YEAR 82 NO. 23 GERMAN DEAD HILLSIDES OF CRAONNE en ee ce-------- The Enemy Lost Terribly in Their Desp enle COVER Attacks on Allies' Lines to Commemo- rate the Kaiser's Birthday. Germans Failed to Seize Positions West of Labass ce, 1¢'d by the British---The French Have Advan (cd Northwest of Pont- Also Made Paris, Jan. 28 In three days the heights near Cra Germa 600 onne, 1ae men, in killed and wounded, a The French have repelled the « in the hills stated Equally disastrou the were held by the British west of dozen times, under a murderous fire ed and wounded S80 heavy were the German were ordered in commemoration of sides of Craonne region at covered with German dead and w in the infantry fighting in (hese regi the dead from the field ADVANCES BY Resumption of French offensive announced to- -day ing their way through, woods Gains in Alsace were also announced British artillery destroyed'some: German tr the Lys, the north for assaults on the allied ! Artillery fighting is in progress << northwest of Soissons. Labassee 1nss geveral other points an ounded There The French advanced nearly forcing the Germans to abandon at a-0Musson---6airs in Alsace. of fierce batt! ok 10,- ion and patches, ng r possess ns have lost Dbetw 7.000 ccording to official de lesperate attacks upon their positions The Ger: attacked at least nans and lost from sas yesterday, the kaiser's hirt when that the battlefront hday, the hill- were Indi was a consequent ons to-day, while ambulances carried THE nort FRENCH hwest of Pont-A-Mousson was a qnarter of a mile, fight- i nches in Belgium, 'along tacks to concentrate troops in ines near Arras and near Roye and Noy- A Ai Next May lly It is Hoped War to End London, dan, 38 28.--In leading ixancial eircles here, the prediction . is Being made that the war will end much sooner than is commonly be- leved, owihg to Germany's inability to support the financial strain. Next may is mentioned as the prohable date of the German collapse M---- Talking It Over. Basle, Switzerland, Jon. 28 --Em- pero: Franz Josef has sent the pew Austrian foreign minister, Baton Burian Von Rajecz, to Germuny to confer with Emperor William with a view to ending the war; according to privaté advices from Vienna. Hungarian political eircles are sald to favor Austria concluding a | "OpaArale peace agreement Franz | Josef, however, is obdurate He re- fuses ta listen te the opinions of the Hungariad diplomats, but desires to win over to ah agreement for a com- mon peace. Count Tisza, the Hungarian pre- mier, \ portant mission." From the same source comes the information -that mobs in the dual monarchy have de- stroyed placards calling out the last reservists, The riots are common throughout Hungary, Provides Hospital For University. St. Louts, Jan. 28.--A trust fund | for the establishment ol a hospital | in connection with Warhington Uni- ___wvercity, St. Louis, is created hy the | "will of Mrs Eliza McMiiten, which | was filed In the probate court here. The will d of-an estate valued at $4,000,000 to $5,000,000. Among | the beneficiaries who receive $2,000 each is My Martin, Buffalo. will soon leave for Berlin, the | 4 . 2 Will sc A 8, erin, th 5 message asserts, "on a highly m=] "Tor i changed for the better. i ple, and if. the govercment Official Statement Is Issued Fallon Brothers, contractors for the building of the causeway across the Cataraqui Bay, made an official statement on Thursday aftérnoon | that they have sold their plant, ma- | terial, and the uncompleted contract | for the work to the Thunder Bay Contracting company, and the gov- ernment hds agreed tg the transfer. T. W. Marshall will the new superintendent in charge of the works dere. M. J, O'Brien, Ren- I frew, the president of the Thun- deg" Contracting company. PEASANTS SOBER AND RELIABLE People Fear Govérnment Will Lint Bm. London, Jan. 28.