PAGR SIR PLEDGED TO DEATH WOMEN ARE READY TO SACRI- FICE FOR COUNTRY. France Has Accepted the Offer of the Intrepid Women--Offeped Ata { in a Blaze of Patriotic Enthusiasm. Paris, France, Aug. 13.---The death-pledged League of Fifteen has an auxiliary--"La Stella.' Women, too, are going to front to sacrifice their lives their country. They are not nurses_nurses are plentiful. They are fighting women. And at| the front with the fighting men they | will take their places prepared to | die by violence in mortal conflict! with the cv mmon enemy. the for Five. Women Swear To Die Wrecking Dirigibles gr ha Twelve women aviators of Frange| air is Garros, the intrepid aviator who collision in the air. trepld women and they will go to destruction of German balloons. government. atch i like the League of Fifteen they, Helen Dutrien and Baroness de la entine Ducisg are also among the members of the aero corps of the | enling aviators have--in defense of | main back of the army; our plaee band of daring women best aviators in France, and that die?" asked the women. their services to the government. compels them to sacrifice their liv- the something new. are determined to' emulate Roland | wrecked a German dirigible and died with its crew of 25 after the France, the enthusiastic nation, has accepted the offer of these in- the front, to be used in emergency for scouting in the air and for the They 'are all qualified aviators. They are exports licensed by the They will not be content to w and wait. They want action pledged to martyr themselves ! are the cause of France. Roche are at the head of the band Miles. Steir, Lily Leeming and Val- auxiliary flying corps personnel. | Under the French law they are] French army and have sworn to sacrifice the lives--just as the mas their country, "We shall not be content to re is ahead of it," declares Helen Dut rein, one of the most capahle of the | Roland Garros was the first to! die of the League of Fifteen the { mesne among the best in the world "What will happen when fifteen | And then they answered one question by organizing and offering in a blaze of patriotic enthusiasm All of them are wealthy. Nothing es but love of country. Killing women in Who of this group will first to die? be the FOR GERMANS TO DIGEST At left, in aviation attire, Lily Leeming; above, Helen Dutrien in machine, THE DAILY Y BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914, EN -------- De La Roche, at loft, and Mile. Steir. ! and Valentine Ducing. Below, Baroness Official Press Rureau at Berlin Fak- ing the "News." Amsterdam, Aug. 14.--An official German press bureau is actively at work sending out a daily supply of "'mews" for the benefit of the world at large. This "news" is sent by telegram and wireless with the ob- ject apparently, to call Germans at| home, mislead them as to the pro-| gress of operations in the field, and |® prejndice them against the enemy, moist partieularly the Belgians. These despatches a day or two ago Tor instance, represented the fall of Liege by a heroic stand of Germans, described the barbarous conduct and brutality of the Belgian troops and how they burned villages and com- mitted outrages upon wounded Ger mans, and that even women took part in comunitting these atrocities The Germans, however, scored a glorious victory and entered Liege between the forts when the city capitulated. The success of the French at Muelhausen, from which for obvious reasons they retreated, is represent- ed as a great German victory, in- volving 20,000 French casualities In every case the German forces are said to be making a triumphant progress against the allied forces of Belgium and France. The "news" is circulated so that the Dutch popula} tion in German cities will rejoice in the war and make demonstrations in favor of the fatherland. There has also been great rejoiwing in Berlin over German victories in Belgitim and some German newspapers are publishing these official fabrications. |¢ When the German population ul- timately learns the truth there will be rather a rude awakening. Death of Robert M. Lanark Era The sympathy of many friends goes out to Miss Jessie Stew- art, of the Era staff, in the death of her brother, Robert Murray, which occurred .at his home in Calabogie on Saturday, after an illness of over a year. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and his death at the early age of twenty-three years ten months and five days, is a severe blow to his pareats, brothers and sis- ters. Two years ago last June Ro- bert went west and took up a home stead at Spillamachene, B.