___ YEAR 85: NO. 209 + he i KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1918. 0, LAST EDITION BRITISH A ARE DRAWING CLOSE TO ST. QUENTIN The Germans Have Removed Their Artillery to the East of the Lys River --The Germans Are Destroying Everything in the Most Van- dal-like Manner. (Canadian Pres France, the area from The British made a formidable With the British Armies In forces this morning advanced in Quentin and are now five miles still pressing forward. ing north of the Arras-Cambral road. Germans have removed their artillery French (Canadian Pre Paris, Sept. 9.---North of the further advance in the digection of farm. French troops have trossed t miles south-west of Vendeuil Two répulsed by the French in the The French took eighty prisoners b Germans Destroyin Paris, Sept. 9 A semi-official d stroying everywhere in the most vandal-like manner. he remov most machinery time to burn down houses, bonfire of it, He blows up the everything, removing agricultural else which he has time to remove, forest of Coucy was so rapid that th Laffaux s Despatch.) Sept. 9. west Hindenburg Field Marshal Haig's north-west of St. line They are thrust this.morn- stated that the river, and the Flanders it is Ly In to the east of the Have Made Advances, ss Despatch.) Somme, French Clastres and have he Crozat canal, opposite strong German counter-attacks were) of Soissons. troops have occupied made | Lomot | Lys, three | north-east different region, to tegimenty.] elonging five ng Everywhere. espatch states that the enemy When he and makes is de-| has not| furniture a great | buildings and everything | into this | large | es the i important pillages | destroying our abandon and Nevertheless, had to advance €e enemy very quantities of war material and-important ammunition depats The sight of such devastation or army kindles in our scldiers a determ know no fatigue in pursuing. erm A AANA SECURING RESULTS FOR SIBERIAN FORCE Provision Is Now Being Made to Have the Recruits Boarded . S------ Very good progress is being made in recruiting for the Siberian Expedi- tionary Force. The recruits are com- ing forward, and provision is now he- ing made to have the accepted appli- cants boarded. The officers who have been appointed to recruit the quota in M. D. No. 3 have proceeded to Belleville, Cobourg, Peterboro and Lindsay to receive applications, and medical boards willbe appointed at Hess points inorder to facilitate the hha 'D. No. 3 has been asked to sup- ply enough men for two platoons, which will be about 116, and a com- pany organization. This will not re- quire very many officers. Owing to climatic and other con- ditions the expedition calls for men of undoubted physical fitness. but as the climate of Siberia closely resembles that of Canada our native sons will be pecubarly adapted to it, and it is considered fortunate that we have the men right here capable of performing valuable service to the En.ire in that part of the world. MEETING OF CATHOLICS To Organize for the Army Huts mpaign. An enthusiastic meeting of the dele gates from the various Catholic socie ties of the city was held at the Knights of Columbus rooms Sunday afternoon to organize for the Catholic Army Huts campaign to be held September 15th to Sept. 23rd, The object of this campaign is to obtain funds for the army huts in England and France, where the sol- dier is supplied with stationery, books, magazines and literature of various kinds, and where the men may find recreation after the tour of duty in the trenches. In these huts every sol- dier is welcome and everything free. The campaign is Dominion- wide, and the object of the drive is 15 At the meeting yesterday Ald. N. E. O'Connor was appointed chairman of the executive committee, and plans were made for the carrying out of a strong campaign throughout the city, In a letter regarding this Army Hut appeal, General Sir R. W. Turner, commanding the Canadian troops in England. says: "1 wish you every suét cess in the effort to increase the scope of the Cathalic army huts in the areas of the Canadian forces. [1 feel they fll a long felt want, particularly amongst our Roman Catholic soldiers, in providing for their religious wel- . fare. you continue these ad- ditional comforts for the mon." Injured His Ankle. John Beas, Sydenham street, re- celved injuries to his ankle while . Joading some lumber at Anglin's on Monday morning. He was taken to the Hotel Dieu, where X-ray photo- graphs were taken in the afternoon. The extent of his injuries are not known as yet. Major W. A.uBishop, V.C.. D.S.O, D.F.C., MIC, the noted Canadian air- man, recently appointed to the Bri- tish alr board, has been gazetted teu n TWIG CONTENTS EEE fm its: Restriction 