Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in Manitoba. Weather forecast fair and warm. Tenn water. To 7 Maxler nun minimum. Hun rum. . 6-.b7 . Lioun . . Avino Peci thursday septembers. 1915. Fourteen pages. Juts sons Are implicated by two witnesses Uffie nce brought into conspiracy Case by Harwood and Charles by Salt utter says Young Kelly told him to tender culling to beat out Lyals architect s ordeal ended yesterday after Many hours of gruelling both Charles and Lawrence Kolly ires of Thomas Kelly were imply ated in the parliament build eng by evidence Given yesterday at a preliminary hearing of Tho sex Lawrence Kelly was in mired by Horwood. Who connected so Youngf Man with several occur a knowledge of which implied of the alleged con Spur Riga and Petrograd Safe from germans Petrograd sept. Riga and Petrograd Are now Safe from the Canna is War office officials declared today As the remit of russian Vic Toria around Din self and the reported withdrawal of German troops for a great Balkan drive. The repealed reverses suffered by the enemy in their attempts to talc the outer defences of has affected the morale of the German troops. There is a noticeable Lack of vigor in the Teuton assaults. The official statements Given out today Lucre almost completely silent the Vilna operations but it Here that the russians have evaded the German trap just As they did at Warsaw. The Czar s troops arc believed now to be falling upon trouble and excitement. Reported that three or four licenses had been or were to be suspended. Scandalous scenes on streets by soldiers and civilians cause of the action. Czar s troops capture Sev eral villages Northwest of Freder Ickstadt incessant fighting desperate Bayonet engagements occurring daily in do Infix Region take Ostrow London sept. Is Genera activity of Tho Autro Vermun Force along the serbian Frontier Tho Teu Toish Are now bombarding the serbs Posl Llona the whole Frontier a Semi official ill Spatill from repudiates reports that Serbia a been ask in effect to remain cent while Tho Austro carmans con ducted their Campaign southwards. The developments in Bulgaria Bav thrown into comparative of Curit Tho continued russian Retreat fron Vilna but. With the exception of the Northon. Up of the polish fron where Tho Hussion arc on the of near i the Gor mans claim Progress throughout mid Poland As far South As Ostrow which they Haw captured. Therea. Est number of prisoners taken at any however did not exceed which would elem to indicate that Canadian casual uses Ottawa. Sept. Report a last Midnight number nine. Including four Ami the of three Oundell. Whip Iii a new. Of Earl Grey ask Waller Nrown. Montreal and w. Murton. Toronto stated Olive been Kollm in action. The Atli u reported of Albert Cocks eng and. Tim list third battalion. Killed in Brown. Montreal. George . Wynot. Donald a. Toronto. Fourth battalion. Suffering from own ii. Dublin. Fifth battalion. Killed in _ c1s08s. W.m., Earl Grey Salic tenth battalion. Synod settles red erector. Fourteenth battalion. Quebec. Fifteenth battalion. Toronto. Second divisional signal com Pany Canadian engineers. Albert England. Col. Keohen among canadians promoted it work. The b a paid for it no i had to have Tho big phrcthbecau7e u had originally tend ,n4 for the main Job at door Ducuing this figure by in order to bet Delow the tender. Brandon Man., sept. A stir was created throughout Brandon Juilu afternoon on it becoming goner ally understood that several local hotel licenses had been or Scro about to be suspended. While speculation ran riot As to the particular hotels to be affected it was More than hinted in the most authoritative sources that they were the Arlington the grand View Tho Imperial and the King Edward Price but to being assured by Premier Redmond Roblin that be made All right. While Salt was giving everything the face of the inform thought Price foolish. Victor Horwood s ordeal on Tho the names of those were Given by an official who should be Ciui witness stand came to an end shortly lunch yesterday. Under Amin Atlon. He did not change any of essential of his main Torr but the defence scored one or Points. about the im4.037 under Icett a which head fitted having received from Thomas to said he dropped it into a Driver and never thought Oft until the contractor inquired about it last april. It Wuh that this was a singular Way to Deal with such an important document. Hon Rood told the court that he paid to attention to the tender because he thought the Price foolish. Two stories of alleged bribery came up during Horwood s