FUEL Tr rrr teed | 16 Packs | + rrr rrr re reer eh Che YEAR 82 -- NO 159 The Russians Are Sweeping GERMAN JOCKEYING; A VAGUE REPLY Official Washington Will Not Talk As the President is Away From His Duties. But the Men in Authority Are Keenly Disappointed That Germany Has so Lightly Regarded Public Opinion in the United ~~ States. First--Reiterated assurance that American *ships engaged in legiti- mate trade will not be interfered with nor the lives of Americans up- on neutral ships endangered. Second --That German submar- (3pecial to the Whig.) Washington, July 10 That the ginking of the Lusitania and the death of prominent United States cit- izens as a result was startlingly re vived as a serious issue between the joo will be instructed to allow Am- United States and Germany, as a ré- grican passenger ships to pass free- sult of Gérmany'ss reply published y 5,4 safely. Germany entertain- this morning, was the opinion eX: jne'ip return the confident hope that pressed, unofficially, by authorities tne American Government will see here this morning. : that these ships do not carry contra- In the absence of President Wil- | hand. Such ships to be provided with Daily British f a ' NT Be Ch ina oe rk go - tr 7 KINGSTON ONTARIO, SATURDAY JULY 10, 1915 Whig [=] LAST EDITION Everywhere SCENE OF WORST TROLLEY WRECK IN CANADA POINT WHERE CAR Hir GROUND EFT RAILS ZR E142 LLG | WAST oT TREES AGAINST WHICH IT Picture shows the fatal curve near Queenston where the ly two hundred Toronto pickniekers from the historie Queenston Monument, to the boat for Toronto, left the rails while travelling at 50 miles an h having got beyond the control of the motorman. It is significant that the loss of now estimated at fourteen dead and about eighty injured, is heavier than the eas ties sustained in the historic battle of Quetnston' Heights. trolley bringing near- Heigfits near Brock's | The accident occurred on 'SWEEPING ENEMY IN FINE FASHION The Rissia Army Under The Grand Duke Is Again Asserting Itself In Decided . £, Fashion Mackmsen's Aruy On The Wice Front Are Being Forced And The Russians Are On The Offensive---Thoes: ands of Austro-Germans Have Been Taken P risoners (Special to the Whig.) along this front, have captured h ' un- Petrograd, July 10.--The Grand! dreds of prisoners." v Duke's armies not only have halted "Below the fortress of Ossowetz the Austro-German advance on Lub-| the Gertnang AQ cuipiod to bridge the " : i r River. ur artillery destroyed | lin, but have taken the offensive and | the enemy pontoons and forced the are driving Mackensen back on a Germans to withdraw from the wide front extending from the mouth | Stream." of the river Podlip to south of Byk-| -- hawa, thé War Office announced to- | War Tidings, Ray. | The Russian Black Sea fleet sank our, life, ual- son, nobody will talk for publication, but keen disappointment at the vagueness and "jockeying" of Ger- many's reply is noticeable every- where. It is painfully felt that Germany's evident attempt to justify the sinking of the Lusitania simply aggravates the situation. The courteous tone of Germany's reply is noted, but it is felt that the Germans have not properly estimated United States public opinion in the matter: However, it Is fully expected there will be more extended negotia- tions before the United States sends anything akin to an ultimatum in| relation to this issue. This is Germany's offef: distinguishing marks and their ar- rival announced a reasonable time in"advance, 1e same privilege is extended to a reasonable mumber of neutral passenger ships under (hej American flag, and, should the num- ber of ships thus available for pas- senger service prove inadequate, Germany is willing te permit Am-| erica to place four hostile passen- ger steamers under the American flag to ply between North America| and Eurdpe under the same condi- tions. President Wilson will return "to Washington next week to tae up with Secretary Lansing and 'other; members of his Cabinet tae noe from. } DROPPED A SHELL | FOR EVERY YARD Lance Comoral Siater Tells of Bravery of 42nd In a Big Engagement. Renfrew, July 10.--Lance Corpo- ral Slater, of Renfrew, writing to his father, tells of a farm house battle in which so many of 42nd Renfrew and Lanark were wounded and oth- ers since "missing He says in part: "1 was almost certain to get hit; they have machine guns in their trenches at every ten or twenty | onel to the effect. that we had a fine | position and to hold it at any cost. We knew only teo well what that | meant, and shook hands with each | other. Afterwards came the order to 'retire, the carrying out of which | will live long in the memory of those of us who escaped." GERMANS CREPT UP THE But They Were Not Able Anything. (Special to the Whig.) Paris, (French official communi- que) July 10.