= The Turks Lost Heavily And Fed Southwaid and West- w "ward. | R Petrograd, May 29. -- Pressing southward from the Armenian city of Van the Russidn trops have oceu- Jlea Vastan, on the southern edge of ¢ Van, and the village of Bu- tiga. The official statement sald to- diy hat the Turks lost heavily and fled southward and westward. The Ciar's troops captured twenty-six guns, great stores of ammunition and provisions, and the government trea- sury when they entered Van. War Tidings. | Count von Bernstorfl" has sent a despatch to the German foreign of- fice stating oh dhe rss now ng impatient about elay in answering the American mote" and that the tension ls increased by the *sinking" of the Nebraskan. +" What the jjans have been up against §s 1 plainly by the fact that more than half of the offi- cers of the battalions which origin- ally 'went to the front have fallen or béen taken prisoners. ; t 'The the organ of Tages s Count Reventlow and the semi-official German newspaper, has a significant . article which defiance to America and states practically that . the submarine war will be continued regardless of any consideration, 1 troops in considerable force have landed on the Turkish island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea. A despatch has been received at from Berlia saying that Ger- many will formerly declare war on Italy within the mext forty-eight hours, and that Turkey will make her declaration upon Italy later. PITH OF THE NEWS. Condensed Items By Telegraph and From Exchange. . Pxelusive of Bundays, Canada has to raise a million dollars a day to maintain its existing programme and carry on the war, Two hundred Glasgow butcher shops were closed on Friday, for the reason the shortage of eattle has gesulted in almost prohibitive Prices for baat, : ent Wilson, as head of the American Rod Cross, an ap- Eis Beam of tri "money Supp! tor of stafving Mexican 8. At Washington, an KINGSTON MAN WOUNDED, 4 fhe 1 Now a PHSOBEr of War Ti Ger 03CUPY VASTAN many, § R. K. Ovens, 416 Johnson #treet, has received a Jeiter from 4 friend in England, conveying 'the news of the wounding of a former Kingstonian, Walter H. Swann, who enlisted at egina ast st. The letter states that Pte. Swaasn was slightly wound- od in thé neck and back, and is now a prisoner of war in Germany. He wrote a post.card to his sister, Mrs. H. Eccleshall, Weaste, Salford, Eng- land, stating that he was being treat- ed well at present. . Thig-card was mailed in Germany on April 26th. Before removing to Regina about two years ago, he was employed in the C. P. R. offices In this city, He was brought up in the home of Mr. and Mrs: Ovens, and was employed at one time in the Whig mailing room. Another Prisoner, Word has been received in the city that "Archie" Sinclair, formerly of Kingston ,who enlisted with the Cal- gary t which went overseas with the First Contingent, has been taken as a prisoner of war by the Germans. 'While in Kingston he was employed as butcher with Henry Waddington, King street, but had been residing in Calgary, where he worked at his trade. He was & member of the 10th Battalion. Durs ing his residence in this city he was a member of No. 8 Company of the 14th Regiment, having been a ser- geant for some years. PIE na ¥ € ® The Late Mrs. M. 8. Richards. Jane Ann Richards, wife of Miles S. Robinson, B.A., professor of mo dern languages, passed away at her home st Violet on Sunday last. In the spring of 1911 Mrs. Robinson fell, and sustained a compound frae- ture of her hip from which she never fully recovered, but was only sick a few weeks, from hardening of the arteries. 'Besides her husband she leaves two brothers, George Richards 'Petrolia, and James Richards, Belle- ville, and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Boyes, and Mrs. G. Balfour, Na bh and Mrs. Sylvester Fox, Stockdale. Two sons algo remain, C. Austin Rob- Jason and E. Herbert Robinson, Vio- The Late 'William Andress. At St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, - | Brockville, on Thursday of pe ene Th rests wets $629,0 sd $635,000, : an ay were Pass : gy ea BL LF ------------------ night, there Batted away William Andress, of the wnship of Yonge, Deceased was brought to the hospital the same day ic was ban on May. Mth, 1863 @ Was on y. a » theretore sixty-three years '10 secure. | th deciding rap, Which igave em | 0g y £ Davy, Deceased was a Methodist in reli. gion and a supporter of the Liberal party. Interment was made on Sat- urday in the family plot in Yonge Mills cemetery. Yak a VAI The Late J. T. Montgomery, Ome of Wellington's well-known IN MARINE CIRCLES, Ar---------- ESTEHE Sioveients of . Vessels Reported + Along the Harbor. The schooner Marshall arrived trom Oswego with coal for P. Walsh, The steamer uwoi made #& trip from Gananoque to Kingston and return