The Wingham Advance, 1915-10-21, Page 7lin VICTIMS
111E0 Of SHOCK,
NOT OF WOUNDS
Eight Women Perished in Recent
Zonelin Attack Without 00
Eign of Injury,
0141CIAL NOTE
Tells of the Utter alailure of the
Sxpeclition From Military
Viewpoint,
London, Oct, 37. -7 -Inquests Saturday
in three Loudon courts on 23 or the
victims of Weduesday night'a '4ePPe1in
raid revealed the fact that eight of the
number Wed of heart failure or the
*bock of the bombardment, instead of
tieing killed by Gorman bombs.
To one woman wile collapeed when
elle hearcl the explosions her husbaud
exclaimed, he told the coroner:
"Never mind, old girl; if the worst
happens we'll die together." The
"hvcman, however, died alone, and the
jury found she had succumbed to
Aleut failure. •
Another woman fell downstairs hi
her algae anu died of her injuries.
ea one court where eieven Inquests
were held it proved that five cases
weather instant (loath from the bombs,
lout Victims died in. hospitals and two
expired from ehock. An instance was
revealed of a father, mother and
uaugnter who were killed together in
the ruins of a small villa which a
bomb destroyed.
The verdicts were simply to the
effect that the deaths were caused by
bombs thrown from an enemy airship.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF RAID. -
The following, account of the Zep-
Pan air raid on Wednesday night
was prepared by a writer appointed
by the Home Office:
"On the evening of Oct, 13 another
aerial attack was directed agairoit
London, whieh differed in no material
respect from thee° made on previous
occasions.The enemy's vessel or ves-
sels flew high.
"The darkening of the metropolitan
area, together with the height at
which the aircraft travelled, certainly
prevented the enemy from discovering
the exact position of places or im-
portance.
..-dyereetmetirenneet -occasion, the official
report issued in Berlin proves the
raiders to have been grossly in error
in most cases as to where they were
dropping their bombs, and if they had
really some definite objective, owing
to the height at which they flew, they
entirely failed to attain that ebjective.
"Except for one chance shot, the
damage was exclusively on property•
not connected with the conduct of the
war. Of the 127 persons killed or in-
jered none, save one or two soldiers
who were in the street at the time,
were combatant.
MORAL EFFECT UNEXPECTED.
"As for the moral effect for which
presumably the enemy was seeking—
that, was all to his disadvantage. The
Taid occurred at an hour when prac-
tically no one except children wore in
bed, and, though the shops in the
Irinbipal shopping area were closed,
Ilaces of entertainment were full and
the masses of the population were
obottt their ordinary evening's pleas -
ere or at btesinese.
"A very much larger number of peo-
ple, theretore, were aware of the
enemy's presence. but the population
of olden, though hundreds of thou-
eands heard the sound of bursting
bembs and the guns, remained cool
and free from panic. There were, if
possible, even less signs of excitement
than on the previous occasion. The
andel warnings to take shelter n ere
better observed, and when the air-
craft rassed and the guns ceased firing
meet of the people who had been
watching the bombardment nent
quietly to bed, and were undisturbed
by the second raid, which took piece
ahcut midnight in another part of the
London area.
"In the theatres, from which the
sounls of the firing and explosions
coule plainly be heara, there was a
cmennendable absence of panic. Al-
together, the imperturbability af the
reerle nf London wouli appear .to
offer a striking centrast to the be-
itheieur of the population on the oc-
resion ef rehearsals of Aircraft at-
tacks recently said to have been held
Li certain German noWnS.
FIVE; AREAS VISITED.
"le hen the result's of the raid were
exantmed next mornine five distinct
arm- cculd be dietiuguishea in which
damage as done, The first of thess
is an area, in which there is little cr
Z5 o residential pr.:Duty, ecine large
beilitings devoted to varlotis kinds of
nusinees and cot -iteratively wide
areas. In this area bowies were
tiroepod containing high explosives,
widen in four cases fell upon the back
'trembles of 013 larg: ',Jading throng-
ed with people.
"One of the limbs, which apparent-
ly vas of large size, peeetrated • the
;street into the subways containing gas
and ;••ater mains, and, in exploding,
melted the gee pipes, sztting aliget
lire which, though slight in extent,
lasted for several hours. She ee-
plosion of this bomb damaged the
buildings round about considerably
and destroyed abnost all the glass in
the neighborhood. It (deo was re.
spoustble for a number of caeualties,
which will all be the atthject of an
inquest. Those killed wore either sit-
ting in the front rooms of the build-
ings or Were wotking Or 'Walking In
the streets.
"lite secoild area centains a large
1-leck of residencial flats, synth of
witteh are Occupied as offices. Like
Many other Weeks of fiats in Len -
dein this IMO ha3 a stretch of garden
beltind the belidinge, and 0110 of the
enemy's high explesive bombs fell in
thin garde% close to the fiats them-
seIvete. One or two lemma on tlite
ttround fther wero totally wrecked,
nd oil the fent •rloor tensidentble
dalunge wan done Another bomb
fon en the top I rine el' the bundinge,
demeltshing th- 1 tit storey. In tine
atee there Were. no casualties.
"The third area eivitanie two dein-
aged ellethees preetieere first at
theM b3 a. large, modernbuilding,
constructed ct reinforced concrete,
and with, steel and evnerete le et anil
flooring. Iva) bOillba were dropped
on tins Indicting, one of them ttettiallY
on inc roof, met one en the pavement
Immediately beneath the doorwny.
