Tn Daily B PS Pages 13 Te Bh Tome Ru Ys kg For Artillery Support. IN INEANTRY ATTACK WAS EXPECTED IN VIEW OF TRE- MENDOUS BOMBARDMENT. « Germany Is Calling For an Exchange Of Prisoners on Penalty of Taking Petrograd--Republic of Central Powers is Being Discussed, Canadiin Press Despatch) London, April 29.--British troops around Ypres several times after dawn this morning sent up 8.0.8. sig- nals for artillery support. no definite report of an infantry at- tack has yei heem received the tre- mendous German bombardment points to a certainty of the German attempt to advanee, Demanding xchange. f (Canadian Press Despatc Washington, April 29. Ne ermany has demanded of the Russians an ex- change of prisoners and has threaten- od to take Petrograd unless the Rus- sian Government agrees to the terms advanced, the State Department | 'has learned. Moscow despatche say German-Austrian war prisoners in Russia are disenssing a republic for the Céntral Empires TRIPOLI. German Subs Landing Men and Guns is Report, Washington, April 29---German submarines have been landing guns, food and tions on the coast of Tripoll, accorfiug to an official des- patch yesterday from France. The Hespatch quotes Gen. Nivelle, for- merly commander-in-chief of the 'French army, and now commanding the North African troops, as saying that the situation in the section open -fo German<Turkish attack on the Tripolitan coast is well consolidated against attack .from the tribes who have Ween co-gperating with the Germans and Turks. oh recruiting of friendly nat- and these men he- y in six. months, a oe LAR NAVIGATION RESUMED. The St. Clair River Has Been Cléar- ed of lee. (Canading Press Despatch) Detroit, April. 29.--The = 1918 navigation season for through boats opened Sunday, when the [first boats, upbeund, were reported to have "cl the St. ©lair river, which, until a few days ago, had been blocked with ice, The ice bar- rier was broken yesterday by four tugs, have returned to this city. More rh fifteen upbound freightars d Galea fon here - yes- : seri qd A tstisn, is fot Notleyed Sh Ie fai in any danger. Despite the fact that a large num- ber of lake steamers have been tak- en over by the Severn ept for use during the war, vorduT prettict one ns the biggest lake ov pg sea- sons on record. -- Canadian Casualties. Killed in action--J. 8. Farmer, Kingston. x Died of wounds--P. J. Macdonald, "Martintown. Wounded-=-J. Frawley, Belleville; P. G. Hunt, Pakenham; H. C, Fogar- ty, Port Hope; H. an Deloro; R. G. Bawden, Newboro; D. D. Ewar, Cornwall; C. Downey, Lindsay; W. B. McFarlane, Almonte; C.W, Cowan, Campbellford; J. Arcaw, Kemptville; 0. Watson, Baneroft; Lieut. P. R. d'Esterre, Kingston; WW. I, Guiter, Coe Hill, Gasseo-P. 2. ¥.: Baker, Hetjaville. Prisoner of war--A. ewart; Carleton Place. He's "Yellow." April 20.--Henry H. 4 % In Walkerville, 1 and is to the i he heard he : the river for fail- the selective Aruty frankly _ Minard, of the Dominion , that he did not want to orm because he was "'vel- d mot want to fight. ont of Agriculture will Badr acres of unoceu- Although | put to Cais a pi WHISKEY LOOKED LIKE HOME-MADE VARIETY {But It Had Sufficient "Kick" in it to Put Man Under. Has a start already been made by some party or parties to manufac- ture liguor now that the "1d" 'has been put on? The liquor a man hadg in his possession when arrested on Satur- day, and which was produced in police court on Monday, looked somewhat like the home-made var- fety. It was not in a regular Hyuor bottle, bearing the name of a liquor dealer or manufacturer, and.the en- tire make-up gave the impression that it had been made at home as it were. However, it evidently had sufficient "kick" In it to put a man under, and Magistrate Farrell did not give an order for an official test to be made, much to the sorrow of some of the thirsty ones, who would have liked very well to have got in on this deal. Someone was heard to that it might be inaple syrup not .whiskey. 'The magistrate has heard of many things bringing on intoxication, but he has yet to put maple syrup on his list. remark' and ACCEPTED THE OFFER Truck To Be Used In the Meantime, Learning that the fire department were having trouble in securing a suitable team of horses, Géorge Boyd offered AM. J. Litton, chairman of the Fire and Light Committee, the free use of a "Reo" one and one-half ton truck until horses could be se- e eured. A Reo r consulting with Chief Arm- strong, Ald. Litton accepted the gen- erags offer, and at noon on Friday the truck was delivered at Brock street fire station, Captain Cockade and his men at once proceeded to make what alterations were neces- sary and by seven o'clock the truck