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The Admiralty announced Tuesday mornin gthat Earl Kitchener and his staff were lost with the cruiser Harnp- shire, off the Scottish coast about 8 o'clock Monday night. The party were proceeding to Petrograd when a mine or German submarine account. ed for. the ship and all aboard. D111- gent search discovered no bodies. Earl Kitchener who was born in Ballylong- ford, County Kerry Ireland, on June 24, 13? :0, had been Secretary of State for War in the British Cabinet since August 5, 1915, the day after declar- ations ,were exchanged between Lon- don and Berlin. Robert F the siete onto. ’)""""‘07‘Q of the Order of St. Micnael and St. Georgeâ€"George Laur- ence Fortescue, Comptroller of the Noz'glmest Mounted Police; Hen-ry Le Messurier. Deputy Minister of Cus- toms. Newfoundland; Frederick Mon- (izambert Director- General of Public Health. Honors for Service in the“ Field-â€" (‘.M.G.â€"â€"â€"Lieut.-Col. P. E. Thacker, Strathconas Horse. Winnipeg; Lieut.~ (‘01. RR 111i .111 Dodds, Lieut.-Col.1°m- bury; Liana-Col. {Dr.) J '1‘. Father- ingliam, Toronto; Lieut.-Col. H. T. Hughes. Canadian Engineers, King- ston; Temporary Brigadier W. B. Lindsay. Canadian Engineers, Winni- peg; Lieut.-Col. A. H. Macdonell, D.S.O.. Royal Canadian Regiment, Halifax; Lieut.-Col. H. A. Panet, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Kingston; Lieut.-Col. G. W. Ramsey, Canadian Engineers; Temporary Brigadier H. C. Thai (or, Canadian Artillery, Halifax, and Chaplain s J McAlmond and Wil- liam Beanie, Cobourg. Reports from Little Rock, Ark, on Tuesday, of the tornado which swap: northern Arkansas Monday placed the Read at 60 and injured at about 150. and "is rice of the Co LORD KITCHENER LOST With Sta‘f Aboard Cruise. Hampshire Off Scotland: Official The Admiralty announced Tuesday mornin gthat Earl Kitchener and his staff were lost with the cruiser Hamp- shire off the Scottish coast about 8 oclock Monday night The party were proceeding a mme or herman submarine account. ed for the ship and all a'board. D111- coni- coarhh R1annvorofl nn hnflina 2 should stay behind. " to Petrograd when; 7â€"..- Sir W1lfr1ds tribute twLa Marine 'Anglaise in its hour of testing swept the French Canadian gathering into a tumult of cheers. “Great Britain has done her full duty," he said. “For twenty months the British navy has bottled up the Kaiser’s armada At last the German fleet ventured out and was promptly met by a squadron of British ships. The Teuton armada. what was left of it, scuttled back to safety Who says defeat? Britain In... .still rules the waves ” man 103: dreadnozz 138110421: the Ji’V‘ Frauenlo marine.” The £01.;mi 32:3 21' 1.11110 £123 Canadian has be, en ma Gi 1., rt Pazke anght Lo: 8:. 331K112“! :, 9 Quebec, "The grand fleet came in touch with the German high seas fleet at 3.30 on the afternoon of May 31. The lead- ing ships of the two fleets carried on a vigorous fight, in which the battle cruisers, fast battleships and sub- sidiary craft all took an active part. The losses were severe on both sides, but when the main body of the British fleet came into contact with the Ger- man high seas fleet a very brief period sufficed to compel the latter, who had been severely punished, to seek refuge in their protected waters. This manoeuvre was rendered possible .by low visibility and mist, and al~ though the grand fleet were now and then able to get in momentary con~ tact with their opponents, no continu- ous action was possible. Huns in; British Out “They continued the pursuit until