YEAR 85. NO, 251 + WAT IT COST GERMAN TO MAKE ATTEMPT TO REACH CHANNEL PORTS The Casualties Were 120,000--Mil- Hons of Dollars. Spent For ©Offen- sive That Never Materialized. On the British Front, Oct. 29-- The colossal expenditure of German time, money and labor upon their intended attack npon the Channel ports the past summer is now possible to be _ estimated since the enemy hag heen Flanders. During that time 42 divisions were 30 miles of front, being exposed for three months during the summer to unprecedented daily artillery fire by the British bat- teries. From the opening of the Lys 9, to the abandonment of the great scheme of the coast con- Juest in August, more than 120,000 upon Conclusive proofs of the enemy's losses are seen in the numer- ous graveyards in the Lys salient. | 5,000 thrown out of Western employed in holding battle, April casualties have heen inflicted the enemy. counted: one alone having graves, pr The enormous quantities of muni- tions brought forward for the huge battle is shown by a survey made of one corps area in the Lys sallent, five three miles deep, where 1,600 tons of ammunition were great collected elsewhere in this salient, represented many million dollars for an offen- miles long and stored, which, quantities « munitions togther with give which never materialized. It is further estimated Boche construeted a mated at approximately 180 widened approximated 148% miles. The Germans erected 18 new air- dromes, 17 new landing grounds and created 70 new hospital units. # Altogether it was one of the most costly, as well as one .of the biggebt projects planned during the whole A large pro- NINE ---- war py the Germans, WAR PUZZLES "POSITIONS At Chaume Wood by counter attacks, one year ago today, October 29, 1917. portion of the roads are now being used by the British. HON. FP. W. HUGO'S SUCCESS He Has Demonstrated His Efficiency : and System. Schenéétady, N.Y. UnionStar Tiere never. was a time in the history of*this.state, this country, or this world, when there was'a great- er demand for efficiency, Francis M. Hugo, secretary of state, candidate for re-election, has been a district asset to the Republican party and to the state of New York because he has shown himself a most efficient administrator . of affairs. To-day, people demand proof of a man's ability. Since assuming office, Mr. Hugo has demonstrated a marked ability in handling the out-of-the-or- dinary problems. For instance, he handled the state census, the biggest test of its kind in the history of this or any other state, This fall he is called upon for the third "consecu- tive time to handle New York state's soldier and sailor vote, this year the biggest and mest complicated joh that has ever been tackled by a sec- retary of state. But there is another story in con- nection with the way Secretary of State Hugo has of handling things. When he came to Albany he brought with him the knowledge and experi- ence that have come through, first, his legal work, and, secondly, through that the total of 108 _miles of light railway in the Lys sa- lient in May, June and July, repre- senting a cost of more than $1,000,- 000, and $125,000 mote when one includes other broad gauge railroads. New roads and other roads built across the old No Man's Land is esti- miles. The length of roads repaired and eo his asgociations . with huge paper making industries and railroads, Mr. Hugo is an advocate of systems, and efficiency gnd system go hand in hand. The keynote of his success is really "system."" And through the inauguration of such in the office of secretary of state, Mr. Hugo has not only succeeded in increasing the .re- venues of his office to a remarkable degree, but he has brought about a steady decrease in operating ex- penses. Sinfe his incumbency, the receipts of the office have increased 68 per cent, and running expenses have decreased 39 per cent. Back in 1914, 19% per cent, of the recepits of the automobile bureau were re- guired in meeting the expense of op- eration. - This year, under the direc- tion of Mr. Hugo, the operating ex- penses will be less than 8 per cent. Mr. Hugo was born in 1870. He is a graduate of Cornell University and was in the law business in Wa- tertown for a number of years. 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Lond Chancellor Finlay, speaking at the inter-allled parliamentary committee dinner in the Royal Gall- ory of the House of Lords Saturday, sald that Belgium had not only re- sisted: German armies, but also the Insidious intrigues of the German Government. The German war me- thods had been so cold, calculating and brutal in excesses as to provide a moves in he Moris story. ord cl r the depor-| tation of the women folk of Lille as geance. com nger vessels; hence the (Cheers. ) Coal Famine Peril Eliminated. oa | The Daily British Whig pr z ' PAGES 9-14 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, ; OCTOBER 29, 191% ---- -- -------- a ERLE hres ALAR : * ; 3% ja WITTEN, 1 1805 » "o RS ada CAN and W N July 31, 1918, Canadians had on de- posit in banks more than a billion five hundred million dollars -- that was $160,000,000 more than was on deposit on the same date in 1917. : And, in the meantime, Canadians had invested $425,- 000,000 in the Victory Loan 1917. Besides that they had bought $60,000,000 worth of provincial and municipal bonds. So the people of Canada during the past year have accumulated $485,000,000 in bonds and over $160,000,-* 000 in cash more than they had on July 31, 1917. That represents concrete accumulated wealth. Canada is to-day the richest country in the world, per. - capita. Her war debt per capita is lower than that of any other fighting nation. a | So Canada undoubtedly has theiability to overs subscribe the Victory:Loan 1918. ; And Canada must manfully and loyally supportfthe Victory Loan 1918, because the national safety, the national honor and the prosperity of the country are at stake. Canada's business prosperity is necessary to thetmain- tenance of Canada's war efficiency. = = $ Get ready to oversubscribe the Victory, Loan. 4, BUY VICTORY BONDS * and help to get others to buy-- op gn 'buy some more yourself ) ~ Loan! Fj i) ) & = tom a 8 . 5. Jesued by Canada's : cogperation with the - of the Dominion of a crime calling to heavén for yen-| - 8a - commanders} re awarded iron crosses for sink- iron © "was a badge of infamy. . beat th to a sta to a Irazle, to whip them [today vas pictured. In 1859 Dis-]terior and exhausted state, for Eng- { knees r have them on their | raeli : 3 : {land there will remain an illustrious with- | - "Remember always that England, { future. We are bound to the com- | she is bound fo Burope_ by, ~ So ouly can : tradition, by affection, . v- {which wil} sustain our power and | 'lenable us tio play as great a part in | {the times yet to come ag we do in| {these days and have dome in. di past." VE. x A SECOND SECTION = rie 2