YEAR 82 NO, 2 THE BRI DES Made hy the Germans in Labassee | District. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DRIVE BRITISH WESTWARD TOWARDS BETHUNE. Enemy Lost Frightfully In the Woevre Region Through a Blun- der--Allies Advancing From Bel- gian Coast South to Arras. Paris, Jan. 30, (3 p.m. )--Furious lighting is in progress near lLabassee tenewing their desperate infantry saults on British positions, the Ger mans thus far have been repulsed with heavy losses Official ~ despatches to-day stated that at least three German battdlions were engaged in this last attempt to crush the ward toward Bethune. by the British, and bloody fighting earlier in the week, 9 again the contre of a German at tack. The Germany advanced from Labassee westward over 'the Bethune road, leading along the north bank of the canal. The absence of rain and snow jn the past few days had dried up the fields . in front of the British positions, and the enemy spread out in loose formation in charging upon the British trenches. The British light artillery shattered the foremost ranks, but the Germans pressed on over the fields, scatiered nto groups, and succeeded in pene trating the wire entanglements, and reaching the first line of the DPritish trenches. These were either annihila- ted by bayonets or taken prisoners. Fighting is. still in progress, but despatches from Bethune expressed confidence will be beaten off. as Civinehy, held the Scene of A Costly German Blunder, A German blunder caused fright- ful casualties in the enemy's r#nks in the Woevre region. The Germans accidentally a mine in. tended for the ¢ French -trénches, d, their own trenches a. up, killing and Wornding Rn i ir "oh pany. : They were ALE to thelr sec ond line of varth works. The French artillery got range of the German artillery camp near Ar- ras, - Sbella, from the French guns wracked several 'ammunition carts, the explosion killing a number of German gunners. Thé results of the shelling were observed .hy French aviators. . Elsewhere along the 'battlefront there were no important dévelop- ments. The Germans showed no inelination to continue fighting near Soissons. mess Allies Advancing. London, Jan. 20,--The allies' ad- vavance along the Belgian sea coast continued to make slight progress to-day, according to advices from Dunkirk. Thess messages indicated vance along the Belgian sea coast south to Arras were feeling out the Gatman positions by infantry at- tacks. A "VIOLENT EFFORT BEFORE WINTER ENDS Plan That is Likely to be At- -- tomaled he Ger Colone! 'Rysington, Military mes. Lonuyu, Jan. 30.--"What Britain has to expect {8 that Germany may make a last violent effort in the west - beforé the allied armies are all as- sembled, before the winter season ends in the east and before the states which contemplate abandon- | ing man freutraiity place Germany at. a est disadvantage. turm in front of the German trenches in Flanders, training battalions full of half. ed soldiers behind them and the rawal for a period of repose of of the active army corps, On Qur part we must be prepared to me © replacement of first line Germ Ps in 'the tren- ches by n , and assemble at one or t8 a great mass direct attempt to ween Arras and an unlikely front fon, but wherever be ready for it. March are the 0 for the attempt. We shall not be 0 foolish as to goad this or 'eommander into a pro- mature . We can bide our ough b the Oise®it is no! for such an it comes we "Pebr most Hk hout in the towiedse that the cor. manders of the in the west fu'- Iy realize vhether we shave Lroken the Ger more copel TISH REP Jritish and drive them weat- | that the (German assault | Expert, | { "Already wa hear, of the Lands USED ERATE ASSAULTS rine [Feb abe OID BB e bi bt bt debs | oo 0 MANY LIVES LOST. London, Jan. 30.--The Casu- alty (list, issued last night, shows that the British armored merchant vessel Viknor, lost off the coast of Ireland, several days ago, carried a crew of 238, : composed of naval reserve men !% and boys belonging to the mer- + cantile marine, all of whom per- + ished. Among the crew were 4 24 Royal Naval Reserve men 4. from Newfoundland. | 2 + * * 4 * * * SRR SPEER SESE * FELRSLIIIES ESET bd bbl GANANOQUE BARGAIN DAY. | Kits For Local Members Of the Over- seas Contingent Gananoque, Jan. 30.