Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 14, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s weather fair temperatures yesterday maximum 70.5 minimum 57.7. Another Alliance moving along Canada s have served As a Protection against submarines. Sun Risos 5.19 . Sets 937 pm Moon rises 11.41 sets 11.50 pm. Y Friday june 14, i9is. Morning pages no. 295. Enemy caught in concentrated French guns Oddier attack Between Courcelles and Mery broken up by artillery fire Waves driven and heavy losses Cannon captured enemy continues attacks Between Oise and Aisne gaining very Lille ground Paris. June concentrated Ere from the French suns caught Kerful German forces attempting f counter attack Between Courcelles and Mery and not Only drove the advancing Waves but inflicted heavy losses according to the Star office announcement. Ger mans in this Region failed. Statement says during the course of the Day the germans launched a powerful counts attack from to the of Mery Mont Didier Cali it under the fire of our guns assaulting troops were not Able to reach our positions but were of to Retreat to their line do is rare after having suffered very heavy losses. Material captured in our at a is on june 11 included ten can non four them heavy pieces and a very Large number of. Machine Between the Oise and the Aisne. The Day was Calm on the Aisne. The enemy continued this morning his thrust be the Aisne the Forest of a hrs Cotteret. He was repulsed i majority of Points but Suc in gaining a foothold in the Village of Lavers inc. All attempts to Debauch from oeuvres and to Advance West Verte Feuille farm completely failed. The enemy was of Able to renew his attacks. In the afternoon near Courcy. The Washington june com Pletsc repulse of heavy enemy attacks 1 Northwest of chateau Thierry with heavy losses for the germans was re ported tonight in general Pershing s communication. The american lines advanced yesterday by taking the last of the German positions in Belleau Wood remained intact. The communication follows yes Lurda our troops Northwest of chateau Thierry captured the last of the German positions in the Belleau Wood taking Friy prisoners and a number of machine guns and Trench mortars in addition to those on the preceding Day. Early this morning the enemy launched heavy attacks on a front of More than one and one half Miles on the line of Belleau Boure Sches. The attacks which were preceded by in tense artillery preparations and accompanied by a heavy barrage broke Down completely leaving our positions intact. The losses of Iho enemy were very severe. Last night our aviators bombed with Good effect the station of Dom Mary Barons our Northwest of Metz. All our machines results Battle situation Good review of War situation 1 fierce resistance of allies has checked enemy at All germans have paid. Price far very slight gain South of have captured 74any prisoners and number of heavy attacks on apexes com plete failure France considers conditions As result of four Day struggle Are satisfactory powerful German counter attacks All fail allies have taken fourteen Hundred prisoners of macombs enemy has suffered Are beginning to take effect held general Assembly concludes labors place of Day of prayer resignation of or. Shearer a of Moder Ato ship undecided Washington b.c., june of the Tierce fighting Between Mont Didier and the Oise Are reviewed with general satisfaction in France says j an official despatch today from parts i the situation on the left is regarded i As particularly encouraging tie file j Patch noting that t he powerful Ger Man counter attacks against positions won by the French have been unsuccessful. Fourteen Hundred prisoners from four divisions several Cannon and numerous machine guns were taken. The Battle which has been going Hamilton chosen As next years on for four says the despatch is continuing with the same intensity without bringing any notable change in the situation. On the left the germans launched powerful j counter attacks in order to retake the ground won on the eve by the French troops. But they Only succeeded in still aggravating their losses already very heavy which they suffered during the Day. A total of prisoners belonging to More than four remained in the hands of the French at the end of this Brilliant affair As Well As several k Cannon and numerous machine guns. On the Centre the enemy again London. Ont. June this afternoon s session the forty fourth general Assembly of the presbyterian Fri Church in Canada finished its labors and dissolved to meet again in june 1919. At St. Paul s Church Hamilton Ontario. The Assembly accepted the Resigna Tion of Rev. Or. Shearer from the vainly tried to throw the French troops on the Ronde but he broke himself against an invincible resist Ance. A. Still Long Way from comping be. On the right after a whole series of fruitless and costly assaults he in the afternoon near evangelism owing to his acceptance who had penetrated our lines of the position Secretary of the momentarily was driven Cut Uncle we service Council of Canada but established our positions in their entirety. The artillery fighting was quite spirited in the Region of the Bourcq River Chaplet and Pompelly. Quiet prevailed on the rest of the front j drop bombs on marching troops i on june 12 