Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba Only morning newspaper in d o c o weather forecast fair Ami 7 Hun rim 428 Moon july fourteen North an South Ofris ersome gains Are made Complete occupation of entrees affected two Hundred germans Are captured in fight now Only two Miles from Peronne Village of Belloy retaken from enemy British experience fighting at acre and the repulse determined attacks official statements sending heavy reinforce ments to Block operations of Anglo Saxon forces prisoners now total july the British official statement issued at 10 Oclock tonight reads no special incident of importance occurred fighting was continuous All along the Battle but has been mostly in the nature of local struggles for Possession of certain Strong the result of the Day being that our troops advanced slightly in certain sectors and log no ground the German casualties during their ineffective attacks today very Many More prisoners fell into our and the total number of prisoners taken in the last five Days now amounts to Over 0u the West of the front there was Ordinary Trench War heavy fighting reported july heavy fighting continued throughout the night in the neighbourhood of the acre and the says an Only three More Trench systems official timed 1 which was Given out Here we made further Progress at certain important German artillery has been Active in certain in the neighbourhood of thie Val two determined attacks on our new trenches were beaten off with loss to the there were no important developments on the rest of our a subsequent timed at 5 says germans afraid of British move close to open country Handt hand fighting and bombing continues Between the acre and the five Hundred More prisoners have been taken by us since the number last from French sources july full Lorce of the French offensive in again being sex to Tui both North and South of the but principally southward la this direction the French Are now on tie outskirts at the Savut railway which is their first Active in their Effort to Cut thu i Man suit uni taken by the it Only two Miles from per and adjoins us suburban the importance which the be jeans Tuich to this Point is in i heir Pierce counterattack last Lihty rushed the French lines to the Village of Belloy which they held to Village lies Between in front of French before Peronne is reached july French continue to make More Progress than the British on the Western owing partly to the More difficult ground facing the British and also to the belief among the germans that the kaisers legions Are divided into five armies by Charles july vastly important fact of the Picardy which is not apparent from the sur face is that thanks to the deathless Verdun stand and the Somme has forced the kaisers Western legions into five Dis lint this Means that von Falken Hayn has found it necessary Lopre pare for the moment when open Battle shall decide whether he stays in France or seeks behind the Rhine Refuge or half a million commanded by the bavarian Crown Are trying to Stem the franc British at Ai least another half under the Imperial Crown Are committed to the life Eddeath struggle on the the remaining three Teuton armies Are the Duke Albert of Wurtemburg including All the German facing Ypres von Henn Gens army holding the Centre line and the Landwehr and main attack in the present operations formations in the Vosges gains around july French have captured line of German trenches East of the War office announced they have also captured Sorin ont facing the French resumed the offensive during the night on both Sites of the South of the Somme they made further pro toward the particularly at so Mont this Posi Tion is on the left opposite All the Region Between the farm and Hill on the Road leading from Fla court to is now dominated by the after heavy the germans captured part of the Village of but the French quickly expelled taking the entire the germans still hold part of and both Heid Tjie town of where severe fighting is still German attacks on French positions there were stopped by be French the number of prisoners taken thus far exceeds the the number of German prisoners Neiuber of Cannon captured has not been of the statement follows m the fact that 60 guns were will be on the British despite their slower the British Are successfully beating Back heavy German counterattacks which have been delivered both Day night in the regions of la Bois Sells and thie Val Between the acre and the where they Are making steady pro this Dent was out when fierce lighting placed me French it is estimated that the German looses in the Battle the Somme thus far Are approximately the capture of munitions has been comparatively because the germans in anticipation of the Offen Sive i withdrew their big artillery to longer ranges before the Battle according to Aerial observations on the French in the direction of there Are now Only three Trench systems