dhe 1 YEAR 82 NO 90 NAVAL BASE REPORTS WORRIES WASHINGTO I-- Official Investigation Has Been Begun to See if Japan and Britain Have Base at Turtle Bay. The Cabinet is Inclined to Discredit Reports---If There is a Temporary Base, the Attention of the Mexican Authorities Will be Called to the Matter dis- 17. reports Washington, April While inclined to credit that pan had established a naval base at Turtle Bay, Lower California, United States officials have instituted an in vestigntion with the idea of learning exactly what use the belligerent war- ships were making of Mexican terri torial waters. A Secrotary Daniels telegraphed Rear Admiral Howard, of the Pacific fleet, the substance of the published stor- ies and asked him to ascertain whe- ther there was any foundation for them. Sécretary Bryan has received no information from the American consuls in Lower Californih to the effect that the Japanese intended to establish naval base there; but it in understood he will communicate the press--reports to them with a re- quest for facts - they on the subject. Commander Normura, naval tache of the Japanese embassy, call- ed informally on Navy Department officials to-day ad assured them that there was no truth in the reports that any attempt was being made to establish a permanent naval bh: It is understood to have explain dl that the presence of the Jaranese war- ships was due entirely to the accident to the cruiser Asama, hich "ran aground there recently. There was informal discussion the Turtle Bay situation at yester- day's Cabinet meeting, but the ger eral tendency was to discredit 're- ports that have reached here. Cabi- net officers who are in touch with American wrecking companies at- * tempting to float the Asama pointed out that the vessel was fast in the mud, almost to her decks. Navy officers who have-given attention to the subject, say it would not be a surprise if the Asama was never re- floated. Should it develop that British and Japanese vessels are actually using Mexican waters as a temporary base of supplies, it Is considered possible that the attention of the Mexican authorities may be called to it by the Washington Government and the matter also be brought to the atten- tion of Great Britain and Japan, Ja i any may hear at- of KITCHENER '1 don't. know end, but 1 know spring," was Lirtumn He READY when the war it will 'begin in Kitchener's remark is now About ready begin This striki feture taken last month while was viewing some of his troops leaving for France will the last to was re- Another Invasion, (Special to the Whig.) London, April 17.--A German taube flew over Selby, twelve miles from York, to-day, on the fourth aerial "invasion" of Britain in the last sixty hours. } he War Tidings. The Allies already are making re prisals for all German attacks over the fighting zone, and it is considered to be likely that the acrial raids over England will receive their reply before vety long. The official Vienna Fremdenblatt de clares that all reports of an alleged intention on the part of Austria conclude a separate peace with _sia_are devoid of foundation. Libel Case Against Roosevelt N.Y., April 17.---A law a precedent in the his tory of the United States will go to trial before Justice William S. An drews and a jury in Part 1, Su preme Court. Monday morning. Willigm I'arnes, former Chairman of the Kepub,ican National Committee, seeks to collect $50,000 from Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States, for alleged libel on duly 29 1044, c - Syracuse, suit without to Rus- NO OBJECTION TO WOMEN TALKING PEACE AT HAGUE | i Think Sign ns | tention | sky, such as halos, | inous crosses. Liihg their | phase of the battle which | may be mo ¥mportant news from the | the fighting to a halt. APRIL 7, K INGSTON | Proud Claim of Mr. and Mrs, rere on oon SEVE RE [ DEFEAT Cornwall, April 17.-- Many cities and towns in Canada are claiming honor from the fact that several members of one family are on ser- vice with His Majesty's troops in the great European war. In this respect the town of Cornwall can elaim some distinction, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Connor, who reside qn Seventh street west, have no less than six song in service, four at the front 'and two prepared to go, Mr. and Mrs. Con- nor were the parents of sixteen chil- dren, fifteen of whom are living, one having died in infaney. They came to Cornwall nearly tw years ago from Inverness-shire, Seotland, near Kingusgsie, and nine of their children are residing with them here. Mr. and Mrs, Connor do not lay any stress on the achievements of their family of sons, taking "it more as a matter of duty to their King and Empire than any personal credit due the family. "War Orders" From the Allies To