on ~ The steamer Jex will clear for Oswego to-night. The schooner Katie Becles arrived trom Oswego, coal-laden for Jamies Shortt, Portsmouth. M. T: Co.'s Bulletin: Steamer Glen- mount cleared from the Kingston Shipbuilding Company's dry dock for Montreal; tug Emerson cleared for Montreal with the barges Burma and Dunmore with grain from, Port Col. borne, and also had the barge Hilde in tow, Joaded with grain; tug Emer-- son will return with the barges Ham- fiton and Melrose 10 load grain at Port Colborne; steamer Advance joaded grain at Port Colborne on Fi» day for Montreal. Steamer Pellatt bound up 6.30 o'clock Friday evening. Steamer Belleville is due up Satur- day night. Steamer City of Ottawa is down Saturday morning. Steamer City of Hamilton ig due up Sunday night Steamer Rideau Queen is due in port from Smith's Falls on Saturday fternoon. Steamer Windsor, ry by the Montreal Transportation ompany, went into the Kingston Shipbuilding drydock on Friday night. ier PRIED TO STEAL SKIFF, But a Kingstonian Chased the Thieves Away. A daring robbery Was attempted at the Summer Camp of Mrs. E. Pow- ell, a short distance below Cedar Is- land, on Saturday morning, but .the two thieves were prevented from car. rying out their attempt by the promptness of & local dentist arriv- ing upon the scene and giving chase, While Mrs. Powdll was preparing breakfast about 5.560 a.m., she heard the chain rattle in the skiff outside the cottage. Going to the door, she saw two men carrying it towards the water, whereupon they dropped the boat and ran into the bush. The den- tist made chase after the robbers with his autotaobile,: but the two: man- aged to make their escape, No oars were in the boat, but it seems evi dent that the culprits had stolen a couple of pairs from other boat- houses, as they were found lying be- side the skiff. ' The doctor thinks that the men were desemtérs trying to escape, because severe] have been seen jately near these cottages. an Se SA . PUBLIC SCHOOL BASEBALL. Vidtorias Defeated Centrals by 7 Runs to 6. The closest match so far played. a the Public 8¢hool A due was co Central 'Schools on Friday afternoon. at the Cricket Field. Up until the innings the wecore i Baseball League ntested between Victoria and | - Among the latest batch of recruits at Orillia is Austin Gaudaur, eldest son of "Jake" Gaudaur, formerly champion oarsman of the world. In the intersectiondl gomes to date the western teams of the National and American Leagues have the edge on the easterners. Outfielder Ray Demmitt has been released to the Toronto Internation- al League Club by the Chicago Ame- ticans: He went to the White Sox last year from Detroit. Freddie Welsh is going to defend his lightweigth title on July 5th, and Charley White., the hard-hitting Chi- cago lightweight, is the lad who 1 going to get the big slam 'at the champion's crown. ~The match will be staged in Denver. At a meeting of the Irish. Turf Club it was decided that there would be no interference with racing in Ire- land this season. The cause of the suspension in England, the need of the railway facilities for the move- ments of troops, does not exist in Ireland. A posteard from Pte. Campbell, 'the Toronto Varsity guarter-back, dated May 13th at the Field P.O., in Flanders, says: "Batteries for the big ball gave this afternoon at two o'clock: John A. Currie and Smith- Dorrien for the Allies: Von Hinden- burg and Kid Elberfeld Tor the uns." Edourard Fabre, the noted Mont- real Marathon runner, along with his trainer, B Tefebvre, has gone to Lowell, Mass, to run as scratch man in a ten-mile handicap race, and also to take part in a fifteen-mile Mara- thon. Lefebyre will also start in the latter race. The Boston' Braves, last year's baseball heroes, are in a pitiful plight With Manager Stallings il}, "Johnny" Evers is rushed from his. bed at Troy to take up the managerial reins on crutches, -------------- FORESTERS OFFER. i Island Near Deseronto For Canadian Convalescents, _Deseronto, May .29.~~Captain John's Island with the buildings lo- cated near Deseronto, in the Bay of Juinte, belonging to the Independent er of Foresters, is likely to be- come a convalescent home for Canad- fan soldiers. If the buildings are suitable they will be offered. to the Militia Department, which. is mow sonsidering their utility. A com- mercial tiaveller of Trenton, ina commu tion to the Toronto Star made the suggestion that these build- ings and the island be used for y me Co! ps last the pes rouse, 3b; 'Sawyer, 8.8.; Holland, O.F.; Beswick, RF.' , PP; Richardson, : Clarke, 1b; Routley, Bb; Taylor, $3b; Barker, 88; ) Ls Pawien OF.; Hamilton, RF. ré by innings: oh Vieoris .. 0. 