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Allies “I “I” Bam” “I Yl“'¢S» I\\`l`IV¢¢I -llave Captured hnportani Barricaded Positions Saturtltil’ Niillllilllil Given 3 H0115- and llave lleld Them Against Counter Attacks. ing -Welcome ilome with Mihiary (Special to the Guardian.) violent bombardment last night, in lrrengh curtain. elf fire put an. and at PARIS, Oct. 17,-Successes for the which both sides took part, in trout a, point on the ilollt oi” Letricourt, to ,__Z__i____ ' .French in Artois and Lorraine are re- of Loos, and to thc nortlrenst of a violent fire, in which thc artillery - .. . _ An overwhelming and enthusias-‘ tic crowd assembled at and around the railway station on Saturday evening at about 10.30 o’clock to await: the arrival of the West- ern train; and the unusual spec- tacle presented by this public con- course at such a late hour, together with the attendance of a full battery of soldiers and a. military band, bc- tokened an incident of no small lm- portance. It was obvious that some person of distinction was expected in the city, and this was indeed the ease. And who was that person? lt was Gunner Stephen McKinnon, son of Mrs. M._ J. McKinnon, of Charlotte- town, returned home wounded but cheerful from the war-one.of the many heroes whom Prince Edward Island is proud to own to-day. Gun- ner McKinnon was severely wounded in the great historic battle of' Ypres on the 29th April last, and although he has lost the use of his right arm he is proud to have made the sacri- tice. From an early hour on Saturday evening little groups of people began to congregate at the station, and by the time the train arrived, Charlotte- town was out in force to welcome the hero. For ‘fully an hour before the ed before, he was wounded on April 29, and for thirty days after that he remained in France. He was then re- moved to the Second General Hospi- tal of London, where he stayed for upwards of three months. He was one of nine Island boys in charge of No. 1 Gun (18-pounder) of their bat- tery, tho gun crew consisting of two spare men and ,the following seven: Ira. Stewart, Richard Burhoc, George Brady (whose brother was killed), Stephen McKinnon, W. Higgins, K. McLean and J. Bowden. The artillery cleared tho way for the infantry and advanced accordingly as they did; and when Gunner McKlnnon’s crew were about five hundred yards from the German line a. bursting shell shat- tered his gnn-blowlng it into frag- ments-and at the same time knock- ing over McKinnon and Bowden, whose ankle was affected in the rc- sult. Although hs knew he was in- jured at the time, Gunner McKinnon, strange to say, never felt the slight- est pain for twenty minutes, during which time, as he says, "he felt all right.” After that, however, he be- came unconscious and remained for fully two hours, exposed in the open, apt to be struck again at any mo- ment. The bone from the wrist to train came in cheer upon cheer' in .the elbow was smashed, and but for anticipation, rent the air, and hun- dreds of lusty. lungs united in the singing of popular patriotic songs. When the ringing of the bell in the distance proclaimed the arrival of the train the whole crowd joined in the great air. "We’ll never let the Old Flag Fe.ll"; and as the.train stopped a tumultuous uproar of cheer- IDS spontaneously thundered from a thousand throats. Gunner McKinnon was immediately shouldered by a crowd, anxious to demonstrate its ap- preciation. and was taken into the waiting room of the station where he was stood in a position of prominence, He was again loudly cheered. Tem- porarily overoome by the enthusiasm and warmth of the reception, Gunner McKinnon was naturally not equal to anything like a, speech, but he cheer- fully exhorted the crowd to patriotism in a few simple words: “Don’t forget the old red sod, boys! We’ll all do our little' bit. Three cheers for the KIDS and~Britaini" He was escorted from the station to a waiting carriage (driven by a span of white horses) comes, and sat with I-lls vvlorshipi Mayor Sterns, Colonel Peake and his brother, Charles. The carriage, head-__ ed by the Fourth Regiment Band and followed by the Second Siege Battery, Droceeded to Gunner McKlnnon’s home on King street, the Band playing lively patriotic selections the while. At the house the Band played "He’s fl iolly good fellow" and the crowd asain lustily cheered, Interviewed by a “Guardian'f repor- Y0\‘ yesterday, Gunner Stephen Mc- Kinnon told some of his impressions oi’ the war ant! particularly of the bat- tle which will ever be the most mo- mentous incident of his life. As stat- oosrpnitsnn Aus. roo LATE :ron . or.Ass1moArros» ONE CENT rgr wofd each inser tion -for advert sing in this column. , Cash must accompany orders. Mini- muln_chargel. twenty-five cents. Fon sAl.s`A'1"A sAs”e°KlN, onus store tittln s .and silent salesman cases. Appfy Dr Jardine, Kensing- _tea . L , a4o9-io-islam wsnrso vo P n6TI`5’s is 1'l-li my a. small co gs of 5 or “tl rooms. Apply for addr 's to Box 172, City. 8487-10-14mBi Rooms To l.