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12Pages | _ YEAR R5: RE: NO "PAD BY BLOOD OF YOUR SONS" Will be the U.S. Reply fo Great Britain And France. WHEN THEY COME TO PAY THE SEVEN BILLIONS THEY OWE UNCLE BAM. This Is the Prophecy Made by Hon. Jemes M. Beck, Former Assistant ; Attorney-General of the United States. (Canadian Press Despatch) Montreal, May 13.--~Hon. James M. Beck, assistant attorney-general of the United States, made a remarkable statement in 8t. James square Meth- odist church last night. He referred to a prophecy whieh hes made and which was greeted with enthusiasm by American audiences of stock bro- kers, hard-headed business men and others to the effect that after the war when Great Britain and France come to settle for the seven 'billions which they will owe the United States, the reply of the States will be: "Recelpted in full; paid by the blood of your sons who died as much for us as for you." He told how at the outbreak of the war, United States financiers cabled German bankers that they regarded this war as the greatest crime since the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. RUMANIA MUST PAY TP, Must Indemnify Germans For All Damage Suffered by Them. Amsterdam, May 13.--Under a supplementary legal, political treaty between Rumania and Germany, the former country must indemnify Ger man consular officials for all damage suffered by them during the war or done to consular buildings, Rumania renounces indemuification for dam- age caused in Rumania as a result of German military measures, including all requisitions and contributions. 'Within six months after the rati- fication of the peace treaty Rumania must redeem notes issued by the Banca Generale on the ordey of the balances or d man Relehsbank Ea Another clause provides that Ru- mania shall indemnity Germans for all damage suffered by them on Ru- manian territory by the result of mili- tory measures of one of the belliger- ent powers. This stipulation also applies to losses which Germans suff- ered as shareholders of undertakings in Rumania. A commission having a npeutral chairman will fix the amount of auth losses. Rumania will also indemnify neu- tral nations for d © caused them on Rumanian territory as a result of German measures. rh ---- EXPRESS APPROVAL. 1 Congratulate Government on Work " Win War, (187. E. Arm Lambton, has Pettyploce, a former member ot Fd Ontario Legis- lature, a $ good to win the war.' Warwick Township is in Lambton County. A ---------- Exterminator War Derby. Jauisrille, Ky., May 13.--One ot © greatest crowds that ever wit- nessed the e Kobtucky Derby on Satur- Cay saw W. 8. Kilmer's recent wsc- quisition; Exterminator, win the for- tystourth Yenewal of the classic han- any Ly one length from K. D. Alex- Hscoba, The time was ier +5. i # i Thich re GO. Metack was captured Italians, but the READING 18 PUZZLED STRIKE AT ROCHESTER COMES TO AN END| Railway Employees to Receive Increase of Four Cents an i Hour. | (Canadian | Press Press Despiten) Rochester, N.Y., May 13.--Th strike on the Rochester lines of the| New York State Railways which went into effect Saturday morning to en-| force a minimum wage demands of] forty cents an hour, came to an end this morning and the cars are again in operation, The decision to end the strike! was reached shortly before six o'clock! after a stormy meeting of the men that began shortly after midnight. It is understood the terms under which the men agreed to return to work provide for an increase of four cents an hour and that every regu- lar run will be guaranteed ten hours a day. SEVIGNY OHIEF LIBRARIAN Former Minister of Inland Revenue To Get Position. ALBERT SEVIGNY Ottawa, May 13.--Hon. Albert Sevigny. former Minister of Inland Revenue, who suffered defeat at the general election in December last, will be appointed, it is understood, to the officé of general librarian of par- liament. He will succead Alfred D. Decelles, LIL.D., who, it is stated, is retiring with the superannuation al- lowande to which his long service en- tities him, i fm HON, 'PROPOSED BY CHAMBER Promoters at Ogdensburg Plan to Incorporate Company of $500,000. Ogdensburg, N.Y., May.13.