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¢ 5 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918. ¢ Daily British Whig PAGES 13 & rs LAST EDITION 172 - > ERMAN FORCES HEMMED ABOUT The British And French Are Moving Ahead so Fast. That Crown Prince Cannot Extricate His Armies. : (Canadian Press Despatch.) London, duly 25.--The Pall Mall Gazette says rumors are current that the British troops have made a great advance in the direction of Fismee, about midway between Rheims and Sois- sons. IL is also reported that the French forces have advanced on another part of the Aisne-Marne salient and the armies of the German firown Prince have » been placed in a position oul of which extrication seems hmpossible. Enemy Position Untenable. (Canadian Press Despatch.) * French Headquarters, via Reuter's, July 25.--The position of the enemy on the salient south of the Aisne has become un- tenable. In the western side the enemy is fighting a retreating battle, depending upon machin e guns placed in advantageous | positions tg hold up the Allied advance. There is little left of the enemy artillery on this front. An advance of a few kilo- metres, such as the Allies mage t6-day would enable them to sweep with long range guns the whole remaining area to the| east of the fron! where the Germans are engaged with the Bri- tish and French between Vrigny and the Marne. The Franch victory on the Avre resulted in the capture of a large number of prisoners which was made in the space of a few hours significant of the fe eble quality of the troops with which the enemy was obliged to hold sectors where he did not expect an attack. Half of his shock divisions have been system- atically drained of their best me for the French infantry. n for storm units, are no match The French are now within three miles of Fere en Tarde- nois, on a meeting point of ei German communications is in { heavily shelled daily and bombe ght roads. The ¢entre of the his region. The town is being 2d by air squadrons. Advancing Their Lines. (Canadian 'ress Despatch.) American Army on the Marne, (1.30 p.m.), July 25.--The Franco-American troops this north of the Mafne river more tinued their retreating movement French and Americans also ma fifty-five miles of front. morning advanced their lines steadily. The Germans con- to the northward. The de gains on other parts of'the The German viciously resisted. in the majority of cases. The Enlente Allied forces to north of Cha- tea: Thierry are paying less alte nition to running down machine un nests and advancing their whole ling, small detachments Beis left lo clean up the machiné gun crews. MAY RECENE $8,000 BEQUEST Kindness Done Seventeen Years Ago Will Reap Reward For Local Family. OD NAN LET A WL HE WAS BREAKFASTED BY THE LATE JOHN MeKBGOYYEARS AGO Died in Jersey Olty in April, Leav- ing All to His Canadian Friends ~Mrs. McKegg Does Not Know Definitely of the Bequest. The family of the late John Mec- Kegg, 2 Jenkins street, may reap the rewards of kindness done to & outcast seventeen years ago, if in- formation reaching the Whig proves correct. The statement says that for kindness rendered many years ago the family of the late John McKegg, who was employed by Elliott Bros. until his death about six months ago, have recelv- ed word that the sum of eight thou- sand dollars has been bequeathed to them by a man named Henderson, who passed away eq April 2nd in Jersey City. Se p who has. left the be- : at the door of the Mr. MeKegg's house 'about { years ago just as the peared i fordows und out, Dut the to be. n and out. but the 1] invited him into ¢ rtake of the morrn- accepted the invi- the exceeding generos- ate Mr. McKegg and his such an impression . wn their names and address ut which Hey lived. In the seventeen years that elaps- more' I heard of the ve "deed was soon family. Apparently even through the years the memory of thelr kindness never: faded from the mind of the old man, and on his death\ed he recalled their gener- osity. No word was received of his death for some time, however, until a letter was received 'a short time ago. It told of how the old man had died last April and that in his will there was a provision bequéath- ing his money, amounting to eight thousand dollars, to the late Mr. Mec- Kegg, apparently unaware. that the latter had predeceased him by seve- ral months. | IMrs, McKegg was seen at her. re- sidence on Thursday morning by a reporter from the Whig, but she stated that she knew little of the bequest. She was not eurprised when informed that the Wmg had received information regarding the will and admitted that she had re- ceived a letter concerning the mat- ter. She was not disposed to talk about it, however, and remarked that she was not sure whether she was the légatee. That she had heard much about the will she did not deny, but Mrs. McKegg felt that she would . rather wait for certain more definite information before being sure of the bequest. 