the light had Wholly failed, while the British destroyers were able to make a successful attack on the enemy dur- ing the night. Meanwhile, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, having driven the enemy into port, returned to the main scene of the action and scoured the sea in search of disabled vessels. By noon the next day, June 1, it became evident there. was nothing more to be done. iie returned. therefore, to his base, 400 miles away, refueled his fleet. and in the evening of June 2 was again ready to put to sea. “The Britisu losses already have been fully sinned. There is nothing to add or subtract from the latest account, published by the Admiralty. The enemy losses are less easy to determine. That the accounts they have giver; to the world are false is certain. and we cannot yet be sure oi the. exact truth. But from such Q'v'iCitllCr'.‘ 1:5 has come to our know- Tedge. 11:11.;- J.:,lmirulty entertain no doubt that the German losses are hemia-r 1?:211‘. the L‘t‘itfsh, not merely relatively to the strength of the two Lougheeu nee By degrees the German exaggera- tion of success in the naval battle is being shown up. The British Admiral- t7 Wtsnmy issued a statement say- ing there was the strongest grounds tor the belief that the British navy, in the battle with the Germans of! Jutland last a week, had accounted for a total of eighteen German men-of- war, and that there was nothing to add to or subtmct from the original announcement of the Bntish losses. The statement gave the German losses as two battleships, two dreadnought battle cruisers, four light cruisers, nine torpedo boat destroyers and a submarine. The text of the statement tollows: “Until the commander-in-chiet has had time to consult the officers engaged, and write a full deapatch, any attempt to give a detailed history of the naval engagement, which began on the afternoon of June 1, would evidently be premature. But the re- sults are quite plain. 1.11; u U ENEMY 'S NAVAL LOSSES MORE THAN BRITAIN ’S Eighteen German Ships Sunk 8kagomckâ€"Admiralty Describe: Running Battleâ€"Earlier Reports ha’ag/ List Includes Hundreds, ...:;;-..y . r Services in Field $3111.11. 11: King’s Birthday hon- 1:11;- :2de: Sir Mat Aitken, 111111111111 official “Eyeâ€"witness,” .2121: :..113 a Baronet, and Sir I 1’1: . a Privy Councillor. 3:111 1.0::12111111der of the Order of 1111;511 171111 St. Georgeâ€"Lieut- ner 1119 1-1911. P E. Le Blane, 01' Quebec and Senator J. A. 9911, i".‘-.3.. (311g1:1ry, Alberta. 'tzief I‘m A. LU‘t rt cf New Brunswick, and ‘2'-‘:?e (R St zpart, Director of cuwiogical abesrvatory, Tor- l‘u..'fl‘Jis\U . hele:‘â€"â€"- 3» “11am: Graham, Justice of Nova Scotia; mnand Landry, Chief Jus- Z~;i:1 ‘8 French Division of )S.’>lutely. hen there :he strongest ground for at included in the Ger- .re two battleships, two' 39.1110 cruisers, the Wies- June 8, 1916. g, a light cruiser of e the light cruiser lestroyers and a subâ€" “£11“?le ”or the Legislature in the Westmore.‘ 1 ad bye-election on Tuesday. . “But it was not this time, as in the ;early battles on the Ypres salient, i when the Germans threw three or ! four shells to our one,” said an omcer. “The British guns returned equal volumes on the Germans after they were in our trenches." Hand-to-Hand ‘ Under support of gunfire, the Can- ;adian battalions, maintaining the tra- ; dition of the first contingent last year at St. Julien, immediately turned on ;the Germans in a series of counter- ,attacks. They fought throughout the §night and were engaged all Saturday, rdoggedly bombing their way back to ithe possession of the position which ithey had lost. Parties rushed in at 3 different points, bombing and bayonet- ning right and left, and before their 'fierce work was ended they had re- ' gained all but a few yards. The‘Ger- iman advanre had been made «fer a front of 3.000 yards, from ~i'pres- .