Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 15, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba To Days weather fair. Temperatures yesterday maximum 70.5 minimum 57.7, strike is delayed executive of Metal trades Council acts on request of minister of labor and his Assurance that Steps will be taken toward negotiation. Winnipeg saturday june 15, 1918. Morning edition no. To infantry action along French front cessation of fighting activity according to official report Jet fiery fire continues fairly violent in several sectors possibly germans will try to break Allied line elsewhere drop nine tons bombs Zeebrugge mole visited London june 14. The report issued by the Raar office tonight Deal ing Reith Aerial operations reads on thursday Iota Clouds and poor visibility impeded Ruork in the air but our machines tool advantage of spells of clearer weather to make observations for artillery fire and in carry out numerous patrol and recon Naissance. Nine tons of bombs there dropped by us on the Zeebrugge mole on the army Tieres and co Miens stations and on targets in the French Battle area. Ten hostile air planes were destroyed during the Day and rare driven Doran out of control. In Addi Tion a German balloon tvs brought Down in flames. We lost five machines. A heavy Mist prevented flying during the visit Battelline june during the course Friday there was no fighting infantry on by sectors of jt3 . Thore was consid be artillery activity in the Han Cawood South of the Aisne. And in sector Between Villers Cotteret chateau Thierry. American Are on the Battle line near he-1 assure fighting men in France Canada behind them to last Man and last Dollar pm fio Ops this information contained in the French official Vediu Nicacio issued this evening Eit of which follows was no infantry action Clur enemy Endeavor to regain Post Stra Zeel sector British vigorously counter attack driving germans position French take forty prisoners later relinquishing ground gained in attack review of War situation intensity of German drive decidedly lessened since meeting fearful fire of Allied has resolved itself into Small and local Effort of enemy believed yet to come Berlin states heavy Allied attempts Between Yorr Azeele and Vir Straat repulsed free press special British Headquarters in France june via renter s Ottawa germans Are apparently much concerned Over our progressive successes in the Starzee sector and have shelled our front line positions and places in the Hazebrouck area considerably. Early this morning the enemy launched an infantry attack with the London june 15. Major general i object of restoring the situation. A Garnet Hughes had the Honor of a command to Dine with the King at the Royal Pavilion at Aldershot. Premiers Norris Martin and Stewart spent thursday among the soldiers from the Western provinces in Witley area Surrey. Yesterday they pro deeded to the front where special Fri die Day. The artillery fighting Sis rather Lively in the Hansard Ood to the South of the Aisne and Region Between Villers Cotte and chateau Thierry. The Day was Calm everywhere facilities had been arranged for them the material captured from the j to meet the officers and men of the Emy on june 11 should be added Western units. All three premiers guns including seven heavy express the greatest appreciation of ses and 40 Nachine guns. Our Chus Ingr air squadrons have Kraght Down five air planes and two captive balloons. Seven other Ger Aan machines have been put out of Burins the night of june 1s-14. Bombing squadrons dropped on teb Lisments stations Aud Canton in the enemy zone 19 tons of Plosives causing important dam of the East june As been activity by the artillery on As greater part of this front. To the incest of Lake och Ida we have in tried our gains to the North and math of Devoli. The captured 71 and prisoners during this opera received unexpected Cheek. With the Frencis army in France 14 Small local i colons have occurred Al orig the Bat tie front since last night and it appears scarcely possible that the Ger will recommence serious work Jar tie present on the line of Mont drier Doyon. Their offensive for the capture of comping be with the seen Quality of making further pro a Russ toward Paris from the base that Rhey hoped to attain there May is regarded As having met a bloody Chick. Appears no doubt that the germans desired to Mak an impose Fly Advance toward the capital and x. The same losses on the much and the British before the american army was ready to take the they assuredly Are anxious in Raja re to the rapidly growing forces torn across the Atlantic Ocean and Are trying their utmost to Cut up the old armies in front of them before fresh trans Atlantic troops arrive in ardently Strong forces to turn the Selance. Borden s invitation on which they Are visiting England and the Premier Stewart Alberta says that he and his Western colleagues Are especially anxious to assure them selves that everything possible is be ins done not alone for the fighting men still at the front but also for the wounded and disabled who Haji sacrificed so much for Canada. Our people of Western Canada Are thinking