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W - “ SUDDEN SLOW ROLLS BACK FRENCH LEFT Attacks South of Soissons Appear to Have Been Held In Check, as Have Those Directed at Rheims, Though Latter Place Is Surrounded on Three Sides and Early Capture Is i\lcw Probable. __ HUNS ATTACK TOWNS ON BANKS OF THE MARNE Crown Prince Hurling His Masses Against Sides of New Sali ent to Widen Wedge and Connect Up Operations With Those In Picardy and Prevent Being Caught In Counter Blow By General Foch. . -__ S : I By Associated Press. Keeping the tide of their advance in the center flowing strongly, although seemingly less swiftly, toward the Marne, the Germans sim ultaneously have executed a stroke on the allied left flank that has extended the battle line westward and virtually linked up the present battlefield with that of the Somme. The attack was delivered along the Ailette river northwest of Sois sons. Sweeping forward in the salient that projected between the .Somme and the Aisne battlefields, the Germans drpve the allied line back so that it now runs northwestward from the vicinity of Soissons, through Epagny and Bleraupourt to the Oise river, apparently at its ooint of junction with the Oise canal, about eight miles east of ftfoyon. The Noyon area wis included within the field of the German offensive in March when the French established new lines along the Oise and the Oise canal to the east and southwest of ^ that town, after being driven back be low St. Quentin. The German drive down the Oise valley toward Paris was then checked. The present of fensive movement here suggests the possibility of its resumption. Hold Further South. The French war office announces the breaking down of enemy attacks in the Soissons area and to the south, while on the allied right the lino eje extcinllng northeastward toward Rheims in She neighborhood of Vezilly appeals virtually unchanged, the Ger mans falling in all their efforts to w’in ground. The energetic defense on the right wing is exemplified by the fighting at Thiliois three miles east of Rheims, where the Germans entered the town, only to lie driven out by a French counter attack. ' By such resistance the safety of Rheims is momentarily safeguarded, but observers of the operations view Its ultimate -fall as apparently in evitable. The probability of German penetra tion right up to the hanks of the Marne In the center of the advance is likewise Indicated in- the news dis patches, which mention the near ap proach of the Germans to Chateau Thferry and Dormans, both of which towns are on the., Marne river. Tne civilian population has left Chateau Thierry and some of the refugees from it have already passed through Paris for the interior. Shell British Front. On the British front the Germans are active with their artillery east of Amiens and in the Albert region to the north, as well as on portions of the Flanders frcnt, but no infantry move ments of note are reported. Paris, June 1.—The Germans, by an attack in the Ailette river region be tween Coucy-Le-Chateau and the Oise river, have definitely consolidated the Aisne and Picardy battle fronts, ac cording to the French war office an nouncement today. (Seemingly this is an effort to drive toward the Oise, to the westward in an effort to flank allied forces below Noyon, on the southern portion of the Picardy front.) Before this attack the French have withdrawn from Blerancourt and Epagny, fighting stubbornly. (Epagny is six miles northwest of Soissons. Blerancourt is five miles northwest of Epagny and eight miles southeast of Noyon.) In the center the Germans have ad vanced toward the Marne. On the left the French are still hold ing the western outskirts of Soissons. On the right a French counter attack recaptured Thillois, two miles and a half west of Rheims. French Insist Situation At Front Is Not Serious r>ris June 1.—Baffled by the valor <fif the allied soldiers, ttie Germans yes terday failed to enlarge greatly the pocket in the allied line. Even in the center, the enemy appears to have been held and the advance there is slackening. , In accordance with their favorite maneuver, the Germans apparently are swinging their columns eastward with the object of getting around Kheims through Ville-En-Tardenois and the valley of the Ardre. The bas tion constituted by the ruined city and tlie high ground as the mountain of Crimes is a menace to the German flank It is too strong to bo attacked from in front with any chance of suc cess, so the enemy is trying to turn It from the southwest. While any progress by the Germans or French soil, with the inevitable trail of ruin and desolation, strikes French hearts sorely, the unswerving ■confidence with which the general public views the situation is most re markable. No doubt is felt as to the ■outcome and there is no weakening in the resolve to fight on to the end. Tlie Havas correspondent