--The mer- {chats big bargain day which was | "uizgested by the Gananoque Board | of Trade at its last session, was | brought to a successful issue yes- terday, which was farmers' day. | The attendance from the surround- | ing rural district was exceptionally | Targe. All the merchants seemed {to have availed themselves of the | opportunity for presenting to atten- | tion of the general public bona fide bargains. The. Young People's Society ' of Grace Church scored a decided hit al their Old Time entertainment and concert. Apother pleasant "euchre" . was held in the rooms ef the Gananoque 1 Business College last evening. Arrangements have been made to {have the initials G.H.S. placed on [the Kits Rrepared for the local mem- {bers of fhe second overseas con- | tingent; which are helig prepared {by the Red Cross workers, with | funds furnished by the pupils and | teaching staff of Gananogue high | school from their recent' afternoon lea. A skating rink has been opened at the river front at the foot of | Stone 'street. i | Quite a large number of the mew- [bers of the counties council arriv- od here fropi Brockville' dt icon yes- | terday, and during thelr: stay = in {town were entertained 'at the Inter. itruction. of the | national hotel. Mrs. A. E. Shook of Swilt Current, Sask., who has bedn- spending some time in town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David J. Lloyd, King street, has received the sad intelli- gence from her husband that their home ir that place had been totally { destroyed by fire at a recent date. | Mrs. C. A. Lewfs, Main street |'spending {| Ottawa, is te. wek with relatives in HAD CARGO FOR ENEMY. Britain Gives Reasons For Seizing Kentucky's Meat, London, Jan. 30..--The Danish | Steamer Kentucky, which sailed from New York November 30th for Copen- hagen, and was detained December 17th at Kirkwall and later was transferred to Leith, cleared for Co- penhagen January 22. Previously i the vessel had been relieved of 214 'ons of meat shipped from New York. { This meat has been sent to a prize eourt. ... The official Britain report of the incident says the meat vas consign. ed to "The Damske 'Fedt Import company," which it is declared open- { ed its Copenhagen office after ' the | Kentucky had sailed, and "which un- { doubtedly was started with a view to supplying the ynemy's fortes." The other meat and the grain, lu- bricating ofl 'and toodstuffs, on board the Kastyaby i CE announced that the delay to the stea- | mer was due to her having stranded in Fraserburgh Bay while en route | to Leith from Kirkwell, which fact | made inaccessible that part of her cargo which had been ordered sent | to the prize court, ? > 1 i | BRITISH RAILWAYS BUSY t ------ | More Congested Then Since Mobiliza. {| London, Jan. 30.--Holders of Bri- tish railway stotk are looking _for- ward to handsome dividends. In ad- dition ical railway earnings Ho my the j gemen to meet governmental requiremen . incarrying troops and military stores, | the partial 'the custom- | ary coastal traff thrown extra { freightage on the § ¥ | way commit | were now m | any other time | zation. The ed goods of all mineral. fghtage includ- kinds, but principally i * KINGSTON ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, -- FINANCING THE ALLIES' WAR Are Meeting in France together With THREAT IS MADE. = OF "TERRORISM If New York Press Does Not ~ Change Its Pro-British Tone. New: York, Jam. 30.--=Practically | every 'fhewspaper and press associa- tiow fn° New York to-day received an anonymous leiter signed "The Seec- ret Order of Neutral Americans" and labéled, 'First Warning," wheh de- anided "absolute and real neutrality" | from thé government and press on threat of recourse to "terrorism." . The letter also demands that the " wits 'support to force the removal of Secretary of State Bryan, require the passing of the ship pur- chase bill, the prohibition of ex- port of war material, and the change of the press from pro-British to pro- Ameriean attitude. Notwithstanding fct that for sev- eral years past vein of mundic was! known to he present on the O'Coin| farm east of Tweed, development has | not heretofore been undertaken un- til now by Wellington & Henderson, | proprietors of the Madoc talc mines, | who have purchased an interest in| the property. Seed Torgnto, Jan. 30.