Plain, and is bei 7 3 YEAR 81 NO. 243 GERMAN MOVEMENT IS FULLY CHECKED The Attempt of the Kaiser to Invade France by Way of the Sea Coast Has Failed Completely. Enemy Driven Back and Both Sides Are Now Entrenching ----The Greatest Surprise of the War Was Met by the Germans in the North of Belgium This Week. London, Oct. 21.--The British. war office is confident that the Gevman movement to invade France by way of While severe a the seacoast has been completely checked. fighting in this zone can be expected for a long time to, come, the situation now in the northern line in F rance is an exaet parallel of that which exists farther south. Both | sides are already entrenching, and can be expected to dig! themselves in so that it will be hard to make progress either way. ; | The Germans have brought up their heavy artillery in the north. This fact shows that they have abandoned their original hope of a decisive dash which would break down the allied defensive and permit them to reach Dun- Kirk in a day or two. With their heavy guns at the front, they-will now, if previous performances are follow- ed, attempt to push forward step by step, entrenching as they proceed. All information received here by the war office shows that the general situation along the entire battle line in Franee is improving. : Germans Weré Nicely Caught. London, Oct. 21.-~--~The correspondents of newspapers in the field have succeeded to-day in getting through some details of the fighting along the channel coast'in Belgium. The reports agree that the enemy have met with a reverse, and it is said that the Germans are retreating to the east of Ostend. The Belgian correspon- dent of the Telegraph says: : : The order for the infantry to advance. and the rattle of machine guns supplemented the noise of naval guns. The Germans weve caught hetween two fires, and their line began to waver and slow Iv gave way before the pres- sure of the infantry. The strength of the attack was then inereased, and soon the whole German line resting on the coast was in full retreat."' The Daily Mail's Rotterdam date of Tuesday night, sres: "The Germans have received' the o the wap." A despatch from Ghent says that fighting has caused anxiety of whom, a Gdrman general. French Marines Used Bayonet. French marines op Monday put forth a fine effort against the GermansS The troops of Emperor William had-tried a surprise ack on the marines Sunday, hut they had the field works against superior numbers, The fight lasted all day and then the Germans contented them- selves with cannonading the position of the marines. A thick fog covered the entire region Monday, and marines, accustomed to such weather conditions, crept | forward foward the German trenches. **No shooting," was the'order, 'use bavonet."' i The marines got within thirty feet of the trenches before they were seen. It was too late for thé defenders, who were bayoneted in the trenches and beyond the trenches as they ran. Four hundred German prisoners were taken, | London correspondent under reatest surprise of "the result of this among German officers, one committed suicide, » GERMANY IS ANXIOUS ~~ OVER WAR SITUATION Copenhagen, Oct. 21.-- The military. correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt hints that there is a certain amount of anxiety about the situation manifesting itself in Germany. "While fresh masses of troops can he brought without hindrance he says, "they constitute an awkward adv. rsary, although the unity of their handling, if they invade Germany, is to be doubted, Germany has still somewhat a haid task which must not be forgotten in waiting for a decision." Chancellor Bethemann "Hollweg, the serap of paper' man, is, according to the Tageblatt, being attack- ed in certain influential circles as responsible. for'the war. rg rohibition rule imposed™pon | A voluntary contribution of * one the Valcartier camp in Canada by day s pay by the Canadian Pacific Col. Sam H e rules at Salisbury railway, totalling $143,316. was the rigidly enforced. | fonture of the pairiotic fund statement overseas,' men { | quets faily 3 KINGSTON ONTARIO, W EDNESDAY, ( vitish JCTOBER 21, 1914 : The & strong force, | | l . | Austrians are | | | tested by fied cities in the dual monarchy. (the building in the manding the Vistula river, background: with making a desperate attempt tc reach Cracow, where That one of the most desperate battle engaged in by the the manner in which the fortifications are being strengthened. capital of ancient Poland. the turreted battlements) stands on Cracow is the COPYRIGHT _UNDEAWOOD A_UNDERWOOD, N.Y, they hope to be joined with Austiians is expected here, is at- Cracow is one of the strongest forti- IU's fortified wawel or citadel 2 cliff overlooking and come Trafalgar Day Was Observed In England London, Qct. 21 To-day Day and it was made ol ¥ Dp Tra the recruit falgay of casion a for the" Hundreds of wreaths and were banked at the of the Nelson monument in Trafalgar Square, where great Lrowds present throughout thé day to Can ada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan | and South Africa floral offerings which are displayed beneath the monolith w hich mounted by the statue Nelson. Nearly all the ships sent flowers. In addition to tire of the N monument was enveloped with rec ruiting ners .bearing the words, "Your and your country need You." sent mammoth is sur of base Ison KITCHENER AND HUGHES Are In Full Accord On All Points. --Volunteered Information. London, Oct. 21.