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' __ ' 'f f “fa-N, vw, “nn” n M' ' - - -i w--uv _<~°w = ~-'~= °-"vi uv- _ _ cnARi.oTri~:'rowN, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1917 iw I».. If... (‘I.I.II..I, iAiI.I»a‘i.f. I. ¢.....I. .... M I.. I., '. GERMAN AIJNIIIS BEREIN INVENlEil "BElG|AN MENAUE' High Military Official Says That France Made No Plans to llioiate Neutrality. How Allies Ware Fooled. (iOPENilAGl<)N.-- I_iicut. Gen. Ba- ron von l<`rc;vtai:-Loringliovoii, Chief' of the SiippIciiicnini'_v ticiiei'al Stall' ol the Gernian Arnr_\', in iiii article printed In ii German newspaper aid- nil-tz. the lialslty of tho German pre- tension that tho violation oi Belgian neutrality in the cainpalgn of August, 191/i, was due -to niilitary and defen- sive necessity provoked by alleged preparations ol’ the French to invade Geriiiany through Belgium. General von Freytag-Loringhoven writes that, on the contrary. the French origi- nally s/tnrtcd to coiiceiit.rate their ur- tmies along their own eastern fron- tier and made a belated change in their plan only alter the Gorman of- fensive- was set in 'motion through Bei- giuni, and the tier-mans proti-ted great- ly _frciii the resulting confusion and delay. Stories of French troops marching through Belgium during the initial days of the war and of airplane and automobile attacks from Belgian ter- rltoi1\'. and other fairv tales which figure so largfiy in German jiistiiica- tion ul’ the invasion of Belgium, are not mentioned in General ron Frey lag-liorriugliove-n's artluii-_ After describing the advance of the bulk oi' the German force westwairl. consisting of tour anmies, coinprlsing its centre und right \cin,':_ tlirongli neutral Belginin and liiixumlliiirg, be- ginning Aug. i8, itll -1, iw- says: "The French main concoiitration was originiiily iiccompiislietl bvt\vven tleii’ort and the Boigiun frontier, and the first lndlrat-lon that they coiitciii- piiitrd ii German advniico through Bci- gluni rcuui-tod in ii >aii_ii`l, to tho loft. * * ’* 'l`|ii\, llliiicnio Aliios rocogiii- ned only on, Aug. iT that stroiig (lor- iiiiiii torcou also \\'ci‘o ziilviinriiig in ii wid. ciivciopliig niovcInient on tho lol-I bank ot’ the Rlvr-i' Mouse, wlioro pre- viously tiic_v had iiusiiiiicil' iliiit. oni1.\` an uriny oI` cavalry, iitroiigliiciicii hy some iiil`unli'_\', was prosc.|it. “'ln coiii~:oqiiciico of lilo original cr- roiinous <~_oiicciiii"iti0n iliroctcd io- wiird the oust. the i<`rf.-iicli l~`lt'ti\ Ariny slid not siicceoii in advancing be-youd the ilno oi' Dinant-Cliarici'oi by Alli-l. L52, und was forroti lo content itncil' with lioiiling the piisi-ia;.-,'cs ol` tho ri- vei'u_Saiiiin'o ami Mouse." _ Tho iirticlo proceeds to ilcscribo the diuaistroiis el`l`¢:ct ol` tho swuep of that niicxpecioii (lIci'iiiuii iiood llllllll niicceissivn l"i‘i-.iicii urliilcis, and tho url- vanco to the lvliirnc. (it='iioi'ul' von ll`i‘1-,ring-Lorlngliovcn dcclii|'cu that the tleriuann rctroaled i`i'o-in tho Mlirllv bscaiise they were loo weak to break through the lfrench lines. but ho zir- gues that although tlnul success was niisscd there, Gcrininy. by seizing tho opportiiiiity ol a daring iiilvaiice through Belgiiiiii. avoided war on her own territory. The newspaper says tiiat the ar- ticle ot General von li‘re_vtag-l.