& + ily | 12 pags) The Da British Whig KINGSTON ONTARIO, TUESDAY JULY 12, 1915 LAST EDITION \ Staggering Losses To Turko-German F orces ~ FRENCH DECIMATED "= = ORANGEMEN SOUNDED GERMAN ATTACKERS | oss CALL FOR RECRUITS Enemy Tried to Blow the French Out of Their "Patriotism" Was the Keynote of the Ad- dresses at the Big Calebration at Positions in Labyrinth Southeast of Gananoque on Monday. Roman Catholic Mayor Welcomed the Visiting Orangemen em -- T Neuville. | Used Explosive Shells and Gases, But Attacks Failed---n Fighting in Underground Passages Germans Were Utterly Routed---Enemy Repulsed at Apremont. | (Bpecial to the Whig.) Paris, July 13. (Official) By | » frightfinl fire" of heavy explosive shells, the Germans attempted to blow the French out of their posi- tions i the "Labyrinth" south east of Neuville during the night. The artillery attatk failed to wreek the strong concrete afd métal works. The Germans then resorted to asphyxiating bombs and under a cross-fire of explosive shells and gas bombs their infantry troops at- tempted to rush the French out of the entrenchments. The atlacking forces Were decimated in hand to- | hand fighting in underground pass | ages, and utterly routed. i The Germans have rénewed their | onslaughts against the French posi- tions in the forest of' Apremont. Following heavy ecannonading the! German infantry attacked with gren- ades but were repulsed with heavy! losses, - A 8 S------------ War Tidings, The Allies have ordered 300,000,- 000 cigarettes from American makers for July for use in the trenches. Emperor Nicholas of, Russian has conferred the. Cross..qf. 8t, George ~upon-all thi giieers «nd erew- of the! Britian submarine which recently | ' i | sank a German battleship in the Bal- | tic. | The exchange of soldiers who are | wounded and incapacitated for fur-| ther service has been resumed be-| tween France and Germany. - Turkish advocates of a separate peace are no longer molested and are not considered traitors. The Young Turks are now' openly embezzling and hoarding funds for future exile. | King Victor Emmanuel of italy; on| Monday bestowed upon President | Poincare the Order of Annunciade. | The insignia was présented to the] President by Italian Ambassador | Tittoni at a public gathering. Three German aviators who were interned after landing on Danish | soil, and subsequently escaped, were recaptured at Odense Monday in dis-| Buise. | Prof. Franz Oppenheimer, writing in the Vessusche Zeitung, declares that England is Germany's one friend. He bases his declaration on the fact that England' blockade ol the German ports has ompelled Ger many to economize, gnd defray her military expenses by internal rev- enue, instead of expending the na tional fortune with non-belligerent counties for ammunition and. sup} plies. ron nm Anti-Allies | Terrorist Plot | in the U. S. (Special to the Whig.) . Washington, July 13.--Though it is true that the United States secret service suspects a widespread anti-| Allies terriorists plgt in this country, it has not yet made sufficient prog- ress. with its investigation to have definite proof. That this conspiracy included an! attempt to kill or kidnap British Am- bassador Spring-Rice on long Is-| land on Monday night, could not be verified. BRITISH COMMONS THANKS Cen. Botha For Conquering German | Southwest Africa, (Bpecial to the Whig.) London, July 13.--The House of Commons this afternoon, on motion! of Premier Asquith, enthusiastically extended a vote of thanks to Gen. Botha, commander of the South Af- rican forces, who conquered German Southwest Africa. LLOYD-GEORGE RETURNS | the dispute of the South Wales coal From Wales After a Rest. (Special to the Whig.) | London, July 13.-- Minister of Munitions, David Lloyd George, who | absented himself from office while the reports of the impending clash with Lord Kitehgner and Premier Asquith were in ¢ rculation, resumed | his duties to-day. If was stated that he had returned from a much-need | ed rest in Wales. | Much-Needed | The Turks are determined to sue! for a separate peace. TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF TURKISH FORGES Se-- OF London, July 13.--The Chronicle ES ringers So'tse Ren wick, ent a _danelles, who gives his account "of . the recént heavy fighting on the Gal- _ lipoli Peninsula already officially re- ported. He says that the heaviest fighting which 'place in the Galli- a since the Allied for- ded there was that which be- "on: Tuesday last and. lasted | 570,000,000 | post-office, Mr. MeKenna announced. i timistic officials. 4 step in the campaign to speed up the | time when the Government was using | every endeavor to hasten the output | sures, he intimated, would be taken AA A er mA rian "POPULAR. WAR LOAN." British People Contribute 570,000, 000 Pounds Sterling, (Special to the Whig.) London, July 13.