the U.S. » Whig) 17. Wall with more re- of orders" for the Al- If current stories are creditable Russia alone has placed orders for a hundred milkions worth of shrapnel during the week. Some of the or- ders have positive confirmation. American Locomotive officials mitted to-day that the company pects to close soon a large nel order. The Canadian Car and Company is also said to be out to various concerns Canada tighty millions shrapnel for Russia. * ONTARIO, SAT v URDAY, SONS IN KHAKI. SIX British Indians WHO DROVE THEM OUT OF as ADVANCED POSITION SOUTH OF SHIAIBA FORT Indians Used Turks Were Whole Line Captured. the Bayonet and the severely Handled -- Of Encmy's Positions (Spe ¥ Whig Britith Indian inflicted another defeat the vicingty -of Shai although at a con themselves, their "00. 'This an made by the Indian official report issued last ial to ) Le Agni 17 troops have on the Turks in ba, Mesopolamia, s.derable loss casualties being nouncement ollice in an night. The that after clearing the Turis out of their positions north and t of Shaiba lust Tuesday, the British on Wednesday continued their ofiens th: direction of Z6heir, four south of the Shatba tort re driven out of the and the British ted against veh Weod report, "the 18 (stimated six ndon, to about was report says we (Speci York, afloat al to th April to-day "war New was ports street ve in miles ad at their lies. csition then dir ar Br gavs the trenzth main line "Here, emy, least 17 lar battalic cupied trenches to direct g heal fire on ovr a "Nevertheless, the enemy out romt of the ba line of h's posi tured, thotigh not to our side "The amount ranks were ne en- at regu had oc neealed able gun se ad- 1] ex- sheap- includ ng guns, well ¢ they ani aching trons attacls ws with 1X f a from which Wers Foundry it! farming throughout worth of © ng ur } an drove trenches at the and the whole was finally cap without heavy loss met tion casnalti to On to all Turks they miles are 00 believed men: of the hand, the £0 rely handled that retired to khailah, nineteen north .of .Zobeir. about other In Shy Mean Victory Near 17 HUNDREDS OF BABES SEPARATED FROM THEIR MOTH- ERS AND ARE UNIDENTIFIED Paris, April Meteorological phenomena have been observed so frequently of late that the question is raised whether there is any relation between them and the continual ar tillery firing' on the battle front Abbe Moreux, director of the obser vatory at Bourges, says that his at has been Salied every few days to singular phénomena in the crowns and lum- Many devout persons see in the latter manifestations, he says, a mystic sign of approaching victory. Abbe Moreux says that "these crosses are reflections produced _by humidity in the atmosphere and pro- bably are due to depressions origin ating over the North Atlantic. He asserts they have no connection with the artillery firing line. Well On To $1,000,000, Ottawa, April 17 The Patriotic Fund now tofls 948. The disbursements have been $1,280,044. With the Second Contingent leaving, the drain on the fund will be greatly in- creased and every cent 'which has been ralsed and can be raised will be required. Sent Back From Germany---Releas- <d Prisoners Cowed and Unwilling 0 Describe ceived In Germany. Witiam T. P. Hol representative of the West interest in France, has re turned from Schaffhausen and Zurict h, where: he investigated 'the conditions of returning civilian prisoners on _be hall "of the American Clearing House for Reliet. Germany 0.0 of t that vet Paris, April 17. lingsworth, inghouse has already sent back 0,- a civilian prisoners, stating between 150,000 and 200,000 are to be returned. 'I'wo trains are arriving in Switzerland trom Germany daily, each carrying 500 of the returp- ing prisoners. 'lhree Fn el these are women and girls. No boys over thirteen years of age are being sent back. -- The most extraordinary point in Mr, Hollingsworth"s report is that the trains bring 100 babies, a week old and upward daily. These are uncloth- ed, but are wrapped in fragments of skirts and shawls. There is no means of tracing their identity. Mothers re- turning, with their childrer say they received no medical attention at childbirth. Swiss women are supply ing babies' clothing at the railway stations for Me uniortunates. Many of the older children who have arriv- ed also cannot be identified. The Swiss began supplying money and food for the returning prisoners and babies, but their funds wera in !eufliciont to continue the Work. are now placing hot water and on the station platiorms for _the | washing of clothing. The released + prisoners seem cowed and unwilling to describe the in Setmany. - Canadian $3,678,- to date The Russians Are Adjusting Their Iroops (Special to the Whig.) Petrograd, April 17.