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Tremendous Sueceumfmr 1 Fighting in Chamâ€" pagne Regionâ€" Cuts Big Salient of Four Miles from Hindenburg Line and Clears Plateau. Paris, May 6.â€"The French returned | yesterday to the attack on the deh-m--l es of Laon, and mude excellent . proâ€" gress. They cut a salient of four milel! from the Hindenburg line, and, on u‘ front as large, cleared the last German ( from the Craonue plateau, reuhlnx‘ the dominating heights beyond. â€" Durâ€" ; ing the weekâ€"end more than 6,100 Gerâ€": man prisoners were counted, in nddl-‘ tion to several heavy guns. | The French toâ€"day consolidated, and ! at points extended, the important gains made in yesterday ‘s battle. Thg,vl' now hold the ridge oi the Craoune ! plateau, over which the Chpmlu-desâ€"‘ Dames runs from Laffaux Mill, on the | east, to a point slightly beyond Craâ€" onne, on the west, a distance of about | eighteen miles. â€" Throughout last night and toâ€"day the German counterâ€"attacks were frequent and: violent. The fightâ€" ing was especially severe at Laffaux Mill, to the north and south of which the Frenchâ€" captured German points of support toâ€"day. â€" The oceupation of this position enubles Gen, Nivelle to delivâ€" er an enfilading fire against the eneâ€" my‘s defences along the northern slope of the Cheminâ€"desDames and the upâ€" lands north of the Ailette Valley, FOE RESISTS AND SUFFERS HEAVY bigh, â€""Men returning from the hn says one of the correspondents on front, ‘assert that the number of ( man dead Iving on the battefield 181 preater than ever seen on one spnl‘ during the fighting in France." l The official day report from Paris | emphi@tsizes the relation ‘between lhe‘ Prench and British operations as a sinâ€" / ple offensive. The purposes of the alâ€" lied command is cither to destroy the German army or foree an expensive reâ€" treat which could hardly stop this side of the evacuation of western Belgium wl northern France. To do this they is1 shatter or render untenable cithâ€" er one or both of the two piers of the Hindenburg â€"line: Douai, before the TRAGIC DEATH OF YUNG NURSE IN WOODSTOCK Robb, a local griaduale NUID months‘ . standing, died son during last night or early th ing under tragic cirecainstanc had â€"beenâ€"rursingâ€"Mraâ€"E.â€"Ca the â€" Woodstock | Hospital, | night returned with the pa the faiter‘s â€" home. Tids in maid went to call ber and fo wead in her bed with a ch souked handherchiel pi essed nose and month A botte (@ foma, which she had purcha days ago for the purpose" of a dreas, wos found beside Her death is believed . to 1 purely accideatal. Miss Hol native of Portage I@ Prarie. uated â€"as a nurse . from the General _ Hospital She o wi bventyâ€"fifth year. The German lo The fire departmeni h Margaret Ave.. Momlay wclock to extinguish a shack on the premises was slisht. The alarn Woodstack, â€" May _ 4. â€"AMiss Vora bb, a local graduate nurse of two nihs‘ standing, . died some time ring last night or carly this mornâ€" ) lase seasie eireametances,; â€" She Have you Indigestion ? Your food will continue to disâ€" agree with you, and cause dis tress until you strengthen your digestive organs, and tone and sweeten the stomach. Youcan do this quickly and surely by promptly taking a few doses of Their natural action relieves the stomach of undigested food, stimulates the flow of gastric juice, renews the activity of the liver and bowels, and strengthens the digestive sysâ€" JCX TAKE 6,100 PRIGONtNo â€" _ |OftAnâ€"ULU OUT" IN ACTION ON DEFENGES OF LAON ‘ WAS MALTREATED tem. â€" Take them with conifiâ€" dence, for 60 years‘ ox{x_'nencc prove that Bescham‘s Pills 111 Are good for the Stomach ; Foe Losses AN INCIPIENT BLAZE. at Sale of Auvv Medicine in the World. Sold everywhere. . In bores, 25¢, PILLS The French returned The alarm was rung in Very Heavy irpose of elcaning | heside [ the cbed. vyed _to have beei Miss Hobb was a i Prarie. She gradâ€" from the â€" London She was in her id acran to 4::‘ | nisght at 840 jis wire in a little di The damage| H unusually the lines," nts on this tlefield _ is â€"one spot inces, . SnC Canfieldâ€"at , _ and last patient | to morning . it fowad her chloroformâ€" ed ever her hloro sount British, and L4 Here, too, the Germans made the most bitter attempts . to stop the French, and here also the attempts failed. .In spite of the most strenuous defence, followed by counterâ€"attacks once threâ€" position was lost, theâ€"French $200 AT NEAREST BANK AWAITING EVERY FARMER did “;'hat.ihey' had set out to do. Torouito, May T.