YEAR 82 NO 54 The 1 KINGSTON ONTA R10. FRI DAY, MARCH 5 1915 LAST EDU ION RUSSIAN FLEET COMING TO ATTACK CONSTANTINOPLE It Will Make an Attempt Through the Bos: phorus:--Has Been Sighted 140 Miles From the Capital of Turkey North of Armas, the Allies Have Retaken Most of the Trenches They Lost to the Germans on Wed- .nesday---Bucharest Despatch Says Aus- trians, Have Evacuated Czernowitz. (Special to the Whig.) London, March 5.--The Russian Black Sea fleet, composed of six battleships, two protected cruisers and a number of Staller is steaming down the coast of Turkey to attack Constantinople, through the Bosphorus, according to Rome despatches this afternoon. The Russian squadron was sighted off Burghas, Bul- garia, steaming south toward the Bosphorus. At that time she was within 125 nautical miles of the Bosphorus, and about 140 miles from the Ottoman' capital. vessels: Allies Recapture Lost Trenches. {Special to the Whig.) aris, March 5.3 p.m. official). --After five days battle, the allied troGps have .oecupied the greater part of the village of Vauquois, southwest of Varennes, ac-| cording to official despatches received here to-day. North of Arras, inthe region of Notre Dame De I Or- ette, the Allies have recaptured the greater part of the advanced trenches they lost to the Germans on Wednes- day, aking in addition about 150 prisoners. (ierman shells are again falling upon the cathedral] at Rheims. Czernowitz Evacuated by Austriahs. (Special to the Whig. London, Mareh 5.-Czernotvitz, capital of Bukowina,. has been evacuated by the Austrians, under the severe! Russian bombardment, according to a despatch Teceived here this afternoon from Bucharest. : CONSTANTINOPLE WILL NOT SUFFER A. BOMBARDMENT For the Old Turks Rave Sent Word to Britain That They Wil Flee to Asia in Order to Save Islam's Capital From Destruction. (Special to the Whig.) London, March 5.--Constantinople will not suffer p bombardment. The 'Old Turks have sent word to Britain that onee the allied fleet batters its way through the Dar- danelles, they will flee to Asia to save Islam's capital from destruction. * : { This sums up the statement made to me today by a high official of the British government. For the present, at least, he insisted that his name be not used. "The Old Turk party is overwhelmed at the _ Britain's naval strength," he told me. in of the oulgr forts of the Dardanelles astounded the Turkish leaders. They want to make a show of resist-| ance at the remaining forts to save their faces béfore the Turkish people. But above all things they have sent show of | "Phe battering § word that they want te preserve the Turki ry Moslems ot on explosives and chn get them | from devastation by shells from the Christians." From other sources 1 learned to-day that the govern- naib] is confident that onee the allied fleet the Dar- dane Narrows, the Islamic Turks will fee from Stam- he Ottoman capital will be surrendered to the 3ritish- rench fleet. to runiors prevalent here the Russians will] to take possession of Pera, a suburb of Con- , but the Dardanells will be de e neutral forever, A deep feeling of satisfaction pervades Eng- Lowden. land to-day, as rumors spread of the plan to surrender sta ple. ay Starter; the fall of the Otto- wou conside e turning t of the gi public he | paign on the t does not want to see Comstan- SOUTH, This picture, taken in New Y AMERICAN GERMANS ON WAY ork, shows a number of Germans wh HOME, 0 were fighting in South America, and who were captured by thé Brit ish but were released because they were ci GREECE GETTING RESTIVE. Public Opinion Urging For Tmmec ate Action, Athens, Mprch 3.--Greek public opinion, which has followed the bardment of the Gardanelles with the b liveliest emotion, is becoming dealy more restive in favor of Greek partici pation in the expedition and even thy Governinent' press urges jmmedigte ac tion. The Hestia, which is the hom most €aSt meautious of Government papers, points out that, while Roumanin and Bul garia might rightly receive compensa tion for mere neutrality Greece cho not hope to obtain recognition of her historic national rights unless takes an energetic part in the eam gide of the Triple En- ente powers and the Hestia assures the Government that the Greek people are willing to submit to 'great sacri ces Lo obtain this end. The Government maintains absolute reserve, bul the persistent rumors current regarding imminent action by Greece are steadily increasing public emotion. \ she TO SECUR Insurance Companies May Special Legislation. Ottawa, + March 5.