" Baily ---- @ --- ail YEAR 81 NO, 224 Sos KINGSTON ONTARIO, MONDAY, 8 British EPTEMBER 28, 1914 / END OF BATTLE "APPEARS IN SIGHT No Miter Change In the General Situation Is the Report of the French War Office. But Britsh Military Officials Declare That New and Deci- sip Developments Which Cannot be Publish- ed Must End in Utter Rout of Germans ---Enemy's Attacks Repulsed. Pari} Sept. 28.--Not since the opening of the war have themilitary authorities heen so chary of informa- tion as a present. The usual -three resume of o'clock the progmss of the fighting was utterly non-committal. It merelyemphasjzed the fact that there had been no change inthe situation. Meanhile, it is obvious that the Germans are mak- I ing a suptme effort to break through the French lines between th Aisne and Argonne. . The official statement says therelave heen many assaults But "all have heen repulsed." : . The exemely critical character of the present en- gagement ithus evident from official reticence. The battle linesire parallel and almost touching, and inas- much as thislightest false movement would spell disas- ter, the aubrities refuse to permit the advance know- ledge of options to be suggesteil. Allies 8till Gain Ground. Londongept. 28.--The Central News to-day receiv- ed the follomg despatch from its Paris correspondent: "Both fi allies and the enemy, far from being ex- "hmasted afteinore than a fortdight of continuous fight- ing, appear | be throwing increasing vigor into their operations lis impossible, owing to the vigorous press censorship, tdivulge all the information whereon the opinions of wir correspondent are based; nevertheless, one cannot hd expressing the view that the Germans arc fighting withae violence of desperation and the allies with the ener of those upon whose sight the dawn of | success is begning to break. : "Our meidespite the enemy's re-inforcements, are still gaining gund, and if the essentials of good spirits and exeellent ganization count, they will continue thus to gain." : The orderliness of at Brussels. to leave, and the lace Germans {One of Kaiser's Sons Was Shot Oste 25. --~ Three whom | met to-day, lately Brussels, that it i Prince Adalbert, the | died there from wounds ago, and that the bullet removed fron his body was a German one, proving that he was shot by one of his o men, Dr. Depaye, nd, Sept prisoner insist 18 true Kaiser s son, some time n the 'famous surgeon of Brussels, attended him, and it is rumored was offered £3,000 if he suc ceeded in saving the prince's life. Both the Kaiser and kaiserin, it is 'stated, were at the deathbed, and remained for the funeral, which was of tary character a mili GERMANY'S HEAVY LOSS. Hey Colonies Have Captured. Much of 28 G more ermany tha half empire in began, by the capture The only German which military op- erations have not been reported, is | Kamern, which borders the {of Guinea, in West Africa. Its deadly climate for whites may be the reason why it has been un njolested and it is already surround ed by the allies possessions." The German colonies now ly or wholly, by the ¢ er Withelms Land, i Samo an Islands and Bismarck Archipela go, a total of 124,700 square New has lost the size of since the war of her colonies colony, against York, territory Lhe Sept / out of Germans In Sight. , London, St. 28. --Thé end of the battle of Aisne, with complete ccess for the allies, is declared hy ufili- tary officials tee in sight. They insist that behind the ¢ ins of .cesrship, new and decisive developments king pla¢hat must end in the utter defeat of the Germans, | Buteause of this very certainty, all infor- German southwest Africa by mation is 'withd in order that the Germans mav not| Bests any Suh Secman Bas - benefit thereby i naval forces; Kino Chau by Speculatiotaturally turns to new movements of [58 and-Buitiah: Pactio tsiands the troops. It easily possible that the Indian troops. | Australians A a who eame by Wof the Suez canal, and not across Can ada, despite allhorts to the contrary, have entered the | field of action. 