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The it\'|!0“ °f UW ‘""°"d°"' "um" (" '° ‘am nrsmgn qu, ,mulled -and driven of the Fedenil Bureau at lnves ga \’\°\ by convicts when an ettemil¢ “°“ 5' Cm°"° “em em ° 'mm mee. vu more srtllfguaa on mue. or d°¢¢f"“°s "W "“"" 0" '““"',,", th, me of :ge M., ho" “pon me mn. leigh to conscription reltstratlo p ay- 'cts th sa lls. w driven back. - » Th’ tho' -” con- ._.._¢-a-a1------ "WI .l%'e?d‘en~to»¢;L for\N|tll"t|'l \'“'"”“‘\ °“"” '°°”"-°”°‘ _ _ , - _ (Canadian Press Despatch.) I.0NDON.- All special correspon- dents at the front, in their descrip~ lions of the Messines battle, feature the tremendous explosions of mines which pre:-_ceded the British nllvance. “Tho earth opened and the German line disappeared," is one of the terse descriptions. Every writer iikens the effect on the surrounding terrain to an earthquake. One says' lllat the hill on which he stood shook like jelly. another, wllo says the explosive used was minol, write:-l: “We saw what might have been doors thrown op`ell in.i`ront of a number ol' colossal blast furnaces. ’l`lley appeared in pairs in three:-l and suce'csslv'e singles and with each blast the earth shook and shiver- ed beneath our feet." “lt is worse than an earthquake," said some one who had known one of the worst earthquakes. “Thunder clouds oi' smoke rose in solid form -to illnlllellsl- heights from Hill Si;-tty, fronl \Vyst chaete Wood and other places und while our eyes were full of the spec- tablc thousands of guns opened tire. The air shook as the earth shook and where earth and air met illcrediblc explosives seemed to relld the world until we- appeared part ot’ some eos- nlic revolution. We say familiar landscapes already plouged and har- tesque shapes. Ilill 60 went up ill fine dust.” The correspondents agree ill unti- cipating desperate counter attacks. They say the Gerlnalls are nlassillg vast forces and that the battle has only begun. GERMAN LOSSES WERE-TER- RIBLE. (Canadian Press Despatch.) BRITISI-I HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE.- German losses ill their counter-attacks were terrible. The full depth of the British attack was 5,000 yards. In counter-attacks made last Alligllt, many lllore pri- soners nre coming ill. Nu estimate of the llulllher of guns captured is yet possible although it is known that _-le- _veral German batteries were taken practically intact. Tho night puseeli SIIIIIN IIIIVERNIIIINI SIISIAINEI] IN- AIBERII-I (Canadian Press Despatch-) EDMONTON.-- The Siftop govern- ment was returned to power today by an alnlple nlajority, figures last night. Indicating that -the Liberals will be within one or two of their number ill the last legislature when the parties stood: Liberals 38, Conservatives 18. All the cabinet ministers were re-elec- ted with large majorities. The re- turns are very incomplete but the ill- _lcllts were elected. rowerl by war vulllsll and ussullle`gr0- .......~».~.-~...,...»,.,.....w-..~.~,......,..,c_ Described as Terrible. tack. All the conquered territory is ing the British br.-lllliurdlllellt. BRITISH LOSSES SLIGHT. (Canadian Press Despatch.) LONDON.- British losses ill yes- terdtly':\ attack In ' Belgium \v1~rl» slight uccordlllg in allnoullcelllelll i.-- sllell llere.t_'i‘oduy's ofilclal staltclllolli says the liattle-llccallle the gnllge ct' the ability ol’ the Gerulzlns to stop till: llrltlsll advance under collllitiolls as t'nvol'tlble as tllcycllellly can I-vor impl- l`or with every advantage oi' grouml ill their favour and that tllcy knew, the attack was impending. ' (Canadian Press Despatch.) quietly on the front of the new at-` ‘being held. Prlsollers say that scores ol' Gerlnan gulls were destroy1~d dur-,` British ill the last seven days had ties- troyeli scores ol' German gulls. ill some instances all four gulls ill (lor mon batteries were llnmaged while ill I-‘hey cases three ul' the four guns were lost. SPLENDID WORK OF BRITISH FLYING CORPS. The work oi' British flying corps in tlil'er‘iing the llllootillg is beyollli ull przlise. A (icrnlall oiilcer said he fclt :lbsollllcly helpless when aeroplunes l-lllne overhead and the British itat- teries began to tire lllldel- their obser- vutiou :lull llil'cr-tiull. (Canadian Press Despatch.) ROME- In italy it is learned that Austria has withdrawn her forces from the Russian fron and is making llONDON.- lteuter’s corl‘cspolldcllt_ has been a comparative lull ill the bat- tle ot’ Messilles on the sevollll ilrllll' front. _Tllrougllout the night the elle-` llly ceased his futile coulltcr-attacks after heavy infantry losers through our artillery tire. 6,000 GERMAN PRISONERS. The latest returns of pl'il-lollerg to- tal collsideralliy _more than 6,000 and many guns and trench lmortars have fallen into our hands. We ure busy consolldatilll.: our gains and lllnkillgl every prepnratloll -to ensure the retell-, tioll ol' the fruits of our victory. ‘ FltANi`E.- Up to last night 5.650 prisoners had been counted and more came in to the collecting statioml earl loda bringin the total to 6,000 comparatively large pockets of Ger- mans, overlooked in the first rush for- ward, have been surrounded ill thc Battle Wooll near the northern end Ioi’ the tell mile attacking front and in another trench down towurlls tht-_ ,southern flank of this linc. Mopplln: up troops were expel-tell to deal with these (_lerlnulls tot=;'-.~ is ’ fl l-"f,',i_- ` l rf sf , ijt, _.,- I J 'i I y `¢1 _~_{ §-F." 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