Between the French and the open and if in heavy toll f Over 250 casualties reported westerners and two Winni Eggers an aggregate of 277 casualties were contained in the four lists issued by the department of militia yester one was issued at noon con Taining 29 reports one at 9 Oclock details Given of Irish settlement members for Home Rule counties in British House will be transferred new lord lieutenant sir Edward Carson will sit in Home Rule parliament arrange ments Only temporary july Complete de tails of Lloyd Georges scheme for Home Rule for Ireland is published the morning the following Are the principal features Irish House of commons twill be by the Transfer ence to the Irish parliament 78 members now sitting in the English commons for the 26 Home Rule coun the total Irish representation in the Imperial House of commons is of which 2o members sit for the six Ulster counties provisionally excluded from Home the 78 members to be transferred to the Irish 76 Are nationalists or while Are sired Ward Carson and attorney general for these iwo members represent Trinity col Lee they have both consented to sit in the Home Rule Par and on this fact some Hopes arc based for future will retain of the Irish com Mons will retain their seats in the English and will often be seen As the Irish body is not expected to have much business to Transfer at represent Central Powers have lost men july Matin today states that the losses of the Ger mans and Austro hungarians on All fronts during the past month amount to ooo000 prisoners captured on the russian front numbered while prisoners were j by the italians and by the British and this makes a total of prisoners amounting to the total of killed and wounded equals another Cut railway to Lemberg place capital in main artery for austro6ermii have to fall Back Britain insists her course right controversy with neutrals Over seizure of German Rete Viste now at a july controversy Between the British government and the Neutral countries from whose ships germans have been less hurrying up make secure the threatened i by a Bouale urmy the movement North Hie Bomamie is necessarily order that the French left Wing act simultaneously with the British right reinforcements to Stop int British have been facing an Ejury moly heavy and Large Suimui were hurried All Duy yesterday by the which runs m me very Centre of the Lieiman of the Somme we have resumed our offensive action germans Are sendin reinforce i and occupied last night a line of German trenches East of South of the Somme our continuing successes t Ward the All i Between Fla court and is in our took Possession of the so Mont opposite Acks on the 1 the Region Between this farm and Hill on the Road i in i 9s Veraun f that the continued heavy German at a report from Holland indicates n after an intense bombardment the enemy Bello that j a a and occupied for an instant it Oei Ween part of Frontier and a Here it is Buta counterattack brought the entire Village Back it Jorea a Cone or the germans Are still holding part of the artillery made concentration of of where the fighting has been very counter front Hui prevented the British from keeping Pace with the French and Vance to the the tenacity with which tie Ger mans Art holding to their positions he face of the British garlic ulary Ai Uuna la while lie French menace of 1eronne is Kompara telvely leads to the uti Iet of the military authorities that lilt Are chiefly concerned m bunking the British even Theta acc of some ground to the French pushed positions been broken by our maximum july Reuter Cor under Date of july Lull Elcio pc the number of Able bodied prisoners taken by us exceeds j from j us f card Brit in m the number of Cannon captured is our army the Battie of the Somme has u operating South of the River Sonsine estimates its captures j am e has come to a Over the Ujj Neuls jul Huo Liichi it Ollil Tion the unionist interests m the were Pniny has Bun routed on tha right Bank of the mister in want such subs in Galicia the Lett Wing to press Back the austrians Village is taken july Success of the first importance is reported by the who claim have Cut the Railroad running from the capital of to this is the main line of communication for the Austro germans defending Lem and Allied military critics have insisted that the cutting of this rail Road would compel the Central Power forces to fall Back on a wide front and place Lemberg in imminent july have Cut the the principal line of communications for the aus Rogerman defending and have Britain admitted the principle that j enemy on the right Bank she had no right to seize such jets of hostile Powers from Neutral question whether reservists Are to be considered As incorporated in the armed forces of a hostile when the Case of the removal teutonic subjects from the steam ship China was decided in favor of the United diplomatic representatives of other Neutral nations