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High Water 0.48 a.m. It TWENTY NINTH YEAR VANCOUVER, B. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1917 THE WEATHER Loner Mainland: T.ijflit to rnodarate winds: continued tine and warm. LATE EDITION HAIG CLINCHES GRIP ON HARD WON ENEMY LINES HUN OFFICERS DIDNOTSTOP EVEN TO DRESS WINNING THE WAR HAS FIRST CLAIM ON ORGANIZATION Leaves War Council Even Killed and Missing Figure In Liquor Vote Evidence of a Complete and Convincing Character Presented to the Government Prohibition Commission in London in Regard to Gross Irregularities in Taking of Soldiers' Vote "We Have The Goods" Forward Thrust in Process of Driving Wedge Into German Lines Successful Despite Stubborn and Sustained Resistance Six Heavy Enemy Counter Attacks Were Brilliantly Repulsed FRENCH PUSHING AHEAD Declares Mr. Bayley Report of Auditor Shows That Less Than Half of Votes Recorded for the Wets Were Legitimate Further Inquiry Would Only Increase Tale of Wrongdoing ''We have got the roods." That one terse sentence, uttered by Mr.

W. 1). Bayley, scrutineer for the Prohibitionists in London, before a meeting of the executive of the Prohibition Movement on Friday evening, summed up the lengthy and illuminating statement he gave in which he proved, by the evidence of the wets' own witnesses before the government com mission sitting England, that fraud on a vast scale had been glaringly perpetrated by the agents of the whiskev interests in the taking of the deferred soldiers' vote overseas. Uis statement was confirmed by the report of the auditor appointed by the H. C.

Gov Important Gains Are Reported in St. Quenlin and Along the Aisne Near Ailles Co ordinated Advance By Germans on Champagne Broken Up and Enemy Ejected LONDON, Aug. 11. Field Marshal Haig clinched his hold last night on the ground won in Friday's attack on the Flanders front cast of Yprcs. The Germans made there inevitable heavy counter attacks, no less than six of them during the night, hut all without success.

Not only did the British maintain their positions, but gained some additional ground on their right wing near the Ypres Menin road. These new gains are probably important to the success of the British general's plans, for it was in just this sector that the British had failed to make all the progress expected of them. On the remainder of the two mile front running north of the Ypres Roulers railway all the objectives were achieved in yesterday's assault and have since been delivered. The German resistance was especially stubborn on the British right, but the result of the night's fighting as reflected in the London official account shows that despite this the British forces were able to forge ahead. While the British and French have been making another forward thrust in the process of driving a wedge into the German lines in Belgium, the French forces have been heavily engaged on their own soil to the south near St.

Qucntin, on the Aisne front and in the Champagne. In the St. Quentin area General Petain's troops regained nearly nil the section of line which the Germans had penetrated in their sudden thrust of Thursday night. North of the Aisne they carried out a brilliant attack and recaptured and held the whole of an important trench which the Germans had recently taken south of Ailles. The fighting in the Champagne was of German initiative.

An attack launched over a front of nearly two miles was broken up by the French except at one point to the north of Carnillet, and even here the Germans were afterward ejected from the elements they had penetrated with the exception of a stretch of some fifty yards. French Make Important Gains on Two Fronts "WIN THE WAR" Roumanians Swept to Victory at Maraschti Sector and Captured Huge Stores From Enemy. PANIC STRICKEN HUNS BEAT HASTY RETREAT, Went so Suddenly Had Not Time for Usual "Strafing" Tactics. HARD FIGHTING GOES ON Russ and Roumanians Report Several Reverses for German Forces Recently. (World's Special LONDON, Aug.

11. The Times' correspondent on the Roumanian front highly praises the enthusiasm and artillery work of the Roumanians. He says the Germans fled after the storming cf the Maraschti positions. "They were panic stricken, throwing away guns and steel helmets," he writes. "Many had no time to dress.

The commander of the sector. Col. Schmidt, ran away in slippers, and barehead. The booty was important, as the Germans did not expect, an attack in that section of front, and owing to quick action had no time to destroy material. We found large stores, including 300 tons of ammunition and thousands of hand grenades.