at the front, who is considered to reflect the official view, thus summarizes the situation: "The rapid advance of the enemy is due to the temporary numerical in feriority of the allies, which has com pletely changed the aspect of the struggle. It is necessary to go back to the beginning of the war for an ana logous situation. This Is a war of movement, where two armies maneu ver under the open sky. “Under these conditions the mo mentary advance of an army and the capture of a town may mean nothing. The problem is more vast. For its own reasons, our command did not find it advisable to give battle either on the Somme or in Flanders after the March offensive. It confined itself to stopping the enemy. “Shall we accept battle this time as we formerly accepted it on the Marne? That is the secret of the command. The Germans have no'il lusions as to the value of the success they have gained. They know we have several million picked troops forming in maneuvering mass, which they will have to encounter some where. "If the enemy had the choice of ground for the offensive we have, the much more important choice of the field of battle on which Germany's destinies will be decided. "It will be seen, theiefore, that there is no ground for alarm. We probably are witnessing the preliminaries to a great battle, which both sides wish to be decisive. Consequently it is com prehensible that our commanders do not act hurriedly, but strictly in ac cordance with plans agreed upon.” Allies Must Quit Rheims; French Fight to Last Man Loudon, June 1 (via Ottawa)—The Abandonment of Rheims seems in evitable. The Germans are nearing the Marne and the Paris-Chalons railway, 1 which is the main communication be tween Paris and Verdun. Although the pace of the German ad vance has slackened owing to the ar rival of the allied reserves, it is recog nized that the allies have a difficult task to prevent further development of the menacing enemy success. Correspondents say the retreat over the Alsne was a most difficult feat of ■warfare, both as regards calm general ship and the courage of the troops. The ground was repeatedly defended to the last man. Officers were seen holding the bridges to the last moment and were then killed when they blew them up- _ Taris, May 31. (5:45 a. m.)—The Germans continued to push forward south of Fere-Kn-Tardenois, according to the latest advices reaching Paris, but neither Chateau Thierry nor Dor mans lias yet fallen into their hands. There is reason to hope that Chateau Thierry, the population of which lias fled, will be saved. Chateau Thierry is 10 miles south of Fere-Kn-Tardenois, while Dormans is six miles south of Vezilley. Both towns are on the river Marne. The extreme point of the German ad vance is Le Churmel, about two miles north of the liver Marne, according to an outline of the battle front as marked out by a newspaper corres pondent, the Havas agency says. The Berlin communique claimed a total of 35,000 prisoners taken in the present phase of the offensive, to gether with a large amount of ma terial. Including ammunition, provi sions, railway trains and an aerodrome full of airplanes. Rheims Is Encircled. On the right flank the Germans now Occupy La Neuvillctte and Petheny, north of Rheims and have thrown a semi-circle about that city, being with in two miles on the east, north and west. The Aisne battle front now appar ently stretches from Coucy-Le-Cha teau southward through Juvigny and Soissons to Hartennes, southeastward to tlie Marne eastward along that river to Dormaus and northeastward to Rheims. On the Flanders front, the French improved their positions east of Dieke busch lake by a local operation last night. Elsewhere the British and French fronts were quiet. By penetrating to tho Marne or southward from Fere-En-Tardenoia seven miles north of the river, which • they now hold, the Germans apparent ly hope to spread out eastward and l westward as they failed to do farther I north and thus outflank the strons 1 allied positions at Soissons and [ Rheims. French resistance in the i center, however, is growing in strength ] and the Germans are getting farther and farther from their original base along the Ailette. .. Open to Flank Attack. Paris and London view the situa tion more favorably and In neither capital is there fear that tihe German offensive will become us serious a menace to the allied defense as the original onslaught in March. Although tho German salient is about 25 miles deep in tho center 1 Paris is not much nearer, nor has the enemy advance yet affected the allied lines eastward from Montdldier. In fact the Germans would bo in a dan gerous position should General Fooh strike eastward along the Aisne from Soissons. This may be the purpose ot the allied strategy in holding strongly on tho flanks as the Germans pet deeper and deeper Into the pocket to ward the Marne. The aerial activity over the territory ; of the German advance is most intense [and French airmen hare dropped AMERICAN ARTILLERY IS DESTROYING HUNS Enemy Efforts to Recapture Cantigny Are Futile and Costly In Lives. With the Americans In Picardy, June 1.