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NO. 193 YEAR 84: TALY'S HARDEST | BLO AGAINST AUSTRIANS From Adriatic to Alps Meets Success in In- itial Stage---British Gains in Ypres Sec- tor---British Airmen Bomb Ghent, Thourout and Bruges. ---- (Special to the Whig.) Rone, Aug. Italy is . continuing a determined' offen- give agains! the Austrian lines from the Adriatic to the Alps. Fighting of greal magnitude is in progress. The blow is pro- hably the hardest the Italians have yet struck, and early re- ports tell of initial successes gained by Gen. Cadorna's troops. 20. Further British Gains in Ypres Sector, . (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 20.--Further gains in the Ypres sector were announced by Field Marshal Haig today as the sequel to vigor- ous fighting last night in the Flanders sector. 'Our line was slighty advanced =outh ¢ declared. The British commander-in-chief also related the repulse of a German counter-atlack against new British positions southeast of Epehy. There was violent fighting in this sector. South of Lens the British troops made a successful raid. ast of St. Jansholk," he British Bomb German 'Railway Stations. (Specidl to the Whig.) London, Aug. 20--Many tons of bombs were dropped on the Ghent railtvay slation and sidings, Thourout stationr and dump andthe Bruges docks last night by British sea-planes, an Admiralty statement announced today. Yesterday morning the Germans attacked the aerodrome at Spellinghem and in the ensuing battle one enemy machine was downed. All British machines were uninjured. Sn A A tA At ttt NA TERRIFIC BATTLEPAROUND VERDUN DEVELOPS IN FRENCH'S FAVOR (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Aug. 20.--A new and terrific battle was reaching a climax today around the bloody ground near Verdun. Today's official statement deelared the fighting had 'developed in our wes-over-afront of twelve i advantage." Y] io Tle eonthiet: vocourl Wood fo Behonvaux. For a ween both sides in the Verdun sector have been violently Nc The roar approached drum fire yesterday and the infantry came into action immediately afterward. Front despatéhes today "told of desperate fighting in these clashes. "On both banks of the Meise, the French this morning at- tacked magnificently," the official statement asserted. 'A new * battle of Verdun, extending over a front of twelve miles, from Avoconrt Wood to north of Bezonvaux is developing to the adv antage of the French. "Numerous prisoners have already been taken. The brav- ery exhibited by the French troops is incomparable." The War Office alsé detailed a violent continuation of the artillery duel in Belgium. In the Champagne sector the French eflicaciously bombarded German positions and took many pri- soners in the rains. Around Badonvillers a° German raid was repulsed, InUpper Alsace the statement reported consider- able e artillery activity. ' Berlin Tells of French Offensive. \ (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, via London, Aug. 20.--Oceupation of Talon Ridge by French troops, without fighting, was admitted in today's official statement. A violent French assault is in progress over a front of more than fourteen miles, according to the War Office. ms, |= OFFICAL WAR STATEMENTS ... | "On boty banks of the sp (Ver Paris, Aug. French. official com-| Sux suotar) the artillery duel contin. very 8 Women's Bit in Great War: tion of ia Contessgon; . 11--King Cod and Northern We: 13--dn World of Sport: Mutt and ONT ARIO, KIN GSTON, ' havoc in the German trenches. DOCTOR VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY Body of Dr. D. G. MacRobbic, Hamilton, Found in a Storeroom. THREE MEN ARE, ARRESTED AS THEY WERE IN COMPANY OF DECEASED. : Deep Gash on Back of Doctor's Head ~The Deceased Had a Large Practico--He Was Thirty-eight Yours of Age. "(SoReal to ane &n accident call at one o'clock this morning, . ambulance constables found Dr. D. G. MacRobbie, aged 38, | dead, and apparently the victim of foul play. The body was in a store room: 'There wis a deep gash on the back of fae "ead, and he had been dead for several hours. 'Detective Sayer, after a short in- vestigation, placed the men der arrest: : the Crescent Oil Co.; J, J. Cul fe, real estate operator; Architest. These men 'been seen in the company of ud MacRobbie during the day. Whiley = Hamilton, Aug. 20. --Anewering | PAGES 18 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917. - GRENADIERS THROWING BOMBS FROM TRENCHES orion. the Thiel Mats the. New Tork Sehnert 2 MISSIONARIES RESCUED Women and Children Too, Besieged by Chinese Bandits. Pekin, Aug. 20.