> ow | Pages 13 * Bre ; hatha et YEAR 85: NO. LA AST _EDITION 76 ped 65 tons of explosives on German communication lines and depots during the enemy offensive General Pershing's action in plac- ing at the disposal of General Foch the entire resources of the American a " w ad ER Sr aims SA BY GHRMANS FROM CHAUNY TO. STDIDIER HELD. Infantry Has Played the "Leading 'Role--~French Rake German Ranks' With Withering Fire From Planes, With the French Armies, April 1.--The great battle has taken a turn RR ing that Great Britain, calm and re- solute, is relying on the justice of their -common cause, and upon the | valor of the men who defend it. Confidence increases, the British Premier added, as the British people 'watch the steady march of the gal- AYS GERMAN/SPIES ARE /RESPONSIBLE army is commented wpon appreciably London, April 1.---Prémier: Lloyd BE spies the defect. Since General French, at Ypres, pre- For U. 8. Failure To Keep Up : : in its Airplane Pro- - 3 by Paris newspapers of ail shades of t ny opinion. that German spies were responsible} 0 along the Thiepjval-L.a Boiselle line his country's failure to keep up is pointed to as a tribute to the mag- "R ie A A Democrat, of 'North Carolina. He Ww the t. . : gd ¢harged that there were spies in ay Ss SN g : 3 ENEMY 1S OUTMANORUIRED. ~ srvs ms consis |POINT OF WEDGE. DREN at tte German Trenches---Enemy Aimes walt nen he Coie oun ana 'put owt every man employ. LONDON TIMES PAYS TRIBUTE To] at Vimy Ridge And Arras. George has sent a 'message to Pre- mier Clemencean of France, declar- -------- took metal braces and, sawing them |The Closest Harmony Exists--The ! : People La ing _-- pieces with lead American Forces Are Steadily Mob- at | April: }.-On Faster Monday a year ago the Canadian soldiers, ference -in Train Fine moving mightily to the attack; captured Vimy Ridge. - This Eas- also had: een vented the Germans from turning the 4 gramme. 10 THE ALES The fact that the Germans, accord- -- French Operations w Most Ouistang- Sn its airplane program were made nificent defence - which the British urtiss plant. In French and Sari Troops De {10 SPEED UP PUTTING BILL INTO d hir@ Aniericans in their FRENCH ARMY. Borrespondent of the Canadien Press. them over. The| ilizing Behind the Allies' Lines, Places--Bill May Go Inte Effect "ter Sundav soldiers of the Dominion were united with British 1 Washington, April 1.----Chargas ihg to ithe report, age entrenching The Te of Rie Su Swings More fo the M East Sunda They Rai ed H: il of Fi he Sonate bY Senator DvSrmas. : ig f wee of the War maintained at this, important gate- 1 'were sécretary of war fending Common Cause. EFFROT I Senator Overman. Canadian By ae Headquarters in the Field via London), An] Wath the British Army, April 1.-- © Pw 15th. (Canadian Press Despatch) Canada to-day » 88% a result, the troops north of the Scape in defence of the southern flanks _of those heights, which dominate so much of the vital coal areas Canadian guns played a part in defeat- of northern France. ing the Germinn gn Haught against positions opposite Oppy and Toronto, April 1.- from the Atlantic to the Pacific lags behind her big neighbor the sour] in the watter of Hime by sixty golden examined the various parts 'building of Bristow machines was Kjelayed: two mobths, while inspec- tors and 'government agents closely British flank by stretching out his little army until it reached the North Sea; no more brilliant movement has || lant army of France to repel the in- vaders. more favorable to the allies. The point of the wedge driven by the Germans into the allied line on the south side from Chauny to Montdid- BEB to re-Iheen executed on the wést front than HIPPIE ER RRR the manner in which the French gen-| 4 eral staff, night and day, kept up con- tact with the British armies doggedly retreating to the northwest, The Frengh steadily extended their lines from the region of La Fere to beyond Molitdidier. This success- ful operation has definitely broken up what is known now to have been the original plan, namely, fdllowing the Bavarian Crown Prince's expect- ed rupture of the British front for the German Crown Prince's army to pass through the breach and march on Paris by way of the Oise valley, hile barring the latter move- ment by holding the Oise line solidly, the French kept up contact with the British, This was accomplished only masterful hafdling of the reserves--tlirowing in in- fantry divisions when they arrived : in time, otherwise using cavalry di- visions when guick action was ne- {In Regard to Dividing the French And the. A cessary, while artillery was rushed it mies BRITISH RESTORE LINE Rati every #rench division SOMME AFTER VIG- . {was resisting heroically, necessitat- SOUTH OF OUNTER-ATTAUK. minutes. ' The inconvenience result- x to travellers and others through 5 difference In time is such that |} any appeals will probably be made to the Canadian Government to speed} s up putting into effect of the*Canadian§ Daylight Saving Bill so "that the Canadian time will conform with that # ASS6rt the Germag army is ac- of the United States, in the corres- + companied by special "ghoul ponding time divisions of the conti-}# syuads," whose #uty it is to nént, : # strip allied and German dead Canadian Pacific trains entering | 3 # ob all mich shoes and equip- Canada from United Stafes sre being 3 Mgnt, En T REY. sxtremely 4 held up daily TRE the border for an %* th vg fr als, taken prisoner, hour to help to remedy the situation, Pe 5g > 2 4 .