Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 28, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Stoi Teton weather forecast mostly yesterday to 7 maximum 74. Minimum 50. Sun rises . Sets . Moon rises Seta . Winnipeg wednesday april 28, 1915. More crud us test casualty list also contains names of 23 wounded thirty Are prisoners cer flan claim that they hold thousand canadians greatly exaggerated the death toll of Western Canadian was increased further last he when Lieut. W. Fitzpatrick of who previously was report in wounded was added to the Lis of those who had Given up their live the cause of Empire. The casualty lists further include the name of major h. A. Dyer of Minnedosa who is reported wounded but How seriously is not stated. Major Dyer was second in command of the fifth battalion second brigade and before the commencement of the War was in command Manitoba dragoons. Canadians still in thick of fight Canadian associated London april to reports received in London during the arly hours this morning the canadians still Are fighting desperately Over Battle line extending More than five Miles from As far As Furnes Ypres canal. In conjunction with a number British regiments they have taken a vigorous offensive to the North pics and Are reported to have made Good Progress. An ingenious German reconnaissance has just been thwarted by the alertness of the Canadian gunners says one correspondent three Brit aeroplanes were observed to by hovering on and of Over the lines they Tvete being fired at by the Ger Man gunners but a Canadian aril be Myrnan remarked that either the. Cer Man gunners had become woefully shots or else they were not really try ing to hit the machines. He report Sci this and orders were Given to fire o suspicious aircraft. One was trough Down. It was British Model but a mounted by two germans. Imme after this incident the pm attacked germans shoot of the 12th major Dyer of fighting Fehily lord Kitchener denounces flagrant disregard of the rules of warfare. British and French troops gain firm footing at Dardanelles Paris april 27 troops have occupied Kum Kaleh the turkish fortress on the Asiatic Side of the Entrance to the Dardanelles. This announcement was made officially tonight. During the disembarkation on sunday of the Allied forces at the Dardanelles the official communication says French troops comprising and artillery had been designated particularly for operations at m the Asiatic Side. This Mission was completely and Success fulfilled. Aided by the Cannon of the French Fleet and under the fire of the enemy our troops succeeded in occupying the Village and have continued its name for Ever stained cruelty vies with barbarity of deplores outrages. London april Field marshal lord Kitchener in the House of lords stated that British been maltreated by counter attacks at night by heavy isomers and the losses to the enemy appear to have been ral disembarkation of the Allied forces continues under Good gain footing. London april a joint War office and admiralty statement issued despite seven took 500 or Gene tonight on the opera sons g of try election clique hold f ast heavy casualty lists have not affected determination of party. Expect Long struggle government figures that War will last until after october special article published. The following which it says is officially pub this afternoon prisoners have the germans. He stated that Germany flagrantly disregarded convention and British officers were stripped and maltreated in various Beenken and our forces Are continuing artillery duels in Poland. Petrograd april the following official communication from general on tit aft k of 25 ended in our favor. Has been an intermittent artillery due Southwest of rados Celce skirmishes on april 25tb. The enemy after Long artillery pre ways and in some cases shot in cold Parathion assaulted the height g 25t. E enem in the the Northwest of Oro Szeptak. The stormed height he is chairman i of the Board of the Manitoba Agri Are again hit i and son and eight nephews in latest casualty list. Among the wounded is capt. G. K. W. Wat _ son a prominent business Man who j is a the front with the 90th and w1 father and Brothers saw service Are at front. Vii w i who wounded Minnedosa officer As has had a Long military career. He is an ardent musketry Man. Capt. Bertram was a recent arrival in Winnipeg. Coming from his farm near Brandon. Previous to coming to Canada he was an officer in the Imperial army Lieut. H. F. Mcdonald of the 79th Cameron highlanders reported wounded is a member of a family which has been for Many years prominent in Western life. His Fath or Archibald Mcdonald the last of the Hudson s Bay company factors died some months ago. The father lived for Many years at fort Quap Pelle and while there entertained successive governor