a EL 12 PAGES Che T aily KINGSTON, ON RECENT 126 KAISER AIMS HIGH, HIS FALL TO BE LOW While Hun Offensive Involves Grave Menace, German Dis aster Will be Great. London, May 30.--Observers here are agreed that the new offensive in- volves grave menace to the forces of freedom, but only the faint-hearted evince undue anxiety, It is recalled that the German pur POSe is a larger one than tha: which actuated the Kaiser's command in the opening stages of the war. It is perceived that the German armies are hoping not only to crush France as a preliminary to conclusive opera- tions against the British, but to crush i a GERMANS MOVE INTO § Freach Evacuated the Town Aer Desper- ate Fighting in Streets. REA 1S NOW IN DANGER BUT THE ALLIED RESERVES MAY GERMAN DRIVE INCREASED THE DURYEA WAR RELIEF WORK WORLD ASKED TO STOP , | "WHITE TERRORISM." | ! EA ---------- » Which Is Taking Place in Fin- land---70,000 Are Brutal- ly Treated. UP BY FRENCH London, May 30.--A Rissian {¥ireloss despatch says the central The (Germans Have Made Repeated As- committee of Finnish workmen pro- {tests against the "White térrorism" sails to Get Through of Finland, and states that 70,000 ------ | citizens, the majority of them social fans, have been imprisoned and brutally treated. The ghastly whole- jmenced by Finnish troops, assisted {by Germams. [if one day 158 women r: demoorats, including 30,000 eivil- IN THE SOISSONS REGION: sale slaughter of prisoners was com- N | prisoners were kiMed Many Sisters FIGHTING IS NOW GOING ON 1 VEZILLY NEIGHBORHOOD, Which Is Eighteen Miles South of Chemin Des Dames--It Is Said the | Evacuation of Rheims Will Soon | ist calls out {the name of humanity to stop this be Announced, (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, May 30.--The Germans made repeated attempts to break through the defence in the Soissons region, but were each time held up by determined French resistance, In the centre of the German advance the!" fighting is taking place in neighbor- hood of Zezilly (approximately eigh- teen miles south of Chemin des Dames, where the German attack was launched on Monday). May Evacuate Rheims. The Allied troops covering Rheims have heen pressed back to a point northwest of the famous city, and it is probable that its evacuation will soon be announced. The civillan population of Solssons left some days ago. On Monday the enemy fired 1,- 200 shells fifto the town. Patients in the hospitals were moved by Am- . erican light ears, the nurses staying with them to the last. To the east the Franco-British armies are hold- ing fast on the Broulllet, Savigny and Tilloy line. At the point of the great- est advance the German armies are some fifty miles northeast of Paris. The fighting is of the most sanguin- ary nature along the whole front, Heéavy casualties are being suffer- ed by the army of the German crown prince, while the losses of men to the Allied forces are described as relately light, Roads Full of Reserves, (Canadian Presa Despatch) London, May 30... In their initial onslaught the Germans are believed to have used more tanks than ever before, says & Reuter's correspondent with the British forces on the Frenct lan near y with- stood a gas attick of three hours and . + held the Germans in their attempt to reach the Aisne until the men were drowned under German combers, The same fate overtook the French divis- ion to the right of the fiftieth, After falling back the Fiftieth made a gal- lant attempt to recapture Craonne but was defeated by machine gun fire from enemy tanks. In the end the Fiftieth was obliged to fall back to- ward the river, The roads from villages captured or endangered are filled with wound- ed and g seeking shelter and regerves marching to the front line Preceding (he reserves are French cavalry, and ind them are guns. There ia no panic among the refugees. Little to Record, with the Bae » Despateh) 'Army In France, May 36.--~~Last night produced no big infantry action along the British front In Flanders. By minor oper- ations west of Merris the British ad- vanced an section of their line about 200 yards. Beyond this there was Httle to record. French Command Very Confident, Paris, May 30.