1ere are many significant things that| would bear outis, but the censorship prohibits their | héing sent out the present time. -- , SEEKING 0 HAVE APPEAL MAD TO THE ELECTORATE, =v. { British-American committee & Ottawa, Sept. --A determined effort is being made by a wing of thérden government to bring about . general election 4 early date. The idea seems to pre- vail in some quan that it will be possible for the gov- ie ernment to hold hort non-contentious session of par- KAISER'S SON SOUGHT & liament and thento the country for its endorsation of | 10 PROTECT CATHEDRAL the action of the prnment in connection with the war. | The strongest préve for : n early appeal to the people. | iting of German 'Wounded There in view of the fad tiie political truce which has exist-| : : ed since the outb of the war, comes from Hon. Rob-| Given s Proof of Sin- ~» er Rogers, and histern followers. They realize that) cerity. under normal coms, with domestic issues to the Paris, Sept. 28.--In an article by fore, the conserva would have a mighty slim chance Francis Shwnaukt, art Tillie of the in the prairie provs, It is common knowledge here, ine son of the Kaiser present Th that if Mr Rogers dd have his way, the writs would be Bliatms before the Sarma srasin- issued for an electhractically at once and parliament §on of tha of Ths Srpased lo the would not meet ag Thi: is not likely to occur, how- cathedral. . He quotes the prince as ever, because PremBordcn, and the better element Be hot Droot't ent ivi Sos of the conservative pd realize that the people would not my desire to preserve the cathedrgl gard an election § favor. It Would disturb eXisting:' @ hat l tatend to ha Po Bi intde, seeriously, with the effdrts to would be'a crime which I would not the suffer people of 0! commit for thing in the empire is . 208,780 'square miles Colonies, three and a half times this size, are now being invaded. They are Tapan OFFICERS EXCHANGED, ted Cross Members Allowed Return, Paris, Sept. 28 At Basle, Swii | zerland )ierman and French Red Cross officers were exchanged and will return to their respective coun tries. The interchange was ervised by Swiss officers. The French and Germans held a friendly mee j ing, exchanging cards, drinking the health of one another and discussing their war experience. sup i day at a meeting in Chigago to pro- byide a fund 'of $100,000 for. the. re- lief windows and orphans of Bri {the present Enropean war. Prussian militarism. On September 1st all By a Comrade come from | that | Been | Gulf | miles. | The European area of the German | and | Prinee | of Wales club was organized yester- | jtish soldiers and sailors engaged in! that I. jatend to have my woun- | World." | havoe with the German commenced to construct 1 | HELD 5,900 GERMANS. French Lieutenant and Fifty Hbroes, Battlefield, Sept French lieutenant, 28 (v M tn the \ the ia Vers the 1e afiair in which he was Lhe lieutenant and fifty company were reconnoitey- | ing ten miles in advance of the yiai hody « Paris) hin, 1 hero of the day as ult main figu of an the re | tien ol his n the Oise river when they en 5,000 Germans. Ihe took refuge in nearby | woods, and from this shelter fired vol leys untid only thirteen of their de tachment remained alive, and of these {tour were wounded. 'The party then cropt away. the Germans hesitated | countered Frenchmen | to attack the woods for fear of a trap. Ni WILL BE TRIED AN SPIES. Germans Will Avoid Region Of Rus- sian Forts. London, Sept. AH ind Germans remaining within the re of the Petrograd a radius fortresses ! and Viborg Petrograd di | spective Cronstadt ili, according ch to the as spies to a Daily I he of the » an these districts is p use Europe | hibit SENDING ON TROOPS FOR WAR SERVICE Colonel Sam Hughes Says All Will Be Known in Good Time. 5 to Ottav morning acco 18 who was comm; e camp Col. Hughes st: there was a general officer for the troops With rezard to the r troops to be ser would be know Sept returned | ant of t | that manding | #ach slip rurther | ed replied that all URGED TO REDUCE FEES in Order That Soldiers and Sailph Can Get Married. London, Sept. 28--The | bishop of Canterbury has sent a let {ter to all the bishops urging thém to reduce the marriage license fess so that soldiers and sailors summon ed to active service may marry be | fore leaving home. The marrias fees aggregate ten dollars and i. | clude $2.50 in stamp duty to tu gevernment. The archbishop has re | quested the government to waive | the payment of this duty in tio | case of reeruits and expects the j 'his requ«gt will be granted. Many dioceses already have low ered the license fee to $2.50 and the clergyman are -waiving their right to personal fees. The wholesale an | couragement of marriages on | part of the soldiers and sailors of Germany, . Austria and France ha | 2ttracted much attention in England ;and probably inspired the archbish 1 op's action. i BELLS MELTED Away. | Lead Roof of Cathedral Has Als : Disappeared. | Eondon, Sept. 28.--\ Reuter de | spateh from Paris says that Thie | bauit Sisson, art eritic of the Temps {has visited the cathedral at. Rheims, and give: the following description of the structure as it now stands : © "To judge oi the damage it was ne ceseary to ascend the towers. There {1 saw' the bells completely melted: ! The roof, which was | plates, had entirely disappeared; the maguilicent campanile, made of woad | and lead, erected wat the crossing of ; the transepts and apse had vanished. | The vaults are still standing; and the nave was not by fire." The writer thinks, however, that the autumn rains and frost - will play ives mst British citizens in | 'ortifications, n Austrians | Pelegraph, be ! Arch- | tha | rsige of lead | THE GERMAN INCUBUS OF BELGIUM: THE INVADERS IN BRUSSELS. troops in the ancient Grand Srussels were ordered k vw. Dirly German Killed Nurse Who Tended Him | { Montreal, Sept. 28. George | Frame, a local boxer, who served as | driver in the Army Service corps in { Belgium, writing from London says: { "l saw a nurse of the Red Cross | attending a German soldier on the field at Mons, near where 1 was ly- Ing wounded. She attended to his Jijuries and was just walking away when he rolled over. on his side, pulled his. rithe trom th him. and taking deliberate aim shot the nurse to death. That is the kind of enemy which the British are fight- ng GERMANS WERE DECEIVED fhonghit Fort Afire When Straw Was Burned, London, Sept, 28 A Paris des {| patch to Reuter's ays 'Wounded who have arrived at { Montlucon give details of the siege of Fort Troyon, near Verdun. They say that while the Geérmans were ombarding, the commander of the ort did not reply. The enemy, be- ving that the ' fort had. been acuated, approached in order t» flestroy a .redoubt. "The commander of the fort then! t fire to {Wo car loads of straw in side the structure, and the Germans onvinced that their shells hal tarted the fire and that they coul! easily take the place, advanced formation. 'The French suddenly unmaske.l | their jmitrailleuses, which opened .! deadly fire bodie The number of Germaa abandoned on the slope } around Fort Troyan is estimated at | 000." "GOD SAVE THE KING!" Sung by Nationalists for First Time in Years: As Premier As who had been in Ireland ad SSIng recruiting meetings, left the great crowd on the I sang "God Save th King," and "Come Back to Frin." | The singing of the national them at "the close of Friday night' meeting ww iDablh was the first time that hymn had been sung in tals at a gathering of nationalists London, juith, ir Sept." 28.- ngstown, an lin the Irish capital. VIEWING THE REMAINS "OF THE LATE PREMIER Thousands Called at the Legisla- tive Buildings During the Whole of Monday. Toranto, Sept.. 28. Thousands , vis- ited the legislative buildings, to-day, where the body of the prime minister "of the province lay in state, for the public to view all that Saint of the oliticdl fender. The large oil paint- FE of Sir James, which pe at the head of the left stairway, has heen draped in black, and just above the head is a wreath of laurel, The honorary bearers at the funeral { will be the ministers of the cabinet. The haurs for viewing the body, to- day, are from twelve