POE Sr Ail ery 16 PAGES | YEAR 85: NO. 99 SH HOPE 10 ECT HONS From the Position He Now Occupics on Mount Kemmel. THE AIM OF THE GERMANS IS TO TRY AND WEAR OUT THE THE BRITISH. But Foch Has Added French Troops to Northern Line-~The Situation At Villers Bretonneux Very Satis- factory, London, April 27.--Gen. Radcliffe makes this statement "The net result in the Kemmel secior so far Is that the Germans have gained about two' thousand yards on a front of about 1,200 yards. ""Phis gain is not large: but-it iu- volves very important ground, and there is no question that it is a very serious loss, "Qur line to the north is all right, and it is entirely possible to hold on to the Ypres sector even if the enemy is on Kemmel. . But his presence there is not convenient and we hope to gét on." "It is still clear that the Germans' intention it to clear out the British army. He has been unable tv break the lne or divide the British and French ,and therefore he is ham- meriug the British army wherever possible. This object has been coun- tered by the action of the allied com- mander-in-ch#y! in sending French troops to the morth front, making it more difficult for the Germans to continue the game of fighting the Bri- tish alone, "There is no reason to alter the view that a big offensive on a far greater scale than ever is still to be expected between Arras and Amiens, with the objeet to drive in and sep- arate the British and French, "80 far the whole enemy success has been merely tactical. He has 'won grout and taken pesitions and guns, but' hus achieved no change in the strategical situation. He hoped to do this in a fortnight, but he has been five weeks at it without sncceed- t this process to Yo ery Satisfactory, Genoral Radcliffe said he regarded the situation at Villers-Bretonneux a8 very satisfactory. "We got back all we lost, and hold the village; we 'have taken many prisoners and in- lreavy losses," (was his sum- of the British achievement. "Villers-Bretodneux is a most im- portant tactical point," he added, "as it #8 atop the plateau, whence one may look down the western slopes to- wands Anviens." "In this long-drawn out test of 'en- durance of the nations it 1s" im- perative to get every man possible to support the battle front, for men alone will tell in the end." French Break Ug Attack. "(Canadian Press patoh) Paris, April 27.~-A German attack near Thennes, on the front south east of Amiens, was broken up last night, the War Office announces. Ar- tillery figh continues on the froat between Villers Bretonneux and Hangard, : * The Allies Coming Back. (Canadian. Press Despatch) London, 27.-- Continuing their counter-abtacks on the front gast of Amiens the Allies have gain- ed further advantages in the Han- gard-Villers Bretonmeux sector, it'is announced officially. . The French have recaptured positions from Lacre tv Laeclytte in Flanders west of Mont' Kemmel. Fighting on the Flanders front. north of Lye was very severe. The enemy advance was held at all points. Heavy-loss- es were inflicted dn the Geérmans. : War The Germans are steadjly with- drawing Usope and sending them to Franee ' ih citizens have refus- 8t In a proposed Pdlish, ; against the Allies In e who wish to destroy hi ly Karl . which Anzeiger publishes. A ------------ i eri. i Wh om rand the bof ~ NINE EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED At the Locomotive Works a Scven clock EAGIE NCHS DOWN GATE ON WORKMEN WAITING FOR PAY. Frank King Had Collar Bone Broken and Frank McQuade and John Orr Had Their Legs Broken, Seriously Injured, Collar bone fractured. Scalp wounds. William ¥. Smith 35 Brock street. Crushed and injured internally. Frank McQuade, 249 Queen street, Compound fracture of the left leg and a broken ankle. Internal injuries. Injured. John L. Orr, 431 Johnston street. Broken leg. i Alfred J. Goodwin, street. Slightly bruised. John Prue, 35 Brock street, Shoul- der hurt, William Ryan, 43 Livingston 'avenue, suffering from shock and in- jured internally, William Connelly, 1 Jenkins street. Right arm cut ang suffering from shock. Robert Bustard. 14 Cglborne streefs Injured foot, 90 William - Nine employees of the Canadian Locomotive Company were injured on Saturday morning when a gate weighing about five tons fell on them while they were waiting to receive their day shift time cards shortly be- fore seven o'clock. A number of others were slightly injured but those whose names are given above received treatment in the Kingston General Hospital and the Hotel Dieu. The scene of the unfortunate acci- dent was at the time office in the shell shop to the west of the coal yard on the Canadian Locomotive Works preniises between the power house '+ Shortly before the affair oecurred the yard switching engine was engag- ed in moving freight cars around the yard, and had just.gone out of the sheet iron and superheater depart- ments with a loaded cdr. The brakes- man left the big gate o as was customary when the cars were being thunted fir~{he morning. In the meantime employees, who were going to work in the shell department, gath- ered inside the gaté and wefe wait- ing for tive time office to open so that they could secure their time cards. While they. were standing there one of the men closed the gate when the seven o'clock whistle sounded. It was this, that was primarily responsible for the accident, The brakesman on the donkey en- gine, which was returning to that section of the yards, thought the gate was still open and as it was im- possible for him to see owing to the (Continued on Page 6.) PRISONERS TAKEN Germans and Was Later Retaken. (Canadian Press Despateh) London, April 27.