Inc bomb on the pavenient anPeard
to Ilan exploilea aidewaye.
rate, the (image done, which eon-
sisted chiefly of broken glass and
plaster, oceurren naainly la the houses
Oil till other side, of the steeet. The
bomb which dropped on the roof of the
building !Wolf did little damage.
/30M11 FELL ON itOTIdie
"Ili the scone area a bomb wee
di "peed on the roof of a rintall hotel,
the gretinci timer of, winch wail me
eupteel as an office. In this ease the
etrongth of the building, wlitch was
an old oile, was not eaffielent to
withstand the force of the explosion,
encl the whole of the hotel, which.
Coneisted of three flown of the build -
as entirely blown up. Fortunate-
ly in this area those indoors bad
been wanted by the sound of previous
esplueione, and by tektite refilge in
lower floors escaped injury altogether.
In this area, as by a, curious coinci-
tlerice in one other, the effect nil the
bond's woe severely felt in a email
reetnurant opened in the interests of
Belgian refugees.
write fourth district in which dam-
age was done is one ceeeisting on
-
Ureter of what inav he ealled working
class property, with small low build-
ings, some of them used to how
sunlit eletps of varione eusitiesece, but
in twist cases oceitided, and in man%
muses oveecrowded, by private resident's
of the poorer classes.
"In this area more bombs were
dropped than in tho,se previously de-
scribed, and the damage done was
oxciusively suffered by private traders
or householders, who behaved with
the utmost heroism and coolness, and
who suffered damage, and in some
cases, loss of life, with u� • compen-
sating military value for the enemy.
One group of email houses in this
area was entirely destroyed by a
single explosive bomb.
SAVED AI.414 HIS FAMILY.
"In another spot in this distriet
bomb tell on the top of a building
used for keeping -dairy cattle. None
of the cattle was killed, The dairy-
man, with presence of mind and
coolness, made his eiray to the top
etorey of 'his house .rinarby, in which
all the windows were broken and most
of theticeilings destroyed by the force
of the explosion, and brought down
his children in safety below. On his
way downstairs on the last journey a
further explosion blew him backwards
onto the floor of one of the rooms, but
he succeeded in bringing all his family
out unharmed,
"In the last area covered by the
raid—this time in a euburb=there
Is not a single factory or businees
housee anti hardly any shops. There
are no military encampments, no store
sheds, no aerial defences an not eyen
searchlights. All the profferty con -
stets of detached or semi-detached
houses, surrounded by small gardens.
It was in this district that, for some
obscure reason, the largest number of
bombs were dropped, and they muse
have been launched by what the
commander of a Zeppelin in his
interview on the last raid deseribed
as 'rapid fire.'
"The actual period of bombardment
did not last a minute, and the dis-
tance from the point where the first
bomb dropped to the last could not
Itave been more than GOO yards.
Within 60 yards no less than five fell
together, while, nearby, three fell in
a single garden, which did not men-
ure more than 30 yards square.
"The striking and fortunate feature
of the bombardment in this district
in which the bombs dropped, not on
thie occasion, is the number of cases
in which the moznbs dropped, not on
the buildings, but on the ground. In
only three cases in this suburban area
were houses actually struck, though,
of course. the force of the explosion
was sufficient to destroy whole houses,
even at a considerable dietince.
MANY LUCKY ESCAPES.
em teat: were many astomehleg
escapes, en one instance eilioluo len
en a narrow passage separating levo
ia.uses, tud'entire trouts et wnicu were
mown our, causing the upper bed -
wont floors to collapse. In one Of tile
upper &tearooms a niother and daugn-
ter were tileeping. They were thrown
out onto the street through the place
where. the ground floor winaow should
have been, both! escaping with their
lives.
"In the next room a little boy lying
In his cot was buried under the debris
of the wrecked roof of the house, and
in order to release him the whole roof
had to lifted up, so securely was the
cot pinned down.
"A large house a few yards away
suffered very badly. A bonne fell
right on the eentre of it, killing in-
stantly two children and severely in-
juring a third child and the father
and mother. .
"At another mint where e oomb
fell in the etreet, a young man was
saying good -night to it Woman at the
front door of the _house. He was
Idiled immediately by a fragment of
the bobab and the woman was severely
injured. At this point also an old man,
who was walking on the pavement,
bad his arm blown off and died in the
hospital shortly afterwards."
The King and Queen yesterday after -
been visited the civilians at Charing
Cross Heepital who were injared in
the recent Zeppelin raid.
•••,
35000,000 WANTED
British Recruit Director Tells of
Britain's Need of Men.
'Amnion, Oct. 7.—"Great Britain needs
3,000,000 men by sin -Ing." This declare.
tion was made to -day by Brigadier -Gen-
eral Ste Brie Swayne, director of recruit-
ing In the northern corn/nand, in e. speech
At Hull. 'General Swayne estirnated that
Ge manY still has betsiten 9,000,000 and 10.-
000,000 men from the ages of 18 to 45, and
that, therefore, it was 1191055 to talk
about wearing Germany out.
in the spring, said he, Germany 'would
lose more men than the allieS, which
would balance the number of the allies
end the eentral power.% but If Great
Britain should, raise 3,000,000 additional
Germany 'probably tvould recognize that
It Would be fruitless to continuo. Great
Britain, he added, did not want corn.
puleion, but unless tin -re million More
men• were recruithe by Bering the mitt ary
authoritien could not be responsible fnr
the war.
tom -yr .POUIVIANIAN CROP.