8.8. JUSTICIA FOUGHT EIGHT GERMAN SUBS. From Friday Afternoon Until Saturday A.M. the Liner Resisted Foes. London, July 25.--Three torpedoes struck the White Star liner Justicia before she went down, it was learned to-day. The big steamer fought eight German submarines from Friday af- ternoon until she sank Saturday morning. Eight U-boats attacked the Justicia at 2.40 Friday afternoon. Two tor- pedoes of seven fired struck the ship, but she kept on her course, ¢ The attack was renewed Saturday morning. Three more torpedoes were fired. One of them struck her at 9,30 and she went down, 2 Fired On va. Submarine. (Canadian Press Despatch i 'Washington, July 25.--An Ameri: can submarine has been fired upon by an Alied armed ship off the New England coast. The submarine was only slightly damaged. The subma- ship and the latter opened fire. rine, which was cruising submerged, | first 'suddenly appeared near the Allied er r-- "IMPORTANT CITY CAPTURED THE MAN POWER CURVING DOWN Some Sixty-Four Divisions Have Bega Identified. THIRD OF THER FORCE ENEMY IS BEING HARD PUT FOR RESERVES, Germany Has Reached What May Be Called the Downward Curve in Her Man-Pgwer--This Drop Has Been Known to Allies For Some |e (Canadian Press Despatch) London, July 25.----Reports show the German high command has thus far engaged 64 divisions in battle, re- presentative of the groups of the German armies from Flanders to Alsace. These sixty-four divisions are nearly a.third of the available German army. The conclusion is drawn that the enemy is being hard put to it for reserves although Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria on the northern front has plenty of reserve divisions. In authoritative circles here the view. is expressed that Germany has reached what might be called the downward curve in her man-power. This applies to Prince Rupprecht's army as well as to the rest df the German army and it explans why Prince Rupprecht is not inclined to take the offensive. This drop in Ger~ man man-power is not a sudden oec- currence. It has been known to the Allied military authorities for some time. The infantry units have been weakened by the withdrawal of storm troops and by heavy losses, Further Progress Made. (Canadian Press Despatch) Washington, July 25--Further progress by the American forces in their attacks betwen Ourcq and the Marne is reported by Gen. Pershing in his communique for yesterday. North-west of Jaulgonne the Ameri- can forces penetrated thé enemy's positions to the depth of from one to two miles, ; PRISONERS WON! : BY HUN TRICK Germans Dressed As Ameri- cans Succeed in Canturing 'French Patrol. eb-- By Walter Duranty. 'With the French Armies, July 25. ~--'"The Germans aezain played the trick of dressing units in khaki and posing as Americans. They captur- ed one of our patrols thus on thé north bank of the Marne this morn- ing and a second patrol only just spotted the ruse in time," said a sfaft officer of a French division engaged along the line of the river to your correspondent yesterday af- afternoon. moira ~ IS NOW DANGEROUS BY, FRANCO-AMERICAN TROOPS RRR eT -- hs C--O f- Solssons apparently has fallen before the Franco-American onslaught. This Information reached Wash- * ington in official messages which glso told of the capture of 80,000 German prisoners in the Solssoms drive. War Department did not have actual confirmation of the capture of Solssons,. However, Secretary Baker de- clared that "the fall of Soissons seemed to be indicated by the progress made at the time of the latest official de- spatch." This statement left little doubt In the minds of close followeds of the situation that the city actually bad been captured. - Coming with the other good news, it served to stimulate and cheer the War Department even more than that orgahization had been elated by the splendid developments of the last few days. The scene here shows a bridge at Solssons destroyed by the Germans in theft operations. The I A---- NN GERMAN we Sihesrots COMRADES HANG if Allies Break Through Semi= Circle Round Fismes Dis~ aster Might Follow. By Gerald Campbell, . French Headquarters, July ~The position of the enemy, now reduced to the Soissons-Chateau- Thierry-Rheims salient, is dan- gerous. The length of the salient base is only thirty miles and the distance from Fismes, midway be- tween Soissons and Rheims, -to the most advanced Fremeh post on the front of Chateau~Thierry is eigh- teen miles. West of Fismes, Man- gin's army is Wpirely fifteen miles away. 