--The Germans south of Ypres. There was a long battle for Voormeszele, two miles south of Ypres, which the British retained, taking hundreds of prisen- ers. The statement follows: There was great artillery activity on both sides during the night on the whole battle front north of the Lys River. [Fighting In this area yesterday was very severe, the enemy making re- develop the advantage gained by him on the previous day. After many hours of fluétuating battle the en- emy's advance was held at all points. Heavy casualties wore suffered by his troops in the course of his many unsuccessful attacks. The enemy's French from assaults on points Locre to Laclytte were pressed with aces had oo keen 0 with rin Ss J Jos la Hm, his sraohs Juccesded at © fourth attempt carrying village of Locre. In the evening our Allies counter attacked and drove © enemy out, regaining possession of the village. At other pc Francis K. King, 148 Bay street. made a heavy attack on the front} peated and determined attempts to|P8 ie Baily "KINGSTON, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1918, FIGHTING AT JUNCTION OF THI. AMERICAN rule > 3 9! : ; Boucy§ \ [mmm owe sens PATTLE Pages 1-8 ish Whig LAST EDITION CH LINES - AND FREN SECTORS Gradually the various armies ilat the Huns a felt troops is sie proof | MUST MANTA SUPPLY OF MEN London Newspapers Say fhe Preset! Situation is Most Perilous. THE CAPTURE OF NEWMEL BE MINIMIZED SAYS DAILY MAIL. NOT TO if It Is Lost Permanently to the Al- lies, the Difficulty of Holding Ypres Will Be Increased Materially, TL fendading Press Despatch) London Art Tr. Commenting] on the Flanders battles in a serions) tone, the morning newspapers con- tend that the situation imposes upon Great Britain the necessity of putting forth the utmost effort, especially of furnishing more men to supply the wastage in the ceaseless fighting. "We are faced with a crisis more perilous" and momentous than any that has hitherto arisen, even in this appalling war," writes the military correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. "Possession of the Channel ports by the enemy would make our task on land and sea infinitely more intricate and costly." The Daily News in an editorial says the situation has changed seriously for thé worse as the result of the fighting of the past two days and that the German drive toward the channel is a matter of serious consideration. Nevertheless the situation is in no wise yet stabilized and the News says that if the Germans mean to break through they muset do it quickly be- fore American reinforcements fin- | ally turn the tide. e effect of the capture of Mount Kemmel on the situation at Ypres is canvassed anxiously - by the newspa- pers. The Daily Mail says it would ba folly to minimize the success the. Kemmel should prove premanent, the difficulty in holding Ypres would be increased materially. It concludes by urging the necessity of maintain- ing the supply of men. HOARDING OF FLOUR IS NOW TABOOED wot. People Will be Heavily Fined For Having Supplies Stor- ed Up. denne {Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, April 27.--B; to-day all flour made wholly or in rt from wheat is placed under re- strictions similar to those imposed yesterday on sugar holdings. No person two miles: or less from licensed dealer may hold a supply longer than is necessary for fifteen days' consumption; two to five milas, thirty days; five to ten miles, y days;-over ten miles, 120 ye. 'On and after May 1st it will be 1 to feed milling wheat or any to live stock, poultry, ' ete. 'holdings. A fine of $100 to $1. 000 and three months' imprisonment provided for Infractions. ert # enemy has achieved and if the loss of| y an ordériang issued by the Canada Food Board |j Woh the Joauiz woactoer or tie American aud Frencs fagees the sifenst! of the Allies is uow more keenly to aboul the Gerais. asd the continual.advauce of the allied Thix wap shows the junction at which Are drawing clos re yielding vader this aigwutic torce the American and Breach forces have joined togeths: ~~ BRITISH REPLACE WAR EQUIPMENT early 1 Guns, Tanks and Much Ammunition Expend=~ ed in Tremendous Fight - I 27.--The British have lost nearly 1 Ho guns, between 4,000 and 5.000 chine guns and the total manufacture of ammunition of between one and three weeks since the present battle in France began, Winston Spencer Churchill, minis- ter of munitions, told the House of Commons. All these losses have been made good. The munitions ministry; said Mr. Churchill, placed at the disposal of air apd ground services more than twi"e the number of guns lost or destroyed in. the battle of.France, There were now, he added, actually more serviceable guns as a whole and mere of virtually every calibre than there a Mr. Churchill L airplancs were 5 ® , trained pilots were, and that every tank lost was replaced by 4 new and better one. THE CASUALTIES VERY MODERATE The British Killed Last Week Numbered 3,089 and the' Wounded 15,300 Canadipn Press Despateh) London, April 27.