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The Wingham Advance, 1917-05-17, Page 7'9#Y1'.-•00900,o•dom0000ro,ow00000*,-2. ANOTHER BRITISH SMASH AT THE HINDENBURG LINE Telling blows were struck by me British at the gindenburg line last night and early to -day. Near Bullecourt, 'where the main Hiu. clenburg line has been piereed, a further successful thrust was made by General Haies troops. This was pushed home, and the objec. tive gained, despite the desperate efforts whiolt have been made dm- inthe past few days to compel tho British to relax their unceasing pressure upon this vital spot. Furthernorth, beyond the Scarp() and along the Arras.Cambrai road, ground also was gained. The purpose of the attacks was com- pletely attained, the London official statement declares. The Ger- man concentrations of men and guns here have evidently not been able to prevent General Haig pressing ahead, when he was ready, toward the Drocourt-Queant switch in the Hindenburg line protect- ing Douai, one of the chiefnerve centres of the German front in northern France. Several hundred- prisoners were taken by the British in these operations, which the official report characterises as "very successful." On the Aisne and Champagne front the French are keeping up a destructive artillery fire, and harrying the Germans by outpost at4 ticks. Less energy is being .displayed by the German artillery along the line held by the French, the only exception being the Verdun region, where violent big gun fighting in the neighborhood of Avo- court wood is 'reported. BRITISH CAIN AGAIN. points in Alsace and iu the region ot London Cable says --The otft. I Bezonva.ux. dal statement given out hare to -day • The statement follows: says that British troops attacking the "The enemy% artillery fire along the Hindenburg line have gained their rib anctdiesvetpuset Calglettint.intScalert4fttiatmerreelvka4tIet4iip jective and taken some hundreda ot live bombardment of the German or - prisoners. gcalizationse and calmed the explosion The British attacked near Bullecourt, on both sides of the Arras-Catabria of eaungniFt;eiotridepot rrtireast of Juv- road and north of the Scarpe River t" ° eitlertteirnieeennts io3oect2litiirireodt in the region° Pargny, nue in the Champagne, in the wood west of Mount Carnillet "On the Mt bank 3 of the Meese (Verdun front), there was violent ar- tillery fighting all night in the region of Avoiourt wood, with no infantry actione. Our detanhrnents penetrated ...he German Iinee north of Bezonvaux, • and at eeveral points in Alsace; iu the Romer of Ammertz-Weller we took a nninber of prisoners, Oii the remaind- er on the front the nigbt mussed in quiet." last night and early this morning. The text of the statement reads: "Very successful operatione were undertaken bv our troops last night and early this morning. Attacks were eelivered on the Hindenburg line in the neighborhood of Bullecourt, also astride the Arrns-Cambrai road anci north of the Scarne. "We gained our objectives at all points and have taken some hundreds or prisoners. "Local tighting. resulting In our favor, also took place diving the night east or Lempire. "Successful raids. in which we can- turect'several prisoners. were made no us last night east of Ynres."- THE FRENCH REPORT.- -Paris Cable says—Unusually • THE ME.SOPOTAMIAN STRUGGLE' London special cable says -"Since May 2 no events of importance have accurred in Mesopotamia," says an of- ncial etatemene issued to -day. "Our mobile columns operating in Ihe 'mains of the Shatt-el-Adhem and heavy artillery fighting took place last Biala rivers; have premed the enemy night on the Verdun front in the back into the Jebel -Hamlett range, region of A.vocourt, to -day's °Metal witleh rune in a northwesterly and statement saris. :French partols pene• coutherieterly direetion some sixty to trated the German lines at several eighty miles front Bagdad." NO STATEMENT BY NLRB EN REGARD TO PEACE TERMS Junkers Grow More Furious in Attacks On the German Chancellor. •Copenhagen, via London Cable,— The Germania, organ of the elerleal partyindicates that Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg does not intend to make a statement . with mend to peaee terms before the Reichstag. The • Chancellor has evidently won over the Centrists and part of the Na- tioaal Liberal delegation, to his view tbat a discatesion of peace terms at the present time is inadvisable. In iew of the generla attitude of Philip Setcolemann and 'ether majority So- eialiet leaders, it would not be surpris, fun If the Socialists also abandoned their intention of forcing a peace de- bate. The result, of the propesed Interpol- latious is very probable to be contro- versy between tne opponents and sup- porters a the- Chancellor, rather than a debate on peace *possibilities. The Conservatives- are clan growing more desperate as the work of the collet', tudonal revision committee proceeds without, any intervention from the Government told= the wave of re form which threatens the political nfluence of the junkers. "Where is Hindenburg, to raisethe fallen Kais ees banner again and defend the rights of the throne?" eried