--The Labyrinth, near Neuville, has again been the scene of a desperate fight. The Germans, last night, launched a determined | attempt to recapture the intricite system of tunnels and cellars ron To Do the evening of July Tth. a No Recruiting to be Allowed For Outsiders, Frohman's Name (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, July 10.---~No more outside | regiments are to be allowed torecrult | men in Toronto for the present. The 59th Battalion, Kingston, to day asked permission to recruit men in Toronto and was turned dowa. They were told that local authorities would like to oblige them but all the men in Toronto were needed for its own regiment in order that they might be organized as early as possible. Disappearing Gun Ready. Washington, July 10.--A" three inch disappearing gun for submar ines has been perfected by the navy ordnance bureau, Secretary Daniels announced and in . the future all American underwater craft will be equipped with such weapons for sur face fighting, Negotiating For Motorcycles. ' New York, July 10.--Europe Is, negotiating with-Hendee Manufactur- ing Company for 2,000 additional motorcycles and further inquiries are Big Company to Perpetuate New York, July 10.--The forma- tion of a company capitalized at $900,000 to perpetuate the name of Charles Frohman &nd take aver and manage all of the late Mr. Froh- maws theatres and 'stars' is the first Step taken in the reorganization of the late manager's business affairs, according to an offieial ment to-night. Articles of incor- poration have already been prepared and are now on the way to Albany, where the papers will be filed with. in a day or two. The new com- any will probably be called Charles rohman, Inc, Although the names of the firms and individuals making up the new company have not been fully reveal- ed, except that Al. Hayman and Dan- iel Frohman, as administrators of the estate, will be closely associated with it, it is known that some of the large producing firms affiliated with Mr. Frohman, as well as several of his major stars, including Maude Adams, will have a hand in mapping out the future. policy of the busi- ness mem jmans aus to the establishment of a submarine base on_ the At.aatie GERMAN REPLY { coast of Canada, with an. idea of] announce-, yards. It was the hardest thing to advance in the face of such fire. It wag sheer luck that I was hit whilst lying down for a breather; they could not have seen me then, and had a better chance when | was crawling--I1 came through the shrap- nel fire untouched. It was awful | yet magnificent; I reckon they drop- | ped a shell for every yard of ground. After Platoon Commander Lieut McClelland, Sergeant Larkin, and Sergeant McCurd got wounded I was the only N. C. O, in charge so far breakin hy 3 . g up the German attack in as 1 could see. All'l could do was Champagne, along the front from to get the men under ver. About 3 an hour after, Capt. Hooper came up | Perthes to Beausejour. ' WIR) IREIGY 2S. with the 42nd again. Weare in ~ M GN POLICIES and said: 'Slater, 1 am glad an awful place here, and probably, ye America Should Plan Strin- | , live.' here were ? ad won't get out alive T i gont Measures. one officer, five N.C.O's and twenty- | Montgomery, Ala, July 10. --Han- which they once dominated the roads| leading from Arras. The Teutons crept forward to the attack and, suddenly emerging near the French trenches, attempted to rush with hand bombs. Light ar- tillery and machine guns poured a steady fire into their first lines and after an hour's fighting théy retired. The official communique this after-! noon reported several enemy attacks on Angres-Souche" as repulsed. In- fantry and artillery, co-operated in be | nine men. Corp. Spaulding had charge of the left upstairs with four | nig Taylor, of Washington, former men; [ was in charge of 12 men in | minister to Spain, and international the left room; Corp. Elliott was in | lawyer, before the Alabama State charge of the only other place We | par Association, discussing the Unit. | could fire from, with two meu on the | og States and its duties as a neutral, | lookout. A sergeant with six men | guid: and a machine gun was in another | "The time is-approaching when room, and did splendid work, 1 | we must either place ourselves in a | never saw any of them again, W. gai of war with Germany or accept Norlock tof Renfrew) did a lot of |g rebuff at her han The decision dangerous work as a' messenger to | on the question of war or peace is | the trenth behind us and to head. | vested by the legislation in Con- | quarters, Some one had to go, and | gress alone, and no other authority | RE eer Lp Sd , r. Taylor ngress | but he always came through safely | should meet immediately to plan with his des The last mes- | measures to deal with Great Brit-| sage he brought was from our ¢ol- | gin'y blockade. . THE BRITISH CABINET © BUSY WITH PLANS (Special to the Whig.) nificant and most important. i London, July 10.