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The Wingham Advance, 1917-05-03, Page 2in anointing Jesus With the cOetle handle the motley that the sale of the'brought.- ointment woUld itaYe brought. Now he is condemned for his base 1:I'M-Where- Sersing others tys. 12•17). 12. After he had waited their feen.-1-fe LESSON VI. had washea the feet of the twelve MaY °' 1°17' disciples, front John the beloved tit Jesus the Servant of all.—.Tohn 13; the bone Judas. Ile had shown them 1-18. the nature of immility atid what ie involved in service for others. Ile COMMENTARYus .—I. Jeswashing „ had taught Un .t bat lesson at in the king. *the disciples' Met (vs. 3.5.) 1, 2. 'Li' dont ot God distinction of great and evangelist John does not enter into a, small, higit and low, do not exist, He up discussion a the sper of which I had not lowered hiniselt • in the e in Jesus and his ditwiples partooka pI' n mation of his disciples, but, In Men is I they had a higher conception a Ins yaper room in Jerusalem. Oracularly described by the other evangelists, It Was the PaSSOVet fes,st in commemoration of the escape th ot the Israelites from eir Egyptian nneresaors, John gives attention to tile acts and discourses of Jesus ou this occasion. Jesus knew that the Leer of his crucifixion was near, It Is expressly stated that he "loved his own winch were in the world," and he loved them to the uppermost and to the end. While the supper was in Progrees, Jesus took °meion to give Itis disciples an impressive ana much needed lesson on launility. There wad treachere in the heart of Judas and some of the other disciples were pos- nosed ot worldly, selfish. ambition. The occasion was weighty with re- sponsibility and Jesus went forward with his discourses that his disciples Might,be prepared for their future la. bore. 3. Jesus knowing, etc. — Al- tbough Jesus knew that the Father had given him all power and Authority and that he was the Son ot God end had come to earth to fulfill a mission of infinite bnportance and would re- turn to the Father, he took a most humble position and performed a most lowly task. ^ 4. He reseal from eup- Per—The sewer consisted of a lamb prepared according to the directions given by the Lord to the Israelites through Moses (Exod. 12; 3-10). The table was low and around it couches were arranged for the. guests, who re- clined at full length upon them, rest- ing upon the lett elbow, that the right hand might be free to take the food, Jesus rose from hie place to teach be example a' lesson in humility, Laid aside his garments—He threw off his outer garments that his movements might be free. He was then fully clad with the ordinary tunic. In th.e east a heavy outer garment is worn as a protection from the cold in win- ter and from the heat in stuumer. Girded himself—He passed the towel about his body, as a servant was ac- customed to do, that he might use it conveniently in his self-imposed task. 6. Into a bason—Better, "into the bas- in," which stood there for such pur- poses, the large copper basin common- ly found in Oriental houses. — Cam, Bib. Began to wash the disciples' feet—It is not stated with tvhIch one of the disciples Jesus began, but it is evident that he had washed -the feet et one or more before he came to Peter. The service of washing feet of guests was usually performed by a menial servant of the host. In this instance that duty would naturally devolve • upon one of the disciples. It is pos- sible that the question of precedence (Luke 22; 24) arose in connection with this service. Sandals were worn in that country and those who traveled along the dusty roads would need to have their feet washed upon enteriug a house, This service bad not been performed and Jesus made use of this condition to teach his disciples the duty of humble service to others. The eustom of reclining o,t meals gave easy access to the feet of the disciples, Jesus took the place of a lowly servant. At the feast in Simen's house a few days before this he had been highly honor- ed by Mary, who anointed his head and his feet with precious ointment, and now he is engaging in lowly ser- vice for his disciples. He teaches us the great truth that no service which others need to have done ror them is beneath us. II, Peter's objection (-. s. 6-11). 6. then cometh he to Simon Peter—The service that Jesus was performing had not been questioned or oppased up to this point. The other disciples were less ready to speak than Peter. Their attitude toward the task which Jesus had undertaken may have seemed as much Out of place to them an to Peter, but they kept still, Lord, dost thou *ash my feet—The emphasis is on "thou" and "my." It appeared to Peter utterly inconsistent for the elnater, "Son of the living God," to the, the place of a slave and wash the feet of his disciples. Even though he had performed this service for others, he could not think of allowing him to do it for him. 7. emus answered—The Master noted Peter's question and the spirit that prompted it, and gave him an appropriate answer. thou knowest not now—Peter did not fully compre- hend the nature of Christ nor bis mis- sion on earth, and in the very nature of the cause could not know it yet, thou shalt know hereafter—After the crueifixion, the resurrection and the ascension of Jesus, and after the cone - lug of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, Peter would realize the import of this act of humiliation. The baptism of the Holy Spirit would give him a degree of Illumination not yet experienced. 