examination. Was suggested by a. J. An pc who inquired if r. Simon Tad not proposed to Horwood that they should Divide inc one cent on Tho contract Price of the building which was to have allowed for supervision fees Horwood knocked the Story on the hta4. He said the truth was that Simon thought that if Horwood the work he ought to be half of one per cent for doing other bribery Story involved Thomas Kelly. Horwood said the extractor once offered him an elec tee Auto but to refused it an it his custom to accept sifts 01 that . Charles Forrester the witness Bald. Present offer was made and opined that Horwood was a fool to turn it Down. Sayi Horwood erased William Salt into the Box Horwood quilted it. And retold the major part of the Story he Glrst Gratol to the Royal commission at in june. Salt affects an drawl but to talks with in the Best position to know. In View of the scandalous scenes enacted on the streets and in certain neighbourhoods by toddlers and Civili ans alike while under the influence of the drastic step Token by Iho provincial authorities was not in and not even unwelcome by generally. Liat Somo move would has been anticipated following the Strong comments of Mug nitrate a. C. Kroner on the con duct of local hotel in allow ing on. Their premises. Mayor takes a mayor Cater has also taken a hand in Tho fight and exerted himself to stringent methods be no Adle. on cd us soon As possible. on u i to Vinulal Constable Thomas Brown Jee held the Pogo not Lar Csc inspector is Well thus sex himself to Tho tree press t0d-Tho drunkenness that has been Mlo cd on the Public streets of this c to for some time past to been Dos Graceful and i do not know How the citizen could stand it As Long As air or Sculco wus far too vigorous License inspector to meet with the attempt to Complete the Colls around Tho retreating russians has. In fact proved unsuccessful. Tho first definite Anglo French retaliation in kind for repeated German bomb dropping air raids Over towns and cities in great Britain and Franco has been registered. Tonight s official communique from Paris announces that a group of Aero planes some time during today drop pod about a Hundred shells on the Rohnl Palace and the station it Santt Gart. Capital of the German kingdom of Tho aeroplanes Al though cannonade at various places along the line returned in safety to their Bane. No information on the result of the bomb dropped is As Yei forthcoming. Alou. The Western line cannonade ing continues the Active feature with the French a few positions from which their drove Iho German soldiers. Runyans capture Villanea. Petrograd. Sept. Follow ing off Clyl from Gen eral Headquarters was issued North Iwest of in the course of the occupation of the Village of Stryz. I the Region of Blush Alan we captured Many Pris Oner and arms. Desperate engage menu Are incessant in Tho Region Canadian Amo Cloud 1 rom i London sept. Further hit of Canadian promotion in tonight s official Gazette. Col. H. D. B. Ketchen of col. Thacker and col. David nation of Quebec become brigadier command Era attached to headquarter Nulta to rank whilst 10 employed at temporary Bri Adler Generali. Temporary brigadier general Turner be comas temporarily a major general. Capt. Crelghton , and temporary major a. A. Mccoy Mont Are to be temporary Quarter matters and Ligula. Crabbe and Stewart of the Princess to be captains. The following lieutenant in the Canadian army medical corps Are gazetted temporarily lieutenant in to Royal army medical corps a. A. Keeli a. M. C. Dave Dion w j. Chapman e. C. Cai indy a a volume b. Franc i h. Harvey c p. Armstrong j. T. Bowman c. A f. Caville j. F. Adamson f. C Stewart j. F. Wood w. E. Alley o. B. My Tavlin j. R. It win j. B. Haver Ion d. Creighton g. H. A continued on Pace seven Armstrong j. A. Wellwood j. F Sadleir a. R. Munroe f. L. Me Kinnon and d. L. Dick. To be temporary Quarte Maiten with honorary rank of lieutenant f. H. Atkins w. A. Owen d. H Macdonald and g. Drummond. Of Lorn is delayed commission has session that lasted till. Midnight but business not disclosed. New . Sept. The Anglo French financial commissioners who am hero to establish u huge cred for great Britain and Franco wer n continuous session today from 1 . To 8 . After a recess of dinner the commission re assembled and the meeting lasted till after mid night. The absorbing matters discussed i the Alt Day and null night confers no were not disclosed. Apparently their nature was unknown to Tho american hankers who have been conferring the commission during the past Canada caring for soldiers