---Chancellor of the Exchequer McKenna announced in the Commons this afternoon that subscriptions to the new "popular war loan," issued by the Gov- ernment, have reached a total] of pounds sterling. This sum represents a total of sub- scriptions 'of 100 pounds or over, which closed last week. Taking of subscriptions in smaller amounts will continue indefinitely Besides the larger subscriptions received through the Bank of Eng- land, 547,000 persons, applied for shares in the loan through 'the stank loan issue" 'handled by the The response from this source, he said, surprised even the most op- TO TAKE SEVERE MEASURES Against Wales Miners or Employers If Strike Occurs. (Special to the Whig. London, July 13.--The ment to-day took its most ) Govern. drastic production of war munitions. Presi- dent Walter Runciman, of the Board of Trade, said in the Commons that, miners threatened to result in near. ly 50,000 miners quitting work at a of war munitions, The Government would therefore compel arbitration. Several mea- against miners who quit work or against employers who ordered a lock-out, 8 Herr von Wedel-Piesdorf, Presi- dent of the Upper House of the Prus- sian Diet, is defid. ~~ and 15,000 wounded. Many prison- ers were taken also. The whole army in the southern part of the pen- insula was engaged and the Aus- tralians and New Zealanders farther north also played a part. The marks a definite stage in the initial work of throwing for- ces around Achi Baba, which may now without exaggeration be de- scribed as one of the strongest fort- ressey in the world. The Allies had The excessive heat of the tires of wheels. The pic wheels in good condition. Crema 100 LODGES IN BELLEVILLE. Thousand Visitors ed the Celebration. Belleville, July 1%==One of the largest Orange demonstrations held in Eastern Ontario took place in this city yesterday. Over 100 lodges were in the parade, and upwards of 5,000 marched The procession was Fifteen Attend. headed by Sir M. Bowel, Right Wor- | shipful Brother KE. H, McLean, of Bowmanville, Grand Master for On tarip East, and many other promi nent members of the order rode ino autgmobiles, After parading the principal Streets of the city, which were most appropriately decorated, the procession marched to the Agri- delivered. The gathering was pre- sided over by Sir M. Bowll, who has been a member of the order for 71 years. He spoke, as did also E. 6. | Porter, K.C., M.P., B. R. Hephurn, | MP, E He McLean, Rov, Mr. Bar. | ber, BH. W.-Tummon,; Deputy Grand | Master; R, Graham, Kingston. and oy oo most pleasagly without any- thing occurring to mar the proceed. ings. It was estimated that at least 15,000 visitors were in the city. WOULD USE 10,000 AEROPLAN Es To Bombard Germany And Bring Her To Her Knees. (Special to the Whig.) ! London, July . 13.--That Berlin | should immediately provide herself | with a flotilla of ten thousand aero- | planes and win-the present war from | the air, was a movement launched | to-day by prominent aeronauts and | aeronautical writers, led by H.»G. Wells and others. . By sending one' thousand aero- planes over Germany every day, | bombarding and destroying strategic bridges and munitions they said! Britain could bring Germany to her knees in one month. ATTACKED GERMAN STATION. And Destroyed Tons Of the Enemy's | Munitions. i (Special to the Whig.) i Paris, July 13. -- Thirty-five | French aeroplanes participated in a great air raid on an important. Ger- | man strategic station at Les Sattonchatel, the War Office an- | destroyed tons of tion supplies. Two Messages 'Will be Ready (Special to the Whig. 3 Washington, July 13. tary of State Lansing was keeping his own counsel to-day concerning the nature of the reply he was framing to the latest note from Berlin.' ) Indications were that. when the Chief Executive returns from Cor- nish; two messages will be ready, the President's and the Secretary's, con- will have a particle of information except their respective authors. IA nt a The. Canadian Honor Roll. (Special to the Whig. Ottawa, July 13 The* anadian casualty list now. totals 10,102 of whom 1,726 are killed, and 6,519 wounded. The missing total 1,857. killed, thirteen I Three cultural Park, where speeches were | PEEP Pr PEEP BP rR FIRE eRe nounced this afternoon, stating sev-| | eral fires that are believed to have |. German muni-| || For Germany) cerning 'the: details of which no one. || Overnight casualties include "ui wounded the summer sun jn Egypt has an injurious effect. upon 'ture, taken in Cairo, shows what is done to preserve the A AA AAA cana o> a+ +* * + a+ a + 3 GERMANY'S CAMPAIGN WAR BULLETINS. The Germans have apparent- ly taken a sharp offensive on the western front and are push- ing forward their reinforce- ments, Committed Against Russig ' For Months To Come, Petrograd, July 13.