--The justice has given notice of a resolu tion providing that any insurance companies whose power to apply for a license under the Insurance act will expire before the next session of Par- imment "'may obtain an gxtension of such power until the end of the next minister of | session of Parliament by fyling a nos "co in prescribed form with the super- ititendent of, insurance and paying a fee of $100." 'This will obviate the Recessity of special le Special Jegisiatio n in each < BELL-IRVING FAMILY BAOLY HIT BY WAR Two Killed, Two Wounded, and Two Female Members Suffered at Scarborough. Lopdon, - March 5.- The. family Lieut. Dell-Trving, Canadian neers, who wag officially reported killed Monday "ight, has been par ticularly hard hit in the war. Two others of the dozen now ing in the forces are wounded, one had been killed. Three 'hrothers are with the dian contingent attached to the Seaforth Highlanders. Two female members of the family ware hit during the Searborough bom. hardment. of Engi- sery- and Cana: T2nd MAY IMPORT FROM GERMANY. No Objections to Securing Explosives And Other Material. London, March 5.--~Exportations rom Germany of such goods as Great Britain desires and is able to obtain from that country wift Hu per: | mitted by | the British Government, notwiths, the declaration of Premier" A that Great Britain: nod beri Allies would prevent eommo- | dities of any kind from reaching or leiving Germany. This point was! made clear in a statement respecting | the blockade policy which was deliv- ered in the House of Commons ® by | wit Runciman, president of the Board of Trade. "If tis necessary that we should if we can get some goods ie Germany--for instance, if we.re- we certainly shall do | barded into ruins. Legnce im its- material prosperity, arise ti "ov Jupon the fing a Nuierways barely more than a mile in width, Ger-| ir les ymer will hurl ton after ton ug. | ¢ upon Carden's great fleet, which will be further. metal by mine fields. The admiralty issued a the British public not ance. Fort jmnazieh, overlook 2 European side, is p fies INDI § FINANCES IN GOOD. CONDITION . Nb Special War Taxes to Make Up Present and Future Deficits. March 5.--8ir William 8 financial secretary, deliver budget statement before a attendance of the Indian Council yesterday. tie anmouneced a deficit of £2,750,000 for the cur- rent financial year, and estimated a similar deficit for the year com- mencing April 1st, 19156. This shert age, he said, had been due to the effect of the war on railway and customs receipts. He proposed no additional taxation to meet these de- ficits, as they were due tp special causes He prépgsed, he said, to base the budget requirements upon the sup- position that the war would last « throughout the years 1913 and 1916, as a measure of caution. He declar- ed India's contribution to the war in the coming year would be £47,- 500,000 He pointed out that India's paper money and loans had been practic- ally unimpaired, and that the sta- bility of the rupee had been suc- cessfully maintained India was steadily facing her obligations. There wis, therefore, no need to re- sort to any extraprdinary measure of halp; the country could look for- war to the future with sober confid- es pecially im view of the prospect of exception#lly 'bountiful erops. The budget was well received, be- ing considered as showing Indias remarkable financial strength. my Big Increase In Acreage. Wainwright, Alta, March 1910 the total wheat shipped from Wainwright was two carloads. Last year two carloads a day were shipped from the wyrivate loading platforms alone for six weeks runnmg. The to- tal wheat shipment in 1913 was esti- mated at 710,000 bushels. The acre age for this year will show a tre- mendous increase and 1916 will = go down into history as the biggest ag- vicultural vear Wainwright ever nf Delhi, Meyer, »d his crowded In LER E REE ER ERP E RESP Eb de L ET RAMMED SUBM ARIN E. Special to > the Whi. London, March 5.--The ad- miralty has made the official nouncement that an examina- tion of the collier Thordis con- firms the statement of Captain Bell that the collier rammed and k a German submarine which had fired a Sorpedo at her. "~ PEEPEEEEEL EE PERSIE SIA AAA A I es suseesrebienes ATTACK ON SUBMARINE Yacht In the Sea. ,ondon, March In reference to hos announcement of the ¢ German Legation at The Hague that the Ger- n submarine U-31 was fired upon itish steam yacht, the Daily ic s now permitted "to pub- despatch which its Southamp- corrézpondent sent in ou Febru- Tt The incident occurred oa hguard to Rosslare route, when the U-21 was pursuing her de- structive policy in the Irish Sea Th vessel which fired: at the sub- marine was formefrly a private steam yacht, but has been a patrol ship since outbreak of the war, -Her commander one nforning had been