ll It Is Said The GERMANS STILL TRY In the French Lines in Westen Argonne . ih HAA ny 12.PAGES 2 The : HAA SAA YEAR 82 - NO 187 TO BATTER A GA But Machine Guns Repulsed All Their Attacks. When They Attempted to Swarm Over the Parapels Met a Galling Fire---The Grand Duke Nicholas Tells Why Vilna Was Evacu- a (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Aug. 13.-- (Official) Undis- mayed by severe losses, the German Crown Prince's army has resumed its attempt to batter a gap in the French lines in western Argonne. tacks throughout yesterday, making their way close to the French tren- | ches through old communication works, then attempting to swarm ov- er the parapets. French machine guns maintained a steady fire along the entire front, repulsing every attack. The Commuaique reported the re- pulse of other assaults by the use of bombs and grenades last night. In Artoise, the Germans made a| fruitless attack on French positions north of Ohateau Carleul. Why Russians Evacuated Vilna. (Special to the Whig.) Geneva, via Berlin, Aug. 13. French papers received here to-day report that Grand Duke Nicholas, commanding the Russian armies, has reported to the Allies that he fiids it necessary to evacuate Vilpa because of the rapid progress of the Germans through Courland and Kov- ono region. War Tidings. - Letters from French soldiers at English Coast Again Raided By Zeppelins (Special to thé Whig.) London, Aug. 13.--The English east-coast was again raided by Ger- man air craft last night. Six per- sons were killed and twenty-three in- jured, the Admiralty announced this afternoon. One report says that one Zeppelin was damaged. Following the usual custom, the Admiralty withheld the news of the exact locality raided. This is the second air raid on Lon- don this week. Late Monday night and early Tuesday, a German air squadron raided the British . east- coast, killing fourteen persons and wounding the same number, one © the Zeppeling In the party being brought down and destroyed near Os- tend. Bn Germans 1old Peace to Come In October (Special to the Whig.) London, Aug. 13.--A significant order. of the day, predicting. a re- sumption by the Germans of a vig- orous offensive in.the west, has been issued to the Teutonic armies in Flanders, according to the Amster- dam Tel f. An extract from tifis order, telegraphed by the Am- sterdam correspondent of the 4 fhange Telegrapk: Camipany, 1- we : € "Our work is nol pr fin ished in the eatt, al to n in the 30 hes October. t is i ' | \ the front will no longer be censored. | { General Lim#n Von Sanders, for- | mer commander in chief, of the Tur- | kish forces at'the Dardanelles, who has just been replaced by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, is reported to fined in Constantinople. The steamer Adriatic, with an im- mense cargo of munitions, arrived at | England from United States safely | on Thursday. | | | The Germans continued a syste-! | matic battering of French positions| | near VeMiun on Thursday and lost { 12,000 men in killed and prisoners. | In order to defeat thes@iermans at their own plan the Allies on Galli-| poli have commenced a tremendous offensive against the Turks in a des perate effort to smash the Dardan- | elles defences and' reach Constanti-| | nople before Germany can throw an| | army through Serbia. ' ! David Lloyd-George, Minister of Munitions, announces that 345 estab- | lishments have been declared "con- | trolled establishments," under the {Munitions of War Act. As a result | of this control the profits of employ- ers are limited. Any excess over {-suen a limit becomes payable to the | national exchequer PITH OF NEWS, Despatches From Near and Distant \. Places. Earl Meretens, Toronto, aged four- teen years fatally shot himself with a revolver, Hon. George P. Graham, M. P., will address a series of meetings in Ontario next week. Vicar-Genaral McCann, Toronto, is very ill and there is serious con- cern as to his condition. Acting Fire Chief William Smith has tendered his resignation to the Toronto Board of Control. Sir Wilfrid Laurier delivered stir- ring recruiting addresses at two great meetings in Sherbrooke. Members of the New York State Conservation Commission arrived in Toronto to confer with Sir Adam Beck. J. A. Wall K. C., Antigonish, N S., has been appointed editor of the Catholic Register, and will move tc Toronto. Italian consuls have left Turkish territory and [Italian interests have been confided to United States offic- fals. The