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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-04-11, Page 7HUN WASTED 25 DIVISIONS IN FOUR DAYS ON FRENCH And Ali EfUts Failed t Break Through to the .4mieus Railroad. CsIj httacks Agahst Lritish Lines Aiso Failed—Foe's Position is bad. (SIN:alai Cable by Mee:I-Ma:ea Pleas.) teith the Vrenen AMY in Fratteo, sable e sale: Twenty-fiVe divislone Lave bmen ueet ay tae aerntatte tnetue Met tasa Lays in etforia to Inatelt eese ,tee ...mum late and rem,. tne Lenoted eaneaug otesta irom Annexe. eat await:ire ecae aeon etteckett ale oanetatti resistanee ef tae aneace, mule,tt witem we:, throeu Into tne Lue soo as tuey arrive,1 on tae 44a:tette:AL Tee Cerra:tee are obtaining only itzelgetr.caat tennis ia the ‘r gatempte to athartee, cemparel with the nuntoei ef Loops eagagea, wince ;seat lean tare.: tnuee more than the mtrober of Prettelt defenders. tbeexteerfulnere and •coundence with which the French troope go into actieti is most remarkable. They feel teey are better than tite enemy, and make 1:ght et the German supeeiority la eatintiees. The Freneh coat/nand cantle -wee to work on the prinelple of usleg the smallest passible aturiter oi traPpa te stay the German reale thee ,actainiag -Life eeeervee for poislaie atteelts setae place else. POwerful trench mortars levee made thelr a.ppearanee behind the German. Infhntry, but up to title time have not influenced the situation to -Amy ex. tall:t, and in some easethe gena have 'beet unable to approach within an efNetive rage, On the other hand, ttlainormoua number of mathine gunts rat, a most intenee barrage Intoethe Frit -nett lines, and as. the same -time 'Gee:main infantry makes efforts ander natter of tide fire to get close to the Filattech line in small g:Xntea, .and esteblieh pockets, from white to Ieap fOrward at the prOper moment. . . • . This proeedure was quickie'leave'. -need; by the French. and the Gertnahs tnrenaow resuming 'maseed attacks, in 'width their men come, under the direct ,laret of French machine guns, rifle' greteaties, and 75'e, which inflict ter- rible tccees. The 75's co aerrifie ex- eeution, cutting wide lanes though the meaty ranks. a 'the enenay commanders appeared. to 'pay, little attention to this filitugliter, thea tam being to reach the objective, vtlateeer the cost. Late last alight the on•ente again attacked in the .region of itarieesnee, but were repulsed sanguia- arily and forced back to theirowe lines with greatly diminished nuetbers. Further south, in the ,vi- cirtity of Noyon, they succeeded in ert- eering, the French position. Latet, after the most fl•evere fighting, they were compelled to retreat, leaving the sitnation unchanged. ieleuut Renerd:uear Noyon, saw re- peated attacks trom the Germans throughout Saturday, but all were equelly futile: This hill was the point where the French barred the Gereme advance through the Oise val- ley towards Compiegne 'and Paris. cabala the Germans first evet down from Noyon the hill changed tatettle repeatedly. The ground there- attouts sbowed striking evidence of the ieerrul nature of the battle in tae uttraber of German bodies _that can bo settle Slece March 30 the French have not • budged. In fact, they have gained Fame ground .ou the northern slopes of the Mil. The Germans occupied two. hili e overlooking Mont Renard, which posscsateale practical value, al. thongla they afford a view of what is going on in Noyon and slightly beyonl Mat, town. . - Farther eastward along the Oise the French fell back Saturday from the dangerous salient north of Araigny. Fighting all the way, they retired 'to better .positions mitieli had been pre- pared along the course of the Allette River. It is intereeting to note that German prisoners have etated the enemy Wan- nea a strong attack at Hang'are wood to-ditY. HUNS IN A TRAP. The German efforts to -day at geoy and yesterday near Serra were continuations of their etreuuous at- tempts to get themselves out ot a nasty positint In blade tliet find tateuseives In tias region, gnd in Which they.,•iiae lieta since tee big drive was stopped le.the last deys of Marcie .4.9 point Gat Oermaae are, bold. .ng a eeey saarp salient, which bulges into Brit sa territory alum; a line ettg ay re.pre.aatea by Bucquay, tieou .erete, Goan Auchon ana Th.ts salient is ,;ante,what Jaucer-slutred. the outer edge Deftly; au high ground, Upon these eleva _tette, the British sat down at the end at their retirement, and eince than aa.e onceoesfull defied the enemy to iieleage them. tYlnhin the salient is an lahesPitahlo tele, which formed a part of no man's 2nd in the first battle of the Somme. It is ehell-torn, and altogether it is an un -pleasant place over which to con - aloe operatiens.. Not only is the around bad, but the whole sector Is Jominated by British machine guns. which vine never•ending streams of bul1et-3 swirling down into the enemy tamps, whieb present excellent targets. If the Germans were to start the iecond phase of their grand offensive low and were forced to "ktele off" 'rout the'r present peeitiou in this lenient, they would encounter tremen- taus difficulties in maititainiug sates - factory communications across the de tert Whiell Ilea just back of their frOnt 'Me, They need the high ground .on 'he edge of their saucer before they 'an begin a, big attack so that they let their guns forward, for otnerweee the artillery would be out.dietancee end eeerything would depene upon the Infantry, It VMS beeause of Vita situation that attacks were medo last Friday by eht Germans. Four more or less freeb livisions were brought iip for thia lperation, and huge !lumpier of gun' wore brought into play. eepeclally over the back area, Considerable quail :.ities of gas also were thrown into the vicinity of Fonquevillers, indicating that the Germans did not intend- to try to advance to a great depth, since this ens hangs about for a long time. The enemy was eimply trying to get e hold on the dominating ridges. Thee failed to advance at most points abou• saneat, and even lost a consider title etretch of ground in a counter- ettack by the Britiolf between- Ifebte :erne and Rossigul wood, where the British pushed forward some,. 300 yards • Buequoy the Germans had some queens, and got a footing in sonic places, but their attack aa a whole was a big failure. The enemy emu Meles were very heavy, becauee of tht lore:nating positions held by on machine gunners and riflemen. ' -WOOD FLILL,OF GERMAN DEAD. Itossignol Wood was found filled with German dend, and the low-lying ground in front of the ridges told an awful story. It seemed certain the Germans will try again to capture the heights, for they cannot sit where they are. The Britieh counter-attack at Ave- ety Wood, smith of 'Megan, yesterday, was an entire suceess, and the old positions were gained. The mea who went through this fight declare the Germans lost three killed to one for the British. It was a desperate fight. The British stormed the wood after battling forward with machine guns and rifles, and then continued the bat- tle with hand grenades and bombe. The Germans clung desperately to their positions, but were gradually forted to fall back, leaving many dead. • Prisoners capaired by the British when Ayetto was taken 'Wednesday, say that the casualties amoug the German officers and non-commission- ed officers have been very heavy since the beginning of the offensive. The situation is so bad regarding non- gommissionea officers that the higher command has been bringing back into line those previously combed out be- cause of age or woends. A German airman just taken prison- er has proved most interesting. He was formerly a schoolmaster, and seemed most intelligent. lee said that the British had more and better airplanes than the Germans, and this aceounts for the fact that the British aviators did far more work over the enemy lines than the Germane did. ele said the Germans could not run the risk of atasOng machines in thie sort of warfare, The soldier schoolmaster was one vinced &inlet that the war weak' end this Year. While he did not say so direetly, ho implied that Le tbought the Germane would wear the Attlee out, for he deelared the Germane would keep on attacking. • ON THE, BRIT:fel! SIDE. (By the Aseoclated Press) With the British Army le Jerane, April 7.—Att0.cks and counter-attacks continued to spring' up at various Peints along the British battle -front. While none of them have seemed large as compared with the intense cote. Met waged in the first day of the German offensive, yet ell of them are inmertent, in that they represent the foundatiou work for bigger events to coin. Twice last evening and again thie morning the Germans undertook to advance their linea at points in the sector north and touth of Albert, and each time thette failed. At 8 o'cloek this =ening a tonsiderable enemy force edvaneed for an attack in the vicirtity of Buettner, north of Albert. The Germans were seen coming while they were still a mile away, and the British artillery' arid machine guns put down Such an intense barrage among them that the projected as- satiits Were stopped. Soule time after-, Wards the enemy re-formed hie forces end made another effort, but this WaS cheeked Without the use of in- fantry. Oae of the attacks last evening was delivered southweet of Albert, where the enemy hitet been battling so de- tertninedly to get a stronghold on the Albert -Amiens. railway. Under cover Of a heavy machine gun barrage, the Clanton infantry surged forward against the British line, but was met with such bwithering rifle and cia. chime gun fire that it was compelled to retire. The ether ottslaught Was attempted near SON, eolith of Ilehuterue. Two ehort but Intense periods of barrage fire were put down on the Britisit de. tencea, At 7.30 o'clock the German in- fantry Melted forward in heavy fora. As the Germans atliaineed they were caught in a tornado of British artil- lery fire, which plowed ntereilessly through their ranks and e0Mpletaly intialthed thent. Further fightbig oeciireed tealay at Ilangard wood, which has been the scene Of Much taut fighting in the last fete days. The British, in the early hearse delivered counter-attacks by whieb, they forced the Men** hack tomesthat and took a jetv pri:;Onetil AI:Totting te the latest reports tile *Melt ere holding elan the western eller% of 1111,4 toed. lit this eniallwfin TWO COSTLY BLAZES. IVIillions in Damage,' in U. S. Seem Incendiary. Iteneae City. •Deepatch — Cone fronted liy a 103S that might extend beyond the first coneernative esti. mates of il2,600,000, the whole distriet, Ablated la that part of the city known as the West BottoMs, at the conelte ellen of the Kale and Missouri RiVerft, today began to take Stock of the Manage wrought by a fire which last eight destroyed three city bloeka and buildings and damaged, more or less wally othere. Six firemen were injured, acme aeri- otitis*, :tad Nicholas setefel, tea Vans Wail run over and killed by tt flees nee's motor car. illeandirtry Origin theorlee aro being 1'1101(e-4feet:ft! ty the pollee, 'Luis lemming officiale of tin 4, •: writeee aaioeiatIon Mild it atilt Wan impoeeible to obtain more than a rough estimate of the kale whinit the)" placed et from $3,00,000 te $0,000,000. Rocheater, N. Y.S April 9.