YEAR 81 NO. 232 BATTLE CONTINUES WITH VIOLENCE The Germans Continue Their Enveloping Move ment in the Northwest of France to lens and Labassec. The French Are Steadily Advancing in Woevre District and the Germans Cannot Check Them---German ° Destroyer Sunk in wry Paris, Oct. 7 the North Sea hy Mine or British Destroyer. ~The Germans continue their enveloping movement in northwestern France, according to the official three o'clock communique Which states that the battle continues with great violence on the French left and has now extended to the vicinity of Lens and Labassec ( Labassec is in the department of Nord and is while Lens is some six miles further midway between Arras and Lille south.) The battle here is declared to be prolonged by the enormous masses of cavalry which are said to be centred at Armentier, near Lille. v In Woevre district, it is stated to check the French steady advance situation is unchanged that the Germans are 'trying vainly Elsewhere it is announced that the German Destroyer Sunk. The Hague, Oct. 7.----it been sunk either by a mine or a torpedo in the North Sea, at All of the location of which is withheld. cruiser. The message received here says morning, the destroyer was to the north-east of from the estuary of Ems. plosion, and a huge mass of water destroyer. The boat in three minutes. The scene. rived from the estuary, the despatch the destroyer. THE STRAIN OF WAITING aom-- Is Very Sogere Upon: the Soldiers at the Front. London, Oct. 7.--The dent of the Times at France, télegraphing under Sunday says: "The battlé of French Rivers has entered upon its fourth week, and unless some flanking movement is carried through there @ppears no reason ; why the titanic tragedy should not continue for a long time its successful rum. "Now that the perfection of the German trenches is rivalled by those of the allles, it has become a strug- gle in which one it pitted against an invisible foe, who is never seen un- til he springs suddenly from his hid- ing place. The country-side alonw the Aisne is a vast military rabbit- warren. "Everything possible is being done to relieve the men from the strain of waiting. Tobacco 'and newspapers are provided and mail is delivered regularly, The strain of waiting has been expecially severe on the African troops. China aiid Japan Settle Disputes . London, Oot. 7.--~The Times corre spondent at Pekin says that an agree. ment has been reached between China and Japan by which the Japanese will temporarily control the adminis tration of the Shantung railway and the Chinese will conduct the traffic. The fate of the railroad .is left to be decided after the war. China does not accept Japan's contention that the railway is purely a German line OTTAWA MAN WOUNDED. Was in Battle Of the Marne, Hit in Hip. Ottawa, Opt. 7.--The first Ottawa man to be wounded at the front is George Huguet, an officer of the public works department. He was a French reservist who left Otta- wa immediately after war was de: clured. : : A brief message has been receiv- ed from him by Mrs. Huguet, stat- ing that he was wounded at the Marne, and Is now in a field hos- pital. The wound is in the hip, and, while disabling him, fatal results are not expected. . A Toronto Tragedy. Toronto, Oct. T~Following a long 5 i trouble a Polish on . Queen strpet west, to-day, cut his wile's throat with a huge butcher knife, af- terwards © attempting suicide himself by the Mame means. The woman is correspon- Epernay, date of is announced Observers on periscopes of Their nationality could not be ascertained dead 'and the man dying. "The Toronto presbytery, at ai special meeting, passed a resolution | 1! against mHitary man oeuvres and target shooting being | conducted on Sunday. The presby- considered tery that there was noth- ond in the present national situation int such action. A City, M., company closed contr on Tyeaday Xith he British Sovernment for 165.00 trees. It is sald this is the ract of the kind ever United States. | Rev. R. that a German destroyer has crew were saved by a German that at the time of the disaster this Schiernonnik, not far sudden ex- the the isalnd heard a arose from under the bows of keeled over and disappeared under the waves, with- | two submarines appeared on A German cruiser ar- says, in time to save the erew of BOSTON BRAVES HANDICAPPED, By 'Loss of "Red" Sniith == They're At Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct. 7---M Philadel phia to-day, ready for first game for championship of the world but handicapped by loss of the serviees of one of their stars, the Boston Braves are now ready to fight just a little bit harder to make up for loss of Red" Smith. Since July fortune has - favored the Braves They have played dazzling ball and fought for every inch they gained. If they have a mascot in the luck factory he was off the job yesterday, and the