always of the men who Are standing out there in their Stead. Cannot do enough to Mark our sense of the sacrifice they Are making for us in the interests of democracy and Freedom. Never have we been More proud of our. Country and our countrymen than since arriving in lion Don. Tor from every Quarter we hear the same warm appreciation of i Alor and Quality of Canada . We of the West say to every one of our last Dollar and our last Man we Are with you to the end " Norris said that during the trans Atlantic voyage Good Fortune threw them into intimate association with american troops which made them As canadians realize forcibly what a happening e Western party of about one Hundred Stoss Trup pen succeeded in driving out the Garrison of a new Post but our Vig Orous counter attack regained it and secured about ten prisoners. Our casualties were Light. The French in. Their attack of yesterday on the enemy positions in Ridgewood took prisoners of one officer and forty men but later had to relinquish the captured ground. The hostile artillery is. Again most Active in the Scarpe Valley fam Poux being heavily shelled with Gas shells and High explosives. Flying was restricted today by the Adverse weather. French patrols take prisoners London. June British offi Cial communication issued this eve Ning says in the sector North of Bailleul French patrols brought in a. New Pris the night. There is nothing further to British Stop enemy raid Flanders front London june 14. A strode enemy party this morning attacked one of the posts recently established by the British Southwest of Merris on the Flanders front., the War office announces. The attack was completely repulsed. The germans left some prisoners in the hands of the British. Activity by. The German artillery in the Region of Villers bretons eur to the East of Amiens As Well As. In the Scarpe Valley East of Arras is reported. The text of the statement says Early this morning an attack we made by a Strong party of the enemy upon one of our new posts Southwest the attempted drive by the armies of the German Crown Prince toward Paris seems definitely to have been checked. With thousands of their men having been fed to the guns on the Mont Didier Noyon and Soissons Villers Cotteret sectors in the mad Rush to Pierce the Allied lines in these regions and thus gain a fair Way to the French capital the manoeuvres of the German commanders apparently have brought to the Gerrite arms nothing More than the obliteration of the Noyon salient and the capture of a few unimportant positions Southwest of Soissons near the outskirts of the Villers Cotteret Forest. Thursday the sixth Day of the offensive Between Noyon and Mont Didier witnessed Only Small local actions the depleted German forces evidently fearing again to test the Mettle of the French and Allied troops whose guns machine guns and rifles had worked among them. Less than three Days was required by the allies to bring the enemy to a. Virtual halt South of the Aisne. The feeling still prevails in military circles in France that the main Effort of the germans has not yet been launched and speculation is Rife As to when it will come and what the objective will Paris or the Channel ports. It is known that the enemy has still larg e effect Tives behind lines thousands of them from the Russia front. Great Confidence in Foch s reserves armies of general Foch however Are very watchful and Are of such strength and morale As to Lead to the belief that no matter where the enemy chooses to oppose them they will be Able to give a splendid account of themselves. Seemingly it is not improbable that Field. Marshal Haig s forces will be again to measure their strength against the germans and that territory near Arras or in the Scarpe sector or before both positions May be chosen by the germans As the theatre. In both these sectors the German guns Are again working with the violence that generally presages an attack. At last accounts however the infantry had not been unleashed. In the Marne sector there is almost continuous artillery activity in the Region of chateau Thierry where americans Are righting with the French. On the other sectors of the front comparative quiet prevails. British French and american airmen continue to carry out Aerial operations above and behind the enemy lines. Fights in the air Are numerous and Large quantities of explosives daily Are being dropped upon military positions far beyond the Battle Arear. American airmen have participated in the bombing assaults fend returned safely to their stations although they were heavily shelled by anti aircraft guns. As yet the austrians have failed tto Start their expected offensive against the italians. Several fresh attacks have been made against the lines in the Mountain Region but the italian War of lace announces that they were repulsed. British casualties reported during the week ended Friday aggregated of this number men were killed. Expect new and More violent attack by enemy believed at Washington that stage is almost ready for renewal of Amiens drive real object of German activity is to separate allies and reach. British Channel believed enemy s big