8, thou shalt never wash my feet—Pet- er's natural impulsiveness found ex- pression in this strong language. Never would the time come, Peter • declared. when he could consent to the Master's performing this humble Service. He Meant well, but he did not realize what he was saying. if I wash thee not, thou hest no part with me—If Pet- er's language was strong, that of Jesus was equally so, and expressive of, all eternity of meaning xo-nseter. This tits. ciple had assented an attitude of oppo- sleben to Jesus and unless he changed his position, he could have no pait in the benefits of the atonement whieh Jesus wee soon to Make. Peter could not stand against the will of the :trea- ter and have peace and rest Of sottl. 9. not My feet only—When Peter came to understand what it meant to uppose the Master's plan, lie retracted Ma former statement and went to the opposite ontreme. Rather thee be sep- arated front his Lord he would willing. ly have hint wash his feet, his bands and his head. Ile believed that he would permit nothing to keep him from fellowship with IOW, bet within a few beers a test would come to hint that wOuld show Itint how weak he was. 10, he that is Washed—In a Moral sense they were clean, hav- ing recently bathed their entire bodies, and needed only to have the dust wattled from their feet, In a eymbolis eal sense they were dean, 'having their Ana fOrgiven, and being followers of Jesus.- ye are dean, but notnil—The diseiples vvore true in heart, They were devoted to the Master, having left all to follow him. This was true of the disciple's in general, but there was One to whom the words, "not all." APPIted, and that one knew who it Wait, 11. for he itnevt—Jesus under - (need the' treacbery Of JIttlas' heart and WPM Aware that he was already bar- gaining *With the Jeteleit leeelere to be - Ceplitimard, became he cleSired te 1 - character and Mission than ever be- fore, Was set down—"Redined."—It. V., margin. Know ye—The disciples did not understand the fell import of the net, and Rens was about to give them further informatiou. 13. Master and Lord—These Mies were applied to jestts by the disciples, it he was their Master and Lord, they were Ms disciples and servants. Ile recognized the fact thet the titles were rightfully applied, 14. Ye also- ought to wash. one another's feet—Jesus had given a remarkable example of loving, nunable service.- The circumstance demanded that this service be pertormed and the disciples were impressed with their duty to serve one another, This act of Jesus Is capable of wide aPplicatien, Christians are constantly in positions where they can follow Christ's exam- ple of performing 10Wly service for others. 16, As I have done to you— The example of serving others which Jesus set is to be followed (lawn to the end of time. 16, 17. The standards which men set *UP are far different from those whieh Jesus fixed, Among men the master is vastly superior to the servant, and does not stoop to menial tasks. In Chrtst's kingdom the Master performee humble service for Ins disciples. The followers of Jesus are not above performing humble tasks for one another. Questions.—Name some tho events that accutred between the tri- umphal entry and the Passover supper. Why was this supper held? Of what did the feast consiet? Describe the -act performed by the Master durIng the feast. What objection did Petet offer? What caused Peter to change his attitude? What duty did Jesus enjoin upon his disciples? To whom did Jesus refer when he said his dis- ciples were not all clean? PRACTICAL SURVEY. Li *yaw, •--e-s- • ....••••••Tlesopeoroya.r1•••• • ANADIANS TAKE ARM, HOLD !OPE FOE DRIVE overwhelmingly in oPpOsitiell to the' Both Senate and HoUse adepted I volunteer Briton'', amendments just before the final roll- -calls which would greatly increase the pa of enlisted men during tho were yei Howie Th. Hoe provision would maim the r MY $30 a Month, and that ap- proved bY the Senate would fix It at $29 a Month. The present pay is only ne 21500 Yards Long Captured to a Deplh '15' FOIsLOW CANADIAN PLAN. The American training system prob. ably will follow to some extent that O f About 800 Yards used in Canada, where the inetruetore have Made every effort to reproduce as closely as possible conditions at the front. Sections of trendies bave been Heavy Counter.Attack -Sunday Night Was .5 - lines in Prance held by Canadian duplicating importent parts of the built at the Canadian camps exactly Beaten Off Ago. Cenedien. Headquarters in France,. Monday, April 30.