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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-06-06, Page 7--"'-"—toreeragmar.------esseerseese Ric HELD AT sfileckfiliQ eritical situatien they winthi be in if til"" 07 THE GERMANS GIVE GROUND Repeated Heavy Assaults Smashed in Sector North of River Aisne $everal Villages and a Hill Retaken From fueby the •French French Headquarters in Fro June ..—Although tho enemy oecup the mirth bank or the Marne for stretch ot a dozen miles east from t vicinity of Chateau Thierry, hesem to have • made no tierious attempt force a crossing, the only efferts in ti direction. that have beeu reported, h ing made in email force. These we vigorously replased by the Frenea, C.} northern outskirts of Carlepont Wood ies and on the heights west of Malign!, a court as far as Fontenoy. he 'sell the enemy attempts west and us south of Mesons, as far ee north of to Vierzy, were in vain, its "Further to the south the battle e, t has taken on a character of particular re violence an both sides of the Oureq. The enemy is muter of ehouy and Neuilly-St. Front. he "Our troops are maintaining the battle on the line of Villers-Nelon, g leauroy, Pdiez, ,Monthiers and Etre- n pilly We hold Chateau Thierry. m „On the north bazar of the Marne r- there is no change, On our right, in r- the region of the road between Dor- n. mans and Rheims we have maintained London, June 2.—The centre of t Gerniaal thrust south of the Aisne no Stands on the Rue of the Marne ale a thirteen -mile front extending fro Chateau Thierry on the west to Ate neull on the east, according to into matiou reeeived hi London from Cie Foci's headquarters. Only eompa atively weak forces of Germans reaci ed the river and their attempts cross were frustrated by the fire the French, who are holding t heights. to the south of the river in considerable strength, The main fightleg to -day vas on the western side of the salient, from about Noma thmugh Soissons to chateau Thierry, the western section of which the allies still hold. Here the Ger- mans are -making desperate efforts to broaden the base of theta wedge and connect it with the ,Somme salient in Picardy, but the French appear to be 18 their usual dash, 23 of which were operation and are fighting gallantly to prevent et, GEleMANS USE 750,000 •'MEN. our positious, notably north of Ville- en-Tardenois, despite the continitous to pressure of the enemy. The situation ot fully alive to the peril involved in tli remains the same north and north- west of Rheims. Southward of that town a violent enemy attack, support- ed by tanks, drove up momentarily from Port Pompelle on the railroad. but an immediate counter-attack by our troop8 regained the fort and re- establishecl. our positions entirely. We took more thon two kundred prisoners and four tanks. "On May 31 aerial fighting contin- ues along the battlefront. Our air- men attacked enemy airplanes with ' Day after day since the drive began last Monday the Germane have been increasirg their forces by the addition of fresh men, until they have now in this theatre. about 750,000 troops. As the German objective beauties clear- er, however, the reserves of the allies are being rushed up to the critical Pointe and apparently liave arrived -where they were most needed in sue - *lent force to turn the scale, as in brilliant attacks to -day the French not only checked the German attempts to ativeence westward down the .Aisne, but 'kap' aired the villitges of • Chaudon and' 'etierzy, south of Soissons,. and blogited the German adeance at Ohm and Neuilly, a little, further south. - At the other end or the new. battle- feoht, which measured around • the mete -is now about 75 miles long, there has been sharp eigheing about. Rliehns and all the way down to the Marne, but no material cheep in position -salt trannounced from Paris that pow- erful Frencli reserves are now in po- sition about Chateau-. Thierry, facing the Germans between that point and Verneuil, - 111 this district. eumerens bridges cross the etarmi, Which here . follows a very weeding course, afford - %.4 Ing the -defenders ox i tlie south bank i excellent eiositiohe. to 'enfilade such de- tachment' Of the menet' es attempt to 6 force a passage• • . , Sooth of Dormans, where the first ' effortsof the Gerriains to cross were made, two importe^a, highwaye radi- ate toetbeosoathward. The, main line railroad from Paris to li'pernay, Chalons -sur -Marne, Par-le-Duc, i Toul . nod Naneyohugs the southern banlr of the river. If 'Me, Cleenians should AACCeedi In mating it they . will ma- taaiallyo ' interfere with', the trans- Oortation of the French reserves -along the threatened, front. • aThe Germarsoby ,reaching the Marne advanced a() miles from tlie:r ,starthig point on the Allette in four da, 'and ,are now Within 45 nillea of Pal:tit An....4 • stenaglie,iineses53 by the • raitead. Iii • 3914 they mached alelix, near the ionction of the Ottek and theealetne, which es 25 mites nearer to the capital. - eiltbongh it is believed that the Getman Crown Princehas need ult allthis own reserves 5)1(1 all those Mi- me