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President Wilson, in a communication to the new government of Russia, has made plain the war aims of the Unit- ed States and its position on “no an- nexations, no indemnities.” A Petrograd despatch on Friday said: The council of the workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates has addressed to the Russian army the following ap- peal: “The commander-in-chief of the German armies on the Eastern front has sent to our troops a wireless mes- sage proposing to indicate to them a way towards an honorable peace and a means for ceasing to wage war without a rupture with the allies. The German general talks this way be- cause he knows that the Russian revo- lutionary troops would object with in- dignation ar y overt proposal for a separate peace. Russia Not Deceived “That is why the enemy comman- derâ€"in-chief invites our armies to a separate armistice and proposes that we should enter into secret pourpar-l lers with the German leaders. In his‘ wireless message the German general £ says that a separate armistice does not offer Germany any advantage. But this is untrue, because he forgets what '1 Russians cannot forget, namely, the? Russian defeat on the Stokhod. He! has forgottem that the Russian army' knows whither the men and batteries are being taken from our front. He has forgotten that Russia knows that the overthrow of her allies would mean the overthrow of Russia and the end of her political liberty.” Wilson On Peace Terms Salient passages from Mr. Wilson’s communication were given out in Washington on Sunday as follows: “No territory must change hands ex- cept for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. No indemnities must be insisted on except those that consti- tute payment for manifest wrong done. No. re‘adjustments of power must be made, except such as will tend to se- cure the future peace of the world and the future welfare and happiness of its people.” 1 l l n O Q In unmistakable terms. President Wilson declared against Germany’s proposal to restore the “status quo” before the war. “It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitous war issued forth.” he says. “the power of the Imperial German Government within the empire and its Widespread domination and influence outside of that empire. That status must be al- tered in such fashion as to prevent pehing again.” General and Staff Appreciate Welcome â€"Already at Work Headed by Major-General John J. Pershing, its Commander. the first rep- resentatives of the American army? that is to enter the European war dis-l embarked last Friday morning at a5 British port after an uneventful voy- age of ten days on board the White Star liner Baltic. The party was re- ceived with full military honors, and immediately entrained for London, where it was welcomed by the Earl} of Derby, Viscount French, and Cana- dian officers and American officials. General Pershing’s personal staff and the members of the general staff who will perform the preliminary work for the first fighting force number fifty- seven officers. and are accompanied by fifty privates and a large civilian force. The entire contingent devoted itself to the hardest kind of work oti an organizing nature throughout the; journey, which was protected by Amer- ican destroyers. Gen. Pershing said: civilization. The opportunity of land- ing at a British port and the welcome we received are very significant and are deeply appreciated. We expect in the course of a very short time to be playing our part, which. I hope, will be a very big part, on the Western front.” Retiring Canadian Headquarters in France“ announced on Sunday: The Canasi dians in France are no longer “thei Byng boys." Sir Julian Byng bade: good-bye to his associates at head. quarters yesterday. Before his de~.i parture the corps commander issued‘ a special order, in which he said: “In V bidding good-bye to the corps I find, it very difficult to give expression to; the feelings of pride and affection§ which dominate all other sentiments: During the year of my command, thej unvarying success in battle, the pro; tress in training and in discipline and: the unswerving devotion and loyalty- of all ranks are features which stand out prominently in the history of thei corps. That history will last forever,§ and my association with you in the: making of it is a joy that can never? be impaired.” ! PERSHING AT LONDON Stockholm Congress 01‘? the general meeting of the Interns; tional Socialist Committee set for to- day in Stockholm could not be held. said a Renter despatch last Friday from the Swedish capital. It is rum- such hideous thing from ever hap- ored, égyi's‘thé Vinessaée, that the meet £113 has been postponed until Septem- Eighty Socialists, including many' Austrians, were arrested in Toronto on Sunday, at an anti-conscriptionl meeting. Sir William C. Maodonald, Chancel- braincmnmvmity.diad1nh tradenSnndasinthBthrm ' June 14th, 1917. Commander Expresses High Praise for His Corps ' E A