Amsterdam, Oct. 17.--A Munich
newepaper le authority for the state-
ment that An agreement between Ger-
Many and Roumania, by which the
latter is to "sell Its 'crops to the for
Mer, has been almest conipleted. ,
FRENCH MADE
HEM SAS
MD GEMS
Have Taken, and Hold FirntlY,
New Positions in Lorraine
and Alsace,
VOSGES MOUNT
Important Point Recently Lost
Has Been Recovered From
the Enemy,
Pule, Oct. 34. — The Ideench have
Made important gains in Lorraine.
The French troops which lost some
trenches Friday onthe very stunmit
of Hertstnarts-Weileritopf, which has
been the objective of so many at-
tacks for many months, wort back all
the lost ground Saturday through an
aggressive •counter-attack, and at
Ike same time recaptured a field fort
which had earlier .been taken by the
Germans. The long -contested hill
again is surely in'French hands.
French aviators made 'another suc-
cessful raid, dropping bombs on Les
Sabion Railway station at. Metz, the
base of supply for the German armies
in Eastern France, plowing up a'
switch and causing a train in motion
to come- to a stop. The Germans
made a, number of attacks of consider --
violence Saturday, but ad. were re-
pulsed. One of these was in the Bois
de Hache, on `the Souchez stream, an-
other to the north of Reilion, in Lor-
raine, where the French occuPied
some German trenches yesterday, and
between the Lihge and the Schratz-
mannele, in the Vosges,
A despatch from Flushing, Holland,
says: During the whole of this af-
ternoon a continuous heavy gun fire
to the south was audible here. It le
thought probable that there was a
bombardment of the Belgian coast.
Owing to the fog it was impossible to
make observations.
The following official statement was
issued by the French War Office to-
night:
"Violent artillery engagements con-
tinue before Loos, the Bois-en-
Hache,' and to the east, ef Souchez.
We have consolidated and enlarged
our positions in the Givenchy wood.
On the Aisne close fighting with
grenades is reported in the environs
of Godat. There has 'been a continu-
ous artillery duel of an intense char-
acter in Champagne, particularly in
the regicn cf Tahure.
"On the Lorraine front we have re-
plied energettcally to the cannonade
of the enemy by an effective fire,
wbich caused outbursts of flames at
several points in the German lines
near Leintrey, Araenoncourt and Gon-
clrexon. Violent and repeated Ger-
man counter-attacks against our posi-
tions to the north of Reillon were ar-
rested by our barrier. fire.
"The Germans having again recent-
ly carried out aerial bombardments
against English towns, and one of
their aeroplanes having dropped yes-
terday two bombs on Nancy, a group
of our aeroplanes to -day bombarded
the town of Treves (Rhenish Prus--
sia), on which thirty shells were
dropped."
The text of this afternoon's coin-
municntion is as follows:
"In Artois we seized a strong bar-
ricade last night to the southeast ol
Neuville-St. Veva, and tuaintained
ourselves there atter having repulsed
two counter attacks in the course • of
the night. In the sector of Lihons
there was a violent bombardment on
both sides. There is no incident to
report from the Aisne front in Chem-
paigne nor 'in the Argonne. In Lor-
raine we again captured 100 metres
of trenches to the north of Peillon in
the couree of stubborn combats
fought at close quarters.
During the night of the 16th our
aviators bombarded the German army
provision post or Maizieres d'Azoud-
an.ge and the railroad station of Avri-
court."
GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED.
The following report was issued on
Saturday night:
"In Artois we completely repulsed
a new German attack in La Bois en
Hache, and on the blope west of the
valley of La Souchez. The fighting
from trenoh to trench, supported by
cannonading on both sides, has con-
tinued to the south of the Somme, in
the region 01.1.4hons and Quesney en
San terre.
"The enemy renewed his bombard-
ment of the regions behind our Cham-
pagnefront, eMploying 'shells:ceasing
irritation of the eYes. Our artillery
replied against the enemy batteries
and trenches. A struggle with
bombs and grenades has occurred in
the Argonne, to the north of Hottyette,
as well as at Vauquels.
the Vosges a vigorous counter-
attack ha's enabled us to recapture all
our positions on the summit of Hart-
manns-Weilerkopf, and to take in ad•
-
dition a small fort previously oecupied
by the enemy. We took about 100
prisoners.
"A group of aeroplanes to -day bom-
barded the Sablems station at Metz. A
number of explosions were observed
to have taken place around the sta-
tion, and a moving train, which was
compelled to step. A switching post
was blown up."
Saturday afternoon's report saidt
"ln tne Vosges the enemy undertook,
shortly after midnight, an attack in
three between the Linge and the
Sehratzinennels. This was preeeded
by a severe bombardment, and (Wont
panted by a certain fire directed
against our secOnti lines and our com-
municating tretiches, This attack was
completely repulsed by us."
DUKE INSPECTS VALCARTIER.
Quebee, Oet. It. Et. the Duke
of Connaught visited Valeartier eamp
yeeterday morning directly on his ar-
rival from Montreal. He was aecom-
panted by a party of military officers.