—When dawn broke Over the bettlefield Sunday it found the Canadians holding tenaciously to. Arleux.on-Gohelle, whia they had captured Saturday in a thrilling bat- tle. Their niglit had not been a rest- ful one, for the Germans throw a Topic.—Love's Service. I. Reached the depth of human need. IL Set .an example for daily Living. I. Reached the depth bt human need. Among all the parting scenes that the world's literatere has enebrined there are none that can be compared with this supremo and unique inetance seleforgetfulnees in the life of Jesus. 'When "Hie hour" had come, .when the shadow of the cross fell athwart His retie when humillatico, suffering and death were immediately before Hint, when He was just on the eve of step- ping from humiliation to glory, just about to cast aside the vell of His neeh to appear in all His heavenly splendor, it is beautifully instructive and encouraging to Gee how warmly His heart beat for "His own" and how anxious- He was to use the clos- ing days of His ministry for their setritnal &erne Defore His depaiture. when He might have been ab- sorbed in . the contemplation of His death, before Hie exalta- tion when the vision of coming glory might have filled He mind, to the latest moment of eris life, the thought of their feebleneeS and defenselessness and • their sufferings and imperfec- done was the toremost anxiety of Hie heart. When the hour was at hand in winch the bitter cup was to be lifted to His lips, Hie own great suffering could not 'eaet .a shadow between the loving Master and His trembling dis- ciples. Here at the very close of Hie earthly life, was a most thoughtful, touching instance of His intense de- sire to do them good. Under the mug affecting circumstances, to the uts meet extent, He manifested Ills love, corresponding to their necessities be- cause of the peculiar difficulties and dangers to which they were exiosed. Such was His affection for Hie dis- ciples, that not all the gloriee of hea- ven, so soon to be posseesed. could for a moment dleturb His compassionate attention toward them. All through Hie life Jesus declared Ilimself con- e-dice:a of the hours which marked the several meals ot His mission. That marveloue, eceselousnesS 16 here set forth as the basics and the reaeou tor a special tendernees as Ife thought of the impending ceparation. It was the hour of His supreme and sublime self- ' coneclousnere and the hour of His lowly service to His disciples. He. into whom hands the Father had giv- en all things, etooped to employ those bailee in washing Ws dicciplere feet. it was voluntary eervice rendered in the coneciousnees of divine power. The thought of Ills divine origin and Hid divine distinction made Hie act all the more 3m:were:ye with a force of example that was designed to act irreeletibly upon the minds of His disciplethrough all time, Jesus knelt before eaeli ot the twelve in turn. This service was eymbolic of inward purifi- cation. IL Set an example for daily living. AG a teacher, Jeaue adapted Hie teach. Ings to the state of His hearers. tie gave eaeh leeson a special application. "The deity of Hie person, the divin- ity of His attributee, Hie appointment by, the Father gave Him a right to teach and govern Ilis people."The disciples were Mow to underetand Ilia teaching, slow to appreciate His nat- ure arid His miseion. The fact that at a, merge in Hie minietry Jeans design- ed to waelt His diaciplee' feet, with no end in view except to inculcate that In Me view there wag urgent need for such instruetion. This affecting inci- dent occurred after the controversv among the disciples ae to whith af them should be accounted greatest in' the kingdom of heaven. Chr1stt3 ex- ample called Hie dieciplee to personal humtlity, to loving service, to broth- erly forgiventee. Vier had beet the °Wens of His tenderest regard since the day He had caoSen thetn. His love WaS etronger than their enbellef and ignoranett. He SaW more he them to love than other eyes could possibly see. Ills life Was a d:Selpline Of love to them, Hl e death a sacrifice of love for them, On Tabor or in Gethsemane. alone or with the multitude, in life Or in death, He loved Illo own. Touched With the feeling of their Infirmitie.e Ile loved them With a tender, prudent affection and sought to train them and edueate them that 'they mIgla be good edition; of the creme jeette taught that true greatnece eonsisted in ministering to the good of others. Peter felt that it was an invereion of all proper relations for Jesuit to perform that service for Itis disciplas. --T. It A. --4-s-e- There Was been an increase in every- thing that goes into the Making ef ice, the Witten say. And they can preve by tray hiM to them. It wee :fudge who the Weather Malt that 'oven the temper- nonlitlahlod af.Itler14 aet Of (bonnet* Mitre iff hig1iere,4,11141411410114 Neese, "e•••• troops. Mr. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas- ure, yeeterday declared that tile great bond issue which he will soon begin offering to the public will be known to the line last night. Their officers as "Liberty Loan of 1917," 1.4 'Treats - wear blue armlets with the word ury statement rays: "Gibraltar" on them, in commemer? • `The money to be raised by this ation of the part they played in dee loan is for the purpose of waging war fence or the rock wnen Britainet King against autonecy. It is to SUPPlY the was also King ot Hanover. sinews of Natio in the intermit of free 'The capture of Arlene has (added government. It is peculiarin SPPro- to the feeling of confidence on the priate that as the negotiation of this part of our troops that with artiltery loan will constitute the first great step of the United States in the prosecution of the war it ehould be issued in the name of freedom." • heavy counter attack'. against' them, superiority such as they have had in winch required hard work to put down recent act -tons they are better fighting with their rale and machine-gun fire— men than Fritz, and can move him on a task which, however, they success- steadily, neavY casualties were inflicted upon fully accomplished, anti during which CLEARED OCT THE CELLARS. attack upon Arleux has yet been Sunday afternoon, and no counter - the Germans. made atter the hard fighting in the village yesterday morning, omen of 11 with the bayonet, in cellars; and amongst the ruins of the houses, winch were knocked to pieces'tirst bY our guns. Atter the enemy had been expelled the Canadians dug thew - selves in to the west of Fresnoy, and prepared for a counter-attack. The Canadians had been warned that there were many tunnel -like pa,seages be- tween Arleux and Fresnoy, and that the cellars of Arleux must be thor- oughly cleaned up and carefully watclo ed to prevent the enemy emerging in the rear. This was done. The reports show that many grim conflicts took place in the labyrinth of these ancient passageways and above ground. The enemy made but one attempt to counter-attack and that was broken up and the enemy dis- pmsed by artillery fire before he reached the front line for another con- centration, GERMANS CAUGHT IN OPEN. It is estimated that seven hendree niell were caught in the open while marching in fours towards Fresnoy, and fearfully cut up by the concen- trated artinery fire directed upon it. by the aerial observer, who afterwards reported the force practically de- strceed. Discouraged by his heavy losses, the enemy became quiet about dark, After sixteen hours' fighting and digging our men slept on eart quered ground. There they aro still under intermitteut shelling, but vastly more comfortable thau tile nettle, who is under a gruelling fire from. our artillery, which he has Wanted to fear. The oddest story yet emerged from the action concerns a Chicago man, who was visiting in Germany wheu the war broke out, and was forced to serve because he was German by birth, and had never become natural- ized in the United States. This citizen. when made a prisoner at Arleux, had been set to work am a stretcher- bearer. After helping to carry par- ticularly husky Canadians up -hill to a dressing station, the Chicago man was about all in. He threw himself down on the grass and astonished everyone around by saying, as he indieated. with a sweep et his arm. hie late companions: "I told these •infernal fools. nearly three years ago. what was 'going to happen to them: now it's happening." This man from Chicago was made use of after that in a less fatiguing way out in green front headquarters. There was a curious scene to-dav when war trophies which are to be shipped to Canada were being eleaned up by prisoners taken yesterday, while groups of our mon, who -were on Sunday leave, stood round, good naturedly chaffing them. The total prisoners from Arleux taken now number 460, of which eight are offi- cers. The enemy still is ingenious in deviltry. Helmets and other things in demand as trophies are beteg left be the tearing enemy fastened to the watts of houses and dugouts in sucb a way as to cause an (explosion when wrenched free. • - • ' • . Canadian Headquarters, April 29, -- Once again'the Canadians have driven German picked troops from carefully perpared positions which they were confident ot holding•and are now in possession of Arleux. The bite taken out by the Canadians Saturday morning was about 2,500 yards in length, with the penetration of the enemy's line at the deepest point of 1,800 tetras. A feature of the action Was a procession of our strets cher COSe4 aeross the open plain, borne by German prisoners, Thee came across the fire -swept zone, carreing either Oar wounded, who, even when badly bit, enjoyed the triumph of be- ing thus served by the ene11111, or their own sertously wounded. ,,enhe number of priseners who have ettrenele missed through, unwounded is about 200, while over. 100 wounded enemies are being cared for by our surgeons. Those figures are liehle to be increased. ATTACKED Lee DAWN. In the gray dawn of Saturday morning, after an artillery bombard- ment of great intensiey, the troopa advancea under the protection of a 'wrap which swept the ground through