our bombing planes i dropped in the Battle zone sixteen tons and 25 tons last bight on Cantonment convoys and marching troops behind the enemy front and bombarded us Well the villages reasons sur Matz Ricquebourg and the regions of Roye and cuing court. Observed. The several fires were same Clay seven Esmy machines were brought Down and nine were put out of action. Or. The first week of june 13 tvs my planes were brought Down by anti aircraft guns. Eastern operations mount Kaza and Lenia were con toned yesterday with Success. On s the Battle quieted Down give "15 the allies full Opportunity to themselves Strong. Further to the East i wire of the one the French took i Jfred a position to keep him. Initiative delivering a number of ame l an l successful counter attacks. Consequence the Village of Antl important height Ricard retaken. The in i Dave occupied and Are engaged the villages and picking hidden in collars and r " to Are being sent to the Cess ant fighting Dickie of Montreal that uhe As j break through after 15 Days of in Sembly departed from the policy of allowing its officials to dictate ils policy. He mentioned in this connection the superintendents of Home missions. This brought Rev. Or. Strang of Regini to his feet with the exclamation that the accusation was unfair unjust and he had been on the Home Mission Board for several Sears and never once had he attempted to dictate. An idea had one abroad that an attempt had been made by the superintendents to crowd or Shearer out of his position. Tins was utterly untrue and absurd. Social service. Or. Straus continued was to be a bigger and bigger question. It was an inter denominational and National question and he believed that eventually the Domin Ion government would establish a portfolio of social service and moral Reform Rev. Or. Shearer would be Moose jaw sask., june 13. Hon. W. E. Knowles provincial Secretary was elected in. The City today in the by election by a majority of 446 Over w. G. Baker labor candidate. Only one poll i a to be heard from the sol Diers Hospital at fort Quappelle where votes it is believed were to be recorded. The total figures Are As follows Knowles Moose jaw. Re Gina 10. Baker Moose jaw 1.506 Regina o. Only fifteen votes were polled in Regina by Moose jaw soldiers. Tonight the City is in. Festive mood there being a big procession headed by a band and composed of hundreds of autos ar.d1 thousands of citizens. Or. Knowles was Given a splendid ovation at All Points tonight his Vic tory being undoubtedly popular. Ninety per cent of the total registration voted. The election was Calli shores huge ice mountains moving South along Labrador and North Atlantic coasts Ottawa june. 13. According to naval authorities Spring and Early summer pilgrimage of the icebergs Down the Labrador and Northern Atlantic coast is now serv ing Canada for the Al ref time to a Good purpose until Trie iceberg menace of former years is past sometime during this month the Beun submarines now preying on shipping further South Are not Likely to molest any vessels sailing from Canadian ports nor Are they Likely. To attempt any shelling of Canadian cities such As Sydney. You May put Down a thousand traps without catching All of them and it is the same Way with sub enormous work of admiralty London june example of the routine work carried out by the British admiralty during the three and a half years of War is shown in the despite Germany s sub marines that passengers have been conducted in military transports Ward and Forward to the various theatres of War. The number of animals conveyed exceeds to million. The number of vehicles carried was More than and the Quantity of stores transported in excess of tons in audition considerable assistance in transport has been Given by British ships to Otter Allied nations. The British admiralty Rias carried nearly a Mullion tons. 01 stores for the italian government and also about three and a half million tons of Coal for Italy on requisitioned steamers. Underwater a submarine run does not want to caused by the Elevation of Willoughby to the Senate. W. B. Collide with the submerged Depths of an iceberg. Navigation at All times risky in the Northern Atlantic during the ice Berg season is especially so for underwater Craft running More v or less Blind. Consequently for the present at least the anxiety of the naval authorities As to any danger to Canadian ports or shipping from the German submarines is minimized. Three thousand men strike Glasgow Halifax n.s., june threat ened strike which has been hovering Over new Glasgow past three months broke today when nearly employees of the Nova Scotia steel and Coal company dropped their tools and walked out completely tying up departments including the shipyard and car works plants a statement on behalf of the employers says All operations a Trenton were discontinued at noon today. The men having failed to give notice or present any request the company is unable to state the reason for their action and thus without notice the various activities of the company which Are virtually Given Over to the production of War a allies Excel germans in scientific use Gas senator Nichols declares farm ers make 200 per cent. Profit passed Young women urged to offer their services Appeal from National Council