| 1201 YEAR 82 NO 83 be Baily British Whi, ARMIES HAMPERED BY PILES Fighting Around St. F DEAD is . Furious and Mihiel Losses Are Tremendous, But Battle Goes on With Renewed Fierceness., The German Trenches Are Now Choked With Many Corpses and French Cannot Occupy Them--- Battles to Smash German Wedge Have Not Yet Approached an End. (Special to Paris, April great bravery in re 1 a {name deleted Aided by hundreds but by eensot); star shells, Ge were repelled with very heavy v German' trenches choked Fi and dying, ach tik were described in the battles now life and Font-A-Mousson rible raging around St loss of Mihiel in savage attacks and are being hampered by Yhicial (¢ ficial) ermined. nigh the rman with offic Mil against Etain the Whig.) British troops have I tack War digplaye of the Germans French Office announced infantry made 1 charge The repeate British losse were not mangled German corpses that hem and the wood of dead al despatches to-day tel % viel, 80 frightful has become the | the German pg@sition between St. that military operations actually piles of dead bodies Regions Strewn With Corpses. The time to get to the battles are being waged w aid of its sides of Combres Plateau and the strewn with corpses. The communique from thé progress of the French offenst near Hparges and have of St. Mihiel, that east capturing six very fact little information is battles to smash the German wedge have ith such wounded Eparges r War The repulsed German counter mac fury that neither has dead. T Mihie army much less to bury the he egion, north pf St. , are Office threw but little light lon the French have made some progress Ailly Woods, The the attacks in hine guns and two mortars. being given owt Indicates that not yet approached an end. > Despite the tremendous.losses on both sides, the conflict is going oni with renewed fierceness at every angle. I A AAA Germans Aim To Asphyxiate Allied Troops ~The by the official London, April 9.- narrative with the British out to-night: "It is reported that in the Ar- gonnes the Germans on several oc casions have pumped blazing oil and pitch on the French. According to the statements of prisoners they ase preparing a still more novel recep following Eyewitnea: forces was given men, if they advance, poisonous gas, "The gas is contained under pres sure in steel cylinders. Being of a heavy nature it will spread along, the - ground and is not quickly di. sipated. by means of & NO PASSPORT FOR JOHNSON. (Special to the Whig.) Washington, April 9.--Sec- retary Bryan to-day instructed Minister Gonzales at Havana not to issue a passport to "Jack™ Johnson, as the Iatter has been convicted of felony, and is a fugitive from justice, GOBLIN eve Sd Megantic Reaches Liverpool dey to the Wiig) Liverpool, April 9--The Brit ish White Hl ner Magintic dovked here to-day after an uneventiul trip from New York. After being pullid into the Muscon- petcong River at Netcong, N.J.. three times by a twenty-two-pound channel codfish, William Shay, twelve--qud the fish--were landed by persons at- tracted hy his cries for shelp. LAND AND SEA Bolded ddoddobdod dd bbb db ddodod bind g Ld + * +* READY FOR PEACE ? (Special to the Whig.) Washington, April 9.--Reviv- # al of reports that Germany, "having abandoned hope of a Smashing victory," has inform- ally intimated to the United States its willingness to discuss » peace propositions, met with no confirmation in official quarters here to-day. Secretary Bryan * said the ramor was based more on hope than on fact. + + + + +> * 4 * * : FH tion for the front parts of our lir : They propose to asphyxiate o rie to am A Submarine But Missed (Special to the Whig.) London, April 9.--The Tug Hon er arriving at South Shields, to-day reported that while: towing the French bark Colonel F. Sonis off St. Catharines - Point yesterday, she sighted a German submarine rush- ing down upon her through a heavy sea. The Homer cut loose from the bark and attempted to ram the sub- marine but missed by a margin of not more than three feet, according to the captain. The submarine shot one torpedo at the tug but missed. She then turned her attention to te: bark, sending her to the bottom. Brockville Man Dies Aged 81 BYockville, April 9.--Gordon Starr, the oldest native born Jo i of Brockville, died yesterday of pneumonia, aged 81. For manv years he was a successful manufac- | turer,-and retiring became identified with the C.P.R., which he served iu various capacities, being the com- pany's agent at Ottawa for a time, paymaster on construction and lat-! |terly agent at Brockville. He re (tired 15 years ago. i i ATTACKS ON: DARDANELLES FORTS * | acceptance of the conditions, , teu Paris, April 9.