Effort will be made soon because of rapid increase in . Army june 14. present Lull on the in France Only presages a new More violent storm of attack on the Allied lines is the military opinion Here. The impression is rapidly strengthening that the stage is almost set for re Newal of the. German main thrust at the British army around Amiens with the Channel coast As the objective. Belief has for Canada shortly plumb special Ottawa june savings Stamps which have been bringing j millions to the United states Treasury for some time past arc to be introduced to the Canadian Public. The government has non in contemplation the inauguration of this new system of Public saving and nem source of Revenue. In United states War savings Stamps May be purchased for Small they Are Given in lieu of change in stores and shops and Are sold on the Street. The purchaser pastes them on a Booty and Laden he has secured a sufficient number he May Exchange them for a War certificate of a value to a certain percent age in excess of the Price paid for the Stamps. Intended Monrovia As submarine base Eye witness of bombardment gives account of four women killed foe planned to take comping be on last monday attack carefully prepared and definite daily objectives mapped out attempt to conceal preparations for Battle from allies failed naval planes bomb mole sea plane shed at Zeebrugge and Bruges docks never wavered among italian j smash 1 coast weirs austrian attack Given 0.8.e, medals attempt to Force defences of tonal pass important Sec Tor firmly resisted heroically rescued survivors of troop ship tuscan a under peculiarly hard conditions Kome. June statement London june of the stupendous thing is now in the world s history. A ers could never quite understand the reason for any semblance of aloofness Between canadians and americans. Naturally things to us always seemed to be the Union Jack and the stars pulse a Tew prisoners remaining in and stripes floating Side by. Side our hands friendliest intimacy. Our trans Atlantic trip showed us How much nearer War was bringing about this of merr it was completely re Grea idea. Message from Manitoba As for the boys at the front the message i bring them from Mani Toba is. Western Canada stands Ferrn by behind you with her men nor the heroism of the Veteran troops j Money and her most fervent conf in these last Days have inflicted i Dence and prayers terrific losses on the Flower of us Germany army Lias Given the foe urn de Shock. The germans will prob try to break through somewhere we but the allies with their armies Toner the command of general Foch confident that they will Check the anywhere. Fighting died Down since enemy repulsed june 14. Fighting on the of the German attach has died own. There being Only local opera last night according to the issued by the office to Ai Martin Premier of Saskatchewan said this was the first he had crossed the Atlantic. A he so far had seen of Canada s military men and affairs in this country including their corps commander. General Currie filled with Assurance As the hostile artillery has been Active in the Viilers bretons eur sector and in the Scarpe Valley. During the night successful raids were carried out by us in the neigh boyhood of Neuville St. Vit Asse Ami a Venchy Les Labasse. Patrol encounters took place to Pur advantage Southwest of Gavrella and Northwest of Merville. As a result of these Dif Ferent encounters we captured Sev eral prisoners and two machine b e r pal Cia u Berlin june is nothing new to report from any of the says the War office commune heavy to the future. It Evenin proud of the High attacks by the French against the germans Lawen Vormezeele and the fact that Saskatchewan Contri buted to the ked Cross the second largest amount among the Canadian provinces. It was with Especial Satis faction also Premier Martin kinds himself Able to inform the British authorities of the foreign population in Saskatchewan who not however so numerous As some people Here seemed to imagine had behaved Well in this War crisis. Indeed since the Bara have been closed there have been _ Between the Forest of Villers cot , i i and chateau Thierry which i vein. Few occasions on which it had the sector held by american been necessary to intern anyone. There was artillery fighting i All three premiers say they Are the night. A German attack Auteuil West of the Oise was broken up. Next tile statement reads the night there were local the the German j to Wii tile Irum of the Frerman French made Many Suc incursions into the enemy line o Grives nes and in the Region anticipating the keenest interest in he Opportunity to grasp hands with heir own fighting men who Are at he front now awaiting terrific and perhaps decisive events and to give. Hem the Assurance that the heart of Western Canada throbs when it thinks of All their endurance and m broken up. Between the Forest of Villers cot and chateau Thierry heavy Lijah sting continued during the took prisoners in of balls Aires and West of ires m the Champagne Battle move yest Day unsuccessful in France Only enemy move yes was an unsuccessful attack enemy seems to for n6. Between Mont Didier and