despatch from British Headquar- | g‘ ters in France on Sunday said: While still further German counter-attacks may be expected from time to time, the battle of Messines Ridge may be gsaid to be ended. It stood out as a definite operation designed for certain ipurposes. and it remains to be seen1 {whether other offensive battles have} ’, been planned in this particular section l of the Western front. The taking of Messines Ridge has robbed the Ger- mans of the last natural commanding ! position they occupied for so long op~ i posite the British line. Bapaume, and l Vimy and Messines Ridges, as well as 1 Monte Plateau. have all been captured ‘9 by the British during the last three 5 months, and this has materially chang- i ed the military situation on this front. 5 Last Thursday’s battle may be taken 1 as typical of the new theory of war- fare. it was complete in itselfâ€"com- plete in action. complete in success. Gen. Plumer’s army, which planned . and conducted it, has been congratu- ; lated by Field Marshal Haig, and takes 5a particular pride in a tribute from i a very highly placed French officer; i I . l I i Newest Type of Bnitle, Now Complet- ed and Successful "i "‘\_J"â€"' ‘- who, after studying . the plans and witnessing the action, said: "This is a model of what a modern attack should be." . Monday afternoon’s British state- ment says: “We made a successful raid last night southwest of La Bas- see. Much damage was done to the enemy's trenches and mine galleries. and eighteen prisoners were captured. Our troops also raided German posi- tions east of \‘ermelles and south of Armentieres. They inflicted a num- ber of casualties on the enemy. Our own and the enemy’s artillery show- ed great activity last night south of Ypres. Our line has again been ad- vanced slightly south of Messines.” MESSINES “A MODEL " Novel Features and Complete Suc- cesses Near Souchez k l i l A trench raid upon a scale much larger than any hitherto undertaken by Canadian corps was most success- fully carried out during Friday night in the neighborhood of the Souchez river. After occupying the enemy’s first line and support trenches for two hours, in which time they were systematically wrecked, our men re- turned before dawn Saturday morning to their old positions. A new meth- 0d of warfare, used by the Canadians for the first time, was the projection, before the assault. of two hundred drums of burning oil into part of the enemy front. On these operations Sir Douglas Haig reports from British Headquar- ters in France: “Operations were carried out by us with complete suc- cess last night further south, on a wide front from the south of Lens to La Bassee. South of the Souchez River our troops entered the German positions on a front of over two miles and penetrated to a depth of more than half a mile. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy and more than seventy prisoners and a number of machine guns were captured by us. Our own casualties were light. The enemy’s trenches were also entered successfully north of the Souchez Riv~ er, south-east of Loos and south-west of La Bassee. Large numbers of Ger- : mans were killed, and great damage ? was done the enemy’s defences. A i further 44 prisoners, including three officers and several machine guns, were taken by us.” BIGGEST CANADIAN RAID Secretary of Hate Opposed Conscrip- tionâ€"Sevigny Stays in Cabinet Following the announcement last week of the failure of negotiations between Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier interest in Canadian politics centred around the then un- published details of the conscription measure and the chances for the crea- tion of a fusion cabinet of Liberals and Conservatives under Sir Robert’s presidency. On Saturday night a mass meeting of Liberals in Toronto was ad- dressed by the Provincial Liberal leader, N. W. Rowell, and by Dr. Mi- chael Clark, M.P., and conscription was strongly endorsed. " ‘__ AL 'V “u anvnno On Sunday it was announced in Ot~ tawa that Hon. E. L. Patenaude, Sec- retary of State and acting Postmaster~ General, had resigned his portfolio, and the same had been accepted. All that could be learned was that Mr. Patenaude was opposed to the con scription bill of the government, on the ground that it would tend to im- pair national unity. The resignation did not come as a surprise, as Mr. Pat- enaude, a former Nationalist, has been opposed to conscription from the first. He entered the cabinet as minister of inland revenue in 1915. On Sunday last Hon. Albert Sevigny, Minister of Inland Revenue, declared in Quebec City that he intended to remain in the v-vd 'â€" Borden Government- V ”WWWâ€"w It is officially announced through the chief press censor’s office that the following troops have arrived safely inEngland: Battalions: 122nd,Ga1t; 207th, Ottawa; 217th and 243rd, Sasko atchewan; 246th, Nova Scotia High- ; ders; 248th, Central Ontario; 2nd and 254th, Eastern Ontario; 5th, Toronto. Drafts: Balance of 282ml, Saskatchewan battalion; B.C. Horse, fleld