Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba Morning Free Press (Newspaper) - August 3, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s weather Fine and . I i. Yesterday maximum desultory fighting v last Gorman office my bean desultory evidently Tho Kaiser s press agent refers Only to the German part in yesterday s morning eur Row i j i 4mb Leri nans forced out of important i crossed along whole of its and Allied line pushed More than three Miles North Bonnans Rheims Road Coulonge Roussan v Tourt Villers Agron and Ville in Tarde Ribis go Tex and Thill is captured by allies. Paris aug. Troops have entered Soissons according 0 the French official communication the entire line Between Soissons and the Vicinity of germans have been compelled to give up important options and Retreat the communication adds. 1 the Crisc River has been crossed along the whole of its front turf her Progress has been made in the Centre of the fighting line and on the East line has been pushed More than three it Borth of the Dormans Rheims 1 the text of the communication conducted during the past two Days by our troops id Allied units on the front North of the Marne have obtained full pc Cess the per mans having Overall the lines Jad forced to abandon the position s of resistance they to tween screen Lardenois and Ville in Tarden Pis and to Retreat rtt Spital Ely 1 a the South they have crossed the Cruse Pajong v on our cd narc we Are the our car Weliam passed the Bois de to the East Coulonge four Kilometres North of is in our Possession. Right Aind i Denois Are in our hands. Part of the front we. Carried our Liue about five Kilos dry inns Rheims on the e general Iii of Yeti by and leery. Ardre and the Vesle have occupied Comeux eh3 july 31 seven the Day. Twenty two tons of explosives were dropped on Arr acts Minnii seventeen raids on Hun towns airmen London of the continuance of British air plane Macy is afforded of the air fighting which shows that during that period seventy enemy machines were destroyed on the Western front and eleven driven Down out of control while Only hic Elji Scovin Bri Tish machines were reported As miss ing. On the other fronts eighteen enemy machines destroyed at a Cost of two British in the course of the Beefy there were seventeen raids into in which Offenburg rvs bombed la acc times and Saab Ruffen and Baden twice each. There were also eighteen raids on German naval and military bases in Belgium Ostend was bombed four limes the Bruges Zeebrugge Blice. Esperna if 1 Tsornay allies big guns dominate Plains of huns lines French american and British push German line All along the Battlefront from Soissons to almost astride Soissons re carbs railway probable that germans willbe forced to Retreat As far As towns being destroyed by huns All enemy has whole con successes huns completely. Devastating Valley in hands of allies with the Frenchu armies in France aug. 2 11.30 been retaken and has been crossed. Tulfo Allied this evening suits from and of the enc Ray in the valleys of arid allies making rapid Progress i. London aug. The latest news from the Battlefront received to 1.30 o clock this afternoon shows that the Progress of the allies Lias been Giorc rapid today the troops having made an. And j i i i r i. I mis evening mrs Iroku i oni Yance of from two to three Miles on the whole front line Between a metres to Soissons. Henoc to beige an the Ardre River a Southwest of Rheims to the Hamlet of Taux about the Valley of the Criso. Cim Criso and Onilea Souter of Soissons. Iro Urh the germans Are burning villages cast of the Bourcq behind Zwir lines Tho Allied line now mrs one mile North of Villa in tardy Nisho Romagny thence to Long by and Vasilly South of chateau to Arcy and Dreizy and thence to Taux. Aug. Advance of front of general mangle a army to a despatch Tom neuter s correspondent at French head Quarter. In the main Tittle sector Between Hartenes ii time. On the Bol sons chateau the Larry Road and fore in Tard enols. Forward along the whole jew of ten Milos. We occupied he Tenner itself and the Wood to and Ibro Tiht Tho Lino up to Salonay. Making an straight front from har tonnes the Centre we passed Tho Jamili running East and West from Couo Ngea North Tiht Bourcq Valley and Aro a couple i Miles beyond the despatch in Centra sector As is when Tho enemy is retreating resistance a feebler than on the j. Lie germans Are burning villages their front As they Tho continues. The of . The French Victory at the in Champagne and Gen counter offensive Between and the Marne Are now be of Tho enemy pressed on All 1th his by our guns has again been to a tuft ground. Is re with reluctance continual to that the Effort will prove too for. Us has for him. Eat untre Hutloff pressure. La bring expected and Tho Crown reserves Are being1 exhausted quicker rate than Ourn. The rain troops continue penetration in raids on the austrian naval port of Cattaro and Durazzo and in land operations at l in connection wit the latter Ona of our machines was forced to within