--The Chamber of Commerce has under consideration another proposition for the establishment of a shipbuilding plant in this city. The proposal made by John W, Ryckman and W. W. Powers, of Flint, Mich., is large- 1y along the lines previously advang- ed by Ryckman on the occasion of his conference here in: December, though with modifications deemed to incorporate immediately the St. Law- rence Shipbuilding Company with a capital stock of $500,000, all com- mon stock for the purpose of con- structing fabricated steel ships of canal size at Ogdensburg for the Un- ited States Government and for pri- vate owners. BY ANNOUNCEMENT That U. 8. Army Wil Not Be . Used Till at Full Strenggh. 2 tCtaudian Press Despateh) x Jvashi gton, May 13.--Lord Read- ing, th British. ambassador in a statement here to-day, 'declared that that the American army would not be fully utilized on the western front until developed to its full strength, was directly opposite to the informa- tion fie had received from the British War Cabinet, and that He was in the dark as to its meaning. The ambas- sador's statement added to the puz- the themselves to-day «5 reading Ps e announcement from Ottawa: attack | confidential information here recently indicated that such a plan as outlined from Ottawa was zle in which American officers found! KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MOST FAVORABLE FOR THE ALLIES Te Submarine -- is Anything Bt Good for the Germans. NORE BOATS BEING SUNK THAN THE GERMAN MAKERS | CAN TURN OUT. Announcement Made By French Min- | ister of Marine--Only 268,000 April. (Canadian Press Despatch) 4 Paris, May 13.--The Allies' navies are sinking more German submarines than the Germans can turn out and the Germans are making exaggerat- ed. statement to convince their peo- ple that the, submarine campaign is | still a big success, This is the state-| ment of Georges Leygues, French Minister of Marine, Leygues declares the situation most, 3 } favorable for the Allies, The Ger- -1 mans recently claimed that 600 thpu-! sand tons of allied shipping was be- ing sunk monthly, but it is shown by positive figures that never wore than 386 thousand tons has been | sunk and that was in December last. | The amount has been receding ever since and in April only 268 thousand | tous was sunk. On the other hand the number of submarines déstroved has increased propressively since January owing to the close methodical co-operation of the Allies. BARGE CANAL IS MADE NAVIGABLE ALL THE WAY Last Barrier of Dirt Removed in Presence of Leading En- gineers, Rochester, N.Y., May '13.--The last barrier of the 'earth in the prism of the barge canal was removed Sat- urday, when a steam dredge remov- ed the earth walls that separated the canal prism from the Genesee river, in Genesee Valley Park, here, State Engineer Flank M, Wil- liams, Ais deputy, the division engi- western. and assistants, were present and the fivst water from the river was ddmitted to the eanil by State Engineer Wil- Hamg himself, who shoveled' away tha dirt with a spade. Much remains to be done before the canal is completed, but this last work makes the canal navigable from end to end. WHERE TERRIBLY BURNED, Lads Plunged Into Pool to Extin- guish Flames. Pembroke, May 13.---Three at Petawawa playing "hookey!' went down to an old quarty in the mili- tary camp ground and got into shack where powddr had been stored. When rain began falling they started @ fire, gathering paper for it. Then an explosion followed and lads were terribly burned. Their clothes took fire. They plunged into pool, extin< guished flames. Then they started for home, were piclced N by friends and hurried to Pefabroge hospital, where they are grea Ayers, Hx- plosion was caused ; orine on paper to which boys set fire. It had been used in wrapping dynamite. The Poys were Maurice and Edward Clouthier, sons of Joseph Clouthier, and George Courth, step-son of An- drew Weinke. BASEBALL RECORD. International Learue, Saturday Scores. + + 2-2 Balttmore . Rochester ..1 Newark Syracuse .. .. 6 Jersey City . Binghamton + 4 Buffalo Toronto . fy ago between Foreign Minister { Loudon Tons of Allied Shipping Sunk in njted States, Great Britain, France jentente is viewing with great appre jhension { America. boys ' © gjiudge by ihe loss iof lone position or MONDAY. MAY HOLLAND HAS FEARS OF HUN AGGRESSION | dota Endeavoring to Make | Second Rumania of That Country. | London, May y 13. 