--1ire Imes posed to be of ineeediary origin eerlY to -day destroyed the five buildings ot the W. H. Oeberne COMPatee'e Can. nbag Plane at eloneoye Falls, Wear tulles from this city, involving a lose of ;100,000. Tam NAVY'S wolut, * It 1 British. Pr -elate Tells Pttts. burg Who Saved World. ietttsburg, Pa. -es The Place of the grand rieet of Createleritain In thee war plane of the Allies was des- cribed by the Bight ReV. Como Goa don Laing, Arelibiettop of York, in an addrese here last night at a patriotic mass meettrig. Through the watchful- ness of the British navy, the Allies bave been able, to trauePort 13,000,000 troops with a lose through enemy Da - tion of only 2,700 men, the Are:Wallop said. "Tito question has been asked, Where is the British navy?' " said the primate. "I may answer that in the American way by asking another question: 'Where is the German navy?' It is certeinly where ue self- respecting navy would wish to be. I will anewer it by asking another quo! tion, 'Where is the freedom and peace of the world?' It is bebital the great, silent power of that navy,'i NINE HUN PLANES Shot Down by British Fliers On 'Wednesday. 14ardon, Cahle.—TM Offichit Mate - meat on aviation Issued by the War Of- fice to -night, reads; "Wednesday was again mtfavorable for tut this did not prevent our air-, plane from making' several flights to reconnoitre the battle front tuid at- tack g,,•ound targets with bombs and nutehtne guns. One fight occurred dur- nar u dear Interval between two very large formations of our own and enemy machines. Otherwise .hostile aircraft -were not very active. "Nine German machines Were shot doitn, three were tiriven down out of control, and .otio hostile balloon was ne- etroyed. Five of our atrpla.ries are inlas- Mg. lulAfitEIMEM t •TILIVOLii Uri WESTERN -FRONT Takes 'Command of an Army Under Hindenburg. Changes Are Proof of the German Failure. Paris cable says: What might be proof of Germanyfailure to break through the allied lines is perhaps seen in repotted' changes to be made in the German high command on the western front. All the enemy aimies have been regroupea and divided into two main armies. Oarmy; Tinder Fi ne eld Marshal von .Matekensen, who has just arrived on the western front, is to face the attack of the Britiele while the other, under Prince Leopold of Bavaria, who also has just arrived at German taad- quarters, will face the Preach further gouth. "These armies, of course, will still he under von Hindenburg and von Ludendorff, directly under the Kaiser's orders. Generals who commanded la- dividual armies Will now play only minor roles in the big battle. Up to the present no German army has been, formed to meet the Ainericans who are now in the Somme region. This, no doubt, Is due to the amalgamation )f the Ameroican troops with the Prenth. News from the front, say Frenchmen in the Somme distriet, is ;Ike that On other parts of the line— that great comradeship has sprung up between the .Anterican troops end their British and French allies. 3ANADEANS WIN D.S.O. FOR WORK %ft Clourage and Gallantry of Officers Under Fire Bring Rew• ard of a Decor. ation. ' London, cable: These details are given of aetions or which the follow- ing Canadians received the Distin- guished Service Order. LieuteCol, Duncan Blair repeatedly event through it heavy barrage, steadying and encouraging his men and de fileocnt.ing the consolidation ot hie Posts Lieut, Allan Cockerell, when endear- orhig to till a gap whe« pleas -en, carne under heavy fire from a trench Rad pill -box, He instantly eleptured the trench garrison, and put the pills out of action. He Was Cut off from his company and all 'his men were casual- ties, but lie took tontmand of a few men aud held the position, Lieut. -Cal, Duncan Colgultoun went forward at a critical time under a heavy fire and made « most valnable reconnaissance.Maior Itenneth MacCormielt, Medi - cats, remained 48 hours without rest, evacnating the wounded and searching shell holes, where he remained mitt' the leo wounded Man left. Capt, Harold Durrell of the Rain ways, retelved tee Bar te the Mile tary Cross for restarting a light rale way train after a direct shell bit. All his men mere casualties,, but, after ettettdine; to them, he rompleted itis work under heavy fire, BRITISH TROOPS SMASHED THE GERMAN DRIVE AGAIN Plunging Tactics of the Enemy Lee Ike Fail to Win Way to Amiens • e While Nig Recovers Grou1ll4 in the Latest iAunier-Attaus 'London .cable says: Reuters torres- pondent at British headquarters in Preece, teleg,raptang Sunday, ears there are signs that the enemy IS about te thrust again on a big scale. Tho fighting mirth of the itomme dur- ing the past few days, says the cor- respondent, apparently all bas been di- rected by the enemy at effecting an improvement of his positions and pops SibiY to secure a better "jumping oft" place. , Between Mesnil and Su:equate says the correenondent, the ground that the Germans now occupy Is very ugfavor- able to artillery movement should a bite push develop, and (may in' such a Movement could a great concentra-ea attack upon Amiens be carried out. London, April 7.