Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 12, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s Wear her fair Little cooler temperatures yesterday r maximum 77.1 minimum an Allied Success the alight Advance in the present stage of the offensive has been so costly it is considered Allied Success. Winnipeg Wehnes Dat Teste 12, 1918. Morning pages no 293 troops recapture Belloy Genlis flood and Heights from Courcelles to Mortermer French retire villages in Brilliant counter attack French attack Between and Rube court occupy portions of siberian railway Amsterdam june newspapers received Here say Czecho slovak troops about Strong have occupied portions of the Siber Ian railway in the Southern urals there they captured arms and material. The newspapers add that soviet troops have evacuated and concentrated near Zlatoust in the neighbourhood of which town the czechs were Defeated. Another group of czechs is declared to be near Samara which town is said to be in danger. Spirited artillery activity occurred on both sides West of the far Jar particularly in the Region of i Legen. In the Region of Dobro Olja the enemy after violent artillery preparation attempted an attack against the serbian positions but were re thousand enemy prisoners pulsed leaving prisoners in. Our hands germans gain footing in Marche rant and Bethancourt after bitter fighting capture Belleau Wood Ndon Juno Ottawa the French have been j plies. Back to the Oise River. Southwest of to Graditz French troops after a Brilliant engagement occupied Crete Kamia and the villages of str Skallos and pop inti capturing 140 prisoners including two officers three mortars numerous machine guns and food and munition sup doubt if enemy gains Are Worth losses suffered review 6t War situation Over front of seven and half Wilts germans pushed by French counter attack enemy suffer heavy casualties besides leaving thousand prisoners in hands of apexes hold Belleau. Wood compelled to draw upon reserves of Prince considered significant temporary superiority and initiative insufficient to overcome Allied defence strongest Effort in Railroad connecting entrees St. Denis and Mont Didier Rui-i.-. June the Kronen t Lenni ins a Izard have blow a front of about Miles by and St. Maur re Jax j ins Beni of it Titis Wood and Tho pc is hts Between and i m Artemer. The official announcement by to lion a office tonight of this Sain says suffered heavy losses p and left More thai. E. Thousand Tennas or oilers and some puns in the hands the French. Several violent Nev attacks on Crevi court were repulsed but the germans grained a Fco in in Marchmont and Bethan court which places Are being bitterly disputed. Tho text of the statement French re Tytke Vilge of Mery total Advance of seven Miles at the deepest Point "7ne Battle continued French Headquarters june 11 Router s Ottawa ene by tanks counter attacked along a j front of 12 Kilos Between bib court j id to. Maur. And despite desperate j resistance on the Pur of the enemy. I Rached. Tho Southern a Proa j nes of i Tei Reify. Captured tie Heights be Courcelles and Mortimer and j carried our links nor. Than two Kilos Tuth East of Alery. Take prisoners. We have also retaken Belloy and Gen is Wood and reached the South Ern outskirts of St. Maur. I lie enemy who suffered heavy los bes left More than a thousand prisoners and Sev in our hands. In the Centre thy germans who had succeeded in pushing Forward to the South of Loire farm and an theuil. Were driven Tiack beyond these Tio ints by our troops acting in concert with adjoining units. On the right the enemy increased his pressure seeking to gain the Matz Valley. Several violent attacks against l he Vancourt were enemy succeeded in paining in Marchmont and Beth i Shiuli bitterly disputed. Sum of the of acct River the am truuts this morning captured Ilijic a Wood and took. 3po prisoners. Today from i y yesterday at immense C.S. Suc i. Supported needed in pushing his Advance from a mile to three Miles deepen into our front. At Marque Glise. The Southern most Point of his salient he was about seven Miles from his starting Point. French recapture via cow. The German drive London june military correspondent of the British. Wire less service writes in the Aion tidier Noyon sector the Niemy attack is meeting with so Little Success in proportion to the heavy sacrifices he is making that so far the engagement May undoubtedly to characterized As a considerable Allied Success. The French continue to hold stubbornly on the flanks at i Ville. Taking Over 500 prisoners a signal proof of the enemy s Dessera i Tion. J in the Centre the Advance of about three Miles forced by the first enemy onslaught bras followed on second Day by a further Advance i of about two Miles on a still Nar j rower front. But for these very limited and so j far useless gains the enemy has had to pay a Price so