KINGSTON, ONTARIO. WED LAST EDITION - HTY STRU YEAR 81 NO, 179 y AE] TA ------ 3 | 000 of the flower of German reserves married men between the ' ages of here, will defy the warships of Eng- eighteen and thirty to join the army BRITISH CRUISERS TO § Britain Safe For Passenger and " Freight Steamers. President Wilson of the United States Offers to Med- iate---Germany's Army Plans of Advance Into France Checked hy Belgians---Russia is Aso Worrying the Kaiser's Troops. London, Aug. 5.--~With the object of having commerce resumed at the earliest possible moment, it is understood that the admivalty has despatched several fast cruisers from the home fleet to go to Canadian and United States coasts and give battle to German cruisers which ave & menace to British passenger and trading vessels. It is also felt neces- sary to furnish abundant naval protection to Canada's Atlantic coast, The cutting of the German-United States cable this morning by H. M.S. Berwick will still further curtail the news for the United States and Canadian papers. It means that all news of the war must now come through Great Britain, and, therefore, be censored by British officers. President Wilson's offer, on behalf of the United States, of mediation has been received here, as well as in the capitals of the other warring powers, but it will not likely he accepted at the present. Apparently Germany's army plans of advance into ¥rance have been checked to-day by the Belgian forees, while the kaiser's Russian expedi- tions have not progressed very far. More skirmishing is reported in the North Sea between German and British scouting vessels, but nothing important has developed. ! London, A telegram of img George which was sent. 40 peror Nicholas of Russia in a last attempt to maintain the peuce of Eutope and the text of the emperor's reply were made public here last might. King George, aiter declaring that there must TE beer' some misunder standing, wrote : *"I make a personal appeal to vou to remove the misapprehension and leave open the ground for negotiations tor possible peace." The fact that Germany had declared wat, the emperor said in his reply, made it impossible for him to com- ply with King George's request. He wrote : "Germany showed no disposition to mediate and her preparations and those of Austria made it imperative that Russia should mobilize, but 1 gave most categorical assurance to the German emperor that the Russian troops would not move so long as the negotiations continued "France Is Vigilant" Paris, Aug. 5---President Poincara in a message to the senate and cham ber to-day, declared that Germany "had tried treacherously to surprise Irance," and added : "France is vigilant, peaceful. She was ready aad our cov ering troops will allow mobilization to 'be methodically carriéd out.' military | crisis at the capital, who believe THEY if it becomes a protonged struggle CUsnadian apd Australian troops may be sent to India to guacd that country so as to leave they 50,- 000 British regulars free return to the United Kingdom. , Be~The contents of the to Col. Sam Paraded. Col. Sam Hughes, mihister of mili- tia, gnd Col. Farquhar, military sec ry to the Duke of Connaught, out last night with the ade of the Governor-General's Guards The duke is honorary col onel of the Guards, and they parad ed to Rideau Hall and saluted the sovernor-general. The first newspaper man to teer for active service is Lieut. Bassett, of the Guards, Ottawa of the Montreal Gazette retary titned Foot Jokn cor respondent -- For Stranded U. 8. Tourists. Washington, Aug. 4.--President son and his counsellors have. dvisemept the suggestion of York bankers to rush swift . armed American cruisers to Europe with 500 000 in gold coln for the re ief of American tonrists umable to ret cash for their cheques and letters of credit, Wil under New as well as HG To Renew Balkan War ? Athens, Aug. 5.--The Greek army land navy are being mobilized. This action was ordered by the king fol lowing the apmounéement that Tur- key was preparing to aid Austria against Servia. Imdications are that the Balkan war will be renewed {shortly Shot Frenchman. Paris, Aug. 5.--The first act oi the Germans, according to information from a positive source to the minis ter of war, wis to exécute M. Salain, former president of the French war society, who lives in Metz, and te imprison all the members of that so ciety, - Holland Opens Sea Dykes. London, Aug. 5.