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KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY. APRIL 5, 1918. LAST EDITION ERNANS DEFEATE WITH GREAT LO ~The Enemy Made a Desperate Effort to Cut off Southern Communications With Amiens---Repulsed by French And British---Line Maintained. (Canadian Press Despatch.) oiag i " oo , New York, April 5.-- The French lines have~ifeld below Amiens and the Germans have been defeated with gréal losses in what probably constituted their most desperate effort yet to break in and cut off the communications of this important base from the south Similiarly to the east of Amiéns, the Bri-y tish have maintained their steadfast defence and prevented the Germans from making any importaniheadway here. This battle, which raged yesterday and virtually all last night, was fought along a line of approximately thirty miles south of the Somme. To-day, according to unofficial des- patclies the Germans switched their attack to the north of the 'river and engaged the British along a front of some seventeen miles, but again were unable to make any progress except a slight advance near the river. As a whole the Entente line may be considered, as the French official statement put it, main- tained in its entirely. British Repulse Enemy Attacks. (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, April 5.=The Germans this morning attacked British forces on a wide front frqm.Dernancourt, a few miles south, of Albert. to Moyenneville north of the Somme; accord- ing to a stolement published by the Evening Standard. I'he chief points of attack were Dernancourt, Menin, Beaumont Hamel, Briegury and Moyenneville. The Germans were repuls- ed with heavy losses except at Dernancourt, where they made a slight gain. There has been no attack south of the Somme so far, to-day"s statement says. Teutons Fail to Reach Objective. ' (Canadian Press Despatch.) Paris, April 5.2 ~German forces continued their attacks during the night, says the official statement issued to-day by the War Office. Despite the superiority of German effectives, which the statement says were spent recklessly, the Teutons were unable to reach their objecting Yiveh was the railway Jrom Amiens to Clermont. 3 . ed The French regiments by their. resistance and counter- attacks maintained the line in its entirety, the War Office me nounced. The French troops conquered the greater part Epinette wood north of the town of Orvillers-Sorel. All- the] German efforts to dislodge the Frenchmen were in vain, The French captured St. Aignan farm, southeast of Grives- nes, and held it against all assaults. In the north French with- drew their positions to the west of Castel: They threw back the Germans from Arriere Courwood west of Mailly Rameval. DESCRIBES HOW CANADIANS FOUCHT MASSES OF GERMANS : (Canadian Press Despatch.) Ottawa, April 5.--Sir Robert Borden this morning gave out for publication official cables from Roland ilill, Canadian Gov- ernment's Kye Witness in Flanders, graphically describing the glorious part played by the Canadian cavalry brigade and Can- adian machine gun corps in'holding the Huns back in recent operations when the Germans made their big smash. : Hill deseribes how the Canadians, some of them without rations for davs. fought on and on against dense masses of Ger: man infantry thrown against them, inflicting terrific casualties on the Germans and suffering severe losses themselves. The Germans were simply mowed down like wheat by Canadian ma- chine guns, and Canadian armored machine gun cars moved here and there like lightning, and arrested the enemy at every approach. Cavalry acted gallantly both as mounted troops and infantry. r : . 2g FORTY-SIX MEN RELEASED IN QUEBEC Eleven Others Handed Over to Attorney-General's De~ partment. \ t (Canadian Press Despatch) Quebec, April 5.--Forty-six men, held by the military since the rioting here last Monday, were released this morning after they had been exam- iged by Military Service Act doctors and found to be unfit for duty. With the release of these men, the last last possible danger of a renewal of riot- ing, it is believed by the civil and military officials, has been removed. Eleven men against whom the military have laid serious charges have been turned over to the Attor- ney-Géneral's Department for prose- cution, and will have their prelimin: | ary trial this afternoon. CPR RP RE RRR * + $ DOUBTS 1k AUSTIIA : CAN LONG SURVIVE. $ Géneva, April §5.---Repogts "4 which find wide credence hére % indicate that Austria-Hungary is # on the eve of another of those #. grave internal crises which in + recent months have successively + weakened the Dual Monarchy. # The food situation, as depicted Zeitung, and as rep) by neutral witness- es, has now joncieq wy jiabear- able point. In spite of comman- deering foodstuffs from' odd corners of occupied territories, no real relief is possible until the next harvest. Well-infofm- + od elrolos afe asking, "Can Aus- intervening + g = ° dhe te te + tria survive the Hou months?" SRP LIP EI ERP b rete Td Va Canada's Steamship Construction. _Ottawa, April B5.