—The Germans are paving a heavy penalty in the fruitless attempts to re take Cantigny. Air observers report thiW the American artillery is inflicting terrible losses on the boches to the eastward of the new American posi tions. In only one of six counter attacks have the boche been able to reach tiie American lines, their infantry melting before our counter barrages. On the one occasion they did reach the line, the few Gormans who penetrated the trenches were killetf or captured. many tons of bombs on enemy targets in addition to bringing down 19 Ger man machines. SAFE WHILE FLANKS HOLD. Paris, May 31.—The newspapers do not attempt to minimize the importance of the German advance. Gabriele Han otaux, in the Figaro, compares the strategic situation with that on the eve of the battle of the Marne. Al though the commentors, however, ex press confidence that the high com mand will so dispose the allied troops as to restore the situation. Tiie Petit Parisian says the govern ment officials who saw the army chiefs yesterday, returnod in the evening still confident, which it regards as a good sign. It is the resistance of the two wings of tiie allied force which inspires the confidence of all the military critics. To take victorious advantage of the success they have so far gained, the .Germans must succeed in bending the two hinges and ail their efforts to do this up to this time have been vain. Another reason for confidence is the arrival of additional reserves. The Echo De Paris reports that reserves are arriving on the battle ground with artillery and auxiliary services. Their entrance into action was effected me thodically and without any display of nervousness. General Foch and Gen eral Petain are working together In timately, the report adds. NORTH FRONT QUIET. London, May 31.—Minor operations by tiie British on the northern bat tle front were announced by Field Marshal Haig in his official statement today. “Southeast of Arras one of our par ties rushed a German post during the night and took a few prisoners,” said the statement. “Northeast of Ypres there were pa trol encounters in which we took a few prisoners and machine guns. "Northeast of Robecq we raided an enemy post. A. few of our men are missing. In the vicinity of Vlllers Bretonneux and Albert and also be tween Festubert and the Clarence river there was hostile artillerying.” Washington, D. C., June 1.—Official announcement was made today that 280,000 men will be called to the colors during June. They will be ordered to report June 24, but it has not yet been determined to what camps they can be assigned so the list of apportionments is for the present being withheld. The men will entrain beginning June 24, and although no official figures of quotas are available, it is known that every state in the union is affected. Indicating the rapidity with which troops are now being moved overseas, | it was stated that practically all of \ the camps in the country will be ready ! to receive the large quotas due them by the call of the draft. The calls to ’ the men are now in the mails. I • • HIGH BRITONS FEAR EXPOSURE BY HONS? Witnesses Say Germans Have List of 47,000 Who Are Addicted to Vice. London, June 1.—Noel K. Pimber ton-Billing, a member of parliament, for East Hertfordshire and publisher ♦of the newspaper Vigilants, opened his defense in his trial in the Bow street police court today on the charge of libeling E. Maude Allan, dancer, and J. T. Grein, manager of the Independent theater. Mrs. Villiers Stewart, was ealled to testify to tho existence of a book which Pemberton-Billing said had been prepared by German secret agents, containing the names of 47,000 British persons alleged to be addicted | to vice and held in bondage to Ger many through fear of exposure. Mrs. Stewart, under examination by Mr. Pemberton-Billing, said the book which she had seen, but was not pro duced contained the names of Ex Premier Asquith and Mrs. Asquith, Viscount Haldane, former secretary of war and Justice Darling, who is trying the case against the member of par ; liament. Another witness, Captain Harold \ Spencer, said lie was shown tho book ; by Prince William of Wied in Albania. He said he did not remember seeing i Mr. Asquith's name in it. but declared ; the names of Mrs. Asquith and Vls : count. Haldane were there. Both Captain Spencer and Mrs. Stewart skii*l they had been threatened. Jhe former after he had communicated tthe fact to the authorities, and Mr. Pemberton-Billing asked the Judge for protection for himself and his wit [iesses. The judge referred him to the j chief commissioner of police. DIES OF SUNSTROKE. | St. Louis, Uto., May 31.