J he Daily British Whig PAGES 9-12 YEAR 82 NO. 81 THE FIGHT ON SERBI WAS CAUSED The Troops Had Been Aroused to Revolt by Austrians and Austrian Officer Led Them. Measures Taken to Disarm Rebels Who Fled to Bulgarian Territory---Turks and Austrians Among the Pris: oners Captured. London, April T.--According to news available here fram the pondent of the London 3 the frontier incident in Serbia is at tributed Albanian of Macedonia, where the Austrian propa ganda has been recently inten ified by nuuerous emissaries amply supplied with money Ibis distributed freely to foment res ainst the Serbians, The Albanians, especially the Moslems, while accepting the Aug trian money, preferred to live in peace with the Serbians. It Solin corres Daily N?ws, to inhabitants is expected, A ag an NA EN Ei ENE » which the that and that attempt Serbians aid that Serbs incla Au will therefore, failed, partial a ge It is by the Lurks as well The incident as trian rifle feeling hro out "Balg 1 rable and Public gradually equipped heco GERMANS AMPUTATE LIMBS "OF T00 MANY PRISONERS To Render Them Uafit For Service, Again---They Have Three Times the Number of Mutilated Prison- ors Than the French Have. {By Henry Wood, . United. Press Staff Correspondent). Paris, April 6.--Open charges are now being made in Paris that the German military surgeons have made a more frequent use of the knife at the expense of legs and arms of French prisoners than modern cura tive science might have rendered ne- cessary. " Two thousand six hundred French prisoners, whose mutilations are so gerious that they can never serve again as soldiers, are new being re- turned (0 France, from Germany Against this number France has only 1,000 mutilated Germans to return. While a certain number of these on both sides are rendered incapable of further service on account . of blindness, yet the great bulk are suf- fering from the loss of arms and legs Not only the difference, in the total figures but also the disproportion be- tween French and Germahs of those who have suffered amputations js what bas aroused in Frande first in- dignation, then suspicion and finally open charges. Have all amputations that have taken place amongst French prison- ers in Germany been really neces sary?" is the demand now going .up. Against an equal number of French and German wounded in the German | hospitals, where Germany has had every possible interest nat fo render runfit for further service a singte Ger: | man soldier more than was neces- sary, and where such a considera. tion has not existed on behalf of the! French, latter fit of all the curative science that! Was unquestionably exercised on be- half of the former? thing which France is openly de- manding. l In addition French surgeons are pointing out that surgery as practis- ed In France is distinctly of the 'con- servation' type. A member is nev- er sacrificed that can in any way pos- sibly be saved Even in the m'li- : hospitals, where the latter have been filled with the enemy's wound- ed, this principle has never been ab andoned: But what France wants to kuow is that even if German surgeon as a rule are followers of this me- thod--something of which the French geons are openly doubtful --<wa it applied with the same impartiaiity to the French wounded who fell into the hands of the Germans as it was 10 their own. Great light is expected to be thrown upon this subject. when the French wounded finally arrive from Germany. A thorough investigation will then "be made both by French surgeons and Government officials, and if suspicions which are now open- ly voiced appear to be verified, France will submit the situation for international consideration. Up lo the present many has shown the most altertness | in preparing for the exchange of! these soldiers. Whether or not Her scarcity of food is responsible for this is not known. The entire number of 2.600 are now gathered at Con-| stance, Switzerland, where arrange- ments have just been completed by! the Swiss Government for their tran-! sportation into France. This will begin next week. { Special trains have heen provided, sach-one-of -which-wittcarry-- t the helpless men. They will not on- moment. Cor. nufses but each train will have at its head a military commander. They Llualiy pi KINGSTON ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 7, 1915 A BORDER BY ALBANIANS which ntually n 1, unlike Greece, is disposed to make territorial conces Macedonia. The Ausiro-Ger man efiort 'to secure a Bulgarian alli ance with Turkey has been unsuceess ul despite a promise to give Bulgaria the hole of Macedonia, besides sufli- cient artillery and ammunition to en- able the Bulgarian army to be placed . » war fooling. Bulgaria ralizes the drawbacks of an al- with Turkey, which will he opposed by Roumania. I he pr ammunition destination g up the mu- rt Russian strong In ance pen] and nitions de influence at present is v ands of Dulgars, driven fter ite sudden raid, three