50; turkeys, 26 to
Cheese -New, large, 263 to 27e; twins,
27 to 273c; triplets, 276 to 273c; old.
large, 28c; twins, 283 to 289c.
Honey -White clover, 23 -ib, tins, 14 to
143e; 5 -Ib. tins, 133 to 14o; 10 -Ib., 13 to
1.23c; 60 -Ib„ 123 to 13c; buckwheat, 60 -
lb, tins, 9 to $So. Comb honey --extra
tine and heavy weight, per doz., $2.75:
select, $2.60 to $2.76; No. 2, $2.00 to
$2.25,
Potatoes -Ontario, par bag, $3.25;
New Brunswick Delawares, per bag.
$3.60 to 28.76; Albertas,, per bag, $3.25
to $3:60,
Beans --Imported, hand-picked, per
bush„ 626: Canadian, hand-picked, per
busk., 27 35 to 37,50; Canadian primes,
27,00 to $7.22; Limas, per Ib., 123 to 13x1,':
•
Pro visions. -W holsa3e
Smoked meats -Hams, •medium, 26 to
27e; do, heavy, 23 to 24c; cooked, 37 to
SSo; rolls, 23 to 24o; breakfast bacon,
29 to 32c; backs, plain, 31 to 32e; bone-
Iess, 38 to 84e.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 23 to 23}c;
tubs, E8 to 2330; pails, 233. to 238o;
comt,ound, heroes, 17t to 173c..
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 20 to
203c per lb.; clear bellies, 153 to 20c.
3Nrontreal Markets
Montreal, Mar, 27 -Oats -Canadian
western, No. 2, 77 to 773c; do., No. 2,
75 to 7530; extra No. 1. feed, 76 to 751e.
Barley -Man. feed, 21.03; malting, $1.35.
Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents,
firsts, $9.80; seconds, $9.30; strong
bakers', $9.10; Winter patents, choice,
39.25; straight rollers $3,50 to ;2.80;
do.. bags, $4.10 to 4.26. Rolled oats --
Barrels,
$7,36 to $7.45; do., bags, 90 lbs.,
53.50 to $3.60. Bran -$36 to $38,
horts-$39 to $40. Middlings -$41 to
$42- Mouillie-$45 to 260. T -rat -No. 2,
per ton, car lots, $13.50 to $14. Cheese -
Finest westerns, 263; Flo., easterns, 253o,
nutter--•-Ohoicest creamery, 43c; seconds,
40 to 41c, .'Eggs -Fresh, 3S to 39e.•
Potatoes -per bag, car lots. • $2.76 to.
$ 3.25.
Winnipeg Grain
W'inttipeg, 1VIar, 27 -Cush prices
Wheat, No. 1 Northern, $1,866; No, 2
Northern, $1.823; No. S.:Northern, $ .783;
No. 4, 81.65*; No, 5, $1.473; No. 6, $1,163;
feed, 970. Oats -No. 2 C.W., 523e; No,
3 C.W., 603o; extra No. 1 feed, 60,3e; N.S.1 feed, 59-c; No. feel, 6"ie Barley•
� n
'No- 8, $1,06: No, 4, $1.00; re3acted, 39e;
feed, 82. Fiat• -No. 52,623;
No, 2 t7 W $2 544
United states Markets
Minneapolis, Mar, 27---.Wheat--May,
$1.843 to $1.842; July, 81.75. Cash; No.
1 hard, $'3,013 to 2,023; No, 1 Northern,
$1.903 to $1.963; No. 9 Northern, $1.883
to $1.963. Corn -No, 3 �•ellow, $1.103 to
21.112. Oats --No. 3 white, 583 to 591o.
!Flour unchanged. Bran, $34.60 to $35,
Duluth, Mar. 27 -Wheat --Nn 1 hard,
I $1,892; No. 1 Northern, $1.383 No. 2
I Northern $1,52$ to $1.54$. May. $1.841;
!!! July, $1.783 bid. Linseed --'Po arrive,
82.883; May, 22.90; July, $2,91.
1
Live Stock Markets
Toronto, Mar. 27 ---Choice heavy steers,
21.1 to $11.65; do., goon, 210.40 to ;10.75;
butchers' cattle, choice, $16.36 to $10.76;
da„ gond, $10.10 to $10.25; do., fnetlium,
1$9.50 to $9,76; do., c•cmmon, 28.40 tar
I $9• butchers' bulls, choice $10 to ;10.50;
rae` um u s, ao., rough
bulls, $6 to 26,40; butchers' cows,
ALONG THE ENTIRE STrFRONT!molt eruct Bull*$ t0 $8 4(1 $dR .,
!choke, $0.50 to 310; do., good, $8,30 to
133.85: do., medium, $7 to $7.26; stockers
$7.50 10 $9,25; choice feeders, $9 to 210
Push Foe Steadily Back on His 'Whole Line of Retreat -German ,canners and cutters, 85.25 to 38.66
milkers, good to choice, 286 to 2110: do,
Troops Offer Stubborn Resistance. ootn, and iced,. each, $40 to $60: spring -
!