â€"By the arrange innt â€" of â€" the â€" provincial _ trasurer, through the organization of resources committee, with the Bankers‘ Associaâ€" tion, for Toans to Ontario farmers whoâ€" need seed and have no money with which to buy it, the sum of $200 will be available at the nearest bank for every Ontario Tarmer who desires to increase his acreage and needs the cmoney. & 4 ; says: t _"I have used Homestead Bone Black ! Pertilizer and can recommend it very lhiuhlv. 1 pat one ton on eleven acres for corn and although the ground was [ poor, from thai field 1 realized ©130 1 bushels to the neve, ‘ Thore wory other kinds of fertilizers iysad in ourâ€" neighborhood, but they ‘lidn‘t prove as satisfactory | AS the terest at 6 per ccn November. after the his crop. If the crop fails, and the farmer is wnable to repay the money, the .Onâ€" tario Government will make it good. ARCHH didn‘t prove Homestead." Write: Michigan Carho troit, for l'mi\ book am about â€" thoir Homestead Portilizer. 4. GALT ALDERMAN GETS HEALTH â€" INSPECTORSHIP onl a byâ€"electio held to fil th« beard th turn jeeted on and when his duties unable to Jeannie hayv in Saskatoon nusts five m th parent Wins 3 spr he? We Wober, 22 Otto \Weber returns & duties as head 1 CGeneral Hospital ans will Ix clt ind Laon, before the French Germans Fight Hard. Mi victory was accomplished d all seventeen ling soid i by the reenyt ition. which ill be repayable with | inâ€" 6 per cent on the Ist _ of DICK ent Mr y appotnted as sanffary miter the board of halth sal Counncil cominittee â€" to esigned his seat at. once election â€" will have to be ced. Five of these were ire liers. _ One man was se he contmittee, but was â€"re the physical examination. he learned the nature . of declared that he would be carry them ont. few d ollard and litte daughter returned to their home Sask., after spending the mths with Mrs. Collard‘s and NMrs. Geo. Marr, 19 n Carbon Works, Deâ€" book andâ€" particniars mestead â€" Bone ack Weber, of _ Oshawa, is w days at th home . of \fr.â€" and Mrsc 12 S. Chatham, . Ontario street. _ \When Miss she will asstme her nurse of the Oshawa farmer has sold Y s 11 ipplications Andorson. sanifary M on John Rodenberg Assessed $65.75 in Police Court This Morning. the for aT shild â€" management, | which, if not shown, will result in th child . being ermanent.y held by the society. ‘The child will ze kept at the Orâ€" hanage for an indefinite period pendâ€" ing Rodenberg‘s reform in matters of Y. W. C. A. AT KHTCHENER ARE DOING GOJD WORK The anmnal imeeting of the memâ€"| wors of the Kitchener Young \'w'muen'a‘ ‘Listian Association was held Mon lay evening at the association build ing. The president, Mrs. D. W. Housâ€" ‘on, oceupied the chair. . After the | levotional _ exercises, â€" conducted by Alrs. C. A. Sykes, the minutes â€" of the ast annual mesting of the members as read and adopted. The reports yom all departments were read. Mrs. & D. Lang, the treasuror, presented i good report. The eurrent account howed a balance on the right side, "ut owins to the fact that there is still a suimn owing the bank on the Suilding, this balance will be required to meet that. + The house commitiee report was read by Mrs. Blankstein and showed that the house had been crowded all year. _ The rooming capacity is 55 with dining roowi â€" ancommodation . for 64. ‘The number of rf-‘:ulur hoarders for the year was 100. Transients 154 with 25 regular diners. The experi ence of this year shows us that the YÂ¥. W. C. A. fills a great need in the vity and before long we will have to ealarsg our plant. The popularity of the bonse is shown in its constant e lt ts B e e e e ie B Oe