-Remarkable evidence of the benefits derived from the temperanee policy innugurated by the czar Gomes from Russia. A landowner in one of the small north- ern' towns writes fo an English cor- respondent: "We are at war with Germany, | FS Raestd nok) . One cannot | recognize now the usually sleepy and drunken Russian peasant and work- men, Sobriety is bringing many thousands of dollgrs daily to our peo- would only stop the sale or production of ! aleohol forever we shall be a happy | people. "Our peacants---the refieobing por- tion of them-fear that the govern- ment will take up again the sale of The ESoaamiebE ret procecds: "Just | now &ll the peasantry are quiet, mod- est, busy and happy. They say, 'Let us collect mdney for the govern- ment--it will assist them and cost us far less than vodka." ™ ONLY TWO SOVEREIGNS ~ CONGRATULATED KAISER 2 Wil- with i Ea ror ° London, den. Petor o Berlin yesterday, Chm ih 4; ras. oh ve heen expected from Amsterdnm from Barlin de- wih flags. the an corps, wourt o and representatives of the siata a municipal governments tionded a Srvice wh, the the cathedral. Se attended service nl enthusiastically. rin wag held later in the Gi was cele- + | dress Sxprossing {the progress { ores, of Emperor William, | where the emperor delivered his satisiaetion with the war and in which | be asked his officers -to continue to | discharge their duties a the wm | and the Jatherinng { had de I~ The socialist warm eulos | gies of gta Datlish a that | be will he per an war not ory | victorious hat Ag his reputation enhanced. { So " 5 i Ea jn cut 4 pe } i Aj trong positions | al infantry atiacks | & INGSTON ONTAR! 0, | | i i | ------ Tow. (REY + THE "SCRAP OF The German chancellor, expression and other incidents, ply from Sir Edward firey, but in that region, with total losses of not more than 800, it was DISCOVERY MADE German efforts to seize BY CITY AUDITOR Utilities Meeting Irregular as New Members Did Not Take Declaration. City Auditor Mair will not auth- orize payment of the accounts passed by the Utilities Commission at its in- aungural meeting on Monday, January 17th. He has discovered that the meeting was not properly constituted: Mayor Sutherland and J. H. Birkett were the only members really "'pres- ent," whereas it takes three to consti: tute a quorum. The others in attend- ance, although elected and appointed to the commission, had not taken the declaration of office, and were, there- fore, not qualified to sit and transact business. ~ Hence, the commission will, on Monday next, have to do all over again, the business transacted at the moeting of the 17th, after T. J. Rig- ney, BR. H. Toye and <G. Y. Chown have taken' the peer declaration. PRE Dp pet USING ENEM SHIPS. Will Be Employed In Trade Between Britain And India. London, Jam 28.---Eight large steamers «belonging to the ehemy which have been detained in the United Kingdom singe the outbreak of the war, trade between Britain ond India, and will be placed under control of the Indjan government. The vessels have a gross tonnage of more than 45,000 tong 2.000 to 3,000 in kill- | Nickle senf the un to the chair- man of the Board of Palica Commis- sioners : ting J. M. Farrell, sioners, Kingston. Dear Sir :--I beg to acknowledge re- ceipt of your communicatian of Jan. 22nd, _it now would | pear tk your Board of Police Com- missioners is anxious to "aequire some knowledge of general local conditions, yet regret that you do not seem de- sirous of taking the initiative. * No doubt. you fully realize that the im: vestigation of police affairs is the duty of the police commissioners. cil 2 'had given some attention to ce administration in Kingston. the past year as alderman, 1 influenced by numerous eom- ts made by reputable citizens to make further investigation with re- gard 3 to. the inactivity of the chief of These complaints seriously {o allow matters to go on. ' Form Of Investigation. To satisiy myseld and. at the same Bethm ann-Hollwegg, in an interview the American Assoc inated Press ried to explain away the * Chairman ard "of Police Commis to express to you my great Before becoming a member of doun- | PAPER" STICKS. with scrap of paper" meets an immediate and_crushing ros [NE W CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION To Send In Next Monday. Albany, N.Y, Jan. 28 Samuel H. Ordway, of New York; W. D. McKinstry, of Watertown, and Wil- liam. Gorham Rice, of Albany, je nominat®d as members of state civil service @pmmssion by Governor Whitman. next. Monday night. It is expected that the sen- ate will confirm the nominations im- mediately. -- Ordway, who will be chairman of the commiksion, has been active in civil service work for several years. McKinstry, a newspaper man, was a civil service commissioner under Governor Flower. Governor the Peabody Declines Appointment. washington, Jan. 28.