Prince Zu Zalm-Horstmar in the Prussian House of Lords. The prince is -president of the German Naval League, and one of the war horses of the Conservative old guard. The South German G-azette, the or- gan of' the -South German Conserva. lives, suggests sending a deputation to the Emperor to warn him that his throne is in danger unless he dismiss. es von Bethmann-Hollweg. The sug• gestion is taken up by the Kreuz Zei• Ring, representing the Pruss,an junk ers and ine, military arietocracy, tan Deutsche Tages Zeitung, and the Reichsbote. Other Conservative papers echo the cry that the Hohenzollern throne is ,tottering unless a new Chancellor conies to suppress the re. form hrevement with an iron hand. In Epee of all von Bethmann still seems stroug and there is no indication that the Emperor's confidence in him is seriously shaken. GERMAN FACTION LOSING GROUND IN THE NEW POLISH KINGDOM •••••••••••••••• Russian Revolution Has Strengthened Feeling Against Foe Council of State. Copenhagen, via London Cable. --- Advices from Warsaw, reaching here through. Austro-Polisli sources, tray that the movement against the Ger- man -created Polish Council of State lute undoubtedly been encouraged by the events in Russia. 'rho Russian revolution hecr weakened the position of the Germanophile faction, and the supporters of the new kingdom under Austro•German auspices. The National Council, originally In- stituted as a representative Polish body to assist the Council of State in the 'work of establishing the new king- dom, fell at its last meeting into the power or the antatlermau passivists. A resolution was adopted declaring that the further exietence of the (Soun- d" of htate was harmful. Rector Brub- zinsky, who, as a representative Pole, accepted the gin, of Polish autotiomy on Nov. if, and M. Parchiffski, a form- er member of the Russian Duma, were defeated for election to the executive committee of the National Council This committee is controlled by Na. tiohalists and Democrats of the so- ealled passiviet school, who fever swatting further action by Russia. • • • -•• y • - BALFOUR GOT A GREAT WEICOME British War Mission Re - calved in New York. ••••*. Itnew U. S. Was Always With Allies. New York IteportanArthur JattieS 11111'our Great Britain's Seeretary of Statle for Foreign Affairs', and niefri, berg of the British commission rietain- panying Ilini to this country, receivea a welemee of amazing proportions on their arrival from. Washington late to -day, Mr, Ilatfour Was ter irepreseed . by what he termed the • "whele- heerted exhibition.s oe earlamittem" everywhere., that later in a speeelt nt the laity Hall he aseerted if Gimo on the other Ride of the Allaidie could nave bad 0 limpse of it, thero would renewerl determiteatton to cart? raufew*IP. -aga7 * GROW A . HORSE NOT A CRIPPLE Ity Not Expecting Three -Year -Old Colts to Do as Winch Work as a Mature Aninlal ---Spavin, Cooked Ankles and Other Unsoundnesses Are Often Caused by Working Colts Too Soon: While It is, =questionably, wise to hendie colts and teach them to go in harness, or salidle, or' both. while young, it is a great mistake to expect them to perform the labor ref a horse until Well matured, There is often too great haste in getting colts at regular work. The general idea le that a colt three years old should at least. "earn its keep." This applies to both heavy and light horses, $t is not unknown Lor a man to asle a two•year-old to "earn its bonrd," but fortanately Cases of Hes kind are rare, A three. Year -cad, or even a two-year-old, will, In many eases, do the work Or an or- dinary horse, but those who have noted such cases and followea the aire tore et the animal,. nth have noted that he was "an old horse when he should have been in his prime." When between two and three years of age, or even at an earlier period, a colt should be handled, and taught to go in harness, but on no =comet should he be asked to do regular work. A three-yeanold is able to do a considerable amount of light worn, if intelligently handled, without mater- ially interfering with the prospetts 01 hls ultimate utility and value; but the trouble) is there ere many capes in which he is not "Intelligently band - led." Take a case of a pair of tbree- year-olds on a farm, If there be en- ough home -force' on the farm, witheut depending upon tha colts to do regu- lar week of all kinds, and the owner or his son handles them, it is quite probable that no injury will be done; but if horse -force be eeerce, and the colts are expkted ter do the work of a team, and especially if given into the hands of hired help, the results may, be different. At three years of age the animal is still a youngster. His bone is not thoroughly formed, nor lits muscles fully developed, and even a few days' hard and steady work may so interfere with their de- velopment as te do permanent harm. DANGER One ORKING IN SPRING This probably applies more forcibly in the spring than at other seasons, The team, while probably having been trained to go in harness, have had little exercise during the winter, hence are not only undeveloped young- sters, but are unaccustomed to work. Spring