CHINA HALL OUR LOCAL NEW A bad leal In he main was dis covered by the Engineer on St and repaired on Tuesday Another Big German Drive GERMAN TROOPS IN FIRING LINE DINNER SETS In Dinner Sets we offer Extra Good Value In Sets ranging In price from for a Very Nice White and Gold Cot to for a fine quality of Set of a Border pattern A Largo Selection of Plain and Fancy Jugs In Variety of Colors to Suit most Everyone Public School Board A special meeting was held on Tuesday evening Present Messrs How ard Brimson and Manning The tender of The Smart Mfg Co for installation of fur nace in he Alex School was accepted The Secretary was instructed to advertise for lenders for re pairs to other furnaces Three teachers frere selected at salaries of out of the ap plications but all were engaged when phoned A second lot was selected but only one has been engaged so far Tea Pots in Plain and Nicely Decorated Styles from to each a Oh eel Importer of and Fancy China Americans Take 1600 Prisoners The expected renewal of the German offensive in France be gan on Monday morning Fierce battles are in progress on both sides of Ih famous ca thedral city of which since llic last offensive along the has stood the apex of a sharp salient into the German line West of the Germans under the pressure of large num bers of troops the unleashing of which was preceded by a veritable hail of high explosive and gas shells have been enabled to cross the at several places East of the city however they have been held for the smallest of gains by the tenacious resist ance of the defenders the line Altogether the two AND RESTAURANT IN THE IMPERIAL BANK BLOCK SOME WAR SAVINGS Discount on Cash and Carry GRO0ERIE8 FRESH MILK CREAM AMD CHEESE We Cream it whole- sal- taking hack til not urt also supply Parties villi Soft Drinks Cones I and Soda Fountain 9 Always near Market SOUTH END PL OUR AND STOR Motor Funeral Owing to the announcement that the funeral- of the late John would be private a great many friends called previously to express their aggregate about sixtyfive miles sympathy with the bereaved family Tin funeral service was conducted last Saturday afternoon by Rev A assisted by Elder p and house was filled with relatives and a few friends from Aurora Toronto and elsewhere Sons and sonsin law acted as pall bearers The remains were interred at Cemetery and il was the firit strictly motor fun eral in Newmarket including the hearse The Event of the Season St Johns Church Garden Parly on Wednesday July on the Separate School Grounds will he better and bigger than ever A splendid pro- cram has been arranged for your en tertainment A choice selection of Classical National and Patriotic Airs will be rendered throughout the even ing by Aurora Citizen Band under the direction of Mr Griffith Sweet Vie- Irola music lish ponds and swings always a delight for the little ones Ice cream and Candy Booths enjoyed by all both old and young hand Drawing of Prizes at close of pro gram The usual good Supper will he served at oclock of Hi- litl anilField Com fort of Newmarket dime I he Garden Parly Bring 10 children and let them enjoy them selves Meet all your friends and enjoy the evening It pays to bake your own Bread WHEAT CORN FLOUR RYE FLOUR BARLEY FLOW And the Price la HEN FEED CHICK FEED GRIT AND SHELL ALWAY8 OH HAND I Llcenso No 8600 Successor to A Howard Prompt Delivery Phone GO TERMS ALLIES OCCUPY ALL OF WURMAN COAST A Fine Success The excursion and picnic of the Christian held at Wilcox Lake on Wednesday was a success in every way The weather turned out glorious to the pleasure of the many who took this opportunity of having a grand halfholiday The special ear was packed and everyone en joyed it at the lake The child ren especially delighted in the safe bathing A fine program sports was indulged in includ ing races of all kinds for every body baseball lugofwar other contests and water sports Al together Ihe day was one long he remembered Many it to he one of the best picnics ever held Wilcox Lake is an ideal place to go At least were present and the happy crowd arrived home about After expenses arc paid a linn balance will bo left on hand Lawn Bowling paid a visit to New market last Thursday evening when Newmarket were up on links hilt badly on the fourth On Wednesday the Bowlers of York were all up North Aurora Bradford at and Newmarket at An extra rink went from here and we had Rood by five points coast Ton heat the 1 a despatch Central On nonofficial rink Jim by way of by IS The day was fine and the in length American troops are lighting valiantly on the sectors they have been holding and at two points have met with notable success At Vaux they not alone broke down a violent attack by the enemy but drove him back several hundred yards and only returned to their former posi tions when the advance of the Germans southeast of Thierry across the Marne made the re- occupation of their trench es of strategic value Along the between the Town