--French troops from Africa are ready to assist the Allied fliers and Brit'sh Expeditionary Forces agan t Turkey. lhe cial statement was issued by the War ight . Expeditions: pC Orient, which was a den com- mand of General A. G. I. A'Amade | and concentrated at Birerta (a forti fied seaport of Tunis, jftiea), to per fect its Tian tion - voyage to the Levant , since. March" to ald' the Allied, Heets following offi- | hy the | onder the. rg] Roe wien dela of 'conditions. It has been ready and British Expeditionary Corps.' 4 "In waiting, it was deemed mdvis- | able not to prolong the stay of the | troops aboard tha, transports, and for | th's reason the hospitality of Egypt | was accepted. French foroes have | { keen debarked at Alexandria and are installed at Ramleh, where they are ti Jie stgaiine: | cn tion and ne delay To any point | perp * | authorities at covery of wireless messages that had been sent from a large German ship, | ceived further KINGSTON ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915 KITCHENER of Worke rs To Protect Girls Near Camps. London, April 9.--The National Un ion of Women Workers has issued apn appeal for more volunteers to look after the weliaré of girls in the neigh borhocd of soldiers' camps. The union startéd about ihre months ago and has met with the cordial support, both civil and mil. tary. 'The union now has 1,200 vol unteer patrols engaged. Lord Kitche ner recently issued a general order informing officers that thise women patrols were doing good service and should every possi ble co-operation army oll APPROVES Plan have trom the A SCOTCH MINISTER Works In Shell Factory In Glasgo. Aprii 8 to All Pay Glasgow, cruits here ture A eall in the shells brought forth for re manufac a clergy He assist of man who was promptly is the Rev. Stuart lokshield Church, ure who now serves from six o'clock in the morning until five at night in a large engineering shop. His day's work over, the Rev. Mr. Robertson attends to his pastoral duties as hi recreation. PROROG ATION IN SIGHT accepted Robertson, of Pol a tall, athletic fig evening's Senate Action Pract 3 Ty Shelves Bilingual School Resolution Ottawa, April 9 The bilingua? school resolution of the Senate fis not likely to be voted on this ses- sion It was practically shelved yes- terlay by a resolution adjourning th2 debate for a week. Prorogation is expected before that time. The al journment motion was made by Sen- ator Daniel Exciting Chase Of Steamer By Submarine (Special to "the Whig.) Liverpool, Eng., April 9.--~The cap- tain of the Blue Funnel Line steamer I'heseus, which left Liverpool March 27th for Java, has sent back a re- port of an exciting chase by a. \ler- man submarine. On March 20th the Theseus sight- a submarine off the Scilly Isles. The submarine signalled to abandon ship, but the Theseus put on - full steam and started zig-zagging on her course. .The submarine opened fire and continged throwing shells at the. Thessus at intervals. The chase continued three hours when the sub- marine abandoned the pursuit. Of the soven explosive shells fired by three- inch guns on the submarine five struck the Theseus and did comn- siderable damage above the water line, ed GERMAN SHIP MUST LEAVE at Flushing--The Dutch Ultimatum. Amsterdam, April 9--Sudden ac- tivity was caused among the military Flushing by the dis- Or Be Interned the Mainz, which had been' interned at Flushing since the commencement of the war It is said that the pres- ence of a wireless apparatus on one hip has been suspected for sbme time. The suspicions are now con- firmed, In order to preserve the neutrality of the ship while in Dutch waters a body of Dutch seldiers has been placed on board and, it is stat- ed, informed that orders have been issued by the Dutch Government the vessel must leave Flushing by sun- rise Friday -at the latest. The greatest interest and excitement pre valls concerning the fate of the ves- sel when she puts to sea. Strongly Anti-Austrian. Chaisso, Switzerland, April 9. Colonel Montanari has been _ ap- pointed secretary to Lieutenant-Gea eral Count Cordorna, chief of Itall an general staff. ftalian newspapers, in discussing this appointment, say that the Itali an general staff is decidedly ant'- Austrian, Count Cadorna still wears the watch which his grandfather owned when he was hanged by th. | Austrians. Young Man Made Attempt At Suicide At 3.40 o'clock this afternoon, a man named Alfred Smith, living near | the corner of Rideau and Barrack street, in a fit of insanity, attempted' {to cut his throat with a razor. The razor was taken away from him, and he ran to the ferry wharf, {at the foot of ' Brock | jumped into the water. He was! rescued by the police and was taken to the police cells. Canadian Doctors For Serbia. "London, April 9.