BRITISH COMBLES HAS FALLEN 10 BRITISH FORCES The Canadians Advanced 2,000 Yards East of Arras on Seven-Mile Front---Bullecourt And Riencourt Have Also Been Captured By Haig's Forces. (Canadian Press Despatch.) : ! British troops have captured Combles,| London, Aug. 30. between Bapaume and the river Somme. ( » this morning hour had penetrated another 2,000 yards on a front of seven miles between Bullecourt and the Scarpe. reached within a mile of the Drocourt-Queant switch line and of Arras resumed their advance have captured Riencourt. The "In spite of the destruction of the river bridges, our advanc- | ing troops crossed the Somme both south and west of Peronne. | We have taken Clery-sur-Somme and Combles. alone we took over 200 prisoners and a few London and West Lancashire troops made important progress vesterday afternoon east of the court and Hendeeourt les Cagnicotirt after hard fighting, to-| gether with powerful German trench systems protecting these villages. ' "Between Hendecourt and the Arras-Cambrai road an at-| tack delivered by Canadian troops early this morning is report- | ed to be Bevelaping favorably. lish and Seottis 1 troops continued their advance yesterday and| ==] The Daily British -C i Canadian forces east] and at an early British forces have fext of the statement reatls: | In this area] guns yesterday. | Sensee river, capturing Bulle- | | i { } | | Astride the river Secarpe, Eng-| THE BATTLE TIDE SWEEPS ON KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, I918. APTURE COMBLES GERMAN RETREAT BECOMING ROUT The British Have Reached the West Bank of the Somme. FRENCH SWEEP BY NOYON AND THREATEN TO CUT OFF BIG BODY OF ENEMY. The Americans, Assisted by Tanks, Take the Entire Juvigny Plateau ~The Canadians Capture 3,000 Germans, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Aug. 308%--Bapaume was captured yesterday by the forces of Field Marshal Haig, reports that along the whole front" from Bapaume southward the Germans have been forced to retreat with great loss in prisoners, gund and mas terial, The British have reached the west bank of the Somme, opposite Brie and Peronne, and have taken Ham. The Germans admit the evacuation of Pe- ronne in their official report. The Americans, with the aid of tanks, have taken the entire Juvigny Plateau. The French have swept on past Noyon and report they now who Whig | [AN INGLORIOUS TIME | FOR THE FOE AT ROYE {Spirit of Fatalism in Face of | Repeated Defeats Pervades German Armies. { With the French Armies, August | 30.--Roye--that is to say, the narrow | ridge behind the little town, itself pul- {verized long ago--has had no value isince the French got within gunfire, F'save that of an outwork on a post of {arrest. Its garrison and neighboring | troops have been sacrificed to permit {the clearance to the rear. General {von Eben gold them as tong ago as {August 2nd, in an army order just { taken on battlefield, that they must | be prepared to put up a strong defence | without considerable reinforcements, | "as the eommander-in-chief has de- {cided that the constitution of the jarmy will not be modified in the im- { mediate future." | Debeney's unexpected blow may | have changed his dispositions, but at {best the Bosches at Roye have Kad an | mglorious time They, suffered hea- lvily in trying to accomplish what | they were told, and their situation at | last was very unenviable {| - I remember very well that ground | between Roye and Hamover., There {are no natural lines of defence, and it {is fifteen miles of German mud and | desert This time there is no Hin- |denburg superstition to stiffen the | drooping spirits of the beaten army and the home population. The armies {are now of a very different stuff [ "The German soldier." a staff of- | ficer said to me, "is 'not to.day what | he was three months ago, or even in | the middle of July, We still meet |among the prisoners some arrogant and obstinate officers, bu. the great majority are tired of a war to which they can see no favorable issue "The men criticise the lower com- mand and talk of hesitation, and of contradictory orders. They alto- LAST EDITION AND HAM ENEMY REELS BEFORE BRITISH bis Avance Lae tv 3 Fire That Swe he Pa, FEELING OF VICTORY CRPS EVERY MAN IN THE GRAND ARMY OF FOCH. Fighting Power of the Allies Never Better, While the Germans are Groggy from Sledgehammer Blows. On the British Front, Aug. 30.