of and the River where Germans crossed be the Americans in a strong counterattack forced back he enemy to the right bank of the stream At other points along the river they used to the greatest advantage their machine guns against enemy elements were crossing the river on pontoon bridges killing or wounding many of hem In the counterattack near be tween and prisoners were taken by the Americans Even in the main region where the Germans made their most im portant gain they have not reached the high ground south of the which is strategically very important The Hermans used at divisions in present operation which would mean and men On the July Ameri can troops in a magnificent have fhr division of German the in the curve of the riv er west and southwest of There are no Germans across the Marne in Of the American troops At oclock his morning there were fifteen thousand We have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy many Of whom were drowned in the swollen stream We took six hundred prisoners On the Trench Front in France June 15 Some of he severest fighting of war was Inking place lOday on the front between Chateau Thierry and Main along a front of about miles The most violent staff had intended 16 utilize unlit tomorrow had to be thrown into the Una by noon yesterday On the French Front in France July mans have crossed the at various places giving them con- over miles of the southern bank of the stream between Gland This operation cost them dear ly five bridges being destroyed as the troops were passing over while hundreds of their men are believed to have met death from the machine guns and bombs of aviators Never before were enemy loss es so high Piles of bodies cov er the ground The fighting of the Americans and Italians was extremely brilliant In the re gion of the heavy attacks of the enemy were repulsed out right The German losses at that point are estimated at per cent of the effectives engaged Berlin July The Germans claim the capture of prisoners The German offensive east and west of has had the brakes vigorously applied to it by strong resistance of the French Italian and American ar mies I Nowhere has enemy found it possible in the initial stage of this battle as in days gone by to press forward although in the same formidable array and tear has way through opposing ions points of vantage chosen as early objectives True some gains have been made by Germans hut they are infinitesimal when compared those of older attacks In stead of in miles they may be reckoned almost in yards And from of the positions cap- lured enemy ha been ejected summarily tinder vicious coun terattacks delivered by the American troops fighting alone as a unit and fighting shoulder to shoulder with their French com rades in arms The failure of the enemy to get on anywhere beyond main al lied positions in two days of fighting show that his new method of attack has its mas ter the allies have found a means of preventing his iaff a surprise of nullifying Hie effects of his new gas and pulling his tajiks of action The holding tin of Wn a whole back across HI I lie j fun J he populate he man I my nesting help The Northern I uri Oennany and Finland tt I present the coast is territory the pro- Allandale J the powers Aurora Kern a rail- lafioii on the White despatch adds stands at ed in- adds the and forces ad- ward the having Arctic Points east rtf severe German defeat of allied i now on the whirl is the the a north of On ibis coast there are harbor which are all I fie year round and by rail with the local population is Iwopa that trendy arrived to defend railway Germans while ihe Germane are 9ji desperate attempt hniarines the At force in total German jMMta Is Gorman and divisipni composed of- old and Interior roan force spread over a fH from loyie Wrist Watches LADIES In Gold Sityer and CLICKS MANTEL FRENCH IVORY CLOCKB KITCHEN CUT GLASS FOUNTAIN PENS Atkinson Co Marriage Lloentea I gagements Sri the neighborhood of Dormant on the where the Germans suc ceeded temporarily in crossing the The German infantrymen launched heir attack about dawn They were accompanied to the east of by a large of tanks These how ever warn met by admirable defence of tho French The gigantic battle started at midnight with one of the heaviest preparations of artillery ever ex perienced from German side The resistance of the al lies has confined the German gains to a section of Ian miles between and gains however consist of of the ivhirh here a narrow and shallow stream inclining northeastward towards Chalons presents no big obstacle for an assailant to force The French higher com mand now knows exactly the danger point is and can take speedy steps neutralize it by counterconcentration lo restore The news from Ihe shows a The French stopped the enemy in live hours and their began in evening to drive Germans out of some positions captured on Sou- road and near iKigan at oclock in the and raged fiercely all day July The offensive