Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 30, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast night. Temperatures yesterday to 7 maximum 62. Minimum m. Winnipeg Friday april 30, 1915. Eighteen pages. No. 257, Al Kobe lists of Hundred names Given by militia department at Ottawa in from the ranks battalion suffered heavily Lieut f. R Medland of lot onto killed in action. Militia office at Ottawa yes out two heavy casualty All considerably Over a Are Given largely ranks although Here and fee name of an officer appears. Just battalion composed solely troops suffered severely ,0 lists issued yesterday con Over forty names of wounded Winnipeg battalions figure but is Leighiv not being mentioned at j the afternoon and but few. Manitoban appear in the lists. Three or four of those j nurses to Bow not smile to soldiers Ottawa april military authorities Are being advised by the militia department As to the formal course for nursing Sisters to pursue when saluted by soldiers on the streets or elsewhere. Nurses Are expected to Bow in returning is the instruction in regard to the formality. Nursing Sisters hold the rank of lieutenant while in the service and As such deserve the Salute of All those of inferior this Salute has been Given by the soldiers Here but the nurses were at a loss to know How to acknowledge the Honor. A request for instruction was to the effect thut the nurses have been told to nod ill head instead of smile As they have been doing. I yesterday a Bunch of soldiers were on the Bridge at Connaught place when a Bevy of nurses came along. Ual Tyi the Salute was Given but instead of the customary acknowledgement inc nurses smiled and said Cood the soldiers Are still suffering from their Surprise. Activity along Western front big Battle in Flanders to North of Ypres seemingly at an end struggle with turks England taking keen interest in Landing of troops on Galli poli Peninsula., politics crowd on heels patriotism reported wounded have j Dray loads of ballots for soldiers died. Members of the Field j Jleroy and Field ambulance a j ram Ong the wounded. Thomas Leaf a Winni follow in of memorial procession collisions becoming More frequent along Eastern front a formerly of the 9th Batta but now of the is reported he last list issued As having died Raunds. His name did not sly appear in the casualty lists address is Given As 48b Rosser nut. Tawa. Contrasts of prayer patriotism and politics at Ottawa caused considerable comment. Were announced by the Tia department this Moran or first battalion. Wounded the. Geo. Henry Thompson Mcharles William Phil j a Guelph. Out Ottawa april music the band of the 4sth, which played 1 or Tho impressive memorial service held Here today in i Honor of Canada s dead sol Dies had scarcely died away and the last file of soldiers had just Dis i appeared from the Hill when Sev express rigs emerged from the Shadow of Tho commons portico and London april the Battle in Flanders seemingly at an end except for the attacks which the allies Are making to recover the rest of the ground which they lost last week the interest of the Public has turned to the Dardanelles where French and British forces have been landed and with the co operation of the Fleet Are making attempts to Force the Straits and open the Way to constantinople. How far these operations have pro Gressed Only those on the spot and the highest authorities at Home know. The British have landed at three Points on the Gallipoli Peninsula and have thrown a line across the outer Point of the Peninsula. Other Brit ish troops Are threatening the line of forts and the French Are looking after the turks on the Asiatic Side of the Straits. The turks report that All the land ing parties have been repulsed but the British reports which Are very Brief Content themselves with the statement that Progress is being made and ignore the turkish claims to victories. Along tie Western front in France there is much activity but n o big Battle is in Progress although there Are reports that the British begun an offensive in the neighbor Hood of arme Tieres. Tho germans apparently do not contemplate a movement in Force on the Western end of the line As they re opened today the belgian dutch Frontier which is closed when the Ger mans Are on the move. Heavy fighting continues in the carpathians for Pasok pass and in the direction of Stry where the aus Triadis Are threatening the russian communications. The report comes from Berlin that Tho austrians have Petrograd april official communication issued tonight by the War office s to the North of the Niemen. The enemy a Advance guard having passed Rossiano approached the line of the River dub Lisa yesterday morning. On the whole front of our Contact with the enemy the artillery fire during the past his become More intense and collisions Between reconnoitre Long detachments More frequent. West of the Niemen and North of the Nares the germans on the 27th and 28th, delivered