fort e German Advance Dur 1 pm last five has been along i Rcv. The Mata Valley. They is Vii keen stopped West of i but in Stime cases for n Back beyond their origin ure Lille Progress elsewhere Sola f to Condi the the enemy. Episode was the coun Limi our left wins on june to the enemy Effort front line near enough to t Paris Pur enough with their Ordinary intention on that Day was a the lint on the right user sen Lis railway. When the Frencl reached the German quarters the same evening a diversion on the Dom Itable courage. Vir Straat Southwest of Ypres have been sanguinary by repulsed Accord ing to the German official communication issued today the communication reports Only Light fighting on the remainder of the Western front. The text of the communication Fol lows Southwest of Ypres the French launched violent attacks against our lines Between Voort Herzeele and Virs Traat. They were repulsed with great Slaughter and 150 prisoners remained in Pur hands. Issued by the italian War department today follows in the Early hours after an intense and extended artillery preparation the enemy attempted to Torce the defences of tonal pass by launching an infantry attack against Cady Summit and the Monticello Redse immediately North and. South an important Road. Owing to the firm resistance of , the As Sault was broken up. On our advanced lines. Later our. Infantry counter attacked and the deadly concentration of our artillery fire arrested the enemy and definitely drove Back. An enemy attack again was at tempted Noj the of the Road Between 9 . And ii ., but was promptly crushed by our barrage fire. The losses of the enemy particularly his supports were very heavy. We captured 180 prisoners and several machine guns. One enemy air plane was downed. One of our airships notwithstanding difficult atmospheric conditions car ried out effective the majority of officers Here that the real purpose of the German general staff has been from the first to Cut the Allied armies apart by a drive that would to the Channel that arrived at that goal massed at to North _ destroying the British army while a Strong defense was maintained against the French to the South. The thrusts at Paris have been looked upon As Well panned Anel executed feints designed to weaken the Amiens front before the final Effort should be made there. On no other theory can these observers explain the sequence of Ger Man operations in the great Battle and on no other basis they say can the defense waged by general Foch be understood. Some observers believe further efforts Are. expected to flatten out the co Peigne salient completely before the main attack is resumed. If so they argue that the next flare of activity will come along the front of the co Peigne salient where the fighting has paused momentarily. Simultaneously assaults from the North near Anteuil from the South East Between chateau Thierry and Villers Cotteret. Forest and from the eastward Between. Soissons and the Forest probably will be launched. It is thought if compel give is regarded As vitally necessary to future German moves. In that Case the american Force above chateau Thierry directly in the path of one attack. Expect. Big attack soon other observers Are almost con Vinced however that the situation not Only permits but demands that the enemy s main attack be pressed without delay As american a id is coming Forward More swiftly than the germans could possibly have Esti mated would have been the Case. Tie German coup must be attempted fore the americans can turn the scale of Man Power. Official announcements show that approximately half a million Ameri can Soldie since the London june Eye witness or the bom Bardeen of Monrovia capital of the african Republic of Liberia by a German submarine has arrived in London and gives account of the attack. About 4 o clock in the morning everybody in the hotel where i lodged was aroused and informed that a Large German submarine had appeared in the Bay and that it was British Empire medals have been Given to Robert Morrison and Dun can. Campbell in recognition of their heroic rescues of survivors from the troop ship tuscan a which was Tor off the scottish coast. Morrison who was a. Coast watcher at upper Killean Mullo Foa saved the lives of three american soldiers. He waded out into the surf with a rope to were. The two americans were clinging to a Rock and hauled them ashore. He then scaled a Cliff 250 feet in height and rescued an exhausted american who had climbed up part of the Way in the dark Ness but was too weak to go further. Morrison carried this Man on his Back and gave shelter in his Home on top of the Cliff. He also provided food and shelter for a total or 90aamerican survivors. Campbell also a coast watcher at m allot of likewise rescued an Amer i the lines As they now stand.1 at a lean from the Side of the Cliff and j recent Date american forces held took to his farm House. In and French army Headquarters june Keuter s Ottawa the German attack of sunday last had been carefully prepared. An enor Mous Reserve of artillery and Gas shells had been accumulated three weeks before and had been carefully concealed in the