--Subject to their thousand Canadian doctors have { been. approved by the Serbian Legy-| {| tion here for medical work amon | the stricken civilian population of Serbia. Col. Pelletier, Agent-Ger- eral for /Quebee Province, has r= applications, trom: a few more will be selected.' w The minimum period of service wit} -~ en of the be three months, travelling expenses will be paid and salaries will star: ama in Serbia. In case of | 'compensation of $3,000 wid be paid to surviving relatives. "diplomatically street and KING OF F GREECE Describes Situation in His Country' a Critical COUNTRY WiLL FIGHT wi fH ENTHUSIASM IF ITS INTER- ESTS BEMAND IT, King Says That These Who Sheuld Judge Well 'the and Opportunity For Action, But the Govern Time (8 A\prl 9 des x e Whig) King Constantine of th his extremely in an Rome Girecee ihod situation in kingdom as eritical, interview granted a correspondent of | was Rome published here "The whale with enthusiasm if eur interests it," said King Constantine. "My people are thoroughly patriotic, the newspaper to-day. countr; Tribina and will fight again de mand URGE BARS CLOSE AT SEVEN ee , Result Of Investigation Into Conduct of Alberta's Soldiery. Calgary, Alta., April $--As the re- sult of investigations into the con- duct of soldiers at large throughout the province, conducted by commis- sions of citizens, the Government of the province of Alberta will on Fri- day he petitioned to close the bars at 7 o'clock instead of at 10 in the eve- ning as at present. The delegation will also ask that the prohibition act to be voted upon in July become op- erative at Christmas instead of the following July, as is the intention at present, if the people of the province vote "dry" A lengthy report was this evening made public of the investigations of the Calgary committee into the con- ditions among the soldiers. It states that soldiers are served freely with liguor after it is obvious they have had teo much; that the relations be- tween the soldiers and women of ill- fame have become so notorious that several large business houses have is- sued orders that any girl employees seen on the street with soldiers in uniform wiil be immediately dischar- while it criticizes the local po- for laxity in preserving law and rder among the soldiers. The in vestigators it is-incidentally mention ed, in the report, were recognized upon aral cccasions, when sol- diers and civilians molested and as savlted them, one member of the committee being chased three blocks without any police intervention. ged; lice TO MAKE COMBINED ATTACK. General Pau Says Fleet Will Force Passage In Due Time. Naples, April 9.--General Pau of the French army, who has been on a mission to Petrograd and the Balkan capitals, has arrived here on his way to Rome and Paris. When asked by an interviewer whether it true that Russia, Serbia and Montenegro would join with Britain and France in a fierce uitaneous attack in an effort crush Germany and 'Austria, clined to answer. Referring to the Dardanelles oper- ations, General Pau expressed the belief that the Anglo-French fleet would force a passage as soon preparations are completed for combined attack by land and sea. T0 BUY TURBINIA T0 CHASE SUBMARINES sim- to he de- as a oy oHle 25% Soraghiy Dili il Toronto Steamer | Has Been Ex | well the time 'and opportunity for action." War Tidings. Austrian diplomats in making discreet attempt Pope Benedict XV, Rome are to induce to assist Austria when the opportune moment for peace proposals arrives, says a Rome despatch te the Echo to-day. The charge against Raymond Swo- boda has been changed from one of responsibility for the fire in the french liner La Touraine to one of espionage, which mears that he will be tried at Havre, in a milita.y rather than a civil court. Dr. J. G. Adami, of McGill Uni- versity, left Montreal on Friday to sail for England, there to take up important work as a member of the British War Office Committee, hav- ing in hand the preparation of the medical history of the war, Will Drive Germans Out In Ten Days Paris, April 9.