which tbey had to pass with it hell of steel and attagked the vil- lage el .Arieux. Q oing forward in steady waves, eac I, like an incoming tide, encroach- ing on the defences of the Germans nu her than that preceding, our men pes sett. through the remains et what a few days ago were exceedingly. sit ,ng wire entanglement,: ended or ettengthened since the ItAttle of Vimy tblyr,eutheemy. eontinual labor of thousands of ;natty new trenches ,wore dug and the wire along the front was increased to'an average width of 30 feet. Guns, especially heavies, were brought up to make good the losses through capture, A reserve division of. the Prussian Guard was introduted to take the place of the destroyed Bavarians. These preparations went on while our men were busy making a way for their guns over the pathless ridge. Cantered German guns turned against their former owners were at this stage an effective means of offence. After our own gene were in their po- sitions, a sytematic bombardment wt's resumed. The enemy's works were crumbled. Shelter was no longer Doe- sible in the villages, for houses vere deetroyed. Even cellars were nut Proof against the huge Adis. The re- sult was that anything like industry was crushed as soon as it was visible. The first attempt to penetrate the German wire on the northern end of our front was not successful becauee of the network of houses at Avion as well as the heaps of shale around the pit mouths which sheltered nests of machine guns, the fire from which wade an advance too costly. The first breach in the wire was made at Clavrelle early in the week. The capture of Geordie was fol- lowed by frantic counter-attacks last- ing over two days and two nights. The only result was the thoucia.nds of German dead who cumber the ground. Now in co-operatien with the victors of Geordie, the Canadians have taken Arleux, the spearhead • pointing to Vimy, and have broken the defensive line erected there by the Getmans, thus performing an imminent part in disrupting 'the enemy's pie -ns to pre- vent the invasion of the plain of Cane brai. TAKEN BY SURPRISE.. Later from a ridge above Fatima -whence a view eould be obtained of tbe Arleux-Oppy slope, up whieh the Canadians and British advance was made, I watched the tremendous spectaele of the last fierce burst of tire from hundreds or guns. 11 was Vimy ridge over again in that reepect. Tho infantry went forward in the half light of the dawn, and froun the ridge their progress could be -followed only by the lifting of the barrage from time to time as the enemy gave way. He had been taken by surprise, the first prisoners said, and while expect. mg the attack, had not expected it so eoen. A few of the higher officers were in their dugouts or 'front trenches when our assaeit was launched. For a time the Germans 'gave evidence of a lack of direction or control, but they speedily rallied and put Up a stiff fight from the cel- lars of Arieux, and had to be driven Out with bayonets and boning. The neOppereem, as the Men who dean out the enemy frere its dug- outs are Melted, had a big task Ort the right of the line. A Manitoba bat. Wien was held up for a time by uncut wire, with skilfelly-pla.vea Mee chtne gene behind it, and suffered considerably before it could cut its way through and reach RS Objective. By 7 o'clock, however, Arleux had been, captured by stem and tho Went. pliant Manitobans had 4oined their emurtielee. HAI) ONLY REACHED LINE. On UM rheng land Mist of the Whers our troops had dug lit to resist possible countereatacite, the eneMy'e artillery earlier In the nekton had been tiritig epasInculleally on Willervele and Parini% wood, and Was strongly reinforeed later in the Morning. To meet it, as well as to prevent German concentration, our 'heavy artillery threw an effectIve fire into the enemy's new lint ;Which in- cluded the Village ot Freintoy, to the ettet ef Arleux. Here the Germans are only about nine MIMS froin Douai. Sotto of these PrIstineeti are Of the Hanoverian IlattaliOli, end Only Cattle 11, S. CONGRESS DECIDES FOR COMPULSION Selective Draft Bill is Adopted by Great Majorities. 1917 LIBERTY LOAN •4. SPEED CROP PRODUCTION Business 1VIen Taking Over County Organization. Por Purpose of "Waging War Against Auto- cracy." . Committee is Receiving Op- timistic Reports. HEAVY GAINS BY BRITISH • •. •. IN GREAT NEW OFFENSIVE Tremendous Blow On a Fmk of Several Miles Bends "Wotan" tine. Pivotal Point of This Sector Captured—Fierce Foe Counters Fail, • London, April 29.