. This, the last visit the buke will
make to the Canadian training camp
af Valeartier, was short, and the Duke
Is. expected back at noon to inspect
the winter quarters prepared in (lite-
• bee City for the• troops that will be
left behind when mist, of the 111E11
now at Valcartier have left for Eng -
lend. It is expected Valvartier 'Calera
n111 be brOkeit up within a month.
WHEAT VIA N. Y.
Canada's Crop Going to the Allies
Through V. S. Port.
iew York, Oct. 18.—What is !saki bY
grain men to be the largest movement
of Canadian wheat through tha United
....kates that has ever been recorded is
now going
on through this part. Re.
cords of the Prentice Exchange com-
piled to and Includig Friday, Oct. 16,
show that 4,065,791 huseels have been
brought here from Canada since the
early part of August, and reloaded on
steamships for shipment, mainly to
taigland, France and Italy. This
whet4.., In order to avoid the payment
of a duty or ten cents per bushel,
conies through in bond.
The Canadian wheat grop, estimated
by grain men for this season at aP-
Preximatety 332,000,000 bushels, is one
of the largest in the history of the
Dominion, and compares with 256,000,-
000 raised la:e year, The increased
acreage is not only duo to a favorable
Season, net a:do to- a general gpurring
up by Canadian officials to provide
the mother country and allied nations
with a wheat crop to take the place of
that normally inipmeed from Russia
and the Balkan States.
Grain manufacturers say that the
grain export movement will continue
through the entire season, or until
Mont January let, when the Argentine
crop is available.
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IAINTER PLANS
FOR THE TROOPS
,Division Commanders Confer With
Minister of Militia,
Rural Centres SUL:plying 25 Men
to Get Billets.' ,
Ottawa, Oct, 17.—A successful con-
ference between Major-General Sir
Sam Hughes, members of the head-
quarters statf, and the commanders
oe the different divisions in the Do-
minion was held yesterday in the
Militia Department, Many important
decisions were reached concerning
the plans for organization, recruiting
and billeting. Tnedistribution of tue
organized troops fin' the winter was
settled, and very few minor altera-
tions were matte in the distribution
already made.
Concerning recruiting, 11 was de-
termined that any centre, large or
smell, raising twenty -live men or up-
waide, of good character, properly
attested and medically fit, would be
entitled to have these men billeted
therein. They Would .be clothed,
housed and rationed in'tnat centre.
Twenty-five is the minnnum number,
but tile maximum number is not set.
An important decision was reached
In' that thesemen will be organized
for training, into territoidal area cor-
responding to the present regimental
area, Shooting galleries and other
auxiliaries for indoor training will be
utilized, Books will be issued for in-
etruction, and schools of Instruction
Lor non-commissioned officers and
officers will be established in every
leading centre.
With regard to billeting, in the
smaller centres the regularly organ-
ized troops will be 'rationed by them-
selves, but those newly organized will
oe billeted,
The command or these territorial
recruiting areas will be allotted to
some capable officer, who will be held
responeible for Payment, etc., and
general discipline.
In future, payment of the men will
be done by cheque in each case and
the persons upon whom soldiers are
billeted will receive payment by
cheque.
.Among the officers commanding
divisions present at the Conferenne
were; Generals Wilson (Montreal),
Rutherford (Halifax), Logie (Toron-
to); Colonels, Heniming • (Kingston),
Ogilvie Victoria), Cruikshank (Cal-
gary), Ruttan (Winnipeg), and
leagee (Quebec).
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GRAVELIERMIIN
TOOK HER LIFE
Hun Officer Shot Fainting Woman
as She Lay;
Details of Brutal 6laying in Brus-
sels Lately.
London, Oct. 38.—The Daily Nfaire
Amsterdam correspondent sends the
following details of the execution of
Miss Edith Cavell, an English woman,
who was tharged with aiding Belgian
men to escape to England by hiding
them in her house and helping to
smuggle them over the frontier after
she had given them money and ad-
dressee in England:
The execution occurred in a walled
garden he Brussels. The firing party of
six men and an officer was drawn up
to Wait Miss Cavel, whom other sol-
diers led from an adJoining house.
She was blindfolded with a black
• scarf and was deadly pallid, but otep-
Ped bravely forWard until passing the
firing party. Then her strength failed
and She dropped In a swoon 30 yards
from the wall Where she was to have
been shot.
The officer •coinnianding the soldiers
advanced, took a large revolver from
his belt, aimed Steadily and. then shot
the woman through the head as she
lay quietly on the ground.
The officer then replaced his revol-
ver and ordered the soldiers to carry
the body into the holm, where it was
taken in charge by Belgian women,
Who were tinting on instructions from
the SPanish Minister, wbo undertook
to care for the body pending burial.
execution was a shock to the
Belgian people, who describe it as the
bloodiest Act of the war.
HELD IN MURDER OASE.
Chicago, Oct. 18.—Itoy Atkinson,
19 -year-old elevator boy al the Buck-
ley building, and Patrick MoriaritY,
.25 years old, were booked by the
police last night on 41 charge of mur-
der in connection with the death of
Harry Phillips, a jeweler allot to
death On the stairway of an apart -
Meta building Fridley night, Elsie
• Burke, aWaitress, was booked CM a
chargei tlecensory 'to Murder, be»
fore the fact.