—Germans are con- tinuing their plunging tactics in the Amiens tattle area, with their opera- tion rapidly developing into a greatly magnified Verdure The similarity wita that clasaic example of a German attempt to beatdown an enemy by sheer force is daily growing. Thie development obtrudes itself not only because of narrowing ot the area in- volved in the attack and the practice of hurling great masses of troops at the defenders of, a narrow front, re- gardless et.saceifices, but by reason of newly -developed tennency to alternate the attacks; with rest periods for one sector while the other is in action. STRIICES AT ALLIED CENTRE, Thus Saturday, the main attack was delivered On the Allied centre, after the blow launched south of the Som.- = on Thersday and that driven into the north of the river on Friday had spent thelnseiVel. Saturday's big plunge appears to have had its starting point just to the south 01 the Somme, where the British right flank 18 near the junction point with the French. Apparently aiming at the Albert -Amiens railway in the vicinity of, Corbie, about ten miles each of Amiens; the enemy threw heavy masses of troops toward the opposing line from Vaire wood, east of Corbie. The attack was repelsed with heavy .loseee, Successful British counter-attacks were launched against the Gerraans in Aveluy Wood, en the west side ef the Auer° River north of Albert, The British recaptared all their forfner po- sitions. Field 'Marshal Haig's report says that the Gement attack was remitted and that British counter-attacks in Avelity Woad placed the British in positione formerly held by them. SUNDAY,'S BATTLES. Tge British on Suuday engaged in Mharp local fighting at various points and repulsed German coun- ter-attacks. They also drove otf by artillery fire two German attacks launched in the neighborhood of Bucquoy. West of Noyon a German detach- ment which had gained a foothold in the French lines was forced out by a counter-attack. Another at- tack at Grivesnes was repulsed, but the German efforts along the Oise to enlarge their previous gains were continued in the sector between Chauny and Barisis. Here the French cominander deemed it ad- visable to withdraw to positions pre- viously prepared, and these are being held strongly. The attack launched against the British in the region of Albert and northward On Friday was kept up well lute the evening, but Re con- tinuation gate the enemy little, if any, additional advantage. His gains here appear to have been largely limited to a slight rush forward along the Aucre near Dernaneourt. The Germans have pushed down south from Chauny wed Barlsis on the Oise front, capturing the vil- lages of- and Fole,m- bray, the latter lying on the south- ern outskirts of the lower Coney 'Wood. They report also the cap. ture of fourteen hundred prisoners, PRISONERS IN IGNORANCE. With so therough a Preparation at hand as ALller's Worm rewdere the Mother Who alloests her eltildren tO ittffer front the ravage :4 oe worms Is unwiee and culpably eavelees. ehild talbjected to the attaelett oe Worms is always unhealthy end will be tanted in it growth. It N merciful act to ria it of time destructive parasites. especially when it van he done with. ; Inetricitetein, Austro•linugariau Am haeuador at Louden when the war broke out. Immediately upon being introduced to Count Mensdortf, sera the uews- paper, in relating the interview, Oen, tillidtS, taking the initiative in the eouvereatien, .bluntly. saki: a separate pee.ee?' This direct query Was toe much for the trained diplomat, and the count began a leng, evesive reply. 'Yee or no?" reiterated the Bridal) representatile. Obtaining no eireet reply, Gen. Smuts. said: "Then, good night:" , The interview lasted barely three neneteet. Vienna Was shoeited, Le Meth) saes, tie sbe hearten manner et Vet rid Tratereael warrior. Alexefeler Mimt, who wan Premier from March until September, 1917, to- tem' rafileed to make any statement eoneereqte tee incident, savieg: "The preeteet Cevernment le per. feet'y competent te give euelt ex., planet:tons as are deemed necessary." NO tbSfIetalTURetel TO A51E/t1e:se. Washingter, April 0.