heavy that he has at last been compelled to draw upon Princo Rupprecht s till now jealously withheld reserves. This is a Point of deep significance. The enemy apparently anticipated a Success As easy for him As that on the Aisne and he Lias been taught a severe lesson. Though he has a. Temporary superiority and the initiative on the Western yet even t hat is proving insufficient to Paris. June German drive the tallied defence. Some Between Noyon con Srou Aci Tju inevitably be gained by tinted unremittingly last night says the Ana the salient at Noyon today s official report. On their left a becoming so acute As to Necessia the French offered effective resist Tate a rectification of the line but if Ance. They recaptured the Village of i the on2my is made to pay the same Mery. I Price As hitherto such Transfer of the principal German Effort was of found win within limits be to the Haig s official report. A my in june marshal i air s non the British front says the number of prisoners captured in a operation car out last night South of Toto plan is j9s. Including five officers. There is nothing further of so interest to apexes take Bittl eau Wood. Directed against the Centre. Attack ing with heavy forces the enemy the French As far As the Region of the Ronde River but by a Briliant counter attack the French hurled the enemy All along this front and re established their lines South of Belloy at St. Maur. South of Marque Glise and at inn Celicourt. On their right the French engaged in violent combats with Large forces concentrated by the enemy who were Able to gain ground. The French withdrew their line to the West and Softli of rib court. The statement follows late yesterday and in the. Night the germans continued to exert pres i modified sensibly sure in the direction of entrees St. Firis june troops Brill Kintly carried behead Wood this morning taking three Hundred Pris this announcement is made by the office in its official report to Mery in Possession of Allied infantry the army in France Una last night the Allied Gantry re entered the Village of Mery which had formed a protective mint for the German Advance through Valley. Seeing their Progress hindered on this Side the germans turned toward Tho other flank and reached rib court to the swill of which place the hottest in occurred in the Woods of Lre Lincourt. The enemy a ill be forced to de on the Plain near the Oise where he will find himself with the shelter of Woods and will be adj acted to a concentrated tire of artillery and machine guns. Law germans have found it Neces ring Forward More divisions Ali tie Gajus in their ranks caused Ine terrific Allied gunfire. Denis and rib court. On our left our resistance was effective. The germans were unable to capture either be ploy on nor Courcelles. The Village of Mery was recaptured by the French at 10 o clock last night. The principal Effort of the Ger mans was exerted along the front of Belloy and Marci Leglise. By a Power Ful attack delivered with a great number of effective the enemy succeeded in driving the French to. The Vicinity of the Ronde River but by a magnificent return offensive French troops hurled the enemy All along this front re establishing their positions on a line South of Belloy. At St. Maur South of Marque Glise and at Vald Licourt. right the French engaged in violent struggles in the Wood North of Dre Lincourt. The germans who had concentrated very heavy forces in this Region were Able to reach ant Oval compelling the French to withdraw their line of resistance to the West and South of reckless of troops. Paris june the advices from the Battlefront show that the enemy is putting Forth every possible Effort in his design to. Push toward Paris throwing division after Divi Sion into the melting pot. So far. He has succeeded in two Days of fight ing in carrying Forward his line at the maximum Point of Advance at Vinemont a distance of six Miles. In this he has been materially aided by a considerable number of tanks Allied immediate objective comping be Paris june Battle along the front continues fury. At tacks and cd Riti a attacks follow each of Hor without interruption. The losses of tie germans Are for-rnid1 Able. The id vening journal in re results which have been obtained during the past two Days by the germans agree that they Are not to be ignored but doubt that they were Worth the losses which the suffered. Along the whole says the journal Debats the situation is not the general in of the enemy is comping be but this City has not been reached. The Advance along the right Bank of the Oise is not sufficient to disturb our positions on the opposite Bank of the Oise and the Aisne. the other part of the line the situation upon the plateau of Mont Didier is not unable to break resistance with the French army in France Une the associated strongest Effort made by the ermans in the course of