7 Germany has | made claims on Holland which are described in a Central News des- patch from The Hague, as very seri- ous stipulations that would bring Holland to a great extent under the economic influence of Germans These claims are in addition to the one respecting the Dutch tonnage, frre is demanded for use after the jpn as an offset to the tonnage which the Allies are now using. "Germany : actually endeavoring to make a sec- ha Rumania of Holland," says the despatch. At a conferemce a few mimisters of the and the and Italy, it was pointed out that the the situation between Hol land and Germany. Holland was told of the dangers that might befall from lagreement with the German claims in connection with grain shipments from The entente .representa- {tives promised not to put difficulties jin the way of Holland, but made it plain that their governments had nof departed from their original view- ' point Germany now makes an agreement cn the economic questions dependent j upon acceptance by Holland of its claims regarding the shipping ques- {tion. = This might again give rise te serious difficulties. IN {CREDIT HIS PENSION TO SALARY PAYMENT Col. Labatt Writes to Hon. N. W. Rowell in Regard to Re= cent Criticism. Hamilton, May 13.--In a letter to Hon. N. W. Rowell, Col. Labatt, whose case has been criticized in par liament because he is paid a salary of $5,000 a year, besii.s drawing his peusion of $1,600, says in part: "In view of the references to my case in the press and elsewhere, | feel, notwithstanding the regularity of the award, that ¥ may be placed in a false light. [I therefbrs desire that any pension ailowed me shall be credited as a payment on account of my salary as a commissioner to the end that in no event I shall receive from both sources mone than the re- niuneration awarded to nie 4s a mem- ber of the board. H A e might en- courdge 'continued, riticisk or Im: pair the efeien of the pension board the oolong asks that his let. ter be accepted as a formal resig:a tion. BIG HUN FORGE ON AMIENS FRONT The Bulk of the Reserves Held There For Next Main Effort. London, May 18.---"The bulk of the German reserves is still in the rear of the Somme front (Americar seotor), and it must be assumed the enemy's big main effort will be. in that direction," said a "representa: tive of General De'ma Radeliffe chief director of military operations at the War Office, in summing uj the week's war developments. "It is equally certain that he will no! discontinue 'his attacks in Flanders In considering the course of these battles #t must always be remember: ed that the capture of any particula: position 4s wof a material factor Mere geographical gains are not the main consideration. It is rather ¢ question of staying power. We musi look to ithe end of the battle. "White the German gain in Fland. ers is important, owing to the nar rowness of our fromt, we must not 4 another. The end of the battle will come when one side exhansts its re 13, VON HINDENBURG REPORTED DEAD By All German pisners Wio Are Captured v oners captured Field Marshal dead, according to the Daily Express, von Mackensen is brought into prom- inente as that of thegreat man who is to bring the Germans victory. Express assumes that the Hindenburg story is circulated to explain the fall ure of the great offensive, fering from wounds rec mi bomb dropped by an Allied aviator, al THE WURLD'S NEWS Tidings From All Over Told in at McGill, raise the rates twenty-five per cent. "ished during thie past week totaled cided to place [General Maurice on the retired list. land near Ochtrup, Westphalia, has been swept by fire, 'n nearly half a century took to the water Saturday morning. been appointed County, who died in February. made applicable only to stock held Sy jewelers which 'was purchased since; October 1st last. have endorsed the Liberals' nominee John A. Calder, as candidate for the seat in the Legislature. aver for the past year amounted to nearly $1,000,000, vance of the receipts for the previous year. retary of the Mutual Life Assurance Compdhy since 1907, has been pro- ed. moted to the position of general man- ager. x Toronto architect, and buil Jold Knox College and St. Square Church, seventh year. he Baily Britich Wh 1918. in Franei Fiance. STORY LIKELY 11 CROULATED TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE OF {despatch. | THE OFFENSIVE. | UKRAINIAN TROOPS PREPARE TO FIGHT Have Despatche ed ¥ {i Detachments of Bavarian Cavalry. London, May 13.