Daily British Whig (1850), 15 Jun 1915, p. 1

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ti i] The I aily i KINGSTON ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915 ARRANGE TERMS OF WARFARE? - ey YEAR 82 NO 138 "WILL COUNTRIES GERMANS PREPARING T0 LAUNCH ATTACK | To Recover the Vilage of Souchez--The Fight- ing Around There Is Becoming More SH WARSHIP "MIDULLU." | i i i ' a | WAR PRIS ONERS TURKI 4 ~~ HELD IN CANADA rat Majority of Austrians Who Are Now door Camps---Get Good Violent. The Enemy Is Bombarding Compiegne With Long Range Guns---French Aviators Trying to Locate the Bat- teries---Infantry Clashes Continue South of Arras. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, June 15.--(C'ompic ene, forty-five miles north- east of Paris, has been bombarded by the Germans. A shower of shells has f allen all around the historic old churches of the town, but an official statement from the War Office this afternoon said little damage was done. The new long range guns, employed by the Germans along the sea coast, hurled shells into the city from con- cealed positions. batteries. French aviators-are reconnoitring over the enemy's lines to discover the location of the German | Violent Attacks Around Souchez. German attacks around Souchez are becoming more | violent. There is every evidence that the enemy is pre-| paring to launch a great attack to recover the village. | South of Arras the infantry clashes continue. War Office this afternoon announced the re attacks against newly-captured Quenneviore farm. Drove Austrians Back. Rome, June 15.--In their attacks around Manfalcone the Ausfrians set fire to the bombs. continue to progress towards Wilson Leaders | Fear a Split In Their Party Washington, June 5.--The ad- ministration has begun a systematic effort to prevent the resignation of Secretary Bryan from the Cabinet developing into a split in the Demo- cratié party, Wilson leaders scent a defection that may interfere with the renom- ination of their chieftiam in 1916, or at least prevent his re-election. Outwardly the administration is seeking to minimize the importance of Mr. Bryan's defection. As a mat-! ter of 'fact, however, it is known that the administration is deeply con- cerned over the political consequen- ces that may 'come out of Mr. Bryan's leaving the Cabinet and in- auguration of his propaganda against the President's foreign policy, Emissaries have been sent to Mr. Bryan by the President's close friends to urge him not to make po- litical war upon the President. Furthermbre, party leaders have been ordered to get in touch with Bryan followers all over the coun- try and persuade them not to coun- tenance a party split. The War Office announced that the fl extinguished and the enemy driven b, The pulse of strong French - trenches near i | y using incendiary | ames were | ack, and the Italians | forests b Trieste erat ttre. | ANOTHER WINTER CAMPAIGN, German Women Preparing Fur Coats For Soldiers. | Berne, June 15.--Germany's ef-| forts for some time past have been | concentrated upon preparations for another winter canipaign. The wo- | men are already sewing new furs | for the Army, while those used last | winter are being renovated. i o | Died In Toronto. i (Special to the Whig ) pry Toronto, June 15,---Dr, Willmott, | Dean of the Royal College of Den- | Jett. known as the German warship Breslau--which was b Sunday in a fight with the Russian fleet in the Black Sea: PROF. PIDGEON ACCEPTS. Will Become Colleague Pastor Bloor, Street Church, Toronto, June 15.--Professor G.| C. Pidgeon of Westminster College, Vancouver, has accepted the call to] Bloor Street Presbyterian Church, as colleague of Dr. W. G. Wallace, and the General Assembly, at King- ston, released him from his academ- ic position. It is expected that Dr. Pidgeon will be inducted into his new Toronto" charge early in-September. | CARDINAL MERCIER, BELGIUM. { Who is again having trouble with | the inhuman occupants of Belgium--- those. German Huns who spare not Church or State, unless to their own | aggressive ends. The Cardinal is said to be a prisoner in a fortress. i Enquiry Opens | Into Sinking Of Lusitania (Special to.the Whig.) | London, June 14.