Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 6, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast Fine Little warmer. Yesterday to 7 . Maximum 36 Manl Mun 33. Winnipeg thursday May rises. . Acts . Moon . Sets . Lists Etwo Hundred names out at Ottawa Early this morning. A8 poisoning cases i losses in first second i fourth fifth fifteenth and sixteenth battalions. 6 two Hundred fined bounded missing in s Gas poisoning the Canadian sex o before 3 or us cars a Bentli and sixteenth battalions. First battalion. Wounded pet. Daniel Stayte Charl Collins Girvan r. Frederick Davis lord Brooke to Lead Canadian infantry lord Bro Olfe chief aide de Camp to sir John French is to take command of the Ontario infantry brigade with the second Canadian expeditionary Force so . Sam Hughes minister of militia announced tonight. Maj. Gun. Hughes stated that this appoint ment was the outcome of Cable communications with lord Kitchener and sir John French. It is understood that col. Septimus Denison temporarily in command of the Ontario infantry brigade will go with the brigade to England and there hand Over the command to lord Brooke who will be in charge during the training As Well As when the brigade goes to the front. Col. Deni son is not in Good health. Gen. Hughes has been in Montreal two Days attending memorial services and made the announcement before leaving the City. Col. Leopold Guy Francis May Nar Greville lord Brooke m.v.o., the eldest son of the Earl of War Wick As devoted his life to military work he served several months in 1914 As Camp commandant at Pela Wawa to Here Many thousand Cana Dian troops passed through his hands. Jap Multi Nittum expected today dissolution has been postponed general opinion at Ottawa that Cabinet has shelved election matter. Sir Robert not Well Premier unable to attend meet ing of ministers think Rogers speech ill timed. Germans continue frequent use of poisonous gases , Chalk Mcdonald Ujj Woodley London pet. Henry Scott formerly to e. Cecil William Jockwer Lane end Ireland. Pet. William Macdonald airy sound ont. Pet John James Gillies Milton John Aitken Allenford ont. I pet. Chas. William Smith Judon ont. 1 fee. A. Archibald u Ashton Der Lyne Bair. Pet. William Alvey Leicester pet. Henry Fitzsimmons a Porib near Liverpool eng. Pet. Henry Hobson i eng. Died of wounds pet. Harry Milton Philcox tastings Sussex eng. Pet. Albert e. Butcher old hunts., eng. Second battalion. Wounded pet. Joseph Kubanek Wavy Aie. Alta. Pet. David Brown Hamilton Dot. Pet. Thomas j. A1tchison, Cobourg. Ont. Pet. Bert Charlton Harrow Nith. Ont. Sergt. John Layland eng ,. Mark Bignall Brown Stratford bucks., eng. We. Haining Murray Dumfriesshire Scotland. Pet. John Wilson Seacombe pet. Harry r. Yates Brighton eng. William Wright Burn incs., eng. Charles Walter Jef Bromley Kent eng. Pet. Thomas George Kirk Birmingham eng George Bas in Silveston Devon eng. Fernand Marguery vain Belgium. ".mnuutrty, pet. Sidney Armstrong wilts., eng pet. Joseph Lauder Ottawa third battalion. Thomas James Martin wheat Fen Scotland. China will Appeal to european Powers and . As soon As it is received. Feeling in japanese capital that chinese will Grant demands to Avert War. London May legation acre has notified All japanese to prepare to leave the capital within 12 hours says the daily Telegraph s Perm Cor respondent. Telegrams Are pouring in from every part of China fore shadowing hostilities. An ultimatum by Japan is expected by Tho latest on thursday. 1-u i learn in the highest quarters that a chinese surrender is out of the t declare that tamed safely an ultimatum re Tokio correspondent free Prado special Ottawa May Council met this morning and Rose at noon without any definite decision being arrived at regarding dissolution Ana an election. However the prime min ister was not present having been confined to his room for the past two Days with a slight indisposition. The general impression which pre vails tonight is that the question of dissolution has been postponed Lor some time at least and there Are even Many who believe that the government has succumbed to the tremendous pressure from All ports of the Dominion against an election and have abandoned the proposal. Numerous members of parliament Ylia came to the capital expecting an immediate announcement left to Iuglio satisfied that such an announcement would not be forthcoming for some time at least if at All. There can be no doubt that tie numerous protests from All quarters. Save made it Clear to the govern ment that the present is no time 101 an announcement dissolution. Certain members of the Cabinet Are strongly of the opinion that to bring on an election at the present time and under the present circumstances would be fatal to the government., in