of women on behalf of nursing profession shortage of trained nurses declares miss Jean Gunn president of association organization among women work ers strongly advocated by committee trial wife brought to an abrupt c. G. Dane the men s representative and organizer of the federation of labor to which they belong gave a statement this afternoon. He says the federation Lias spent thou Sands of dollars in a vain Effort to conclude an amicable agreement with the that the company has no regular pay Day that wages Are lower than those paid at other Indus trial centres and that the company refuses to recognize the federation publish committee recommendations on International Trade Competition after War i London june Reuters Ducer but the finest qualities Are reports of committees shown in Belgium and Ireland appointed in 1916 by the Board of Trade to consider the position of Vari ius trades after the War with refer ence to International Competition were published Here this evening. The committee on textile trades re for purpose of Mak the allies move their reserves the flank the germans w i Idlitt Cue him tis a big diversion in the Vicinity the forests of Villers Cotteret. Slightly of i a Foo uns in oeuvres but i 7 not improve the situation. A German divisions participated a which had just reached the attack extended along a front four Miles but met such the f Ench. Who the w a determination that himself. It was not fair to accuse the committee of trying to oust or. Shearer because they had not been Ible to find a position to keep him. Is not by the whispered counsels of a he went on. We Are trying to use our influence. What we do we do resignation accepted. On motion of president Murray Saskatoon Rev. Or. Shearer s Resig nation was accepted to take effect on sept 1 a Resolution of appreciation of or Shearer s services was passed. Rev g Graham wanted the Assem blvd to create the office which had been suggested for or. Shearer of superintendent of Home missions and the control of the Export of egyptian Cotton in order to safeguard the requirements of the British Empire and its allies and to prevent any possible leakage to or storage of enemy states. Regarding Wool the committee tha efforts. Virgeon s Tabernacle or. T. T. Who is Here in ass Goi with the Eastern Baptist s Tan of Quebec has received Tali a cabled invitation to continued on Pago four Star band stripes Over free press. Today is the anniversary of the sailing of the first contingent of United states troops for France. In Honor of the anniversary the stars and stripes will Fly today from the Cour Tesy Flagstaff on the roof of the free press building. The Canadian club will also Honor the Day by flying its Flag from the Over 90 per cent of the world s club s Flagstaff in Winnipeg. Production Russia is the largest pro Points out the predominant position of the British Empire in the production of Wool for clothing purposes and suggests Early conferences be tween representatives of Australia new zealand and South Africa in order to formulate a Plait with a View to the fulfilment of the pledges to the allies in the Paris Resolution the safeguarding of British require ments and the utilization of the Wool resources of the Empire As a Means of bargaining. The committee suggests a policy licenses during the period of re construction with a prohibition of exports to enemy countries for at least one year after the conclusion of peace and for such further period As May be Otan sizable while exports to Neutral countries would be restricted to Wool available after satisfying the requirements of the British Empire and its allies. Flax production regarding flax the committee says Germany and Austria Are dependent on the allies in Normal times for three quarters of their requirements of raw flax. While the allies con the committee recommends Meas ures to stimulate the production of flax in Ireland Canada India and other parts of the Empire and also recommends that the Allied countries take great measures to conserve the Supply of for each other s use in priority of other demands. Re Garding jute the committee recommends that advantage be taken of India s monopoly in the production of jute to safeguard for great Britain and her allies the supplies of this Fibre and advises the imposition of an import duty 5 per ton has been suggested by experts on shipments of raw jute from India to All Desti nations with a total rebate duty in favor of the British Empire a total of graduated rebates in favor of its allies and graduated rebates in favor of such Neutral countries As May offer reciprocal concessions. Textile Industry regarding the textile Industry the committee recommends government measures which will make the Cotton Industry of great Britain Independent of foreign sources of Supply As re Gards Dye stuffs knitting Needles and other Piv Itol with regard to the Export of the textile machinery the committee says the system of priority certificates should be continued for a sufficient period after the War with a View to giving preference for the re shipment not Only of British textile factories but also of those of our despoiled imports of Man fac ures the textile committee suggests hat a special Tariff regime be applied to imports from Germany and Austria Hungary for such period As determined