calamity could not Possibly have come at a more opportune time. The Braves were simply stun- ned when they realized that when Smith hit the dirt in going to second in the ninth innings of the first game with the Dodgers, he snapped the bone of his right leg and would be out of the series with the Ath leties. One of the historic facts of the world's series, however, is that substitutes have often flashed heroes of battles Deal, who will probably field the berth made vacant by Smith's injury was benched by Stallings to make way for the Sorrel-topped boy ob tained from Brooklyn Smith - has been hitting .265 against Deal's .217. He has stolen fourteen bases while Deal can account for but four The Braves came over from New York last night and to-day are: en- gaged in practising on the Phila- delphia nationals park. This afters noon they attended the final game of the American league season, and watched 'the "Athletics 'in - practice If the Braves are capable of carry ing out Stallings plan, the Athletics will have a hard time defending their hongrs. as ------ Died In Toronto. The sad death occurred in Toronto on Monday, October 5th, of argare McMahon, wife of the lat Joh Smith. The deBeased was born in Kingston seventy-six years ago and spent her girlhood here, then moved to Belleville, where she lived a nuni- ber of years. Of late years she re- sided with her daughter Mrs. Ham in Toronto. There are left to mourn her loss three sisters, and one hro- ther, also her daughter and one so + the latter being John Smith; 7 Kingston. : ------ Insurance Promptly Paid. W. H. Godwin & Son, insurance agents, have adjusted the following: losses carried by the British-Am- erican Insurance Co.: ? Michael Forester, Seeley's Bay, barns, 50 ~ ton¢ Kay, 800° bushels grain, binder, sleighs, bu, ry, hare ness, ete. Loss about ,000; 3 in- surance, 5 Thomas McKnight, Inverary, amd George Draper, Glenburnie, losses ad- justed, 2 -- eet 4. Elliott, Harriston, re turning from the Methodist general conference, is with his brother, J. G. Elliott, Barrie street, for a fow days. The London, Ont, 'Board of Edu- cation decided that hereafter {is mem must not discuss school ar. falrs with newspaper reporters. i a point the | the | ¢ Thy a wd KINGSTON ; ET ---- ONTARIO, WEDN best men of the 'British fleet, and their work so An exciting moment on board a Britis vessel has erept up on a German auxili morning, and is about to send after hey empire ean well be proud. naval service far has shown cw gam MLUES NEW NOVENENT "TO CHECK THE GERMA msn "FIRE NUMBER ONE TORPEDO TUBE" h torpedo boat destrover, The little ary cruiser in thé early mists of the a 'death-dealing torpedo. Some of the are aboard these the skill and d: scout ships of the wring of which the British Berlin Says The French Are Retreating | Berlin, via the Hague. Oct. 7 |The war office declares that as a re sult ef co-operation between the ar mies of Generals Von Boehn and Von Kluek. the French have heen | compelled to retreat for consider- {able distance along "the German | right In addition, they are déclar ted to have been compelled to with draw large forces from their | to reinforce their left wing in order Lo avert disaster The official repnort declares the German offensive on the ern end of the battle line is cor stantly increasing in its intensity, and that the French are being driv en back and enveloped Fadbadaaaasst asada tes tl] # AN ABSURD STATEMENT. + | | | | centre west Toronto, Oct. 7.--~Among The absurd statements in the Ger. man war office's official state- ment, issued to-day, is the fol- lowing: England's Indian troops were led to believe that they 'were going to'a military tournament and not to war when they started for the front. * + + * * + + * +» * FPL PEDF FLIPS SEEPS Pedder Crimean Veteran Dead. North Bay, Oct. 7. an old and respected Denbigh, Ont., died at of his son-in-law on Tue sday at the age of 81 The late Mr. Lane Was a veteran of the Crimean wn and carried the same sword that hi father fought with at Waterloo John Lane resident of years Brockville Assessment. Oct Rrockville ing to returns j ville's assessment sb of" nearly one-half The total amoint is There 1 a de 420 Ont Hion now $5, 62.869 rease General E! Ottasca, Oct: 7 at the capital that den will not sanction an efirly ap peal to the people but that he will Continue to work, and app at tie proper time on the re ords his government. RUSSIANS ARE CLOSE UPON BUDAPEST Hungarians Hastily Digging Entrench.- "ments and Preparing Other Defensive Works. London, Oct. 7.