lately ,available,. the reserves of vet . Caliwitz's army between Rheims an. : Verdun can still be drawn up- oneens weli its the • er Duke Ai- breWlit of Wnertternburg, further to tea' east, while the extensive Ger- matt k oneentrat19n4 -still stand on the Amiens trent. • Opinion here seems to be Inclin- ing* to the bellefete.at the chances an' 4 heir blow on the west 11 the Germans will turn. suddenly renew t ' are'e beeoming less i a eharal Poch had had to govern. hie allotment of ret. rveS to varioua districts by prob- ab eties, palming them the very great chalice that the Germans would be- girt a new drive to the west on the Sonne, as soon. as his men in that quPter were Withdrawn . With this • potielbility eliminated, he will be nut% erect to act. e, FRENOII REPORTS, Ibris, June;l—French troope Sat- urtittley night -'smashed repeated Ger t man attacke of the ,greatest violence • Mettle sector. north of the River Alatie, betweet. tile Oleo River and Solesoas. • .Mimt dp .Chel,sy, after being attack- eakfour ohms ''ty come of the Ger- onkrrlitvn ?Mete, \las Many storm- edlie?srliy• to '.0C lost again by the Lin- va resat- theopoint of, the bayonet, . ithe•Trout between eloisson.s and Ci te'att"Thierry the Germans oecup- IN 1,010alift; Coney, Faverollea and Ti p e,; ititer' weer driven cm by fetag6f a* ecunter.attacks . 0,11 the Rheims -Dormant; front bit- teleel=fifit:10` Valtrug pluee end the Germans have keitege a - the high road east of Ville.ee Tardenoie. The Vreneh t'oope, in a connte,r- nttnek west 01 Minnie St. Front. drove back the:Germans and deo In au tits taek tecapturea -11111 163 in title fees' tou. The village of Champlat also Was reeaptured MI near Vateen- Tardenola eogie pound was gainel by the French troopa. The text of the' commualeation fol- lows! . . SATURDAY (NIGHT) --"The day was .marited by a ,seirlee of pewerful tette:eat; by the Germane along tlie Whole front compriiied between• the Oise and the Marne: Our troepe after alternate advaneee and with- deawals, have given no grounti exeept . before foreem superior in mosibee, ill - Meting heave losees an tte' enemy. "ItetWeen the Oiee Awl the itiette s a We Withdrew our pueitueits, ea the P , :.* ,4 as. brought down and 14 gravely dam- aged. Enemy captive balloons were harrassed without respite, being forced frequently to make a lanaing Their observation work has been con- siderably interfered with, and six of them were destroyed. Our observers have never ceased to mark out the enemy lines and send information to the commanders concerning enemy movements, They aave carried out reconnaissances day and night, as far as Vervins, Guise, La alateau and Hirson. "Finally, in the entire battle zone our escadrilles have employed their machine guns against German troops on the march, inflicting serious losses. "Last night, in the region of Se s - sons, and on the line of Chau:tun- Vierzy, tb.e French, making counters attacks with indefatigable energy, pushed back masses _of enemy troops winning ground everywhere, and taking several hundred prisoners. South of Soissons the Germans were thrown back on the Crise River. Cbaudun was taken and lost several times, and remained in the hands of the French after desperate fighting. The battle was violent also in the reae ion of Chouy and Neuilly (in the cens tre of the western side of the salient). The French broke up German attacke and maintained their lines immedi- ately to the east of the localities." SUNDAY (Day)—"German pressure continues with intensity on tile front ,• between the Oise and Marne. "extreme - I ly violent attacks in __the region no7th I of the Boiti Carle,parft— and Mountie- aous-Trouvent were repulsed. French troops have .ejected tne enemy taint positions north or these points, • -Monte de Cheisy, attacked four times by the Germans and taken by them, was recaptured at the point of the bayonet, by Isrence tioldiers, veto remain in control. "Between Virzy and the Oueva Germans took possession of. Longrent, Courcy, Faveralles and Troemes, but by an energetic return to the offen- sive French troops again occupied these localities. ethe the 'River Marne the Germans have reached the heignts wesaot Cha- teau -Thierry. The French hold that portion of the city situated on the left • hank of, the river. "Violent fighting is in progress along the Dormans-itheires road, which the Germans have crossed with , light forces in the region of Olzy-ViO- t Mine and Ville-en-Tardenoisi "On the Rheims front there was no change." SUNDAY (Night)-Ahe battle ion - tinned to -day. The enemy's principal efforts were between the region north of the Ourcq and the Marne. Our troops stood. the shock with.firm cour- age. The Germans recaptured Fay- rolles, but their attacks against Cour- cy and Troesnes failed. "West of Neuilly-St. tFront our countersattaeks drove Lie enemy back on Passy-en-Walois. We recaptured hill 163 in this locality, "Further south of the front of Tor- eystouresches two enemy attacks were broken up. "On our right we recaptured Cham - plat and gained some ground in the direction of Villesen-Tardenois." GOOD GROUND FOFOCH'S BIG COUNTER -BLOW Villers-Cotterets Wood Still Held by the French Arin3r. 1011.11•6•1* 41,••••••••0 ME ON THE MARNE Paris Confident the Ger- mans Face a Great Battle There, Paris, June 2.