WEDNESSDAY, APRIL 28, 1915
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THE WAR.
HARTMANNS WEILERKOPT.
ONCE MORE IN THE HANDS
OF THE FRENCH,
CONSOLIDATION NORTH OF YPRES AND ON THE HEIGHTS
OF THE MEUSE.
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SEVERE FIGHTING CONTINUES,
LONDON, April 27, 12.05 nm. Fiek Marshal Sir John Franch reports, that the severe fighting north east of Ypres continues, and the general situation is unchanged. Our left fdank," in ra-adjusting the line to mant the altered cou- litious due to the original forced retirement of the French, had to ing the north and extend watward
boypad St. Julian. This weakened our tina temperarity, and after a gallant resistance by the Canadians against anperior numbers St. Julien was captured by the enemy. Our lines now run south of Se, Julien,
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A SINGLE TAX ADVOCATE.
Festsar Aper The Governor of Hannu Province proposes to increase the lam tas da abolish qisuellaneous takes.
“SINO-JAPANESE AFFAIRS.
CANTON ITEMS.
Fioni Our Own Correspondent.)
Capron, April 25%
PROTECTION TOB JAPAN195. The explosion of a small amount of dynamite at week in the neighbourhood. of the Mitani Busman Kalaba building has caused the Chief of Police to detail 0 palico and a large number of detectives whom apocial duty is to protect the Japanese firma in Canton and Hopaj.
Sines the outbreak of the war in Europe. the export business of Canton has greatly dicate that this line is now increasing. Toke Fleaseset Recent reports, howevor,_in- silk, cotton, cassis, and palm fana are being
The Sino-Japanese conferences, which was mosuted yesterday. Kisted Our troops east of Ypres have horne the brunt of repeated haary attacks only an hour and a half. Luk which were stubbornly opposed throughout the battle. It was an cutisoly Chung Yu expressed himself as exported to America to the incunt of more | unexpected situation which demanded the exercise of gallantry and fortitude by
the men, and quick resource and other military qualities by the Commanders to give a reply to questions
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PORTERS of Pieco-gonda will be TEXPLOITATION OF PETROLEUM WELL. hold at the Secretary's Offics, Chamber af
The Germans also made attacks yesterday eastward of the Ypres llenwil before consulting the Prost mining engineer has arrived in Can- Commerce, New Onvernment Build
but dijapita the enemy's usa of asphyxiating gases, the attacks were repuland,
anderman officers and men were captured,
dent.
Ap Tuesday" conference the In the fighting in the last three days we have inflicted very heavy casual-pise demands were increased to ties. Our losses were also heavy.
twenty-four, and a ply was request
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is untrue.
The German wireless report that four English heavy guns were captured
One of our aviatori bombed Courtrai station, this afternoon and destroyed | the junction, and although he was wounded habroüght the machine safely back.
THE DARDANELLES' EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
LONDON, April 23.
The Press Bureau announces that a general attack on the Dardanelles by the Fleet and the Army was made yesterday. The disembarkation of the GERMAN ATTACKS NORTH OF YPRES ALL Army, which was covered by the Fleat, begsa before sunrise at various points.
REPULSED.
in Gallipoli, and despite serious opposition from the enemy, who were in trong entrenchments, protected with barbed wire, was completely sucessful. Before nightfall large forces wore established on the shore. The landing of the army and the 'advance continue.
ENEMY STATIONS SUCCESSFULLY BOMBED.
(Reuter'a Bervice to the China Mail)
THE FRENOS RECAPTURE THE SUMMIT.
LONDON, April 27, 4.20 p.m.
A Paris communique stats: We re-captured the summit of Bitmaps. wailerkopf yesterday evening, and took some prisoners. Otherwise there is nothing to report, except the consolidation and extension of our progress both north of Ypres and on the beights of the Meurt.
FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH'S LATEST
DISPATCH.
"ALL" GERMAN ATTACKS -REPULSED.