3 Bm. riers of the | the past week of heart trouble, from? | had been for years pre dered by the leaders of the German | ination to punish such crimes. TheY| THOMAS B. ANGROVE | ARRIVES IN ENGLAND To See His Three Soldier Sons ~--Two of Them in Hospital. | A cable as received by Mrs. An- grove, 93 Queen street, on Saturday, from her husband, Thomas B. An- grove, stating that he had arrived | safely in England. Mr. Angrove left | a few weeks ago to see his three sons, ! Thomas, George and William. | Thomas left here with Queen's Hos- pital corps and after being to Egypt] and France, he transferred to the in- fantry and went to the front line with a re-enforcing draft for the. 21st Ba Bat-| talion. George also served with Queen's Hospital, later transferring | to the field ambulance, Both are now | in hospital in England, suffering from | wounds and gas, William left with a later draft of Queen's and since has! transferred to the Aviation Corps. | os Angrove will also visit his broth | "Jim" and other relatives while in} sia FHI EEE ae e00 : BANDITS AT WORK +! + IN VANCOUVER. #/| (Canadian Press Despatch.) Vancouver, .Sept, 9.--Masked | and dressed in movie masquer- ading costume, a bandit entered a private house here, held up seven men who were engaged in a card gamé, obtained a large amount in money and valuables, | and shot dead Thomas J. Rob- * erts and seriously wounded +> Harry Ames. He escaped in a *| waiting taxi. *| # | rd BPE PPP RPP R EIEN PhP eddbde T. ALFRED HANLEY DEAD | ON MONDAY AFTERNOON Was Manager of the Local Of- fice of G.N.W. Telegraph Company. LE EE EET EET ER RN . T. ALFRED 5 na XY Tha death occurred at 2.30 o'clock Monday afternoon of T, Alfred Han- ley at his home, 81 Wellington street. Mr. Hanley had been ill for which he had suffered for some years past. For the past fifteen years he was manager of the local office of the Great Northwestern Telegraph Company, with which he v He had assisted his brother, P. Hanley, in the G.T.R, and was one of the best an the country, ed by dis widow, nu Australia, brothers and three wag *Rewun Catholic in re wo led #| by a Russian wy Dora Kaplan, a social revolutidy who said she +! U placed her life in" jagpardy to save | assembly. | (Mile. | medical student. | since 'been executed STAFF OF Chown, of Kingston, V. Woods, A. P. W. H. Capt row. Sergt sR OD Big ete $e Lr Tr wens LAE BY 1 RAIA Am isn Ac A AA AMAA, NAAN PPP Pit WOMEN HELPING OSjeoTEs Muti von 10 END SOVIET Germans May y Have to Retreat Anew With Greater Ra- {Republic Has Not Reaiized the Ideals of the Russian ssian Pepi. DORA KAPLAN EXECUTED (Canadian Press Despatch) New York, Sept. 9.--The Asso- FATALLY LENINE. ciated Press to-day issued the fol- lowing: As the Allied armies draw nearer to Cambrai, 8t. Quentin and the natural defensive positions of the Germans in the St. Gobain forest, the offensive movement begins to lose much of the momentum it gained and maintained while less important enemy positions were being taken. Slow progress continues to be made by Field Mapshal Haig's British forces in the direction of Cambrai and St. Quentin, and if the operations of French armies under Generals Humbert and Mangin are successful in over-running or encircling St. Go- bain massif, the German retreat must begin anew and with greater rapidity than at any time since the Allied counter-offensive started in the middle of July, Os Mientin, the im- mediate objectives of the British forces in the present phase of the of- fensive movement, are almost within striking distance. They 'are within six miles of St, Quentin at Villevque and they have captured Roisel and St. Emilie. Along the line between Cambrai and St. Quentin the British advance has carried them into their old defence positions from 'which they were driven by the Gérmans last March. Further advances are being bitterly contested by the Germans, PROBABLY NIKOLAI FOR WOUNDING She Believed That Russia Could be Saved Only by a Constituent As- sembly and Jeopardized Her Life. (Canadian Press Despatch) Stockholm, Sept. 9.--The Soviet republic has not realized the ideals i of the Russian women, and they are playing-an important part in hasten- | ing its end. Their influence in this connection is being exerted even more powerfully than it was in bringing the dictatorship of the Pro- fetariat into existence. Evidence of this has been observed by the writer, who came out of Russian with American refugees who reaca- ed Haparanda, Sweden, last week. Maria Spiridonovo probably was the most powerful leader in the estab- i lishment of Bolshevik power. Several prominent offieci have been slain lately and now Nikolai Lenina, the idol the Bolsheviki, lies badly by shots fired 8 of Fob ohhh dh : THE FARTHEST ADVANC +> SINCE WAR STARTED +* Paris, Sept. 9.