GAVE HIS LIFE
FOR OICIAD[S,
Montrealer Was About to Throw
German Shell From Trench
When It B.xploded,
CANADIAN WORE
Despatch From Headquarters Tells
of Incidents Among Our
Troops at Front,
Ottawa, Oct, 170—The following offi-
cial communique was issued last night
by the Minister of Militia, as received
by him from Canadian beaaquarters
In France:
"On October 6 Major A, V. Roy,
22nd Battalion, Montreal, was stand-
ing in a trench issuihts orders to
Company Sergt.-Major Marion and
others, The enemy trench mortar
shells were falling in the vicinity.
Brig. -Gen. Watson, Quebec, had just
passed along the trench when a mor-
tar shell fell into the trench a few
feet from Major Roy and his men.
The shell did not burst on impact,
and rushing towards it, Major Roy
bent down Nah the object of seizing
It and throwing it over the parapet
in order to save the lives of those
near him. Before he could grasp it
the projectile exploded, inflicting
wounds from which Major Roy short-
ly. afterwards died. His gallant self-
sacrifice has been specially reported
hy his brigade and divisional com-
maader
"During the period October 8. to 14
there has been no material change on
the front of the Canadians. On the
afternoon of October 8 the enemy ex-
ploded four mines at point on 'the
front of one of our divisions, simul-
taneously opening a heavy bombard-
ment on the area affected, The enemy
advianced into the craters, but was
driven out of them by our bombers.
DISLODGED FROM PARAPET.*
"At one point, two German officers
led a party through a crater. One
was blown to bits by our bombers
and the othen rolled back into the
crater. This party then withdrew. At
another point a party of the enemy
reached our parapet and attempted
to .affect a permanent lodgment, but
was driven off with fixed bayonets.
Our companies manned their para-
pets and maintained a controlled fire
wherever the enemy showed himself.
The slight damage caused by the
enemy to our parapets was speedily
ret2Taihr:d
.22nd battalion, under Col.
Gaudet, of Montreal, and the 28th,
under Col. Embury, Regina, displayed
great coolness in dealing with this
surprise attack, which consequently
railed completely, Our patrons had
been very activ.e, frequently cutting
the epemy's wire and bringing in
samples.
"On the afternoon of Oct. 8 Lieut.
J. G. Anderson, accompanied by Pri-
vate A. H. Wythe, both of the Fifth
Battalion, encountered five or the
enemy in a German sap. One of the
enemy was killed and three. wounded.
On the morning of Oct, 9, reinforced
with three bombers, they revisited the
sap, driving off a German. —working
party and bringing. in two rifles and
other articles of Value for identifica-
tion purposes.
"Oh the morning of Oct. 10 we ex-
ploded at mine in front of our first
brigade. The enemy was heard work-
ing in his mine gallery a few feet
awayhjust prior to the explosion: It
is believed his losses were consider-
able. • On the afternoon of October 13
a demonstration was carried out all
along our front. The fire of oter artil-
lery' was effective, both against the
enemy's wire and parapets. While
the enemy's supports were being
brought up, they were subjected to
heavy artillery, machine-gun and rifle
fire.
elAJOR BROWN'S GALLANTRY.
"At one point, under cover of
sinoke, a party of thirty men under
Major W. R. Brown, of the 26t1i bat-
talion, Colonel MacAvity, St. dohn,
commanding, accompanied by Lieuts.
C. Fairweather, 2611 Battalion, and
McPhee, Canadian Enginers, left our
trench no 'examine a crater close_ to
the German parapet, where the
enemy was thought to be carrying on
some work. An enemy bombardment
was in progress and heavy rifle and
machine gun fire was opened on the
Party. Major Brown was wounded in
the advance, but continued to direct
operations. The crater was entered by
a few men under Lieuts Fairweather
and McPhee, and rendered untenable
to the enemy. The crater was then
evacuated.
"During the retirement, Sergt. W.
C. Ryer, 26t1i Battalion, St. Sohn,
succeeded, with the help of Pte. F.
L. Daley, in bringing in a wounded
man under heavy fire.
"Four working parties have been
continually employed strengthening
and bneroving our defences. Con-
siderable rain has fallen during the
INTicionl,,
.,aud at times fog has been pre-
sriuffausHED
Toronto Pole Murderously As-
saulted Sunday Night.
Toronto, Oct. 18.—Michael :Sabah, a
Pcle, porter at the Wheat Sheaf Hotel,
667 King street West, lies In an micon-
scious and critical condition in the
Western Hospital with a crushed 'Acta
He was itdmitted to the institution
shortly after 11 o'clock.
At Midnight only' 0 brief report of
the ease Could be obtained from the
Pace. They taw that Babah's ihjuries
ware inflicted by an iron bar wieldcd
by a jealous IvaI. Whon assaulted
Rebell was returning from a Polish.
wading with a young woman,
A 'single witneen statue that Re11zin4
assailant trept upon 'gni .vhen the
street wee deAerted. and PIM after
etriking lstnl3r111 =shine Ideals.
The mita who is willing to admit
that he in hi the wrong is all right:
ON MUNITIONS SHORT ITEMS
D. A. Thomas Conferred With
Canadian Heads.
Ottawa, Oct, lengthy con-
ference in regard to the reorganization
of the work of manufacturing war
munitions in Canada was held to -day
tetween the Prime Minister, Sir Salle
Hughes, and Mr. D. A, Mentes, rep-
reeentative of Lloyd -George; Sir Fred-
erick Donaldson, of Vitoolwich arsenal,
and Mr, Lionel Hichens, of 1,4e Cam -
mel -Laird Company of Greet. 13ritain.