points, patches. The es in this episnde the velopments which may an flare-up in the smouldering Balkan situation Advices reaching London by way of Rome, howe has penetrated ( 10 Faoglish press bility of de according me a aria has a n to Serbia. the only sequel to the draw from Bulgaria a definite statement as to the poliey she purposes td. puraue All the Bal kan nations, as well Italy, are awaiting the outcome with interest Meanwhile is massing troops long the | arian frontier and Bul- garian reservists to ad ices from Salopiti, ived or in the the ecoun- Austin these recent developments nan intrigues, probably episode will Fe to as reece according have color In rec to join « allied against Turkey blamed Liermany, and Ger are upon will other The ly at ind of way ve 1 1e Swiss rail a possible precaution as been token not only for their safety but for every possible care and comfort until they are finally turned over to France, The LOR German mutilated soldiers who are to be exchanged are now bes Og gotten together at Lyons. They will not number over 1,000, as the French insist that through the care of the French surgeons hundreds of German wounded were saved frem mputations or other operations that weuld render then unfit for service. Those; however, for 'whom, there no chance, but whose lives at least were saved, are now being ta- ken to Lyons, with every possible care from the military hospitals at Bourg, Roane, Limoges, Saint-Yrieix and other points, number will begin. GERMAN DEFENSIVE BECOMING WEAKER This Fact Was Clearly. Established by the Fighting in = Champagne. Paris, April 7.--It is hardly rea- lized, even in France, owing to the brevity of the official communiques, that for three weeks or more a con- tinuous battle has been taking place in Champagne, where the French ar- my has taken the offensive and test- ed the strength of the Germar lines. Although When the entire is assembled the exchange come,) it is definitely established that the German defensive is weak- ening and that they have called on regiments from other parts of their line instead of reserves from the rear, thereby showing their numbers! are much reduced. They were still further reduced by the tremendous slaughter in the recent fighting. Twenty thousand French trcops took part in these battles and all the |AgTounts show that neyer since the E Tas there been a Nercer]| that which extended | ily be in charge of Sisters of the var-| from Souabi to Massiges, by way of | This is another | ions Catholic orders and Red Cross! Perthes and Beausejour and Le Mes- | nii. struggle than This offensive was conducted by these lines are not ac-| RUN FROM RUSSIANS. Former German Cruisers, Outmatch. ed In Black Sea. Petrograd, April 7.--The following official = was Issued from the War Office to-night: "On the 3rd of April, in the Black ne he Crimean ceast, our fleet d shots at long range with t sers Goeben and Breslau German cruisers irkish flag, having Sultan Selim and ely.) and pursued During 'the night 5 encountered the erutsers one red miles from the Bosphorus, > enemy opened a vigorous fire and avoided an engage- nent." Sea, exe (former i n unt { our torpedo Wounded Canadians. London, Apr Private Edward Woodstock lest the sight of the bursting of * a He has reached here. . ¥ ancouver, a mem rincess Pats, also here 1 human sieve, having lead in his legs and h he received in the last regiment at St, Eloi e of by the He will recover CUT HIS TONGUE OUT. Austrians' Barbaric "Method With Loyal Russian Soldier. London, April 6.--Reuter"s Petro- grad correspondent sends the follow- ing: "A despatch from the com- mander-in-chief received to-night (Sunday), says: "In the region of Zaleszitrow, during the night of Sa- turday, the Austrians violently bom- barded one of our fortifications with Leavy guns, their fire killing almost alt the defenders. e Austrian in- fantry then attacked and gqeccupied our positions, but they were almost immediately dislodged by a countes attack made by a Russian company. * "The Russians found in a trenca one of their comrades, Makuksa whem the Austrians had captured and horribly mutilated. Makuksa had been acting as a telephone opera- tor, and, having refused to give the enemy information, his tongue was tut oul. The commander-in-chief promoted Makuksa -on the spot to k ron-commissioned officer 1d €onferred on him the Cross of St. George, first class. He also expres. sed to Makuksa personal gratitude and commended his case to the at- tention of the Emperor for a double rate of pay." " a as AA HAMS, LORD NELSON, REPORTED EURNED AT THE DARDANELLES. SELF DEFENCE WAR NOW IS GERMANY'S NEW CRY Berlin Wiltary Expert in a Gloomy Mood. CONQUEST OF WORLD IS NOW FORGOTTEN IN FIGHT FOR LIFE, Self Preservation of Kaiser's Empire Prime Consideration of Father land--spirit of Modesty Reigns -- Germany's Bold Spirit Broken. , London, April 6.