---Casualties in British ranks reported this week to- talled 18,369. The losses were di- vided as follows: Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 408; men, 2,661. ' Wounded or missing: Officers, 2,071; mien, 13,299. : Despite heavy fighting for more than a month past, the British casu-~ alties reported are only now begin- ning to approach the high figures for week after week last year when the British were on the offénsive on the western front. The Increase recently has been on an average of fifty per cent. each week over the week pre- ceding. . Last week the ' aggregate was 12,368 and 'the previous week 8,129. SEPARATE FROM RUSSIA Kaiser Promises Help to Estonia and "Livonia, Amsterdam, April 27.---Aceording to advices from Berlin, 1 , Imperia Chaneellor von Hertling, on behalf of the Emperor, received the Estonian London, April desire to pressed 1 their separated regions as an autono- mous state. He added that the Em- graciously take into con- sideration the Laudesrat's expressed 'desire for a Snitorn monatchial con- stitu tional personal union communicate his decision later to the 'Landesrat. : : C0 T0 OSTEND lithe submarines proceeds satisfac- * construction is quite as fast as it _| was. {boat builders. of Prussia and would: lin: U-BOATS MUST Owing to the Zecbrugge Base Being 30 Badly Damaged. | WILL LIKELY TAKE WEEKS TO CLEAR THE BRUGES CANAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS Campaign Against Submarines Pro- ceeding Satisfactorily ~~ The Kai- poser. Talks. With English Captain. at { Zeebrugge. London, April 27--Very consider- able results arc expected Thom Zaebrugge. raid. A high Admiralty official says the destruction of the Mole alone is sufficient to inconveni- ence the Germans greatly. Sand 4s a special hindrance to navigation on the Belgian coast and the Zeebrugge harbor has been kept open only by the steady work of two dredges. Now there is a gap in the Mole 120 feet long; one dredge at any rate has been sunk, and the hulks of the sunken cruisers are forming admirable obstacles against which the sand can drift up. If only the wind will drive the tide in force through the gap in the Mole, Ad- miralty officials are confident that the harbor will guickly 'silt wp, and it will be very difficult for the Ger- man dredges----if thére are any 1éft-- to make much headway against the sand, especially as British scaplanes are npt forgetting them. ' As for the Bruges Canal, it may perhaps be cleared in three or four weeks, but, as its banks dre so weak, the Germans can use only light charges in blowing up the two con- crete truisers. This means the sub- marines will have, for a time, to use Ostend as a base for operations against the Channel and consequent- ly they will have to take a longer inland trip to reach blue water and will then have to come out of a port much more easily looked afier by the Dover patrols. Independently of that, Admiralty officials say, the campaign against torily. They believe that the Anglo- American forces are holding them down and they doubt if the rate of The demand for steel for tanks may have hindered the U- Kaiser at DENIED HIM RAZOR 2.25% we vo FORESTRY CORPS A French-Canadian 20" Has a Fine Black Beard These Days. { Toronto, April 27.--Four days | without shaving has almost given [away an alleged defaulter ithe Military Service Act. the Dominion Police think. A French Canadian, born in Que- bec province was arrested in the vicinity of North Bay. He was {wearing knee pants and claimed his age was some months short of 20 years. His appearance, however, persuaded the Police Magistrate at North May that he was of military age and he ordered him to report at Toronto. The Doniinion Police turned him over to the military authorities but they in turn would not accept him owing to his claim to be not quite twenty years of age. 7 One of the detectives however, had an inspiration. The man has been kept for four or five days and he has not been allowed to shave. At present he has a heavy growth of black beard which does not har- monize with his short pants. 2 - At 'least : i | i -» + + WAR BULLETINS, Nine German divisions took part in the attack on Mount #% Kemmel. + Part of the village of Han- % gard has been retaken by % French troops The Germans have captured Dratoutre village near Mount Kemmel. | The Dutch commander-in- chief of land and sea forces has stoped all leaves of absentees. + - - * PAPI PIERIPEE SEES THE U. S. MARINES SUFFERED LOSSES Are in the Fighting i rance---Casualty Cases Reaching Hospitals. The Washington, April 27.--U. 8. Ma- rines fighting in France have 'had total of 274 casualties, marine corps headquarters announced. The casualties were divided as follows: Officers-- Killed, none; wounded Enlisted men---Killed 34; wounded 236. . One conpany lost twenty-one killed and 140 wounded out of a total strength of 250 men. Reaching the Hospitals. Paris, April 27.