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SIR JAMES WHITNEY DEAD Premier of Ontario is Called Suddenly by Death at His Residence in Toronto A despatch from Toronto says : Sir Jameg Whitney, Premier of On- tario, died at his residence, 113 St. George Street, Toronto, shortly af- ter noon on Friday. His sudden demise was quite unexpected, al- though his health had heen very poor for the past month. Early in the day he complained that he was n<it feeding no well, and at about 10.45 o'clock his condition was such that an emergency tele- phone call was sent to his physician, Dr. H. J. Hamilton. 220 Hloor Street west. l)r. Hamilton was on his round*, luit was located in the course of half an hour, and hurried to his distinguished patient, who was rapidly sinking. It was already apparent that the end was near. With the Premier, when death came, were Lady Whitney and Miss Whitney . Dr Hamilton, who has been in Const.-irit attendance upon Sir Jame since the Premier returned from his long convalescence in New York, stated that the fatal termi success. Since then he grew in the etteem of his constituents, so that I he was returned at every succeed- j ing election. After Nine Years. After he had been nine years in the Legislature, Mr. Whitney was acknowledged to be in the front rank of Conservatives. A vacancy having occurred in the leadership, he was in 189G unanimously select- ed to 'lead the Opposition. On that occasion the ]>eople of Dundas ten- dered their representative a pub- lic demonstration of a non-partisan character, in which Conservatives and Liberals vied with each other in their efforts to honor the rising statesman Heroines Premier. February, 1905, saw him as head of a victorious party, and returned by an overwhelming vote as Pre- mier of the Province. Since ac- cepting the control of the destinies of Ontario Sir James demonstrated his remakable insight into public affairs in many instances and COL. V. A. S. WILLIAMS tn command of the Canadian con' tlngent at Valcartler. THE LATE SIR JAMES I'LINY WHITNEY. nation .f the Premier's illness had been entirely unexpected. V ( aiiaili.in by Descent. A Canadian by descent and by birth, as well as in sympathy and sentiment, was Sir Jameft. He Came of that sturdy Knglish stock that gave to this continent its hardy pioneers, and planted civilization in the New World. One might trace his ancestors back to 1650, when one of the early Wliitneys crossed the Atlantic in a sailing ship and established the family in the Ameri- can colonies. Mr. Whitney's father chose Eastern Ontario for his home. At William^burg. in Dundas Coun- ty, the coming Premier was born on n October day in 1R43. In his early- years he had the advantage of that acth>- work "ti the farm that devel- ops brain and muscle and gives one intensely practical ideas of life, Yet while he was still plowing the straight furrow of boyhood his mind was fixed upon greater achievements, and he knew that the golden key <>f knowledge alone could open the gate that admits to the higher walks of life. Studies Law. Quick and practical, y.mnc Whit- ney noon outgrew the educational facilities of ' his neighborhood. One morning he drove from the home- stead to Cornwall to ntudy at one of the most famous of Canadian uchools the Cornwall Grammar School. In this institution, where Bo many distinguished men, includ- ing Sir John ltohinon. Hon. Philip Van KotighiM't. Chief Justice Mac- lean, and other eminent sons of Ontario, received their training, the husky lad from the farm developed a keen relish for intellectual pur- suits and formed the determination to master the intricacies of law. Accordingly, in the law office of Macdonald ft Maclennan at Corn- wall, the county town of the United Counties of Htorinont, Dundas and Glengarry, young Whitney pn-par ed to r|iMilrfy for the Bar. In the general election of IS8H Mr. Whitney was firt. tend -red the Conservative nomination for Dun- dB. The result of the count show- ed that he had come within Vi votes of defeating the (iovernmnt candi- date and carrying the constituency. In 1SRO, at the bye-election, Mr. \Vhiti'.v achieved his first political throughout maintained tlie same steadfast honesty and tenacity of purpose that characterized his fight as leader of the Opposition. At the Quebec Tercentenary cele- bration in 1908 he was knighted by King George in appreciation of his untiring zeal in working for a greater dominion as a part of a world-wide Empire Federation. His patriotism was not of the lukewarm or timid