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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-08-08, Page 7rig 11 11‘ 1 ALLIES GAIN TWO MILES ON AN ELEVEN -MILE FRONT And the Gains Are At a Point Where Foe's Danger is Gravest Several Villages, 100 Men, and Commanding Positions laken With the French Arrny in France, , eleuulere Wood the width of the "V" Cable.—(Evening)—With the fall of fram the fleaaes of the tweet of Ron - darkness to -night fighting continued tigny ou the east, has been cut down ativele to four miles . between the allies and the Germans re.jAe has been the case during the on the western side of the Soissons- Past week, tbe Germans contested ltheims salient. Allied observers re- stubbornly the advance of the allied ported that bodies of Germans were troops, but to no avail. Sines, the fleeting Precipitately northward along battle of the Marne began, July 15, the road 'meting from LauneV, which the allied teoops have taken more lies about midway between Soissons than 34,000 Germans prisoner. awl Fere-en-Tardenois. Paris Cable—In ad advance ' Of ___ about two utiles on the Aisne -Marne With the lerench Army in France, front to -day, the allied troops reached Cable—An attack by the allied forces Cramoiselie and Cramaille. on the which brought them such goal •re- ilouth-western part of the salient, Sults during the day, .startet1 at four capturing 600 prisoners. O'clock this morning, with the aid or (Merges and IVJenniere Wood have tanks. also been occupied, and the village The British joined with the French 01! RobligilY, north of the Dormans- In attacking the woods thickets and Rheims road, was taken. Villages-, each of which had been trans- From July 15 to July $1 the prison - formed into a fortress, with the aid of ers captured by the allies numbered Machine guns. 33,400, The official report reads: By six o'clock Hill 205 and the ill- Night—"North of the Ourcq our iages of Courdoux, Servenay and Cra- tthops in conjunction with British moiselles had fallen before the deter- uulte drove the enemy from positions mined allied assaults and prisoners • to which he had been enetgetically were coming in. By seven o'clock clinging in the region of Pleseler the advance was so marked that the Hellen and the river. We •caplured British and French batteries were eble tile height north of Grand Jeozoy, to go forward to new positions.. The passed beyond the village of Ileug- oGertnen guns replied 'feebly, but their neux, and reached Cramoiselle and mitrailleuscs were very numerams. Cramalle, realizing at this point an The enemy counter -attacked furl- advance of about three kilometres. ouster from Buzancy and Eveque Wood, eix hundred prisoners remained in but.tale efforts were splendidly held mie hands. "1 up by the allied infantry. "Further south we occupied Cier- By evening the allies had occupied ges end Meuniere Wood. . Cramaille, north-west of .Fere-en-Tar- "North of the Dormans-Rheims denois, and the hillocks to the north of road we conquered after a stubborn . engagement the village V. Romigny; VESLE LINE IMPERILLED. taking about -00 prisoners. "The total uumber of Germatrat- London Cable—Allied troqps dc- soners taken on the Marne, battle livered another powerful blow against front and in Champagne tiering the the German right flank in the eois- period between July 15—the date of ing two miles on an 11 -mile front ex- sonaltheims salient to-dayApenetrat- the beginning of the German offen- tending from Buzancy south of ois- sive—and July 31, is 33,400, of Which . sons, to the vilages of Cramaille • and 674 are officers." Cromio-selle, which lie nortb and west FIERCE FIGHTING. of Fere-en-Tardenois. Six Innuired Berlin, Aug. 1.—The allied troops prisoners were captured. . atacking east of Fere-en-Tardenois , This thrust is a serious hlow to the Wednesday afternoon were repulsed Germans, since it means that allied and driven back to their original Tie - guns, placed at the point of urthest sitions, according to the German of - allied advance, will command the rail- ficial co•emunication. The text of road whieh runs from Fismes to Ba- the communication follows: zoches and from thence to Missy—the Night—"There has been firce fight - only lateral railroad communication ing north-west of Fere-en-Totten:ilia, left'to the Germans in the epocket." but on the rest of the front there is The new drive also threatens the nothingto report." German lines along the Crise and I .ay—"East of Fere-en-Tarden•oe e Vesle Rivers, between whieh. streams the French repeatedly launched par - the enemy has been burning villages tial attacks in the afternoon. We laterly, as though preparing to fall threw the enemy back into his lines back across the Aisne River. of departure by a counter-attack. On this advance which wassmade in "On the rest of the battle front the face of immensely stiffened re- there were artilery fire of varying sistance, British troops acted in con- etrength and minakforefield engege- juction with the French. . • ments. AMERICANS TAKE CIERGES"Northeast of Perthes (eastern , Champagne) the enemy, after strong . Americans were in the thick of the artillery