--0A. new British offensive on a tremendous Wale Jet in progreca on the French front. The blow was struck over a front of sev- eral mtles in. ividtb. Part Of Oppy, 0 miles east et' Arnie, and the pivotal point ot Ole defeneive sector, is -in Britalli hands, together with an en- tire (Inman trench eyetem a. mile in exteut to the (tenth of Oppy. All of Arleux, a mile further north of Oppy, nee also been taken by the Canadians, who gained positions a mile and a - half in length by a depth of a mile. Theee towns are supposed to coital- tute the northenneet volute et the "Wotan" Both potations were centree for Ger- man counter-attacks; that tor sheer violence surpassed any recent fight- , Toronto despatch: Seven business men of Toronto have been assigned by the Organization of Resources Corn. mittee to establish branches of the or- ganization. and arrange, for the co-or- dination , of the various patriotic soci- eties for the work of greater crop pro- duction in A many counties, The as. signateuts have been accepted, and will be alloca,ted as follows: Huron County, W Shapley; Lincoln and Welland, Ralpli Connable; Waterloo, R. B. Henderson; Peel County, Capt. W. C. C. Junes; Dufferin, 13, L. Ander- son; Halton, G. H. Gundy; Welling- ton, D. E. Kilgour. The counties of Bruce, North Sim- coe, Essex, Ontario, Peterboro, Nor- thumberland, Durham, Prince Ed. wawdays. The Haldimand and Vies cov- ered by organizing directors within a re torte will, It is expected, also be coy - The committee is receiving optimis- tic reports as to the progress of the work in other parts et the Province. In CollIngwood, where conditions are unfavorable for releasing men for farm labor, on account of the ship- building and munition industries, 50 men from the main street have prom- ised to give three days every week during the entire summer to work on the farms, .3. W. Woods reports that the To- ronto Board of Trade has received applications for the plowing by woadius of three miles on Yonge street motor -tractors of 200 acres within a h.- 'r In Brantford 25 men have volun- teered to go on the farms during the summer. In Windsor 100 men have expressed a willingness . t� put in three weeks at farm labor without remuneration. J. E. Stone, of • Co- bourg, has offered four prizes of $25 each for the best garden plots of portiait.oes, white beans and sweet co Yesterday Brantford and Hamilton announced that they would combine to speed up food production in the Counties of Brant, Haldimand, Nor- folk, Oxford and Wentworth. London will. organize Middlesex, Kingston and Frontenac, and Ottawa is committed lteoyt.ite care of the entire Ottawa Val - Horace B. Smith and John Mc Quaker, of Owen Sound, have under- taken the organizntton on Gres County. SHIP EVERY TEN DAYS. Washington, April 29. — over- whelming majorities both the Senate and House passed late last night the Administration bill to raise a war army by selective draft. The final roll calls brought into line beitind the bill many Senatom and re- presentatives who had sought for the volunteer system nett' routed by decie sive defeat of volunteer antendMents earlier in the day in both Houses. Tho Senate, whieh httd votee down the volunteer plait, 69 to 18, panted the bill by a vote of 81 to 8. In the House the vote against the volunteer plait was e13 to 109, and that by Which the itselt was pasacd was "Ltn to 24. written into thesebill in the House was one authorizing the President to include in the exempted eiasses persons "engaged in agriettl- ,ture." loan:tern had ltd eP ot been eelfi— Catty mentioned in the exemption Clause which attthorized the Prosidedt to Use ie part or 'exempt entirely front Military service those engaged in pur- sUits needful in the Maintenance of the Military fOrees Of the United Stn'at1Cie41‘ House twiee TeeOrtled Melt U. S. Plans to Work Like Machinery. 'N'ow York, April 28.—The 'United States Government awarded yesterday to the Foundation Company of this city a eon - * tract for building an indefinite number cif wooden ships part of the fleet which Is to "bridge" the seas, 'currying food, mun- ition sa»d supplies to our allies. To- morrow more than 1,000 men will be put to work building* the plant near this city, which, when it Is running at maxi. nium,capacity, Will be able to turn out one sivtp ready for service every ten days. The plant will occupy 65 acres, with 1,500 feet of water frontage. Everything has been in readiness for some thrte for- signing.of the contract. It is said, 'and, the 'builders, the material makers, ands the transportation compan- IPS have worked out a scheme of co-oper- ation. The result will be, it 15 Paid, that the work will begin as though at the firing of a starting gun. The right of way on all railroads will be given to the materials needed, for the work. The land on which the plant will spring up was leased to the Government Ind the Foundation Company for u. nominal sun. The plant will he up and the ways ready for the laying of the keels of the first ten ships by the end t,f Alay. When it is working at ton speed, 3.000 men will be employed working day and night. Franklin Remington, President of the coMPanY, said the plant would be under the supervision of the Oovern- ment and under Govermgu nent nk]. .mr,••••••••••14••••••••.