- 1s --- . ll Daily YEAR 82 NO. 8 THERE IS VIOLEN ~ ALONG + "Much of it in Nate of Ar tllery_ Charges. '10 RETAKE GROUND IS DESIRE OF GERMANS, ARE SACRIFICING LIFE, WHO But They Cannot Make Any Advan. ces, Rather They Haxe to Retreat ~--Gérman Trenches Are Being Constantly Taken -- Heavy Snows Are Slowing Up Progress, Paris, Jan. now in 11.- pregress lor entire front line ®étween Oise, In a s¢ries of © French have succeeded line. of German trenches cinity, according to thi official announcerien sea to Lys the flgliip be entirely in ihe nat exchanges. Heavy fighting Soissons continues, stantly sacrificing men in an effort to 'regain ground which they were forced to relinguish last week. The fighting is increasing in volume, but the French war office emphasically denies the German claims of gains ut this polaot. Instead, it is assert- ed, the allied lines are being ad-' vanced into trenches heretofore held by tha Germans. : Between Aisne and the Champagne region artillery duels continue with advantage to the French. North of Perthes another line of German trenches have been carried by as- sault by the French. Heavy snows are slowing up the progress in the Vosges and in Up- per Alsace and are adding to the misery of the wounded. Fighting continuey unchecked with little ad- vantage to either side as yet. ---- Violent fighting s LIE nbats the taking « in this vi- afternoon + From the continues in the vic the Germans con- To Preserve Neutrality. Basle, Switzerland, Jan. 11--with all Upper Alsace turped into a battlefield, and with hostilities con- tinually inereasing Switserland, to- day, took steps 16 preserve her neu- trality. All of the troops now mo- bliized have been | to guard ¢ » railroads upon he for plans comple oe additional troups Both Germans and French con- -tinue to pour additional troops into the adjacent country. At the pre- sent time the Germans have more than 160,000 men. All 'the German hospitals along the Rhine have been emptied of regular patients, increas ed in size and are now being sed for the wounded who continue to "arrive, ; The French have alto strength- ened their positions; they have tak- en and are bringing up additional artillery to maintain them. North of Altkirch where the fighting is continwous the French have control of the approaches aud the main road from Cannes to Belfort. They have constrncted a system of rail roads go that they ean transport men quickly to and from every threatened point, -- : "Admit Gains. Berlin, Jan. © 11.---Admitting, for the first time, that the allies" have gained a foothold in their trenches north of Soissons, the German war office, to-day, declared that the bat- tle at this point continues with the a gains. War Tidings Col. Harry F. MeLeod, M.P., of Frederictom, N. RB, #11 with pneu- monia, . Dr. R.-J. McEwen, Saskatoon, will shortly leave to join the Prin- "ess Patricias as captain. His wife is going to England to take up nursing. - The generals of the Gernian staff in Berlin have advised the emperor cease interfering with the strate- 3 of the campaign Richard Martole, a Welsh-Cana- dian of Vancouver has sent, at- bis own expense, twenty fully equipped recruits for the Welsh army corps which is now being raised in Wales. only ternment | that Lys and |, hy nin TIGHTING ENTIRE. FRONT GREAT BRITAIN'S VIEWS, Tone of Reply Pleases the Wiishing- | on Officials. { Washington, Jan. 11.--Great Bri- tain's preliminary reply to the note from United States government | requesting an improvement in the treatment of American commerce by the British fleet miiide- pub-| lie here and in London yesterday by mutial agreement } veen the ! stale department and the British foreign office, | Phe British communication econ-| curs in the view of the United Sta-| tes that commerce between neutral | nations should be interfered with| when imperatively necessary, and officials of the washington gov- construed it as conceding | the principals expressed by) American' note were just and upheld | previously accepied usages | international law | Briefly, the British note, while} conceding the principles of the; American government's contentjons,! points out difficulties in actual prac- tice, refers to alleged fraudulent! practices, hy s! and cites sta-! t showing rather | than a decrease, n neutral! in support of Great Bri- tain's suspicions that Germany and Austria have been indirectly obtain-| ing contraband through neutral] countries The note promises, how- ever, that Great Britain will make redress whenever the