Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba Smi today s weather Fine. V yesterday s temperatures maximum 79.8 minimum 59.3. Profitable sessions retail merchants both from the City and outside Points Benefit greatly by attending Trio sessions in the Industrial Bureau. Vol. 44. Sun rises 3.19 . Sets 9.40 . Moon rises . Acts 2.04 . Winnipeg wednesday Jojne 19, 1918. Morning pages no. 299. British Chancellor introduces vote of credit of two and half billion daily outlay is now thirty four millions expected to reach Plains first Day Sot asked for would cover War expenditures until end of August for Long period far below estimates principally admiralty account Chancellor reviews military situation on Western and italian fronts Rome additional Light on the austrian offensive has been furnished by some of the prisoners captured up till today. According to their testimony the aus Trian divisions operating on the asiago plateau had As their objective for the first Day the Plain Between mar Colica and Bassano the Monte crap a divisions were ordered to Talfe it Plain Between Castelfranco and asolo and the Piave troops were old to invest Treviso. The second phase of the Battle is exceptionally violent. A Bridgehead has been establish lied by the austrian on the lower Piave. The italians continue to resist heroically the onslaughts of twelve divisions which constantly Are being replenished by reserves concentrated Between suse Gana and Conegliano. The mass at tack Between Montello and the Piave is being carried out by i Wendy of tvs first line divisions and eight Reserve divisions. Italians Check austrian drive to reach Plains Rush of american troops to France has been wonderful help to allies Lon dim. June Bonar Law Chancellor of the exchequer in j a Vole of credit for 000.000 in the House of commons to Day. Some figures regarding the total Var credits which with the ninety two divisions participating in drive on seventy one identified unofficial report states austrians hold West Bank Piave for Over 14 Miles violence of Battle increasing along unable to make further gains sanguinary repulse of All austrian attacks along mountainous sectors of front Paris june aus Trian divisions consisting of so de present appropriation would amount visions of infantry and 12 of cavalry to great Britain a have been hurled into the greatest i that Italy has ret fought a s4s.oso equal to a cording to an official announcement said Oliai the present vote which at Rome received hero through the would bring the total War credits to havas Agency. Seventy one of these would cover divisj0ns have already been identified. Rome june Battle on the sectors of the italian front has died Down but is fiercer from the mountains to the sea along the Piave River according to the statement issued by the War office to Day. The text of the statement reads the violence of the Battle has somewhat decreased along the Moun Tain front but is increasing along the Piave River. The third army with stood the powerful efforts of the enemy yesterday. In front of Masera a and at Candelu on the Piave Riv renewed attempts to establish new openings on the right Bank the River were sanguinary by re pulsed. Rom Foss Silta to Capo Sile the struggle raged without pause. On the Northern Edge of the Montello we strengthened our occupation on the River As far As Casa Serena. In the afternoon the enemy from Nires until the end of August. The debt due great Britain from allies is Bonar Law said while the dominions owe dominions owe an analysis of the expenditure for 59 Days ending june a said Bonar lat showed that while the estimated expand itunes for that period had teen the actual expenditures had been below estimate. Over the period of 69 Days ending with june 8, there was a diminution of expenses below the estimate for four the fighting forces the army Navy munitions and the air. This diminution amounted to of which was on the Admir Alty account. Of this amount was due to the expenditures for merchant ships being below the estimate i is which was formulated 1 or the whole tar which he hoped would be i realized. I the munitions service showed a reduction of due to Simi the forces engaged comprise three fourths of the whole austrian army and the choicest troops under the command of Field marshal Boroevich. The. Number of men in an austrian division is not exactly known. The number of divisions engaged would indicate that approximately one million austrian soldiers have been thrown into the Battle. 