seeding commences; a large amount of wo'nk is expected to be done in two or three weeks; the hired man goes to the field with his team; he knows that his employer expects him to do a "day's work," and lie sets out to do It, And during the two or three weeks this pair of colts is ex- pected to do ,ee work of a matured team; and in many cases they suc- ceed in „doing so, but in too many cases it is at the expense of perman. throngh the struggle at all sacrifices, The British commission was met in Jersey City by a group of leading citi- zens, among them Robert Bacon, J. P. Morgan and others of prominence. Their approach =rose the river to the Battery landing was heralded to wait- ing thousands by tontinuoue salutee from river craft. As Mr, Balfour stepped into view after leaving the pier, with Lieut. - General Bridges close Ina a roar went up from the crowd that spread to windows of skyscrapers, from which itritish, French and Ataerican liege wero waved sigadusly. Entering the City Hall for the (M- etal welcome from the Mayor, Mr. Balfour and les party were escorted to the oidermaree chamber, where Ilio alayor and Jaseph H. Choate Out- lined the aims of the tnited States la the war and the reasons why the nation joined ill the struggle, "Von nave told un that Ainerleft 0021111 00 longer stand aloof," Itir. Balfour eaid. "but mut take her pert In this aorld's }struggle and meet bear a there --and It will ue a great share. a great sharee-in that contort for the. Ithertlen of Mankind which le mit lot,ving rmiry rimer Of tlie eartInn 1 eatie enlarged joints, peffy fetloeit Joints, conices ankles, puffy bone, or other almornuilitlee, ree other eases there are upparently Ito evil results, the team remains sound and able to continue Its werk, which it inay be called upon to per- form, with More or lest; reeularitS, until the next winter, whop. several meat= or complete or eomparative idleness will be enjoyed, after whien, as founyearolde, it will again be worked 7 or 8 mouths and still re- main souk'. Occurrences of thls nine tend to verify the idea that a three - 1 year-old should he expected to clo it horse's worn, but experience and ob- servation. teach us that Wits that have been used in this way are prac- tically "old horses." while still com- paratively young. They cto not wear so long as Ines° that have reached maturity before being asked to per- form the functions of a matured hdrs.e. Hence we claim that, where It can be :welded, three -year-olds should uot be depended upon. to do much work. DON'T SPOIL YOUR DRIVER. The same remarks apply to light classes, whether used for harness or saddle ParPonas. It requires a very careful mau to do any considerable iegular riding or driving 'with a three- year-old, without, danger of perman- ent Injury. A man may want a horse to do a little driving, and he can pur- chase a three-year-old for less than a five-yeanold of the same class and quality; or possibly he has a three- year-old, He expects to have to drive only a few miles every day or every week, and be expects to have plenty of time to do it In, hence decides that. A colt is quite able to do it without danger of injury; and probably he is 11 the driving should be only as ex- pected; but so many unexpected things arise which nacessitate longer drives and more limited time than was expected, and the colt simply has to go the distance in limited time. This occurring frequently, the colt be- comes tired, his gait becomes awk- ward, he hits his hind or fore atetles, acquires the habit of stumbling, etc., and often becomes blemished or lame. If the roads be hard he is very l‘able to become permanently lame. in the for feet, cracked on pastern, ole. In fact it is not uncommon for - colt that has done much reading as a three-year-old to be ee little vat= af- terwards for any purpose. Henee we claim that he should not be depended upon for a roadster at that age. It is all right to have him as an extra, to do a little light driving, but under no conditions should he be driven a long distance in limited time. It may be claimed that even thougn a colt that is worked or driven hard while young, will not remain service- able to as groat an age os under other cotelitiOns, that It is profitable to work them when young, tie it Is too expensive to keep iclle berries. Title argument may bold good In some casco), but we must consider that where a colt is allowed to work, lie luny reasonably be expectea to remain serviceable for teeny years longer than the =0 that wee worked too young, and that his Services will be More satisfaetory; and that while 11. may, at the same time, seem expeus- ive to keep three -year-olds in compar- ative or complete idlenese it will Pay in tile end, Besides the monetary cone sideration, a man has the satisfaction of knowing that has not been guiltyOf Overworking or over -driving an underveloped colt, and that he has given the animal a' reasonable oppor- tunity to perform the functions for which he was designed, with comfort to himself and satisfaction: to his own. er. WHEN COLT (SAN DO HORSE'S WORK. The question may be asked, "At what age 18 the ordinary colt fit to perform