~Taking advan- tage of a lull in the Carpathian fighting the Russians are redistribu- forces" for the next great will be | waged in the region of Uszok Pass. For a period of two "gweeks . there soap Carpathians, the officials said . to- |day. The centres of both Slav and | Austro-Gérman armies have fought | to exhaastion north of Uszok and | severe spring freshets have brought. GOVERNMENT WILL -MAKE { Jane Adams. There is no French, = contingent, The programme of the ca aomits any reference to relative na-| tional responsibility for the war or! | its conduct. The RQutch committee | has drafted resolutions, to sonfe of] which the British deputation will propote important amendments. The | first resolution calls upon the belli-| | gerent countries publicly to define! PRES. | the terms on which they are willing | { to make peace, and for this purpose | immediately to declare a truce, The! British group, while insisting on a On the Co ountry | Retusing Arbitra- | statement of terms, will move to omit | tion--The British Delegates To | | the demand for a truce during their | the Congress Number Over One| | cotisideratiog. he most important - resolution | Hundred, 2 i reads as follows: "This international; London, April 17.--Arrangements congress of women urges the pow- for the International Women's Con- | ers to come to an agreement to waite! gross at The Hague, to be held! in bringing pressure to bear upon April 18th to 30th, are now complete | any country which resorts to war be- Delegates from Great Britain, Unit! fore it lias referred its case to arbi- ed States, Germany, Belgium, Rus-| tration or conciliation." sia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Aus-| The British group makes it clear] tria-Hungary and Italy have aecept- | hat it does not regard the prégram- | ed the invitation of Holland and a as authorizing a peace-at-any-| special ship has been chartered for | en propaganda. Other resolu-| contingents assembling in Great Bri-| tions are in favor of democratic con: | tain. | trol of foreign policy, of no transfer! The Foreign Office has raised no | ence of territory without the consent objections to the project. The ship-| of the men and women in it, and ping company has followed the now | more enlighfened edu unusual custom of demand from pas! ren on the subject of war. sengers indemnity againat war risks. British delegates do not except as The number of British d ates Di are ST pris eleg: timely the Dutch definition of the conf putation of Steen includes Mn homioroice ns 4 protest wgainus: this International Women' gress April 18th to 30M, POWERS TO BE URGED 10 UNITE IN BRINGING SURE TO BEAR | + | J ation of child- NO COUNTY ROAD GRANTS ; NO FURTHER INFORMATION CONG | -- Or Allies on Cannot Sie Its Way Clear to Give! Western Battlefront hid to Hiiay Con- (Special to the Whig.) { Paris, April 17.--The official state- | | ment to-day contained no informa- ! {tion that was not given out by the | Toronto, Sci 17. Though the Pro- | War Office last ist night. | vincial highway legislation of the past | | session made . provision, for larger | {grants in comnection with county | | road construction and. maintenance, | { Was Seriously Wounded. (Special w the Whig.) Berlin, April 17.--German news- papers to-day say the Grand Duke] | be considered advisable~ to make | Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the | | these operative this season. This, | Russian armies, was shot in the ab- | {together with other portions of the | domen and seriously wounded dur-!,ct comes into force by proclama- | {ing a heated quarrel, by General ition, but, with prevailing _ condi- Baron Sievers, who then committed | tions, it is said to be questionable | sulcide. | extensive 'basis in the way of giving a ol hich had | | grants. 5 Ww ro previously made for Sond haild. | ing will, however, be unaffected, a ih be carried through this pom The Kaiser's nal fortune | ceeded $42,000, last: August, | Jules Duhem, the famous olo- | | gist, in an exhaustive study of Em- f pores Wilhelm's habits and tempera- | ws Arthur Gatehouse, a mative | .Mootreal. as tebeed to of w ed ag Me wus CONTENTS. : 1--~Telegraphic News. Doone ety and local News. 3-wadsby's" Letter, 4--Bditorial; Walt Mason. Churches; Loca $--Telegraphic a: General, The um; Amusements,ete. S8--local Ne $--Eenitentiary Affairs; Man on be! 10-~Woman's Page. FE Aftairs. HS Review: "Financia 16--Tne Tack Hox. - } ex- Bays | Inflicted on Tuks by the Treatment They Re | They | treatment they received | { there is reasom to believe it may not | ! whether the Government Te do any- [thing to promote construction gn an | LAST EDITION JEPPELING FLED T0 ATTACK LONDON 1915 A CANADIAN HERO'S "1 Guess 1 Won't Play Football Next Year," He Said. April 17.