The questionOf the proposed nor-
' ganization of the Catindian Shell
Committee, of further orders for shells
and other munitions in Canada, and
of the imposed manufacture of ord.
Mince in the Dominion Were dieenseed
in a general manner.
It is understood that arrangements
are being mada utilizing many of the
smaller factories of Canada which have
not yet been able to secure war orders,
and that In future orders will be
given at fixed prices under conditions
ithich will insure prompt delivery and
equal aPPortunity for all •bona fide
manufacturers,
The personnel of the reorganized
Shell Commission will probably be
announced within a few days, Gen-
eral Bertram, the heakof the Present
commission, will, it is understook be
retained as a member of the new
commiesion,
•••
NOV :11 !V1FN
PROVER METTLE
Untried Regiment, Wrecked by
German Min -es, Rallied,
Came Back and Drove Out Huns
at Bayonet Point.
Ottawa, Oct, 17.—How the 25112
Nova Scotia Regiment, emtnnting the
veterans of Wellington, rallied and
saved the situatien after four mitten.;
had blown up underneath them, kill-
ing and wounding a number of thou
men, is shown in details et the event
received by Sir Sam Hughes. .
Early last week a rumor was cur-
rent in military circles rest a Nova
Set titt regiment had been elown
ey mines at the front and teat disas-
trout results had Meowed, Major-
General Hughes immediately caused
enquiries to be made. Details show
that four mines were exploded near
the Nova Scotia regiment, causing a
loss of 30 men killed and wounded.
The Nova Scotiabs temporarily fell
back to escape the falling rocks and
debris, but immediately rallied and
at the point of the bayonet recaptur-
ed every foot of ground. Just as the
'veterans of Wellington quailed be-
fore the mines of Badajoz, but finally
rallied and won, even so the .new
Canadian troops, for the first time
In action, rallied and swept all be
fore them.
The story of the bravery of the
Canadians, and related in the official
communique and published this morn-
ing, has greatly delighted both Sir
Robert Borden and the Minister or
Militia. Both of them to -day express-
ed their gratification in the form of
cablegrams to the Canadian for the
splendid work at the front during the
past two weeks.
• • e.
GREECE TO JOIN
RAINS.' TEFL
-- ---
Energetic Action of Entente Allies
is Changing Her Mind.
Roumania, Too, Said to be Veer-
ing Toward Our Side.
London, Oct. 17.—A. despatch from
A.thens says; "The energetic action
of the Entente allies and the opening
Of actual hostititlea .between Bulgaria
and Serbia apparently is rapidly modi-
fying the attitude of the Greek anti-
war earty, There is credible author-
ity for the statement that King Con-
Stantme is preparing to go to Saloniki
In the near future, and it is said in
circles usually well informed that
Greece will abandon her attitude of
neutrality as soon as the concentra-
tion of troolis is completed and army
arrangements perfected. The impres-
sion prevails here that Roumania also
will ehortly ally herself With the En-
tente powers."
The Morning Poet, commenting ott
the position of Greece, nays: "If she
refuses to fight on our side she is iu
fat against us, and in that case it re -
Mains for the navies of the Entente to
treat Greece as an enemy, The block-
ade of the Greek coasts and the sei-
zure of all Greek shipping and Greek
islands is the logical reply to tee re-
fusal of Greeco to assisttrina."
To GE!' RECUT'S
Moving Pictures to be Used in
Campaign in Canada.
London, Oct. -17, --Lieut, Dwyer is on
his way to Canada to hold recruiting
meetings, the feature of which will be
eeriee of moving pictures depicting the
Canudian soldiers' experience frOor Vic-
toria. to Shorncliffe, Lieut. Dwyer is ac-
companied by •Sergt. Doc Well, who join-
ed the 7th battalion of New Westminster
Mainers and recently NVM3 repatriated
from 'Germany, where he was a erlsoner
four months owing to his being unfit for
further service. Doc Wells was bay-
oneted, hit five times by machine
fire, gassed, hit by our artillery 'behind
the German lines, and his kft
arm was amputated by German dodoes
without an anaestthetin in a Belgian eon.
vent. Ile was a prisoner at Ohrderuf,
where he was treated "like a yellow dog "
'While there lie iReteritlecl lie had hall-
ucinations, and said he was an ignorant
farm lad, and bild the Germans he bed
bl,Pn hUlth. a sergeant beearree all the
other vergrantir had been Ti UU:4
Doe 'Welts who organized the (totems
trenth band of bleettit tine. tie, mother
lives tit 73 Saint ,theeph Boulevard east,
'Montreal.
Private Leiner slates ;Valor llviwrhall
and other officer prio.,tiers tire 'uell„ but
'very tired of Imprisonitient.
„.,
',VFW
OF THE NEN
Of THE 0111
...rmone,710.irmn
Sir Lionel Carden, Lately British
Minister to Mexico, is Dead
in London, Eng.
41,
LONG AIR FLIGHT
.••••••••••••••M.,......1
Hon, David IVIcKeen, Halifax, Ap-
pointed Lient..Governor of
NOW, SOOtia.