a horse's work?" Some claim that a three-year-old Is,, better able to work than a four-year.old, but, of course, this is wising, .It is clannea that the teeth of a three•year-old are better able to masticate the food than those of a four-year-old. Thie is also a mistake, A colt has a full mouth of molar teeth at four . yearn of age, while between three and four years of age a temporary molar izi each row (four all told) is being shed age" replaced by a permanent one, and the sixth tooth in each row is appearing, teeth are well up and in wear by time the animal is actually four years old. Hence a horse is much better part tue eparrede for yearsharderg, w oarkeat bfltb e Iban h Is not fully developed until at least five Years of age. The writer can call to mind a number of horses that were not asked to do hard or regular work until five, and in some cases uatil six years old; and when no accident oc- curred, these horses became remark- able for their srevleeability at a ripe old age, but he cannot call to mind a single instance of a colt that was worked hard as a three-year-old, that had any such distinction. Hence, we plead for the colt. Give him a chance. Allow him to mature befori asking him to • perform the functions of a horse, then he will give long and smisfootory service: We ask horse ownere to -consider these matters from a. humane as well as a monetary standpoint. --The Canadian Country- man, GETTING THE MOST FROM FARM MANURE Apply It With the Minimum of Loss and- Labor—A Manure Spreader is Highly Desirable—By 3. Hugh McKenney, • Stable manure is one of the big as- sets on the farm -in fact, the main- stay of crop production. It is an en- couraging sign that the majority of farmers are coming to realize it. The ohl dictum that was prominent in the agricultural press, the farmers' hist!. tute meeting or the experimental sta- tion bulletin, a decade or so ago, warning the farmer against piling his manure under the eaves of the barn and allowing the fertility to lead.) down a slope into the nearest, croon, Is seldom mentioned. With the 'pass- ing of graingrowing as a snecialty and the advent of livestock as the prin- cipal factor of agricultural activity, the farmer has come to grapple with the situation from a scientific stand- point Whereas, he formerly depleted the soil by marketing its fertility, he now aims to put back as much or more than he takes in the -torm crops. • anyone .who has received a jolt; front the dealer in commercial fertil- izers has a pretty good object lesson regarding the cash value of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid. When bringing home a load of cotton seed meal, linseed meal or other rich nitro- genous feeds, it is well to consider not alone their feeding value, but also their fertilizing Irene. After consrunp. tion, there will rempAn an average of 75 per cent. of the foregoing constitu- ents to be utilized for feeding next season's crops. My experience leads me to believe that the safest way for tbe average farmer to buy fertilizers Is by way of the feed bin.. That means two profits for the one invest- ment, which ought to make the trans- action a 'highly satisfactory one. How to get the greatest returns from the fertilizer produced on the term Is a live problem. Quite often the fact Is overlooked that there are different types of soil requiring differ- ent treatment. For instance, it could harilly pay to put much farmyard manure on muck land. It is rieh in, nitrogen, phosphoric acia and Organio pow virmoomaigaftem..., matter, but is apt to be deficient in Potash, Yet I have seen farmers ap- plying all the way from ten to fifteen tons to the acre on just such lands. In such cases, all the benefit derived is from the potash contained in the emeannduureet.The result of an experiment ea by the Indiana station. showed that one application of 200 Pounds of potash on muck soil gave an increase of eighty-nine bushels of corn to the acre, while an application of ten tons or barnyard manure to the acre inerea.s.ed the yield only fifty-one bushels during the same time. The Potash then cost about five dollars and the ten tons of matinre would be worth twenty dollars. This is a big waste of good fertilizing matretals that would be of great value to sandy or clay soils. In addition to the kind of soil, there are several other general principles that govern the use of farm manure. The most important of these are Mee of farming, rotation of crops, topo- graphy of land, time, method and rate of application, the amount of manure available tor use and the total number of acres to be rnanured. Regarding the quantity of manure that may profitably be applied to the land much depends upon the kind of farming followed, Truck growers ond market gardeners, owing to the abili- ty of their crops to use a largo amount of available plant food and the comparatively heavy applicationp each year on the same ground. When well decomposed this also improves the water absorbing and retaining power of the soil as well as its bacter- ial and physical conditions. Some- times when a dairy farm that is heav- ily stocked and a short rotation of crops is followed