-IT. Ifuitnlel-lab on ““Nl11¥lled vdtb or with board. - Aunty t this oflice. _ ___ ‘ a4ti_'l-10-15Mtf. w ln Pnlvsrs' family for a couple, about 10 min- utes" wok from end ,of rlghtoa nm. Awlr G\\\rdtsn` WI ' sgitpiiaséoo- silt sheet-m nic at on-v.er's Auctimi Rooms on fda. 1918, please cali nt Carters Oifige. Good reward*tor infomation concerning it. - mate Will the kind efforts of Dick Burhoe- whom Gunner McKinnon credits with having practically saved his life-he might have bled to death. Burboe,, with danger to himself, attended to his wounds, bandaging them so as ef- fectively to stop the bleeding. “The pain from the wound,” said the Gun- ner, "was so intense that the danger to which I was exposed in the open was immaterial and of -no conse- quence. I had no fear then of being blown up into the air,” Having been removed from thi field ill the ambu- lance, he was ta en to a Red Cross .hospital in Boulogne, where he was tenderly cared for by English nurses. The treatment he received in the London hospital he describes as the best imaginable; and there, he says, “I had the best time of my life.” The gun-team of which Mr. McKinnon formed such a creditable part was described by the oiilcer in charge, Colonel Morrison, of Ottawa, as one of the best he had seen in actlon` in either South Africa, where he won the D. S. O or during the present war. In their efforts in behalf of Gun- ner McKinnon, the doctors operated on his arm no fewer than four times in thirty days. Gunner McKinnon was one of the First Contingent that left this province for the front and was in training in England for two months before going over to France. The contingent spent four days in France previous to going into the trenches, and for the first two or three days of action they were somewhat nervous, the continuous and fearful noise seriously affecting many. In ac- tual battle, says Gunner McKinnon, the mon were absolutely without fear. rushing into the enemy with danger- ous determination. Gunner McKin- non was the only Islander among 165 Canadians returning home together, under Major Gaudet. 1-Ie is glad to be with his people again, but says that the firing lino, with all its ghast- ly danaers. has a peculiar fascina- tion, and if he were able to do so, he would readily and willingly return to- morrow. He has not yet become ac- customed to the quletuds and strange absence in peaceful Prince Edward Is- landé of the uproar and turmoil of the fron . ' Gunner Bowden. who was wounded in the ankle at the same time he him- self received his wound, has recovered and has in all probability left for the Dal-danelies. ~ Prince Edward Islanders are all as proud of Gunner McKinnon as his mo- ther is. ' Ln l=rr"vel. ow . SHO” reall." Actislnsr , ~ -rl-is "osl\NlAN\Psnli." Oct. _____g__.._.._np---~ ported in to-days oillcial statement from the War Office. South of Neu- ville and St Vaast, in the former region a strong barricade was seized and held against counter-attacks. In Lorraine 100 metres of trench was captured to north of Reiilon. The French have bombarded the German army provision post at Maisiare Agin- court railroad station. The importance of these gains are indicated by the French official report of the preceding day's activities. The text of the communication fol- lows:-. “ln the Artois district thcrc was a. - -_-,-,-,-.-_-_-_-_:_-_-:_A_-_-_-:_-_-_-_-.=:_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-:.-7- .-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.-.-_-_-.v.--.-.-_-_-.-.-_-_-_-_-:_-.-,-_-:_-_-_-_-_-_-, :_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.~- also spirited engagements with hand grenades ln the trenches to the south of the Forest of Hache. "There were severe artillery chall- gcs in the sector of Lihons as well as between thc Oisc and the Aisne, ill the regions of I’uisaline and Qucnnevieres,.as well os on the Nouv- roll Plateau. “Ill the Champagne district our batteries 'have replied with great energy to a concentration of the encmy's artillery tire ou our positions to the cast of Auderivc. “Along the front ili Lorraine, a Souchez. There have been reported lthc infantry and nlachlne guns oi’ Ger- mans took part. “ We have further more directed an effective fire against. the works of the enemy to the north oi' Ileiilou. " In the Vosgcs there has been very ‘spirited fighting with trench weapons ill the suburbs of Cilapeloipe, to the llortll-cast of I)alwL<-dlT1pe` Near'-y Casualtlas Among Canadians to Dale, of Which 3,000 are Deaths. = OTTAWA, Oct. 15.