=.a. 8 FEE,...rT OP SNOW Explains Lack of Allied Pro- gress in Macedonia. offered stubborn resletance and de. livered several unsuccessful counter. attacks, The prisoners captured since yesterday morning now number 076, including 16 officers." "Last ulglet a party of Germans was surprised by our troops south- east of Pontruct, nortlewest ot St. Quentin. Several of the enemy were killed. We took a few prisoners. "In the air fighting yesterday two German aeroplanes were brought (10%114 one other was driven down out of control, Three of our mas chines are missing." Foncer BAYONETS. British Headquarters in France, Aprli 29.—There was More desperate fighting along the British front Satur- day, anti the Germans, evidently spurred on by the declarations from Ing on the weetern trout. The Britian. Field Marshal von Hindenburg that threat ie toward Douai, Hindenburg line. To northern pivot they must hold their present positions of the utop it Field Marshal Hindenburg is reek- intely throwing thousands of las grey - clad troopers in massed attack. Every word from the front emphasizee the enormovs total of the German lessees— enr.tabtefes akee. a thus, the continued caolldun ta Bitter fighting continued through- out last night and to -day. Reuter% 0one:3-pendent at the Brtish head - quarter's telegraphe that the Germans apparently have a good idea of the principal points against winch the Britenn effort is directed and which meet be carried before it will be pee. eible for the Britieb to go ahead again. The Germans are throwingein h fres troops to defend these positione aft rapidly as it le pi:nettle to hurry them up. The couleur of tho 'Scarp° valley is partieularly favorable to the eetab- liehment of a perfect pest of machine gun positions, which are extremely diffeult to detect, and therefore are very hard to deal with by artillery dflureed. , but they are gradually beIng sub - "Just as, in the last pitched battle, the nottest fighting centred around Monelly, now Roeux is the scene of the eeverest •fighting," the correspon- dent continues. "The Germans ap- preciate the taeticat value of Roeux as a complement to Monchy, and are sacrificing troops in droves in the ef- fort to keep the British ont, but the concentration of big British guns is mpraielteinfgorthtieleiGreorpnpisosnsitionry, a heavy "All night long the battle crashed and thundered around Roeux. and the high mut this perfect Sabbath morn- ing much be looking down upon a veritable German holocaust between the chemical works and Mount Pleasant wood. To the- northward -we are well established in Arleta village and along the line of advance running from the sOnth-east of Arleux wood to about 1,200 yards west of Acheville. our pests were pushed* forward up the western slope of Greenland hill and now command the croee-roads northward of ite summit. 13etween Oopy and Gavrelle the struggle is pro- ceeding with a degree of intensity. which renders it im.pcceible to define the (situation." ALL ARE BROKEN. Perry Robinson, telegrapning to the Times, cays: "All the phenomena of the nomme battle are repeating themselves here. The Germane are throwing agalnet us new divieions with great rapidity, anu conteeting otubbornly every advance Just as they did ill the "high' wnnd and album° farm. Then it was the trgency of holding on to the last footholds on the high ground which inspired the deeperation. New pre- sumably it is the urgency of 'moos- ing alt poseible delay so fie to admit the completion of the defeneive post lions in the rear. These new troops here and there often fight witlt great stubbornness., but their los.eee are ter- rs:irfoicu.nedV.hatever troops come againsst us are broken, and we continue to gain . "A recently captured -report of Gen. von Bedew on experiences ot the German first army has some instrue• tire passages, especially where it dwells on our 'superior:ty iu the air' and how our airmen. attack infantry trenches, With bombs and machine guns, and adds: *Even though the losses thus caused are comparatively small the occurrence has an extreme- ly lowering effect on the morale of our troops, who at rinse .vere helpless. Innumerable balloons hanging like gnapes in clusters over the enemy linea have produced a similar effect, for the troops thought individual men ane machine guns could be picked up and watched by them and subjected to fire with observations:" pnE OBVICIAI, REPORTS. The official report from British headquarters hi France reads: "Saturday night—Severe fighting, in which our troops have had the ad- vantage, took place throughout the day from the Scarpe River to the Acheville-Vimy road. We captured Arleen -en -Gotten° and enemy posi- tions on a front of over two miles north and south est the village: "Our troops also progressed north. east of Gavrelle and the weetern stapes of Greenland Hill, betweea Gavrelle and Reoux. South of the river we have gained ground north 0r4i:c enemy en'Preulc again delivered many violeet counter-attacks With consid- erable forces and suffered heavily front our artillery and ntaohine gnu fire, In the neighborhood of Roeue and Oppy heavy flghting is centime ing. Several hundred prisoners Were captured by tis during the day. "Three German aeroplanes were felled yesterday in air fighting and a fourth was shot down by our anti. airraft guns. One hostile observe. tIon