preparations, endeavored to lighting on other parts of the front, recapture a point of support wrested' however, notably around Sergy and Cierges: Sergy was already in allied from him July 30. He was repulsed with losses. , hands, but Cierges belong to the Ger, "We carried out successful attacks mans until to -day, when the Americans took it away from them. Fungi. south of Mont Fichtel and in ihe Ar- ,eneThe enemy lost on the front yes- Rheims-Dormans road, has been cap - north and on the other side of the go'forest. salient the village of Romingy, on the terday 25 airplanes in air fighting, and from gunfire from the ground.mired. The allied line from Fe,re-en-Tar, "Further, a British squadron of six doubts to Hartennes has been straight- big battleelanes, on its way to raidSaarbrucken, was destroyed by .six of. ' ened as a result of the latest drive. our machinee before it was able to The advantage of Ulla to the Allies is ' drop its bombs, We shot down an- * that it pute them further east of th 11 •ti li b tti 1 t f the Soissons, with an excellent opportunity second anti following squadron." •sjo encircle the town. The ground laptured in this vicinity is generally -s - ...- high, consisting of a series of ridges EDITeRs• ARE from evbieh allled gune an pound the Crown Prince's harassed troops un- Mercfully. Front these new posttons - there will not be a line of comMunica, tion iti the whole "pocket" free front the hammering of allied artillery. EXTENT OF GAINS. London Cable—After a short period ot relative calm on the Soissons-. Rheiras salient, the central and weet- ern sectione of the battle front again have been the scene e of mighty struggles. On both sectors the allied forces have, aehieved notable gains eif ground which, observed on ,the war maps, seemingly place the German artnies in front of them in a precarious position. In }settles extending from the region immediately south of Soissons to the northwest of Fere-en-Tardenois and eouthwest of the last-named town over the upper portion of the left branch of the "V" salient running tee miles eastward front Nesies to Ville. en-Tardeneis and with St, Gemma as its southern baee; French and British troops have pushed back the arraies of the German Crown Prinee. ELBOW BLOTTED OUT. Northwest of Fere the quilt.° elbow of the line where it turned eastward along the northern bank of the Ourcq has been blotted out, making the lino, a atraight one from Fere to Hartennes And giving the allies much better ground over which to work in further' outflanking Soissons on the southeast and for pressing on toward Flames in conjunction with the troops now hold. Ing'strategic points north and north- east of Fere- Iti thie fighting the allied troons drove oat the Germane who had been tenaelottely bolding positions between Plaster Hulett and the river and took the high ground north of Grand Itozoe. preesed on past the village of Deng. netts: and arrived before the villages of Crantoiselle and Cramaille. The gen- eral advanee wee about two miles and 'COO Germane were made prieoner. IN' A PRItICARIOCS PLIGHT. The most important gain, bowever. Was on the upper western point of the "V," souta-east or Fere. Here lite village) of Ciergee and Meunier° Wood both we' taken, a niatiOeuvre which' places the Gerrnans at the bot- tom of the "V" at it. Gennue in a eeentingly precarious plight, for from the wood and the village the allied guns will he able to rake the Ger- mans, it they should endeavor 10 Make their way northward, their only revenue et eseape. by an enfitating fire. Through the eapture of the IMPRESSED BY EXPERIENCES Can See Nothing but Vic- tory After Tour of the Front HAPPY TROOPS Are the. Canadians—Spirit of the French Un- quenchable.. London Cable—(Reuter Despatch) —Nothing left a deeper impression on , the Canadian editors at present visit- ing the Mother Country than their trip to the western front. The Visit was spien.didly organized by the Imperial uovernment and the 'Ministry of In- formation and the Canadians in France, from Ueneral Currie down, Ward, laid themseivee out to give the journalists a tremendous wel- Come. Their Impressions, hastily gathered, are Without exception en- thusiastic. l'There is more optimism among Our forcee than anywhere else. While our Men are eager to get back to the homeland, they are determined not to return till their job is prop- erly finished, I was never prouder of Canada than when I met Caneda's fighting men at the front." This was hoer W. A. Buchanan, M. P. of Ledh. bridge, eummed up the situation, and was What pretty well ran through the thouglas of every mem- ber of the party. NEVER SAW HAPPIER LOT. ' "I have never met a healthier and happier lot of boys," declared J. 5, Douglas, of Toronto. who also re - Marked that Canada. Wits fortunate in halting Men of Such splendid spirit and courage. "Rest assured this spirit will tarry them through to vietory as in the past," he added. W. It. (livens, of Xiugeton, was Mee atm*, not Moue by the opirit Jr the teen, but by ineir amazing cheerfulneee and their abiding con- viction that the Beetle will be ulti- Mately overcome. M. ileuninge, of Edmonton, saki