Daily British Whig (1850), 12 Jul 1915, p. 9

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PACES 9- 2 S----------. == YEAR 82 NO, 160 The Baily British Whig KINGSTON ONTARIO, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1915 19 PAGES econ SECOND SECTION The j Kingston Heroes Who Died for the F lag On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards in solemn The bivousac of the Dead. In the great war, in progress almost one lives of sixteen erty. Those martyrs include lowing: Killed in action Died of wounds Killed in accidents Died of disease Total Carr-Harris wa Capt. FP. C death was 15th, 1914. reported on * Lieut.-Col. Frank Strange England on January 6th, w active service, disease, Pte. F. T, previous to the battle of year, Kingstonians been yielded up in the cause of lib- at tha Suez Canal engagement, November having contracted a Bristolin was w, marcke, and a few of wounds, Gr. .G. West,. ith detachment, round the have . Pte engagement. the fol- Expeditionary Force, Lieut. Calvin Day Pte. F. Murray died of wounds af- ter Pkattle of Langemarcke. e --" so Connolly from front. Pte: T°. Clancy 8 killed battle of Neuve His 27th. Corpl. Robert died. in hile on marcke. Pte. 'R. Spence days 'later Field was killed in.an auto- mobile accident at Salisbury Plain. which has been ---- T. McMahon was killed by an exploding shell previous to the Ypres He was in the British was killed in action in the battle of Langemarcke. was Chapelle 'oni April Mitchell of Kingston and later of Edmonton, was killed in the battle died Works, was killed Féstubert. Battery Pte. oh June bth. Carruthers, formerly of Cadre wounded in France and on June 15th died of his wounds. B.S.M., K. the Instruction Lance-Corpl. Sheppard was reported killed "Scotty" who was known from coast to coast merly-an employee of the Locomotive in the battle of here, was Davidson, as a hockey player, was killed in the Pie. T. PP. youngest sbldier be killed at the kjtfed at battle of Givenchy on June 22nd. was the Kingston to He was hardly seventeen years of age. Billings was wounded and captured at the battle of Lange- ently it was learn- he had died in a German formerly Pte. J. G. of Lange- marcke. Just rec ed that hospital. was Killed in aec- tion at the battle of Langemarcke. ounded - Lange- Lance-Corpl. R. L. LATE LBUT.-COL. PTE. THOMAS Pp. LATE CAPT. B.D, STRANGE. LATE PTE. THOMAS Butcher, x t. GEORGE WEST. for- CARR-HARRIS, TATE DRIVER FREDERICK MURRAY, LATE PPE. ROBERT MITCHELL. Se Ew On the right, and his brother, Corporal Samuel Murray, on the left, CE The latter was taken prisoner by the Germans. PTE. HAD NO KNOWLEDGE: COMMISSION WAS a ErowERiD) TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES And Not To Enquire Into To Infor- tion Of the Petitioners--Had No Facts To Base Charges. Winnipeg, July 12.--The fourteen Conservative members of the Mani- toba Legislature who signed the pe- tition embodying what have come to be known as the Fullerton charges hod no first-hand knowledge of these charges. This was admitted by Mr. Fuller- ton, their counsel, at a session of the Commission. Liberal coumsel had called G. R. Ray, Conservative mem- ber for Churchill-Nelson, and one of the fourteen, to the stand, and inter- rogated him with regard to the mat- | ter, There Was considerable legal! argument as to what questions were | permissible. Mr, Fullerton claim- | ing that the Commissions could not go beyond its order in Council. This provided for the in vestigation of the truth of the charges and had nothing whatever to do with any inquiry into the source of information of the pe- Ulionetls tice Rooson upheld this con- nt Justice Galt was oppos- declaring he thought the ould go into the whole 4 ral counsel argued rges were merely a cy it would have Commissioners in decision. Justice Rob- 80. Justice Galt would, . However, Stice Perdue, ruled id not go beyond their was at this point that the objections of Mr. Fullerton delved into the ar- | gument, which resulted in the above- mentioned ruling, BISHOP URGES PRAYER Bishop Appeals For a Great Patriotic Outpouring. London, July 12.--The Bishop of London has sent a circular letter to all the clergy of his diocese urging them' to redouble the prayers of'the people for the victory of the British forces. 'The bishop suggests that churches be kept open all day and every day during July for private prayer, and that there also should be frequent int ion services. The church should appeal "to the soul of the nation for a gheal outpouring of unselfish, patriotic service." declares his grace, who proposes to fix Sun- day, July 25th, as a date for a spee- ial appeal with services of prayer, processions, open-air meetings, ete. MORE SUBMARINES FOR US. Secretary Daniels Wants All His Gov. ernment Can Afford. Washington, July 12.--The story new submarines is not quite exact, Secretary Daniels said. He wants more submarines but will not dbcide how many until he sees the estima- Government ord, also the el oi "Hugh Phillips, week. id knowledge of ad arrived at his last July, uction. He had | referred 'dedyetions the that he will ask Congress for thirty : pie pu * PUBLIC DEBT JUMPS Canada's Total Net Debt Nearly $60 Per Head. Ottawa, July 12.