Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast generally temperatures yesterday to 7 maximum 44, minimum 40. Elsos. . Sola. . Louii rises . Seta . Winnipeg saturday april 24, 1915. Thirty pages. No. 252, r submarine Emit in Canada launched april labor delegates from Montreal Here in connection Wii i government mailers the first submarine of a Contrail of j ten and built by the limited of Montreal was launched in the Early part of like they slated thai others arc expected to follow within a Shor l Lime. The Montreal machinists Union has a grievance with the Dominion f government and to get mailers up. Vice president j t. I y. A. Mcclelland of the inter believed to of ago citation of machinists and d. Mccallum general organizer arrived in the City to Confer with the of labor regarding the alleged importation of american labor to work these submarines. They stated that this company employed Drill hands from the United Stales when Many of these mechanics Scon determined i taken f Landers North of Ypres outcome is unknown. Saskatchewan govern ment will face risks and press proposals scheme is opportune French soldiers forced to retire before fumes of asphyxiating Gas Effort to retaliate for twist received at Hill 60, claim to have taken _ of toners Montreal containing deadly Gas Ai reports Iril a big Battle of a prospective naval Strong speech criticized by or Neely at Humbolt meeting Vanguard. Sask., april though this is the Busy season for the , turks. In the North sea and n on for for the a combined naval the people of Europe Are anticipated events i ins it Tual v reached Tulli Battle near Ypres. That a has taken place air of i tuders is confirmed Ivi c if tibial reports but these Are a not known. To outside the War Oices belligerent nations it would ii owl Var that following their of Olill no. 60 and their repealed attempts the to failure re cite a splendid meeting greeted Hon. Walter Scott Premier of si.i3katchciva.ij. S. R. Moore . For Pinto Creek and Rev. Or. Leitch ., Here this evening when speeches concerning the administration of the affairs of the province the new liquor policy of the government and other matters were dealt with by the three speakers i . _ i t. 4. J. I Beith or. Moore and or. Leitch de former Grace Church pastor to dared themselves As emphatically in i favor of the Bailish the bar Princl pies outlined by Premier Scott and j their declarations met Vith Strong i approval by the meeting. I Premier Scott in that part of his speech dealing with the opposition to h is Temperance policy which has made itself Manifest in certain quarters of late said that the govern ment had expect cd that opponents i of the policy would be Busy at work j on plans which they hoped might either defeat the measure altogether or in some Way delay it or Lead to its modification. Government determined. I have Only to declared the that the government will London april Field marshal sir John French commander in chief of the British forces in France and Belgium communicates the following under today s Date yesterday evening the enemy developed an attack on the French troops on our left in the neighbourhood of Bxs choose and Langer Arcq on the North of the Ypres salient. This attack was preceded by a heavy bombardment the enemy at the same time making use of a Largo number of appliances for the production1 of asphyxiating Gas. The Quantity produced indicates and deliberate preparation for the employment of devices contrary to the terms the Hague convention to which the enemy subscribed. The false statement made by the germans a week ago to the effect that we were using such gases is now explained. It obviously was an Effort to diminish Neutral criticism in. Advance. During the night the French had to retire from the Gas zone Over whelmed by the fumes. They have fallen Back to the canal in the neigh boyhood of Boe Singhe. Our front remains intact except on the extreme left where the troops have had to readjust their line in order to conform during the night on our trenches East of Ypres were repulsed. Fighting continues in the Region North of Ypres. This morning one of our , during a reconnaissance which he completed successfully damaged a German aeroplane and forced it to descend. Our flying corps has brought Down another German machine near _ _. No grave consequences from Gas tentative Fotte is fixed for election reliable rumours state Bor Den will Appeal to country june 24 Rogers forces matters return to Winnipeg june 1. Paris april following French official statement regarding the fighting in the Western theatre of War was Given out Here tonight in Belgium the Surprise caused by asphyxiating bombs used by the German s to the North of Ypres has had no grave consequences. Our counter attacks vigorously supported by British troops on oui right and also by belgian troops on our left was developed with Success the Anglo French troops gained ground toward the North Between. Steens Praete and the Ypres Poel Capelle Road. our allies took prisoners belonging to three different regiments. At because Jonir in the Champagne we demolished an enemy gun protected by casement which was end lading our trenches. On the Heights of the mouse the enemy essayed three the Calonne Trench at Les a pages and near combres. These were immediately Forest at the cow s head our Progress was continued. A found in the captured trenches about two Hundred dead germans. Our blew up two ammunition depots and a company of German infantry in the Vicinity was entirely annihilated. We captured a. Trench mortar a machine gun and some has wide experience As an Are pleased. Lev. Or. Crummy formerly of Grace Church but now of Wesley Church Vancouver was last night chosen a principal of Cabinet not Likely to be unania Hughes opposed fearing results free press special Ottawa april upon conferences held minister by Hon. Of Public Robert works with Quebec members and party managers in Montreal private intelligence from a reliable source has reached the capital tonight to the effect that the Date tentatively set for Dominion elections is june 24. This it is said is what or. Rogers has decided and declared. And or. Rogers it is generally admitted is the chief impetus toward the move St. John railway men oppose strike St. John n.b., april employees on the inter colonial rail Road declared today that there is no possibility of a so Riff on this division of the railway. It was stated by Union men Here Hal in their opinion j there would be Little response to a strike Call if issued by president Masher. At a meeting of the local trades and labor Council last night Low my Resolution was adopted re solved that the St. John trades and i a labor Council in session assembled j representing organized work j a Homersham Dies casualty list shows Cam highlanders were in action on monday reported killed in in ers endorse the Altitude of the Gen eral manager of the inter colonial railway of the minister of railways and of the minister of labor in the stand taken against or. Mosher of the Canadian brotherhood of rail Way employees in upholding the agreement entered into with the in of wounds next of pm is Winnipeg girl yesterday s official casualty list contains the names of two canadians Ler National brotherhood main Len killed in action and Ance of Way Solles fat a e Hermans have commenced Northeast offensive from the the Anglo French line in of Ypres. Which was the scene blood Battles last autumn. Also against the belgian line father West. Conflicting reports. The germans claim that with a Nish they drove the allies Back to 4e Ypres canal taking 1.600 British and French prisoners and a Nura Bei the French account admits ill the allies had to fall Back but that this was due to the stay the germans of asphyxiating is bombs. Paris asserts that in Miter attacks the allies took Manv Man prisoners and that the Bel ins rom insect attacks launched them. It is believed Here Jar these operations Are but the wyme Cement it another Battle of pcs. Although a despatch received from Elland tonight Rumor that in germans Are about to fall Back the line in order to oops ready for possible 1 july. Should Italy join the allies it 3 considered Mori Likely in rail Itai v Rales hero that the i Ermanis will ave Battle where they Are preferring i Tho first to attack havin ii meal from recent that i it is difficult to hold the strongest when an extremely violent Tamo Nade is directed them. Fighting continues in the Woc vre. Is Here also both the French and Semans claim successes. The cach in this Region seemingly Are till on the offensive and apparently Terai aed to attempt further to who in hic Tho German a Csc which Mihiel. I North sea. Tic prediction of a naval Battle in be North sea. Which is based on from Scandinavia of. Activity the warships the prohibition of dipping Between King Laud and hol in lir British admiralty and be . From Gorman and that the Aerian High seas several times lately been out a the North sea without encounter u Esley College which Lias been with out permanent head for Many i Premier. Months. A meeting of the full Board of directors was held last evening in the Library at Wesley College and the carry through and put into operation the measure which i outlined at Oxbow or go Down to defeat in the at tempt. The measure was not agreed upon and my announcement was not made without the risks having been counted. We had become convinced that a Large majority of our people desired to put a full Stop to the re Tail traffic at least during the period of the War. A the information which has come to the government since the outline of our proposed measure was made Public tends to show us that this feeling in the minds of the people is even stronger and More widespread than Ever and that the government is More firmly con Vinced today that the measure is de sired and approved by the people As i t. Whole. The banish the bar com i Muttee of one Hundred have after eur refill deliberation. Declared in favor of the proposal in its entirety being the right scheme to fit the being As advanced a step As existing circumstances War rant and More than that different organizations and individuals of All classes were joining in warm approval of the proposal the dispensary system Premier total amount realized bulls of Olive Herd fetched news of the Day sits Apex at alleged activities Rev. Or. Eber Crumm has accepted the Principi of Wesley col Lefie. Recommendation of the special com Mittee was unanimously adopted. It is understood that principal Crummy will take Over his duties june 1. He will remain in Vancouver until near Tho latter part of May when his term pastor of Wesley Church there sex members of the Board last in Fht repressed keen satisfaction at their Success in Securi rib or. Crummy who is an of wide a Perl Eri Vish ships Nve Ines dents of the born Krliu lick. A l 11 j r 1 1 of Ireland that Are calling Forth ranch Sash Iii. The Only news from Tho sea comes from and Wjk greek islands. It is to the Cfaft it is Hoard at times in the i Unity of the Rda Nelles and i rfcs find also in the go f of Saros i it is declared the allies have Landing in the Vicinity of the of Alnos. A Aln Boon reports of min airships making their a i Aloner the coast or port Lack con Tion. No bomb have on the coast towns and h that if top Pulins Bain bin along the North Kea Len h Bias for the purpose of re Jall i for Tho German Fleet. Rth in. Jor i n a Iverc Klajn. On March la. He was educated at a armers Villo 1-Likh i school Colour or College and Viet . Receiving the Doki Pra 01 Bachelor of arts and Bachelor of science from the last named institution in 1ss7. Or. Crummy was admitted on probation to the ministry in 1ss2 and was ordained his ordination or. A few months at Quyon Quebec. Dean at Tokio. Tin foil Wink year 18ss to Lapan Ami wan of a instructor in j a Ublish and Ilic Kun Iannolo Ollish school i i half years and was later Dean in the. East Only Battles Are of theology in the. Methodist Colleson Toki i. In Tapan or. Crummy Hud wide influence in missionary circles a 1 was Erlven the of Fin podium a bras chairman of the Japan i and both Ectro i p. A claim that rec tvo troops have made pro rooms 1 Rovinis. A statement the .1 is unclean cd report claims Advance. April official War says. This afternoon Ai stubborn Tillit our troops their Way across Tho Ypres at Steps Fratto and ill. Sas they established themselves on Bank of the canal. The of Langemark. Been Straate and Pilkin wore taken. At French Anil British sol in. To taken prisoners and so j four heavy British into our hands. I of pm Breteuil to Tho which was Sot on we us which was set on ta8 French with their shells. Tin cat curled by our outposts Etsyl l.0 the North and South of retained. Be la left but then wore St. Mihiel and at. A. Point o ast of Flor cd. Infantry at the part of the ii my Fol y in the wooded country be Only and Premont. The Liis Region into sections of our Foremost nut they were partly driven i Tho lighting at close still in regard to dispensaries Scott said that it is agreed that the traffic shall exist at until the year 1910. Our scheme proposes that this wholesale traffic shall not remain in pro Ato hands. Why for several reasons one of the main reasons using that left in private hands people of Saskatchewan would thus be giving to an Agency which is antagonist to All measures and temper Ance enforcement the most powerful Means of obstructing the operation of i he no bar system. The private wholesalers would be subject to in fluence from the Mami tact grins interests outside the province which tire naturally against restrictive liquor Laws. We would simply be retain Nir an Agency which be depended on to do its Best to Ells credit the bar system. That is one re Lson and i submit a sufficient Rea son for the decision to place Tho wholesale business As Long As it 1 under direct government Ryan no Iri a Gen int to be controlled and Man by the government which has i rinsed und is responsible for the measure destroying the retail traffic Toria i and which will therefore in the very nature of things be wholly and i prely desirous of having the new order of things become n. no turning Back. About one thing said the Premier to might be perfectly Frank. The plan outlined Oxbow was going to of Ona cled and enforced if the. Government possessed the strength to it he Assembly. In the contrary event of court the plan would be Defeated. And uie govern ment likewise Defeated. The government in this matter had put its a Nils to the plow and there would be no turning Back As Long As he at the head of the government. There was one other thing which de served i he Kail Tel Ellis ma1-Ter 1iie raiment was absolutely Unal Alberta breeders fully alive to importance of increasing their herds. Free press special Calgary alta., april horse show and sales Are Over and were a great Success More especially the Bull Sale. It is a. Marvellous record to sell 332 bulls in two Days and few auctioneers could have made the Exee Jewit. Running that s. W. Paisley did. Final details were As follows 1 total number bulls entered 358 total number actually on ground 340 total number sold 332 total amount received grand aver age ?160.10. In 1914 the number of bulls sold was 203, the grand average si86.30, and the total amount received this Sale has absolutely no Paral Lel in Canadian annals and not Many american annals. In View of the High Price of feed last Winter it is a sort of special Miracle. Feature of afternoon. The feature of the afternoon sell ing was 18 bulls from the Herd of a. I. Walters at Clive Alberta. These were a very even Bunch and while a Little thin were in excellent condition for Breeding and spoke vol Umes for the Quality and stamina of his great Herd bulls lord. Omega and rams Len Duke. Out of this Herd Norway Brawith was bought for British Columbia government. The 18 bulls brought or pretty olo s e up to an average of ?1.7d. The Aberdeen. Angus bulls sold very Well those of Lew Hutchin son of Duhamel Alberta were of especially Good fit and finish. The four offered for 5820. Or an aver age of they were All sired b Glengarnock King a Speaks Well for itself to 1ss7. Crummy lie won there As latin at for three govt Iso 6. To Nious. In work t and Doad on Road. Ont., april 23. Martin i k 45 years of , Reid 8-a i West of Here on the Wah found on the j a Raul ills Ilock broken As 1lls horses attached to a a i. Running a buy. Aged in Domestic Mission Ontario. Since 1.890 or. Crummy has held pastorate in some of the Leurle fug churches of the , Church Kingston. Toronto and 1 in was honoured with the degree doctor of divinity from Queens University in 1305 command info place in Winnipeg or. Crummy was pastor of Grace Church Winnipeg from 1908 to 19u and made for himself a Streat and co a mailing place in the ministerial and general life of the City. Non partisan he showed himself i. supporter of clean government with Strong convictions on Many questions of social importance and utterances always gained a re in dec Toul hearing. As a preacher or. Crummy was powerful and eloquent. In cont no Al Oil Page oreo from blood poisoning. Or in Gvillo ont., april m Kowan. Sex noun Idlor died at his Home or re today from blood Poison ten Days ago or. Rowan who v.7s a Carpenter and builder a ii dentally Cut a Finger with a chisel which had been used in paint off a . Or. Neely opposes. Criticizes proposals at joint debate in Humboldt. Saalc., april to night the largest Hall in the town wus packed to the doors for the joint debate Between or. Necly . For to Lum Bolch. Who is opposing the Scott e government s Temperance proposals and principal Lloyd Leader of the Temperance forces. Bach speaker had mis fair share of partisans. P j a ready of Saskatoon opened the meeting in support of the government and criticized or. Neely a professions i at mull zobans very few of the Dairy bulls remained unsold but practically none of the bulls. It was a Sale quite without precedent and the Mere fact that was paid in in. Two Days for Breeding sires not Only indicates i t he breeders of Alberta have both Money and credit at the Bank but also that they Are fully alive to the importance of. Increasing tie i Bierds As fast As possible. While the bulk of the bulls went to Alberta Points quite a few Are finding their Way to Saskatchewan and a number to British co Nibia. The returns of the Sale Are the Best and most tangible evidence that the Prairie provinces Are no longer put Ting All their eggs in. One Basket. Horse show. There was a Good attendance the horse show All afternoon it was children s Day events wore put horse classes one of the Best events was the exhibition of draft horses Over pounds her were 12 gel Ling a and class and Many the Ontario artillery and Manitoba and Saskatchewan infantry took a prominent part in the big Victory of the British in Belgium As a. Result of which a. Large Section of territory was de from the germans. Page 3. Speaking at Vanguard Premier Scott or Saskatchewan outlined the liquor Reform proposals of the government and stated it was determined to face risk of defeat and try to put through the proposals. Page 1. Wheat prices at Chicago a slight Advance yesterday. It was announced that vessels had been chartered for carrying bushels to Montreal. Pase s. Canadian Bank deposits for March show an increase of on those for february and of on the insures for March 1914. Page 11. Sir John French reports on conditions in Belgium. French troops Are forced to retire before fumes of asphyxiating Gas used by germans. Pase 1. Aid. Sutherland and turn Bull were unable to attend the meeting of nor Wood ratepayers last Public meeting has been called. Page 4. Premier Walter Scott of Saskatchewan gives facts concerning Craven Lanful Case mentioned in Ferguson report. Page 1. Germans make desperate attack against allies position North of Ypres but outcome of struggle is not known. Page 1. Roy Patterson of the Winnipeg baseball club arrives City and promises a winning team. Bev. Or. Kier Crummy formerly of Grace Church Winnipeg been selected As principal of Wesley College. Page 1. W. B. Lanigan of the c.p.h., de clares that what the West needs is More Farmers to use facilities offered. Page 11 the Canadian Cruiser Niobe is on guard duty at Newport news watching for German Commerce Raider. Page 3. The Royal Cem Mission. To investigate the Kelly contract met yesterday and Al Journei until tuesday. Page s. The application to get. A jury to de cide on the sanity of Harry 1c thaw has been granted. Page 4. He liable rumours state that Juno Lias been tentatively fixed for the Federal election. Page 1. Bun s review of new York says Trade centres in Dominion report business fairly Active. Pago 11. First of ten submarines to he built in Canada Lias been launched at Montreal. Pago 1. Garry suffer defeat and fail to catch wanderers in race Tor senior Bowling honors. Page s. Trading was on a reduced scale at the new York Stock Exchange yester Day. Page 11. Meeting of the Cabinet next week be fore the question is definitely settled. At present or. Rogers has decided that Quebec will not improve by waiting and it is understood that he has persuaded the somewhat hesitating and doubtful ministers of the province to that effect. Preparations being pushed. Meantime preparations Are being still further pushed by the ministers workers in other . Towns and villages throughout the Dominion Are being circular Zed for the in Jujj ii ;