-- While the Germans reel under the pressure of the British attack, the ad- vancing British troops have never been in finer spirits or more eager to press the enemy whom they see now groggy under repeated blows. In three weeks the British have captured 50,000 prisoners and destroy- ed the effectiveness of many divisions. It is impossible in this great battle or series of battles, to say where the line will-be next or for how long the enemy can stand up against the heavy blows directed at him by the British. Early in the war Hin enburg placed his whole faith in the stability of his succession of trench lines; now he has been using his new method of open warfare, with his trench lines behind him Sweep Like Prairie Fire, : Lhe British have eaten into his twi- light zone of strong points as fire sweeps a prairie, and long since have come up against one after another of the lines where the enemy hoped to threaten to cut off a large body of Germans, The Canadians between Mon- , : ia : i gained valuable ground in the direction of Eterpigny, Ham- | blain-les-Pres and Plouvain. The village of Remy is held by us. A number of prisoners were captured in these operations, | gether lack homogeneity. Many are physically feeble youths, and in bad condition, Repulse and losses. in- 'Monday last, and it is now in pos- In the valleys of the Lawe and I forward." British Advance (Canadian ress Despatch.) . With the British Army in France, Aug. 30.--Biaches. on the south Bank of the Somme and about a mile from Peronne, Marshal Haig's troops this morning pushed forward has been captured by Field from Bapaume. the north of Lens. 'At one tance of a 'thowsand yards. ing. 2 ) i ys rivers we continued to push] | The British have made further advances to place they pushed forward for a dis-~ LE Traasley on the Bapaume-Per- onne highroad was reported to have been captured this morn- & _~ compieene., North of Lens. The shaded section shows the important centre of Noyon. the Hindenburg line at the north. forces British in an easterly direction a ---- Aisne. RB. ed Bice pd gains reported yesterday. The black i he right indicates the latest gains, incl today's e of the a Rape tet snoe inluding Sofas capture of he ---- OCH PICKED STRONG ENEMY POSITIONS CAPTURED BY CANADIANS {Canadian Prees Despatch) With the Canadian Forces, Aug. 30.~--After very hard fighting all day yesterday, the entire front of the Canadians has been pushed for- 'ward to a depth of twelve thousand yards from the jumping off point on session of most of the strong enemy advance positions in front of what he has advertised his main line cf resistance, =the Drocourt-Queant switch. Deep penetration has been made into that line east of Boiry and also east of Vis-en-Artois. In the first two days' fighting the Canadians captured over 2,500 pri- soners, exclusive of wounded, *be- sides accounting for large numbers of enemy dead. A considerable number of guns, both heavy and light, have been captured, but these are not so numerous as the captur- ed of the early days of the Amleus battle; because the enemy has fo:- lawed the policy of withdrawing his artillery as far as possible behind 'his main line, 2 } The line runs south of Scarpe river approximately as follows: From about midway between Pelves THE CANADIANS As the Pivot For the Smashing Blow on the Hindeaburg Line. GREATEST ADVANCE. MADE ONSAUG. 18TH AND 19TH SINCE | TRENCH WARFARE. and Biaches, easterly to the out- skirts of Hamblain le Pres, thence about a mile north-east of Boiry to a point due south of that village, thence it bulges out east, taking in Haucourt and trends off to the fouth-west, where the troops on our right have established themselves in Croisilles. On our left brilliant infantry attacks, supported by a great concentration in guns, result- ed after persistent efforts in the storming of Jigsaw wood and the capture of an important artillery hill that'lies between this wood and Boiry. In this operation we had the assistance of a few tanks, Unlike the initial surprise attack, the fighting hag been of the most sanguinary character, and it is only by valor and superior morale that our troops have triumphed, Casual- ties have, therefore, been inevit- able, Relatively, however, to the enemy's loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, our own is light. His de- termination to cling at all costs to his chosen ling of defence was shown early last evening, when an entirely fresh division was brought hurriedly up from Douai and thrown in in'a counter-attack on our troops in front of Jigsaw wood and Boiry. It failed, as our men held their ground and demonstrated once again the superiority of the Can- adian soldiers even against over- whelming numbers. The Canadians Have Covered Them- selves . With Glory Once More-- Are Believed to be Spearhead of Attack on Hindenburg Line. Ottawa, Aug. 30,--Cables receive ed from France by the Government show that the Canadian forees have again covered themselves with glory and bave made another smashing blow against the Germans. Details of the battle are not yet available, but apparently the Canadians have been the spearhead of the attack upon the Hindenburg line. This is the view of the Ottawa authorities. Reports of the decisive attack of August 18th and 19th in which the Allied armies made their big suc- 'cessful drive against the Huns show that the Canadians were chosen by General Foch as the pivot of the whole attack. The Canadians at- tacked in the centre with the (Brit- ish on the left wing and the French on the right. Everything depended upon General Currie's men. A GREAT ROUND-UP OF ILLICIT WHISKEY 'Outlaws and Two Sherifts 1 Districts. 3 TL ee 'Press Déspaton Washington, Aug. 30.-The big- Rev gistillors ares Shgtesin son ee ey dis u on | © 0 has just been Cae 'in the southern mountain districts. Activities of agents resulted in the Seizure of 486 stills, the arrest of 200 mgoonshiners, the killing of-five out- SA tr 7 - [3 . During Hollda: Ls 3 Lagi, Britian Canadians had failed the whole at- tack would have collapsed. But the Canadian offensive was so success- ful that they made the greatest penetration since .trench warfare began--some fifteen miles. They were given the hardest task of the whole army and more than lived up to the expectations of General Foch and 8ir Douglas Haig. : As they were the spearhead their laws and two sheriffs and the wound- ing of a number of other Government men and liquor makers, mainly in the mountains of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina--all dry states, More than 30.000 gallons of pale moonshine whiskey has been seized and poured down mountain streams. Oover $100,000 werth of illicit cop- per stills of all sizes and other par- dphernalia has been = confiscated. Twenty-one thousand pounds of su- gar, found on distillery premises, was 'confiscated and most of it was given to the Red Cross. Recommendations for 321 prosecutions have been sent to the Department of Justice. though they were light considering the objects attaimed and the pris- oners captured. o 'While there are as yet no details it is thought dikely the Canadians honor along with some of the § ah and eh Battalions as the ¢ roops in the : force the Hindenburg line. Lo) Aung. 30.--A letter ap- pears} In the Mane, signe) by a num- . peers and a few commoners, ) ing for discrimination in the wal of honors and pointing out : he danger of & "peculia 'mean id of pe rea xy . it the' have been again given the place of |# pr Battalions | & mt PROHIBIT. EXCHANGES OF ARTIFIONAL LIMBS An Order=in=Council Is Passed to Protect Amputation Cases ) Ottawa, Aug. 30.~--In order to. Protect returmed soldiers who are amputation cases from the competi- tive attention of the representatives of private manufacturers of artifi- 'cial Hmbs, it has been found neces- sary to [pass an order-in-council en- forcing strict regulations in the matter of the supply of artificial limbs to such' returned men as re-) quire them. It has also been found necessary to attach a strict penalty to any mniisrepresentations or false statements made by any parties in connection with [appliances manu- factured and issued by the 'Govern- ment. The order-in-council in. question enacts that every artificial limb and appliance manufactured or issued by the [Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment shall be stamped with the words "Issued by the Gov- ernment of Canada." 'The [penalty for forgery of this mark is punish- able by a fine of from $50 to $200 or four months' imprisonment, to- gether iwith the confiscation of every chattel, article, instrument or thing by means of which or in re- lation to which such counterfeit seal has been made or affixed. A fine of $100 is provided for any person who wilfully defaces, conceals or re- moves a Government seal. . It is also provided that no person to whom an artificial limb or appli- ance is issued iby the department shall transfer, exchange or -other- wise relinquish such limb 'except with the written consent of the Min- ister of Soldiers" Civil Re-Establish- ment. Any person, other than the one to whom such limb or appliance has been issued, who has possession of one orswho makes any lateration to It without the consent of the minister is also punishable. a ol It is now estimated by experts that the losses of Germans in killed up to the present time are between two and three million. 