seen on the route between Fishguard d Rosslare he captain proceeded towards the point indicated' and suddenly sight ed the submarine some four thous- and vards away. Those on the patrol shin declare it was the U-21 The Ship was, of course, armed, a fact which those on board the sub- marine apparently did not realize. The patrol ship opened fire 'on the submarine with her two eight-pound guns, and fire rounds secured a per- fect rangs. In all, nine rounds were fired, and some of the shots musl have taken effect. Suddenly the sub- marine went under and the patrol] ship them made for port. The! Chronicle's informant, who was a member of the patrol ship's parts, was vnable to state positively that any of the shots from the ship took ATact, 'but the prevailing opinion among the crew was that the sub- marine bad been severely damaged. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS - WERE FELT IN ITALY No Damage Was yas Done But Panic Was Quite Evident -- Peo- ple Aroused. (Special to, the Wh Florence, Italy, March Behe cities of Bologna and Leghorn, to-day, re ported strong earthquake shocks oc- curring last night at eight o'clock. No damage was -dope, bot residents of the two cities were thrown nto a panic. - Leghorn is about fifty miles west of Florence, on the coast. Bolo- gna is about the same distance to the north, By An Armed Irish ton the the Leaves For France. Prescott: March 5><Henry Dour ley, who for so many years was em- ployed. at the post cflice here, lei yesterday for Boulogne, France, ho he accepted a position with] the Canadian post office staff now at the front in Nerthern Frasece. The Citizens' depot, where many residents of the town had gathered to bid him fare- well. The (Germans have confiscated $6,- 000,000 worth of hides found in Bel- gian tanneries. MAKING PROGRESS IN THE PASSAGE 0 (8 special' to | Bahr ard Chanak, 145 mil (Allied flout has made further progre crumble within forty-eight before they emerge in oman capital. Tarkish a man and of the Som of the "hati F DARDANELLES the Whig.) es from Constantinople, the |* 8% in its attempt to! + Athens despatches asserted to-day. Chanak's Base has become more feeble and Vice-Admiral | Carden is confident that the Turkish stronghold willl hours. But in spite of the i 'reports from -Athens, the admiralty officials declared to-day that the heaviest fighting inside the Dar- erman | danelles is vet to begin. Steaming Chanak, the Allied fleet will meet the plunging A past, Kilid Bahr and fire of! Pp guns for a distance of nearly twenty miles From the high hills overlook- =ad Kilid Bahr, on' the ring a terrific shell fire in the diree-| eships, according to the latest band escorted him to the! THE COURT RON CROWD CHEERED OVER ACQUITTAL Of Dr. Clifford K. Robinson on the Charge of Murdering Miss Blanche Yorke, of Tamworth, Last July. Judge Had to Call For Order---There Was Great Excitement Over Trial---Dr. Robinson Shook Hands With the Jurymen and Received Congratula- tions of the People. my ------ {By Staff Reporter.) Napanee, March 4.--Dr. Robinson is a free man This afternoon, the twelve men empanelled in the jury in his trial for the murder of Blanche Yorks, returned a verdiet of "not guilty. The young physician was then dis- charged by Justice Sutherland and came to Kingston on the evening train. That the verdict one, was shown by the demonstra- tion which followed his acquitta. As the words "not guilty," were ut- tered by the foreman of the jury, the erowd in the court room sent up a cheer that almost shook the building. The sheriff and constab- les called "Order!" but for a min- ute ther, yas pandemonium, and it was not until the judge on the bench tinterrupted, that order was restor- ed. The court room was jammed to the doors when the yerdict was rendered. Many of those present had remained in the court room dur- ing the lunch hour, in order that they would be sure of their seals, and appeared to be quite willing to sacrifice their mid-day meal, in or- der that they might be present when the jury returned the verdict. . The acquittal of Dr. Robinson brought to a close one of the most sensational murder trials ever con ducted in eastern Ontario. The trial opened on Tuesday afternoon, and the verdict was returned on Thurs- day afternoon at 3.30 o'clovk. The evidence was in the hands of the jury Thursday afternoon about one. o'clock. The judge took occasion to compliment both the crown coun- isel, J. A. Hutchinson, Brockville, and T. C. Robinette, Toronto, coun- gel for the accused, for the able; manner in which they had conduct ed the case. Clifford K. was a popular Hearing Of The Verdict. The court was proceeding with an- other case when the jury