--- George Foster Peabody, New York, has de- clined appointment to the federal trade commission. | Joseph 'E. Dav- ies, Wisconsin; EI N: Hurley, Chi- cago, and Will H. Parry, Seaitle, have practicaliy been decided on for three of the five' places. Walkerton, Sagtsd county. } ha Baten of half. year one mill is to be levied, Cold Wave Sweeping Eastward. Washington, Jan. 28.<The cold | wave which has tovered the central fre to be employed Ing and middle states witly temperatures { down far below zero, last night was sweeping eastward to New York and { Pennsylvania, among the Atlantic stigtes are report- | ed ag far south ns the Cdrolinas. Serre AA A A A ANN MAN ALD. NICKLE MAKES REPLY T0 POLICE COMMISSIONERS Hie Submits a List of Questions Based Upon Complaints From Citizens, and Asks an Investigation rsmlinr areasig atic Bodets Sheol. A questions attached, all of which are based on complaints from i citizens who stand high in the com- mupity, and whose names I am not at liberty to disclose, as they do not | wish to become involved in what you sell admit is a disagreeable task. ls and the facts are obtainabl: | within the force if your investigation ie gincere and thorough, it will be { clear ta the public 'that much may be done to improve the general condition of thecitys The evidence on which I based my remarks in eduncil proves to me that the complaints of citizens were well founded, and confidences t to me since I spoke in council havé sat- | isfied me that conditions fn Kingston were not ted, evi local vet will doubt ian Tah your own anti vities, and yon--will' agree with me your of questions, I would bs very 'pleased A for further investiga- as said as an alder: city pom, be 0% Shot ta ad of the correspondence and 'papers ate in ies office fae future refer- 1 % Las sincerely, { HUGH €; SICKLE. time fo test the correctness of these - THURSDAY. ¥. JANUARY Nominations will County Of Brucd Will. Give $30,000. Jaa 28.--Bruce . 30,41 to be raised this 'next year. For the purpose of raising' the amount Freezing temperatures | our findings are bosed upon the 'satisfies me as to rosa me. Terenter, so that.» complets | Tuesda ar 28. 1915 By Alsatians Paris, Jan quarters of army carps completely 28 --The general head- the fifteenth German | at Strassburg have been destroyed by fire, of in cendiary arigin. Important mili tary documents were destroved. It is believed to he the result of Alsatian plot against Germany. fn n Agent Dropped Dead. Colour Jan. 28.---word . has been received that W. J. Hammond, Capadian Northern railway station agent at Colborne, dropped dead when ahout to attend a public ser- vice He had a couple of years and esteemed His mother, who "resid- ed with him, died a year ago. The interment takes place at Owen Sound LX. R. was highly Boy Accidentally Shet, Brockville, Jan. the hands of Roy 28.~--A rifle in Alguire, a lad liv- ing near Athens, was accidentally discharged while. he was it, the ball entering the leg mund Ronan near the nan's condition is not serious BELGIAN DESTITUTE INCREASING DAILY A Shortage of 76,000 Tons of Food to be Made Up in Three Months. New York, Jan. 28 --A shortage of 76,000 tons of food for the re- lief of Belgian refugees must be made within the next three months by the commission for relief in Bel- gium or many people will perish, Vice-chaivman Lincoln W. Bates an- nounced to relief committees throughout the 'United States. The commission' here was apprised of the inadequacy of the food supply by a cable message from London, which reads: "The commission is actually short in the department for the feeding of destitute Belgians, 21,000 tons for.February, £5,000 tons for March and 30,000 tons for April. = The enforced transfer of food from the department. for pro- visloning those who can still pay t for rations during these of body. Do- considered "There are now 1; tute, and the aetw ministering and. supplying the teens for the destitute is $2,800,000 per month. The number of the des- titute daily increases." War Tidings. General Von Bissing, the German overngr of Belgium, aceording to the aily Telegraph, has ordered the ar rest and