ARS 81 NO. 198 KINGSTON. ONTARIO. THU URSDAY, oe AUGUST 27, 1914 BRITISH TROO BIG GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK BY THE BRITISH The Steamer Had Been Requistioned hy the Germans---Another Cruiser Blown Up and the Crew Captured. Premier Asquith Says the Government Will Do Hs Best to Relieve the Public Strain --- Troops Upholding British Traditions---The Out- look Very Satisfactory. In the House of Commons this af- | ternoon, First Lord of the Admiralty Churchil' announe-| ed that the converted eruiser, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse had been sunk off the West African coast by the British erniser Highflier, The Kaiser Wilhelm der referred to was probably the liner of the name belonging to the North, German Lloyd line which was requisitioned fa as | an auxiliary cruiser. She was built in 1897 and bad af speed of twenty-three knots, Her armament col sisted | of eight 5.9 guns, four 4.7 inch and fourteen nae hine | uns, ". i Churehill said that one ier's | erew was killed and five were from ! the Kaiser Wilhelm's guns before gent to the bottom, London, Aug. 27.-- Crosse, use ae Flic if} the fire German sit) member of wounded hs the was | Another German Cruiser Blown Up. Washington, Aug. 27. KueGuntering "*a superior force,' the small German cruiser Magdebueg was blown] up in the Bay of Finland, so a wireless message fron: Ber- lin informed the German embassy here this afternoon. | Most of the erew were made prisoners, The Outlook Is Very Satisfactory. London, Aug. 27.--The positive promise that the veil! and Belgium was made in the House of Commons to-day | by Premier Asquith. Pleading that it had heen neces- | nan Firing Salute For First War Victims Merl OR > SONS a » DURIAL OF AMPHION £200 GERMANY PRISONERS : SOO oR FOLKS TONE. 'on. y | | +_ VICTIMS + THE BRITISH MARINES SENT ON TO OSTEND To Fight the Germans -- The North Sea Fliget Has Been Well Stripped. London, Aug, 27.--KEngland has stripped the ships of the North Sea fleel-of marines to aid in the fighting in Belgium. Alarmed over .the ms winent danger to which England wouldybe exposed from airship raids stiould the Germans establish a per- manent base in Ostend, the Pritish "sailor soldiers" have been sent to re- intorca the Belgians now there. In the House of Commons, ti af us Burial of British and €ermans 'in common grave. The top scene shows burial of fir: { war. graves of four German and four English soldiers en Luise were destroyed. The other picture shows 200 an reservists who were taken . prisoners as they! sary, for strategic reasons, to "withhold information, the | Were about to leave Pugland for the continent. premier stated that the govermment was alive to the! necessity of relieving the public stra. "The government,' said the premier, giving the country all the information consistent with public intercst. 'is desirous of | al that 18 | i ""The British troops on the continent are upholding | the best traditions of the service. They were in seten | again yesterday, fought a superior force of Germans and | acquitted themselves splendidly. The prospects for the | | satisfactory outcome of the conflict are excellent." . This cheering announcement was immediately fol- | lowed by the statement, by Churchill, regarding the sink- ing of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. This first real naval success, following on ad- missions of ground lost in the Belgium-French campaign was received with great cheering by the Commons. Afterward Keir Hardie, who opposed England's par-| 77" "7 ticipation in the war, created a bitter demonstration when he tried to cross-examine Sir Edward Grey regard- ing the neutrality negotiations. The members howled | Hardie down. Timothy Healy, Irish leader, ran across! to where Kier Hardie was sitting, and, in stentoriar | tones, demanded: "Do the socialists in the German reichstag ask suel questions?' This was greeted with long-continued cheering from the majority of the membership. The uno 'reports received, via Qstend, saying the Germans Ive occupied Lille, Roubaix and Valen- ciennes, in Franee, are, so far, without official confirma- tion, but the government does not deny it. News that the Russian advance is being pushed with surprising rapidity, eontinucd to be issued both at the Russian embassy and at the foreign office. It is stated that the Russian armies are all on the march and that they are brushing the German opposition out <f the way at every point. tie The French Statement. Paris, Aug. 27.--An official statement issued this af ternoon says: "The events of vesterday, in the region of the north, have neither imperiled nor modified the ar rangements made in view of the future development of the region between the Vosges and Naney.l Prog: - + lof {centres to operate haha RUSSIANS ARE COMING DOWN IN GREAT NUMBERS, Petersburg, Via Rome, Awg. 27.--That the plans Russian army contemplate an attack on Berlin] within three was officially admitted to-day. Al che same it was stated that not only has the Russian mo Jization bee b completed but that there are now eight il ion men under arms. The troops have been divided into! 