I l l I _. DECEMBER `6, 1917 _ , 1 "rlm`=UHAlil»0'I'I'ET0WN GUAQQQIAN-_ ` ‘ .. .. ' ‘ . >' f -_. , ,_. __..._»i,,.__, -- ._ __ _-_... . .?i___'_ .____»,\e_; .x_.,_!._._.,_ ‘__ `_V.`;.__:_ I .' ca .1_ ,I 1 . . s - at i»A.ca_F`1vs A _._ Holi. Altinulinelontn -cm-Sis oil.CAliBliill-FRONT , ANDHON. T..C. NORRIS HAS BEEN SIIFELY PASSED British Faced with Some Anxious _Moments lluringiiermaa Drive lint Confidence Fully Restored. Germans Paid Terrible Price for hir. Meighea-lieioied~With»'Scorn the Charge Their Lillie Gain. _They Fired fheir "Boll on Western Front that Quebec ilad Noi Been Properly Asked and Failed. _. A _ tor Volunteers. - B ` ---'-*--- . (Canadian Press Despatch) ‘ ` ' (ClnldIHY\» PNN Oelvatch-) - party glossed over. Tie Liberal in- “OND0N"De°' 5"°`(By R€`“tf”"” OR' \VlNNll’EG Man Det 5~S eak-'the Union governnienl re resegted ww” Agency)-Reutorys cmrespow _ ., ~. _ p lug here today lion. Arthur Meigheu referred to the pleasure which it gave -him to be on the -sam( platform with Hon. T. C. Norris. They supported the same cause. They had met ex- actly -halfway, and they had done so to -protect their country from calami- ty. They were both beliiud thc- Union governmont.' which was not tied 'to any old 'traditions he said. Mr. Meighen declared that the Union was o real Union. it was not the Tory ¢p.-~ . _-»-\~..~v.. -¢v-wvL...,.~.~..¢»~».~».,». HCN_ F. B. CARV ELECTED B D 'all that was best in that old party. The Oppos-ition to the Union Govern- ment he said had its genesis and its being in Quebec. _ As to the argu- ments thaii. Quebec had not been pro- dent at British headquarters states: The British, though they were faced with some anxious moments during the recent German massed drives, south of Cambrai, have now recovered con- ~periy asked for voluntary service, Mr. Meighen refuted the charge" with scorn. declaring that great efforts had] been made with but scant results. 'l‘lie reason was that it was impossible to get the truth to the people because- oi’ their leaders. ELL » _ Y ACCLAMATICN .WOODS'i‘0CK, N. B., Dec. .t-James E. Porter, who was opposing Hon. F. B. Ctlrvell in Victoria-Carleton; offi- cially withdrew bis noniiiiatlon this afternoon. l:i nccxrdance with the provisions of the election act. Sheriff Foster declared Frank B. Carvell cloc- ted. _ Hou. Mr. Carvell receivetl the fol~ lowing _telegram yesterday ' frotnf Slieriil' Foster: Woolstock, N. B.. Doc. 3 l-ion. F. B. Carveil, Royal llotcl, St John N. Ll.; 5 l notify you that James Porter hns withdrawn nomination, and I have inaile return to Ottawa declaring you | elected. . ALBION R. FOSTER.- Lcame simply a matter of the expen- OO§§'l"f+\l"O'P 1'*'|"l"l'#*§'l| . -|- : » -|- O 'F 'P *‘|‘l"l"\‘§f'|'l'.l'*§* .,;. D+* .|. 'I' ....= §,..5__, __-. _ _.__ .__ ', ss. " \ I _ 4.. +++++o*,+ 'P SIR ROBERT L. BORDEN,-|._ iidence. Owing to their doggedness and valor the crisis is past. This is not to say that the Germans have nbanodncd their plans for an offen- sive in the region. 'lt is said that fresh -German troops are continuous- ly arriving to replace those shattered by the terrific fire of the Britisii ar- tillery when the enemy attempted to advance. ‘ .Tho British only hope that the Germans will attempt another drive and pay the sumo high price as they did for an insignificant gain last week. i How :ri-is BATTLE BEGAN. The big battle began in thc morn- ing after the British patrols had made their rounds, the German massed troops being concealed at a favorable spot. The first iiii`a.iitry assault was practically unlieralded by artillery ac- tion and the field grey waves -swept ; against 'ka Vacquerie in dense forma- tion. hese tactics we-re 'adopted throughout the whole of their attacks. As the first wave melted another lm- mediateiy took its place. and it be- diture- of men. men versus shells and 'l"l"l°'I»'l"O'l°'l"l"l"l»'l"l"I'§'b'l'4' 'INF V 'Ili *#146 6O*l"l"\"i ‘|"|4"l°'l"l"l"l"|~‘l'1"l"I"|"l"l'1'O ‘ \ , . fa 'Q a_ u-¢~.