has taken on a great scale equal Jo that launched on says a despatch filed from he battle front to day noon by the correspondent of the Fighting contin ued morning the despatch says in a violent storm of thun der and lightning The weather was Clearing at noon An of eSnfldencc through out the armies indicated by the latest despatches from various arts of the battle front In The apparently fROin to divisions in posi tion for the present offensive of which have already been engaged would mean a potential force of approximately with engaged The allied resistance lo Ger mans offensive baa been so great and the German lossct so heavy divisions tko up of the Germans in this resembles the holding of the in offensive against Italy The allied victory in Italy appears to have derisive for signalized first genera da feat of the new German tac tics also adopted under German ruction by the Anstrians The crisis in his campaign and I here for of he war appears lo have passed The present bat- lie in France has become a up bet we on allied sol diers a fair field and in- that or combat he allies have He to fear GERMANS PLANNED 12MILE ADVANCE That was to be Limit of First Days on Whole Front London July if A despatch from a correspondent French Headquarters stales Germans had planned for first day of theft Tensive an miles along whole fronl In crossing the the enemy losses were appal ling they finally ihrew half a doz en pontoon bridges two of which wen feci In and flung across The rained hi ijoiicent rated troops wall Inn and the two of which were ficslroyetl -ilio- The gains of the enemy were far less than oil of March the of May ii is all thai is ii inula attack amy be diver Intended to tie- plunders In prepare the vty for In hat re gion The or Paris be the enemys aim he will throw Ins whole in Ho- a enlarging his or Mai K til- advance on Paris wore yesterday of thin by and by artillery lie did clouds Willi lilt 0 Maine airmen have from tie Heir vital work July HI Noll of ullurc for Dint ihiiiveltfhi distrht various of tin province ami number of guests Jrcluding Mir were inday it the Masonic Hall room by OouftbiH ami officers of the reprenenlnllves In city this attending a conference at A Mid this morning visited the winter fair buildings and saw- how vast of Wool arc handled Woodstock duly 1 Stephen Palmer of Norwich was fined in the Police Court today for failing to register Ho gave as his reason for not registering that in his opinion registration was only for the of get ting men under the MS A and ho was not going lo bo a mili tary man be said The magis trates One was at rato of a day for day Palmer bad not registered which total led The same man was also asked to pay and cost on a of having obsccno pictures in his possession Ads bring results Remarkable Values in the r Immense i Spring Display Clothing For Men And this season as usual In spite of conditions variety In stylos patterns colors and weaves Is a most notable feature of display and is a va riety that provides good fit desired the smooth or rough weaves that strike the fancy and also the patterns and colors that are so Important in tho choice of a Spring Suit Tho Spring display is now ar ranged and wo all men whether they want to buy or not to come and see values are offered THE JAMES WHIMSTER The Gents CO NEWMARKET Furnishers THRILLING ENCOUNTER WITH SUBMARINE Mr Russell Purdy on Sunk by German Submarine Off the American Coast The following realistic account of an encounter with a submarine the American coast taken from Owen Sound sail south of with for Try on off the mi refers to a former resident Mr Russell is a nephew Mr Joseph formerly a Newmarket grocer opposite the Post Office Mr I son of lr and Mrs Waller 2nd Ave arrived home last night after one of the most adventurous voyages that it would be make Since November he has been in the Wilds British West Africa engaged as in some mines miles the jungle from the port of Second lie left I hat on April in American Balling ship and after a days while within miles of the coast of the United States the vessel was sunk by a submarine Mr though apparently young has had quite a long expert- race in mining For five years he was with a mining company at Co- hall and in May 1 ho churn Percy of Ne vada first went lo Coast of Africa mi a years When I ho was up Canada via gland and visited in Sound rebimcd to Af rica In November ami wrfl on I heh way home second i in Ihe submarine pat a stop to an Other wise very though long voy age The schooner Sam Mem- was a very schoonev built in and hi carrying trade between New York and Africa She Railed Arll Sec ond about Hire Sierra New York the fael that Messrs and unable secure in Ihe regu lar totals trading Willi Africa and to he fact thai lie of the was a friend of the Iwn young nun the of consented lo on the schooner went well until evening of June About six oclock they what lurnVd out be a submarine about two points off on the port bow The voeJ was al