~Germany has sent an ultimatum to Holland, demanding the right to use Dutch territcky fin operations against France. Holland refused to answer (ler nany's ultimatum, declaring that her wititude has already been clearly sta- ted. It is reported that Holland Mr. Masterman Resigns. London, Aug. 5. The third resig- nation from the Asquith cabinet be- ause of England's war policy came his evening when Charles F. G. Mas- terman, chancellor of the duchy of | Lancaster, resigned. He was defeats 'ad in two bye-elections, the last one being Ipswich. Viscount Morley and John Burns, president of the local government board, had previously asked to be relieved of their posts. Masterman is one of the most brilliant of the i pur- | volun- | pee x ds due to sail for the Orient, will held here be Lusitania Races For England, New York, Ang. 5.-The Cunard Palant "88. Lusitenie, firing tire "Brie isk flag, slipped out of port, en- shrouded in dark canvas early this morning and will make race across Atlantic, convoyed by Essex, and French warships | The usitania about two hun- idred passeng of gold } aboard some er and a " On Historic Ground, Gern Pari Aug rossed into French territory | Marsela Tour," where one of most important battles of the { co-Prassian war was fought | 16th, 1870 A r troops near the Fran- Angust : German Cruisers Near Canada. ! 5 whose activity {whose movements by the admiralty the great German {prinz Wilhelm jis supposed io have gone to meet when it left New York jsuddenly and without warning Mon day might. | Al three are of the of Imodein light and unarmoured cruis ers; all ave capable of making twentv- lcaven knots, two only two vears jold, and the third has only been in commission six ves | The armament twelve four-inch gun dition of the {small quick-firers I'\The Karlsruhe was last Halifax, Aug. "The German cruis Sydney being are the three whic Lloyd liner Kron- T ars and are watched fastest type are them the number ad of with necessary reported at Havana, the Strassburg at St. Thom as and the Dresden at Porto Mexico, {For the last week Washington, which {13 the only in- | formation of warships; has had no trace of their whereabouts The Kronprinz Wilhelm, in with all the other North lloyd ships in United States was ordered to in port the: possibility of capture was ithan it is believed to he at 'sent, 2 2 Two davs ago. to the amazehent of the port authorities, she hurriedly be uncensored source of as to the movements common Lerman ports, until less remain pre of coal and provisions, Her dock GERMAN SHIPS OFF ATLANTIC And Render the Course Between America and HMMS. | } gan to take on board large quantities | land, France and Russia in a desper- ate dash across the Atlantic for the safety of a home port. Off Sandy Hook, and outside the three mile limit, she will be met by swift German cruisers, the Dresden, the Stutgart and the Karlsrub, one or more of them, and at sea she will be converted into a cruiser. Each of these eruisers is supplied with an extra equipment of rapid fire and machine guns, torpedo tub- es ana small arms. These will he transferred to the Vaterland, the largest steamer in the world, and one of the fastest One Mail a Week Assured Washington, Aug. 5.--Postmaster General Burlesdn yesterday com- pleted temporary arrangements for handling mail for Europe underi al of many liners from account of the war Al least one mail to Europe each week will be assured by vessels of! the American line in the event all the big German, English and French ships were taken from service. Ships flying the Italian, Duteh, Norwegian or Swedish flags would be available at times to carry the Atlantic mails The international money order ser- vice between the United States and Belgium was Suspended at Belgium's request y service on | No Sacrifice Too Great. | loronto, Aug. 8.:-Leader Rowell, of | the liberal opposition, to-day gave out the following statement in "regan to | the war sitwation : ? : "The very threat of hostilities de monstrated a new essential unity of | | { { | empive. | believe the message sent by our government at Ottawa to Great Britain truly voices 'the sentiments of the Canadian people. ('anada will consider no saerMice-too great to de fend the integrity Whd honor of the empire Naval Battle North Sea. I | Hull, Eng., Aug. 5.--Heavy was heard at sem for miles and south of this point all dav it is thought a naval battle is | progress. l dir ordain" 5. +The resigns of Morley, Burns {have been accepted b { quith, llarl Kitchener and Lord Haldane | {bad a conference just before the cabi- net meeting to-day. | In, the House of Commons to-day ¥remier Asquith announced he the commons to-morrow further credit five million dollars, firing north and in | 1 tions and Masterman y Premier As i | | | would 1 ask to vote hundred of Dumont With French < \ug. 6--~M. Santos Dumont, the most skilful aeronaut in the vorld, leit for the front to-day t. loin the French aviation corps Aerial Corps Paris, Battle OF Portland, Me. Portland, Me., Aug. Heavy fir ing off this coast indicates that French and English are at Wattle wit} Lerman ships in these waters. rg 5. rer Subject to War Laws. ashington, Aug: 5.