isolated attacks at Many places but none of a Cirive character l in the regions of Kalwary and to the North of Suwalak i we checked an enemy offensive particular Effort. Between tie piss and , during an attack in the sector of enemy forces advancing in the marshy land came under the Cross fire of our machine guns and were driven Back in disorder with heavy losses. In the Region of the Village of e enemy unsuccessfully attempted carry our trenches by a sudden attack. His attempts to make Progress North of or Anysz and East of radio ass and Drobiner were dec dually futile. Near Stavrou Zeba the germans who opened an offensive were immediately engaged in desperate Battle. The carpathians near the a sack pass the enemy during the night of april 27-28, unsuccessfully attacked a. Hill Northeast of Lubonia. In the direction of Stry the enemy delivered repeated desperate attacks in the Region of All were successfully repulsed with the turks dislodged from Kotur. Petrograd april following official communication has been issued the army of1 the caucasus that in the province of Azerbaijan our t id Vance parties have dislodged the turks from Kotur 110 Miles Northwest of Tabriz on the Boundary Between Persia and Little activity along West front. Following official communication was issued by the zeppelins again bombs dropped on Ipswich and Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk county. Was Midnight raid buildings set on fire and considerable damage one injured by explosives Paris april War office today the Day has been Calm. During the night of april 28-29 two German one against the belgian troops to the North of Ypres and the other at Les easily Anderson Avenue fort to the station. A Ioa Dod with Large the. Thos. Richard chests each containing 5on. On j several thousand the Wilfred Frank gi3son, and copies of the soldiers vote Bill and each addressed the High com missioner s office London England from the clerk of the Crown. Ill Chan Cery of Canada they were loaded it the station and have left for their destination in charge of Harold Mayne Daly of Vancouver. Or. Daly has Ueen at Teroy Bennett tar. Child ital for several months re Don. Ont. I presenting Western firms desirous Olte m 0. M Inch in London. Ont. Obtaining War contracts. He will acte James Kane. London. Ont. I company the precious boxes to eng land. Grotesquely out of place. The express rigs following so Mary s ont. The. Clarence us. Victoria. Hani out. The. Joseph Elliott formerly Toronto. The. Mccombe. Dutruit. Mich. Macallister the Harvey Ance corp. Jos. footsteps j Ston. Out. The 0 who will go to Tho the Guy Cook. Loring on1. J to flit the gaps left by the loss the Frederick Chas. Per j of the men whose memory today they again invaded Bessarabia but there is no confirmation of this in the austrian official statement received ton ight. The russians on their part Havo again taken tie offensive against Tho turkish invade frs of Persia and have driven them from Tho Border town of Kotur. Despatches from Neutral countries report thac a great concentration of austrian troops is taking place on the italian Frontier As a measure against the possibility of Italy porn ing the allies and that troops Are being conveyed by sea to every coast town in Dalm Tiu and Istria. Banquet physicians. News of the Day the Saskatoon trades and labor Council has expressed Strong disapproval of what it regards As the Luke warm attitude of the City Council re Garding proposal i or a conference of mayors to consider Titi unemployment problem. Page 2. Reports of additional War contracts having been awarded United states Maui lecturers had a Good effect on business at tie new York Stock Exchange the Strong movement caused embracing All stocks on. The list. Pago 12 a raid by German aircraft on eng Lish towns in Suffolk county occurred several buildings one waa1 Hurt. Is formerly 9th onto. The. Alexander Ritchie de to Mich. Ance corp. Harold l. At son London ont. The Andrew Owen Kirk Agerou sly gunshot in Westminster. Out. Pet Harvey James Dor once Seaforth ont. ssi ont. 7te. Chester c. Plants mob ont. I i of honoured seemed grotesquely out of place and created considerable com ment among the departing crowds. There seemed something rather sin ister in the fact that just As the last of the great throng reverently passed from the Hill express wag t on arrived and Tho boxes Star told on their Long journey. The contrast of prayer patriotism and politics on parliament Hill was not a pleasant one to Many and the time of the departure of the boxes Nils it have been better chosen. Oil thursday Friday and saturday while Tho Canadian soldiers overseas battering Back German Bat 7te. William Wright Hamil j to government printing Bur at Ottawa was grinding out the ballots and other papers required at i loosed political Campaign at Tut. Front and in Canada. It in a singular of ots Wero finished at almost the time. When the Battle ended How r there were fewer men to cast