that time about nubs di- if the coast of Delaware and about miles from New York city sub was traveling on surface and was mistaken by thus on the for Aincrlcan patrol boat icsing the international code ftic schooner was ordered lo heave to and Hie sub came Up iilongsldc within about yards of the Vessel Tile captain of sub ordered all sails to be lowered in slackened and all hands bi make to leave the ship immediately Tills was the first Ihe war vessel a tier in an She showed no flag and tin Officers spoke perfect A boarding parly including a lieu tenant and six men went abroad the and Immediately placed bombs in the hatches and over the hides of the schooner making sure that they would not be denied their victim should an allied war vessel ap pear Four bombs were placed In each hatch and one over each side Lots of time was given to those on ho schooner to collect their belong ings and get into lifeboat Dur ing iliac lieutenant who was exceedingly polite stated sub marine had sunk ton of ship ping the previous day and bad also sunk the big passenger boat Carol- Inns They sesurcd the ships Would you like to have -of- The New Edison Phonograph In your home If you will let us know at once we will try to arrange for same SPECIAL TERM8 OF PAYMENT ARRANGED TO DRUG STORE papers and stores being particularly anxious to get BOB p There were men on tho boat and Willi two parrots one the properly of Mr and luggage ami sus- lenancc for the men tho small life boat was quite filled As rowed away from the vessel they passed within twenty feel of Ihe submarine where the commander and crew were lined up on the deck The men luck to them and Ihe captain waved a miniature German flag only one one that was on llic of lllQ ship TIM crew rawed all nigh I and aided by a light wind during Ihey hols led the sails by oclock had made about miles Then they sighted the Danish Paris which took then- on board and landed them in the next morning about ill oelick There was no ac commodation on Ihe Paris for the re- or at least lay or on hags or so down on thi Mr his parrot home from Ihep- and followed a few da- later home last night Ho lost most of his luggage only maiiilglng In what he could cany In a suit case it was on the recom mendation of the lleulvtiant on that Ihe were taken along Mr will spend some line visiting his parents will if possible enlist i Air TO RECOVER SHIPS SUNK boats Machine Clings with to Vossol New York July Ti An electrical lydriven diving machine designed to make possible the recovery of vessels sunk by submarines was glvejj a successful private in Long Island Sound today The machine which carries a crew of two men is equipped with propel lers capable of driving it directly to the side of a submerged vessel to which clings by means of magnets Power is generated on a surface barge an transmitted by cable A riveting attachment Is intended to fasten pon toons to the vessel In the test the went down In feet of water and brought the surface heavy steel plate I in J St A ton of coal occupies about 35 cubic feet Estimate the number of tons required to put upon through the winter and build your bin accord ingly Cleveland July Two hun dred and twentyfive engineers fire men conductors hostlers and employed by the ftlver Terminal Railway Go went on strike to- night as thy result of the failure to settle- difficulties EXPLAINED ALL RIGHT At Ihe opening game last week young woman unversed in the myster ies of tbe great national outdoor sport was presented to a famous player love the game she confided to him I love especially watch the man at the bat It Is so odd too the way fie keeps hilling the ground gen tly with end of ihe bat Why doc be dn that Well you see miss explained the player I ho worms have an annoying habit of coming up to sec whos bat ting and that naturally puis he bats man out a a bit so just tups them Ihe lipid lightly and down they go again SUCCESS WITHOUT EFFORT Come for a spin with me said Fred Martin to John Lee the two boys left school one Its fine day for a on our wheels 1 dont rare to ride much just now replied John Faot is Im gelling somewhat tired of bicycle I want a horse in stead Tired And there was a world of astonishment in Freds voice Why wc got our ma chines at the same lime and I have ridden mine twice as much as you yours but I havent oven thought of such a possibil ity as being tired of mine Hot We arent all alike and I want a horse Tom Morton has one and I think I can persuade father into buying it for me And so saying the two boys parted had earned his machine earned by steady and constant effort John whoso father was a wellknown merchant had had his Riven to him Conse quently was not half enjoyment for him in pos session of his wheel that there was for Fred whoso possession represented patient work What wo work for we And very frequently it happens that an object which requires no ef fort to attain is held in right esteem by its owner Solected I Mi fessss 1 i ff 7 adi di