__ surprise at the # but many people are recorded to haves : missed: connections at United States] y mgt BUIDETS of French dead + border paints owing: to hi advancing + : of clocks there this morndug. The last best word trom Ottawa re- Sener garding the Canadian bill was that it might be put through in order to be lg na Bi operative about the 15il of this 2 i . by month, , " : French Gavrell last Thursday. Early yesterday morning German pre- parations fg further attack were effectually defeated by mass- ed fire of onr artillery, All Sunday afternoon the southern flank of Vimy. strotoh<f ing out tosvard Arras, was alive with fire from our guns which rained shells on the enemy's front lines, communicating tren- ches and assembly areas. Our machine guns were directed «+ chiefly upon hostile communications. and also maintained a hail of fire across No Man's Land and upon the enemy line, while our heavyartiltery kept up a harrassing fire for two hours. increasing ta a battle barrage at stated times, when every - gun was firing shell upon shell as fast as they could be fed to them. And afiér such concentration of fire the Hun attack never developed, although the -contontration of troops proves beyond sr 'that Arras and Vimy Ridge are amongst the chief objectives of the enemy's spring offensive. The Canadians look to the future as I have stated," with a morale amongst all ranks which never was higher. Where- ever | have 'gone, 1 have found the same confidence. amongst the troops of all ranks and the same determination to be worthy of the great record of Canadian gorps. For days our men have wailed fo take their part in the World's greatest struggle. place tampered pieces. as GERMANS UNABLE TO # | ler is being solidly held by the HANDLE THE WOUNDED. ' #% | French. The point had heen blunted -- '9 3 oa . ? ibis and then intended by British counter- Amsterdam, April 1 Trains + attacks. The British apparently ars carrying wounded Germans # from the battle front in France # | holding firmly from just west of Al- bert to Arras. are proceeding 'continuously along the frontier between Ger- + Almost from the first the infantry many and Holland, according to h th 1 T a despatch to [ the Telegraaf + | 188 played e leading ro 8, he from Kerkrade It 'has been # | cannonade compared to that fi other necessary to replace hospital # } recent battles continues insignificant. cars by freight cars, in which #16, the other hand the importance of J the vwounded lie on straw and "% . a : 4 |aviation as a fighting arm, has con- siderably increased. Several times since the bifttle began French and shavings. + itdepiddbibib bbb td British aviators flying in squadrons have disorganized and delayed at- tacks of German divisions by assault- Toe from above with bombs and ma- chine guns, causing heavy losses French aviators have been fighting uninterruptedly day and night, French reserve forces have stop ped the German advance oh the 25- Bile front from Moreuil to Lassigny. The German assaults on this line were particularly violent, Sr-- Capture Of Moreuil. (Canadian Press Deéspateh) London, April 1.--Last night's of- ficial says that in brilliant operation yesterday by Canadian cavalry © and British infantry, in conjunction with the French, capturad . Moreull and the wood to the morth of that Place. ATTITUDI DE TU UN NCHANGED. With Regard to: 0 Negotiated Peaco With the Central Powérs. * (Canadian Press Despatch) New York, il 1.-President Wilson has not changed his attitude concerning -a negotiated peace with the Central Powers as expr in his flag diy address, lilg reply i Ed bbd be ob THE KAISER'S GHOULS PLUNDER ITHE DEAD. With the (Fremgh Armies in # the Wield, April #:---Prisoners RPE ey a THE WORLD'S 3 NEWS ; IN _IN BRIEF 'FORM Tidings From All Over Told a Pithy and Pointed - Way. Two more bodies of viitims Halifax 0 "OVER BATTLE FRONT. # Halifax disaster wero found by fk sy The bembardment of Paris bys Hcanaainn PresstDespatch.) + long range German guns. was ra h the .. British Army in # ed Mon, afternoon. April 1.--+Ki eorge sence of to the "Bed "dp in the past week went about 4 # quietly giving words of thanks % epcouraggment. Officers in important work, rnd France, April 1.