ballots than when it began and fewer officers to act As election of for the government. Another Chest labelled Eft late this afternoon for its ont Hugh Fleming. Sarnia Ergo. A. E. Ownes Watford second battalion. Wounded Wapl Walter Cottrill. To ont. Third battalion. Wounded Captain William Donald , Toronto Captain Herbert Gerald Mitz Toronto 5lieut. Geo. Augustus Smith Toronto , k. Hurd Toronto. M. Brown Tor onto. Henry Palmer. Missing Leonard Septimus Orrison Toronto. Everett Lyle Islington ont. Heat Gerald Elliott d. West Toronto. Killed in action Ross Medland acc Tina doctors leaving for front in tic City. Page 3. J a near future. Resin a sask., april evening tin medical fraternity of the City will banquet two local Doc tors who have been appointed to the Royal army medical corps arid will leave for the front in a Day or two. The two who will be banquettes Are or. J. J. Fold and or. W. A. Dakin. Two other doctors expect to leave within a week or two doctors j. C. Black and f. Of Ellis and or. G. St. Is Gegoire has also volunteered. Or. Dakin is superintendent of the City Hospital having held that position for the last three years. Early this morning set on fire but no Page i. Orders have been issued for Forcemeats to to supplied outside of the second contingent i or the Canadian troops in suanders. S. Allied Sci Avons at Tho Dardanelles bombarded forts Tor seven hours while troops Are landed to strengthen Force on Page 1. Wheat prices at Chicago lower yesterday for a variety of reasons one 6t the most notable being the Lack of any Page. Benny Kauff. Star outfielder of Federal league jumped to tie new York giant s and caused a big m bump in base Ball circles. Page 6. Bis Battle in Flanders North of Ypres is seemingly at an. End although the British still endeavouring to regain lost ground. Pago 1. Robert Emmett Kelly son. Of Thomas member of Well Taio in contracting Nam. Died yesterday at Atlan the militia department at Ottawa yesterday gave out free heavy casualty lists Over lilo men being listed wounded. Page 1. Military etiquette for nurses. Says Bank financed on a Sam string statement of counsel in connection with defunct Bank 1 of Vancouver. Four germans arrested. Prominent Vancouver patently celebrating Advance fourth battalion. Wounded e. Arthur Edward Cul Thomas ont. J. J. Graham. Robertson Acton Poole 11414 Road Edmonton Alta. Ernest Edwards Brant it. Smith St. 7 p. M. Daily is the closing hour acceptance of display and if Fifield advertising for next w s paper. Advertisers requested to in their copy Large or As Early As possible cuts and Mats should a copy. Open every evening saturday. Tone main 6340 Al to sunday tent nhe germans concerned declare believe Kolberg lifebuoy found near Lei Wick Indi Cates loss of German Cruiser. Lorwick Scotland april Tho report made at the time that the German Cruiser Kolberg was sunk a the Battle in the North sea Jan. In his report on the Tho the Kolbergs was false. Winnipeg Ger granted plugs. Hon fail Lon resigns. Former postmaster of Montreal will be succeeded by j. G. H. Bergeron. Montreal april 30. The Gazette this morning announces the Resigna Tion of the Hon. Louis Oliver Taillon Jost Omster of Montreal to leave that of lace tonight and to be succeeded by j g. Of Bergeron . For eau Harnois who has resided in Vic Toria. B.c., for a year or More. Or. Bergeron arrived in Montreal thurs Day from the Pacific coast and will probably assume his new duties sat urday. The retiring postmaster is a former Premier of Quebec province sex Post Naster general and a privy Council Lor of the Dominion. Or Bergeron the new postmaster was the baby of the House when he entered parliament being Only 2b years old at Tho time. Hold Tho rank of lieutenant is set Forth in orders issued by the militia depart ment. Page 1. Kussian official report tells of Fri truent collisions with germans along Battle front in Poland and Galicia. Page 1. Premier Borden advises mayor Wang to discuss unemployed question with provincial government. Page 1. Vancouver 33.c., april. Alle gation that the defunct Bank of Van Couver was financed on the proverbial shoe string was made by j. B. Pattilo ., this morning in. An. Argument be fore or. Justice. Murphy in which or. Pattullo succeeded in. Obtaining an order that the fact in Reg Ard to or. Barrett s subscription As a stockholder be Tuioi 6ug-Hly brought but in a supreme court trial before tie doctor can be adjudged contributory. It was alleged that in. Violation of the Bank act the directors allot shares be j Ore they necessary in Cash paid up by Stock subscribers. While , endeavouring to have or. Barrett made contributor i or a Kum ill exec pcs of Ting doctor is Brin Tjing an action i or the arum ulment p f ills a Reellen to , on the ground Oil misrepresentation. He is ask ing for the return of already paid and Relief from any further payment. Violation of the said my. A Attuso is the e Sanle. A s in a Barrners Bank Case. These directors