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.l'.:'.'.~.'.:".t:°“..'.°r' F - -- - - - - - . -- . -- ° 'Yi ‘FL cnARl.o1"rl:TowN CANAD THURSDAY MAY 24 1917 °°-‘° "°' "°" <°°"'°'°°> '" “'°'°°°

_ l . l » l Af i l » VW* 1 _ Per Your _(M ln* Advlloglh Dlltlll, all for .C

oEN..SMUTS ADVISES I "U, s. ruluus

_ Aollns

"° Gllaracterizes Keeping "TheeFlF’a"Rlm'f :Ind Two Races Arrani Nons_ense.”ur y 0 het

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Bound

T RACIALISNI

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

LOND()N.- A distinguielhed conl' lrRFtF]lR:tyl>N’ow-alrlds_`b"°f“|'llllllricfl develop- fensivc today won t`or the l-`rcncllltllcrn slopes. ;-» _ (¢;,l;dian pr", Despatch)

"“ °“‘*"I-‘- |10? Domt to forces com lete domination of the All- ~.\Vh Cm-rlell lllrel, llnes ol German SF. JOHNS. Nfid.- It is expected (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Daily. including Viscount Milner U the War ('abillct und Sir Wlllillru itu- ilertsoll. Chief of the imperial Geller- tri Staff. und nottlblcs formerly und presently associated witll South Afri cn, G\lbernatol'ially, iillallcially hut 0II\°"W|Se- Were Dfosellt at a dinner ill the Savoy Hotel ill honor ol Gell- "»"HI Sllluiib €X'IlI§h Conllrlissioner Sllel-llourne presiding.

General Snluts, replying to the

toast to his health, after' eloquent re- ferences to the fascinations of the Union of Soutll Africa and the oppor- tunities ofiered therc, in common

with other cc-untrie's, for setllelllellt after the war, to which' task she should address herself. referred tu the desire noticeable lu solute' sections

Of Solltll Africa to keep the rolltllry

"poll:-_v of national unitv is entirely

out of the stream c-t` the general ten-

_~_~_-.-_- ~ ;.-.-.-.».-_-_- ' ~ .-,-_-_-_-_-,-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_~_-_-_-_ _

HUNSARIAN VIIIANE

BURNER IINT

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

AMSTERDAM-Fire. which started

ill rl' peat hog in the province ot' Dl-elltlle swept over foul' villages. alld is still buming. A number of people have been burned to death and more than one hundred houses destroyed. A spark from n dredging machine is bel-loved to have started the contin- gratl0h."’I`h8 Dutch province of Drou- the borders on Prussia and is main- ly_ devoted to live stock industry.

RUSSIAN SREPUBIIII _ __IS WANTED

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

PETROGRAD--A Congress ei lllus-l

seiman delegates from ull ports of Russia. voted 446 against, and 271 lul favor of establishing a fedt;~l'nl rc-l public in Russia. l

FATAI IAP FIRE

(Canadian Press Despatch.) |

TOK10- Seventeen persons lost'

their lives- und severity-sevcll are sufferifng from various injuries ns the result of thc tire which swept over Yollezwa yesterday. llalt' oi thc city has been destroyed. ’

TNF “IRIIN HANN" _

. IN RUSSIA

PT‘I'l`ll0GRAD.- The “iron Hand,"

threatened by Mkerensky. Wal' Mill- ister, for restoring discipline ill the army, was ilrst employe-:I last night with success when two companies ol' Finland surrounded Keig House ill Llgovsky Street, where thirty' nrmcd rieserters had secreted tllenlsclves. Previously, the temporary Govern- mont had never dared arrest desert- ers. an'd pefssimists had -prerlicted sangulllary collision when initial at- tempt was made. But at the tlrlll dis play of the “iron Hand" all thirty men surrendered tamely and were marched oil' to barracks.

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'rms wmrnnn.

wpnrnnaronn, "rum, noon, sro.

TORONTO. May 24.-Strontt WANTS

and "galei shifting southwest. showery.