ce en ol# nlargg our plant. The he house is shown in rowded condition. You simply say to the drug store man, "Give me a quarter of an ounce of freezone." This will cost very little but is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn from one‘s feet. A few drops of this new ether comâ€" pound applied directly upon a tender, wching â€" corn â€" shoula . relieve the soreâ€" ness instantly, and soon the entire corn, root and all, driesa up and can be lifted out with the fingers. R p . l3 0 00 cA 1 0 8 c dn â€"Gabat This new way to rid one‘s feet of corns was introduced b{ a Cincinnati man, who says that, while freezone is aticky, it driea in a moment, and simâ€" sly shrivels up the corn without inâ€" aming or even irritating the surroundâ€" ing tissue or ekin. Don‘t let father die of infection or uen t Iet IATWEY QNMC UR MARRRRCTOCE lockjaw from whittling at his cormns, | READ AND ADVEKRTISE iN THE but elip this out and make him try 18. DAILY TELECGRAPH. c9o Buaep n en B e on ons Bc ct 0000000 YES! MAGICALLY! i CORNS LIFT QOUT .; WITH FINGERS ; 100 Regular Eoarders. 1 8. 6. MIGHEL * NEW APPOINTEE By Vote of 8 to 7 Kitchener Council Ousted Engiâ€" neer Johnston. For various, problematical reasons. | ‘ight aldermen on monday evening at the regular meeting of the City Counâ€" cil voted to oust City Engineer Johnâ€" ston from his position and ta hand the office over to B. G. Michel at $1800. Seven aldermen stuck to their guns and defended the City Engineer to the last ditch as a protest to what they considered an unmaniy and unprinct pled method of dismigsing a civic serâ€" vant of long, faithful and efficient serâ€" vice. Ald. John Reid, in whose hands restâ€" o the fate of the City Engineer as fnrt :s holding his position was concerned, | ird who, when it was first J:roposed' o get rid of him, declared that the ‘ity Council would be making a grave nistake to dismiss Mr. Johnston sudâ€" ienly swung to the Johnston oppostâ€" {ion, advancing as an excuse for doing =o that he had been forced to ndmirei the spirit of Surveyor Snow and Engiâ€" neer Pequegnat for resigning but had \'-r-on displeased at the tenacity with lwhivh Johnston clung to his position against what he styled as a public senâ€" liimrut which demanded his resignaâ€" tion. There was but little Gebate hbeforo| the question was voted on as the mat-! ter had been discussed th@oughly at j previous | «meetings. Ald. Schwartl.} Ald. Reid, Ald. Sass, Ald. Huehner gard, Ald. Gofton, Ald. Asmussen and Mayor Gross spoke briefly to the quesâ€" tion before the motion was put to the Council. The motion, which was mfldoj hy Ald. Bowman and seconded by Ald. RBitzer, provided for the passing _ of Clanse 4 of the Finance Report held over from the previous meeting which provided for the appointment of B. 6. Michel as City Engineer at a salary of $1,800 a year. ~On motion of A:. Rowman secondâ€"|| eA by Ald. Bitzer it was decided _ to L employ Ensinser Michel from May 8th, snd on a motion of Ald. MeKay, sl’('-! onded by Ald. Hor it was decided 10 | solease Engincer Johrston on June 1st | paving him up to that date. When the ' nuiotion was passed Ald. Schwartz deâ€"} clared that‘ Rowman would not sleep| wniless he folt sure that Michel would come to work in the morning.® Somé | of the Aldermen suggested that Eugi-? rnrvr Johnston conld instruct Engineer | \ Michel in the run of the ofed But the‘ men wlio supported Johnston laughed | |a| this proposal. | Thornton & Douglas Ltd. | Engincer Jahnston stated that he {wnuld not consider the proposition of {n-:malninn until June ist to instruct the new encumbent of the ofice. Afterâ€" Ald. Asmussen doelared that the sewer question was neither here nor there the vote was taken and the aldermen lined up as follows:â€" For Michel Vitley, MeKay, Reid. Suass, Asmussen Bow man, Bitzer, Campbell â€"f Little Discussion. , A A{AT&AD %z Huctnergard, Brubacher, Gofton, Zettel, Schwaitz, Rateâ€"â€"7 For Johnston 8 4 WILL OPEN FARM LABOR BUREAU IN KITCHENER An effort will be made to secure aAs . many retired farmers and farmers‘ sons now resident in the city to help i the fermers