--Under interna otk law, Americans in Furope are entitled to the same protection in their personal rights as Europeans, and no more. Americans abroad cannot im- pressed for military service, and un international law, doubt exists {whether a foreign nation has the !right to detain them within its bor ders against their will. It is a set jtled principle of international law | that foreigners are entitled to fullest {protection 'of their property rights. Damage done to American property rights by 'the Furopean war plans j will have to be repaid. | Americans abroad' are subject to the | restrictions of martial law wherever | declared | American corporations operating in Europe stand on the same footing as? American citizens. | Property of Americans in {will be subject to war taxes be der Europe | » i "Your King and Country Need You" | London, Aug, 5.--A war office ad- | vertisement appears in the London | morning papers headeg "Your king | conditions imposed by the withdraw- | Zov ernment, offering immediately. Reservists For France, New York, Aug. 6.==The Fregch liner La Lorraine, with two thous- and French reservists aboard, saii- ad from this"port to-day for France. She was given a send-off by whistles of one hunded French, British and American vessels in harbor. Destroyed Embassies. Washington, -Aug. The Russi- an embassy in Berlin, and the Ger- man embassy in St. Petersburg have been destroyed by mobs and many persons injured, according to dis- patches to-day to the state departs {| ment. War Notes, Beck telegraphed the to - serve the British empire in the present war The orger for the mobilization of a Canadian army division 23.000 men issue to-day Sir Adam of VICTORY TO ENGLAND. Who would not fight for England ? Whe would not fling a life I' the ring to meet a tyrant's gauge And glory in the strife ? ' Now, fair befall our England, On her proud and perilous road; And woe and wail to those who mak Her footprints red with blood! o Up with our red-cross banner-roll, A thunder peal of drums! Fight on, there, every valliant so 1, And courage! England comes! Now victory to our England! And where'er she lifts her hail In Freedom's fight, to rescue Right, God bless the dear old land. And when the storm has passed away In glory and in calm May she sit down i' the green 0' the day, And sing her peaceful psalm. Advanced Plot To Dynamite Foronto, Aug. 5.--It was learned here this morning from authoritive sources that the government's action in calling out the, St. Catharines mil itia to protect the Welland canal was the result' of the discovery of a well- wdvanced plot to dynamite this can 1), and up one avenue of food supply to (reat Britain. While no arrests have been made 'tis said that certain people in the Niagara peninsula are under suspicion, but that the most prominent participants so close got away to the United States. eslestedesfesfesdesaedofeofidedededodridodedednintuoide BRITISH FLOCKING TO THE COLORS. London, Aug {.--Volunteers are flocking to army keadquar- The war spirit has spread everywhere. It is announced that the War Office will accept all offers of troops from the colonies but hat no arrangements for trans- porting them 'will be made un- til it is certain where they will be needed ters PhP bb bb bd bd prt desfodidule de de desdedoldeoddedededredodofoddodod WOULD LET THEM FLY GIRL BRIDE WOULD AID HUS- BAND WHO ELOPES. Married less Than Year, She Tells of Prisoner's Flight With Rival of Seventeen. New York, Aug. 5.--A young wo man with a baby in her arms walked {into police headquarters and sald: "I have a telegram from my hus- hand, who has asked me to come here to help him. He says he has been arrested and is beimg held in jail." The woman said she was Mrs. Jones, wife of Arthur D. Jones, an THE KAISER DEFENDS ACTION OF GERMANY He Declares That France Was Moved by Malice---Germany Actuated by WI-Will of Years, the Emperor Declares---He Appeals For Loyalty. Jerlin, Aug. 5.--Fmperor William opened the imperial parliament yes- terday with an important speech from the throne of which the text - wa partly as follows : or \ "The ;world hasbeen a witness af the indefatigable manner in which we stood in the front rank during the workies and troubles of recent years in the endeavor to spare the | nations from a war between the great powers. "Ther greatest perils arisen owing to the events Balkans appeared to have been over- come, but then the assassination of |my friend, the Archduke Francis | Ferdinand, opened up a great abyss. } "My ally, the Emperor Francis | Joseph, was compelled to take up |arms for the protection of his em- | pire against the dangerous agitation lexisting in a neighboring state. i "In persuing its interests the sian empire stepped in the way Austria-Hungary. "Nbt only our duty.as an ally call- ed us to the side of Austria-Hungary |but the great task was cast upon lus, at the same time with the an- cient community of culture of the two empires, to protest oui (wn posi- tion against the attack of unfriendly forces. "It was with a heavy heart thatl ywas compelled to mobilize my army lagainst a neighbor, with whose iroops imine had fought side hy side va so {many fields of battle, and with sin- ogre regret I saw, the breaking of a friendship to which: Germany had Veen so faithful. "The imperial Russian government, giving way to am insatiable mational- Temi, Has "tor the side of a state which through a origninal act had brought about the calamity of this war which had in the Rus- of ! VOR RT. HON, € I. G. MASTERMAN Chancellor of the Duchy of ¢ ter, who resigned from the Bi cabinet (Heh COUNT DE LESSEPS. 1 Leaves Toronto For France To. Do r Aerial Work. io Toronto, Aug. 4--Count J De Lesseps, son-in-law of Sir Wit. liam Mackenzie, president of nadian Northern railroad, left to for France fo rejoin the French ial corps, of. which he is When he married Miss some years ago it was he would never fly , but I ce's call to the colors has bro "Long-Standing Malice." him ont. ""I'hat France also placed herself on the side of our opponent was not sur prising to us. Only too often had our efforts to bring about more friend- ly relations with the French republic come into contact with the expression of old hopes and with long standing malice," ; : "The present situation e from the temporary conflicts of inter est, or diplomatic combinations, but is the result of ill-will éxisting for ypars against the strength and prosperity oi the German empire "We are not pushed on by the sire of conquest. We are moved the unbending desire to secure ourselves and those coming after the place on which God has put us. "My government and, above all, my chancellor tried until the last moment to prevent the worst happening. "In enforced seli-defense, with clear conscience and clean hands, we grasp Mrs. WAA. Geddes and Miss Geddes, of Toronto, are visiting Mrs. Charles Smith, 110 Bagot street. The Dominion Royal Commission will cancel its engagements in Canadas until after the war. ae "Thermos cups." THEDAILY BRITISH WHIG IS CN SALE AT THE FOLLOW ING CITY STORES Bucknell's News Depot ..208 King 8. Clarke, J. W. & Ou....s..208 1 College Book Store ,.....M Coulter's Grocery ........000 Fy Cullen's Grocery, Cor, Priscess & Alfied Frontenac Hotel ..... Bt. Gibgon's Drug Store , a MecAuley's Book Store ....08 Pr ' McGail's Cigar Store Cor, Pris. & KI) McLeod's Grocery .. ASL Union 86. § Medley's Drug Store 260 University. Paul's Cigar Store ,.......T0 nena Prouse's Drug Stere Valieaw's Grecery Lowe's Grecery ...... DIED. HOWA -In Kingston, 1914, Mathilda, Robert 8. Rowan, a Funeral (private) from 62 Wellington street, 10.30 a.m IEVELL---~In Kingston, Aug 1914, Bertram John, young of Mr. and Mrs. Bert. Rowell, 1 year and 6 days, Funeral Thorgday at 2.30 p.m. ..the reeidence of Mr. Bowe Chatham street. IN MEMORIAM. loving memory of Warren f Mr. and, Mrs. Sharpe, h, 1909. t hot forgatten."« by, his loving ROBERT J. REID. the 'Phone 577 (ibson's. arose not de by for us the sword "To the people and races of the German empire my appeal goes forth to stand together fraternally with our allies'in defense of that which we created in peaceful work. "Following the example of our forefathers, firm and faithful, earn- est stand chivalrous, humble before our God and ready to fight when in face of the enemy, let us confide ourselves to the everlasting Almigh- ty. who will strengthen our defense and conduct it to a good end." } rea "wife 'of ate r sats Thursaayias ¢ a & 2 Knows No Parties. At the conclusion of his from ihe throne the emperor dressed the deputies directly ing: "Jentlemen:--You have read what I have said to my people the other day from the balcony of my castle. I repeat now that I no longer know any parties. | know only Germans and in order to testify that vou are firmly resolved with distinction speech ad- wo say- § tan" inserted e through of party to stand by -my =e I cal h od sa dykes to flood th 3 rae opened her sea dykes to flo n was carefully guarded, even German Need You." It ° says | electrical engineer, of 414 Ashmont dancer and: death. upon the country and stop the German invad- ors, Send Colonials To India. Ottawa, Aug. 5.