variety. In the Fenian Raid of IbOO, Sir James was among the- first to volunteer, and contin- ued on active service for five months. He served in the militia for many years afterwards becom- ing in his retirement Lieutenant- Colonel of the Reserve Militia for the County of Dundas. < IMISEK BOMBABDS MADKAS. Oil Tanks Were Set on Fire and Three I'ooplc Killed. A despatch from London says : The Official Press Bureau issued the following statement: "The German cruiser Emden fired nine shells at Madras, British India. One of the shells hit the oil tanks, firing two. The telegraph office, the Seamen's Club and some trucks were also hit. The forts at the harbor front replied to the Im- den, which then withdrew. The af- fair was all over in 15 minutes. There was no panic and there was no material damage, the oil loss being possibly a million and a half gallons. Two Indians and one boy were killed." Madras is a seaport of British In- dia, the seat of the Government, and headquarters of the Madras army. It is the third seaport of India, ranking after Bombay and Calcutta. It is situated on the open shore in the Bay of Bengal. War Coxting $:Js.o(Hl,(HIO a Day. A despatch from Paris says : Fourteen thousand million dollars is the yearly cost of the war (or $38,356,154 per day) to Germany, Austria, Belgium, F'rance, Russia and Kngland. according to the Ger- man statistical expert, Captain Max Heinke. Of this expense France and Germany, he esti- mates, each with 3,000,000 men in the field, must stand $2.800,000,000 each; while Russia's share, with her 4,000.000 fighting men, will be. $3,800,000. GALMAN FORT MAY SURRENDER I'r/.eniysl llelieved to Ite on Point <>r Occupation by the Russians. A despatch from London says : There is a report from Rome that Przcmysl i.-, on the point of surren- dering to the Russians. Correspon- dents of Roman newspapers trans- mit rumors current in Petrognid that Russian siege g'ltih have <!<-- troyi d two fort of I'r/.emysl's outer ring of defences. The resis- tance of the garrison has weakened n:pa/ing!y, despite fnormoiis re- Fource.- :>f defence guns inul ammu- nition. This is attributed to demor- alization produced by troops which fled to I'rzemysl after numerous costly de-feats. These bea.U"i tr-mps are reported bo be spreading the news that the Russians are ferocious creatures aided by the devil. While discounting some of this, opinion here inclines toward early capitulation of Austria's last strong- hold in Galicia. Rumors <>f broken morale at Przemys! merely bear out confirmed stories of Austrian weak ness in critic-al s'tuiifoim. "That C'raci w has been occupied, by German troops, that the town luis been put under a German mili- tary commandant, and that the Austrian civil administration h:is heen displaced is the gist of the latest advices received here," nays the Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post. "All the original administration of the town and all i civil officials of the Austrian Gov- 1 eminent have left, and the residents jare. fleeing in a, panic." The- news from the eastern thpa : Ire of war reinforces public belief j that Germany within a week will be facing a more dangerous situa- tion on her eastern frontier than now exists on her western battle line. Military writers predict that the K/iiser will be called upon, far sooner than he expected, to find n->( less than 1,000. IKK) trained soldiers to protect his Prussian and Silesian frontiers from veritable hordes of Russians. In addition, vast quan- tities of heavy guns, as well at firM batteries, will have to be found. INDIAN STATF.S KI.ADY TO AID i Troops Already lluve Been Accept- ed From Fifteen. A despatch from I>jnd<>n says : Offers of assistance from the many states of India continue to pour in. The Viceroy reports that contin- gents of the Imperial service, troops have already been aceeptet from fif- teen states and thai, similar offers from ten other plates will be ac- cepted if the need arises. The joint offer of four other states, the Vice- roy adds, is under consideration. The tribesmen of Kiirram and Swat Valley arc anxious to partici- pate in behalf of the. Empire, and various Maharnjahs and the Arab chiefs in the Aden hinterland have expressed their loyalty and desire to be of service. The Maharajah of Gwalior has donated $110.01)0 for motor ears and transport and $25,- 000 for the relief of the 'Belgian suf- ferers. TOMMIES LOVE KX. FRENCH. ' Cheer Him (o the Echo Whenever t> n era I Visit* Them. "Sir John French is in gre-at health