had not the necessary Cash to comply with the act before they could Start business. They took promissory notes from Siock subscribers and these they sold to one of their number who took them to the Royal Bank and raised Money on them giving his own note. In this Way the Cash was raised. It is a Clear evasion of the act and should be dealt with in a court action after the directors Timve been who or. Barrett was a Pioneer physician in Ipswich april hostile a Zepplin or an aeroplane is not Ipswich Early this morning. Several bombs were dropped. One struck a House in Brooks Hall Road. It was a incendiary bomb and i pierced the and fell into the bedroom of a Little girl. The furniture was set afire but the child was rescued by her father Harry Goodwin. The flames spread to two adjoining houses which within an hour were almost destroyed. Other bombs were dropped on Waterloo Road. The aircraft then passed on to Whitton where it also dropped. Explosives. So far As is known nobody was injured. Buildings set on fire. Cambridge eng., april daily news says that an enemy aircraft appeared Over Ipswich shortly after Midnight and dropped a number of bombs setting several buildings afire. Ipswich is in Suffolk county and is a town of considerable commercial importance. It has a population or some five houses destroyed. London april despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from. Ipswich says that five houses there were virtually destroyed by air ship bombs and that three others were badly and two slightly Parnag de. Bury St. Edmonds visited. April . Central news despatch says that a Zepplin. Was seen the night at Bury St. Edmunds Ssu Lolk county where it dropped bombs and set Sev eral buildings on fire. Belfort Workman wounded. Belfort France april Neely attracts big crowd at Saskatoon Saskatoon. April d. B. Neely tonight attracted an audience which filled every seat in the Empire theatre and arraigned the Scott government severely on the pro posed Temperance legislation. He charged the. Government with Coward Liness in not submitting the Issue to a general election with an intention to conduct the business in order to j element the provincial revenues with no desire to farther the cause of Temperance saying that the cause of Temperance would be set Back of years if the proposals passed. Or. Neely was severe on what he termed the steam roller methods and the use of the big stick in forcing the Liberal members of the legislature into line and said thai Shell Brool was being overrun with civil in an attempt to win the seat and thus support the government s Contention that it had a backing of popular opinion. He stated also that or. Scott s Resolution for the return of provincial lands had filled every Liberal member at Ottawa with Liumis Dialion. A Stewart Tupper a prominent Winnipeg lawyer and eldest son of sir Charles Tupper Bart German aeroplanes flew Over Belfort at 5 Oclock this morning and dropped approximately a dozen bombs. Four workmen Wero wounded. The damage to property was slight As a majority of the missiles fell into open Fields and deserted streets. A few windows were some were damaged. Had figured in Many important Legal had extended Over a year. James Stewart Tupper ., of Armstrong s Point died last night in the hos Pital at Oxford England after a length illness. His brother w. J. Tupper received a cablegram last night bearing the sorrowful news. His wife his father it. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper his son car Lvi Stewart Tupper and his three Daugh ters Marie Stewart Jessie Camp Bell and Frances were All present at his death. He had been ill in. The willing volunteers. Impressive spectacle at Happyland grounds at memorial service or dead Canadian soldiers. 5. Tho new liquor great Bri Tain Are outlined by Lloyd George in the House of commons. Pass z. Via. Albert Hampson of the Princess , a Winnipeg Man has been re ported wounded Pago 12. Relatives of pet. Fred keen and pet. Mcsloy have been that they have been wounded. Page 12. Bravery of Canad Ian soldiers at Ypres is worthily acknowledged by Bri Tish leaders. Page 2. To. Stewart Tupper ., Winnipeg eldest son of sir Charles Tupper is dead in England. Page 1. Lawyers have Sharp clash at sitting of Royal commission to inquire into Kelly contracts. Page 13. The veterans will hold their annual decoration Day Parade on. May 9. Pa.g-6 3. Men at Calgary recruiting open new military school. Calgary Alta., april. Ing enthusiasm is at such a pitch in Calgary that half the 50th battalion for the fourth contingent has been secured in three Days a feat that is considered almost a record even in the West. It was also announced to night Liat every one of the officers of the newly created officers of the 15th Light horse who Only qualified at a cavalry school a few weeks ago have volunteered to go with the next mounted battalion called. In Conse Quence Ottawa has authorized an other school that will Start monday