( he remained until taken ill with pleu- risy on July 3rd, 1913, .and entered the hospital at Golden for treatment. A month later. he left the hospital, and, after he had regained a little strength, he engaged as brakeman on the C.P.R. at » Creek, B.C., con- tinuing in . that occupation until March of this vear when he bad an- other attack of pleurisy and went to the Revelstoke hospital, remaining there until the last day of May, 'Shen he leit for home. Although suffering constantly and gradually growing weaker since reaching home, be never complained. He was able to be around all the time and retired as usual on Friday night at nine o'- clock. At seven o'clock on Saturday morning he peacefully slept away. Besides his parents five brothers and four sisters are lefi to mourn: Alex M. and Charlie, of Calabogie; Archie Fdwin, of~Cobalt; Mrs. James , Melfort, Sask.; Mrs. M. E. 3 J. A Jessie, now at Stewart, Lanark | i where |! Craig, White, and home. Hon. Col. Sir Glenholme Faloon- . chief justice of the 'a has offered his: services to empire. in any § sapueify in the present THIS MYSTIC Gregory Rasputin zle to All Who Know of woman while he a Siberian cribed by the St pondent "the absolute jas." he Isk. He had but led thirty years old, religious fervor, became a lay monk a pilgrimage. he acquired some learn and went monasteries ing letter of introduction to Bishop The ofan at St. This was. ir interest, partee sant garb, turesque figure an elegant style of dressing and liv envy op Theofan. The bishop obtained order But to the bishop to without even time father check the advance to find putin became royal family, isters, duce the court to send way resulted plotters. has continued to grow. is called for in deciding every ques- tion of importanee. It is said on high authority that he brought aboard the ministerial native distric the antagonis heads of the church. It is with these big ecclesiastics that Rasputin will Bow have to deal in Roding his posi- "ion, age. The world's Nokomis, Hl, is operated entirely by electricity. ™ CAREER A STRANGE s Power Strange Life. The mystic peasant-born monk, Gregory Rasputin, u murderous attack was n was in his village res Petersbu Daily Chr master of of the ently, the RUSSIAN MONK'S ENIGMA. Is His Russian on whom 1ade by a home in is des rg corres nicle Russ The rise of Rasputin has been an not fallen His absence during which under from the at news of This modern Richelieu of a fairly wealthy peasant little scho uneventful life ur when he an on and also managed to Petersburg. 1900. Through the infiuen rourt. His mystic and polite At first Rasputin stuck t ng, which excited the to exile Rasputin t only did Rasputin Tsar save him be not dismissed to see Other powerful themselves gave orders te and conducted hims supreme power The only successful atier disastrously Since his return Rasputi change last tack but ¢ to officials of Rasputin, in disfavor. the intimate year enigma to all the nobles of the court who have ence. burg, bim came, was hoped to mean that had fallen into disgrace, previous to the stabbed the announcement was made that he had been recalled to the peror's palace his influ Peters upon but just his being Em- is the ol Tebo oling and itil abou developed receive a ce of city and philosophy created and he had the gift of conversation re o his pea in which he made a pic- But soon he took up of bith ar 0 Siberi: 1's appeal aused t Poltowa his dying | tried only Ras of p the min elf as the | npt to in- | Rasputin for the n's power His counsel that saved Russia from a war with Aus- A month ago Rasputin w, of the John DP. the sw name, He was seventy-two largest coal Holland, Newark, rine boat which died of pneumonia, Wednesday night, after a month's ill ness. tria. He lived as a prince, with a magnificent villa at Yalta, in Crimea One of his daughters by his peasant wife is being educated in cratic girl's college in St. Petérsburg aristo- as ordain- ed a priest by minor bishop of his This act had aroused powerful N. J, in years of mine at a Puz- as |» gon | At the4 A | the | Bishop the peasant began to meet the | influential people of the the | | | Movements of Vessels In and Around Kingston Harbor. | The steamer Collins, Buty ih went aground at | Po.nt on Saturday evening-- jo released on Thursd | eteamer St. Joseph of the s¢ | pany and came to the wharf at | Canadian Locomotive works wns | she is discharging a cargo of, coal { At the M. company's wharf | Lteamer Windsor passed down fron Colborne to Montreal; rrmount discharging {and cleared for Port t {toad g steamer Advance leave {on Friday evening for Port Co' | borne; 'tug Bartlett is due this ev {ening with two light barg f | Montreal steamer Joni | day to discharge a cargo | from Fort william The steamer Turrett [ rived from Fort Willi | morning and is discha ardson's elevator The steamer | took a large number | to Ogdensburg on Friday | The steamers Turret | 4.00 p.m.; Haddington at 7 p.m | and Their Menier at 9.30 p.m. pa sed down to Montreal from the Wel {land canal on Thursday The steamer Waecondah at a.m., and Hamiltonian at 4.00 passed down to Montreal from IN MARINE CIRCLES of Toront« | Port stean her car Colborne Frit R' on ging at lander ion ta Thousand Is I excur morning Cape 00 t a 5.00 the Beaverton passed u and canal from Montrea n., Thursday steamer Fordonian p.m. Thursday. steam Advance the Kingston {drydock at 11.00 p.m. Thursday. The steamer Scout is at the Ship building wharf with eaquipmen the lights at the Main Ducks The Meaford that T aground Par 3 passed up 20 from steamer AD narrow ke during oming on a a he esde ton vdock amers K and passed down on Friday. steamer Ale xandria ASS up to from £00 p.m. steamer tha from Picton The steamer Olcott over from Os go on Frida: . night Shipbuilding v 8 an) The ngston Cas-~ passed on ken Vessel. the Donnelly company, King- Montreal, } for the Removed S The wreckagy: Wrecking and ston, has ref where it has been engaged fix weeks in the steamer Her t { Steamship com and sank at Vi three feet of water, and boilers were cut in four pieces lifted out The pieces ol the from past PEMOV ing i nada it live thirty machinery hull and Or wr n The and the mite, orane wrapped removed with d bv the large srbor hulk were The Hollinger Porcupine put iy and Dome mines at increasing their outs and have made splendid month~ reports. High .v 08 have been the Keewatin formation of nine hundred in sing mine All wireless stations except those operated by the Canadian govern- ment are ordered to be dismantled. The general syned of the Church of England will not be held in Van- couver im Sepltewber as planned lhe Duchess of Suthertand has been placed in charge of the Red Cross work in Drussels, are found 'mn at a depth the Nipis- feet a.m. | cleared | Shipbuilding | for | com- | is due to | Montreal j= down | ot | COLDER IN 1816 THAN NOW. hat and Following Summer Hard Ones in New England. ford Coun The presént season is a cold one in New England. It may interest our | readers to learn that such wea | I litions 48 Now exist are not precedented. Oné who was of ag the cold seasons of .1816 has written his recollections The summer of 1816, he probably the coldest known he century." In New E to Mains OSLS In every was the nd potatos says, ** and there were month. The crop almost entire usu ecticut corn half supply ol roaduced Spri made a , passing river, in ti the Uprands in man L101 i pst eticut ire 1¢ month 1d w ilmost | r. He had bushel of co barren as one be en ered who miles for a half go count forty for which he paid lities of not then seaboard obtained, price it w | nterior { other faci did the t be exist, supplies though as oth tion Cattle died for want of fodder, and | { many of the inhabitants came | perishing from starvation. A kind of desp: fell upon the people, and in | the grip of calamity many lost jud ent and hope, feeling feari New England was doomed nceforth, a part same U1 soil and mild an alluring vision of promise. and a stampede from "cold, desolate and New England," during the 1817. Families, with their | | indispensable household goods, went {in covered wagons, others started ox-carts and not infrequently { ies set out on foot, dragging a hand-} w laden with few goods Most were poor, many begged | their way, some died along the toil ne track from fatigue and priva- and others, after arrival, sue- m be d to fever and ague. Vivid and | paint ul are the pictures of the acci- {dents and miseries 'attending ' that | § ¢ migration westward: pathe | I homesickness described |a little book published in 1818 and | i by Dr. Hand, a young phys: | | ! | | | near or that Decor frigid with ne, ate prose land took of pl tworn ace 01 | summer of gon > cases o cian of Berlin, who visited the west | in those days. { ARM BLOOD POISONED. | Cornwall Loses One Of Its Leading | Citizens. Aug. 14.- of Cornwall's and respected citizens, Wednesday, as the result of an mobile accident. Mr. Atchison his arm broken a week ago when cranking his. automobile, and. blood porsoming set in with fatal results Deceased was proprietor of the firm of Atchison & Co., contractors and manufacturers builders' supplies. He was forty-seven years of age, and was a son of the late Willigmi Atchi- son, for many years assessor of the town, his son following him in this position, and also as proprietor of the mill. He is survived by his wife, two small children and One sister, Miss Maggie Atchison John B. most | died auto- had Ont. , one Cornwall, | Atchison, prominent of The quality of White Rose flour nev- varies. ! | various departments stopped {and looked in} ™ famil-i > | German Cemetery Authorities Want | summer. | ceased woman's daughter and son-in- GERMAN WAS NOT WELCOMED. Kingston Pid Treatment. Visitor to Not Like N.Y. Time war is just what Sherman said it was is the opinion a German vho passed tnrough this city Wedne his home in New York unpleasant attempt to enjoy vacation in Kingston, nt of dav bound for an summer kd and comes each y ni old this city to Watertown to ( afternoon tran an friend of Kaiser. of brief hi Sa fur visit anada He and stopped wm his way een Canada without pinched Mr local pro weceed "Kidding" Heidelberg, for My but conditions were Knew, as the vis- can-t but the in | continu at the ligration ot the ( He ston by serman was met ny who looked upon his countenance He was to land, however, but there- the Kingstonians pro his stay so unpleasant left heials trailed Cificers him ev while, inquired his business into his acts He decided the torrid temperature week by a swim' in the he was in the water he to se a policeman sitting bank watchfully waiting It erman wonder if he would to come ashore, but he or dressing wandered back a re like a I other able Te ni fons of disfavor says, led hat mahe visitor «that of he to the s00n said wherd He him about ver went ot v httle » escape from PAT lake and~aft wked ap constable the with the ance in rear became that he even paus- fi in this the (German in Kingston York, not to stop o Tuesday t i y tired CROSSES SIX pm BODY TIMES. Too Much for Tomb. It is generally considere fair record for a living pgrson to {ha¥e crossed the Atiantio six times in the sauie year, This is completely outclassed, however, by the story of a German woman who died in the United States last summer, and is now on the eve of being conveyed in her: coffin on her sixth Atlantic trip to and from New York since last a pretty These after-death-wanderings are due to the peregrinations of the de- law. The good lady took her first re- turn trip to Europe at the time of her daughter's marriage, who thou- ght it was due to her memory to in- ter her at her native place, Breslau, Schleswig-Holstein. But the :cere- mony authorities demanded the sum of $1,250 for the privilege of laying her to rest in a family vault. The young bride scouted such extrava- gance, and the body was re-conveyea to America in the same coffin she left in. " \Meantime the Breslau authoritiés had thought better of it, and on ar- rival Madam X. found a letter await- ing her saying that the price had been reduced. The couple returned with the coffin to Breslau, only td start a fresh dispute with the ceme- tery controllers, and to re-transport k DAILY COST OF WAR. It Costs $49,950,000 Every Twenty- Four Hours. With the present situation in Europe in mind, Prof. Charles Rich- et, of the University of Paris, two years ago compiled a table of the daily expenditures in a general Euro- pean war, Estimating that 21. 000,000 men would be put in the field by the fighting powers, Prof. Richet's estimate of the daily cest of such a struggle follows: Feed of men .§12,600,000 Feed of hofses 1,000,000 Pay (European rates) 4,250,000 Pay of workingmen iu arsenals and poris (100 per day) . Transportation (60 miles, 10 days) . Transportation 'of provi - fons Munitions: Infantry, cartridges a day Artillery, ten shots day .e Marine, Equipment Ambulance wounded or ill day), Armature Reduction of Help to the cents a day Destruction ete. 's 1,000,000 2,100,000 'aa 4,200,000 10 4,200,000 1,200,000 400,000 4,200,000 2 2 'shots a day $00,000 ($1 per . 500,00 'ova 500,000 imports 5,000,000 poor to 1 of (20 in 10, towns 6,800.000 2,000,000 Total Bath Sees Night ath, Aug. 13.-Quite a bit of citement is being caused along lake front here each might by the pearance of a hydro-aeroplane, large and powerful, with a searchlight of great brilhancy. It was first seen on Monday evening, about 9.30 o'clock, Mrs. Robert Miller, who lives near Millhaven, who states it flying quite high and afl lit up. It was seen that same time by a number of people in that same locality.n Also on l'uesday evening it made the same trip but was some later and landed near Wartman's coal house at Bath at twelve o'clock midnight, being seen by a few one of whom went to the shore to it, but it arose in the air and flew away. It as seen by some people of Parrott's Bay Wednesday evening. The Sunday school of John's church picnic was held at Stella Point on Wednesday and was well attended Mrs. Drummond and daughter, of Cazenovia, Mich., are visiting at Luke Cunningham's." Mrs. 'Thompson, of New York, visiting at Mrs. Later son John Bews, of Kingston, spent Sunday at William Smith's. Jory, of Ottawa, who has been visit- ing at Charles Barns' for a few days, left on Monday Mrs. M. RB. Madole, of Napanee, addressed the Methodist church congregation on aid of the missionary society Mrs. and Miss Hogle, also Miss Wartmen, have just returned from a visit to Richard J Green's at Oak leaf. Made Good Catch. Some fine strings of fish are now being caught in West Lake, Welling- ton. George Boyce and Mr. Geddes caught a maskinonge weighing twen tv-two pounds, while a Mr. Jones caught one a few pounds heavier, and our visiting fishermen enjoying themselves. Airship. ex- the by was here see also w on are ap- | GANANGQUE'S BATTERY READY TO PROCEED TO VALCARTIER: a p-- \ The Four Germans Arvested on Wed« nesday Are Still in Custody--Gan~ anoque Raising Money for Hospl- tal Shap. IS ALL Gananoque, Aug! --Major Russell H. Britton issued orders to al who have so far volunteered for active ser- vice to report at the armoury at one o'clock yesterday to receive their clothing and commence regular drill preparatory to being sent forward. Until such time as they receive march- ing orders they will do patrol duty! at the river front, government armoury, post oflice; custom house, as well as the waterworks, town hall and rail- way bridges. : Messrs. Frederick Douglas Bews left, last evening, to join the Queen's enginerring contin- gent in Kingston for active service. The excitement caused by the arrest of the four Germans here, on Wednes- { day afternoon, has not yet calmed | down, as the local police have been scouring the surrounding country for | others supposed to have accompanied J ones who were captured. Neo far no further arrests have been made. | The four arrested are being held here | until notification comes from the head lof the militia department at Ottawa {as to what to do with them. The Citizens' band rendered another of its series of open air concerts at the river front last evening. The meeting of the ladies of Gana- nogue at the town hall on Wednesday afternoon was enthusiastically attend- ed and the Gananoque epd.of the col- lection for the equipment of Sir Tho- mas Shaughnessy's hospital ship will well looked after by our local la (dies. Upwards of $100 was subserib ed at the meeting A large and re- presentative committee was appointed to take charge of the work. They have also arranged for a grand lawn "Blink-Bonnie,"" the summer Macdonald, on Sat- and evening, from 4 to 10.30 p.m. Refreshments will be served on the grounds, and the Citi- zens' band orchestra will furnish, music for dancing. I'he steamer Thousand Islander brought in a big excursion from Cape Vincent, yesterday afternoon, giving about an hour in town. The coal schooner Horace Taber cleared, light, | for Sodus, N.Y., for a cargo. Miss Gladys Crouch left, yesterday afternoon, to spend a short. time with relatives prior to leaving for Port Arthur. Rev. Robert Byers, of Man- daumin, spending a short holiday season in town with his mother, Mrs. where it has been engaged for the past Albert R. Orser, Wellington street, are spending a short vacation in Toronto and North Bay Miss Phyllis New- ton, "of Deseronto, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. GG. Johnson. Hunpard and { be social at home of Charles urday aiternoon is | Dr | surgeon 1912 Carrell, the French who was the recipient of the Nobel prize for medicine, hag gone to the front as.an army surgeon. It is possible that the liberals may also protest North Westworth, where a score of votes separated Dr. J. Me- Queen and Dr. A. F. Ryker. (General Carranza has ordered held at 'l'ampico a large shipment or am- munition consigned to General Villa. Alexander S ib Will Issue Spec 18 Market Street. Important Notice CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY Organized 65 Years Ago by Canadians for Canadians For full partic J. 0. HUTTON, Agent. | jal War Policies | | i to ulars apply Kingston, Ont. "MEN," THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION A Sale of Suits, A Sale of Shirts, Men, here is your opi suit. For Saturday only we men's high grade suits at A Sale of Socks ortunity for an early fall Why not take advantage? : are placing on sale some a great reduction. This lot consists of tweeds, worsteds, in brows. grays and mixtures. These suits run from $12.5 } to $15. On Saturday $8.50 A SALE OF OUR BEST SHIRTS AT 7bc. Your chaice of any shirt i and £1.50 values, all cuffs. To clear Satarday ..... n our stock. Regular $1.25 vell made, soft or starched rvs Be A CLEARANCE OF MEN'S LISLE AND COTTON HOSE, 25¢ A PAIR 200 pairs of Men's Hose, black or tan, just the kind of hose for everyday pair. While they last BOOTS AND SHOES wear. Values S up to 50¢ a on Saturday ..25¢ per pr AT BIG REDUCTION ge ~ PRICES ER ---------- a --------------, Louis Abramson