it becomes neces- sary to manure the land rather more heavily than would otherwise be de- sirable in order to unitize all the inanure. On a general farm, not HO well stocked, this could not be .con- sidered good practice. Applying too much to the acre is a mistake and is bound to result in loss. I have seen fields lying next to the highway receive approximately twen- ty tons to the acre practically every year, while a meadow at the back end of the farm was left without any form of fertilizer for ten years. This "rob- bing Peter • pay Paul" pollen gets; a farmer nowhere, and if lie keeps any tab at all on his operations, ordi- nary business acumen ought, in time, to lead him to abandon such a sense- less show of vanity. Experiments at the Pennsylvania station -dearly de- monstrate that much of the value of such applications is lost. In a four- year rotation of corn, oats, wheat and glass, manure was applied at the rate at 'six, eight and ten toils to the acre for the corn and wheat' Crops, making the applications twelve, six- teen and twenty tons to the acre . during tile rotation. The average crease per ton of manure for twen. ty-five years has been $2.10 where twelve tons were applied; $1.60 where sixteen tons were applied, and $1.44 where twenty tons were applied dur- ing each four years. The time that manure is applied to the land has a good deal to do with its effects on some crops. For in- stance, corn grown where manure was spread during the fall and winter will usually produce a larger yield than where the application WaS made just previous to planting. 'Also, meadows that have received a top - dressing of manure during the fall give a good increase, but if delayed until spring no beneficial results are likely to be observed. Finally, the value ci" manure is in- fluenced very largely by tho method of application. If left lying over the field, unevenly distributed and -in large lumps, it may be several yeitrs before it becomes decomposed and available as plant food. Por proper fining and even distribution the man- ure spreader is almost indispensable. Not only' that, but the supply of man- ure at hand will cover more lank and the application may be made more freeuently. aorsoommomono Alluding to an assertion by the Mavor that the moral sense of New York city ,had been with the. allied eause from the beginning, Mr. Bal- four said: know that it is so, and believe me, oven befbre you eame In find before, as Mr. Choate Said, you were prepared to throw everything you noseessed into the struggle, riven be- fore that, the conacionsbeas that we had =lead us the sympathy of Gee great nation was no atrial' support to threw who were for the moment bear- ing the whole burden end heat of the day. "nut a happier OceasiOn haa tonie," Mr. Balfour edged, "The -Ilnitte 'Rates have thrown in all theV noesees of Manhooa, of wealth and of *hose high qualitiee which are better than wealth and greater even In tke 'muse of terrestrial fighting than wealth. They have thrown all therm reeoureee, into the ceninteri eteeki they are going to Aare our fortunes, share our trials, share our strugglee. and. Mr, Mayor and gentleMen, glints eur triumphs." One of the most brilliant ballaitete in the bietory of America was given in the evening in honer of the British and French mar n118810115 - The gneste !needed Arthur, Janiee 110.12our. Witten leereign Minieter: Italie Vivient, French Minister of Jure Bee: il.larshOl ;relive and Nye fernier Pier:Writs Of the tinted Stfttes Theodore Roosevelt And William Howard Teft. At the close of the banquet Mayor Mitehel presented to Mr. Balfour and M. Vlviani gold medals emblem. atie of their visit to New York. The Mayor then proposed it tenet to the Preeident of the United Statoa, The diners rose, cheering frantically, and . throwing their napkins into the air. while the orchestra played. "The Star -Spangled Banner," The Manor then toasted 'Chit George of langatnd, while the orchestra played "God Save the King." This was followed by a toast to the French Republic, which was drunk to the strains of the "alareellialse," Mid then there was mailer toast to. the Preen dent of lermace. • ANOTHER AIR HERO MlaSING, Nottingham, Cable. -Capt. Albert 17011, of the British Plying Squadron who re- cently reeeivoil the freeciOnt of Um city of Nottingham for 'having brought down German aeroplanes, has been =string ranee Monday, aerording to a letter re. teived by lite father, Met. Ball, who come time ago Won awarded thr inetingtesIsed Service Or. dee medal, won emdited With hitving broeght town 20 German German aero. Mallen ite was 14810 to have fought more then 1(41) air battlee before he reach- irri Nth birthday. z Mae Rives --I ane Verv inii1iDinn- ed with my new NMI:. Mem Bridget:re-- Hoar lonC Wive you hell her? Mre. Rivera -Hee flay will be np tontine. - and Pen ARE "GETTING" U-BOATS NOW Parte Cable.—Both French' and 13ritish statistics on submarine sink - Ings during the last week show a car. tain improvernent in the eituation, gays Marcel Ifutin, a usually well-in- formed writer on the subject. Ere adds: "I understand that our means . ot fighting submarines is inereasbag daily, and, without giving details, I Oen say that the number of stibnite!. bite pat out of action in tlie last few days has risen In it very eatisfientory manner." 