The ltighest temperature recorded _vsstsrnn was is decrees shove- M

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to a.'mINt was 42 above; at 9 p.m., § .

it was ill abc-ve. The coldest tile DFG' vlous n‘i ht was 43 above. 'run t§e will be lush this “"0"-

noon `{t\`12.11. tomorrow at 12.63 mo- _sdturday at 1.33; it will be lush tomorrow morning at 1.57. Saturday at zian and sunday at 3-13- Tile lun sets this evenlnl Qi 7-49-

tomorrow at 7.50 and Saturday at 7.51; it rises tomorrow mornin!! In 4.30. Saturday at 4.38 and Sunday

at 4.811

'I' ` '- oon sets tonight at 11-11

and __rrow at 11.43.

‘Titel was A n7evl7 Too; on Sun- rny. lr soul nt _ . -

The tlrst quarter or the moon will

be on Monday, Moy 28th It 6.34 D-

Th, length of today will be ilrtoen

ligltlfq \tld\nine minutes and of 10' mllrNl1_|lftoon hours and oevoli

m silk' nlnnrn Llntmm euros colds. ow-

I d dowod

Took :|N";h:|"TTran.: mzcltlo the shade

of deidire dark cloud'

Yet dying than they died not on whom

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(Canadian Frou Despatch-)

01-TAWA--in yeste-rday'rl casualty

laid? gltxteell' died and 31 miss|n!~

Pte. Everett MacKie. °f 1400011'

bum, N_ 5,, and Pte-. George Hill. of

neu ll s. °'° “°" "Rio w¢|:,R>r wnllnnd ann

. A. . - p¢F:°John Nelson, Montreal. previ-

F what is I- ‘ . . D _ |

4 " “‘W°"'“E Ill lallatln, ' hc etto Valley, the capture ot tllrcc Ger-

Sam' "und there .VOU have the Frencll- lnnn lilies of trenclles east of (‘llc- Camldialls Standing aside from tllc vreux and other advances of Vance-

_ general current of Calladinll life. Tllat lerc to (_‘alll'oruie_

llp°’_F_I"'_.\’ IIS |"~`"\1§ f0\l€Ill out in Soutll 'l`llc statement follows:

-‘\I1I<H. dllil has been tought out in rc- "We made spirited attacks with Cent years in it more acute manner- good results yesterday evening. at` "ha" MU' °'~Il€l‘ D0|iC_V." What Gu- three points ull the front. On Vatlc-l Il€l‘==\l Boilla and those associated with lerc` Plateau and on (‘ali|'ornic Pin-|

‘him stood for is. "We must have Na- teau, our troops contlllered the last ol' luonal Unity in South Ai'f‘if'll." the observation points donlinatillg tlle‘

' General Snluts contended that the Ailette Valley. Thr-y enlarged coll-lwus calm.” ly he introduced.

tl'euc.llcs, east of Vllcvreux during the night. Counter' attacks by tile ene- llly against our new positions on the Calitornie Plateau. were stopped by our tire. which inflicted heavy losses ou attackers. We captured 350 Ger- mans, of who-nl eleven are officers.

“An enemy attack on slopes. south-

west of Eparges, was cllecked conl- pletel_v. Everywhere else, thc night

-tin:-t was arrant nonsense (Canadian Press Despatch)

IONDON-Last night the ein-lm

-.-.~_~_-_.-_~_-.~.-~~-_-_-_-:_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-e___-_-_-_-___-_-_- ,_-___-_._____ again heavily llnmbarded (yur lppgi- captain Aubrey Goes to Truro

tions on the Hilldenhul'g lille ill the neighborhood oi’ Bulletoult ~u\s t *_ '

day's official statement. Our artillery rhme P' E” Islam 5°FdIe"” “'01”

l _ _V ,_ . H _ ‘_ _ r ll overseas arrived in the city by the

re li vi o 'o _ -

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` early this morning southeast or Ga- l.uRF.L.F l l. l bl`dl lh bl one W" Se'gI- Smloll NI‘h‘-NSU"

l . 'vrelle. A number ot Gernlans were 'nfmqmen fll B mlF(~0“ R-y , g' 3°( Ihf will BMAHIIOII (Royal High