--Additional in- formation with respect to the red eral-Government's Several Russfan warships; includ- 'ing four submarines, in the harbor of ngo, were blown up by their com- manders, who feared capture by the Germans. : : forces wre now occupy ing a sector_of the Meuse Heights, south of Verdun. the wonstru rd mere a and the 1 Mi ernment and the Dominion | Steel Company looking to struction of a plant for the ; ship-plates in Canada wis i in the statement of Hon. C. C. ; lantyne, Minister of Marine and eres, in committee of supply in t Commons last night, : Jennings Forster : in n. ten Fours old. died +4 lo om. omaine poisoning 'thr {drinking maple syrup out of Lcist, giving his ideas of the fsoonking promote the interes 'ganized at once with a view to secur- FRENCH KNOW ANGLE [ OF LONG-RANGE GUN | Have Also Determined the Size| of the Projectile--Re~ | prisals May Result. i i 1 Paris, April 5.--While : bardment of Paris' by the long-range gun has _béen by the population as an every-day occurrence, and the normal life of] the capital continues, the éxodus of! those who can get away is begin. ning to leave its mark on the city. Hundreds of Americans particularly are departing, going to the Riviera, | Brittany and other provinces. Since the announcement of four American) women victims in last Friday's bom-| bardment' numerous women are go- ing where they will be able to con- tinue their war work without hind-| rance, . Aa of "the Kannon' eral score. bom- | an the Ger \yersy over the character | ip of the '"'Kolossall - Mnues lively, and sev- ifferent deseriptions have been ¥Y\"S$Med thus far. The| first hint of 3; Asals was made when | George Clause, a noted French physi-| calibre | and mechanism of the gun, said it was not unlikely the 'French would be able to pay the Germans in their own coin since they knew the angle at which the gun is fired, and haa determined the size of the projectile Bible Students Arrested. Winnipeg, April' 5.--4A number df| raids have been begun by military authorities on the domestic premises of the International Bible Students in Winnipeg and as a result seven | men-and one woman appeared in the Police Court yesterday charged with the possession of copies of the book known as "The Finished Mystery' and similar pamphlets, all of which are prohibited in Canada. The case was remanded until Saturday. Further arrests are expected on this charge. | BETTER CONDITIONS , FOR TEXTILE CIRLS Sought By Trades and Labor Council, Who Will Organ- ize Textile Workers. The Kingston branch of the Trades and Labor Council of Canada met Thursday night. President Morris occupied the chair. . A letter was read from the Do- minjon executive committee advising the local branch of a movement to create a political party to be known as the Labor Party with a view' to «legislation ~ealeulnted to ts of labor in Canada. : The Winnipeg council sent a peti- tion asking that the Military Service Act be amended s0 as to exempt all conscientious objectors and request- ing that all in confinement be liber- ated; also that prison rules and re- gulations be made public. Ald. Norman A. Smith, delegate to the conference at Toronto, réport- ed that activity in organizing every branch of industry was the necessity of the moment, as labor as a politi- cal force was recognized everywhere. The high cost of living was freely discussed, and it was propased to ask the Government for a license to con- duct co-operative stores in order to save to the working man the profits now paid on the necessities of life. It was held to be absurd that the rich man could buy his coal at $11.50 a ton and the poor man made to pay $13. A resolution to act in conjunction with the Great 'War 'Vetérans and Army and Navy Veterans with a view to securing Government action re- specting the employment of aliens in €anada was passed and a committee appointed. v The textile workers are to be or- ing better conditions of employment for, young giris who it was stated are obliged to perform work out of all proportion to their number. "WAITED TOO LONG, . MUST PAY PRICE" But America Is In War to End . Declares Gen. Leonard Wood. ® Baltimore, 'Md., April 5.--General Leonard Wood made an address at 'Over There," the Liberty Loan Ex- hibition, in the course of which he sald in part: ' : Y "We're in a war which is going to ¢ax us to the utmost. We are go- ing imto the valley of the shadow. We're going to win, but not easily, not without paying the price that all must pay for waiting too long. Every- thing we have must be engaged. Men, women and children must lend their activities. it "Great, glorfous France is giving her sons; Britain is shedding the blood of thdusands. They are glor- ious, but they are tired. They are weary, but speaking literally, on a loig tour through the trenches 1 talk of accepted Bt it Will Not De Lowered 'SCHEME | good many. The power to take all is | wanted in Fa branch factory of the Baden aniline seldorf. C T0 RAE AGE LINT T0- FIFTY Below Eigh- teen Years. 