-__ --_ *-’-â€" ; Dispatches from British Headquar- tcr._â€". in France late Sunday night said: Around famous Hill 60 and i Sanctuary Wood the Canadians have ; been doing the stifiest fighting of their iexperience in the course or the last ' two days' action. They have held the f entire front attacked, and, unless the 5 fighting spreads, this is entirely their .battle. The Canadian troops engaged iin the fighting were in the brigade ' commanded by'Brig.-Gen. Victor Wil~ :liams. This brigade included four regiments of the C.M.R., the Princess . Pats and the Royal Canadian Regi- ment. The German guns had been relatively quiet for some days. when they suddenly opened up the heaviest bombardment any Canadian veteran Shas known, using all kinds of guns g from heavy howitzers to trench mor- : tars, not only battering the trenches, 5 but covering a wide area of ground in [the rear to prevent the bringing up :_ of supports. The historic Monument National was thronged Sunday night on the oc- casion of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s recruit- ing speech. Crowds blocked St. Law- rence Street in front. Sir Wilfrid spoke to his compatriots in their own tongue, under :11 entwined Union Jack and tricolor. The plea for recruits for the new 178th French-Canadian Bat- talion was touched with stinging scorn for those unworthy men'i‘n Quebec Province. “bitter, warped, prejudiced little sou-ls,“ he called them, who would have French-Canadians stand useless aside in the supreme struggle. “This war, waged by Britain and France today." said Sir Wilfrid, “is a holy crusade. the holiest crusade Yuan Shi Kai, President of China, died in Pei-fin Monday. say Shanghai repox‘ts. Poisoning is rumored. Shang- hai reports on Tuseday were that Premier Okuma of Japan has 3130 been assasdnated’. Later despatches reported that General Mercer,’ severely wounded, was being taken to Boulogne hospital. General Malcolm S. Mercer, a Toronto officer. was divisional commander. General Williams, missing, was com- mandant ant \‘alcartier. The Germans claim to have captured one general and over 300 unwounded soldiers in this fight. Wounded officers of the Mounted Rifles and 49th have reached London. In history, for those things which stand highest and mean most to man- kind. In this holy crusade none Hon. P. J. Mahoney. new Minister of Public Works in the Clarke Govern. ment of New~answiclc was defeated The British official statement, issued Sunday, midnight, says: “The situa- tion around Ypres has not materially altered. There have been artillery bombardments and our troops retain the_ground regained in other counter- attacks yesterday. No fresh attacks have been “undertaken by us.” The British official statement. issued Sun- day morning, reads: “Fighting of a very severe nature continued unceas- ingly southeast of VYpres. between Hooge and the Ypres~Menin railway. Following on their initial advantage obtained yesterday evening in pene- trating our forward line in this neigh- borhood, the Germans pushed their attack during the night and succeeded in pushing through our defences to a depth of 700 yards in the direction of Zine-belie. “The \(ulaulc..l troops, however, Who are holding this sector of the defences. launched