4, .4r4t, THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION MOST PRESERVE LIBERTY New York Report. -In Itie speech at the banquet here last nifildt, Mr. Ballo= moved his Infarers to hign entlinsiasne when he reed: "We have not COMO 'acre as Warn tors of the American Impublic, but it is important for me to proclaim my =alterable, conviction that we heve reached a crisis wben the whole of e4vilization must rise up and voice Re appeal for the preservation or Ullman 11 hefty. "What bas brought us together?" lie asked, "What is the meaning to be found in the crowding of your streets in welconrie to us?" The waiver lav in the fact, Imo said. that America hail felt the menace of German autocracy, whiclt he character- Inzegd p0211," "What1."huraluent and cm/Master- "What is that peril?" Mr, Balfour continued, "1 will tell you. 11 18 the calculating and remorseless use of every civilized weapon to carry out the end of pure barbarism. "The Germans have coordinated every means of scienee, not to better their own people. but to dominate others. The world has been too full of unscrupulous ambitions .for an not to recognize it in the present ease. This is not nn instance of an Ina victual genius, another Napoleon. seek- ing to overcome the world. but some- SWEDEN SEIZES LIQUOR TRADE eitaclrholni, Cable.---Swaien has Miceli a further step In the restriction of tbe ene of 0100110110 hreeragea, Under a law adopted by the Ittltsdag, (\Motto° Men- tutry 1, 1910, the meson esertem of Neil- liquorn ie extended to toyk.r nine and beer, That means that every consumer will have, to be equipped with paes.boeg In which Ms teuropores Wilt IJ(' mitered. Private saloonn will oleo be abolish. ea, end all private trade is beer ana VIM, arid thr importatiOn of mine by individual roc forbidden. IlOttle men ere born rich, some ac- quire riche, but (11t1 you ever hear of rne having riches Ballet litiOn 111111? thing far different. far more einititer- an att01110t to u80 everY Means et kiciPncr to nut the world wider foet, "nclente line eitormouely expandea the Neve and means of deetruetion. but alwuye it lute been believed and hotted that Me ivonlit be controlled by eonelaeratioras of humanity, We have been taught, however, a different keen by the ruling force of (lermany: WI' have been taught that war has been more hideouss than ever, There le not U. d12ferene in any part or the woria that German diplomacy has not tried to incense°, that German m.oney hare not Mina to aggravate "That its the danger we all have to meet, If we have seen tne world wet with blood from Armenia to the f4tra1t of Dover, If 'we have eeen hor- ror lieaperl upon horror, we can right- ly attribute it to that enenly, Shall we who know what freedom ie no the humble and o'beequious servants; of ouch a eaete? The freemen of earth cannot clo so, and if any proof were nececeary, thie great gathering of the three great dernocraelee, unique in all the history of the world, would give that power. tailless all we who love liberty unite, we will all be des- troyed piecemeal. drills le the great thought I offer to you to -night, not from a foreign country from across the eeae, but from a land of your friend and brothers." ..•••••••11. LIQUID FIRE ATTACKS WERE ALL REPULSED BY THE BRITISH FORCES This Despite Mob Demand- ing War, and Urgings of the Cabinet. Poking, Cable. ---After a riotous se- cret session lasting throughout Thur - day night, the House of Representa- tives refused to aims a resolution de- claring war on Germany. The House of Parliament was sur- rounded by a mob which demanded 17 ar, making threats of violence. 'Under the orders of Premier Luan Chi Jul, troops filially dispersed the mob. The Premier addressed the House, urging a declaration or war. He was denolinceo by members, who said he was attempt- ing to coerce Parliament. The pre= is opposed to the war party, urging Parliament to resist mili- tary pressure, on the ground that ie threatens the republic. _ CHINESE PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY Foe, in Eagerness to Regain + ositions, Fal Back On THIEVES HOLD.. Use of Atrocities. leondon' Cable says -a --German ',Weeks were delivered last night -on the Briitsh- positions oast of Arleux and south of the Soueher River. All the assaults, in one or which liquid fire was employed, Were repulsed. Tho °Metal announcement of these operations anct others on the front in Prance reads: "Early last night the enemy attacked our positions east of Arleux and south of the Souchez River. lie was repulsed. in each cnee by our artillery and me - clan° guns. As the latter point the en- emy made another attack later in the night, assisted by flaramenwerfer. He was again driven off, . . "We made a sueeeseful mid last night east of Ypres. "There was ,considerable artillery cies tivity on both sides during the night at a nt»nbor of pares on the battle - Iron t." Al ilk BRITAIN WARNS MUNITIONS MEN Will Not Permit, Strikes to Continue. Men Were Not Called Out by Officers. London 'Cable.