transier 'to Germany of all Englishmen in Belgium. The first of the two Chilean battle ships built at Newcastle and bought by Britain at the qpibreak of the war is now on active service, under the name of the Canada. Austria and Germany are growing daily mere alarmed at Italian war preparations, and are augmenting their troops along the Italan fron- tier. Germany is * pouring regiments from Bavaria into the Tyrol, it bein understood that he German pel staff is controlling «il Austrian mili- tary plans. The Nursing Mircor, one of tha or- gans of trained 'nurses in Britain, calls attention to the danger of spies masquerading as nurses, and adds that Lord Kitchener himself is aware of this menace, and caused an investi- gation to be made at one of the Southampton hospitals Some weeks LAO. NA Me EA In addition to the seventy-five Cana- dian nurses asked for by the war oi- fice, and who will leave Halifax on February '7th, there will be eight doc tors and about one hundred orderiies sent over at . the same time to join the new Canadian base hospital in England. The orderlies ave now mo- bilized at Halifax and Quebet Temperature at Prince Rupe Prince Rupert, B.C., Jah. The temperature hero at {o'clock on Wednesday was | thirty-six above zero. was' clear. King Will Vie Meeland Dublin, Jan, that King May or June weather is understood 0 eh iste Treland in the present yoar, 'Against Enemy heen in Colborne for | cleaning | Ed- | The Daily British Whig According to 0 German Prison- ¢ ers Taken n by British, VICE-ADMIRAL BEATTY: GIVES OFFICIAL STORY OF BATTLE, THE | seseuaan hE And Is Of Opinion That Germans Losi) Two Cruisers--The Damage To | The Lion And The Tiger Was | Slight. *London, Jan, 28.--The admiralty | | has received the following prelim-| inary telegraphic report from Vice- | Admiral Sir David Beatty regard- ing the naval action between the British and Germans in thé North | sea on Sunday. 'A flotilla of destroyers patrolling | {| about 7.20 o'clock in the morning { sighted and attacked the "enemy, { whose force, according to the re- | ports received, consisted of four | battle cruisers, six light cruisers and some destroyers. Their posi- | tion when sighted was approximately | fourteen miles east-southeast of aur! battle cruiser squadron. "Orders weré given by signal to the destroyer Motilla to chase the enemy and to report their move- ments. As it appeared that they | had at onee commenced to retire to | the - east-southeast, the battle | cruisers were directed to steer south- | east, wth a view to securing lee position and to cutting the en-! emy off if possible. The situation developed by degrees into a stern chase. "Speed was worked up to 28 or 29 knots and the enemy was being | gradually overhauled. At about 18, 000 yards a slow and deliberate fire | was opened, and we began to hit at | a range of 17,000 yards. Our fire wag returned by the enemy. Tiger Also Damaged "The Lion and the Tiger, having drawn ahead of the remainder of the squadron, were in action 'alone for,some time, and consequently were sujbected to the enemy's con- gentrated fire, more Janticdlarly | , engaged the enemy. Botilla of destroyers was disposed on the starboard beam of 'their cruisers" and an attack by thent was driven off. "At about eleven o'clock, unfor- | tunately, a lucky shot damaged one | of the Lion's feed tanks, causing the port engine to bo stopped. At the same time enémy submarines were observed on the starboard bow and a course was 'steered in order | to avoid them. "The Bluecher (German) was now in a critical condition, with her | speed reduced, and the Indomiiable, which had now come up, was directed | 'to complete her destruction. i "The rest of the squadron were di rected do attack the rear of the en- emy. The Lion, with escort, steered to the northwest, steaming with only one engine, and I transferred my flag | to one of the destroyers, and sub- sequently to the Princess Royal. "Through the damage to the Lion's feed tank by an unfortunate chance shot we were undoubtedly deprived of a greater victory. The presence of | the evemy's submarines subsequently Beressitated thé action being broken ol "The result of the action was that | the Bluecher was sunk and two other | tile guises. w and seriously damaged. "The German prisoners