his day with the Edmonton batto. ion wa$ nittUrally hh Meet thrillipg experience, but even thie did not overshadow his great Adnliration for all other branches' at the service. He added that the devotion and skill of the officers and the antra and efe ficlency of all others lopreesed bint at every turn. RESCLVED TO COMPLETE JO -B. E. II, Macklin, of Winnipeg. snake Of the splendid pnysigal condition of the Canadians, their air of confi- dence in themselves and their lead- ers, anti their Bratty etexpreesed re- solve satisfactorily to contpiete the job on which they are engaged. W. R. McCurdy, of ,Helifax, Was etrueic by the devotion and self-see- rifice ot the Canadian, their happy endurance ,sof hardshipee and motile tony. "I was proud to see, the Splendid way our Canadian boys are sticking at the game after theee four weary years," he sal& "It is borne in on me that Canada' a honor Is safe with them. We Canadians Of 'purely Britistt blood have been filled with admira- tion at the splendid work of the 22nd Battalion of Freneb-Conedlans of Quebec. We heard theirepraises sung wherever we went." .• • A. E. Miller, of London, .One, ern- phasied the spirit elf the men under more trying conditiona than are Imaginable in keeping alive the Un- varying resolve to fight it out. YET '1'0 MEET 'DEFEAT, W, C. Nichol, Of Vancouver, con- veyed his impressions as follows; "Across the war-ecaered face of France no Canadian may 'walk to -day without a sense of solemn pride ta the unchanging purpose ' nad apienditi heroism of our troops„ in the magni•ee cent efficiency of their organization . and their unquenched and, unquence- able spirit—a spirit•whieh met death many times and will again, and. haa Yet to meet defeat." "The feeling of our seperiority over the Hun," said E. Norinen Smith, of Ottawa, "is revealed in the question always on the lips Canadians, Where do we go from here?' " Me. Smith was full of „entlettelasne regerd- ing the leaders of the ,(aittaclian.s. Add- ing that if the People of eetnada could only see what he had seen they would with all feryor still further tr- ganize for the mighty. war effort. VICTORY 'CERTAIN, Oswald Myrand, of Montreal, was of opinion that the itilled'front was un- breakeble and victory' certain. 14very Canadian was willipg to *win er die. From F. 0. Smitte, of Torento, it Was ascertained that tite editors visited Ar- ras .and twenty other ruined towns, .all of which brought hetne theetragedY of N,ortbern France. eIVIr.,Smith gested that the trip eves the most vele uable means of accumulating informa- tion on which to base tresie appeals to the Canadian people in ease the War continued a eousideratilatline. W. J. Southam, of Himilton, thuslastically asserted that the Can-, adian, army organization' in E'rance was the finest in the world td -day and under the best leadership. REASON TO BE PROUD. John Weld, of theeFariners' Ad- vocate, London, was of nipinion that Canada bad' great reason to. be prond of her wonderful armies fighting in the defence of the liberties:of mankind: J. H. Woods, editor Of the Calgary Herald, as chairman. ot the party, was able amply to confirm the views ,of this companions. He said: "The extent of the saceifices of Cireat Britain, the nobility of soul of thn Canadtan forces and the inagnitude:of the issues involved Will be an inspira- tion to Canada to do her utmost in the year. We have seen and we know as we would never know= without see- ing what our own. peaple are 'doing. In tht face of it no sacrifice by Can- ada can suffice to equarthe sacrifices of others in the great ca,usa." - In -conclusion Mr. Woods said'. "The French people bear victory in their faces. There Is nothing on earth can conquer such men and WO - men as I have Seen and talketi to- in ruined towns and villagee. If the parents are like that, yob ea.n take the • SU soldiers for granted." • LAKES AGREEMENT. llanger of Great Strike -is . • . Averted.; - • • Washington „ Report ee. A working agreement betweeu unams of Greet Lakee seamen, firemen„and stewards and practically all indepeedent lake ship ownere Was signed to -day by representatives of the unions and the companIce Meeting 1I . conference here with the shipping.- board's la- bor adjustment commieslon, a The lahe unions we're ;recognized by the shipowners, who • agree to grant- aces to their docks mid ves- sels to the union rePregeotatives. Wage questions will be felt to the shipping board for adjustment. It also was agreed that beys and ordin- ary seamen should be' trained as able seamen end coal-paseerS as firemen. The shli owners ana, union men who 'Meet here at the *Cali at Robert P. Bass, chairman of the adjustment commission, after the Strike set for last Monday was postponed indefin- itely, will cceitinue their eonferences with the commission regarding wa- ges. ' Increasee of $20 a enOnth for seamen, and firemen and .