at the front satisfactory Compromise is effected in debate on Athanasian Creed the Mintory clauses to be indented in printed form in prayer Book and Reading left optional Toronto. Sept adopting n suggestion made by Provost Mack 1cm. Of Trinity College Tho general anglican Synod this afternoon settled the Athanasian. Creed debate. V the suggestion. Which emanated from the Provost s mind was this since the great difficulty is the compulsory recitation Tho Mintory clauses. Provost Jack Lem asked that these clauses be indented in the printed form in the prayer Book to arranged in the responsive Reading of the Cread that they would always full to the Clergyman to read in Public worship and finally that the Public recitation or Reading of these should to left entirely of Provost further forecaster Tho Ottawa sept. Soldiers will not suffer during the coming Winter from wet and cold feet As they did last Winter. A new Issue of boots two pair to each Soldier is being sent out to All the overseas forces of whom about 50.000 Are now in France and 33.000 still at Sho Cliffe. The new boots Are pronounced by experts to be Superior for Active service conditions to any now in use by the Allied armies. They arc warm and Waterproof. I immense quantities of Winter cloth ing and equipment of All kinds Are now going Forward from Canada for the men at the front. Since the first of this month Over ten million pounds of clothing have been handled by the quartermaster general s department. The Winter equipment problem in valves looking after not Only the 83.000 men who have already crossed the Atlantic but also the 50.000 or More men who will be pfc cps in raining in Canada during the Winter balms fume with spirit Serbia demands explanation of massing of troops by Bulgaria a it became established that the anticipated announce ment of the Success of the Conj la Slon s work Here in rating credit loan of from to 000 would not be forthcoming today. Was not expected tomorrow would be received with Surprise if issued As Early Friday and might not be made till next week. American 1 Bank ers who went to bed lost night professing conviction that the commis Sion s Success would be announced arabic victim ashore. Queenstown. Ireland. Sept. The body of or. Edmund p. Of Janesville. Win., who lout his life through the Torp doing of Tho steam ship arabic was washed ashore to Day it Ross car cry. County Cork. Wilson Bryan conference mor Secretary of state Bryan conferred with president Wilson for More than on hour today. Follow ing the meeting the first Between the president and former Secretary since the latter resigned from the Cabinet neither would discuss the conference. Sons s today were not so cart Ixon of a Speed announcement when they reached the financial Section this morning. Theories for delay. Numerous rumours none bearing the tag of authenticity sought to Tell Why Tho expected announcement should have been deferred. One re port was that the commission was marking time till the cables should bring word from Pierre bark Tho new russian minister of finance. To whether Russia wanted a slice i of Tho proposed loan and upon what terms she would share in it. An other report was that the commission was rounding Oft a mass of minor de tails. Tedious and some Liat vexatious. But not of great importance several american Bankers ventured the opinion that there might be an eleventh hour change in the terms another report was that the com Mission had been advised that an continued delusion in an addenda of Tho prayer look of the Lambeth translation of he Creed the Provost t amendment Provost Macklem b amendment is worded As follows that in Tho re Vised prayer Book Tho present form of the Athanasian Creed be preserved n its integrity without alteration or addition and no Altorn Nilve rendering be admitted for Public use. That in Tho printing of Tho Creed Claunch 2, 28 and 42 be indented and a Rubric be inserted immediately before Tho Creed As note tile indented clauses May be omitted from Tho Public recitation of this Creed in divine worship. That at the end of the Creed be printed the synodic no declaration put Forth by Tho convocation of Canterbury in 1873, re affirmed in 1819 and concurred in by the convocation of clauses to be indented. The clauses to be indented Are As follows which Faith exc Opta Man have kept whole and in dolled without doubt to will perish eternally. Let him therefore that would be saved think of. this in the Atholl Faith which in that except a Man have and steadfastly believed he cannot not Only was Provost Macklem s proposal