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LONDON, April 27, 955 p.m. Field Marshal French reports to-day that all the German attacks north east of Ypres yesterday were repulsed, and our troops took the offensive in the afternoon and made progress near St Julien and westward of that place. The French co-operated with our left wing and re-took Hatsas, further to the north, In the course of the Gghting our artillery took, fall advantage of several opportunities of inflicting covers casualties on the enemy.
There is nothing to report as to the remainder of the front.
In addition to the destruelin of Courtrai junction our airmen yesterday successfully bombed the sins and junctions of Turcoing, Roubaix, gelmunster, Staden, Langemark. Thielt and Roalers.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES-
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on went from Peking for the purpose of on MONDAY, the Srl 3ay, 1915, 41 inventienting the possibilition of Kwang 14 Pat Tang Province in the production of peiro. loam. It is believed that this product can be obtained in good quantities here. The local authorities have been ordered to give adequate protection to the investigator. while he is making his tour.
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TREATY WITH THE FRENCH.
The Chinese und French Gosera- ments have signed an agreement of now Commissioner of Finance for this A telegram from Poking states that the fivo articles conicoraing naures for province is on his way, having left Peking the suppression of bandits operating on, the 18th. He will delay his journey on the hurlers of China and Indo-long enough to visit the tombs of his
sacestors, but is China.
expected to arrivo in A few days.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS CHÈ NATIVE: 600! #, In accordance with request from the General Customs Board, the Superintende ent of the Canton Custom House has sub siittad bis report in which he states that all the officials in his departoient purchase their supplies of tools, clothing, etc., from lucal manufacturers.
MONEY FOR THE ARMY.
The money raised by the issue of the new saving bonds will be voted for the use of the Model Army,
WAR NEWS.
OVERTIME IN FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. In order to bring the work of the The latest casualties announced include the following:--
Enancial department up to date sod get Killed T. P. Lees, E, E. Pinhey, D. Sammerhayas,
out all she reports that are called for, the Wounded: G. Broade, J. MacL. Calder, A. H. Cope, R. Corballis, J. II.
It is understood that an important Acting Commissioner - has
ordered the Endfeld, R. Bine Haycock, H. Jang, E. Le Saurage, J. Liobearood, K. Ogle, G. slaves relating to the local autonomy of members of his staff to pat in thres extra EPor, J. nucffe, Devonshires T. Rome, S. Sampson J. Erge-old-and-the recognition-the-Polir für exts Bay, but the request was refused hours every night. The employees asked Armstrong, P. V. Stone. H. Thwaytea, J, Walton (Northumberlands), F. Wes. language will shortly be issued on the ground that the treasury was land, G. W. Withington, N. Wood offer.
Petrograd.
depleted. They were also reminded that it was their plain duty to see that the work. The Petrograd correspondent of the was their fault and they must remedy was doua. 1 it were allowed to accumulate Messa" alates that Austrian pri- conditions withaus extra pay. They ware socars captured by the Russians relats promised that those who laboured dili this serious revolts have broken out in relled in the book of special coar would have the honour of heing Trudsylvinia imong the people in my sequence of the increasing famine.
THE FIGHT AT YPRES,
PRUSSIAN GUARD RUN BEFORE THE CANADIANS.
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Pramid. Cae has so injured his spine Australia on a water-bed and remain an that he will have to be conveyed back to his back for the rest of his life. Altogether even men have fallen in the attempt to climb the Cheops pyramid four weTO PRICE 20 cts. (Cash) par Gogy, killed instantaneously..
Thus Chenndinns were sent to the northward of Ypres when the Freueir men were bent back. They were almost without food and without water. and wet. Each lud 400 rounds of unmition. They waited the whole
Mareund Heary Thamans, tebac Three-Australian soldiers-are-in-hoa- day, and it was nearly midnight when two battalions, formed in line 64 corists, of Manchester, were fined 125pital at Mena, in gypt, suffering from half companies, were ordered to charge the ouemy, who were 500 yards “upl mess for exhibiting in one of their injuries the result of falls from the bir away: Some 2,500 Canadians attacked a wood whirl contained 7.000 shop, a indows a poisoned knife, aeg Germans and was full of Muxins. They starred the enemy but dur with a statement that poisoned for themselves it, and remained there the next day, Friday, being subjected' were bring ed by Indian troops with to constant shipnel. Nevertheless, they revered three French honit great weeks against the Germans mers anil blew thens up and recaptured their own four guns, Greely Defendant denied that they interled bayonetting the Germans. One Giraan officer was secir te blow out his delanie the Indian troops, but tha own brains.
