- and French Troops on "te Ofesin Sdndisint, 5 GERMANS IN_THE VICIN- ITY 'OF ST. AMAND, 'Under Sir John French Tri- North of Paris -- Gen. 8.~The news con- rench official. com- tion that the Germans hui back before a vigorous ad e by the allied troops on the d the Nanteudl-Le-Haudouin : fridicates that the Aog- . gh got on tie Lank of i. { right wing, wa'sn pas- 1 y ry on a north, ind was ne eastward to join with the alta 2 Deen army SUIES south uEgonted itary Gefel on Kluek's a ns the southeast ns tuk- eh as a matter of precaution before fuovemant by allies from the east. tis possible that this new army has re Nanteuil-Le-Haudouin thus iting o- Gen. Van Kluck's flank 'engagement took place Sunday that evening the Germans Dbe- n their retirement. on, Sep! in the Allies On Offensive. Baris Sept. 8.--The allied army in the offensive on thé west of a Jong hattle line to-day. Heavily re- by reserves rushed from the ' Sho an of Gen. D'Amade, Ww. a strong British is INE in a herculeah offort Ae German right flank. Theo ans under Gen. Von Kiuck are timbered, and are reported slow- a b_Siving ground. The French t to permanently succeed, /oF, must be completed bef re : of the army of Gen. Von IW, mow being rushed to the e. Gen. French is declared to be in pand of the offensive movement is believed here to be partici- in by nearly the entire Bri- expeditionary army and the seventh army. The allies are .| Gallineni's thirty miles north, and at Nantauil- Le-Haudouin thirty miles to the northeast, and it is stated at Gen. headguarters that the German right has been driven back more than five miles. Belgian's Win a Victory. Antwerp, Sept. 8.--The Belgians have achieved a notable Success ov< r the Germans in the vicifiity, of St. Amand, Gérmins attac the Belgian position there and the Bel- glans replied to their artillery fire with rifle bullets convinced that the Belgians were not supported with ar- tillety, the Germans attempted a Sener) asshult. © As théy roach- a Amos within rifle length. the Belgian artillery, mostly machine guns, which, heretofore had been masked, opened with Fearful effet. Whole companies of Germans were literally mowed down and the entire attacking column.was routed. Word reached 'here to-day by courier from Liege that the Ge governor has forbidden any of the Belgian inhabitants to leave thelr houses for the nest three days. . It is believed certain here that an fm- portant movement of German trotps eastward {to meet the Russians through Belgian 1s beginning. Allies Successful. London, Sept. 8--A Boulogne des- patch to the Evening News says: "A telegram has been received from Gen. Pau, announcing & victory by the allied forces under. Field Mar- shal Sig John French, commanding the British, and Gen. D'Amade at Precy-Sur-Ofse, about twenty-five miles north of Paris. "The allies were drawn across the northern line with the . centre at Precy.: The English troops were on the left and the. French on the right. The former had in front of them the Imperial Guard under Crown Prince Frederick William. "On both wings it is reported, the alltes were successful. The German left was held by the French and re- tired to the north. The Imperial Guard, who were ordered to sur- re nder, were annihilated by the Bri- tish. It is reported, that the crown prince was in their midst." - The official bureau says: Gen. Jof fres plans are being steadily carried out. 'The allied forces, acting on the offensive have heen successful in checking and foreing back in a northeast direction, the German for- ces gpposed to them." The available returns indicate a substantial victory for the labor par- "the offensive at Proty-Sur-Oise, ty An the federal elections. x : People are finding ott | that go to make up life's 112 to 3 grains a hit of ot ul ingredient. - Even children drifik Postum freely with beneit; that with tea or coffee. two forms: A ostum, must be boiled, 15¢ dnd 250 Instant t Postu, « soluble form, made in the cup they can't do ; Reghiar Postum, mh instantly, 30 and 50¢ tins, Grocers everywhere sell both kinds and thie est. e same, cup is bout th burden are caused by Tea And Coffee Drinking Tea and coffee contain a drug, to the cup. gon, but has been demonstrated scientifically