satisfactory to the Synod but its adoption was earnestly Spon on Taie Beten supplanted or. Brow Leo the late regime but since the the City is minus in stirring deeds of Winnipeg volunteers at Langemark cemetery of the 8th battalion and precision and in the Point. He described with the Cut Udo of a College professor just of the caissons wore constructed he handled exhibits like a train m lawyer. In of respect Story from that of Horwood. Tie a provincial architect swore that he not help to Craw he figures in Salt s memorandum of the caissons. Salt said he did erase them and Lucr bed the circumstances. A b g of Brandy tier Rod is them it was Horwood Olio took last pull. Up to the present practically no to dance implicating h. Flow sex attorney general been it in. Hut almost the last to intr Hon Rood said before to left the and was that he Hail committed Al a creat Deal of drunkenness among old Cra is said by competent Obs cry to be confined to toughs who join to forces for what they can get out f it and then play for dismissal. The conduct of Tho great mass of military men has been exempt by. There Are military police hero hey do not feel disposed to arrest any Man in Al Mil Wyllo the City police appear to regard it is an in a Rotten Law shut they should leave older offenders to Soldier policemen. Hanco a greater degree of Drunken pcs on the streets and in hotel bars ban would be permitted under Ordyn. Iry Circum stanch. And which at length has resulted in the wholesale Nis pension of licenses indicated a late hour tonight Nono of the proprietors of the above mentioned hotels professed to have received any official intimations As to Tho Intel Ion of the License department. J 3. Clegg of Tho Arlington hotel was away at Winnipeg. Continued on four Germany pleads not guilty. Amater Dum. Kept. Cml offal Talp mint Issum in Berlin rend follows after inquiry Tiu Ger admiralty contradicts Tho state of the British admiralty unit can be stated that no German us Marler with responsible for the a uck Tho German. After getting life spared. Murdered Lethbridge officer. Lelh Bruke. Altai. Sept. That Captain Frank i Ott. A Leth Tringo Ori crr with the 10th Bat Talion was brutally murder we by a noun Elrd German on the held i Battle it now Rutab by word from one of the Olill ers with i Ott at Tho famous chars. I Al. 1 Ott who in Chursr. I i int across u Wou Myrtl who artied him to hit did. Whereupon tic hot him with huh own Ruthc when his was turned. Capt g k. Watson of the 90th, brings Back human interest stories of the fighters who fought and fell in the Early severe fighting of the Canadian contingent in Black devils were the first to experience the poisonous gasses projected by the company s meagre response to Roll deeds of members of Winnipeg s popular of Little Wood at labour Tillier where Brave lads of the City sleep last sleep. S Newdale old timer killed by a train Hugh Mcmahon hurled fifty feet from was completely smashed. Pc Willac. Man. Sipi. 22.-Htigh Mcmahon. An Here was killed Here today by being run into by o . Passenger train. He web returning Home at noon in ills Auto. A Long freight train was uncoupled at the crop song to let Iho traffic to he could not see lie oncoming train. Nett Wilfo was wreck six killed a lie leaves a wife and u grown son. John and a he Rotor. L to Limson. Nero involved in murder Case jn., sept. Camp i former negro Honor Man and you in servant to Warden Edmund i to appear tomorrow i for ii the september grand jury. H div opened an investigation Murde of mrs. Odette Allen. Into me body Wuh found in apartments in the Krijn on the morning of Juno 20. U suspect in connection with the murder _ governor Walsh nominated. The Noel no a. Governor wih for a third term by the democrats and former con f i Man Mccall was chosen Ashi. Opponent. A few Miles behind the devastated City of Ypres in Bel Plum located a Wood the precincts of which Are to the memory of hundreds of Winnipeg s for in known As cemetery of the both Batta this ii the battalion which i. Composed wholly of win Sipeo boys and next week a draft will be sent from this City to take the places of those who of late have bean killed and have been Laid to rest in this wooded graveyard. The nearest Vellabe to the Wood is labout Olarle and the surrounding re Fields will be referred to by the future historian As the of the second Battle of Ypres or what is m usually known As the Battle of Lando Marck. It warn at this Battle that for Tho first time in civilized warfare a nation condescended to employ asphyxiation fact which the historian will Donl an also