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'aned bv ’OOOOQOMOONQ“ OHHOI' turethe andthe unufing )n the nlight goes a ery particle is is nothing to hes or impede ogress of the cake of Sun- rries a $5,000 urity. 141 OOOOOOOQOOOOQOQO ll ENGINE OMPANY cap! 'I‘ th. 19! $183.81 Ontario HIV \V’ 8! c N: 4 ‘HtHl’I Station \tMi" Wright \l 1t \l UVEEI‘SGaS \\ nunded .\.l i Dd sun tho 111.. ultié'uu, id 90ndon h I] )nto M It H Itht .\l n 11 HS H A despatch from Paris says: Prem~ ier Ribot Friday announced in the French Chamber of Deputies that the Government would not facilitate the voyage of French Socialists to the In- ternational Socialist Congress at Stockholm. Premier Ribot was cheer- ed by a great majority of the members of.the Chamber when, with the ap- proval of the Cabinet, he refused to give Government recognition to the attempt of the French extreme Social- ists to discuss peace possibilities with German and other Socialists at Stock- holm. Premier Ribot added: “Peace can come from victory alone.” 52,000 Prisoners Since April An official report from Paris on Sunday said: “From April 1 up to the present the number of prisoners captured by the French and British troops on the Western front exceed- ed 52,000, of whom more than 1,000 were omcers. Included in the enorm- ous material taken from the enemy during the same time were 446 heavy and field cannon, 1,000 machine guns End a considerable number of trench A despatch from a British port says: Two British aviators were res- ged in the North Sea last week, by a itish wax-ship. The men had been floating on some wreckage for five days and nights, and had only a small piece of chocolate between them dur- ing that period. They were much ex- gausted when rescued and landed ere. By a surprise attack in the darkness, says a Sunday despatch from Rome, Italian infantry took another stride toward Trieste. They threw the Aus- trians from trenches on a front of a mile and a quarter on the southern L‘arso plateau. advancing a distance of a quarter of a mile. The attack was made between Sastagnavizza and Selo. and will aid in the assault on the lat. ter position. This attack was follow- ed by a revival of activity on most of the front of the Italian ofiensive. About Goritz and on the northern L'arso, especially in the region of the Dosso b‘aiti. the Austrian artillery fire was most violent. This was followed by attacks by patrols. The hill posi tions east of Goritz also were attack- ed. but the italians held on. Great Britain's losses in cereal ships has been only six per cent, according to a statement made to the Associat- ed Press Saturday. by Kennedy Jones. Director of Food Economy. The Min- istry of Food, he added, had made a1- lqwnnces for the loss of 23 per cent. a! this kind of shipping. Birthday honors on the military list were announced from London as fol- lows: Companions of the Bathâ€"Tem- porary Brigadiers George Stuart Tux- ford. Archibald Cameron Macdonnell, Percival Edward Thacker, Alexander Duncan Macrae. Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George Tem- porary Major-Generals Arthur William Currie. itichard Ernest William Turn- er. Companions of St. Michael and St. George-~Temporary Major-General Henry Edward Burstall, Temporary Brigadier Frederick Oscar Warren Doomis, Colonel Manley Sims, Tem- porary Brigadiers James Harold Elmsley, Edward Hilliam Victor \Ventworth Odlub; Lieut..Cols. Charles Hamilton Mitchell. Gilbert Edward Sanders; Temporary Major-General David Watson; Brigadier Joseph Phil- ipe Landry; Colonels Charles Alfred Hodgetts. Charles Allan Stephen .leighen, Lt.~Col. Harold French Mac- donald. General H. E. Burstall of the Canadians has been appointed Aid de (‘amp to ILM. the King. The follow- ing decorations have been conferred by the allied powers: (‘roirz De Como mandeur. Sir Julian Byng. Crolx D'Otficer: Brigadier Huntley Kitchen and Lt.-Col. Thomas L. Tremblay. Peace Cannot Come from Stockholm Conference, Says Ribot Major-General Ricardi Meets Death While Leading Attack A letter has been received from Pm. Emtat Cutridxe of wRyinone Ont., who 11“ since been killed in action, :83 the last of five brothers to die Canadian Overseas Officers Given High Awards are Many A despatch from Ottawa says: In- timation that the organized workers are about “sick and tired" of petition- ing the federal government to make a move for bettering the conditions of the workers, and that it may be found necessary to adopt stringent measures to force a recognition of their rights. was given at the big lab- or conference Saturday. The follow- ing is the statement of the proceed- ings in part: “Bitter criticism of the Imperial Munitions Board, was made by international labor representatives at the labor conference. Many of the international representatives favored demanding of the government the dis- inissal of Chairman Flavelle and a re- organization of the munition board. There was a general feeling that steps should be immediately taken to force action on the part of the government by making arrangements for a general tie«up of industry throughout the Do- minion. Delegates declared that Mr. Flavelle's attitude was one of defiance to the workers in their efforts to ob- tain redress, trying to make it appear that he was fair. and actuated by pat~ riotic motives. His attitude. declared many speakers, was destroying na- tional union A committee was ap~ pointed to consider general strike measures." Canada's Trades Unions “Tired” of Petitioning‘ Government VICTORY THROUGH PEACE Customs returns in several ports of made. show me increases, some be- 3 mm or even treble the revenue In hat you. WIN MILITARY HONORS GAININ G ON TRIESTE I, Loss in Cereal Ships Slight Five Days Without Food June 7th, 1917. on Sunday said: Chum. inclndmx 3d .110 Govern- Drastic Food Bill Passed A despatch from Washington says: The Administration food bill was adopted by the Senate Saturday after- noon by an aye and nay vote. It in- cludes an amendment empowering the President to prohibit Speculation in meetln of 10,000 peeple in Queen’s Park, - otonto, last Saturday. Veter- _ soldiers, tuned with crutches, gage up an anti-conscription meeting a oronto on Sunday. Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, Bart, of Toronto. was born of Irish parents, near Peterboro’. Ont... on Feb. 14, 1858. Before the “shell investigation,” he was known principally as the Presi- dent of the William Davies Company; Ltd., Toronto, but since Lord Rhond- daâ€"Mr. D. A. Thomasâ€"organized the British Munitions business in Canada, he has served as the Chairman of the Imperial Munitions Board in Canada. French Sub Sinks U-Boat A despatch from Rome says: The French mbmarine Circe has torpedoed and sunk a large enemy submarine as it was coming out from Cattaro, es- ' rted by a torpedo boat. Although tacked by aer0planes, the Circe re- turned undamaged to its base. TOTAL CAPTURES FOR MAY During May the British forces in France captured 3,412 Germans, says the official statement from British Headquarters, issued last week. The statement follows: “During the month of May we captured, in opera- tions in the battle area and in raids and minor operations on other por- tions of the front, 3,412 German pris- oners, including 68 officers. We also took one German field gun, eighty ma- chine guns and twenty-one trench mor- tars.” Seven hundred and ten aero- planes were brought down on the Western front, only seven less than in April, when the struggle for su- periority in the air reached its maxi- mum intensity. During this period the Germans lost 439 machines, and the Allies. according to the claims of the enemy, 271. future which unduly enhances prices of wheat and other food cereals It the warning is not observed, the Presi- dent could close an exchange during Conocription for Toronto Strongly-worded resolutions calling for conscription were passed at a. A report from Petrograd says: Rus- sian troops have won a victory in a battle with the Turks in the Sakkiz region. on the Mesopotamian frontier, taking possession of three heights, the war office announced Monday. The statement is as follows: “On the Caucasus front the Kurds, with a force of 500 men, attacked our posi- tion in the region of Akbara mountain, 25 versts south-east of Erzingan. They were repulsed with great losses. South-west of Van a Turkish com- pany attacked, but was immediately repulsed.” Among the King’s birthday honors are a number of new Canadian knights, Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle. Sir Robert A. Falconer, Sir George Bury, Sir John Aird, Sir George Burn, Sir Eugene Fiset, Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton, Major-General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner. V.C., D.S.O., and Lieut.-Col. Sir Arthur Wil- liam Currie. British Troops Take 3,412 Prisoners During Month KING’S BIRTHDAY HONORS A despatch from British Headquart- ers in France, says: Recently captur- ed letters written by Germans on the Russian front to friends on the west- ern front show that the soldiers are not at all pleased with any proposal to change fronts. One written by a. German oificer on the Russian front, says: “It is quite untrue that Rus- sians are deserting in great numbers, or that an armistice has been declared. The situation has led to more casual- ties than usual because, the Germans are becoming fool-hardy. We have lost here during a short period a bat- talion commander, regimental medical officer and company commander, all through lack of caution, The first two were bagged by an infantry sniper while they were debating with a Rus- sian on peace. Our great topic is the possibility of moving westward. We do not desire a change of fronts.” Russ Win in MesOpotamia After Stub- born Battle Nine Canadians Knightedâ€"J. W. Fla- veHe a Baronet Lieut.-Gen. Sir Julian Byng. Com- mander of the Canadian corps in the field, wrote Sir Geo. Perley. followJ ing the battle of Vimr Ridge, expres- sing his pride in his men. The fol- lowing extract from his letter was is- sued from the militia department, Ot- tawa, last week: “The corps was Splendid last week. I knew they would do well, but could not have imagined that the attack could possibly go as smoothly and up to the time as it did. I see a good deal has been written that the resistance was feeble. This is by no means the case, as is evi- denced by the enormous number of dead Germans and our heavy casual- ties. The two flank divisions had heavy fighting {the lst and 4th) in the centre of the fourth division. where we were chem-ted for some hours. but Otherwise nit-thing disturb~ ed the accuracy of the timetable. Nat- urally one's pride in the corps can hardly be described by words, and it would be impossible for me to do so." Lleut.