the other hand there Are Many who contend that the government has Al ready gone so far that it is Din cult and Comdr Misins to Back out. The dispatch to the front of the soldiers votes the various other preparations which have been made. And. Above All the speech of iou. Robert Rogers in Montreal have created such an impression that to Back Down definitely would Lead to the idea that the government after Bavins Laid All its plans and made All its arrangements for a general election had at the last minute an attack of cold Rogers speech ill timed. I there arc Many in fact who da7 Cla re Frarilda speech was an us timed and ill judged affair which compromised the government London May Folio Wing official communication was issued this Hng by the British War office the general situation remains unchanged. Fighting is in Progress on Hill no. 60, Southwest Ypres on which the germans attached a footing this morning under cover poisonous gases Wlinich we excessively used and were favored by weather conditions. A feeble attack also preceded by an extensive use of poisonous gases was made East of Ypres and was easily repulsed our artillery inflicting severe loss on the enemy. In the neighbourhood of give Chy the germans exploded a mine and again employed poisonous gases. Four men were poisoned but otherwise the enemy s efforts in this direction failed fierce fighting Between Meuse and Moselle. Paris May following official communication was issued by the French War office tonight in Belgium the Day has been Calm. On tuesday night to captured a German Trench and pushed our lines Forward Between Lla erne and Het san of which we arc still masters. The enemy made no counter attack. In Champag be to the West of Perth is an attempt to attack by the germans was completely checked and the same thing occurred in. The Argonne at four do Paris. Some very is tried actions have taken place Between the Meuse and the Moselle. Ai 4 o clock in the morning the enemy strongly bombarded our positions at los a pages and the Trench of Calonne. About 10 o clock he attacked at the latter Point but his Check was Complete. Oui lire arrested him in front of our Flat line which remains intact. The Ger Man losses were High find we made some prisoners. In the morning likewise three regiments advancing together at tacked the positions recently captured by us near the Billy Wood Par ecu Early that part to the East of the Wood and the open ground of the Ridge to the Southwest. By this attack they succeeded in gaining a foot Lioyd in our first line but a counter attack enabled us almost immediately to re occupy half of the Ridge. We have maintained ourselves there Anc toward the end of the Day we delivered a second counter attack the result of which is not yet known. This was for the purpose of re taking the rest of the positions which the germans had penetrated. Carry two lines of German trenches. In Tho Mon Mare Wood we gained a characteristic Success in. Carrying two successive lines of German trenches to the East of the positions previously captured by us never the Road from flirty to Essey. We immediately joined these trenches to our own we have strengthened three counter attacks were directed against us during the course the Day but these were completely repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy in killed and prisoners. In Alsace on the North Banks of the Fecht River we continue to Gam ground this morning we took Possession of Camelon East of Sll Laker Wasser i m we have progressed in the direction of the River toward Steinbruck 900 metres from. germans attacking in mass formation. And Snow in Western provinces Many Points report Winter conditions but no damage has been done i. Districts benefited Manitoba localities welcomed is promised Fetro Graa May 5. The fallowing official communication was issued by tie russian War office tonight an ene Iray Cruiser and other Small hostile warships were sighted Oil the Region of Rossien Kovno province Are successfully advancing. On the other fronts As far As the upper. Virtual there is no change. Between the Vistula and the carpathians is developing with unvarying stubbornness. The germans have brought up to me Reg Hung line fresh forces of great strength supported by very numerous artillery the enemy following his old tactics of attacking in massed for the second line of fortifications after desperate fee erection Stry the enemy re captured part the trenches on mount Makovka. The following might we counterattacked and dislodged the enemy. We captured hex a Over Winnipeg and the West have experienced for Many hours weath i that has recalled memories of Winter. Last night at 7 o clock the thermometer was at than five de Grees above freezing. During the Day a cold North