$10 for stewards are being considered and It Was eatd that no vigOrou's opposition haw been made be the *enters. The Great Lakes Transit Co. was Om only company repreee .ted at ti e ,conference, whIch did net sie,n the working agreement, Re represi tia- tive announcing that he desired to refer it to the con1pany's executive board. BELGIAN AIR HERO HONORED, Ottawa Report—A cable received by the Consul-Cieneral of Belgium to- day from Havre states that on July 30 Xing Albert of Belgium decorated Lieut. Covens, the most successful of Belgian aces. An impressive cerentorty took place when Xing Albert, accom- panied by Prince Leopol& pinned on Ceppen's breast the insignia, of the Order of the Crown and ot Leopold, In it short speech the Xing referred to the splendid career of Coopens, who, !Slime bell 25, has achieved 21 eictoriee in the eiv. • * • ------ Wigg.-Bjertes hasfrightful taste in dressing, but he doesn't seem senal- tive about it. Wagg— No, kis clothes are so loud they eorriPietely drown the remarks made about them. A retreat Is soMetinies ordered for strategic purposes, but the fellow who falls battik ote his ancestors seldom gets to the front, • • 1 HUGE CREDIT VOTE ASKED IN COMMONS Bonar Law's Stateuient Be- fore the British, House. HOW kW -SPEW Russia's Great Debt—Large Loans to Italy, Top. London Cable—In making for a vote of credit of £7,000,000,000 in the House of Commona to -day, Andrew , Boner Lae', the Chancellor of the 'exchequer, said that the lergeness of the amount was elle not to in- creased expenditure, but to the fad that Parliament was about to 0..0- Jthlrn. He hoped, lie said, that not more than one more 'vote would be necessary before the end of the rine! year. The vote asked is the largest in the history of the country. it is ine tended tor the carrying on of the war to the end of October. The Chancellor said the expendi- ture on the array showed an in- crease of e,000,000 over the esti- mates. Loans to the allies end the Dominions had been less than the estimates by £22,700,000. Analyzing the expeuditure under the various heads the Chancellor ex - 000 had been lent, to Italy, £313,000,- 000 in the army expenditure over the estimate of the ecurrent fiscal year was due to the fact that the strength or the army was greater thanramedat the time the budget was f Regarding loans to the allies and the Dominions'Mr. Boner Law said the debt due Great Britain at the end of the last financial year was £1.332,000,000 front the allies and 2194,000,000 from the Dominions. The debt due from the allies now, he added, had reached a total of £1,402,000,000, and from the Do- minions, 2208,500,000. RUSSIA OWES L568,000,000. The amount that had been lent to Russia was £568,000,000, the speak- er said, while ,to France, £42e,e00,- 000 had been lent, to Italy, $313,000,- 000 and to Belgium, Greece and smaller 'nations, £119,000,000. Mr. Bonier Law estimated that the last vote Would carry on until the end of August; that the estimate would be xealizel and the balance would probably last until the first week of September. Taking the period' from April 1 to July ao, there had been under- spending to the amount of £21,500,- -000 on the four fighting services; there heel been under -spending on shipbuilding, due to the need of taking men from the shipyards for the army; there had been over- spending on the army, due to the fact that the ration strength was higher than had been anticipated. "I should like to make reference to the assistance given to Italy," said the Chancellor, "because the German Government has spared no effort to create the impression that Italy is belug utilized and exploited by all the Alliance, especially Great Britain. In 1916 Great Britain agreed to give to the Italian Exche- quer a monthly credit to be used to help Italian exchange A similar contribution is being made la America and France svill also help. These efforts heve already met with success. PAID ITALY 2313,000,000 IN GOLD. "Besides, Britain has advanced to Italy 2313,00,000, all paid in gold, This has enabled Britain to supply the Italian Government with mu- nitions and equipment for the army and toed 'and other articles for the civilian population. The rate of in- terest charged is 5 per cent., which 35 -FOE PLANES is below the rate the Government Is paying." Mr. Boner Law referred With settee faction to the favorable food situa. • tion and the greet suceess of the continuous borrowing system by In Aerial Combats in One which during the last ' nine months Day, july 31. to be either below Si or above 31, or bath. 1 think it will be both." As to the else ot the army for which this increased class one is 210Ceesare 110 Official has drOppea laint, With the eXCeptiott Of . Oen. March, who in announcing the Croa- tion of a July itelledule of six new diviidone, followed by an Menet schedule for the same number, has Indleated the embarkatten upon mit it Monthly prograMme. At this rate approximately 260,- 000 melt a month will be sent over- seas and their places in the 'tette cantonmente to be taken by 250,000 new men. Tinder sue.l n schedule, with provision -now existing for the housing and training of 1,150,000 men in the United States, a full six months of training on thie side, both in dIvisional and replacement °aloe, before men were sent over to come plete their courses behind the lineal would be Possible. It is not certain that the depart- tnent is aiming at