Tho enemy lines but both Tho Pilot and observer were rescued the following Day on the allies advancing and capturing an austrian air drome. Two raids on Oriental railway in the Aegean a coast reconnaissance of Tho Dardanelles Hus been maintained. In two raids on. Kule Burns on the Oriental railway direct hits were obtained on Tho railway station which was much damaged. A raid on the Kara Gauhl station and the Bridge which Carrion Tho Oriental railway across the Arda resulted in deut lists on the lines close to the Bridgeland among Tho rolling Stock. A raid on Bridge at Uzun Kopriv age to Tho buildings. During a Dawn reconnaissance of the enemy coast North and West of in Bros 13 basques were observed whore bombs ing two and destroying a enemy1 Ald Rome at was bombed and photos show much damage was one hangar being completely destroyed. was made at Dawn in july 26 on Nagara and at night on Galata. A further raid on these two places was Mado during the night of. July ,.2s.r Over half a ton of bomb were drop Ped and Large started. One of our machines failed1 to return. Bomb constantinople successfully and dockyard at constantinople were successfully bombed just after but full details yet been received in Home Waters during the period july 25-31, anti submarine hostile Pon aus Amerl aircraft and escort have been a copy enemy. Whoso in the Solsona Helms front Bank this moral no live a depth Nve is continuing penning reported in today s received late to Hight in department. Thursday s fighting. American tour 230 South of suns and the Wood East of the night bombarded the railway the com e work by. 1 Royal air Force units to under Aerial have a Cocivi a a work in Anu u a aes Reail in and patrols to Welt maintained in the Wiur Ranegan and Tatj Adriatic. To clip a Ndoca Ted in re tent from have closely cd with the italian air forces aircraft and have been maintained. Submarines have been attacked with Success. Direct hit on torpedo boat More than of bombs have been objects of Mill Tarj importance Bruges docks and Ostend. At Zeebrugge tha Bone my shipping has also been bombed and a direct hit with Pound bomb a on Stern of the of four enemy torpedo boat columns of smoke were to arise but the. Mist obscured further our bombing and formations have Bea attacked by enemy aircraft. Fifteen in enemy Mach Ines have been destroyed and twelve shot Down out decontrol. Our machines have failed to one of which is known to have.la.nii-. Cd in Holland. on patrol flames two of the prisoners. Of Clale communication -.fitsqijp. Marshal Haig s in Vanca to up prla6.nors in the sector. Prison ers were capture a result of a 1 Opal t raid out cast of i the hostile has shown activity North. Of Arcy Sto rest Tito through the con Tro of the Forest of a Isles to Tho Village of Tho same name Utiss through Tho Centre of the Forest of re Olott to imagery. Thory and tracery. North of Tho last three named plumes French cavalry has advanced about another mile to Tho Bols la in iodine und tres Lon. Brouillet. Which is of still Iri Thor Xiomy s hands is in and further East near Rheims has been to Takel. The. Day was Ono. Of. Continued ,3uu Cesa for Man Gin doing butt and All along the Lino the germans have been forced to hurry Lhoir especially on the West and .011 the Centre of the salient. The enemy is completely devastating the country Asho retires carrying out Tho settled Ger Man policy. Valuable ground army in France , a Centro it thir Jarno ,the.7awtlt Advance of Tirui Flay tos Vns of Gleises. Re captured by it osterday s off Cal report tue of the capture by tic. Associated press the crisis in the Allied offensive on the Soissons Kocims salient apparently has been readied. French troops the town of Soissons the Western Anchor Point of what remains of the famous salient and All along the thirty six Miles of curving Battle line Erom Soissons to Thill is which iks about three Miles West of la Lipinis French american and British forces have pushed in the entire enemy front and sent the germans backward everywhere in precipitate Retreat. Over the Battlefront the allies by Quick and forcible methods of onslaught have deeply. Indented the German defence line for splendid gains which seemingly foreshadow the necessity of the eventual retirement of the forces of the. German Crown Prince to More tenable ground in tic North. The Plains behind portion of the Battlefront now Are entirely dominated by the Allied big guns in the South the French and americans have negotiated almost All of the Hill iinds. Forest country and Are i crouching toward i snid railway while East the British and French arc almost astride the re Cirius Soissons railway und have their Guus razor and Bouasa Neuwirt were captured by it osterday s Tull of the Cap tin and. Gains All to fungi lne Flino to Rhelma. A big gain has Liben mjwle1 lit to Offton of the front Owji Are Coulanges the lands Alues. Southernmost returned strike leaders to miss Vancouver break up Twenty four. Hour strike called i i t As Mark f of sympathy for Albert Goodwin a draft. Evader c i Brezic into trades Titial secure Ito aders and destroy records Vancouver auu2.