—The first 1 casualty of the annual sun raid on St. 1 Louis, is John HaHtsch, 45 years old, I'vho died late yesterday. The mer ; eury hovered around SH) during tho ' attuck. -- CALLS FOR LOCAL AID. 1 Washington, D. ffi., May 31.—Provost i Marshal General Crowder today called j on all federal, state, county and mu i jaicipal police officers throughout the country to cooperate with the govern ment on June 5 to insure “complete and orderly" registration of American youths who will have reached 21 years £f age since Juno 5. lull. GENERAL TREAT WILL LEAD ARMY IN ITALY Commander of Western De partment Detailed to Duty at the Front. Washington, May 31.—Orders detail ing Brig. Gen. Charles C. Treat to duty in Italy, were Issued by the war department today. It was said* that the orders might be revoked as they are contingent to some extent on the* final assignment of MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, who though assigned to com mand the western department, prob ably will be transferred at his own re quest to a division at camp. General Treat is now in command of the western department, with head quarters at San Francisco. GRACE LUSKGROWS VIOLENT IN JAIL Her Actions May* Cause Ap pointment of Commission to Investigate Her Sanity. Waukesha, Wls., May 31.—Miss Grace Lusk, onco brilliant minded school teacher, gave way to fits of violence in her jail coll here today. The jury's verdict of second degree murder for shooting Mrs. Mary New maa Roberts followed by Miss Lusk's tigress-like assault on Prosecutor D. S. Tullar, Wednesday night, has com pletely unstrung the former Waukesha club leader. A deputy overpowered her when she fought to escape hes nurse's holds to day and batter the cell bars. It was necessary to hold Miss Lusk on the prison cot. These fits of violence ac companied by piercing screams which frightened the feathered tree dwellers outside her cell window occurred very frequently, according to her attend ants. At other times she lies in a coma, from the effects of opiates adininlatered by a physician and talks incoherently. Attendants deny that she ever calls for Dr. David Roberts whose relations with Miss Lusk cost his wife’s life. Misa Lusk's attorneys fear she may not recover her sanity. If she does qpt rally soon they will ask for a som mission to investigate the advisability of placing her in an asylum. MARKSMANSHIP OF AMERICANS IS GOOD German Dead on Battlefield Either Shot Through Head or Heart. BY FRANK J. TAYLOR. United Press Staff Correspondent. Witli the American Army in Lor raine, May 31.—American officers re ported today that practically every German body found after Wednesday night's fighting in the Luneville sec tor was shot through the liPad or heart, showing the quality of the American marksmanship. German prisoners said they were told that the attacks in that sector were for the purpose of taking pris oners so as to get information regard ing movements and also to harass the Americans there so that reinforcements would be sent by the Americans in Pi cardy. No Americans were taken prison oner. Probably 7j) Germans were killed and wounded. SOUTH DAKOTA MAN KILLED IN ACTION Prank Colon, of Aberdeen, la Reported to Hava Been Slain. Washington, D. C„ May 31.—The army casualty list today contained 60 names divided as follows: Killed in action, 15; died of .pounds, Jjled CJ accident, f!;' died of disease! 4; wounded (severely, 15; wounded slight ly, 8; missing in action, 1. Xhe following officers were named: Rieutenants Richard Anderson. St. Louis, Mo.; Robert J. Griffith, Athens, Ga.; William S. Stearns, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; William N, Newitt, Enfield, Mass,; Frank P. McCreery, Fort Wash ington, N. Y., died of accident. Lieutenants Clark H. Apled, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Thomas D. Amory, Wilmington, Del., severeljLwounded. Two South Dakota soldiers are in cluded in the list today, but there were no names of Nebraska or Iowa soldiers. The South Dakotans are as follows: Killed in action—Frank Colon, 107 North Main street, Aberdeen, S. D. Severely wounded—Henry Musilek, Lake Andes, S. D. FORMER I.W.W. TELLS , OF ORDER’S DOINGS Chicago, May 31.—"It was the policy of the I. W. W.’s to ruin the man who employed them whether he treated them fairly or not", Frank Wormkee, a private in the American army testi fied at the trial today of 112 members of the organization charged with con spiracy to hamper the nation’s war program. Wormkee said that so far as he knew the organization did not distrib ute secret hand bills against enlist ment, but added that as a paid repre sentative of the I. W. W„ he under stood they were opposed to war. HORSE GAS MASK SUPPLY SUFFICIENT Washington. D. C., May 31—Quantity production of horse gas masks has now be n attained In this country, it was announced hero today. Within a short time every horse connected with the overseas forces will be equipped with a mask. 1,600 ON STRIKE. Moline, lil., May SL—Eighteen hun dred men at Silvfs shops of the Rock Island railroad here walked out today. Thousands of French Refugees Fleeing From Advance of Huns Choke Roads Near Battle Zone BY HENRY WOOD. United Press Staff Correspondent. With tlie French Annies in the Field, June X.