—Emphatic de. nial that, ane overture looking- to peace descuesioris have heeet made to the Aneeriean Government by representa- tives ef the Central Powers wise :made et the State Department to -day, It any ceme forward, it is geed, they wile be ignereel, • edly weakened the tteSallit wltich fl' .oweci. • leOUGHT A upeciateutar feature of the tighting devetoped at. Villeetur-Ancres below Dernancoutt. At taits point the British 4racTa, welch were • attvanzing. for sena ter-etteek. clashed in open erouuci w.tie Germane who were atm. .ng forward tor another drive at tha aritish line. Hand-to-hand tighting oi the bitterest sort cesued, arta the tier. mans were finely foreed to withdraw before the furious onslaught Of the British, The fighting above Delman. court was intepee and, tutted nearly all day. The Germans delivered their tact attack on, the Albert-Ameius Railway , at about ti o'clock, aed the fight eon - tinned until it was too dark to see. The. Cierntans at the end of the day held e small section cf the ra,ilway, but their gain of ground has been cone oerative'y small. OPEN TO C,OUNTER,ATTACKS. With tho French -Army In Preece, April 0.—The artillery Mono made war auring the night and 'twee this morn. - lug, but made it „with great. vigor, chiefly in the junction of the French and British, where strong enemy core mutratIoas aro vieible.` ',The infantry scarcely came into action, seemingly marking thee, while faking a rest, per- haps for another forward push here or elsewhere. The German Emperbr, who is said to be watching the battle, has had • reel war movements. proceeding before his eyes. Moreover,. the Germans have now reached ground which they had not previously prepared, as they did the country they devastated last year between Roy, Dieseigny, Nome St. Quentin, La Fere e and. Cha.uuy, where they left no shelter Whatever for the allied troops, Whose movements they were thus able to ,observe without him. draftee. The present fighting is progressing lover n. rather braken country, and the Germans are meeting with the tiercest reeistance on every inch of It, and they an ,tmen to counter-at- tacks that are periloue for them. The 'slight fluctuations in the lines in the 'peat few days allow how the French 'and British are taking advantage of tho natural conformation of the 'ground, while they dre strengthening 'their defensive lines and their arta- ler:, CARRIED RES,ERVE RATIONS. Describing the fighting Of Friday, the correspondent writes: To the north of Montdidier, be tween Thennes and Grievesnes a new Vrench division faced and held back 'nearly four Ones their numter <11 eelected German troops. Along this front of about six miles there naturally were Some, fluctua. atone under the Weight of such a 'strong attack, the main point of twhich was around Reavrel, south - 'ward of Hailles. Two' villages fell into the hands of the Germans, but they were not permitted to hold, them in peace, for the French came 'back in a vigorous counter-attack, 'Which made the positions of the en-' lemy critical. ' On both ends ot the line at Then- ues and Grievesnes, there were the enoet severe encounters, in which the 'French, obstinately kept the barrier I:land against furious assaults. .A. envision of German Guards' suffered especially heavy losses. . Among the +attacking troops were seven entirely 'fresh divisions. • French artillery, mostly field guns, Was brought hurriedly to the scene land battered the Germans unmercle 'fully. Both artillery men and in- eantrymen tleclared that never had they had better targets. They fired Sit them -until their supplies of =- Munition were exhaustea, LCitiSES "TEICRIBLE." Prisoners affirm that the Ger- man 'losses were terrible. Many come 'panics were reducte to below 50 'men. The Germans, in view of tae aapid marches triea, were expected les make, were ordered to carry onty Indispensable article% but each had eeserve rations for two days and 'two 'water bottles. Field kitchens( 'carrying fresh melees for another :lay followed closely, and farther be- laind came horse-drawn wagons with tlood tor three days more. 1 Each German soldier had a map, 'art which was printed the dates of he proposed arrival of the attacking troops at the *mimes objectives. One of these points was Paris, showing "the intention of the German coto- taihnd to push onward. Bat ttepar- tetly the enemy did not reckon en the tenacity of the Menai and Bra tish, • A despatch from British headquar- ters in France reads: The enemy. Saturday continued to make raids along the northern section of the battle front for the Purpose of learning what British troops were opposing theni. Ger- man prieoners captured . on April 3 declared that their latest orders were to, be ready to push on fur- ther, but, so well watt the secrecy of the plane preserved, they knew noth- ing more of the impending operations. That there would be another drive shortly, howeVer, seemed to he the general opinion. - The Genital), casnaltiee in the fighting in the Albert sect& 1'r1 - day were very heavy. At numeroua places it was possible with the naked eye to gee them formieg for the at- tack, and lie every ease the British artillery and machine vie t; played hawse emong the essembtirese troops. Near Ilebuterne German concen- trations Were caught in machine gun barrages on three occasions and badly smashed. • TIMES ATTACKS REPULSED. Laseigny Varna temth of Helm:tomes also Was the scene of very heavy fighting; Saturday before the GerMant finally regaiued it. No lesa than three attaeks were delivered , against, the: British pasitioes. The first two were,. repuleed, but the third, which wee delivered with large forces, compelled the British to fall hack' a little and abandon the pa& to the enemy. The British artillery centinuee tO Mud the Germans 01,0%11°11g the* battlefront, An exaMple of the fine Work being done by the 'gunners is Germans hare been 0061 te abandon taboltscohatelbszuri); at birvillers, which the ntiglehevalvitultill°0714.1th1a , and other places ate not veer centeart. able. It was apparent.rrida3t that before the attaek began Wei the (letleittes wcnisl attempt ,an advaneel mid the British , arellierv concentrated on all kbown places of hatembly WIta a rata, mentions bentbarsinicut, lind+Inbt. t SMUTS WAS BLUNT TO THE TEUTONS Asked If They Wanted Separate Peace. 