artillery from Vancouver and Guelph, siege artillery from Hali~ fax, infantry from Calgary, Prince Ed- ward Island,. British Columbia; draft for P.P.C.L.I. from Saskatoon Univers- ity; engineers, foresters, medical; Bermuda artillery; Newfoundlanders; naval ttings and details. A London (1 espaxch on Sunday said: the .National Seaman's a; prisoner Frederick , .. Jowett, President of the Indepexfdeht Labor puty, and James Ramsey MacDonald. cadmium of the Labor party, both members of parliament, who were .06 to an tor W | 39W PATENAUDE RESIGNS flAIG SCORES RECORD SUCCESS AT MESSINES Assault on Ridge Destroys Salient and Nets Over 6,000 Prisonersâ€"â€" Canadians Destroy Hill 60 London reported last Saturday as | follows: The British forces in, Bel- gium have consolidated their gains of Thursday, and during Friday suc- cessfully warded off German counter- attacks in the region of Oosttaverne and Messines, according to the Brit- ish official communication issued Fri- day evening. More than 6,400 91’18011' ers, among them 132 officers, had al- ready been counted. The communica- tion says: “During the day our new lines south of Ypres have been organ- l ized and secured. German counter- attacks southeast and northwest of‘ Oosttaverne and east of Messines were repulsed, with loss, by our infantry or broken up by our artillery fire. Over 6,400 prisoners, including 132 officers, have already passed through the 001-! lecting stations as a result of yester- day’s operations. More than twenty guns thus far have been collected. l Twenty German Airplanes Winged l “During the battle our aircraft yes-1 terday co-operated very successfully! with both the infantry and artillery,‘ performing valuable service . In ad- dition to a large number 0 success- ful air raids which were carried out, during which the enemy’s airdromes, balloons, trains, billets, depots, and troops wem attacked with bombs and machine guns, enemy aircraft were prevented from participating in the battle. We accounted for twelve Ger- man machines brought down and eight others driven down out of control. Fourteen of our machines are miss- mg. ‘ lâ€"- AL ‘IAA Lub- All the special correspondents at the I front. in their descriptions of the Mes- sines battle, featured the tremendous explosion of mines which preceded the British advance. “The earth opened and the German line disappeared,” is one terse description. Every writer likens the effect on the surrounding terrain to an earthquake. One saysl that the hill on which he stood shook' like jelly. The fact that Irish regi- ments, from both North and South, did well together is also touched. Other successful units were English and New Zealand. Canadians Made Earthquake “Hill 60 wen; up in fine dust,” says one of the special correspondents, des- cribing the terrific effects of the mine explosions that preceded Thursday morning’s offensive in Belgium. And well it might, for 250 tons of aminol, '611 1‘; Ullallb, LUL HUV ova-” v- w___, an explosive four times as violent as‘ dynamite, had been stored away be- neath this hill, notable in the strug- gles which have been waged in the Ypres salient. The engineering oper- ations were performed by No. 3 Tun- nelling Company, Canadian Engineers. . There were three tunnelling compan- ies with the Canadian forces who held this front until last summer, when they were moved to the Somme front. So well did they do their work that, when the Canadian army moved south, the tunnelling companies were made Imperial army troops, and remained. The charges that yesterday blew up Hill 60 well placed as long ago as last October. Friday morning’s statement said the battle became a. gauge of the abil- ity of the Germans to stop the Brit- ish advance under conditions as fav- orable to them as an army can ever hope for, with every advantage of ground and preparation and with the knowledge that an attack was impend- Ann-v vv -'w ing. On that day Philip Gibbs wrote', from War Correspondents’ Headquart- ers: I have never seen the spirit of victory so real and so visible among great bodies of British troops since this war began. It shines in the eyes of our officers and men to-day up in the fighting zone and the fields and woods below Wytschaete and Mes- sines, where they are resting and sleeping after the battle, regardless of the great noise of gunfire which is still about them. cial statement follows: “We attacked at 3.10 this morning German positions on the Messinesâ€"Wytschaete Ridge, on a front of over nine ‘miles. We have everywhere captured our first object- ives, and further progress is reported to be satisfactory along the whole front of attack.” The offensive was against a sharp German salient three! miles south of Ypres. For seven days the British had maintained a tremen- dous bombardment for almost thirty miles on this portion of their front. The British troops made a second drive and carried the village of Cost- taverne and the German positions east of the village over an extent of five miles. it was officially announced Thursday night. The tremendous ex- 01'-‘ A‘ The text of Thursday morning’s offi-\ I .LLLuLuuHJ ---O_.