--Last evening the Germans made two attacks in quick gaocession against the British lnes west of the town of Albert, but on 'both eoecasiqns thdy were thrown back. : + i KING GEORGE TRAVELS + A Tribute to the French, London, April 1.------Aluding to what it considers reassuring factors in the fighting in France, the Times says editorially: "The whole front of the German attack has fallen so heavily on the British army that we natarally are preoccupied here with the dndomit- able resistance displayed by our own regiments, But the British army ing often fifteen German attacks to OROUS © dislodge them. Repulse Strong Attacks Near Marcel Oave--The British Line North of the Somme is Advanced. » (Canadian Press Despatch) London, April 1.--The week end- ed with a feeling of optimism. No anxiety is now felt regarding British Rotten troops has heen Ha on the British front. Torontos defeated Vancouver. on Saturday night by 2 to 1 and retain the Stanley hockey cup. The cutting of the Hedjaz railway by the British severs communication AR A SEAS kh ¥d : FURTHER RIOTING BY THE QUEBEC MOBS. STOPS DUET OTHE HG BLOW: + and % engaged # paused only long enough to sa- # lute the King and continued There Was Further Rioting: on Sate TO BE STRUCK WHEN GERMAN urday Night and Cavalry Charged GUNB COME UP, Strong Allied Reinforcements Will be on the Ground And There Will Be Co-ordination of Command. ) (Canadian Prius Despatch) London, April 1..~The belief is that the first rush of the enemy has been stemmed. He is engaged in the process of consolidating his positions and bringing up heavy artillery, and it Is expected that when this work blow will be delive taoinshrdlyemtwy | has been "complete, another big! blow will be delivéred with all the' enemy which he still has. With strong reinforcements on the ground! and with co-ordination of command, the hope is expressed here that the Allied Mne will prove impregnable and that the Germans will dash + * + + # their labors, The King covered + # 350 miles in an automobile dur- + % ing his stay and visited numer- 4 front, Many + within the + * + + # ous sections of the # times he was well x zone of shell fire. HPP IPPON LADY MISSIONARIES HAVE BEEN SELECTED Three Graduates of 'Queen's Selected by the Presbyterian Mission Board. Foi the first tiie the Board of 'Home Missions of the" Presbyterian church -has appointed ladies for the mission fields, ang three graduates of Queen's have been selected for the . work. They are Miss E. Me- of the Turks with forces in Arabia. The embargo on high-class auto- mobiles, shutting out the United]. States trade, went into effect to-day. Stephen Pinder, twenty years of age, in a fit of melancholy, shot him- self fatally at his home at Leaming-| th ton. vi 'Gen. Begoyevsky, assistant chief of the Don Cossacks, is reported toi Ee have surrendered voluntarily to thy Bolsheviki. Second Lieut John Carr 'New- combe, Toronto, of the Royal Engi- neers, was killed in action in the|® first day of the German offensive in Robert Freeman, Cobourg, an ele- vator man in the C.PJR. building, To- ronto, was crushed to death in the shaft when the car stanted ace ldent- ally. is Canada's exports of munitions, grains, meats, produce, fish, minerals and lumber to the. nited Kingdom people threatened to storm the drill hall Saturday night and and a number were slightly injured. broke open a hardware store and se- cured firearms, Since the arrival of troops yester- day declared in Quebec City to-day, with Gen. Lessard as military governor. the Crowds--TFo Enforce Military Act, (Canadian Press Despatch) Quebec, April 1.--sTen thousand liberated men held under the Military Ser- epAct. Cavalry charged the mob thg mob arly Sunday morning morning, the city has been ttet,. Two girls and a man were Jured in riots, To Declare Martial Law. (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, April 1.--The statement made here that martial law will be "This is exactly the sort of an emer- fortunately does not stand alone. More and more as the great battle develops the burden fs being shared with us by the French forces, which are closing in on the right of our line: More and more also does the prospect of turning a retreat into vic! ry depend on the speed and spir- ft with which the fresh divisions of the British are able to deliver such counter strokes as they began 80 suc- cessfully on Thursday. "Every account testifies _to the amazing rapidity with whigh French troops are pouring into the struggle. gency in which their national cuous, Closest Harmbmy Exists, "And let us add, with full know- and in face of Cuar-| {acteristics are. alwgys most conspi- 2 | mowed positions noith of the Somme and the German plan of dividing the French and British armies "has absolutely failed. Nevertheless