¢. HON. FRANK CARVELL. O1"l"l'Q'1"|"l' K. C., M. G.,‘ .|. P-rem‘ler and Secretary of State* - Wlho speaks iiri the Peopie’s; Theatre at 8 p.m. a-nd they Prince Edward Theatre at 9|. p. m. tonight. §l»+§'l"l"l"l"l' 'I' 'I' ‘I°'l' 'l°'l"l"|' ...oa- +1-I-i-li-i-i-+ -|- Minister of Public Works. 'iii Who sp-eaks In the Prince Edg ward- Theatre tonight at 8 p. m. and at thc PeopIc’s Theatre at 9 p. m. .-i I' 'I' -\ up., _,.. _-,»_» _ - _-_-.- .-.-.~.----=----. - --= 1' rf INCIPENIIENI VIEW CI BCIH LEADERS The Boston Monitor, one of the lctiiliiig papers in the United States and thoroughly independent. _under the caption “Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Ottawa says: - "ln times like thc present. when the demartd for unity, both at home and abroad, amongst the Allies is every day becoming more insistent. any man, or~body of ‘meu, attempting to impair that unity is under an urgent obligation _to supply goodreasons for such actions. The party standard is already a discredited enslgn; the ral- lying to it is even more scanty, and the political leader can no longer throw the sop of 'party shibboietlis to the Cerberus of public opinion and be sure that it will have the desired ef- fect. or anything like the desired ef- feet. "Now when Sir Wili’rid Laurier spoke, on a recent evenlng,.at Ottawa. he spoke as a Liberal and as the lead- er of the Liberal Party. He said. Ill could see no difference between that party and the new Unionist Party claiming to be the only party that wanted to win the war. And. whilst he appealed to his iiudieiice to act to- gether, to “British and French, Pro- testant and Roman Catholic. to rise to the occasion and to slnk_all'difi’ ren- ces,” he delivered n s eech the w‘H1ol9' I1 tone of which was calculated to ren- der itnpossible just that united] action which, ostensibly, he so muc desir- ed. "it is, of course, just this kind of thing t.-hatpubilc opinion is less and less inclined to tolerate. l1\ Callaflil or anywhere else. Faced with the tremendous issues with which the al- lied world is confronted, the- claptrnp of the -political meetlns. U10 IIUYUICS of the party lender. the party battle cry, party badge, 'party platform. and all the rest of the party paruDl\0FUll: lil. are so greatl out of -place as 60 be no longer t.oI'oi°alHc. "The man docs not live who dominates Laurier' may still curry ii pnrty niootlug oil’ its feet. but allied public opinion, for Bo the matter must be viewed. is over less and less interested in such a statement, and in all that it imDl|¢§- “Sir Robert Bordcn’s appeal is 'i0 U. S. MAY DECLARE Wilson reconnnenills a declaration of Has Confidence country and believe in het future. _I | ___ Lyon can't speak in favor oi' hei‘. il\‘*I " "/5 bullet.