generals. Prominent in official notice to mrs. Dyer. Major h. M. Dyer who is reported wounded in the latest list of casualties was second in command of the 6th battalion second brigade. He is chairman of the Board of Manitoba agricultural College and a brother Vav. A. P n it was the painful duty of the free lust night to mrs. Dye of her husband s misfortune. To lie resides on the farm two Nilos North of Minnedosa. And Haci received no word whatever from the militia de blood. To said Germany s Abund Antly proved military skill and Cour age Lias had a slur cast upon it by these outrages. Testimony beyond doubt. Earl Kitchener said that As a Sollier he hitherto had always held officers of the German army in re Spect but constant testimony that has come in not Only from our own escaped prisoners but from French russian belgian and american sources has brought it Home to Jill who have sifted Tho evidence that the inhumanity displayed by the German authorities towards British prisoners especially is beyond the Secretary quoted articles from the conventions adopted at the Hague relating to the treatment of prisoners of War that they had been disregarded flagrantly by German officers. He added i think it Only fair and right to say that the German hospitals should be excepted in any charges of deliberate inhumanity. There have been indications of a lamentable Lack of medical skill and individual cases neglect and of in difference to suffering on the of Hospital orderlies. On the other hand there Are statements from prisoners who have been released As incapacitated and British experiences m the hospitals did not form any ground for special complaint. Treatment in detention Camps. Of prisoners in the de entangle merits where they were m f april the enemy delivered the and to the East of to Zsok pass. Continues. A Complete Par Enta Gemes were eying parties got As far As the m f april the enemy delivered mowed Down by fruitless attack austrian free Fresa stjecval.5 Ottawa april 27. Apparently nothing is going to prevent the government from continuing its pre the up Paratinos for a general election. Impression following the rec Tion of the heavy casualty lists among. The Cana Dian i was that the news would put the quietus upon election preparations and determine the government to forget its Intel petition for recall of mayor costello Calgary aha., Censed at civic administration for alleged discrimination against labor interests in the City the trades and labor Council tonight made the first move toward the recall of mayor a. C. Costello for whom labor men enthusiastically voted at the last elec Tion and also commissioner j h. Garden. They asked the circulation of petitions asking for their recall nearly two thousand signatures will be needed. The grounds for the recall Are stated to be the sending of contracts for civic supplies out of Calgary Vio lating wage agreements general hostility to labor interests in the City failing to properly administer Street railway forcing on City employees objectionable wage contracts m contravention of rights under Federal statute and. Failing to adopt a constructive policy to adequately Deal unemployment questions. This move the first under the two year old amendments to the Calgary civic Charier giving it the right of re Call is unique in Canadian municipal news of the Day summarized the House of lords lord Kitche is thusly denounced inhuman Ity i lib prisoners germans to shooting British a toners As did Premier the House of commons. Page 1. Pros meets of the Best crop in the Histora of the Toni Tell states caused Ottawa. April militia department this evening received an. Additional list 29 officers killed j v and wounded in the big Light North of Ypres. The despatch also contains the announcement that 32 canadians have been made prisoners of War. It is not. Known whether these Are All the missing. While there apartment commanded 12th dragoons. Major Dyer was in command of the 12th Manitoba. Dragoons when the r broke out. And although he is years of age. He was one of the prices on the decline. Latest details of the heroic saved the was no Mere compliment. Page 1. The Gailena a game on. The wanderers last night in race or senior Bowling honors. Harry Lewis of Tho Stas team. Eutaw Shefl a league record of 27s. Page 6. An extensive sailing movement in during the final hour at the York Stock Exchange and Sains during the wiped out. Page 11. Tee Trade of Canada for the need March exceeded one billion year Enaena Marrai Tention Camps m Germany Well up to according to locality Douai the j fair. Considerably according our men in most cases y first in Western Canada to Volunteer for Active service. With him of the. Front went his son Dver aged 23, and they were together in the same battalion. There arc four sons comprising the family 01 be More canadians