retent shipment of $20,000, 000 gold to New York via Halifax is soon to be supplemented by heavy imports direct from South Africa and Australia. : Lieut. F. E. Keating, in charge of South London Salvation Army Bar- ; racks, was drowned while bathing in | the Thames. | Rev. Harry Westbrook Reed, pas- { tor of Alt Souls Universalist Church, | Watertown, N. Y., is again being con- | sidered by tie trustees of St. Law- ! rence University, Canton, N. Y., for | the position of president of the Uni- | versity. | The one hundred aviators whom {the Imperial authorities asked for from Canada have mow all their examination of the Naval Ser- vice Department and are in training at Torogto, some having already gone to England. <I T -- lt vo-- (Spell to the Whig) ' Berlin, Aug. 13.--The announces that the Polish eity of Seidice, fifty-five miles south-east of been captured by thé | { on ar Office by KINGSTON, ONTARIO. Allies FRIDAY, AUGUST 13. 1915 ay Daily British Wh Soon Drive MUNITION FACTORIES OF TO-DAY. Pieture shows the inside of an English munition factory where women have re- placed men in the making of shells. The women are very eager to do what they can, The Germans continued their at-| have gone insane and is now con-| ald No difficulty is found in some little difference 'in the VESSELS ON THE ROCKS, nn And Both of Theni Likely To Total Losses. «(Special"to the Whig.) Lisbon, Aug. 13.--The Portuguese cruiser Republica foundered on the rocks of Ericeira, twenty-two miles north-west of here, to-day, and is a total loss. Her crew were taken off, and her larger guns salvaged. London, Aug. 13.--The 4,638-ton Swedish steamer Kiruna, from Phi- ladelphia to Stockholm, has goné ashore on the Skerrie Islands, sixty miles west of Liverpool. Déspatches to Lloyds to-day said in all .proba- bility she will be a total wreck. PEATH ON GALLOWS. George Joseph Smith Expiated For Murder. Sw (Sperial to the Whig.) $ 3 London, Aug. 13.--George Joseph Smith, 'Bride's Bath" murderer, died on the gallows to-day for the killing of Beatrice Mundy, one of his three wives, who died niysteri- ously in their bath tub. Be Still Sinking Ships. (8pécial to the Whig.) London, Aug. 13.-- The 600-ton British "steamer Summerfield was sunk to-day by a German subma- rine. Two more small British vessels, the Jatona and Osprey, were the other submarine victims to-day. De- spatches to Lloyds said the crew of the Jacona was rescued. A Big Order For Wheat Cenzelled (Special to the Whig.) Chicago, Aug. 13.--The wheat market to-day was influenced by the cancellation of an order for two mil- lion bughels of American wheat for Britain. Various ably the most likely is tha Al lies: are now assured , of an agree ment with the Balkan States and have purchased their great wheat fon. Another guess i¥ that the Al- es are assured of opening the Dar tanelles and an exodus of the graat ere p from Southern Russia. CATARAQUI STILL A MARK For-Thieves--Ducks Stolen From Al: bert Barry. "There will be a hot time if the residents at Cataragui get their hands on the parties who have heen visiting their gardens and carrying off market produce," was thg state- ment of a resident on Friday morn- ng. ; During the past two weeks three residents have been "touched up" by some unknown person. The most recent theft rted is Albert milk g getting a sufficient number quality of the work is perce nn ENEMY GRASPS An Empty Husk in Capture 0 Warsaw. STORY: OF OCCUPATION AS TOLD BY HIGHLY PLAOED GERMAN OFFICER. Life In Midst Of Death--People Sip Coffee In Cafes. While . Fighting Goes On One Nards Away In Another Part Of City. Rotterdam, Aug. 13.<-The first descriptions from the German side of the entry into Warsaw betray the truth that in taking the Polish capi- tal the Germans grasped only an empty husk. An interesting story written by a' highly-placed German officer describes for the first time the extraordinary character of the fighting at the last moment, when the Russian rearguard with indomit- able courage harassed from Praga, across the river, the invading forces. The officer writes: "Quickly our care runs along the road. The Russian retreat towards Warsaw had, scorched the fields and burned the farms and villages. As we fly past, on both sides of the road lie the wrecks of carts, soldiers coats, cartridge cases, boots and bread carts. Many fresh graves mark the route along which the Rus- sian army travelled to its regroup- ing. . Antiguated Defence Works. "Felled trees placed across