--Saturday's #% communique from the War Of- % fice was welcomed as one of the # finest of the recent encouraging * series, as it showed that Gen. + Mangin had taken another bite % out of the Hindenburg line. He % did this by capturing Barisis, of + Which the Allies only occupied %/the outskirts at the furthest # point of their 1917 advance. + The inroad upon the old line 4 was further emphasized by the % capture of Aulers and Bassales- % Aulers, which the Germans had : held since 1914. SEE s ME NTIONE ED SD IN DES DESPAT( HES. Russia and believed this could be realized only through a constituent Mlle. Spiridonovo and Kapanlare, educated women, former a. teacher, the latter a' Dora Kaplan has by the Bolshe- the viki A SHORT ILLNESS. Edgar Kane Passed Away in Hospital. Death came suddenly to Leonard Edgar Kane in the General Hospital on Sunday, when he passéd away af- ter three days' illness. The deceas- ed had been out for a bicycle ride from his heme to the "Finger- board" last week, and on his return home he complained that he did not feel well. He became seriously ill and was removed to the General Hospital for treatinent. The re- mains were transferred to the home of his uncle, Oliver Bullock, Middle Road, by the undertaking firm of James Reid, where the funeral to Leonard MLE e RI brs artes Hon. Lieut. Joan Arnoldi Honored For Work Overseas. Toronto, Sept. 9.---Heon. Lieut. Joan Arnoldi, the director of the Mr. Hy is sur: A Willow Bank cemetery will be held on Tuesday morning. The deceased lacked only a few months of four- teen years and was a son of Mrs. Edgar Kane, Gananoque. Completed the Findings. TM. QAsseltine, local registrar of the Supreme Court of Ontario, has completed his findings in the dispute between Susman & Cohen. of Kings- ton, and Baker & Betherman, of Ot- tawa regarding fulfilment of con- tracts. he arguments for each party were presented before the referce at the Court House on July 24th, A. B. Cunningham appearing for the plain. tigs and George D. Kelly, of Ottawa, for the defendants, The report has been placed on file. Pleased With the Work. 'G. E. Morrison, inspector employ-, ed by the Ontario Licensé Commis- been in the city for three days looking over the work dome in Kingston. He states that he is much pleased with the endeavors of the commission's representative, W. Me~ Cammon, ahd with the few number appearing in the police of drunks court. Mr. Morrison is trying to put a stop to "bootlegging" and is con- ducting investiga! ' tse -- K.S.R. An a oyeas Eiri for Monday night at thé Canadian Field Comforts, the daughter 'of Frank Arnoldi, K.C., is mentioned in despatches. Miss Arnoldi was appointed in 1915 and served at Valcartier Camp and later went overseas, arriving at the froat Just after the second battle of Ypres. Fix Sugar At Nine Cents A Pound. Washington, Sept. 9.--The price of cane sugar for the next year has been fixed on the basis of granulated at nine cepts, less two per cent. f.0.b. at seaboard refining points, The order is effective Sept. 9th. CENTRAL DEPOT CANADIAN MEDICAL STORES. officer commanding the central depot, formerly dispenser with F. J. Hoag, is seated second from the lat} in the front row. is seated in the centre of the front Official Phe WILL Ih HARD 10 SINK BOATS The German Naval Authorities Must Ap- pease the People At Home. MOST DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SINK U.S. TRANSPORTS MAY BE EXPECTED. British Naval Men Are Optimistic About the Power of the Allies to Meet the U-Boats Successfully. London, Sept. 9.---Desperate meas- ures by the Germans at sea should be expected shortly; These meas- ures are being forced upom the en- emy by two great facts--first, the un- exampled growth of America's. gal- lant armies in France : and Flanders, and, second, the. indignation of the German people against the ruling caste on account of the failure of its promises regarding U-boats and the American troop-bearing ships, By brilliant and fearless work on the part of the British and American anti-submarine craft these concen- trations thus far been frus- trated Every confidence prevails in the best informed naval circles here that the Germans' disposition to take greater risk in the U-boat warfare can and will be successfully met, bt the would-be daring optimist who would venture to prediet that our present practically 100 per cent. suc- cess in beating off the submarines from our transports would remain unmarred to the end. Germany is profoundly chagrined. Reproaches are leveled at the Ger- man naval authorities, If a few Am- erican transports were sent to the bottom with a considerable loss of life it would do more