it is recognized further heavy attacks must be made, pstored their me in Luce counter-at- neces. ermans forced their to the Millage of -Deumin Saturday morning, but were held up at the out- skirts, The battle on the Moreuil-Lassi- gny front continued Saturday and ex- tended along sixty kilometres, Ger- man attacks were incessaht and mul- tiplied in force. The official says the German attacking battalions were down by Freneh fire. More- uil, captured "by the Germans was Pope Benedict and his message to Congress on the declaration of war with Austria, according to a letter ne * has written to Bishop Theodore S. Henderson, of the Methodist Episco- pat churok; made publi¢ here to-day by the National War Council of the church. > ded + * + GERMANY PLAYS LAST * + CARD AND LOSES + * ds + : oe "* Paris, April 1 Germany's # blow has 'been struck, and hoped" # failed, as her first rush and ad- + % vance has been insufficient to 4 + procure any decision. Without ¢ # such -a decision her prospects + # ard dark indeed. This summar- ¢ # izes the views of the highest * : French authorities. * be The Government is taking steps to see that the work of rounding up des- | erters and the enforcement of the Act generally is not further impeded while therg will be no delay in the prosecution of those responsible for all show. enormous increases in #he past three years. Rev, Nathaniel Burwash, former chancellor and professor. emeritus of Laren, MiSs Vera Allen and Miss H. Timm. The mile students who have been selected for mission work are=W. F. retaken by' the Frénch. The Ger mans were checked completely be- tween, Moreuil and Lassigny. In the woods north of Moreuil themselves against it in vain. the co-operation of ands, 'ang. of the general staff wag so nearly complete. "The "erisis the past ten days' TREMENDOUSLY IMPRESSED Enemy Thrown Back. With the Activity of the British Fly. (Canadian Press Despatch) British Army. Headquarters in i (War conditions '| serious shortage of missfonaries. Le French. Yesterday and last night the bat- tle continual with extreme violence north of Montdidier, . réeted his efforts in particular along the front between Montdidier and the Peronne-Amipns road and threw, forward impo t forces with the particular vbject of enlarging his gains west of Hangarden Santerre. Franco-British troops broke up as- saulting waves which were nol able to debouch. . A brilliant counter-at- ck, in which our Allies gave proof of their valor, enabled the French . to throw back the enemy completely | a * - and recapture this village: The fight- © ing further south wasno less violent. Grivesnes was the objective of power- The enemy di- Medcof, J. E. Pere? J, H. McQuar- rie, K. Keill," J. MNerthue, J. B, Townsend, on Murray, J. Powell, William McGinnis and W. T Scott. An appeal was made to the church, and to this appeal has come a most grati- fying response. the mjission fields in Canada for which Presbyteries have asked for supply will receive services. rmm-- NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED In Montreal as Result of Riot in Que~ bec. (Canadian rr Degpate h) Montreal, April 1.--"We don't an- ticipate any troyble: in Montreal," de- clared Major-GeMpral Wilson, G.0.C. of No, 4 district this morning, when asked if any preparations had been made. to deal with trouble that might arise in the ¢ity as a result of the ret i Quebec, ? + "We are here and ' if anything happens we will ay our duty." brought about a As a result most of | Victoria College, and an outstanding figure in Canadian Methodism, died in Toronto on Saturday night at the ago of seventy-nine, \ Canadian Casualties, trar's offices would be known to everybody in town Friday Belleville; W. W. Milligant Cobourg, | Morning. All over the city one was, greeted with the promise of 'some fun' at the Registrar's office, cxpected that the militia would be called before incendiarism was re- sorted to, but these were mistaken, Died of wounds--E. 8. .Brown, Died--J. F. 'Whiting. Colborne, Repatriated--E.. P, McQuade, Port Hope. Wounded--J. Ritchie, Aloxandnia; T, Houston, ¢. E. Lagden, Cornwall; T: D. Morgon, Holloway; W, H. Rich- ardson, :Gaganoque: G. E. Lisquin, Lyndhurst; M. J. Flynn, Morton; . BR. Warner, Delta; €. H. Wills, Belle ville, A. Lalonde, Cornwall; J. M. Vanastine, Napanee; Lieut. W. J. the outbrea restored-in this city, at least tem- porarily. The unruly élement, which Intent own In Advance, Quebec, April 1.--~That the Regis- looted was Some Peace 1s Restored, (Canadian yr 'Despatoh) . Quebec, April 1.