--While rumors; gp , popular loan! of another ministerial crisis sped nas et ith -- . Subscriptions in i £100 closed to-day and and they will reach a total that will {set a new world's record for this erstood, most at She Calais conference and t0-day's | officials said, was ae ) y a . the middle and poorer of the For that reason to-day's special i Fy meeting Was rep 3 Safran 10 van for amall subscrip. pending, if Hepes Company accepts | 2,000 order it will have sold 5,500 machinés, valued at over $1,000,000 | to Europ? within the pact two weeks. SPEER ELPEPEPRPPIOPE IPP > BOATS TORPEDOED, FROGS BREAK UP REVIVAL Sack of Oroakers Turmed Loose In Midst of Service. , Norwich, N. Y., July 10.--A sack of frogs, turned loose in a church at Plymouth, near here, in the midst of | an exciting revival service, created | such excitement that women e¢limed # been torpedoed off Peterhead; +! out of the windows. Among the au- * her crew was rescued, The #|dience were twenty farmer boys, who # British steamer Ellesmore was + enjoyed the proceeding hugely. + also sunk; one of grew lost. #| Women members of the church 2 # | have been detailed to discover the FEE EPEPEL PEE LP PEP PEP RBES | guilty ones. + * + - -- + + (Special to the Whig.) + ¢ London, July 10.--The Nor- # # wegian steamer Nordas has % THE COMMUNITY BUILDER. The Whig has been more than gratified at the encouragement and support it has received since launching its "Community Build- er" Movement. On every hand words of commendation have been received. The spirit of co-operation is abroad in the city. We have come to realize, with Emerson, that "All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone." ; Only by loyalty to the home-town can we build up a bigger and better Kingston. Each can do his part, no matter how humble or how exalted his station. 5 \ «There is a lesson contained in the eartoon which we present to- day on page 9. Look it up. 'Then make up your mind to do your part. N : If you own a store, employ Kingston help. No need to go far afield --the men, women and young folks here are just as bright and capable as those in larger cities. Give them a chance to show their ability. ¢ ¢ J 3 ! Whatever you need for yourself, your house and your family, buy it in Kingston. Every dollar you spend' in this city helps to- The more dollars spent here the more salaries there will be paid - Invite your neighboring friends to Kingston occasionally to. do their shopping--the little they spend fa railroad fare will be more thaw saved becatise Kingston goods dre comparatively lower and the y { five Turkish sailing vessels and f In fighting around the village of | galleys carrying coal to a Jour Wilkokazgorny alone, we have taken | tinople and heavil many thousands of prisoners," it was | tile submarines oF tha arded hot- |anpounced. "The enemy continues | The American Bar Association has to retreat, resisting obstinately the sent 25,000 francs to the Bar Relief pressure of our advance guards." | Association to be used in succoring | "The enemy attacked fruitlessly | the destitute families of French law- | our positions at the village of Koupt-| yers: who have been Killed at the Plan to Patrol che, on the Bug River, leaving 500 front. Eastern Coast f ir e¢ (dead and wounded before our| Col. Maude, British mi hi as Precaution jreuchen, Elsewhere -~along the | has studied French and German mill. and along the Zlotalipa River, | tary strategy for 40 years, declares in Galicia, the enemy has ceased his! that resources of Gora re toad Ottawa, July 10.