---~The correspondent telegraphing from Petrograd on Tuesday said: The front of an advancing Russian army 18 now marching against Germany and Austria extends from a point hegr 1 gl south of the Carpathians Hungary. is continuing to advance from the. in terior through Warsaw in the diree- tion of Posen and Breslau. The right wing is moving in the direction of Koenigsberg and Dantzig, while the left wing is advancing against Cracow with the intention of resum- Ing the offensive against the Aus- trian troops now reassembling around that city, - A large force is pursuing tlie siege of Przemysl, where fighting has been very severe in recent days, The Russian forces which have crossed the Carpathians are now within eighty miles of Budapest, and news reached the Russian gen- eral staff that entrenchments other defence works are being hast- ily constructed around the city, not- withstanding the vast forces in' the field' which are already operating a Jreat distance from thei m. Unlikely. opin Premier Bor Te best ol in ry | | the | | | that | the residence | dollars. | in population of | ion | Standards | Nemel on the Baltic to the re- | The main Russian army | and, r respective' Count Zeppelin | Is at a Town | On North Sea! Oct In I'he Hague the corr: spondent of Daily Fxpress says that the Ger newspapa's, reaching there, in dicated that Count Zeppelin is now Wilhelmshaven, on the North S his staff Wilhelmshaven fram which a great air British isles to start papers publishes with the count in which | quoted saving that he had forgotten Fngland, apd would prove soon. The Zeppelin day and night Wilhelmshaven amd = angther tion is being established at for other types of airships. ------ THE KAISER TO BLAME. London 8 fron man at {with is raid Un point on the ol few these an inter he is as not very tafis are working sta | He Misled His Generals By Exagger- | | Accounts, The ated London, Oct. 7 Russian pa pers ascribe the German offensive in | Emperor and the Suwalki William's personal | point out how his individuality has been | all German operations since the he | ginning of the war They call at i tention to the lack of continuity, the | sudden shifting of the center o gravity from one front anothe: fo initiative nervous, reflected ir region to and an inclination to have too many | {irons in the fire and ascribe some of { the difficulties which the Gert forces encountered bn this fron {to the fact that the German emperor { misled Gen. von Hindenburg with | exaggerated accounts of supposed | victories in France. RADIO TELEPHON Y IN NAVY. | Wireless Wizard Is Much Interested | In a Disfovery. Oct. 7. experiments with phony in the presence Emmanuel vesterday system will be adopted the Halian navy. Signor Marconi is very ested Yn discovery Signor ducted his new ot ra dio tele Ning Victor avs the by much of Prot inter the \r gentieri, which sonsists of 4 pocket re Ceiver that 18 connected with an ele Marconi admits that wireless com munication may be possibly establish ed by this method. RUSSIAN PROGRESS SLOWS UP A LITTLE | bwing to the Germans Being Re: inforced and Because of . Heavy. Rains. Petrograd, Oet, 7.-- Practicdlly n & came this morning from {i ian frontier, where the Ru 'miles have been reported z the Germans back on their fortified"line. It is stated, however. that "the Germans have &gain béen heavily reinforced, and that because of tlils fact, progress by the Rus sian force is of necessity slow. fic Riissiafis now hold the original German line extending from Lyck to Wirbailen } The campaign is Galicia has again been retarded by heavy rains which made the movement of transports » desverate task. The stubborn Gal clan army of Russia continnes to make progress along the foothills of the Carpathians. German. troops are clearing the fields in the neighborhood of Brus. sels of evervthing edibld--beet root, potatoes; turnips and grain--and run- ning it into Germany By special train. This action" may very well speak for itself. . Sir Edward worthington, M.V.0_ surgeon to his 'roval highness the Duke of Connaught, leaves on. Fri. day for England. He wil Proceed e fromt almost at once, . v despatch | at | Emden | restless | Marconi con Marconi | | | tric light instead 6f with aerial wires | | | | | | l Japanese Sink Three German Tokio, Oct 7.--Reports reaching here say that the Geman unpro- tected cruiser (ormoran and two ( have been so bad- | ly damaged by Japanese shell fire | at Kiau-Chau that they had to be | beached to prevent their sinking. The Japanese and British warships continue. their bombardment of Kiau- Chan positions, and have eaused great damage to the forts at the har- bor entrance et'man gunboals Sededededede de odo ddd Bed Sb db edd TOTAL LOSS, 300,000. London, Oct. T.--An official list published in Berlin, SAYS a Rome despatch to the KEx- change Telegraph company, gives the German losses in Killed and missing up to Sep- tember 1st as 117,000. The puthorities admit, the despatch adds, that the total losses to. date are at least 390,000, Pheer? oe ode de By gb | * * ddd dbl BS SP ESE SEPP SRE S Bg PEPE PE LISS RE o& MUST PICK A NEW M. P. A. A. Lancaster Will Retire -- Con- servative Convention Called. Catharines, Oct. 7.