--Tho Bone of has Beon broken. Following a conference Botwood Busi Soissons has men and the pee Culva of the d of the Street night a truce was arranged. Street cars beg Fri running soon after o clock. With Tho aug. Germans Uro in Retreat on. All sides of the salient Between the alone on Tho West the Freish and continuing their putt of thursday have reached Tho Valley of Tho Cruse a Little Ejvor. Which joins Tho also at Soissons. Tho germans therefore have abandoned the whole of the Cha Dun plateau Coo Vres and Cruse Valley., t this ground has been a desperately disputed Battlefield for weeks. Been swept by the German heavy guns from the north1 of the line and from the and was probably the hottest sector of the whole Battle front. In the Centre the French cavalry Are in the big Woods called the Forest de nos los a. Mile Northeast of fore in Tard nols. On Itlie Allied loft the troops Are Tho forests of the Ardric two Miles North of Villers Agron. Tho disregarding the military considerations which coun selled of defeat and rapid Retreat ago in order to spare their a new attempt have been obliged to accept the inevitable and Are falling prob ably to the Vealo River. The German Crown Prince s. Affen big e on the Murne has failed As signally As that of 1914 and the last word is with the allies. Life sentence for Dowling London aug. 2. Joseph Dowling. Of the Connaught rangers who was landed on the coast of Ireland a German sub Marine three months ago. Was pro nou iced. Guilty today and sentenced to death. The sentence however was commuted to penal servitude for life. Brilliant Ace missing t London aug. Edward of most successful had j Desman Mao Alnos to is missing. evening. Standard. Major Mannock seen High Tang Oye r Tho German lines july 20, has machine was oboe red b.c., aug. Leau ors of a Resolution passed at a Gullier Riff of Moro than , Given two hours in which to Call off the strike evoked As a Mark of sympathy for Albert draft evader who was killed Iby a doll non officer a few Days ago. The penalty vol Najj run out it was a Sieni but korans of Tho returned men protested against Tho latest strike in Vancouver and the cause of it and 100 they marched upon the labor Temple they made forc Ible Entrance seizing. . Midgley Lator Secretary and recognized Leader together with j. Prominent in longshore Union circles. Both labor leaders were hustled to Tho both wore forced to Kneel and kiss the Union Jack. Attempted to escape at one Tom few and made his Way from an upper window along a three foot Cornice into another room. Viv Galiro he was Cut Rcd by the sol Diers and taken to Trio ground floor. A cordon of constables the soldiers and their captives and a laced the Ben under guard. Kallor in the afternoon Tho sol Diers made an attempt to operate Tho Street cars but some one turned off seize labovites records their Entrance to the labor Temple was signalized by loud demonstrations and books and nondescript material and furniture began to to hurled from the upper windows into the Street. The soldiers had an automobile in their i procession and from., this they declaimed against the. Labor Union policy in vigorous language. After the i Aid on Tho labor Temple the sol Diers returned to the Gamble Street they held an open meeting. _ this afternoon Secretary Perdue o the great War veterans association. Issued an Appeal to All returned sold Era who Are members of unions which have Laid to return to work and stay Al work. S i uak All men who have fought overseas and who How much is a stake not spirit of patriotism which induced them to offer their services he said la a. Case i when a Man had. Deliberately refused to give his help to his fellow countrymen and who evaded his responsibilities o Man who was. Practically a., fugitive from Justice and an evader of military service caught by officers of the were night Luff overseas and there fore Riold Lei a who arc Mem i bars of Aho Ulderic free to take part in any which is Paiit locally a vote of censure on the. Policy of sending reinforcements to men at-.the1 front .1 24 hour. Strike Streetcar. Service -.astrle. Thru , Al of aged draft to kor cars to the barns at noon today and de in mass infecting at one o clock to discuss Tho situation have ceased i working that other shipyards have been de Pletch of their hands the Tallon men on the Brit Ash Colu Qibla Elee Traci Are still and the. Interurban. Cars arc still running but Oil the cloy Are in barn. A report from new says Tho Street running there. The on strike meatless weeks in Berlin potatoes to be served out aug. Hotel of Leipzig addressed thai following invitation to visitors Al the annual because of the requisitioning of hotel Linen by the the general dearth iof these the undersigned re quest their honorable visit hrs if they would be kind enough to bring with them visiting Lac Leipzig fair the necessary bed sheets and other Linen and towels which they to a Man find put a