action of the witish fleet "may ~ unintentionally ! exeeed'" the limits of international law. 2 The admission of Great Britain] of one of the chief points in the} American note-- that the relations| botween neutrals were those of nor-! mal times of peace and not of war was, gratifying to officials, who be- lieved that the controversy would! now resolve itself into a frank dis-| cussion of what were the actual necessities of the case whi*h impel interference by a belligerent when suspecting that the ultimate destina-| tion of a, neutral cargo is belliger- | ent territory. - the was wt the ol ppers istics an increase, in ceria commerce, stamens NOT IN TEN YEARS Has There Been Such Good Skating On the Harbor. Not in Ma nr has there su good shat er and Sunda; I dred Kingstonians enj ice and if the weather holds there will be 4 record erowd on : ice avery day. The skating is good | to the island and also to the light- | housé at Four Mile Point. Twenty Afflicted With Meningitis. London, Jan. 11.--As a result of reports disseminated in the United States and Uanada that an epidemic , of meningitis had broken out in the | camp of the Canadian troops at Salishury Plain, the military eensor authorized an official statement that not more than twenty men were ill, and that at no'time had there been any danger of an epidemic. AWAIT CONFIRMATION ~~ | ABOUT THE PATRICIAS Toronto, Jan. 11.~Farther confir- mation that the Princess Patricias have been in action within the last day or two was received to-day in the shape of a letter from Cor ra e envelope was fra » y Newton," captain of No. 3 company, of the Princess Pats, whe, ac cording to a cable, this morming, was | killed dn action. Tt is thought here hardly possible that Captain New ton could have met death unless i been | op the harbor. ! hun- | fine. giment. - Further partieulars are eagerly awaited here as there was. a large enlistment of pT or oo. from. Toronto and parts. - tario. © al Hi remarks in his letter t "We are now within sound of German guna." fs : Ladies Curling Match. In the ladies' curling match, Monday morning, the teams by Miss Tandy defeated the skipped by Mrs. W. R. Givens b score of fourteen to seven. Bs | The rinks were : \ Miss Tandy" 'Miss G.' Craig is. uly. takigh Jim 0 Daley-- Mrs. W. R. Givens (skip), Mrs. - P. Knight and Young, ' Miss Constantine--T7. {4 ene the {¥ there were other casualties in Mis re- | The h Paul's Church on Sunday. {has heen - KINGSTON i ONTARIO. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1915 pee: On the northern hattlefront--itr enches THE FRENCH | ANGUAGE BANNED IN ALSACE To Speak it is a Crime Divorces Numerous Because Opinions on War. Basel, Switzeilande H.~German martial law by Alsatians in Basel as heavily" upon countrymen home. 3 They dediare that the speaking of French is classilied as an offence un der the orders issued by the command- ing generals of the ldth, 15th, 16th, and 21st German army corps, who cite the imperial laws of 1578 and 1882 to support their eontention. The testimony of the children and ser vanis is taken.as proof before courts martial of guiliy of talking French Personal feeling between pro-French and pro-German Alaatians is running high, visiting Alsatians deidare. The local eourts have granted divorchs re- cently to husbands and wives unable to live harmoniously because of their opposing national . sympathies. PEEP I PIII LEIS IESE JAPANESE WARSHIPS. Paris, Jan, 5 described "weighing vid their at New York, Jan. 11.--That & Japanese warships are now op- 4 erating in the Atlantic is the + opinion of Captain Williamson # of the steamer Curaoa, in to- 4 day from Havre. He reports # that he passed a warship off the + Asoves enroute and that he is + sure from. hid that sho wr BGPP FDEP he ie AERP OP PIP LCOLRIBP EPRI ALL BRITISH VESSELS ORDERED INTO PORT Said That Another German Squad- ron' is Operating Off . Rio Janeiro, Jan. 11.--British ves- sels all along the Brazilian and Ar- gentine coasts have been ordered to remain in port owing to a report that another German squadron is opérat- ing along the Brazilian coast. No information regarding the composi- tion of this squadron is available here although one report ¢lalms that the Karlsruhe and her convoys have béen augmented by German warships that ran the gauntlet of the British fleet in the North Sea and estaped after the bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool, CALLING FOR SCOUTS. Each Company Will Turn Out Six Men. y N an order for the names of six men of, each company for scouting pur, The order veads : a.m. for training as battalion seouta, se men must be active, intelligent and well educated. An officer will be chosen and these men will be given a regular course in the duties of a scout." Many members of the battalion took oly commupion at 8&8 am. in The art of bayonel fighting, which is also being given to the first con- tingent men on Salisbury = Plain, is boing taught the men of the 21st bat- talion hy Sergt.