--A conven- tion of the Lincoln Conservative as- sociation has been called for Nov Sth to nominate a candidate to | Succeed E. A. Lancaster, M. P., #ho wing continued ill-health, has been forced to retire from public > His resignation will take effect the end of the present term. The name James D. Chapin is men- tioned as the probable choice of thel nvention. St. to of ---------- Give Company Loan. Falls, Ont., Oct. 7.--The frecholders of the town carried by large majority a by-law to grant a loan of 225.000 to a copper, brass and aluminum casting company 'which | once with the erec- {tion of a plant. A site was also | selected for the location of an ar moury, which has been ipromised to | the town as a suitable. site was selected, Smith's a to proceed at as soon 'CANADA'S SECOND | Will Not be Ready to Leave Be fore the End of De: cember, Oct. 7.--~In ofticial -circles it 18 stated that it will be late in De cember' and . perhaps January before the second Canadian contingent can he armed, equipped and sent to kng- land, "lt probably that the new foree will consist largely of .infantey, cavalry Cand mounted infantry, with" army service and medical corps and smmunition column. , The imperial Ottawa, 8 ofier, but undoubtedly will accept. Those who know" the minister of militia best declare that he will be on the firing line in France and Belgium before he returgs to Canada. They do not believe that Col. Hughes will be content to get close to the battle front without having a look at the field of operations. He is certain to be an early visitor at the headquar- ters of Sir John French. : Loses New Crop By Fire. Perth, Ont., Oct. 7.--~Fire destroyed all the bums and outbuildings: 'he- longing to Ewen Blair, athurst township, on Wednesday. Mr. Blair had just threshed and so lost his entire crop. A number of pigs were also destyoved. Mr. Blair bad a fine lot of néw outbuildings, and as there is no insurance the Jove is a heavy one. : Ja _ Warships ARMED CONTINGENT authorities have not vet accepted {hu Will Give Them a Distinct Naas GERMAN RIGHT WING ATTEMPTING TO CUT BRITISH COMMUNICATIONS. Allies Dash For Belgium Blockea For the Present -- German Guns Outside Antwerp Being Served by Naval Reserves. Paris, Oct.' 7.--The, German right wing, in a surprising show of offensive strength, is attempting to cut off 'the feft wing of General 1'Amade's army and surround it. Aviators returning from an aerial re: counaisance early yesterday reported large masses of German cavalry in thie vicinity of Lille which the observers declared were screening a large force of infantry and artillery moving | through the region north of the line {Irom Turcoing, ten miles north-east of 1 Lille. to Amentieres, twenty-five miles | to the westward of Lille. | The route of the march of this torce was westward and crossed the lines of communication of the French with Northern Belgium and the lines reach- { ing toward Dunkirk, where the Lng lish expeditionary force was dissm barked, and Ostend, the nearest im- portant port in Belgium Both these ports are within forty miles of Lille | Thus has this body of newly arrived re-enforcements efiectively blocked the | French dash for Belgium wand threat ened the allies' lines of communication with the coast. Simultaneously, ac ording to the midnight official report. the German Ctounter-attack north of the Oise, in the region to the south ol Noyon, was renewed with terrific violence. From this general locality the army of General D"Amade reaches north aml the army of Field Marshal Sic John French styetches east. The German strategy evidently is based on the hope of their success in driving a wedge through the nilied line at. this point, dividing the French army, facing east, from the British force, facing north, thus enabling them to concentrate agaist that part of the line facing north while holding the French in their northerly positions, or eliccting a counter' Hanking movement hy hurling the troops from the north down wpon the French left flank and bending it back foward the west. There still intervenes between the I most northerly advanced position of the French left and the newly assumed offensive lines of the Germans north of Lille, a' distance of between thirty and forty miles. That the French ing their battle front steadily more and more to the northward, while battering with unceasing artillery and smull- arms fire at Von Kluck's right + has not. been abandoned because of the appearance of the new German army in the north, was indicated hy the official | report' yesterday that steady gains had been reported in this direction. The French official announcement issued last night says that a violent + battle continues on the left wing. "The characteristics of the situa- tiog remains the same, says the war office "On our left wing to the north of the Oise the action is more and more violent. "In the centre comparative prevails. "A little ground has been gained in the northern part of the heights of the Meuse." Raid At British Communications, Paris, Oct. 7.