--A Mail-Empire cable this morning fromm London says: A start has been made in des- patching the men of the first Cana- dian pontingent to France. A nume er bulk will be moved across the channel next Monday. Every man of the contingent is prepared for the move, and all are highly eldted at getting to the continent. I hear that the Princess Pats have suffered further casualties in action. ¢ { Health conditions at Salisbury! ® *» Ae HON. DRAD LOYD GEORGE Prime Minister Ribot, France, and Chancellor Lloyd George, Britain, PREMIER 2/Z¥ANARS RIBOT Russian ministers, to find financial means (0 carry on war to successful finish. COLLEGE TRAINING CORPS. McGill, Macdonald and Laval Reor- ganization Authorized. Ottawa, Jaa, ove~--Auihorization Ol luge re-organizalion ol toe traion- ALE Corps al meal University, hac- donald College and Laval University. AS RULVUUCCd JU ILLUS orders. Tue re-orgunizatiun of the McGill URiVersily CURULgcBL Of the Cauad- lan oriicers Liang corps with lan esiablisument of a régunental stau | and eight cumpanies, is aulaurized. AlUluviily is granted. Lor the for- mation of two cuuipapies of the Ca- "adian officers Iraidibg corps, 10 be designated. "Ine Macdonaid cel: iege contingent", and to be attached {0 the Mcuiil umversity contingent. 'The Laval university contingent is re-organized to consist of three com- PABIGE, LX Daa ON FIRING LINE SHORTLY. The First Canadian Contingent Is On The Way. ; Ottawa, Jan. 30.--In addition to press reports, 'private advices receiv ed here to-day are to the .efiect that tne first Canadian dontingent is eith- er in France or on its way, and that it will be on the firing line shortly. The first Canadian army will inelude a fll infantry division of 21,000 men, 'with artillery, traniport, divis- ional cavalry, ete. Early movdments towards the embarkation of the se cond contingent for England are now expected. . mn pm pn. CANADIANS ARE LEAVING SALISBURY FOR FRANCE have greatly improved since 'the frost hardened the mud tracks. Dulin castle has heen opened as a completely-equipped hospital and for the duration of the war it has been placed at the disposal of 3 y generosity of Lord Aberdeen. - "Now when there is only a united Ireland," says Manchester Guardian "ig particularly apt time for Lord Aberdeen to have done the wisest thing whieh any viceroy has ' ever done with Dublin castle by giving it a national mission in which all Irishmen share ally." TURKEY TO CONTINUE | ~ INVASION OF EGYPT' Despite the Advice of Field Mar- «shal Von Der Goltz, Rome, Jaw 30.--It is understood from t sources that Turke; despise the fact tha M Rome, Jan. 30.--Count von Bue. lows official 'dinner in honor of - the kaiser's bil was cancelled un- had accepted in- X Auanderstand- premier, the foreign minister | x BREAD AND WATER DIET Toronto, Jas. 30.--According to reports received at the parliament Js that nine soldiers out of ten 1915 Sn ---- FEW PATRONIZE BARS. Reports To License Department Show Light Military Trade. Toronte, Jun. $0.--Both military authorities and the provineial licen- se department regard with satisfac- tion the reports received from -the| one hundred hotel-keepers In Toron-| to in response to the cirenlar of Eudo Saunders, K.C., calling for a report on the patronize of licensed bdrs hy the soldiers in training. The figures, which are being veri- fied by the department, show that not four soldiers per day visit the bars. In eastern sections of the city ceveral of the proprietors have not '| ¥et seen a soldier, while the two ho- tels close to the exhibition camp show an average of 10 to 14 per day. \ A sigaificant fcature of the re \ port | who | Visit the bars drank beer, and in one hotel the experience of a whole week | did not show one sale of "hard stuff" to any soldier. HAD TARGET PRACTICE. British Cruiser Off Havana Fired : Many Shells Havana, Jan, 30.--A British crui- ser which is lying off Havana fifed many shots last night at a emall float ing target. Morro Castle signal men were unable to distinguish the target owing to the distance: but it ~appeared to be a piece of wreckage with a red funnel. The sounds of shots were heard during the night, and it was thought that blasting was going on somewhere near, but this morning the cruiser was seen firing at the target and following it as it drifted away.. Finally the shells! sank it. CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE T0 RENFREW MOTIERS Writes Mrs. T. F. Barnet, Thanking Ladies For Christmas Kindness. Renfrew, Jan. 30.