wind was mowing of is Miles an hour and St. John s Observatory reported a fall .4 of Snow there was a slight amelioration in conditions at Midnight and the probabilities for today Promise Fine Weathe and warmer. F during tuesday right there had been a rain and Snow fall throughout greater Pai t of Central and norther Manitoba the heaviest precipitation being recorded at Dauphin where i was three quarters of an Inch. A this locality wanted moisture Rathe More than Many other places the settlers Are said to be rejoicing. At building yesterday the Hon. Geo. Lawrence minister o agriculture said the effect of the a would be undoubtedly beneficial. B. Said he did not think indication pointed to the likelihood of from after it a Cloudy sky usually mean that the Frost King would stay a Home. If the wind should stay i the North after the sky cleared b added there might be some Dange to 4-1. An t Al Ca of Tel Al to if Ioro Angeo woe upper loan Tea. The enemy on May 3 assumed the offensive on a somewhat extensive front but the move ment was Barrent of hew liquor scheme in Britain promised London a s conference eld yesterday by David Lloyd George Chancellor of the exchequer Vii a deputation representing the quor trades interests lasted nearly our hours. Was conducted in lately and no statement of the result As been made Public. The deputation left the conference a favourably impressed according o he. Daily Telegraph s parliamentary correspondent. They had expected the Chancellor would readily modify or abandon his Cheme of says the correspondent but apparently he intimated hat if they were not satisfied with his Ilan it was incumbent upon them to Traduce an alternative plan. Finally however he promised to prepare a schema Trie nature of which was not submarines sink fifteen sunk since sunday germans try to Stop Supply of fish to Britain. Turks suffered enormous loss guns from Fleet and Quick fires caused havoc among enemy. Hold Strong positions allies daily strengthening hold on being constantly landed. Paris May from mity ene received by the Hawse Agency y Way of Athens says that turkish prisoners who have arrived at Tenc of admit that army has offered enormous losses from Tho combined fire of the guns of the Fleet and the 4uick-Firerj of the expeditionary forces. The allies according to reliable in bration occupied a number of strategic positions on May 4, and Tho and forces continue to receive re enforcements daily. News of the Day summarized b View of the hopelessness of her tary condition. Japan sanctions martial Law. Tokio. May the official Gaz Rau to such an extent As to make it difficult to Back conservative members at the capital freely criticise the wavering and wobbling attitude of the government since the close of the session and express the opinion that they should either de Clare of Weir definite intention of an Appeal to the people or inform the Public in a straightforward statement that there will be no election until the War. Is Over. While however the impression pre vails that in the meantime the whole question is in abeyance the shrewder politicians believe that there has simply been a deferring of the Date of dissolution. Even if the elections were to be june 28, there is no immediate necessity for dissolution. In fact the government could postpone dissolution for a couple of weeks pending the passing in the British parliament of the legislation sneaking of the suggested Neutral British official report tells of fre the Meuse and Moselle. Page 1 it is expected that Japan will Send in order to Avert War. Pago i. From 600 to men in wages Are granted. Page 1u. B concerning continued on Page ten general Hughes May visit front. Ottawa May is believed Here that if there is no election in june major Gen. Hughes will shortly visit the front to see conditions at. First hand. St the problem with reference to the. Jitney. Page 5. G of second Canadian contingent. Page 1. There was another reverse in quoted prices on the York Stock Exchange some speculative favourites dropping 2 to 1 Points. Page 12. Provincial court of catholics for Esters to have Jurls diction Juver three Western provinces was formed yester Day. Page 10. Canadian troops have again been in at the front but it is. Believed the losses have been comparatively Light. Page s. Wheat prices dropped slightly at or a Cago largely owing to a big increase in Domestic acreage being reported Page 12. It is believed at Ottawa that Cabinet has decided not to ask for dissolution of parliament at present time. Page 1. France has replied to Germany s use of asphyxiating gases with a Fuso which paralyses without poisoning. Page 11. Turks Are reported to suffered enormous losses during fight with Allied troops on. Gallipo Peninsula. Page 1. Canadian