It was impossible to estimate the timbers of the Gemau. Stipendiary held that, their "falsa-stabil In-dead, but the Gomina soarchlights were working the night long seeking ments amfluted to a serious in
dead and wounded.
A wounded Canadian said: Tas Prussian Giant were before us, The many friends of Mrs, E. C. Young! ut they ran like cowards. The Germans shelled anywhere, airing con- the death of her brother. Major D. C. will read with mach regret the notice of tinually at the dressing station under the Bell Cross. We-in hours Young, killed in setion at March 14, sys were altanst foodless, and there were we in, 72, but reinforcements the, P. and T. Time." Major Young The War Office and Admiralty make the following muundumeinent:yed on Saturday. It was magnificent to see the Indian und French will be well remembers here at Captain The genel attack on the Dantanelles by the Fleet and Army was shined / Lancers and heaps of British coming to relieve us and take up the posi- He was in Tientsin for abs three years)
Young
aide de camp ie Goeral Creagh, yesterday. The disembarkation of the Anny, evered by the Fleet, tions which we had won. We lost most of our officers....
during which time he was most populat began bulare sunrise at various points' on Callipoli Peninsular, and in
Many meu of the Canadians speak in the bitterest manner of the Ble was married in Tientia in 1992. Mr. apite of serious opposition from the enemy in strong entrenchments, pro- Gemau poisonous fumes, which drove out the Tureos. A terrible sight D. C. Young is now in Hngland with her sected by lobed wire, it was completely successful. Before nightfall, was when two Lunadian platoons, who mistook the order, charged the three children. Major Young and his family This banding of the Anny and chemy before the geral body. They were met with a murderous fire. He at once applied to the front, but large forers were estabished oneshare. advance continues.
but never looked back, and all fell in lunging the trunch
The Canadians pay a tribute to the nemendous pluck of the Canadian **fileting james11, ** After fighting in a most valiant runner he brought in & German twies his size. The Canadians are naturally delighted at their success, und, are proud of the opportunity to show their worth,
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Losnox, April 26.
THE EXFORT OF RAW COTTON.
Losnos, April 27, 255 p.m. The "Gazette publishes in order prohibiting the export of raw cotton, exospt to France, Russia, Spain and Portugal.
ON THE WESTERN ERONT.
GERMANS AGAIN USE ASPHYXIATING GAS.
LONDON, April 27.
The evening anique states: North of Ypres we have made market "progresa Unite-left we drove back the enemy, inflicting-on-him-beavy- losses. The Germans again used asphyxiating gaa, hat wo employed means of protection giving the best results.
Sharp lafantry engagements took place near Fay, north of Chaulens, for the possession of a cavity resulting from a German mine. These ended in the dislodgemess of the energy therefrom, and we bave held our ground notwith- standing two counter-attacks.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE KING.
Losos, April 37..
wera home Q11
lente when war broke out
was detaised for a few months training troops in Scotland. Toter his request was granted and as his own regiment, the ith ea to the 5th Gorks, and fost his life at Gurkha Rifter, was in Hypt he was attach
Neuvo Chapelle trying to rescue a wounded comiade.