--While the nav-| attacks. Our patrols reconnoitering | ily and rapidly diminishing. al service officers are not disposed | to take seriously the boast of Ger-| DAILY MEMORANDUM, Vaudeville, Grand, 2.30 and 7.30, Utilities Commission, 4 p.m. Monday. vaudev. stoking" Canadian ships: ; sake Ontario. Park,: tile, 3.18 tops and munitions, it Is 1 ely T0 UNITED STATES "Srangemen at Bt. Paul's Church, n that steps will be taken to guard -- a.m. Sunday. t a Hee top of Page 3, right hang against any such developments. | the Demands fr b z L Sornar, > It '4 yu imavet "here that a aye. It Daly Partially Meets Foar = em of patrols, probably by torpedo | Made--Lo Pre | ILY boat destroyers, v 1 be aorbedo ndon 5S | BRITISH way and it in the improbable event of Opinion the ollowing Sloman Sutering pops such a cam: | (Special to th : Whig.) Lg Un Sale " ¥ Cny ign it will not be well with them. | Pacial 32 £0 yng, tores : ~ "We do not paes much confidence | igen, July Le Ger- Bucknell's News Depot .. in these rumors, however," said a ng epy only partially meets the | Clarke, J. W. & Co. , naval officer to-day. '"The§ usually| U™ted States demands. United Sta-| College Book" Store come from New york. It is aor. tes shibs are promised - immunity Cullen's' Grocers' l able to suppose tuat the Germans,| ("0M 8tlack whem not carrying mu-|Froatensc Hotel . desiring to eriymic British shipping. | 2It0DS. | Bones ® aorug Stor would operate waere the most of A Grease oe per ' | uley's Book Si such shipping 's found, and it is! London Press Opinion. cGall's Cigar Store, Co . Prin. & ecial to the Whig.) cLeod's rocery sen i oul n St tor: 2 any ng St uot in Canada." (Sp ag London, July 16.-- The London | Drug Store, , | evening rs. carried the full text, prouse' ee Sele jot the erman reply in their first | Valleau's Grocers. Lo hh Moises i sheng" | editions to-day with caustic intro-| Until Those Now Being Made Are | ductory comment. Finished. | "More German Cant," was (Special to the Whig.) | headline in the Evening News. Ottawa, July 10.--The Militia De- | erman insolently blames Great) pra partment announces thers will Be no | BTIAIN for the loss of life aboard | to Mr. and Sn Seay Tule Mth more shell orders until the million | the Lusitania and protests hypo-| Susenter. "empty" shells now on hand are | Titically "uy Bee elatna ob "thel MARR completed. principles of humanity," said the! ap; | Evening Star. FOR IT -MERRD) j ve 1915, at We can scarcely, imagine the "Trinity, - | FELEPPPIEIPP 2 230000400000 | United States will accépt it as in any | dith Nv . & Way meeting her demands," said the| ROCHA BOMBARDING TOWNS. + | Westminster Gazette. | Kingston, Ont, -- @| "The pirates' excuses are ridicu-| (Special to the Whig.) # | lously transparent," said the Even- Athens, July 10.--Allied war- 4 ing Standard. "The unctuous Ger. | PALDWIN--In Kingston, ships, accompanied by air flotil- #| mans whine"; 'we always respect the | poo gg en 5 ¥ las, are conducting a systematic 4 lives of civilians as much as possible'| infant son of Mo and Bald- # bombardment of Asiat+ Minor #| but what about Belgium?" _ 3; Coast towns from the Gulf of - DA Nid an A , e, Rh 3 Adramyu to the Gulf of Phoe- 4 1918 Aitan Meisan Dayidson: aged nix. ~® | twenty-fou. y * GERMAN SURRENDER. 4 18t Canadian Gontingent second . (Special to the Whig.) He so. artamoun, Ont 1 Davia: KING VICTOR TAKING CHANCES WITH SHELLS NO MORE SHELL ORDERS BORN, he! BALDWIN--In Kingston, at 362 - t Teal street, on July Sth, Ye Mr. and Mrs R. 'Baldwin, & son. CK--At Enterprise, : Fan Luebec, a 362 Sth, 1918, n Baldwin re. R. $0880 0000000 TeeTeeY | Ellen Fox, aged years. 4 10.--The German regular for- ¢ LONG--At Richmond, on July 4th, Jane {# ces In German South-West Af- ak, axed 67 Yoaks, | # rica, which surrendered to $+ | MeDOUGALL--At Wallaceburg, # Gen. Botha, number 204 off- : annoy Ota Mabel HeSougall + cers ang 3.i5¢ men. It was of- Years Saushier of Mr. and e chmond, ag: 27 years 11 . # ficiallf¥announced to-day. They hs. Officer, Praised By King, Killed by : turned over thirty-seven field cannon and twenty-two Shell a Few Minutes After [4 chine guns. 0 SCOTT--At Vanguard, Be K.. on June Sovereign Left Nis Side. 28th, Florence Ida Johnston, . be- loved wife ? PRB, seed 55 yours. | A Seotr ROBER! REID Rome, July 10.--King Victor Em. The Ta manuel, who is om the firing line Phone 577, y with his troops, is risking his life Ey every day like an ordinary officer, according to reports received from the front. + Pretoria, South Africa, July #| PO ion' Boyeranto. " Sy At, Mm. ------------ Large Aeroplane Orders. New York, July 10.--About $4. 000,000 has been spent here by the Allies in the purchase of aeroplanes and contracts for additional - The Tribune prints a story, vouch. | chines are being let constantly, sie ed for by an "eye-witness," deserib- 2 - ing one of the narrow escapes the fi monarch has had. HH While directing _ artillery . fire | against Austrian positions, the King asked an artillery officer in charge of a battery: 1--Russia Wins; ny's Jocke: 2--Chucer Hotices: Social News. End of War; Social ia Lamment; Walt es. > 5--War Camp News: ln Police Tolls. Fort re LT x, - ont Amuse Held Up: Plenie; $--~Community Movement: Crops. Gadsby' , 10--Reatm of Womens a; 11-<Book Reviews: 1 r : Henry; Let everybody do something fo make Kingston grow. o> =