the creation of a force ot any definite size. There are now upward of 1,300,000 Ameri- clan tioops either overseas or ell route. Secretary Baker said to -day that the shipment rate ot the eatiy part of July hed been maintained throughout the month, although he did net have available he total Ship - Went. Under the 250,0Q0 -a -Mouth euggeetion and without misilap to the supply line, October should. see 2,000,000 Americans overseas and the opening of the spring campaign of 1919, when many` officers believe the final scenes of the German de- feat will begin in it great cambinal drive against the German lines, might easily see 3,000,000 men reailY for action, with another force of substantially 2,000,000 organized 8.1 home. That would represent the army of 5,000,000 men for which, in a general way, the War Depaiantent may be aiming. ALLY RESERVES EXCEED ENEMY'S For First Time This Ylar, British View. • ' Outlook in Russia Better for Entente. London Cable—For the first 'time since the opening of this year's cam- paign on March 21; the trash reserves at the disposal of. the Allies consider- ably opanumber the treat' reserves- at the disposal of the enemy, notwith- standing the faet that the enemy still holds a substantial nume,rieal super- iority on the whale of the front, ae- cording to the view in military eirchee here. There are Indications that tlie..sltua- tion lia.s changedin the last three weeks in Northeen Russia anch that the Germans shortlywill begin an offen- sive against the' southern part of the Murnian railway. The Finnish popula- tion Is not Intensely hostile to. the Germans. There is it great shortageof food and the people are entirely- de- pendent on the ientente for sustenance. Both the Government and the •areny, hoe ever, are completely under 'Ger- man control, and: there is every reason to suppose they will co-operate with the Germans. The Gen -nano have Induced the Boi- sheviki Government to agree to the eession of the whole of the Merman coast in Finland, notwithstanding' the deeire of the Inhabitants to remain Russian. The Finnish army capable of undertaking an offensive probably does not exceed 30.000 men. ' • In the Ukraine the peasant rising has assumed large proportions and apparently seriously menaces the Ger manand Austrian communications, The peasants are destroying the rail- roads and have blown up the bridges southeast of Kiev. The Austrian troops In the dietrict have been unable tb 'con- trol them. BRITISH [NNE° means of sales of wer bonds, etc., amounted to more then 4093,000,000, ' or nearly 50 per cent, more than in' the corresponding period of lad year. These resulthad been far' beyond hie expectations. Mr. Boner Law stated that Ger- man submarines were being sunk a a far greater rate than heretofore. BAKER'S PLAN FOR NEW ARMY U. S. War Secretary's Scheme gomplete. May Send 250,000 Men ar Month. • Washington Report — War De- partment recommendations' for en- larging the army and extension of the draft age limits In order to pro- vide new reservoirs of man poWer to back up the forces already at the front will be laid before Con- gress next week. Members of the two military committeee have been recalled to Washington by the chair- man in order to expedite the bill. In announcing, following a con - forme with Chairman Dent, of the Rouse Committee, that his inereased army project was virtually ready, Secretary Baker would not say what age limits had been settled on, nor indicate in any Way the size of army which he is planning. "1 de not Want -to say what the ages will be," he said, "aeeause the concurrent action. of the two Helloes la necessary to tecure assent to them. I had a conference 'with Mr. Dent this morning and went over with him the full plan, involving the suggested ages. 1 am to have a conference with Eletiator -Chamber- lain as moon #01,he gets back. "Any suggeetiona to extend the theft age is to produce In deo one an adequate number or nien for the enlarged military programme, If the agas are revised, they will have Rhine Cities, Foe Bases, Heavily Bombed. London. Cable—The official com- munication on aerial operations says: "On July 31 heavy fightieg took place in the air, with the result that 26 enemy machines were brougla down and nine others were dreyen out of control, Four of our ma- chines failed to return. "Although observaticn was again difficult, many photographs were tak- en and 15 tons of bombe were dropped by us with good effect. During the night over 23 tons of bombs • Were dropped by us without the loss ,of a Machin. "Several railways, including those at Cambrat and ;All% suffered very heavily, meny direct hits being obi - ed and a number of large fires start-. The Air Ministry communication to- night says: "On the morning of August 1 one ot our bombing squadrons started 'to bomb Cologne, but, finding it envelop- ed in a cloud, turned and dropped its bombs on the factories at Duren (Rheinisch Prussia.) in one of which a fire broke out. All our machines to - turned. "A second formation attacked thee railway workshops at Treves. They Were heavily attacked by large num- bers of hostile maChinea. Three of the enemy umehines Were destroyed. One of our pienes has not returned." , — nmse HUN PLOUR RATION... - Amsterdam Cable—The flour ra.