-Major Inst. Fdivards. ing the class was been tant 'P. D. M. Hamniongd, o1 Washington, Jan. 6f Great ments this RET GTANS STITH AT IT. to-day. Pre victims, unimportant. Paris, planes again afternoon alongside the Bismude-Nien the seene of desperate fighung. [HOLDS ND REASON FOR STOPPING WORK Government Regarding Shipments. beatin 11:~The position on foodstuffs ship- caused the most comment here Iwas cipal weakness of the British tion outlined. enemy. Agency Dunkirk Jan, regarded as the prin- posi- Jecause Teutonic al- tickire alleged to be difvegarding in- ternational laws is no! reason, government will vigoromsly for shutting this contend, off foodstufis shipments unless destined for the armed the forces pr Bombs On Dunkirk. Paris, Jan. 11.--A despatch to Havas that a dozen German aeroplanes bom- barded day. Thirty hombs were thréwn by airmen, but owing to the precautions that had been taken thers were The material danage the says from Dunkirk and ehvirons Sun- the few was 11. Hostile aero- bombarded, Dunkirk Several buildings were badly danraged and five civi- lians were wounded, killed When the German avia- and several tor attempted a' reconnaissance ov- er the French positions at Amiens, to-day, Trench aviator demeolisied his. ma- chine. he Home- was pursued and a The pilot wad killed and the afitarabserver A ted and captured, Made Ale. London, Jan. 11.~The new beer tax country h has had the effect of reviving the ob- salete art of heme brewing districts the Ii in af England. ome brewing becomes widespread one Lawrence Beaupre and a young lady on Sun- day afternoon as they were George has funds of the main sources to which Lloyd- been looking to for the war will be cut The brewing i fer. CEBOAT ACCIDENT ON HARBOR ON SUNDAY Young Man and Lady Had Cold Dip raise off. ndustry will also suf. | : When Boat Went Into Crack. A dip in the iey waters of the St. was (experienced by W. en)oy- ing an ice-boat ride wround the har- Everything went along splen- bor. didly so lon sailings "wit of the city, In trying to cross the in skaters "I'he names of six for help come from 1 nen per company will be submitted to | couple, and assistance was immediate the adjutant on Monday next at 10 |ly rendered and a rescue effected. as they confined their a certain distance shown in the orders of Saturday by water and sank several feet. Many s, | themselves on the ice heard the cries who were enjoying the imperiled The water-soaked couple were hur- ried to the nearest shelter cab called to convey them to homes. A gentleman and a their living in the north- fern part of the city, while walking with his little son near the caunse- way, broke 'through the ice and only to get out, harbor should be bushed .at onee St by his ability to swim was he able places in the or there will be a drowning. - Major §. de la Ronde, R.O., dl marshal for the 3rd divisional ares. Kingston, | port _ratiway, which has been SAYS BISHOP FALLON WILL GO TO DETROIT But Report of "the Appointment is Not Credited at London, Ont., Where He Is. London, Ont., Jan. 11.--That Bishop Fallon may shortly leave for Detroit as coadjutor bishop of that diocese is the repgrt here to-day. It has caused widespread discussibn among Catho- lics, many of whom think it unlikely that the bishop will he moved now owing to very important' projects he has under way at the palace. Nothing definite can be learned. Many Private Bills, Ottawa, Jan. 11.--Notice has been given already 'of over seventy pri- vate bills for the coming, session of parliament. Of these twenty-five are applications for divorce; .last year there were 42 applications of this kind. There will be a great many applications for extension of time to commence and 'complete branch lines and extensions. Ne i------ TERRMEMER PMN M MINI * GERMAN; WARSHIP SUNK. > * -- + New York, Jan. 11.