during the seeding and | harvesting periods. s District Representative J. S. Knapp was present and stated that there did not appear to be a scarcity of potato | sced in this county, but an effort will | be made to secure an equalized _ disâ€" ‘iribution. â€" © I A farm labor bureau will he opened in Kitchener, with Geo. M. DeBus, seâ€" cretary of the Board of Trade, in charge for the purpose of providing the farmers in the vicinity with labor that may â€" be offered by resident of the city during the next four or five months. This was decided at a mecting of the special committee uppointed last week to assist the Organization of Resources Committee in the increased production campaign. Farm labor bureaus have been openâ€" ed in Galt, New Hamburg, Elmira and the various agricultural organizations will coâ€"cperate in solving the farm laâ€" hbor problem wherever it may exist. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF BULGARIAN 14 Chief O‘Neill is in reseipt of a packâ€"| age from Chief of Police Grassett, nl" ‘Toronto, containing a bank book and | the registration card of John Maik, a Bulgarian, who mysteriously â€" disapâ€" peared from Hespeler about a year ango. â€" ‘The letter of the Torento ofticial dliseloses the fact that the bank hook and card were picked up in a snit case }whh-h was purchased at Henderson‘s k nuction rooms on King street, east, To: ronto. Upon receipt of the package [(‘hie{ O‘Neill inquired at the Dominion {Aon Bank here and learne? that the C 11@ 7 PCAE DTEA ORIRCIERE Domai enrenns coupen fon Bank here and learne? that the | membership fee to the Hydro Flectric $70 marked in the book as a balance | Association had heen struck out. _ It to the credit of Maik had been with | Was pointed out that in the annval reâ€" drawn from the bank on P(-hrunrygvflr( the officers are geiting paid too 28th, 1916.) This leads to the belief‘ high and that the Association is eviâ€" that the man made his getâ€"aâ€"way about Lll(‘"”)' wasting money in this way,. that time. : I New Sitewalks; * Inquiries | regarding identifications points of the RBulgarian will hbe made at Hespeler, _ A letter in the Rnigarian lingnage also enclosod in the packng*, ulicates that the han had received a tetter fram his wife in Dalgaria > in which considerable complaint wa‘s made regarding the high cost of liv ing in that country and asking for fim ancial assistance. CANADIAN CASUALTIES NUMBER 15,076 Ottrwa, Nay i~â€"ihe noon casualty roll of 281 names, lists 136 killed in acâ€" tion, four died of wounds, 58 missing, 77 wounded and 6 possibly pre iously reported missing who have sin‘e reâ€" turned to units.. Total since Easter. 15,076. FOE COUNTER ATTACKS WERE REPULSED Paris, May 8. â€"The war office anâ€" nounces that German counter attacks, near Vauzdilion and along the Cheminâ€" desâ€"Dames,. last might, were repulsed. Violent artillery enzagements occurrâ€" ed in the Vauclere region and in the region of Craonne. Miss Gertrnde Henks home after spending | with relatives in Buffalo Spring Clothes The price range extends for Suits from sls to 530 The price range extends for O‘Coats from slz to szo Perfect fit and absolute satisfaction Guarante The T. & D. Brand of Clothes Men is favorably known from 4 fax to Vancouver. This brand is known to be absolutely reliable as to wear, and faultlessly correct as to style. What more can any man wish when buying his new Spring Suit? This store is showing an imriense range of ‘P. & D. Clothes for men and younger men for Spring. 1t beâ€" hooves you, if you have not alveady bought your Spring Suit, to step in here at once ard make the selection. ";"::: Cbemin: Water in the Cellar. i vere repulsed. Clarence Hamel was there with a ments occurrâ€" complaint that there was water in the on and in ",e‘ seliar of his house on Musselman St.