--""Murderers, | who violated every law of humanity," | | | | | | { | corner I was ever In" and of how a| | horse presented to him by the mayor | shot under him is sent here by Quar- | of the Canadian Artillery. | message," says Latham, "but I never { do myself, so I star { gone far before a sh | his poor head clean of { and dropped a go | ney afoot, delivered the message and tal Surgeons and regarded as the | was the epithet applied to the sub- father of dentistry in Canada died | marine crews who sank the Lusitan- this morning of stomach trouble, | ia, by Attorney-General Sir Edward aged seventy-eight years. | Cars at the opening to-day of the | formal inquiry in Central Hall, West- Killed Eleven Persons { (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, via wireless, June 15. -- Frénch aviators bombarded. the Ger- | man city of Karlsruhe, capital of | the Grand Duchy of Baden, yester- | day, killing eleven persons. | | The Austrian Losses. (Special to the Whig) Sidney, Australia, June 15.--The Austrian casualties in the fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsula include 1,118 Killed, 6,472 wounded and 248 | missing according to an official state- ment to-day. THE ENORMOUS BRIISHOWAR EXPENSES (Special to the Whig.) ; Fondon, June 15.--Britain has spent $7,365,750 a day knots for war expenses alone since the begi of the Euro- confliet, Premier Asquith told the Hou Her estimated expenditures in the ong Your are nearly doyble that amount, or fourteen and a hal millions per day. In moving a new appropriation of $1,216,000,000 for es, the Prime Minister called u to support the Government in its request. 2 i said, is passing through a great erisis, which is taxing its us resources to the utmost, "A situation without parallel makes continued de- mands upon the energies of the nation," said Premier Asquith, "but the measureless new credit demonstrates pean : mons this afternoon. ¢ war # that after nearly a year of war the British people tute lan ever to There is visible lL concentra 4 prosecute it to a successful finish. tion that ean only mean a vie- | Pe of Com- all parties I'he nation, he aré mo and an unreserved and Minster, Lord Mersey, who presided at the Titanic and Empress of Ireland in- quiries is presiding at the Lusitania probe. In his opening statements, Sir Ed- ward denied that the Lusitania was armed, or that she carried British troops. Sir Edward added that the Lusitania was making eighteen knots when terpedoed and that possibly three torpedoes were shot against her sifle, He intimated that the in- quiry must consider whether or not the captain of the Lusitania obeyed the Admiralty's instructions regard- ing the "Safe" course. Testifying at the inquiry this af- ternoon, Capt. T. W. Turner denied, under oath, that the liner carried guns, either concealed or on decks. Turner placed the responsibility for the Lusitania's comparatively slow speed on the Cunard Company, his employers. "We were proceeding at only eighteen :knots an hour when the ship was Struek at a pm." testified, "'thoug the average speed throughout. the journey from New York had been 21 knots. It WAS + ) to make twenty-five 'because the company ordered only nineteen boilers worked." 3 A -- ee. White Mice Cause Scare. town, W. Va, June 15.-- miscreant released six white mice in the Stand oving- theater, a panic followed. en clambered to the seats and | for the doors, and it was only ic work on the part of the at- : serious were = naval 1st total 13,547, in the A At srt + a LIST OF H A ONORS FOR | C CANADIANS Bo Asked About | U's | the Housel| of Commons Donald MaeMaster will | ask the War Minister, *when we hope | to have the list of honors and promo- | tions in the Canadians forces in re- | London, June 1 | cognition of their distinguished ser- | vices and patriotic sacrifices. { A graphic story of "the hottest | and citizens of London, Ont, was termaster-Sergeant Duncan Latham *'I could have sent & man with the asked a man to do wi 1 would not i I had wot horse in the neck, cent clear through tion hon another under this second® both his hind legs off and generally horrible mess.. ve ing through the air without any air- ship and came down 'bump' on the hard road. I picked myself up very gently because I was not sure wheth- er there was all or just some of me there. I then completed the jour- then collapsed. The next thing I| knew I was on a motor car to the| hospital. However, I will be back | again next week, when I hope to pay | the beggars back." Fd Bhd REE bd bb bbb HAS NO KNOWLEDGE (Special to the Whig.) London, June 15.