-- "Tell the mo: thers of Renfrew that not a man shall go where their captain will not go first." ¥ It was in this true soldierly fash- | fon that Capt. Hooper, in command of the fifth contingent of the 42nd at Salisbury, wrote to Mrs. T. F. Bar net, thanking her and all the ladies of Renfrew for the kindnéss and thoughtruln in Dackage, with its gifts of comfort and . Tot After expressing the thanks 6f the Renfrew boys, Capt, Hooper penned the above words. : i He concluded his letter by saying: "But should we not all return, we will at least have shed honor to the town to whieh we belong." | SOUTH FRONTENAC SCHOOLS Report OF thé: Inspector and His Re- commendations, | Inspector 8. A. Truscott reported' to the County Council on Friday af- ternoon a marked improvement in the accommodation and equipment of the public schools of South Fron- lenac during 1914. There was also an {mprovement of the professional standing of the teachers during the last half of 1914. Forty-one of the teachers came from without the in-| spectorate. This the inspector said, | would indicate that South Frontenac! must pay higher salaries to its teach- ers than it would if the local supply | was equal to thedemand. Thehighest | salary paid to a first-class teacher was $800, to a second class teacher | $700, third class $650; teacher with | district certificate $525, teacher with temporary certificate $500. Thes salaries indie PEPE PP ESI PIe | 1 | willing to pay a fair salary to a sat-| isfactory teacher. At the summer holidays there were 66 changes among the teachers of! the' inspectorate and 18 changes at| the end of the year. This is Hot sat- | isfactory in the intefests of ednea- tion, the inspector reported, and. he' did not believe it would greatly im- prove .until the supply of qualified teachers becomes more nearly equal, to the demand. More contintiation wchools would heélp to solve the diff culty. The inspector intimated that he would like to have the cou petit- fon the Ontario Education I ~ ment to have the schoollawte nd- ded that continuation schools and fifth classes could be legally estab-. lished in Frontenac county. ! The attendance of pupils was re-| ported better than it was in 1918. (drawn from > AUSTRIANS TAKEN | jority of county school trustees are . _ The Russians Did Good Service on GERM - -- ------------ LAST EDITION ANY IS ALARMED AT THE RUSSIAN SWEEP Upon Konigsherg and is Rush- ing Reinforcements. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS SEIZED OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A SUDDEN DRIVE, His Action Was a Master Stroke -- Germans Being Weakened In Or. dér to Reinforce Von Hindenberg In the East. London, Jan. 30. Germany is much alarmed at the new sweep of the czar's armies upon Konigsberg. Reinforcements are being hurried into East Prussia, and hasty pre- parations are being made to halt the advances of ihe Russian. legions now less than fifty-five miles from the fortress of Konigsherg itself, This was thi€ aews brought here 0-day' in despatches from Amster- dam and Copenhagen. Amsterdam fiad unconfirmed rumors that sev- eral train loads eof Germans were moving across Belgium from the Flanders battlefront to reinforce Von Hindenberg in the east. These regiments were part of fresh forces that reached the fighting line only a few days ago, in expectation of a new German offensive from Arras to the Belgian seacoast. i In military cireies the Russian narch upon Konigsberg at the pre- sent moment is regarded as a mas- ter-stroke. The grand duke, it is be- TTeved, seized his opportunity while the German forces were being with- Poland ard sent into Austria, to begin a sudden drive to- ward the Gulf of Danzig. The cap- ture of Konigsherg, military experts pointed out, would result in early success for the second Russian ar- my menacing the Prussian fortress | of Thorn, and eventually force the retirement of the Germans before Warsaw. i SELES HERPES SDS b Ras Cg LDIERS SUFFERED. + Arma London, Ont., . y-- Scores of men of the 18th Over ® seas Battalion, second comtin- genty bad their ears, noses and + toes frozen last night as the re- @ sult of having to bivouac in the | open fields with the mercury at | 20 below zero. The men had & only their great coats and two PEPE ee * barracks while on a practice march, and ordéred to sleep where they were. - SEEKS TO SAVE AUSTRIA. Pope Benedict Active--Peace Move On Tapis. Rome, Jan. 30.