until six, and {again from eight until tem in } evening, after which the building will | back the troops in their desire Telegram compan; | + | MOvements. many | ) But the Germans Failed to Budge Them, SITUATION UNCHANGED i 1 lo FAR AS DECIDED ADVANTAGE | IS CONCERNED, | i ---- | The Morale of the Allied Troops Is Said To be Excellent, Notwith- standing the Uninterrupted Strug- \ gle. rs i {| Paris, Sept. 28---The Germans to- {day devote most of their activities [to an attack in fore along the line | between the Aisne river and the Ar- gonne region. According to the ai- ternoon. official statement, telegraph- led here from Bordeaux, at two o'- clock, they have tried desperately to { break through the allied lines but { have failed. | The official statement declares that | the fighting at other points has been severe hut has not been characterized with the ferocity of the last two days. The general situation, the official | statement sums up, remains unchang- ed, without any notable advantage ther side. | | to ol I Attacks Are Unusually Violent, Paris, Sept. 28.--The official com- | munication issued last night says : | "Tt is confirmed that since the | night of the 25th to the 26th and {up to far into the day of the 27th, | the Germans have not ceased, night joe day, to renew on the entire front | attacks of unprecedented 'violence, with the determined purpose of try. to break through our lines. "These attacks were made with a uniformity which denotes instruc tions from the highest command to seek the solution of the battle. "Not only have they mot been able to accomplish it, but during the ac tion we have captured one flag, some Canpons, many prisoners. The flag { was taken from the enemy hy the | Mth regiment of Colonial Infantry. "All our. . commanders special mention of the fact that fthe morale of our troops, notwithstand- ing this uninterrupted- struggle, con- { tinues to be excellent, and they ' themselves even have trouble to hold i i to lrush on the ememy, who: is sheltered | in_ defensive positions." By January Next, | Petrograd, Sept. 28.--The signi- | ficant announcement was made at the war office, to-day, that the. Rus sian armies, which are operating in | Galicia, now control all of the six | passes which penetrate the Carpathi- {an mountains: The Russians are, to-day, in force at Tarnow, fifty mi- les from. Cracow, on the main line of railway. Although they are un- | able to move with great speed, be- cause of swollen rivers, the Russi- an forces are declared, in to-day's | war office report, to be making good progress. The Russians are moving steadily forward in four separate While necessarily all LAST BODITIOR DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO BREAK ALLIED LINES tacked from hv the G % Sombtiaded Paris, Warsaw, Ant. wikp, Ghent and numerous smell towns in Belgium. German activity in this respect was widespread and of the utmost boldness. SENT "TO PRISON. Two Hindus Convicted of Running Bomb Plant. the air 'on. Sunday plans, automatic revolver cartrid- ges, magazines and different kinds of powder were among the interest- ing exhibits produ in a case of Gurdit Singh and ie, two Hindus who were convicted in Vi ia of manufacturing bombs. Gi was sentenced to four years penal servi- tude and his companion to two years. The bombs were made of prussic acid, combined with some highly explosive powder. > HAMILTON BANKERS - ACCUSED OF THEFT 2 Teller Placed Under Amest. Hamilton, Sept 28.--J. Alexander McKinnon, manager of the east end branch of the Union Bank, 1194 Barton street east, and John Munn, a teller, were taken into Saturday afternoon om warrants charging them with 'the theft of $6,500. The arrests were the cul- mination of an investigation officials of the bank have been quiet ly conducting for some weeks, aided, it is said, by two Pinkerton detec- tives. McKinnon apd Mumm were taken into custody on James stree: north near Cannon. street by Detec tives Bleakley and Saver and Chief Smith. No application for bail was made and early in the evening the prisoners were removed to the jail on Barton street. MeKinnon was appointed manager of the branch about eight months age. "Buy comgh syrups" at Gibson's," . Di LY Mi Le ae Division Court, 9 am. Tuesday. May 'Belle Marks Co, (rand, 8.15 vg m . See top of page 3, right for probabilities. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG hana corner, Is On Sale at the Following City Stores: Bucknell's News Depot Clarke, J. W. & Co. .. College. Book Store Coulter's Grocery Jullen's Grocery, Cor. Princess & Alfred Frontenac Hotel Gibson's Drug Store ..Market Square McAuley's Book Store ....93 Princess McGall's Cigar Stare, Cor. Prin. & King fcLeod's Grocery ....51 Union St. W. Vedley's Drug Stores 260 University Ave Paul's Cigar Storé .,:... 7¢ Princess Prouse"s Drug Store ....312 Princess Valleau's Grocery 308 Montreal Lowe's Grocery Portsmouth +.205 King EB. .+.353 Princess «163 Princess 'plans are closely guarded, the de | claration is freely made here that | the Russians will have entered Ber- {lin by the first of January next. i War Tidings. | I'he famous French oflicer, General | Marquet, has met death on the field. Germany 1s reinforcing her army 1n East Prussia at the rate of one army j corps per day, says a despatch from j Petrograd to Lloyds' News Agency. Iie infantry bore the brunt of the incessant fighting, Saturday and Sun- day, but the artillery of both armies | continued throughout twenty-four | hours to bombard each other 8 posi | tions. i In order to prevent the exportation jon contraband articles to Germany th: Netherlands government has declared {martial law in the A Berlin despatch says : The tots {German casualties in dead, wounded |and missing, as oflicially reported tc date, are 104,589. " The Belgians have reoccupied [ stade, from which place Malines : bombarded by the ( jermans. The Boer . gemeral, Franeois Jou bert-Pienanr, has arrived at Boy ix to offer his sword to the allied ormies. Przemysl, which was regarded as well-nigh impregnable, which has ; garrison of .60,000 men, and su: ies sufficient for two years, i alling; fort by fort, into the hand. of the Russians, "and the greater pari of this Galician city is now occupic by the troops of the czar. On Saturday a detachment. of Ger- man troops, compri one bri py eastern provinces Hop Was MARRIED y ASSELSTINE--MURPHY---In Shannon. ville, on August 31st, 1914, by the Rev. Mr. Weese, Anchie T. A 1 stine, of Sillsvitle, to Elva Gface Murphy, of Shannonville. : DIED ANDREWS---At Taronto, Ont, . 23, 1914, Nellie E. M. Comer, w of the late Thomas Andrews 1 the 65th year of her age. the-Tatke, (Niagara "and "St; / please copy.) i BELL~At Shirpton, Sept' 36th, 1914, Mrs. Wm. Bell, aged 7% "years. Funeral took place onday | morning, at 10 o'clock, Sept. Pe Cwtharinds papers agro : HOLDBR---In Kingston, - 1914, Bdward C, Holder,! aged 5 years. Funeral (private) from the residence of bis brother, 34 Ubper William street. Tuesday afterncon,' to te araqui cemetery, SMALLRIDGE--©harles Smaliridge, on Sept, 27th, 1914 Lge Puneral "from late r nee, Bur Hngame, Ro + Tu Yo » ROBERT J. REID, of infantry, two regiments of cavalry and two heavy and four light | bat- teries of artillery, was surpigised on the march from Brussels to Ter. monde via' Alost. Along the front and' flank they retired in disorder to- wards Assche, leaving in Belgian hands many prisoners, wounded and be closed and a guard of vl ser vants will watch through the night. The service at St. James' cathedral { fis called for nine o'clock on: Tuesday | { morning, after which the body will be | jraken to Morrisburg ior interment. { {Chatham pres pier hag nied 'the resignation of Rev. J. C. Tolmie. | pdbtor of 8. Andrew's church, Wind- ing {irom Berlin, the caissons. z Accordi to a special message German government has puid the grand "duchy of Lux: Sabine 4,000,000 marks (about $1. 000,000) man troops in violating the neutral- ie of that state. hi for damages caused by Ger | ror, who was elected to the Ontario !as T 3 Vancouver, Sept: 28.--Laboratdry Manager of the Union Braiich and ent took place; at Niagara-on-' . S A aerial war craft ' ! -