--*- killed without any casllalties anloul: g.(`$t.umwl“(3 :lm OM ".Tlk ndlrevell (QUIT land (fanadianm Sergt" Ni°h°I5°"

lthihadiah pl-es.; llespalchl Om. n0oDs_ W6. caplllrell a l-ew pl.l`._ ~"“"I“Ie‘I “ L B ~ Hi N119 F01/_“<19-‘~llielongs to Montuglle. lie enlisted in

CHICAGO. -The liit of the Chicago oners during the night as s result ol' and the horsemen or Nova -Swim dm 1915' F" (`|‘“"F°ueF°w” I0" HHVICQ I"

Board oi’ Trade scored to trade in patrol sucollllters at dii`i`e‘rent points “I b" ('0"g“m'IaFe‘F °"_h“"I“g “Wh H the 55th Battalion. He (ook purt in wheat today was virtually' monopoli'/.~ on our front north ot' Arn1ellticrc.-. 'Hgh "lass ”nimal.“'nh.'" meh' .mm'h' III” 'I‘I"‘I I"‘*"F" ‘lf Yl""” "iid Ill Ill" ed bythe oats hmwd ln which gpehh. ______________ I“ll\HI“ -'}\\I"'f‘Y‘I1-‘T7‘.=»i- the Ingles’ Sonlnle tlghting. He went to tho lation has not been eliminated (Canadian Press Despatch.) "`0UI1iS .~'ll`PinU1llHilii-111111 U10 Kiwi- Somme in August alld was there till through the establishment oi’ maxi-l l’,\IL1S-Successful attacks “,l.l.`. 9`-‘il SW'-ell-U|I‘il\g S011 01' P919-i‘ UW October- whenlhe was wounded by rnllnl prices. made by the l<`re~llch last night on (."re“t"wh° Som mfhe "ge of 21 years “h""p"eF- having hm Ame" F'““I"I`ed~

;.__..l._i three pa,-ls of (he fl-0,,l_ llw ll.-M. I0" 350-000- IS |00~i¢\'-‘ "D0" lil" h0l`Sf`-'I lie we-nt the rounds of a number or

Omcg lmnoullces melt- if given the same 0DP0l'l\mIU0‘i hospitals in France- and England and

~ at s ee reducer as his w las in e Cana ian Convales-

Attacks wer also made o r wb” as gre a D dp ai’ ~\ ih - ‘T

Aisne l`rollt inethe region slr” S°me °F the g°°d ‘mes '~° “ml fel" Ilflfililflil al EDBOHI- H0 Hriivefi

(lull,-ol.nl,D lllaleauv me l.~l.em.ll l.ap_ credit are Sweet Aubrey (2,091/§)~ lll Halifax a few days ago and was

A lured ollscrvallon polmh llomlnallng _ ltallsll Aubrey (‘.'.10‘A_»). Aubrey 0,. sent home tor rest.. lie expects to re-

llw Allelle Valley lwogmss was (2.12%) on halt' lnile track.` llady tllrn to the' from later, - -

._ l -2- made on llle. lm,-l_lle,.,l lllopfs, of lllc Aubrey, at three years old (2.12%). Another `soidlel~‘wh0 l'etulne<_l last

(Canadian Press Despatch.) heights east of (‘hevre'ux. Three “iid »“9i’a"“I@1Y “med I" a “C0 “I 'light W3” 5€1‘gl~ (lH'i`sghel'of hellye

Al\'1S’l`EttDAM- Budapest llc;-'~ llncs oi' German tre-nclles. east o1'l3~06%3 "WI mimi’ Ulhefii With 1`°"(r°S”- *I me"’b@" "F the MU’ Bat' tel tl H rl t ot” (‘hcvroux. were captured during thc' l`0l'dS A101101' IIN" 3-20- I“"°" (the Royal M°“U"~’“I miles)-

D3 |98 S8_V l(l llllgil Hll 0Wll 1 . , - ` - _ _ _ __ _ Gytnny-cos has ht-cn .lov-.tsthlcu h_\- night. Gel-ninn t-oniitelsattarfhs l'tlu»I Cerwin »\\lbl'ey was lull-flwscfl at *Ie €“_I'SI"U I" B11"-*ll 1°l“fl1I_>12