counter-strokes at seven o’clock this morning, which have succeeded in gradually driving the enemy from much of the ground he had gained. The Canadians be- haved with the, utmost gallantry, counter-attacking successfully after a heavy and continued bombardment. The enemy losses were severe. A large number of German dead were abandoned on the recaptured ground. Generals Mercer and Williams of the Third Canadian Division, who were inspecting the front trenches yester- day during the bombardment, are missing.” Comines railway to Hooge point. This was‘ the most extensive from of any recent attack, and the Canadians re- sponded to the test coolly and skil- fully. In the Hooge segtor the Ger- man attack was stopped with heavy loss. TERRIFIC FIGHT WON BY CANADIAN VALOR Third Division Recaptures Position: at Ziiicbeke Near Ypres With “Utmost Gallantry"-Officlal 'Join 178th in World’s Holiest Crus- ade,” Says Sir Wilfrid LAURIER FOR RECRUI‘I‘S Losses Severe Jagues J. Hill, the railway magnate, whé was born and educated neat Guelph, Ontario, died on Monday. Boumania meet, the Russians during the last 24 hours have begun the long- ,expected concentrated intantry attack at the Austro-Hungarlan lines, an ' tack thoroughly prepared for months 'and initiated by - 48 hours of one of the most violent artillery avalanches recorded since the war began. The net result of ‘the first day of the new drive, according to the Petrograd War Ofloe. . consisted in 13.000 prisoners taken in “important successes achiev- ed in many sectors." The great at- tack is still in its preliminary stage, the Russian official report indicates, saying that “the fighting is develop- London despatches on Tuesday said: On'a front of 85 miles frém the M kitno Swamp, not. far south of Pinsk, down to the westernmost strip of Bes- sarabia, near the point where the bar- ders of Austria-Hungary, Russia and 'l‘::f~:‘.:‘.9 (scvsvely); Lieu-t. A. P. Nor- :‘112‘12. Vancouver; Lieut. C. McGowan, Hera, Ont; Capt. R. H. Gregory, Ma- jor C. Y. \\'er:'v.er Lieut. Harold Drab- ble, Lieut. K. G. Iâ€"Ioughton, all of Ed- :zzenton; Lieut Azthur Evans, Winni- p:g; Licut. 1". 110A. Murdoch, Lieut. Arthur J. Pearson, Regina;-Major Al- bert K. Hobbins, Edmonton; Lieut. W. E. C. Irwin, Ottawa; Lieut. Charles Hannlngton, Lieut. Stanley Wharton, Vancouver; Capt. Hugh Niven, Winni- peg; Lieut. Heron, Halifax; Lieut. Gil- bert T. Lea. Western Ontario; Capt. W. Ross Creighton, Montreal; Capt. McG. Crosbie, St. Catharines; Lieut E. Douglas Huycke, Peterboro; Lieut. Charles L. Rionne, Winnipeg. Artillery Avalanche. Precedes Ruse. Triumph Near Roumania 11. "' .I10 ‘31 11.1{3 :L E{.(Jn ' ‘ ”ii: ' “,v‘s“\‘-- \.. \A ‘ux'JLVL-’ {73“A,_ '1“ . .7 . .-, \_\ \‘ VL v.~\'3’.\"-’ ‘.‘i.'€“ I -\Li‘£ -~. ;o‘_‘ fl' Captain (‘1. H. L. I’vn1an,Saskat- chewan; Liza-1.1 .11. BI. I.IcLea11,Ma- jor A. T. Luxmil, Lieut. V. G. 110x: "0rd, Lieut. R. 1‘1. 01:11 ' Lieut. T. Evam, Lieut. W. I. Beatoz1,Lieut. R. W. Walker,L-1‘eut. (3. B. PricaLieut. G. L. O’Brien .LiI_.._1 H. D.Ior1‘a‘11<:<â€"3. Lieut. W‘.R.Lug.11,1.ieut. I 31101:, LII”):- trea1;IIIIjI:-: J. W. Forbes, Capt. H. Price, (apt: II. J. o Bickle, Lieut. G. A. Kr atson, Lieut. M. Beck,I~Ia301 F. C. *9/1ch Lie11t.C. H. J. James. I_::1r1t.J. J. Jameson, Lieut. G. A. Wamun. 19ie1t1. 5.139611, Lieut. H. R. Fulie1‘,LIeut. E. Hibbert, Liezzt. R. A. £1.31: II. ‘11 of Tofonto; Lieut. O. Mersereau, :: John; Major A. H. Gau‘It, 1‘923'0‘: S. L. Jones, Lieut. P. nelson, Ina/1“ S. B. Coristine, Capt. G H. Blacéader, Lieut. F. N. Mac- Dougall, all of Montreal; Lieut. G. Triggs. Edmonton; Lieut. P. W. Beat- h ty, Lie-mt. W. I'AI. Kenny, Lie-Ht. I1. . - 'LCDGLâ€"w'... (3â€". J Lloyd. Lieut. H. A. S113.it.1., a?! of 8113111 11.30:“ jkfajcr J. ’I’. Bardolph, (‘apt.11...] 