Woods behind the front. The ground had been care fully studied beforehand by storm units Lead the attack who went into the front line for periods of three Days in order to become familiar with the sector. Minen verfers had been dragged up to the front at night by gangs of men. The attacking divisions discarded All baggage and equipment not absolutely indispensable. Before the Battle the men began carrying Only their arms and ammunition and an. Iron ration. The objectives of the first two Days was not a pleasant one. For the hop y Ped Outi were that Tel where we lodged was formerly Viire to German wireless station which had been transformed into a hotel when War was. Declared and it was reasonable to expect that the germans Shell it first of All. In the Hope of putting the wireless out of commission. Retired to the cellars for a time but no shells came. About the Middle of the morning it was Learned that the submarine commander had sent a message ashore with the demand that the. German and French wireless stations and the French Cable station should be destroyed before or the town would be razed. There was a great Bustle ashore among the officials but no. Decision had been reached at noon the German commander thereupon in or on sunday the germans were to reach Tricot on the Mont Didier sen Lis railway Mery and Belloy and both sides of the comping be Roud and on the following Day were to enter com pie give. The divisions employed included six which were entirely fresh. The attack failed because in three Days of desperate fighting the enemy was idiot Able to gain the upper hand on the plateau to the West of Matz. Two factors differentiate the Battle from the it was no Surprise despite the enemy s attempts at secondly instead of having our main line of resistance perched on a knife Edge six Hundred feet High with a Cliff like drop in the rear to the River Scult As at Chemin Des Dumes we were fighting on of one two masted Schooner. Definite programme immediately afterwards the sub landed in France station but is shooting German drive began. Al bad for an hour. And b ready they have aided in stabilizing edition he gave shelter and food to 14 other survivors of find wandering along the Rocky coast. Peasants annihilate German detachments there have been successful recon suppressing the peasant riots. Neitring engagements in the Kemmel Moscow june resistance is being made by the peasants in the provinces of Minsk and mogilev against German attempts to restore the land to the landlords. Several detachments of germans have been annihilated by the enraged peasantry. Both provinces have been declared under martial Law and a special Puni Tive expedition has been by the germans to punish the slight est resistance to military authority. The landlords have sent a message of thanks to general Falkenheim for Serbia s Flag today Sweden s tomorrow. Sector. Increasing artillery fire on the remainder of the front the fighting activity revived Only intermittently. The increased artillery activity has been kept up on the Battlefield Southwest of to Oyon. In the neighbourhood of Courcelles and Mery. A Well As. In the Metz Region immediately West of the Oise. The enemy renewed his counter attacks but was repulsed with heavy on both sides of the Road Between Soissons and Villers Cotteret. We penetrated into the Forest of Villers Cotteret. Since May 27. The army of Gener Al von Boehm has captured More than 730 guns. This increased the number of guns brought in by the army group of the German Crown to eight air planes were shot Down i ers yesterday. The loses of the enemy s air Force on the German front for the Mouth of May amount to 23 captive balloons and 413 a planes. Of the air planes 223 fell behind our lines and the rest on other Side of the in we have lost in. The Serbia. Three horizontal stripes red Blue and White with the red. At the top and with the Crown and coat of arms in the Central strip of Fly to Day Over the free press building in Honor of the National Holiday of the serbian people. Tomorrow will be the birthday of King Gustaf v., the reigning t Sovereign of Sweden. In Honor of and 28 Cap the Day and in compliment to the people of swedish origin in our country the National Flag of Sweden which has a Light Blue Field with a yellow Cross will Fly Over the free press building until Sundown. For att hear Saval . Konsun Gen of sverige Gustaf v., food Den 16 Juni 1858, och Vilken bested Tronsen Den .8 december 1907, som Den Sven ska Nati onem for att Ara dem of Oss i Delta land som arc of Svensk har Komat Kramer Den Sven ska Flag Gan att hisses fran free press Byg Ontario fall wheat a failure Toronto june 14. Fall wheat has failed in Ontario this year and the minister of agriculture is Busy with the problem of securing a Supply. Of seed for fall. It is Felt that much of the growing wheat remains will not be suitable for seed Pur poses because the Fields in Many cases have been res own with Spring wheat or some other Spring Grain. Munition establishes record London june 14. A wonderful re Cord in an important Branch of War work has been made by Amy Irving who is employed As a grenade filler in an ammunition