wounded during recent Bat the of Ypres Lay Long time on the Field but without complaining. Page 11. Forty third battalion told to be in readiness for Early departure for the front order from Ottawa. Page 5. W. B. Member for Kos Thern in the Saskatchewan legislature has been unseated. Page 8. Several thousand soldiers Are expected to March in the decoration Flay Parade of the veterans. Page 5. In that damage to fru blossoms would be serious but the Grain crop could take no harm. Better than rain. Or Lawrence said the Snow would be More valuable than rain on account of the longer time it would take to disappear. Wheat seeding is practically completed throughout the province and if the moisture on the land stops the sawing of Oats Lor a couple of Days the result will be in important. _ in the City of Winnipeg one of the most noticeable effects of the storm was the inconvenience caused to Jit Ney Drivers. Greasy streets made the Jitney a somewhat hazardous conveyance. Building operations were checked in some places on the parliament buildings. Farther West in Saskatchewan there have been scattered showers with a considerable rainfall in the Battleford District and about a Quarter of an Inch where it is most Swift current. With wheat seeding completed this Mois Ture is needed to give a Good Start. Manitoba has enough to was Manitoba has Umb some Little time but More rain will be Welcome Over the greater part of the neighbouring province. Cool at Dauphin. Hours Light Snow and very Ugnit Frost to Day is Cool and partly Clear with Drifting Clouds and Light North wind with indications of More Mois Ture the Grain crops Are m Ideal condition. One Inch at Brandon. Brandon man., May to the depth of one Inch covers the ground Here this morning. In places such As the City Hall grounds Parks and lawns Are covered to a Depatti of Over two inches but a powerful Sun is modifying the cold wind and the White Mantle will be gone in a continued on Page ten Onischenko of Jelly Kiev Russia. I Asp Oliver Herbert love Norfolk eng. William har Plymouth. Eng. N Gardener Kerr Dundee Leya Frederick Ernest Bat it e Crvich eng pet lanes., Greetham. Grant eng. Or James Ernest Howell big Frederick Edgar pacer Belleville ont. 1 a. Albert j. Attress. To fourth battalion. Wounded. E. William Downs London e. William a. Longmuir Liverpool eng. George William London . P e. Henry James Salmond Ryburgh Scotland col dav1d Young Dunbar Richard Singleton Vidou eng John Vickers Walt hams owe. Err 7 . Daily is the closing hour Small boats drifted for hours before they were picked in. Each Nian coming ashore is exhibiting a huge Lump of Black bread Iven him by the Crew of the sub Marine which sent his boat Aown. The English sailors Are preserving these pieces olt bread As souvenirs. A Copenhagen despatch states that while the three trawlers were fishing in the North sea a German submarine appeared and ordered them to Stop. The Crews then took to their boats arid rowed away after which the trawlers were blown up by boarding parties from the sub Marine. After Rowine about for eight hours the fishermen summoned Aid by burning articles of clothing which hair been attached to oars. The trawler hero attempted t escape but after an exciting Chas which lasted an hour the submarine got into close rang and opened fusillade with rifles whereupon the skipper of the Fisherman Stoppe and the Crew took to the Small boats Gulf Light sunk by Washington May Amer ican Steamer Gulf Light was flying a Large american Ensign and was torpedoed without by a submarine whose nationality has not yet been established according to a cabled statement received by Secre tary Bryan today signed by chief officer Smith. And consular agent Banfield. London Muy German official report issued this att noon claims victories both Over the rus sians in Western Galicia and Over the British to lie East of Ypres in Flanders Field marshal sir John French the British commander in chief has admitted that he was compelled to readjust his lines in the Region of Ypres but the French communication far from confirming a German Victory in Belgium states that the German attacks were re pulsed and that Tho germans being taken on Tho flank by the French artillery suffered very severely. A late report from tie Fri Tosh War office also says that German attacks were repulsed although the used Asi nyx rating gases did get a footing by the use of these fumes on Hill no. 60, Southeast of Yores which since the British captured it recently has been repeatedly at tacked. There has been fighting All along the rest of the Western front in. All of which the germans claim to have been successful. The French however have another Story to Tell. They insist that their Advance con tines both along the user canal in