-oring- haven, who is Get-many's leading nil- litary historian and writes on the lui- sis of the othuial General Stall' re- cords. is circulated semi-officially in the Ge-rniaii press. - PRIVILEGIE FOR NEWLYWED BERLIN, VIA LOl»lD()l\1~~-The mun- itipal food bureau of I"-trasshiirg an nounrc=- that nr\\~l_.~ uiarrled coili>lf‘?~ will be entitled to draw double ill!! amount of food indicated on the fowl cards The privilege is accorded ilieiii for a period oi’ six weeks. =~'iinard'| Llniment cures distemper. _"IIE \vEi\'I'l`lER, 1‘l§lNlPl§RATI_lRE 'l`IDE~ DIOONI ETC. ` Tononro, Aug. io-Light' winds. fair und wi:ir_m today. Friday Ul0‘l@l", IU. S. RINERNIIIIENI I iIliNlRlll WHEAI ation aud Hoarding in Flour Ui the nation .ind its iillI<.s_ toiilgiit anounted a sweeping sriienie crop ot’ i917 would be fixed by a coin mi- lson of the late Pi~e»=r-1'~-~ H-- I-_-_-_--_-_ Stronghold Being Considered Impregnabie by the liuns I.-...I .;.I...I..I'.-......'..-1 and the. Last Dominating Position Held by Them to ' “ Guard the Great Mining Centre of Lens. Enemy Counter-!"\~'-“"2--~-1 -~'--------»-I.-I-I _.2“:f;...‘i;.".::;.';.:'1:i°;:iz;;i._I.':"i.._.thi Attacks Completely Failed- I the iirire to be paid im- the wut-Iii _.___,.______..__ I Sm" "”“d"" "*` "”""-" A' ““"ll@l‘l- (canadian erm oespaieiti ning. The r_spiIII~I= oi inn 'zo I-.inks ‘mr oEniviAr~is wane i=ui_i_v LOND(-)N___ 1.~1(_]d M‘,r_.,-hal ml. Dm, in importance with the biggest mili» A PREPARED. College. H ' E' glue; lliilg's lorcoi; attacked Lioriniin IHVY 0D0l'1\1lUflf- Ui' ll\l‘= .\'<'-'l\'_ 'll V pomiylom, a|0,,g H “Inle from pu,-|_,-_ was thc last rio_niiii-aliiii: poration in ’l‘he Germans undoubtedly prepar- 1\h._ Hoovm. _,mSm,€[| "m_,_L rm! __vC_` llllli lll'JI'UlIllZ from liciis to nyrti|ea;'_t' this :-:ectloii wiiirh ri-iii.'~in|,.1 iii thr_ Gil ioi the i-ittacir as fully as possible ' " ' 1 of Loot.. 'i'he olliiial stiitenicnt :I;n_\-s hands of the t_lei'iiian-= and from it a tor there is no question that they: the entire wheat _ulpplv ____ the ‘m"_ the BI-nigh are making p,-Og;-gs; ;ati,~,”.| wide teri'itor_v can be ioiitioileil, were- aware it was pending. Their ` ” ` i`actoi‘il_v. l ncisous shelling ot’ comniunicating ,under the DOWN, gum" _(_ It hv "___ General l-laig reports that Biitinli IMPORTANCE OF llIl.L 70. iulidis hack of the British lines here Food cfiiirmi aiu-, was prciiai-éii to "°°I`"` have "um°"l mn www" nm H'ii "0 ‘ i L i i 1' my many days gave mu evldtnce that sci immediately in um .iii-I-.I-tion ui Img ‘H "H °°"'I`"` "I the "°'“ “"“°I" - I .I . 'S 0.-enS BE( im.L00`: "3 'they k"°“' 5°°"°" 0" me" Eh” '““s' » (._d_ Mm 70; ,hp ,Hmmm German lient what l\lessiiics |~ lo lpics and def;-,ml their C|a|ms_ 50 it was a I A5 a i,re|immary stew Mn Hoover stronghold uoithwest of the Ifrencii I" ~“°me"_V5-V5 It is 3" "W" "“""" "ll" Ifaiir Ul U10 ll0ll“l` Side Wllllllllg- ll will take over Control of an main ininin_g_ r‘li_\' oi Lens which dominates “Elle P05‘_E_l"’“ l|_"‘" Ill" l\lfl='=fillll`i~`_|\va.s just 4.25 a. ni when _the British elevators and all mills with a dail, the my and _he LOGE salient was Rmgp h.mduSe Im_m aH"r_Hw m"_mig“'"‘ ‘l"0°l’”d a l"'0Ee°u"l ba"`“5° Capacity of mm. 100 barrgla of nom -_1‘._€1[ltiii‘e~l this nioriiiiii.: h.\' t‘1inii|ll=iiia llll*9S__l_"'?"‘ the (""""l".*‘ f-llll_ retain br_\i'ore the t‘anadian ti'cni'hes and the and place 'hem under A Systenl or lhe British also pu=:hcfi tlicir lines ‘id I lkflll lllflS“_ll`0l\l \\‘lil\`ll illf‘.