44 foe planes downed. Papers found on officers show that after forcing the Piave the first Day s objective was the Treviso Montebell Luno Railroad. In two Days of fight ing the enemy columns had succeeded Only in realizing., the minimum assigned for the first Day according to the official note issued at Rome. But one single Allied aviator has been lost during the austrian offensive while-44 enemy machines have been brought Down. In artillery and air planes Austria All its available not less than calibres have been brought into action. Three aus Tro hungarian armies under com Mand of Field marshal bore Pic Are the official note. Catin0n of All province proudly pushes red Cross Pace to record from the red Cross Campaign fund total now details of returns will be found on Page 2. Review of War situation austrians unable to. Advance beyond initial the asiago plateau to Piave River All attacks repulsed by Allied troops who have counter attacked at several Points regaining lost positions italians strengthen lines on plateau the northeastern salient on mount delivered two attacks. A the expenditure for the engaged in fighting desperately with air service As in the Case of ship i enormous military Means. Ordered ing would not make As great de to Advance at any Cost without Over this period As for the thought of blood sacrifices the aus year and there is at present a it auction in the expenditures of the Tro hungarian. Regiments readily obeyed. Thousands of corpses strew air Force of there was the Battlefield overlooking the mountainous italian sector and accumulate along the Piave but the objectives which the enemy was to reach Are yet far increase in the army appropriation of of which 099 wis clue to the rationing depart ment the strength of he army Dur ing the period elapsed being the average estimated for the year. J or. Bonar Law estimated that the j daily expenditure was Guintu the dash average during Tho j financial quart of while it would not be Safe to rely on this diminution throughout the j italian Headquarters he said. I consider that the the hunger estimate in this As an indication the the first was arrested East of the line Northeast of Giak Era. The second was stopped immediately South of the Moauro san Andre railway repulse enemy attacks in the grappa Region we repulsed enemy attacks and carried out successful raids taking about 100 prisoners. At the end of the Brenta Val Ley and East of the Frenzola Valley enemy thrusts were promptly arrested on the Eastern margin of the asiago plateau our troops wrested from the enemy razed Pizzo and die Heights Southeast of Saso Cap Turing about 300 prisoners. Our parties and a French con Tingent in a Strong attack gained ground on the Spur of Costalunga and took some prisoners there. Formidable enemy attacks alternated with our counter attacks. At the beginning vigorous advances were crushed by our resistance or arrested by counter offensive actions the struggle was suspended Only late at night. The valiant troops of our army were strenuously tried but the enemy was not Able to increase the Short depth in the strip of ground within which the fighting has been raging four Days. Prisoners to the number of remained in our hands. Our airmen tirelessly continued to participate effectively in the Bat the notwithstanding the heavy rain. Numerous prisoners were Cap tured by the desperate efforts to retain positions austrians occupy West Bank Piave 14 Miles is Case might be taken Trian prisoners describe it in on of the general Posi i carried out with the greatest june is. As the aus is being regarding Loans to great Britain s i allies and dominions. Bonar Law said j Large to i i carried out with the greatest sever i Ity on the Piave front where it is a i. it was impossible to make any a Turalf estimate for the financial year p it said that As a matter of fact there was a reduction under this As compared to the estimate or the period under review which was general review of military situation the austrians have massed Atli Sre bodies of troops. In the Moun Tain regions to the _ North the fight ing for the present is limited to local attacks and counter attacks. The enemy is making desperate efforts to retain the positions he obtained during the initial stage of the offensive on the Western Bank of the Piave at the Points where he still has footing across the River these operations Are costing him heavily. Fierce fighting is taking place in the nerves i in increases majority St Paul minn., june mid Glit tonight governor Burnquist increased his primary election Azone where the. River merges from the Alps to the Plain Bonar Law then proceeded to give i and in the Region of fag Are. Review of the general situation. The latest phase of the great he said is the austrian once Ninive in Italy. It is part of an intense offensive which has been car on along the whole Battlefront. Our enemies Are right in thinking hat a great Success gained on the front have far reaching per had taps decisive tattle Tor. The Iii Tive rather 3 279 out of Jhan from Vienna i believe to be jus j s Tate Gas Burnquist tie offensive was launched by a a judges w. L. Comstock of Man Large number of austrian i Kato. Candidate gov a Good Deal More than error. And United Spates senator their Force o in the attack decisive results on the general j majority for renomination to More front in France. For that Rea than Over his Republican oppo e general suspicion that the in nent Chas. Lindberg. Returns from _ a o 1 1 to in life in the and a play is that after sting the attacks have failed. Our advices from italian head Are that the enemy has not secured in. Three Days the objectives sic i Uliey had hoped to the Post nay. And it is also True to say no offensive on this scale the Whol i War has at its secured so Little Success. I _ there is no doubt that our own j the French troops Are giving a j Tood account of themselves and the i Kali ans have been fighting through with the highest courage and the j Post marked tenacity. The italian command has no fear of the sult. The Clanger is not yet Over Dut the government can express admiration and gratitude to the italians w the Sharo they have taken in the general situation on Western front speaking of the Western front or. said that British and knew the Posi the German divisions sent before the Corn Majo defeat. on Page three australian wheat budget Montreal june 18. According to a press notice the australian wheat Board returns show that on april 8 there was a balance of 1 bags of the 1915-16 har Vest in Victoria and in South Australia. Out of the total 0c bags received into the 1916-17 Pool have been shipped of which were sent from Victoria. Up to april 8 the crop amounted to bags. Of this Quantity bags had been shipped from new South Wales. London june austrians according to the evening Standard now occupy the West Bank of. The Piave from the railway in the Henson Bend a distance of fourteen Miles and a half. They have thrown fourteen Bridges across the River. These however Are under the italian fire. Reuter s correspondent at italian Headquarters Points out that unless the austrians can establish solid Bridgehead where they have crossed the Piave and get guns Over especially on to the Small Section of Montello which they still hold prob ably the Only result of their crossing will be that they will become prisoners. The austrian forces the correspondent says Are attempting to establish two Bridgehead on the High Bank of the Piave for future operations. The italians have Suffi Clen reserves to avoid any danger on the Piave the danger the correspond ent adds seems to be at Montello where two thirds of the rising ground is in the hands of. The in vaders. Surprised at sudden Check Geneva june the Asso Oia fed from the was of the Swiss Frontier indicates tha the Austro hungarians Are surprised and discontented at the sudden Check of their great offensive against Italy where much Greate gains of territory and Booty wer expected. From Lugano comes word that the austrian objectives include Bresci and eventually Milan. The austrian emperor and i staff Are expected arrive at Tren this week. Austrian onslaught the austrian pincers Are not closing upon Italy with the precision of last october when they forced Back the italian armies of general Cadorna. From the Julian Alps to the Piave River and from the Northern Mountain regions almost to the Plains of Venetia. In fact they do not seem to be closing the upper jaw in the venetian Alps is stalled under the resistance of the British French and italian forces and the lower one seems to Lack the Force necessary to bring it across the Piave River push Back the italian troops which Are closing its path. In the Alps the austrians have been unable further to Advance their lines since their initial onslaught . Everywhere from the asiago plateau eastward to the Piave River All their attacks have been quickly repulsed by the Allied troops who in their turn have delivered counter attacks and regained lost terrain inflicted heavy casualties on the and taken a considerable number of prisoners. All along the Piave River from the Mountain passes through which the torrent wends its Way southward on its race to the Adriatic sea. Fierce fighting is going on especially on the Montello plateau in the Region of the famous Henson Loop and further South from Rosealta to the Marsh country around Capo Sile some Twenty Miles East of Venice. The italian War office announces that the enemy everywhere is being held along the Piave. On the crucial sector of the Montello la which liars the Way from the Northeast to the venetian Plains the italians have strengthened their positions on the Northern Edge of the plateau and Repi Ilse two enemy attacks to Advance on the Northern Border. Likewise to the South near Magerada and Candelu attempts by the austrians to effect new Crossings of the Piave were frustrated with heavy losses.1 austrian report claims numerous gains. From Vienna comes an austrian report. It does not concede to the allies of ground in the Mountain Region Saulny All their counter attacks repulsed. Concerning the the Piave it asserts that the austrians have gained ground at numerous Points and that the Battle is following its intended course. Consolidation of the gains on the Montello plateau and Progress on the Southern Wing which runs from fas Aalta to. Mestre Are claimed. In addition the austrian War office says the number of prisoners taken in the fighting has increased to and that 120 guns in addition to mine throwers machine guns and War material have been captured. The prisoners taken by the italians monday at one Point aggregated which would bring their total and those of the allies Well in the neighbourhood of unofficial advices Are to the effect that the austrians have thrown fourteen Bridges across the Piave along the Conegliano railway Bridge but that the italians Are heavily engaging the enemy at All Points and have the pontoons under their gunfire. The infantry operations on the Battlefront in France continue virtually at a standstill but the Allied and German guns Are roaring on various sectors and it is not improbable that fighting on a Large scale will be resumed somewhere shortly. Along the acre South of Albert and West of Serre the British and. Germans Are engaged in mighty artillery duels while spirited activity is noticeable along the French sectors near Mont Didier and Between Mont Didier and the Aisne. The French continue daily to regain ground taken from them in the recent German offensive South of the Aisne and also to take prisoners in their enterprises. Several attempts by the germans to penetrate the american lines in the Marne sector have been smashed american machine gun fire. French attack South Ambley is successful German raid repulsed in Region of positions South of Valery British attack North of Lens also South of enemy planes downed Berlin reports Allied artillery fire assumed great intensity various Points in Flanders Paris. June War office announcement tonight says the artillery activity was quite spirited Northwest of Mont Didier arid at various Points Between Mont Didier and the Aisne. We carried out this morning a local attack South of Valery which permitted us to improve our positions we captured about a Hundred prisoners and some machine guns. A German repulsed in the Region of ave court the enemy left some dead on the ground. We took a few prisoners. In the last five Days. 32 enemy machines have been brought Down or compelled to land out of action. Four German air planes were brought Down by our anti aircraft guns and three captive balloons were set afire. During the same period Twenty two tons of projectiles were dropped by Day and night on the stations at Soissons Roye. Nellc and a Hulnes South of the Aisne the French carried out successful local tons South of Ambley and East of Mont Gobert taking one Hundred prisoners including two officers. Be tween tie Turcq and the Marne French patrols took prisoners. Else where the night was theatre june were artillery duels along the whole front livelier West of the Vardar. And the Cerna Bend. An enemy attempt next month to be vital one in Italy s history i Rome june the situation the carriers Delia Sera of Milan says this month is the vital one in Italy s history with All Austria against Italy. Every italian Soldier Masl be fired by the glorious example of Captain Rizzo Loho almost unaided dealt such a terrible blon to the austrian Fleet. One correspondent at the front de scribes the fierce fighting Ivsich is go ing on unceasingly around Monte grappa particularly for the posses Sion compositions leading to it and those dominating the Gorges of the Brenda River. There is no uneasiness among the inhabitants thus far but a Fern peas ants have been seen along the roads seeding new Homes further from the scene of the Battle. While Venice feels the , those have remained in the in become accustomed to air raids and the sound of artillery fire. So far there has been no exodus from Venice of late. Saskatoon swept by fierce storm several districts resembled a beleaguered City in zone in evidence disastrous fire visits Pembroke loss a million Large portion of business Section of town reduced to Heap of smoking ruins urgent Calls for help sent to Ottawa Arnprior and Renfrew fire lasted five hours terrifically Strong wind added to difficulties of fire woman reported missing inst pulsed. The italian front was re British aviators bombed the stations along the. Lines of Seres and drama and started a fire. West of Lake raid foe South of Tullich London june is. The British official communication1 issued this evening says we carried out a successful raid last night North of Lens. Thi s morn ing English troops raided the enemy s trenches South of Tullich and captured several prisoners Strong it gifting. On the remainder of the. Front big Force enemy troops in about