last night and this morning was in. The direction of the Railroad connecting entrees St. Denis and Mont Didier. The Ger mans net such resistance that they renounced for the moment their at tempts in this Region. Negro troops supported by entente Allied tanks which did great execution delivered. A Brilliant counter attack in this Region and recaptured the Crest running Southwest of mar continued on Page to my to filter troops the Small valleys making position of the allies occupying Small Hillocks perilous and Caus them to retire. Whole Countryside hereabouts with those Small Hills which called mountains forming kind bastions which when turned from sme or the other become also tips for be valleys Between s tanks of the the occupants. Moat run towards Oise. Berlin official 5rlln. Official re head Garfers tonight says Tlle Battlefield Southwest of renewed French counter 3-. Failed with the heaviest Tor tie ire number of prisoners taken by be has Mak regate of prisoners taken mofi1 01 prisoners Takei in the new offensive n g. By More than n Coaum cd on two British transport ausonia 40 of Crew missing new York British transport ausonia owned by the Cunard steamship company has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine several Hun dred Miles from the British coast while on her Way Westward according to private Cable messages received Here today. Ninety Mem Bers of her Crew were picked up by another Steamer eastward bound and landed on the English coast the message said. Search is being made for forty More of the Crew who Are reported miss ing. The ausonia was a steel four masted Steamer of Arross ton nage built at England in 1907, t or immigration Trade in Canada. Allies continue daring raids Over foe lines the French troops fighting Southeast of Mont Didier have turned upon the germans in a violent attack and administered a great defeat to the enemy Over a front of about seven and a half Miles Between rubes court and St. It was Over this front that " the French since sunday s offensive began had held the germans from keeping Pace with the Advance they were making from the Centre of the South of reasons sur Matz toward the Oise River and where the onslaughts of were met with a defence in Man and gun Power that brought to the germans enormous casualties. The Village of Belloy Genlis Wood and the Heights Courcelles were recaptured by the French and in addition to the infliction of Tho heavy casualty on the enemy the French troops took More than a thousand prisoners and also captured guns. In the immediate Centre of Between Mont Didier and Noyon where the germans had been Able to extend the Apex of their drive to Anteuil the Neiny also was attacked and driven but Southwest of Noyon tie succeeded in reaching Marchmont and Bethancourt the last named place lying on the West Bank of the Oise River. Hard fighting is still in Progress in this Region with the French disputing the attempts of the germans to press Onward. American marines capture Belleau Wood. The american marines fighting in the chateau Thierry sector have completed the capture of the from the germans and with its occupation took 300 prisoners. The latest German official communication asserted that the germans had repulsed several attacks in this immediate Vicinity. The third Day of the German offensive on the. Front Between Mont Didier and Noyon saw the germans still making Progress from the Centre of the line eastward of the River being held in their attempts to bring their positions Southeast of Mont Didier in alignment. Everywhere they were continuing to pay a exorbitant Price for the gains they made. Having reached the the Region of rib court the enemy if he purposes to try to fight is Way along the West Bank of the Stream soon must emerge in Force upon the lowlands bordering the where the troops of general Foch Ara said to be in Strong in men and to dispute the Road to Paris. Although nearly men Are being employed germans. In their efforts to open a Way to the French capital their Progress is slow when compared to Progress on other Days. Numerous divisions of the attacking troops have been Cut to pieces by the French gunners and forced to withdraw from the Battle in order to nil the gaps with fresh men. Not an Inch of ground has been Given without the exam tent by the French of a terrible toll in men killed or wounded and nowhere has the defending Jine been pierced. Apex of salient South of Marque Glise. The Apex of the salient driven by the German is still in. The Centre South of the Village of Marque Glise to the West of this Point the germans at one time almost reached the Ardonne River but were driven for considerable distances by the French in heavy counter attacks. The French also Are counter attacking Southwest of Noyon according to the German official communication which says however that renewed efforts of the French to regain lost