---Twelve Ameri- can. missionaries and a dozen other foreigners, mostly women and child- ren, who were besieged by Chinese bandits at Tabul, a town about 160 miles northwest of Pekin, have been rescued by officers of the U. 8S, Marine.| Gorps. HON. ROBERT ROGE ROGERS HAS RESIGNED HIS following. Harry Smish, MeAullitfe was found in the com- 3 intoxicate | Rigaud, wreck. {the overheating o f" ® This faodein grenadier is Holding. the pineapple bomb in his right hand. A little smoke indi. ates that the deadly missile is fully alive and working and in a moment or two will explode is thrown too soon it may be picked up by the enemy and thrown back with disastrous results." The photograph shows how carefully the soldier s watching the bomb. These bombs have created owt If it CASUALTY LST PROVES LIGHT is 1c Rut of Denn of Plant at Dragon, Que. y CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS OVERHEATING NITRIC ACID MACHINERY. ' Ar-- Financial Loss Will Total Millions-- Houses. Caught Fire After Detona- tions --- Death List Shows One Killed 2nd Six Injured. Que. Aug. 20.--The great plant of Curtis'and Harvey, Limited, - explosives manufacturers, "lin which a number of explosions oc- curred Saturday morning is a total Only one man is reported dead and six © men "are injured. These casualties are miraculously Jght considering the fact that several thousand employ- jees, male and female, employed in the "splant were in the Sanger | zone for {hours, 7 The greatest losd will be in the value of the buildings and stock, | i placed 'in the millions. The first expl¢ n wes cansed by thé machinery in the nitric acid building. The flames and another explosion' 'ldFed and fifty buildings. -| 000 men, probably will make up the | ouciirted. The. workers Ba aiolyf tte 10 got hom ad the first building affected and the because of the tremendous heat for hours. Provision was made by the peo- ple of Rigaud for accommodating the homeless employees. Loss Runs Into Millions. Thé monetary loss will be particu- larly heavy, estimates running at from five to ten million dollars. The) Curtis plant covers about five acres and there were upwards of one hun- There was a'huge stock of costly materials used in the manufacture of the explosives. as well as a large quantity of stuff all ready for shipment. In addition, the damage to the homes of the workmen, as well to the village itself, will add appreciably to the total. Two army divisions instead of one, comprising a total of at least 38, first contingent of the National Gyard to go to France. U. 8. GOVT. TO REDUCE PRESENT COAL PRICES President Wilson Will Take Some Action Early This Week. Washington, Aug. 20.---Govern- ment control of coal is near today. Mine owners who appealed to Presi- dent Wilson for a last chance to in- crease production and' lower prices are understood to have been told that in event they fail to act immedi- ately the Government will take over the coal supply as it was planned to de with wheat. The president's intention, it was learned authoritatively, is to feduce the present prices, not only at the mines, but of jobbers and retailers. May Seize Coal Mines. Chicago, Aug. 20.--The middle west is uniting in the fight against excessive coal prices. Steps were ta- ken in three states and were about to be taken in two others, toward state control of mines, In lllinois Governor Lowden called on Attorney-General Brundage for the proper procedure to seize Illinois mines which employ 80,000 men. A special session of the legislature may be called, ENGLISH H WITH IRISH - IN LANGEMARCK FIGHT Germans Ran Without At- tempting to Fight--Surren- dered Whenever Possible. British Headquarters in Belgium,' Aug. 20.--The troops engaged in the capture of Langemarck were almost English, with some Irish, rmans, in mal places ran, without attempting to fight, as well as the mud 'would let thém. The story is told both by our men"and prisoners that in the morning a Ger- man battalion was ordered to ¢oun- ter-attack, but of one battalion only 40 /meén came on to the assault. In some cases, our men declare, the en- emy only stayed to fight from fear of our guns. because after the bar- rage had passed and they survived, they were less afraid to wait and sur- render to our infantry than to at- tempt to escape by getting through the curtaih of shells again. In the neighborhood of Lange- marck, in advance of our infantry, our airmen came down and silenced machine gun posts with their fire, COMPANY SOLD = ° TO ENGLISHMEN Foreign Capitalists Take Charge of Ogdensburg Coal and Towing Concern." Ogdensburg, N.Y., Aug. 20.