—From every point of the 60 mile battle front between Rheims and Soissons streams of refugees today poured down roads leading to central Franco—fleeing -from the Hun in vasion. Late last night when I returned from the fighting line, where the homes of these people are being en gulfed, the highways were bordered with the bivouacks of fugitives. For miles upon miles the rolling country side was all a-fllcker with tiny camp fires of the refugees. On their weary march to Clod knows where they tar ried for rest wherever night found them, sleeping beneath vehicles, the lucky ones who had thought to bring a little food cooking and eating it un der the stars. Pitiful Spectacle. The streams of fleeing humanity made a pitiful spectacle. Each road seemed to have its own particular caravan, and the whole scene resem bled the exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt, as it Is described in the bible. Every conceivable vehicle was In use, from huge two-wheeietl French farm wagons hauled by oxen, to baby carriages. These ox carts are capable of transporting the effects of an entire household. On top of the piles of goods on some of these wagons I saw groups of old women sitting, with babies among them, some of the children clutching pet goats and chickens. In line with these farm lorries we saw buggies, smart traps and dog carts, even automobiles, and between them and flanking them placed the les* fortunate families, who had to march on foot, carrying their sole possession* in wheelbarrows and baby carriage* and hand carts. Sick Babies on Backs. And there were some folks still poor er, whose only possessions were what they were able to carry on their backs. Sometimes the luggage which theso wanderers bore on their shoulders wa* topped oft by a sick baby, tied firmly to the bundle of household effects. Intermingled with the human cara van were herds of oxen, horses, sheep, goats and cattle. Here and there lit tle girls drove flocks of geese beforo them. Others herded chickens and pigs, poking them frith long sticks to hustle them along, sometimes stop ping a moment to glance back at th» familiar scenes that were felt behind, then hurrying on to give the family live stock another urge on its way. The peasants walked behind their single cow; those who had once been fairly well to do rode behind dozens of cows, but all were homeless and few had any particular goal in sight. No Young Men There. As mile after mile of the endless column trudged past, wo scanned their faces and saw that there were no young men among them. All the face* were those of women, girls, children and very old men, showing that every Frenchman who can fight is at the front. Where all these who were forced from their homes at a few moment* notice are going God alone knows. Few of the refugees had any particular haven in view. With them It waa simply a case of keep going—keep go ing. _ SITUATION MORE PEREOUS FOR GERMANS THAN ALLIES BY J. W. T. MASON. United Press War Expert. Now York. N. Y., June 1. General Foch Is holding the Ger man advance on both flanks, while Von Hindenburg continues to move forward In the center. There is thus being created a dangerous salient that will compel the Ger mans to protect their newly length ened lines by an unduly large number of troops, which they can ill afford. Re-estabiishment of the French front protecting Rheims and the continued holding of the outlets from Solssons by French units are the most important developments of the paid 24 hours. The Ger mans must secure full possession of Solssons and especially Rheims, with their immediate environs, if Von Hindenburg is to find any reasonable degree of security for his new lines. As long as General Foch can hold his present posi tions on these wings, the Germans must rest very uneasily. Von Hindcnburg’s advance northwest of Solssons is not in im mediate relationship with the Marne offensive. It is a new local drive, nlong a front of not more than five miles and is 25 miles north of the German wedge moving toward the Marne. A German sue cess northwest of Sotssons, be yond Blerancourt and Epagny would carry Von Hindenburg In the direction of Compelgne. At Compelgne the Aisne flows into the Oise river, which latter runs southward to the Seine and to Paris. If Von Hindenburg can reach Compelgne he will be In a favorable position to secure control of the Alsno west of Sotssons for a new defensive line. This la probably the ultimate strategic purpose of the Blerancourt-Epagny movement. The situation now facing