'The nearest point of the Marne also is ouly fifteen miles. From all these points French, Am- erican and British forces are strik- ing in the same direction on the centre of Fismes, On the enemy's 25. side there issmething in the least re... sembling a rout. Both their pass- age of the Marne and retreat were conducted with great tactical skill everywhere. They are putting up a hstubborn resistance to our advance, but owing to lack of 'good lined of communication and circulation be- hind their lines it is extremely diffi- cult, both in bringing up supplies and ammunition. If the Allies suc- ceed in breaking through at any point of the semi-circle of which Fismes is the centre, especially on either of the two flanks, the state of confusion into which the enemy would be thrown might easily lead to disaster. They have lost practi- cally the whole big road from Cha- teau Thierry to Soissons and can only use a small part of the road from Rheims to Dormans, or of the railway from La Fere to Fismes-- the only three lines of importance existing in the district. SURVIVORS OF KUT SIEGE. Many of Them Die in Turk Prison Camps. London, July 25,--In the House of Commons Rear-Admiral G. P. W, Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord of the Admiralty Board, announced thag three British officers and 518 men, one British naval officer and eight naval ratings, and six Indian olfi- cers and 732 men had died in Turk- ish prisoner camps in the eighteen months from January, 1917, to the present. - HE DESERVED IT. Term of Twenty Years for Disloyal ak... Detroit, July 25.--Found guilty of disloyal utterances, John Powell, a resident of Lansing Mich. who has a wife and four sman cnildren, was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,- 000, and serve twenty years 'in federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, by Judge Tuttle, in United States court. Powell, although' of German parentage, was born in this country. The sentence is most se- vere yet meted out to this class of offenders in the United States. DUNARCK SELECTED. Will Probably Be Next Premier of a | Amsterdam, July 25. -de- spatch received from Vien says that former Minister of Education will 'sueceed Dr. 'such underhand work. | Americans Take : - Seaplane ON MANY TREES A Story Reaches Paris of the Murder of American Troops. WIL WRECK VENGEANCE REPORT HAS AROUSED UNITED . STATES SOLDIERS, Whe Are In Active Service Along the Battle Front--The Hurried Flight of the Germans From Cha- teau. Thierry. ; By William Cook, AR Paris; July 26.---Little more than 50 miles from smiling Paris the bat- tle continues, the allied troops break- ing up fierce counter-attacks launch- éd by Ludendorff between Ourcq and the Marne used fresh reserves, Lu- dendorff decided to attempt to hold the allies' furious drive toward the east and north, but these counter- blows failed, just as did the large scale offensive on June 15th. In what hurry the German forces at Chateau Thierry had to retire is shown by the fact that the allies were able to cross the Marne five miles north of the réeconquered town. Here Lundendorff is putting up a fierce resisthnce, which slowly is being re- duced by the impetuous dash of the French and Americans. On the left wing the enemy's resistance appears to have been stronger. The object of the counter-attacks by the Germans fs no doubt: to save the Chateau Thierry Soissons Road, the last im- portant well-built road left to Luden- dorft's retreating troops. Even now it is cut in some parts by Gen. Man- gin's men, while Berthelot"s army Is fighting on the side of the pocket also is pushing forward im an attempt to cut off the remnant of the Chateau Thierry force. Hanged To Trees, - An eye witness brings back a fine impression of the fighting qualities of the American troops on th® French left, ' "They fight like lions," he