--The Ogdengburg Coal and Towing Com- pany, operating huge plants here and in Montreal, has sold out to English capitalists. English capitalists have taken over the control of the @dmpany and Dr. 'Wilfred' Laurier MeDonald, Mont real, will be made ~ John T. Hannan retiring in his favor. Hannan and McDonald are brothers- in-law, The local end of the business is to be continued as heretofore. 'The company was organized by the late John Hannan and has plants in Og- densburg and Montreal. It operates a large fleet of vessels. " TO GOVERN THE UKRAINE, Provisional Powers at Petrograd Ap- | Be prove. Petrograd, Ang. 20.--The Provi- sional Government has approved a secretariate-general for the U rains which, until the constituent bly decides the whole question of of of administration." Members on of the ooratariate : LAST EDITION = BILL 1S NOW READY For the Governor-General of Canada 10 Hed Hs Soar, THE PENALTIES EFFECTIVE WHEN: THE DUKE SIGNS THE CONSCRIPTION DECREE. Commons Passes the Amendments Without Di si -- Criminal Offense to Incite Against the Provisions of the Bill. Ottawa, Aug. 20.---After over a week's absence the Military Service bill reappeared in the Commons Sat- urday afternoon with amendments appended. by 'the Senate. For the most part these amendments are in- terpretative and unimportant, Only one is of importance, namely, that which provides that no conviction on account of criminal jurisdiction for infringement of provisions gf the Act shall be made without the approval and consent of the Attorney-General of the Dominion. "What is the reason?" asked W/' E. Knowles, "why this measure has not come up before this? It is nine days since it left the Senate. Why the delay?" "I was not aware," replied Sir Robert, "that there was any particu- lar reason. Other business was en- gaging. the house. In any case, there is no particular delay, because it has to be assented to by the Gov- ernor-General." The first two amendments were carried without much discussion. On the third important amendment, John Sinclair thought the word *"prosecu- tion" should be substituted for the word "conviction." A man might be apprehended and held in jail, and might even have to go through the bother of prosecution while waiting for the consent of the Attorney-Gen- eral. ' Sir Robert stated that it was im- portant that in some cases a man might be immediately apprehended. The amendment was carried with- out division and Parliament has now finished with the measure. It is now only for his Excellency he Governor-General to affix his sig- nature. After that, all the penalties pro- vided for. ingit Its pro- rom wn ir become of fective, DAILY Division Sout, § rp EH ee top o 3 r t S80aY 5 r, for pi obabilittes. nar eo The sun a Tuesday at 5.10 am. and sets at 6.55 p. nate's BORN. NELSON--On Aug: 181 1917, wo Sergt. and Mrs. L. a (nee Marguerite Vittard),s a son. Bo i - EE DIED. LANOS---In Kingston, on Aug. 19th, 1917, Jules . Langs (Lieutenant and Honorary Major 14th Regi. ment) Professor of French at Royal Military College, Canada. Military and academic fxnerad { fro fam'ly residence, 111 rom foe street at 8.20 on a morning to St. Mary's cathedral, wih solemn reguieny, mass will be AR at 9 o'clock fe the happy repose of his soul Friends and acquaintances will kindly = accept this intimation, MANGAN--In Kingston, on Aug, 1817, at his date residence, Ordnance street, i Mangan, aged sixty-two years, Funeral took place this morning at 9.30 to Bt. Mary's cemetery. Nr ---- --------_---- IN MEMORIAM. In love. memory of our darling baby, Ver Agnes, Dono, e, who died Augnist 19th, 1919: Wien we see the precious. blossom, we tended with such oare, Rpdely taken from our yw our hearts almost 1 Round the little grave we linger, Till the setting sun +z low, Feeling all our hopes have perished, ith the flower we cherigh: 80, --{Father, mother and sisters, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the Fol Cit lowing City Alen, Joseph, Jr... 80 Austiiny Drug Sto Retires Revs pep CRN Ww Clarke, J. 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