5 PERFECTED TO RAISE NECESSARY MEN WITH GREAT RAPIDITY. So as. to Meet Any Emergency--Sug- gested That the Irish be Brigaded With the French. ; London, April 5.--The lobby cor- respondent of the Daily News says the new Military Service Bill will be subject to alterations up to the last moment before Parliament reas- sembles, as the Prime Minister may take the view that requirements in France call for even .more drastic steps, but the proposals as at pres- ent drafted may now be indicated from an authoritative source. The present proposal is that men of 41 to 50 should be subject to military service, but the military age will not be lowered below 18. It is understood that the Government in drafting a scheme has sought to make it one by which men can be raised with great. rapidity so as to be'able to cope with an even greater emergency than the present. It is not intended to take all men between 4% and 50 for the army who are not doing national! work, though it is the intention to take a a vital case of emer- gency. ° Irish opposition to conscription, which is tHe main obstacle in framing the Man Power Bill which is to be presented to Parliament next week, might be appeased, the Evening Standard believes, by following the way shown by President Wilson and associating the Irish units in the field with the French and Americans rath- er than the British. THE GERMAN FLEET MIGHT COME OUT. +. +> (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, April 5.--The gen- + eral feeling among naval men #+ is that the Ge n high sea "NEST WATT 'come OUT if the enemy 9 4 meets with any pronouned suc- + cess on the western front, # v hE DAMAGE IN GERMANY, Severe Losses Caused By The Al- lied Air Raids. The Hague, "April 5.--Informa tion reaching your correspondent from Germany reports that damage done in Rhenish cities by recent air raids is much more extensive than has been hitherto admitted. Places wheré bombs actually fell are de- scribed as "unrecognizable." Of the bombs dropped in Coblenz in the last air raid, eight did. con- siderable damage. One fell upon a station, one fell amid a company of soldiers going to get food, and others practically destroyed half of the bar- racks where French prisoners were confined in 1870.-» In Cologne, a works were partly destroyed, and a number of people were - killed, and wounded. Great damage also was done at Mainz. It is also reported that much damage was done at Dus- After the raids the au- thorities made every effort to clear up the wreckage as rapidly as -pos- sible, and the town was made'to re- sume normal life immediately. , De- spite precautions taken to prevent the people from learning the colos- sal extent of the casualties, the facts gradually are getting out. It is re- ported that peace demonstrations took place in Frankfurt' before Red Cross sheds where stretcher cases were being collected. It is now eon- fidently asserted that Germans themselves will refuse to go through another war winter. Men at the front fully expect a strong German peace as a result of the present of- fensive. 5 BOMBARDMENT SUSPENDED. Because of a Swiss Councillor's Fune- 3 ral in Paris. (Canadian Press ch) Amsterdam, April a Porn of- ficial statement to-days says that the bombardment of Patis was suspend- ed on Wednesday because of the funeral 6f a counseller of the Swiss Legation in Paris who was killed in a church on Good Friday by shelis. 7 | mdp------------------ CANNOT ENFORCE THE GERMAN TERMS Enemy Press See No Possibili- ty of Bringing Britain to Knees. . Amsterdam, April 5.---From a very reliable source I hear that there pre- vails in the upper circles of the Ger- man army great surprise, not to say astonishment, at the tremendous re- sistance which the German forces have gncountered, but despite that and the extraordinarily high losses the offensive plans are to be sternly persevered in, I also hear that a new German gas shell of which great things were ex- pected has not nearly come up anticipations. The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung fis quite pessimistic. It points out that the great battle is not yet over, "and however great the German victory is so far and however brilliant it may yet be it can never achieve what the heroes of talk, safe behind the lines, expect of it. The war will of the French people may be broken and England and Italy may be made more inclined to a peace by under- standing, but to make England and the United States powerless and to force them to lay down their arms and submi', | the victors' terms can- not be achieved by any victory on land. Sr "If Hindenburg's genius brings about.a complete victory, England and America cannot be forced to capitulation. Even with peace by force, one frightful weapon remains against us. We cannot live long without .wheat, cotton and copper from: America, nickel from Canada, cotton from Egypt and India, phos- phates from North Africa, . rubber from the. English colonies, Indian jute, etc. When England and Am- erica, after the war, do not deliver such things to us, then as victors we are vanquished." : THE RESULTS IN QUEBEC HAVE: BEEN NEGLIGLE Because Too Many Have Been Exempted--Why Ontario and West Protest. Ottawa, April 5.