--The situation in Ukrainia has become so disturbed that the Germans have despatched 1a arge bodies of Bavarian cavalry from Flanders on the way to Ukrania, the | Sarpespondent at Amsterdam of the nge Telegraph Company re- Pa Ww oe that fighting is to be rasa in Ukrainia has been received! {from Liege, Belgium, according to the! The Bavarian cavalry de- tachments are said to have arrived] iat that eity. on Mackensen Js Now Declared to | Be the Man Who Is To Bring Vie- | tory to the Germans, {bad become manifest. dy i i i i | i | | i i GEN. VON HINDENBURG (Canadian Press Despatch) . London, May 13.----All German pris- in France say that] von Hindenburg is t the same time the name of General The Seyeral weeks ago it was reported Te : IN BRIEF FORM a Pithy and Pointed = | Way. The first bachelors in agriculture are two Youhg women. Brantford Water Commission will British casualties officially pub- 0,004 The British Army Council has de- Fifteen thousand acres of forest The first ship launched at Quebec DrigWaltef Tisdale, Lyndoch, has sheriff of Norfolk succeeding Dr. Fred Snider, The excise tax on jewelry ia to be The North Oxford Farmers' Clubs The Methodist Book Room turn- or $90,000 in ad- Charles Ruby, who has been see- James Avon Smith, wellknown er of the James' died in his eighty- Btefansson, Arctice explorer, who {ernme nt {the arrest of members of the cham- | first {among the troops. {is of particular {the fact that | composed J thorou { German {had One of the newspaper articles des-| icribes the disarming of what is! {known as the Ukrainian Blue Guard, J {in which a strong anti-German spirit The minister tof war told the rada on the following day that the disarming of a por- «on of the troops was with the gov- jernment's consent, but that the gov- was compelled to protest against the brutal methods marking ber. Another article reports that the division| of the Ukrainian army, |W hich had been stationed at Kov had been disarmed by Germans because of anti-German feeling This development interest, in view of the first division was largely of former nrison- war, who after having been ghly dosed h propaganda i and Z rian prison camps, been releas after peace had been made w the Ukraine so that they might return home snd form the nucleus of a new Ukrainian army that was to co-operate withthe troops of the central powers WAS LOOKING AFTER HIS OWN INTEREST Government Discloses the Fact That He Was Organizing An Aircraft Firm. the ers of Washington, May 13.----A new and sensational twist to the army air- craft scandal was given when the War Department turned its atten- tion on the principle accuser, Gutzon Bérglum, the sculptor. Through Senator Thomas, Color- ado, spokesman for the administra- tion of the Military Affairs Commit: jee, the Soveriment fiaused: 10 he! i tl that Borglum was collecting tifor- mation upon which he charged offi- cers of the government with graft he: was using his position as the President's investigator to organize an aeroplane company in which he was to be a silent partner. ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE On Both Sides of Avre---French Take Prisoners. (Canadian Press Despateh) Paris, May 13.---Aictive artillery fighting in Picardy, on both sides of the Avre river, is reported in to- day's off (Statement. In Lor € a French detachment penetrated the German lines north of Nomeny and brought back twenty prisoners. In the region of St. Die a German raid was broken up. by our fire. Enemy Artiliery Active. (Canadran Press Despateh) f.ondon, May 13.