territory were refused with heavy losses. The German War office claims the capture of additional prisoners which with the number of captives reported monday would bring the total to in the present fighting. Since the new offensive began along the Soissons Rheims. Sector May u7, it is asserted by the German official communication that the group of the German Crown Prince has taken about Allied troops captive. Comparative quiet still prevails on the front Between Soisson s and Rheims although the germans announce that Northwest of chateau Thierry where the american marines fighting Side by Side with the French have several times decisively Defeated the enemy the germans have repulsed with heavy losses attacks delivered against their front. In one of Tho most ambitious operations carried out in Many Days Field marshal Haig s troops in the Amiens sector have struck the germans a Nasty mow. It was the australians who carried out the manoeuvre and they succeeded in advancing their line half a mile Over a mile and a half front and took nearly 300 prisoners including five officers. In Annachino guns and a Trench mortar were Cap tured. On the italian front there has been no infantry a gating of importance but numerous Small affairs Between patrol parties continue daily. Likewise the artillery of both sides Are keeping up Mutual bombard ments. Another peace offensive by Germany and Austro Hungary apparently is in the air. It is asserted that in Berrun the government and the High army command Are discussing a declaration of War Aims while from Vienna comes the news that the Austro hungarian foreign minis Ter in an interview has1 reiterated that he still adheres to the policy of peace by understanding and that the dual monarchy seeks no annexations. Aviators bomb enemy Aird Romes Brages docks Send Zeebrugge 1 lock Gates heavy anti aircraft fire seaplanes Active in sighting and bombing a boats Shell enemy concentrations causing serious fishes station London Juno the period Between Julie 6 and 9 save ten bombing raids were carried out according to an admiralty state ment toasty. The objectives Wert Thor out Zeebrugge lock Gates the Brug Oise works Bruges Dock Bruges canal go Estelles Mari alter. St. Denis Westrem and the to slacker Aird Romes. In All fourteen tons of bombs were fires started in the Bruges docks the Mari alter air drome and the St. Ai drome. Four tires and. Two explosions were caused in the Eastern Basin at the Bruges docks. Two direct hits were observed on the mole at Zeebrugge. Heavy aircraft fire was experienced and attacks by enemy aircraft were driven off. All of our machines returned. In Home Waters during the same period numerous anti submarines Anco hostile aircraft escort patrols were carried by seaplanes air ships and air planes. Submarines were sighted and bombed. Enemy mines were located and floating mines sunk. "on1 occasions while on , single British Maui lines have been attacked by enemy formations. In one C.S. a stray Bullet shot away the control and a British. To Kachina five burned to death residence destroyed Omen sound onl., june five occupants of the Home of Richard Lyons in the re Mote part of Grey county lost their lives in a fre which destroyed his Resi Dence at an Early hour on saturday morning last. The dead Are or. Lyons his wife their eight year old son Lawrence miss Effie Neely Stu Dent at mar Fdale High school and i4ulde Mclaughlin a four year old boy from Owen sound. The origin of the fire is a mystery but it is thought that Sparks from a stove pipe running through the roof of a rear shed fairly close to the Mam building ignited the Gable end of the which was of Frame construction and that the occupants were suffocated before they could make their escape to the outer air. The fire was noticed by neighbors but before they reached the scene the building was a mass of flames. The bodies of the victims were found together in a Heap. Dominion police h. E. Parker of fort William Mcdonald .c.p.k. Employee in jail formal Welcome both civic and military Given brigadier general Kutchei warmly to take com Mand of military District no. 10 City province military staffs and Veteran associations All represented in gathering splendid tribute to the Gallant Canadian soldiers is made by general in beef speech fort William. Ont., june Spector h. A. Parker of the Dominion police fort William is lying in. A precarious condition in the Hospital Here suffering from gunshot wounds in the hands and thighs and Angus Mcdonald of -309 Heron Street an employee of the c.p.b., is held an jail accused for doing the shooting. Or. Parker who is assistant to the chief inspector left the office shortly express my appreciation of generous reception accorded me and say that i am glad to get was the personal message of Briga. Dier general h. D. B. Ketchen. C.s., . To a free press reporter at the . Depot last