-i. The Germans pressed the llritish back sliglitly`-because they were willing to carry this massed at- tack principle right up to the annihi- `iation point. Measured on the m ap. the ground w_hicli the Germans gain- cil -was lc-ss than one twelfth the area oi' the salient driven into their lines in the recent British drive. The ra- tio of losses in the two 'attacks niust bo as hundreds of Germans to dozens |ot' British. Undoubtedly some Gcr- lnian divisions in the new attack rc- 'iiiain as mere skeleton formations, while our divisions are intact. There _ls now a contagious spirit of .victory in the British ranks as it is felt that tho Iltrns have at last shot their bolt I on the west front and in it have failed to more than bend the British lines. “AWKWARD POSITION" ON CAM- BRA=l FRONT: _ _ LONDON Dec. 5.-British troops 1|' ' ~ acting in conjunction with :iii effici- "' '|' 'P '°' *""""' **',* 'l' * * *-'I cnt t`_orcc ot’ Russians have cnrricil out it successful operation in Mesop- otuimiii, Major Genet-ai F. B. Maurice. chici' director of military operations :it thc War Office aniiouiicc' for some liayti- tlie position I have taken up. but Ii TORONTO' "CC_ 5____ |.-mah M U _ , and from ii\foi'iii:\tioti vvitltgionlias will never depart from li_' Tho .worldjyrong west ,md ,,0,.t|)w¢,,,t w|m|,,; ,/L / V/ boon received -by limi. he ev- woak-~¢loudy nndbecoming colder. _ // ,- _ / ` I .- L, -' _. // i i 1 i impe L .__ The highest temperature rocorod' / _ . yostorday was 29 degrees above. At _ _ ~ _ . / 10 a. m. it was Z7 above at 9 p. in. it was 26 above. Tholowest the pre- vious night was 25 above. The tide will be high this afternoon at 4.20 and tomorrow at 5.01; it will be high tomorrow morning at 4.07 “CUBTOMARY ARTILLE RY" .L0N|)0N,. Dec. 5.-~ iii addition to the custoiuary ai-tillc-ry activity on both sideis on the battlefroiit, says the War Office announcement “There is nothing of particular interest to rc- ort. ‘EXCEPTION/\LL( SEVERE COUNTER A'l'TACl~’..° REPULSED BY riAiU»"5 TROOPS (Canadian Press Despatch.) ;,0.\|)-W. l.le<~. 1'..-l<`i'oni Gonnclieu in l\iarcoiig,» Feld lliurslial ll:tig's re- port from France today says, the enemy delivered attacks in grunt strength _with large forces and has been repulsed with heavy' losses. The enemy resumed the oi`i`eiif,ivc on the Cambria battiefront with great violence, says the statenient. Fighting of an exceptionally severe nature has taken place today. Our positions have been 'niaintaineil cverywsere cxcept at La Vacfiuerie and cast Marcoing, where our lines have been i-lightly withdrawn. South oi’ Mo.rconin1.; tiicr ciiciny broke- through at, ont: point, but thc situation was i'<,~s.toi'c.l by nn ' nr.- iuediate counter attack. On tho Ypres buttl¢t`\‘out there was local fighting southeast .ot Polygon Wood, As aresult we: iidvpiiccd our line' slightly and rescued pi‘isoncrs. in a minor operation yesierdiw iicrtli of Passcliendacle we toolc~129 prisoners and it few mar.-hiue guns. GERMAN EFFORT DESPERATE ONE \ (Canadian Press Despatch.) \VI'I‘ll 'PHE Bl'tl'I`iSli ARMY iN I"RAN(lE, Dec. 4__-lLiy Associated Pic-ss))-Employing great fort-.ei oi' infantry. iii succeeding waves undc‘i' terrific coiicontrzition” the Germans today iiiatle ti secoiid attempt to pierce thc, llritisli tlcfences in thc Gonnciiu sectoi. 'i‘ho Britis-li, strongly reinforced, were meeting the` onslaught iirmly at all points, according to latest reports at two o'clock this afternoon. The battle was along a consitlerahle front, from Lu Vacduerie southward toward Vcndhuile. The Geimaiis- suc- cccdeil in entering La Vacqnerie, but were immediately 'cjct;tcil. in the course of the tiny thc attack spread northward toward Masnieres; tensive have been using men reckon cd nt twenty divisions the British liiivo been able here anti thcrc .to rc- gaiii seine of the ground they los( in thc initial attacks. which nag deliver- cd with suddennees similar to that ot' liyngio big drive toward (luminal Sunday night they had gained the ea-s'ter|i .rdgcoi thc village oi' Villcrs- Guislnin :intl driven out tint (lci'iiuiii.