was fitted up and equipped with 1, 350 feet "of hose, chemical extin- guishers, axes, nozzles, and all the usual appliances carried on thé hose waggon. On Saturday afternoon it answered ifs first fire call, to a small fire on Victoria street. The hose team is now in use on the steamer, thus again completing the equipment of the department in that line. The men of Np. 2 station are highly delighted with the machine and expect to make many rapid runs while they nave possession of It. The public spirit shown by Mr. Boyd is to be highly commended, and shows what faith he ability of "Red" trucks to answer every kind of serviee that they may be Bandito Se PLAYED. WITH MATCHES. A Twelve-year-old Lad Suffered Burns on Saturday. A twelve-year-old lad who gave the name of Eves, set fire to his clothing while playing with a box of matches near the corner of York and Division street on Saturday noon, and would have been serious- ly burned but for the prompt action of a man who _ was passing, who came to his rescue and beat out the flames. Part of his clothing had to be torn off him before the flames were subdued, The lad suffered se- vere burns, but none of them of a seridus' nature. EDDED IN KINGSTON. Earle w. Boyce ce Clans Bride After Donning Khaki. A quiet wedding took place at Syd- enham Street Methodist church on Saturday evening, when Rev. W. T. G. Brown united in marriage Miss Edna Naomi, eldest daughtér of Mr. and Mrs, James McMahon, of (edfrey, 'tnd Pte. Earle W. Boyee, son of Mr. and Mrs, L. W. Boyce, of Hartington, fdvmerly manager of the Northern Crown Bank at Inglewood, Ont. The groom enlisted on Saturday morning for military service, The bride is the principal of the public school at Yar- ker, p OVERCOME WITH GAS, Horace Norman Stricken When Mak- ing Connection With Drain. Horace Norman, a contractor, was overcome with gas Saturday after- noon about 3.20 o'clock while mak- ing a. connection with a drain on Bim street, near Chatham. Mr. Nor- man felt himself getting overcome and called to some of his fellow wi en, and they assisted him out of the drain. A call was sent for Dr. Day and the firemen for the pul- motor, Mr. Norman was given first aid and soon recovered." INJURED MEN IMPROVING. William Connelly Left Hotel 'Dien on Saturday Evening. At tho loeal hospitals on Monday it was stated that all the men who were injured in the accident at the Canadian Works Satnnday mers favorably. kins street, who was confined to the Hotel Dieu, was able to leave the; institution on Saturday evening. He is the only ome who has been able to return home. = Ey TC te pADHE ry A, to have p in the City Hall on Wednesday next, at which be Capt 3 has in thel TR RE | ing of the executive and finance, KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MON DAY. APRIL 29, 1918. LAST 'EDITION drive. passing through the wreckage, Hach carries hi shops, 80 long the 'pride of the villagers, are n The above picture shows a small portion of Percone, which 1s now In ruins as a result of hd recent German It 1s locatéd fifteen miles east of Albert and jst south of Bapaume. Some of the British'soldlers are seen " and {s prepared for any emergency. The quaint little mass: of torn rafters and shattered plaster. MANUFACTURERS Drastic War Time Restrictions Arc To Be: At Once Impesed. AS TO. SUGAR SHORTENING SUGAR CONSUMPTION TO BE CUR- TAILED ONE-HALF. A Limitation is Fixed For the Amount of Fats and Sugar to be Used in the Manufacture and Ice Cream-- The Canada Food Board's Latest Orders (Canadian Press Despatch) | Ottawa, April 29 Drastic war | time restrictions on the use of sugar) shortening i the manufacture of | candies, biscuits, cakes or sweet dough products, the entire prohibition! of the manufacture of certain of these prodacts, the curtailment of the suger consumption of candy manufac-! turers to one-half the monthly aver-| age used by them mst year, a Hmi-| tation to the amount of fats and/ sugar 'which may be used inh = the manufacture of ice cream, such are the principal provisions of an order | just issued by Canada Food Board. ! After June 1st all manufacturers of candy, cake and stuffs must be Hogs, pod by the Canada Food Board. The new regulations are intended | to readjust Canada's consumption of| sugar to a available supply and to prepare for the requirements of the| .camning and preserving season. The [use of fats is curtailed because of the, increasing need for edible fats over- seas. Fur ¥ her restrictions are made on the usé of wheat in the manufac-| ture of candy ami-sweet dough pro- ducts, i ALL, BUT THREE SAVED. A Ship Was Torpedoed--Y.3LC.A. Workers hescued. « {Canadian Press Despatch) London, April 29.