'our armies of two million men each. heing placed in the tield from the hind the the WEeeRs mobilization rearward, inland other { one he ranks Mm Ihe aR it approaches filling the gaps in the oeneral engagement. more slowly advance is moving Vistula river. Russian the ENGLAND IS PINNING FAITH ON KITCHENER 27 London, Aug. ~ While an ominous silence prevails 1s to the actual de celopments in the the tre of war anc che gravest apprehension was felt for the British troop n Belginin, England, to-day. pinned her faith on Kite b- wer of Khartoum, Cold and severe, Lord Kitehener® ersonality is not one that brings popularity in times o peace, but war minister; however, in the prosent isis, he is looked upon as the one man in the entire em- ive who may direct the fortnnes of the English army to t sueepssful conclusion, The newspapers now refer ¥ he silent war minister as "1, of K," His every appen mee is greeted with e¢heers and he stands as the idol of London, cool, adamant in stress of the conflict, as Little Sem Christeved. London, Aug. 27-<The King and cueen yesterday wttended the chrise little son of Prince of Con- The cetemony was pri departore Prices Shoe utd Prop. Ottawa, Aug ~Information re- eived from London to the ° g¢ffeét hat the British government has re- aoved the embargo placed on West ndia sugar and, &s a consequences Bow. are free to export sugar Prices 9" re | i i tening of the Arthur and the Yrincess nanght. vate, owing to ithe Should came {Font for active service Ee of he at__ibefeoun st English vietim of the The men are in the act of firing a salute over the tint the expeditionary force who |= of secrecy is to be removed from the oper rations in France {perished when the Amphior and the mine laying Koeni- | These avimies ave | one | of the one in front after cach! ternoon, the first lord of the admir alty announced that the British ma- now at Ostend. He stated was a any fig nes ace ge onei but did not gi ve | BUSY SUFFRAGETTES. { They Got Lively About Home Secre. | tary's Office. } London, RK frageltes, Militant suf broke the self-in- to continye their Under the Mrs Aug to-day, { posed promise | campaign for vote. of 'Gen."" a big crowd of the home house {ing to see Home Secretary not the | leadership Drummond } surrounded "furies'" McKenna. | The doors were barred to their en- | trance » and the police were hurriedly ammonia. A a that gathered | was bitterly hostile to the women | and the police saved them from. vio- { lence with great difficulty. Seventeen urests were made, including Mrs. |1 Drummond, Mrs. Dacre Fox and Miss | Mary Richardson. | RAILWAY CONTRACTORS OFFERING SERVICES FREE Will Organize Laborers and Super: intend Work on Earth- works in Europe. Ottawa, Aug -It is stated here that a number of the big railway con. I tractors have offered to organize large | bodies of excavation laborers, now out { of employment in Canada, and utilize {them in building earth fortifications ind entrenchments with the allies irmies on the continent. 'L'hese con- (ractors, who have had long experi- ence, in moving \arge quantities of arth, have offered their service to su- perintend the work. PITH OF THE NEWS. [ome Telegraphic Tidings Given in Brief Form. leven lives were lost when a C.P. R. stemmer sank another steamer off the Pacific coast, Brantford bakers will not raise the price of bread, but suffer the dimin- ution of profits owing to the in crease of 70. in flour, The Sarvia Reserve Indians ask the dominion goverament to appropriate $1,000 of their money this year to (reat Britain for use in the war. Beamsville growers shipped a car of fruit and vegetables to Valcurtior camp, he CN.R. and Canada Express compghy giving free transportation. ¥ Sis Patricia's Light Infan- «ill sail from Montreal Saturday, Hamilton tiauli, who is financing the regiment, accompanying it to the front. A Zeppelin dirigible balloon Mase another attempt to drop bombs Anbwer; but that it soued pw Flora | demand- | THE ALLIES Made Shot Relreat.--Head: | way Secured EI Elsewhere. FRENCH WERE ESET BACK SAID THE FORTS AT NAMUR ARE HOLDING OUT. Belgians and Germans Have Had Some Heavy Fighting--The Duke of Brunswick Has Occupied a Roy- al Palace--A Big British Force is Now Regarded Essential. Paris, Aug. 26 (11.20 p.m.)--The of- ficial statement issued by thewar of- fice says : "In the north the lines have heen moved \ distance. "In a general between Nancy headway. "Our right, however, has been ob- liged to fall back slightly in the re- gion of St. Die." Franco-British back a. short our offensive makes way and Vosges Delivered An Attack. London, Aug. 27.--German delivered an attack on the forces French Te LAST BDITION PS UPHOLDING BEST TRADITI YIELDED ~ GROUND T0 GERMA | The positions of the allies insures that the losses of the invaders will be thrice those of the defenders for at least several days. "Germany which has already cal- led out" the last man and is begin- ning to call out even the. last doy, must break through that line som where. 'Meanwhile Russia is marching with much greater celebrity than expected, straight through Russian Poland toward Posen in Prussian Poland, only 150 miles from Berlin itself." wt * i TO BLOW UP BANK. London, Ang. 27.