-----No details had been received of the movements of the new German force reported in the vi cinity of Lite: It is everywhere now accepted that"this force plans a raid at British lines of communica tion through western seacoast towns It is also accepted that measures along this peculiar line is obtain- able. The reports that the presence of this particular force has been fol lowed by the slackening of the at- tack on Antwerp are characterized | here as absurd These forces are the first line troops. Information available here says that the bom bardment of Antwerp fortifications is increasing in violénce. The Ger. man guns are being served by naval reserves. 4 The battle line in 'the northwes: is constantly extending, and in con- sequence, it has been impossible for the allies to regain the territory heretofore sacrificed to the Germans for strategic reasons, t it is un- derstood here that a new movement against the extreme right of the Ger- man centre is now progressing rap idly, and will, when completed, ma terially change the entire situation Tand give the allies a distinct advan tage. ) tactics of extend calm Losses of British Now Insignificant. London, Oct. 7.--The Daily Tele graph's correspondent in France says: 'For nearly three weeks the casualties among the' British troops have been insignificant. The big German shells do comparatively little damage. The German infant. ry attacks ceased long ago.§ German Ghouls To Be Shot. Paris, Oct. 7..--Four German lopt- ers were tried here by court-marti- al.' They were arrested between Senlis and Chantilly, and werd found to be carrying large snms of mo- ney, watches © and Jewellry. The prisoners stated that General von Stanger had given formal orders fn 00 l f i men, and to take no prisoucrer Tie. men claimed that under t structions they had simply orders. Two of the prisoners i condemned to death, one was. tenced to imprisonment at hard' bor for life, and the fourth 10758 years' solitary confinement. ) Fags War 'Notes. the battle of the Marne, The British press takes occa emphasize 'that, while the battle the Aisne holds first claim matter of sentimental interest, gigantic operations of the R German and Austrian armies east may first bring the soluti the war. of mines in the Adriatic, the fleet has been obliged to do like tral skipping, done, the Freneh have mines according to the rules of t Hague convention of - 1907. The danger zone comprises all Austrian water and channels. The Holland-American liner Noor« dam left Tuesday night for Rotter dam with ninety passengers, said to be the smallest number ever earried on a transatlantic liner leaving He- boken, N. J. President Wilson and his cabinet gathered on Tuesday as a political board of strategy and laid plans for the coming campaign. The presi- dent expects congress to adjourn next week and 'immediately after- ward the campaign will be actively begun. The establishment of a mi training camp- on the Pacific has been suggested to the milit partment and is under consideration. Eleven seventy five. Bleven seventy five. The town council of Thorold will give a carload of flour to the Belgian government for those in distress on account of the war. Thorold town- ship has augmented this gift by 100 bags. 5 "Cod Liver Oil, easy to take;" . son's, oes al I I ET TIT ATT DAILY MEMORANDUM, = Spe top of page 3, right hand : Drobablisien as the Austrians have for. pro i i» Be 3 Cp King's. Da : Oct. Hin oa ne ' Is On Sale at the Following City Stores: ? Bucknell's News Depot ..208 King Clarke, J. W. & Co. .. ' College Book Store Coulter's Groedty .......200 Frisco 'ullen's Grocery, Cor. Princess & i g Frontenac Hotel ..:......Ontario" 8% Gibson's Drug Store ..Market Bquare McAuley's Book Store ....98 Princess McGall's Cigar Stor, Cor. Prin. & J fcLeod's Grocery ....51 Union St. W. Medley's Drug Store 260 University Ave caul's Cigar @tore ey 18 rcoss Prouse's Drug Stores ... a2 Prigoess Valleau's Grocery ......308 Montres Lowe's Grocery .. perenne Portamoith BORN. Harrowsmithh on. Oct. ard, 1914, to' Dr. and Mrs. Warren E. Whki & duaghter (nee Por ns, ence 8. Knapp) 191 sixeh WILKINS--At YATES--In Kingdton, on Oct. 7th, to Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Yates, § street, a son. MOON--CHOWN---fu. ngston, on. Oct. ith, 1914, bit ev. H. BE. C BSTER--MYERS In church, Toron ers, Kingston, son of Frask Ont. © 0 Oot. 8th, Hie Henry,» Mrs. R, Barnes, Unfon stre Funeral will take place in Wa Thursday wf Gon, Inter: Ww atertown, . lage houses, to finish all civilians, to burn and p= oft wounded | but in order to avoid damaging neu~ laid 'thelr THE DAILY BRITISH WHId Watertown, N, son The Austrian navy having laid 7