---A party of fif- ty-seven grmy Young Men's Christian Association workers arrived in Lon- {don last night. The ship on which they sailed was torpedoed yesterday morning and sank in twelve minutes, All the passengers and all but three of the crew were saved, 80th Battalion Colors, Belleville, April 29.--On Sunday the colors of the 80th Battalion, C.E. P., taffen overseas by that unit two years ago, and deposited in a church in England, were received and de- posited in St. Thomas' Anglican church here for safe keeping. Bishop! Bidwell, of the Diocese of Ontario, conducted the services, assisted by Ven. Archdeacon Beamish, The col- i ieut.-Col. Keteheson, 0.C., 80th, and were carried by officers who are members of the Ketcheson family, made the gift of the colors to ! officers of the 80th and veterans of the great war attended the service. at Epa Leave "B' Men Till June 13th. Brockville, April 29.--A¢ a mest- 10° BE LICENSED f | demands concerning transportation. FP resigned again. AIR LINE OVER | LAKES FOR PASSENGERS nnn Detroit Concern Organized Years Ago Ready ar Acts - Detroft, April 89. il 39.--Transportat! on | | of passengers up and down the Great Lakes by airplalig just as soon as the machines can be #écured is the ambi tious programme Bf the Detroit and Cleveland Aerials Navigation pany, composed a number of De- troit's wealthiest ying Organized some {en years when flving was in its infancy, th y has quiet- ly bided its time On to its char- ter, and is now to. engage actively in the si Shenaportation. Owing to Gow "| the purchase of a Suits plane is proving & and this may del@ Ry the inauguration of the flying sersh 'or a time, but 'President A. A. 8 al hod of the Dety | wu : tively on the dens and as soon as he is able to sign confracts for a num- ber of planes of the size contempla- ted a further announcement may be expected. The plan is to start machines from Buffalo and Detroit simultaneously, so that there will always be flyers , available for quick service at either end of the route. The great develop- ment of the airship since ithe jout- break of war has simplified the fly- { ing proposition 80 mich that no seri- the | ous obstacle is looked for in carrying out of the project. Buffalo in two hours is the hope of the steam- boat men via the air route. THE WORLD'S N IN BRIEF FORM {Tidings From All Over Told in a Pithy and Pointed ° Way. Holland has yielded to Germany's Sundays, Wednesdays and Fri- days ave to be meatless days in Jam- alea. The Lord Mayor of Dublin has abandoned his proposed visit to Washington, $ American financiers are ready to invest capital to encourage ship building in Brazil, In France the introduction of three meatless days a week is announced in an official note. ' London Street Railway conductors and motormen havq accepted the company's offer of agbitration, Some 2,000 emplgyes of the Nova Scotia Steel and al Company in Sydney Mines are on strike. Sarnia is to have a fifty-acre park, with running water, to be used as a rest home for sick and wounded horses. Fifty Chinamen and thirty- five Greeks were arrested at Toronto Shreea with, gambling on the Lord's Dr. Von Seydler, Austrian Premier, It is rumored that the Austrian Crown Council will ors were presented to the church by | tio tion were made in the German Reich- stag on Friday, On Liberty Day sales in the third ' paign yaised in the the Prench, aE Ds. cary S10 = x. OS A French Dart Her displace: Con | = AUSTRIANS USED | FOOD SUPPLY Uksaine Peasants Are 5 it Reolag al be © mans Made on Ten. CLSIES ARE FREQUENT AND MANY PERSONS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ROWS. --r A The Rumanian Stocks Are All Used Up And Austro-German People Are Facing Serious Conditions--To Seize the Cereal Reserves in Hangs of the Peasants," © a Washington, April 297-"THe requi- sitions made by the Austro-Ge:mans in Ukrainia are so severe tha! peas- ants are revolting and are holding soldiers as prisoners. Clashes are geoureing frequently, said a _ diplo- matic Sespatch to-day, and many persons have beea killed on both sides. The despatch, referring to the food situation in Austria says: "An official note published by the Viena - newspapers shows the gravity of the food difficulties with which Austria is struggling. This note states that the stocks supplied by the Rumanian harvesters 'are entirely exhausted and that wheat from Ukrainia cannot be counted upon before the end of the month. "Under these eonditions the Goy- ernment must seize the cereal reser- ves left in the hands of the peasants for their personal consumption. The note ends by revealing the anxiety which the Austrian Government 8 experiencing over the possible conse- quences of a measure which will be very badly received by the peasants. The note gays that the Government does not conceal the gravity of this meRsure, but it hopes the farmers will patriotically accept the sacri- fice demanded of them." : N--_---- --te------ WERE MANY CASUALTIES In The Operations of Tuesday Again- st Zeebrugge. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, April 28.---An official statement says the number of casual- ties in the operations of Tuesday against Zeebrugge were sixteen offi- cers killed, three died of wounds, two missing, wounded twenty-nine; men killed, 144; died of wounds, 25; { missing, 14; wounded, 368; WORLD'S RECORD FLIGHT. alian Aviator Flies 145 Miles in Hour, Washington, April 29. --Serst. , Glanfelice Gino, of the Italian Flying { Corps, established what is claimed {to be a new world's record for speed, when he flew from Lankley Field, Hampton Roads, Va. to Washing- | ton, in a Spa fighting plane, in one hour, The distance is 145 miles, s------------------------ oh i R. Seully, rey chindon's 1 andine. Died of wounds--C. D. Crawford, Campbellford. LW, Whi tock, Belle- H. LONG-RANGE CANNON Aviators Signalled Correct Re-! suits Until Correct Range Was Obtained. Paris, the degtruction dy French artillery of one of the long-range cannon with which the Germans have beén bom- barding Paris is published to-day by The Petit Parisien. "All the signs that Bertha (a going to {ire had been poticed. smoke curtain had gone up. Al ports, big canngn. resumed. supplied the obligato, French their turn. The YO was most promising. shells exploded 2 the big gun, tracks leading to the concrete platform. getting closer and closer, ally two enormous shells through the camouflage, midable explosions were heard, 50 yards north went damaged beyond repair, fifty feet long in the barrel. aviators reported that they could see plainly through the camouflage two gaping craters in the platform. 'French gunners then set preparing to destroy the third tha, but thus far they have not suc- ceeded, for shells arrived in about morning." FOCH PREFERS OWN And He Told Premier Lloyd George So Without Any Apparent Hesitation. With the French Armies, April 29. --Those who have been unduly im- pressed by the enemy's energy should meditate upon the following conver- sation which is said to have oceur- red between Premier Lloyd George and Gen. Foch, The British Prime Ministép, at the end of March had a long eonversation with the allied commander, the latter dwelling con- tintally on the advantages he pos- sessed and the certainty of ultimate victory. Finally, Mr. Lloyd George, growing impatient, said: a "But, General, if tion and your own, which would you choage?"' "My own," replied Gen. Foch, with- out a moment's hesitation. FIRST MANITOBA DIVORCE. Husband is W ith the . cliffe, E Winnipeg, April 29. For the first time in the history of Manitoba an absolute decree of divorce was pro- nounced when Justice Galt, granted the appeal of Catherine Walker for a divorce from her husband, BE. S. Walker, an electrical engineer by profession, now at Shorncliffe, Eng., with the C.E.F. The ground on which Mrs, Walker appealed was non-con- sunmimation of the marriage. .F. at Shorn- SUCCESSOR TO DUKE Irish Secretaryship Offerdbd To Kd. ward Shortt, London, April 29.--According to the Daily Mail, the post of Chief Secretary of Ireland has been offer- House of Commons from Newcastle- on-Tyne, in succession to Henry Ed- ward Duke! who is understood to have been anxious to retire for a long time and has been only awaiting a suitable successor. INTERNED SHIP BURNED. Owned by Hamburg-American Line Burned ag Anchor, Bogota, Colombia, April 29.--The German steamer, Prince Eitel Fried- rich, which has been interned at Puerto Colombia, wag burned and sunk at her anchorage on Saturday. The steamer was owned by the Ham- burg-American Line and displaced 4,600 tons. 'Will Not Be Sacrificed. London, April 29.--"One thing is certain," says the Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna, as quoted in an Exchange Telegraph despatch Sram The Hague, "we are not going to allow Austrian Blood to be shed, either now or later on, to retain German conquests." This statement is made in a cism of Germany's action in ro rection of virfual annexation of the former Russian border states of Li- vonia and Esthonia. Chinese Excited Over Terms, "Pekin, China, Apri! 29. --Chinese newspapers are greatly excited over the secret Chiners-Japanese negotia- tions covering seventeen points, and of the Chinese army instructors mavy through offi- on cers, and also control of the arsenals and dockyards. Japan is to supply arms, ammunf- tion, and supplies of all kinds. Sydney, Australia, April 29.