12 PAGES pres PAGES-1-8 PETS a rh YEAR 85: NO. 132 SCHOOL FEUD AT PORTSMOUTH Miss Alice Waldron Claims That She Was Assaulted on Thursday. AN INFORTUNATE EPISODE ACTION HAS BEEN THREATENED AGAINST THE TEACHER. The Cause of the Difficulty Was the Lack of Discipline--Reconciliation Is Hoped For By Villagers, Bitter antagonism is rife in the thirty pupils in attendance. Natur- ally enough they were not the in- carnation of angelic behaviour, for school pupils seldom are, and they sang three verses of "God Save the King" very heartily. Afterwards the scripture was read and the work of the day was continued, A Difficult School. 'Miss Waldron is the fourth teacher who has been engaged by the Ports- mouth trustees during the session, rand difficulty has been met with in maintaining discipline, Miss Wal- dron stated that she had only been able to teach arithmetic and spelling owing to the trouble that she had ex- perienced in securing order in the classes, From conversations with other pupils on Friday morning, it was as- certained that the basic cause of the trouble is the fact that Miss Wald- ron is a member of the International Bible School Association, and this has prejudiced many of the people against her because of the attitude of the so-called Russellites to the Portsmouth public school as the re- sult of a feud which has been devel-, oping during the past few montha| between the teacher, Miss Alice Wal-| dron, who entered upon her duties] at Easter, and the pupils of the | school, A crucial point has been redched in the controversy following an .un- fortunate episode which occurted on Thursday morning when the teacher claims that she was assaulted and her duties interfered with by two pupils, Ross and Eva Waller, residing on Union street, At the school on Friday morning Miss Waldron was seen by a Whig re- | presentative and she was persuaded | to present her side of the chase. She| stated that one of the pupils in ques- tion, Ross Waller, had been causing | her much worry because of insurbor- | dination and impertineénce. This be- came Intolerable on Thursday morn- ing and she threatened to apply the strap. When an effort was made to do this the young lad's sister called upon him to resist it. Apparently he followed this advice, and Miss Wal- dron claims that while the young boy held her, his sister attempted to wrest the strap trom her. In this she was unsuccessful, but .in the scuffle the girl was struck in the face with the strap and the sleeve of her middy blouse was torn. Miss Waldron ex- Dlained that this was pure! inten- oat Ia reir nisteg. pared to apologize before the school '%o Eva Waller, = = 5 ' An Apology Refused, The teacher stated that the girl's father went to Inspector Truscott and notified him that the dispute could be settled amicably if Miss aldron would apologize. This she asserted she would only b8 too glad to do, and she also said that she had gone to the girl's home for this purpose before school on Friday morning, but that . 8he was not admitted, . While Iu conversation with the Whig, Eva Waller brought a letter m George Hunter, J.P., notifing Miss Waldron that the case had been put In bis hands for adjustment, and that if it could be settled .peaceably he would require that the teacher should pay fifty cemts for the. torn blouse and seventy-five cents for the costs of court. Miss Waldron offered an apology to Eva Waller in the sthool building on Friday morning but it was not ted. Asked what were her intentions towards settling the dispute, Miss Waldron stated that she was unpre- pared to say just what she would do. After Ross Waller had been dismiss- #d from the elass, he went to his home, and his mother went to the school house evidently fo get an ex- planation." She did not gain admit- , however, and Miss Waldron feels that if she were to take the mat- ter into' the courts she would be up- held in allowing no Interference in the execution of her duties. She is loath '0 take action, however, and Stated that she would seek advice from the justice of the peace on Fri- day afternoon, r-- ~The Waller's Version. The Whig also interviewed Mrs. Waller and her daughter after see- "ing Miss Waldron. Miss Eva Waller stated that while Miss Waldron was ; to her about some work on \y morning, her brother was fon that she might of the Liveral prosecution of the war. The pupils stated that many of their comrades had left school and that they had not learned very much. Speaking with a prominent resi- dent of Portsmouth on Friday morn- ing the Whig was informed that for a long time it has been very' diffi cult to secure discipline in the school, especially in the upper forms, in which Miss Waldron is the teacher. The windows in the school have been broken by the boys, and the educational facilities have not been fully utilized. The episode that occurred on Thursday is a most unfortunate one and is regretted by everyone. The Whig was impressed as much by (Mrs. Waller and her daughter as by Miss Waldron. Both appeared to be sincere in their convictions, and it seems that the best way out of the difficulty is to secure more con- sideration for the teacher. Discip- line must be maintained in every school, and it is the duty of the teacher to see that her orders are obeyed. Any complaint that the pupils ave should be made to those in authority and the law should not be taken in hand by the pupils. Miss Waldron has been in frail health for some time, and it may be necessary for her to give up her position as a result of advice given by Dr. E. C. D. MadCallum that tife strain may be too much for her to bear, The village of Portsmouth is much excited over the episode and every- one is hoping that some settlement will be made in the near future by the Board of Trustees, & ae smerive LOSSES + ARE CUT IN HALF. % (Canadian Press Despatch.) % Washington, June 7.