--The German drive i8 not yet completely stopped, but no- where were our lines broken. All parts of the front remain solid, and the Germans have obtained nothing to be compared with what took place in the first days of the March offen- sive, all eritics assert, Liberte says that the high French command is absolutely convinced it oan overcome the serious difficulties 'which it has to meet. Its confidence is founded on the power of its re- sources and the morale of its army, "which remains intact, The Temps says that in the face of the formidable and: tragic battle France has no fear for the future, _ Mtands erect in the confidence fhe Sause will tHumph : of terror of an devoid Of nobilit {of Merey of the Red Guard were kiht~ jed without trial. {tial are still condemning persons to Field courts-mar- death en masse, although the civil war Is over. The Finnish proletar- 0 the civilized world in mad "white terrorism." TWISTED AND TURNED OVER And Patted on the Back at the Sué- ceeding Conference. (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, May 30. Stating in em- on his dying bed to think that he was going to be "twisted and turned over and patted on the back at the sue- ceeding annual conference." nual Methodist Conference, morning, to abandon the practice of pronouncing eulogies after the read- ed during the previous year. "Men are dying by thousands," he said, "and yet we adhere to the old custom of spending the time saying nice things. It wag all very well for our forefathers when they were a lite tle bund of warriors fighting together against heavy odds, buf it does not belong to the present day." The discussion arose out of the fact that the late Dr, J. E. Mavety, of this city, left a written request that no eulogy be pronounced after H§ bs navies the reading of his obituary, It was finally resolved by the meeting to respect his wish but to pronounce eulogy in other cases. A paper on after the war problems in Christian life was read by the Rev, G. W. MeQall, Rev, J. W. P. Macfarlane leading in the discussion thal followed. To-night at six o'clock the laymen will meet at the Y.M.C.A. at a war supper, following which . they will hear an address by Hon. George Fos- ter and a lecture on "What I Saw in France and Flanders," by Principal Smyth, of the Wesleyan Theological CollagapMontreal: ci A CHINAMAN TO HANG. He Committed a Brutal Murder Parry Sound, {Canadian Press Despatel) Parry Sound, Ont. May 30.--The thrice postponed trial of Jung Sam, Chinese laundryman, who murdered his employer, Wong Jew, in a very fashion about a yeir ago, was concluded last night, when the jury convicted him and he wis sentenced dge Rose to be hanged on Aug. ag é The case was somewhat celebrated from the fact that a prominent alien ist doctor from Toronto differed . as to whether the defendant was an imbecile or responsible for his ac- tions. Two separate juries decided that he was. p p 4 * - VILLANOUS GERMANS KEPT UP BOMBARDMENT (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, May 30,--Although the British Government has prom- ised not te carry out air raids to-day, Feast of Corpus Christi, on German cities which are not in the vicinity of the front, the German long range gun resum- ed the bombardment of Paris at an earlier hour than usual + This day is specially celebrated & by children's processions. + LJ oe PEP ever Pe PEPER SP eT Rept pee re ered 4 b . . & - . . b . SSd dad TERE Te 9 4 4 ------ DANISH WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT First Rigsdad Assembles at Copen. hagen Under New Constitution. Copenhagen, May 20.----Pemmark's new constitution giving equal suf- frame to men and women was form- ally opened Tuesday by King Chris- tian in the new Christianshorg Pal .jace, on the site of the ojd palace burned 34 years ago. Interest was added by the presence for the first time of the nine women members, The address from the throne em- iphasized the Government's intention to continue its policy of strict ney- trality, expresse confidence that the Iceland question would be am adjusted, and referred 'with satisfac- tion to ¢he co-operation of the Scan- dinavian countries. a ------------ 3 Brook? New York... 7 Philadelphia ork....12 Philadelphia . 4 Washington a Boston. Boston...... &. Washington |. 3 Cleveland. ... 