-Growing lists of casualties from the front indicates that the Canadian divisions are doing their bit in the advance movenreut of the Allied forces. lll the over-night lists, tllerc are 20 dead and 23 wound- ed. lll a recent report by the eye- witness mention was made of the ex- plosion of a mine by the Germans opposite the Canadian front and the casualties, which have been coming - ill 811168. have wld the tale of this R1ivlsi°“Anglery' As far as iff kn°w“" explosion. About fifty have been re- ported killed, though all did not lose their lives from this cause. It is also evident that this week Canadian artillery has suffered from similar causes, eight nlen ill the 5th Brigade being wiped out. Meanwhile sniping is going on systematically. All the batt.nlions,iJotl1 of the first and second divisions, rc now right up in the firing line. Tile aggregate casualties to date is upwards of 10,500, divided roughly illto three hundred wounded, and a thousand classed as missing, or known to be prisoners of war. ILLIIII IIIIIIIPS IEAIII IIIII SALIIIIIKI Tl (Special to the Guardian.) , LONl)(JN, Oct. 17.»-Allied troops left Snloniki fo tile front Saturday ut thc Serblml-l'-lulgarian frontier, accord- ing to all Athens despiltcll to Reuters Telegram Co. (Special to the Guardian.) PARIS. (let. 17.-A despatch by the liavas Agency from Zurich, Switzer- land, says the Russians keep perpetu- ally attacking the German positions nlollg the frontier of Bcssaruhia. Their artillery is active and enormous masses of troops are iryillg desperate- ly to take thc positions by ossnult. "“"" Great Britain Proves Destination oi Meat WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15.-- Through Walter H. Page, the Ameri- can Ambassador in London, the State Department has received a memorandum prepared by the Brit- ish Government, in which it gives the evidence on which it based the detention and ultimate confiscation of meats and meat products valued at about $15,000,000 considered by Chi- sago packers to Scandinavian coun- tries. The Britisfi Government charg- es that these products were ailippo:l to neutral countries with the intention on the part of the n-ukers of having them delivered in Gem-any. of a resume ol all the evidence col- lected by Grout Britain, and will be ct-:sidered as s part oi' the record on \\~!l»:'; the State ' Department vrlli base representations to the London Foreign Omce. These representa- tions will follow the note to be Isnt to' Great Britain this week tm the gen- eral subject of British interference with American trade and commerce. IIITIIH BINKS A _GIR N . p TOIQM BOAT. Lennon. oo. als'-!A‘ii¢m¢¢s to tuc'Centn\l News from Copenhagen says that s British submarine has PAIN; NN NNI be Established. LONDON, Oct. 16.-A special despatch from Nisll to the llaily 'l`ele- graph says: “lt is idle to deny thc seriousness of thc situation created by the .~\ll:~'tl'o-I Gorman offensive on the Dallullc frolll. it is lludoubtcrlly critical ztlltl lllay at` any lnolncllt turn to a catastropllt-, us’ grant for the Allies as for Serllizi. . “Tile collrage and tenacity of tho; Serbian army has the admiration of the world, but it cannot nccoluplisll niiracles, holding as she does. a front of ncnrly 1,000 kilometres, against :tlil enemy prepared to make any sacrifice in order to join hands with his Rui-‘ garian allies, and opcll a route to Constantinople. “Once this object is achieved, tlle‘ Turkish army will be resupplied with anlnluuition, and the whole enterprise, BIILKIIN SITUATION ` IS IIERY CRITICAL P_........,.-.._._q_._| ‘ ‘ ‘~ ' 7 ' i-;$.1_.-, Serbia’s Defeat Would Result Seri- ously to the Allies as in that Event Communication Between Berlin and Constantinople Would jrtlllillwlizcil; (lorlmllly with her Bul- garian ally will llzlve it iirnl footing in tho liillltzllls. with :ill army ot' 1,000,000 lllell, wllllt- ltiissiit will llc rut oil’ from ull 1-ollllllllllir'zlt.ioll with tlle Allies. “ Ill luililllry and political circles, ill~l'l», illv i\:\ll‘:ll>l'iiillzlry inaction of the i`ol'<-es oi' the Allies ut. Salolliki causes the gl'i»:lir‘sl 1.lll'pri.-ao. lt was expected llc;-e that ill vimv of the ilnniillent