—The Govermnent to -night issued a grave warning to munition workers, saying that it cannot permit strikes to continue and aggravate the delay iu the production of munitions. All loyal citizens, therefore, are called upon to resume work immedi- ately and the Government gives notice that all persons inciting to the stoppage of work on munitions are liable under the Defence ot the Realm Act to conviction for an offence en- tailing the penalty at life servitude or less punishment as May be awarded o' tice embodying the warning has been posted in all affected cen- tres and explains the stoppage of work, which he says was clearly unauthorized by the trade unions and occurred at a "time when, in view ef the present offensive on all fronts, there is greater need for munitions than at any previous time, Arthur Henderson, member of the British Cabinet without portfolio, on Tharsday issued a statement revealing the existence of strikers of engineers in various parts of •England. Mr, Henderson's statement wits given out after a -conforenee of trade unionists) ronnected with the engineering end shipbuilding ihdustries. Governatent Ministers addressed the conference and declared that the measures adopted by tho Government for the dilution of private labor were only etille'lrigeencoelifleVraerileine°1ara8tsisree. d8a resolettioft deprecating the Strikes. Confinement 'Aids sTlisrriration. It lo it mistaken though common lin. premien that imprisonment behind • wain) of bare neereenally has the en feet of reprerreing •the imitate at imprieoned, narrowing hie, Mental outlook, lowering his intellect:IMMO, extingaishing all le, finer ihnigrd. The filleSt writing of the inithile atter; eatam from the eelle •of Minim. Rome ot tee most remarkable bite ref Iiterrittnio' tile world lute Mter known eame trent 1)01'- 7 1)1(102 demo, Many Modern writera imprison their Waller; in 'Four Llank mane While their :;.pirits ore coating, There to no onteltle dletrae- Lion to occupy the mind.- Intehange. MASS MEETING Russ Light -Fingered Gentry Would Reform. Invite Soldiers' and Work- ers' Committee Aid. Petrograd table—A mass Meet- ing of thieves was recently held at Rostoff-on-the-Don to demand a snare in the new freedom and a chance to turn over it new leaf. The chief of the local nuitltia and the president and several members of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers'.deputies were present on. invitation. Practically all branches of the pro- fession or thievery were represented, and several of the most accomplished members made speeches, in which they outlined the difficulties confront- ing them, and declared that it was im- possible to return to honest pursuits without tb.e help and stip-port of the community. The speakers complained that recently the population hied risen against them, and, in some instances, went so far as to lynch some of their bro (leers. Chief of Militia Ralmikoff asked for help and support by the people in aiding the efforts of the thieves at re- formation. One of the byetatidets com- plained that he had been relieved oE his purse containing six rubles. The thieve e roundly protested that It was not the 'work of a professional, and took up a Collection te reimburse the victim. 9 4. TEMPORARILY LOST TRENCH GEN, JOFFRE WAS GREETED AT MONTREAL Marne Hero Got Grea,t Re- ception by Canadian Officialdom. PRAISES CANADIANS Reviews 5,000 Troops and is Guest at State Luncheon. (By Stewart Lyon, Canadian Press Correspondent With the Canadian Forces.) Canadian Headquarters in France, Cable. -The enemy attacked with. vigor last night and again this morn- ing the sector of the trench west of Avian, which we captured Thursday morning, In this morning's attack the Germans retook part of the trench. Fighting is still in progress, and at the time of filling this it was spread- ing to the south. Artillery- activity during the night was exceptionally heavy, and on the north end of the line, near Souchez River, the enemy used flame projec- tors against our trenches. --- Sir Douglas Haig's official night re- fire, sent later than the above, tells of the teeovery of the Jost Position - CLAIM BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK Berlin Cable. -via. London Cable.- ----The Admiralty announeee that 13ritish destroyer was sunk in the en- gagement on May 10 between German light cruisers and British cruisers and destroyers,, One anneeneenient saYs the MUM Admiralty has already assertea that it has disclofred the fitets In cOlineetiOn With the engagemen The "'littlish Admiralty, announced on Thursday that a scouting force of light misers and destroyers had siglited eleven German destreyers while eruising between the Tauten and eolieta that morning. The British scortleon 1)1 1 1 ' 87/ fo overtake d '110; Mazur, but \%0(4 • =Mile them. It 'Was said. the German des- troyere were seen to have been hit by the Britten fire, and thei on the Britian. Mile one man woe 'slightly Wounded. Montreal, May In -Joseph aatequee Cesaire joffre, •Marshal ot Pratte, popularly (ailed "the hero of the Marne," pai(1 a visit to Montreal to- day that will rank as one Of the great