says. "To-day these men have the spirit of vengeance as well as natural bravery, for in the course of their first counter-attack they came across the bodies of some of their chums who had ben hanged by the Germans to trees in the forests. No mérey is now shown to any of the Kaiser's sol- diers when they are caught in any The Ameri can troops never wanted any en- cdouragement, their bravery sufficed. But that, added to the desire to avenge their comrades not killed in ordinary battle, but murdered, has given them a fiercer courage, ' GUARDING OLD ENGLAND. Over Important Station, Somewhere in England, July 25. ~--American 'aviators to-day took from the British . one of the most important seaplane stations on _| the English coast, from 'which they Jordinary wes" THE RARE RELICS : ? OF NAPOLEON They Have Been Presented To Library By Mrs. Emma F. Taylor. 26. Watertown, N.Y., July Mrs Emma Flower Tayior has presented the Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library with valuable collections of old-time sketches, books, diction- aries, drawings and pictures, .in- cluded in this collection is a tra- velling case that was one time the possession' of Napoleon Bonaparte, and which was in daily use by him. Napoleon's travelling case, con- taining his hand mirror, boot jack and pair of boot hooks, mirror. and boot jack being beautifully made of mahogany richly inlaid with deco- rations of brass and mother-of- pearl, the mirror having closed ar- mola mounts, the whole fitted into a flat mahogany case with brass inlays (made by Fontaine), is a fine specimen of French margqueterie work. dt is a most inteyesting reliet, once belonging to the grept Na- poleon, it came into the possession of Dr. Arnot, who presented it to Queen Adelaide by whom in turn it was given to Lucy, Oountess of Sheffield, it later formed a part of the celebrated collection of the late Henry Willett, and finally was pur- chased by Mrs. Taylor. In the pro: cess of preparing the Taylor resi- dence in Clinton street forgise as a hospital for wounded <€unadian soldiers, these old relics came to light and were collected and pre- sented to the library, where they will be given a plate of honor in the historical room. It is expected that thet con tributions will form the nudelus of a collection that may be added to from time to time by Watertown collectors. BRITISH SCHOOLBOYS TACKLE THE HARVEST Thousands of Them On Farm --War Bond Sales Mount. London, July 25.---The school summer holidays commenced this week and many thousands of boys will spend them assisting the farm- ers with the harvest. Thousands of the older and secondary publie gchool boys, who are ready as harv- esters, will be organized by the Na- tional Service Ministry into central camps. They will receive a mini- mum scale of fourpence per hour and wil work from six to ten hours dally for at least three weeks. Last week's sales of national war bonds amounted to £29,672,642 sterling, which.is the record for an and "total is now approaching the thousand mil- lion mark. -- HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. Immigration Men Hurt When Motor. boat Engine Blows Up. Ogdensburg, N.Y., July 25.--Wnit- ed States Immigration Inspectors Carver and Boyer were badly injured in a motor boat accident while chas- ing a rowboat which had not repert- ed to the immigration officials. "#hey were just north of the light- house pier when the engine in their boat blew up, fragments of steel causing wounds in their heads and other parts of the body. A hole three feet long was torn in the bottom of the boat, which began to sink. Carver swam to the lighthouse and summoned help, A motor boat res- cued Beyer and towed the damaged boat to shore, It is believed the wounds are not serious. ZEEBRUGGE IS BLOCKED. Allied Airmen Destroy German Re- pairs to Mole. Amsterdam, July 26.--Repairs which the Germans had made to the mole at Zeebrugge, and the locks there have again been destroyed by lfront the } 3 Allied airmen, according to Telegraaf. Two torpedo boats have been sunk In the harbor, it adds, and the canal remains closed. The German observation tower at Lisse- weghe was also hit by the airmen. Many casualties among the mar- ines at this naval base and among the civilians are reported. Lisse- weghe has been partly evacuated, but thousands of men from Heyst, Blackenburge, Zeebrugge and Ghent have been forced to work in the neighborhood and on the mole. . OVERSEAS OFFICERS. Newspaper ng n Get Appointments Ottawa, July 25.--Major R. F. Parkinson, DS.0., who was manag- ing director of the Ottawa Journal, has béen recalled to England to take over the duties of officer in tharge of information in the mini- stry of the overseas military forces of Canada. Major Parkinson had been for two years in France with an Ottawa infantry battalion, of which for a time he was commanding offi- 'jeer, and he has been twice mention- ed in despatches. 'Another former member of the staff of the Journal, Lieut. Fred was invalided over to England, has been gazetted a Lewis gun officer at Witley Camp. _ Smallest Since 1016. toh London, aly 35 The statement of U-boat losses the quarter ending June 30th was the smallest sittce 1915, - wh g ae treet ------------ THE SUPPLES ~~ ARE IN DANGER The Germans Are Unable fo Halt the Ad- vancing Alles, : (00D WORK ACCOMPLISHED AMERICAN RECOGNIZES BROTH- ER AMONG. ENEMY PRISONERS. He Had Been Pressed Into the Fighting ~-- Much. Territory Has Fallen to the Americans in the Vigorous Fighting They Had For Three Days. (Canadian Press Despatch) American Army in France, July 25.--The American have nearly cleared Chatelet forest of the Ger- mans. Further west the Americans drove the Germans beyond the town of Eplede. «To the northward the most intense resistance is be- ing offered by the enemy along the German right flank. Reports are that the Germans are unable to halt the movement toward their Mne of supplies. In every village the Americans had to fight hard for their object- ive. Vierzy was stormed, and at the end of the third day the Ameri- cans had attained all they went for. Much territory had fallen to them, in addition to 2,600 prisoners, six batteries of 3-inch field guns, two §-inch, four 6-inch, and a large number of machine guns. The guns were captured at the point of the bayonet, and once more excellent rifle fire held the day. Two aeroplanes machine-gunning the trenches were sent down by rifle men. One afternoon among the: Huns captured ¢ was a cologel 'of- divisional, artillery. Such the work of only one American unit. An American was bringing priseners when he among them his brother, who was impressed . into the German 'army. May Close In Enemy, (Canadian Press Despat London, July 25. 2 he French now control all the roads towards Amiens north of Montdidier, The Americans advanced about two miles yesterday apd met with most determined resistance every where, South-west of Rheims the British and French have been fight- ing the en conwta the pest tow dayR rT CL CRUD fighting The Allies and advancing steadily on eran of the pocket, with prospects of clos- ing the enemy in entirely, New German divisions have been identified in the region of Vrigny and Coulommes (southwest of Rheims), French and British troops held off strong eounter-attacks west of Rheims late last night, The Germans appear determined to avphi a prolonged retreat and are re- ported to be preparing for a desper ate stand along the presént battle front, - Further Allied suceess under these conditions will "thids imperil more than 400,000 Germans In the Sois- sons-Rheims pocket, as their forces within the salient have grown to that figure, . French and American troops, over- coming Germans resistance are pro- gressing northeast of Chatésu Thi- erry and south ef" Ourcq. The enemy position' at Dulchy 14 Chateau ( which already is repor to have been rendered untenable by th Allies) is outflanked, The Crown Prinee continues to or- der new divisions into thé pocket, (drawfg these reinforcements from as far north as the main British German, losses in this region are now estimated at from 126,000 to 150,000 men, Including 25,000 pris- oners, . rst Got In; Got Out. (Canadt Despatoh Parts, July B6eeOn the north bank of the Marne the Germans last north of Treloup and the village of Chassins, These positions, how y were recaptured Ly the | soon afterwards. Violent i ae are reported from the 1 Ouseq and to the west of Ri smi (Canadian Press ) London, July 25.--On western front of the Solssons- : the Allied forces have advanced to an average depth of three miles on a two days, bE Bl PE There were no cording to advices noon. The sit quite satisfactory for British troops : forward slightly y 'Wood in the sector north of Albert. A few prisoners oix machine guns weré L South of - Germans last night pushed f the British 5 y -» out by counter-attack, ------