--There are vAILY MEMORANDA See top of page 3, right hand corner for probabilities. : some is with good in- aw the high- way to business success is - smoothly asphalted _ with judicious newspa- ; rtising . ~ Run your eye over the advertisements in to- day's Whig. Are not the names written there the names of firms who have won good rating, because they have won good will of our ? VC. P. R. liner Empress of t younger liberals. He had no seat in parliament, having been defeated for re-election op his appointment to {the cabinet. Gover Will Re-1 | London, Aug. 5-----Chancellor Lloyd | George announced that the govern. { ment has decided to re-insure Eng- lish shipping. The risk will be 80 per cent. on hulls and a flat rate on cargoes. ' This announcement is believed to indicate that the government will take over Lloyd's business during the war to preveni overcharging. No Vessel To Quit Vancouver. Vancouver, Aug. 5.---Collecter of Customs J. W. Bowell received tele graphic instructions from the senior officer at Esquimalt that no shipping | was to move out of Vancouver har- {bor. Later a further telegram was | reveived permitting regular coasting | steamers to sail on their schedules, {also steamers for Seattle and Alaska and American and Japanese 'ship- ping. All other shipping.is to. be held, and under this order the Cyang- dian-Australia liner Niagara, due sail to-day for Sydney, and the Assia, and Austrian reservists being warned wway and told that the Kronpring "was to carry no passengers.' Monday night she slipped from her dock and sailed for some unknown point. Tt is believed that she has a rendezvous with the three fast cruis ers who have sailed to meet her, take on coal and provisions, and then pro ceed on their business, whatever that may be. Turkey Neutral London, Aug. 5. Turkey has in formed Great Britain that the for- ces of the Ottoman Empire are he ing mobilized. The mobilization, she says, is a precautionary men- sure and Turkey will remain. ab- solutely neutral. In some quarters, however, it is believed this step is being taken by Turkey in ne fear that the Russian Black sea fleet will attempt to foree the Bosphorus, and that Russia may even land troops. on the Turkish ghores of the Black sea and seize Constantinople. Carrying German Troops New York, Aug. 5.---The Vater- Jand, carrying from 8,000 to 10, ; : | and Country | that the empire is on the brink of | j the greatest wuar®in the history of | | the world, and it appeals to all un-| [PEER Ebb 4 ROBERT CREIGHTON BE WARDEN. | *> | 4 3+ 2 sl " » TO a The Whig is able to an- nounce, on the highest auth- ority, that Robert Creighton, who is at present acting as warden of the provincial pen- itentiary at Portsmouth, will shortly be appointed as war- ' den, in succession to Lieut.- Col. Irvine, who is: 4 be sup- erannuated after many years of good service to the govern- ment, as head of two of Can- ada's prisons, and also in military commands. Mr, Creighton has been chief accountant in the jus- tice department at Ottawa, and formerly held that posi- tion for yeafs in the Ports- moutn penttiary. He will make a warden. >! * * + TITTY SPA Pee Pe -» Lewis. street, Boston, and added: "I understand my husband has been arrested for eloping with Gladys She is seventeen years old and lives at 79 Marshall street, Med- ford, Mass." The police told Mrs. Jones, who is eighteen years old, that thér hus- band is locked up in the West side court prison, and that he and Miss Lewis were arrested Wednesday in an apartment at 51 Manhattan ave- nue, He is charged with abduction. Mrs. Jones and her baby went to the Hotel Martha Washington for the night. There she said to a report- er: "Arthur and I were married only last August and our baby was born last month. I learned of his atten- tions to Gladys Lewis and went to her July 9th. I showed her my wed- ding ring and license and she called him up by phone in my presence and asked him to elope with her. He left me that day, saying he was going away with somebody who was draw- ing him on." Miss Lewis is Detention. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Léwis are coming to press the criminal p ecution against Jones, held in the Housé of | the leaders of the different @arties in this house to come forward and lay their hands in mine as a pledge." The emperir did not proceed to ths Imperial parliament but conduc-! ted the opening ceremony in the! White Hall of the imperial castle, FLOURISHED A REVOLVER The Police Had a Call to Stanley Street Tuesday Night. Two young men had a row on Stanley street about 9.30 o'clock on Tuesday night and it is alleged that one young man pulled out a revolver and threatened to shoot. Luekily he did not shoot. A couple of polige constables were called to the scene but the row was soon over and the men disappeared. No arrests were made. RANDAL Pints, Pints.' "lee eream bricks." Gihson's. Major E. C. Barrett, Capt. Baxter and Lieut. hodes, of the R.M.C, have reused from a fishing trip up Rideau. : ; "Yhermos hottles." Gibson's. D. J. Millan whs a visitor in Smith's Falls to-day. |