- ~ th oh: elm- sale ln th r-‘all or early in the wer. and was twice

llre, one' thousand hour-cs belng des- ed. e _\ e _ ly,-,yell 'llllll 240 sllll 0,, flrev Scvwal ____i____i_ 1914, hy the int., Ml-_ John mcvhhl-(1.5, wollllded. the last time with tl ura- thousand persons ure homeless und 01' BId@f0l'iI» I" “'Il0-‘"5 DC-“~S€Si*i0“ Ili* Chine gm' I,’“"“`t th"°"gh _Ihe."“'°“" seven d0aills`r0lJol'ted. Gyooll.)"oe'.-l is rclnnilletl till l\lr. llichard's dcath. I"‘IVaI‘¢ (BPM-“I DaV."- 0| 3113101- I-0' 44 miles t`rulll Budapest and ilud ll Wllell he \\'=i>@ lilll'ffI\HS&d by M12 R- 40' “F”°_ "€"_t“""e‘I F“"'F mgm' me' populallon ln 1900 ol lll_442_ | l.l_ Sl@l.n,._ Ol- lhl__ l.ll_‘._ l,ll._ Slerm l)av_\' le-it (llarlottetotvn with tht'

t' rlot own llim loll before »~ur\liri- 105m BHIIBIIOII- H9 “'35 ‘-“I9 OF Th*

collsisten( wi . . ...L ~ ------_-.-_-_-_-=--_--=»--~_-_-_-_-_-_-.--_~=---->----~-----------Y:--=-----------------------‘-------'=--

tll the preservation ol _ - "

l"““IiU°“=l “lid I>9St interests oi tilt- ' , , '-

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land. and of tl tw w - - F ___' I

‘“ ° FURTHER BRITISH ANN SIIIII III THE

whlcll have built up u more powerful I ,I_('“mi_‘lI`°\" Press U0-*'D@\I¢'IlI “ml 3 ,mollger race than ll the had l |_.\_l-.W \_onK.*_ 'rhn canadian* va-

5' G N tlilr llailuat has subscribed for $1

feiiuilled alwrl. _ The lwlley Cf keen _ , 000.000 or l.ihel-ty Lf/an bonus, it was ing the purity ot the two races dis- l- almoullced today.

that the War Measures wlll take up the greater' part of the time of the session of the Newfourltiland Legisla- ture, which will convene on May 30th. The Governnlent’s programme nf business has been shaped largely ill accordance with suggestions brought by Prellller Si-r Edward Morris from the important confers-lice ill l.ondon. Additional loans -.lla anticipated, and as the Colony is now in good iinnn- ulal position, it is thought that these can he easiiy..iiosted. Measures to reduce' the cost of living will probab-

V lld g 4 _

` 000 soldiers tnvalldell home bv s

FIIR IJIINSIIRIPTIIIN

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__ ";;v;‘;§T"(:a;1\:_owilllnJI; l.:'\l=F;‘5c;:_lhospital ship which arrived in Hall

r Rcanadla" PW" D¢5Pa¢°h-) es. but Mr. Sterlls did; not feel in- fax 9 New da-"”' ago' me “Une “mp he NIONDON- A (`€\lU`3l NOWS U03' clilled to sellvsllcll u vullluhle sire to WINCH' brought Sergls “NF(’h°ls°¥‘

llulflll fi“0lll AUIISIGPEIUUI SHYSI- go out ol’ thc t:oulltr_\". Hut when he. and (;ar'l§‘ghe"‘ lFlt$l`ngDl;";;v (lllgldefot

_ '-°*‘ ' le lungaran labinet f 'l i -ll _ . . _ .- _ cross 0 'rallce e .n - 2

(Canadian Press Despatch-l . 001111! T|5zll was l>lemlel._ 0 l.l_.:;F :.'e_ rrvq' a;pr?.l;"he(;|l, b.;~r€`la‘;qsl;'ll`\Fl' Fl§;l,lIfl?.::- long siege ot’ illness, suffering with

LONDON--~ G0l'il\i1ll'0ITi<f|aT “Sis 0l.3,lgned_ llllll ll- m,(§`lla,_led b, llle he `v`l,oul'(l` pleulsy, asthma and acute bronchitis.