---It. is belev- ed here that the Galician adyenture is openly a part of a scheme extend- ing all over the Russian front, from the Baltic to Bukowina. The next German adventures are expected in the Baltic provinces and between the { Niemen and the lower Vistula, while the possibility of another overwhelm- ing drive toward Warsaw by the The German cruiser Koenigs- berg lurking up the African river was destroyed by British gunboats. . Allies have secured a 3 liant victory on the Gallipoli peninsula; Turko-German for- ces sustain staggering losses. bril- gotten. Germanic allies are definitély com- mitted solely to the Russian front for months to come. This 'Would give Russia's western Wallies fimple time + f to prepare for a united forward move PELE EPRF EERE LER P PIP 000 | from all sides simultaneously. Bulgaria has ended her nego- tiations with Turkey and may join the Allies immediately. i BREN ER RR RR RR RY) > | In the meantime Russia will eon- KiLLE : a tinue to do her duty in this goalition TA OA of .oceupa- For 3 fot the common e and 'con- hed: to decimate his forces, : cab i war by providing plenty. tion" $ ER -- DETECTIVES WATCH ve or mia : ! But the Ralizns Were Aware of the Intention of Austrian ~~ | The Loading of Munitions for Allies at New York, strag- | New York, July 13---An investi. | Bation of the alléged conspiracy to | place' bombs on board steamships leaving here loaded wilh war Jmuni- tions for the Allies was in progress to-day. A conference of police offi- c¢ials, agents of the Federal Govern. ment and private detectives employ- ed by the steamship companies was called to gonsider means of coopera- tion to' prevent the placing of any | more bombs on board steamships in {| New York harbor, A special bomb squad of detectives was assigned to 2 work around the river front, and all Bepulation wi A aX ho matter piers where war munitions were be- - tng loaded on board steamers were closely guarded. In the great num. ber of cases, the bombs are placed in Stragglers. (Special to the Whig.) Rome. July 13.--Austrian glers purposely killed the great Ital: ian bicycle champion, Carlaita, in- the hope of provoking Italian troops to outrages against civiltans in the Austrian territory, Gen. Cadorna re. ported to the War Office to-day. Caraita left his company to drink at a well at a village Italian troops had just taken from the enemy. He was found stabbéd in the neck, and dead. New orders have been issued - to Italian troops not to harm civilian To stop cotton shipments to Ger- many and Austria, Sir Henry Dalz- iel proposed in Commons that Great Britain buy American export to those two countries at.a cost of thirty mil- lion dollars. red to steamships by lighters, it is believed. Steps were taken to guard the cargoes while in the hands of the lighterage men, m-- Vigneules | BE ee } Approval From Abroad Sone time ao the H¥reau of Advertising of the American Nowspaper Publishers" Association. issded # valuable Httle booklet in which appeared a number of in- térviews with prominent advertisers, endorsing newspaper advertising as opposed to other forms of publicity. 5 Ina series of articles headed "Business Talks," 'published in "these columns during the past few weeks, the Whig quot- ed these endorsations and gave them a local 'application. The July 10th issue of the Bureau's Weekly Bulletin has * Hi the following reference to this paper's use of thé inform- ii ations... . Ws Rg i : ; "Many enquiries are reaching the. Bureau : for the i new booklet, "The Newspapers,' and this week copies are being mailed to all national advertisers and agents. "The Kingston British Whig has made excellent ise of the booklet by taking the experiences quoted and re- printing them from day to day under the head of business talks. It 50 happens that most of these advertisers have 'been users of space in the Whig, and this newspaper is not = only making an argument for the newspaper cause, but is turning the talks to its own immediate advantage." The Whig much appreciates this word of comimenda- ' tion, and we feel sure that our advertisers, also, will be. © Sad 10 learn that the biggest publishers' organization if - | i ti | direct eastward route is never for- Experts here state positively that | the entire real striking forces of the | the cargo, while it is being transfer. | ---Senator Taylor Was (By Staff Reporter.) Gananoque, July 13--'Patrio- tism", was the keynote of the ad | dresses delivered at the big Orange celebraton here on Monday. The | Glortous Twelfth was celebrated | with what might be quite properly | cc ttt ae Pt i wai. Pat tt } Chief sppaker at the Orange demon- stration In 'Gananoque A coir stimulating of recruiting, for every speaker sounded the call for recruits. Creed and party was swept aside. All the speeches had to do with the big struggle which is now being waged, and the call was rent forth | for every man and woman'to do, his {and her "bit", to" help. along grand-cause, For two hours a crowd of several thousand people stood in A ar A YOUNG VICTORIA 'Lieut. Ward Greer, Army Service Corps, Victim --Clothes Had | Been Rifled. Vancouver, B. C., July 13.