began to press for the release of subjects of the Central Powers taken rom various ships bound Lor euro Pean while the Washington government continue to press for the release of germans interned Here Anc in the Orient who had been seized from american in the China controversy great at sixty pieces of artillery maximum strength of n the j of thu conflict j attack of the enemy on the redoubt of Avoe ourt was com1 has certainly not yet been reached 1 nov inns Are throwing men into Petely repulsed by machine gun Between the Region of Avoe ourt and Hill no 601 the mans have delivered a Strong in spite of the use in great quantities of flaming liquids by the this attack must have Cost our assailants heavy have now in some on the right Bank of the River Meuse the bombardment is through the third and continuing with great violence m the Region of Ihram not work last line of the German s i i in Nois they pm std before the attack and m tie Une Nois take second line germans Are hastily construct ing a Iipp but Are manifestly unable to make it to Strong As the free lines pure acted after 20 months British hold ground july the French have carried by assault the second Man lines on a front of two from the Clergyman hold j court Road to the River they have also captured the London the entire second Vintage of in the same according to the official visit Ion of me germans South of the issued by the French War office has fallen Inith i the French have captured All the German second positions the germans Are throwing their assistance As fast As then Means of transportation will permit and while Many of these troops Are in the meaning of the the mass of them have been hurried from other theatres of reports on at a correction from a previous list shows that Clarence of is instead of Colvin Boyce adj two Winni Eggers were reported killed in action and one dead from nine westerners were listed killed in action two previously re ported missing now killed in action seven missing and 11 one Winnipeg Ger Ernest bran Don Avenue and one who were previously reported Are now reported Back on Winni Eggers killed in pet Matthew enlisted in Kin in ire pet enlisted in Winnipeg on Kin in their reprise Ine armed forces of Enta Tives to the Irish the foreign office stands flatly on it is proposed that the sen As Gumpton that the persons ate sit and act with the Irish comi included in the forces ests of the temporary settlement is to continue until one year after Tention held to have been proved in a number of individual cases by the fact that the German government 10 the act Ina the termination the at that instructed the american embassy to time the whole arrangement will coma under the review of the great i penal which is to be to adjust the government of the Frame work of Irish finance in the Home Rule act will not be but some will be made in the sum to be transferred to Irish revenues from the Imperial new lord lieutenant the but not a single Soldier the ninety mile Britten the prisoners me enemy seems to have arrived at Stalte where he is obliged to build up his defences with the very Dregs of his human feature of the an interesting feature of As Aen of the who have also to f the Somme m a front of about ten they have the High completed the occupation of the Village where 200 Bathe is the partial return to con and although circumstances May of in Casi Nauy brine the infantry face to see n the yet the scream of and the crash 01 died of Arthur Kin in eng left with Winnipeg draft previously reported now unofficially prisoner of War Ernest pm at 28 Edmonton previous reported now on duty 4 Ernest Kin at lbs Brandon previously reported unofficially isomer of War now officially at Francis Kin in Scot Man Theodore enlisted Imp completed their Conquest of text of the official statement British Lino has apparently j 1cai l tailed to except slightly in As the British War office puts none of the ground British has the further that the the Battle front wag mostly in the nature of local struggles for the of the our troops continued their offensive during the Day and captured the slopes South of to the North of East of this Village our infantry carried by assault the second German which was completely captured on press few guns Camp in july in Winnipeg on form Kin in Bel will shortly be As preliminary to the adoption of the new prospects improved Irish question probably Long to remain in july the Outlook for a Compromise settlement of the Irish question has it was announced today that Walter Hume president of the local govern ment had received assurances this of such a nature As n Iii Tiff him in withdrawing his 1 meeting of unionists to consider matter wih be held at he Carlton club on the Earl of Selborne resigned the presidency of the Board of agn Cul on account of the Irish ques Tion and it was reported that Long and the Marquis of lans minister without m r pressing our advantage