I I “ ,-at . f~ » " * PA » , If . I . ~ I ALL THE NEWS WORTH READ ING ALL THE ADVTS WORTH THE GUARDIAN COVERS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LIKE THE DEW _ A ul,-.Y--------Y--Y_._,_,.._-_--_~_-_- ___._.v.__,_ _,_ __ .l W"------ -~-v--‘Hy":.:;_-;,~_-_-_» _ ------v-_-__-_-_,_----_..¢- ,.Y_1_1__.._.1.._._. ..__1__.._. ._._____.__...._______, _ _"___ __________,__A__ _ fl"h0 PQQ I ' pi _ I _ _P_°___U _IIPOP Cver 45,000 R-oadors Dplly Rggd by gy. lv -\ ' - - _ Il%"b»§ly »I';°..".l'l!._"t'.‘.’.’ ‘*"- cH`A1zLOT'rETOWri, CANADA. SATURDAY, AUl.UsT 24, 1918 ` we »-- v-» lu-u-_-ll --' ul-.sau wa.” .al gsm: - g- _‘_ __ _ _ , _ _ - uso nl- v¢u.(o¢llw»ean al. v I ~ ON WESTERN FRONT NOYDN HAS BEEN SOUBROUNDED ARRIVES I ‘ - er o ra way bridge ll LONDON August 23-The omulsl blllsls 'rho brld e at A l 8 an F M _ '*"“‘°° num sammy lu nu-so aoli, A ‘vim largely um, and mon neonio play: I I 'bla for young and old 'with .were doing their beat to save and oc- alrtoa specialties. will" parrofmflouomlue lu loom srvdlivtl 1° 1\1*1"'°'° °1lum'i¢lli only at nuum aim. Aus-` vvvflw milk* “°' "““°’ '"“" "° ma.. Nona wllullln: uni, asa was sllii 1° °°° “'°* i“° “°°"° "°"° “Mini mn ami. oss-nscslss 1,_f.,,§ 'Was miles or museums ml la. were also carrying into eileet the rog- aiatloann no mal control sms. -ln' oonchllloill t-he Professor _said |1110 Iinoiding an too-cream' featlvil, that the relations between the United on ' y evening. August Tltlif atltatsl ‘ind Britain were never better W0 Il' of Mr. Alfred Stolfartl Pro-‘than at present, notwithstanding till la e foreign element in N10 N I' “pt I?Il:"coll.\'ntr¥. lilil UI" V!! '°m°"'I“I"ml::I» inifyi NNN *Coma which tho! l1l1| I0 I” |”°f°"lm7 ’ "I ` ' . 01101 ` I ' exmctlllswsmn -inherent. . . ,I ‘ I .....,.. __ 8 ,.;,,,_ . .- '_ -~ _ . -ljrfl ' . 1* ll _ I (Special to the Guardian) LONDON, August 23.-The army of General Mangin is well over the Oise to the east of Noyon and the Oc- cupation of tllat important town is certain to take lplace soon ii' the French are not already in possession. No less than' seven main roads con- verge at Noyon. The railway from Paris to La. Ferl' passes through the town, and the Oise Canal is Of great value in tho trnnslportatlon of heavy material. When lllnden-burg evacu- lted the Noyon sal-lent In the spring of 1917 the town was spared. Tile Jill cathedral was stripped of all its lnetal, including the lend in which ts priceless old stained glass win- 'lows had been set, but apart from that vandalism the town was left in good condition. That was because all the old and infirm people from the surrounding countryside were concen- ,trated in Noyon while their farm vil- ~iages"'_were destroyed and their fruit trees cut down. From Noyon itself all women and lgirls between the ages lf sixteen and sixty were compelled ,o accompany the Germans in their retreat, on the ground that their ser- vices were needed in the 'delds and n the billets behind the Hlndenburg ‘ine. Noyon was the headquarters of he French armies until tile British Fifth Army took ovcl' the St. Quentin ge Fcre front early in the present /ear. 'lt was the scene of heavy "lghtlng in March, and 'the French ;ave it up only after a prolonged hand-to-hand struggle. It has been shelled and bombed frequently since that time and during the present week has been under constant fire of .he French guns. There can be little left of the town that is famous as Calvin's birthplace, 'but the roads that made Noyon what it was remain and bytheir use the French will be able to feed and munition the eager soldiers of Msngin and Humbert who are driving the Germans back with remarkable rapidity toward the illn- denburg line on the Laon-Le-Fore pla- teau. _ At the point whore the trench sys~ tem held bylthe Germans during the winter of 1917-18, passes through the lower forest of Coucy. the French stand this morning, albout four miles from the Hindenburg lines. Tile pre- sent rate of advance, if it can be con- tinued. will carry them across the lower forest of Coucy and up to the plateau of the high forest before the end oi the week. That would mean the outflanking of the entire German position on the heights of the Alsne and the Chemin des Dames. The most effort that the German staff can put forth will be exerted to prevent Mangin‘s men from securing a foot- ing in the rugged hill country of the upper forest of (loucy, for once there the French would be able to turn and rend -the Crown Prince's army on the Aisne and Vesle. 15,000 PRISONERS ANP MORE THAN 200 GUNS CAPTURED sllvcs' MONDAY in the advance begun Monday and continued from day to day the army of General Msngln has captured over 15.000 prisoners and more than 200 guns and has inflicted very heavy los- ses upon the retreating Germans. To the we'st of the Oise on the Laaaiguy and Roye sector the French line has been pushed forward steadily in the lace of resistance of the most lies- perate nature. The region is well wooden and broken, and the Germans have been taking advantage ol the defensive lines built by them during, three years' occupation from 1914 to 1017. The Paris bulletin issued last night indicates that they have been hunted out of these -poaitions`_and are failing blelt to the east, still hghting rear gland actions with persistent cour- . gt- ~l-` 1' 1 "" HTIIRT GAIPTQRIP IY IIITISH. I mans are retiring up the lSOnlme ln the general direction of Peronne. Al- bert was 'the headquarters of thc Third Army until li-lndenburg matic his dash for Amlens ill thc spring, but it has been so hammered by Brit- ish guns stationed west Of the Ant-rv ever since illc beginning of Aprilthui. even the great modern cathedral of the Virgin must. be an almost unre- the roads that centre lllere. ln the region north of the Ancre where Byng launched his first attack on Wednesday morllillg and sllccccllcll ill reaching the elllbnnknlcni of the Ar- ran-Albort llllilwlly the hattlc was rr sllmcd yesterday, and there wasiicrco fighting to the west of Achiete Grand. There the enemy tried by numerous counter-attacks to prevent tho Brit- ish from reaching Bapallllle. it is announced that the most. of the onl- banknlent is now in the llllnlls of tlln British llnrl ‘that on the norlllcrll enll of-the battmfront 'taken they are op- erating to the east of it along the Arras-Bapaume road. A splendid new tarvia highway tllero is lm ex- collent tank country and Myug'l~l men will make rapid progress southward once the tanks get going. Bapallmn is seriously menaced. nvnc. cAP'runl=.o s,ooo Pnlsousnsl llv 1-wo oAvs ln ills report Sir Julian states that during. the past two :lays hls‘moll have taken over live thousand prls~ oners, of whom 1400 wore captured in Albert. The Germans, he states, on tered the British positions at two points when counter attacked, but were driven out again. Tile advance between the Ancre and the Solllme was on n front of six miles and the depth of penetration was two miles. ENEMY’S RETIREMENT IN LYS CONTINUES The retirement of the enemy -in the Lye valley continues. The British' front is now at Nollf Berqulll nnll li would appear that the Germans have no intention of holding the lille of Etaces-Levrenl. T-he entire southern part of the river valley is to be given up. its occupation in April cost pro- probably two thousand casualties. The cnollly llns been lighting fiercely on nlost -parts of the front. This has been especially true in the Lasslgny sector and in the region between Ar- rns and Albert from the valley of Ilia Oise. DISORDERLV GERMAN RETREAT. For the first time since the battle 'rim WEATHER TEMPERATURE. ' FIDE. MOON, ETO. _ur _ TORONTO, August 24.-Generally fair with n few local showers and thunderstorms. The tide will be high this afternoon at 1. tomorrow at 1.49 and Tuesday at.2.43; it will be high tomorrow morning at 1.24, Monday st 2.02 and Tuesday at 2.41. The sun sets this evening ~at 8.10, tomorrow at 8.08 and Monday ni 8.06; it rises tomorrow moring- at 6.83, Monday at 6.34 and 'l‘ues'day nt 6.35. The moon rises tonight at 9.05 and tomorrow at 9.37. The moon was full on Thursday August 12nd at 3 p. m. The last quarter of the moon will be on Wednesday August 28th nt 3.27 p. m. The-length-nl today will he thirioell hours and 28 minhtea and oi tomorrow wllsl-s s`yall'» ntl-a small Amy thirteen hours and M mlnntol cognizable pile of hrluk and tile. I.ikr».Il>iille has not yet taken bold and who Noyon-Albert is valuable not for tluliarc brought ull to the front only be- sllelter it will afford but because of|Cil\lB9 Of UFEBUI DGCGSSUY- I LOSSES ON ITALIAN FRONT ‘zlrcordillg to advices received here. ICAPTURING POSITIONS AND* PIL- yesterday morlling the French cross- sion of German reserves which had been preparing for a counter-attack and put them to flight. Tlley In turn pas- fsed through a second division which ‘apparently becllmo panic-stricken and Iflliloll to stand. The incident is not at all typical. It lndiczltcs rather the presence among the enemy reserves of very green troops upoll wllom disci- l.0Nl)0Nfl Aug. 23-Austrinll losses on the British irollt ill italy between .lllne 15 and August 15 were 20,000, British casualties in the same period toinllnd 25,000, it is said. ING UP PRISONERS AND GUNS \’V’l`ll THE BlltlTlSll ARMY IN. FRANCE, August 23.-‘British troops this morning'are reported to have cap- ‘ tllreri Chiegnolles and Hcrlevllle.I south of the ‘Solllllle river. M0r'o_I tilllll ll illouszlnll prisoners were taken in this operation which eliminates the bend in the lille. Field Marshal Haig's forces are al- so reported to have taken Boyelles and Boiry Breqllerells. and to be still pushing forward. They are piling up luisollcrs and gulls. The British have reached Gonlmecourt, which is con- sidered to bc the chief point of the German defense positions. South oi Gommecourt the British this morning were attacking and pushing forward all along the line. GREATEST BATTLE OF THE WAR DEVELOPING _ A battle has developed which 'seems to be one of the greatest oi’ the war. TOWN OF MEAUL CAPTURED The town of Meaul to the south- east of Albert fell early in the British drive. The British troops pressing on here are crossing the Bray-Albcr road; llnppy Valley to the north oi Bray wus taken by Field Marshal l'lllig'n troops after hard fighting. THREE BATTALION HEADQUART- ERS CAPTURED Three German battalion headquart- ers have been taken in the locality oi Happy Valley. Additional gulls alsnl have fallen into the hands of thr~I British. A number of fresh l_icw.Ge: I man divisions have been identified They were rushed up In the hope l- saving something from the disastel which threatens the wllole Germnl army on this front. 5,000 PRISONERS IN TWO DAYS PARIS, August 23.~1Between the Oise and the Aisne during the advanci- of Wednesday and Thursday General Mangin's arlny took 5,000 prisoners. according in advices reaching Paris. GERIIIANS DIGGING IN FAR IN THE REAR PARIS, August 23.-General Von Boehm ls organizing new delonnlvn lines far in the roar of the present German positions in Picardy. accord ing to information received from the front early today. 'Between the Alone and the Vesle German aviators are making desperate efforts to keep oil' Allied observation planes and a big retirement there is expected hourly." A tool or more than any vlllms have been reoccllpled by tho 'li'rellch\.I 'The `ai"rival ofua Il-lungarlan division on the west from ls reported. ‘fights between _Arras and the Somlnc °t Cambrai last mu reports come r~._I -\ nllded »iI`|l> abroad. during which heI(‘ol the Hon C C Ba a notable victory' was won yesterday a disorderly German retreat caused l-- :lldud the imperial War Conference ter of Naval Service fo as a result of which Albert is once_panic. Upon the right front ther .