that the first sufferers of this was the 90th rifles of Winnipeg one whole company commanded i capt. C. K. W. Nation of Winnipeg being poisoned by the. Fume. When this company took the trenches they muttered 210 men and six officers when the Roll Call was taken after the smoke of Battle had cleared away Only 19 men and two officer Werlo report themselves fit for fur ther duty. These 21 had Beon but fortunately not severely and they quickly recovered from the effects. Fifty men essayed to answer the Roll Call but 29 of them had to be of tried away to the hospitals. When the search parties sent out to bring Homo the spoils of Battle they returned so quickly with Tho bodies of dead Winnipeg men that a tragically thick of corpses was very soon raised. In the expediency of the situation the officers chose this Wood at Labourt Lerlo As a burial ground and within a few Days a Largo Section of Tho Wood had been dug up and was marked with Mounds of new Earth. Today a melancholy pet. Fred. Welch. Who was wounded while attempt ing Rescue of wounded British Dier in front of the trenches. Capt. G. K. A. Watson. Whole human interest stories of the deeds of Winnipeg soldiers Are Moil touching. Silence pervades this sacred area which is reverently spoken of by Tho Winnipeg Mill cars our cemetery and the fallen autumn Cav cd with to mar Rich Brown tint clothe the few feet of Earth which holds Tho remains of so Many of this City s Bravo lads. How Clear this will be to the hearts of Many heart broken Winni Peg people whim the War is Over can not now be gauged but sure it is that Tho improve led graveyard will be visited and held in reverence by hundreds of citizens who will sock to View this spot somewhere in taking a Peep into the future one can imagine the mourn ers closely examining the roughly constructed wooden crosses which head Tho Varlow Graves and which indicate the name and number of Tho Soldier lying beneath the sods in the Hope of locating their Winnipeg suffered heavily. It is doubtful if there will be an other Battle in the whole of Tho War which will claim As its toll so Many lives of Winnipeg soldiers As the has yet been written which convey anything near the True Conception o deeds of the Littin Bine but capt. Watson who a returned to the City on Stele leave having been gassed during thl Battle brings with him a Large stoc no late d for overseas service. I rained my men particularly Well in rapid Drill and a we All under Tood each other it was a matter of great satisfaction to to when i found myself placed in the trenches Vith the men i had drilled for a number of years remarked the Captain yesterday. Then further re Leo Tang. He said they were a Fine of of Fellows an officer could not wish for better but there Are nearly 200 of them whom i shall never Seo that the returned Captain modest when speaking of Tho part be took in Tho War is putting it mild. He is emphatically uncommunicative. I had command of Tho company until i was Gasard and was taken out n. he remarked. Upon my recovery i was Given two months ave of absence and i leave Winni Peg on october 20 next to return to was asked can you describe the gassing Only one word will describe it to i Cpl cd laconically. It is a imply hell you begin to feel choked your units pain acutely As you gasp for breath and you rapidly become weak. It afre ets your mind and you have to Likht hard to keep your senses. It u the most horrible death a Man can p of Lubly die. And it was my painful experience to a number of Winnipeg boys pass away in terrible agony from those awful Story of the Battle. Capt Watson then turned to the report which to has prepared for his commanding officer. In in Len lie tolls Tho whole Story of the Battle Asho saw it until the Gas. Affecting his mind draws a Blank across events and Tho Story is taken up again from Hospital bed. After refreshing memory by a glance at this to a Hundred bombs dropped on1 Palace and station in capital of Wurtemberg. Germans forced to leave Posi Tion in Aisne is wiped out. Paris sept. Aviators have bombarded Stuttgart capital of Tho kingdom of Wurtemburg. Accord ing to Tho French official communication issued tonight. They dropped about a Hundred shells of Tho Royal Palace and the station. They also dropped bombs at different Points along the Way. The text of the state ment follows name artillery activity continues to Tho North and the South of arum As Well us Between the Somme and the Olse. To the North of the alone a Vio Lent bombardment has occurred in the Region of Volle Aux Bols where to compelled the enemy to evacuate