- | Army Service Corps at the summer camp at Vernon, was murdered on | Thesday of this week at Lumby, {about 10 miles from Vernon. The | erime was discovered yesterday, but | the' military authorities withheld news untiT™noon to-day, when the young man's family in Vanceuver | was notified, Greer was twenty- | three years of age, a native of Vie- | toria, and a son of B. W. Greer, for {many years general freight agent jn | Vancouver of the freight department {of the C. P. R. | g Lieut. Greer was attached to | Brigadier Duff-Stuart's staff at Ver- {non as a member of the commissariat | department. Last Monday, taking r ji | & horse and buggy, and accompanied | by a brother officer, Greer left Ver- {mom on a purchasing trip along the | country-side. He left his compan- | lon near a farmhouse, and started to | walk to another place a little dis- | tance away, while his friend attend- {ed to another errand. He did not jretarn, and his friend returning | without him, gave the alarm. Yesterday his body was found, and the money he carried was gone. His own revolver, fully loaded, was in his pocket. The most generally ac- cepted theory is that he was held up and rohbed and then shot, for there is a bullet wound in hig head, and he evidently had been badly beaten. Three men were arrested last even- ing, but they have been discharged, as it was found they could have had nothing to do with the crime. The || military investigation is still going Hii on. (Special to the Whig.) £ London, July 13.--1t fa semi-of- ficlally anounced to-day that the ii Allies would not consent to any ar- ji rangement between Germany and the 'United States by which interned Ger- man- Eners would resume sailings under the United States flag with a German-United States understanding that they carry no contraband to! ein | referred to as a-big meeting for the | the | © OFFICER MURDERED | Lieut. Ward Greer, an officer of the | Chairman---Hon. W. T. White Was the Chief Speaker---James Berney, Kingston, Also Spoke. ---- | in the boiling #hn in the town park, and listened to interesting addresses. The day was one long to be remem- bered by Gananoque. It was a grand celebration, and at the close everyone was happy, and voted it dhe of the best celebrations ever held in Eastern Ontario. The town certainly did itself {-proud. Cleve onto thirteen --hun= ired men were in line in the parade, and the different orders represented made a very fine appeardnce, The Kingston Orangemen headed | by the 8th C.M.R. pipe band from | Barriefield made a big "hit", and ; Was mentioned in the "despatéhes an- | nounced from the speakers' platform, {In the report of the committee Judg- {iMg the parade. The boys gave a mili- tary tone to the parade, and it was most appropriate, About one hundred and twenty | members of the Orange order at Wa- tertown, N.Y., joined in the celebra- [ tion, and the members from Uncle |Sam's territory were given a warm | welcome. The "visitors made the |-trip by' train from --Wutertown = to { Clayton, and then took the rest of | the journey by boat. " | Senwtor George Taylor of Ganano- | que, acted as chairman at the speech- making. ¢ 2 | Hon. W. T. White's Address, Hon. W. T, White, M.P., Canadian { Minister of Finance, speaking on the outlook of the war, declared that it | would be a long war, one of attri- | tion--one which would require the | wearing down of the enemy in num- i bers and resources of all kinds, but that in this fight all the advantages were with the Allies, Success wag {bound to come their way. The ! (Continued on Page 3.) i hn ed | The Crews Landed. (Special to the Whig.) Lowestoft, Eng., July = 13.---The crows of the trawlers Merlin, 172 { tons, and Emerald, 150 tongs, shell- led and sunk by submarines yester- day, landed here to-day. ---- Over 7,000 people "marched" | Toronto's Orange parade, | NTN AA A An ri { DAILY MEMORANDUM, | Vaudeville, Grand, 2.30 and 7.30. Lake Ontario Park, vaudeville, 8.15 p.m, {P See top of page 3, right hand corner, | for probabilities. |, lawn social, J. A. Wilmot's, Front | Road, Wednesday, July 14th, 8 o'clock, {NI rr | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG | Is on Sale at the Following City _ Stores: { Bucknell's News Depot ..295 King Bt {Clarke, J. W. & Co. ,...352 Pri College Book Store Coulter's Grocery {Cullen's Grocery, | Frontenac Hotel Lowe's Grosery 250 McAuley's Book Store McGall's Clgar Store, McLeod's G in Prouse's Drug Store ....312 Valleau's Grocery ......208 DIED. | meee gn Kingston! on Jal 1915, Martha Minnes, 'dau the late Thos. Minnes. | Funeral (private) from the residence of her nephew, T. D, Minnes, Ken- sington, Ave, ROBERT J. REID : Phone 577. 230 Princess Street. JAMES ] BO a rn of U Phone 1 for Ambulance 5 REFRIG Turks: Phone Vis. % er aut, nt Table Waters in quarts, half Montreal 13th, i er of § Poland in