next. The 16th Light horse is a Home defence regiment which completely emptied its ranks into the 12th that regiment was mobilized two Mouths ago. Low water in St. Lawrence. Kingston ont. April Montreal transportation company s steamers Rosemount North mount and Westmount which arrived from fort William with Grain for Mont real had. To be lightened owing to Low water in the St. Lawrence. The water in the rapids is six inches lower today than this time a year ago. Wage reduction. Upheld. Board of arbitration at Calgary decides against Union. Calgary. Alta., april decision of the Board of arbitration appointed under the Lemieux act to consider the disagreement Between the City and the electrical workers employed by the was handed Down today. Reductions enforced by the Elty Council which were objected to by the1 Union were substantially upheld by the Board. The Union fought for an agree ment Between it and the City. The Board decided against this agreeing in favor of an agreement Between the Union men As City employees and the All privileges. German submarine prisoners Separ ated from others but kindly treated j London. April View of the widespread believe that German sub Marine prisoners in great Britain Are being treated Voith severity Thomas j. Mcnamara parliamentary Secre tary of the admiralty explained at in the in the House of commons to Day that the Only difference Between their treatment and that accorded other prisoners is that they Are kept separated from the other German prisoners of War. Pending the fitting up of a fortress where it is purposed to keep German submarine prisoners or. Mcnamara Are at the Chatham and Davenport detention Barracks. They Are not. In solitary confinement and they have All the privileges and rations accorded other the speaker added that this included the right of officers to have servants clean quarters the Privi lege of smoking rooms and frym Haslum permission to write and to receive letters and facilities for obtaining German and English books and Money from friends. British Eye witness tells of Battle of Ypres London april of in a narrative of the Battle of Ypres says the germans Lead prepared to attack the Allied Lino on the twentieth but the wind not being favourable for their use of asphyxiating they postponed it until the 23nd. The Gas the narrative says was distributed along the German front line of the French position and the being from the North it was blown directly on the French. Tha German plan according to the Eye witness was to make a sudden on Slaught South Westward which if successful would enable the Ger mans to gain Crossings of the canal Smith of Bix schoote and place them Well behind the British line and in a position to threaten Ypres. Iii ii Ine time for the Vij allowing time of Lapors to take full effect on the troops facing them says the Eye witness the germans charged Forward Over the practically unresisting enemy in their immediate front and penetrating Thronie a the Gap thus created press silently and swiftly to the South and West by their sudden irruption they were Able to overrun Surprise a Large proportion of the Rench troops billeted behind the front line in this area and to bring iome of the Rench Well As our own under a hot Flo fire at being thus exposed the to inns Whit ordered to retire on St. Enemy by repeated Bayonet changes troops Wei Ziaei to Luiojia Tyllo of which our heavy fauns Julien with their left flank Paral Lei. To but to the West the Road. The splendid resistance of these troop who saved the situation Al ready has been mentioned by the commander in chef. Opened hot artillery fire meanwhile apparently waiting until their infantry penetrated Well be Hind the allies line the germans opened a hot artillery fire upon Vari Ous metical Points to the North of Ypres the bombardment being car ried out with the Ordinary High explosive shells and shrapnel of various calibres and also with projectiles con Taining asphyxiating the Eye witness then tells a Battery of afield artillery which the germans had virtually fid Fred upon tie germans at Point Blank Range checked their Rush and did not lose a gun. The infantry meantime had withdrawn to St. Julien. Reinforcements finally were brought up by officers on their5own initiative to meet the germans who by this time were barely two Miles from. Ypres. These the attacked the with the Bayonet and then ensued a Melee in our men More than held their own both sides losing heavily. One German battalion seems to have been particularly severely handled its colonel being captured among several other prisoners other reinforcements were thrown in. A they came up when night fell the fighting was continued by Moon Light our troops driving Back tha narrative germans n the course of which our heavy guns were recaptured. By then the situation was somewhat restored in the area immediately North of Ypres. Farther to the West however tha enemy had forced their Way Over Tho canal occupying Steenstra