germans austrians in territory of former Czar amendment to order in Council permits submission of Prima Facie evidence showing requirements satisfied there is nothing to report being artillery activity by both apexes repulse German patrols with the americans on the Marne june German patrols which attempted last night to approach the american lines in the Marne sector were smashed by the accuracy of the american machine gun fire. One German patrol was almost wiped out. Berlin official june War office communication issued today says the enemy s fire has increased to great intensity on isolated sectors in Flanders on both sides of the Lys and Between Arras and Albert. Towards Midnight after violent outbursts of firing the enemy at asked Southwest of Albert. He was pulsed and left prisoners in our ands. Southwest of Noyon and South of he Palsner the a Tillery activity was revived during the evening. Partial advances of the enemy North of the Tisne and Northwest of chateau Thierry were Britain watching suspicious of heavy railway traffic Between Belgium and Germany the Hague june via reuer s Ottawa is stated hat the increased traffic on tha Jedburg railway amounts to 72 Moscow june 5 by the associated press German and austrian troops now occupying territory of the former russian Empire number about this excludes Finland. The advanced enemy Lino begins at Narva on the Day of Narva in Esthonia about 90 Miles West of and runs through Pskov Ossa Kurst a Luik novo Tcherkas and Rostov on Don. More than one half of the Black Ottawa june fulfilling of the regulations requiring men who May be reasonably suspected of fall in within Clasa. One the military service act to carry documents show ing age nationality marriage former discharge exemption or other reason for his Brinsf in Mufti have been found somewhat difficult in certain cases. An order in Council of May 22 specifies the class documents which must be carried in the various Fleet which escaped from Sebas individual cases arid provides very Topol is now at novo Rossick Wiere the bolshevik Are in control Al though German submarines Are re ported to be guarding the Entrance to the Harbor. Turkish troops the strength of or which is unknown to the russian military authorities have advanced in trans Caucasia from Batum on the Black sea to a Point a few mile East of Alexandropou ton the Railroad italian army head quarters june is _ by the associated press the italians with their French and Brit ish allies Are successfully resisting the austrian onslaught and Are counter attacking vigorously every where. In addition there is acute watchfulness for All enemy move ments either in the Brenta River area the mountains or towards the Plains. Whether the enemy Effort upon Montello plateau is an attempt to move towards the rear of the famous Monte Monte Gra Appa key to the italian positions or else to men cont Muc a on Pace two venting the bolshevik from gaining the sympathy of the people. The Erman troops in Finland Are at from to estimated White severe penalties for failure to Carr such documents or have them on his premises. Been found difficult for men to secure the Neces sary documents. This was specially True of passports marriage certificates Etc. As a consequence an amendment Nas been made which ing the generality of the provision As to the character of the evidence permits the submission of Primi Facie evidence to show that the per son in question has satisfied the requirements of the authorities. Appeal to Irish they Are s guards in Finland the germans have moved East from the railway Lake Kou to where they Are re pairing the Fleet and erecting bar Racks for thousands of troops and Aoa Rentle preparing for a. Movement against the Murmansk railway in the and White guards re also Cornea at the head f the Gulf of and Are. Be inning a railway Extension toward ginning Petchen Garbade naval reserves Parade streets of recruits London Router s Ottawa recruits for the naval Reserve mostly fishermen from the Irish coast paraded through Dublin in route Tov Devon port accompanied by a naval guard of Honor and a military band. They were cheered by Large crowds. They carried a Banner inscribed the germans Are sinking Irish ships and murdering irishmen. Join us and avenge their crime. We Are Beatty s Boya. Bother along you Arr rain loads daily from Germany to Belgium and vice versa that the British government views the great increase with suspicion and is ask no Holland to furnish a. Clear explanation of the nature of the goods a transit in order to ascertain whether they Are for military Pur poses. Recommend that surtax be continued for ten years London june Reuter s Ottawa. Report of a committee appointed by the minis try of reconstruction to recommend methods of increasing Home grown food in View of the inter ests of National Security has been i published. The