-- The Daily News has the following from Rot- terdam: Paul Michaels in the weekly re- view of the war in the Berliner| Tageblatt is evidently in an exceed- ingly gloomy mood regarding the present position of the German arm ies, and speaks of the spirit of mod esty that now reigns in Germany To-day he says: "We only see how! tremendously difficult ti is made for us to preserve our national unity! and freedom. ° Many dreamed too ~------ the Prench with remarkable vigor. Zouaves, colonial infantry, Algerian ments of the line have been engaged | reach day in this tremendous assault' in which every strategem of modern warfare has been used. It is to the north of Le Mesnil les| Hurlus® that the battle raged with the greatest violence. Off Le Mesnil! Litgelf nothing remains but heaps of! ruins,, No man could say that a! ndble church once stood there. Only a shapeless mass of stones now marks! its place. : War Will End By Dec. 1st London, April 7.--On the stock | | exchange bets are being offered of 20 (to 1 against the war lasting until | | December 1st. i easily mies, of our victory over our ene- The people thought to gather in the harvest when the first pre- paration for the final result stiil to be created In the meantime we have become more modest, and it becomes clear us that even with the greatest self-sacrifice it will anly 'be with difficulty that we shall be able to conquer the opposition of a world" of enemies. Everybody al- ready has long abandoned expecta- tion that between to-day and to-mor- row the world could be healed by the German spirit. We have had to be convinced unwillingly and by hard] facts that in this war it {s not a question of putting through a fan- testie world-policy,-but a question of protecting our house and home. "The war was not begun to lay 4 new yoke upon the world. It cer tainly will have to be carried on for the self-preservation of the German Empire. It would be idle to try and fix the details of! what the final peace will be, but in any case our object must be the making certain of our national existence for the {longest time possible." After referring to the course of the submarine war, the writer con- tinues: "We are confident that this winter of our discontent will be fol lowed by a glorious summ .r." THE LIMIT OF INHUMANITY ritish Who Went to Aid Enemy Wounded. London, April 7.--"Prussians, Ba- varians and Saxons took part in the fghting at Neuve Chapelle, but their mutual co-operation does not seem at all points to have been very hear- ty," says the "Eye-Witness," attach-| ed to the British headquarters in France in a communication dated April 2nd. "Our prisoners of the two last-i {mentioned nationalities expressed | great . indignation," the writer goes on to say, "at the manner in which they were flung into action during the counter-attacks from Bois Dubliz Orders were given them, so they have said, to reinforce the firing line, but on advancing from the wood they found no firing line, but discovered instead that they were alone and un: supported. Many surrendered in consequence. On the whole, they are under the impression that they were grossly mishandled by the Prussian officers. "The treatment of their own wounded by the Germans was callous to a degree. Although pumbers '{ were iying in front of the trenches no effort was made At last our men in many places, to pick them up. 1 were compelled by pity, at consider- able risk to themselves, {0 endeavor to reach these wounded, but the Ger of M arg, PASSES UNATTAINABLE SWISS BOUNDARIES ARE HEDGED WITH SOLDIERS. Mountain Country Ya Perfect Training Ready To Die For Their Homes. The most ticklish job being held down in all Furope to-day is that of (General Wille, General Wille is commander-in-chief of the Swiss army. With Austrian guns in the east, German guns to the north' of him, French guns to the west of him, and Italian guns about to go into action om the south of him, it is General Wille's job to sit still and hold tight. Not only must he see to it that none of the shells from any of the four sides land in Swiss territory, but he must see to it that Switzerland's neutral ity is in no way violated to slightest degree. With the fate of Belgium staring the mind of any Swiss to-day as to what would happen to their little country should they for one instance prove unable to maintain by the force of their own arms the inviolability of their neutrality. But with Gene- ral Wille on the job Switzerland feels safe. Probably no greater expression of confidence, and no greater, responsi- bilities was ever invested by a single people in 4 single man than ' that vhich gave Wille his present job. This at least would have been the case were it not for the fact that Wille got the responsibility first and the confidence afterwards. Switzerland is still proud of act that in the morning of July 20th, when war as yet declared it, Switzerland began the mobilization hours of 200,000 men. By August 4th her complete mobilization of 420, 000 men for the national defense was effected. People