Ete and crossing at Het Sas had established various Points on the West Bank. Allies deliver counter attack. In the Early morning of Friday we delivered a Strong counter attack northward in co operation with the French our Advance progressed for some Little distance reaching the Edge of the Wood about a half Mest of St. I alien and penetrating it. Here our men got into the Ger mans with the Bayonet and the lat Ter suffered heavily. The losses also were severe on our Side for the and Vance had to be carried out across open the open but in Salto of this nothing could exceed the dash with which it was conducted. One Man and his Case was typical of the spirit shown by the troops who had his Rifle smashed by a Bullet but continued to fight with an entrenching about 11 . Not being Able to Progress farther our troops dug themselves in. Broadly speaking on the Section of the front then occupied by us the result of the operations had been to remove to some extent the wedge which the germans had driven into the Allied line and immediate Dan Ger was Over. During the afternoon Progress South of Pinkem thus straightening the line still More the writer then tells How the Ger mans bringing up Strong reinforce ments and again using Cap tured St. Julien and managed to throw several brigades across the canal. The British made a Strong counter attack sunday and while they gained some ground it stopped in front of the Village of St. Julien. The germans the narrative adds made repeated attacks against the British near broods inde backed by a tremendous artillery bombardment and Gas but they All were driven off Wodtli great Slaughter to the j. Stewart Tupper Prominent Winnipeg or eldest son of sir Charles Tupper Dies in England. Counter attack made further Miles Southwest. Calgary men As reinforcements. Calgary Alta., april connection with the announcement made at Ottawa that reinforcements from the 3rd and 4th contingents Are called it reported tonight that one com Pany of the newly organized 5 0th battalion under colonel Mason mobilized at Calgary would be taken. The men will be band picked it is expected from the various companies. Young Man commits suicide. Moose jaw sask., april Hood aged-20, working for George c. Paisley Boharm 7 Miles West of Here committed suicide tonight by shoot ing himself through the head Between the eyes with his .22 Rifle. To reason can be found for the act. It was noticed during the Day that deceased behaved strangely but when asked the matter lie declared there was nothing wrong. His father lives 20 Hospital with a complication of Dis eases since last october it is not yet certain whether his body will to brought Back to Winnie cog Cor but it. Is believed to be probable. James cupper born at Amhurst on october 26, 1s51 being the eldest son of sir Charles Tupper Bart. He Early displayed marked aptitude As a student pre Paratory to his University course and realized the Hopes of friends at to Gill where he graduate Ritli the de Gree of Bachelor of arts and first class honors in natural science in the year 1871. The province of Ontario offering a that time Strong inducements for the study and practice of Law lie decided to locate in Toronto. In 1875 a admitted to the bar of Ontario. H became at that time reporter to the court of Appeal which gave him a great Opportunity to see the bes Legal practice before the courts. In 1878 he became a partner of Hon. J to. Foy attorney general of Ontario with whom he. Practice until 1ss2, began practice in Winnipeg. Then came the first great Onrush of population to Manitoba which be Gan to attract the attention of the world. The opportunities offered to a Young lawyer were evident to or Tupper who before Tho end of 18s bad formed u. Partnership with is Hugh Mii Cdonald and began pro Tice in Winnipeg. The form was thai Macdonald Tupper Phippin an Tupper. In 1899 sir Hugh Macdon Aid retired to enter politics and or Tupper became the head. The urn is now Tupper Tupper Morav isl and company. Or. Tupper has frequently appeared before the supreme court of can Ada and the judicial committee o great Britain on important cases in 1890 he was appointed . By the Isar of Derby. In 1900 to was appointed a Bencher of the Law society of Manitoba becoming the treasure in 1906. He was an anglican. A Strong conservative and his in fluence was not the less because h did not appear often in Public. Dui ing sir Hugh Macdonald s campain for Premier in 1899, or. Tupper b his forceful speaking and Stanup support played an important part i bringing about his election. Or. Tupper was first married o the St of sept., 1875, to Mary Wii son daughter of the late Andre Robertson of Montreal. She died 1 bombard forts seven hours Allied squadrons at the Dardanelles co operate with soldiers Landing More troops Force on Peninsula increased in spite of efforts of turkish aviators. Paris april dispatch to tuft havas Agency from Athens dated thursday says according to Mitylene advices