and spirits, und Inoks twenty years younger than when ho went off to war," says a letter from an o fliecr of the British headquarters staff, which has reached London. "His army idolizes, him and the 'Tommies are crazy about him.' After one day's work lie insisted on visiting the trenches. This was during the British retreat, and his staff was "liard put U> it to preve-nt the old boy running needless risks." Whenever the \urnl \\tsit through the ranks that S'i- loii i was around the men cheered him to the echo. After (hi- magnificent tribute which ihf Field Marshal paid to his men, this te&titnony on their sidt- shows j the inspiration of his personality. | This instance <f Sir John's per-! filial kindness is told. Wlii-n the' Field Marshal left London for I'iirJs h;- undertook with what th....se | who know him well '<a> is character- 1 islic courtesy ajid simplicity, to convey some small jjurceis to her little children from a, lady, who is a friend of Lady French. Theso children were stuck in Paris with their governess, and were about to be taken to the south of Franco with two or three families, similar- ly situated. Lady French lives near London and devotes her time to good works in the interests of the troops under her husband's command. iiiiimiiiiiiiimimiimmiuiimf TO GUARD AGAINST ALUM IN BAKING POWDER SEE THAT ALL INGREDIENTS ARE PLAINLY PRINTED ON THE LABEL.AND THAT ALUM OR SULPHATE OF ALUMINA OR -SODIC ALUMINIC SUL- PHATE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE WORDS "NO ALUM" WITHOUT THE IN- GREDIENTS IS NOT SUFFI- CIENT. MAGIC BAKING POWDER COSTS NO MORE THAN THE ORDINARY KINDS. FOR ECONOMY, BUY THE ONE POUND TINS. am,""" "'"''' mfflg Mi E. W. GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED WINNIPEG TORONTO. ONT. MONTREAL illlllliiiiilMmmuiimiitiuiiim miiiiiiiiimiiriimiiiiriiiiiuiiiin GERMANS BADLY BEATEN Allies Send the Enemy's Western Wing Reeling Backwards OFFICER'S KKAVK DEA/W. Kitchener Appointed a Lord Rector All lint Thirty I'mlcr His Command Had Fallen. A despatch from Angouleme, France, suys : The family of Major C. Dupont, of the artillery, has re- ceived news of his heroic death in a recent action. With a regiment of 700 men strong h< received orders to take a position in a meadow near a town. There wa,s a dense fog at the time, through which ominous rumblings were heard, but Major [hipont's instructions were urgent. All hi.s men stood at their posts waiting. Suddenly the fog lifted and revealed a company of German quick-firers within 1 .500 yards of the French position. In a few seconds all except two officers and thirty men had fallen before the storm of shot. Major Dupont was among those unscathed. The German captain approached him and .ked for his surrender. Major Dupont declined to give it and sprang to a gun be- side which his gunners lay dead and trained it upon the enemy. But be- fore he could fire a bullet stretched him across the gun, tnorta,lly wounded. I.I i;l \ \ i.I'M lt\l.^ KM I.I >. Yon \\ roolicm. Von Arhon, and Von liii'iili.i Perished. A despatch from Berlin, via, London, says: The latest casualty list shows the death of two German generals in the western camp, Gen- erals von Wroohem and von Arbou, and Major-General von Thrntha. The total losses so far published aggregate 10,08(5 dead, 37,769 wounded, and 13.021 missing. The- list shows the heaviest losses were sustained by tliR 174th Infan- try in the bailies of St. Die on Au- gust -20th and Luneville on August 22nd. This regiment lost its colo- nel, 1" officers, and 195 men dead ; twenty one officers and 1.092 wound- ed, and 59 men missing. .u Sot-i.'ilisl Decorated. A despatch from Copenhagen says: The Kaiser has for the first time decorated a Socialist. He has conferred the Iron Cross on Herr Schwartz, president of the Social- ist Unions of Havana, for bravery on the battlefield. A despatch from the Battlefront say.i : ! reneh and British troops, intermingled with Turcos and Moors, not only held their own, but caused the strongly-reinforced German western wing to reel 'back- wards near St. Quentin, and im- perilled the German line of com- munication towards the frontier of Belgium. The German centre had been weakened by the rush of troops from that position to meet the threatening movement of the allies, and two strong forces were engager at close quarters to-day, between -St Quentin and Tergnier. Meanwhile, at other parts of the battle line, which is about 120 miles long, fighting continued in dogged fashion. The allied troops followed the