= ada? » 203 YEAR S85. FRENCH OUTLOOK GREATLY CHANCED Wi Eso 0 Ps Fi Hos Summed Up. THREAT : AGAINST PARIS AL- LIND. OFFENSIVE. . The Railway From Paris Now Ope- rates to Calais--The Germans Have Lost the Initiative. Washington, Aug. 30.--Andro Tardieu, High Commissioner of Franco-American war co-operation, who is now in Paris, has given to the Associated Press by cable a comprehensive statement summing up the military events of the last five months and showing their bear- ing on the present war situation. He says German prisoners declare that if the whole army of the Unit- od States shows the same dash as those who have been in action so far the German cause Is lost. M. Tardieu relates how the 'events in Russia, by giving Germany a crushing superiority, allowed the enemy from March on to undertake large offensive operations. directly threatening Paris, putting Amiens, the pivot of the Franco-British troops, under fire and cutting of? rallway communications with the east and north. This was on July 18. On August 3rd the enemy was brought back on the Vesle, the road to Nancy wag freed and the access to Paris by the Marne was barred through operations in which Ameri- can troops played a prominent part. NO, {the French and English reserves are { not exhausted, and at last she be- | sine to learn the value of the help that America brings to the Allies She realizes that the American divi- 'sions before July 18th asserted fthat they the vesle and strengthe ed by a constant flow of new divi- sfons are in themselves a menace every day more imminent } Sen w Did Not Believe It. The German officers taken pri- possi- the frrev did not believe in the ibility of the participation americang in the battle. '"Those made prisoner in the last operations recognize that the fight- ing qualities of the Americans are exceedingly great, and the'r tenacity extraordinary. 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Through the use of these pills thousands of women have found a prompt: cure when suffering from anaemia, indigestion, heart palpita- tion, rheumatism, general weakness, and those ailments from which wo- men alone suffer. There is no part of this broad Dominion in which you will not find some former sufferer who has regained health and strength through the use of Dr. Wil- Hams' Pink Pills, and this is the reason why these pills have been a favorite household remedy for more than a generation. If you are ailing and will give the pills a fair trial you will find renewed health and happi~ ness in their use, Powerful German Army. But phe German army was still powerful and its losses were coun- ter-balanced by the gains of the preceding offensive, M. Tardieu says. Then the British army as- sumed the offensive. Amiens was liberated; Montdidier fell, the arm- les of Generals Debeney 'and Hum- . bert started a war of position and on August 19th the French reached the Oise, south of Noyon with Man- in's army. The events up to the rd. when thé main British atiack began, are described, and M. Tar dieu continues: 3 "Though it is too soon as yet to sum up ag & whole the military operations extending from August 6th to August 25th, since the battle is still in progress, the following re- sults have already been obtained. Summed Up. "1. Paris 1s no longer threatened. "2. Our diréct cofimunications by rail between Paris/and Calais have been re-established as had been those between Paris and Nancy on July 20th, "3. ,0ur third aim, to wrest the initiative from the Germans, has likewise been attained. "The instructions given by the German high command to the Ger- man troops are now of a decidedly defensive nature. «They confess that the situation is serious for Ger- many. Judging from reliable doecu- ments, it seems that only twenty- four fresh divisions, that is to say, twenty-four divisions having been withdrawn from the firing line for at least a month, are now all the actual German reserves." Forty-seven Divisions, "Twenty-three others are being re-formed. Forty-seven divisions, whose morale was considerably shaken, constitute the Germans' last reserve in the present battle. "The answers of prisoners, secret documents and letters addressed to German soldiers reveal a great dis- couragement among them. They no longer believe in victory, and with them It is only a question of hold- ing on to save Germany from dis- 'aster. Germany knows now that Public Library Bulletin Pills through any medicine dealer, or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 frgm the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine C Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. BLOW TO SUMMER HOTELS At Thousand Islands Was Stopping Sunday Traffic. Watertown, N.Y., Ang. 30--The prohibition of motor car traffic on Sundays is a blow to summer hotels and resorts along the St: Lawrence river, Lake Ontario and throughout the foothills of the Adirondacks, and an early closing of all such resorts is predicted. A number of the Adiron- dack hotels, however, will remain open for the hunting season. While the idleness of the passenger tar will not seriously effect the week- day business of the resorts, including guests and patrons who spend regu- lar vacations, many places alongsthe lakes and at Clayton and Alexandria Bay cater to a large Sunday trade, especially featuring Sunday dinners. The regular river season is generally considered to close on Labor Day, but most resorts, especially those on the main shores, remain. open past that date and receive many local guests. .. THe season has been an unusually dull one, being marked by fewer mos tor touring parties as well as an ab- sence of pleasure yachts. SARTORIAL PROBLEM. Tailors Finding It Very Hard To Get Woo'ens. . Toronto, Aug. 30.-The tailors of Canada are going to be hard hit this 'seatont to obtain woollens to meet the demands of the custom tailoring trade, for the simple reason that the British mills are not producing the giiods. ac cording to the statements of men who should know, It may yet be a case of being compelled to wear the plain grey standardized cloths that Great Britain is using herselé. Just for the present Canadian A be satisfied with had, and will have-to pal the maxi- Jmuam prices at that. Ponting -- Hour will begin again next Saturday morning alt ten o'clock. : ~~ Do not be late. Do you know how summer came to Can- 'soner before July 18 asserted that "Turn to the You can get Dr. Williams' Pink | Brockville, Ong] people will have tof what there is to he KINGSTON. ONTARIO. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918 | The Man on Watch | } & l -- | But never mind, {Bushell's (fair j will soon be on ang the rest of the conductorettes 'will have a chance to be exhibited Germany is not the 'only place where there are mixed bathing scandals. The censor will not per- mit details. ' There appears td be very strenu- ous greater production work at Wilton, 'where one man fell off a stack and was cut up and two oth- ers were buried under a load of grain in speeding it mp. They do not-work that hard around Batter- sea, where everybody goes fishing. Everything has gone up on the market but the tolls "Bill" MeCam- mon squeezes out of the farmers Why not give the tolls a boost? The Lampman would like to see Charles H. Powell elected to the City Council, as that body needs a shaking up, and he is one who could put 'more life into the civic govern- ment, pals Mayor Hughes must have had a high old time at [Battersea harvest dinner 'tother sday. Jt is not re- corded by the Battersea scribe how many sandwiches his Worship con- Lsuined or if he danced with the vil- lage belles, but the 'Lampman knows that John would rather take part in this Battersea event than attend a circus the 'matter with that Portsmouth boardwalk {leading to Mowat hospital? Have the girls worn it out sitting on it with their | laddies in the evenings? What's The Lampman is told that down Joyceville way they wget the war | news rather twisted, and eclare that some Frontenacers whe Dave been shooting up the Huns have not | been to the front at all. Last week i some of the brethren who thought | this way now think differently, as |a former schoolmaster appeared in | their midst, while they were in con-9 | vention, and gave them the facts, prefaced by his opinion of those who bore false witness against their | neighbors. | \ io + --THE TOWN WATCHMAN |< L apeaens HUN REVERSES AFFECT | THE GERMAN EMPRESS | Depressed by Czar's Fate and German Food Troubles, Defeat as Final Blow. Paris, Aug. 31.--A woman belong- {ing to the Dutch aristocracy, says a radio despatch from The Hague, re- {ceived a letter from a friend belong- ing to the German court, referring to ithe illness of the German empress. The friend wrote that for more than a year the empress had been subject "to severe headaches, accompanied hy faiting spells and hallucinations. She was greatly affected by the arrest of the Czar and Czarina of Russia, and { became possessed of the idea that re- i volutionary ideas would spread in [ Germany. ' | It was her custom to shut herself in her room for hours at a time read- | ing newspaper articles about the diffi- culties in Russia and the food trou- bles in her own country. The Kaiser, constantly on the move, could not or did not spend much time comforting her. The Czar's murder and the fate of the Czarina .who was a German prin- cess, upset her terribly: Later came the German reverses on ' the west front, and so serious did her malady become that she was compelled to take to her hed. Some of the doctors {in attendance think she will recover | wilh rest, hut the writer. of the letter expresses the opinion that she will never refover, SAFE CONDUCT NO AVAIL, The Allies Will Not Recognize Ger- man Arrangements. Paris, Aug. 30.--By a decree issued yesterday neutral vessels . operating under safe conddcts issued by an en- emy country will not be recognized by the Allies, and both vessels and cargo are liable to seizure. | The decree stipulates that any neu- tral vessel which plies itself under enemy control by receiving an enemy safe conduct, which is not recognized hy the Allies and is in opposition to the exercise of their belligerent rights, will be considered, unless proof of the contrary is furnished, that it is navi. ore, subject to: capture and confisca- tion, together with the merchandise of enemy property constituting the Cargo. sep-- BAN GERMAN LANGUAGE. South Africa Will Not Have Any More Of It. : London, Aug. 30--~The South Afri- can Government is drafting regula (tions. to prevent the usg of the Ger- {man language in public places. At a mass meeting at Pietermaritz- burg protest was made against the increased cost of living, and the ap- pointment of a Food Controller de. manded, together with the restriction of urban rents. ~~ egy British Whig Bo PAGES 9.16 ETE TEER ETE TELE OTE EEE T OE ERLE EEE EEE LEER EET TE EET EE OE EEO EE OTERO ---- It is the Merchant Marine That keeps Our Men Fed! | a alee GIVE !! Give Liberally! Ontario's Objective is to contribute $1,000,000 Ontario has Never Failed wi THE Navy LEAGUE OF CANADA Commodore Aemilius Jarvis, President (Ontario Division) 34 King St. West, Toronto CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Sir John Eaton, Chairman REMEMBER BY GIVING! fF Going % Lili. Over There EW of us thoroughly appreciate the part that is being played by the . Merchant Marine in the winning of Ahe war. The ships that carry our soldiers Canadian ff across, through the perils of the Atlantic, are manned by the men of the Merchant Marine. The submarine cannot claim to have taken the life of one Canadian soldier going to France! The ships that carry munitions, supplies and FOOD "over there" are merchant vessels, and it was, and is, the main object of the submarine to frighten the men of the Mer- chant Marine off the seas. 15,000 men of this service have paid the price but still 300,000 "carry on," regardless of the peril. We are proud to take care of the widows, orphans and dependents of these brave men. The Government makes no provision for them. Right or wrong, this is the fact: It leaves us with a duty and a privilege-~to provide for the dependents of the men of the Merchant Marine, who are nobly dying in the cause. a THIS IS SAILORS WEEK September 1st to 7th Inclusive § 31 EEE EE TT I EO OTB OSI EEE | gating in_epemy interests and, there-} € quality, too. Everything else may be going up but we give you more soap for wrapper is not good for premiums and is so marked. 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