just now to ap- pease German opinion than anything else. have War Tidings. Two German submarines disguised as fishing craft and carrying sails are operating a few hundred miles off the Atlantic coast, according to informa- tion transmitted to the United States naval authorities by the officers of British and French steamships. The capture by the British of Vil- levengue, six miles west of La Cate- let, and the greater part of Haven- court wood is reported by Marshal Haig. trated from four to five miles on the Somme front, crossed the St, Quentin canal at Togny ribdge and St. Simon, capturing both places. Field Marshal Haig's troops have forced the Germans to retire a con- siderable distance along a seventeen- mile front between Havencourt wood and Beauvois. The Americans have captured Mus- court, five miles north-east of Fismes, and only a short distanee south of the Aisne. Japanese troops have occupied the town of Ksharovsk, Siberia. On Saturday, south of the Asiago, French troops raided an Austrian position and captured forty-seven prisoners. On nights of the 6th and 7th the British carried out bombing raids against Ehrang and Mannheim, Ger- many. Good results were obtained at both places. Eleven German machines were brought down on the 6th, twelve driv- en down out of control, and one bal- loon destroyed. Five British machines are : : . - EXPLAINING BRITISHEKRS { mio Former Chicago Writer Asked to 'Write Book for British Authorities. 'London, Sept. 9. Frederic Wii- liam 'Wile, formerly of Chicago nd | been asked by the British autho to write a book "explaining the Bric fishers," a copy of which, wili' be 'handed to every American soldier arriving in England The initial {edition of 100,000 will be off the §s this month. Other editions 'be published as fast as it may 4 , French troops on Saturday pene- ¢ THE MORMON FARMERS GOT ONLY YEAR LEASES But There Was No Alienation of Blood Indians' Reserve Lands Near Cardston. Ottawa, Sept. 9.--The statement reported to have been made by Rev, Dr. Shearer in Toronto to the effect that the Mormons of Southern Al- berta were insidiously getting control of the fertile Blood Indian Reserve, néar Cardston, to the detriment of 'the prospects of the returned sol- diers who want the land for settle- ment, is hardly borne out by the facts, Jt is true that a few grazing leases on the reserve were granted this-year to farmers adjacent to the reserve, and who happened to be Mormons, There has been, however, no alienation of the land, and the leases were granted for only one year. The land leased was lying idle, and the recommendation to lease it to the Mormon farmers was made by W. M. Graham, Superinten- «dent of Indian agencies for the west, It was felt to be in the national inter- est to help increase production this year rather than to have the land lie idle, and the Mormon farmers, hav- ing machinery and help adjacent to the lands, were naturally best fitted to use it this year for stock-raising purposes, Proposals to have the Indians on the reserve surrender the land and move to some other district, with a view to opening the reserve up for settlement by returned soldiers or other settlers, have been before the Minister of the Interior, The main difficulty at present, however, seems to be that the Indians will not con- sent to the surrender of their lands. SAYS ONLY A MIRACLE CAN SAVE GERMANY This Is Opinion of the Cologne Gazette--Demands Uncen=~ sored Truth. Copenhagen, Sept. 9.--German army leaders are urged by General Ardenne, writing in the Berlin Tage- blatt, to withdraw behind the line of March 21st on account of the com- ing unavoidable winter campaign. The Colégne Gazette publishes an article in which it admits the failure of the submarine warfare, and says that only a miracle can save Ger- many. This is Germany's morale in the sixth week of the Allied offen- sive, The German casualties in this offensive have been more terrific than in any other period of the war. The Berlin Vorwaerts editorially demands the uncensored truth about the fighting situation so that if there is reason te despair the Government | can summon the Reichstag and make effective the Prussian electorate re- form to stimulate the soldiers. J. M. McCUTCHEON APPOINTED Ontario Civil Service Commissioner-- A Queen's Graduate, ' Toronto, Sept. 9.----J. M, McCutch- eon, B.A, D.Paed., is the new eivil service com?issioner for the province of Ontario, at a salary of $5,000 a year, > Mr. McCutcheon, who is forty-three years of age, was born in the town- ship of Grey, Huron county. He is a graduate of Queen's University, and was for a time principal of the high school at St. Thomas. For six and a half years he was English master at the Normal school at Stratford, and in 1914, when the Ontario Work- men's Compensation Board was form- ed, he was chosen as its seéretary. Recently he resigned the appoint- ment to become principal of London Normal school and has now resigned that to become civil service commis- sioner for Ontario. BRITISH PREPARING - To Carry an Aggressive War Into Heart of Russia, Washington, Sept. 9.