a fortified Post which we have occur pled. _ j in Champagne both sides Liao been employing their heavy at a Large number of Points. An ent my patrol which attempted to pc Tetrau our lines was completely destroyed. An artillery action of particular intensity has been in Progress in the argon no on Tho Western outskirts and in the Region of haute Che Vauches. Works Are demolished. On the Heights of Tho mouse to the Northwest of Bouchol our Bat teries demolished the works and caused an explosion in the. Lines of Tho enemy. Cann Nading like lao Lias been violent in Tho Forest of Apro Mont. On the Lorraine front and in Tho Vosges in Tho sectors of Tho Murthe and Tho fave. In retaliation for the bombard ments by the germans of open towns and civilian populations of France and England a group of aeroplanes set out this morning to bombard Stuttgart capital of . About a Hundred shells Wero drop Ped on the Royal Palace and Tho Sta Tion. Aircraft were subjected to hell fire at various Points during the expedition but All returned Berlin report of raid. Berlin. Sept official state ment issued hero today says enemy airmen with German Marks on their aeroplanes appeared at 8.15 o clock this morning Over Stuttgart dropping bombs on Tho town killing four per sons and wounding a number of sol Diers and civilians. The material damage was quite unimportant. The airmen were fired at by our anti air Craft troops and disappeared in a Southern direction at 8.30 o clock. Owing to Tho fact that shortly after 7.45 o clock Tho military not Thori tics Scro informed of approach greek Cabinet meets Austro German strategy Calls for invasion of Serbia next week v London sept. Were aflame with the War spirit to Day. Serbia has demanded an immediate explanation of uie massing of Rul Gurlan troops on her Border. Accord ing to Rome dispatches. Arc hurriedly leaving Bulgaria. The greek Cabinet in reported to have met in special session last night to prepare mobilization All Athens dispatch today predicted u. Bulgarian declaration of War against Serbia within 48 hours. Other reports from the Gulkana said Bulgaria was preparing to nud n ultimatum to Serbia demanding he immediate cession of he Blun Macedonia. Formal notice of the sending of Mich an ultimatum will be allowed mobilization of tin 2reek armies in the interest Serbia. The censorship has apparently been lightened at the Buli Harlan capital. London wait getting most of its in we on Tho critical situation in to ans in dispatches Ullin Jcj to pass the. Censor it Athens. Invasion next week. With re port that Bulgaria is about to strike came Rumora from Swiss sources that a Hiru Csc Mali strategy Calls for the beginning of the serbian invasion Early week. Scr Man newspapers. Geneva Dis patches Arzu Rcd comment by on the Balkan situation and sure their readers that Bulgaria invade Fierla when the Glrst Quatro Germun Force to dlr Way Acnith thu Herblan Boundary. Despite these disquieting the a Clef was Nelll Huld in aunt twin today that bul Girla. May Yff keep Cut of the War. Stav Ontl Well informed diplomats hero took twin View that Bulgaria is Utstein plug u frighten Serbulo into offering Furioli r court felons by a show of urm cd Force.1 if Serola Rufus of. Bulgaria will draw from her menacing without nor Ikonic a blow. A Serbia proper inn dozen of. Serbia in making ovary to Delmel herself Paul not urn de attack from both Widen Thi Sor Bias legation today Rico veil from Nash directing All be j to cedi Tho Ngo of 18 and in eng land to it Tho consulate in a mediately prepare to re Julu Ali i Berlin Anil rat Clies today reporting to list l in Austro germans Are serbian River defences with the utmost vigor there is the urea test Confidence a military circles Here hint the serbians will be Able to Iho assault. The Mustfo Geri Nang must it least men to make any head Way at All against said London military critic today. I i not believe they can spare the utinans men. When you consider the f. It that Tho russians ure checking the Ger mans in the East and that the Kulw must prepare to meet a possible offensive in the serbian army Ling now supplies of ammunition. In m contrast to their Early in the War. Since they inflicted n crushing defeat on the lust december they have been supplied with every requirement of modern army. British have in drilling new levies which Well supplied with Aerial pc out urn new Field pieces. Slons neutrality agreement. London sept. Hado Slavoff. The bulge plan Premier i Iii announced to his supporters the signing of n convention with Turkey for future maintenance of armed Neutral