--A vast French army of 200,000 men has been con- ventrated around Verdun and in the Woevrel district (between the Meus» and Moselle Rivers), for the drive which the French are making against the Germars. This army is sup ported by artillery whieh the French have been moving to the front sine» January lst. Night and day attacks are being made against the German lines stretching from the northern. part of the Argone forest to the St. Mihiel and the forest of Le Pretra, (northern Pont-a-Mousson). Military men predict that Germans will be.driven out .of Mihiel, western bank of the Meuse south of Verdun, within the next few days. tha St. Find Submarines Taking Refuge Christiania, Norway, April Military aviators, while cruising ov- er the cliffs which line the Norweg'- an coast near Bergen Bay yesterday | Ldigeoverpd three n yubmar-| { ines, which had taken rE there. | They were orderéd to Separs im- mediately or be interned. They left. DEPLORES HATE SPIRIT. & London, April 9.--A protest ¢ against German self-esteem and against the prevailing spirit of + + + $ PPI EEIIIRSS their only foothold on the! SEPM LEI FIIE EPI RIES HE + # inik, east of Lupkow Pass # controls the only road. through amined by British Naval Experts. Toronto, "April 9.--A surprise was given the local marine world yester day when it was learned that one of the fastest steamers of Lake Oun- tario was likely to leave Capadian waters. It is understood that naval experts from the British Isles, while here, inspected the steamer Tur- binia, with a view of purchasing her for the tic. The expert, it is understood, ports that the Turbinia was what they wanted, and would a valuable asset Lo the navy. The speed of the Turbinia, which is 22 1-2 miles an hour is the chief fea- ture and the vessel would be used in hunting submarine boats. The Turbinia was built in castle-on-Tyne by Swan, Hunter and Richardson in 1904, and made her first trip between 'Toronto and Ham- ilton, June 29th, 1904, re- just SOL DIZRS' F FRANC HISE Bill Introduced In Commons By Hon Mr. Doherty. Ottawa, April 9.<Hon. C. J. Deo herty's bill to extend the {franchise to all Canadian soddiers serving - in Europe or elsewhere was introduced this morning in the Commons. Judg- ing from the number of questions asked during the minister's explana- tion of the details of the measure this proposed legislation will be con- tentious. The minister explained in detail the system whereby it is proposed to ' allow all"soldiers at the front to make an aflidavit as to their home address to be' put in an envelope on | the back of which there. will be a certificate by the officer who takes | (the affidavit. These envelopes will | be sent to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery whose duty it will be to | distribute them 16 the deputy return ing officers to be opened in the pre- sence of the candidates. Wong Tong, of Tonawanda, 'N.Y. | hanged himself when the water sup- | 9. -- ply was shut off from his laundry | majority of goods selling lower than for_bills. Great sion, naval service on the Atlan- be New- | LAST EDITION A MIGHTY ATTEMPT CRUSH AUSTRIA ---------- And Force Franz Joseph to Sue For Peace--- Allies in the East and West Are Moving Slowly to Success. Offensive on. Both Sides is the Result of Plan Worked ~ Out at Petrograd," Paris and London---The Kaiser is Kept Too Busy to Send Aid to .the Austrians. to the 9.- (Special Whig.) April -On two great 700 miles apart, the Allies l.ondon, battlefields, are co-operating in a mighty attempt to crush Wranz Josef's army and force Austria-Hungary to for peace. Official and unoflicial despatches re ceived hire to-day indicate that the Allics are moving slowly to success. sue The Russians are pressing forward Hungary with the mans in retreat at nearly every point. Fierce drives of the French around St. Mihiel have caused the Germans to hurry reinforcements originally de- signed to stem the Russian staughts--in--the Carpathians: Various reports indicate that Hun- gary is in a state of terror over the Slav invasion and demanding that the dual' monarchy a separate Feace. A Bucharest despatch to-day esti- mated that the Austro-Hungarian losses in killed, wounded and prison ers in defense of Hungary from inva- totalled more than 200,000. At NATIVE TRIED TO KILL NEW SULTAN OF EGYPT 3 Aim of Would-be-Assassin into Austro-Ger on ask Pout 7 Probably Saved Life of Hussein Kemal. April -9.--~An attempt was three o'clock yesterday afternoon to assassinate the of Egypt, Hussein Keemal, to a Reuter despatch from Cairo. As the Sultan was leaving Abdin Palace a native fired a shot at him. This went wide, and the native was immediately seized. The Sultan paid his intended visit to various officials and a crowd as- sombled around the palace and gave him an gvation when he returned. His assailant in a%statement des- cribéd himself as a native Egyptian twenty-five years of age, and a mer- chant hailing from Mansurah. He was perfectly composed. Prince Hussein Kemal Pasha, the eldest living prince of the family of | Mchmet Ali, was appointed Sultan | of Egypt last December, to succeed | the Khedive of Egypt, when Great Britain proclaimed a pro- tectorate over Egypt. The Collapse Of Austria Near at Hand London, April 9.