= fiom Ln Vacuuerio. 'i`lir-'_v liitiil this- lattcr poi-iilioii until Miiiiilay inoriiinl,,'. when they were compelled again io cc-dc it to the enemy only to take it again inter in thc' day. Southwest ot' Bourloii village to the west ot' Czinibrin they have also recovered lost terrain. In Russia ' v THE SINN FETN LEADER' .uoN”riii-ssl.. neo. -4.-br. _ioiin ii._ /_ _ r _ __ Mott. head of the Y. M. (_ A_. Nea; (canadian Pre" Despatgm) ///4;, V” _ 1/ `. ` l ll ti fs to- - A report published by Wycdomoste _'$0 <. _ _ gatlllesr hiliiillultso 'l<0n¢?\;n1f0&.lpar‘xT°EThls,states that Lenlne is about to re- '-_ ' ,_ . , . acglglfof his deserves, and will re- lease ull the German and Austrian "'-'-" , - / /' ' _ » . ' /_ I 1 i. ii on ii s it ' -' ' - .- fgltfnd pxllligicc? not because of li'is'roady been seen on tho streets of , / Conservatism, or Unionism or any 1‘0¢l`0lZTf\lI~ _ f _ other party idea. but because it is f \ \.\ \`l\ . `\ ~'. EIGHT GERMAN _ __ _PLANES BROUGHT DOWN. (Canadian #ron Despatch) PARIS, Dec. 5.-Eight German alr- plaiies were brought down on Mon- day by French aviators. the. War Oflice autiounces. Active artillery lighting is in progress on the Verdun front east of the Meuse. 1 BERLIN SAYS 6.000 PRISONERS, 100 GUNS. (Canadian Press Despatch.) l.iER1LlN, VIA LONDON, Dec. 3.- (Britlsh Admiralty Der wireless)- Tlie Gt-'rnian ohicial war statement lo- tluy says: “The battlefield nearilambrlia was the seeiie ol' artillery activity oi ii lively' nature only ina. few sectors. in tlif evening the enemy attacked and tht-ra wing violent fighting during the night. . “A liritih local attack at La Vac- qucrio broke down. in 3, counter-at- tach niiio guns and eiglitccn machine aunt-i nort- captured. The number ol' |ii-isroiiws tnkcii silica' Friday has in- i~i~<:.isc:i is six tiiousand.und the guns to one liunilrcd." GREAT FORCES MASBED BY HUNS ON ITALIAN FRONT. (Canadian Press Despatch) ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN ITALY, Tuesday, Dec. 4.-(By the Associated Press)- (ircat forces oi’ men and guns have been massed by the Austrians and Germans in the Asiago Section, ac- <-iirding to reports reaching here to- night. and resumiption oi’ the offensive is cxpcctcd. The reports indicate that the enemy is employing ten divi- sions oi’ troops. ' TEUTON ATTACK HAS BEGUN ON ITALIAN LINES lt0ivll3,"l)cc. 5.-Enetuy forces have begun an attack on the italian lines on the Asiago Plateau. the War'Ofli- ce announces today. The only gains achieved in the attack -were some positions the loss of which has not impaired* thc Italian defensive line. BRITISH, CANADIAN AND FRENCH AVIATORS IN ITALY. ' _, _l -ritrwasrono-of-~terrihcdierccnessf_ - j ~-Vm~N;I»THEj.1}fENCT{j§mVI-[ES fy ‘ Altlioui;h thc Germans in their ul.- l’l‘Al.Y, 1)ec_ -i.-By the Associated Press-Among the troops and units that have arrived in italy with the llritish and French nrtnlcs is it large group of aviators who are impatient- ly waiting to get into action. The ilritfisli have sent ii large contingent of fliers. half of whtxn :irc 'young iftiiiailiaiis and /\nicri,uns who have boon/ doing scout work in Fiandcrs and norther i-‘ruiit'~.c. The suiiudron which expects to lic given work at the front very soon is proving quite :in attraction for the Italians. 