-- plosions which opened the initial at. tack were heard by David Lloyd George, the British Premier, Who was staying for the night at his residence, W'alton Heath, 130 miles away. A_A.- “ ‘-'v‘vâ€" Owing to exaggerated German state ments in regard to the number of Brit- ish casualties in the battle of Mes- sines Ridge, Reuter’s correspondent at British headquarters in France says that up to Friday evening the number of- men of all ranks who failed to res~ pond to roll call on the British side . AA AAA 7__.1..:_... cnnm EVHu vv â€" vâ€"_ V was just about 10,000. Judging from past experience, about sixty per cent. of these are men wounded so slightly that they are able to walk, and of the remainder a number will be able to rejoin their regiments later. An Ottawa despatch on Monday said: The commission to control the grain production of Canada tmll be composed of DnnMagill, nChauman; 1" 15-51.. wvmvavu H. W. Woods, Alberta; S. K. Rath~ well, Moose Jaw; T. A. Crerar, W. A Bawlf, W. A. Matheson, J. C. Gage, c. A. Stewart, Winnipeg; Wrn. A. Best. Ottawa; Controller Ainey, Montreal, and L. H. Clarke, Toronto. Britain’s Food Sufficient Captain Charles Bathurst, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Food Con. trol Department, speaking at Guild. ford last Friday, Said the immediate danger of national starvation had been removed, thanks to the prompt and generous assistance of the U Staten. Canada’s Grain Controllers On Nine-Mile Front THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. “‘5“ Av-- â€"__ '__ __,_ an alien race. Yet these peOple, the Jews of India as'they have been call- ed, still worship the sun, and in their Towers of Silence lay out their dead to be devoured by the birds of the air. The reason is that they refuse to de- file the elements of earth, fire, and water with dead bodies, and so deliv- er them up to be torn to pieces by the vultures. Japanese Eat Li Very little meat is produced or con- sumed in Japan, the people depending mainly on vegetables, such as rice, fish, certain bulbs such as tiger 1in and seaweed, which are very nourish- ing and different from anything found along our seacoast. Peas and beans, are largely cultivated in Japan, which 1 resemble our bush beans and are very : prolific, including twenty or more var- ieties; radishes in all sizes, including the sakurajima, which grows to an immense size, weighing from half a. pound to a pound. Eggplants, turnips and a pumpkin which in size and flav- or rivals. our best, excellent as a pie filling or cooked as we cook turnips. The udo compares favorably with as- paragus. The delicious Chinese cab- bage makes an excellent table dish and is used in many ways. In Japan vegetables in seasonable assortment are peddled in two baskets carried across the shoulders on a bamboo pole, brought ire-sh daily to the door for the housewifo’s selection. Vv“, â€"â€"_ Great Wor‘fd Commercial Enterprise CH3 rtered by a King It was in 3.870 that one of the great- : _'~“""‘*“e:‘cial enterprises the world .‘_. ALA A1- C" s. cs seen was. chartered, namely, the {mlsozi Bay Company, the last of the great pioneer English corporations. This company, chartered by Charles 11.. exercised its authority on the con- tinent of North America for 200 years. The principal trade of the company was in furs. and enormous profits were made. The company originally owned and had a monopoly throughout Rup- C 1; I. art‘s Land. In 1821 the jurisdiction of the company, which had the authority to make war on savage tribes, was ex- tended to the Pacific, this jurisdiction to last for a period of twenty years. It was not until 1869 that the British Parliament took away from the com- pany its powers and merged the land 't noesessed with the Dominion of Canada Large Ncses in Japan Hold High Favor The nose plays a very important part in Japan, owing, probably, to the fact that a difference in noses consti- tutes about the only distinction among the Japanese. The nose is the one feature which attracts attention. As there are very few large noses to be found in Japan. a lady with a large nose is regarded as one specially gift- ed by naturt‘ She is invariably a reigning beauty and the envy of her less favored sisters. In all Japanese pictures in which ladies are portrayed. the artists are particularly careful to make the nose of liberal dimensions. On the arrival of a patient at St, George’s Workhouse. Southwark, Lon- don. he was searched. and it was found that he had' in his possession $1,346.50 in notes‘ and coin. The master of the institution refunded the money In Treasury notes. The sum of $50,000 was given an- onymously to Cambridge University for the endowment of a school of Spanish. It is not always the man with the hardest hands: who makes the best farmer or the most money on the farm. Hard heads are needed today more than hard hands. 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