and in practical experience, that this steady drugging is a foe to health and comfort. great dry of people have found freedom from to tea and coffee © by chunging to Burden that a lot of the troubles caffeiie--from It not only stands to No eit, no drng, Hite is about 200. He cover the outer' ficld of ap-| prodeh to London. : : ---- TTT IT Te Two hundred were lost in sinking of the British § ruiser Pathfinder, A report from Antwerp says the Germans are forcing the Belgian prisoners to fight against the Russian i 5 » -The German troops covering ents of the allies near La- tac aunches, ahd were obliged + To retire. +e *e 'Austrian army corps be- ween Vistula and Bug rivers re retreating with enormous - Ee fz The allied troops have stayed advance of the Germans, it is thought the retire- t of the invader must now i It is said at Rome that the 4 M.. J. OReilly, , Hamilton, has succeeded, i an appeal to the provincial secretary, in having the children of Mrs. Agnes White returned to her. Last ebruary Mugistrate, Jelfs ordered them turned over to the Children's Aid Society. 1 oe oo ddd sd do ode do ode ob Bo Bode BRITISH ARMY MENU. London, Sept. 8.--The Brit: ish commissariat has perfected the following menu for each man on the firing line: Daily, a pound of bredd with cheese and jam, a pound and = quarter of bacon, a pound and a quarter of beef with tea and rum; two ounces of - tobacco weekly. S30 He ssssttssorssiasassshnannss Agreement. London, Sept. 7.~Following is the text of a protocol sigued to-day by frepresentatives of «reat Britain, Jxance and Russia : "The undersigned, 'duly authorized thereto by their representative gov- ernments, hersby declare as follows : The British, French and Russian gov- Larnments agree that when the terms of ace come 10 be discussed, no one of 'the allies will demand 'conditions of peace without the previous agreement of each of the other allies. n faith whereof the undersigned signed this declaration 'and have, thereto their seals," at icndon in triplicate this , nineteen hun- up, GREY, Secretary of Foréign Affairs. | © YPAUL CAMBON, 'rench Ambassador to Greal Britain. "HENCKENDORF, Ambassador . to Great Brit. Russian ain.' AT VALCARTIER CAMP, Inspection Made By The Duke of Connaught. Valcartier Camp, Que., Sept. 7.-- Five and twenty thousand Canadian soldiers, "who will 'shortly go forth to fight for king and empire, were reviewed Sunday afternoon by H.R.H. the Duke .of Conmaught, governor- general of Canada who Visited Val- careier camp for the first time since mobilization commenced. The event was wins by a gathering of six thousand people,' which included Sir Robert Borden," Sir Wilfrid Laur- jer, Sir Francois Langelier, lieuten- ant-governor of Quebec; Col. the Hon. Sam Hughes, minister of militia; Col. Victor Williams, camp commandant, and other leading men of the domin- ion, Capt. R. G. Kendall of the R.N.R,, skipper of the ill-fated Empress of Ireland, when she was sunk by the Storstdd off Father Point on May 29 last, is commanding a British troop- ship now. He wag one of the cap- tains engaged in rushing the first British soldiers across the channel RAP RPREPTOTPEY The British army is now south of the Marné, and is In line with the] French forces on the right and left. The Admiralty have taken over Crystal Palace, London for ° naval training purposes which are to be- gin in a fortnight. , Spain has closed the port of Bil- boa to prevent the cuiting of the British cable. War bmlletins in the Spanish capital are forbidden. Owing to the fact that many Ger- man doctors are at the front, Berlin is finding it difficult to cope With an outbreak of typhoid and cholera there. An areoplane dropped three bombs in Ghent and Eeclos without damage .to either city. British authorities have directed that British passenger ships plying between Britain and the United States carry no guns. in a fierce fight Saturday near Thesselt (Belgium) the Germans lost 3,000 mién. 'The prisoners were taken to Antwerp. bia & The latest information about the epemy is that they are neglecting Paris and are marching in a souih- eastern direction towards the Marne and toward the left and centre of the French lines. At the end of the first month of the war the command of the sea ir left unchallenged in the hands of Great Britain and her allies. A British eruiser has captured in the Persian Gulf the Christian X,, a big motor-boat bought in Denmark two years ago by the Hamburg-Am- erican Line, -- As a consequence of British naval supremacy over 300,000 troops have been able to cross the sea in differ- ent - parts of the world without the logs of a man. In order to assist the army, the British Admiraliy Has organized one marine and two naval bridges, which will have a strength of 14,000 train- ed men, fully equipped for service in the field. 1 anlictpation ot the pessibility ot Tutkey going to. war, British, i and Ritsolan residents are be- ning, to send their families vay Constantinople. Alr a from English families i Shiyr- na Have gone to Mytilene, on the Island of Lesbos, fc for greater safety. A despatch from Berlin, says the mans are attacking the forts at cy, apd that Emperor William and the German general 'staff are present there. The light cruiser Pathfinder of the British pevy, has been Blown up by a mine In the North Sea. The loss of Fhe paymaster, dney W. Pinch, was killed, dnd thé commander, Captain Francis M, Leake, was wounded. Six junior officers and two petty officers are missing. British at Retiiios has been' en to naval aifmen. Search le WAR TIDINGS IY to-ald the French army. * IN BRIEF 600 Japanese students from Ger- man universities have been captur- ed on the Dutch-German frontier and imprisoned. The sum of $100,000 will be a- warded the first, Russian soldier that eters Berlin. THE "Sui was raised bp nepular subscription: Turkich navdl officers in council decided that an active participation in' the war was inexpedieni so far as the fleet was concerned. In order that the food supply shall not become depleted, the French government has authorized the pur- chase of $2,000,000 worth of corn and wheat. The British government has made official denial of the German ehar- ges that dumdum bullets have been found on England and French pri- soners. -- | The war office has issued a call for volunteers to the time-expired non-commissioned officers of the ar- These inen have been requested to return to the colors for the dura- tion of the war. Accounts continue to arrive of in- credible inhumanity by German troops towards British soldiers. They kill the woufided and shoot un- armed prisoners on the smallest ex- cuse. Two Gernian cruisers and four des troyers succeeded in sinking fifteen British fishing boats in the North Sea. They captured a-quantity of fish and the fishermen were taken 40 Wilhelmshaven as prisoners of war, ¥_. The latest British . casuality 'list submitted by the war office compri ses 4,796 men: The two previous lists aceeuated for 10,365 men killed, wounded and missing, making a to- tal of 15,151. -- Russian troops to the number of £50,000 have passed through Eng- land and are now at the rear of the German army in France, according to Vance Thompson, an American writer. Many German soles have been ar- tested in Southeri Italy. Two ar- rested in Sicily were disguised as beggars and possessed plans and photographs of fortifications. Others were arrested at Taranto. At Reggio the police discovered a clandeftine wireless station on the terrace of a German hotel. The Russian army of the north is successfully engaging Koenigs- berg. The Prussian defenders bave been compelled to Blow up the bridge across the rivér Pregel at Tapiau, which, connedted their outermost line of defence north and south. A proclamation has been posted in Duteh and Fremch in Louvain, in- visiting the people to return and re- sume their occupations. . The Ger- mans promise no more plundering and burning if the people will give ap all arms and keep within doors after 7 o'clock. The London Observer, comment- ing on the foreign office statement fifarting pledges Ses by the alliés By order of he ctr become' hereafter | officers Inthe le 'QUEEN MILLINERY [|= Wishes to announce their TEANIR DRITANNIO = ER : MILLINERY OPENING - Wednesday, Sept. 9th And Following Days. All the latest styles and shapes. | °° Cordial invitation to all. MARION HALL Prop. 174 Wellington Street. 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