---The Standard | says: "The collapse of Austria ap- proaches. German journalists are already saying the Germans could | do better without Austria and Tur- | key. 'The Daily Chronicle : |gencral staff must immediately - London, made at try to anticipate spring advances of the | | Allies by an offensive." | The Times: "The so-called inde- pendent Labor party in its {Germanism plays the forlorn hope. { The miners alone who joined leolors outnumber | Labor party by tem to one." {at any time since the war, THE RUSSIANS othe Russians in the Carpathians has | & cut the Austrian army under General | Boerovitch in two places. The eastern | {wing of this army is in a precarious | position. The Russians have captured Smo- avs. Smoluik 4 pressed that the rich talemts # Beskid mountains between Meas | English may & & Hiesa- 3 ine mankind, aa Jue 13 and precious civilization. ook Salonlat- | boror and Ussok, & distance of miles. 5 for The I os base at }into are western wing of the Austrian slong 'the roads quite safe. The contrary is join- sixty | fingk themselv and HAVE CUT THE AUSTRIAN RIGHT WING: *! Petrograd, April 9.--The wivonte © wild led with the forces operating around Uzsok, twenty from the Rus- sign positions at Smolnik, by which ithey are threatened with attack. It is regarded as likely that the { Austrians will be com {for their base at Uszok in the direc ition of Munkaos or else accept a bat- itle at Uszok, handicapped by the lack {of roads. In either case' the Austrians will main ex out. off from the {army under General En | his German re-enforcements. of The, Pata i overoued the crest of the Deskids at Gummenie and parently a clear road to. the plains ot Hungary. : Sultan | according | Abbas Hilmi, | "The Berlin | pro- | the | the independent i Dealers -in Cleveland discover tha) to trans- least 100,000 of these were prisoners, according to the Bucharest estimate. Allies' United Plan. The Berlin claim that France's sud- dea oflensive around St. Mihiel was directly linked with the Russian ad- vance upon the Carpathian passes is generally accepted here. 'I hough aim- ing to smash the St. Mihiel wedge the savage attacks of the French armiés south of Verdun are believed to form a part of a great plan of campaign worked out at Petrograd, Paris and London. General Joffre is keepin the Kaiser too busy to send more ai to the retreating Austrians. The same sirategy, according to the French, saved Warsaw from Von Hin- denburg after the Russian defeat in the Mazurian, Lakes. While the Slave were falling back out of East Prussia in a disordered retreat, their French Allies [began swift smashes against the German trenches in Cham- pagne. Von Hindenburg cried for re- inforcements for a grand assault on Warsaw. The German General Staff had none to send. Every man avail- able was plugging the German line around Perthgs. rm drm EREI0EIEEIIEI III > + HAVE » LOST 5,950,000 MEN, * -- * Rome, April 9.--The nations & [+ now at war have lost 5,050, & % 000 men in the first eight & + $8,400,000 in the months, according to figures prepared for the Avanti, a So- cialist organ, by its military ex- pert. Thé article declares the culy result of the war will be a reciprocal wearing out of the forces engaged, and not a wmili- tary victory. [It is calculated that nine or ton months more will exhaust the reserves of men, and (hat the country which will suffer least from this exhaustion will be Rassia. PELE RPE TEES + PE FPFPLRPPE PPE * FEEL r LL Lh PEPE POP RR Pee Justice Pellotier has entered an ac- tion in the Superior Court at Que- bec against the Montreal Herald for one thousand dollars for al bel in connection with the exposure of the Carslake Hotel deal. '. Hopkinson Smith, author and | artist, died Wednesday night, at his {home in New York. Te was soventy- | seven years of age. { DAILY MEMORANDUM. | Bee top of page 3, right hand corner, | tor probablliLier {| Read the big advi. on "The Black Box," the latest Jhoto-play serial by LOppertheim, page six to-da BORN. BRICBLAND--On Wolfe Island, April Sth, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs, S. Brieeland, a son, WHITEHEAD-<In Kingston, on_ April 4h, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whitehead, Stephen street, a son. DIED. In| Kingston, 9th, Miry Teresa, fugant h- ter of Mf. and Mrs. W. J. 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