04. ‘!Then, God Night," Re. ,ply to Evasion. •••••••,••• titn I able says!: General 5111titSt SOuth African delegate in London for the, Brietsh Cabinet, was, aeeording to Le Matin, the "figure high in he toptt1l, etf the, Entente all;es" referred to by Premier Clemenceau in his sta.se tient, of Aprj/ ei denying' the aSse,rtierf Of Count Czertun that the leretteh Primo • eilnieter.itad Sought to °Peel' iteeteettegetlationt with Austrie.litine gates. tat), l'elirc5ontativa of the dual efertarchy wile nest Gen. Sileate Wttil • I.. • 'I.., • " 011 " I • • HEAVY THIS IN NM Tammerfors Captured by the White Guards. 12,000 of Red Guards Were • Victims. London' cable: 'A Reuter despaten train Vasa, dated Thursday, says that WhiteGuard Iteadquartens official statement reports that Tammerfors has been takene by them after severe fighting in the streets, in which they fought thele way foot by foot. A Cop- enhagen despatch td the Excleenge Telegraph Company says tliet officially reported that in the Capture, af Tarnmerfors the White Guards lost 2,000, while' 12,000 et Lite Red Guards were either killed, :wounded or taken prienner. A despatch to the Stockholm Dagens Nyheter, front Vasa, Finland, reports that the Tammerfors Red 9.uards cap- tured by the White Guards, represent- ing the Government, aggregate 8,000. The Red Guard lost 2,000 men killed, of whom 1,800 were Russians. 'A wo- : 9 battalionparticipated in the tighting on the side of the Rati Guards. lijornberg is reported to be sur- rounded, and its fall is expected short- ly. With the Whita Guards at Toijola, to the south of Tamnaerfors, and the ,Germans at Karffs, railway communi- cation with Helsingfors is complete:Y cut off. HUNS San ELBOW ROOM Explanation of Attack On Left Oise Bank. Paris is Supremely Coni- - dent Now. Paris cable: The German attack Yesterday on the left bank of the River Oise, between Chauny and Bar - is taken by some militaty critics as indicating that the enemy, finding himself cramped in the salient his of- fensive has created toward Mont - eller and Amiens, is seeking more elbow Mom, as without it he will be unable to deploy his masses in Hind- eirtturg style. The retiremeut of the French to positions prepared be advance causes no uneasiness here. Paris is learning 'to neglect in the official communica- tions smaller details, the. significance of which appears only to those hav- ing the whole eituation before them. "People should not allow them- selves to be hypnotized by the offi- cial bulletins," said a high official whose advice seems to have been ac- cepted, "bulletins showing more or less important advances and retreats are simply geographical sumrnariete which convey little meaning except to those who are direeting the opera- tions. "People ask: Will the Bootees get Amiens?' My reply is perhaps they will if General Foch can smesh more German .divisions by letting them ia than by keephig them out. Unbeaten armies are more iraportant than are towns, and what has happened in this battle does not show on the map. 'Germany's gains look like a fat, juicy pear to the newspaper reader, but the Kaiser knows how hollow It is at the core. "General Ludendorff is being fenced with and hustled, not by our • main forces, but by little mare than our covering troops, and if it is no time for bragging and overconfi- dence, neither is it .the time for ner- voueness over the little flUctItations in the battle froats." Ail those who approach the French gtheinseroafirtralf.f, share the eonfidence of Premier ' Clemenetate returning from lila oennost daily visite to the field of operations, brings bath the Mime riot°, an 'he has earned a new title, that 'of, "confidence barometer," ehat baronleter has been. for tnany days fixed at fair, and new it is ris- ing. General Poeta it is now 'generally understood, will,nole be draYfti by the Germans, but will hold leis reserves for the moment chosen. by -him, "Wait a bit. Wait a bit." Thee the Entente Allied supreme com- mander replies with a ehatacteristie veveep of his arm, when asked about the future. General Feat's eahn deliberatioe is tampered 'With the bearing ef 'aiarshal .Ioffre before and durine the battle of the Marne, and this eontributea no "little te con- fidenee iu his battle plans. • A.iitirneee6taonAdsItthmgaaingsivger0A4nstahhAraapihrly.lf. Pht. MVO it repeated treatments of Dr. J. D. Nellogges Asthma leeway and it • Will fell back etten faster, There le no halfeway measure about thie resteast. It goes right to work and drives as. thma out, It reaches the inmost breathing passages anti leaves no place for the trouble to lurk. Hays it by you for ready use. ANY MiLLIONS days with the Brithoh forcesi Cat the weatern Vont and I saw them la aotion. I have witneeeed the French soldier's, and I have been AS ARE ariglhe phritiett nolt r Teti pitoi NEEDEDtrrai.ku;.gy do rnetYrebealt, titt3e7 do not promiae, they do not cry and whine. If it maY . be celled Imet. bogs the French people have Maas but one deciaxestien. 