, 1916-08-12

onto Board of Trade, ASSoclnied Boards OF
Trade and Canadian Manufacturers Associa,
ton. The organization VIII look aft er tenn
rorafy needs Of fire suff . till they are
able to look after themselves.
Ottawa, August 9th-The Dominion Gov
eminent viii give $100,00 TO The Nor him
Ontario fire sufferers, it was de cided to-day.
London, August 9th.-A Ftereh torpedo
boat destroyer torpedoed M Austrian sub
marine on Tuesday north Of the Ila"d Of
Corfu, says a despatch TO the Exchange
Telt graph Coy, from Athens. I'll is consld-
cred certain, the corn espondent adds, "that
the Submarine sank with its crew."
London, August.-8th.-Mr. Arthur Hen
dersou, President Of the Board Of Education
i'll the Cabinet, has resigned bis portfolio. MIR.
Henderson had recently been strongly crlti-
cized both in Parliament and by he newspa-
pels, much Dissatisfaction being expressed
over his administration of the Education
Dept, in which he is declared to have fail
ed TO meet the present demand for o reform
of the nations educational system.
London, Aug. 9th-Accordmg to the
"Daily News, Mr.. HenGerson's resignation
applies only 10 his Office as Minister of
Education, but not to his membership of
the Cabinet. The paper ADDS that he VIII
be retained in the Cabinet as lahour adviser
hNHON SNi l"AO AN'o - Wv
The Man uis Of Crewe, 1T is expected, viii
combi'.e the presidency of the Bonrd of
Education with his present duties as Lord
President of The Council.
London, August 8th.-Ihe "Morning Post"
cores pendent at Berne quotes from u letter
written to the Berlin newspaper Die Post"
by former Marine Minister Grand Admiral
Won IIrpitz, as foliows:- May our cOun-
try grasp more clearly the fact that German
ism cannot hold its own and develop unless
we secure by means Of this war u position
superior to that Of the ~Anglo-Americans.
We shall secure this position, if we do not
let the English dominate in Flanders" The
''Daily Mails" Rotterdam, correspondent
telegraphs in this connection: "Admirnl voL
Tirpitzs elimination against the Auglo-Amer-
icnns is evidently intended as a signal for
his pnrtisans to open an attack on America"
Count Reventlow makes it the text of u
sermon in which he says:-"Von Tnpitz's
message comes at the right moment 10
warn those who think Germany can maintain
a strong position in the east and southeast
while remaining a mere tenant overseas with
the Anglo-SaxOn races as landlords. The
German Empire, both now and in the future,
must face its opponent III one form or anoth-
err, not only England, but the whole Anglo
Saxon world.
Paris, August 9th.-The official communi-
cation issued by the War Office tonight
reads: North of the Somme, we cou pletely
reoccupied a trench north of the Hem Wood,
where the enemy had taken foot. On the
right bank of the Meuse, there was greut
artillery activity in The sectors of Thtaumont,
Vnux-C hnpitre and Clieuois. No Infantry action
took place. The day was relatively calm
Oh the rest of the front. The Belgian comnu-
~nication reads: Our guns of all calibres success :
fully resumed this morning the destruction
of German works in the region Of Dlxnlude
Petrograd, Aug. 9,b.-The main Russian
official statement is as follows In the
region east OF Svihiucby our troops launched
an attack, and captured a portion of the
enemy's trenches, taking 13 officers and 600
men prisoners. On the river Koropiec,
the enemy was driven out of hie fortified
positions aud our troops captured the left
bank of the river up to the point Of its juno
TUE with the Dniester. South of the Dnies-
ter, the troops of General Letclitzky coutin-
ued to pursue the enemy and drove Them out
of a series of villages and heights which
they had occupied, aud reached the river
Tlumach. a tributary OF the Dniester. Our
troops occupied the town of Tystnieuitsa and