Mistrusted Wille. Only one thing was lacking that was a commander-in-chief the army. The choice rested the Federal council and it was and for with a Colonel Wille. The position belonged to the latter, but the ter had directed the manoeuvres the Swiss army in the presence the Kaiser, the of of en efforts even at that early date to secure the alliance of Switzerland, the choice of Colonel Wille seemed little less than the open deliverance of Switzerland into Germany's hands. Spreecher was pro-French and the confidence of the people was in him alone. { Against this popular demand, how- ever, the Federal council insisted it was not the moment to deprive Wille of his just promotion and amidst the general belief that Switzerland was thus doomed to hecoiie a second Belgium, Wille took charge of the nation's 'defense. That was six months ago, but to'day no doubt to the inability of their littls coun- Fry 10) resist; if necessary; the --in- vasion from all four points of the compass which momentarily threatens them. Wille in six months has brought Half a Million Men Of the Little | the | them in the face, no doubt rests in | t the | on war she was | the first nation to. mobilize. On the | was certain, but when no nation had | within twenty-four | choice between Colonel Spreecher and | really | lat- | Kaiser had compli- | mented 'him, and with Germany's op- Np. SECOND SECTION SWITZERLAND ALL READY TO MEET ANY ATTACK Its Troops the Best Armed not only the Swiss army to a degree |of efficiency never before attained, | but he has organized the defense of the- entire country to a point where iit is now considered impregnable. | Although originally he had organ- | ized the Swiss army on the German | military plan, with his election to | commander in chief he abandoned | at once every phase of this that did | not appear compatible with the coun- try's salvation. - Possessed of a pro- | digious memory he at once went in for a perfecting of the army and the national defense that-is declared not to have a single detail overlooked. | Possessed of a figure that would make him pass more easily as a well- to-do farmer than as a military man, and wearing a uniforii that would not be tolerated by him for an in- stant in the most humble of his sol- diers, he Is declared to be known personally to every man of the Swiss army. He has ranged machine guns and heavy artillery along every pags by which an army could possib- ly enter Switzerland and is calculat- ed not to leave alive a single man of the invading army. What he has done along these big lines he has al- 80 done along fhe little lines, till «now nothing remains to be done but sit =till and hold tight. Ris one outlet of energy just now is the physical perfection of the troops and they are declared to be already without an equal in the world. Fond-at all times of sports, the Swiss soldier under arms, has been encouragéd by General Wille to keep at it incessantly. There is no {form of gymnastic exercise in: Swit- { zerland, from skling and skating down, that Wille is not using for the | physical perfection of his men. When these do not suffice a day's march of {45 kilometers with a , sixty-pound knapsack' on the back Is ordered. Seldom if ever does a single man {drop from the ranks in these marches {and the companies come back at night glowing with heaith and c¢n- | ergy. Although Wille has organized the sanitary and hospital service of the army on a basis - probably never | equally before in any country, it has up to the present moment proved the most uselees of ,all his works, There have been a few cases of bron- chitis that have kept the nurses busy itor four or five days, but nothing | more serious. The army to-day is {in the pink of physical and military { perfection, General Wille is the | hero of the country, and all Switzer- {land for the first time in its existence {is declared to feel really confident | that, come what may, its future ex- | istence is assured. FLOODS HALT TRAINS. Ice-Jam Break Believed To Have Des. troyed Bridges. April 6.--A serious flood- ing of the rivers Frenchman and | Battle, on the Gowenlock aivigion of {the C.P.R., near Shaunavon, south {of Swift Current, took place early | yesterday morning as a result of an {ice-jam breaking up. = Owing to the | fact that all telegraphic and tele phonic communication {s cut off by reason of the wires being down, it Is not possible to learn full details. It | is believed, however, that four or five | bridges on this division have been destroyed. The most serious damage | is between East End and Ravensery, | where a train is held up between two { destroyed bridges. Watchmen have | been on guard for some time past an- Regina, {lee-jJam would result in serjous da- | Russia has 26,000,000 horses, the i United States has "4,000,000 and the i world contains about 100,000,000. for the Daking Powder. : Ba IG ing derived from grapes. 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