night. Thero was a Large and representative Gath ering at the station to Welcome Lioyd the new officer commanding Mili tary District no. 10, and the Greet Ings were enthusiastic. The bands of the depot battalion and Highland cadets were arranged on Ortli platform and played patriotic airs As the train pulled into the station among those waiting to Greet the general were 3-Ion Geo. Grierson minister of Public works control lers Cockburn and Wallace representing the City Council , h. N. Ruttan ., general Hughes col. Osier col. W. J. Bell. Col. Webster col. Grassie. Col. C. N. Mitchell major Couke. Major Sefton major Ross major Howland. Major Stoneham Cut. H. W. Whit a neighbors roused by the sound Hur forced to alight. The Crew sub ried and an am Buiano and Doc i was rescued by another British seaplane which had been sent to search for them. In another machine after being instance disabled our sunk by hostile machines gun fire the Crew being res bomb enemy concentrations Paris St ate tent. I i our machines con i tinted their operations on june .10. Despite the bad weather against Points of a More exposed nature on the Battlefield. Air plane groups Fly ing Low dropped projectiles on. Enemy concentration reinforcing troops and made sorties causing losses. Certain squadrons massed companies mown Down by guns Nuest held off Ottawa tragedy brother in Law of Myrtle Styan divorced French Headquarters yesterday morning the fighting in the new salient was almost Unprece-1 dented i i Ury. The germans Cou Tine to attack in compact masses which Are mown Down by our gun tire. Others and still others follow and when the position is finally taken by the enemy As often As not it is i a ineptly retaken by the for Eiith. In these counter attacks the French in variably find the ground littered with German dead often lying in heaps. The Little height called pm Errion South of Lassigne must be paved with enemy dead. It is held by Dis mounted cavalry. The last dispatch runners who got through from ple Mont before its fall say they saw fourteen unsuccessful German at tacks on the Hill and there were others alter they left. Between 20 and 30 divisions it is estimated that the germans used Between Twenty and thirty i Ottawa june inner Story of the mad infatuation for Myrtle Styan which led Arthur Rodway to june Taie her and hi3 own by the use of a razor in no. 2 of the Federal apartments 25 Conti nixed on two Nipes setting Forth that Rodway had secured a divorce in North Dakota. The jury after a deliberation last ing but a few minutes returned a ver dict. That miss Myrtle Styan came by her death by having her Throat Cut by a razor in the hands of Arthur Rodway and that the said Arthur Rodway committed suicide by cutting1 his Throat with the sane no word has yet been received from the relatives of Rodway As to the disposition of the body and it. Is and during the. Day eight tons of explosives were employed in this Man Ner giving the beat results. On tie night of june 10-11, the bombing of. Tote enemy is rear areas was continued actively our Esca Driotes dropped Twenty tons of projectiles on Cantonment and railway station Sas Well As on two munition depots. An explosion occurred in the Region Strang capt. Laing capt. On his Way Home and happened to Gorrie capt a Mills. Capt. God pause for a second in front of me j capt Drake capt. D. Mclean Donald s House when he saw capt a Richardson. Flash of a. Shot gun and fell to the the great Tiv a. Veterans were grou Iid wounded. _ i represented to president Maxwell and members of the executive. W. To. Tupper president and Macnamara were the official representatives of the army and Navy veterans. R. Waugh and a. E. Ham from the returned soldiers association As also Many South african veterans and returned men of the Strathcona. Horse and Geo. Paterson master of Prince Rupert masonic of which the general a member with Hon. R. Rogers and senator also pres ent. Civic Welcome the train platform add proceeding to the downstairs where the military police kept i. Space Clear for the party to reach the sidewalk the party was halted and acting tended a formal greeting to Briga Dier general Kutchen. Congratulating him on a Safe return and complimenting him on the service Ren dered the King and country on the honors that had been bestowed on my and expressing the thanks of the Community that men of the character and capability of the Gen eral had rendered such signal ser vice on Tho battlefields of France and Flanders As to add Honor and glory to the name of Canada helping to repay some of the debt we owe tors were summoned and the injured Man was taken to the Hospital. The City police searched Mcdonald s House and found a Dis charged gun and took him into Cus Tody. Today the prisoner was brought up in police court and remanded1 Fob eight Days As it was reported that inspector Parker was not Likely to