--Venice papers hint at activity by the pope in Aus- tria's favor. They say his efforts to save Austria are greater than those of the emperor, who merely follows Germany's orders. A separate peace movement® is secretly favored. Yes- terday's visit to the pope by the Aus- trian ambassador, is reported connect ed with the peace movement. the Galician Frontier © Recently. * Petrograd, Jan. 30.--The following communication from the Russian gen- eral stafi was given out last night : "During the day of Jan. 29th : situation in East Prussia and along | the fronts of both banks of the | Vistula were without material change. { "On-the Gulician frontier, at ~ Dun- | kla and Vyszkow passes, (in the Car- paihians), our progress has been sa- tisfactory in spite of the determined | resistance of the Austrians. In... the | region of Beskid Pass, seeing the | numerical superiority of the enemy's | «l +" forees to them, our advance | degrees below zero. - eR SEN. VON BUELOW ane GEN.VON EUNEM. GERMAN GENERALS PROMOTED Von Buelow has been made field marshal-general. Von Einem has been made a full general Rodger's "Perfect Vision" Glasses. Return the clear natural vision of youth. No trouble to see at a dis tance; no trouble to read or sew. You are assured a scientific eye ex: amination and glasses complete at $2, 83 or $5. Consult our specialist now. Rodger Optical Parlors, 347 King street. » Frederick Reid, of James. Reid & Co., who went to Toronto to attend the large furniture exhibition, return- ed home on Friday night. - = Dr. Harold Spence, .of 'Utica, N.Y., formerly of Kingston, -hs his examinations in 3 4 licentiate of the Royal ° night, twenty- belo AC eight o'clock Saturdsy mothing the temperature istered fourteen The highest tem for Friday was. eight de ¢ Zero. perature grees abov DAILY MEMORANDUM. Vaudeville, Grand Opera House, 7.850 p.m Soo top of page 3, Might band corner, for probabilities. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIO Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: : Bucknell's News Depot ..206 King B. Clarke, J W. & Co. ...: 358 Princess College Book Store .... 183 Princess Coulter's Grocery ...... 500 Princess Cullen's Grocery, Cor. Prin. & Alfred Frontenac Hotel .....ss. Ontario St Gibson's Drug Store ..Market Square Lowe's Grocery ...,....: Potion MocAuley's Book Btore ....93 McGall's Cigar Store, Cor. Prin. & King McLeod ts Grocery ....51 Union St W. Medley's Drug Store, 200 Un'versity Peters' Grocery Btore .....: 71 Pine Bt, Paul's Cigar Store ....... 70 Princess Prouse'ss Drug Store ....31% Princess Valleau's Grocery ...... 308 Montreal MARRIED. SMITH--K ELLY On Jan. 35th, ehuroh, 1015, at St. Barnaby's . Brewer's Milla, Rev. Andrew ys Traynor, Lizzie, daughter of Captain James Smith, to James Kelly, of South e " - DED i ROBINSON--At Pregcott, on Saturday, Jan. 30th, 1915, Robert J Mullin Robinson, only on of t J. Robinson, 80 verly St, ngston, aged 4 years and pix n' Funeral will take place on Monday, Feb. 1st, on arrival of G.T.R. tr at 1 p.m. Interment at Catarsqud cemetery. ROGERS--In Piftsby on Jan. 1915, David. Dixon "Rogers aged 76 @ h Funeral 'from his late residence, Glenn Logie, Monday,-at 10 a.m. to Cat- araqui cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are r spect fully invited to" attend. » ROBERT J 8p tp» The are now over 500 prisoners of war, -Stinetvally Aus- trians, engaged in clearing the site for By Dagitsion experimental rm. in 2 Ontario, between Cochrane and These ; ii BRAIN CLOUDED BY HATRED | ay Of Viewing Grey's Mas. , via London, Jan. 30.--The newspapers generally reproduce Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg's "serap of | paper" interview, received here by; way of Rotterdam, and the comments | of the British foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey on it. Juards retired slightly to a previous. established position, During the three days, on the aforesaid front, we have captured more than sixty officers and 2,400 soldiers, and also hive taken three cannon and ten Three English ~ Aviators Were Phone 877 {Our Own 430 Princess Street JAMES REDD Take Notice Our stoves and ture - oy than over , , TURK Phos Blen | 1.