~--Ameriean woun- ded in the great battle which is now being waged are already arriving at the rear. American woundéd and by side with the French and British in stemming the German/advance, Thought To Be German Agent. -Sault Ste. Marie, April 27.-- Ralph Johnson, "so-called," was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary on suspicion of being an enemy agent. He had in his possession a code book containing the. names of European cities with numbers opposite each. He speaks English, French, Russian and Gerpan fluently, and says he was bora in Riga. The police doubt his story and have sent his code book to Ottawa for examinatiion. HOLD OR DIE! FRENCH MOTTO Clung--to Kemmel Hill and Mowed Down Huns With Machine Guns. With the British Army in France, April 27.--One French regiment to which had been entrusted the de- fence of the erest of Mount Kemmel, with orders to bold it to the last man, immortalized itself in Thurs. day's battle. Throughout the long, ditter day they clung to their post and sent swirling streams of death from their machine guns down the slopes into struggling masses of Ger- man infantry, which had sarrounded the hill and was trying to battle to the top. Some of these ' fearless poilus, from the latest reports, were still there, and the staccato chatter of their rapid firers sent out the mes- sage to their general that they were obeying his order to hold or die. 'the Ypres-Kemmel Railway _| the defenders held for a considerable | time and inflicted heavy losses on the "Under; under * | FERRER PP b bbb Pb ddd ddd COS pital Fl from units engaged in fightin side | 5 OVERMANNED Its Reorganization Urged As it Is a Refuge for Fricnds. A MEDICAL READIUSTMENT OF CANADIAN CORPS ALSO NEED. ED EN ENGLAND Prominent Men Have Freely Crit. icized The Canadian Corps ~-- Had No Selfish End In View. London, April 27.---Unless getion is taken previous to his arrival here, it is understood strong representa tions will be made to Premier Bor- den for a re-organization of the medical and forestry corps. ~Bhe.ma-« {jority of Canadians in France and | England favor such action. There is lalso a strong demand for" a more thorough combing of the staffs and camps in England for fit men for the {front. The Canadiaf army medical corps has been freely criticized by | prominent medical men who have ino selfish end in view. There seems {to be a lack of co-ordination in the {medical services and too much def- 'erence to precedent, a fault every- ' where in military services, where | those are in power whose services {ante-date the outbreak of hostill- i ties. There is a marked revival of the demand that Canadians be treated {in Canadian hospitals. Pre-war mil- {itary training and services have not {proven of great value in the Cana- dian medical corps. The forestry corps staff is ridicul- ously overmanned. Sir Edward Kemp {forced a slight reduction but more {drastic action is required. It is felt that forestry corps staff is a refuge | tor personal friends of those in high- ler commands and appointments, and { promotions are not given for prac- | tical dr technical knowledge or suc- in work. No statement has lyet been made on the cost of produc - ition and there is a strong suspicion |that it Ms much too great. There is I1ittle criticism against the Forestry {corps In France but mainly against the staffs and depots here, 3 Bir Bdward Kemp 18 uttempti comb the services in Englan to power to the om: and allocate the man- {proper services. a abla Boi religved for services | success of Kemp's ad dependant on drastic a COMMANDER BROCK LED " SAILORS TO HIS DEATH Gallant British Naval Officer Was First to Leave Vindic~ tive at Zeebrugge. Dover, April 27.-~It was while {charging along the Zeebrugge mole at the head of a party of Afteen sea men that Aeting Wing Commander Frank A. Brock, who developed the |smoke screen for the attack on Zee- |brugge and Ostend, was killed, ac- cording to an, account given aboard the cruiser Vindictive by one of the Brock party. "Commander Brock," said the sea- man, "was among the first Lo leave the Vindictive. Armed with a Win- chester and a truncheon, he led us across the narrow gangway to the mole and then 'with a shout beck: oned us to follow toward the outer jend with the object of storming a {German battery of 11-inch guns. He had not gone many feet, however, be- fore he was hit, evidently by a mach- ine gun bullet, "He staggered with outstretched arms an instant, and thea doubled up and rolled over to ofie side of the mole. In the confusion of the mo- ment I could not see whether he top- pied off into the watér or not. Af- ter a few more casualties our party received the signal to return to the Vindictive." U. 8 To Bugpurt Grecon, Canadian Pre el Washington, April 27.--President Wilson has assured the Greek Gove ernment that the United States is de- termined to give Greece its fullest measure of support and that country's rights shall be preserved. W. ¥. Schulte Dead. ; Louisville, Ky., April 27.----Wil- Ham Fred Schulte, widely known turfman and at ome time president of the American turf congress, died at his home herp.' He was sixty