--The disorders in Quebec, now reported to be well in hand because of the strong and suppressive effect of military auth- ority, have focussed attention on that ever-present problem known as the Quebec situation, with particular reference to the enforcement of the Military Service Act. Unfairness in its application is al- legad "by the groups from Ontario and elsewhers, who are anxious to discuss the question, What has hap- pened in Quebec they regard as only an incident, but one which has done much to bring the subject more pro- minently than ever to the surface. The complaint is that any results from the Act have been secured in those provinces or districts where public opinion strongly supports ir® but, curiously enough, it is these dis- tricts which already had been nearly drained of their manhood by the pro- cess of voluntary enlistment. Quebec Results Negligible. On the other hand, in Quebee, the results have been negligible because nearly everyone has been exempted, and the courts are cluttered with appeals from the military authorities in such cases. Figures were submit- ted to the ministerial caucus to es- tablish that things are going expedi- tiously while, by the way of amend- ment to the Act, provision is being made for speeding up and simplyfy- ing the process. The explanations did not satisfy everyllody, and if the House "goes to it," some interesting and courageous criticism is promised. The situation wrankles in the breasts of many Ontario.and western members, and it is said the Opposi- tion side will be lieard from in some new and inferesting version of what has happened in Quebec, and the re- portéd steps and negotiations before the resort to arms. The Government js fully aware of the views of its # wing that the Act should be enforced to the HHurit and with much greater celerity than has been the case heretofore. - 'Whether'the practical working out of thé Act has changed the Govern- ment's idea is. problematical, but there are no indications of any im- mediate. reversal in policy savy the {new plans for more speedily accom- plishing the results for which the law was put on the, statutes, SHIP CONSTRUCTION DOUBLED IN YEAR The British Admiralty Issues Table Containing En- April § -- Merchant v4 tof, he BRITISH PRESSED BACK A LITLE Onfroat East of Amieas fo Positions Eat of Vilrs come. THE ENEMY THROWN BACK BETWEEN THE LUCE AND THE SOMME RIVERS. Where Large Bodies of Troops Were Hurled Against the British in Re- pelted Assaults, (Canadian Press Despatch) London, April 5.---The British have been pressqd back a short dis- tance on the front east of Amiens to positions east Willers Breton- neux, the War Offic announces, The Germans concentrated troops early this morning near Albert. Bri- tish artillery took them under its fire. In the neighborhood af Bue- quoy and in the Scarpe Valley there was active artillery fighting during the night. The Germans hurled large bodies of troops against the British between the Luce and the Somme rivers, mak- ing repeated assaults. 'For the most part thé enemy was thrown back with losses, To-day's statement follows; -- of "Be- heavy fightinge continued yesterday during the afternoon and evening till a late hour. The gnemy employed strong forces and delivered repeated assaults on our positions. These at- tacks were beaten off with a loss to the enemy, but our troops were press- back a short distance to positions east of Villers Bretonneux, about nine miles east of the Somme the nine miles east of Amiens; which they now maintain. North of the Somme the enemy's artillery 'has been active during the night in neighborhood of Bucquey and in Scarpe Valley. Hos- tile concentrations early this morning in the neighborhood of Albert were engaged by our artillery." War Tidings. - The Berlin War Office says the Allies tried to retake the heights around Moreuil four different times on Wednesday, but each time were repulsed. South of the Somme the Germans launched heavy attacks early Wed- nesday morning. On the British front the enemy made progress in the direction of Hamel and the Bois de Vare. For forty minutes Thursday night the Canadians poured a withering fire into the enemy's front communi- cation lines. It is believed in London that if the offensive against the #rénch and British fails, Austria will not at- tempt an offensive against Italy, GERMAN PEACE TERMS. United States To Be Held As Guar anteo For Solvency of France. Paris, April 5.--Agam the German papers talk of the terms the Kaiser will lay down for his enemies follow- ing the peace which "he still firmly believes in. One of the latest projects he has in mind is to hold the United States as guarantee for France's solvency. Belgium he would divide into two parts and, as recently stated by the Military Governor of Belgium, "through peace Flanders would be assured of its autonomy under Ger- man protection." Italy would be obliged to sign a commercial treaty which would place her under economic subjection to Germany. - France would be gleprived of Briey Basin and other positions not yet de cided upon. One of these places is openly said to be Calais, or even Brest. The $10,000,000,000 indem- nity already decided upon, would for the time being remain at that figure. LAVERGNE SUPPRESSED. Forbidden by Military to Visit St. * Roel District. Quebec, April §.