3 3 : : 11 Umpire---J. Evans. in the persoa of J. T, Mont. | 4 ad away very enly Barly in the morn. y started 3 g 35 é Es L$ BEosE hibil | serve of the gross your snd $50,000 more than the pre-| § + 2 vafiable for | § 1b; Derry, 2b; Johnson, | r L.F.;'| Department | opera June 80th, 1914, a decrease of six build 0 gol The other buildings are summer: he 3 i ------------ WOULD LIKE TO KNOW Is "Must" Applied Only To Neutral 'May: 29.--Deiay of hia Go Nenents reply to of the United States for of the meaning of the relative | of | surplus of about $6,000,000 after the lowauce for maintenance, in $268,661. - | 000: for depreciation and renewal ve- | J AUSTRALIAN RAN INDUSTRY. ¢ Australian Steel Works, Bias Mathitacture of Rails, Melbourne, Australia, May 31.--In New South Wales, at Port Waratah, | has started the production of pig iron | at'the Broken Hill Proprietary's Steel | Works The first work involved is | that of the manufacture of steel rails | under contracts for the federal gov-| ernment also for New South Wales | and South Australis, It Je antic. | pated that delivery will start very soon: . When finiabed, the plant should be able to manufacture 130, 000 tong a year of finished products, At the present time one blast only is ready, but others are being erected, anna New York, May 31.--An officer of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smeltin Power Co, Limited, stated that in his opinion the stock. holders would soon receive dividend payments+on: their holdings. He add- ed that the company would be in such a position after June 1, so far as its { { Value Your Money. Waste and Xiravagance Bring Disaster We solicit your account in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT floating debt and other immediate obligations were concerned, that dis. bursements on the stock could not be delayed much longer. Pere Marquette to Be Sold, Detroit, May 31.~Judge Tuttle, of the Federal District Court, issued an order here ta<day that the Fere Mar- guette Railway system be sold at aue- tion on October 1. } Mens Canadian Bond Sales. Montreal, May 31.--Of the total sales of Canadian securities of all kinds in 1914 amounting to $2732.- 935,007, Canada took $32,999.86v, of 12.9 per cent.; the United States, $53,944,548, or 19.17 per cent.; and || or | {i Great Britain, $185,990, 659, 69.14 per cent, before August, 1914. The total sales for 1913 were $373,. || 795,295, of which Canada took $45, [if 603,758, or 12,2 per cent.; the United States, $60,720,762, or 13.56 per (ff cent.;: and Great Britain, $277,470, 780, or 74.26 per cent. U. 8. Steel Earnings. New York, May 81 ---In the steel trade it is believed the earnings of WILSON MARINE MOTORS 8 OL P, COMPLETE .......... § 65.00 6 HP. 2OYla 120.00 MADE IN OANADA -- NO "DUTY. Guaranteed : : for Five Years, 0 WILSON MOTOR CO. WALKERVILLE, ONT § H. Milne, Agent, 272 Bagot St., Kingston, Ont. ABOUT THE SERVICE Given here that makes customers 'say with and re- commend us. Probably we could please yon too. Just try us and see. PORRITT GARAGE CO., Limited 210-214 Wellington St. the United States Steel Corporation in May will be slightly better than they were in April. One stéel manufacturer estimates earnings for the current 'guarter be- tween $22,000,000 and $23,000,600, providing there is no material falling off in deliveries. This would give the corporation a payment of the preferred dividend. Had a Satisfactory Year, Montreal, May 31.--The annual financial statement of the Montreal l4ght, Heat and Power Company for the year ending April 30th 'shows gross earnings increased $371,408; net oarningy from operation, after al- creased After setting aside $8560.- /vevenue for the vigus year, net bond interest stood $218,662, revenue a a . Commercial Notes. Bethlehem Steel Corporation has Special at To-night SPRING LAMB Front quarters ..$1.50 Hind quarters ... = YEARLING LAMB Legs asisme dans , 22¢ 15 Fronts © * ....18¢; 20c i Chops .. .. .20c, 2c, 24c |p Stewing Cuts ..12 1-2c(p The finest quality Beef always in stock, - received additional war orders, mak. total contracts moré than $100, 995.000. 1 The railroads of the United States ted 1,941 miles in Canada on miles from previous year. Profits of $140,423 are shown in 'the annual statement of the Peterson Lake Cobalt Mining Company, for the, year ending April 30th. "Dr, Waldemar Lindgrén states that 100,000,000 pounds 'of tin, equiva. lent to about $40,000,000, is needed annually in the United States and is : panies leensed to do business in one of more classes of insurance 'other than fire and life, collected pre- miums in Canada in 1914 amounting to $9,327,107, of which" $3,489,719 was employers' {lability business and $3,381,208 sicknes and accident busi- { if the announcement John Rockotetier will pay an sat tax BD J vern | Are You Using 3 ty MAPLEINE ? With &t Jou can make delicious s dierent kinds of new aintios. Send CIRC ZR TER TRE TH JE JR I TE 7h 1 RC IRA J Th Jans JIS TE ni oy sland ! wo ~~ -