in $110: light awes, 216 to $11;
i shei'r', heavy, $3,611 to $9.50: salves,
good to chaise, $t2 to $14,60; ls;ttbg,
ch0ta„e $14,26 to $S f.:5; do.. inrciltttn
whole front of the German retreat the ; grip, The occupation of Roisei by the filo f i b: sl°';7„rets•ceti tffi. cars,
London, March 25. -- Along the i fore the Germans relinquished their • ete.$e' 1p Ideate 1i gs, red anti n•ttteod:
Despatches From Trenches Say Coun- allies are advancing and a terrific bat- British cuts the Cambrai-St. Quen- Mm,trP,{l, un 2t •( 0oi,•e• stfrt,, $it
tie is now beginning, a to $1t,26 gond n' rs, sto.SU: lntver
try May hely on Defenders g' Hing, which is likely tin line, one of th-, chief supply lines radc4 $x.25 to $4 ho: butchers caws,
to. prove one of the great turning1 on which the present Gerrilai, front is l l7,�. 'to $9; bulls $8.^5 to $lo cl -a•p
to Conquer points of the war. Fr'ca. Arras to 1 dependent. j mtli fed ¢calve o *15 ti' loner goacl to
choice, 1 gt tdes,
A Reuter despatch from Petrograd La Fere, a distance of fifty miles, the l Around St. Quentin itself the, $5 to 812; 5hF•a.n. t'+ 15 t" 21o;
to London says there is an excellent heavy guns are now booming, and re- French have struck new end pewee.; lambs. ;111. ., tt, $1.1.95,; hogs. aecler+ed,
sign in the fact that the despatches inforcements and reserves are being , ful blows that, coupled with the suc-
1;13.25 -- :.
which are beginning to arrive from rushed up with the greatest possible cesses of their allies, threaten that! ENGINES FOR FRANCE.
the trenches from the deputations sent speed, stronghold very seriously. Tai -day 1
there in connection with the revolu-
tionary movement are full of military
ardor and assurances that the country
Ottawa, March 25. -Canada's third All three domestic loans floated in may rely upon its defenders "to con -
domestic war .loan was considerably Canada have thus been oversubscribed, gAer the foreign foe as internal en -
oversubscribed have already been conquered.
oveisubscriheci,even without the aa- In 1914, when fifty millions wore re- ......r_..-_.-,._...._._._..,.•
plications of the chartered banks of quired, applications for one hundred. GERM aNY SENDS C",APTI%'.ES
the country for sixty million dollars were received. In 1916, when $100,-
of
100;of the bonds or of persons seeking to 000,000 of bonds were offered, sub -
convert ten-year securities, floated in scriptions for more than double that
1911.; or 5 per cent, debenture stock amount were received. It is said that
'Metering hi 1.919, into the new in the present ease only the original
twenty-year' issue. It is predicted authorized total of $150,000,000 will
that the subscriptions for the now loan be issued, that the subscriptions of the
may be found to -have reached $250a banks will probably not be accepted,
000,000, Including those of the banks, arid that the funds in their hands will
and excluding those to be paid liy.con-! thus be left available for carrying on
versicn of the earlier war issues. • J the ordinary business of the country.
TO THE FRONT LINES
1A despatch from Lausanne, Switzer-
land, says: -Germany has sent many
of her captives to the front lines: of
battle as reprisals, according to a
statement issued by the International
Red Cross on Friday. The state-
ment said the Red Cross was endeav-
oring to dissuade the German author -
Wee from sueh•fornl csf reprisal.
The heaviest fighting is still going i Nivelle's troops smashed forward and; Thirteen Locomotives Not Now Need -
on around St, Quentin, , where the f drove the enemy out of the important! ed as Canal Work is Stopped.
French to -day closed ' in upon the i line embracing Castro, Essigny-le- I A despatch -from St. Catharines
enemy's lines for a. eeeeiderable die- Grand and Hill 121, along a front of • says: -Thirteen locomotives which
til tie, and along the. road to Cam about two and a half miles directly were used on the constructions of the
niters iiere the British have scored `west and southwest of St. Quentin. new Welland ship canal have been
blllhant successor which may possibly 1 Time after time the Germans at- ! secured by the 1)omini.or, Government
have far -teaching consequenoos . • I tempted, to win Lack these positions, � for shipment toI�rasire to be used in
Both 'the British and' the •F1 ench i but all their furious efforts were tin wet' purposes. They are not reed -
advances at the 'present moment aro : availing. Stirred to a white heat by, ed here now on account of the closing
aiming at the ending off of St, Quen- (I the spectacle of ravages comntitteci; down of the work.
tin and the capture of that powerful I by the Germans in the country eve- ; - . •- .;.-.--�---
Point in the Hindenburg line of de- i cuated by them, the poilus were not to; 2,300 MANITOBA CHILDREN
fence. After whirlwind fighting the ; be denied. Their charges against I IN TRUCK GARDENING
temps of General; Haig have flung the ; the enemy were irresistible, and they!
enemy out of the important:centres niirly to race with rite anoth-1 A despatch from Winnipeg says :-
of Roisei and feaumetz-les-Cambrai, : el• for• the distinction of being the first 1 Two thousand three hundred Manitoba
where: desperate street -to -street and ; to smash up against the fire of the, boys and girls are entering a ve �e-
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house-to-house combats took place be-1(remain batteries. I table garden competition this year.
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