1151dp-(1111,Lieut. \V R. Lati- zzzer, Lieu1.1\.. J. Lewis, Lieu-t. H. G. Scont, Lieut. A. K. Stra chem, all of V iCLOl‘l Liam. Cc British Headquarters in France re- ported on Tuesday: The British and Germans are fighting hard in the re- gion of Ypres, where last Satu rdav :11 British (Canadians) in hand to ha’td encounters and with the aid of bombs recaptured most of the trenches the Germans had preriousiy taken from them in the sector from the Ypres- Comines Cana‘: to Hooge point. In the face of rerented atta ks by the eenemy the Canadians havec been unable to retain the bulk of the recaptured grcyu nd, but are still fig: tincr siren 3.3 1y to keep what tl e}: have an... rc- capture w1.:.;.t they hate lost The brunt of the battle ..:1p::r ntiy was borne by General Victor Williams’ cavalry l‘z‘icr ade, sen ing as infantry, and made up of trOOps from T zit-on: 0, St. John, Montregl nd he Eastern townships, Bran .3. Victoria and other Western point.-. along with two infantry reg i nents of 11C firc‘ d1. 3ricn from Montreal and Toronto. Following are official casualties among officers received by Sir Sam Hughes: Killedâ€"Lieut. P. S. Nisbet, St. John; Capt. E. A. Whitehead, Montreal; Capt. W. P. Malone and Lieut. G. A. Ross, Toronto; Lieut. E. B. Grondin, Montreal; Lieut.-Col. H. C. Buller; Lieut.-Col. A. E. Shaw and Lieut. B. P. Rowles, Brandon; Lieut. E. L. Berkinshaw, Victoria; Lieut. C. S. D. Cttz', Sherbrooke; Lient. Bruce C. MacFarlane, Montreal; Capt. E. J. Vessey, Montreal. Died of wounds â€"-Lieut.-Col. G. H. Baker, M.P., Capt. J. Pitts, and Lieut. T. L. Harling, Toronto; Lieut. A. T. Patterson; Capt. P. V. Cornish, Princess Pats. Missing Major-Ger; r31- M. S. Mercer, Limit. S. E. Growing-1m, Toronto; Brig-Geo.- eral V. A. S. Williams, Ottawa; Capt. H. N, Fraser Capt. A. G. Wilkens, Lieut. A. V'. ‘5 .1115, Lieu ..W (7‘. Ince, Lieut. H. C. '3'()“.1‘.g, LzeLt. Col J. F. H. Usher, Capt. 3'. H. S 1110115, Capt. F. S. Park, Capt. 3‘s“. A. Scovill, Capt. J. E. Lattimer, .C):)t. A H. Lighthourn, Lieut. F. 8. 5.13135, Lieut. J. H. Doug- las, Lieut. J. R. 11'31‘1131. Lia... L. Clarke, Lieut.. H. T. Bourné, Lie) 1.) C. H. Peake H. W. Ugl: all of Tom; Lieut.-Col. Bulier, who is dead. is the last of the original list of officers who, immediately war broke out, left the service of the Duke of Connaught at Rideau Hal‘ and joined their regi- ments. Col. Harry Baker, heading the Eastern Townships Brigade, was elect- ed member of the House of Commons in 1911, defeating Hon. Sydney Fisher. CANADIAN CASUALTIES HEAVY AT ZHLEBEKE Many Of‘“ .scsrs ,Missing, Including General Mercerâ€"Canadians Regain Lost Grcundâ€"Proves Untenable Latin I a I‘.‘ ,J +\ fix. :toria; (.191; 2.1. E. L. Coleman, \u'. Luczer, Toronto; Lieut. @731“. Lioat. A. L Rico, Lieut. “no.1: Liout. E. W’. Fish, Lieut. Lieut. H. G. Rogers, Lieut. E1. {)uauvin, Lieut. Vv’. A. Warring- ;, 2111 u: Sherbrooke; Capt. J. E. TAKE 13,000 AUSTRIANS "a sanded, Shel! Shock 1C. Marion, .Iontreal; Ma- *3 -41.“, Lieut. V. H. Pue, N. P. Keny', C. H. L. Pyman, Saskat- ieut. .11.?21.McLean,Ma-‘ «ell, Lieut. ". G. Re ford, \x-orra‘zl, Lieut. T. Evan”. L. Beaten, Lieut. R. W. eut. C. B. Price, Lieut. G. L .0111. R. D. Forra‘me. Lieut. . - 111‘, Lleut. 1:". 0w -1. 3.1011- .101211° ,Lieut: -.Col J. F. H. t. J. H. Symons, Capt. RS. . 