- Lion in Germany will again be raised to 200 'gram:nee on. Aug. 19, accord- ing to zi despatch from Berlin. 'The first meatieee week will else begin Aug. 19. As a substitute, seven pounds of potatoes will be supplied. The flour ration in Germany was 200 grammes daily per person (1.05 ounees) up to June t, when it was reduced to 150 grammes (5.4 ounces). 'We all have our ups and downe. it's when a fellov falls in love with a girl that be rises 111 her esteem, ; NO BOASTING UNTIL THE BATRE OVER But All Pleased at Way It is Going, Says Lloyd George. • WORLifFiTORE Its Economic Fate Will Rik With Federated Nations. London Cable—"No man should boast until the battle is over. But all men who know are p1en.m1 Itt Lite way11tiesrLgolinogy.; George tittle coin- men.ted in ,address'ing a depulatioe of two hundred members ef the Na- tional Union of Manufanurete whom he met yesterday for a diseuesien of after -the -war commercial proWhins, We must necessarily, in whatever policy we proclaim," said the Prom - le; "keep in touch and be la eoM- pier° accord first with our domin- ions, and second, with our Mikes. There is it good deal of diseu tam about a league or nations. .1 am certainly one of those who believe in it. But there are two leagues of na- tions already in existence—the British Empire and the great alliance against the Central Powers." Referring to the Paris resolutlme„. he said: elep to the present time America has expressed no opinion upon tliem, and it is vitally important that the policy of America and that of this country shouldbe in complete agree- ment on economic as well as other problems. An agreement among the Allies meane that the economic fate of the world will be in the lands of the great Allied Powers federated togethee at present."' After discussing tbe necessity of promoting after -the -war industries es- eential to the country economically and militarily, the Premier continued: "The longer the war lasts the stern- er must be the economic terms we Impose on the foe. I think the soon- er he realizes that the better. He is fighting in order. to: impose his own economic terms upon the Mlle*. He will never succeed in doing so, "So far as that is concerned. we must be in a position to determine the conditions which we regard as fair, without having them imposed upon us by the will of the enemy. "If he goes on fighting, imposing greater burdens on 119, destroying our young manhood and guilty also of outrages which shock humanity, and makes it difficult to shake hands with him when the war is over, sterner will be the terms imposed upon him." Mr. Lloyd George said that among the greatest' difficulties after the war would be the question of raw mater- ials and transport, which would re- quire a most complete understanding with Great Britain's allies- and domin- ions, because "it is most important that you should carry with- you the people who contributed with you to the common sacrifices." The Premier, agreeing that the ex- isting system of controls could not be continued after the war, said: "All the same, don't despise what the German has won !reit combina- tion. Let us learn our lessons, wherever they comee-even from the Germans." While agreeing that interferepee with trade and industry must disap- pear atter the war, Mr. Lloyd George said there must be some exceptions during the transition period, Govern- ment interference to a considerable extent would be needed to get raw 'ma- terial and organize transport, he said, and in regard to the executing of contracts for abroad. "I think we ought to, see that the people who have been fighting together should be ser- ved first." "Don't let us make the mistake at dissolving the partnership the moment the fighting is over," the Premier a(lAdenddrew Bonar Law, Chancellor cf the Exchequer, folloWed the Prent,tr in a brief speech, in which he exeress- ed general agreenlent with Mr. Lloyd George. The Ohaneellor eminted out that some coate1 of raw materiel was needed after the war, In order ti pre- vent old enemies from organizing a corner in them. He also emphasized that as a result of the war, so far as the present British Government was concerned, the principle "that we are preference within that Empire is es - one Empire and that shall to tablished." COST OF WHEAT SUBSTITUTES !Food Board States Proper Charges And Warns Retailers as to Course. Ottada, Report—In order to protect the public against exorbitant prices when purchasing substitutes for wheat flour, the Canada Food Board to -day issued a statement ss to what retail prices should be considered reasOnable in vieW of the present Wholesale pekes. It is pointed out that in Eastern Canada white corn flour costs $11.50 to 112.10 per barrel of 19d pounds, and blended corn flour front. $10.50 to $11.10. In Western Can - (tart blended cern flour wholesale costs per barrel 01.50 to $12,80 at Van- eotiver, Incview of these wholesale prices the Food Board states that the retail price for small quantities of 'corn flour when bought by 'the pound should not be