'They &Ali not pass,'" In closing Mr. Deck asserted that the entrance of the United litates into the war Was of far greater int- Tortatice . than any eveut' since the, signing .of -the eOggitration. of Inde- pendence. * • - ----, Will U, S. Send, Says Envoy at London, ....s.nora.T.F1.4.sson To Put an End to Plans of Conquest, d4onclon. cable says: At the dinuat 31vcil at tuq elanelou Ilouse eatur daY 171 le011or petite entry of America 4n,t0 WO ear a reel- ago, this ntesseg, ems read teem weeder efloyd tieerge. • 'Tee Auturieatt people's deelaiou tu join the ges..at etruggie er tree peopset xgaflj ttze de.are ot eover- weenie', eeepetism to establish its own uni verew uernenton la one of the muss meementpus events in history. During ' ,.an• z.10,.;:t few westes they will give tee tea -lean neeitary janta the surpriee et; eteir Iles." ormen Secretary At J Balfour saii eset meeang ot the 'United Staesse ecticsa esei net thus far been apprece toed _a te.a country, To realize what .t meee., . ni1sninen Must ask" them Great Britein wottle eave traten the same course in the same eti'cum.inuceil. Mr. Beifear Geld It was.,,nnuteouble eXaggeratet thr., service.; etre 1-3..a was rendering. "I hae e ea indylag faith that the Ruselan pe 'tee foresee the time when Mar vs'il he Ind ele °relent united aad feat. We will give teem every aesistance tbeir painfnl, up. ward etruge:e," said Baltour. "Measuring tbe magulture ni the nrectent erne, America allowed the brigading of be •• Metope with Brills% troops. The BrItish zhouni fully appreciate thie sacritice. et am eentident of the future be- ea,use the forees of right and freedoin ere greater than thole oPpOs:ng them." CONTRAST IN IDEALS. "The ideals of the German military party and tbose ef the great demo - oracles of the world cermet flourish four said. id.side," Fordign 'Secretary Bal. While praising 'President Wilson'e pramiples, German stgestriep cynically and flagrantly . have violated them, without their own people's reproach. "The inexeusable ravishment of Rua. sie, shows the lack of sincerity ani- mating the Central Powers. The future of the world's peace ..ia jeopardizel if such_ arran.gemeuts are allowed to remain." "In this hour of the supreme test," said Ambassador Page in hie addrese. "we are hurrying, and we will come in as many milliore as are needed—come along with you and oter. French com- panions ina'arras so to redden the fields of France that rulers or nations that hereafter meditate conquest will see there the price,free men paid for freedom, and will hesitate and desist. • "You heroic example makes our part of the task easier. It will be an imtnortal experience to eb.are your un- yielding endurance, No nation that helps stay this plane will ever outlet, tho glory of ita achievement or the thanks r,f sutaeeding generatione, "We have to thank you especially for your sure shield against tee sub" jection of the seas and ehe threaterael attacks on theiande beyond them. "For this I speak our appreciation with a new understanding, and this uuderstanding will neyer pass from our grateful recollection." The Ambassador alluded to Mr. Bal. four as "our good friend throughout lets long public career, whose speech stirs us to nigher efforts, and assures us his historic service to us is already linked 'with one of the most heroic moods of our' nation and will So abide in our appreciative annals." In concluding his speech Ambassadoe Page preeented the city of London, in the name of the Amberica.n officers stationed hero, at American flag, "In token of our appreciation of your kind remembrance of tide day and ollm . ahDrecW:on alS0401,*this distinguished gathering in oer lionor." PRAISES PERSHING 'For His Generous Offer of His Forces. London, Cable. ---The recent vlsit or Newton 1). Baker, the Ainerican Score - Lary. of War, the Daily Mall says, was a lit;toric one, and will leave a lasting impression on .Anglo-France-Americau relations, as It was then decided that /American regiments should be brigaded with Britith and French te..)ops on the ve,stern front: Premier Lloyd George, it'. says, tic- qiialnted Se.cretary Baker with the situa- tion, and expressed the lively desire of the British Government for the immediate smployemnt nt the .A.merlcan fighting forve. Secretary )3alter was much Im- Pre.,sed: oald went to Prance tho atext day imp saw Gt floral Pershing. . 'The Amexican commander -In -chief," tulda the Daily Mil. "tu that nplrit soldierly generosity and sportsmanship with cha.reeterized hire in his subsequent Pronouncement to General Foch, assent- ed uhhealtatingly. "To General Pershing belongs tho credit for the prompt otauption of the scheme now lit effect." ittoonelusion the .0ally Maily says: "It' only remains to be sahl that the Ametican trooys at the disposal of Gen- eral Foch are seasoned veterans of the regular United States Army. They are troops of the hatne hardy fibre as the Im- mortal tlrttih five hundred thetaand." 