example set t>y the Germans and dug themselves deep- ly in. The artillery of bolh armies kept up an incessant fire, while French and German aviators re- connoitered from above. The com- manders of the allied forces have found reason for the wonderful pre- cision of the German fire in a spy discovered in their lines, who sig- nalled directions. He was caught and immediately shot. All the troops appear to have become thor- oughly hardened and accustomed to conditions. The commissariat and the ammunition surtnlv depart- ments are working perfectly. While the soldiers are occupying the ad- vanced firing lines, they are scarcely ever without one hot meal a day, which is brought to them in camp kettles from the field kitch- ens. British officers relate the follow- ing incidents. A large force of Ger- man infantry when charged by a j British battalion held up their hands in token of surrender. The British approached to take them prisoners, when, it is said, the Germans re-opened fire. The Brit- ish officers ordered their men to lie down, which they did. Then three British machine guns were brought into action, and killed every Ger- man in that portion of the field. WIBELE88 STATION CLOSED. Marconi Company Fails to Give Satisfactory Assurance. A despatch from Washington says : Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels ordered the Marconi wireless .station at Siasconset, Mass., closed in consequence of the failure of the company to give assurance that it would comply with naval censorship regulations. M M)i: FASV TAIMiKTS. A despatch from Ixmdon says : With A view to avoiding a political contest. Sir Kdward Carson and Sir John Simon have withdrawn their ca'ididaturei to the lord rec- of the l"r:>\ergity of F.din- bnrgh, and Field Marshal Earl Kitchener has been invited to as- sume the, lord rectorship and has accepted. Should \ol Have (ione to Aid ol Alioiikir. A despatch from London says : 'tlhe Admiralty has issued a sum- mary of the official reports ;>f tlie. officers of the (misers Abnukir, Hogue and Cress\, which were sunk by a submarine in the Norfh Sea,. The Admiralty remarks that th? sinking of the Abnukir was :m ordi- nary hazard <>f patrolling duty, but the Hogue and the Cres-sy u-," mink because they went to hel|> the Ahoiikir and remained by her with their engines stopped, llipreby pre- senting easy target*. Son of Von Moltke Killed, A despatch from Paris says : A fan of Field Marshal Count von Moltke has heen killed in the fight- ing at Fsternay. SI HMAKI.NE ESCAPED. Crew Which Destroyed British Ships Received Iron Crosses. A despatch from Berlin says : | It is officially Announced that the | unterseeboot (submarine) U-9, ! commanded by Lieut-Commander , Weddigen, which successfully tor- pedoed and sank three British ar- mored cruisers in the North Sea on Tuesday, escaped unhurt from the guns of the cruisers and their accompanying destroyers. Com- mander Weddigen and the entire crew of the submarine have been decorated with the Iron Cross for their excellent work. Strict Censorship on All Messages A despatch from Ottawa says: An order-in-Council extending the (iovcrnment's power of censorship to telegraphs and telephones has been passed. The pixuperty of any telephone 01 telegraph company may be taken over by the Government. Power of censorship is assumed over all tele- grains, as well as authority to di- rect that all telegraph and tele- phone me.Ksases passing out of Can- ada be transmitted through certain named offices only. A form of oath for einnloyes of telegraph and tele- phone companies is provided, un- der which they swear not to allow any message of a character to con- vey information to the enemy to go outside Canada. A maximum pen- alty of $5,000 or five years' impris- onment, or both, is provided. Another order-in-Council passed prohibits the publication of mili- tary or naval information of a kind likely to be useful to the enem'- : the sketching or photographing of naval or military defences ; giving or selling soldiers intoxicating liquor with intent to obtain inform- ation from the enemy; spreading reports in the neighborhood of a defended harbor likely to create disaffection or alarm. It is pro- vided that all visible lights in the neighborluHxl of a defended harbor may be ordered kept extinguished between specified hours, and that inhaibitanls ma.v bs required to keep within their houses. A penal- ty of $5,000 fine or five years' im- prisonment is fixed. \ Defending the Roads to Paris B ioi r the German Retreat Began