more taan 0 3.4 cents in Eastern Canada and eight cents in the extreme west. Wholesale prices of rye flour range trent $12 it barrel at aoints of produc- tion In the West to $13 in Eastern Canada and to $13.50 in British Col - MIAs.. Rye flour at retail In small quantities should not, therefore, eost the consuMer more than 7e, cents Per pound in Eastern Canada to 8'4 cents per pound in the -extreme West. Barley Boar, wholesale, coete $9.50 at pointof praduction in. the West to $11 in Baatern Canada, and 111.60 In British Columbia. Therefore, barley tiour retailed in email quantities altould not cost the commuter more than tram 6 8.4 Cents in Ilestern Canada to six cents per pound in Western Canada. The rood aloard'S statement s.)11, tains a warning to retailers that ex- orbitant pricefor aubstituttes for wheat Must not be charged. They are reminded that a recent order of the Food Board requires that no licensed dealer shall have In his possession for sale any standard or wheat flour tut - less he has at all times a sufficient stack of substitutes to meet the de- mands of his eusternere ma reasonable prices. Heavy Penalties are provided for infraction of this or any other or- der ot the board, and in addition to fine or imprisonment, the board may cancel, the licenee of any offending dealer, Blended carn flour is now selling in Toronto at 110.50 per barrel, ae compared with $10.85 Or barrel for wheat flour, and there is no good rea. son why the public should not be able to buy blended corn flour at reasonble Prices. It should be understood that the abeve prices are not fixed and will vary with the changes in the price of grain, ALSATIANS A WORRY TO HUN Worse Than Useless in the, Front Lines. All Ordered to the Rear &nos. Paris Cable—Evidence bas been found on prisoners shedding light on some recent mutinies in German regi- mente composed for the most part of men drafted from Alsace and Lor- raine. An order from the Crown Prince's headquarters says: "In view of numerous desertionsand up- risings among the Alsace and, Lor- raine soldiers, men from these pro- villae are forbidden unner any cir- cumstances to be employed in the front lines. They are to be sent to. the rear to work in the fields." The (seder also adds that Alsatians must be weeded out of as many regiments as passible. Rigorous surveillance of each individual is demanded. Papers signed by Gen. von Rath have now been feline requesting all battalion commanders of the army to furnish a repbrt on the general at- titude and behavior of Alsatian teeops and to recommend measures of seecial treatment for these sol - diens. memorandum sent out by Gen. Word speaks of mutiny of Alsatiens at the Heverioce depot, whIetrreveals thatsoldiers participated. that many refused to fight 'hen transferred from the east to the west front, many • e.scapIng to Holland. Scores were punished for singing French songs. and conversing in French. The French press uses the occa- sion of'. the revelations to point out the absurdity of German.y's preten- sions to Aieace on the basis of na- tionality, for if the Alsatians really are German what need is there for this "special iTeatment"? SHOT GERMANS FROM POSITION With the American Army on the Aisne -Marne Front Cable—The Am- erican troops pushed forward their lines at certain points Thursday on the centre of the( Rheims -Soissons salent, notwithstanding the resist- ance of the Germans, who did not give ground on some captors until they actually had been shot front their positions. The Germans are desperately clinging to their strongholds at Nesies, and in .the Bois Meuniere, north-east of Roncheree, but the Am- ericans have gained a hold on the northein edge of the Meuniere Wood, The Nesies forest is under the range of Tire Omerican heavy,guns. I _ U. S. SMOKERS HIT. Double Taxes On Goods— Amusements Also Hit. Washington Report—Doubling of ethe present special taxes on menu- faturers of tobacco. -cigars and cigar- ettes, and increased taxation of bro. kers, theatres and other amuse- ments, billiard and pool parlors, bowling alley and capitalization of corporations, were ugreed on by the House Ways and Meares Committee( to -day in framing the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill. A new tax of one per cent, on retail sales of mail order houses doing more than $100,000 an- nual businees was adopted. ef Pullman seats and bertha and pas- senger rates wil be subject to a uni- form tax or eight per cent. %Stamp taxes were undisterbed. - AUSTRIA WOULD AVENGE DEFEAT London Cable—In consequence of the disaster In Albania, the Aus- trian supreme command has die - missed the responsible generals end _appointed Gen. 'Weiss Baffin to eel*. 