--"An at- tempt to blow up one of the chief London banks," says the evening News has led to an of- ficial warning to all banks to examine thoroughly upom de- livery all deep boxes deposited with them. A harmless look: ing deep box," the paper con- tinues, "was presented at London bank for deposit in ¢ strong room. A ear and dis LS PHELPS ESIEEB IE 0 sharp caught an ominous ticking an infernal machine was covered in the box." ede vAILY MEMORANDA PIPER P PPI ERP Er rrr 2d il i southern frontier Tuesday. They were repulsed and retired all the line. This information was given out by the official bureau yesterday after noon. The test of the annougcement is as follows "It is officially August 25th the announced that on French, on their southern iromtier, were attacked in fokce by the Germans. The Qgttack was atid the enemy rebived all along the line." The following official announcement has been issued at Antwerp, aecord- ing to the Reuter correspondent there "The Belgian operations have suc ceeded in the double object of dim- inishing the German entrenchments and drawing the German troops on the line between Malines and Brus- sels, and thus ' reducing the prea- sure on the French positions. "We have compelled the fourth Ger ! man division, which was advancing southward, to retrace its steps "The fourth Belgian division Namur has fulfilled .its task, ar resting the German column and al- lowing the Belgians to retire on the Fremch line "The Namur | out." at forts are still holding Fighting Near Malines. Amsterdam, Aug. 27.--The Tele graaf's Antwerp correspondent wires that fighting waa resumed vesterday in the vicinity of Malines, where the Belgians have been engaged daily with German advance troops. "The road from Malines towards Vilvoorden, six miles northeast. of Brussels," the correspondent adds, "is littered with bodies of men and ong | along " See top of page 3, right band corner, tor prababilitie 1 mestone Ladge. No. 21, AOUW, Yelook. ® HE s THEDALY BRITISH WHIG If CN SALE AT THE FOLLOW MeAuley's Hook Store ... McGueils Cigar Store McLeod's Grocery .... Union Mediey's Drug Store 360 University ave Paul's Cigar Store ........78 Priseess Prouse's Drag Stove .., 513 Prisesss Valieaw's Gracery ......008 Nenisehl Lowe's Greeery Portamomta semen "ede BORN, PARK At Ogde nabure NYA 6 814, to My Me H. LAMB ERT---Iu. Kingston, an 26th, 1914, by the Rev. Edw n. of Toronto, lillian lira eldest daugiiter, Jt Lambert Kingston, Clarence Chown, of Montreats FREEMAN WILSON-Iu the X egational church, Ki ' Th ursday morning, Aug. 1814, by the Rev. E. L. Rice, Li Wilson, of Taronto, to Dr. Freeman, of Inverary MALLOCH--SOOTT---At Toronto, on Wednesday, August 19th, 1904, 3x the Rev. AMr Gandier, N Malloch, son of the late. frien, to Jean Nae iter of the Tate HOWN First 7 n AE * Malloch, Ar, oll « *ampbed] horses, while in the field pasturing cattle have. been killed by shrapnel. | The Belgians, captured one field | m. | "Everything in Pruseels is going | on the same as before the German oc- | cupation." i The correspondent says it is re | ported that it is the Duke of Druns- | wick who has ocoupied the royal palace at Lacken; The Duke of | Brunswick married Princess Victoria Luise of Hohenzollern, daughter of Emperar William of Germany | 1 British Force or 1,000,000 Required | London, Aug. 27.--In a signed! editorial J. Pall Mall Gazette, says: | "The undeeisive result at Char- leroi after 2 days' battle, with unpre- | cedented forces and unprecedented | { losses, means that we have to lay; ourselves out for a long war in the | certain knowledge that half efforts | means only more frightful cost of) te and treasure. "This is the biggest fight in all our centuries. Do we fully realize tife meaning of Lord Kitchener's momentous words in the House of Lords last night? He is one of the few men in the world who knows just where we are going. His state- ments mean neither more nor less than this: "We must have more than 1,000, 000 in full military training in the next few monthe. If more are re- quired to win, we must have still more, "As for the present situation om the Franco-Belgian frontier the withdrawal of troops from Alsace- Lorraine shows the intention to fight it out on the northern frontier. There could be no better sign "We must allow for the oko. gical factor. All foreeful men tend to revert to their own fundamental ideas. "General Joffre, like all cacy officers of his the best alg Pg,» oe not the , M. Scott, of Brown, sdlicitors, land t, Cralg and Glasgow, Sco v, Soaks ---- DIED, N.Y, on Au ot Tobin, da Michael Tobin, HH TOBIN--In Syracuse, 26th, 1914, Mary of Mr. and Mrs Division St Funeral (private) Friday mornin Re item ass at St. Mary's Cathedr t 9.3 Fria a ds are respectfully requested wo attend the mass. (Syracuse papers Please copy.) os | married on th oh of L. Garvin, editor of the |in the chy of Kingston. {1 Webster, ~- NOTICE OF MARRIAGE To wh n it may concern, bs hereby given that John es = foreman on the Nia N.Y. and Lilian H. Palmer, oy chal man- ufacturer, of the game pi ember, 1914, inigter, Rev. 242 Johnson St. : ROBERT J, REID, the leading 'Phone 577