--Official cir- cles here to-day were extremely reticent regarding the report cabled from Berlin that Eng- land was willing to modify her blockade decree if Germany changed her plans of submar- ine. The Government officials said they k nothing of the report that Fagland had in formed the United States she was willing to reach a com- promise with Germany. PPP L LPP I PIO ed Gt * PEPPPEPE PEI P Bd 3 : ; PREPARE FOR EVACUATION. -- Austrians Removing Military Stores From Two Towns, Budapest, June 15.--It is learn- ed from an authoritative gource that in Trieste and the neighboring towns of Micanure and Opeina, both mili- tary bases of importance, prepara- tions are beng made for evacuation, during the last few months are being and the military stores piled up there during the last few months are being transferred, partly toward north at Laibach and partly toward the south-east, ° Eastern Front Is Having Oun Troubles 53 Special To the. Whig. Potroyind, Jue. 15. TA semi-of SEE ne EAE 8 TV ls Dn eo mio, ho: n bability that England will adly damag.1 oa Eh a 0 i NO SPIRITS IN TRENCHES, Only Light Wine and Beer Allowed Kaiser's Men, Berlin, via London, June 15.--Ad- miral von Muller, chief of the Pri- vate Marine Cabinet, has written the following open letter against the misuse of spirituous beverages. "I have recently had an oppor- tunity to hear the Emperor speak of the alcohol question in the pre- sent war. His Majesty on his ac- casion asserted that jre thoroughly maintained the opinion expressed by him in the Muerwik speech on the marine cadets, but that, on the oth- er hand, in war a more extentied use at least of lighter alcholic drinks must be permitted. Thus, for in- stance, light native wine or beer was preferable to water for troops if the water available was of an objection- able quality. Strong drinks, such as spirits of every sort, may under no circumstances be given to the troops." Admiral von Muller says that measures have been taken to prev- ent the sending of spirits of every kind to the troops in the"field. FEAR A COAL EMBARGO, "| Danes to Appeal to England Ger- many. Copenhagen, June 15.--The pro- discon- AA t ex pecia! ustrial clrel legation of prominent financial industrial men is leaving for Eng- land in order to try to arranges to keep up the export of coal to Den- mark. The delegates will first go to Berlin and try to get an official guarantee, which is wanted in Eng- land, that German warships will let coal steamers bound for Denmark go untouched. If all English coal is cut off a New York firm has offered to send 200,000 tons a month, but at con- siderably higher prices than Eng- | lish dealers charge. AMERICAN MESSIANTSM Bryan's Idea Surpasses Ordinary Il lusions, Says Clemenceau. Paris, June 15.--In his editorial disclission of Mr. Bryan's resigna- tion, Georges Clemenceau, in L'Homme Enchaine, expresses sur- prise at the action which his per- sonal acquaintance with the ex-Sec. retary had not led him to foresee. Seeking Mr. Bryan's motive, M. Cle. menceau says: "It is possible that he yielded to a magnificent vision of the total transformation of Europe and the rest of the world after the war through the dictation by Amer- ican Messianism of a law of poace to the whole human race. Doubtless the idea surpasses ordinary human illusions; but Americans dream great dreams. PENSIONS' HEAVY COST. Estimates of Millie Doparttnt Now Ottawa, June 15.--There was vot. ed by Parliament on an estimate fur- t | anogan Valley and the Arrow Lakes. Nancy, France, June 15.--A euri-| to disclose i andy oe. | Working in Out The Austrians Are Three Ottawa, June 15.--Canada has on, its hand, at presenf four thousand prisoners of war. They are located | at a series -of camps and stations | from Halifax to Nanaimo. Where | work is being done, the mien are quartered in camps. Where the in-| terned aliens are living a more easy life, they are located in stations or | barracks. The proportion of prisoners on the basis of nationality is three Austri- ans to one German. Consequently, | roughly speaking there are three| thousand Austrians, one thousand Germans and a few--a score or s0-- of Turks. The Austrians give no trouble whatever; the Germans need | more looking after. Very few, if any, of the Germans are on outside works. They belong to the class | whose demeanour generally is such | as to call for their internment in| barracks. At Halifax for instance, | and also at Kingston, the 4ntern-| ments are nearly all Germans. The camps are situated at Spirit Lake, Quebec, and = Kapukasing, | Ont., both on the line of the Trans- | continental, and at Petawawa, Val-| cartier ynd at the Arrow Lake, in| the .Banll Park, The stations are! t. Kingston, ee, Vornon....and Ta camp is at Spirit where 900 Austrians are en- gaged in clearing land for a model farm, while at Kapukasing about! 