--Peace has been Boyd, J. Ryan. Kingston. d--F. J, Campbell, Madoc. Canadian Cars Checked Advance, has been creating trouble here, has accepted an assurance given them by Armand Lavergne, the noted Na- tionalist politician, that if they de- sire to be free from attacks by the military they must not disturb the peace. Lavergne has also given the military authorities to understand ti.at patrols of the streets by outside battalions should cease, as these mili- has Served only fo hasten and to_ery- stallize arrangerhents for the mutual support under which Field Marshal Halg and Sir Hepry Wilson are work- ing with Gen. Foch and Gen. Petain. They have all been in the closest per- sonal touch during the present week, and in every step they have taken they have the fullest support of Pre- mier Lloyd George and Premier Clemenceau, whose irrepreéssible courage is a sSod-send to. France in this hour. and to the whole alliance, "Also although this factor is ne- cessarily of less immediate impor. tance let us pay 'tribute to: the prompUtide and hearty good-will with which the America. military authorities have met every claim made upon them. "It is well to rememer at such a time that the allies have these re- sources steadily mobilizing behind them." y War Tidings. The British arm§ in Mesopot#mia 'hay marched 83 miles beyond Hit, and increased the number of vrison- the struggle was intense all Satur- day night. The French took many prisoners in this region, Strong attacks against the British from Marcel Cave to the Somme were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. German attacks north of the Somme wore all eaten back. The British advanced their lne north of the Somme taking 230 pris. soners and forty machine guns. Fail To Encircle Amiens. (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, April 1.---~The outstanding feature of the great battle raging over 100 miles of front is the failure of the enemy to encircle Amiens, Last night's Bficial says. the at- tacks of the Germans were less viol ent and numerous Sunday, and he is feverishly digging himsel! in. , Broke Up Assaulting Waves. ! i" [anadinn Press Despatehy Paris, April L.--/The battle con- tinued with extreme violence . last didier, large bodies of troops being night in the sector north of Mont-| ing Corps. With ® the American Army in France, Aprik 1.---ArnRrican aviation staff officers are tremendogsly im- pressed by the reports of the ac tivity of the British flying corps duff ing the great battle. Now that t rench have joined forces with th British, itis felt that the combined afr superiority wil prove approxi- mately the turaing factor in the battle. - During February the Mining Cor- poration of Canada purchassd the Moira Lake Fluorspar Mine, located near the village of Madoc. A sub- stantial sum was: paid 'for the pro- perty. The American consul "at Moscow has informed the Government that the United States ds willing to enter business relations with Russia. g nl -- - = &*. GESERAL FOOH HAS + ; PROVED | HIS WORTH. : {Canadian Press Drapatoh) British Army General Wilson would not discuss © steps that have been taken in or] der to hip any trouble in the bd. 4 oBimIc TORPEDOED | | While Enroute to Ameriéa--Trying to Save Her. (Canadian Press New Tork, April 1 ¥ las Celtic, 20,000 tons; "one, ot the Whitg Star liners, was attacked and torpedoed by a German ing, according' to + informas= tisn here. during a voyage from Eng land to America. inade to save the vessel, believed, carried no or. "Syivester L. Clinampin, Mr. and Mrs James i : Brighton, passed away, March 18th, ! years. He had Public tary demonstrations antagonize the Ea as : * Ginn 3 thrown in by Germans, the War Of- fice anmounce.. French and British troops broke up the assaulting waves. ? > ers to over 5,000. | The Germans captured Beancourt {and Mezieres, the Berlin War Office afnounces. Official despatches say the Pranch reserves on Saturday stopped a Ger}. man sgdvance on a 25-mile front fii Moreuif to Lassigny. British casualties in M ed a total of 14.u90, the Generdl Foch, new allied : commander, has proven his $ orth both in a d plare and + at the head of t afield. '# He is 67 yeard old. In his % youth hevlived at Metz, but dis- % liking the German domination : o! Lorrgine, he went to France, 4 where, after graduation from +4 he . Polytechnic lustitute, he & himself to mf , leading to "hand-to-hand | t fighting. This town remained in the hands of the French, who inflicted , conskierab lo losses oo fig: Fermyns; ful attacks which were renewed in- cossantly 38 in Streets. : Or 1.--One thousand | troops from gutside points have heen (ordered to Quebec. They includ 8, | Bio 0 ant a ma Repulsed at Albert. (Canadian Press Despatch. 3 on, April 1.--The Germans jmade\two attacks on British posi- tiohs ih the westein . outskirts of last Svening and in both - st 3 Gi E0200 0000000 emy ah in attempts to ad- ce along the Luce and Avre yal- made little p . The of ptachine taken by near i a I | iH i he British in their on Satirday was 109, Thirty-three American telephone gi : § gE g il i , TTR TTT RS is 8 8