---The hwoie a voung Canadian os Whitchurch Townend, of the Engineers, is graphically des- a motor ambulance driv- DEATH London, titude Francis Royal cribed er. Fownend grandson of March 20th, ot by was bom in Halifax, W. J. Stairs, and of wounds reseived the previous day. The driver savs Town- end was with the ~ Indian Engineers, inspecting telegraph wires, w hen shot burst in their midst. He wa found in the shell hole with his a apparently half buried. He told the ambulance man to attend to others first, he was all right. When moved found he was standing on his stumps, with both legs shot Lhe died . England Waited a Raid That Did Not Material- ize---Capital Was in Pitch Darkness ----Raid Still Expected. th nge id asked idl." bis hand: * Rumors of Other Raids Unfounded---A Zeppelin Fell Into i ny rod. both Adriatic Sea and Crew Perished---German Air- ship That Dropped Bombs on Sea Coast Towns Returned Safely. Another horrible wound was in his arm. While it was dressed Townend said : the Whig.) London and the Zep "I think I'll give up year." As ho was carried to the hospital, where he died, he was perfectly col- lected and laughed quietly, apologiz- ing for all trouble. The driver adds : ' pel ntis * yesterday In the excited "I never had seen saurh courage bhe- | 004g Essex villagers every cloud I felt I left the hospital | concealed a German dirigible or aero had seen a man." plane. Wild reports reached here al- Officers of Townend's Meerut most hourly, carrving fresh rumors of pany ked the family to we Zeppelin raids. Early to-day, while to erect a monument over the the capital was in pitch darkness, sev in the Bethune cemetery. eral telephone messages reported an thir Zeppelin attack upon Essex and Suffolk. A German airship, it was re- rorted, passed near. (Colchester, drop- ping seven jrowhe, and then flew over Ipsweh and Felixstone. Several hours passed without any confirmation and THE HUNGARIANS WANT PEACE VERY BADLY the Admiralty announced that the re Cudapest Newspapers, in Prehably : "il A Zep raid + ape ondon was Inspired Articles, Show IY el Tt a K! . di ondoners are equally Way Wind Blows. fig so! boon wally certain that an attack will. be made Budapest, April 17.--How absorb- | to-night, weathér conditions permit- ed the people are in the idea of peace 'ting. Consequently, all precautions can be seen at a glance in the Buda- taken last night, when all lights were pest papers. The Netszava, in a re- extinguished and motor cars patrolled cent number, says: Wl the highways into London, will "When they declared war they! be observed tonight: and Sunday did not ask the people if they agreed night. They did not care a jot if the people gave their consent or not. Now itis about time to spedk of peace, and if the people want peace those in power cught to recognize at once the. wish- es of the people." Az st is just as they found being football next (Special tn London, April 17. east coast towns suffered from * of fore. that I as Com allowed grave 8 come German Airships Returned Safely. ial to the Whig.) (via wireloss to London), "The . German naval air- bombardid defended Eng- lish east-coast towns on the night "The people want peace, and of April 15th and 16th, despite a want it very badly. We are certain heavy fire from English guns, has | that never has a writer's pen, never returned safely," says an official has a printing machine served a! statement from the War Oflice to- more human and greater cause than day. { in the attempt to quicken these feel- ings of longing for peace after the most terrible war that ever ravaged the ranks of civilization." In fact, the' whole press is begin- (Spe Berlin, April 17 ship that THE This ROUTE OF map shows German Zeppelins England on the eve of They are supposed to have ing a route to London a victims to thirteen. {were killed outright. Zeppelin Fell Into Sea. (8pecial to the Whig) Paris, April 17.~One of two Zep- pelins Germany gave Austria = fell {into the Adriatic while manoeuvring off Pola, according to despatches re- ceived here to-day. Every member of her crew perished. THE the course which RAIDERS of the passed over April 15th been pick- as emphatic. It i i i. att Ten persons More Innocent Victims. (8pecial to the Whig.) Paris, April 17.