--Colonel the Hon Sam Hughes, minister of militia and defence for (anada, came up yvester- day from Smlisbury to see lord Kit chener. Subsequently interviewed at the Savoy hotel Col. Hughes said he could not reveal the object of his conference with the minister of war, but he volunteered (he information that Lord Kitchener and he were in accord on all points Col. Hughes expressed his complete satisfaction with the arcangements for the Canadian bury Plain Lord Kitchener has already 7 recruits enrolled million army, made so troops at i Al Salis 80,000 in ns new War Notes, The allies have driven 5000 Ger mans out-of Bruges and that the al: lies are how in possession Italy has sent warships to Av! onia, { a4 southern Albania port, for the pur- | pose of guarding her interests there Bridges have been erected the river Meuse between Liege and Vise, preparing a way a'German retreat Sweden has ordered all lights her coasts ext ished, so that they cannot be of use to the navies belligerent powers for on WANTS READING MATTER. Sir Edward Ward Plans Library 50,000 Volumes, London, Oct. 21.--Col, Sir Edward Ward, who has charge of the general arrangements for the comfort Ca nadian troops, maked an appeal-- for at least 50,000 books, novels: and magazines with which he form a lending library for usement and the long dreary nights of the ter on Salisbury Plains. f of proposes to the am win Other Appointments. Ottawa, Oct. 21.---Mr Casgrain's appointment to the , cabinet ° leaves the chairmanship (of the Canadian fection of the international water- ways commission vacant. That will 80 to C. A. Magrath, who is a mem- ber of ,the commission and was to have been chairman on his appoint- ment in 1911, but stepped aside. for Mr. Casgrain. It is probable that J. G. H. Bergeron, K. C., of Montre- al, will be appointed, to the board. Angther vacancy 'is the office of deputy. speaker of the commons Possibly Albert Sevigny, M. P., will receive the appointment. W ---- Mine Will Be Sequestrated. aris, Oct. 21.--A despateh to the Havas Agency from Bordeaux sass that Marcel Sembat, the French min- ister of public works, has informed the cabinet that he is proceeding with the sequestration of the Dielette mine near Cherbourg, which is owned by Herr Thyssen, » Westphalian coal operator, and head of the Rhenish- Westphalian syndicate, who is a friend of Emperor William. ™ t-------- Beef Barons Busy. Chicago, Oct. 21.--Por the first time in sixteen years the meat pack- ers at Chicago stock yards are working day and night in the can- ned meat and hide departments in order to fill orders. The unusnal activity has been caused by "the large orders received as a result of the European war. A 'Calgary saddlery firm' has been on Tuesday ward tract to supply sad-' The Rank 'of British North America French and Rus: sent a contribution of $20,000 to the : i fund, sie | national patriot who has just re- York, will laid the A. FE. Shannen, turoed rom New 47th officers in were | Admiral | English | : flowers the en- |; ban- | over An Agreement May be Entered Into | of the | of | use of the men during | Protests To Britain About | Seizing Boats Washington, Oct. 21.--The | | state | Jeneartmeut to-day entersd a vigorous | to } the British seizure government the ste Rockefeller, a Standard bound from New: York to openhagen. The vessel, it cnown to-day, was seized off the Ork protest igaimst its of amer |John D | tanker, became Islands within the last was an American bottom, wit f petroleum and had not n registry Approaching Show Down, Washington, Oect 21 'ritain and United States approaching a "show question of British an according lications to-day One to Great Britain was lodged and a protest over the steam er of the Standard Oil tanker Brin dilla, off Ambrose channel, is al [imminent. Aeting secretary of stat | Lansing conferred at length | with President Wilson, presuniably {on the British seizure subject. At the close of the conference he posi- tively declined io indicate what the | outcome was to be, It was official- ly indicated, however, that the pro- | test in the Brindilia incident will be | fortheoming, if it is found here seiz ure w {of the validity of the transfer to the American flag Great are rap- down" on seizure vessels, al ind otest | to-day And Still Another Capture. New York, Oet. 21 | steamer Platurnia, now | States registry, but formerly | the German flag, whifh left Is ith Ntandard under flying here Oct {| Sth a cargo of oil, has been | captured by a British war | the coast of Scotland. [his I THE BYE-ELECTIONS MAY BE UNCONTESTED vessel makes Between the Two Poli- tical Parties , Oct. 21. It not hé that the bye-elections | made ne ry by yesterday's cab- inet ,changes will be contested It expected thai a mutual agreement will be reached between the two par | ties to allow all the seats now va cant, including Jacques Cartier, for { nrerl) held by.the late Hon. F. D | Monk, and Westmerland, formerly bheld by the late Hon. H R. Emmer son, to go by acelamation, in accord | ance with the present British preced | ent It not believed here that | reconstruction of the cabinet | templated by government i pleted, and it is expected that more changes will follow Ottawa, ved | {| Lie 18 the con is ' com Prince Reported Killed. Amsterdam, Oct. 21.