The retreat was so hasty they had no time to blow anything up. The villages were filled with stores, as the enemy was preparing to spend the winter here. "As 4B the western front, the Germans want to destroy villages everywhere in their retreat. Fortunately, the Roumanians followed so closely that they burned only ten houses at Marshmi. Captives Outwitted Enemy.

"When they saw there was no hope they sent out patrols, collected all the inhabitants from 12 to 65 with the intention of taking them with them, but, watching their opportunity during the terror of the sentrljs, the prisoners saved themselves in the woods, where they remained hidden for three hours, until the Roumanian patrols arrived. "The Germans behaved in the oc cupied territory with the same world known brutality. Immediately after occupation all the cattle and grains were confiscated, then during the whole time they sold at enormous prices to the inhabitants their own maize. Everybody of the age nf 12 to 65 was compelled to work on the roads." (Continued on Pane 5.) WKTFRONflS RE AWAKENING French Line Has Been Strength ed and Good Weather Means Resumption of Offensive. (Wnrld'a Special Service.) FRENCH FRONT.

Friday, via London, Aug. 11. With the re appearance of the sun the front is waking up after Ma ten days of submergence In Belgium. The French line, which runs lrom the 1'ser Canal north of Stcenstraets around Bixschoote and Korteker Corner to a point on the Boesinghe Langemarck road. half way between the latter place and Pil kem, has been extended and strengthened by tho capture of several farmsteads.

At many other points of the front during last night and this morning the Crown l'rince's troops delivered the short, nervous blows to which we had been accustomed before the Belgian offensive began, the object, being, apparently, to detain the best French corps and reserves. This, however. Is a reciprocal proposition. They can only hold our best, if at all, by giving their best. So it turned out once more on the Chcmin Des Dames, at the west of which a sharp attack on a two mile stretch between I'anthcon Farm and Chevregny cre.st, led to four or five hours of fighting this morning.

BIG PLANT WRECKED Two Men Are Suspected of Perpetrating Outrage. GARY, Aug. 11. Fire believed to have been of incendiary origin, destroyed about half of the million dollar plant of the Aetna Explosives Company near here early today. Two employees named Holt and Cholsse were arrested.

The plant was working on government contracts, it is said. It had a capacity of 46,000 pounds of powder a day. It was estimated that It will take 60 days to put the. plant in working order again, 'fhe antecedents of Holt and Cholsse are being closely investigated. A "WILFUL" SENATOR Lafollette Wants Peace Aims Defined Once More.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 11 A peace resolution was introduced in the Senate today by Senator Lafollette providing that the I'nited States define definitely the objects for which it shall continue to wage war, and that the Allies also make a public re statement of the peace terms which they will demand Steps Are Taken to Form Win the War Party From Both the Political Parties. TO RUN CANDIDATES IN ALL CONSTITUENCIES Straight Party Fight in Event of Federal Election is Frowned Upon. SITUATION WARMING UP Federated Labor and Socialists Call Conventions to Discuss Election Matters.

A number of leading citizens of Vancouver of both political persuasions are taking steps to organize on a win the war basis in preparation for Ihe forthcoming general election. Several private meetings of the promoters have been held and the movement is fast assuming definite shape. It is understood to be the feeling of these men, who Include some very prominent Liberals and Conservatives, that a straight party fight in the event of a federal election would be a national calamity. They hold that winning the war should be the only Issue put before the people of Canada at the present time, that any attempt to secure party advantage at the expense of Canuda's contribution to the war would not only be disloyal, but dangerous, and that the elements favoring such latter coursa should be confronted by a united war party. Candidates for Every Scat.

It is also understood that the aim is to have win the war candidates nominated in every constituency throughout the province, regardless of party ties. The promoter believe that British Columbia will return all such candidates. They believe that the delegates who attended the Liberal convention in Winnipeg from this province represented only a small section of the Liberal party, and that the chief result of that convention Is to give impetus to the win the war movement. The Prohibitionists of British Columbia are a body of voters which cannot be Ignored judging by the display of strength made on Sept. 16 last, when a majority of nearly 10,000 votes was piled up for the referendum.