--De. + # spaiches here to-day say that # # the German cruiser Koenigs. #% berg which was bottled up in a & 4 river off the canst 'of. Africa + + some months has since » + been sunk hy t British war. ¢ Thin ms 4 - by oP : <> ddd SPIRIT OF BRITISH MOTHER GRAND, DECLARES CHOATE "Devil of Mitarisn" Will be Van- quished, Says Ex-Ambas- sador. deiermined never to submit or yield. She never will make peace until the devil of militarism has been so vanquished that it will nev- er trouble the earth again." So said Joseph H. Choate, former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, in an address to the New York Geneologi- cal and Biographical society Yester- day afternoon. "The English courage, poirit, and hope are magnificent," he continu- ed. "Nothing could be mdre grand than their wives and mothers in the attitude they take toward the war. I read the other day that the son of a- friend of mine, a woman wel known in London, had been killed in action. I wrote to her, and short- Wis ad the letter here to read fo_you. She had four sons, three ir the army and ome in the navy. One is dead, one is wounded, one had been taken prisoner, and one is still safe on. board a British hattleship. "In her letter she speaks of being 'proud that we have been, able to devote all of our sons to the cause." * - Winter Agricultural Course An agricultural course started in the old collegiate building on Mon- day. Already six members have re- gistered, but C. Mains, government sgrienitural demonstrator, expects that by the end of this week be- iween twenty-five and thirty young rmers will "avail themselves of is special course which will con- "nue throughout the winter months. lettures are to be given by Mr. Mains and some of the: staff of Queen's University. ier. meeting City Council will ask for in- with regard to Jit had been the Victoria Cioss. | around the peck of Mavor 3w or New York, Jan. 11.--"England is ' {erland, and Alds. Couper, Newman, t White, GIVEN "KINGSTON ALDERMEN IRON CROSSES As Souvenirs at City Council's Inaugural Meeting. ALD. GRAHAM CHOSEN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF WORKS, Ald. O'Connor Is Chairman Of the Fire Conimittee--Ald. Nickle Seeks Information With Regard To the Police Systeni. When the aldermen teok their seats in the City Council chamber on Mon- day morning for the inaugural meet- ing each found on his desk an en: velope addressed to him and con taming an iron cross with the in- scription : "Iron Cross, 1914-1915." A card intimated that the cross was presented for bravery. Some cards stated that the cross was for bravery in facing the strong criticism given the council of 1914, which was "un der fire" on many occasions. The card in other envelopes intimhted that the medal was for bravery in facing the people' again, and being" re-elected. The aldermen -blamed - Mayor Sutherland or Tom McAuley for giving them the crosses, but all of them appeared. as pleased With the little souvenir as if The Mayor Installed. The inaugural meeting of the coun- cil of 1915 was held in the council | chamber on Monday mprning. Short- ly after eleven o'clock Mayor Shaw, the retiring chief magistrate, took the chair. He stated that it gave him great pleasure to meet the new coun- cil and asked Police Magistrate Far- rell to administer the declaration .of office to the mayor-elect, Robert D. Sutherland. After ' the declaration had been administered the retiring mayor placed. the chain of office Suther- land and welcomed him to the posi- tion of Kingston's chief magistrate. The ' aldermen - elected in the. recent elections then took the declaration of fice : ~ W. H. Wormwith and H. C. Sydenham ward; N. 0'Con- nor a R. J. Gardiner, Ontario cy hy C. Wright, W. P. Pe. ters and J. S. R. McCann, Frontenac ward; W. R. Clugston, Rideau ward; John Litton, Victoria ward. All ~aldermanic: members of council 35s Li attenddtios, viz.: Alds. Bews, Augston, Couper, = Fair, Gardiner, Graham, Gillespie, Hanley, Hughes, Kent, Litton, McCann, Newman, Nic- kle, O'Connor, Peters, Richardson, Stroud, Wright, White and Wormwith, . Mayor Suthedand: ther read his inaugural address, an outline of which { ®Ppears in another column. On mo- tion of Ald. Kent the portions of the address relating to various civie de- partments,. were referred to commit- tees interested, Mayor .Sutherland's statement; (hat he would endeavor to have the tax rate maintained at the present figure, j will be good news to the people. Ald. Graham moved, seconded hy Ald. Kent, that the following commit- tee be appointed to draft the stand- ing committees and report to couneil : Alds. - Fair, Hughes, Littom, Richard. son, Kent and Graham. Ald. Bews moved fn amendment, se- conded by Ald. Clugston, that