--8ena- # tor Swanson, acting chairman # of the naval committee, after a % conference with navy heads to- 4% day declared that the Allied % naval forces have destroyed ¥ sixty. per cent, of all German + submarines constructed and % that they have cut the shipping % losses in half. Ere Peete IE Sete ad NAVAL AND AERIAL OPERATIONS DESCRIBED The British Have Been Busy-- . Two Machines Interned In - . Holland. {Canadian Press Despatch London; June 7.--A Torion dcover- ing naval aerial operations daring 'ha period from = June 3rd to June 6th 'is published by the Admiralty. Light bombing raids, it says have been made on the following nilitary objectives: Zeebrugge, Osterd, Bru- ges and Thourout Railway Junction. Large quantities of heavy bombs were dropped. In the coure of aerial fighting two enemy machines were destroyed and three driven down out of control. One of our machices is missing. dn home waters during the same period escort duties and anti-sub- marine patrols were carried out. Submarines were sighted and at- tacked and enemy mines located on several occasions. A squadron of large seaplanes carried out long re- con nce over the North Sea. A large formation of hostile ma- chines was met and engaged, re- sulting in'two enemy machines be- ing shot down. On the return jour- ney two of our machines were fore: owing to engine trouble. They have interned. Eh - ey, NOT TO OPPOSE nouncementl--KEloctors Toronto, June 7.--The Statement was issued at the meeting > members of the Legls- rd to the two . of E. York and NE. -To- Ane a lature in re | ronto: to alight close to the Duteh coast the : ", where- Waren Mvanocd. tears: | pen to Decide. | smd SOUS OF MILES cert } I [J map etre h i 4 J 4 Li ., Sentis Betz Mantouilk os pr LE Powur " KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918. EXTENSION OF THE GERMAN DRIVE TOWARD THE MARNE AMERICAN MARINES DRIVE ENEMY BACK For a Mile Near Chateau = Thi And Take 300 isoners. ; (Canadian Press Despatch) 'American Army in Picardy, June 7.--~American marines attacked the Germans on a two and a hal? mile front in the Chateau Thierry sector yesterday and drove them back ones mile, taking three hundred prison- ers, -- : Made Second Attack. (Canadian Press Despatch) With the American Forces on the Marne, June 7.--The second attack made to-day by the American Ma- rines on German positions north- west of Chateau Thierry early gave promise of being as successful as this morning's assault. The Marines reached all their objectives set for the first hour within that time limit and pushed beyond them. Early re- ports indicated that were on the run for the time being and surrendering right and left, On Thursday night American troops reached the outskirts of the towns of Bussaires and Torey. Thurs- LT) i i i Bd 56 Terry ne Hida a HH 07 2 Itt day morning the Allied troops, the SECOND PHASE OF DRIVE ENDS The Gorman General Advance Has Been Brought to a Standstill RENCH TAKE INTIATIVE AND CONTINUE TO PRESS BACK ENEMY GROUPS. American Marines Capture Torey And Drive Their Way Into Doures- ches, Northwest of Chateau Thierry. (Canadian Press Despatch) London, June 7.--The battle news of the Grand German offeusive has ended, The great attacks on the Noyon{Rheims line which began on May 27th, have been replaced by lo- ca) fighting In isolated sectors. The Gdrmans in these are far from gain- ing fresh ground and have lost some, For the last two days their general advance has been brought to a stand- makes it clear that the second phase 1 still. The French indeed appear to have taken the Initiative and cor.- tinue to press back enemy groups, French experts declare that the ar. rival of French reserves is respon- sible for present equilibrium which, however, they do not expect to re- main permanent. Their views differ widely on the question of when and where the Germans will make a fresh effort, but they agree that the scope for surprise tactics on' the part of the enemy is being more and more restricted. It is pointed out that the liveliness recently reported on other parts of the front must not he re- garded as indjeating that a blow is imminent there" It is more likely that the enemy having failed to break through as he hoped is now ta- king a breathing spell to collect his forces, Allies Gaining Ground. {Canadian Press Despatcl Paris, June 7.