the road as obstacles have been removed by our men. German soldiers are standing on the walls of forts in which there was fighting ip the norn- ing. Then came the walls of the town and the fortress itself-- mere earthen walls, with antiquated defen- ce works. { "In the suburbs there seems no end to the long streams of refugees coming out by the same roads ever which the German troops are march- ing into the town. Along the high sides .of the road thousands of per- sons are standing watching the em- trance of the German troops. Then we go through the old gate into old Warsaw itself. All the windows and balconies of the high, palace- like house are occupied. "Everywhere one turns he sees bright faces and black-eyed beauties. The rain does not ki the beauties of Warsaw indoors. The cafes are erowded with brightly-dressed per- sons. Nearly all the shops are open. "Suddenly we come to a plain com- ----_ of carry on the work, though 'ptible. NA A 7 pletely empty of people. The only noise here is that of zipping bullets and explosions from the other side | of the river. { "The fighting is still going on The Russians are on the other side. | They have dug trenches. On this {Side our men are lying behind street | barriers and the corners of houses | firing across the river. The Russians return a lively fire. Machine guns rattle from both sides. Now and then there is a greeting from the bigger guns. [ { | { Life And Death Rub Shoulders. | "Here is all the activity of a big town; searcely 100 yards away there {is a struggle of life and death. In | front of us are the Russian positions. {On the opposite bank the guns roar and the shells crash into the walls, | We turn around and we have in| front of us the life of a big city, At | that corner is a cafe where men and | Women are sipping coffee as if in | peace time. Many are reading news- | | papers. | "A thick black smoke rises from | the other side of the river, where the | Russians are continuing the work of | destruction. The public buildings are all empty; all the furniture is gone | --empty walls, empty rooms every- where. "The means of communication have been carried away; telephone and telegraph apparatus of all kinds are gone. Everywhere, even in the private houses of officers, is gdping emptiness. f "Evening comes and the. lights ap- | pear. Still the long streams of refu- gees continue to flow away from Warsaw. We still hear the clatter | of machine guns and now and then the fire of big field guns." A -------- Ontario Cry For Helpers For Farms i Toronto, Aug. 13.--There is a ery from \Ontario¥s rural sections these days, "Come and help. us." The bad weather has put farm® work Pin such a condition that much more abor will be required to harvest the crop than was anticipated. H. A. Macdonnell, Director of Colonization | for Ontario, has received many | lications for farm help, but the sup-| ply is very limited. There are few volunteers for farm work this year. Some, however, are being secured and are picked up rapidly zt good wages. AH parts of the province! arg requiring help, according to in-! formation received at the director's office. There is little old country farm help coming this year, and the demands of western Canada are tak- | ing many from Ontario when they are needed at home. i | sons at the | acknoweldge the liberty of | resolved to establish the 7) JOFFRE WILL o 1 0 PAGES1-8 LAST EDITION ead STA Eo "BIG DRIVE FIRST A Gigantic Offensive In the West May Be | Launched by the Allies Within A | Month. French Forces Are Assembling: --Germans Are Strengthening Their Defences in West Flanders As They Expect That The British Are About to Make Al Move Paris, about do." This is -reported, and generally believed here, to have been the an- swer of Gen. Joffre to the questions of Lord Kitchener and the other per recent conference in Calais, when the matter. of what would happen when fhe 13.--*"Don"t I'll start Aug. them; worry the capture of Warsaw. This view finds general ance in military circles here where and when Gen. Joffre will "start" no one pretends to know, but that he has every intention of "beating the Germans 'to the punch," to use the prize ring phrase, no one doubts, Most persons in the best position to judge believe that before the end of the month the western front of the Germans will be called on to withstand a French blow be- side which the drive at the lines north of Arras was a minor incident. The lull, which has been almost accept- Just before they | Germans | turned their armies westward after | | complete along the entire western front for more than a week, in view of these observers,is merely the calm before the storm, during which Gen. Joffre has been quietly gathering his forces, resting those that need fit, conditioning the whole army as a trainer conditions an athlete, gssem- bling the immense quantities of am- munition required and biding his time 'for the blow." -------- ' Expect British Attack. Amsterdam, Aug. 13.