committee declares that in any future crisis like the present this country must. Be wholly inde pendent of overseas supplies of Corn potatoes and Dairy produce. The recommendations include a i minimum wage for agricultural la borers that minimum prices of wheat and Oats be the prices varying in accordance with the valuations in the Standard of value obtaining after the War. Government assistance for the establishment of sugar beet Industry and the continuation of the surtax for ten years is recommended. Military patient killed by train Toronto june Wendell a mental patient at the military hos Pital this morning threw himself in front train no. 94 of the grand trunk near. Una Orvllle and wag in stantly killed. Saskatoon sask., june of the worst Hail storms in the recorded history of Saskatoon. Broke Over the main portion of the City this eve Ning shattering window Glass and Street lights and stripping vegetation but fortunately doing very slight damage to persons who were unfortunate enough to be caught in the midst of it. The appearance of Many parts particularly those streets facing the track of. The Cyclone which came up from the Southwest is that of a beleaguered City in the War zone. The experience during the minutes duration of the e. Storm resembled that of a machine Only the ice bullets were As Large As hens Oggs. All Day tie weather had been excessively sultry and around-6-o clock there was every premonition of a storm brewing. About a Quarter of an hour afterwards it broke Over the City with tre Mendonis fury. It seemed to. Follow the South Saskatchewan River travelling in an Easterly direction. The business Section was severely struck by the Hail taut the warehouses and residential blocks necessarily received the full fury of the bombardment. The residential District of nut Ana South of the River was literally swept and scarcely a pane of Glass was left in the windows exposed to the South. The Large Hail stones sent Glass flying in splinters Tore window blinds and filled living rooms with showers of ice sought shelter in basements greenhouses and verandahs were split to pieces. Much damage was done by the fierce bombardment and Many sought the shelter of base ments. The West Side of the City for the most part escaped and to those who were thrown into a state of consternation there was the gleaming Sunshine peering through the dark ened skies. Quickly the storm came and it. Was All. Over in ten minutes to departure marked by a peal of Thunder and the Promise of the skies registered by a Beautiful rain Jow cast on the retreating storm Clouds of the East. The streets were literally stripped of electric Light globes and the Side walks with their fragments. Of the Public buildings to suffer were the University of Saskatchewan in which 100 panes of Glass were broken and the greenhouse partially destroyed the collegiate Over 80 Large windows smashed King Edward Public school whose Large expanse of Glass frontage was literally shivered in every pane resembled a sheer swept ruin Knox presbyter Ian Tih urch with three Fine memorial stained Glass windows completely shattered St. John s anglican Church with the windows in the Southern Side All gone the City Hall the Willoug by Sumner Block and j. F. Cairns ltd., departmental store. Sev eral of the Street cars had their win Dows smashed and the Glass of Pri vate Auto cars was also damaged. Garden truck has been ruined and Trees stripped of their foliage. To Render Homes habitable for the night storm windows were fortunately available. There is a Large run on the local glaziers and it will be Many Pembroke. Ont., june disastrous conflagration broke out hers shortly after 6 o clock this evening and a Large portion of the Commer Cial District of the town was razed to the ground. Even an approximate estimate of the loss at the resent time is impossible owing to he general confusion and excite ment reigning but the fire officials state that the final figures of the damage done May reach the fire is presumed to have started in a Chimney in the residence of o. Landriault. Livery Man Jiose stables were totally destroyed by the flames. No loss of life has As yes definitely been reported but it is rumoured that one woman expired in one of the houses in the burning area. And that another woman was killed y a Street car. The Block swept by the flames contained Pembroke s leading business houses and offices. In addition there were a great number of Flats and apartments occupied As residences in the devastated Region. The places destroyed. The following is a list of the places so far known to have been completely destroyed. F. W. Chambers grocery and confectionery. Singer sewing machine co a of Days before the damage can be made 50 of. Balloon dropped at sea rescued aviator and assistant Miles from coast an Atlantic port. June 45 18. Off the coast