700 are occupied with similar opera- | tions. A number of families of the! interned 'aliens are accommodated. | It is stated at headquarters that a! good number of these people plan to take up land and colonize the dis- | trict after the war. ! At Petawawa and Valcartier the Austrians are employed in drainage | Food. to One in Number in the Camps ---The Work the Prisoners Are Engaged at---The Regulations Under Which They Are De- tained Come From The Hague. works or camp improvements, while at Arrow Lake, national park works are in progress. About 600 Germans are in barracks at Halifax, 360 at Amherst, and 250 at Kings- ton. The prisoners of war are dealt with under the regulations pres~-it- ed by the Hague Tribunal. They are served food on the same. ues «8 men at the front. Wher: thev work on allowance of twen.y-live cents a day is made; if doing noth- ing they do not get this. The regulations are strict and for violation of any of them various de- grees of punishment are prescribed. The severest of these is solitary con- finement, and a diet of bread and water. In rare cases, it is said, has it been necessary to take any such rigorous steps. The discipline on the whole is excellent. And difi- culty originates from Germans, who are more restive, more given to in- trigue and trouble-making, though nothing very serious has been at- tempted. The average Austrian plods ahead apparéntly not worrying much about the war or its outcome, Some of Shem averred that they d the war was.on. until vou ME 11 an the suggestions wor J > an 4 2 ) tremendously. As ft / tion is regarded as well in hand. The representations that more ought to be interned come mainly from municipalities pressed by pro- blems of unemployment. The re- medying of this situation must come in some other way than by wholesale internments. The Gov- ernment is not disposed to look to internment camps or barracks as the solution of this situation. 1,500 Aliens Were Interned In Past Month Ottawa, June 15.--Since the sink- ing the Lusitania, 1,600 Germans and Austrians have been interned in different parts of the country. The| total number interned is now about | 5,000. ' In addition General Otter is looking after and supporting 7,000 or 8,000 dependents of the interned aliens, their familids left in the vari- ous centres.- With the arrival of | the warm weather there have been | numerous attempts to escape, but only five have got clear away. At Spirit Lake and Kapuskasing stump- ing machines are at work and farm implements are being taken up to make a start on experimental farms. | In the park at Banff interned aliens are being employed now clearing up dead wood and making roads, while others are engaged building a road in British Columbia between the Ok- ir Canadian List Growing Special to the Whig.) Ottare Te 15.--Up" to ten o'clock this morning the Canadian casualties total 8,698. The killed number 1,383, wounded 5,705 and missing 1,610. J Sunk Steam Trawler. (Specal to the Whig.) London, June 15.--The trawler Argyll has been and sunk by a German submarine. Seven of the crew are lost. steam ee to for probabilities. SHERM 91 BANK MAN DIES A HERO, ---- "Scotia" Sinclair Mortally Wound. ed Aiding a Comrade. Cornwall, June 15.--~ Cornwall friends have been advise® of the death in France of W. J. Sinclair, a former member of the staff of the Cornwall branch of the Bank of Montreal. "Scotia" Sinclair, as he was familiarly called, enlisted at the outbreak of war. He was twenty- five years of age, and a member of the 4th Canadian Battalion, ma- chine-gun section. In a letter to his mother, intimating the death, Lieut. Washington says: "He dled a hero's death, Rushing to the aid of a wounded comrade, he was hit, and died shortly after. He was abso- lutely fearléss and game to the last, and his behaviour under terrific fire was splendid. His memory is much honored by myself and' the machine- gun section. DAILY MEMORANDUM. Vaudeville, Grand, 2.80 and 7.20. p of page 3, right hand corner, BORN. AN--In Kingston, on June 14th, 5, to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Sherman, 247 Montreal stréet, a son. ' DIED. BURTON--At the r ne Dr. Burton, Richa Samuel Burton, Sr, Funeral (private) from hi dence, 432 Alfred day afternoon at § araqul cemetery. BERT J. REID Rs Phone 577. of his son, Hil, NY. 69 years. son's os. treet, Wedn o'clock, to Cat-

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