7 Detroit .. ,.., etme wae phatic tones that it would haunt him| Rev. E. | R. Kelly, Cataraqui, Ont. appealed | to the ministeitat-meeting of the an-i this i | | | | { ing of obituaries of ministers deceas- | The uaterials sent to the stricken districts of Northern France by the BEDS TO TE DESTTUTE usually welcome to the destitute clvilian population since the German drive, dren who have slept In shell eraters received the beds and bedding recently =H Duryea War Relief have been un- The aged men and women and chil distributed with rejoicing. The sup plies are being distributed by volunteer workers and German prisoners detailed by the French military authorities, 2ll under Qirection of Mrs. Nine Larré Duryea, founder and president of the society. A AA ttt, op SINOD SESSION MADE LIVELY By Discussion i Paying Reat For Office SL. George's Hall, OBJECTION WAS RAISED BY CANON ¥ITZG ERALD TO THE PROPOSAL, As Synod Had Loaned the Cathedral $50,000 At Four Per Cent. Other Business Hefore the Synod. The report of the special commit- tee appointed by synod to confer with the finance committee of St. George's Cathedral, regarding the pe-adjust- ment of thie rental of the synod office at St. George's Hall, brought forth a first - Rigsdad assembled under the! ch : - x 2 E BASEBALL RECORD, WEDNESDAY pu fiery address at te Thursday morn- ing session by Canon W. FP. Fitz Gerald, who very strongly opposed the adoption of the report, which was, however, carried on the vote being called. The special committee by synod was composed of the Chan cellor, Francis King and Canon Bed- ford-Jones. The latter presentéd the report, which récommended that in view of 'the increased costs of up- keep aud increase in taxes in the city of Kingston, that the Synod pay a rental of $400 per annum for the Synod office. in ralsing objection to the adoption of the report, Canon FitzGerald sta- ted that a principle was at stake, and declared that no clergyman should shirk his responsibility. The speaker recalled that in 1900, the synod had made a loan of $50, 000 to Walkem & Walkem at the rate of four per cent. in installments as follows: In January, $35,000; in May, $8,000; in July, $7,000. The money was secured for the rebuilding of St. George's Cathedral, destroyed by tire, Canon FitzGerald claimed the loan had not been legally transacted eith- er by the executive or the synod. He held that the synod had lost on an average something like $800 a year. The rates of interest since 1900 had taken a big jump. The speaker held that others securing the loan would have been called upon to. pay at the rate of six per cent. There was also a moral side of the question, too, the speaker declared. _ Bishop Bidwell said it would be unwise to have any technical points raised. Undoubtedly the matter had been given the sanction of the execu- | and he Doped the report would appointed ee mt COULD NOT GET IN. 3 (Canadian Press Despatch.) # Paris, May 30.---QGerman air- $ % planes were not able to pene- % trate the French defence in an % attempt to raid Paris last night. * Several points behind the battle # line, however, were bombed by % the enemy. One German ma- % chine was brought down. > + + * + + % * + + Fhdielobdode db deodedeidedesfestiedodeodr de dodo doe POCKET MAY PROVE DEATH TRAP TO HUNS The'Crown Prince's Drive Has The Earmarks of ic Life or London, May 30.--Unless the Ger mans can pour through the hole which they have chit into the Allfed| front sufficient troop: to roll up the Franco-Britigh flanks before Foch's reserves take a hand, the deep poe- ket in which the German centre now rests may become a death trap. The Kaiser's heir is "stuck" on both flanks and if he cannot shake Off the Franco-British "shackles" there is but one alternative that of pouring mass after masg through the narrow front of the apparent break through. The Crown Prinee's drive has all the earmarks of a edgantic lite or death gambié, Perhaps nothing eould so hearten the Allied troops at this' moment of supreme trial as the news of splendid sneeess by the Yankees who are in- trusted with an important sector of the front where the Germans are known to have a powerful force col- lected, and where even now a major offensive hy Hindenburg against the coveted Amiens is believed to be brewing, Are et Eighty-three Met Death, (Canadian Press Despateh) London, May 30.