balloon was also (Met -eyed, Three of our nereplaileS are missing." "Sunday' afternoons -Burble, the night a strong enelny counter-attack upon our new Positions north of Arleux.eri-Gothelie was broken up by our fire. Fighting continues at set eral places north of River Searpe," Sunday eight—"This 'morning an enemy trench system south of Oppy London, 't 11 determined effort woo mule on Thursday night to Oita the British from the positions, gained bY a ern 111 their attack oft the Macedonian front earlier in tbe week. The EritIsh &Scat their effort, inflicting heavy losses on their neyersaries, the War Office an- nounces. oon the front between Lake Dein») end the Vatilar," „says the stateinent, " a strong attatk by the enemy during Thursday night on our posltious 1it- tutt/4 at the extreme right of the posi- tions gained by us Tuesday night sue - (veiled in penett•ating our trenches hut a eta:race-attack was iminediately organl ized and the enemy *Was ilriVort ottr, lefty- ing a large number Of dead. "On the Sit'untafront the art111017 has been active against villages near our front line." The Vrench War Office report reads; "Easton theatre': On tho 26th the Dulgarions, tit a viedent bombardment, succeeded itt ,aLtititg a tenvitorat foot- hold in the trenches recently captured hy theIlritish troops west of Lake Doiran, but an 11313000 late counter-attack drove them out with 1,'i vv !Wee. rild had urather s 1, • t: Wag captured ou a front Of about a t:now on the hS htte retteheo uePto - ot siX Or right tea." Mlle after heavy righting. Tha enemy et all costs, are making a resistance nore stubborn than any heretofore encountered. At various points cap- tured In 'the first onward rush by the British the Germans have been or- dered into counter-attacks with a reckless disregard tor loss of life. The battle was still in progress late Saturday, and it was possible near Oppy to see at one time no less than tive gray waves of Germans blindly facing the British fire in an attempt to retake their lost positions. Heavy shells broke upon them in a great explosive torrent, and *where each shell burst great gaps were cut in the ranks of the oncoming men. Those who penetrated the British barage from the larger -calibred guns were met by field gun fire and mown down under continuous sprays of machine- gun bullets. Under this galling fire thee attack utterly broke down. In some places there was ferocious hand- to -hand fighting. The British got itt we'll with the bayonet, but there was one bit of fighting in which even bayonets were forgotten, arid the been went at each other's throats and eyes. Many Ger- mans went to their death from blows from rifle -butts. The attack began with the coming of dawn. It extended in an easterly direction from Vimy ridge at its northern hinge and ran southward to the Scarlet. Progress was made every- where, and the so-called Oppy-Meri- court line, width protects the Dro- court switch to the Hindenburg line, was pierced again, BRILLIANT WORK OF CANADIANS. The Canadians, who had been More or less resting since they swept the Germans off both slopes Vimy ridge on Easter Monday, made a gal- lant assault against Arleux-en- Gohelle and captured that village and held it .against all counter-attacks. The British also crossed the Clerntan lines just west of Oppy, and 'there has been fierce fighting about that village all day. When the correspondent left the fighting lines Saturday evening about. 500 misoners had been sent to the rear, with more to come. The fight. ing, however, was not of a nature which would result in a great haul of prisoners. Almost everywhere it tS;13 a fight to the death. The report is current that Von Hindenburg personally visited the German position on the .Arras line while the withdrawal from Lens was under way, and commanded that it be stopped. This coincides with the recent sudden stiffening of the de- fensive, when it booked ten days ago that the city would be given up in a few hours. Whether due to a shortage of their own cannon or not, it has been re- cently discovered that the Germane still are using on this front guns can-. lured from the Russians more than two years ago. These guns will not stand a rapid fire, however, and are good only for five or six rounds apiece a day. • 4. Wellington Viuttral Fire Ins. Co. Netalaike4 1140, Read Offkt OITZUEST, ONT• Risks taken on alum ot thi able property on Ute eiteh es Mrs* note system, GOIX), IMArMSEAN, J'OMM PreeMent *wow lemma 4 004444. Agents, V4401445, 0 Dudley Holmes SARPMITIMt; 0Q1.ICITOM, Meet Meyer Wisely Whit** Vanstone lltARIUSTEA AD 401.11017011% Stoney te loan at lowest tetml, WINGHAM. Arthur "twin D.D.S., L.D.S. Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Penn- sylvaula College and Licentiate of Den- tal Surgery ta Ontario, Closed. evels Wednesday Afternoon, Office In Macdonald Block, r. M. DEANS D.D.S., I...P.S. Honor Graduate of the Royal College of Dental St•rgeons of Ontario, honer (tradgate Vidyersity of Toronto. 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