--British troops in Northern Russia, assisted by Allied soldiers and friendly Rus- sians, are preparing for aggressive ac- tion toward Moscow, Bolshevik outrages against British and French subjects at Moscow and Petrograd make strong steps impera- tive, Allied officials say. BRITISH ADVANCE 10 31. QUENTIN ng ku by Bt THE pon LINE NOT A GREAT SYSTEM OF CON- ORETE TUNNELS. The British Have the Advantage of Attacking From High Ground Austiinlions "and English Press Ahead. With the British Armies in France, - Sept. 9.---Under pressure from the Australians and the Eng lish, the Germans yesterday coon- tinued steadily falling back toward the Hindenburg line. Haig's ad- vance toward St. Quentin continued. As the British moved forwand more fires were observed through the country between the Canal du Nord and the lower portion of the Hinden- burg line, indicating the Germaas are evacuating fit. Having the benefit of attacking + from high ground; the British are | likely to make comparatively short work of the intervening distances. What opposition the line itself of- fers remains to be seen. The fact that the Hindenburg line is not a great system of concrete tunnels and underground chambers Is indicated by deseriptions of cer- tain portions. Concrete is little used. The Germans built wide trenches instead. ! The Wotan switch, already held by the British, is considered identi cal with tae rest of the Hindenburg line. It is unlikely 'that, if the Bri- tish attempt to take the remainder, they will find the Germans have evolved apything new in the watter ofl defence. ' German resistance is increasing, especially around St. Quentin, but the British feel confident they will be successful in this sector. Patrols Occupy More Towns. (Canadian Press Correspondence) London, Sept. 9.--Last night passed in quiet along the British' front in worthern ' France and Flanders, except for artitlery ative "ity -and minor rilding South-east of Lens in the reg Hy 0 Arleux-en-Gohenlle, a German ne ing party was repulsed. Pushing 'ahead to-day on the front between Peronne and St. Quentin, British patrols have oceu- pied the towns of Vermand and Vendelles, north of St. Quentin. --tp-- 4 NEW MONSTER STROKE BY FOCH LIKELY. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, Sept. 9.--All of the German gains of 1918 have been retaken by the Allies and it is probable Foch will now attempt a new monster stroke. An American Offensive. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Washington, Sept. 9.--A ma- jor offensive conducted by the Americans on the St. Gobain front is expected shortly. The Americans now have between eight hundred thousand and a million troops ready for this event, SEPP PFRPPPI PRET ST SGP SEPP LPH PPL P0493 S40 * |ENEMY QUNS MASSED AGAINST THE BRITISH Heaviest Foe Artillery Concene tration During Offensive Fail\ to Budge Them. With the British Army at the Front, Sept. 9.---Nearly all of the northern part of the line that existed before the German offensive of March 21st has been retaken by the British since Aug. 8th, together with more territory that had been in German hands from the days of trench war- fare. The southern part of the old lines is being rapidly approached by ths. British troops who took Peronne and Quentin-Cambrai highway. 2 On the north the British army has regained the old line almost with an advance enemy by artil Concentration endeavoring to dislodge the Bri and Canadians from along east of the Ng is the heavigst artillery fi + emy has prbduced since ! ning of the offensive, but it has ed to serve its purhose. The enemy local counter-attacks have ors tile and one looks to. . Douat 'and JOHN D. RYAN Who has resigned as President and Director of Anaconda Copper Mining Company, to devote all of his time to the gervice of the Government' aw-Fi] rector of Air Servi day when Armentieres, Cambrai will be In British hands. 300,000 Spinners To Strike. {Canadian Press Despatch) $v London, Sept. 9.--The Amalgamat- ed Association of Cotton Spinners de- cided to strike on Saturday next. The decision affects 300,000 workmen. Lord Southborough has been elected a director of the Grand Trunk Raflway Company, in place 4 of the late Col. Frederick Firebrace. | Lord Southborough has been a pro' miinent figure in public le for many years, is an acknowledgad } on railroad problems.