--By the sinking of the British transport Leasowe Castle in the Mediterranean by a submarine, thirteen military officers and seventy-nine of other ranks were lost. At Ottawa Lady Violet was found guilty of an in the traffic regulations. CAN Henderson fraction of = Allied Reserves Thrown Into The Battle (Canadian Press Despatch.) 4 With fhe French Army. in France, May" 30.--Al- lied reserves are now tak- ing up positions in the battle line. They are be- ing thrown in to strength- en the defending forces where they are weakest in preparation for placing of a barrier to further the # (o 5 : et y divisions brought for- OUTLOOK FINE The Total Tillage in Grains the Highest in History. OVER FOUR MILLION ACAES UNDER CULTIVATION IN THE podbamscsis HNTED, KIN Lo The Net Saving In Shipping Tonnage Owing to Increased Production Should Amount to 1,500,000 Tons, London, May 30. --The present condition of crops in the United Kipgdom is very promising, and gives reasonable hope of at least an aver- age yield, a ording to an interim re- port publishédt by the Director-Gen- eral of Food Production vesterday. It is indicayed that the total tillage area in the United Kingdom for the year 1917-18, will be well over 4, | 600,000 acles, with the highest acre- age under wheat, barley, and oats ever recorded in the history of Bri- tish agriculture. The acreage under potatoes will be greatest since 1872. Assuming that afer deducting seed and light corn, the entire wheat and harley ¢rop, one-fifth of the oats erop could be made available 'for bread flour in case of need, these figures mean that the harvest of the United Kingdom in 1918, could pro- vide a forty-weeks' supply for the entire population at the present scale of consumption, and one the existing basis of milling. Reckoned in tonnage, the net sav- Ing in shipping, resulting from in- creased production of corn and pota- toes in England and Wales alone, should amount in the coming year to 1,600,000 tons. During the year 1918-19, the Unit- ed Kingdom, it is added, will be self- supporting in breadstuffs for four fifths of the year, as compared with one-quarter of the year in 1917-18 and one one-fifth of the year in 1916-17. War Tidings. The United States army on Wed- nesday took over a 2,000-bed hos- pital in England for American wounded. It is to be operated by an American medical staff of 150 nurses, 50 doctors and 300 orderlies, hastily to take the» " exhan .|vagrancy and America in France. It is a big aim, and incurs for the armies of Kaiseristic ambition efforts In proportion. If the first military i authorities on the Allied side here {and in France may be trusted, these [ efforts never will be realized, but fin- {ally will bring the Kaiser's armies | and the Kaiser's dreams to a common disaster, |PAN-HUNS PROPOSE, | BUT ALLIES DISPOSE {German Peace Demands Wild- er Than Ever, But Noise Can't Win War. { Washington, May 30.---The Pan- | Germans have broken loose again and set forth the most drastic peace terms yet proposed, official reports to this Government show. Here is what they demand: Permanent retention eof Poland, { Lithuania, Courland, Livonia, Estho- { nia, and the Baltic Provinces, wrest- | ed from Russia, Belgium must re- | main permanently in German hands, re AA Ana joverseas colonies must be returned, . ree indemnity" commensur- BABB ERE Ped bled fed bo * : 3 * BRITISH CROP jand a "wa {ate with the enormous sacrifices and | losses of our people {is vital. They | also demand that France cede the j rich ore basin of Lingwy and .Briey. GIRL DROVE LOGS Now In Jail for Vagrancy and Posing as Man, Quebec, May 30.--"Venus" Cote, a sturdy lass living at Rimouski, iQue, is in the teils because she pos. led a8 a man, had her hair cut in military style, and went as far as {donning man't attire and working in the log driving bee for the Chaleur {Bay Pulp Company, at Restigouche "Venus was in jal at Rimouski, but she escaped last week. After a wide-spread search for her through HOLD UP DRIVE. The Offensive Front Now Covers 186 Miles--The Americans Have Repulsed All German Attacks. London, May 30.