recover. This afternoon however the Hospital authorities stated that he was resting More easily and might survive. No reason for the alleged attack on Parker can be assigned and Mcdonald presented a worn and dishevelled appearance in court As if he were suffering from mental disturb conclude annual Regina Saskatchewan methodist con Ference deals with import to repay the Mother country. Controller ant Down of control we ourselves Likely that unless some instructions i losing five machines. Are forthcoming today Coroner Craig on the British front there was will order Field. Its interment in Potter s Slater Street night last War orders Ana the number of establishments handling them in uhe area known As the congested manufacturing was announced As a definite policy the issued Wreath Elk dbl out. Following is the Wea ther report by St. John s meteorological of at 7 . Yesterday tempera Ture 73.6 maximum for. Pc ceding 12 hours 77.1 minimum for preceding 12 hours 62.9 barometer. 29.89 North wind 14 Miles an hour. Tie Canadian meteorological service weather observations taken at 7 o clock last evening Juno. 11. Winnipeg time port Arthur 66. Cloudy Winnipeg 74, fair Minnedosa 76, Clear Quappelle 80, Clear Prince Albert 80. Cleur Swift current 90. Clear Battleford 78, Cloar Medicine Hau 32. Clear 815, Clear Edmonton. 78. Fair. Weather in the went today has been Fine and not quite As warm yesterday and maximum temperatures Vancouver 50-74- Calgary 42-86 Edmon ton. 4s-73 Battleford 46-64 Prince Al Bert. 58-34 Moose jaw 60-88 Retina 48-89 Winnipeg 58-76 port Arthur 43 50 London 4o-7o Toronto 45-t s Kings ton Ottawa 42-74 Montreal 50 74 inc 46-66 St. John 4-4-s6 Hali fax 43-63. I t was unfolded tonight by Arthur h. J Macarthur the. Dead girl s brother in Law. Both the dead were formerly of Winnipeg. The Story was inquest j this evening. The witness was very voluble and gave his evidence in a dramatic manner. He made it apparent he had not liked Rodway. Rodway first came to i witness s Home on april id from Winnipeg and boarded with them. Mrs. Styan and her daughters Edith and Myrtle came to stay with on Imay 31. Left but used to eat with them. On the night of the tragedy Rod Way came to the Macarthur apart ment around 6.30. Rodway asked Myrtle Styan to Foo out with Jim that evening but she refused. Mac Arthur afterwards asked Horn to leave and Rodway grew excited. Went into the front room where Myrtle was packing Tio Trola records into envelopes. Witness was just going towards the door when he Hearda and turning saw Rodway fall bleeding at his feet and saw Myrtle lying on the floor. Rodway divorced. Proof that was a married Man was furnished detective Fox. Who produced a marriage certify Lowe showing that Arthur Harvey Rod Way was married to miss Lila Genevieve Harveson at Swift current sask., in 191-2. To was a native of Surrey London England son of the Rev. A. W. Rodway. That he was also divorced is Evi Dent from the production o f a letter from j. Vav. Smith a barrister in win Little Aerial activity. One German air plane was destroyed and. One was driven Down out of control. We lost two italian official Rome june official re port from Headquarters today says at the Monte Corno in the Fren Zela Valley and Cortel Lazzo the hos tile infantry vainly attempted sur prise attacks i East of Capo Sile patrols drove the enemy from the front lines _ capturing a machine gun and two and transportation District i Trenchi arms and War material. -U.S. War industries new orders will be distributed to Roli eve congested districts Washington june 11 prevention of further increase in the volume of by the War industries Board the fuel j Pershing s official report administration and the Railroad administration. Through their control of. War contracts fuel and transportation the agencies of the government have taken Steps designed to distribute new work Over other portions of the country. Included in the congested districts Are new Eastern and Southern. York Pennsylva Nia and As far As Altoona and Williamsport n.j., Delaware East pm Maryland not including Balti More. British. Althes London june casual ties include 106 officers of whom 11 Washington june 11. American troops Northwest of chateau Thierry this morning advanced their Posi Tion in Belleau Wood capturing 250 prisoners1 and considerable War material Chine including guns and number of a Trench mortars general Pershing reported tonight in that tie his daily communique. It is in this Region Are dead men of whom 920 Are dead and missing. Regi ments suffering Are the Somerset infantry Wiltshire Duke of Corn Wall s Light infantry Royal engine ers Lancashire Fusiliers Royal Field artillery East Lancashire Lincoln Shires Bedfordshire Durham Light infantry Leinster and East York Shires. Lieut. Col. Bertrand Gibson repor7 killed was a Well known territorial officer before the War. Officers wounded