STRUGGLE IN SEA TO UNSTRAP AIRMAN FROM. MACHINE,
The King, in a message to the Duke of Commught, expresses his congratulations in the warmest tegus of the gallantry of the Catchers + Cliff and says the Dominion may be justly prud."
yards out to see in un ath.fapt, to savo
The Duke of Coniught, in lester to the Minister of Militia, says the life of a bathjekukere was told ab that as an English Officer hat is proud of the Canadians, whe hat brought the inget helt rente a Eastboima done their part in a great struggle for the fiberties and honour of our Shepherd: twenty you at any t honour to the British Army as well as to themselves. They had nobly on Flight Sub-Linutchaft Arthur Gelston. Empire against the tynamy and injustier of Grennang.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S ADMIRATION,
Loxbox, April 20
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An Ottawa telegram stutes tint Field-Marshal Sir John French has the urinan imprisoner vader tha St. Remy, were completely defeated. We remain masters of the whole of the uniantion of the gallant stand and Sight of the Camilians, who per and reached the biplane wach Sub-Limtenant Grahatu D-nald nó ongo parges position, whose slopes are covered with German dead.
After a most violent bombardment, the Germans gained a footing on the formed net brillant and valuable service. summit of Hazimaansweilerkopf, in the Vosges. Our positions remain a hundred yards from the summit.
CEASELESS FIGHTING AT YPRES.
LONDON, April 27. Despatches from Helland state that the main German strength north-east of Ypres is persistently attacking the British, whose left is trying to torn with a view to capturing Ypres. Fighting has been céveless for four days and nights. A beavy attack was made on the coast on Sunday night between Zeebrugge and Wostende. The bombardment lasted fron ten in the evening antil fire in the morning.
Acccripts of the German's poisonous gas process are conflicting. Some state that the Germans are arrayed in a costume resembling" divers, and armed with generators three feet high which are connected with an ordinary hose pipe which is turned on the French lines. Others maintain that the Germans sprayed the earth in front of the trenches with a fluid which ignited and gave of fumes, The Germans also fired shells loaded with chemicals which stupefied and blinded their opposents..
GOOD WORK BY THE BELGIANS.
LONDON, April 27.. A Belgian communique dated the 26th instant states: We repelled last night three attacks southward of Dixmüde. The Germans are again using) poisonous gises. The enemy sustained betty losses. · ·
The fierman artillery was attire to day. The Began gune replied scene fally and give useful help to the Frenchmen, who again recaptured Lizerne in abe afternoon.
THE CANADIANS CASUALTIES."
LONDON, April 26.
Sir John French also
reported the splendid behaviour of the Canadians to the Secretary of it was about 30 yards from shorn. He State, who replied saying how deeply the gallantry and determination on his fellow after strapped to the of the Canadians in a difficult position was appreciated in England. seat, and ultra struke managed to
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Minister of Finance, before the Badg boxabariled four batteries in the Bosphorous. abserved at the forts, Turkish warships in the Straits were also shelled, tion of the Ruesian Empire is confronted Great explosions were January, announced that while the popula and forced to retire.
with certain economis difficulties as the been end thereby. The cause of these result of the war still no great suffering favourabla economía conditions in Rowis
The battleship. Turgud replied ineffectually. Eneny torpedo fouts advanced on our warhips but were quickly driven off. The observations of que hydroplanes, which were unstressfully shelled by the crany showed the accuracy of our fire.
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Kouter's correspondent at Rome states thiab-Colonel Garibaldi, inter-orresponding period this year. The total biewed, said he was convinced Italy would be inargling with the Allies before the re-pening of Parliament,
TURKISH AEROPLANES DAMAGED.
London, April 20,
Two Turkish acroplanes have landed at Tenedos bully dennagel by Several French nempiande dropped bombs on a magazine at Maidos..
RECRUITING STIMULATED.
A telegram from Otac states: The Canadian casualties on Thursday, the guns of the English And French Fant Friday and Saturday totala 21 officers killed and 50 wounded. Tonight's list of killed includes Lieut. Colonel O'Charg, of Vancourer, who was n noted rile shot, Colonel Birchall (Staff), and Lieut. Colonel Boyle, of Alberta.se
The deads of the Canadians, coupled with the warm congratulations of the King to the Duke of Connaught, has produced intense enthusiasm throughout the Dominica. The authorities are inundated with offers of recruits and not only will the gaps be immediately filled but there will be a large and further Pealist.azent
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