Ity on the part of Bulgaria soya times correspondent at Sofia in n printed thin morning r Izier makes statement ing German airmen the population could Only to warned when it was comparatively Lato. A Gorman airman arrived stut Lirhart it 0.30 o clock. He fired on from below Jor a Short time until he was with certainty recognized As a German airman. He landed unhurt near the Over was Albemarle Zinc deposits. To be developed for War purposes by Eastern capitalists. London Onu. Sept. 1m and men and Tho Gallant manner in which they conducted themselves during a supreme or Lnla. Capt. Wal in s company was composed of All Winnipeg Hove and is this company Uffen a More than any other com Pany in the whole battalion the re Cital of those incidents will serve As a Tablet of Praise to officers and men Ana presides an illustration of the Brave deeds and Noble sacrifices which the canadians Are performing from Day to Day. Last Post for 200. Capt. Watson who is a member of the fire insurance firm of Hawkins Watson. One of the most popular of Winnipeg officers. For eight years past he had commanded a company in the 90th rifles and when War _ second Battle of Ypres. No Atory broke out this company to a Man of incidents concerning local officers , Jalc began his Story which rings. Admiration for the great work old Well known Winnipeg soldiers a first bombardment of our positions began on april 22. And i fortunately soon what the were aiming at. I anticipated their moves and when our lines became exposed to were ready for them. The looses we sustained Wero cheat. But those to the germans were greater. Not one German who those attacks turned to his lines without injury. But i sup Tison Vou have heard All that and what you really want is an account of the work of the officers and men. Month officers wounded in on Mcnabo Zinc deposits in Albemarle township Are now Likely to developed for War purposes by Mont real and Toronto capitalists. London parties who some time age attempted to work the Rich mines but gave up owing to transportation and smelting difficulties and Low prices have been approached by Tho capitalists. They were attracted by the present High prices also the shortage in Zinc. W. H. Walker an expert Klondike Miner has been sent to report on Tho mines and arrangements no under Way for smelting in Chicago. Weather report. The weal it report from Len meteorological lower Vantry at St. John b Celeita at 7 . 61.4 maximum or the preceding 12 68.0 minimum. 04.4 barometer 20.71 no we jul Trace or rain. The Canadian service weather nicer Valona taken at 7 o clock last Eveylne. Kept. 22. Wynn Lee time 68 Clear Man Nedavia fib Clouds Rort Arthur 54 fair Quappelle. By Cloudy Swift current 64 Clear 1 Ronco Arbert. 64 Clear Battleford 68 Clear Medicine hat. 68 fair Cal Arr. 64 fair Edmonton 68 Clear. The weather continues one and moderately warm throughout the Western pro minimum and maximum temperatures so-54 Prince Lupert 45-58 Victoria. 62-62 Vancouver. 54-66 Kam 44-66 Calgary 32-64 Edmonton. 42-66 Medicine hat. 44-72 Al 36-64 Mnnie jaw 35-72 it Ellna. Jr.69 we Nullee. 40-68 port Arthur. 34 62 i Arry sound 34-60 Toronto. 40-62 Kingston 38-58.j Montreal Halifax. 46-50. . Bulgaria. Sept. The bulge plan Premier announced yesterday that the Austro German offensive against Serbia initiated sept. 19. So far there been no general bulgarian Mobil Len ton. But the troops Are leaving their stations throughout the country. The capital and the country quiet. Public opinion which was somewhat divided a few Days Ngo now staff Colne in spite of Premier Radoslavoff. There Ara that within a few Days comparative unanimity concerning the Morrn mint will prevail. Referring to Tho concentration of certain bulgarian troops Tho Premier yesterday informed the governmental members in parliament that the War danger in the had but that the bulge plan government was obliged to resort to an neutrality. Most of the troops stationed it Sofia left the capital last night and this morning cession of Turk territory. London. Sent Correa Pondant at Sofia sends the follow ing the commission appointed to sign with the turks the cession of new territory to Bulgaria started continued in Keren Canadian troop ship arrives in England Western men on Board Ottawa. Sept. Troop ship Motoyama which sailed from Canada on sept. 11 arrived in England had on Board the following troops infantry from Alberto. 2c officers and 1.220 men from Manitoba. G off Lycra and 250 men army service corps 2 100 men 1 officer and co men details. Including 4 be Giap reservists 3 officers and g men ;