filling station in the southwestern District of London. In nine hours she filled hand grenades with High explosives. She successful bombing attack by . Airmen Washington june of the american aircraft s expedition Over the enemy lines june 13 were reported by general Persh ing tonight in addition to yesterday s com min Niue. Five planes carrying out the attack dropped eighty bombs and returned safely after Fig Hting off three German Pursuit machines. The despatch says bom bins expedition reported in communique june 13 was executed by five of our Janea. Eighty bombs were dropped. One was observed to strike a Ware House at the station. Poor visibility prevented effect of others being ascertained but our aviators believe that All bombs were dropped in areas where they Are Likely to have produced useful effect. Our planes were attacked by three German Pursuit machines but All returned safely Prince Radzwill resigns Washington d.c., june nation of Prince Radzwill As presi Dent of the polish party of the Ger Man Reich Stag is reported from Berne in an official despatch today from Paris. Than fifty Miles of the whole Western front. One element of Gen. Pershing s Mobile forces by direct Ion of general Foch guards uie Way at Marine moved into a More favourable position in the outer Harbor where it. Could easily be seen from the Shore and. Carry out its programme of Shell ing the wireless stations the Cable station the British consulate and the offices of the american diplomatic representative. Soon after the a boat reached its new Anchorage it. Sighted a liberian launch coming out with the govern ment s reply which was delivered personally by the mayor. The reply said the liberian government was unable to conform to the wishes. The German commander there upon said he would commence bombardment at 4 o clock in the after noon. Punctually at the hour named he opened fire on the French wireless in was very a half shots landed in various places All Over the town. The submarine was of a Large Type successful defence of the Krench. In Fantry will undoubtedly hold the Ger 1 Roans wherever they choose to at tack. Naval plane operations London. June admiralty today issued the following official statement on naval Aerial operations during the period of june 10-12, the operations of our air Contin gents have been attended by unfavourable weather. In addition to the usual patrols bombing operations were carried out during the Day and tie night against Zeebrugge the Bru Ges docks Andi the Ostend docks in All eighteen tons of bombs were dropped. Two hits were observed on the and bursts on the seaplane shed at and at Bruges. Fires were caused at several places. Hits also were observed at the Brug Eoise works and bursts were observed at the Basin Dela Marine and the Gare times maritime Ostend. Clouds prevented observation. One enemy aircraft was destroyed. One of our machines is missing. Anti submarine attack in our Home Waters no withstand with two Large and two Small guns j ing the Handicap of fog numerous the hour and a half bombardment re i anti submarine flights were made. Suited in four women being killed and j hostile aircraft were attacked and the three persons being injured. Most of escorting of shipping was carried out the Apex of. The whole German wedge the fire appeared to have by our seaplanes airships and air near along Didiojr. Cartigny recently been shrapnel the damage was slight i planes. Submarines were sighted and Prince since May 27, to then was assisted by a squad of Cement Carman activity in Pskov District. London june 14. A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from mos cow says there Are indications that the germans Are preparing to Start operations again in the Pskov District and that the question of the captured from the germans by these very close to the Point of maximum penetration achieved by the enemy in nearly three months of desperate fighting. Secretary Baker s Reat lineation yesterday of american Confidence in general Foch was made with full knowledge for or. Baker was in Europe in conference with the Allied chieftains when the plan of Campaign now being followed was worked out. He knows Why no Effort has been made to wrest the initiative Crom the enemy. Many officers who do not know Are frankly puzzled and can not understand Why some of the obvious open Ings for a great counter thrust have not been seized. Steady Stream of troops to Barge . Legislators at weekly con Ference hear encouraging report on War situation except destruction of the French wireless station. The a boat commander told the mayor that he intended to take Over Monrovia As a submarine a dispatch from London april 13, sail a German submarine had bombarded Monrovia april 10, destroying the wireless station and sinking the Liberi an. Armed vessel president Grant. The casualties inflicted on Shore by shells from the a boat were not numerous. The activities of the submarine were interrupted by a costal Steamer. Scr Ewers up painters packers defence of Petrograd has been raised is to norwegian seamen suffer Many have been victims of subs and mines London. June sea men to the number of 970 thus far