--Amer troops fighting on the main battle front have gained ground on the line of Torcy-Belleau and Bouresches, west (of Chateau Thierry, the War Office announced in to-day's statement. West of Noyon and north of Mont- didier in Picardy area, local opera- tions by the French were successful and prisoners were taken. American marines, who began the second attack on the German lines late yesterday, captured the village of Torcy and drove their way into Thierry. This morning they were holding Torey in face of = repeated counter-attacks and were pushing back the Germans through the streets of Bouresches. Virtually all their abjestives in this attack were attain- In the fighting north of the Alsne| French captured the village of Le Port, west of Fontenoy, On the RRIGres: Freon toons. cooper a ; + French troops capt: village of Vinly. The French also REPRISALS UPON GERMAN OFFICERS The British Government Makes Definite Threat Regard- ing Prisoners. . London, June 7--The sentence passed by a German ceurt-martial in March on several British officers who were prisoners-of-war at Claustal bas called from the British Government a definite threat of reprisals. The fol- lowing announcement was made on the subject in the House ,of Com- mons: "In the opinion of His Majesty's Government the sentence of seven months' imprisonment passed by the German authorities on thése officers for an action, which was incidental to an attempt to escape, is in direct contravention of paragraph 16 of The Hague agreement, The Netherlands Minister at Berlin has been requested to take any action possible to secure a reduction of the sentences and to inform the German Government that His Majesty's Government will be orced to interpret this paragraph in a manner similar to that in which it has been interpreted by the Ger- man authorities In this case unless the latter Sivas an assurance t such breaches of the agregment 1 not recur" y ------ War Tidings. German papers now admit that the offensive has been 'halted by the Allies. The British freighter Harpathian was sunk off Virginia Capes Thurs. day by a German submarine. British airmen again bombed Rhine cities on Thursday with good effect. &. On the night of Jurie 5th nineteen enemy planes were brought down. The artillery struggle was livelier on both sides of the Brenta and por- tions of the Paive front on Thursday the Italian War Office announces, General Sir William Robertson, chief of the eastern command and former chief of the Imperial staff, has been appointed to ¢onmrmand the forces in Great Britain. Capt. Ray, of the schooner Joel Cook, now in an Atlantic port, re- ports what he believes to have been 4 German supply ship off the Virginia Capes on May 25th. She 'Was masquerading as a neutral trader. MONOTONOUS VICTORIES. ------ Germans So Weary of Celebrating They Crave Peace. Amsterdam, June 7.--A ' Copen- hagen despatch agrees that all Ger- man newspapers are joining in urging a peace offensive, realizing that the German cause is hopeless aunless they secure peace with the 'Bouresches northwest of Chateau Th Kreuz Zeitung started the agitation, and the Frankfurter Zeitung proves it, and says the Allied states- men must be swept away like the Tsar if they continue to not recog nize their ) victor. - INDIANS ON WARPATH. -------- 3 The. the enémy toward every vital objec- A1- [the third act of his off French on the right and the Ameri- cans on the left, had advanced to within 500 yards of Bussaires. At- tacking again at five o'clock Thurs- day evening, the French and Ameri- cans up to 10.50 pom. had widened the advancing line to about six miles between Gandelu, on the west and Belleau Wood on east. At that hour the Americans were at Granges Farm, fouth of Gandelu, while the French had driven the Germans from Belleau Wood and were advancing on the village of Belleau, Further de- tails have not yet been received. NOTHING VITAL HAS. BEEN LOST GEN, FOCH HAS DONE WELL ATTEMPTS BY ENEMY TO SUP. PORT ATTACK ALONG OURCQ. The Allied Commander-in-Chief Has Beaten the Enemy For Third Time in Two And a Half Months, London, June 7.--G. H. Perris, with the French Armies, writes: Since yesterday morning a marked pause 'has fallen on the battlefield, no action of more than local signifi- cance being reported. This fact in ftself is certain nt, May mean oily & ohare: day asking for further information i and 'interpretation of the new em- due to the necessity of refilling the Bango regulations, er entering pro- German ranks after the heavy losses tests agdinst the banhing of some of of the preceding two days, or it may [the items included in-the list of pro- fbited imports. Complaints come mean a larger Interval like that h . art which occurred on the Montdidier chiefly from automobile dealers, ar dealers and fruit and vegetable 'ex- front at exactly the same period after changes, whose ' business arrange- the beginning of the offénsive--the ments have been somewhat rudely tenth day. It would be idle to spec- upset. 1 : - : I to m inquiries as to ulate as between these hypotheses, A tesard lo Many inquiries su but every man's thoughts must be what is to be done with goods in- cluded in the prohibited list already strainéd toward the future. There are some things bearing upon fit that ordered or now fin transit, the may be confidently said. The first angwer given is that in all such cases application for permission to is that, long or short, any pause in the enemy's adventure Is a sign of import should be filed with the Customs officials, who will be guid- ed by special reports and rulings of weakness on his part and an advan the War Trade Board. Provision is tage to us. Germany is fighting against time. The superiority she gained from the East Is passing, also made for granting special licenses to 'import partioular orders The power of surprise had been her greatest asset. After that every- in any case where peculiar necessity thing depends for her on speed in or desirability therefor can be de- monstrated io the Minister of Cus- the exploitation of success, and every delay is a loss, toms and the War Trade Board. It ---- Enemy Repulsed at Locre, . (Canadian Press Despatch) British Army in France, June 7.-- An enemy attack against the French in the neighborhood of Locre last night met with repulse, although the Germans apparently succeeded in capturing Locre Hospice which lies just south of the village, RECEIVING PROTESTS OVER IMPORT BAN Auto, Art and Fruit and Vege- table Dealers Especially t. Ottawa, June 7.--~The War Trade Board has received a shoal of tele- grams from all parts of Canada to- entry of goods ordered in good faith before the new regulations were published. : the Germans] made by the board permitting the | 4 LAST EDITION SEARCHING FOR ISUBMARNE BASE Which is Supposed to Exist on the United States Coast, ASO LOOKNG FOR SPES SUPPOSED TO BE IN COMMUNICA- TION WITH U-BOATS. United States Passion Is Intensified By the Bringing of the War to Its Doors, Washington, June 7.--The navy is making a search for a possible secret German submarine base on this coast. The waters around the Virginia Capes are believed to have been well charted by the Germans when the cargo submarine Deutschland was here. One great danger remaining in the situation is that the U-boats still have untouched a supply of tor- pedoes to use on big craft. All their victims so far have been sunk by other means, The location of the raiders off the Virginia Capes, on the other hand, leads some Navy Department officials to believe that the submarines may have have taken up a position in that region In bolief that there, In the path of trans-Atlantic travel, richer prizes in the form of large cargo or bassenger-carrying vessels, or' per- haps a transport, might be obtain. able, A Bearch For Spies, Lewes, Del, June 7.~~8ecret ser- vice men have started a search for spies who are believed to be active along the Delaware Capes in com- munication with the German submar- ines. One U-boat, according to stor les told by seamen whe were chp- tured and held prisoner aboard, had wireless communication with some point, and ft {s believed it mity have been in touch with Prussian agents ashore. A concealed radio station is: being hunted. A woman is suspected of being involved. : 'has been order- Thé port of ed closed for twenty-four hours. : Sunk By Gunfire. A Cuban Port, June 7,.--A steamer arriving here reported that at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, 19 persons had been picked up 38 miles south of New York, near whera their ships, two Awerican schooners, were sunk by gunfire from a German submar- ine. The people were in a small gasoline l4unch when found. The next day the vessel hailed a steamer bound for an American port and transferred the victims to her. . U. 8. Passion Intensified. Annapolis, Md., June 1.--"Ger- many, by bringing the . war to the doors of the United States through submarine activity, has not trighten- ed the American people, but has in- tensified the fire of our passion, and has brought home to us the need of strength and more strength so that © enemy may be more quic! and more" thoroughly stripped of rogance,'"" the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Daniels, told the graduating class of the United States Naval Academy AMERICANS FLOOKING TO THE WESTERN FRONT Ultimate Triumph of Entente Ensured by U.8. Soldiers, at Whom Germans London, June 7.--The correspon- dent of the Daily Ma with the Am- erican army in France says: "Troops fresh from the United States continue to asrive with regu- farity and in ers more than sufficient to Justify renewed confi- 'denice in the ultimate triumph of the 'Ententd.: The Americans at this moment are distributed over a very wide {front indeed. "In some mectors entire American divisions form one unit holding = certain extent of line, while else- [where they are Wrigaded with Freneh and British regiments. In the Luneville and Toul sectors the Americans hold very difficult sall- ents dominated--in the Toul sector is probable a general ruling will be Foch Displays Great Skill, The next thing to remark fis the great skill with which General Foch has pursued what may be called pro- visional Fabian strategy, With sur- prise and superior reserve in the hands of the enemy, he has had to face a situation of the most extreme difficulty. . To weaken other parts of our fropt "prematurely {ii order to defend the Alsne would have in- vited a fresh blow in those other parts. Two needs rose supreme; that of economizing men so as {0 hasten the day when we shall have ine o- periority OTces necessary vi tory and that of bar the road of tive. These objects have been at- tained, and it it should turn out that ensive is ished this will mean that {onable ability thé completely dominated '{man artillery bn Montseo--by enemy Germa ng are « at the annual commencement yes- terday. THE CIVIL SERV MUST TILL 6 War Time Adds Business, And Daylight Saving Hel Maiang Meips by the Ger-|;