‘ The Engineer stated that he had takâ€" 22 en the levels there for a sewer but had | has rp(mnmli-r' yet made the calculations. It was| geveral weeksrlaid over pending the Engipeer‘s rv-l in The committee appointed some time ago to get prices on the land for the Herbert Street extension reported to the ‘Town Council Monday night that the amounts asked were too high, One woman asked $500 for a strip 10 feet widg, The.solicitor was instructed to take the necessary proceedings with the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board to have Herbert street extenâ€" sion opened a width of 40 feet. Exâ€" iproprintion proccedings will be comâ€" menced at once. ROUTINE BUSINESS W A S TOWN COUNGiL SECIOES T0 T EXFROPRIATION PRAGEEOINGS A & motion was made that the invitaâ€" tion to the Council to attend the Nursâ€" es‘ Graduation Exercises to be heid in the K. and W. Collegiate on Fmiday night next at 8 o‘clock, be gratefully «ecopted. A byâ€"Jlaw was passed | consolidating the Fire and Light committees into one standing commitiee and constituting a standing Tree Committée, The soHâ€" citor was instructed _ in _ connection cwith this to prepare a byâ€"law making the number on the Tree Committee four. ‘ he K. and W. CoNeainte On EOSE ight next at 8 o‘clock, be gratefully Just before closing " ecdpted. lender I.ruught‘up the town â€" buying / coal. He: Committees Consolidated. know how it was that f s o & A byâ€"law was passed consolidating ::,(::::_]mzf‘";,?‘::::;h he Fire and Light committees int0o O2C | onvway of getting aN :tanding commitiee and constituting a fa\.'m‘ ;’[ ioing so. Hé tanding 'l‘reo'('ummi!n*c*. The soHâ€" _ that it would be a benefit â€"itor was â€" instructed _ in â€" connection :zcn. Hle wanted to k with this to prepare a byâ€"law making \towns were dropping the the numlyor on the Tree Committe® > (luco of the coal trust. 'd four | Mayor HiNiard stated 1 Work on Town Streets. | been told that coal could J ! in Waterloo at $6.44 a ton, The report of the Board of Works pers were all in favor it giving details of the work on strec‘s | ease, or ordering 10 to la was adopted. The Finance committee ‘ Mayor was asked to get Â¥ report was adopted after the claUs® +jon and if favorable (oz relating to the paving of the annuol / moeting of the Council. The repotrs of the Ensineer on a cCâ€" ment Sidewalk on the sonth side _ of Snring SL., and a bramch sewer on the same street showed that there was no objection, _ Action was postponed for a month to see if there were not some other petitions for silewalks that eonld he laid at the same time. ~ ‘ H. Rne!l was present requesting that his taxes he straightencd up. When |the mautter had been explained the | Councilt moved that he he allowed to i'll:o)' his 191546 taxes without a penal | ty. It seemed that he straightened Eup‘ but had never been eredifed with }il and in the bank refused to accept his payment, A representative of the Studehaker Corporation was present and explainâ€" ed the morits and prices of a road ailâ€" er for the town. ; After some litte disâ€" avessinn the matter vas reforred to the eussion the matt Roard of Works port Invitation Accepted. Taxes Straightened Out Merits of Road Oiler. No action was taken W sending a delegate to the convention in Montreal 0 and 25. The grant to the mU® will be paid in monthly j has been usual. A bad P walk at the corner of Jol strects was referred to th Works. Geo. Coltart the superintendent was appol stable of Waterloo Count! Clothing . Manulf Stratford Kitchener H ST. JOHN‘S LU® LEAGUE TO On _ Moiday L.cagne | of â€" S Churceh held â€" meetiag with ber s in atter Church held their regul@ mectiag with over a hund ber s in altendnce. The was increased by . the e‘ ven new members. An invitation â€" from _ t hearne «of the St. Peter‘ Chure‘y , Preston, Ont. d Voelker, pastor)}, to a 806 onsly accepted. . 1 ‘the Waterloo fLuther | 14 hing _ elaborate _ prepa tas gencral convention, v he teld on May 24 and shtees are working . DAF tn make this meoting & gers Thoe lamic of t rekt e Minard‘s Liniment Co., Dear Sirs.â€"Your Min MENT is our remedy for colds and all ordinary ail promp Will Not Attend It L ort Mulgrave. Wednesd todl Jive detegates and vate to this conventia m acconuat of the lb.li orter, M H. F. Monk, d med it â€" necessary . to istani, and Mr. F. Rood ted to that office. Advocates Buying nver fails to relieve w V CHAS. W May 9, night John‘s