after their dirigible balloon became unmanageable and fell into the water last saturday were brought to a Navy Yard Here today by a Coastwise Schooner. Members of the Crew said tha when the balloon was first sights the two men were running Back an Forth on the under Structure signal Ling for assistance. The balloon came Down close t the Waves and the Schooner Cap Tain seeing two men in the water sent a boat to their Rescue. The bal Loon Rose in the air was caught 1 a High wind and when last seen floating away to the eastward fice. Primo Barber shop and Pool room. Khoei Slattery and co., Haberdashery. V Leacy and Shields. Pembroke s big Gest departmental store and Genera merchant. The Royal Bank. Landri Euit s livery stable. Thomas Ping and co., garage. Giroux s , Pembroke House Jewell and Bennett haberdashers. French s Barber shop. Bremner and co. A number of private residences some of them Over the stores. Are Heap of smoking ruins. All the aforementioned places Are heaps of Smoky ruins. The offices of police magistrate Stewart and t. J. Galligan barrister the Knight s of Columbus recreation and club rooms which were situated Over the Large store of Leacy and shield s were completely destroyed. The presbyterian Church the roman Catholic Cathedral and the Convent Djoi icing with the Bishop s Palace re situated right in the Centre of he area which was swept by the Ames but miraculously enough these Difalces were saved the fire Jura Ping e sacred buildings and catching gain at the Indian River Point. A terrifically Strong Northwest ind carried the flames from build no to building until the fire got com lately out of control. An immediate All was sent to Ottawa Arnprior and Lenhrew for assistance when it was Een. That the whole town was Ireat ened. The fire sweeping everything be Ore it jumped the Church edifices and attacked the Section further on. Welve or fourteen houses three or Dur blocks from the actual path of he flames caught and were burned o the ground in a very Short space of fought fire five Houi about 1 o clock after nearly five ours of hard fighting the fire was of under control. The fire is the worst that has Ever recurred in this District with the loss is a Miracle that it was not worse. The Large number of Mills and industries in Pembroke especially the umber regions would have been Viper out of existence had the fames Ever reached this area. Crews of men Are at present Busy inde adoring to ascertain As despite y As possible the extent of the dam age. The. First consideration How Iver will be the Comfort of the aut _ errs. All Homes in the town have 3een thrown wide open and the unfortunate victims will be ably housed and cared for in the meantime. There Are rumours circulating that a number of lives have been lost but so far there Are no funds for any such Contention. A thorough investigation will be made and the Roll Call of the. Residents in the devastated Region will be taken As soon As possible. Tonight a heavy pall of smoke hangs Over the town and tie Smel von Hindenburg in sanitarium Geneva june Tribune says it learns from a reliable source that Field marshal von Hindenburg is suffering from an acute nervous Dis the following is the weather report is bund at St. John s Oba Erva tory at 7 . Yesterday temperature 752 maximum for preceding 12 hour 798 minimum for preceding 12 hour barometer. 3o.10 wind blown 12 fun hour. The Canadian meteorological observations taken at 7 o clock it evening june 18, Winnipeg time were port a thur 62, fair Winnipeg. If Cloudy Minnewa. 66, Cloudy Quap 1a Jelle 74, Cloudy Prince Albert. 74, fair Salt current 80. Cloudy Battleford 80. Fair Medicine hat. 94. Fair Calgary be that his mental capacity is much 40-66 St. John 43-66 Hall Belne chiefly done by general Luden Dorf. Of burning timbers fills the air. What was once one of the Best commercial blocks in Pembroke is now a mass of ruins and wreckage. Blaze at Barrie Barrie ont., june Day of the vice regal visit to Barrie marked by a fire which did damage to the extent of starting from an overheated electric motor in the basement of the Fisher flour Mills at 9.45, the fire running rapidly on the Mill dust soon was All Over thu four Story building. Intense heat soon set fire to the Coal Sheds and Wood piles of the Lewis Coal company. All these Sheds were destroyed besides 150 cords of Wood and 100 tons of Coal. Only a Small portion of the Mill contents were saved Bush Els of wheat bags of flour and a Quantity of coarse grains and being compete with garages. Medicine hat., alta., june the casting vote of the mayor the City Council decided to enter into Competition with the automobile garages in repairing automobiles especially Ford cars. This work will be done by the firemen when not at tending fires. Some remuneration will be allowed them and the. Prices charged will same As the other ;