--Three civilians, wounded by bombs dropped by a ning, feebly as yet, to sound the bugie German aviator who bombarded the in favor of peace. Every day, and in| cathedral at Amiens and the railway almost every Hungarian paper, one station at St. Rech, died. early to can find vague or pronounced allu-| day, increasing the number of civilian sion to the subject, and in calling for it they this time really do represen. public opinion as well as that of men of authority. I believe that all this peace talk is going on systematically, with the knowledge and approval of | the Hungarian Government. I have no definite ground for & ing this, but, indirectly, there a : dozen reasons on can bring up in support of the theory. First and most weighty is that the Hungarian press is entirely in the hands of the Government, and pronouncedly gov- | ernment organs like Az Est are the {ones that lead the campaign. SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN NO TERRORS FOR BRITAIN Million Men Moved to France and Thousands of Horses Transferred. London, April 17.--Great pride is taken in the record during the elev- | ren weeks gince "the German "submar- ine terrorist campaign started. Admiralty transported more than A tt AP tli it A BOOM IN WHISKEY REPORTED IN ENGLAND ° » Many Fear That at Spirits Will be Barred if Traffic is Nationalized. London, April 17.--The fact that | a rumored scheme for the nationali zation of the liquor trade has not | been denied by the Government has | led to something like a boom in whiskey. Under the fear that] spirits will be barred, many per- sons of a good class have bought | in considerable stocks. Against this action there is already a very strong voluntary movement in favor of fol- lowing the example of King George, Kitchener, and other leaders of the natio®, and several mass meetifigs | "are slready announced to support restrictive legislation. The Evening News claims to have | 'authority for stating that the Gov- | The ernment scheme concerns England | a and Wales only, and that an expert | | million wen by water, and five men | estimate of the amount which would | { represent the fotal losses in the be expended for the expropriation | transport work of the Admiralty by the State of the liquor industry | since the beginning of the war. [places the figure around £300,000. - Another record has heen established | 000. The 'suggested basis of pur- [in The (ransport of horses irom In- | chase is the stock exchange quota- dia, with the loss of only two. In tions on the securities of tha con {the merchant marine more than 11,- cerns before the war, or conversion {000 English merchant ships arrived at | On the basis of the profits for the | or sailed from Fnglish ports in the | Past three years where there ar: no! The. {Mist eleven weeks, while less than | Quotations of securities. - The share | Phone 577. { forty English merchant ships® have holders of the liquor industries will! { been victims of German submarines. receive in return stock bearing in- In the same time the muniber of new | terest of three or four per ceuf. | shipss launched for the English mer- The views expressed by merabers { chant marine makes the total num- | of Parliament do not encourage hope iber of and the total tonnage | {that this scheme will go through, tof Plans merchant marine great- (88 even the Cabinet is lacking in er than before the "reign of terror," URanimity on the proposal. i i CARPATHIAN FIGHTING CONTINUES DESPITE THAW @ DAILY MEMORANDUM. Vaudeville, Grand Opera House, 2.30 and 7.30 p.m See top i Dige 3, right hand corner, or probabil BORN, Barrieflield, on 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. Bah a son. | SINGLETON--On April Dr. and Mrs. A. H leau, Sask, a son. BRAMAYN --In April th, T. H. 16th, 1915, to Singleton, Rou- MARRIED. McRORY -- STEVENS. -- In Toronto April 3rd. 1915, Myrtle Stevens, only daughter of Mry. James Gates, Westbrook, an Ross McRory, son of J. F. McRory, Sydenham. were united in marriage by the Rev, T. W. Neal DIED. GRAVBELLE--Suddenly, Alta, on April 13th, 191% Thoma i Wilfred Gravelle, son of Mr. sand { Mrs, O. Gravelle, Front road. | Funeral Monday at 10 am, from his parents' home, Front road, Ports- mouth, to the Church of the Good Thief, Portsmouth, where & solemn requiem mass will be sung for the happy repose of his soul. Friends and acquaintances are respect- fully invited to attend. McKAY--At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. HH. B. Mills, corner Bagot and West streets, Kingston, on Saturday, April 17th, 1915, Robert H. Mc "uneral service (priva ©), morning. 'Burial at Vution, N.Y. eee ein ROBERT J. REID Undertaker, Princess Street JAMES REID The Old Firm of Undertakers 254 and 256 PRIN -- a -- in Calgar and Tables, 'at Turks. For House ~ Cleaning (Special to the Whig) | ments between these heights. Break- London, April 17.--Although a thaw | ing down the wire and swarming | has set in on the Carpathian moun- | through the opening, they took the | tains and the roads have been turned |v by surprise and aif those {into mud and districts ave mundated Hn pried = Ronuk Floor Polish, Veneer Cobra Furniture ght were taken | Brasso, Silvo, agement [by swollen streams, eng with | pollo, id Yeas warm