--The hostile ar- tillery was active during the night in the Somme valley and Albert sec- tors, also between T.ocom and the forest of Nieppe (Flanders front). firma U.S. SEIZES HOARDED WHEAT. Paghhg Regular Market Price, Loss Seizure Expense. Washington, May 13. -- Actual seizing of wheat hoarded by farin- ers has begun. Acting food adminis. trators, given broad powers by Hoover, are requisitioning grain in several States. The Government is paying the regular market price, with the expense of seizure deduct~ Food Administrator Hoover has again warned State officials that every bushel of wheat, even that held for weed, must be offered to keep the Alles from starving. * 19 * | tively bgress and egress are inaccurate, | Pages 1-8 L AST EDITION THE VINDICTIVE LIES AT OSTEND Wil Hamper Egress of Geman Submarines an Bestop. STORY OF THE SINKING {A VERY USEFUL PURPOSE HAS £ BEEN SERVED, The Serious Blockade Will Certainly Tend to he Increased As Time Goes By----The Silt Is Increasing Fast And Dredging Will be Necessarily Slow. . London, May 13.5-It {is declared on unquestionable authority that the sunken crulser Vindictive lies in the neck of the channel at the entrance to Ostend harbor at an angle of about forty degrees, It is obvious that a vessel some 300 feet long Iying 'at this angle does not -effec- block a channel some 320 feet wide, but a very useful purpose has been served. A partial and very serious block« ade has been achieved, and under the conditions of tide and rapid silt prevailing on the Belgian coast the obstruction will certainly tend to jn- erease. It is not claimed that the sunken cruiser will prevent the egress of submarines or even entirely stop that of destroyers. However, it will materially hamper both, and that is important. German light craft will not be able, when pur- sued by British forces, rush full speed into the harbor as they have done heretofore. ' With regard to Zeebrugge the Bri- tish 'Government is satisfied that German stories of unrestricted in- Air photographs taken within the last fortnight are sald to demonstrate clearly the falsity of the enemy state- ment, In the ase of Ostend it is comput- ed that at least three or Sur days must elapse before the channel can be cleared and buoygplaced heitween the stern of the suwken cruiser and the land. In the meantime the Hie and the silt ui Ter eS duapin (he Work of orem dredges, The wd the block ing cruisers at Zeebrugge is such that any attempt to blow up the ob- struction would be fraught with con siderable danger to nelghboring per- manent structures. War Tidings. French troops on the Flanders front improved their positions north of Kemmell village Saturday and took more than 160 prisoners. German artillery is active in the Ancre river section east of Loos A German attack Saturday, night on positions recently won by the French on the southern hall of the Picardy battlefront broke down with severe losses to the enemy. Italians stormed an Austrian post at Col Dell Orso Saturday, destroy- ing the garrison. The French captured Hill 44 in Belgium and Goddessone farm in a local attack. A British mine sweeper was by a submarine. Two officers thirteen men are missing. 3 % The Btn in Mesopotamia {ook fifty-five prisoners near Kirkuk and attacked the Turkish camp at Fabah with afreraft. Two British officers and six men wore killed in the Ostend rald, and wo officers and eight men are miss- ing. Cloudléss weather on Thursday favored the British aviators, accord- ing to an official statement today dealing with air activities, and twen- ty-seven machines were downed and twelve driven down out of control. The captures of ammunition by the Germans in Russia are not so serious as was at first thought. War stores of all kinds have been ne- glechpd, and shells and guns have bos eft exposed to the weather for hs: The deterioration thus ---- Will render most of the am- munition, and a great many of the guns, unfit for further use. same applies to the ships of the fleet. sunk and The * under discussion. KAISER STILL HOPEFUL, That the Almighty will Give the Germans Victory, (Canadian Press pesparen, Amsterdam, May 13.---Replying to} a message of congratulation from| es a i peace with " Whitiam has sent the Tollow- : was stricken with typhoid fever on Herschel Island early this year is re- covering slowly, but will not be able| to continue the expedition he had an- Over fourteen tons of Hombe were dropped on Pomane. Dasipautis, Thielt, Doan. ahd Ole docks at en a planes were Bet a ght. | ng and six driven out of control. Bight Drissh, machines are ikeing. attack was "repulsed with heavy lossen, With the American Army in Lor g " 13. eHenn drtitlers military rities in Belgium have registered all youths i Spon a eters 14304 | la RS hymen. : + Mem KOT Rol as