atop to Louth Altig. Unloading it the docks. Gar ment workers i went the electrical workers quit Power maintained by thei superintendent Yalj about 50 per Trio Ahl Pyard employees in City obeyed Orde r mayor urges men to return an Appeal to or Ganiard labor of Vancouver to. Abandon the lit How strike put Leta Force i a protest Agal Nat the Al Goodwin was Issue d by Gale. The mayor urged Tho worker not . Adjustment of their alleged grievance Vail los penalties you choose to lip Mac on Citi Zens to whatever the merits of the Case Are entirely h. S. Clements for Comox Alec Rel. In an to Tho str lace by Orf Unkie d labor in this City. Organized to said. Wac Tho t victim of. Us leaders Whoso ill judged and. Unpatriotic action has undone the work of years on the part of it so i leaders in the put. If is to ally itself with draft Ovador and thinking elements in the Community to Tako Steps to Light looks to Salt s. J. Crowe for like a deliberate attempt to provoke strikes in order to show a Small coterie of labor Bosses at the Are Mas ters of Tho suit jests work or fight Laws dispatches from Berlin also Iii i Cal Tiv beginning meatless the c Aptil on aug. 19. In lieu of. Inc meal . Is putting at the disposition population a Quantity of pm lathes not exceeding seven pour ads a head. Pm still All highest Boche exhorts huns to continue faithfully their god Given task placed that the enemy is sure to be As he endeavours Loi press Ami gain of Refuge along the Vesle River., just How far the the germans will go cannot at present be forecaster but with the Southern line swinging North Ward in conjunct Ron with that on the cast toward the Vesle and with the French Aisne eastward from Soissons it is. Not improbable that flip germans May compelled to take Refuge towns and hamlets captured numerous towns and Ham lets have Ucen captured by the Allied the at some Points they have advanced from two to three Miles. South of Soissons the River has been forded by. The Allied troops Northeast of foremen Lardenois the Allied been pushed Well to the East of the Region of grand Roznoy and the town of Salonay has been taken. In the Centre the is Beisig swept clean of germ Siby the French cavalry and Aine rican and French troops Are pressing the germans hard North of Surgy and the Hamlet of cast Ward almost to the Gates of a Rheims combined forces of British and French everywhere lire sorely harassing the enemy. In this latter Region in addition to Thill is the Village of i Llelyn Tard Nois is in Allied hands and the French now arc on the heels of the germans two and a half Miles North of the Dor mans a hims Gigli Road Over a front of nearly four Miles. I altogether viewed from the War maps the situation for the Allied troops at apr Csont is a most promising one for Complete Success in bidding the Soissons Rheims salient entirely of the Success enemy. Desultory fighting is Berlin s latest report Berlin aug. The Battle front there has bean desultory Light says the official statement from general Hotd quarters. Amsterdam. S. 2. In a Procla he Lute in to that men who retired to stay at. Work in War time could put in Khaki with a Bayonet. Behind their ears.1. The Street railway employees hold a meeting this evening at which the action of. The. Executive in calling them out for. 24 hours wast ,0 vcr-1 whelming by Crid ortved and accordingly there will be no Street cars until shut noon. R Over Idle. Coughlan s shipyards is tied about half Tho Force of. The Yards in North Fin Buver. Returned to work this afternoon. The wooden shipyards arc. Not the workers on strike include 800" ship Yard one thousand Buller Nin Korb. 660 longshoremen. 700. Street continued on Page two chief Gorman Navy staff resigns. Copenhagen aug von Holtzendorff chief of the German admiralty has been retired for Matlon issued to the German people William Hays four it Farsi of. Hard struggle have passed. Full of eternally memorable deed s. An example Lias been Given for All time of what a people can do that stands in the Field for a most just cause and for the maintenance of its existence. Gratefully revering the do Vino hand which has been gracefully extended Over proudly say to found unworthy in the task before which Providence placed us. If in the struggle n was Given leaders of the highest achievements it has proved by Fidelity that it has deserved to have leaders. How could Tho performed its tremendous deeds. If the entire labor had not been carried highest men sure of personal performance thanks Aro due to All who under difficult have co operated in the tajik set the state and Community and especially to our faithful a wearying officials. Ali ants arc due the country Man and townsmen and also the women on whom in this War time so much Falls. Forecasts further trials year which in opening to Uay will not spare the German people further and but reasons of health according to an whatever ii nay come we know that announcement by the Aemil off Cal Volff by Urlau of Berlin. Admiral Reihhardt Scherr commander of. The Battle