Sherbrooke daily record, 10 juin 1918, lundi 10 juin 1918

[" 4 \"V Sherbrooke Dafly Record Established 169 Coderé Rev.Father 19Febl8 St.Charlea Seminary , SHERBROOKE, QUE.MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1,918.Twenty-second Year Germans Start Up New Cctmpaign Against Paris Furious Enemy Attacks at Mont Didier Broken By French 'A, FRENCH TROOPS PUT UP SPIEÜI» RESISTANCE TO CERMANS IN NEW ATTACK IN THE N0YON SECTOR; BATTE CONTRE WITH DIMINISHED VIOLENCE furious Enemy Attacks Made Time After Time on Right Wing Were Broken By French Fire\u2014French and American Troops Continue Attacks in Region of Brussiares on Marne Front, Gained More Ground and Took Prisoners \u2014German Losses Thus Far in Battle Which Began Yesterday Have Been Extremely Heavy.(Associated Press Despatch) PARIS, June 10.\u2014The long range bombardment of the Paris district continued today.BRITISH REPULSE GERMAN ATTACK.(Associated Press Despatch) LONDON, June 10 .\u2014German troops last night attacked B British post in Aveluy Wood, to the north of Albert, the War Office announced today.The enemy was repulsed.OFFENSIVE ONLY CAN WIN BATTLES SAYS GEN.FOCH PREMIER AD PARTY REACH LODON SAFELY JAPAN MAY INTERVENE / IN SIBERIA Refers to Indomitable Spirit of Canadians and Pays Tribute to Increased Enlistments in Que bec.GERMAN ATTACK CONTINUES WITH VIOLENCE.(Associated Press Despatch) PARIS, June 10.\u2014The new German attack on the front between Mont Didier and Noyon, continued last night with undiminished violeiD.ee, the War Office reports.On the French left wing furious German attaclcs made time after time were broken by the French fire.In the centre the enemy, bringing up reinforcements, made further progress, reaching the southern part of Ouvilly Wood and Resrums-Sur-Matz.The French and American troops, continuing their attacks in the region of Brussiares, on the Marne front, gained more ground and took prisoners.On the French right wing along the front of the new attack bitter fighting continues.The French took more than 500 \u2018prisoners in various engagements.Prisoners report unanimously that the losses of the Germans thus far in the battle which began yesterday morning have been extremely heavy.PART OF CAMPAIGN AGAINST PARIS.(Associated Press Despatch.) LONDON, June 10.\u2014The new German attack is directed immediately against Compiegne as part of the campaign against Paris, according to virtually unanimous newspaper comment here.In the opinion of some commentators in the morning papers, the section attacked is a vital one because of the various detached heights which lie across the head of the valley of the Oise, and its great railway and road to Paris.Any important gain in this direction would, it is remarked, bring the enemy out Into the level country towards St.Just and Clermont, and enable him to avoid a frontal attack on the forests of Compiegne and Vil-lers-Cotteretes, which are of great value to the Allies for offensive purposes.Such a gain, it is said, would probably compel a retirement of the Allied front between the Oise and the Marne.Another object of the new move is assumed to be an attempt to outflank the French line in the Soissons sector.Significant Declaration By Com-mander-in-Cbieî of the Allies in Which He Discusses Problem of Victory.LONDON, June 10.\u2014That battles can be won in the end only by the army which takes the offensive, is the significant declaration made by Genera] Foch, commander-in-chief of the Allies, in an important article contributed by him to the weekly journal, The Field, in which he discusses the problem of the soldier and the way to victory.\u201cModern warfare, to arrive at its end and to impose its will on the enemy,\u201d says General Foch.\u201crecognizes only one means\u2014destruction of the enemy\u2019s organized forces.\u201cWar undertakes and prepares this destruction by battle, which brings about the overthrow of the adversary, disorganizes his command, destroys his discipline and nullifies his units as far as their fighting power is concerned.\u201cOur first axiom must be that, completely to achieve its object, a battle must not be purely defensive.A purely defensive battle, even well conducted, does not result in a victor and a varuquished.It is simply a game that can be gone over again.\u201cFrom this it is an obvious corollary that an offensive, whether started at the beginning of an action or whether it follows the defensive, can only give results and in consequence must always be adopted at the finish.\u201d (Canadian Associated Pjdsss) LONDON, June 10.\u2014Sfr Robert Borden arrived in RSndafi on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by three Canadian Ministers, Messrs.Meighen, Calder and Rowell.There were also in the party the Premiers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and the Australian and New Zealand representatives to the conference.An uneventful but protracted voyage ended late on Friday night, every member of the party being well.Sir Edwapd Kemp and Sir George Perley greeted the arrivals in London, and Admiralty' and Colonial Office representatives were also present.Premier Borden said: \u201cI am happy to know the work of the Imperial Cabinet and Conference begins early next week.There are matters of importance in Canada awaiting our return, and we are anxious to accomplish the mission with the least possible delay.The spirit of the Canadian people is still resolute and indomitable, and will so continue to the end.Certain disturbances in Quebec were greatly exaggerated by the press.The people of that Province have, in recent months, become more thoroughly awakened to the gravity and meaning of the situation.The young men in Quebec are coming forward both under, the Military' Service Act and voluntarily to do their duty in a cause w'hich they regard as involving the future of the country.\u201d The splendid valor of Canadians of French origio has been proved under the severest tests Anrinj; fhs present war.No braver or irw?'mm are to be found in the allied armies than those who flock to the colors from Quebec.Correspondent Declares that East May Witness Dramatic Action Very Shortly.(Associated Press Despatch) LONDON, June 10\u2014Although signs do not seem to point to intervention in Siberia, developments in the Harbin zone may possibly force Japan to attack, says the Tokio correspondent of the Daily Mail, under date of June 1.Bolshevikism is sweeping eastward and threatens to pass Harbin and extend in the direction of Vladivostok.The defeat of General Semenoff, the anti-Bolshevik leader, opens the way for the spread of Bolshevikism in the Far East.Japanese military leaders, it is added, cannot afford to ignore it.The correspondent concludes: \u201cMy belief, founded on good information, is that the Far East may witness a dramatic denouement.\u201d FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT FRENCH TROOPS PUT UP SPLENDID RESISTANCE.(Associated Press Despatch) LONDON, June 10 \u2014 The French iroops appear to be putting up a splendid resistance to the Germans on the Noyon sector, especially on the two flanks of the attacking front, where the heaviest fighting continues.The Germans have made some progress in the centre, where they claim the capture of the heights of Gury, while the French admit the loss of the villages of Ressons-Sur-Matz and Mareuil.It was generally expected that the German attack would come bclween Noyon and Mont Didier, thus seemingly resuming the direct thrust for Paris.Simultaneously with the bombardment of the Noyon sector the British front w'as subjected to a heavy fire, including gas shells, which seemed to herald another attack.According to the latest accounts, no infantry attempt developed against the British lines.There is little news yet from the German side as the German official statement issued Sunday afternoon, referred only to the operations of Saturday.ENEMY DID NOT ACHIEVE ANY GREAT ADVANCE (Auoeiated Pre«« Deipatch) With the French Army in France, June 10.\u2014Notwithstanding the great forces that Germans threw in the tine yesterday when they opened their offensive between Mont Didier and the Oise they did not achieve any considerable advance.The enemy apparently hoped by weight of numbers to break the line on this sector which he failed to do during the first half of April when so many severe engage-\u2022 monts resulted In the Germans being stopped short.Time after time increasingly dense \u2022waves of infantry attempted to pierce the Allied defences.Southwest of Noyon, however, they could not produce any effect on the determined troops holding the front lino.The defenders were as firm as rocks and hold the enemy tightly in check.AMERICANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES ON THE GFRMANS (Associated Press Despatch) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, June 10- Attacks by the Germans in the Marne sector have boon repulsed by the Americans, who inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.The French repulsed two attacks against Hill 204, west of Chateau Thierry, the first at ten o\u2019clock Saturday night, and the second at three o'clock Sunday morning.French troops captured a wood south of Bus-saires last night.A new German division, the 8th Grenadier Guards, was identified by the Americans for the first time Saturday.HOSTILE BIG GUNS ACTIVE ON THE BELGIAN FRONT (Associated Press Despatch) PARIS, Juno 10- The Belgian official communication lust night says: \u201cIn the course of the last two day's the artillery activity has been particularly spirited in the neighborhood of Nieuport and Dixmude.Last night, the enemy attempted to reach our lines near St.Georges, but was taken under our barrage fire and was not able to approach our trenches.\u201d FOUR HOSTILE AIR MACHINES DOWNED (Associated Press Despatch) LONDON, June 10.\u2014The official (Continued on page C.) (Associated Press Despatch) PARIS, June 10.\u2014The French official statement follows: \u201cThe German push was continued yesterday morning and last night with the same ferocity.\u201cOn the French left wing, violent attacks were renewed on several occasions, but, they were broken by the French fire and by counter-attacks by our troops.The town of Courcelles was captured and recaptured, and finally remained in our hands.\u201cOn the right the French forces maintained their positions to the southeast of Ville.Here there was bitter fighting.The French took more than 500 prisoners in the course o fthese various engagements.\"On the centre the enemy endeavored, by Twinging in fresh forces, to continue his progress.He was successful in reaching the southern edge of (anilly Wood and Ressons-sur-Matz cn the plateau of Bellingïise.Further to the east the fighting was continued in the Hiesoourt Wood.\u201cAccording to the unanimous reports of prisoners, the battle, up to the present time, has cost the enemy enormous losses.\"To the north of Rheims there has been fairly spirited artillery lighting.French forces completed the operation on which they embarked yesterday to the east of Haute Braye, and took 150 prisoners.\u201cBetween the rivers Ourcq and Marne the French forces repulsed strong German attacks east of Vinly.Continuing their progress in the region of Brussaires, French and American troops gained ground, brought up to 250 the number of prisoners taken, and captured thirty machine guns.\u2019\u2019 -«- BRITISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT L T.BOARD\u2019S PLANS FOR MEETING (Associated Press Despatch) LONDON, Juno 10.\u2014The text of the British statement follows: \u201cWe carried out successful raids yesterday on a German post in the sector north of Bethune.\u201cA hostile attack during the raiding upon one of our posts in Aveluy Wood was repulsed.\" Anticipating Large Attendance at Magog on Tuesday, June 25th.Plans are completed for the Eastern Townships Associated Boards meeting at Magog on Tuesday, June 25.The town of Magog has placed the hall at the disposal of the delegates, and the mayor will extend an official welcome.The acceptance of ex-Govertvor Charles W.Gates, of Vermont, and of Mr.H.B.Thompson, chairman of the Canada Food Board, have been received, and it is expected their addresses will be of exceptional interest.With favorable weather to encourage auto travel, the attendance at Magog will probably ba the largest of any meeting of the E.T.Boards yet held.There will he two sessions, morning at 10 o\u2019clock and afternoon at 2 p.m.BRITISH LINT IS MPROVED SOUTH 8F SOMME Advance Was Made in Region of Bouzencourt\u2014Otherwise the Situation is Unchanged.(Associated Press Despatch) With the British Army in France, June 10._A considerable local im- provement of the British line just to the south of the Somme was effected last night through a slight advance carried out in the neighborhood of Bouzencourt.Otherwise, the night was generally quiet and the situation unchanged.Raids and outpost actions comprised the remainder of the infantry activity.The enemy shelling, which was so heavy on the British right wing Saturday night and Sunday morning, preceding the attack against the French, has again dropped to normal.OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST INTERVENTION.LONDON, June 10.\u2014Viscount Ta-kaaki Kato, former Japanese Foreign Minister, speaking as leader of the Opposition, in an interview with the Tokio correspondent of the Daily Mail, said he was personally not in favor of intervention in Russia, although if actual danger threatened Japan would intervene whether the Allies agreed or not, but until that time arrived Japan could not rightly move.If Japan sent troops to Siberia they might never come in contact with the Germans, and the result would be an enormous waste of money and effort, while it would do the Allies no good.In combatting the view that Japan ought to do more in the war, Viscount Kato contended that she already had done her part nobly.That she had not done more was due to distance, tile lack of an impelling motive and limited finances.\u201cJapan\u2019s policy,\u201d he added, \u201cshould be a continued alliance with Great Britain and to cultivate the friendship of the United States as far as possible.If these things happen, the isolation of Japan, which I consider idle talk, is not possible.In any case, a German-Japanese alliance is unthinkable.\u201d Viscount Kato declared he had complete confidence in the final victory of the Allies, and believed the end of the war was in sight.\u201d \u2018BIG DRIVE\u2019 FOR PATRIOTIC FUND GANG OF FOUR MEN ROBBED JA.BEAUDOIN, OF EAST ANGUS, OF $5,000; CAUGHT AT LONGUEUR Crude Fixed Card-game and Hold-up was Worked in a Room in Weil Known Local Hotel on Saturday Afternoon on East Angus Merchant\u2014Party Made Escape By Automobile But Were Caught With the Goods Just as They Were About to Reach Montreal.A very crude fixed-card game and hold-up, which nevertheless worked almost as well on this occasion as a high-class swindler\u2019s trick, Mr.J.A.Beaudoin, a well-known merchant of East Angus, being the victim to the extent of $5,000, was enacted in one of the private rooms of a prominent local hotel on Saturday afternoon.Four well-dressed men, who gave their names as J.Gosselin, L.A.Cummings, F.Quintal and D.Bisaillon, of Montreal, in addition to the victim, composed the party that took a hand in the little deal.However, although they got away with a cold $5,000 from their victim, the four men were rounded up before they had an opportunity to enjoy their replenished bank roll, and will be brought back to Sherbrooke to answer the charges laid against them in the District Magistrate\u2019s Court.Two of the men who played title roles in the play of extracting the $5,000 from Mr.Beaudoin, according to the story, which incidentally reads like one of those yarns embodied in a \u201cdime novel,\u201d made the acquaintance of the victim at his store in East Angus some days ago and talked of purchasing the store.Anxious to make a successful deal, Mr.Beaudoin accepted their invitation to make a trip to Sherbrooke on Friday, and on Saturday morning the party of five adjourned to a room in a well-known local hotel.A game of cards was suggested, to which Cummings, Gosselin, Quintal and Bisaillon readily agreed, and Beaudoin, anxious to he agreeable, also \u201csat in.\u201d During the early stages of the game Beaudoin had \u201cDame Fortune\u201d on his side of the table, and before long he had $250 velvet.Then the \u201cDamsel of Luck\u201d switched partners, and Beaudoin, finding himself a little shy of money, made a trip to the bank and cashed his check for $5,000.Returning, he threw his $5,000 toward the \u201cbanker\u201d and asked for that amount of chips.JUST SIMPLY WALKED OUT.The \u201cbanker\u201d counted out the chips and then excused himself from the room, and in turn his companions followed him.When the four men failed to return in a few minutes, the victim realized that he had been robbed, and made a hurried dast to overtake the defrauders.But it was too late.Fully realizing that they had made * hasty escape, ,the four men jumped into their waiting automobile and started for Montreal at top speed.Mr.Beaudoin communicated with the local authorities and it was not long before Crown Prosecutor J.Nicol, K.>C., started to burn the wires with messages to the various police chiefs to look out for the escaped party.The police at Magog failed to stop the men, who passed through there at about 4.30 p.m., and also did the police at Granby.However, as the chase grew more exciting, the drag-net of the law tightened; and just as they were taking the boat from Longueuil to Montreal, Provincial detective Lorrain, together with the chiefs of police of St.Lambert and Longueuil, caught up with the much wanted party.WILL APPEAR IN LOCAL COURT The four men were placed under arrest and taken to Montreal, where they were today taken over by Captain Camirand, Constable Prunier and Mr.Nicol, who left for the Canadian Metropolis on Sunday morning.When searched by the Longueuil police there was $7,000 in bills found on the person of the four men.It is believed that the men belong to the same gang who have been carrying out several robberies on a large scale in and around Montreal.Chief Lorrain, of the Provincial Department, reported that two of the men, Gosselin and Quinn, had been arrested some three weeks ago on a similar charge, and were out on bail waiting trial before the King\u2019s Bench Court in two weeks.NEW YORK, June 10.\u2014The mem-\u2022 bers of the crew are thus accounted for, as the chief mate and fifteen | were landed early this morning at a lifesaving station on the North Caro-; lina coast.THE WEATHER FAIR AND A LITTLE WARMER ON TUESDAY.Since Saturday showers have occurred in many parts of Ontario and near the Bay of Fun-dy, elsewhere the weather has been fair.It has been cool from the Great Lakes eastward and quite warm in the West.Light to moderate winds, fail* today and on Tuesday, and a little warmer.While Main Aliack Has Not as Yet Been Launched Committee Have Over $30,000 of $100,000 Promised.(Associated Press Despatch) WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10.\u2014 General Pershing\u2019s communique to-diiy reports the repulse of a heavy That the objective of $100,000 will not only be reached, but will be passed, in the fourth annual campaign of the Sherbrooke Branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund is not only the | opinion of the officials in charge, but | is quite cleariy indicated by the pro- ; mises made by citizens here at home | who are anxious to do their \u201cbit,\u201d and | by the enthusiasm in the campaign j that is evident in all quarters of the I country.TSie ladies started in this I morning t» carry on their work, but \\ the \u201cbig drive\u201d does not actually be- j gin until tomorrow morning, when the captains and their team members will bombard the business men in an effort to .raise a sufficient sum of money to carry on the excellent work of the Association.However, already over $;X),000 has been promised by local cithers, and with such a start as this, the officials in charge are confident that the campaign will prove even a greater success than that of last year: All arrangements have been completed, every detail catered to, and the (Continued on page 6.) j BULGARIAN OFFENSIVE AGAINST GREECE.i LONDON, June 10.\u2014-A prospective i Bulgarian offensive against Greece, under the command of General Liman | von Sanders and the Bulgarian com-mandor-ln-chief Is discussed by C.er-mno jioporfu_______ enemy attack in the vicinity of Bour-esches, with severe enemy losses.There was lively artillery fighting in the Chateau Thierry and Picardy sections.Banking Hours 9.30 a.m.to 2.30 p.m.SATURDAY 9.30 a.m.to 12 nooa The Canadian Bank of Commerce With over 1,600 of its trained men enlisted for military service, respectfully invites the generous co-operation of the public.Collections For Business Houses it The satisfactory service which The Merchants Bank renders to Business Houses, in the matter of collecting Notes, Drafts and other financial paper, Is due to the number and strategic location of ite branches throughout Canada, and the efficient system in force.Special attention is given to collections ; 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