1111111(1 the armies opposing the ad- vancing Franco -Italian forees, The Atestrians have brought up reinforeee ments from Ponta, Montenegro and !the Macedonian lakes districts. Tha following °Metal communica- tion was !Med by the Milne War Office to-dae: "On the Albanian front the Italians he,ve been NV:ea to cede their fqtret lines north-west and 'north -net ot Beret and n considerable belt ot territory on a front of 20 kiloinetres. Our troops are pursuing the enemy." It 'met always the play with spice that &Nee the inert Out hetwon the acts for a dove. SHORT nos OF THE OS OF THE DAY tr-Boat Got 'Victim Off II S. Coast as Late as July 27. EX -SLAVE AGED 110 Leading U. S. Geologist Dies in Army Service in France. Thq body of. an unknown man was taken frorn the waters of the lake near the Huniber Five -Year-old Alfred Barber, Toronto, died fie:1m drinaing poison. need to disinfect bia home. A Toronto jury found Frank Dineen' guilty of negligence in the death by Itis motor car of three-year-old ,Toeeph Lantdrttraevoilride. s has Started fuel rationing. Strikers numbering 150 out of 150 at the Rioidon Pulp Mills at Hawkesbury nearly -preelpitaten 'a riot. Geo. Strasser, of Guelph, was fined $100 and coats 'for forgetting he had a copy of a forbidden book, "The Fix - 'shed Mystery," in his possession. A bonus of throe months' salary is being sent to civil eereants in the tlus- ttroineit.sDepartment at Neison and Oa'. John Alexander, an ex' -slave, wkd es -aped to Canada -more than Oita years ago, died at Sandwich East at tae age et a hundred and ten years. The Roumanian Governmeett has aa- cided to drop the prosecution of J. r". Bretton°, who was Premier when tli4. country entered the war, His acquittal wee' practically. certain. * The Peruvian Cabinet has resigned. Beginning next week, street car far, In Detroit 'will be raised to six centaSe • Control of United States telephOtea, and -telegraph lines was taken over by: the-Poatoffice Department. The Naw York Evening Post has been, sold. to Thomas W, Lamont, _of J. 1, Morgan & Co. Thomae Francis Molony. Lord Jus- tice of Appeal. in Ireland since 1915, has been -appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland'. Premier Clemenceau's (Feench) Go4 ernment was Weer a vote of confidenee In the Chamber of Deputies, the ballot standing, '312 to 164. The .Steamet Muriel W., coal laden, froth- Brie to,Montreal, ran ashore In the -smoky weather on Crabiet's Point, eigat;relles weet of Port Colborne. , TwO youag Men named Demers and Mayer were convicted of burglarizing Nineces store at Mileage 104, on the outskirts of Cobalt, and sentenced to six eieentlese iMprisonment in North Bay 1a1L' Cutting has started in some Pietas in Lethbridge, Alta. district. Ylelde in some districts are going to be surpris- ingly' large, in spite of the extremely adverse conditions., Many Heide north- east andnorthwest of the city will yield 15 bushels and some 20 buehees. Nearly a quarter of a million dollars' worth of peeler stock was destroyedin a fire at the piaut og George W. Mil- lard es. Co., paper and twine; manu- facturers, New York The second escape from the county jail at London within two weeks oc- curred when Frank Taylor, a colored man, held for housebreaking and theft, eluded Turnkey Charles Miller. The Portuguest barque Porto was sunk by a German submarine 550 mules off the Atlantle coast, July 27. The United States Navy Department an- nounced that the crew of eighteen had been landed at an American port by a British steamer. Capt.. John Auer Irving is mentioned in the 'United States casueity list tie having died of disease in France. He was 44 years Of age, and woe one. of the foremost mining geolciglets in • the country. The residences of A. McPhail - and Mrs, enema, together with four frame stables and sheds, were entirely de. stroyed by fire at Clifford, By strenti. ous efforts of citizens with buckets the Mansion House and general store -of C. V. Koepler, were eaved. The loss is $1,000, with some insurance. The Dominion Suagr Co., pioneers of the sugar beet industry in Canada, have embarked in a scheme which in Ilia course of a year or two will. it is expected, provide the company with all ' of the thousands of acres of sugar beets required;yearly Per the 'Chatham, Wallaceburg and Kitchener plants. • ITALIAN' FRONT. • British Downed 66 Hostile Planes in July. ' Rome Cable—The official com- munication front headquarters to -day says:. "At a, few points on the Mitt loeal fighting activity has been brisker. In the Learo valley a large enemy patrol was driven beck and a feve of the men were taken prisoner. On alente Carno enemy parties were repulsed. "On Monte Asolone itt a brilliant raid an enemy advance post was surprised, fourteen prisoners being taken. Three hostile machlete were WHEAT PRICE PROBABLY $2.24. Ottawa. Iteport—The price to be paid for the wheat of the 1918 crop will be fixed by the Bored of Grain Supervisors at it meeting to be held on August 20. The tyke foe last year's crop was set on the basis ot $2.21 a bitshel for No. 3. Northern at Fort William. The figure this year will, It is anithoritattvely Stated, be two and three cents it bushel higher, probably $2,24, in order to cover the irterease in the freight rate on grain 'Which has taken place in the past year, BETTER THAN THE ECHO.. (Passing Show London) Guide -141r, htere Is alt extraordhriry echo to be heard at this point. 1 or In. stane,e, nu:-noso you shout "Two mugs cal boor' as loud tis you can and listm. Simple Tourist-Tno mugs of (Patus,) 1 can't hear the etho. OWN -Ns. WI% 'Mho% XAra cowl the beer, 1