--The Handels blad has published" a despatch whic) declares that Prince Wolrad Frederick Waldeck-Uyvrmont, half-brother Emma, dowager queen of the Nether lands, has been killed in the west ro theatre Of the war while engaged in patroling. Cattle Thieves Busy. Cattle thieves are again busy in the vicinity of Perth Road. Cyrenus Bab cock has lost a valuable cow although he had not received word as to its whereabouts, he strong" suspicions against a certain party any has Limited Train Service, Ottawa, Oct. 21 "It is announ- ced that there will be a- limited train service on the N. T. R. this winter between Moncton and Levis, and probably also from Hearst east- ward. * v by Court Stanley, No. 199, C.O.F., in Before the smoker, the regular meet- ing of the lodge was held. fF reen grapes, We. basket; wine grapes, 10c." basket," at Carnovsky's, The electric lighting system in. the Collegiate Institute has been complet- ed and the currént turned on. The lights ave very helpful on dark days. George D. Meleod, who was wire- less operator on a steamship Xn the North Sea when war was declared, has arrived in t v : city. New grop Lima beads. oil | of | to offi-| strong | to-day | as based solely on the question i United | and ; ---- A smoker and card party was heid | the Orange hall, on "Tuesday evening. | |Ex-King Manuel May be Expelled | { London, Ont 21.--That forme: | King Manuel, of Portugal, who with { his German wife has been residing in | England for some time, should be ex the country' at agitation in quarters to following the unrising in Portugal, government i put down with life It is stated here | German agents have swarmed | tugal lately promising that the kai { ser would restore the monarchy to | Portugal if the allies were beaten I'he feeling against Manuel | intense pelled once, is | the | from some attempted which announced considerable that Lor royal- republican s j re to have 3 f 88 0 here | PITH OF THE NEWS | cindensen Items By Telegraphic and From Exchanges to the present - state of the county council of Has- county has decided not to pro- ceed with the rebuilding of bridges | excepting those at present under construction The hope of the department of education to put into e¥ect in the | public schools of the whole 'province 1 system of medical inspection is re- 'flected in the new school regulations just issued | Le ising of the Transcontinental rail- by the Grand Trunk Pacific, ac rding to present indications, will not next spring, even now practically finar lings | way before place the Ime Take | though is completed - | GERMAN ARMY MELTING AWAY. | "Volunteers and Men of Landwehr All We Have." 2}. by Oct An oflicia)] communi the office are from a Paris 15sued war Says extracts letter found on a German prisoner dated Dusseldorf, October 4th | * 'With us and soldiers ation Fhe following are no more Volunteers officers We wre adequate men the Landwehr are to-day. If you saw these would turn' your head being taken. It All the aged Have they becoming rarer have | men than | and of all we sol Ev Ger men you have have | diers vou ervbody is 18 va last hope ming Many soldiers complain be bread " | A LIVELY. RACE | | | 1 | | | Between McGill and Varsity for The Tennis Honors. The intercollegiate tennis tourna- ment at the*Royal Military college is proving one of the most Keenly con- | tested in the he matches will afternoon At noon history of the series be concluded this the standing was as fol- McGill 11 points; Toronto. +: RM. 1;Queen's 1 In the singles Green of McGill de {feated Lewis of Varsity, 6 -2; 6--1. ! Rennie of 'Varsity defeated Cleve- land, of McGill, 6--¢; 6--2 This series will be finished this afternoon Lewis and Rennie of Varsity won the doubles, 7-5; 7--5;: 6-3. A Knowing Dog. Some time since a farmer boarded a train for the city, and after travel ling about ten miles he discovered that his dog was hiding under the | seat. "Now, then, vou derned pup!" exclaimed Uncle Josh, dragging out the dog and throwing him off the train at! the first stop. "Jes you Beat it for home |" "Do you 'think he will find his way home ?" asked 'a stranger, who had watched the proceedings. "He looks like too nice a dog to lose." "Will he find his way home ?:* way the "quick rejoiner of Unele Josh. "Say, stranger, I have sold 'that dog no less than four times !" Commenced Recruiting. | The officer in command of the {14th regiment has commenced re- eryiting for overseas service. A number of men have applied at the barracks and have been taken om the strength. Some of the men who have been doing guard duty, have decided to go to the front on the second contingent. The branches, of the C. M. B. A. societies throughout Canada are against the increased rates. Injunc- tions are now being sent out to other branches to work in conjane- tion with N Kingston. Se From England the bi German Attempt to Mount ing in the immediate the sudden tightening of th have been established. the ( fleet, and from the g tion along the coast. ine raid, but, according to make any headway ing wide of the mark. ferring specifie remains unchanged. an Channel Coast Has Utterly Failed---British War- ships' Wonderful Shooting Responsible. | TT hi ---- vay Paris, Oct. 21.