by considerations of National policy. The committee also recommends with regard to relation Between classified and circulation it seems to us that other things being equal the amount of classified advertising carried by one newspaper As compared with others determines to a Large extent the Confidence that subscribers have in the the classified advertising Section of a news paper serves As a great Exchange Between buyer and seller at a minimum expense. It constitutes a kind of Clearing House where buyers and Sellers Are brought together where employers buy help and employees sell their services where All kinds of dealers Are brought tog Ether for the purpose of doing business. A newspaper therefore that carries a Large amount of classified advertising shows clearly that buyers and Sellers look to that particular medium for consummating their business transactions and it is generally found that there is a very definite relation Between the circulation and the total number of line s of classified advertising in. One newspaper As compared m. Nelson adv. Mgr. And Secretary the certain teed products corporation. Nothing surer. The fact that a big paid circulation and a Large volume of paid want ads Are both possessed e free fress is no Accident. As regards Montreal june Canadian manufacturers association brought its annual convention which had been held at the Windsor hotel to a close with a banquet tonight. To Day was crowded with important business including the hearing of addresses on the chemical Industry by professor w. L. Goodwin chair Man of the Canadian Section of the society of chemical Industry King Ston and or. . Maccallum. Chair Man of the honorary Council of scientific and Industrial research Ottawa. A number of resolutions rela Tive to Industrial and scientific re search housing and fire prevention were passed. A motion seeking to secure after petition to the Federal government excise duty free alcohol for Industrial and medicinal purposes and which can be made in the now Idle Canadian distilleries by a process that is not concerned with edible raw material will be it was the basis for action by the association s executive committee. During the morning the delegates elected w. J. Winnipeg As next years president. Most of the afternoon was spent by them in a trip around Montreal Harbor the speakers at the informal Din Ner were w. X Bulman newly elected president Hon. Walter Mitchell provincial treasurer. Of the province of Quebec James Al Emery member of the Council of the National association of the United states and others. Or Mitchell urged upon the convention the vital necessity of co operation and Compromise Between manufacturers and agriculturists and showed that the interests of manufacturers labourers and Farmers were inter dependent and that what injuriously affected one affected All. The provincial treasurer also put in a plea for Unity Between the differ ent provincial governments urging that. This was a prime necessity in ensuring Success in the development of Canada. The place of meeting of the next convention has riot yet Bee i deter mined but an offer from the City of Victoria has been received and will be considered by the executive com Mittee. Says Farmers make big profits senator Nichols pointed out at the morning session that the average Cost of a Bushel of wheat was eighty cents but. The. Dominion had set the Price at allowing for depreciation and interest on investments Tere was a profit of 200 to 300 per cent for the Farmer. No manufacturer Ever made a profit like that. They must also remember that farm ers were immune from the War pro fit tax and very largely from the in come tax. He was not objecting to the Farmers making big profits. They must however live and let live. As indicative of the Prosperity of the West. Senator Nichols mentioned that on March 1, automobiles to the number of were registered in the province of Saskatchewan. This was he thought a greater number in proportion than were registered in Ontario and Quebec. After the War resolutions the association passed the follow ing Resolution in reference to after the War Industrial conditions the Canadian manufacturers association in annual Conven Tion resolve that the government of Canada be urged to take prompt action to Ward making provision for the after War Trade conditions to the end tha the present favourable balance other countries that a distinction be Between the allies and neutrals a favor of the allies. Thus As regards silk goods for instance a Tariff is suggested in re Spect of the allies of 15 per cent and Valorme and in. Respect of neutrals rom. 20 to 25 per cent., subject to reciprocal arrangements. In respect of enemy countries "40 per cent would required. Anti dumping legislation the committee further recommends the enactment of anti dumping legis lation upon the lines adopted in the United states. With reference to a imports on which duties Are levied., the committee says preference should be accorded to British overseas do minions. The Cotton Iron and steel trades include in their recommendations the following that All imports manufactured from products of Iron and steel from present enemy countries be prohibited during the period of re construction that ores and minerals necessary for manufacturing Iron and