killed woullded and missing issued .. ,_. , D ' ' 5 "I bell, llmlel- ll-ealmenl in Bpamnhol llullng ,llc nmml, 0, Aprll but nm _glflezlle irastlolnféyl nlellsl-gtrsg-gli- le bc hem ln Nova Scotts. he was ln- Mllliw Hogplml and the goldlem. ' ° l e . ' - ' - . - ~ ~

llecessarily reiorrlllg to c-.lsuullllc-sl oc- polls that llm- Empergl. Cllarles of 'fl‘;:_;$dltrfgl$u:h;l dlgfewgil Hospital af Epsom. lt is pleasing to C\lI‘l‘ii\H Ill ADFII- =i\\0W5 K Cl 01' _1\ (-1 .H - h _ k nl- -_ l.- .' _~ _ ` F‘ _ ‘ nott- that he is much improved. He tiled 0|’ wounds or sickness 10.979: Q;s(lFe;Fl,lal:l"iF:;n};lllglze eelll}hl,;el1fl:1ll, lF‘"“ ‘;“F_”"~",r“'m 'MIIIBIII S: th" (°I‘ will spend smile days at his home and 1’l‘lsollel's nnd -missing, -i;308; severe- ll.y»S al.l.all_$_.. ella-:li allln. ‘ lrlllzo. lwletle e will lie will llmn mporl al llalll-“_

ly ol. lmdll. wolllltlnrl, l).l4»i;‘ slightly wltll I; tt ehleac Holt lauyl breeder \v lo

woulltlvd ol wounded lelnailllng with lvgéféleollotmfr ‘lisp Tsai Pwr “ml ______,______

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“nm ‘S ‘ lnillg of the College l"urln. 'i`ruro. ill

colnpany with Ml. Fraser of the Eastern (‘l\l'olllclc. New Glasgow.

came over and ill:-pecltml him. They wel'e also shown some of his volts

... .. SAFEII HIINIE

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uo'~1cTo.\r.-- The nl.-llnn. wi l~‘. or'rAwA- lnnlcntlons point to ‘Ice '*“S'“""‘- “'hI*”-“ f‘1ei'v"°‘1°“i“'e"‘ -- A PC wemlel, Ol- rtlew Zualllllfl tilt- Couscriptloll Bill rlot being intro- "e"l' “"9 ‘I““m»"'5 “F30 UV” L’-“'9PII°“'I (Cinidiih PFC!! |3¢5Pi¢¢I"-I

M”"“" ‘ l --tl I r M mlav and osnlhly e|l.v Hive cells bled by M12 Gordo" '

, uct le or o _ -

Wa” All M°“°t°“ ‘lurmg the nm" 0'] Riot until Ttiestlay. The Govtgrllment MCMIIIUII- "F (""`“WaII- The? BIT’

mule lo Quay,-a_ lm., llxell lwe-my as llle lowesl age ll, were shown two illlies at the Victo A

which compulsion will be applied. Faint- *Ile D"0€"“Y 0\' Clillmin /\\l\>l`9Y

_.._.__.-_-- Expe,-(ence han- Shown -that meh hh. and' the lvelt-known trotting mare.

dm- that age Chmml gel-,el-ally gland Mamie P., which they claimed could

CA U the pace. The United States hill fixes U0! be Iielilfiil. |10* SVG" 0" the |118

the minimum ht 21 yen;-5, Many of breeding l'-arms ol' the United States..

--' the young fellows \vho at elgilteen (`aptniu .\uhre_v will be shipped to

promptly enlisted .have purposely 'Fruro the iuttcr part ol' this week. in been kept in England and some have the t-llurge of .\lr. Lewis ileustis, in been sent home whose cure llc will remain during the

\\ ASHINGTON--l"l'emier Vlviulll.