further to the we attacked aria carried the Village of hem after a severe struggle the Monacu farm also fell into our in the course of these is 300 soldiers and three officers were made prisoners by repulse of the we repulsed counterattacks by the enemy on and ejected the germans from the part of the of entrees which they still a detach ment of the enemy which was holding a Mill North of this locality was compelled to and we took Here 200 trenches running Between entrees and Belloy having been occupied by the entire second position of the germans South of the is now in our hands on a front of about ten on the North Verdun front there were intermittent bom bar Dinets during the after artillery the enemy attacked our position in the Region of East of and succeeded in obtaining a footing in our trenches at three our counterattacks immediately drove them and we re occupied All the lost belgian communication Ine nature of local struggles Lor Luc a Trio obese Ion of Strong Points would Aud carried the Village of hem after a severe struggle the seem to indicate that each Side is Titan la to the pair ski of these if voting particular attention to the organization of its positions and the strengthen me of its hand for further to track or the number of German prisoners sported the British and French has reached about while the Toman casualties have been unofficially estimated at sixty on their the germans report the taking of a considerable number of British comparative Culet for the time be has settled Over although the of con but while the respite is on at a Crown the germans have opened n Nen attack Uii the French line near inc Lorraine some Miles to he East us they deliver ii Strong assaults against the Krench trenches in this Ana entered them at three Only to i driven out shortly w e Ather re the in father report from the mete pro Cical it Johns College As follow temperature i pm 152 maximum for the prec cams m wind n1 4 Miles per Meloro Loblaw Ethel t nylons taken at t o clock Winnipeg time we fort Clear of Clear la tar Clear Swift Fri Medicine Lair Cloudy Fine prevailed Tonny Rhrou Phoui maximum temperatures 5t w 5264 Cal 407i 4268 Medicine hit 5077 Moose 1478 6990 5664 s586 to 5478 52 Monist pm 5676 5276 famous Jorse dead Gartley Champion is severe july Gartley the celebrated Clydesdale to there were vigorous artillery better form than be Ever m the show Gartley Bonus a prize and two seconds from the the greatest clydes g Dale exhibition in the since coming to Canada he won the Cham n Erly of belgian Alexander Kin in Thomas enlisted in Winnipeg on Kin in Andrew taken on at Val Cartier on form Erly of Gordon Kin at 316 Flora Evan Kin in westerners killed in Stanley Kin Charles Kin at har Duncan Kin at Dan Man Frank Frank Kin in ens Arthur Kin in Leonard Kin at Box 79 enlist provide officers pay for the seized reservists dating from the time they boarded their Steamer in in other the German government declined to recognize the interned men As belonging to its armed but until the Neutral diplomats can get definite information As to the status of German military Law on this Point they Are handicapped in their efforts to prove violation of their Flag in these the number of men thus seized and in turned is not but great Britain considers it vitally important to is Crew the enemy and Mora including 170 had their 1 he is the first Defi Nite information that Long gave of which he has now Calgary at Regina this valuable horse and was Gary sainted Tobe one of the if the Clydesdale in Canada and great sympathy is extended to or Sulev the loss of this 1m actions at different of the our All calibres successfully resumed today the systematic destruction of the German defensive works in the Region of Inton of the afternoon a struggle with bombs took place at due and there was a violent artillery Duel in the direction of Barnsley the Perial Royal Banff course officers for Canadian associated july following nurse Indian criminal on july the Indian who was captured along with the three Shoal Lake murderers and sentenced to three months for complicity in the robbery of the Bay Post at White escaped from his Jailer today the police Here have nothing to say in the up to a late hour be had not been july their Royal harnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia Are spending a very quiet Holiday Here tuesday they around Tunnel Mountain and otherwise put in a rest this morning they remained indoors because of a slight rain sat was afternoon they went up the Bow for a few Miles in i motor Princess Patricia is enjoying Banff very de in Brandon on Kin in John Kin at club Kin at Pratt reported missing Kin at Kin at now Occas arrived Kirkwall Tork Tork Tork Tork Kew Tork killed in Lewis p Charles previously reported mining on Arthur Kin la with Brandon previously reported now unofficially prisoner of Alex Kin at Box Kin at Melville Arthur Kin at 245 sixth Sidney