240,000 FRENCH s[plii AT vErD11N 6.4 .A•••* British Casualties on Somme Last Year 500,000. ro. But the Allies' Spirit is Still Superb. *••••••10 Note YOrk, April 7. -- James M. Beek, former Assistant 'Gaited States Attorney -General, declared in an ad- . dress here to -night that he was vio- , Whig no pledge 111 stating that the 13ritish easualties in the battle of the Somme last year numbered 300,000 and that the Preach leet 240,000, men killed at Verdun., "The field eSt of Albert, where they are battling now, is probably the greatest graveyard la all • 'the world," he continued, "anti never before in the historytif warfare has heroism reaehed 'such heighte as In title year of 1018. "/ mita privllcged.te SpOnal fur ••••-,,,4111.4r01" BRITISH LANO AT VLADIVOSTOK As 'Well as Japanese, to pro. tect Interests. 1 Russ Council is Angered by Move: • Atomow, cable,—The priusb, 4.v, welt ao the Jepanase, landed -orate at Vlael- vostoie yesterday. Tltp. local autherlties had no warning of this action. The fol. lowingued., official statement. hos heeo refo'renee to the landing of panem.4 Vladivostock, the Oaunell es or- ders all the Soviets in Siberia to offer ti underta4ing motective seeps and a,t-the tame time or - armed resistance to an em my incursion,. Into Russla territory,' MAaridinneli)alhaisCatisse ufeJdaparinerroellktarahrttioenr tfift Vladivostock dealing with the landing there on Friday of 11tttent atIIed forces, The J'apanese Mt..ister says he feels great syrnp.thy with BUSSia in the pres- atantaiont6W '4fsul llest r Ceae Suszaatti tool 00ef firehe- (tr'relvt °quell:Ion, but was contr‘elled to take steps to protect life and property of Ja. paneso soldiers and, because there were no local organizati a at the Stberlan,port at,,,r.d.elletoAmailndin:taaiInadlaz amnidttourdeerims a*.d his ‘royerriment further instructions. SHORT IT MS OF THE NEWS Of THE DIY U. S. and. Canada Sent 1 • 100,000 Tons of Food to „Allies in March. RUSS WSllPS FLEE Slays in: Canada Affirm, Their Loyalty to the , Allies. Mr. J. el, McColl, of the weleknown oil firm, of McColl Bros., died in To- ronto, Major -Albert Victor S. Nordheimer was reported killed in the present offensive, and his cousin, Roy B. Nord. heimer, Was reported wounded, , Memorlal tablets were unveiled in three Anglican churches, Toronto, in hollOr of .three Toronto officers who were killed in, the battle of VimY Ridge a year ago. At a Spectacular fire on Rene ave. nue, Toronto, Saturday afternoon, 200,- • 000 gallons of lubricating oil in the ' Galena Signal Gae Co. plant were destroyed, at a loss in excess of $200,- 000. The Canadian Seed -purchasing Com- mission has in transit for distribution in Eastern Canada 300,000 bushels of ,high-grede inspected luta oats, to be sold at net cost. Mr. Benjamin Gillespie,. ono of Pic - ton's oldest citizens passed away on Saturday morning itt his 91st year, The show case works and saw -mill of D. H. Genes Co. weee razed by flee at London, Ont., with a loss of $13.000. The blaze started in the boiler room. The Middlesex County Council at it special meeting Saturday voted $30,000 towards the work of the Y. M. C. A. among the troops in Canada, England and France. Chloroform, with which she is be, belled to have attempted to treat a toothache, caused the death of ."earts, France e Parker. feacher of history a: the London Collegiate Institute. J, B. Schiller, of Cool:stown, hoe ewn appointed solicitor to the Pro- vincial Secretary's Department, SVC. reeding F. V. aohns. who was recently niatle Assietant Provincial SeeretarY. The new solicitor is a returned soldier. Field Marshal von Eichliorn, who hats been in command of one of the German army groups operating on the Ruesian front. has arrived at Kiev to assume chief command of the German trOops in Ukraine, Mrs. Agnes Okar is dying and two other persons aro seriously injured as the result of it headeon eolliston be- tween an automobile in which thee were riding atel it Windsor. Ferenc eG AtiO, ShOPeeTnternrblan ear at Windsor. Russian waiehips Which had been anchored in the harbor at Helsiegiore have left that 'Finnish port for Kron. stadt, the fortress of Petrograd, aecord: ing to an announcement made here to- day, The Fineish Connell of Commie. series has gone to Viborg. The death of Vidal De Let Macho, the nOted gedgrajaherb, is re/lotted in Paris.. Ile .1va,g 73 years of age. 110 directed tae issue of it series of maps which bear it bis nettle and which was published in the bistOrleat and peo. eraphieal atlas of 1800. Foodstuffs Sliipped from the'rnited Segel and Canada to the allies during March exceeded. February shipments by 360,000 tons, tite Belted States Food Administration atanounced, The total Lor the ntottlx evaa 51400,000 tons. On Saturdee a delegationrePresnt. ing the Slav or Russian population who heve emigrated from portious of the AttstrotHungarieh empire to Can- ada, waited upon the Prime Minister it Otta.v.et itnd istrongly aftlemad their warm support 'of the allied rause and ef their 'atter detestation Of the Pule isove end methods of the Central Powers, MORSE BARQUE WleteKet), lialifex, April 8.—The NorWeglaft iron barque Aelimore, aehere at Mute ray IA ago, Gterel Maven, N a tetel toss, but her erew ef fourteen is sere. areertlieg to Intel mation retelvea this morning by the Mar:te and 1;lela. Cries Departatent