missing the Ziajor and mrs. Dyer. Cable would appear to that the germa.1 have agg ration. Night iaclud1 Elf. The Dea Patrick of Pipestone Man., who was reported seriously wounded on aug. 24 and is now reported killed. Those reported killed Are Lieut. C. W. Day 10th rifles Kingston. Lieut. W. J. Doxsee 40th regi ment Cam Beuford. Major g. W. Bennett 57th regiment Peterboro. Capt. Walter Leslie lock Gordon son of Lockhart Gordon Toronto. Lieut. H. N. Klotz 2nd Battal Ion Toronto. Lieut. W. Fitzpatrick pipe Stone Man. Wounded and missing. The following Are reported wounded and missing. Lieut. A t. Richardson 14th regiment. Major h. G. Bolster robot try ont capt. W. H. B. Cooper Carle ton place ont. Lieut. E. C. Culling Gover nor general s Foo guards Ottawa. Lieut. R. A. Sterling Quebec. Capt. C. R. Scott Perth ont. Deut. J. E. Molburg Sault Ste Flatle. Wounded. Those reported wounded Are Lieut. J. S. Lyne Evans for an _ it. Was Only Days ago that w. Highlanders. He had them in the trenches. enough the former was reported killed and the latter wounded in the first list of casualties received last sunday. At the time the letter was written he was in the Best of health and spirits. W 4. Dyer Only last night returned of a visit with the family of major Dyer at Minnedosa. He found mrs. Over very anxious with regard to her husband and son in France. Old timer in Manitoba. Major Dyer is an old timer in Mani Toba. Together with his Only brother in Winnipeg he came out to this country from Plymouth eng year in spite of War con Canaan with their French and russian meats from the training tons. Such however is not the Case. Side by Side today in several of the most prominent government Camp at and Many acts of violence j been safely landed in rades have been complained of. However there does appear to be a slight improvement in some respects due made american ambassador. Latterly. I prance. Page 1. British and French official reports Tell of firm footing gained by Allied troops in land attack on the Dardan Elles. Page 1. Killed and Twenty three wounded. There Are said to be thirty two canadians held prisoners by germans. Page 1. Local Council of women at annual meeting yesterday passed a Resolution setting Forth their opposition to any peace conference while the germans remain in Belgium. Page 3. Private Robt. Macgregor who left i Winnipeg with the Princess pats has been invalided Homb and is now in he had his feet Frozen in the to reaches. Page 5. The liquor policy of the Saskatchewan conservative party outlined by a. B. Wiloughby at Moose jaw. Page 10. Paris official report tells of Progress by both British and French armies North of Ypres. Page 1. Trades and labor Council is taking for the recall of mayor costello. Ease 1-Lieut. , of Estevan reported on. Sunday As wounded. Is now Gro p prospects in the Prairie pro Vinces Are officially reported to be 12. The Bank Nas purchased the Dominion Trust building 5n Winni Peg. Page 12. Winnipeg presbytery strongly a general Page 5. Mos pro the German tide and drive it. From France and Belgium the Bureau Here is engaged in out affidavits and ballots for Cana Dian soldiers at the front. Figure on Long War. The article in question which Rob meals. Perhaps to visits of inspection from time to time through the but in retaliation for the supposed twirling for the Chicago yester treatment of germans in this coun try. The Hague convention does not admit of such confinement of prison ers of War except As an indispensable measure of safety and i Hope before Long to obtain some evidence of the manner in which these offic sri Are now being treated by Germany. Germany has for Many years before the civilized world As a great military nation. She abundantly proved her military skill and courage. But surely it was also for her to set up a Standard of Mili tary Honor and conduct which would Oain the respect if not the Friendship of nations. Instead she has stooped to acts which Wal surely stain in continued on sixteen 90th officer among wounded continued on Page two Day. Page 6. Non production of Kelly documents delays inquiry by Koyal commission into parliament buildings contract. Page 4. Major Dyer of Minnedosa chairman of the Board of agricultural College has been wounded while at Tho front. Page 1. The Early election. Mcque of the conservative party at Ottawa is going ahead with preparations. Page y the new Winnipeg baseball club bus succeeded in signing Shirley and Baker of last year s maroons. Page 6. Last night s Canadian casualty list contained the names of six officers wounded canadians Are to England in Largo numbers. Page. Thirty civilians killed. Zeppelins visit also included in air raid. London april despatch to the morning Post from the North of France says a Zeppelin visited Ca Lais and dropped numerous new Type bombs of greatly