—Continually receiving freeh reinforeenieute- the Gernefill Crown Prima pureties his bold attempt' to reach Pariee ...The French reserves, however. which are move arriving In the battle aOti 111.eeersInereaeing• numbrre, are &Mile impeding ,the erteinY's adlictuee. The German ceinteet .vest( tday progrewsed Very slowiY lo ward the. Marne. While the enemY has reaehed the river lip bee made no tteznpt• to • el -ass. The Gerlitatist 'ealtlently 'wailed the !the centre pushed forward 'much furth- er while the wings aro held op. That, no dOlebt, is the mason why a new furiaue drive haa been coMulenced tittailliO4 itslri: Irt'll3i. linof.1rn t 114tein- 1 t a „ 1 11., 0 8, SiOnS and Noyon, it was von Boehtat's army whieh at- tempted to enlarge the scene of se - Wm by ioreing at passage acre:ski the Oise whenee, however, the Germans were immediately driven back by a dashing French reenter -attack. Be- tweu NoYOn and COurey-lesChateau the enemy's attempts to exanrge the battle front failed. On this part of the line the Crown Prince's move le to fore e a road to Paris by the north, thrOLIgh the valley of the Oise. That was one of the main moVes in the battle of PlettrilY in Mamie. The enemy has found the Ariteuf.irmly held now, as It was 1 The heaviest pressure on the French troop.; is felt further south, between Soissons and Chateau Thierry. Here the Germane, by following the River Ource, over -ran oulehy-le-Chateau. In this fighting the enemy used fresh divisione supported by motor -machine gnus and cavalry. The. French, with important forces of cavalry, neverthe- less still hold the Villers Cotterets Wood, *Which in event of a counter -of- fensive, will be a strong starting point for the French reserves. HOLD ONE PARIS RAILROAD. Further south the Germans reached Mont. St, Pere, Chartevie and Aul- gentle, on the Marne. In this way they hold the important Paris -Chalone end Nancy railroad under fire. . While the situation is these parte, perhaps, is serious, the French High Command is field to be quite conti- dent that Ile enemy will progress very little further. The enemy's luove bas become much clearer, now that he has thrown down his cards. As in 1914, the Crown Prieee's objeet Is Paris, but there is ne doubt entertain- ed here but that he will once again he turned back. French military critics to -day agree that. there can be 310 question of stabil- izing the front. The situation theY consider too critical to allow the en- emy to bury himself in trenches en the Marne, whence he could bring ep guns and bombard tlie French capital. Military and political circles believe we are now on the eve of the greatest battle of the war, or of the second battle of the Marne. The French Poilus are eager for the moment when they will be given the order to attack and advance. It was the Crown Prince who com- manded the main army which, he 1914, suffered such a severe aefeat he tho Marshes of St. Gond. It was else Gen. Foch who commanded the French army watch smashed up the Prussian Guard and caused the whole enemY line to fall back to the Aisne,. Gen. Foch, no doubt, is quite prepared to punish the German ariuy in the same way now. It is said tbat the work of the French aviation serviee in the battle has been wonderful. French machines have been up in the ale all day and the greater Part of the night. Enemy troops have been bombed and machine guns fired on by French bat- teries which received the necessary in- formation from. Freni.lt observing planes. 11 The German aviation service (Ciao' has saoWn itself aggressive, but has been inet by French machines, malty thrilling fights taken place at great heights. in the rear the confidende and will to conquer shown by the _French peo. pia is remarkable. arom the French President down to the humblest Frenchman all realize that their comfl. try's -e -indeed, the world's liberty and honor—is at stage. None of them snow the slightest fear. -.10,••••11-••••••••••••• HO SEAS FIGHT °- IS EXPECTED May Occur at Any Time, Authorities Think. U. S. Battleships Ready With British. Copenhagen, June 2.---Teis1iegmen re- turning erom tile North Sea, according to the Stilts Tidende, report an un- csual aptemblige of Clermao„warcraft in Heligoland Bight. Itha fishermen also say there' is =Usual reconnais. mime, activity by German veatels well up the Jutland coast. • ' 14ew York, Jane 2.—The 'United Stated now has a large number of first-class battleshipe, "preparing side by side with the best ships of the British navy for an engagement on the high seas, which is expeeted to occur ,at ally time with the PGerman- fleet," aecerdiug to a statement made 'in an Aatlielbererstaohjeearle.etso.-night by Reer-Admiral. , .aI am not going. beyond the border line of secrecy," declared Admiral Gleams, "when I say that a few days ago there carne an alarmi to the heads .of the Dritish navy that the German battleships were about to come out for thin expected engagement on the high seas. 1 know that the British navy heads gave the .firsaciase American battleships a pbst of honor in prepara- tion for the attack." The Careful Barber. "The most careful and obliging bar - bei' I know," retates a frieud" works itt —" (Weehate to omit the name or the shop, but the rules against free Advertising am stiller. "The tither day I kleciden to:have ray mustache shav- ed off. I told' tile barber, and he started in on he heti shaved ohe side off, he wiped my face Care- fully and straightened me up in the Orate, aalailiat's this for?' Weald, 'Aren't you going to finish the Jobe' • "Sure, if you like sad he. 'But I *didn't waat to 'We any -'further till you beaked at Youhaelt and saw how Sett liltaita • • : • 4' , loid blitteto lookea r4110."--4',Ittsbrq Chtonicie. eate-4-- 1VittahoIes. Whatevee has beettlecild at ona kine or another.about tuudelleles, 11 -has,renallned tor Arithttr P. ItIll.pcit (Patty 1,0tenq to dente one. Sage (Fatty) -A. entulhole le a tiody-af.weitea'erreinaar in,snie end Aare, teat. faileil to `tiat.atom one side of iiiff 1.051: to NO otherteadeannae city Timers. Jest beeituse 11 Dian can't keep a AU:light faee don't jump to the ten - vitiation that hes a crook. NOT SACRIFICE BUT DUTY GENERAL .S1 AR' TO SAVE A,N1). SUB.MTUTE FOR OUR ALLI:Sq _Of THE BRITISH ON THE OUTLOOK MRS. E. N. Wife of the Speaker of -0-4-+-+4. *44- • 4 # 44+ +-4 440-44 +4 +++ 1.4++++ ++44-44 4,++ir-4.++++++++4- 4, RHODES. the House of Commons. "We are in no posiiion to critise regulations issued by the Food Board. We cannot IT judge of what shoirid, or should no.t, be, for we have no such accurate kaowledge of the situation as the food authorities necessarily, have, I firmly believe in our 'acceptieg all the Board's rules without any queationing." • MRS. RHODES. 41-4-4,-0-44 444-4-++.4•4.-e-4-4-44-4-6 -4 44,0 -4-0,--4-4-44-..+.44.4 44-4-4 4.4.4.+4.+4.4,4+ This picture same the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons in their beautiful garden at Amherst, Nova Scotia. Her work here repre- sents her chief contribution to the cause of food production. for she is a keen gardener—and not of the kid - gloved type who treat, it as a hobby. Mrs. Rhodes knew all about digging and hoeing long before war clouds or war gardens appeared on the hor Izon. And she admits that it is hard able! work—quite hard work. But enjoy - Naturally, she thinks it is doubly important nolV to grow one's own vegetables, but she has done it for years, and thinks It is lip hardship that vromen should have to busy them_ selves with rake and hoe. "Then, naturally, you approve of the farmerette idea?" Mrs. Rhodes was asked. She did. Nevertheless, she thought it. was going to be mighty hard work, and that a preparatorycourse was very essential. The girls would then go forth to their work with more con- fidence and fuller knowledge of the hand, hadaa special apPeal girls/ duties. • Fruit -picking, on the other and was pleasant work in camparison with the routine of a farm, Mrs. Rhodes is an advocate of dairYing for kirlsr,With such 'a, short- age of fats, she thinks that it would be profitable if More of them went in for butter -making. • "I know that in England wemen are scrupulous about using as little milk and ,creani as possible M order that it may be made Into butter," declared Mrs, Rhodes. The shortage of butter M. Britain as if. result •or the war Is 20,148,784 pounds. In 1916' Canada sold only pi negpt uhisen. • r 6,933,100 poonds. .From titre it caneadily be seen that the butter -mak -4 ! bit iiiluscatin•yniagl mtnine Already needs some fe women. are beginning to `think about it and to wander If they are going to thave en- ough sugar to take eare of th.e fruit crop. "I think we simuld leave those things to the good judgment of the Food Board," said Mrs. Rhodes. "In- deed,. I approve of very autocratic medsures in war time. We tatic about 'sacrifice,' bdt it's plain duty—nothing else. It's ridiculous-- to say that am have `sacrificed, anything in the way of food -stuffs yet" Here it was pointed out that defin- ite aesurance had been given by the Food Board that if the regulations were strictly kept and due care was exercised in the meantime,., there would be plenty of sugar available to take care of the entire fruit crop. Mrs. Rhodes thinks that the com- munity canning centre, if generally adopted, would be a distinct encour- agement to women to do more can- ning and would mean • a saving in time, money and energy. she,bellevee that a clear and. decisive call to girls for service would be the most effective means of lining them up for some form of food production. For In- stance, if it were announced that so many women were wanted for the farms—must be secured, for the farms —the glies of Canada would respond just as the men did when first call- ed to the cabers. They want definite directions, Mrs. Rhodes believes, and • it easidr for the poorer classes . by . people who are better off might make 'not quite understand what Is expected 'using substitutes as,much as possible, ;II:Ilea:1 vicitie-y,e'sil ,practice. • It seem e te me that the make things' a fittle easier for the But, of caurse, we must expect things people manage to get along so well. I thInit the well-off should try to neighbors do—evaieh is often a fatal Just. judging from my oWii experience and the ever-increasing'difficulties of source of wonder. to me hew some to be much worse' Yet That is why catering for one's'. family, it is a of theni. They don't read the papers them. enpugh. They are apt to do what their then they will give all that is in -°Generally speaking, the women do . Rhodes 'does not believe, as city people do, that there Is on the farms, She inelines, . _ , - ta the view that the .farmer and hia wife are extremely careful and sere everything for marketing. The teachers in • the country echoois are in a position to do much for the cause of food 'sieving and food pro- dterest is soon reflected by iiis par- eitittest.len, she thinks, as a child's In lastly—what de you think about, the- hue and, cayeto abolish after -- noon tear the wits Oa the Speaker, Was asked. . "r think it's a question -that every *omen can settle•for herself in her own home without making any fuee about it." • CANADIAN BOYS STILL 11ARIY THE BOSCHE IN MS OWN EINE Many Raids Succeed; Whileeannecyvailivtnegnclaeavt gi ' to elfax.tinof the Foe's One Ends in DIE -.t were ,eaught and.tkillek'tby ouralitta- rage. Another five were found dead ,' aster. ..- . The same night Saskatchewan troops In a trench from artillery fire. '• , rushed another enemy post and bomb - Canadian Arany Headquareees, June ed a trench, inflicting many casualties. 1. -(By* W. A. Willison, _Canadian ' 'Another very succeseful Mid has Press correspendent)—While the Al- carried out by Quebec troops, several lies are fighting gallantly between the prisenere betng captured. A main Aisne and the Marne againet the sec- enemy oast, garrisoned by fifteen mett'. and poWerful German offensive, cona waa crushed, and the entire garrison parative quiet continues for the Canwait killed With bombs, bullets or adieu, troops. Our men have secured bayonets, and one machine gun waa repeated successes of a mitior nature destrofect- ,'Two other small enelnY against the enemy. In raid and patrol .poste were encounteretP Med °veracities, operations 'they have repulsed one , German atack in strength with heavy Outetancling amongst recent individ- ual actions is that of a corporal of a losses to • the enemy, but outside at such infanry action there is, so far western Ontario battalien, who craiiied only a marked inerease lit 'the enc. through the wire to an enemy sap nay's bombing. and melting of our under the protection of our riflemen rear areas to indicate any increased and rifle grenadiers, and worked 'loathe activity. around a hostile post which was in the In successful minot bperetions -neighborhood of a very strong pill Wise against enemy posts, FrenehiCanadian A German was shot here, and sentea troops captured a slumber of Prison- mato came to hie aseistanee was also ets and inflictea Mailer castIalties 011 killed, ' Another man Wad frightened the Boselie. After a heafy artillery, away iath revolvers. The eorporal trench mortar and machino min imr" ellen ruehed bis orisoner back to our rage the Nadel% attacked in four pare lines; undera Iwavy yefi ' , ties. •The first two,, operatieg to the While_ one Veit live been constantly right, rushed the enemy post and. disturbing old harassing the enemy found the Dosche-had retihd, They' continued to advance' up a 'amen meta, it ouch. operations, the bosche under „ my trench to a largedugout, which cover of a heavy barrage; has mada .071 appeared to be full of Men. Four Ger. one rtttempt to raidiair trendies. Ad? in mans who tante out offerethfight and vanCIng In two partied, each approkri r„ were killed. The fifth was taken priss mately forty.five strong, the raideFe- sr oner. Between fifty and sixty boning Met, with such a blasting reception t"1 were then thrown &ism 'dugout en. from our machine guns and rifles that, .G i trancee. Anather prisoeer was caja they.- retired before-rettehines our tured ill, a rihell ,101O, but afterwards ttenehes. In retiring they were eallOt Was killed by a shell, A' third We oy oUr artillery, which ale° swept 1 b VI CaPtirred and brought back to Oar • their ellinierting companies, and the Jae, Monty ;tattered eery Iteavy aiaettaltiee J lir Otiihr parties si.itiriting to the l'eti getting bade Our toemaltiea were no rushed 4111^ enemy poet hilling • taro Review by Expert of the Present Offensive and Possibility. HUN WASTAGE Divisions Used—Allies th Better Shape Than in Last Drive. Lead, May 81---A. statement given to the Aseociated Frees liouight by ei tiign nalleary• authority, expressive of Ole opinbee iv the Braish General e:eirr or the .setuation on the western trent, sear: "lhe main German offensive has been (Greeted toward Chateau Thierry and Burnam. The Germans helve ce, ilea the right bank of the Marna cm a from of ten mile.s, from a point wet.: et Ciateau Thierry to Dormans, eet has e not captured Chateau etnerry, but are attacking very heav- ily here aLe to the northwara. "They have already captured Sots - eons, old they extended their attack north-weat to Noyon and foreed'the lerenah back, Pt. 'that the line mirth runs atmeat straight rrom Noyon to• t a-asses:ie. • GERMANS HAVE. ENTERED RHEIMS, "Arotied Rheims the position is still somewhat obscure. Probably the Ger- mans, already have entered Rheims. "Ilse French reported yesterdayethat .the afflea line had letired to the south -of the canal near Rheims, but this !meriting there was news.. that the 'British were resisting north of the city. The new developntealt is that the German. attempt as to extend the attack east of Rheims, where they were reported attacking Mei; ntsht, b v• no further details have yet been receivea. "The Cermans have thrown in every resource in an erfort to widen the salient in which they find them- • selves, by attacking its flanks, but on the heights to the west of .9.ols- sons tee French ,are resisting well, while the British are making a stand south and south-west of Rheims. These effen'te thus far have held the Cermet) salfent to a narrow width. nate situation Is- a very anxious one, not only because the Cermans leave ma,de such rapid progress—an advance of 25 miles in four days— but also because, they still have such large resenves imitable to be thrown into the battle at any polot . hOur teansport of rraervez has worked very well, and there is rea- son to hope that the Germans will not make any further progress, al- though the slteration must reniain anxious as long as they have plenty tit reseraies The immediate future depends on what course the enemy takes. The Crown Prince has used up virtually all his army groups to the eastward, but, the great bulk of Ole German reserves'are to the north. It remains to be seen whether the enemy will" use them to develop his succees 'toward. Paris or pursue his original intention in strtking toward Amiens witb a view to cutting `the alleed armies in two. , "The Germans liave the initiative, The Crown Prince has on hie left the almy group under Gallwitz, and to the left 0. rGeAGIlia.blEitetvedolitiztl, Is the army group under Duke, oE Wurttemburg. Neither of these army groups has been engaged. Some reinforcements for further efforts by the Crown Prince could be, obtained from these armies, but the bulk of Ole German reserves are in Prince Rupprecht'd group to the right ef the Crown,Prinee, and they are very for- midabkiaa strength. The enemy maY put them in to exploit the success already teethed and push in the direc- tion of Ports. or lie may continue his effort through Amiens. NOT SO SERIOUS AS OVUM . "The attackAgrAinCrthe past week .:leae not been so serious as other • littiicks at other points in the allied line because we have more rodm for manouevrt and eat). better afford to fall back.- Another thing that must aj,ways be considered is that the, Ger- mans are rapidly .using up their effec- time. Thus 'far they have employed priibably 45 di.iilsions in the present attakk. "The question has been much .dis- cusseta in tile past few days whether this -Getman attack was a surpriee to the allies. It cannot be called a complete surprise, because of the that enemy concehtretiona hi the Laon area were known, but until .a day or two before the. battle we had no indi- cation that an attack on a big scale W� s intended. The Germans deserve full creditafor maintelhing -aecrecy. of their plants. The main. mesas of men were brought up to the' actiuil front lines only en thg night' bbfore the attack, which was precedelli ay only two hours of bombardmeot for the mita •pose of cutting 'wire entanglements, 'The Germans are not making the sem° ah•e• a artillery as hereenfore. They are using trench mortars in laige numbers for wire -cutting. "The Germans were very skilful in keeping.eteceeey and in bringing up their ty9ope „at night. They had Prepared for ten attack on this part of the linbhfor a long time, censtruct- Ing the neeeeditry sgun emplaeelnents and aseembly places so that our air. croft did not obeeeve else- cenetruetion ,01 new trenen emplacemepts just be tore. the attatit. The 'German use of artillery before the atlack was of a ail Went character Utah' heretofore, "Their guns, did • net register on definite targets, but efeleeted merely 4 wide area and alleged, it continu- 11513% It has alwaya liaen diffleult'for rcraft to obtain definite etrategidal formation,. Thtie in IDA airmen end; it very hard to deteet.cohnurts n thee road, and much doubt existed t� the, aettlat front covered by, the ermart tedvanets In Belgium. "Under the Conttitioes which ;re- lied,. in the region of the Cheinine es -Dames ati initiate alleeesti coal rdiy be prevented. ,Nor tan it be eventddennywhere minim there are 1 adecaltete reeervcx immediately -.,. •4:e' • I • aV• 'Tlie Arno have these disadvane tailed: Filed, they are Inferior in ztatubere; sevond, they are acting on eXterior linee; third, they have Inane' Vulnerable points; !Mirth, north or • the Somme they have little feet In whieh to manoeuvre. "It is not fair to blame the high command when the Allies have Inher- ently an unfavorable strategic poet. tion. 11 11 is said teat the high coins Maud placed three tired British divas - lane on an expend part of the trent, it Must be remembered that this dis- position was made with fell agree - meat of the British aeadquarters. "Questions Such as the bases of sup- ply and coninianication have, to be taken into accoant in Me empl4Ment of troop. Until fresb reserves of the Germans have been engaged some- wItere the situation must continue anxious. THIMN GL'OCIftAPIIICAL OBJEC- V lea. "la this the eneMY 0 Main. attack? 'lie probably did not know' wheu lie initiated it whether it woulatprove to be a subsidiary or leading operas time It Must be renienthere4 that Ole enemy has three great geograph- teal objectives as means toward his great objective of destroying the Franco -British armies—the channel pits; separation of the Allied armies, by an atteck through Amiens, and an attack on Pavia. "In the present operations he is do - lug all possible to develop his initial success by attacks both on the centre and on the flanks of the salient, He has achieved considerable successin the eentre, but on the flanks the French, are hoisting well on the heights west of Soissons and the Brit- ish are similarly fighting hard on the heights around Rheims, • "No review of the past week would be complete without mention of the fine exploit of the American troops In the capture of Cantigey, It was an extremely well coeducted opera- tion, and in view of the fact that the troops were untriea it la noteble that they not only captured their ob- jective, but held it, It is always much more difficult to consplidate and retain a position than to capture It, and the performance of the Amer- icans shows tlielr very high standard, as well as their training, bravery and fighting qualities." GERMANS HELD FIRIEY ALONG RHEIMS FRONT Encircling ltove Took Fort •tro mpelle, but Foe Soon •Gave Up. NEW HUN IRONS Foe Still Pouring in More Men, but Gains Are Small. Paris, June 2. --The present fighting ?font extends 120 kilometres cis the bird flies. It is •112 natal from Noyon to Soissons, about 40 from Soissone 1M the Marne, a,nd over 40 frdm the Marne to north. of Itheons, according co the intransigeant, Paris, June 2. --The battle is con- tinuing with undiminished violence tat Ole end of the first week of the rie sumption of the offensive ey the Amiens, With the best troops at their command,. the Gorman com- manders are employing every strategy and the battle on the left w:ng is betng contested with a balterness hitherto unknown. On the, wing between Rheime and Chateau Thierry the enemy is held, while between Soissons and the Marne Ole French resistance as becoming victorious. The Germans continue to pour new divisions into the battle. No doubt now remains that they always intended to make their supreme effort on the Marne, rather than in the offensive, towards Amiens, whin was started in March. There are 45 divisions on the Soissono-Rheims battle area. Among them are the best trained troops in the German army, attired in special uni- forms and following new offensive methods. Fifteen of these divisions were among Gen. von Hutier's 23 dive stone in the abaci) drive toward Amiens. The Germans made a deseer ate effort to capture Rheims by an en circling movement, They temporarily occupied Fort Pompelle, but were immediately dislodged by the valiant troops led by Gen. Gouraud. A stabilization of the front seems to sum up Sunday's fighting. 'White the Germans have engaged 45 divissions. they still have an equal number ready to strike. TANKS ASSISTED. London, June 2.—The military cor- respondent of the British wireless service writes as follows concerning the operations on the western front: "Aitnough the fighting hao be,en set ere an the Aisne front, particularly between the Oise and the alarne there has been no very pronotinced change in the situatioh. The male Pressure of the eneMY is still directed weetward, viltere he Is still trying to widen his flank in the dlreetion 01 the Eorest or Villers-Cotterets. "Yeste,rday he made advaticas hem on a front between Vaurezis, west of aoissone, and liouresches, west of Chateau Thierry, By the end of the day his front ran, from 'Vatirezis through Saconin.et.13reui1, Chauden, Long Pont, Coreyand Favero1hi tc a point near Chem and then bent asetward through Lacy to Bouresches Thenee the line runs to the Marne aasilfg -• north of Chateau Thierry sCitich the French hold. teilIeavy fighting has taken place or the L geound waet of Sole tone, woe back by the Frencb In heir tei00eeetd1 counterattacks. -in spite of the one my's fforte the allied mina have beer maintained.' f 4011 *Alm. Illteinte flank there reeeterY. littleettchatige. „The ealetely made very powerldi altieek With teas no'r'th' weat and riortli of Ithetart, and sue deeded Ili" raking a little trogreee al Port de latTompelle. A reenter -ate& humediately metered ,the line, the. Germens Loam; thrown,beek with thi• looit Of 2004pr1eonere and fOitr of that! Make," - • disporeul. j „Ilk! .1,or ant thN e lagestrata 1111'3 plenty at hie Ikliist of t erook a ' reit SHORT ITEMS OF TIE NEWS OF THE DAY 011, Food Worth $1,000,000* Star- ed Tin It Rotted, Do. stroyod in Montreal, WAR ZONi COES DRY Germany Plans to xiQna Special Regiments cf Oonvicts. A big csalpaign to sell 166,000 We* south of Lethbridge, Alta., in tato*. launelled, Henry Diebel, of HOistein, wee atantly killed when ha fe41 betWeen etoving ears at Fergus, 11, J, N. Pitcher, one 'ot (be 01414 eesidente of the wet, died. et Erre/aro.. 0)1 teciday night 10 his Oath year, The Duke of Dekeenehlre and party vielted St. Catharine* and the aviatlei camp at Beamsville oa SaturdaY. Charles Timothy Yeo Toronto -a teacher of 'Wellesley Scleool, died "of meningitis atter an illness of twenty- four hours. Sohn R. Withers„ aged 86, third offi, cer on the steamer Noronic, aropeeti dead of heart trouble while at his duties on the boat. It is understood' at Tokio thot ties United States Government is stinlyiess tli,sehrlearici asi:IitityRuossf ieux.tending eeimontic a An or the derendants eharged ',oath the murder of Robert Paul Pram:, lynched a.t Edwardsville, Ill., se a pre- Clerman, were etcquitted. Ernest E. Nettleton, timekeeper ix* Stratford factory, dropped tesal.filater- day, as he was giving time cheek* te emPloyeas going in to work. Food worth $1,000,000, totalliag 277,- 000 pounds, was destroyed or. wasted in Mentreal in fifteen months, through being kept in etorage till it rotted. Frank Jackson and Lyman Mon.:elm, Ole two young ween ranted in connect. tion with the Tornetown murder Ittee week, were atilt at largo et noon Stea. day. Ototitaidge. (Maio:site The degree of DoctorLawsLaeonwtiavrseat en President Wilson through the seers. tie)rtii aoufghti;in.enmerican EmbiteeY, Trivia Kurkuk area is ours, treat which we have driven Lite Tarim across the Lesser Zaib," an offialat reei-ort of the Mesopotamia!). operatioaa ie.clared Saturday. A state of siege has been treelarea in Moscow, acebrding to a Heleingfpro telegram forwarded by th,e gorreisposee- ent at Copenhagen of the Exchange Telegraph Company. Major F. V, Woodnaan and Capt. 12, N. Smith, R. A. F., flew feore Den. mato to Montreal, 200 miles, without a stop, in two hours, a record for.Oaa. ads, in none -stop distance and In spaei. A. foriniciabie strike la in program. 'n Warsaw among the emPloSieses of tite earlots municipal departments, ae cording to a despatch from that Otte" • to the Lokal Anzieger, of Berlin. After several repulses the Germane! apparently haye abandoned, temporar. tiy at hetet, their efforts to retake the ground captured by the Americans at Ca:Alf tr n4y. Chater. 62 yeara of age, tor. merly Mayor of Walketville,and distiller at the distillery. of Hiram, Walker & Sons for fourteen yen*, died at the, home of his brother; The Prussian Diet has sent to tke German Reichstag a peopoeal by whiok persone imprisoned for several years would he allowed to eater the army for the formation of special regimente. Cadet Hector Strathy Miller, or the Royal Air Force, was instantly killed Sunday morning near the Leaside when the .plane he was o eratiie, 7n.(11ng collided with another maohltie jn A deeree was leeued by the Freneth army. authorities categorically forbid:' ding the selling or eonsumptioa of al echolic drinks in the war zoue. Vise lations ot the order will be etrietly pualehecij Mm. Rose Pastor Stokes, wife Of * wealthy New Yorker, .was senteueed to 10 years' imprisonment in the MIs. souri State. Penitentiary on eneh oe three counts of an indictment ohargs 'mg her with violation of the EsPloo jgc AAfeirte. which broke out SattirdaY afternoon In the large pile of pato- wood at the Ontario Paper Com- pany's plant near Tlaorold, and was still bura'ng Sunday estefiang, haa ready destroyed betWeen $40,000 anal 150,000 worth of pulpvrood. The body of Charles Lewis, aged 6. years, a followee of the races, was found on the grand atand at the Chat. eam Fair Grounds by Sergt, Duelist. He had been dead for WM& hours. Close beside the body were three empty bottles labeled "Carbolla Wandering into a neighbor's hew!, through the. baek door when ao ogle was around and seeing a box &natant - Ing pills which she thought to be eau - dire, Lorna'the two-year-old daughter Jf Mr. and We. 11 A. Hardy, Ottstere, Ate tome and was dead a short time 'It:enges Merchant, aged four yew, of Toroeto, waa alnmet instantly kill- ed on Satuttay afternoon while elte was playing on the road just oppo.site her home. She was struck by an wattle mobile driven by Harold Rateittfe, and, falling directly in front of the ear, the front Wheel named over her !teed. ' • *44 - One On the Soot An Irishman end fiebt were arm• ing as to the merits of their resPacettv'a countries. "Alt, said Sandy, "ther ter* ,down n Amid cestie in Seotheed aael found many Vireo, under it, *CA 'sholis that the telegreph Wets ktoWn there limideede of yeare ego." • 'We11,11 teal& Pet, "they totet doWn.' lin out& etestie. in °Ireland, and tit** wag no Wiret, found andlier it, *Mete Dhows thet they kite* all *bout Wire - bleb telegraphy' in ()Ireland hundred* of yeere 420.v- Pittsburg Chr011itios elegraph. /lime wao teoret litne'a Waist much, orae4.