--The Massey-Harris Company, is ng es, declaring it them for the ENTIRELY DESTROYED, April 29.--A description of} French nickname for the big German guns. referring to Bertha Krupp) was The around there was a chorus of loud re- Undoubtedly Bertha and two or three hundred 70-millimetre naval guns were all firing simultaneously to disguise the whereabouts of the "After a short pause the firing vas This time ten naval guns air observers were on the look-out, how- ever, and French guns opened fire in aviators signalled quickly and the result of the first sal- Two heavy of tearing up the railroad gun The firing was continued, until fin- Two for-| and | the discomfited (termans saw Bertha! with a rent] The| Ber- fag, fo Paris again during the small ; y e small hours of thel, an with high POSITION TO HUNS' between Hindenburg"s present posh} ed to Edward Shortt, member of the! say in sibstance they give Japan control of : a large} dischiargi DRIVEN OUT OF VOORMEZEELE. The Germans Tok the ok 6 Tom And Were Later Forced Out. HEA FIGHTING GOES ON ONE OF THE FRENCH POSTS WAS CAPTURED. In the Neighborhood of Festubert---- Near to, Merville An Attack Was Broken Up by the French Machine Guus--Quiet on Other Sectors, (Canadian Press Despatch) Ldndon, April --The Germans captured the town of Veormezeele, two miles south of Ypres, on the Flanders front, but were driven out on Satygglay night by & counter- attack. Heavy artillery fighting continues on the Somme front. Took A French Post. Paris, April 29. --During Saturday night the enemy attacked one of the French posts in the neighborhood of West of Merville we broke up an attack with our machine guns. Comparatively quiet on the other sectors," was the War Office statement. | Festubert and captured it. ." Are Fighting Again. London, April 20.---The Germans this morning opened a heavy bom- explosive and gas shells on the entire front between Meteren and Voormezeele, south and southwest of Ypres = Infantry at- tacks developed shortly afterward. Ar enemy attack which developed yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Locre, west of Mount Kemmel, were repulsed: There was great activity by hostile artillery during last night { from the river Scarpe opposite Ar- {ras, north of Lens, 'and between | Givenchy and Nieppe wood, on the south side of the Lys battle front. The text of the statement reads: The 'hostile attack reported developing yesterday abternoon in the neigh- borhood of Locre was repulsed by rifle and machive gun fire. A heavy bombardment with heavy explosive and gas shells was opened by enemy this morning on the whole front from Meteren to Voormeseele and the at tacks are now developing, They. Conll Not Advance, Paris, April 29.-The Germans made several attempts last night to advance on French positions in Han- gard Wood on the front before Am- iens, but were checked by the French | fire i | { Recaptured by British. London, April 29.---A post near | Festubert, north of Givenchy, taken by the Germans last week, was re- captured by the British last night. More than fifty prisoners were taken here. The hostile artillery has also shown great activity during the night from the river Scarpe to Lens and between Givenchy and the for- | est of Nieppe. A number of prigoners and four machine guns were also secured in successful raids south of Albert and in the neighborhood. of Neuvilior Vitasse. : War + Tidings. " Violent artiller fighting occurred Saturddy night north of the Avre in the region between Lassigny and Noyon, the French War Office re- ports, The French repulsed attacks north-west of Rheims. Locre has changed hands five times since Friday and now remains in the hands of the French. : The Allies defeated several offen- sive movements from the Champagne to the Vosges. The Canadians have carried out thiree successful raidg opposite Lens, taking sixty ful raid and four ma- chine guns and killing many Ger- mans. Premier Clemenceau spent Sunday on the French-British front, He re- ports conditions as quite satisfac- ry, RIOTS IN PETROGRAD. It Is Also Said That New Emperor is Proclaimed. (Canadian Press Despateh) London, April 29.--A despatch says it is reported that a counter revolution has broken out in Petrograd and serious rioting is go- ing on. Persistent rumors say that Grand Duke Alexis Nikolaievitoh bas been preclaimed Emperor. The Stockholm papers finite reports state that the Grand "| Duke Alexis Nikolaleviteh, son _of the former Empéror, has been pro- claimed Emperor, and that Grand Duke Michael Alexandroviteh is re- gent, . Jeimunted the Brest with Germany. has Litovek treaty tals for § now ov testy vin Esthonin. LH yim