This body of electors are not only out to secure Prohibition, but to win the war. It may safely be assumed that a large proportion of this section of the electorate would line up solidly behind wln the war candidates In the event of the latter declaring in favor of Dominion wide Prohibition. (Continual! on Page TO HOLD PROTEST MASS MEETING Libera! Electors in South Winnipeg Dissatisfied With Result of Convention. PROMINENT LIBERALS SIGN THE PETITION Convention's Attitude Toward War and Leadership Cause Discontent. WINNIPEG, Aug.

11. Liberal elec tors of South Winnipeg "who are dissatisfied" In the words of a call circulated today, "with the result and spirit of the recent Liberal convention about the war, national government and leadership" have decided to call at an early date a mass meeting "of those liberal electors, both men and women of South Winnipeg, who hold similar views." Announcement will be made shortly, it is stated, as to the date and place of meeting. Petitions for the call of the meeting were circulated today among South Winnipeg electors until enough signatures were secured to warrant those behind the plan in going ahead with their arrangements. Among the signatures secured were those of Isaac I'ltblado, K. Aid.

F. ii. Fowler, J. H. Ashdown.

E. D. Martin, T. A. Crerar, H.

D. Hudson, E. J. Tarr. S.

E. Richards, A. MacDonald. H. W.

Hutchinson, M. Bull, W. A. Matheson, J. B.

Coyne, K. W. T. Kirby, c. N.

Bell, W. E. Milner and J. M. Wilev.

MACDONALD CRITICIZED Labor Man Referred to Enemy as "Our German Friends." LONDON, Aug. 11. Yesterdays decision of the British labor conference to send delegates to a cnnsulta tive conference of the International Socialist organization Stockholm occasioned big headlines In today's Evening News, which allude caustically to the speech of James Rarafay MacDonald, in which he referred to our "German friends." Walking Good In KanaM. KANSAS CITY. Aug.

11 Kanaai ri'y ant to work beat It could today, the four dav of the cnmplets tla up of a' 8trert car traffic. haa rjaunfd trim a trik of employees of Th KnHa uv nal'aava Company. th operating nrgar.ii.i tion Th mm. arrnrdina to their iprfcea mnr. h' airuck be.auie it a their demanda or tna r.ahl to ganlta aa4 btan tgnond.

foothold on the night of August 9 10. We took 13 prisoners. "South of Ailles a brilliant attack gave us an important trench which had been solidly taken by the enemy. Our troops resisted several counterattacks and maintained their new positions. We took ten prisoners.

"In the Champagne, after artillery preparation extending over a front of 1.8 miles, the Germans launched simultaneously several attacks in the region of Carnillet. East and west of this hill our fire stopped short the enemy assaulting waves, which suffered heavy losses. "North of Carnillet the enemy succeeded in penetratitvg our advanced line, but energetically returning to the offensive, we regained the lost terrain with the exception of fifty yards of ground which is still occupied by Germans. "In the region of the Casque one of our scouting groups entered the German lines and annihilated a detachment of enemy pioneers. "German aviators in the course of the night dropped bombs in the region of Nancy.

There were no victims and the damage was of little TARIS, Aug. 11. North of St. Quentin French troops last night made important progress in the region of Kayet, says the ofltcial statement given out today by the French war department. The French ejected the Germans from a large part of the terrain which they had captured on the night of August 9 10.

In the Champagne the Germans launched several over a front of nearly two miles In the region of Carnillet and at one point succeeded in penetrating the French advanced Irenches. In an energetic counter nttck the French statement says, the Frenchmen regaind the lost ground with the exception of about fifty yards which the Germans still occupy. On the Aisne front the French carried out a brilliant atack south of Ailles and recaptured an important trench which had been stormed by the Germans. Repulsing several counter attack, the French maintained their new positions. The statement follows: "North of St.

Quentin we realized appreciable progress in the region of Fayet and elected the enemy from the largest port, of the trench elements in which he rnd gained a LONDON, Aug. 11. The Pall Mall Gazette says it understands that the Right Hon. Arthur Henderson, the Labor member of the British War Council, who yesterday addressed the British Labor conference and advised sending British delegates to the Stockholm consultative congress, has tendered his resignation and that Premier Lloyd George has accepted it. Premier Lloyd George, in a letter accepting Mr.