Three fereignere were knifed by a
italiSian la a fight
over. a girl in Toronto.
lion. Davtd MacKeen, of linitine,
has heen appointed Isiettlena lovera-
et of -Nova Scotia,
Mrs. Joseph Leraine a'ae instantly
glIJecl
by Tai 1.11b uerzyt.trosa on the M. R.
11 tee
Row \V. TreeaNvell, brithesmae en
the Pere Marquette, was Allied in the
Waikerville 'yards.
he eanadian Sportsmen' Patriotic
ASsociiitiOrt dithauded in Toronto ow-
ing to oPPoeition from. the Ministerial
Aescciation,
Yonge street property near Glen
Grove, Torento, sot llor 8600,000, and
will be developed tato a high-class re-
sideuteal district.
Corporal s. D. MeDonnell, of the
'Mounted Police of Sufdeld, Alta., com-
mitted siticide by shooting himself
wit Ile teinporarity ileum
'rhe Government unexpectedly sup-
pteseed the ,Tohnson-Willare fight pie -
tures, which were to have been showu
in aid ef the Sportsmen's Patriotic
Fund.
At a special meeting or the Prince
Edward (emitter Council, held it Inc -
ton, the sum of $3,000 was granted to
the British Rea ',1ross society.'
Sir Limn Carden, whose activates
as nritieh Minister to Mexieo resulted
in his recall last year, died Sunday af-
ternoon et hth ht,m n Loedon, Eng.
Walt sr Ruehton and Wiltred Mariam
kite were serlously injured by theme
of flying iron from the holler tif
traction engine burst .on the former's
them near Windsor.
Pilot Thomas A.. Macaulay, trainer
of Canada's aviatort7, mado seven
round trips from Toronto to Hamilton
tee2le miles t, practically winning the
cliampionehip nf. Amerlea.
Duriug a into fog which Intim ever
St. Clair River Saturday morning the
:steamer Maud was rammed and sunk
by the steamer Hilton, which rtinS be-
tween Port Huroe and Cartright.
Joseph Coley, °Minted In the 2tul
Diagoons, n teacher In a Thoreld Sun-
day school, took his own life by .swat.
lowing carbolic acid, it is beheyed,
through despondency over poor health,
The Stratford Hotelmen's Aesecia-
tion has offeree to donate e2,000 to the
Patriotic Fund if the tempenance
workers do the same and can eff the
proposed local option campaign.
e he date for Windeohe campaign . to
raise $100,000 by sulesceiption for .pa tri -
otic purposes lias been sa for Novem-
ber le -I and 5. Oncemarter of the 3..um
realieed 1\111 be turned over to the Bri-
tish Red Cross Fund.
Flee did about $3,000 daniage In the
Overland Garage, managed by S. 0.
&amide Berlin, Ont., Sunday after-
noon. Tne interioe of the garage and
several cars went ,lameged, but the
loss i"? covered by insurbnce.
THE BAPTISTS
Important RepOrts at Convention
in London, Ont,
London, Oct, 17,—Consideration of the
report of the Budget Committee occupied
the attention of the Baptists in the morn-
ing session.
The ohJective for the year, namely,
$225,000, was not reached, although the
sum of $170,066 had been raised. Of this
6110,704 came from the churches and the
balance, 09,962, eame from otner sources.
The amount asked from the cnurehes was
6114,0011 but consluering conditions the re-
turns were satisfactory.
Rev. le. J. Stobo, Hespeler, presented
the report on the state of religion. Dur-
ing the year there were 13 ordinations.
The baptisms numbered 2,687. an in-
crease of 304 as compered with the prev-
ious year. The amount of money ex-
pended during the year at homewas
sOut049, or $06,660 less than the previons
year. The amount expended, abroad this
Year was $181,873, or $15,994 more than In
1914.
The church attendance since the war
began had shown some ratline. off, 111'though there was little change in the
tura] sections. There WaS MUCh diver-
geece of opinion on the question as to
whether or not there would be an in-
crease of spiritual life after the war.
Rev. Mr. Gilmour, chaplain at the NI-
agra Camp, was to have ,.ron "'resent
and read an address, but could not at-
tend. His paper was read by Rev. O.
E.McLeod, and was much appreciated.
During the year a large number of min-
isters of the Church had died, and Rev.
W. S, McAlpine read their obituaries.
GREY'S NEW SECRETARY.
London, Oct. 18.—Sir Willia111-
Tyrell, private secretary to Sir Ed-
ward Grey. the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, wits obliged seine
time ago to give up work because of
111 -health, according to a statement
issued d:y the Foreign Office. Recent-
ly. it is tilde& he has been able to
undertake speeial work at the Home
Office in connection with the war,
It is announced that the Hon. Eric
Drummond stileceeds Sir
Tyrell as private secretary to Sir
Edward Grey,
BERNSTORFF'S NEW YAFtN,
Washington, Oct. 17. --The State Dr-
partmcnt will investigate lhorougbly
affidavits which Count von Bernstorff,
the German Ambassador, has forward-
ed from New York, affirming that the
nritish patrol boat Bas -along, flying
the Amerthan flag, fired on the steamer
Nicosian and killed several German
et:tilers.
Following its usual rout se, however,
tie :elate Department will Met get
ne a:Unmet' iniormetiou poesible
ainh from ambaosador Gerard at nor.
n ani Ambentador Page at London,
BOMBS ON SWISS TOWN.
Chalk; dei Fonds, Swhis thin& Oct.