Gen eral Foch In Its essential strategy. Is the same as that which he met during the Picardy-Flanders of fensive. He can stop the German advance any time he desires, by throwing in the major part of hia reserves and the American troops now in France. But. to do this would be to play Von Hindenburg'a game. It would mean accepting an offensive battle on Von Hin denburg’s terms. This Is what General Foch la trying to avoid. The loss of ground is unimportant, compared with avoiding submis sion to Von Hindenburg’a own plans of campaign. In this respect, which Is the most important from the standpoint of democracy’s ulti mate victory, events are progress ing satisfactorily. Villages Near Kiev Drenched With Poison Just to Teach Peasants to Obey Boche Kultur. By Associated Press. London, June 1.—The Germans in their reprisals against peasant dis orders in the Ukraine drenched sev eral villages near Kiev with gas, ac cording to a Petrograd dispatch to the Daily Express. Thus, adds the mes sage, whole communities were asphyxi ated. Moscow, Wednesday, May 29.— Strong revolutionary detachments of demobilized Russian soldiers and peas ants, equipped with machine guns and artillery, have risen in the district of Tschigerine, in the province of Kiev, In an attempt to seize governmental power. The bolshevist government has been asked to send troops to subdue the revolutionaries. German forces while disarming Uk; rainlan troops today at Odessa were fired upon. The Germans then ar rested a number of the Important per sonages in the Black sea port and took them to the German army head quarters. Peasant disorders are spreading throughout the province of Podolia. GERMAN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IS BRUTAL Amsterdam, May 31.—Drastic meas ures employed by the German medical authorities in treating nervous patients In military hospitals in Munich result ed in revolts by the patients in which wards were wrecked, according to the Koelnische V01W3 Zeitung. At Rosen heim, tlie hospital was burned by the rebellious patients. The paper adds that' electric shocks of such strength are employed that the patients screamed in terror. Deputies have prepared a long series of questions to ask in the reichstag concerning the reports of ill treatment. FALSE AIR RAID ALARM STARTS PANIC; 18 DEAD Geneva, June 1.—Eighteen men and women were trampled to death and many other persons wore injured yes terday in Munnheim as the result of a false alarm that an air raid was im minent, according to reports received here today. SHELL SPANISH SHIP. Washington, May 31.—The news of the shelling of the Spanish steamer Maria Pla, which caused the death of her captain and several passengers, reached here today in diplomatic dis patches. The vessel reached a Soan iah port after the encounter. RAID HUNS’ THIRD LINE I ' •. fm BY FRANK J. TAYLOR. 1 United Press Staff Correspondent. With the American Army in Lorraine; June 1.—An American raid in force penetrated the. German third line northwest of Toul this morning. following an hour’s terrific bom bardment the Yankees crossed No Man’s Land behind a perfect barrage and swept over the enemy trenches, the Huns who had survived the ar tillery fire fleeing before them. The Americans explored German po sitions at their leisure, withoTTE any ! opposition and returned to their lincat Our losses were extremely light. AM IGANS BREAK UP " GERMAN TANK ATTACK U. S. Gunners Smother Hun Artillery and Troops at Every Movement. By Associated Press. With the American Army in France; Juno 1.—In one of the counter at tacks launched against the Americana in Cantigny, the Germans tried to use tanks. The enemy infantry had -no more than shown itself than the American artillery opened a heavy fire. Both the foot soldiers and the tanks were driven back in disorder. Tlie new American positions in Can tigny are being improved constantly. I The Americans have not budged aiv j Inch since they gained the town. ! Every time the enemy artillery starts ! a bombardment the American gunners : retaliate and smother the opposition I fire. j German airmen, flying at a great ! height, penetrated many miles to tha | rear of the American lines today. They | were driven off by anti-aircraft guna | and wore unable to drop any bombs. PARENTS HEARTBROKEN ' BY DEATH OF SON Aberdeen S. D., May 31— Frank Col on who was killed in action In France. May 24, Joined Company L. Fourth South Dakota infantry April, 1917. He i was trans ferred to a machine gun company and sent to France several, months ago. Ho was 20 years old and a carpenter by trade. Ills parents j are Poles, unable to read Enslish, and | were heart broken when a neighbor I translated the message from the de partment for them. 1 AGED PUBLISHER DIES. j Toronto, Ont., May 81.—John Rosa i Robertson, proprietor of the Toronto . Telegram and Canada's Oldest pub 1 lasher, -died this morning. __Ha