Marshal Joffro. and the Fernch Com- mission wllo reached Paris last night. sailed from New York on Tuesday. May 15th. unkr.owll_ except to u few officials and many Ante-ricau news- papers, which loyally kept the sec- rcl so the dir-ztlnguislled guests of the nation might not be unnecessarily en- tlungsretl by German sllbmarines. The party slipped away on the same steamer which brought them over. mtl were conveyed by a l<`ren<~h war- -llllp. (

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French are advancing in the Valley of tho Ailotto In the urn of Cows!-I0 IN Ml! I' °”|*°*“~

_ LONDON.-(Spec1al)»’l`lle first de- tachment ol' tile United States armv, the engineers. under tommsnd ol Via 9

General Pelain’s Forces Now Dominate) ... ..........'.~..}.' Mr- 0liv€\‘ S- Free TrIll¢ Proposals to be

Arlelle Valley and have Captured 'lllree 0pposed by Some oi ills Party. Mr. Lines oi German Trenches. Balfour Addresses House Monday, Sir

Wilfrid Still Undecided 0ll COD8crlp|lttl[. , _ l , _,

c WAN MEASURES

(canadlan pr," De. itch.) d l l”’AiliS.- Gen. l"etain’s resumed of-_sidel'al)ly their positions on tile- nor- ___ n_li_g_Lg

'the-Wal' (‘ont`erence and a number ei’

0TTAW1A.- The Budget resolu-

tions received their second reading today. but when the House went into supply, Hon. l-‘rank Oliver moved a resolution asking that (1) Wheat. flour and all other products oi’ wheat. he plurell up- on tile free list. (2) l-‘arm imple- lzlcllls and nlacllillery. ramp tractors. milling, ilolll' and saw mill mllt‘llinery and repairs for the same-, rough and pnrtly dressed lllmber, illuminating. lubricant and fuel oils, cement and fertilizers, be added to the free list (fl) Staple foods and food products, other lllan wheat flour. domestic ani- '“"ls "nfl foods thcrcoi`. be admitted intof Culadli free of duty, when com- !!]_§lpg:t and being the product of any country, admitting like Canadian articles illto such collniry free of dll- ty. (4) That sllbstzmtial relluctlions be made ill the general tariff on all articles imported into (‘anada, ex- cepting luxuries. (5) That the Bri-

tish preference be increased to lit-ty,

GREAT FRENCH _ 'YESTERDAY IN

ARRIVE IN IIINININ

AND BRITISH ADVANCE I _ __ HOUSE OF COMMONS

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per cent. of the general taritf. It is ullflerstood that Mr. 0llver's amend- men( has not the endorsatiml of the Liberal Party, and will probably be opposed by some of his colleagues.

Fonscription legislation will not be

before Parliament -before Tuesday.

lion. A. J. Balfour, will address Par-

lliafment on Monday and the following day will come the bill for selective compulsory service.

Sir Wliifrld Laurier is being count-

‘ed on by both factions in his party. lie wishes to support co~nscript1oll. but the threats of his Quebec support- :crg are growing stronger, and more general.

The minimum age for conscrlption

.will be 20 years and maximum age 45 years.

lt is reported that either Mr. (LA.

MacGl°a.th. Chairman of the Interna- tional Waterways Commission, or Mr. Sanford Evans, Chairman of the Geor- gian Bay Canal Commission, will be appointed food controller for the Do- minion. ' ,

Powvrhll qpeakcrs.

MONTREAL- (Spar-ial)~ Tile

members of the executive of the Win-

delegales returned this morning from Quebec. Tile party left Montreal on Monday morning ill 50 autos. The following lslanders participated: llev. J..i. MacDonald, R.(l. l-`ultou, Premier Mathiesoll. Mrs, Matilieson and daugh- ter, lion. TLD. Mt-Ewen. \\l.\’\'. Stan- ley. (‘ol. Jenkins. and Mr. Jollrl Mc- Kollnzl. At Three Rivers they were given at great civic reception. l’re» lnicr Mutiliesoll, lfstller McDonald and Mr. l-`ulton speaking. They next vi- sited Quebec city. wllcre a reception was lleld in the city huilding. Pre- mier Matlllesoll proposed the toast of Quebec, which was responded to elo- quently by the Mayor. The party vl- sitetl illolltmorency Falls, where a re- ception also was' given them. All tile roads ell route and the buildings- were decorated with hunting. '1`heI school cllilrlreu paraded in salute. The

party returned to Montreal by steam- er. Arriving at seven a. -nl. Tl1eI ext-cutire held many meetings en'

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German lleverses

(('unsdiau Press Despatch)

1.0.\'D0.\'.~ We made successful

raids last night uortlleast of Epehy.I and during night east o-1' Bullecourt.' south oi Arras-(‘ambrai road and westi of Lens. says torlay’s War Otllce re-I port.