have been killed As a result of sub Marine attacks or by mines Accord ing to a statement made to the an Nual meeting of the norwegian ship owners association says o. Despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen. The despatch adds that the chair Man of the War insurance commis Sion said that 89 norwegian ships had been sunk and that Kroner had been paid by the War insurance Board. And examiners. In every City there is some one newspaper that is first in. The minds of the people when a definite want exists and first in their Confidence in the matter of editorial policy. For instance in Winnipeg whenever one wants a Job or an employee whenever one wants to buy or sell or rent a House whenever one seeks accurate in Dolored political data it is the free press that is instinctively sought. That is Why most advertisers both local and National confide the great bulk of their appropriations to its columns. The Winnipeg free press. Western Canada s greatest newspaper Washington june of the House military committee at their weekly War department conference today were told that the Stream of americans steadily moving to the front had resulted in a noticeable stiffening of the whole Allied line. The germans it was said apparently had encountered greater numerical strength than they expected to oppose their third great drive had suffered heavier losses than they probably Hafi anticipated. On the whole the legislators were informed there were Many encouraging features in the present Situa Tion on the West front. Among other things disclosed was the fact that major Generau Liggett has been selected to become corps commander when the american Force reaches that strength and to command the first american Field army when ii is organized. He commands the forces in the Field now. These forces not including troops brigade with the British and French comprise two Complete divisions fully equipped and operating under French corps com Manders. R remand Simmons Case Glenboro Man. June Case against w. G. Simmons was today remanded for one week by police magistrate James Duncan. It will be f by magistrate Noble in win next Friday. Or. Simmons was arrested a week ago for making state ments unfavourable to the militia. Child victim of fire Cornwall ont., june Garfield c. Bova., three year old son of or. And mrs. Edward j. Bova of Massena. I was. Suffocated in the Home of Wal Ter can this afternoon and another i child of or. And mrs. Ebva. And two of the Carr children narrowly escaped when a fire started by the children a filly damaged the House. Xone of the children Are Over five years of age. Three of the children were found and taken to safety. Bombed and enemy were Loca Ted on a number of occasions. In the Mediterranean Waters the enemy submarines have also been sighted and attacked and enemy mines were located and Allied and Neutral shipping was conveyed. Dur ing the same period attached to the British Aegean Squadron bombed air planes of the enemy at drama and other places in the Dardanelles were attacked. Two of the enemy s lighting scouts were downed in americans raid Baro court railway with the american army in France june first american bombing Squadron to operate behind the front successfully raided the railway at a Point North West of brie late yesterday drop pins Many bombs. It is believed that several direct hits we re made by the five planes participating. A Large number of German a Oai Tross machines attacked the bomb ers after they had performed their Mission and were returning Home. Three of the balt losses attempted to Cut off two of the american bombers but themselves were attacked by other planes. Texe fight continued until the machines reached the Battle line when the germans re tired. All the american aviators safely though they had been heavily shelled by anti aircraft batteries. The kiwanis club anniversary commemorating the found ing of that organization in this City just Over a year ago and narrating the in fluence it has. Had on tire business and professional life of this City during the past twelve will be published As a special supplement to Fife Manitoba free press out wednesday next slide at greedy blocks line revels Nohe 3. C. Tune slide at Greely six Miles East of Here or tie main line of the Canadian Paci fic railway has blocked traffic both ways. Yesterday s South. Train con next info with the the Ai Row has not arrived owing to a slide at Gree slide. 10 Miles from reve Stolte. Weather report. Following in report. Ii St. Trim s int Thorp logical Observatory Joti. 7 . Yesterday temperature. 75.g Washin Tii for 12 hours. 79.3 minimum for 12 hours. Barometer. 29.78 Southeast blow ins 20 an hour. The Canadian service Jumior it 7 o clock last Jun 14. Winnie eur unit. Port Arthur. 56. 7st Clear Minnedosa. 82, Clear Quap Pelie. 90. Cloudy Prince Albert 86. Fajr Swift current 94. Clear Eattle Funni fair hat 86. Fair Caspary. 72. A Lear rain. Minimum and maximum 54-80 Edmonton. 52-76 Tor 1. 5b-9b Prince Albert. So-s8 Moi Tau 67-103 4fi-so por 43-64 Parry sound. 46-68 Lon Don Toronto. 52-70 Kingston. 43 76 Ottawa 48-66 Ilton treat 5o-63 que Bec 46-58 St John. 48-56 43-64 ;