the name of Ald. White 'be substituted for that of Ald. Fair. ia motion of Ald. Graham was car- ried. [THE "Sokimiittes, aller a recess of Hi. teen minutes, returned and presented draft, which was slightly revised and adopted as follows : ; Rihana Mayor Sutherland (chair: man), . O'Connor, Gr; , Kent, Hughes, Litton, McCann. Board of. Works--Alds, (chairman), Couper, Gillespie, O'Connor, Peters, 7 Property and Markets--Alds. Me. Cana (chairman), Bows, Couper, Gilles: pie, O'Connor, Wright, Wormwith. i Fire and- Light--Alds. O'Connor (chairman), Clugston, Hughes, Litton, Newman, Hau ay, Fair, Parks--, . Kent (chairman), Bews, Couper, Gillespie, White, Wright, Wormwith: i wl Hughes (chairman), Court, of sion H. 8. Crumley. k hoot of Mining--Alds. Litton and ent. Board of Health--Mayor Suther- land, Dr. A. R. B. Williamson, B. Blackhall, H. McBratney, Dr. W. Gibson. . 1 House ¢> Industry--Mayor Suth- Graham y. Nickle, Board of Edu R. Meek. a a . and Power Supply: Co., Limited, for 159%; Against, 29%; by-law to rati- fy and confirm an agreement with Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Limited. Forwarders Limited, Selbv & Youl- den, William Joseph Hooper and Thomas Slater and to authorize the issue of debentures to the amount of $3,600.--For 1042; against, 264. Hospital for sick children, Toron- to asking a grant. W. Ford Webster applying to be appointed member of Court of Revi- sion. By-laws were passed to authorize council appointments, above made, to fix the assessments for 1915, and to authorize the treasurer to bor- ! row certain sums of money. The mayor appointed Samuel R. Bailey as his representajive on the Court of Revision. The by-laws passed by the people at the January elections, were given third reading and passed. Motions Passed, On motion of Ald. Litton the Board of Works was Instructed to negoti- ate with the C. P. R. company with the view of getting the use of its vacant property on Rideau street for the breaking of stone, in view of the cily's property -not being large enough. Ald. Nickle moved, seconded by Ald. O'Connor, for a detailed report from the Finance Committee as to the number, nature, fee, ete., of li- censes, and that no license be issued till the budget i= struck. The reso- lution was carried. Ald. Nickle has in view the raising of additional rev- enue by increasing various license fees. This resolution was moved by Ald. Nickle, seconded by Ald. White, and carried: That the chief of police submit a report showing the number of robberies from January 1st, 1914 to date, and the number of arrests in connection therewith; the num- ber of policemen on beat duty at 11 .p. m., December 27th; how many were on Princess street at the above hour and where on said street they would be; alse number of polidemen on night duty on said night; the by- laws that the police have fo enforce, and when a summons was last issued for a breach of the same. Ald. Newman gave notice that at the next meeting of council lie would move that a by-law be submitted to the people at the first on the question of reduction of the num- ber of 'aldermen to two in"each ward and fer the reduction of the alder- mani¢ term to two years. Thé coun- cil adjourned at 12.50 o'clock. Mrs. John Carr, Brockville, died on Satiirday. Her husband died on Detember 23rd. Both had been at- tacked with' pneumonia. There is plenty of food for thought lying about, but. few there be who have appetite for it. DAILY MEMORANDUM. Band at Palace rink to-night. See top of page 3, right hand corner, or orobabilltes : "Tom" Marks Company, Grapd Opera Frouse, 8.15 p.m, Hockey, Frontenacs covered rink, 8 pm, BORN. MILLS---At the General Hospital, on Sunday, Jgn. 10th, 1915, to Mr, and Mrs, J. HH, Mills, a son. - ve. Riversides, PIED DEVANNA In Kingston, on Jan. 111M, 1915, Barah Freeman widow of the late Patrick Devanna, aged 33 years, Fu ral notice later. FA "FIBLD--At her late residence, 'oiling Bay, Ont., on Bata La n T the o Fairfield, aged 84 years. STRATTON--In Kingston, on January 10th, 1915, Sophia Elizabeth Strat- ton, beloved wife of the late Rev. F. B. Stratton, aged 72 years. Funeral (private) from her hter's residence, Mra. Cernoveky e68 Princess €t, Tuesday afternoon, at o'tlodk. 2 ha IN MEMORIAM. In loving memory of Mes. 1- Tent, who dled Jan. 10th, 181127 To God, 'n His ve and wisdom, Called dear he on : Though her place can Led. Still we Know it's Fh 2a 8 n. ROBERT J. REID The Leading Undertaker Plone B77 230 Princess Street JAMES REID Take Notice RE Table: