r Ld i 2 oh 73 sult From it is (Canadian Press Despatch.) "A great battle has been fought and victory has been won, but nobody can foresee what will re- sult from it," said Gen. verrbudendorfT, ehief aide to Field Mar- shal von Hindenburg, in an interview with the correspondent at Amsterdam. March 27. the front of the Tages Zeitung The Genera! praised the British for their tenacious resis- "The British believed they could rely tance and continued: on the strength of machinery. great numbers of machine guns ig typical of their methods of war. The German infantry," the General adds, "had only one night's. normat: rest during the five or six days of battle. battle like this the infantry must risk their lives hundreds of times." Ludendorfl's comparison of machinery is typical of the utter.recklessness with which the Germans threw their infantry into the battle. It is thought that, this statement was given oul to prepare the German people for undreamed olglosses. Field Marshal Haig Exhorts His Troops. ress Despatch.) ~Field Marshal Haig lias issued the fol- lowing special order to the British troops: "To all ranks of the British army in Fragee and Flanders: are again at a crisis in the war. on this front every available division and fis aiming at the de- siruction of the British army. We have alkeady infjicted on the enemy in the course of the last few days very heavy loss and the French are sending troops as quickly as possible to our sup- port. I feel that every one in the army fully realizing how much depends on the exertions and steadfastness of each one of us. prevent the enemy from attaining his ob- (Canadian London, March 27. We will do his utmost to ject." GERMANS STRIE FURTHER SOUTH In An Effort to Split the AMed Front There. RESISTANCE OF BRITISH CAUSED SLOWING UP OF TEMPT FURTHER NORTH, AT- It Is Figured That the Kaiser Has Lost Fifty Per Cent. of the Ger- mans He Threw Into the Offensive. (Canadian Press Despatch) British Army Headquarters - in France, March |27--The Germans last night continued their furious on- slanghts southwestward from Ham against the allied defenses in the re- glon of Roye 'and Noyon, having slowed in their patent attempt to cut through the British line farther north where such desperate resistance was offered, The Germans have now reclaimed virtually all the territory they held at the beginning of the battle of the Somme in 1916. At some places they have not retaken all the old ground, but at other points they have over- stepped it somewhat. Hard fighting occurred last night about the town of Albert. Large enemy forces pushed forward toward the place, but at last accounts the British were holding them duggedly at this possible gateway to Amiens. The conflict in the sector around Roye and Noyon appears to be of great importance from many indica- tions that the German higher com- mand is attempting to split the Allied front there and start a rolling-up pro- cess either way. From an a of the casualties in varios German units, as given by Seonere. ona arrives at ihe cunelus. fi r cent. 98 Shes men since he gave the sighal the advance, * LL ee-- Situation Still Grave. Aanadian Press Despatch) reh 27.-- The situation Boga. says the ill exceedingly grave, for although the enemy's rush in the northern section is apparently held, RR AB AANA wm 1--Undreamed of ses: German hn Held Up: Would Call unent; Offensive. Sk n : > Ta ~The H 'Week Services: Inci- Soda fh Te- Examination Is ng. is np Rhymes. Sint oh Wetcomed; Stick . Wage | edit i The 'um: Amusements; An- ? nou! 5 Piha ncoments. § --Mlitary; Theatrical $--Oniario Buys Apples; Praise for Royal a AE 16-sSocial News: The Woman Xho ed a RL : H-Market, Reports: Dettors to the line, owing |. Not Apparent. of Berlin. The employment of tanks and Ina the value of blood as against The exemy has collected there is clearly a race against time in the progress in the south and every- thing depends upon the mext few hoArs. '"We regard to-day and to- morrow as very critical. The enemy, south of the Somme, has crossed the 1916 Allied line from a point near Bray to near Roye, but southeast of Roye he ig still well within the 1918§ This is the point which gives the most anxiety 'and also the most ground for hope, - Enemy's Main Effort. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, March 27.--The zone of open warfare is continuing to en- large as the Entente forces fall back fighting under the enormous weight of the German numbers, says a Reuter's despatch. It is now clearly established, he adds, that the present offense is the great main effort of the Germans and that it has not been as successful as they anticipated. Enemy Loses 400,000 Men. (Canadian Press Despatch) New York, March 27.--The Asso= ciated Press says that Germany's supreme effort to break the 'Allied front in the west apparently is no nearer accomplishment to-day than it was on the day the great drive started, and she is estimated to have lost 400,000 men in a futile effort during less than a week's fighting. War Tidings, The British wounded from the German offensive reached Paris Tues- day night. The German Emperor - and his Staff are now at St. Quentin, Berlin reports that the number of guns captured now totals 963. More than 100 tanks were found in cap- tured positions, says German Army Headquarters, * HOPES HUN [GOD ! i WILL: NOT WIN. =k = -- » Stockholm, March 27.--"A # % few days will show whether the % German God, who has been of- % ficially called upon, achieves a # victory," declares the news- # paper Social Demokraten. "We % hope the opposite, for the free- % dom of the world." : * . . ; i In consequence of attacks yester- day afternoon and evening astride the Somme, the British troops on 'both banks were forced back a short distance in the neighborhood of Bray. The official announcement follows: . 'As a result of the enemy's at tacks yesterday afternoon and even- ing 'astride the Somme, our troops on both banks were forced back a short distance in the neighborhood of Bray. ! "A heavy attack made early in the night against our new linc, south of the Somme, was repulsed after se vere fighting. At one point in the neighberhbod of the river the enemy forced his way into our positions, but was thrown back by our counter- attacks. "Farther local fighting has taken place also north and north Albert, but the situation on 1 UNDREAMED OF LOSSES T0 GERMAN FORCES Preparing the People For the Terrible News-- A Great Battle Won But What Will Re- MAP SHOWING WHERE GREAT BATTLE IS RAGING oe a, ol 753 vs om \f Th bral (fucrals ole a 2 ie 3 C » / Guts i pX TE nN 0UR Ee L HARDEST NORD AND CROISILLE - PE ce Vou rvin 3 HARGICOURT SCENE J4 ~~ ede. OF HARD BATTLE No i YE Horcourt Niall Lemétersy N o lta neoOUrt = rt Corey SGT tocol Enghsh Miles I. pe ni : . FIGHTING BETWEEN CANAL Du { "Mau beut ha : ee ' -. laa wis + a \ e = dh ig 1 nol Ne of mies Sy Rh AR S0u THERN END " BOERMAN DRIVE rs Senne na Latte thei bas civibed the British, on a fifty Smile teont, have ---- THE LATEST NEWS | BRIEFLY GIVEN Despatches That Distant ome Fon dea TIDINGS FOR OUR READERS The Whig's Daily Condensation of the News of the World From Tele- graph Service and Newspaper Hx- change. At Lethbridge, Alta., Adam Neigel was hanged for the crime of poison- inb his wife on their farm near Medi- cine Hat. If the Ontario License Board has its way there will be no advertising of native wines allowed in the news- papers of the province, Soviet forces smashed Gen. Korni- loft's army, which appeared suddenly on the borders of the Charkoff Pro- vince, in the Don region, near the station of Pissarevskava. Canadian authorities will ask Ca- nadian women and soldiers' depend- ents to return®to Canada at an early date,or else to sign statements agree ing to remain in England one year after the war's conclusion. The House of Commons agreed to a motion providing for evening sit- tings on Wednesday, commencing af- ter Wednesday, April 3rd, and the taking of Wednesdays and Thursdays for Government business after that date, WOUNDED REACH LONDON, at the Heroes, (Canpdian Press Despateh) London, March 27.--Four train loads of wounded officers and men from the battlefront in France reached London last night. As they lances, crowds cheered and threw flowers. The wounded responded smilingly to these preetings. They said: "Fritz just rained shells on us like a hail storm." . -- * * A German General Killed, Lo ACanadian Press | teh) Amsterdam, Maarch 37 German newspapers announce that Gen. Paul Bloch Von Blottaitz, an infantry di- vigion commander in the German srmy, was killed at the March 33rd. 7 @ 112--1In the Field of Sport. of the battle front remains VALANCE OF THE FRENCH Crowds Cheered and Threw Flowers 'front' on ferocity any that has preceded i dur with=tood au grest German offensive h GERMAN ADVANCE NOW HELD. Up The Encmy, Owing to Heavy Losses, Has Had to Slow Up. Lothree aud a Wail years of wile, pits inliiat stages. At some points the British lve has Ludi ent Lack bEt Got as mach #8 bad heen expected by military experts acyuaisted with the forces the Germans had brought up and the power of the guus.they had upon and behind the line nny WOULD CONVOKE PARLIAMENT NOW For Purpose of Sanctioning the Extension of National Service. IN THEIR DEFENSE 1S BEYOND ALL PRAISE, South of the Somme After Severe Fighting, (Catiadian Press Despatch) Paris, March 27.--Last night the German advance was held up everywhere, according ta the official statement of the War Office to-day. The enemy, weak- ened by heavy losses it' adds, has been obliged to slow up his efforts, The statement follows: "Last evening and/during the night, the Germans weakened by their heavy losses, were compell. ed to rotard their efforts. The valiance of the French troops de- fending the ground foot by foot is beyond all praise, The French are holding a line running through Lechelle, St.' Laurin ond Beuvraignes, north of Las. signy, in front of southern part 'of Noyon and along the left bank of the Oise. During the might the French repulsed strong re- connoitering pirties, which at- were being transferred to ambu-{ The British Repulsed a Heavy Attack | "1 German. RAISE THE MILTARY AGE AND ABOLISH ALL THE EXEMP- TIONS IN FORCE. ¥ The Immediate Problem Is Whether the Allies Are Able to Re<Occupy the 1916 Line. London, Mardh 27.--The Morning Post demands the immediate convo- cation of Parliament for the purpose of sanctioning the extension of na- tional service, raising the military age, and abolishing all exceptions, in- cluding the conscientious objectors, departmental indispensaples and the Irish. The Post is confident that no trouble in labor circles is apprenhen- sible, The Times notes with pride and satisfaction the fortitude wt which the country is facing a grave situa- tion. 1t is hoped that the Govern- ment will lose no time in making whatever fresh demands may be re- quired from the civilian population. The Times points out that the Ger- mans did not sueceed in thelr su- preme ohject-if driving a wedge be- tween the English and French asm- ies, and the prospect of such a suc- 'cess is very remote, The immediate problem is whether the British and French forces are able to re-occupy approximately the 1916 line. The Dally News demands a detail- -j ed statement of the progress of battle from headquarters and says that if the news is umffavorable, the public prefer to learn it from their own offi- cial statement rather than from the JAPAN NOT INTERVENING, © Premer Says Not Afraid of German Osaka, March 27.--Premier Terau- chi, replying to an ) Daily British Whig ALL UNFIT MEN ARE . TO BE SENT BACK Only Those'With Special Qual- ifications Will Be Kept in England Now. London, March 27.--0On the principle that men of a low physical category militate against the strength of the (Canadian {oree here, a new measure has been adopted in regard to BS men. Whether they are likely to be raised .in'«category within the prescribgd six mouths or not, these men will' be Teturned to Canada at once for disposal there Exceptions to this rule are men eip- able of being instructors, clerks, and echnical men employed by railways and forestry units, and cooks, butch- ers and bakers, Technically qualified recruits are also in demand in other directions. | Owing to the shorthge of wireless { operators, all units having on their | strength here wireless = operators { have been 'instructed to supply the Canadian Engineers Training Depots with rolls showing the extent to which They have "wireless" men in thelr ranks Men who thave had experience in civil life in speciai trades, besides wireless telegraphy, as ordin- ary telegraph operators, and me- thanics, are now being withdrawn from drafts on arrival in this eoun try and sent to engineer depots to J} keep up the strength The "sweet-tooths" in the Can- adian overseas have had a curb put on their appetites for dain- ties which involve trespess on the floor and sugar supplies. The Navy and Army Canteens Board has issued an instruction thay the total weight of bread, cake and pastry supplied dally in any canteen for sale to troops must not exceed an allow- ance of 1% oz. per man. Military sugar permits now entitle the holder to 1 7-8 ozs. instead of 2 such forces 0Z8. URGES COMPULSION THROUGHOUT IRELAND London Morning Post Con- demns British Government | For Neglecting West Front London, March 27.--<That Great Britain falled to make a greater concentration of men on the western front is deplored bp the Morning Post, which urges that conscription be put into effect in Ireland to fill the gap "This great battle," it says, "teaches us all the vital nature of the western front. It is here that the war is being decided. What would we give now for all those glorious legions we have sent to the ends of the earth at the behest of our aina- teurs in strategy? Even the dazzling glories of Jerusalem fade inte in- significance in the light of this con- flict on the Somme, "We have all along wurged that the western is the decisive front. The skill of our generals and the steadi- ness of our men are now barely en: abling our armies to hold their own against this tremendous assault which our commanders had fore- seen. The most urgent need is for men upon the western front. They must be got if our army and our country are to be saved. And to get them, one measure above all others is needful. "We must apply the National Ser- vice Act to Ireland When we do that. our Government will rest its further claims upon this country up- on a rock of justice as well as of ne- cessity."" SWITZERLAND ASKS -- FOR AN INDEMNITY Sinking of Vessel With Cargo For 8wiss Is Resent~- ed. Berne, March 27.~--An official re- port has just been received giving de- talls of the sinking of the Spanish steamer Sardinero, with American grain for Switzerland. The sinking of the Sardinero was reported on February 27th, and ten days ago it was announced from Bgrme that the Swiss Government had demanded an indenity from Germany for the de- struction of the vessel. The report states that the vessel was attacked in the free zone, Z miles from Cassablanca. The mem- bers of the crew declare that the commander of the German submar- ine, after searching the Sardinero, made a particular point of the fact that the ship yas not provided with a letter of safe conduct from the Ger- man Embassy in Spain. The steamer was then sunk by shell fire after the crew had left, The Swiss TVovernmen. Aow claiming restitution for the cargo in the nature of grain or flour and the payment of damages for the unre- ceived freight. It is emphasized that the demand for such a safe copduct was unusual, even unpreced¥ted, and it is noted that the German com- mander obviously had madé a mis- take or had acted capriciously. INFECTION IN BEER MUGS, Canadian Authorities Order Steriliza- . tion at Canteens. London, March 27.----The innocent beer mug, even when used for non- alcoholic beverages, may be the cause of dangerous infection, so the Cana- dian army medical apthorities have instituted very necessary precau- tions. An order has been issued that all drinking mugs used in places serving refreshments to Canadian troops must be regularly sterilized and each establishment must instal a sterilizing apparatus under pain of being placed "out of bounds." Various simple methods of sferiliz- __LAST EDITION BIG OFFENSIVE SLOWING DOWN The Enemy Has Been Checked West of Roye And Noyon. GERMAN AIRMEN SMOTHERED BY THE BRITISH WHO ARE IN FULL CONTROL. There Were 264 Enemy Airplanes Brought Down In Four Days Unshaken Confidence On Part of French, ! (Canadian Press Despatch) London, March 27.--After six days of intense fighting the German offen- give is slowing down, The War Office last night announc- ed that the Germans took Roye at 10.30 o'clock this morning. The enemy has been checked west of Roye and Noyon, the announce- ment adds. In the Roye area British, French and American troops are fighting shoulder to shoulder, the official an~ nouncement states. French reine forcements are rapidly coming up. It is in this sector and in the Noy- on region that the German wedge is being driven in hardest, and it is here, or on the line to the east, should the Germans further expose their life wing, that tlre weight of the expected counter-blow may fail. The French on their front are hold- ing the line of the Oise strongly. Their artillery is cutting huge swaths in the German columns and the French infantry is making frequent counter-attacks, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans and retarding their advance, The British evidently are maintain- ing their marked superiority in the - air on the battlefront and are throw- ing the German supply stations and lines of communication in the rear into confusion by air attacks at close range, Aviators' Great Work. The British have brought down two hundred and sixty-four airplanes iu four days and lost only thirty-one, Bapaume was turned into an in- ferno by squadrons of British avia- tors. Thelr bombs toge to pieces what ever was left of the place, The work of the British airmen since the beginning of the battle has been one| of the biggest pages. Bitter battles in the air have been fought by scores of aviators, and the service has prov. ed fully its ability to smother the German airmen at a crucfal time. Unshaken Confidence, London, March 27.--A dospatch from French Headquarters says that the news should be read with entire calm and unshaken confidence and that although our front was compsell- ed to recoll under the hammer blows of von Hindenburg--inevitably--a move that was fully forseen by the al- lied staffs-- counter measures pre- pared in advance will take effect at the right moment. These first days of the battle presumably mark the high-water level of the German ad- vance. but we are nearer to the mo- ment when the allied armies in re- serve will be ready to intervene, Be- fore that moment comes Hindenburg must have achieved the decision, or be prepared to see it go against him. Hitherto, with thrice the human material and means employed by the French and British armies last year, the enemy gained proportionately less than the Allies did in a series of bril- Hant 'wttacks beginning with Vimy Ridge dnd ending with the Malmals- son fort. All such operations result in the gain of ground exactly pro- portionate to the accumulation of men, material and means behind the attacking front. As the Germans have been able to accumulate a greater force behind the front than the Allies have ever beon able to ac- hieve, their advance has been pro- portionately swifter and greater, The Germans are advancing through the same territory where, through their own criminal folly, they did not find a whole roof except in the towns of Guiscard and Ham, nor ay inhabitant nor an ounce of food. UsBoat Destroys Itself. London; March 27. ---How a Ger- man submarine was destroyed by one of its own torpedods, which acted as a boomerang, 18 vouched for in an official itement by Captain Frew an of the British steamer Flixton. The Captain declaves that, while on his way from Havre to a Weley port, a German U-boat disc a tor- pedo, which, when a shért distance from the steamer, was deflected, and, describing a semi-circle, struck the submarine and sank it. 4 5 The new Union Station in Toronto will be completed by Dee. 30th, 1918. PEPPER PIII 0 0 ODESSA RE-CAPTURED, (Canadian Press Despatch. London, March 27.--Od 5 as been re-ca * EPP Tir 0 culty in adapting one or another in every refreshment place, Seed Peete er 00