include brigadier general William f. Demon and Ernest Fundy is. Reported a prisoner marines have been fighting for number of Days and it was assumed Here that they were referred to. The statement follows Northwest of chateau Thierry we were again successful in advancing our positions in the Belleau Wood. We captured 250 prisoners of whom three were of Beers and considerable material including a number of machine guns and Trench mortars. In the our batteries executed effective neutralization acid harassing Regina sask., june one Day behind schedule owing to the exceptionally heavy budget of business incidental to the meeting of Tho general conference this year the annual convention of the Saskatchewan. Methodist conference came to a close this evening at 11 o clock. A great amount of important business was rushed through by president Bennett during the dying hours of the convention. Conference will meet next year in Zion Church. Moose jaw. Ill View of the Acuto situation particularly in the West it was urged that general conference should Sug Gest to the presbyterian Church that its policy with reference to Church Union be re-considered1. In the C.S. of mennonites and other conscientious objectors Confer ence declared itself As convinced that no exemption should be Given from non combatant service or other National world save on the same conditions and for the same reasons As obtain with other citizens. Investigation Board named the Board of inquiry of five Mem Bers appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Dis Missal of doctors Bland and Irwin from Wesley College was elected As follows or. W. A. Andrews re gint4 convener or. Justice Brown Rev t. A. Johns ton e. B. Tedford and Rev. Charles Morgan. An entirely new quota of Dele Gates were elected to represent t the Saskatchewan conference on. Wesley College Board. Rev. Warren Roth Well and Rev. Hugh Dobson both of Reg Ina were elected for a two year term and Rev George Dovey of Prince Albert were elected for a one year term. In receiving the report of the Edu cation committee conference adopted a Resolution favouring the closing of All methodist theological colleges in the Dominion but one As a War measure. Ketchen assumes duties today there will be a full attendance of the officers of the District staff at Headquarters this morning at 11 o clock when brigadier general Ketchen will assume his new duties As officer commanding military District. No. 10. Cockburn spoke of the sacrifice Many had made in defence of principle and Honor. Let me first express my pleasure at again being in said general Ketchen in Yacknow Cedrins the Welcome of the representatives of the City council.1 i have been overseas Over Izreo years and your reception has added to the compensation received and i thank you for the generous and kindly character of the greetings. The service i was Able to Render was really to the men. Of the Dominion under my charge who acquitted themselves with Cre Dit and great valor and the Cana Dian troops in France Are ranked among the first depend Able soldiers along the Western front. They have one thought to do their duty and that is Dona most cheerfully. Tou find them smiling under All conditions and experiences and their morale is absolute. A visit to the men. Is a tonic and the local battalions have added Honor to the City of cheers were called t or Genera Ketchen. And lustily Given by of War. Initial payment on settlement. Victoria b.c., june week or Early next week the initial pay ment under the settlement recently arrived at Between the prov Ince and the . Railway company will the company is to pay the amount mentioned in Cash with another payment of in four months time. Premier Oliver announced this today following a meeting with Patrick Welsh of. The firm of Foley Welsh and Stewart and officials of the railway company. I. Italian torpedo boats attack austrian Rome june 11. Italian torpedo boats attacked boldly two austrian warships and ten destroyers near the Dalmatian coast l on monday. Two torpedoes were sent into one. Of the Battle ships and one into the other. One of the destroyers which pursued the italian warships after the encounter was damaged seriously. The italian vessels to their base. Continued on. Two department unable to accept tractor orders Regina june More Fordson tractor orders will be accepted by the provincial department of agriculture on behalf of the can Ada food this announcement made officially today by f. Kedey acid Deputy non faster of department. Since original Purchase of 1.00c tractors was taken up Canadian Farmers the Canada food Board made arrangements additional or Ders could be handled to the extent of thirty five per the provincial department of agriculture has now been advised that no further orders can be accepted. During the interval however. 53 orders from this province have accepted by the Board ;