---Armand vergne is under partial arrest. ere is a dead-line for him. The mili- tary authorities have ordered him not to go into St. 'Roch. It will be recalled that last Sun- day night Mr. Lavergne went to St. och and stopped a mob from at- tempting to plunder a hardware shop, and after taking them over to Jacques Cartier Square and making them an eloquent address got them 10 go home. What he sald there has been reported and quoted iu various ways, but the 'niilitary authorities are not looking for further co-oper- ation of that kind, and Mr. LaVergne will have no further chance to make speeches during these times. In con- nection with the incident of last nday night, the editor of the ebec Telegraph, against whom Mr lavgrgne took a warrant on 4 e of slander, was released on $50 bail. and the case Will be argued on the 10th of the month. SPANISH SHIPS TO SAIL. © Will Pemit Mall and Madrid, April 5. --After Spain La- lengthy tween the Luce river and the Somme PEFR PP bE ate VON HINDENBURG 18 ATTACKED For Wterveaing in Polis And Attempt: ng 0 Ovaries th Reichstag. GERMANY NUCH WORRIED OVER THE TERRIBLE' LOSSES DRIVE HAS COST. Newspapers Warn -the German Peo- 4 ple Not to Expect Too Much Germany Unable to Hinder Allies. London, April 5.--The German press is busy counselling its readers not to expect too much from the of- fensive vn the western front. The Cologne Gazette says that extraor- dinary rumors are prevalent in Ger- many regarding the extent of the German "victory," and are inspired by the enemy, who is exaggerating the German success for the purpose of depressing the masses through disappointment, The war correspondent, of the Frankfurter Zeitung says that hith- erto, it has been impossible to exact- ly estimate the German losses, but it is unnecessary to jump to conclus- fons that they are enormous, because the victory was difficult, He states that the enemy's resistance is hard- ening, and has been favored by the | Stormy and rainy weather that great ly hampered the offensive opera tions. 5 'Unable To Hinder Allies, The war expert of the German- Swiss Zurich Poste says that Ger- many has been unable to hinder the carefully planned deployment of the AnglosFrench reserves and the con- tinuance of the violent attacks de- mands immediate sacrifices, The Frankfurter Zeitung attacks von Hindenburg for attempting to override the Reichstag. It appears that von Hipdenburg telegraphed the vice-president of the Reichstag as follows: "The fresh sacrifices of blood forced upon us have not been made for nothing. I know that the Reichstag understands this and that it will champion a strong 'German peace." Gets After Hind h The Frankfurter says: "With. all respect and admiration that "we treat a commander with, we feel that von Hindenburg's intervention in politics is the most serious thing for the |Fatherlgnd as yet, He is encourag- ing the. Pan-German annexationists, who are already exploiting the west. ern offensive for the purpose of al- tering the Reichstag"s war aims. "The meanwhile, a Reuter des- patch from the French front gives some idea of the German losses which are already disquieting the Vater- land. 1t says that statements made by prisoners have been carefully checked and show that the losses of several German divisions which the correspondent names as chiefly (Guards and Bavarians, ranged from 26 to 45 and even 75 per cent, of their strength. EQUALITY FOR HEROES IN FAR-AWAY GRAVES Uniform Headstones-to Mark Resting Places of Our Can- adian Defenders. Ottawa, April 5.-n reply to Sir Sam [Hughes in the Commons yes- terday, Major-Gen. Mewburn read a cablegram received from Sir George Perley relative to the adoption of a one-pattern headstone for all Can- adiin graves for soldiers. The cablegram read: '""The.. Im- perial 'War 'Council Commission has decided that there should be equal. ity of treatment for all graves of ail officers and men abroad, and that this principle should be carried out by the erection over all graves in war cemetries abroad of head stones of uniform dimensions, though with some variety of pattern. Ths" English regiments , may decide to have a distinctive pattern for each regiment, but, after full consulta- tion with Canadian corps and the military authorities here, Sir Ed- ward Kemp and I found the general consensus of opinion thet we should have a uniform headstone and in- scription 'Capadian," with tHe right to bave a separate crest or motto for each battalion or service. The decision wad therefore made accordingly through the Imperial. War Graves Commission but no de- sign for the Canadian headstones , has yet been selected. Fou Nine billion dollars is the approxi mate cost to the United States of one" year of war. : ili A RB gg is 2 § | \ | Fatttestiticetinte