reported ali | so that the Kolberg had been sunk | by avef-salvos from our squadron. Slight. "Subseqaent] the starboard engines | ol the Lion developed trouble from the same eause as the port en- gines and the Indomitable took her | in tow and brought her into pert. The damage to er ia in neither cases serious and re- time. The remainder of the squadron | were not hit. i "The casualties were very slight. | jhe death of Engineer Captain Tay- | lor, whose, services have been invaina- | | ble, is regretted. {| "The behavior of officers and men | Ra THE BRITISH DEFEATED TURKS NEAR SUEZ CANAL" had filled in all the wells along the caravat route, the invaders w ould | have bad to carry their own no } Even El Kantara is Juphlied pipe line from a rest wafer which runs under the His believed the British forces" was wi Kurdish horsemen employed by the | Turks as scouts for the main army, The British have a strong force with | | which to guard She ea canal. ; Tyurks Defeated In Asia. | A | awalted! further official' reports | Mills, the ¥ | Prouse's Drug . | Valleaw's Grocery ...... 308 Montreal | BUAKE--VAN ALSTYNE---At the hom Barr -- LAST EDITION Incendiary Plot CRUISER KOLBERG SUNK IN NORTH SEA BATTLE | Sa [Steir statnt stint terennin WAR IN ms WEST. $ + Londo Jan, SfsSuperite $B tendent of Immigration Obediah # Smith, of Canada, speaking here says reports have reached + him that the German-Ameris' $ cans in tite western sates are $ diligently securing arms and $ uniforms and ace planning to make an early raid on Vancon. ver and other British Colums : + bia cities. » °. | Phd b bid bbb ib ibd b bb IM { was only what was expected and great credit. is due to the engine room staffs for the fine steaming of the squadron." The British to-day, he- fore issuing an absolute confirmation admiralty, | of its report that the small German | eruiser Kolberg, in addition to the Bluecher, was sunk by the British gun fire. Berlin's . claim that '® | British battle cruiser and, at least, one smaller vessel was sunk by Ger. mang, were ignored here. "Films developed." Gibson's. The marriage took place on Tues day, in the Roman Catholic Church, | Ballveanoe, of Miss: Leeder, daughter of Mrs. Robert Leeder, McIntosh and C. E. Fodey, Lansdowne. : "Fresh marshmallows." Gibson's. OAULY MEMORANDUM. Band at the Palace rink to-night. Civic Finance Committee, 8 pam. Patriotic concert at YMCA, § pm. Vaudeville, Grand Opera House, 7.30 p.m. Band at Covered rink to-night, 8.18 to 10.16 p.m See top of page 3, right hand cerner, | for probabilitie Limestone 0 No, AO UW, ward, meets to-night, 8 o'clock, Nomination, Syde m Board of Education, Friday neon. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG Is on Sale at the the Following City Stores: Bucknell's News Debot ..308 King Bn Clarke, J W. & Co, .... 353 91, for | College Book Store ..., 1 Coulter's Grocery a I Medley' Drag Store, gH 0 | Peters' Grocery BLOTS ¢v.ere T1 Ploe Bt. Paul's Clgar Store ...s... 76 Btore - BORN. GAGE--In Kingston, on Jan. 27th, r. and Mrs. O Gago, Lower Rideau St. 8 a daughter, » MARRIED. the bride's mother, , on Thursda Seth, 1915, Sadie J. Evel ny Jou ter of Mrs. and William Yen rE eldest son of Blake, London, oe. DIED | GOING <n Kings on, on Jan, 27t 1915, Augugta is Going, widow o the late 8 Funeral (private) rae Bor late resis dence, 61 Cleray. LA oy Frida 15 180 ot le fo ining Jar 8 orten, ternoon at Cathedral | HINCRLEY-4At Port Alexander, Wolfs Island, on Jan. 37th, 1915, Dexter Hinckley, aged 84 years. Funer ral | from his late residence to vault to Picts Sand Ac naintaoves are respects Bion an T6th, 19! ons, young. ui Lyons, 146 O pla from er v9 nn, YONS--In Kin Miss Lillian ter of Patric Street, | Funeral will take ary residencs a | 8st. mi will be the repose {ules wa aon sung' oe Friends and ac Ea a. are respeet- fully Invited 1H a ri Mochester, Lo sal nd Toronto papers pl | py. SULLY N---At his i " her into, vert: | Kindaton oa *etidyee ssl ston, a i , Hon, M. Sullivan M.D. Pairs--ean be completed ina -- short ra? Bolom equ ao the happy repose of his Friends and acquaintances are res « fully invited to attend. ROBERT J. EE ID The Socrsuka ms RED Take Ni . gow thas ev ever Sefer TRONS i Our Own. Blend Still sold at the old price, = Special, Bt Georgds X +