Henderson's resignation, said the members of the British cabinet were taken completely by sur prise by his attitude at the labor conference. The cabinet ministers, the premier said, were completely opposed to the Stockholm meeting and Mr. Henderson should have informed them of his change in The delegates to the labor conference, he added, were justified in assuming that Mr. Henderson's advice represented the government view. Premier Lloyd George also blamed Mr.

Henderson for omitting to read the message from Premier Kerensky of Russia, thus leaving the convention without an important vital fact which must have affected its judgment. BRITISH TARS LONGFORDAY Fleet's Ardent Desire is to Meet German High Sea Command in One Decisive Battle. BRITISH FLEET IS IX MARVELOUS CONDITION Important New Units Combine to Make Spectacle Impossible to Forget. World'! Special Service.) PARIS (via Router's Ottawa Agency, Aug. 11.

A correspondent of Le Joqqal, who has been isiting the British fleet, writes: "The spectacle is so great that the rye cannot take in the whole panorama nt one glance. Important new units, ready to spring upon the enemy should the latter issue from ihe lair of their fleet, constitute a weapon Hie force or which the Huns can not imagine. The soul of the British nay harbors but one aspiration and one determination to meet the Germans once attain face to face in a decisive battle from which only the victor shall return. The fleet will not hesitate to run great risks to account for the enemy when the fight comes. "The officers are of the opinion that the Germans, when beaten on land, will not allow the war to finish without staking their all and accepting a great naval battle." VETERAN PROMOTED Gen.

Nanton to Head Engineers at London Headquarters. LONDON', Aug. 11. Brigadier General It. C.

Nanton, formerly of Upper Canada College and the Kingston Royal Military College, has bcn gazetted to be chief engineer attached to headquarters, with rank as major general. General Nanton Is a veteran of 1 lie Northwest Rebellion and of the South African war. He was mentioned in disnatches early In the present war. PRECAUTIONARY ONLY If Loan Necessary British Government Would be Ready. LONDON, Aug.

11. A. Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, told the House of Commons during the second reading of the war loan bill that the British government did not intend to issue a war loan during the parliamentary recess unless something unexpected happened. 'He said the advances made by the I'nited States heretofore had been on short term notes. It was possible, he added, that that country might prefer a longdated loan.

Hence it was necessary that the government should have power to issue such a loan. Tunnel Story Baaelraa. Aiir It TV, rret auldenanean paiaage h'Aj been difnv. ared leadln tram the Villa rr ih. nm the residence of Prince von Bueiow.

the. tormer oermsn imMiiAitor. to the Hotel Clerman. my be dlemlsaed an I investigation niprjoaa thai aucb. a tunnel ia not In existence.

i ernment to check the vote. The Auditor's Report Showing very definitely that out of the 8488 votes cast In the deferred vote by British Columbia soldiers overseas in the Prohibition referendum only 3400 were legitimate, the following report has been submitted to the provincial government by Mr. Helmore, member of a well known firm of chartered accountants in don, who acted as the government audttor in checking the vote, when it became apparent that frauds, on an extensive scale, had been perpetrated in the taking of the vote: "The actual work of Investigation was commenced on the 18th day of April, some fifteen days after receipt of my original instructions through Sir Richard MoBrlde. The delay was due to the fact that In order to have unrestricted access to the military records I had first of all to obtain the necessary credentials from Major General R. E.

W. Turner, V.C., C.B., D.S.O. Compared Votes With Kccords "As already reported there were 8488 votes cast for or against Prohibition, including 200 rejected for various reasons. The whole of these I compared with the military records in London in order to carry out the instructions as above. "The Military Forces Voting Act, under which the referendum was held, did not require the voter to give his Identification number, and therefore the only means of tracing each voter was by his name and unit.

In the army 1 may remark names are of liti tle value, as in tho half million (about) contained in the records, almost every name is represented many times. The name of "Smith" for instance appears 2,000 times, with the different variations of spelling. Fortunately, in many cases identification numbers were given, and all such were easily and quickly traced, but those without Ruch numbers presented the very greatest difficulty. Again, in many cases the unit itself was not given, the men giving in place such designations as "Canadian Base Depot," "Canadian Military School," etc. I refer to those more particularly later.