'casualties were naturally heavy, al-|% 9.080.602 17,293,655 day and yesterday morning had had taken over 3,000 prisoners, British Beyond Combles, (Canadian Press Despatch) Paris, Aug. 30.--The British line north of the Somme has been car- ried beyond the points indicated in last night's statement from Field Marshal Haig, and the British are now several kilometres east of Com- bles. The advance continues and the fall of Peronne is predicted. French Mountain Gains, , Paris, Aug. 30.--German counter- attacks between the Ailette and the Aisne were repulsed last night by the French, who maintained their gains east of Pasly, north of Soissons. South of the Somme and along the -Canal du Nord there was no change in the situation during the night. German raids along the Vesle, where American troops are stationed, and in Champagne, failed. The statement reads: "Along the Somme and in the re- gion of the Canal du Nord there was no change during the several German counter-attacks. East of Pasly we maintained our gains. Along the Vesle and in Champagne German raids were without result. The night was quiet on the remainder of the front, VALUABLE DISCOVERY FOR ENTENTE ALLIES LA Big Deposit of Potash Sodi- um Sulphate Found in Saskatchewan. Swift Curent, Sask,, Aug. 30.--A dis- covery that will prove of untold value to the allies has been made thirty miles north of Maple Creek in an im. mense deposit of potash sodium sol- phate, 'one which experts claim con- sists of mililons upon millions of tons of these minerals, The deposit was discovered in the dried-up bed of an old lake, and the work of getting it. out will amount to practically nothing. The whole bed of the lake, which is 214 miles long and over one mile in width, has been staked and filed on, and work will he started at once in clearing away the top layers of dirt and erecting build- ings for the carrying on of the devel opment of the bed. The claim shave been filed by Sas- katchewan men, who will retain their eontrol! Professor McLaren of the Saskatchewan University has exam- ined the minerals and pronounced them perfect, while expert engineers have estimated the deposit at millions | of tons. A branch line of railway is to be run from the works to Maple Creek. It is learned that the Mae- kenzie and Mann interests were two days late in getting on thefground to file on the deposits, RECORD POTATO CROP. 3! Ten Million Bushels Is Estimate For This Y ear. Winnipeg, Aug. 30.--That the po- tato crop of Manitoba for 1918 will be over 10000000 bushels, was the estimate made yesterday by Prof Bed- ford, of the Department of Agricul tute. This is by far the largest crop the province has ever produced, and shows an increase of almost a million bushels over the bumper crop of 1916. In that La 62,581 acres produced shels of potatoes against last year. Manitoba's potato crop for 1918 is .| second-hand sufficient food ,and bad reports from home, have produced general depres sion, and if it shows rather a spirit of fatalism thin revolt it.is none the less a bad military influence." The ill-feeling' between the Prus- sians and the Bavarians seems to in- crease. The effectives are generally far below 'proper strength and in ev ery way their quality is worse To get behind the Somme would give a breathing space, but the Ger- many army wants much more, than such a hope as. that. 4 Ma WOULD DISCARD HORSE. Fire Chiefs Favor Motor-driven Ap- paratus. Toronto, Aug. 30-~-That the city fire horse be discarded in favor of mo- tor-driven fire apparatus formed the consensus of opinion during the dis- cussion on the subject at the Domin- ion Fife Chiefs' Convention in session at the Exhibition. The horse, how- ever, was still favored far smaller places, where possibly only one piece of apparatus was in use The paper was read by Chief Smith, of Ottawa He estimated that the monthly cost of each fire horse to the city of Ot- tawa for board, shoeing and veteri- nary attention was $15 a month. "l don't know what you must feed your horses on," Fire Chief Smyth, of Calgary commented, "it costs us $34 a