-~Prepara: tions are being made by the Germans in west Flanders to meet another of fensive movement by the British | east of Ypres. Since the battle at Hooge, which resulted in extensive gains for the British, the Germans have been pouring heavy reinforce- ments into the region east of Ypres {and north of that along the Yser. Not only infantry, but great num- bers of guns have been sent to the | German front to strengthen the ne. Se Sn GFRMANS HESITATE TO ANNEX POLAND Will Wait Til Occupation is Beyond Dispute, Papers Say. Budapest, Aug. 13.--With regard to the futyre of Poland the Berlin correspondents have had a semi-offi- cial Hungarian news agency tele- graph as follows: "I learn on good authority in German official circles that it is not considered either pru- dent or expedient to raise new diffi- culties in the form of the dissolution of Russian Poland. "The Germans are entering Poland as liberators, but naturally they re- solve to establish more favorable boandaries for themselves at the same time. The enemies of Germany who pretend to be liberators of small and oppressed nations will have to Poland and other small nations is dependent only on the victorious Austro-Hun- garian and Germany army, "The Gothenburger Handels-Zei- | tang has also published official state- ments to this effect and professes to | know that German official circles are indepen- dence of Poland, adding, however, that Germany will only take a defi- nite step in this direction when her | military odcupation of Poland will be | beyond dispute. WARSAW FIRES NIGHTLY Mysterious Outbreaks in the Polish Capital Arouse Germans Zurich, Aug. 13.--A correspond- ent of the Iudapest newspaper Az Est telegraphs from Warsaw that ightly in various qua.- ters of the Polish capital since toe occupation. The military authori- ties are determined to take stern ac- tion against any incendiaries discov- ered The correspondent adds that the Russians set fire to the important railway station of Praga before In street fights in this [HPP EEE I EIEIO SIE * * + ON WAY TO PETROGRAD. # + London, Aug. 13.---The Bal- tic flank of the 'armies under Field Marshal Von Hin- denburg has virtually attained the banks of the .Dvina river, between Riga and Dvinsk, with Petrograd less than 300 miles away in a direct lime, Thence southward the line sweeps west with the Russian fortress of Kovno still holding out, but next week may see a great battle on the road toward the Russian capital. | | PFE b rte | ® [@ | PPPRPPPIFEIISIOIMTS | | The annual meeting of the West- port Electric Light and Milling Com- pany, was held last Friday. The newly elected directors are: J. M. Stoness, W. S. Ripley, J. H. Stoness, R. Blair and C. A. Stoness. During the past year this eothpany greatly improved their water power by low- ering the wheels 11 feet, now being able to generate over 400 horse pow- er, Indications are that the Villa and Zapata elements are preparing to re- | celve favorably the appeal of the United States and the Latin-Ameri- can Governments, They are already planning a peace conference. -- DAILY MEMORANDUM. Vaudeville, Grand, 2.30 and 7.30, Lake Ontario Park, vaudeville, 8.15 RCH.A. band concert, Macdonald | Park, 8 pm City League baseball Cri | Saturday afternoon . See top of page &, right hand corner, | tor probabilities. BORN. | BUSHE---Al Saskatoon, Sask. August i 10th, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. 8S. Bushe (nee Christene H. Loucks), a cket Field, i DIED, | WILLIAMS --On Thirsday August 12th, | 1815; at 11 Colborne rey Lena | » t B. H Williams, | aged 36 years. | Funeral from. her late vesidence, Fri- { day moon. | Interment at Westport. ROBERT J. REID The Undertaker. Washington, Aug. 13.--Permits for the shipment of 50,000 bags beet sugar Paris, Aug. 13.--A flotilla of German , makiig a dash ' tried to attack patroll 256 PRINCESS Phone 147 for Ambulance. REFRIGERATORS. EE Ft, Fig Thi th aus This is the season for ICED 'T And the perfect-Tea for this POUR OWN SPECIAL i i