List of Classifications. After comparison with the records each name in the roll books was classified under a number according to the category into which he was placed. These classifications are us follows: 1 Names in l'oll Books which fulfilled the conditions of men who were entitled to vote. Every care was taken to exclude nono from this class when there was reasonable probability of the voter being entitled to vote. Nicknames and slight errors in particulars wete passed as correct.

The total is 3.208. 2 Names in poll books of men who belonged to Imperial regiments. It was impossible to Investigate these cases In England, involving as it would the records of the various regiments, but reference to the registers In British Columbia may disclose the facts. They number I 30. 3 Names In poll books of commissioned officers.

These have not been investigated, but tho number Is inconsiderable, amounting in all to 102. 4 Names in poll books of men in whose names votes were cast though they were, as shown by the records, either "killed or missing" at the date of poll 08 cases. How Manipulators Worked. 6. Names men which appear twice in poll boks.

Repeaters. These cases offered the greatest difficulty in tracing, an it rarely happened that all the particulars were identical. The mont usual repeater was tho cate of the man who voted correctly in France and yet whose name, appears as having voted tbout the same time In England. In many of theso cases although the Initials of the voter would be correctly given, the names would be different. The Inference here is, that whoever manipulated tl.

wrong vte hail a list of nier names, numbers and initials, filling in the latter with the most usual of Christian names. As an instance. Sergeant Jesse Earland of the 3rd Pioneers, nt North Vancouver, voted in France on the 15th of December, 1915, yet on the 22nd of Decem (Continucd on Pace 1.) TOBESLOGAN Army and Navy Veterans Plan Convention to Form Party on Xon partisan Lines. WOULD INCLUDE WESTERN CANADA IN ORGANIZATION Public Bodies Arc to be Invited lo Join Big Movement. WINNIPEG.

Aug. 11. It Is stated that plans are nearing completion for a meeting next Tuesday nisht of the executive and relief committees of the Army and Navy Veterans' Association, at which, according to expectations of officials of the association, an impetus will be given plans for a non partisan wln the war convention, representative of Western Canada. Within 48 hours after the executive meeting, plans for calling the convention will be well under way," said Lieut. W.

H. Sheperd, secretary of the association, today. The tentative plan provides for calling together representatives of the Great War Veterans, Board of Trade, Canadian Club, Rotary Club, Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers, Grain Exchange and other organizations, as well as representative citizens. These men, it is believed, will approve of the proposed convention and proceed with the necessary arrangements. "The new party," said l.leut.

Shep erd, "will be strictly non partisan, and will have no politics except its determination to secure a win thc war government." It is understood today that a. group of South Winnipeg Liberals are proceeding wit their arrangements for a mass me ng of Liberals of the constituency to discuss the political situation. VICTORIA LAD DIES AT BORDEN Reg. Walker Failed to Recover From Injuries Received in Flying Cadet Neylar Killed. CAMP BORDEN, Aug.

11. Cadet A. Neylar, of the Royal Flying Corps; was killed in the wreck of his aeroplane tins morning. His home is in Midland. Cadet Reginald Walker, of Victoria, It who was injured several days ago, died in camp hospital this morning of pneumonia supervening upon fracture of both legs.

He. with Cadet Smith, was engaged in aerial gun practice and, banking his machine too slinrply on a turn, it rt aoiV, tMim ltoicrht r.f fifth feet. Smith was only slightly Warners tamer is itev. n. n.

uaiher of Victoria. His mother, who Is now on the way east, will be wired at Wm nipeg. DUTIES INCREASED Spirituous Liquors Will Cost More "Down Under" Now. MELBOURNE. Australia.

Aug. 11. Additional customs and excise duties were announced by the Australian Government today. The chief increase in the customs are three shillings a gallon on imported spirits and one penny a gallon in excise duty. Tho excise on beer, it is estimated, will increase the revenue to 600,000.

Auto latnlltf. SASKATOON. Sajk Aug. 11. Ta ry wa killed and Oarence badly nturert ye ierday when an autnmob.le up eet near North Bau.erord.

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