sent: word to the sheriff that they had agreed upon a verdict. Immediately the jury box was cleared of the crowd which had eagerly taken advantage of the seats when they were vacated, and the jury filed in, led by the constable in charge. Dr. Robinson clung to the railing of the prisoner's dock to brace himself for the ordeal: He watched the jurors anxiously, and appeared to--be 'somewhat worn-out by the heavy strain of the pro- (ceedings, bul he was still possessed | of the iron nerve which stood by him from the beginning of his trial. The audience, at timés a very unruly ons, {during the hearing of the evidence, beca silent. As the clerk of the courf arose to receive the verdict and record it to the court, one could have heard a pin drop. "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict," asked the clerk. . "We have," came. from the { man, wha arose in his seat. "And what do you find ?"' | Every eye in the court room was \inrned towards the man who had the | message. The foreman was somewhat fused for a few weconds. "We find the guilty prisoner----we find the prisover pot guilty," he said. The audience caught the first words 'of the faruman, and everyone {peared as if stunned, but as the words "not uilty" were heard it was fore eon- London, Mareh 5--Pounding away at Forts Kilid | the Sigal for 'an outburst of en- "Hurrah ! ! Hurrah! Hurrsh {7 {came from the excited audience. order," cried the Bak the peopia_simply went wild, There was more cheering and {some whistling. Court rules and re- lations were swept aside for the | | time being, and the spectators gave | way to their fouling. 'Robinson's face brightened. | Ho cast off his tired look, and a smile tame over his face. (all over; he tent by Squsty, sworn to give a {rue ver- according to the evidence. His the Marmora Sea for the final dash wie who 'occupied a sest nest = and who stood by him through 'all, was the first to reach his Relatives and fri came paxt. and ap- | yourself in the course you took. Neo doubt the jury took the view, and one which they had a right to take, that what followed after the young woman's condition developed at your house, and she died on your hands, was the result of fear and apprehen- sion, rather than harde guilt. I'tiat is the view the jury has taken. It is now my duty to discharge you." Shook Hands With Jurymen, After the judge concluded his ve- marks Dr. Robinson made his way to the jurymen, shook hands with them, ' and returned thanks jor the verdict ye -had rendered. Dr. Robinson ther left the room, but in the corridor a large nuinber of his friends gathered around him to shake his _ hand, and it was some time before he got a chance to they court slip away from the court house with its unpleasant memories, and breathe the fresh air as a free man. Dr. Robinson, with his wife and re- latives, attending the trial, returned to Kingston on the early evening train. Ilis plans for the future have not yet been arranged, but he way return to Tamworth to repume his practice. Was Across The Border. Although nothing was brought out in the evidence as to where Dr, Robinson went when he left Tam- worth, after the death of Miss Yorke, it is understood that he was in New York state part of the time, and that hie was also in the vicinity of | Kingston for a while, (Continued on Page 7.) The Liverpool strike of coal henv- ers, which has delayed the departure of Atlantic liners for sevefal days was settled Thursday. returning to work. DAILY MEMORANDUM. Rand at the Palace Rink to-night. See top of page 3, right hand corner, for probabilities. r The men are THE DAILY RRITISH WHIC Is on Sale at the Following City Stores: : Bucknell's News Depot 306 King BE Clarke, J W. & Co. .... 353 Princes College Book Store .... 183 Princes Coulter's Grocery ...«.. 308 Pri Cullen's Grocery, Cor. Prin. & Frontenae Hotel .....;+, Ontario He Gibson's Drug Stors .. Market Square Lowe's Grocery .....:... Portsmouth McAuley"s Book Store ....93 Princess MoGall's Cigar Store. Cor Prin & King McLeod ts Grocery ....51 Union Bx W Medley's Drug Stbre, 250 University Paul's Prouses Drug Store ....313 Princess Valleau's Grocery +». 308 Montres) DIED. KING---At Kingston, on Friday, Marth Gil, Elisa Mary, wife of a. King Funeral (private): Please omit flowers. KENNEDY In akingaten 15 Keb ne repose of her woul. Interment at Chippewa. O'DONNELL--In Kings belgved. 1945, Mra yD Dahne Donnell, De the Revenues et Funeral from her late residen Barrie street, to-morrow day) morping at 10 o'clock to Mary's Cath requiem mass on, for the eternal Friends and ted fully invited to attend ROBERT J. REID | Phone RRL "JAMES REID i | hie hand. | Clgar BLOre ...uv+. 16 Princess SLAY yo