received Here tie Lantier of the allies on the Gallipoli Peninsula continued throughout this afternoon. Turkish aeroplanes endeavoured to drop bombs on an Allied ship in the Straits. An Allied Squadron entered the Straits and bombarded the turkish forts for seven hours in co opera Tion with another Squadron posted in the Gulf of capture Many turkish troops. London april capture of an entire battalion of turkish troops on the Peninsula of Gallipoli near tie Gulf of Sulla after a. Violent Battle is reported today from Athens the dispatches indicate that a Sec Ond great attack to Force the Dardan Elles is now in full Progress by land and sea. Nothing is known Here of constantinople reports that 12.000 Allied troops Havo been captured by turks the reports Are not credited. British troops on Peninsula. London. April following despatch has been received by the Exchange Telegraph company the British Force landed on the european coast of the Dardanelles has been entrusted solely with the Mission of occupying the Gallipoli Peninsula which is defended by turks. The French Force has been landed entirely on the Asiatic coast with the object of advancing Alontra the litter us to keep Pace with the Progress made by the British on the opposite . The bombardment of the Straits was resumed tuesday and Lasij 12 hours. It was directed particularly at the Wilid Bahr allies speedily obtain foothold. London april allies i made rapid Progress in their land and sea attack upon the Dardanelles the Gateway to constantinople. Al ready the British troops have thrown a line across the Southern extremity of. The Gallipoli Peninsula from coast of the Aegean to a Point Northeast of Eski sisal la. The fortified position facing who traits thus isolating the turkish Torii Gold at 32d-El-Bahr, at Tho vory is of the Dardanelles which had previously been destroyed by the lire rom the Fleet. This has been ays the admiralty last night in fixes f a strenuous resistance by the or Kish forces who have combated very foot of ground won with fur us obstinacy. The lighting throughout has Boon bitter and of a diameter which reveals very clearly that urls know that they arc of merely for the Possession of a new forts along the Straits but for he capital of their country. Further Down on the Aegean Side f the Peninsula at Gaba tech Point opposite Inland Village of Sari Bair additional Landing forces made Good foothold on Turk so soil and Havo. Driven the of losing forces from the coast despite 4. Vigorous artillery lire. Gab Atubeh s about 10 Miles from tic end of he Gallipoli Peninsula Sari Balv is about live Miles farther North. 7hc troops who drove a line across he Peninsula to the Vicinity of i Sarlls landed on a level shorn ome Brea Miles from the Entrance o the Straits. Eski his Arlin is some three Miles inside the Straits. Foothold speedily obtained. With Tho French army of invasion continued on Page eighteen holding Kum Kaleh. At the Southern it Asiatic Side of Tho Entrance and he British forces sweeping across the lower 15 Miles of the Gallupoli Jenii Isula it will thus be Neon that he task of acquiring a first foot Lold has been accomplished with great Speed. Kum Kaleh is in the lands of the French and North in he Entrance to the Narrows Killiri Bahr a position upon which Tho turks placed great Reliance is Tho objective of a. British army which a driving the enemy rapidly before it. Enos evacuated. Little doubt remains that Enos. On North Side of the Gulf . Hat been evacuated by the Lurka ind invested by the forces of the allies. It is surmised that an additional expeditionary army will March Overland toward Constanti Nople from this Point thus making three great forces of attack upon the turkish capital. Russians May soon Shell Turk capital Petrograd. April correspondent has just made an inquiry of the general staff about the of the russian elect at Tho bosporus and was informed that operations Are going on Well and Are being con ducted in close we tip activities of the allies at tie Dardanelles. Tho battleships Are now Bor Obard a in addition to the outer defences the strongest forts those in. The neck of the bosporus Narrows six Miles from the Entrance where the bos chorus turns the largest and most powerfully tinned of these forts Are Loumelle Kavak on the european Side and Anatolia Kavak and Jle dvar kale on the Asiatic Side. The first has two 14 such guns and. Two 11-Inch runs. The second had four 14-Inch and five 9-Inch guns and Tho third two 11 Inch and three 9.5-Inch guns. The eight i Orts in addition Havo Many smaller pieces and the total heavy guns in All forts on the european Side is 46 and on. The Asiatic Side 40. Anatolie. Kavak is the Only fort which is Able to direct its fire the ships Entrance. This therefore must be the first object of attack. If the russian ships can destroy tha forts in. The neck they can from thence bombard Constantinop Zei which is not More than u Miles Dos Tant by water and less Overland ;