Yesil-,rda_\' afternoon we destroyedl

ll lul-ge (lsrman nmmunltioll dump on .»\rras-t‘anlbrai road northeast of Queonl. The shock of the explosion was tell at great distances behind our lines, I

(Canadian Pren Despatch.)

l’l\RlS.»- Three separate counter-

utlacks by Germans on positions cap-l lured yesterday by the i<`rench were repulsed last night, _according to an r-illcial statement issued by thc French Wal- Office, this morning. The, number of prisoners taken by the l-`rellcll yesterday was 1,000.

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WIN-THE-WAR GUNFEHENUE

.IIPENEIT IN MUNTITEAL

Prince Edward Islanders Take a Prominent

Part, Premier Malllieson line oi the

r. ._ ogg _ga

Will? Mid agreed on the resolutions I0 submit tn the Conference. They expressed themselves delighted and surprised at the magnificent reception tendered them by the clergy, citizens and children in every town and vil- lage passed through. Owing to the unfavorable weather today, a motor trip, all address by Mayor Martin at tile city hall, and a luncheon on the mountain were postponed till tomor- row. The tlrst meeting of the con- vention was held at three p.m., about tive hundred delegates being present. Stirring and eloquent addresses were delivered by Mr. HJ. Gagne. Mon- treal, Mr. Flumlnerfelt, B.C., Dr. Par- kin. of the Rhodes Scholarship and others. The two chairman were Col. Malloy and Mr. Plummerfeit, of B.C. On the platform were Premier Ma- thieson. Father John J. McDonald and the (`hailn'nen of the different provin- cial cxecutlves. A banquet opened at 8 o'clock, Mayor Martin extending a welcome to the delegates. About 500 were present.

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French sncceses

(Canadian Press Despatci

l’ARlS.- Three seperate counter-

attacks by the Germans on positions captured yesterday by the Freucll were repulsed last night, sccordlnx to an om:-tal statement issued by the War Omoo this morning. The num- ber oi prisoners taken by the French _\'estel'da_v was 1.000.

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HALIFAX-*~ The italian Wlr

Commis:-ion to the United States Conference from New Zealand were among the distingulsherl persona all

IIIIAIINS IN FIIIIAIIE

IIF GERMAN EIIIFIIJE

silty there are cracks tn tt."

ulnnnlfn Llnlmm num comm tn. nlrnitn _

Iwho arrived at Halifax yesterlgny from England. The members of the -italian Commission were thc Prince of Undlne. the Marquis Borsnllo dt Refreddo, and Senator Marconi. the famous wtfoleol inventor.

(canadian Frou Despatch.) The New Zealand visitors weror-

GENEVA.- Things are going badly-Right Hon. W. L. Massey. Premier.

in Germany and the imperial rsglmeond Right Hon. Sir Joseph Vlard. ii‘t_- in threatened. according to Dr. Ar-nance Minister. They left at two o- istlrles, the recalled Cuban Mlnistcrclock for Ottawa. where they will ra-

to Berlin, who arrived here on his main until early in June, when my my to France. Dr. Agnsro nm: take steamer at vancouver tor t |-

"i bring good news. f have beelrhomol. Premier Mosley was ao-

fourtetm years in Berlin and you can composited by his wife and daugllsor. costly realise that I have been able and his private secretary. F: D. - to thoroughly study the character otson, Str Joseph Wordwol acco ri)- our enemies. Things are ping badiytsa by malty Want and his D 53 on the other side ot the Rhine. Thesecrotgry, H. 0. Browne. A _ or hoods of the imperial edifice seemsmombor of, the Nh! 'll -T-_ 9 - soutl enough from some but, in ru aistiugdlnotl ettiun ot _nlswl

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