evente in local hietory, and probably no man ever received ranch it &Pon. taaeous and general welcome in this eity ea "Papa Joffre." Practically everybody on the island of 'Montreal who wee able to get out of doom was Mit viewing the procession and cheer - Ing and waving flags in honor of tho great French general. Apparently the pleariure was mutatel, as Marshal Joffre smiled his way through the im- mense crowd e who lined the etreeta from west to east ,and had hie arm at sahne ne-t continuously during the somewhat lengthy drive, so ,arranged as to enable all the eitizene to gine: him, He was the guest of both the city and the Dominion Governraent, and every poesible honor was paid To him by the city and. State, and pale In such a whole -hearted manner that must have impressed the visitor with ita cordiality and sincerity, Brief though, the visit was lees than eix hours ,Mar- shal Joffre's coming will probably have a good effect on recruiting in the ProvInee of Quebec, as he took =m- eans to Inn:mate that, although Can- ada had done much in the war, more ae desired. Marshal Joffre arrived in, this city from Boston a few minutes before 11. o'clock, and after a brief reception at Windsor station from Mayor Martin and representativee of the Dominion and Quebec Governments, the parade started. It •consisted of the local mili- tary units and asmany civilians as could be eomfortably carried in nrac- tIcally all the automobiles In. Mont- rl streets, E1 nbde et glgeedd withthrough un Union numerousjaeke, the French tricolor and the Stare and Stripes, up to Fletcher's Field, on the mountain- side, an open space capable of accommodating srevertal hundred thousand people. Here the civic ad - dines was presented to Marshal :Jelin ,by tre Mayor, and the marshal briefly Brelti)lleAV(1. ERY OF CANADIAN TROOPS. • Marshal Joffre said: "What the so - diem of Montreal, of Canada, have ac- complished will alwaye be appreciated in Prance. The soldiers of Canada are courageous. They deepise death, and their bravery reaches the level of the bravery of the French troops. thank you for what you bave said, an.udit.I, trust your words will bear ti Following the civic function, -Mar- shal Joffre reviewed about 5,000 troops on Fletcher's Field, and on his way 'down town stopped at M,cGill University ..caualses.end inspected re- turned soldiers, many of them badly crippled, who had' fought in France while . he was bead of the armies theTreh.e state reception to Marshal Joffre was in the form of a luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel at 2 o'clock, attended by about 100 representative men. -Lieut.-Col. the Hon. P. E. Blon- din, Postmaster -General, presided, and his words of greeting at the mitset were empluisized by hearty cheers from the gathering. "JOFFRE, PRANCE AND VIC- " "Gentlemen, 19:etORusYjia' ise our glasses to Joffre, to France ana to victors,' Eaaks. 1 tCol. Blondin in proposing the to "I thank you, with all my heart, Mr. Chairman, for the kind' words you have said to me," said Marshal Joffre in French, "and I thank you, gentlemen, with all my heart, for the warmth of the reception you havo given me, and I can assure you that the acclamation with which you have greeted nie will be heard in France, 1 kuow the services rendered by Can- ada in France. Your soldiers have toughbeside our soldiers, and many have 'died in the fight we tire waging. They have always shown indomitable courage, and in them Canada has done her duty." 'Marshal Joffre announced that lie had just received a despatch front the French Government, informing him that France has bestowed the Legion CRIMES OP GERMANY, d'Honneur on Major-General Fiset, Deputy Minister of Militia, and to Brig. -General A. E. Labelle, a mem- ber of the Harbor Commission of Montreal. He regretted that ho could not present the decorations himself, but said they would come in the usunl way. Vice -Admiral Chocheprat, who are companied the Marsha, spoke briefly and said the French navy was doing its best to hunt the pirates off the sem. He referred to the sinking of the Lusitania as one of the erltnee againet Germany. Marsnal Joffre left niOntreal at 4.40 for Baltimore. He will =rive there about 9 o'clock to morrow morning'1111(1 atter an hour's stay wie protege' to Washington. NO 00,41PETITION In Bidding for War Supplies by Allies, Waslington Report—An interim - Lionel agreement under Which there NN ill be VlaCed in the hand.4 Of a. email co11lpee80ra, poneibly of one man, the purchesing power of avirtuelly every dollar of the billielle to be loaned the ulnae by Hee Government aeul the ad- ditional billione which they v1fl foetid in this -country out of their own In- kn'Onlitliaeiliouttnrn t preet in proceee of for - The 0111141640n will eo•Operato with them and other departments in making ite nurelitiees for the allies, to the end that there Will be uo lecnia• petitive bidding between any foreign Government net the Meted States. A.meritan rieetlo will =tinnily knee firGt. Tire Insede Of the alliea Will Oleo lefitit i1 le expected. that a torrid= of proft1:16i.cat JAW and after they are eat- tinetion. will be %reliable for nen- •.dat.