month." Chief Smith told the convention how the western municipality had been saved considerable outlay by the fire fighting staff, who converted chassis into first-rate hose trucks. He recalled a success- ful transformation, which cost but $2,000. MEXICO APOLOGIZES, -- Practically Admits Blame for Clash with Americans, ) Washington, Aug. 30--Arrival of General Alias Calles, military gover- nor of Sonora, at Nogales to present profound regrets of the Mexican Gov- ernment for the clash Tuesday be- tween Mexican and American troops in the border town is expected to put an official close to the matter. The action of President Carranza in order- ing General Calles to proceed on a special train to the scene of the dis- turbance for this purpose was accept- ed here as a formal admission - that the blame for the affair rested upon the Mexicans. At the State Department it was said that no official notice would be taken of the clash until the miltary authori- ties had made a complete report based upon a thorough investigation. It was believed that General Calles' apo- logies would be supplemented by ex- pressions through the Mexican Am: bassador in Washington. FINED FOR HIDING DRAFTEE. Western Ontario Woman Concealed Brother Who Deserted. Stratford, Aug, 30--Mrs. Henry ietrick, of = South-east. Hope, was fined $100 and costs by Judge Barron when convicted of concealing her bro- ther, Pte. Adam Hartmann, a desert- er from the First Depot Battalion, Western Ontario: Regiment at Lon- don. | She pleadéd not uly, George Schmidt, of lock, was committed for trial on a charge of > a desert - ously been commit- ted fog concealing his also a de- seérter. A a Be make a stand and in so doing has cons sumed division after division of Ger- man reserves. } Blow after blow has come with elec- trifying surprises. . As in the attack between the Scarpe and Garville the Baupaume-Longue- val line no longer offers every oppor- tunity to stem the inrushing tide, and the latest gains bring his Jeronne- Noydn line no welcome tidings. Everything indicates that the enemy is feverishly digging in back of Cam- brai and strengthening part of the old Hindenburg tine, Which the terrain into which he experts to be forced out he is illuminating the heavens at night-with his destructive incendiatism. { It is cause for perturbation when the enemy considers that since Au- gust 8th, when the British = Fourth Army first struck the blow that has set «such a large part of the British line in action, he has used more than seventy divisions, perhaps, between. the Scarpe and the Aisne, of which nearly two score were from his re- serve, and that he has now fewer than % scofe of fresh divisions intact on the west front. - a It has been a thrilling experience to be on this part of the battle front during the brilliant days that have elapsed since August 8th. From the private ranks to the general there is one feeling only--that of victory, ------ Feeling of Victory. It has been a strong test of endur- ance for many British soldiers in the last week as they advanced over the old Somme battlefield, but their mor- ale is magnificent and their fighting: powers never better, For some it is the conquest of hal. lowed ground, where thousands of their comrades paid the supreme sac- rifice in the days when every inch of the Somme country had to be fought for and where regiments and divisions melted away in the capture of certain strong points which are now pro- cured at a ridiculously low cost. The Germans are fighting hard in spots, but it is not continuous. Even the magical Ludendorff cannot vent deadly losses or make them end. German prisoners still talk of this line or that being their breakwater against the onrushing tide, but the tide sweeps past it. ARCHANGEL CLEAR OF FOE, Last Town of Any Size, Shenkcursfy in Allied Hands, Archangel Aug. 30~With the vol untary surrender of the town of Shen- kursk, on the Waga river, south of Archangel, to the representatives of the new government, the last town of any size in the government of Arch. angel passed out of the hands of the Bolsheviki. 8. The reception accorded the allied = troops at one of the more important villages in the province was t i Here the village elders; gar in peasant costume, met the the road with a eae ne, Velcome.. The 5 ] vious to this. | the wine, the sym of people gave their best lets and hailed the as viours of Russia. A they had blocked and ¢ road against the r Y 3 Pete beet stilt holds. Tn =