Flanders and in the Woodro where Battles have been continuous Soi weeks on end. Varying East. From the belligerents in the East make it impossible to quite judge of the position there. The austrian and germans tonight say that the russians have been badly beaten in Western Galicia and have commenced to retire from the Western carpathians where As the latest russian report declares the fighting in Galicia is Divolo plop with unvarying Tho russians at some Points have fallen pack to the second line of fortify talons after desperate fighting. The report states the germans have brought into the line in this Section fresh forces of Groat strength ind Strong supporting artillery. On he Jomn Lexa according to the russians the Austro German Offen Sive has been Barren of results. The country around the East Prus Sian Frontier also has the scene of Battles of More or less importance which at the other end of the rus Sian line in Eastern , the rus sians Are attacking the Austro Ger mans despite their reported defeat or Check in the Western part of that credits the allies with fur ther successes in their attacks on Tho Dardanelles and Smyrna but Tho turks again report the defeat or Allied troops who have landed on to Gallipoli Peninsula. The German submarines seemingly Are devoting their attention to the British fishing Fleet. Fifteen trawlers have been sunk since Sun Day night but without any loss of life. Reading matter for Blind. Ask Aid of Dominion government in supplying literature. , May Dominion government is to be asked to help the movement for supplying free Reading matter for the Blind. T. H. Churchill representing the Dominion textile press publishers of free literature for the in town for this purpose. At five schools in Canada the Blind Are taught to rend by touch but Oving to the Lack of literature printed in braille for get How to read after they leave school and the be comes useless. Weather report. Continue a on Page ten _. Tho weather report from the meteorological Observatory at is Coll car Ihas Luto at 7 ., 36.7 maximum for the preceding1 22 hours. 37.0 minimum 33.1 barometer 29.83 Northwest wind at 18 my a an hour .4 inches of . The Canadian Meteorol Oscal scr icis weather observations taken at 7 o clock at evening. May 5. Lime. 62 rain Calgary go Cloudy Edmonton 62 rain Medicine hat j2 Clear , 46 Cloudy port a thur 4b Cloudy Prince Albert 60 Clear que Appicle fio Cloudy j Swift current 52 fair Winnipeg 36 fair. A Light Snow fall with a drop in temperature occurred last Nair by Over the larger part of Manitoba taut further went the weather remains Fine. Minimum and maximum temperatures Dawson 30-52 Prince Rupert Victoria 52-53 Vancouver 48-72 Kam loops 44-82 Calgary 36-64 Prince Al 28-60 jaw. 18-51 re Gina 7.1-66 Winnipeg. 32-56 port Arthur. 42 54 Parry sound 42-54 Toronto 46-58 sin Catoni. 44-54 Ottawa 44-56 Montreal -44-56 Quebec. 40-52 St. John 54-46 34-44, . Conductor acquitted of theft chief Justice Haultain presiding at Yorkton Spring assizes Dis charges accused. Yorkton. Sa.sk., May jus Tice Hail talk is pre Violaj at the Spring sitting is of Tho supreme court which opened Here yesterday. The most important Cane so far disposed of is that of the King is. Harry la Jeunesse the . Conductor who was charged with stealing goods from a freight train in his while the train was in transit be tween Erc Denbury and Wynyard which occasioned considerable inter est at the time of. The preliminary a Earlnor in Luegina in december ast. The Crown admitted at the close of their Caso that the Only evidence connecting with the often co was the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice and they did. Not press for a conviction. A. . Who with b. S. Wilson conducted the defence did not think it necessary to address the jury and the jury after the judge s charge and retiring acquitted the accused. Justified in prosecution. The judge in discharging the accused stated to him that while considered in View of Brady s state ments that the Crown were justified in he was pleased to be to discharge Lajeunesse who could leave the court without a stain on his character and that a regretted that he had been put to considerable inconvenience and expense through Havins to associate with bad companions we let companion Wera not of his own choosing. Merchants convention at red Deer red Deer alta., May re l Tail merchants association of will hold their annual convention. In red Deer May 18 to May 20. 200 delegates will tie present a great Deal of important business will be discussed. For serbian Relief fund. Toronto May b. Committee of the Canadian Reid Crom society has Tnador a arrant of for Relief work i serb us this Money has been sent to sir Edward. Boyle treasurer of the serbian Rel tet fund in ;