\` troops/,leaped over the parapet for licenses which Wm make hoardmg in the uorthcrn environs ol Lf-tis in a, i~"“l'lv -““'(‘-Gil ll” """llll`." '°""`f’ll"‘l' U15 Cll3l`E9- D0-lHllS Of U10 flghl HTC impossmh, The Gram Ex(hahge___ at r.e-mi-circle around the eastern 'side ’“5_l Plfs- _ Illfll HH .Wi available hill the troops um __am___ time will he __e__ues_G__ _O ,jf um 30vem_‘._ | _lliil Ill was boin_barile¢l with guns fzwupt i`l‘l1_l.\'_ADvANcE Pp?‘l|;€E OF !|-PLBACCO fax to Victoria have already ai-.ceptod \vc:.i(tlici lioiwiiiiics iiciivi lain __ the mterpmmtion as made by the a~Ll"I" hu” railed' _ liOS’l`0N~-'l`oini<'i-0 and iiiziiiiitiicl convention." A tnrcci oi' tobiii-no uri- to bo iiiivaiii-r-Il, l- I it is tim strong sentiment here that A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT' I in prico uliorti_v. :invl ii i,-1 pi'oh~'ibl`re tho 5 has t'orcod the belated statement from ioii-ciriit pan.-lc.it:c will co.-‘II twoivc Ncimadlan Pm" Dc5pa't°h') lion A. ll. liuilsnn. Winnipcg is lor iC""“'~lli"‘ Pm” D°“l"‘l°I"l cools und tho iiiti-1-.ii cr-ni pucltiige l'l'7'l`ll0(lllf\l’-" l""l'llll‘l' l5llli"l"0l the wirtotlifiendiiiititiiil lsontliiicnt Bitl'i`li4ii i"ll0N'i" iN l"`lti\.'\J<'F}~-- (,igm,,e" (.e"|S_ Wm. u(,m|||_ii0,,3; 4,,-9 Diicliolas ami his faintly are boilli: pri-vailn in both parties. Prominent The l_li'ltish victory at lliil 70 is ii Raid to he ,~,.w0,,,3ih|,._ Rcmllm-5, ,mI1`ti'aii:;f0i'i'cd to another point. They lllbgmlgr and graiii-growers are dis- Sl`f’-lil "l'lll"V`f¢ll"llll- Th" l3'lll1~ll \\'|lolesali=_rs are liogiiiiiiiig lv tool thai \\'f’l'\“ l‘f‘-lri0V€ll ill fill 0l`fllll~’ITY lfillll gusteii with the attitude of the con- guiiu iiuii bccn poilnilinlc for 1iii_\';:|5¢l,-lm, and if i._ I_|,,lI,,| (put 5,I;v,~|~;|1 |,i_,_;| iiis.'ti_;iri ol in tho ticiioroiis linpcrizii vention and the siii'i1~ntlci' of'l"renilcr t lliil Til which tht; trciiiiiiiiil rfllllll icorporatioiis liiivi- ilcciiicil to do ii\\'.s_\'|on ivhlcii .‘iici|o|u.¢ wiii: broiilglit li Norris to the political iiiuchiiies of fioieii lIlllll`£‘l!ll1\llll‘.. 'l`llG lllfHllll`_\' ill' with cut pricou. t'igai‘eIlesui‘e. expert- tho pi\lace_ The i”orincr l§li\pr‘i'oi~ Saskaicliewaii, Allverlfl lllld l3l`lllHll tack iieisllll lil 4-2'-'I 0`f'l0l’l\ lllla lllor-,eil to go higher. ' Iappeaied to be very much depressed. t‘olumbia. Tlivre will he B Zrcat. Hllllr ____ iit tho disposal ot’ the Laurier forces in tho west and that only a lavish ex- penditure could have brought tho machine forces to Winnipeg. To the dciogiites' the hope was hold out ol' support in the east by corporations op- posed to the Government railway policy and to the business profits. in- come tax. Expectation of such mone- ary assistance won the politician and angered the patriot. in the priv- ate gathering charges were made by conscrrptionlsts that the wee-t's fiscal policy was being surrendered to onst- ern interests to secure office. _ Militant Aliens u Delegates... The convention inits personnel ro- fiected the efforts of the machine. There were many of alien orgiln,an|t from the North were those whose views nn conscription were naturally in harmony with Sir Wilfrid. Two of he most active in tho' convention \vom Hon. A. F. Turgeon. Attorney- men II. mist he :aid thai. except lll'General of Saskatchewan, and J. G. Turgeon, ill. L. A.. Alberta. sons oi’ O. Turgeon.M. P.. Gloucester. N. B. flf1_\' lll0l`P rl"l€l‘llllll0