has been designated to Huc Cise d Admiral von Holtzendorff. The flags of the allies will float tomorrow tomorrow being the fourth anniversary of of great Britain into the great the allies will t float Over fisc free on Toft is floating building. People extraction i who Are among us in Counley the hardest lies behind us what has been attained in Tho cast our Oren and safeguarded by peace in being completed in the gives us the firm certainty that Germany will is sue Strong and vigorous from this storm of the peopled which felled to Flie ground so Many a might race. with pain on this Diry of remembrance we recall with All a Crl Oceh which Haiti to be made fur the fatherland. Wide Gapa have non torn in our families and the buffering of this Rob la. War has spared no German Home. Those who As boys their first enthusiasm saw the first troops depart stand themselves the Jar fathers and Brothers ask War riots at the front. Goals duty be done that this precious blood d6es--not flow in vain nothing has us to restore peace the voice continued on two Berlin aug. German offi Cial communication Lehi cd today dealing with the of Tours Day says that the allies Between Soissons and it orc in turd Imiolo suffered Complete rcimlul1 Ami to Jjuan territory. Urls Ash und French tanks which crossed Tho front Man lines and reached the Heights North of Blu Geneux were to according to the report., the text of Tho communication Fol lows Between sols Sonh and Kere in tardy not Liei Conmy yen turd by continued his the Lisa attacks. artillery duels preceded these it tacks which were directed in the morning against our front on both sides of Villemon Tolic and in the. Afternoon extended As far South an har Tenneil. They were repulsed before our lines in Liand to Henrj flight Long. Here Tho enemy once again suffered complot without any gain in territory. Bringing Tho strongest forces into action Brit Yjih and French divisions attacked in Tho Early morning from the North of grand Roznoy and screen Taril enols. On both sides of Bug Cux their Tallis crossing our front lines were Able to reach Tho height North of thin place Here our artillery to Palecco. Between on Mallee und fore in tar Mcnola Anitac us by the enemy s infantry in Strong Force and tanks broke Down before our line. Strong finely la ring but Ween forc in tar the Bols my Ungere Wuh followed by infantry attacks Only North of Csc rfcs. They were re pulsed. Quiet on the rest of the Battle front. In Champagne to successful in forc Flold engagements South of Mont Fichtel and cast of Suppes. Northwest of Perthes in local the enemy out of his front la Noah and North ol1 Mowll repulsed attacks by the enemy. Yesterday we shot Down 14 enemy air planes. Our bombing Mur lunch were very fit Leo during tie night find destroyed Omone other things a dip French ammunition depot North of prisoners. A captive balloon and ate hostile air planes were brought Down. Alb Nln. The night Luff activity has ceased in the past few Days. An advanced Lino of our covering troops have nearer the Pool alone of resistance. Yen Torday enemy re con neitring parties wore repulsed and 35 or loners alleged propagandists in Pur Elioso of evening mail for germans Are committed artillery activity on italian front Rome aug. Official1 com Mun Catlon loused by the War office today there has been mod Erate artillery activity along the whole front our patrols forced enemy advanced posts to withdraw inflicting losses and taking Neil York. Aug. Indict ments were returned Here today Agu nut or. Etvard a. Rumely for Nice vice president and secretory of thu n of York mall and exp Rean company and s. Walter Kaufmann former counsel for Tho German embassy in the United As alleged propagandists in Tho Purchase of the evening mall for Tho German government. Three indictments wore brought in. One la against or. Rumely perjury Ono Aga not Kaufman n. I Naklin the same accusation and the third alleges that the two defendants Conns Rcd to commit porn airy and to omit from a report made to the ene my property custodian that shares of Stock in Tho newspaper wore held by Tho Imperial German govern ment or. Rumely and Kaufer Mann were arraigned in the United states District court and pleaded not. Guilty. Or. Rumbly s Ball of won continued and bail waa fixed in Kauf Munn s Case at they were Lowed 10 Days in to change their Picas if desired and it is under stood their trial will be held in sep tember. Archangel closed Amsterdam Auer. 2. An of Lucial statement received Here from. Mos cow says that the arc Janeef fro ii tiers have been closed for military reason. Saskatchewan passes million Mark re Gina sask., aug. Tha Saskatchewan provincial. Red Cross col have now reached in Cash t urling this fiscal year ill will Likely a in ill on and Quarter. Before., Tho Jand of . Engineer a actor la City Engineer f6r the last Elx years tendered his resignation to the City Council intending. To re turn to Toronto to Tat clip Engineer inc with there. To was formerly City Engineer Ait to. Home. Ronto. T f r j ;