3‘. A. Scovill, Capt. J. E. , Capt. A. H. Lighthour11,i .1211bbs,L1eu‘. J. H. Doug-f J. R. D-Eartin, Llcut. L. I2. put. H. T. Bourne, Lieut. , Y ieut. G. Morrisey, Lieut. 1. Lieut. fl. 811111.11, Lieu 3‘13", UICU t. L. D. puIllSLC..h, “mmâ€"40‘ VVounded U r. T3 9U LL»LU;1 , THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. Lieut. Lieut. Mr. D Coates, a young Brant farmer, met with a serious mis- hap while returning with a load of hay on Tuesdair noon. In going around the corner on the 4th conâ€" cession, near the home of his father, Mr. T Coa'tes, the wheels on one side began to sink deeply into the mud and, feeling the load toppling over he attempted to leap to safety on the opposite side. Descending through the air he lit on his side on. the bolster of the wagon. just as the load went over, breaking two of his right ribs and badly cracking another. Mr. G. Flach, a well-known far- iarmer of the south line, Brant. was found on Wednesday evening about 8 o’clock lying in John Mc- Neill’s bush, back of his own farm, with9his throat slashed from ear to ear.“ The body was cold and life had apparently been ex- tinct for some time. He was seen going in the direction of the bush the day before, and as he remain- ed out all night and was not af- terwards seen alive, the neighbors after supper began a search for him. Near the entrance of the bush blood-stains were discovered and following the red trail they came upon the body aboutf fifty yards further on. A sharp pocket knife, with an open, blood-stained blade, and with which the deed was probably committed, was found by Chief \Ferguson of Wal- kerton, near the body. It is thought to be a case of suicide, but an inquest is being held. The deceased is about 45 years of age and leaves a wife and three children.-â€"Walkerton Times. BRANT FABMER CUTS THROAT. FARMER BADLY HURT. . J. SNELL, Agent, Durham . As one of the fractured ribs pierc- ed his lung, his condition was ren- dered serious, and although he is now progressing favorably yet it will be some time before he. is around again.â€"-Wa1kerton Times. A professor in a New York colâ€" .. lege says What the World. needs is r a new'religion. What the world ’ needs, on the contrary, is a peo- : ple who will live up to the ideals ' of the religion We already have. 3%, Edward Everett Hale was once ‘ o‘r asked: “Is Christianity 3 failure?” g~z~ “I do not know.” replied Dr. Hale, ? “it has never been tried.”â€"-â€"Orillia 3 H +++4°+°§+4 Packet. If you have five or ten minutes to spare come in and I’ll show you the other advantages of this splendid furnggg. You can feed the fire with utmost ease owing to the generous double feed doorsâ€"â€"-â€"no scattering of fuel and room to insert big chunks of wood. For Sale by J. H. Harding PASTOR RUSSELL ET ALL. 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In Novemb thor saw a soldi duty with only 15 one eye (a bullet 14 teeth and par of the other eye . plefity of lame m a bump could be difficult to im' passed during th of the “White tic nary, tdoo, the boy: ondered 1'0 1‘ch These are the. lasa Germam , accordin laws¢ , c‘ In August of la: holders of “whfi those who were f power is declining from a Russian 5c interned in German managed to escage tier. The article ha: ed from the Petrog The 3;th :â€" Vin May last all vac called to the August the 1916.111 the 1917 Class 1: medical examinatiu 1 the remaining 1 called (ungedienu and in the middle 3 this year those 04 called Who had pa: examination in No I'- Ouf owfut‘: “”9 needed agmany’s Decli (From The Retc A wooed and L w IRWIN, Editor being DURHAM, JU res PAGE FO‘ one