--Canada is pay- ing the penalty of the war in the sh of a very rapid increase in the publie debt. During June there was an increase of no less than $17,- 970,008. The increase for the past twelve months has been $130,906,- 086. The total net debt at the end of last month stood at $450,287,721, or nearly $60 per head. The Government's temporary loans on June 30th totalled $100,540,350, nearly all, of course, being in the London market. | o total revenue for June was 1 33.070, a decrease of $654,258 as compared with June of last year, despite the increased tariff and the stamp taxes. Customs revenue again showed a falling off, the total for the month béing $6,938,763, a de- crease of $144,961 as compared with June of last year, which was in turn much lower than for the preeeding year. Postoffice revenue, with the help of the additional stamp tax, shows a small increase, but not up to Sxiuctations. The total postoffice| - ue last month was $1,250,- Fan of $325,000 over year. For the . customs reven tes, Then he will try to get dll the] $7: No DISEASE RESULTS FROM DECOMPOSED BODIES SO FRENCH SCIENTISTS REPORT Committee Makes Known Its Find- ings Regarding the Condition? It Found In the War Zone. Paris, July 12.-- Fears that heaps of decaying human' bodies along the battle front would prové the source of a cholera epidemic that would sweep all France, was allayed to-day by an official report from the Parlia- mentary Committee on H Dr. Pottevin, chairman mittee, began the investigafion to learn the truth of statements that the decomposition of thousands of cadavers in the French country threaténed serious consequences. For several weeks reports have reached Paris that thé cholera epidemic in Austria had its origin in the slaugh- ter in the Carpathians, and that oth- er warring countries were fighting epidemics developed from putfefac- tion. + The committee's report, to be unfounded. "From leading medical com- J. G. BILLINGS. LATE LATE" LIBUT, LCE. -CORPL. R. L. CALVIN PAY. BUTCHER. has increased to such an extent' in Turkey that more than 100 of them have been murdered. More than 80,000 wounded from the Dardanelles are now in Conistar tinople and the number is Increasing daily. An unnamed French youth, who charged 'over piles of dead bodies, "as if he were going to a piente," was the hero of a daring attack'that won the important Turkish Sogition of Haricot for the Allies at the Dar- danelles. ein + The Belgians repulsed determined attempts to force their line or he North Sea. In the region of Bystritza,| counter attacks the Russians the enemy to retreat hastily, At no point since July 6th had the Germanic army made any appredia- ble progress. Pa A Lord Kitchener cabled Botha, his former Boer en p gratulating him on his maste ap brilliant victory in South A Presid Wilson was in r car accident on Saturday but is "un- injured. He commenced work of reply to Germany on Monday. Ttalian forces have captured al more commanding heights in {trian territory. "The British repulsed a G tack which had gained a te foothold in the first line. Ni | the Allie YOUNG MORGAN'S HONEYMOON Son Of Financier Leaves On Delayed Trip To Frisco. New York, July 12.--Junius Spen- cer Morgan and his bride sailed Sat: urday for San Francisco on the Pa- nama-Pacific steamer Kroonland for their delayed honeymoon. The trip 'was delayed by the shooting of Mor- Ban's father, J. Plerpont Morgan, the financier. George D. Morgan, who dropped dead in Seville, Spain, Saturday, ac- cording to a' ia Teport to the State De- Dartment, Jas a cousin of J. Pier- pont organ, and a grandson of Jun- fus 8. Morgan. His wife, with whom he resided in Paris, is a Jap- anese. ey were married fn Tok- io about. eight years ago. Morgan WAS Wi , and spent most of his time travel ing, not engaging in any active busines. | Outdo Pecksniff and Talleyrand. London, July 12.-- "The German reply contains hypocrisy that would oo appalled Pecksniff," said the ehing Nowa, "and evasiveness that have appeared audacious to " | i Cheese Markets. Perth, July 9.-There were 809 08 ported rece and 200 "olor All were tio: here to-d = ihe 15.3-8¢ El to have sold af 3 316e, HUERTA STILL DETAINED Declines To Give Bond-<He Is Com. fortably Housed, El Paso, Texas, July 12.--Guard- { ed by two deputy marghgls in com- fortable quarters at Fort Bliss, Gen: eral Victoriana Huerta' 'apparently was contented to-day to await the ac- tion of the Federal Grand Jury at San Antonio 'on Docember 20th. Gov- ernment officials who yesterday sec: retly arraigned Huerta and five oth- ers on charges of violating neutrality confidently declared to-day that in- dictments would be handed down against them. Huerta refused to 'give bond of $15,000, saying he preferred to re- main a prisoner until he proves his innocence of the alleged 'plotting to lead ® new revolution in his native land. He is held in tooms at the bachelor offices quarters, having a bath and sleeping pofeh attached. SAYYV TLLE uv ¥pes oH vs CONTROL Transfer Of Wireless Station Com- pleted, Says Daniels, Washidgton, July | 12.-~Captain Bullard, Supt. of Naval: Radio _re- ported to Secretary of the Navy Dan- lels Saturday that ihe transfer of control of the Sayville wireless sia- n had been completed. Capt, Zenneck, the German Marine officer has left. Eight American naval op- erators have been adsigned and three employees of the were, re tained, for the prese Ee east, They will receive messages only. # re ema Fs at I Le ew EP ho ph A Ap TR

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