Kin a St John Kin a cabinetj5huffle Edwin Montagu to succeed Lloyd George As minister of july reorganization of the Cabinet will be necessary when he announcement is made tomorrow or saturday of Lloyd Georges motion to the War Montagu financial Secretary of the is expected to succeed him minister of the morning Telegraph says that Austen Chamberlain will retire As Secretary for India in order that a member of the House of Lorda May be filling the Cabinet vacancy in the upper House caused by the of lord in this Umu Chamberlain would receive another office of equal importance to which he now another Way of meeting the vacancy in the upper House would be the Elevation of sir bid Ward Grey to the according to some of the morning it is proposed to create Harld parliamentary acre tary of a and have succeed Montagu As Chancellor of the duchy of a Post which the latter holds in addition to his Stablish her rights to make such As a ruling to the contrary would result in the admission of thousands of reservists to Ash Clurus wiped it by fire meagre details Only freight Sheds and station left july a serious fire which threatens to de strove the town of Ashcroft is re ported meagre inform anon regarding the fire indicates that the entire town has been wiped the exception of the station and freight Ashcroft is on the main line of the 200 East of Vancouver in the Thompson River just North of the railway tracks there is a wide Street running East and West and the town lies Between that Street and r according to an statement issued by the War the communication reads on the lower and on front Between the Styr and and farther South As far As there Gion of the lower everywhere there have teen most desperate in the Region of Kair we broke through three lines at barbed wire entanglements titled with land in very desperate fight on the West of overt than together with three machine two searchlights and several thousand a bridging detachment Lent the troops most useful in keeping Pace with the fighting units and working close tothe firing in the Region North of Paturze and near Volia we seized the first line of enemy a stopped by artillery fire an enemy attack on in the Region of the lower Lipa the enemy made a most stubborn without the who crossed the Styr above the Mouth of the near the Village of was attacked by us and driven Back to the Here we made prisoners of seven officers and 257 and captured two machine in on the galician in the direction of the was an artillery our left Wing continues to press the enemy on the Road Between Tolomea and deist in we after a the Village of at the Bayonet Point we took prisoner nine officers and 300 and captured two machine in the Gulf of Riga an enemy aeroplane which dropped bombs on our ships was brought Down by our continued on Page continued no says mans would be glad of july of British prisoners in the whose rations and other members opposed the idea o in muting on the ground that it would not influence the Ger mans they would be glad of any excuse to starve British pros under foreign announced that the office had at last received the reply of Germany to the proposals made by the British the reply not yet exam Newton asked that the discussion Steamer lost in Rio july american Steamer from new York for this via was sunk this morning Iii a collision Tim brazilian naval Sargeant it is not believed that any lives were the Sargeant Albuquerque was entering Rio Elro Harbor when she collided Witk the the a Steamer of tons was built at West Hartle Pool in and was owned by the Southern products trading left new re Means cheaper july Una report of the Federal Trade com my Sylda on its investigation into the Oil situation in the United states pro Bably will be completed within to commissioner Harris said to a reduction in to Price of gasoline would investigation is Credle among government saving tothe United states o air Bain markets review in to local Market yesterday was a fight Between the Bearsh sentiment of the pit crowd and the Good by the the floor men would have he Selling Side with very Little in and when one of tha hip oing Branch was baying there always two or three ready give him the in the face of Nch support it waa the Day the sentiment had its Way began to work Liverpool news waa fairly Strong in he but seemed to weaken m and lateness said hat the gain from saturday had Al most been wiped out better weather the helped this the while the decrease in american visible waa comparatively against this the were fairly Strong during the Day of rain in the harvesting but they also fell off late in the new wheat was offered1 to the Chi Cago Market at Loc to12c Over thele which makes it nearly on Pau with our there was no to take these our though Light in received fair support yet worked lower it to be mainly Market till the at 31 cents a but the ild of the month with prices Workins was a contract has by booted at 23ft cents ;