'The Canadians and Americans nightly en- tertain theircoiuratles and crowds oi’ curious Italians by holtl'ing festivals at their hotels. Dr. Jnhn R. ___________________ _ _' .__,.___,~_______¥:,,.__.,__,___,,,_,__,,__,__,,W, _,,_,_,,__,. .,_..~.-Y-.--.....-.. _ -.-__ _-.-_ 74/ I ‘.il‘ `i`{`."f*. t - ' f/.,f IZLHIL (HLA . I , _ Russia will come out of the presell , _ ~ ' . 'fr. f, V.. '-1 i ` ,struggle and come back.’ _ __ lui; _ /if//'/. / I _ cl, th t he objected to 1 f C da," first and al- ` \ _ . ~/// .1 , f Egg nzltorliigexgltise Pgrty, and that he ::,fy:e;?i?del12- bat?l?;l up his appeal by STOUKHOLM, Dec- 4.--((..azetto_ _ / I$}_ ' / l/ /v /L //.// / , I. and Saturday at 5.20. ' . _ ' ‘ I _ _ _ _ Th” “““t sfgsthif “,"°"‘°°“ ‘md ‘°' nniei of nninm .inn fn-fence unit in @T“lAVE° °N MV "”'“'°5° "IR s -- 1 » ‘ Hlgmlrvg Tit 7E-i0;aiitirSa‘LRirdat;?TE)r'R~.TLv. T f I' sonic-I localities tho tribunals have . H grunted evtmption liidiscrlniinatcly :I|:la:rf'_“:;):s rgsinlfogiggg 3:; 1v€,édnes_I ~ ' _ __ _ ' :ind also on masse. and the govem. day. Nov. 28th at.l_4l p. m. ' ` ' E 'NL-P i:ieti;t‘lit\i; ttlleciilct‘l,‘otiirtl;t; The In-sl q‘\"w"er or the moon Wm I ` ‘ 4 L(p:;o;)idc0foi‘ lt(liemi:iiRiectliate hearing of be on Tliursi ity, Dec. tltli at 9.14 a_m_ - . _ _ I ' ,‘ ' _ 'rho it-iistii or today win be eight . _ _ il" “PD€~°\" Wife" ill the "\"i““‘Y “fl . iieiiherations. s I tniiii nuinili sign I\rictiko the llolshcviki com- inaniicr in ciiioi I-onfiriiiing thc lfoEioi?dLstL1n‘I:l‘y? :Earth lghue- Staff. it was stated. was working up- nraiitees perfect satisfaction 'phd on a definite military programme creation of a supreme Inlter-Allied Na-I whlcli was placing unity of military val Committee has been determined iliétion in the way ot certain roaiizn- upon. Military -unity ot action has 'been placed upon the course of cer- .0 Hnll0ul\f.‘0Il\@l\'- fegardiiin the tain realization by the inter-Allied Gn- 1-csults ofthe Co'n'fci'ence was made iieral stan' which is at work upon the pinutllie following ofilcial_ statement: established programme of all niilitaliy he Minister oi’ Foreign Affairs re- question., from 41 f]1p]0m‘uc Dom; og Dorted to credit council today the rc- view, Entire accord resulted from suits of the -conference of the Allies. the discussion among the representa- ;i;he reading oi 'communication t'roui tives of the powers upon all the busi- ie presidents ot each section oi' the ries-,~=., which hits been itrrangefl inge- allleil conference, at which were pre- ther. to ass-uro the common victory sent for ilie first time rcprosoiitativcs.oi` their countries. _il{2‘“ ‘ _ -_. .,~.._.~.,,,,-..~..~. .»~._.._._~. ..,.~ _..,.~...-~.-,..._,.._, .,,._,.,__ , MYSIERY ANC CCMEIIY' E nuninn iv or iussin uni nnm|eom»o I LO1NDi0N, Dec. 5.--Ttie situation to *"°- is a i i h no , - I'i<:'1‘n<>. vo- 1.-mot---_ inc. i. ...L1 I.. nfl i`f2tf~'$`§ia§`o°L;ss'sy°o§§§?'gi -~('i‘hc British ntiiiiirulty_ pop wire- the Morning Post, writing Saturday, NSS limos)-Au official niinoniicc- but it is not yet advisable to attempt _inc-nt was issued today sigiiedvby ion- to ml.,-0 the uurgaln "pon "the myg. tt-.ries of thc tragic comic drama.” _ing by inltirlatcd inciiilicfrs pi” tho _ ` 1 liolshcvikl ot' (ioiicitil iluklioiiin. 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