Th. -via I ark —A to:Men aeroplane
yeeterd.ay afteinocn ever this town,
w nth is near the French border, and
dropped tune, bombe, One adult anti
one vhill n cre wounded.
TO SHIP CROPS
Dominion Government in 064111144
xnunication With Admiralty.
41M•flr.M.WIIMI.nent
oOvettraZeilltteivii °Tat —cotTillulenicaPti°orlivil°0111
the, Britieh AdMiraltY on the ocean
transport situation with regard par-
ticTuilla:lyclateofattialtzet werao: motakvaeameartt.
asame
tittle ago In a conference with a dele-
gation of representative ithipper, and
the chief difficulty' which presented
itself at that time wan one of rates,
The problem has co lanbcien eta
beeno !tat!
consideration by a
niittee end the proposals now being
taken up by the Admiralty are of
a definite nature. Sir Robert Borden
during his visit to Great Britain, ar-
ranged with the Admiralty for a, sup-
ply of ships and tee proposals now
under way are supplementary to that
arrangement.
HITIS11 NOVI
MORE CHEERFUL
Lend.oii Econothist Editor On Con-
ditions as to the War.
Germany in Financial Straits—
Russia Coming Back,
Now York, Oct. 18.—In a cable to the
Tribune, Francis W. Hirst, editor or
.the Economist, London, says: .
The chief financial interest ofthe
week attaches to the remarkable
speech made by Hon. E. S. Montagu,
Financial Secretary of the Treasury,
-who declared that on the present scale
of war expenditure,e everybody must
be prepared to contribute half his in-
come, either in loans or taxes. The
arithmetical accuracy of this proposi-
tion seems indisputable, but there is
a growing tendency to ask the Gov-
ernment whether it is getting full
value for its money, and whether the
doctriue of unlimited expenditure and
of an unlimited army is really sound.
Many of us think that Germany will
soon be forced by internal financial
exigencies to seek peace.
Probably the lead given by Lord
Morley in the House of Lords on
Thursday points in the right directiou,
and toward a modification or policy.
This is the rirst important speech by
Lord Morley since the war began.
Working class opinion is clearly
hardening against conscription, and
employer; are beginning to express
unfavorable views.
Mr. Montagu declared that Great
Britain, besides maintaining an army
of three million, is also paying and
supporting three million allied troops,
so that her contribution to the war is
by far the greatest.
The city is discussing taxes as a
means for providing for the next big
loan, which is now impending. The
gold hoar& in Paris and Petrograd
should 'he available to assist us as
benleers to the allied concern.
The Northcliffe press pessimism is
'mayfly discounted, especially as Earl
Kitchener's hopeful view of the Rus-
sian front situation is coming true.
In Germany excess of paper' is caus-
ing a big rise of prices, also much
aowspa.per d3scusision. Grath, how-
ever, is now plentiful, accordine to
neutral reports.
IR IFS SEIZE
TUPKMH PORT
London, Oct. 18.—The Entente Allies
have effected a landing at Enos, on
the Aegean Sea, in European -Turkey,
close to the Bulgarian border, and
have seized the railroad at that Point,
according to a despatch from Athene
to the Messaggero, of Rome, trans-
mitted by the Central News.
DERBY'S PLAN
'To Gat Six -Week Trial Ere Con.
sciription is Talked.
London Cable—(Montreal Gazette
cable) -e se lie Daily News lobby corres-
pondent wr.tes:
"1 he eabinet met eeeterday and
again censidered the questioh of cent-
Pulscry military service, as well as
crucial manner et policy in the near
east. 11 is understood that they have
decided that Lord Derby's voluntary
recruiting effcrts must have a fair
trial for six weeks, and m this the
conscriptionist minnsters have at least
acqutesced. At the end of that time
they hold themselves free to press for
a compulsory system if the recruiting
effort does not -cone up to their full-
est demands.
"It must not be assumed that the
majority of the Cabinet are pledged
to adopt compulsion if Lord Derby's
effort does not sat.sty the demands or
the conscriptionists by Nov. With.
Whatever the result of the recruiting
campaign mow inaugurated, the Cabi-
innoetNclmihar.veto make a freah decision
"Lord Derby's speech reflects the
Present Cabinet policy. The Cabinet
met in the morning, so that when
lend Derby met the Recruiting, Com-
mittee he was able to proceed With
confidence, having been infornied that
the Cabhr t xvtuld eupport him."
MASONIC TEMPLE DEDICATED,
Washington, Oct. 1.9. --The now two-
millioo-dollar Masonic Teninle, bend-
nuarters or the supreme, Council of Scot,
fish elite veer, 'Masonry for the southern
juristletion sr the "Tinted States which
1191) 18 called the mother courted of the
World, 'ens dedieated here to -day with
elabotnte eeremonien.
Anume Masens from other ittrisdictions
t regent nag Sovereign Grand Commattd-
er Pentanen Allen, of Canada.
KILLED BY AUTO.
'Beihp Ont . Oct. 17.---..y‘estaortatilay :Artist!:
Ircir1.)1111.0aVriVt(h3llet'ingA.17Ndt•lteri Norman. the
7 -year-old son Of 14tr. and Mrs. J. e.
Anthes. TleY street, elle VIM lentil and
instantly killed by an lento let ned and
illittilleAtb:4ii.lue,ilictti
tilotltlinee. The tail teethed