--After desperate resistance and fighting in the streets lasting several hours, the French have evacuated Soissons, and the Germans have occupied the town. Berlin now claims a total of 25,000 prisoners, including one British and one French general. Rheims is reported in grest dan- ger, All counter-attacks against the Americans who captured Cantigny yesterday have been repulsed. The enemy counter-attack on the new American positions was met by the allied gunners with a hurricane of fire. Waves of Genman infantry+ men were stopped dead and thrown back, leaving large mumbers of kill- or wounded on the ground. -- Battle Depends Upon Reserves. While the Germans have made progress, it cannot be repeated too often that the question of gaining or losing ground enters little into the présgnt campaign. The fate of the battle depends ypen the manoeuvres of the reserves. Ludendorff no doubt intends to drive a wedge through the Franco- British lines, midway between Sois- sons and Rheims, The Germans 'apparently have en- gaged a minimum of twenty-five di- visions, before which the French and British in the front lines are putting up a dogged resistance, in order to permit reserves to Intervene and turn the tide, The German attack in the Solssons- the bush and open country, a oe or, 3 : : Hh at Ste. Angele de Morici, and she Wa® brought back to Rimouski, where she will serve her term on a charge of of impersonating a man, She is 23 years old. She says she drove logs all spring in men's clothing and was not detected till she was given away by a comrade on a4 spree, when the gang struck the civilized world after the log-driving SRRson, MINISTER RETAINS CHARGE. Injunction to Restrain Rev, T, R. Webster, Is Refused. Ottawa, May 20.--The injunction sought by Rev. Peter Wiseman to prevent Rev. I. R, 'Webster, recently appointed minister of the Holiness Movement church, from taking up his duties, was refused at the Weekly Court, It was contended by Mr. Wiseman that he had been elected minister of crop, and one-quarter of the potato' the Holiness Movement church, on Fifth avenue, while Mr. Webster took charge of the church without proper authority, He endeavored to keep Mr. Webster from taking up his duties by appealing to the civil court, The court, however, ruled that since Mr. Webster was appointed by the church anthorities it was for them to take any steps necessary in the matter. Will Supply Demand For Wood. Victoria, B.C., May 36.-- Within two months there will be secured in the Provinee of British Columbia every month sufficient spruce logs for the production of aeroplanes to meet the maximum demand of the lmiperial authorities. By the end of July the difference between log re- covery six months ago will be ap- | proximately thirty to one. Filtering By-Law Carries Amherstburg, May 30.-- Voting on the proposal of the Brunner Mond, Lid., to supply Amherstburg with purified filtered water created a great deal of interest yesterday, the largest vote in the history of the town in the matter of by-laws be- ing recorded. The vote was as fol- lows: 280 for and 126 against; ma- Jority in favor of by-law 154. : Rheims sector extended the offensive front: a battle area 200 kil miles across. There is every fndi- cation that the present attack is an integral part of the original German offensive plan. : ------ Reserves Made Forced Marches The reserves concentrated a hun- dred kilomertes 'north ..of elms were rushed to the front Sunday night In forced marches Huge forces of German reserves apparently remain inside the Mont- didier bulge, within equal striking distance of the Amiens front or the Soissons-Rheims sector. There fs reason to believe these are backed by tremendous quantities of mater lals of all sorts and guns of all cali- bres, held in places where they can easily be swung to the westward or southward, Flood Soom Will Be Dammed. (Canadian Press patch) Paris, May 30.--The German flood will soon be dammed, says a semi-official note issued , sum- marizing the situation between Rheims and Solssons. The note Says: "The Germans again essed yesterday, but, while on ome hand they failed to pierce our line, on the ' other it fs comf 10 observe that their march was sMckened con- siderably by the arrival of our re- serves. As these come (nto play the balance will gradually be restored. 2 The French command retains undi- minished based, as it is,' on the power of our resources and the incomparable valor of our sol-