-1 -1 visited the hattlefront. were met h -J by H more in British hands and the Ger. ed the Ailette and encountered a. divl ‘ I e Premier was in exceller lleuirll Minister of Railways. A I mum BRITISH STEAMER AN AT-l1AN'['l‘(‘. PORT, August 23.- 'I‘lle British steamer Diolneda, a steel OTTAWA AUBUQL 2 vessel of 4,700 gross tons, was tor- t°°k Flaw Ye"-°*`d“Y pedoed and sunk oll Wednesday oil 427 GIlm°“" Sflim-912 the Atlantic const. More than onelof the IM” MI' H'“TI\ hundred of ilcr crow, many Of them K 'C - an emlnam- hal' Chinese, some severely injured, were usher 0' m”~“Y |9551 “ rescued and brought here today by was 76 Yea" °f 559'” another Briltnll steamer. °m°° ‘JI m“""`I°“ °f Court of Canada to w pointed in 1892 ......__...___ (Special to the Guardian) I H WASHINGTON. August 23.-The Tllir '-first Re i . ly g ment of United States roguil-lrs has arrived at Vladivcstok. 0** from Manila, Secretary of War Baker UTTAWA A“&'lli- 31 annoull<:e""‘ <:o '23 > -<2 24 gO mi >Z ICD D rl-l C .. . hich expires at the LONDON, A l, az.--l-l ». l t. “’ "gm VI "mor week Since the filet o ant towns In Germany. and five hos me and , h H b b d_ the Minister, the 'C rolnes wele eav y om ar marked their “tm in night of August 21-22 according to an of the W" by Wm" official statement issued today by the have connrmed the rep Canadian corps aa the tives at Frallkiort and Cologne, the able nshung force °f il ' western battlofront d d d It b d_ same brief ppriod they 0 Bl'l 500 l'8!\l S WBTS 0 S0l°V8 10 482 cnullluel in xl and missing, 180 ofil men having been killed ed by British aerial squadrons on the British Air Ministry. Military objec- statelnent adds. were heavily attack- U.S _CD ze ==1‘é’ cl- f/’> TE SIA CLOSED (Special to the Guardian) WASHINGTON, August 23.- 'rue '"5 I" ”“’“° "mf" “mi Russian Bolshevikl having declared a the woman or sm is N I ri c ur I ll el state of war to exist between the Un- disguise As mon M A ored to go near them i. Inlbrie at Petrograri lowered the Am- drew away' “nd dm not erlcan flag at the Consulate and turn- nw °°mp“”I°”°mp °t ' themselves They car ited States and Russia, Vice Consul ed the Archives over to the Norwe- gian representative, according to the and were 'een I°°kI°5 State Department cablegrams dated °th°' N95" m meh' W' August 22_ left the island on Th directly west and then cd their course and hc |»|-|`U I” "’> Q2 :l: 3> BIG BRITISH CROSS (Special to tho Guardian) LONDON \~=:llst 23.-A big Brit- H1 lun ulrplsn- I -lug ns crew and °°°°*°°°°°°'v iiiliiililtiil S .llrrlrome in the interior oi' France to *4'°'°"‘**‘.“ on- in the interior oi England bccu- 'HH ni-~i bllt little Over hlllf nn hour. F(::eN?):lNn;‘:u‘?e:`. nine passel: » ~ ‘las made the trip frolll France 1 England, it is an_» nnllncerl. The whole journey from an N callin! at llle Tv; SIISPIIIIIIUS VISIIIIIIS, IIN Sl. PEIEIISI ISEIINII The presence of nn unknown man and woman on St. Pete1~'s island dur- ing the past several days has creat- od no small amount of wonder-there. The couple landed on the island last Saturday from n motor bout which _is said to be different from any craft of the kind ever seen here- abouts, having the engine placed up In the extreme bow. The action oi the pair -has caused them to be regarded with suspicion. 'rhey mails their way to ulo' coole- house of a lobster factory which has been closed for some time, and in some way gained an entrance-io_ ii, and made it their abiding place up to 'l‘hursday` last, when they loft the mulls. _' ,_ ‘Their conduct w_hile..on the Island was auspicious and has led' tha||a_- lnubltanu to think that lhefmay no spies from a German submarine lurk , l ‘ - . ' I \».J suNl< o_F§_u. s clnsl I (Special to the Guardian) _ at l h I Govemol's island, w supposed to be at pres nuuum TMNT ~wAN'rsn, -qui Q: housework. Apply a ~wlinrso-ooulillnv lniittary ago for :tim A 'r upardlan °vyAN1°an A1' ondi to aasiat dill lwilll homo I a dl »\‘~-limi , 4 BQDHQ TG hllffs