steel be that All. Other materials necessary for manufacturing Iron and steel fitted Only in their natural or a worked states. It is recommended also that no raw materials be sent to present enemy countries from British dominions or colonies or from the Mineral or other resources under British control. It is recommended further that be continued and that the employment of several Hundred thou Sand people now in War industries is further that the plan outline and submitted to the government May not cease. That this association the special committee of the senat on conservation of Canadian Trad or some modification of Hereof would if applied result in permanent Bene fit to the country at Large and als be material assistance in the financing of our great National of ligation. Resolutions were also adopted a favouring government assistance i o and scientific investigate As a number of concerns have guar continued on pase . Wka the Rev Oxx. Following is the weather report Issue at St John s meteorological Obs creator a 7 -53711 yesterday , 67.e maximum for preceding 12 hours 70.5 minimum for preceding 12 hours. 57. Barometer. 29.94 Norih wind blowing Miles an hour. Ivio Canadian meteorological aortic a veal tier observations taken at 7 o clock last evening Juno 13. Winnipeg wore port Arthur Cloudy Winnipeg. 63 fair Junne Closa. 66. Clear Quappelle. 56 Loudy Prince Albert. 72. Fair Swett current 84. Cloudy Baui Eford. 18, fair 96. Fair Calgary. 86. Fair Erin Ichton. 76. Cloudy. Weather Haa been Lair today in nearly m1 parts of Che moderate Tero in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and decidedly warm in Southern Alberta. Minimum and maximum temperatures Victoria. 54-64 Vancouver 62-72 Kam Brantford. Out., june re Cep Tion committee reports took up the time of the National Council of women this . In View of the Lack of trained nurses owing to War s the Council asked the Young women of Canada to Volunteer their services in the nursing profession. While on organization of Wom to workers the recommendation of tie committee being that More at Tention be paid to this it was decided to authorize a committee to take up this work. It was expected that at this after noon s session a Resolution would toe introduced calling for the conscription of aliens throughout the coun try but this did not materialize and it is thought that it would be brought p at a later Date. Miss Jean Gunn. President of the acadian National association of rained nurses addressed the Gath on the shortage of trained urses. This shortage was not found i the military hospitals at Home or overseas. The nurses were All at cited to the military service and he salary paid was larger than Aid for similar work at Home. Per hese reasons All nurses needed for Active service were pro curable. For hese reasons also the shortage had of been brought to the attention of be government by the military a Lori ties. Protest lowering of Standard decisive Steps however must be to meet the need the Assoc a 011 Felt. The association however to tests against any lowering of Standard of nursing obtained of difficulty by the pioneers of ursing in the Extension of . Department under the St. Ohn s ambulance was offered As Emedy and might do for the purpose f meeting the difficulty overseas. It it was not the proper Way of the situation in Canada. It iras found that nurses entered the Ivil Hospital trained for a ferr a months and then joined the . A preferred class. The civil Hospi als were thus handicapped. The question had been taken up with the director general of medical services at Ottawa. It was suggest d that the Federal government ask lie civic hospitals to train Mere urses the government being re possible for the housing and cd ctr expenses. In return the hospitals void Supply a certain number of second or third years nurses for Vork in military hospitals for a per of of time in this Way the returned men would be nursed by Young Wom n with a knowledge of their work. Instead of those who had lessons of me hour each. The association suggested that tile mail nurses take the of the the brigade to Supply the per Onnel. Including nurses clerks. The St. John ambulance plan would Olve the question Only for the Mil tary Hospital. Defends . S or. Patterson made a Strong de ence for the . Nurses. The Giris who were doing voluntary Aid work vere not going to compete with the Meguiar trained nurses. On motion of mrs. L. A. Hamilton seconded by mrs. Graham the Young women of Canada were appealed to to offer their services for special training in nursing Ai a patriotic duty. For the special committee in trades and labor unions in. Relation to the women and children of Canada. Miss Strong of Hamilton reported the typographical Union stood almost alone in standing out Cor the same pay and conditions for the same work men and women. The Tju estion for the National Council of women Vas whether the organization was prepared to support the individual worker in his or her Effort towards collective achievement and Solidarity in his or her claims for the Well being of his class As a whole. It said that the plea of equal pay for equal work operated against the employment of women employers feel ing that under these they would prefer to employ men it they were available. She did not think this ;