increased Power. The casualties included 30 civilians. A Fleet of aeroplanes visited Amiens serious damage. The germans the despatch adds have activities to the South of the most recent Battle ground a tremendous artillery Duel being in Progress near nerve Cha Pelle. Distribution Bill and the alleged distribution of party literature by the liberals. The holding of an elec Tion in 1900 by the British govern ment while the South african War was in process is Given As a Prece Dent while it is stated that the government having sought the Best pos sible information has decided that the present War will outlast the term of of flee of the government Here namely october article inspired toy the Kovei Ament appears today in. The Mont real Gazette and is. Supplemented a a Quebec member s _ the member in question is Bir Rodolphe forget . For Charlevoix with whom Hon. Robert Rogers conferred while in Montreal recently. Sir Rodolphe. Who has been prom ised a subsidy for the and Saguene railway if the party is re turned to declares it face absolutely necessary that Nolick of sir Robert Borden should be approved we by the people As a More Canadian troops Norance Large reinforcements drawn from men in training at shorn Channel safely. A Canadian associated London april Large draft of reinforcements for the Canadian expeditionary Force has been safely landed in France. The reinforce ments were probably drawn from base established at Shorncliff when Between and men arrived there nearly two months ago from Canada. Ottawa april Canadian soldiers Are going Forward to take places in the ranks of the first Divi Sion and As batteries regiments and divisions to take their places in the line at the front. This will be Canada s answer to the attack of the German Ai my last week. Every Day snows that there Are plenty of men for the news of fight ing1 has set the country ablaze. A special Call is being made for men to reinforce the Princess Pat Nicias who have suffered so severely that but few of the original thousand remain. Enlisting for this i Orco be Gan yesterday in Montreal. The men who have been drilling All Winter in Canada Are almost Ripe for service. All they needs some train allies Progress North of Ypres British and French capture prisoners and Quantity of material. French retake Summit claim Success at Harton Annweiler Down Eastern slope of Mountain Paris april following official communication was issued by the War office tonight to the North of Ypres our pro Gress continues As Well As that of the British army. We have taken a number of prisoners and have Cap tured a Quantity of material including bomb throwers and machine guns. On the front of Les a pages St. Remy Trench of Calonne the Ger Man attacks have been completely re pulsed. At one Point of the front alone an officer estimates the killed at nearly we have taken the offensive and Are making Progress. At Hartmann Weiler after having re taken the Summit we advanced for a distance of 200 metres Down the Eastern London april the narrow Rocky Al poll Peninsula la Turkey. And on a restricted front stretching northward from Ypres in. Belgium two Ottha most vital strut Jules of. The War Are now in Progress. Neither strangle has yet reached a which would permit of a prediction of the ultimate result in the Gallipoli Peninsula Flag Najr a picturesque assortment of Allied troops landed sunday supported w tie fire of the warships and Are try ing to Batter their Way to Roukh thousands of German office red turks in an Effort to Force the main Gateway of the ottoman reach constantinople. According to the British claim. Attack is progressing but a turkish communication received Tolar it de clares that although Tho allies forces at four these Are being beaten Back to the equally contradictory Are the offi Cial statements concerning tha flight Ine in the Vicinity of Ypres. It would appear that the German offensive Quebec sir Rodolphe declared will vote right if an election is called. It will bring us together As we were never brought together before and will proclaim to the world that can Ada is in Ltd. In her support of the the interview concludes with the enigmatic and illogical de have a thorough British election. with it a thoroughly British opposition within party. It Mav be said that All the news paper followers of the government do not agree that an election should be held at present will not con appear North of that City which resulted in their recent Sain of nearly three Miles has reached its limit and that. Although the germans hold most of the ground their gained the question now is whether they have sufficiently consolidated the new line to hold it. Continued on Page sixteen general French s phrase is to Mere compliment ing in shooting. There is a feeling Here that the performance of the Canadian first division in Flanders has Given the old country professional Soldier a new View of men sent from Canada. It is maintained Here that the canadians could have gone straight to France from Val Cartier and done As Well they have shown themselves capable of doing. It will be Breed that general Hughes in a speech at fort William recently division left Salisbury they were 25 they the second contingent is expected to see service soon and to get its polish and seasoning in France. French hold met Sas. The Rush Over Tho British troops Are no e Row said to have taken Tho Offen Sive and Are striking toward Fet. Julien which the germans captured. While the French on the British let not Only have pushed the germans from Luzerne their new Lodgment on the West Bank of the canal nearest Calais but have crossed the canal and hold Het Sas on the cast Bank. The German official communication of today which records no pro Gress for the German troops. Admits. That the British took the offensive toward St. Julien but insists that the successive attacks broke Down.1, stated that when the first Canadian i i hair Isomo soc Oris 01 Ulm jul profess Tho belief that the crisis in. New Battle or series of Battles per cent less effective than were when they left Canada. Major h. M. 13th Mani Toba dragoons Minnedosa. Capt. E. Hillian. Major g. S. T. Prag nalu 31st British Columbia horse Wall Chan Lieut. L. P. C. Tudor 31st i British Columbia horse Wall Chan capt. W. Bertram St Bat j Talion. Capt. G. K. W. Watson 30th regiment Winnipeg. Iwa Jor Ken n is Betty . Headquarters staff seriously major c. J. Mersereau corps guides capt. M. K. Greene k.c.r., Montreal Lieut. H. F. M. Mcdonald 3rd brigade Headquarters. Capt. R. H. Jameson St Royal on Page 7 p. M. Daily is the closing hour for acceptance of display and classified advertising for next Day s paper. Advertisers Are requested to hand in their copy Large or Small As Early As possible. All cuts and Mats should accompany copy. Office open every evening excepting saturday. Phone main 6340 v stories of wounded. First Estevan Man to give up life free press special Cable by f. . Registered in accordance with the copyright act of Canada every Story from wounded men increases Admira Tion. conduct of the canadians. French s phrase they save the is no. Mere compliment. It the the literal truth. On thursday evening when the algerians smoked from. Their trenches North. Of Ypres left the line of that town open the canadians were stationed in Ypres and on the Western Side of the canal some three or four Miles northwards. The soldiers of the second battalion could see from lamer Tingue the asphyxiating shells bursting in front about six Kilometres away looking like one Long Sheet of fog. Retreating algerians sweeping by almost blinded and choked soon gave them real facts concerning the attack. The battalion stood to soon after dark and then marched German Erman Forward in close formation. The germans were now raking the entire front with heavy artillery and lighting up the sky with Star shells. Soon four in the morning just As Day was breaking the command was extended order and Advance on the German position some after Given to open in Hundred Yards ahead. Charged straight for trenches. Captain g. . Officer of the 90th regiment now known As the St battalion was to who under in the recent fighting in the neighbourhood of Ypres. Funded g k Nch of the retail merchants As the boys crept up quietly within fifty Yards then jumped to their feet and charged straight for the trenches shouting cheering and Thev were instantly caught with a terrific machine gun and Rifle fire from the front and end lading Rifle fire from a Wood on the flank. Major George w Bennett of Peterboro who led the charge fell. Lieut. C. W. Day of Kine ton ont fell Back killed. Other officers were picked off right Anco left the whole front became one line the battalion reached i within Tei feet of the trenches hut at an incredible Cost then could and Vance no further. Private Herbert Walsh no. 22928, who was in the Foremost ranks and earlier in the night there cad been a magnificent charge by and sixteenth battalions to the right of the second they were s and started Forward at eight o clock thursday night Murroh the darkness or the Countryside under a heavy shrapnel and bombardment. When As they believed in the neighbor a Hood of St Julien they were told the germans were holding the Wood some Hundred Yards away and they must Clear them out. They crept in the the tenth leading and the Seaforth supporting them up towards s too e Tat further dui he to to Retreat. The highlanders were for them. A Brief spell of deadly Bayonet work followed the no Content with the capture of the Wood attempted to go found themselves out in the open too weakened to ported on the flank where the a and had of retire from the a had done their work and held up Tho German Advance old Trong Wood into the trenches. The now Battle or for the French coast has passed but. Others Are of the opinion that 18 Thyi fact of Calais still Hanss in the the evenly Jar news. The germans Are not disheartened. They Are not starving and they Are capable of a great sustained offensive in in the Eastern War zone the Cam Nairn at present occupies secondary position to the operations in wanders and against the Dardanelles. The austrian War office says that in the carpathians the russians have sus Pended their attacks after having suffered severe losses. Be Trostad. Tells of a severe austrian repulse in the carpathians on 25 and the capture of an austrian battalion near Stry. Two counties vote dry. Minneapolis minn., april and Karabec counties Are the first in Minnesota to vote dry under new Law. These counties voted out the saloons six in All by setter than 2 to 1 vote yesterday and oho ques Tion cannot be taken us in either county again for three years. Red the Only municipality to vote on Tho liquor question yesterday stayed wet by a vote of to 779, a gain ols votes for the Arys since last year. Men refuse to be inoculated. Hamilton ont., april members of the battalion in training Here refused to submit to inoculation against typhoid. No action will be taken against Tho men until word in received from head quarters. British who was shot in the and had a Rifle split in two describes his sensations i Felt As though there was a Higa charge of electricity in my i fell Forward. I could not move. As but hid been associated with overhead i heard a continuous rattling fire then one Man close to me spoke for god s Sake Roll me on my Back i m shot i tried to raise myself to help him but i could do nothing i Lay All Friday and All Friday night in the open before Relief could come Walsh is doing Well now in. A delightful cottage Hospital at Shorthands Kent with another Comrade b. W. Huggett also shot in the . A third Comrade Corporal d. F. Carson is at an Hospital nearby wounded in the head but recovering. X great National exploit. The second battalion s charge May Well live among our great National they went up like old timers. They were steady Cavm _ when you think that most of these lads were in close fighting time it was something to be proud Case the an old Boer the third battalion moved out on to St Julien and there heavily holding an extended line under very heavy shrapnel Lieut. W. , fifth battalion 2nd brigade wounded in the recent Battle near Ypres and has since died. Lieut. Fitz Patrick was formerly an officer of the 20th Border horse on the.6orps Reserve but was seconded with the . And attached to the St Bat Talion at Val Cartier. Weather report. It it was 198 men Canadian wounded indignantly deny the Story that they lost their guns. That were lost that we got they w. Do you tour guns go until every Man around them was Tell their own Story. When the tenth battalion formed 8 men answered their the Roll was called of the sixteenth battalion and their supports 300 out this does not mean of course that All to Eixe the Highland soldiers Tell Here colonel Leckie Seaforth led men la the charge and How their paymaster Mcgregor was Fouad in. Front armed Only with a walking stack leading the f Estevan sask., april ant Wilfred Fitzpatrick whose name appears in yesterday s papers us amongst the wounded now re ported killed in. The Canadian lists is the first Estevan. Man on record to fall in the firing line in deface of his country. used to farm in he Weir Hill District near Estevan. And afterwards an implement dealer in Estevan. He had seen considerable service in the Boer War in the Imperial Light horse and when the a Squadron of the twentieth Border horse was organized Fitzpatrick joined was Given the rank of he comes of old fighting Stock a be ing born in his father being an Indian army officer. The weather report from the meteorological at St. John s cellos is us it 7 . 67.7 maximum for preceding 1v2 hours minimum. So.5 a Romolor. 29.53 Southeast wind at 6 an ii oar. The canal tin meteorological Kurt Lee Olar Valona taken Jit 7 o Eloul lost Vei Iluff april 27. So Clear on Luary 46 Clear edmo Taum 46 Lair , 65 Clear i Nedosa 74 fair port a thur 50 a Loucy Albert so Clear Quappelle 6gi Cloudy Swift current 60 rain whim Lpes 68 fair. Liate occurred today in Northern portions of Alberta and Saskatchewan but1 Tho weather 1ms been be Italy everywhere fair. Minimum maximum temperatures Duxon 26-46 Prince Kupi re 34-40 46-56 Vancouver 4h-60 Kam Loop. 50-62 38-46 Battleford 46-60 Medicine Hal 44-60 Moose Taw. 44-76 Heel i. 31-72 port Arthur 44-54 Parry sound London Tor onto. 60-82 Ottawa 60-78 Montreal 54 72 Quebec join Ocean steamships. San Gug Talmo at new York Genoa d la Allyl i. 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