-Gen. Byng Praises Operations of Vimy Ridge RUSSIANS TAKE HEIGHTS vidence in Letter Found on Captured German Officer CANADIANS SPLENDID RUSSIAN S FIGHTING Sir Thomas White gave notice last week of his bill to amend the bank act, providing for loans to farmers on security of their live stock. The war office, says a London des~ patch, has confirmation that Captain Ball, one of Britain’s noted aviators, was killed in action some time ago. C_apt._Ball had been missing since ers from the firing line, according to an omcjal announcement. The prison- ers will be kept a minimum distance of 30 kilometres (18% miles) from the actual front, both in the eastern and western zones. A despatch from Melbourne, Austra- lia, says: Hon. Geo. Foster Pearce, Minister of Defence, has issued a re turn showing that enlistments in Aus- tralia from the beginning of the war to April 30 last numbered 362,000, beâ€" ing 14 per cent. of the male popula- tion of the Commonwealth. Captain George Guynemer, most famous of all French army aviators, has brought down five more German airplanes, two of them in one minute. The Captain now is credited officially with having destroyed 43 enemy ma- chines. Between May 17 and May 31 the French airmen brought down 32 German machines, and 57 others are believed to have fallen to earth be- hind the German lines. Withdraw Britlsh Prisoners Arrangements have been completed with the German Government for the withglrawa} of_a_11 British war prison- The reply of the German Govern- ment to Spain regarding the attack by a German submarine on the Span- ish steamship Patricio is understood to be extremely cordial, says a Havas (French) despatch from Madrid. The German note declaresthat the ship was not torpedoed, and that the sub- marine had no intention of sinking her, but simply wanted to stop her. The German Government says that it never had any intention of causing injury to Spain. Germany is disposed to do honor to the Spanish flag and on the first possible occasion German warships will file past a Spanish ship, and each German ship will fire a sa- lute of 21 guns. “Finally, in the northeast corner of the plateaux, the enemy, who renew- ed his attempts in the morning, and succeeded in gaining a foothold in our trenches on the first line, was driven out by a brilliant return of fire on the part of our troops. 11. the course of this struggle, which was of extreme violence, the enemy suffered very heavy losses. We maintained completely all of our positions, and took additional prisoners.” British Assault on Souchez An official statement issued Sunday in the war office says that the Brit- ish forces in France made an attack Saturday night southward from the Souchez River and that good progress has been made. The text of the state- ment follows: “The enemy’s posi- tions south of the Souchez River were attacked by our troops last night. Good progress has been already made on the front attacked and a number of prisoners captured. In the course of the night the enemy attacked our advanced posts southwest of Cherisy and at first made some progress. Our counter-attack regained the whole of the ground lost with the exception of one post." Offers to Salute Spain’s Flag as Aton- ment It is a matter of amazement that the infantry can make headway un- der a barrage, but the men born Al- berta and Manitoba trudged along as if carrying out practice manoeuvres till they came in touch with the enemy. Their own barrage of shell was a veritable pillar of fire, travel- ling on before to guide, but also to restrain them from proceeding too rapidly. By 1.40 all the objectives were occupied, but it was not till 4.30 that all the Germans within the oc- cupied area had been disposed of. Many of those cornered died fighting. Prisoners taken number eighty. French Hold All Positions “According to supplementary re- ports," says the Sunday official war office communication from Paris, “the German attacks directed last night and this morning against the Plateau of Vauclerc and Californie were car- ried out by units belonging to two di- visions. On the Vauclerc the Ger- mans assaulted in very dense waves; at certain points the enemy infantry moved forward shoulder to shoulder in the first attack, and were driven back in disorder by our fire. All the attempts directed against the west and central sections of the Californie Plateau completely failed. A despatch from Canadian Head- quarters in France says: In what is officially spoken of as a minor opera- tion, but which was really a bit of brilliant fighting, involving careful preparation and a final swift attack, the Canadians early Sunday morning captured the electric station south- west of Lens, on the outskirts of the village of Coulotte, and a stretch of the enemy front exceeding a mile, with a depth at its greatest point of over eight hundred yards. The men who won this notable victory were veter- an troops, who, six weeks ago. car- ried “The Pimple" by storm. Their depleted ranks had been reinforced by drafts from England, and in the morning’s engagement these troops proved their fitness to maintain Can~ ada’s reputation at the front. The electric station was smashed out of all recognition by the great shells from the giant howitzers. Despite this ter- rific pounding, the enemy clung to his positions as the outworks of the de- fences of Lens. 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