--That important events are devel atre of war was indicated by e censorship to-day. terday's events were discussed in offic is understood that to-day the - mined effort to retake Lille, where the general Germ headquarters for the entire right wing are understoods+to LAST DITION THE ALLIES STRIVING T0 RECAPTURE Their Heavy Artillry Alag 3 Only yves- ial declarationi®f allies are making a d feet Reports are current here and generally credited that ferman attempt to mount their heavy artillery along the coast for offensive operations against the Briti gunboats, which are supporting the extreme left of allied line, has utterly failed. mounted by the wonderfully uns of the naval brigade now in ae- The Germans attempted a submar- to the reports received here, failed » all of their torpedoes launched go- The guns have been - dis- accurate shooting from the \ General Situation Unchanged. Paris, Oct. 21.--That the general situation on the bat~ tle front continues unchanged was the dominant note of the official communique telegraphed here from Bordeaux at three o'clock this afternoon. ference to the fighting known to b ally to yesterday's happenings. The at- tacks of yesterday along the front of Dixmude-Labasseb were of the most violent character, declared the statement, but in every instance they were repelled and the enemy was unable to gain any ground. Otherwise the situation It made no general re- e in progress to-day, re- WAR STRUGGLE BETWEEN KRUPPS AND CHRIST Leading Detroit Pastor Declares the United States is at Heart With the Allies. Ont., Oct. 21.--"In theory States is neutral in the conflict, but at heart is with Great Britain and the allies," declared Rev. Dr. Maurice P. Fikes, pastor Woodward avenue Metho dist church, Detroit, and ome of the outstanding divines of the United States, in ap address in the Y.M.C A. auditorium last night. The speak- er declared that the European was is a struggle between the Krupps and Christ, : London, the United European of GERMA N WAR REPORT Says Germans Gaining Ground in Di. fection Of Dunkirk. Berlin, via The Hague, Oct. 21 The war office to-day announced that while severe fighting is in progress along the line of the Yser river, in Belgium, there has as yet been no de cisive result. It is stated that the (rmans are gradually gaining ground id the general direction of Dunkirk. The German , right wing is slowly ad- vancing from Lille and although the allies are maintaining a particularly stubborn defense, they are being push- ed backward. The fighting is said to be general all along the right wing, but there are no indicatians that the baitleis #ntering a decisive stage. ROYALIST REVOLUTION To Regain Throne of Portugal For Ex:King Manuel. London, Oct. 21.---The Exchange Telegraph Co. says it has received in- formation that a royalist revolution has started in Lisbon. Reports were current last week that friends of the deposed King Manuel had promised to finance an attempt on his part to gain the throne of Portugal DARING EXPEDITION "OF THE BRITISH Seeking to Sink German Destroyers Off the Island of Copenhagpn, Oct. 21.-- Reports have reached here of an attempt by British submarines to sink German destroyers off the Island of Rugen. No detalls of the ' encounter have been received. The Island of Rugen is in the Baltic off the coast of Ger- many, and is the largest of all the the German islands. If the Britislv submarines are operating there it will likely be found that they are acccmpanied by a British fleet of dndiderable strength sent to en- gage the German Baltic squadron. This, if true, is a very daring "cut- ting out" expedition of the . Bri- tish. A movement ' has the friends of Col. Gi. H. Baker, M.P., which, has for its object lin appoint- ment as minister of militia in succes. sionto Col. Sam Hughes. Cdl. Baker is member for Brome. | Two guards at the Portsmouth pen- itentiary have been suspended For Creighto: h ; s been started by | RUSSIA WITHDRAWS ~~ MANCHURIAN TROOPS And Wi Use Thom inst the Go: mans and Austrians in the West. Pekin, Oct. 21.--~Russia is with drawing practically all of fitst Hae troops from Manchuria and Sibenia for service against the Germans and a Australians.' Their places are being taken by reservists and untrained levies who will be made Proficient for service in the west later if nesd- ed. 3 Chinese officials and European travellers reaching Were to-day em- phasized this faet. ey sald that ordinary travel" ts held 'up for days at this time in order, to expediate the passage of the military train. is am a new store-board to he Placed athletic grounds, whee the rugby games are played. The scores ofall ihe Big Four games will also - be given. DAILY MEMORANDUM. See tcp of page 8, right hana corner, for probabilities. 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